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Ocean Beach in San Francisco was abuzz with 1,500 people who showed up to spell out a giant "Impeach Now" with their bodies on April 28, all in the home district of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi made a splash prior to the November 2006 election by saying that a Bush impeachment was "off the table" (Washington Post, 5/12/06). Several scandals later-the Libby conviction, failing Iraq "surge," U.S. Attorneys' purge and missing White House e-mails-people across the nation served up their own impeachment proposals.
But "impeach" is barely in the lexicon of major national media; on the rare occasion it's deployed, it's generally accompanied by derision, dismissal and denial.
Commentators expressed shock when Rosie O'Donnell dared to mention impeachment on the View (3/29/07), asking: "What do you have to do to get impeached in this country? What do you have to do?" She might have added: What do you have to do to get impeachment discussed by the news media?
O'Donnell is not alone in her interest in impeachment. Thirty-nine percent of people favor impeaching the president, reported columnist and pollster Matt Towery in the conservative Townhall. com (5/8/07). InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion found only 55 percent in opposition, and the "biggest news"-42 percent of independents favor impeachment. Former Rep. Bob Barr (R.-Ga.) told Townhall that he and other leaders of the Clinton impeachment had never experienced polling numbers so favorable.
On the weekend of April 28, impeachment rallies raised the issue in 125 locations, including Seattle, Minneapolis, Boston, Honolulu and Memphis. On April 20, the Vermont Senate passed 16-9 a nonbinding resolution supporting impeachment proceedings. On March 1, the Washington State Senate held hearings on SJM 8016, which would be a formal request for an investigation of the sort states are allowed to make under the House of Representatives' impeachment procedures. Scores of towns and cities passed resolutions, which, if nonbinding, demonstrate public hunger.
A "red state" mayor, Rocky Anderson of Salt Lake City, crisscrossed the country, calling for impeachment. He explained on the Situation Room (CNN, 3/19/07):
This president, by engaging in such incredible abuses of power, breaches of trust with both the Congress and the American people, and misleading us into this tragic and unbelievable war, the violation of treaties, other international law, our constitution, our own domestic laws, and then his role in heinous human rights abuses: I think all of that together calls for impeachment.
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R. Neb.), a powerful member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said "there are ways to deal with a president" (ABC's This Week, 3/25/07), and in April's Esquire magazine, he elaborated, "You can impeach him [Bush], and before this is over, you might see calls for his impeachment." Equally startling were comments of Rep. John P. Murtha (D. Penn.), a close advisor to Pelosi, who volunteered that impeachment is one of the ways Congress can "influence" a president (CBS's Face the Nation, 4/28/07).
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D.-Ohio) called for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney on April 24. On May 10, Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Bush administration Secretary of State Colin Powell, said on National Public Radio that an impeachment inquiry would be a reasonable thing for Congress to do.
Yet perusers of mainstream media would be hard-pressed to find discussion of any of this-impeachment, it seems, is off the assignment desk.
In the New York Times, a reader might have to scour the obituary of Molly Ivins (2/1/07), where Katherine Q. Seelye noted that the columnist had called for Bush's impeachment. The newspaper has not reviewed any of five recently published books on impeachment of Bush (one co-authored by this writer) or published a single op-ed.
To its credit, the Times published an op-ed (5/3/07) and an editorial (5/12/07) that suggested impeaching U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales following the firing of U.S. attorneys.
But when it comes to the White House, Times news coverage seems to fall under a bargain basement 98-words-or-less rule. Ninety-eight words were allotted to a "National Briefing" about Kucinich's resolution (4/24/07). There was no room to quote Kucinich, but 36 words were devoted to Cheney's spokesperson, who said that the V.P. "is focused on the serious issues facing our nation." In other words, impeachment is not serious.
The Times managed to eke out another 98 words in "National Briefing" on the Vermont vote (4/21/07). The paper found 87 words for the hearings in Washington State, featuring Mayor Anderson (3/2/07), and followed up-not with a policy discussion-but a "love 'im/hate 'im" profile of Anderson (3/22/07). It took the Salt Lake Tribune to run "The Time Has Come for an Impeachment Tutorial" by law professor Ed Firmage (4/27/07), breaking down the history, theory, language and arguments for impeachment.
The tone of coverage was set in a December op-ed by history professor David Greenberg (Washington Post, 12/3/06), who argued that Bush wasn't nearly as bad as Nixon. "Something close to a national consensus emerged" about the need to remove Nixon, Greenberg wrote, and "no such consensus exists for a Bush impeachment."
But the "consensus" on Nixon came after five months of inquiry by the House Judiciary Committee, complete with subpoenas, sworn testimony and a staff of 100. When the committee approved three articles of impeachment on July 27-29, 1974, more than one-third of the members held out for Nixon. A full consensus only emerged days later, when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release tapes that contained damning comments by the president, and Nixon resigned.
Since there has been no inquiry into the Bush administration, a comparison is not apt. Nonetheless, the public "consensus" on Bush places him in close proximity to the low regard the public had for Nixon when he departed. A Harris poll taken April 20-23, 2007 put Bush's approval rating at 28 percent. In August 1974, when Nixon resigned, his approval rating was 24 percent, and at that moment of "consensus," he had a lower disapproval rating (66 percent) than Bush had in April (70 percent).
In the same April poll, Cheney rated only a 25 percent approval rating. Yet when Kucinich announced House Resolution 333, Dana Milbank of the Washington Post (4/25/07) encouraged Kucinich to "contact planet Earth," poking fun at his height ("standing perhaps 5 feet 6 inches tall in shoes") and his hair ("weighted by Brylcreem"). Milbank gave not the slightest attention to the substance of the arguments.
The low level of Milbank's discourse was betrayed a week later by fellow columnist Richard Cohen (Washington Post, 5/2/07). "The congressman's case is persuasive," wrote Cohen. While disagreeing on the need for impeachment, Cohen provided solid information about potential high crimes and misdemeanors , and quoted Kucinich's charge that Cheney "purposely manipulated the intelligence process to deceive the citizens and Congress." No one who reads the documents, Cohen wrote, "can fail to conclude that this is a rational serious accusation."
No one ever accused cable television pundits of reading documents. Fox's Sean Hannity, interviewing Kucinich (Hannity & Colmes, 3/22/07), charged that impeachment advocates were damaging the country, a repeated theme among Fox pundits. "Don't you see that as reckless, when our country is at war?" Hannity demanded.
In a show about Vermont towns that passed impeachment resolutions (O'Reilly Factor, 1/30/07), Fox's Bill O'Reilly didn't bother with an opposing view; he booked a politician, Rep. Charles Rangel (D.-N.Y.), who said he doesn't agree with impeachment. O'Reilly rifled the thesaurus for derogatory terms, calling impeachment "loony," "nonsense," "nutty stuff," "foolish" "misguided," "insane," "fringe," "off the chart," without "a shred of evidence," "irresponsible" and, in the pundit mantra, "undermining a sitting president who's in the middle of the war." When Rangel insisted on a right of free expression, O'Reilly turned impeachment talk into a terror threat: "It hurts every one of us because we're diverting attention away from the real problem . . . Islamic terrorists."
CNN (Situation Room, 4/24/07) at least allowed an impeachment proponent to say a few words. Although Kucinich was introduced as a "presidential wannabe," Wolf Blitzer let him outline his case. But Blitzer could not stop himself from resorting to the Fox playbook: "What about the argument, congressman, that this is during a time of war, and that's not a time to go after impeaching a sitting vice president?" Kucinich responded that a conflict was underway during the Nixon years, too, and the deceptions leading to war were key to his resolution.
Three weeks earlier on Situation Room (3/2607), reporter Carol Costello concluded a Reality Check segment by saying, "The only way President Bush can be impeached is if he violates the law." Untrue, according to constitutional scholars, who note that abuse of power and subversion of the constitution are clearly impeachable offenses. Even so, Costello neglected to mention that impeachment proponents argue that Bush has admitted violating federal laws on domestic surveillance (FAIR Action Alert, 3/30/07).
At a time when people need coherent, informative and probing discussions of presidential misconduct and constitutional standards, the major media are simply missing the mark on impeachment. Cynthia L. Cooper, a former practicing lawyer, is an independent journalist in New York and co-author, with Elizabeth Holtzman, of The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens (Nation Books, 2006).


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I feel bad for what happened but I'm certainly not going to thrive off it by watching the news 24/7 and pointing a finger at someone I know nothing about. The media spins a story how ever they feel it will sell, before the specifics are even confirmed and loose ends are tied. Why invest myself emotionally and affect what could've been the happiest day of my life.
I'm not going to fool myself into believing every word a stranger tells me just because it's on the internet/tv. Kony 2012 anyone? The overexposure is what irritates me more than anything. It's just one of those cold detached statements you can't ever win when you say even if deep down everyone knows it true.
Oh, I certainly see your point. It is the media which is completely f u cked up in this instance (as in so many others).
I've lived in Japan for more than 3 years now, I haven't even owned a TV in over 5 years (I'm from the US and lived there before moving here) and I never watch US cable news networks. I might tune in occasionally, but I tend to prefer reading the New York Times, the Telegraph, browsing Google News, etc. I'm pretty well out of the bubble of the 24 hour news cycles though so the reference you made was completely lost on me.
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VERACRUZ, Mexico : Mudslides crashed through several homes in eastern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people after a tropical storm pelted the state of Veracruz with heavy rains, officials said.
The storm named Fernand weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall just before midnight, unleashing a deluge that flooded streets, homes and businesses in some towns and caused rivers to overflow. Governor Javier Duarte, who had ordered the closure of schools before the storm came ashore, urged residents to heed any calls for evacuations and said the authorities remained on high alert. Nine people died in the town of Yecuatla, three more in Tuxpan and one in Atzalan, he said.
The deaths "were all caused by mudslides on their homes," Duarte told a news conference.
The storm triggered 16 mudslides, while storm-related damage was reported in 22 municipalities, affecting more than 450 homes, said state civil protection director Noemi Guzman Lagunes.
More than 400 people were housed in 10 temporary shelters, she said.
Authorities urged people who live near rivers to move to shelters as a precaution. Duarte asked the federal government to declare an emergency in 92 municipalities, which would make them eligible for disaster recovery funds.
Duarte said Fernand was "atypical" because of how quickly it morphed into a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico late Sunday before making landfall.
The storm carried maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour (50 miles per hour) when it made landfall, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
In a final advisory at 2100 GMT, the Miami-based center said Fernand had dissipated 125 kilometers southwest of Tuxpan, Veracruz.
But Duarte said the "emergency continues" amid the remnants of the storm, because "our experience shows us that this type of weather phenomenon makes an impact with the amount of rain that it brings."
The US hurricane center said Fernand and its remnants were expected to dump four to eight inches (10-20 centimeters) over Veracruz and five other states, with possible isolated amounts of 15 inches.
Fernand is the fifth named storm this year in the Atlantic, where the hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast an unusually violent season of 13 to 19 named storms, including six to nine hurricanes.
Mexico is also vulnerable to Pacific hurricanes. In July, Hurricane Erick left two people dead and 500 without homes.


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Favorite sites in Sabina: walking through the gardens at Villa d'Este in Tivoli followed by dinner at my favorite restaurant there, Sibilla.


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Me and my big ideas! I have long been extolling the virtues (saying how good something is) of a TV-free home (not having a TV) and often suggested to my family the idea of removing the television from our house.
Click here for a vocabulary list of the words and phrases in bold.
I'm sure the benefits are obvious to most of you; more quality time spent with your family, more meaningful conversations, less distractions and increased ability to concentrate etc. It was with all this in mind that last week I again made the suggestion that we could try a week without television as an experiment. No Minimax corrupting my children's brains with adverts for plastic crap they really don't need, no Ordinace v Ružové Zahradě killing my wife's brain cells with its mindnumbingly boring stories and personally less time wasted pretending I'm learning something by watching repeated episodes of TimeTeam on the History channel and bike races from Azerbaijan I have no real interest in on Eurosport.
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In English we use the word programme to mean a show ie. The Simpsons, Československo Má Talent. When you program in Czech we say channel eg. Nova Cinema, CT1, Prima Cool. Česká Televize is a TV station. In short:
- A TV Station broadcasts the shows and it may have more than one channel.
- A TV Channel is the frequency being used.
- A serial is a programme with one story split into many episodes.
- An episode is díl in Czech.
- A TV series has the same characters every week but different plots (stories).
- A season is a collection of episodes.
So, as an example; the BBC is a station, BBC1 is a channel, Lost is a serial and Lost has six seasons. The Big Bang Theory is a series and in season 9 there were 24 episodes. Got that? (Do you understand?)
Anyway, back to the case in point and two days ago Radka said to me "OK!, Yes, let's do it." So, we decided to remove the TV from the living room the following day (yesterday). It was then that I realised my mistake…
I love football, it's one of my main interests; I play it, I go to stadiums and most importantly for this blog post, I watch it on TV. Those of you who are football fans will already see my error. Starting today is the European Championships in France. Usually, for these big tournaments (the Euros and World Cup) I watch every game, not just the England and Czech Republic games. So what am I to do now? Our gogglebox is hidden away at my request and with it the chance to watch the best footballers in Europe fight it out for the title of Champions of Europe. I can't believe I didn't think this through properly.
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The Rev. Jay Lawlor delivers sermon on God's generosity and grace
The Rev. Jay Lawlor preaching on the 16th Sunday After Pentecost Proper 19 Year A, September 24, 2017 at Holy Family Episcopal Church in Fishers, IN.
The Rev. Jay Lawlor preached at Holy Family Episcopal Church in Fishers, Indiana on the 16th Sunday After Pentecost - September 24, 2017.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US, February 12, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- "God made all deserving of God's generosity and equally receiving of God's grace," said the Rev. Jay Lawlor in his sermon titled "Generosity and Grace." He preached the sermon for the 16th Sunday After Pentecost Year A - September 24, 2017, at Holy Family Episcopal Church in Fishers, Indiana. A video recording of the Rev. Lawlor's sermon has been posted by Holy Family Productions and on the Rev. Jay Lawlor's website. Following are excerpts from the sermon transcript:
Day laborers in Roman Palestine were near the bottom of the economic ladder – usually landless peasants traveling from city to city, village to village, in hopes of finding work. Within in this context Jesus tells the parable as recorded in Matthew's Gospel. It begins with: Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard." (Matthew 20:1) Whenever Jesus said "the kingdom of heaven is like..." he meant "living with God is like the following scenario," or "this is the way things should be." It is instruction as to how God views a situation and in the way followers of Jesus are to respond.
In the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard, Jesus speaks of a landowner who pays all the hired workers according to the agreed upon daily wage. This proves him to be an honorable landowner who pays what he says he will pay. Nothing more, nothing less. To pay above an agreed daily wage typically required a previous patron-client relationship.
There is no prior relationship between the landowner and the day laborers. Each time he goes out into the marketplace he finds laborers still waiting to be asked to work. And each time he sends them into his vineyard to work, promising to pay what is right for the labor they will provide. It was likely assumed this meant they would be paid proportional to the time they worked.
This makes what the landowner did so extraordinary. When it comes time to the pay the laborers at the end of the day, the landowner instructs his manager to pay all of the workers the full daily wage – starting with those who were sent into the field last.
It's not that the last hired earned a full day's wage which bothered those first hired, it's that they did not receive more than the already agreed upon full day's wage. Jesus includes this in the parable: Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more. They expected more than they agreed to because the landowner chose to be generous to those hired last and show grace by paying them a full day's wage.
It was certainly an act of generosity on the part of the landowner. He didn't need to pay more than for the actual time worked. It was grace because he recognized those hired last would have welcomed being asked to work at the beginning of the day, and, after having labored all day, receive the agreed upon daily wage.
As the landowner points out to those first hired, he did no wrong by them. He honored his agreement to pay them a daily wage. He exercised generosity and grace to those not fortunate enough to be invited to work earlier in the day.
Jesus teaches of God having a different set of values than those of Roman Palestine. Values where God shows abundant generosity and grace equally to all. This is what living with God is like – it is what following Jesus means.
The laborers picked first are envious. Had they been picked last and still paid the full day's wage, they would have readily accepted it for the generous and grace-filled offering that it was. Instead they show envy and cry foul. What they failed to recognize is that equality for others did not mean less for them. It wasn't pie.
As Jesus makes clear in the parable, generosity and grace are at the heart of God. Jesus challenges the notion that there are those less deserving of generosity or undeserving of grace. But God through Christ has made all deserving of God's generosity and equally receiving of God's grace.
This should have a profound influence on how we, as disciples of Jesus, view the world. Do we choose to live into God's abundant generosity and grace for all, or flawed human constructs? Saint Paul encourages Christians in Philippi to: "...live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ . . . standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel..." In other words, be generous as God is generous and be grace-filled as God has shown us grace.
The entire sermon can be viewed at https://www.therevjaylawlor.com/generosity-grace-sermon-revjaylawlor-sep242017-video/
Visit Sermons Video Series page on the Rev. Jay Lawlor's website for all six of the sermons the Rev. Lawlor preached at Holy Family.
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Bathroom Renovation, Found Earring
Unfortunately the ghost that originally inhabited that area of the house seemed to be gone. That made me sad.
Night before last I dreamed that I kept finding one of N's missing opal earrings, sometimes in the fold of a cushion, sometimes in the vacuum cleaner bin, sometimes in the carpet, once in curtain, snagged about ear height. Each time I placed it in an old pill bottle so N could come and get it. Finally I got frustrated, and looked inside the bottle to see if it had a hole in it, nope, but it was about 1/3rd full of identical opal earrings.
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Cats love cardboard boxes and cats love to sleep. Why not allow these two facts to culminate in the DIY production of an eco-friendly cardboard chaise lounge for your feline friends?
The instructions and template can be downloaded from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories (link below.) With a few basic tools and a little patience, your kitty will be resting her laurels on an affordable construction of corrugated cardboard imbued with catastic style.
Implications - You can even decorate this kittie couch with paints, crayons or markers; personalize it with your pet's name and hobbies. Your little love will lounge in luxury on the DIY cardboard cat chaise.
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Sharon, a patient in the Mobile Healthcare Program, demonstrates the process she uses at home to monitor her vital signs.
The Cleveland Clinic's Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation through its Innovative Healthcare Initiative to help diabetic and chronic kidney disease patients manage and improve their healthcare through its Mobile Healthcare Program.
Verizon representatives attended an event at the health center last week where Clinic officials and several patients participating in pilot program demonstrated how wireless technology is putting patients in the driver's seat in managing their health.
The Mobile Healthcare Program employs tablets that provide home monitoring support with a wide range of interactive healthcare activities including the monitoring and reporting of vital sign results, health status and symptom assessment, healthcare-related messaging and reminders, video-based health education and conferencing with physicians. This program also provides a dedicated means for private and secure interaction with a patient's healthcare provider.
The goal behind the Mobile Healthcare Program is to use the power of technology to improve the quality of healthcare, remove any barriers to accessing care and improve outcomes for patients, like those at Cleveland Clinic Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center, who can experience the ease of monitoring their chronic conditions remotely through the Verizon 4G LTE network. A total of 30 patients are expected to go through the pilot program, which will run through June 2014.
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One anecdote of these early years related by Kevin Patterson shows that Van Horne could be a bit of a prankster:
Once he ran a ground wire from his employer's office to a steel plate in the [] railway yards - which could be seen from the office he was working in. The wire being charged with electricity, would shock anyone who stepped on it. This was an amusing spectacle for William until his boss stepped on the plate and unlike William's other victims knew about electricity. William was given a serious reprimand for his actions and shown the door. (Canadian Stories)
|Van Horne seen to the left of hammerer Donald Smith. Van Horne gazes casually down at the completion of the road.
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Title: Portrait of W.C. Van Horne.
Date: June 1910
"I eat all I can; I drink all I can; I smoke all I can; and I don't give a damn for anything."
Perhaps not an encouraging motto for youngsters.
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Title: Van Horne students work on school mural, Calgary, Alberta.
Date: May 1967
As a final trivial tidbit, the song Van Horne, by Calgary rock band Chixdiggit!, has absolutely nothing to do with Van Horne himself, and probably refers to a teenage romance surrounding Van Horne high school in north-west Calgary.


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- Horror: After a group of young people buy his old house planning to turn it into a nightclub, a murdered man's spirit returns to the world of the living intent on getting his revenge on those who killed him.
- Back in 1979, Jimmy Bones (SNOOP DOGG) was a well-loved and revered protector of his urban domain. Unfortunately for him, he was betrayed and brutally murdered by a group of men - local corrupt cop Lupovitch (MICHAEL T. WEISS), drug dealer Eddie Mack (RICKY HARRIS) and good friend Jeremiah (CLIFTON POWELL) - who then buried him and thus proof of their deed in the sub-basement of his brownstone.
Now, more than two decades later, Bones' former residence is just a shadow of its former glory, and all of the neighborhood kids know the legend of Jimmy Bones, and to stay away from the building. They're not alone as Pearl (PAM GRIER), Jimmy's former lover, and Shotgun (RONALD SELMOUR), his right-hand man, are also wary of the place and the various sightings of a large black dog with glowing red eyes that roams about the place.
None of that stops Jeremiah's adult kids -- Patrick (KHALIL KHAN) and Bill (MERWIN MONDESIR) - their stepsister Tia (KATHARINE ISABELLE), or friend Maurice (SEAN AMSING), however, from buying the place and planning to turn it into a popular nightclub.
As the small group moves into the dilapidated building to fix it up before the grand opening - unbeknownst to Jeremiah or the others involved in the past wrongdoing - they ignore warnings from Shotgun and Pearl, the latter whose adult daughter, Cynthia (BIANCA LAWSON), has taken a sudden liking to Kevin.
Despite various odd visions, occurrences and the unearthing of Jimmy's skeletal remains, the group sticks with their plans, only to discover that their actions have now resurrected Bones who then sets out to get his revenge on both those who are trespassing on his property and wronged him in the past.
- OUR TAKE: 3 out of 10
- I'm not sure to whom or which movie the blame can be traced back to, but whoever first introduced blood, guts and gore to the horror genre should either be ashamed or saddened by their continued, overabundant and overzealous use in today's films.
Granted, a great deal of similar, real-life violence is appropriately gruesome, disturbing or shocking, and was probably so in the first such film to show that sort of material and then each subsequent one that upped the carnage-based ante. Yet, while the squeamish might still be affected by it, the fact that we've seen so much blood and gore in the intervening years has greatly diminished their effect on us.
That sort of use - particularly when copious or heavy - also shows a lack of confidence or skill on a filmmaker's part to scare his or her audience via more intelligent or clever ways. Such is the case with "Bones," the latest film to rely far too much on ineffective effects as well as quick cuts and bizarre camera angles and shots rather than good old-fashioned filmmaking smarts.
Noted for being the feature film debut of rapper turned actor Snoop Dogg in a leading role - even if he isn't much more than a major supporting character until near the end - the film is filled with all sorts of blood, goo and gore. Unfortunately, but probably not that surprisingly, it's not effective in eliciting the goosebumps. In addition, said effects don't particularly look realistic, if one can label such visceral mayhem that way without ever having really been exposed to it in real life.
Working from a script by Adam Simon ("Brain Dead," "Carnosaur") & Tim Metcalfe ("Kalifornia," "Iron Maze"), director Ernest Dickerson ("Bulletproof," "Surviving the Game") takes us down the well-worn path of a vengeful spirit getting his revenge on those who've wronged him or are trespassing on his property that- not unexpectedly -- also turns out to be his final resting grounds.
Accordingly, there's a plethora of scenes involving people in the deceased's now dilapidated abode, with most of them initially being oblivious to the supernatural menace lurking and looming about them. In true horror movie mode, that quickly disappears when the intended victim turns around or opens their eyes (I've never understood why that occurs at first, and then stops, but it's a given in such films).
Some of those moments, even if lacking in originality or common sense, work decently. Thus, it's a shame that Dickerson then resorts to many old tired conventions - all of the aforementioned blood and gore, the ghost's roving point of view, etc. - that simply aren't that scary due to their setup and execution as well as the fact that we've seen them all before.
The filmmakers also attempt to keep things interesting for a while by slowly revealing the characters' connections with each other and the victim through the use of various period flashbacks to the late '70s. While Dickerson and his team get the look down right - at least in emulating the aura of urban/blaxploitation films of the time -- the various facts are too easy to figure out, aren't as shocking as apparently intended, and the flashbacks interrupt the supernatural/horror rhythm and pacing. "The Changeling," a similar but far superior film dealing with buried past misdeeds, handles such material in a far more effective and convincing manner.
Of course, when Snoop Dogg ("Training Day," "Half Baked") is cast as the film's vindictive, supernatural heavy, one probably isn't going for any sort of seriousness, even for films falling into this genre. While the performer clearly has a perceptible screen presence and certainly looks and acts the part in the urban flashbacks, he's not particularly terrifying, or interesting for that matter, as the vengeful and eventually reincarnated spirit. The filmmakers must have sensed that as well as there's a listing of "Bones Shadow" in the credits.
After marking the legitimate high point of her acting career in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown," Pam Grier ("Ghosts of Mars," "Escape From L.A.") once again appears in another subpar, "B" flick. While she also fits in rather well during the '70s moments, she doesn't deliver a convincing performance as a psychic in the contemporary ones.
Other performers, including the likes of Clifton Powell ("Next Friday," "Rush Hour"), Ricky Harris ("Heat," "Hard Rain"), Michael T. Weiss ("Net Worth," TV's "The Pretender"), Khalil Khan ("Love Jones, "Renaissance Man") and Bianca Lawson ("Save the Last Dance," "Primary Colors"), can't do much with their parts and subsequently range from mediocre to poor, and neither their characters nor their performances do much for the film.
Featuring far too much blood, contrivances and illogical material, as well as progressively hokey developments rather than good filmmaking or even a decently innovative story, the film is perfect in one regard, and that's its title, especially since what's been delivered is just a skeletal structure void of any meaty substance, brains or heart.
Although Snoop's fans might enjoy the proceedings, even blood and gore aficionados might be disappointed by the unrealistic looking mayhem that's put on display here. Despite a few decent moments, "Bones" rates as just a 3 out of 10.
Reviewed October 22, 2001 / Posted October 24, 2001
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With the arrival in August 1987 of Francis H. Geer, the history and traditions of St. Philip's were commended to a strong stewardship. During this era of the closing years of the 20th century, the Rev. Geer has guided the spiritual lives of the parish through years of rapidly changing times within the immediate area and throughout the greater U.S. He has expanded church activities, widened the community outreach services of St. Philip's and pursued a gradual and steady course of improvement of the church land that is respectful of St. Philip's magnificent history and development.


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Book review: "The African Elephant" by Martin Meredith
I get involved in elephant discussions over and over again.
During all those discussions one party insists that there are too many elephants while the other party laments the grey giants' extinction.
The British journalist and Africa-expert Martin Meredith collects all those arguments very well in his book, "The African Elephant".
He describes the co-existence of man and elephant through the centuries. This is a history governed by the human's greed for ivory.
It started with the Romans and Carthaginians, continuing through history to the Belgian King Leopold who plundered the Central African forest elephants' population.
Meredith describes how hunters used to go elephant hunting during the past centuries. Everywhere they came across elephant herds with hundreds of animals – be it East- or South Africa.
Those elephants were then all shot on the way to the inland.
The biggest herds I ever saw in the "elephant rich" Krüger- and Tsavo Nationalparks consisted of about 20 animals. In my opinion this brings the elephants' situation into the right perspective.
And it shows that not too many elephants are a problem to humans – it is rather the other way round.
It is simple nonsense to declare the African steppe as too small for large herds of elephants. Early Africa visitors' reports give clear evidence of that fact.
As humans, it is our task to find the necessary space for those animals – instead of finding dubious ecological arguments for further elimination of the elephant.
Those arguments do inflict the idea that – once again – man wants to gain ivory in order to make money.
Because of all this we are working on convincing the Federal Government to show a clear and consequent attitude concerning the protection of elephants – and to push this also in the EU.
An intergroup Act of Parliament would be the correct course of action.
Martin Meredith's book has been very good and interesting reading for me.
It provided me with a lot of new information on elephants and it motivated me once again to stand up for elephants.


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Pat Lile is getting off the ARCF train, but its new engineer will keep it on track.
For the past 11 years, Pat Lile has been the engineer on the locomotive that is the Arkansas Community Foundation, driving the organization full-steam ahead from assets of $15 million in 1996 to $127 million today. The ARCF engine — Lile's own metaphor — pulls more than 1,100 cars, donor-advised funds that give financial support to everything from animal welfare to youth ranches.
Lile, 70, will get off the train in January. When she does, it will be with a load of awards, the most recent being named Woman of the Year in Philanthropy by the Women's Foundation of Arkansas — which she helped found in 1998. Lile was honored at the foundation's Power of the Purse Luncheon Nov. 1 for her work with ARCF, building the Women's Foundation and "the role of mentor she has played to so many women" in the non-profit field, Kadi Tierney, director of the Women's Foundation, said.
When Lile's name came up at a meeting of the board, "everyone under 40" had a story to tell about her guidance. "If she is going to an event she always brings a couple of women, non-profit executives, with her. ... She feels it's so important to introduce the next generation" to funders and others important to philanthropic efforts, Tierney said.
And don't let her rose-scented perfume and Southern accent fool you, Tierney said. "She's up before 5 a.m. and is the last one to leave the office at the end of the day. Whatever she sets her mind to do in this next phase of her life, watch out because she will make it happen."
The next phase in the life of Arkansas Community Foundation will be headed up by one of Lile's proteges — Heather Eason. "We've had a great ride," said Eason, who Lile hired nearly 10 years ago. "She has stabilized the foundation, built a base, so we can move to the next level."
In 1996, when Lile came on board, the member funds stood at a mere 252. She reduced the staff of five to four and set to work to revitalize and build the foundation. The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, which had created the ARCF, gave Lile a grant to hire development staff. In short order, the Walton Family Foundation began giving challenge grants to create ARCF's 26 affiliates across the state; it has donated more than $19 million to stimulate funding for these locally focused philanthropic groups. Assets have grown an average of $10 million a year since 1996.
This year, ARCF moved from a 19th century Victorian home in the Quapaw Quarter to offices in the Union Station — a fitting destination for an organization Lile likens to a train. Union Station owner John Bailey agreed to a suggestion by Lile to refurbish part of the building into a conference area for the non-profits headquartered in his building, providing ARCF with a facility to meet with and train other fund-raisers.
Lile recalls something philanthropist and shoe company owner Don Munro of Hot Springs told her when she first came on board at the Community Foundation. "He said, 'I wish the day would come when we would hear the word "philanthropy" as much as we hear the word "Razorback." ' I never forgot that."
Today, she said, "I think we are hearing and seeing the word 'philanthropy,' " as well as "endowment," more often (if not as frequently as "Houston Nutt").
Eason will usher in a new era at Arkansas Community Foundation. The "next level," as she calls it, is to build the unrestricted funds at the foundation so that its board can direct its own giving. Currently, only 2 percent of ARCF funds are unrestricted.
"We want to provide some leadership in this state that could move the state forward," Eason said. "Our board is charged with having a 360-degree view of the community," and will direct funds to specific issues, both directly and by educating donors.
"Unrestricted assets really takes [the foundation's work] to a visionary level," Eason said.


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Florida man run over by own truck during road rage incident
A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup truck after getting out to bang on another driver's window.So, let's recap. Idiot drives drunk. Drunk Idiot fails to see that traffic has stopped for a red light and plows into a car stopped at the red light. Drunk Idiot then gets out of his truck and attempts to assault the person he hit. Person he hit very wisely elects to GTFO. Since Drunk Idiot failed to put his vehicle in Park, it runs his drunk ass over.
The Gainesville Sun reports 48-year-old Joseph Carl had been drinking and drove into a vehicle stopped at a red light. He got out of his truck without putting it in park and began banging on the window of a woman's car. When the frightened woman drove away, there was nothing holding his truck in place.
The truck rolled into Carl. A police report says he was taken to the hospital where he was treated for fractures in his hand and foot.
I can't tell if it was the hand of G-d that put his truck in gear, or if the truck had simply had too much of its idiot owner and took things into its own gears. It's also hard to qualify this as a "road rage" incident, too - it's possible he was just trying to exchange papers and, given his inebriated state, unable to properly modulate his attempt. I know a bunch of folks who can't control their volume when under the influence, that sort of thing.
With that said, getting run over by your own vehicle because you're too drunk to put it in park is just priceless...
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Film Review- 'Edge of Tomorrow' (***1/2)
"Edge of Tomorrow" ***1/2 (out of 5)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor
Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, & John-Henry Butterworth (screenplay), based on the novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Directed by: Doug Liman
Gamers around the world, rejoice. The gaming culture has so permeated pop culture that a summer tent pole is calling itself a 'science fiction' film to mask what it actually is- a video game masquerading as a movie. Never before have I seen anything that so closely parallels the video game experience like "Edge of Tomorrow". Even the poster, with the appropriate tagline of "Live. Die. Repeat" perfectly encapsulates the maddeningly disposable experience and challenge of completing a video game. Does that mean the film is maddeningly disposable and challenging ? Not necessarily- this is a very self-aware, fun film, with major action set pieces that have been wonderfully constructed. Just don't fool yourself into thinking this film is in any way a science fiction milestone, or a bastion of 'new' material. It is what it is, and by that measure, accomplishes everything it sets out to be.
Tom Cruise stars as Major Tom Cruise (not a typo), a man with a pretend title for the United Defense Force (or something futuristic), as he has no interest in being a part of the 'battle' he is promoting. His character is the familiar used car salesman behind the scenes of war, convincing the wealthy to write checks or buy war bonds, but never holding a rifle. In a twist of fate, the general of the United Defense Force, Hamish from "Braveheart" (Brendan Gleeson), wants him to actually be a part of the battle against a race of nasty fluorescent alien octopi. After all, he needs every able-bodied person he can find. His strategy is like many military leaders before him- with great quantity comes great victory. We know better as a trained film audience- the front lines are the sacrificial lambs, for which Tom Cruise is designated.
We also know as an audience that you can't send Tom Cruise to the front lines, but General Hamish has not seen his movies. Therefore, he sends Tom Cruise into battle, under the charge of Master Sergeant Bill Paxton and a rag-tag bunch of misfits. He's cursed at, made fun of, all of the things you wouldn't expect to happen to Tom Cruise. He is completely unfit for battle, but they throw him out there anyway, and he's promptly annihilated by the enemy (more on them later). The twist? Despite his apparent death, he wakes up in the same spot, handcuffed and brought to attention by Master Sergeant Bill Paxton.
Have we seen this film before? Certainly- it's basically the same trick used by "Groundhog Day", and it's wonderful. "Edge of Tomorrow" replaces Puxatawney, PA with the sandy beaches of France, and the sounds of Sonny & Cher with the barking of a drill sergeant. Understand that this is not on purpose- this isn't literally a re-envisioning of the Bill Murray classic, it just plays similarly. I understood the idea of making Bill Murray's character replay the same day over and over, but here, I'm confused. The alien enemy (straight out of a 'Metroid' game), has 'fused' with Tom Cruise's mind as a result of their "goo" mixing with his "goo", causing him to repeat back to the same moment in front of the drill sergeant.
Why that particular moment? We're supposed to accept this without explanation or reason, but I'm neither sold on the logic, nor do I appreciate the lack of science behind the logic. If they're able to repeat a certain period of time, how much? What are their limits? Why do they have limits? Why not just repeat the entire war? These are questions a science fiction film would explore to create a further understanding, but this is not a science fiction film.
Again, that's ok- for as I stated earlier, "Edge of Tomorrow" is simply a great deal of fun. Tom Cruise even allows his Tom Cruise character to be out-Tom Cruise'd by Emily Blunt, who stars opposite him as 'war hero' Rita Vrataski. Yes, Emily Blunt is an action figure here, conveniently sharing the same name as Andie MacDowell's character in "Groundhog Day". She's also in the same boat as Tom Cruise, having experienced something similar to his 'repeat' ability once before, and thus was able to turn the tide of a different battle. Now she's the symbol for victory, and Tom Cruise must convince her of what he's experiencing every day so they might together find a loophole and defeat the alien octopus queen lotus (that's the best way I can describe the 'boss level' creature).
Blunt, while hard to buy as a 'leader' in the traditional sense, certainly adds a level of sophistication to the role, which is basically written as a live action Lara Croft-type (I don't know my video games as well as some of you, so fill in the blank, please). As you can imagine, Tom Cruise begins to fancy Rita Vrataski as time passes, and makes decisions based on keeping her from harm. It's a sweet, if unnecessary sidebar to the film's kinetic sensibility.
The hook for me in overcoming the story's laissez-faire science is watching Tom Cruise deconstructed to the point where he becomes….US. In a literal sense, he needs to die, over and over again, to memorize a battle, specific movements, and improve to perfection as a soldier the exact way we as gamers would play as his character. Remember the lost days learning the ins and outs of up/up/down/down/left/right/left/right/b/a/start- and envision a film where Tom Cruise does this in a literal sense. Tom Cruise becomes a walking, talking strategy guide. Someone smarter than I (not difficult to do) should reference something philosophical and 'meta' in regards to this film. It's brilliant in that sense perhaps without intending to be.
Tom Cruise continues to make interesting, if not bold film choices. From 2011's vibrant franchise reinvention with "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" to the immensely enjoyable "Jack Reacher" and now with "Edge of Tomorrow", he deserves credit for not allowing a specific perception of him to define his career. Tom Cruise played Tom Cruise in video game. Fantastic. What's next, a period romance? I wouldn't be surprised, nor would I anticipate failure.
Film Review- 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (****)
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" **** (out of 5)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Halle Berry, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Omar Sy, Evan Peters, Peter Dinklage, Booboo Stewart, Fan Bingbing with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart
Written by: Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Jane Goldman, Kinberg, & Matthew Vaughn (story); based on the Marvel comic created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Directed by: Bryan Singer
The 'X-Men' films, in their own special way, are my cinematic 'Tantalus'. All of them have piqued my interest right up to the point of fully enjoying them. As a result, I've been 'tantalized', hoping for a 'X-Men' romp that isn't too drunk with continuity errors, bogged down with characters, or lacking a resounding emotional center. Being of sound mind and body, I had a timely epiphany shortly before the showing for "X-Men: Days of Future Past"- if this were to fail in completely satisfying me, I would finally stop grasping for that cinematic fruit dangling above me. Alas, this pairing of retro and future casts breaks through that frustrating creative logjam with this film. "Days of Future Past" is an immensely enjoyable blockbuster- structured, paced, and edited brilliantly, with a knowing sense of itself and the saga before it.
In the not-too-distant future, the remaining X-Men face extinction battling shape-shifting 'sentinel' robots. These are menacing, relentless creations that appear to be the demon spawn of the 'Destroyer' from "Thor" and a T-800 from the 'Terminator' saga. Weary-looking but finally aligned, Professor X (Stewart) and Magneto (McKellen) discern that the only way to stop them is to break the rules and time travel back to the moment that inspired their creation. If it weren't for Jennifer Lawrence's massive popularity, I'd have bet the farm that the instigator would be someone other than the blue-skinned Mystique. Lo and behold, she is- the film quickly reveals the murder of Bolivar Trask (Dinklage), the scientist behind the sentinels, which sets a pathway for the eventual mutant eradication. Dinklage is perfect for this role- a brilliant underdog of a man with a sinister chip on his shoulder. It's prescient that the name 'Oppenheimer' came up during the film, for that's precisely the name I thought of when observing Trask.
Luckily for this rag-tag bunch of mutants, they actually have someone who can 'phase', or time travel, in Kitty Pryde (Page), and luckily she's the one person they need that has survived the genocide. I suppose we don't really have a movie unless Kitty survives, or a new mutant shows up; it's convenient to be sure. This 'phasing' power she has can tear apart the brain- good thing they have a mutant available that can constantly repair himself in Wolverine (Jackman). All of this time travel business is done in the simplest, most logical of ways, which is the correct way to do it. In no way should a Marvel superhero movie be tackling the sublime science behind portals and time-matter displacement, lest we remind ourselves that this is a movie about mutated humans. We should allow ourselves to suspend disbelief for this film, for the errors in time-space logic don't completely disband the thread they've created. I am normally eager to pull the string on time travel logic, but I enjoyed this film so much that it barely bothered me.
Wolverine's monumental task is to arrive in the early 70's and get adversaries Charles Xavier (McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Fassbender) to come together again, so that they might find the wayward Mystique and prevent her murderous ways. Here the real fun begins. Charles is drunk and lost, his school finished, and his powers subdued. Magneto/Lensherr is in a concrete prison under the Pentagon. Logan/Wolverine's method of getting this to work may seem short, but I think it's quite ingenious and sensible, showing that he's not all brawn. The film's, and perhaps the entire saga's best scene follows shortly thereafter involving new mission recruit Quicksilver. To put it bluntly, the rival Quicksilver of Marvel's "Age of Ultron" certainly has big shoes to fill. The remainder of the film's events are woven neatly between past and future events, culminating with an ending that is incredibly satisfying, especially for those of us who've invested so much in the saga.
In essence, "Days of Future Past" delivers what the previous films never quite executed- bringing a specific gravity to the screen, or providing an emotional pull appropriate enough for stories centered around themes of extreme prejudice. I tired of hearing Magneto pontificate about some 'war' brewing in the first few films, only to see said 'war' last for twenty odd minutes on Alcatraz Island. Then, we were promised the 'real' story behind Wolverine's past, only to see the film boggle our minds with retroactive continuity flubs and a milquetoast love story. I actually came to appreciate "First Class" for the performances, but it isn't a home run of a film. For that matter, neither was "The Wolverine", although it improved for me with a repeat viewing. This film gets it right- the apocalyptic tone matches the depth of emotion portrayed. The limitations of the original cast's talents are bolstered by the likes of McAvoy, Lawrence, and Fassbender. Honestly, this film has the same expository language as the others, but the setting and consequences to make those lines mean something. Each character's arc means more with the stakes at hand and the urgency of the plot. It also bears mentioning how visually striking the film is in both time periods, but at this point, shouldn't that be the rule rather than the exception for this type of fare?
The draw of the X-Men seems to have always come from identifying with the outsider or loner culture, or perhaps the injustices of prejudice. Maybe it has all been a result of the uber-popular Wolverine/Hugh Jackman pairing. Whatever the case may be, nothing has been quite as satisfying as "Days of Future Past". I enjoyed nearly every moment of this film, which feels like a reward for having been put through the inadequacies of the others. This film finally delivered on character arcs that began 14 years ago. There exists a wonderful blend of talents, characters, and heaviness to this plot that's overdue and welcome. Despite the crowded cast listing this movie never feels crowded, no matter the wealth of powers on display and the quantity of personalities. Even Wolverine seems more like a tertiary character here despite his importance to the plot. Even the ending, which to some might appear as a slap in the face, is ingenious to me. All possibilities for futures exist in this world, and we as an audience can run with that idea and not feel cheated. After all, that's what comics do- reinvent themselves over time in interesting (sometimes not so interesting) ways. I'm not sure I can blame a film series based on a comic for the same reason. I applaud Bryan Singer for coming back to this franchise and sending it in an exciting, new direction.
*Note- You'll want to stay through the end credits for this one. Trust me- even if you don't understand it, look it up somewhere on the interwebs and enjoy the thought of what's coming.


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I enjoyed painting these water lilies as a paint along with a student. She has a water garden with lilies so these spoke to her. I hope to have my own pond this Spring. I found a pond form at the thrift store so I am going to be planning my garden over the winter. I don't think I will be able to keep any fish or lilies in my pond though. My dog Heidi loves the water too much and I'm afraid she is going to think it is her personal swimming hole! Today she was out running in the rain so if there is water around she will find it!


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After the latest round of tax reform one-upmanship displayed by the presidential candidates — specifically President Obama revealing his plan to cut the corporate rate to 28% and Mitt Romney's promise to chop individual rates by 20% across the board — we can once again update our side by side comparison of the tax proposals floated by President Obama, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum.
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Nearly 80 judges and prosecutors will be transferred to new jurisdictions today in a move that the Justice Ministry maintained would curb corruption, despite more sceptical assessments yesterday from legal observers and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party.
According to Sam Prachea Manith, chief of cabinet at the Ministry of Justice, 78 court officers will leave their current positions, with some advancing in the ranks and others moving laterally to similar positions in different provinces.
"Judges [and prosecutors] must not be allowed to stay anywhere for a long time because this can breed favouritism that makes it difficult for them to decide the case," Prachea Manith said.
However, CNRP lawmaker-elect Eng Chhay Eang expressed doubt that the movements would have any effect.
"The movement of judges from one place to another is not deep reform; it is a lie," Chhay Eang said. "If we want to have deep reform, we must not allow court presidents and judges to be involved in political parties."
Legal expert Sok Sam Oeun also took a dim view of the moves, saying that changes to the actual structure of the courts would be "a good reform".
"But if we reform by changing people from one place to another and the work system is still the same, it is not a reform."
Meanwhile, 40 judges and prosecutors past the age of retirement were granted permission by King Norodom Sihamoni on April 6 to continue working, despite a 2005 royal decree requiring judges and prosecutors to retire at 60, an official at the Justice Ministry has said.
"The reason why the ministry has requested the King allow them to continue performing their work is because they were good people, and have more work experience," the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Oeun, the legal expert, said it was common practice in the developed world to allow judges to work on after reaching retirement age as long as they were fit for service, but advised against allowing them to hold leadership positions.


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Photographer's Note
S�o Jorge Castle (Portuguese: Castelo de S�o Jorge) is a Moorish castle occupying a commanding hilltop overlooking the historic centre of the Portuguese city of Lisbon and Tagus River. The strongly fortified citadel dates from medieval period of Portuguese history, and is one of the main tourist sites of Lisbon.
The hill was first used by indigenous Celtic tribes, then by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians as a defensible outpost that was later expropriated by Roman, Suebic, Visigothic, and Moorish peoples. During the 10th century, the fortifications were rebuilt by Muslim Berber forces, these included the walls or Cerca Moura ("Moorish Encirclement")
In the context of the Christian Reconquista, the castle and the city of Lisbon were freed from Moorish rule in 1147 by Afonso Henriques and northern European knights in the Siege of Lisbon during the Second Crusade; this victory was the only notable success of that failed crusade. With the taking of the castle Christian forces were able to maintain the defence of Lisbon until the end of the 12th century.
When Lisbon became the capital of the kingdom in 1255, the castle served as the alc��ova, a fortified residence for Afonso III, in his role as governor. It was extensively renovated around 1300 by King Denis I, transforming the Moorish alc��ova into the Royal Palace of the Alc��ova.
Between 1373 and 1375, King Ferdinand I ordered the building of the Cerca Nova or Cerca Fernandina, the walled compound that enclosed the entirety of the castle. The master builders Jo�o Fernandes and Vasco Br�s were responsible for its construction. This wall, which partially replaced the old Moorish walls, was designed to encircle previously unprotected parts of the city. Completed in two years, it had 77 towers and a perimeter of 5,400 metres (17,700 ft)
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pajaran (83353) 2018-04-05 23:58
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano mesto i arhitektura, dobra perspektiva i kontarst, lepe boje.
lepa arhitektura i detalji, lepa stara kapija.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
lousat (113203) 2018-04-06 1:34
HI Steph,beautiful,imposing,elegant and well decorated,magnificent entrance of the castle and great capture too without people and very sharp and bright,i like it! Have a nice WE and thanks,Luciano
Fis2 (131159) 2018-04-06 1:45
Witaj Stephen!
A very interesting gate and pavement.
I like frame and composition.
Good colors and light.
Tree add flavor to this picture.
Well done.
Nice day.
holmertz (75299) 2018-04-06 2:48
Hello Stephen,
I know I was here but I honestly don't remember this entrance. The tree growing in front of the gate is quite elegant and I like the other tree inside that seems to be resting on top of the arch. The black cobbled street could be slippery when wet, but it provides a strong foundation to the photo. The colours are very pleasant and the photo is well exposed.
Kind regards,
papagolf21 (134941) 2018-04-06 3:32
Bonjour, cher ami Stephen,
Voil� une voyage �difiant et d'�tude tr�s bien pr�sent�.
La porte monumentale est superbe et bien dans le style d'une �poque.
Merci pour ces pr�sentations et ces notes int�ressantes.
pierrefonds (85697) 2018-04-06 4:39
Hi Stephen,
The tree is framing well the arch. The point of view is showing the details of the arch and of the side wall. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.
Sergiom (109575) 2018-04-06 6:01
Bonjour Stephen,
Tu as eu beaucoup de chance pour cette composition car il n'y a absolument personne en vue pour interrompre ta relation avec cette porte magnifique. J'aime bien la chauss�e qui semble humide.
alvaraalto (33484) 2018-04-06 6:38
Hello Stephen
Nice picture of this access road to the castle. Looks like you have to climb a lot before you can enter the castle.
Good presentation
Have a good weekend, groet Rob
jhm (181490) 2018-04-06 9:30
Hello Stephen,
A beautiful picture with the gate as subject.
Perspective and depth are nice to look at.
A splendid moment for make this one.
Nice architecture image with pleasant colours.
An excellent composition and good presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
ChrisJ (143283) 2018-04-06 9:46
Hello Stephen,
I vaguely remember this entrance from my 2013 visit and sat on the wall framed by the gate to get a nice shot looking down one of the streets leading to the harbour. Good sharpness and framing. Tfs!
Nicou (176351) 2018-04-06 13:18
quel contraste avec cette ntr�e et le bel arche et ce rendu au sol noir fantastique cpatage et image sueprbe compo e tvue et quel tronc quel arbre dans le d�core sueprbe.
Bravo et amiti�
abmdsudi (74988) 2018-04-06 19:08
Hi Stephen
Super detailing and view point with immense of good gritty details. A kind of oldie feel in it and this is as close to perfection as you can get leading to the imposing entrance. I love the depth and tonal contrast along with superb accentuation of the main focal. Excellent shot, Congrats
Best regards
carlo62 (73892) 2018-04-07 0:18
Ciao Stephen
l'ingresso al castello � molto elegante, ma penso che sia stato aggiornato in un'altra epoca.
Il risultato � comunque armonioso e la foto ce lo presenta bene.
Buon we
Silvio1953 (179301) 2018-04-07 5:25
Ciao Stephen, great view of fantastic castle, excellent perspective, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
ikeharel (93898) 2018-04-07 7:32
Beautiful gate to the famous monument, the place has a great view over town and can be seen from everywhere, Stephen.
Paved stony road contrast and distinctly shown against the old walls.
Have a nice weekend,
Cricri (148638) 2018-04-07 9:51
Hello Stephen
Tr�s jolie pr�sentation, tr�s jolie porte, bien cadrer, nettet� et couleurs excellentes, contraste avec le sol noir
Belle soir�e
macjake (86325) 2018-04-07 23:36
Hi Stephen
(i'll post a new photo in a few hours)
So this is the entrance gate to the Castle, and you're saying I was very near to it - sigh - but you're right, when I was walking around up here something else caught my eye and I was then walking in a totally different direction. I had no idea I was so close :(
Well, its good to know what I missed, i'll keep an eye on your photos to find out haha. fine start to the series here with the open arch. cheers
mcmtanyel (46440) 2018-04-29 19:50
Hello Stephen,
It is a very pretty arched gate in need of some TLC. I think I'll include it in my Best of Arches theme.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Press release from the issuing companyAlexandria, VA – April 9, 2008 – Charlie Pesko, founder of InfoTrends and executive vice president of Questex Media Group, has been named the keynote speaker for the 2008 Print Solutions Conference & Expo. The keynote address, to be delivered on Saturday, October 25, will discuss emerging technologies, expanded product and service offerings, and the new value propositions that are transforming the printing industry.
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Today's print service provider is constantly being challenged to build a winning strategy to enhance their knowledge of printing trends and position their company as a leader among fierce competition. In the current market, it is understood that the convergence of consumer demand for relevant information, technological innovation in both equipment and software, and the needs of marketing executives are having a powerful impact on the way we do business. The Print Solutions Conference & Expo is the only annual, national event to specifically present opportunities, in the way of education and exhibits, which can have a distinct and dramatic effect on the way print service providers increase their business in the upcoming years. The addition of Charlie Pesko as the keynote brings this conference a natural, welcomed and overall exciting presentation.
Charlie Pesko has over 35 years of industry experience, providing research and consulting services for virtually every major player in the worldwide digital imaging and document solutions industries. His enterprises have been recognized as some of the fastest growing privately held companies in America by Inc. Magazine. CAP Ventures (the formerly named InfoTrends) was ranked #69 in 1997 and #204 in 1998 on the Inc. 500. Pesko himself has been included as a member of "Who's Who in the Computer Industry," "Who's Who in American Businesses," and "Who's Who in Global Business Leaders."
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The London design duo have done something special for their LFW presentation this season. They have commissioned photographer Poppy De Villeneuve to shoot pictures of their favourite London fashion figures in their new spring collection.
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'The Carrie Diaries': Ratings Climb to Series High!
The Carrie Diaries ratings are in…and the show is climbing the charts!!!
Last night's episode rose two-tenths of a point for a series high on the CW, according to THR.
The freshman series, starring AnnaSophia Robb, was up 12% week to week in total viewers (1.55M) and rose in all key demographics from the prior week as well.
Also starring in the hit show are Austin Butler, Ellen Wong, Brendan Dooling, and Stefania Owen.
The Carrie Diaries, which is the prequel to HBO's Sex and the City, airs on Mondays at 8pm EST on the CW – be sure to check it out!!