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from our September 2012 issue
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Ian Christie rings in the changes in our biggest-ever poll.
And the loser is – Citizen Kane. After 50 years at the top of the Sight & Sound poll, Orson Welles's debut film has been convincingly ousted by Alfred Hitchcock's 45th feature Vertigo – and by a whopping 34 votes, compared with the mere five that separated them a decade ago. So what does it mean? Given that Kane actually clocked over three times as many votes this year as it did last time, it hasn't exactly been snubbed by the vastly larger number of voters taking part in this new poll, which has spread its net far wider than any of its six predecessors.
But it does mean that Hitchcock, who only entered the top ten in 1982 (two years after his death), has risen steadily in esteem over the course of 30 years, with Vertigo climbing from seventh place, to fourth in 1992, second in 2002 and now first, to make him the Old Master. Welles, uniquely, had two films (The Magnificent Ambersons as well as Kane) in the list in 1972 and 1982, but now Ambersons has slipped to 81st place in the top 100.
So does 2012 – the first poll to be conducted since the internet became almost certainly the main channel of communication about films – mark a revolution in taste, such as happened in 1962? Back then a brand-new film, Antonioni's L'avventura, vaulted into second place. If there was going to be an equivalent today, it might have been Malick's The Tree of Life, which only polled one vote less than the last title in the top 100. In fact the highest film from the new century is Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love, just 12 years old, now sharing joint 24th slot with Dreyer's venerable Ordet…
Ian Christie's full essay on changing fashions on our new poll is published in the September 2012 issue of Sight & Sound. Texts below are quotations from our poll entries and magazine coverage of the top ten. Links are to the BFI's Explore Film section. See Nick James's poll coverage introduction for details of our methodology, and the 'further reading' links at the end of this page.
The top 50
1. Vertigo
Alfred Hitchcock, 1958 (191 votes)
Hitchcock's supreme and most mysterious piece (as cinema and as an emblem of the art). Paranoia and obsession have never looked better.
—Marco Müller
After half a century of monopolising the top spot, Citizen Kane was beginning to look smugly inviolable. Call it Schadenfreude, but let's rejoice that this now conventional and ritualised symbol of 'the greatest' has finally been taken down a peg. The accession of Vertigo is hardly in the nature of a coup d'état. Tying for 11th place in 1972, Hitchcock's masterpiece steadily inched up the poll over the next three decades, and by 2002 was clearly the heir apparent. Still, even ardent Wellesians should feel gratified at the modest revolution – if only for the proof that film canons (and the versions of history they legitimate) are not completely fossilised.
There may be no larger significance in the bare fact that a couple of films made in California 17 years apart have traded numerical rankings on a whimsically impressionistic list. Yet the human urge to interpret chance phenomena will not be denied, and Vertigo is a crafty, duplicitous machine for spinning meaning…
—Peter Matthews' opening to his new essay on Vertigo in our September 2012 issue
2. Citizen Kane
Orson Welles, 1941 (157 votes)
Kane and Vertigo don't top the chart by divine right. But those two films are just still the best at doing what great cinema ought to do: extending the everyday into the visionary.
—Nigel Andrews
In the last decade I've watched this first feature many times, and each time, it reveals new treasures. Clearly, no single film is the greatest ever made. But if there were one, for me Kane would now be the strongest contender, bar none.
—Geoff Andrew
All celluloid life is present in Citizen Kane; seeing it for the first or umpteenth time remains a revelation.
—Trevor Johnston
3. Tokyo Story
Ozu Yasujiro, 1953 (107 votes)
Ozu used to liken himself to a "tofu-maker", in reference to the way his films – at least the post-war ones – were all variations on a small number of themes. So why is it Tokyo Story that is acclaimed by most as his masterpiece? DVD releases have made available such prewar films as I Was Born, But…, and yet the Ozu vote has not been split, and Tokyo Story has actually climbed two places since 2002. It may simply be that in Tokyo Story this most Japanese tofu-maker refined his art to the point of perfection, and crafted a truly universal film about family, time and loss.
—James Bell
4. La Règle du jeu
Jean Renoir, 1939 (100 votes)
Only Renoir has managed to express on film the most elevated notion of naturalism, examining this world from a perspective that is dark, cruel but objective, before going on to achieve the serenity of the work of his old age. With him, one has no qualms about using superlatives: La Règle du jeu is quite simply the greatest French film by the greatest of French directors.
—Olivier Père
5. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
FW Murnau, 1927 (93 votes)
When F.W. Murnau left Germany for America in 1926, did cinema foresee what was coming? Did it sense that change was around the corner – that now was the time to fill up on fantasy, delirium and spectacle before talking actors wrenched the artform closer to reality? Many things make this film more than just a morality tale about temptation and lust, a fable about a young husband so crazy with desire for a city girl that he contemplates drowning his wife, an elemental but sweet story of a husband and wife rediscovering their love for each other. Sunrise was an example – perhaps never again repeated on the same scale – of unfettered imagination and the clout of the studio system working together rather than at cross purposes.
—Isabel Stevens
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (90 votes)
2001: A Space Odyssey is a stand-along monument, a great visionary leap, unsurpassed in its vision of man and the universe. It was a statement that came at a time which now looks something like the peak of humanity's technological optimism.
—Roger Ebert
7. The Searchers
John Ford, 1956 (78 votes)
Do the fluctuations in popularity of John Ford's intimate revenge epic – no appearance in either critics' or directors' top tens in 2002, but fifth in the 1992 critics' poll – reflect the shifts in popularity of the western? It could be a case of this being a western for people who don't much care for them, but I suspect it's more to do with John Ford's stock having risen higher than ever this past decade and the citing of his influence in the unlikeliest of places in recent cinema.
—Kieron Corless
8. Man with a Movie Camera
Dziga Vertov, 1929 (68 votes)
Is Dziga Vertov's cine-city symphony a film whose time has finally come? Ranked only no. 27 in our last critics' poll, it now displaces Eisenstein's erstwhile perennial Battleship Potemkin as the Constructivist Soviet silent of choice. Like Eisenstein's warhorse, it's an agit-experiment that sees montage as the means to a revolutionary consciousness; but rather than proceeding through fable and illusion, it's explicitly engaged both with recording the modern urban everyday (which makes it the top documentary in our poll) and with its representation back to its participant-subjects (thus the top meta-movie).
—Nick Bradshaw
9. The Passion of Joan of Arc
Carl Dreyer, 1927 (65 votes)
Joan was and remains an unassailable giant of early cinema, a transcendental film comprising tears, fire and madness that relies on extreme close-ups of the human face. Over the years it has often been a difficult film to see, but even during its lost years Joan has remained embedded in the critical consciousness, thanks to the strength of its early reception, the striking stills that appeared in film books, its presence in Godard's Vivre sa vie and recently a series of unforgettable live screenings. In 2010 it was designated the most influential film of all time in the Toronto International Film Festival's 'Essential 100' list, where Jonathan Rosenbaum described it as "the pinnacle of silent cinema – and perhaps of the cinema itself."
—Jane Giles
10. 8½
Federico Fellini, 1963 (64 votes)
Arguably the film that most accurately captures the agonies of creativity and the circus that surrounds filmmaking, equal parts narcissistic, self-deprecating, bitter, nostalgic, warm, critical and funny. Dreams, nightmares, reality and memories coexist within the same time-frame; the viewer sees Guido's world not as it is, but more 'realistically' as he experiences it, inserting the film in a lineage that stretches from the Surrealists to David Lynch.
—Mar Diestro-Dópido
11. Battleship Potemkin
Sergei Eisenstein, 1925 (63 votes)
12. L'Atalante
Jean Vigo, 1934 (58 votes)
13. Breathless
Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 (57 votes)
14. Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola, 1979 (53 votes)
15. Late Spring
Ozu Yasujiro, 1949 (50 votes)
16. Au hasard Balthazar
Robert Bresson, 1966 (49 votes)
17= Seven Samurai
Kurosawa Akira, 1954 (48 votes)
17= Persona
Ingmar Bergman, 1966 (48 votes)
19. Mirror
Andrei Tarkovsky, 1974 (47 votes)
20. Singin' in the Rain
Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1951 (46 votes)
21= L'avventura
Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960 (43 votes)
21= Le Mépris
Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (43 votes)
21= The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (43 votes)
24= Ordet
Carl Dreyer, 1955 (42 votes)
24= In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai, 2000 (42 votes)
26= Rashomon
Kurosawa Akira, 1950 (41 votes)
26= Andrei Rublev
Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966 (41 votes)
28. Mulholland Dr.
David Lynch, 2001 (40 votes)
29= Stalker
Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (39 votes)
29= Shoah
Claude Lanzmann, 1985 (39 votes)
31= The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (38 votes)
31= Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese, 1976 (38 votes)
33. Bicycle Thieves
Vittoria De Sica, 1948 (37 votes)
34. The General
Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1926 (35 votes)
35= Metropolis
Fritz Lang, 1927 (34 votes)
35= Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (34 votes)
35= Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Chantal Akerman, 1975 (34 votes)
35= Sátántangó
Béla Tarr, 1994 (34 votes)
39= The 400 Blows
François Truffaut, 1959 (33 votes)
39= La dolce vita
Federico Fellini, 1960 (33 votes)
41. Journey to Italy
Roberto Rossellini, 1954 (32 votes)
42= Pather Panchali
Satyajit Ray, 1955 (31 votes)
42= Some Like It Hot
Billy Wilder, 1959 (31 votes)
42= Gertrud
Carl Dreyer, 1964 (31 votes)
42= Pierrot le fou
Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (31 votes)
42= Play Time
Jacques Tati, 1967 (31 votes)
42= Close-Up
Abbas Kiarostami, 1990 (31 votes)
48= The Battle of Algiers
Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966 (30 votes)
48= Histoire(s) du cinéma
Jean-Luc Godard, 1998 (30 votes)
50= City Lights
Charlie Chaplin, 1931 (29 votes)
50= Ugetsu monogatari
Mizoguchi Kenji, 1953 (29 votes)
50= La Jetée
Chris Marker, 1962 (29 votes)
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Elegantly Understated Bedroom Pillows
Beautifully covered pillows artfully arranged on the bed are the signature of a masterful bedscape. This exquisite gold-leaf canopy bed in the home of designer Annie Selke (the bed is available in her Annie Selke Home furniture line) needed little embellishment. But pillows are an essential crowning touch to nearly every bed, and this one required those with an understated elegance. Crisp white shams with a subtle border decoration were just the ticket. The two-on-two arrangement of standard pillows covered in shams is as practical as it is pretty. When the shams are removed, these soft pillows are for sleeping on. A small accent pillow picks up the fabric on the duvet cover. All bedding is from Pine Cone Hill.
Interior design: Annie Selke
A Bedroom's Crowning Glory
Sometimes the best decorating is the easiest. Don't overthink it. Beautiful fabrics on bed pillows make their own statement. These French-inspired white cotton pillowcases with understated border trim capture the essence of fine design without going over the top.
Interior design: Gerald Pomeroy
Easy Arrangements
Viewed head on, it becomes obvious that this pillowscape was created with ease. It's a simple composition with two plump standard pillows plopped one atop the other, flat against the bed, just as you would sleep on them; a small rectangular pillow propped up for depth; and a small neck-roll in front for interesting round shape that breaks up the rectangles.
Interior design: Gerald Pomeroy
Decorating with Lucky Threes
Odd numbers are lucky in decorating. They are just a little more eye-catching, especially in arrangements of accessories including decorative pillows for the bed. Three is the magic number that makes this king-size bed appear proportionately accessorized. Muted blue-gray European shams cover three pillows plopped vertically against pairs of standard pillows laid for sleeping upon. Come bedtime, the decorative trio is easy to stash for some serious shut-eye.
Tip: Think in threes when contemplating decorative pillows for a king-size bed. They minimize the bed's width.
Interior design: Eric Lysdahl
Pattern One Pillow
In a serene bedroom uncluttered with pattern, a decorative pillow can be the single source of pattern that imbues the room with life. The extra-wide bolster shown here gets the job done in style. Its oval print motif is minimal yet it articulates the soft blue, cream, and brown palette. A trio of brown square pillows behind it add verticality to the composition. Note: Those three are stacked on the sleeping pillows so bedtime doesn't become a big deal—toss off the decorative pillows, and rest your head.
Interior design: Georgia Carlee
On a (Pillow!) Roll
A single big, round bolster pillow serves as a lesson in simplicity in this white bedroom. It keeps the palette clean and consistent. And by spanning the full width of the bed, it further cleans up the design with its streamline shape. Most important, it allows the understated bed curtains and puddling bedspread and window sheers get the attention they deserve.
Interior design: Georgia Carlee
Petal-Soft Pillows
Dressmaker detailing ensures you'll rest easy, as shown in this Lake Forest Showhouse guest bedroom designed by Chicago's Eva Quateman. The delicately scalloped edges of the pillow shams make these white pillows anything but plain vanilla.
Interior design: Eva Quateman
Luxury from Head to Toe
Designer Eva Quateman swathed the entire guest bedroom of the Lake Forest Showhouse in luxurious textiles, down to the last pillow. The bed pillows go crisp white to provide a neutral zone for the headboard and pleated bed skirt, which feature a floral trellis pattern, and for the dramatic bed curtain and window draperies, which are a rich embroidered silk in soft ivory, pink, and green.
Interior design: Eva Quateman
Repeat Shapes in Your Design
Repeating shapes from furniture to accessories stitches a design together, and this well-knit bedroom is proof. The dramatic rolled bar of the mahogany footboard is alluded to again at the top of the bed with the round bolster pillow. The slender size of the bolster draws in the eye to ensure that the connection is made. The alternating colors of the pillow arrangement layers from gold to silver and back to gold provide contrast while remaining quiet and elegant.
Tip: When arranging bed pillows, the rule of thumb is to start big at the back and work your way forward with smaller pillows.
Interior design: Tom Riker
Mix and Match Bedding
Sweet serenity isn't the goal of every bedroom. Sometimes a little sass is the ticket to even sweeter dreams. The bases are covered here with bed pillows that display a mix of kicky fabrics that also match other bedding features. The Florida palette of coral, pink, and lime green is delivered on three layers of pillows in stripes, solids, and a finishing splash of plaid. The striped shams match the duvet cover, and the middle pillow matches the pink bedspread. A summer home? You bet.
Interior design: Georgia Carlee
Planet-Preserving Pillows
Home fashion and the whole green movement sometimes seem at odds, at least in our perceptions. Beautiful interior design and eco-friendliness aren't really enemies, as this bedroom's toss pillows prove. Check out the gorgeous paisley, to start. Here's the really beautiful part: These fabrics are made from recycled polyester and waste products such as plastic bottles.
Pile on the Pillows
You just viewed a close-up of these earth-friendly pillows in the previous slide. Now step back and take a look at how they're arranged on the bed: in the back, the largest Euro-pillows covered in shams that match the bedspread; second, a layer of rectangular pillows in a solid wheat hue; next, a couple of squares tossed in the mix for a third layer; and as the finale, the paisley neck-roll. The secret to the arrangement is its large-to-small order and the variation in shape of each layer of pillows. And, by the way . . . the sleigh bed also is made from sustainable materials.
Natural Beauty
The green machine just keeps churning out more and more chic home furnishings so that it seems almost dumb to design an interior without them. This streamlined bedroom concentrates its palette and patterns on the bed's pillows, all of which are organic cotton. Organic cotton meets U.S. Department of Agriculture standards, including avoidance of pesticides or any toxic chemicals from start to finish.
Plump Up Pillows
As the bedroom's finishing decorative touch, bed pillows have the final say in declaring the mood of the space. When the design is traditional and luxurious, skimping on decorative pillows makes no sense. The mood of this elegant Dallas bedroom is declared loud and clear by its pillows: huber-plump, and covered in the most elegant fabric of all—antique Fortuny.
Tip: Invest your money wisely, spending on pricey snippets of fabric for pillows. The cost per yard may be staggering, but the final price tag is a fraction of what you would pay for covering an entire chair or sofa.
Interior design: Julio Quinones
Mad for Mod
A '60s mod-inspired bedroom gets into its groovy gear with Ralph Lauren Home pillows in stripes and paisley. A safe rule of thumb for blending patterns is to mix one geometric like a stripe with one print like the paisley. Of course the two different fabrics should sport overlapping palettes. In this bedroom, the saucy pillow fabrics appear more insouciant against the backdrop of an orange velvet headboard. Dig it.
Interior design: Jessica Lagrange
Settling into Swedish Style
A Gustavian-style king-size headboard upholstered in a soft Cowtan & Tout fabric ("Country Leaf" by Jane Churchill) becomes beautifully embellished with three tiers of elegant white pillows (all pillowcases, shams, sheets, the duvet, and throw are from Dujardin Design Associates). The Euro shams' cotton lace trim captures the Old World look and is the most important ingredient in the arrangement's success.
Interior design: Trudy Dujardin
Centered Decorating
Designer Trudy Dujardin decided against blanketing the full width of the king-size bed with piles of pillows. Instead, she centered two fluffy stacks of pillows on the Gustavian-style bed, bringing them high up to nearly the top of its upholstered headboard. The white pillow shams capture the clean, airy aspect essential to Swedish style, and they also provide contrast to the pattern and palette of the headboard and bedskirt.
Tip: Factor in function when planning your pillow arrangement. Do you sleep all over the king-size bed or mainly in the middle? This makes a difference in how many pillows your decorating should display.
Interior design: Trudy Dujardin
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Ever wonder why so many cereals and infant formulas are fortified with iron? Iron is a nutrient that's needed to make hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells (RBCs).
Red blood cells circulate throughout the body to deliver oxygen to all its cells. Without enough iron, the body can't make enough RBCs, and tissues and organs won't get the oxygen they need. So it's important for kids and teens to get enough iron in their daily diets.
Kids require different amounts of iron at various ages and stages. Here's how much they should be getting as they grow:
Iron deficiency (when the body's iron stores are becoming depleted) can be a problem for some kids, particularly toddlers and teens (especially girls who have very heavy periods). In fact, many teenage girls are at risk for iron deficiency — even if they have normal periods — if their diets don't contain enough iron to offset the loss of iron-containing RBCs during menstrual bleeding. Also, teen athletes lose iron through sweating and other routes during intense exercise.
After 12 months of age, toddlers are at risk for iron deficiency because they no longer drink iron-fortified formula and may not be eating iron-fortified infant cereal or enough other iron-containing foods to make up the difference.
Drinking a lot of cow's milk (more than 24 fluid ounces [710 milliliters] every day) can also put a toddler at risk of developing iron deficiency. Here's why:
Iron deficiency can affect growth and may lead to learning and behavioral problems. And it can progress to iron-deficiency anemia (a decrease in the number of RBCs in the body).
Many people with iron-deficiency anemia don't have any signs and symptoms because the body's iron supply is depleted slowly. But as the anemia progresses, some of these symptoms may appear:
If your child has any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor, who might do a simple blood test to look for iron-deficiency anemia and may prescribe iron supplements. However, because excessive iron intake can also cause health problems, you should never give your child iron supplements without first consulting your doctor.
Although iron from meat sources is more easily absorbed by the body than that from plant foods, all of these iron-rich foods can make a diet more nutritious:
Here are other ways you can make sure kids get enough iron:
Stock up on iron-rich or fortified foods for meals and snacking, and serve some every day. And be sure to teach kids that iron is an important part of a healthy diet.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: February 2012
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Yellow Gold
By far the most common color of gold used in jewelry, yellow gold is gold in its natural shade. Yellow gold is usually alloyed with copper and silver to increase the strength of the metal. How yellow the metal is depends upon the content of gold. A 14-karat piece of jewelry will have a brighter yellow hue than a 10-karat piece. Likewise, an 18-karat piece of jewelry will have a deeper yellow than 14-karat gold, and so on.
Gold Karat
Gold's softness and malleability make it a wonderful metal to work with when creating virtually any design in jewelry. But this softness can be a drawback as well. To make it stronger and more durable, gold is usually alloyed, or mixed, with other metals such as copper or silver. The higher a metal's percentage of gold content, the softer and more yellow the jewelry piece. The karat weight system used to measure gold in a piece is the same for all hues, including white and yellow gold.
The word "carat" is Arabic, meaning "bean seed." This is because historically seeds were used to measure weights of gold and precious stones. In the United States, "karat" with a "k" is used to measure gold's purity, while "carat" with a "c" is used in measuring a gemstone's size. The karat mark of gold represents the percentage of pure gold to alloy.
In order to determine the karat weight of a specific item, simply look for the quality mark. Jewelry items will bear the stamp of their karatage based upon the United States or European system of marking. The United States system designates pieces by their karats—24K, 18K, 14K, 10K, etc. The European system designates pieces by their percentage of gold content. For instance, 10K gold is marked "417," denoting 41.7% gold; 14K is marked "585," denoting 58.5% gold; and 18K is marked "750," denoting 75% gold; etc.
An ancient Persian legend states the Earth rests on a gigantic sapphire that gives its blue reflection to the sky. The most popular colors for sapphires range from light blue to a blue that appears black. Hence, the name was derived from the Latin form of the Greek word for blue, "sapphirus." These blue colors are caused by iron and titanium in the stone. Bright daylight makes most sapphires shine more vividly than the somewhat muted artificial light. So the most highly cherished color for blue sapphires is not the darkest blue, but a deep and satiated blue, which even in dim, artificial light remains to appear blue.
While sapphires are best known for being velvety blue, it was decided long ago to consider all gemstones of the mineral family corundum to be sapphires. Non-blue sapphires are termed "fancy" and can be nearly any color, including yellow, green, white, pink, orange, brown, purple and even black. Red corundum is the exception, however, and was given the special name of "ruby."
In lighter-colored sapphires, the shade of color is determined by how the stone is cut. A cutter must take special care with sapphires. Not only do they rank a 9.0 on the Mohs Scale, second only to diamonds in hardness, but they display a different coloring and satiation depending on the perspective. The cutter must align the orientation of the stone in such a way as to bring about the best possible display of color.
There are a great number of varieties of sapphire, many of which are quite rare and highly sought-after in the gemstone market. A rare orange-pink variety, known as padparadscha, can be even more valuable than blue sapphire. Given the poetic name meaning "lotus blossom," it features a delicate orange color with pink undertones
Another rare variety of sapphire is known as the color-changing sapphire. This stone exhibits different colors in different light. In natural light, color-changing sapphire is blue, but in artificial light, it is violet. This effect is the same phenomenon seen in alexandrite.
For experts and connoisseurs, the Kashmir-color is considered the most beautiful and valuable shade. It features a pure and intensive blue, which is enhanced by a fine, silky gloss. Its color does not change in artificial light, but remains intense with a deep, velvety sheen. Setting the standard for the color of top-quality sapphires, Kashmir sapphires were found in 1880 after an avalanche. They were intensely mined for only eight years until the source was depleted. The Burma-color is also considered especially valuable, ranging from rich royal blue to deep cornflower blue. Ceylon sapphires are prized as well for the luminosity and brilliance of their light to medium blue color.
There is a translucent variety of sapphire, called star sapphire, which displays a six-point star when cut into a smooth domed cabochon. The mineral rutile is embedded in an asterisk-shape within the stone, causing light to reflect in a phenomenon called "asterism." Six- or twelve-ray stars appear to magically glide across the surface of the stones as they are moved. Star sapphires and rubies are expensive rarities and should always display the stars exactly in the center of the gem. The star stone is said to be the home of each person's angel, who lives there in contentment with the sapphire's spirit.
White sapphires have become a very suitable diamond substitute. With their high light refraction and level of hardness, they provide a less expensive alternative that is still very capable of turning heads with a very convincing sparkle.
The oldest sapphire mines are situated in Ceylon, where gemstones were mined in ancient times. Most blue sapphires today come from Thailand or Australia, but sapphires from Kashmir and Myanmar are highly prized. A large sapphire occurrence stretches across several miles in Madagascar. There are also two large occurrences in Tanzania, where smaller, yet high-quality sapphires are found. The stone is also mined in many other parts of the world.
Sapphires are readily available in sizes of up to 2.00ct, but gems weighing 5.00-10.00ct are not unusual. The cushion-cut Logan Sapphire from Sri Lanka weighs an astounding 423.00ct and can be seen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. There is also a 258.00ct stone set in the Russian crown, which is kept in the Diamond Fund in Moscow.
Because the gem has long symbolized sincere love and enduring faithfulness, blue sapphires are often given in engagement rings to express commitment and loyalty. Many women throughout the world decide on the blue stone for their engagement rings, as the gem also represents truth, friendship, harmony and consistency. Sapphire blue has become a color related to anything permanent and reliable, making it an ideal stone to symbolize the promise of marriage.
Often referred to as "Gem of the Heavens," sapphire also symbolizes a noble soul. It is September's birthstone and is traditionally given as 5th and 45th wedding anniversary gifts. Star sapphires are given for the 65th anniversary. The color sapphire-blue is known for representing clarity and competence. In fact, the first computer to ever declare victory over a chess grandmaster and world champion was named "Deep Blue."
Sapphires have been associated with magical powers throughout the ages. The Greeks identified white sapphires with Apollo and the oracles at Delphi used them to tap into the subconscious and super conscious. In the 13th century, it was said that when worn, sapphires cooled the inner heat of anger. Soldiers wore them to prevent capture by enemies and kings wore the gemstone to defend against harm and put themselves in divine favor. This supposed "divine favor" is why sapphires were often the gemstone of choice for high priests and royalty throughout history. In fact, the British Crown Jewels contain a number of notable sapphires.
During the Middle Ages, sapphires symbolized the tranquility of the heavens and wearing them was thought to bring peace, happiness and purity of the soul. Medieval priests and monks would wear sapphire jewelry believing it had the ability to quell wicked impulses and impure thoughts. The color blue became the symbol of the union between a priest and the heavens, so sapphires came to be adorned on the rings of bishops.
Today, sapphires are still believed to hold special powers. It can be considered an aid to psycho kinesis, telepathy and clairvoyance, while providing spiritual enlightenment and inner peace. White sapphires, like diamonds, are considered the guardians of love, enhancing it and ensuring fidelity in marriage. The most powerful type of the gem is said to be the star sapphire. They are believed to protect against negative energy and have a calming effect that allows the mind to experience tranquility, joy and clear thinking.
A symbol of strength and intelligence, topaz derives its name from Topazios, an island in the Red Sea that is known today as Zabargad. The Greek word "topazios" means "to seek," since the island was covered with a thick fog and difficult to find. Gemstones found on the island were called topaz, although the stones were eventually found to actually be peridot. The real gem of topaz is found throughout the world, with different occurrences producing specific colors.
Brown, yellow, orange and red topaz are found in Brazil, Sri Lanka and Siberia. Most brownish topaz is heated to produce a permanent and glamorous pink color. Following the discovery of pink topaz in Russia during the 19th century, Imperial topaz was found. Featuring a sherry red, deep pink or reddish-orange color, the gem was so coveted that its ownership was restricted to the Czar, his family and those who received it as a royal gift. Today, Imperial shades are the most rare and, therefore, the most valuable.
Blue topaz is rarely found in nature and is most often created through a combination of heat treatment and irradiation. It is found in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and China. Topaz is often colorless, too, and can be found in the United States, Mexico, Russia and Pakistan. In 1998, a new type of enhanced topaz made its appearance with a greenish-blue or emerald green color. All colors of topaz rank an 8.0 on the Mohs Scale of hardness.
Yellow topaz is November's birthstone and blue topaz is December's birthstone. Blue topaz is also the traditional gift for 4th and 19th wedding anniversaries, while Imperial topaz is celebrated as a 23rd anniversary gift. Perhaps the most famous topaz is a large, colorless stone known as the Braganza. It was discovered in Brazil in 1740 and was originally thought to be a priceless diamond. Today, the giant 1,680.00ct stone is set in the Portuguese Crown.
Paraiba color topaz is vibrant greenish blue designed to resemble the rare Paraiba tourmaline gemstone from Brazil. Typically, a blue or colorless topaz is heat treated to create the intense and desirable Paraiba color. White (or colorless) topaz is a budget-friendly alternative to diamonds.
The mystery and allure of topaz goes back thousands of years. To the ancients, it was a symbol of love and affection and was thought to ward off sudden death. The Romans associated topaz with Jupiter, the god of the sun. The Greeks called it the Stone of Strength, believing it had the power to increase strength and make its wearer invisible in times of emergency. The Egyptians said the gem was colored with the golden glow of the sun god, Ra, making topaz a powerful amulet that protected its wearer against harm.
Topaz' mystical curative powers were believed to wax and wane with the phases of the moon. The gem was said to change color in the presence of poisoned food or drink and falcons were carved on the stones to help earn the goodwill of kings and magnates.
Today, topaz is said to be the gem that has the widest range of curative powers. It is believed to dispel enchantment and protect against negative emotions such as anger, fear, greed and envy. Its properties are supposedly enhanced when the gem is mounted in gold. Because of this association with gold, topaz is used to bring or enhance the wearer's money-gathering abilities and has long been used in money and wealth rituals.
Wearing topaz is said to improve and deepen relationships, promote patience, ensure fidelity and enhance the ability to love. The gem is also believed to bring friendship, intelligence, long life, beauty and a pleasant disposition.
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There's a place on memory lane where retro recipes are safely stored. They're carefully filed away, waiting for another generation to "discover" them. Today's recipe, an outstanding chiffon cake, is one of them. The chiffon cake has quite a history. It became an overnight phenomena in the late 1940's. It had been created prior to the great depression by Harry Baker, an insurance agent who became a caterer. He kept the secret of his remarkably airy cake for two decades before selling the formula to General Mills. His secret recipe used vegetable oil instead of conventional shortening. General Mills released the recipe for chiffon cake to Better Homes and Gardens magazine where it was advertised as the first really new cake in a hundred years. The magazine sponsored on-going contests that caused the mania for chiffon cake to last for at least two decades. Chiffon cakes were a wonder to home bakers. They combined the richness of butter cakes with the light spring of an angel food or sponge cakes. The cakes were unusually moist, but they were not that all easy to make. Not everyone mastered the beating of egg whites that was required to produce the towering cake. As the bundt cake became popular, fascination with the chiffon cake waned and busy women turned to desserts that were easier to prepare. I came across a blogging event called Everything Old is New Again sponsored by the Domestic Muse. I decided to pull this glorious maple-nut chiffon cake from storage for the challenge. I had forgotten just how good this actually is. I hope you'll be able to make it for your friends and family.
Maple-Nut Chiffon Cake
2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup cold water
2 teaspoons maple flavoring
1 cup (8) egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup finely chopped, toasted walnuts
Golden Butter Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup light cream
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
1 cup toasted walnuts, finely chopped
1) Set oven at 325 degrees F.
2) Sift flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt into mixing bowl; stir in brown sugar. Make a well in dry ingredients. Add vegetable oil, egg yolks, water and flavoring. Beat until satin smooth.
3) Combine egg whites and cream of tartar in large mixing bowl. Beat until they form very stiff peaks (stiffer than for meringue or angel cake). Pour egg-yolk batter in thin stream over entire surface of egg whites, gently cutting and folding down, across bottom, up the side and over, just until blended. Fold in nuts.
4) Bake in ungreased 10-inch tube pan in slow oven at 325 degrees F for 55 minutes; increase heat to 350 degrees F and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more. Invert pan; let cool thoroughly.
Gold Butter Frosting:
5) Melt butter in saucepan; keep over low heat until golden brown, watching carefully so it does not scorch. Remove from heat, stir in confectioners' sugar. Blend in light cream and maple flavoring. Place pan in ice water and beat until of spreading consistency (add more cream if needed).
6) Frost top and sides of cake. Decorate with chopped walnuts. Yield: 1 10-inch cake.


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In the USA, we celebrate Columbus Day, the second Monday in October. The actual day is 12-October-1492. Latin America too celebrates this holiday. It has been a federal holiday since 1937. However, I did not say national holiday as three states do not celebrate the holiday at all. Alaska, Hawaii, and South Dakota are the three states that do not recognize Columbus Day.
This year, I am asking Polish-Americans, as well as all other Polonia to wave their Polish flags at Columbus Day celebrations. Here are my initial two articles on this topic that establish Columbus as person of Polish Heritage (and therefore appropriate to honor in this Polish Heritage Month):
I hope Columbus' roots can be determined scientifically, just as Copernicus' remains were identified and resolve this hoopla over Columbus's Heritage.
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After remodeling their house, these homeowners decided to embrace a blue-and-white palette, a perennial favorite for waterfront homes. In the guest room, the decorating takes a formal turn with a regal brass chandelier and a checked canopy that adds height to the tufted white headboard. The pillows and duvet are covered in a pretty blue-and-white damask print. Glints of gold warm the room and add some textural variety.
Bold and Comfortable Guest Room
Jack Levy describes this showhouse guest bedroom as a luxurious sanctuary. "A wonderful guest room should be a cocoon from the rest of the home, a place where your guests can close the door and be in their own little world." A single delicate floral pattern throughout provides a sense of harmony. An audacious purple grass cloth covers the walls, making the palette seem rich but not overwhelming.
Seaside-Inspired Guest Room
Wanting a tranquil feeling for friends and family enjoying her guest room, designer and homeowner Barbara Franceski introduced an iron canopy bed from Niermann Weeks that creates a small room-within-a-room effect. Contrasting fabrics over the bed frame include the "Tamerlane" cotton print from Brunschwig & Fils, used for the outside canopy, and "Cardomon," a geometric by Vervain that lines the canopy and repeats in the window treatment. A cream-colored matelassé quilt from Ralph Lauren Home softens the bed. The room's statement fabrics, a green-and-white striped rug and sky-blue-and-white silk floor pillows by Schumacher, echo the colors of sea glass.
Classic Style Guest Bedroom
This homeowner wanted her new house to have an old-world feel. She achieved this effect by introducing fine woods, antique furniture, and classic patterns throughout her home. The guest bedroom is furnished with a 19th-century Sheraton-style chest made from beautifully grained tiger maple. A bench at the foot of the bed is covered in a striped fabric by Schumacher.
Serene Guest Room
Soft blues and greens envelop this bedroom in serenity. A tufted head- and footboard on the custom bed lend a classic feel, matching the antique night tables and armoire. Light woods, touches of gold, and a creamy carpet warm the space. Linens on the inviting bed are by Frette, and the classic lamps are by Visual Comfort.
Pattern Perfect
Wrapped in a striking, hand-blocked linen fabric with red flowers, this guest bedroom features a three-piece French suite that includes a settee and matching chairs, all upholstered in a textured, burlap-like linen; chair backs are covered in a coordinating oversized check pattern. "Even though this house is formally assembled, there are no fancy fabrics," says designer Jack Fhillips. "Everything is cotton or linen—a little bit country but without cute painted furniture and distressed finishes." A jute area rug from ABC Home & Carpet softens the floors. A gilded English desk is from the 1890s.
Cozy Guest Room
Colorful details add charm and personality to this cozy guest room. Lavender hues take the lead, while a pale celadon-green window treatment tempers the energy of the hummingbird-motif wallpaper. A beautiful swag valance and whimsical bedside statues show that this bedroom was designed to make guests feel welcome.
Sunny Gust Bedroom
Feminine toiles and florals in soft shades of dusty blue and butter yellow give this guest bedroom a sunny attitude. Scalamandre linen toile dresses the Hickory Chair's cane chairs as well as the pillows, duvet, and bed skirt on the tester bed. Displayed as art, old plates add a pretty pop of color above the headboard. A shapely parrot lamp perches on the Tiffany-blue bedside table, offering plenty of light for late-night reading.
Artistic Guest Bedroom
A seductively stylish oasis, this tufted custom bed recalls the style of an old English Knole sofa. Covered in Ralph Lauren Home ticking, Yves Delorme linens, and an orange Hermes blanket, the bed was designed to make the guests feel pampered. Accessories such as the shaggy rope chair from Holly Hunt and an oil painting on an easel add an intriguing art-gallery attitude. The wicker trunk at the foot of the bed offers a convenient spot to park guests' belongings.
Simply Elegant Guestroom
Layers of worn texture and neutral fabrics mingle to create an atmosphere of elegant simplicity in this guest bedroom. An oatmeal-colored tufted headboard enhances ivory bed linens trimmed in contrasting brown. The same oatmeal linen used on the headboard is made into pinch-pleated drapery panels hanging from an iron rod. Ceiling-high bookshelves offer space to display art or provide options for bedtime reading.
Exotic Guest Bedroom
Smooth concrete walls and age-polished terra-cotta floors keep things cool in this room, both stylistically and physically. The earthy textures provide an unstudied background for the creative blend of furniture and objects. At the foot of a fanciful hammered-tin bed is a suzani (a Central Asian textile) in chic neutral tones. Hanging lamps beside the tin headboard leave space on petite bedside tables for night-time needs.
Country Casual Guest Room
A striking picket-fence headboards add to the carefree air in this charming guest bedroom dressed in yellows and blues. Bed linens in happy summer stripes partner with sunny wallpaper. Up in the corner, an elaborate vintage corbel adds charm.
Soothing Guest Bedroom
Knowing that visitors bring clutter, guest rooms can benefit from a paucity of pattern and color. Here, a palette of cool neutrals -- eggshell, pale honey, and chocolate brown -- creates a soothing zenlike atmosphere. Corals on the window ledge add an organic presence. The framed sepia-tone photographs by Ron Van Dongen add interest without disturbing the restful atmosphere
Spring-Fresh Guest Room
Walls the color of palm fronds add a fresh touch to this bedroom, which charms with, floral prints, a collection of pottery plates, and a Wilton carpet strewn with roses. The white-painted night tables and plant stand contrast crisply with the richly colored walls. A polka-dot headboard and dust-ruffle fabric add a sweet touch.
Vintage-Look Guest Room
Guests of all ages enjoy this charming upstairs retreat with toile-covered walls and a romantic white mini-canopy above the upholstered headboard. Dressing the walls and ceiling in the same pattern wallpaper makes the small, awkwardly shaped room feel larger. The vanity-turned-nightstand offers ample space for grooming or working on the computer. Blue-and-white accent pieces add refreshing splashes of color against the soft green-and-white background.
Double-Duty Guest Room
A den doubles as a guest room that features a daybed (see next slide) plus a desk, comfortable seating, and bookshelves. In this neutral but graphic space, pattern comes in the form of zebra-style area rug and single color drapery panels banded with white.
Double-Duty Guest Room
Perfect for sleeping or curling up with a good book, this custom-made daybed turns a den into a bedroom. The daybed fabric coordinates with the drapery panels and ottoman fabric; all are from Rogers & Goffigan. Framed monkey prints add interest without screaming for attention.
Southwestern Guest Room
A rich palette of browns with pops of deep red and sage green mimics the desert landscape beyond the windows, connecting occupants with the outdoors. The red-and-black striped fabric for the headboard and footboard (from Ralph Lauren Home) adds pizzazz, particularly against the deep gold walls. As the homeowner requested, the overall effect is Southwestern without being kitschy.
French-Inspired Guest Room
A misty-blue French floral disguises this period guest bedroom's imperfections in a field of delicate flowers on the walls, in the French-pleated window panels, and in the bed skirt. The circa 1850 four-poster bed is topped with a blue antique quilt and a comforter in a sunny tone-on-tone yellow-checked silk. The late-19th-century crystal chandelier is another example of refined French decoration. Queen Anne-style chairs offer comfortable seating.
Global Guest Room
A monochromatic palette of neutrals demands extra effort to enrich the mix with objects and textures of enough interest to keep boredom at bay. Here, an old Swedish daybed mixes with a primitive African footstool, a Lucite pedestal table, a woven basket, and two very different types of rugs: sisal and an old Oushak. A heavy-linen cotton fabric on the daybed's pillows sports a Moorish-style pattern.
Pastel Guest Room
Several shades of lavender give this guest room a sweet personality, ranging from barely-there lavender on the walls to near-purple banding on the coverlets. An elegant lavender print was chosen for the twin beds' upholstered headboards. Guests share a nightstand, but get their own reading lights for comfort. An illuminated oil painting serves as a refined focal point.


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This is not the first time this has happened; neither will it be the last, but according to media reports, a few weeks ago a worker was sacked for writing on her Facebook profile that her job with a marketing firm was "boring". Kimberly Swann, 16, Essex, was asked to leave after her manager saw the comment.
The current 'king' of social networking, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. The media covered this event thoroughly; I have spoken about the issue on various radio stations and last week on BBC1's Sunday morning live debate programme, The Big Questions, hosted by Nicky Campbell.
Facebook is a wonderful tool, yet it can also pose great danger and caution is needed. It is important to remember that you are making information about yourself semi-public, and all-and-sundry can log-on, register and look at your profile.
I do not for one moment suggest that Facebook and the like are scrapped. Some of my friends are hopeless when it comes to email and the only way to get their attention is to send them a Facebook message (which can be both public and private). The important thing to remember is that social networking sites should be there to complement our social lives, and not to replace them. There is no substitute for face-to-face conversation. The danger with such sites is that younger generations will become unable to hold a proper conversation, or to write legibly. (My own handwriting is far from perfect! Although that is more to do with the rise of the computer in general, rather than Facebook or MySpace.)
These sites are no place for anyone who wants to remain anonymous or enigmatic; some people even choose not to reveal their real names.
As this unfortunate girl found out, some employers (rightly or wrongly) do now check their employees' profiles – either before they hire or after. It is important that we don't use our Facebook pages to create a different, more glamorous version of ourselves – masking the real person. If you are true and consistent to yourself, then you probably won't fall into any traps.
If you upload photographs of an event, do remember your friends' egos. Decide (or ask) people what images they want online, especially if they are embarrassing. Don't splurge out details of a private conversation you may have had in the public zones on the social networking sites. Avoid applications such as 'Top Friends', where you rate your friends and put them in order: you may as well line up your friends in real life and give them differing rosettes.
There is a school of thought that the more friends you have the more kudos you will gain amongst other friends: poppycock.
One positive of Facebook is that it tells you a few days before whose birthday is coming up, thus enabling you to (if they are a real friend) go and buy a present and/or card. This does not mean that for 'real' friends you can then write on their 'Wall' wishing them happy birthday. How impersonal!
Social networking sites can be a help; they can also be a hindrance. Common sense will help you steer clear of any mishaps that one day could cost you your job.
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Are you concerned that your metal implants may set off metal detectors at the airport? The possibility exists, and it depends on factors, such as the size and metal content of your implants and the sensitivity of the metal detector.
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Since the probing energy of metal detectors are capable of penetrating body tissue, the presence of metal inside your body may sound the alarm. However, studies examining patients with orthopedic implants (eg, knee or hip replacements ) found variable results from airport screening detectors.
One study conducted by Basu and colleagues compared patients with various types of implants. They also looked at the metal detector response to individuals with implants and volunteers with metal prosthetics strapped to their bodies. This study found that Richards cannulated screws (a type of hardware used in implant surgery) were the only metallic objects to consistently set off the detectors. Some artificial joints did sound the alarm, most notably Austin Moore prostheses, but others—specifically single joint replacements—did not. The results were similar for the implants and metal prosthetics strapped outside the body.
Travelers' mixed experiences with metal detectors at airports are due to a number of factors. The sensitivity of metal detectors is based on a scale of 1 to 15 (1 being the least sensitive, 15 being the most sensitive), and the average airport detector is set at five. Some detectors, particularly in high-risk security areas of the world, are set at seven. Detectors set at 10 will be activated by objects with very low metal content, such as coins and jewelry, and thus would create many false alarms and even longer lines at security checkpoints.
Implants with high iron content, such as Austin Moore prostheses, are the most likely to set off the alarms. Newer implants are often made with metals such as titanium and are less likely to set off detectors. These characteristics may also be influenced by outside factors, such as nearby sources of electromagnetic radiation.
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Not all studies have found that surgical hardware in the body sets off metal detectors. In fact, with recent medical advances, many implants contain metals less likely to set off metal detector alarms. However, if you are traveling in an area considered high-risk, heightened security measures may require higher detector sensitivity settings, increasing your risk of setting off the alarm with your implant.
If you have metal implants in your body, it is possible that an airport metal detector will find it. Some doctors will give you a note explaining your condition. However, since there is no official card you can carry to verify the existence of your implant, if you set off the detector you will be asked to step aside for further screening.
Setting off the detector is not harmful to your body, but it may be an inconvenience in your travel schedule. So be prepared, especially in the United States and other areas with elevated security, to undergo further inspection and questioning at the airport. It is important to know that the possibility of your metal implant activating a detector does exist, so you should be prepared for a longer wait at the security checkpoint.


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Astros to host Civil Rights Game next year
Annual event to take place at Minute Maid Park on May 30 against Orioles
HOUSTON -- Since his ownership group was approved to purchase the Astros two years ago, Jim Crane has been a constant champion for diversity -- a cause which helped lead to the hiring of Bo Porter as the team's second African-American manager last year and several off-the-field initiatives in the community.
That's why Crane aggressively pursued the chance to play host to next year's Civil Rights Game and its ancillary activities, which were developed by Major League Baseball to pay tribute to those who fought on and off the field for equal rights for all Americans.
MLB and the Astros announced during a joint news conference Tuesday at Minute Maid Park that the 2014 Civil Rights Game will be played May 30 in Houston when the Astros meet the Orioles. The eighth installment of the game will be televised nationally on MLB Network.
"We made it clear when we got involved a couple of years ago when we bought the team that we were very interested in diversity and we'd be a big supporter of it," Crane said.
Ancillary activities such as the MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, the Baseball & Civil Rights Movement Roundtable Discussion and a youth baseball and softball event will all take place that week. Ticket sales and more information on the 2014 Civil Rights Game and ancillary events will be made available at a later date on MLB.com/civilrightsgame and Astros.com/civilrightsgame.
"I am pleased to announce the Houston Astros, who have demonstrated a substantial commitment to supporting diversity throughout our industry, as the hosts of Major League Baseball's 2014 Civil Rights Game," Commissioner Bud Selig said. "The Civil Rights Game and its surrounding events are an opportunity not only for our game to honor those who have fought for equality throughout American history, but also to remind us that the battle against injustice continues. As a social institution that features unprecedented diversity of all races and ethnicities throughout our sport, we are proud to join the Astros in remembering this important era in history."
Crane was joined at the news conference by Hall of Fame slugger Frank Robinson, who was born in nearby Beaumont and is Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball development. Joining them were Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Astros president of business operations Reid Ryan and Porter.
Former Astros outfielders Jimmy Wynn and Jose Cruz also attended the news conference, along with Astros ownership partner Shawn Taylor.
"We're very proud to be able to bring that to Houston," Robinson said. "It's well-deserved for the organization for what they're doing for diversity. ... It's held in honor of those in and out of baseball who fought for equal rights in all America. That's what it's about. It's not just baseball people. It's the people that have pushed for the equal rights program and been involved in it, young and old."
In 2010, the Astros became the first MLB club to have its own MLB Urban Youth Academy, which is a network of MLB facilities around the country that provide free, year-round baseball and softball instruction to young people from underserved and urban areas.
Through its Community Leaders initiative started by Crane, the Astros have been revitalizing several youth fields in inner-city areas and have been responsible for their upkeep. Last year, the Astros played host to both the Urban Invitational, a nationally televised, round-robin collegiate baseball tournament designed by MLB to give historically black colleges and universities and their baseball programs national exposure, as well as the second annual MLB Diversity Business Summit.
"We want to continue to support these events," Crane said. "It's very important for baseball and very important for the community. The Civil Rights Game is a great way to honor those who have fought for equality and promote diversity in the game moving forward.
"We've really worked hard to promote diversity and looked at everything we can do to help, and you can continue to count on the Astros to do that moving forward. We consider it a great honor to host this event."
Here's more on the events surrounding the Civil Rights Game:
• Baseball & the Civil Rights Movement Roundtable Discussion, May 29: A group of prominent participants will discuss the pivotal role baseball played in the civil rights movement and the game's continued presence as a social institution in American society.
Previous panelists have included Martin Luther King III, human rights activist and eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Sharon Robinson, MLB educational programming consultant and daughter of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson; Dolores Huerta, activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers; Ambassador Shabazz, Ambassador-at-large for Belize and eldest daughter of Malcolm X; Branch Rickey III, Pacific Coast League president and grandson of the late Branch Rickey; Thomas Tull, chairman & CEO of Legendary Entertainment and producer of the feature film "42"; Arte Moreno, principal owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; Kenny Williams, executive vice president of the Chicago White Sox; Hall of Famers Barry Larkin, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Dave Winfield; Dodgers legend Don Newcombe; Hall of Fame journalist and MLB Network analyst Peter Gammons; and MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds, among others.
"The Roundtable has been very, very successful because you have different types of personalities there to answer questions that normally wouldn't be answered," Robinson said.
• MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, May 30: The MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon will honor the recipients of this year's MLB Beacon Awards, which recognize individuals whose lives are emblematic of the spirit of the civil rights movement.
Past recipients of MLB Beacon Awards include: Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Ernie Banks; and also Buck O'Neil, Newcombe, Bo Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Ruby Dee, Aretha Franklin, Morgan Freeman, John H. Johnson, Billie Jean King, Spike Lee, Congressman John Lewis, Carlos Santana, three of the founding members of Earth, Wind & Fire, and Vera Clemente, MLB goodwill ambassador and wife of the late Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente.
Keynote speakers at previous MLB Beacon Award events have included Commissioner Selig, President Bill Clinton, Ambassador Andrew Young, Reverend Joseph Lowery, Julian Bond and Michael Wilbon.
• Youth Clinic, TBD: The youth baseball and softball clinic is an event designed to give young players locally the opportunity to interact with and learn from current and former players. The clinic will take place at the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which attracted approximately 1,300 participants in 2013. Interactive aspects will include batting cages, pitching machines and baserunning stations.
The Civil Rights Game began in Memphis, Tenn., in 2007, centering on an exhibition game between the Cardinals and Indians. After another exhibition game in Memphis in '08, the Civil Rights Game moved to Cincinnati (2009-10), then Atlanta (2011-12) as regular-season games, and last year was hosted in Chicago by the White Sox.
Robinson said Tuesday the game will rotate on a year-by-year basis to a different Major League park.
While much of the South was deeply affected during the civil rights movement with violence threatening the well-being of many, Houston played a vital role in achieving peaceful desegregation, making it a crucial part of the overall civil rights effort.
Texas State Rep. Sylvester Turner, who lives in the Acres Homes neighborhood of north Houston that houses the Urban Youth Academy, spoke with pride about the Civil Rights Game coming to his hometown.
"The Civil Rights Game, to me, represents the evolution of baseball and evolution of America and serves as a reminder that unless we continue to be vigilant, so many kids who will not play, have not played, will lose their history and will not continue to have the fervor to fight to make their dreams come true," Turner said.


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A group of Satanists has unveiled a design of a 7-foot-tall statue that they want erected at the Oklahoma state capitol. The Satanic Temple wants the statue put up because a monument of the Ten Commandments was allowed at the capitol in 2012. The statue depicts a goat-headed demon sitting on a throne under an inverted pentagram, and two smiling children look up at the beast.
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"There was no reason to shoot this kid. They killed my son in cold blood. We called for help, and they killed my son." - Mark Wilsey, stepfather of Keith Vidal, 18, who was shot and killed by police. The family of the teen, who had schizophrenia, called police because he was threatening his mother. The family said the situation was under control when a third police officer showed up, and Keith was killed about a minute later.
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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman and other American players trained with young North Koreans in advance of Wednesday's exhibition match to mark the birthday of North Korea's leader. Rodman appealed for understanding about his goodwill project.
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