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Our small elementary school in Leverett is slated to lose about $62,000 next year as six kids leave for area charter schools — that's an average of one kid per grade ("Chart next course," May 9). Several years ago this kind of resource-drain led to the cancellation of the much-loved Spanish program, and we have been level-funding our school budget for the last four years (which means that in reality we are making cuts every year, as costs are generally rising). The Amherst regional district is scheduled to lose more than $700,000 for 55 kids who go to charters, which comes out to about nine kids in each of the six upper-school grades. The economies of scale mean that one or six or nine kids leaving a school (or one class, or one grade) don't add up to much actual "savings," because the school still has the same number of teachers, the same overhead costs, the same building to support. Those who think that the current way that charter schools are funded isn't leading to a decline in the quality and even existence of truly locally-based, locally-controlled public schools are deluding themselves.
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One of my favorite things about summer, aside from the warm weather, is the amazing summer produce. Our garden is overflowing with zucchini, cucumbers and tomatoes. It's so exciting to check a plant one day and then see a full grown vegetable the next. Now, the trick is to cook with the abundance!
I make this tomato soup at least once each summer. It's such an easy way to use tomatoes, plus fresh herbs from the garden. Literally, just chop everything up and throw it in a blender. The soup can easily be warmed up...but on a warm, summer night, it's refreshing to enjoy right away. It also freezes easily to be enjoyed in the winter.
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2 large tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped (around 4 cups chopped)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
1/4 of a medium red onion
1/2 - 1 garlic clove, grated
5 large basil leaves
3 stems oregano, leaves removed and stems discarded
1/2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbls extra virgin olive oil
Crushed red pepper flakes, optional
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Driver in court for allegedly causing death of FRSC Marshal in Osun
A 38-year-old driver, Lamidi Saka, was on Friday arraigned in Osogbo Magistrates' Court in Osun for allegedly causing the death of Mr Oladunjoye Ariyo, an FRSC Marshal.
Saka, whose address was not provided, is facing a five-count charge bordering on dangerous driving, driving without a valid driver's licence and causing the death of FRSC Marshal.
The Prosecutor, Mr Estine Okolo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Dec. 19, 2015, on the Osogbo-Ilorin road.
Okolo said the accused was asked to stop after a traffic infraction but drove dangerously to avoid arrest and in the process ran into the marshal who died on the spot.
According to him, the driver committed the offences while driving a white Toyota Dyna light truck with registration number XG 126 RSH.
The prosecutor further said that the accused was on the highway without a valid driver's licence.
Okolo said that when the accused was apprehended, he produced an expired driver's licence No. LRGOO46BA2 issued on Feb. 23, 2011.
He said the offences committed contravened Sections 20, 21, 23(1), (2),10 (4), (1),10 (11) and 25 (1) and (2) of the Federal Road Safety Commission Act, 2007.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge against him.
The counsel to the accused, Mr Samuel Ibiyemi, prayed the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms.
The Magistrate, Mr Olusola Aluko, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Aluko said that the sureties must reside within the court's jurisdiction and must provide evidence of tax payment.
The sureties, he said, should also submit two passport-size photographs with an affidavit of means to the court's registrar.
Aluko, who said one of the sureties must be a relation of the accused while the other must have landed property in Osogbo, adjourned the case untill May 2 for hearing.
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I'm fat but my body seems to be rejecting this fat. It seems to just sit on top. Any thoughts? Any advice?
So last night I was looking in the mirror and I saw a stretch mark on my cheek. A little one, but still a stretch mark. I have come to the realization that I am fat. I am 19 years old and 3 years ago I weighed between 125-130 now I weigh 175-180. I am 5'6 and have a very small frame. This fat does not sit well on me. I have stretchmarks EVERYWHERE, cellulite on my legs and stomach, and it actually looks like my body is rejecting this fat. It just sits on top of everywhere. I have a big unnatural looking gut, thighs, arms, boobs, bum, and even face! My body isn't embracing this weight at all. I look like a slender person with a fat suit on. I am not a naturally big person so my body fat percentage is probably like 40%.
I feel so weird just noticing this. It feels like I should have known this. I am ready for a huge change because I just realized that I am extremely unhealthy. About 3 1/2 years ago I moved to a small town with no sports to play and I just became very inactive. I was quite small for my age (no breasts, small hips) and I hadn't went through puberty yet. When I was almost 16 I got my period and grew breasts. From that point on I just began steadily gaining weight. About 50 pounds in 3 years!
I know it probably seems weird that I am just noticing this but I truly am. I would like to lose about 50 pounds (not in a particular amount of time I would just like to get healthy) and become physically fit. Any tips? Advice? Also, has anyone ever heard of fat not meshing in with your body? I feel so abnormal because I don't feel like a fat person. I feel like a small person with fat just placed on top. My ankles, wrists, and waist are small and it just looks so weird..
Thanks in advance.
John, what I meant by sitting on top is that it isn't blending in with my body. Other people I see who are fat look like they are meant to be fat. I know that nobody is meant to be fat, but it seems to sit on them better. They don't have stretch marks or cellulite. It looks natural as opposed to unnatural.
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- Betty BLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
Fat deposits under your skin might not be aesthetically pleasing but those are much healthier than fat deposits inside your body, smothering your organs, like the kind of fat the men get in their guts.
This is one advantage of being a woman…your fat deposits are just under your skin…hello, cellulite and stretch marks! Your body is not "rejecting this fat"; it just keeps it where it's safer than inside.
It's not weird that you're just noticing something about yourself. The idea of one own body image is quite tricky. Some thin people see themselves as fat; beautiful people see themselves as ugly, young people see themselves as old and vice-versa, etc…
Just two days ago, somebody was telling me how cute my kids were (they're adults now, 20 and above) because they look like me and have cute dimples. But then I said "I don't have dimples", but lo and behold, I was told I did, when I laugh or have a big smile. I actually had to go in front of a mirror and smile to notice my cute dimples! Usually when I see myself in a mirror, I'm brushing my teeth so it's not like I'm smiling. There's no pictures of me smiling either…you can see I did not have a very good marriage and mostly I was the one taking pictures.
I don't feel like an old person, but I still have grey hair (I'm allergic to hair dye) and I automatically get the senior citizen discount at the movie theater, not that I'm complaining.
You might not feel like a fat person but you're overweight. Try to go back down to a healthy weight, like 150lbs max (5'6 healthy weight is between 115lbs and 150lbs). Gaining 50lbs in 3 years is very sneaky. Each pound of fat reserves is 3,500 calories so 50lbs would be 175,000 calories. 3 years are 1,095 days, so you ate a daily average of 160 calories too many…which you could have lost doing about 20 minutes of exercising (aerobics burn about 8 calories per minute). If you had exercised for 20 minutes every day, you would not have gained those 50lbs.
A "small town with no sports to play" is no excuse for a sedentary life. You can still go outside in a small town and walk/jog or bike. Or stay home and do calisthenics, use free weights and use a stationary bike.
You're right about one thing. Some big women still look great while others really do not agree with fat deposits. I have friends who are 50lbs heavier than me (I'm 125lbs) and are big and beautiful, with fat deposit everywhere and smooth skin. If I gain 10lbs, I just get a belly pouch and a fat butt so my spine gets out of alignment, so I also get back aches, while my arms look like skinny sticks and my waist (above my belly button) stays thin. It was fine when I was younger and just look like I was pregnant but now I'm too old for that.
- GinaLv 43 years ago
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wrap up any extra food you ve cooked before you sit down to a meal so you re not tempted to get seconds
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take in the greenery sit in lotus position and breathe deeply for an hour and 42 minutes
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yoga may be relaxing but you can also get a good workout an hour of yoga can burn up to 350 calories
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dont confuse thirst with hunger drink a glass of water when you feel hungry to see if thats what you re really craving
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Avoid bringing your favourite food into your home
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90 minute ride on horse back
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Use a bathroom on a different floor and use the stairs
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It's hard to believe we are in 2012 already! Things here at FPA&B continue to grow and change, like a newborn that keeps surprising us with little giggles and efforts at crawling. We have lots of goals and dreams for this little babe and we're excited to be sharing them with you!
Another First Friday is approaching, the first FF of the new year in fact, and we are proud to be opening an exhibit containing work by local photographers, David Slivka and Raylene Jordan. Their work, ranging from landscape to architecture to people, captures natural beauty and brings the ordinary to life.
David Slivka
David was born in Chicago and raised here in Indiana with a heart for traveling. He has been a photographer for 18 years now, and has ventured far and wide for his photos. "Taking long road trips or going over seas to capture my images is my passion."
David's work definitely reflects his passion; click here to see more.
Raylene Jordan
Raylene was born in Los Angeles, and has grown up in various places around the US. "To my surprise," she states, "Indianapolis has become home." Raylene holds a Masters in Library Science and currently works with Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. Art has been her passion and focus in the rare spare moments she could find as a working wife and mother.
These two are clearly talented photographers. Please join us on First Friday, January 6th, for an artist reception from 6-9p. The artists will be available for questions and their work available for purchase.


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Homeschooling Philosophies - "Teaching HOW to Think, Not WHAT to Think"
You know you haven't posted in too long when you get questions as to whether or not your blog has moved!
Nope, we haven't moved, we've just been on summer vacation! Having "school" got dropped for the summer, and the blog got dropped too. But we've resumed classes, and now the blog too. Not that I haven't been thinking about it. The next few posts will probably be a game of catch-up.
After our first day of classes, I knew I'd have to share a bit of Ella's perspective, which naturally leads into a topic I've put off far too long: my homeschooling philosophy.
Almost every time we go to school (our classroom is in the church across the street) we open our school day with the singing of "O Canada," saying the Lord's Prayer, and a Bible story. Though I think the memorization of the Lord's Prayer is important, I didn't want it to be "rote." So we've talked about each part of it until Ella has come to understand what it is she's saying. As a result of this, she has one of the most expressive and enthusiastic Lord's Prayer of anyone I've ever heard. I've managed to curtail my amusement so that I don't laugh aloud when she says, with much verve and expression, "For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and EVER! Amen!" When I put in the italics, exclamation marks, and capitalization, I'm not exaggerating. She could easily compete with a bouncing Southern Baptist preacher who laces his/her sermons with a, "Can I hear an Amen? Tell me, do you know it?" Who knows? Maybe that's what she'll become one day.
Well, since she's got "O Canada" and the Lord's Prayer well memorized, I decided to add Psalm 23 to our school openings. It wasn't all that long ago that I helped my husband memorize it, as he hadn't come from a faith tradition that emphasized Scripture memorization.
Just as I had with the Lord's Prayer, I would say a phrase and then Ella would repeat it, so she's really learning by repetition and as time goes on, we begin to discuss each section to add understanding. This method worked smoothly from verses 1-4. It was in verse 5 that Ella began to question what she was saying. Which, in my opinion, is a very good thing. You should never sign papers that you haven't read, and you shouldn't say something that you're doubtful about. [Please note: if you're not familiar with Psalm 23, the text is added to the end of this blog post.]
When I said, "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies," she repeated what I said and then piped up, "But Mummy, why would you want to eat with the bad guys?"
I explained that by preparing a feast just for you, God was showing how much He loved you and how special you were to Him. And by letting your enemies see all this, then they would know that they were wrong to treat you unkindly. She thought this was an excellent idea, but seemed to get a bit too much pleasure about God rubbing the noses of her enemies in His honour of her. Vindictive little thing! But I didn't comment on her smirk, since the Psalmist often seems to have that very attitude!
Then I repeated the next section of verse 5, "Thou anointest my head with oil."
Ella didn't even repeat that! Her shock was evident in her, "WHAT???" She was so surprised I had to laugh and as I did, Ella added, "God wants to put OIL on my HEAD?"
When I had recovered, I explained that in the days that the Bible was written when a person had a special work to do for God and He wanted them to be set apart for this special work and for others to know how special the person was whom He had chosen, a priest or a prophet would anoint their heads with oil.
Evidently my explanation just didn't cut it with her. "But I don't want oil on my head! I don't like oil!"
"Well, that was just the way God showed someone that they were extra-special, that they were especially chosen by Him to do His work." I explained again.
Ella wrinkled her forehead, leaned back in the chair, crossed her arms, and said, "Maybe, but I'm not going to say that. No way!"
So, we skipped that part and went on to "my cup runneth over," which she liked very well - after all, who doesn't like having God fill their life with good things? And we finished the rest of the chapter without incident.
Which brings me to my homeschooling philosophy. After all, there's not a lot of "religion" in this blog. At least, I don't think there is, but when you're a pastor/pastor's wife, it slips in everywhere, often without me even realising it. But my purpose in homeschooling is not to give my daughter a "Christian Education." This fact, for some reason, can really freak out a lot of Christians who are homeschooling for just that purpose. To them, they cannot see the point of homeschooling if it's not for religious reasons - essentially to keep their children from being taught something against the family's beliefs and to separate their children from the negative influences of "the world." That is a legitimate reason for homeschooling, and I can understand parents who feel that way, but I happen to disagree.
You see, I've never seen the school system as being responsible for the Christian Education of my children. It's a terrible place for any child to receive "Christian Education." I am a firm believer in Christian Education, and took many courses in college on precisely that subject. But, for whatever reason, I think that the purpose for school is academic education, and that a child's Christian education ought to rest on the parents and the church. If we had decided to put Ella in the public school system, we certainly wouldn't expect her to be getting any Christian education there. If we had decided to put Ella in a private school, it would not have necessarily been a Christian school. Our decision, regardless of the religious (or lack thereof) orientation of the school would be primarily based on their academic program and how well said program would work for Ella.
For 90% of our school day, no observer would think that Ella was getting a "Christian" education. For now all of our subjects are academic, outside of our opening. Eventually we might get into learning Biblical languages (Hebrew with Mum, Greek with Dad) - but even those, while related to our faith are still academic subjects. There is a vast difference between teaching devotion (embracing the teaching of a faith) and teaching religious/Biblical comprehension (understanding and interpreting the texts of a faith and the theology of a faith). The two can intersect, but it is not necessary for them to.
I also have a fear of putting my daughter into an education situation which is not so much education but indoctrination. It's not too difficult to spot the difference. Those who have gone through Christian Education not only know what they believe, but why they believe it and can compare and contrast their beliefs with other beliefs. These are the people who want to hear what you have to say, are willing to try to understand it, and are not threatened by it. Those who have gone through "Christian" indoctrination (which truly should be an oxymoron) know what they've been told to believe and they believe it, perhaps even with some level of understanding. But they don't want to know what you believe. They don't want to listen to your defense of your faith. And when confronted with something outside their belief system they are often threatened and respond accordingly with "fight or flight." When something conflicts with their belief, it is obviously either untrue or results in a crises of faith.
I remember sitting (somewhat dazed) in an early-morning Hebrew class. (Every Hebrew class I've ever taken has been ridiculously early in the morning - don't ask me why!) We were translating the portion of the Torah dealing with the flood narrative, more commonly known as "The Story of Noah and the Ark." At some point during our discussion (it was a seminar class, and therefore very small, amounting to a professor and a group of students sitting around a table) our professor brought up the vast number of flood narratives occurring in almost every ancient religious tradition in the Middle East. Most of the students in the class had already read many differing flood accounts from ancient religious texts in another class, so it was "old news."
After class, however, I got into a discussion with a first-year student to whom the concept of Biblical narratives having pagan parallels was entirely new. She was an intelligent young woman who had just graduated from an (evidently) very conservative Christian school. She was, to say the least, shocked, horrified, and threatened by the idea. In her mind, the professor had pretty much just informed her that much of the Old Testament was copied material from pagan religions.
That had not been my take on the discussion at all. Firstly, because I knew the professor well and knew him to be not only a professor but also an ordained minister who took not only his academics but his faith very seriously. But he was also a man who would present an issue from multiple sides, explaining multiple interpretations, and left the decision-making as to which interpretation was correct to the discretion of the student. Some students left his lectures confused. I always left desiring to study more on the subject until I had come to my own conclusion.
Secondly, since I had already studied the subject previously, I had already had time to process the information and come to my own understanding. There was a reading room nearby, so we went in there (it was empty, so we weren't disturbing anyone!) and we had an interesting discussion which has stayed with me ever since.
"There are a lot of different ancient religious texts that have a flood narrative. We know this to be fact, right?" I asked her.
And though I could tell it cost her to admit it, she nodded her acceptance.
"Okay, so we have this fact, but have you thought at all about what that fact means?" I queried.
"I don't get it," she said. "What is it you're asking me?"
I thought for a moment and then rephrased the question. "So, there's a lot of different flood stories. Fine. But why does this upset you?"
"Because if there's so many other versions of a Bible story, that means they just all copied from each other! It really didn't happen at all!" By this time, she was close to tears.
"Is that what it means?" I asked again. "If there are multiple flood stories then they must have been copied from each other?"
At this point, she realised that I didn't think her conclusion was right at all, and I could see her trying to figure out what I was getting at. She didn't quite make the leap. "What else could it mean?" she wondered.
"Well, let's say that the flood account isn't true, then you'd be correct that it's just another retelling of an old, old story. But, if our premise is that the Bible is the Word of God and is Truth, then the flood narrative did happen, right?"
She nodded.
"And the flood narrative tells us that the "whole world" was flooded, right?"
Again, she agreed.
"Now, I can't say whether this means the whole earth as we know it, every continent under water, or whether this means the whole known earth, and I don't even care. That would be for geologist to figure out. All I know for sure is that everything that the writer of this portion of Scripture knew was under water, so the flooding must have been incredibly wide-spread. Could have been everywhere or just Eurasia and Africa. But there was flooding, and a lot of it."
"Tell me now, if there was flooding all over the place, and there was one family who survived, and they spread out all over the place, and raised their families, and generations passed, and they began to form their own religions, what would happen to the flood story?"
Light was dawning for her, "Then there'd be a whole bunch of flood stories, not all the same, but an awfully lot alike!"
"Bingo! And they wouldn't be copies of each other, but..."
"But they would all have the same root story!" she exclaimed.
"And so, as far as I'm concerned, the great variety of flood accounts doesn't prove the lack of a flood, but testifies to the truth of a flood!" I finished.
I graduated some time before she did, so I don't know how she dealt with the vast differences in Biblical interpretation or the varieties of theologies she would have been taught later, but I hope and pray that she remembered to be open to new ideas, to consider them critically (in the sense of skillfully judgment as to truth or merit, not as in being inclined to find fault or judge harshly), and to make her decisions and opinions based on sound judgement tempered with faith rather than rejecting any theory off-hand or (worse) losing her faith.
That's why I'm wary of "Christian" education. And, depending on how you look at it, not only do some "Christian" school try to indoctrinate children, it's not very different in public schools!
One of my friends is fond of calling public schools "Secular Humanism" schools, and another calls them "Darwinian" schools. I would have to agree with the first, on the whole, although many would point out that the latter led, quite directly, to the former. At any rate, public schools are "religious," even if their "religion" has no god, and the way they go about teaching their beliefs is not much different than the way I described my issues with most Christian schools, to wit, that they attempt to teach the children what to think, rather than how to think.
And on top of this, teachers are frightfully overworked, sadly underpaid, and usually very stressed out due to the pressures put on them by parents, the school district, the department of education, and their over-full classrooms. As if that were not enough, classrooms often deal with mayhem due to the "inclusion" and "no child left behind" policies.
Don't get me wrong, I think it extremely important that children learn to be friends with and accept those who are handicapped or disabled in some way, but while that interaction is important, when it interferes with the learning process, and it disturbs greatly during class time, resulting in lower grades and difficulty learning for children easily distracted, I draw the line. Education should be primarily about scholarly education, not social "education," which really is the reason why we send our children to schools rather than socials.
As for "no child left behind," I think that has failed miserably. What results is that highly intelligent children face a system that is "some children kept behind," and those who have difficulty learning face a system that is "some children forced forward." Often teachers find themselves forced to teach to the lowest common denominator, meanwhile the intelligent and very bored children have plenty of time to come up with smart-aleck remarks and have plenty of time to catch up on their note-writing and passing, or worse.
Education is so incredibly important. I've always wanted the best education possible for my children (although at this point I only have a class of one), and when I read about the Montessori Method I knew I'd found the kind of education I wanted my daughter to have. In fact, I think every child should be able to learn this way, and it's very sad that more children don't have the chance. The state of education in New Brunswick is currently in sad, sad shape. And truth be told, most families don't have any option but to send their children to public school. Many parents continue to educate their children at home and often augment their children's education with extra-curricular classes and/or activities. But I'm grateful that I do have the option, and I just keep praying for the discipline, to homeschool my children.
[Please note: that last sentence is not a typo. I ended up getting pregnant this summer, much to our shock and delight, and so I'll have another student soon enough. The best part about it is that now all this Montessori material making will be used at least twice!]
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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The ouster and exile by the military of Honduran president Manuel Zelaya on Sunday created several problems for Taiwan, the least of which is the Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) administration's last-minute decision to cancel his trip there later this week.
With the international community — from the UN to the Organization of American States — condemning the coup, Taipei faces uncertainty in its relations with one of its remaining 23 diplomatic allies. Despite Ma's assurances yesterday that ties between the two countries had not been affected — in other words, that Tegucigalpa would not switch recognition to Beijing — there is no knowing what will happen next in the unstable mood of a coup d'etat.
By virtue of their unconstitutionality, military coups abandon all pretence to legal strictures, and their architects may be amenable to other, sudden changes. Strategic alliances — especially with undemocratic states — can be formed, especially if the coup results in diplomatic isolation, which cannot be ruled out in this case.
But Honduras is not a very attractive prize for China. It has very little to offer in terms of natural resources — one of Beijing's major considerations in developing ties with countries.
Furthermore, Beijing and Taipei have struck a sort of truce in that they will not attempt to steal each other's allies; doing so now could threaten cross-strait rapprochement, which is far more valuable to Beijing than poor Honduras. But as the Chinese Foreign Ministry has yet to make a statement on the developments, the jury is still out.
The problem of dealing with an illegitimate regime presents another challenge. If Zelaya — who in September 2007 "angered" Beijing by calling Taiwan an independent sovereign state — is not allowed to return from exile, will Taipei risk angering Tegucigalpa in placing pressure on it to restore democracy, or will it allow fear of losing a diplomatic ally to mute its response to what should be condemned in no uncertain terms?
As a beacon of democracy — an image that, at least in name, Ma has encouraged — Taiwan can hardly afford to remain silent when democracy is shoved aside by an act that even by Central American standards has become rare in recent years. So far, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidential Office have said little other than to confirm Ma's change of itinerary and that they are monitoring the situation.
While the dust settles, Taipei will have to choose between the cold interests of diplomatic relations and its core values; between muting its criticism of Acting President Roberto Micheletti and the forces that installed him or joining the US and several other countries in calling for Zelaya to be reinstated.
The decision will mostly hinge on these two poles. Despite a free-trade agreement between Taiwan and Honduras that came into force a year ago, bilateral trade between the two countries is hardly substantial — US$66 million in 2007, according to the Ministry of Finance's Directorate General of Customs.
At a time when Taiwan watchers fret about the state of Taiwan's democracy, Taipei should not shirk its responsibilities as a member of the community of democracies. Taiwan must join the chorus of Tegucigalpa critics — even if this risks endangering diplomatic relations.
Otherwise, Taipei will be no better than Beijing in this respect: remaining aloof from the political decay within allies, however undemocratic and repressive their governments may be.


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Our students produce excellent award-winning work. You can find out more below.
Graduate Show
Type Thursday London
Type Thursday London is for people who love letterforms. CPDA Design Students are volunteering in the events and designing the poster, and social media work, plus more.
Georgie Karram
Sound Design
Listen to a diversity of soundscapes, compositions and soundtracks created by students studying Sound Design at Greenwich.
Games Design and Development
Final year student, Nicholas Sheehan, has been accepted to present his final year project findings at the Develop Conference in Brighton. Nick's work has been focused on preventing game exploitation and game hacking, concentrating on security measures that can help protect developers against exploitative players, especially in multiplayer games.
Greenwich TV chat show - pilot
A chat show recorded live by our first year Film and TV students, under the mentorship of our 3rd years Amy Kellie and Harry Hibbert.
Philip Knight
Graduate student film 'Philip Knight', a short film set in The Alps and London, which tells the story of two opposing politicians and their race for leadership, has been selected to screen at international BAFTA qualifying film festival Aesthetica in November 2017.
3D Photorealistic Landscape Visualisation. The animation has been done in real-time using Unreal Engine 4.11. For more animation projects and our YouTube channel, please see this link.
The Whale Bowl
The Whale Bowl is a short documentary that follows the heart felt plight of Lolita, the world's loneliest orca. The 3rd year student documentary won several awards, including the 'Best Local Film' award at the Reading Fringe Festival 2017.
Remembrance Day
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The federal budget watchdog is ready to sue all federal department heads who are refusing to hand over information about how the cuts announced in March's federal budget will impact them.
Kevin Page, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, set the end of business hours on Friday as the final deadline for government departments to report the savings and reduction measures contained in the last budget.
On Sunday, after six months of requesting this information, Page confirmed his office "will be filing and serving legal notice on all non-compliant Deputy Heads early this week."
"As it is now clear that this matter will constitute the subject of a legal action, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further," Page said in a written statement to CBC News.
As of Oct. 16, only 19 departments out of 82 had complied with the PBO's request.
Officials in 43 departments had promised to comply and were given until Friday to do so while 20 had yet to respond altogether, including officials at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Citizenship and Immigration, Environment, Finance, Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Justice, Treasury Board and Veterans Affairs offices.
As CBC News reported on Friday, Page's office said it had received "only one information package from a small federal organization" by 5 p.m.
Feds spar with PBO
"We have always provided information to the PBO that falls within his mandate and we will continue to so," said Andrea Mandel-Campbell, spokesperson for Treasury Board President Tony Clement in a written statement to CBC News on Sunday.
In recent weeks, what falls within the PBO's mandate has become the subject of debate among cabinet ministers who have made clear they believe the federal budget watchdog is overstepping his mandate.
The mandate of the parliamentary budget officer as stated in the Parliament of Canada Act is to "provide independent analysis to Parliament on the state of the nation's finances, the government's estimates and trends in the Canadian economy."
But on Friday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told CBC News Network's Power & Politics the information Page is requesting is not part of his mandate.
"He's asking for information about money that's not spent, which is a very odd thing for the parliamentary budget officer to ask," Flaherty told Power & Politics guest host Hannah Thibedeau. "His mandate is to review government spending, not to review spending that was reduced."
Flaherty's comments mirrored those made by Clement on CBC Radio's The House on Oct.6 when he said "I'm making the argument that he [Page] is outside his mandate. There's lots of work for him to do inside his mandate and he should stick to that."
Clement told the host of CBC Radio's The House Evan Solomon that the federal government was prepared to defend that position in court, if need be.


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Summary – Another attempt to change our mindset and argue effectively
Presented are two sketch of how people argue. A husband, Habi and his wife, Waifi are arguing on who will take their son, Sani to the dentist.
Scenario 1
Habi – Who should bring our son to the dentist tomorrow?
Waifi – Why are you looking at me?
Habi – I'm just trying to discuss this, who will bring Sani to the dentist tomorrow (with a raised voice)
Waifi – why don't you just volunteer doing it. Be a gentleman la
Habi – So when it comes to this, it must be always me. You were sometime so selfish you know (hoping his wife dont hear that)
Waifi – I heard that, you called me selfish? how dare you. It's not that I didn't do anything for him. And when it comes to this you didn't even offer to take him.
Habi – And you think I am just a "tunggul"? didn't do anything for Sani? Well whatever.
Waifi – Whatever
Habi – Fine!!
Waifi – Fine!!
Scenario 2
Habi – Who should bring our son to the dentist tomorrow?
Waifi – (sigh) Do we really need to?
Habi – Hm I guess.. So how?
Waifi – Ok let's focus here. Are you busy tomorrow?
Habi – Apparently yes, I have a meeting with my boss regarding the estimate preparation for next year. You?
Waifi – Same here, there's a work I'm way behind schedule and I need to finish it ASAP. So maybe the day after?
Habi – hm I'll try to change the appointment. How about weekend? both of us can go. And you can be the calming mother while I laugh at his pain Muahahaha
Waifi – You are evil… Weekend's good for me,
Habi – Now where were we? hehe
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Believe it or not, almost all argument happened in our life fall under scenario 1. This is another mindset we need to change.
When arguing/discussing, don't attack the person, but attack the topic argued/discussed.
Old news? hehe yes you might think so, but please see for yourself, when there's an argument or discussion. You can see clearly that when A is presenting an idea, and B is calling it rubbish, and A who knows that B might be right, will DEFENSIVELY react. He will take that critics personally even though B meant it for the benefit of all.
However, it is almost always B is the one who first attack A personally so if :
- you are A – take a deep breath, see if there is any truth in B's critics, acknowledge it and take what you can use
- you are B – Good manner while giving negative comments is always appreciated, make it constructive and unless you have better idea to offer, it is always better to remain silent
————— Personal Note ————————–
Even though I know all this, there will always a stir in the my feeling when somebody attack me personally. A few months back, I was in the meeting and I came up with some ideas to basically improve the efficiency of the mill. The "a bit more senior" colleague of mine then said that I'm still new to the mill (I was just transfered here 1 year ++ ago) and that he knew best. (Sigh) The fact that I'm still new is irrelevant as long as the ideas are concerned. I however proceed with my renovation and Alhamdulillah, I had reduced the stone content of kernel produced by about 1.5% which is a lot. Yey!
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U.S. Farm Lobby Clout Waning: Abares
Delays passing the latest U.S. farm bill shows the waning influence of the country's traditionally powerful agriculture lobby as concern over rising world food prices grows, according to Paul Morris, executive director of Australia's agricultural forecasting agency.
U.S. lawmakers are hoping to revive efforts to pass a new five-year farm bill in November once the Presidential race is over after failing to agree on changes to federal farm subsidies, loans and insurance programs last month.
The farm bill has been hamstrung in the House because conservative Republicans have been reluctant to support a bill they see as offering needless subsidies to the agriculture industry. The previous bill expired in September, leaving U.S. farmers in limbo over the future of government support.


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American Coach is unveiling several exciting model year 2015 updates at the Family Motor Coach Association's (FMCA) Motorhome Showcase that opened today (March 17) and runs through Thursday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Ga.
According to a press release, attendees will have an opportunity to see everything from new technologies to new interior décors, power options and features from the Decatur, Ind.-based luxury Class A diesel motorhome builder, a division of Fleetwood RV Inc.
Partnering with industry-leading technology manufacturers for the 2015 lineup, the company is showing an American Eagle 45A floorplan featuring the same A/V technologies that were launched at the Louisville Show, including the Sony 4K Ultra High Definition TV – a first in the RV industry – as well as a JBL custom audio package, digitally optimized for the American Eagle cockpit. In addition, the 2015 American Eagle is available with the most powerful engine available — the 600-hp Cummins ISX15.
The American Revolution, American Tradition and American Eagle is debuting new interior décors for 2015 in Perry, while the entire lineup offers all-new exterior graphics and color choices. Other features added to all American Coach models include flowing galley countertop upgrades that include spice shelves with a polished finish, and upgraded entry step-well materials that have a synthetic grass-cloth step-tread.
The 2015 American Revolution is now available with GoldHeat electric floor heat through the entire coach as well as power shades and blinds. A new designer backsplash with integrated LED accent lighting adds to the ambiance inside the 2015 American Tradition.
"American Coach continually incorporates new technologies, design features and décors throughout its entire model line to keep each product fresh and on the cutting-edge of the industry," said John Lowry, COO at American Coach. "Our 2015 products are a reflection of that ongoing drive."
For more information about American Coach, call 800-854-1344 or visit www.americancoach.com.


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AMD, Intel, Asus Bring the Energy Back to PCs at Computex 2019
GSM Arena has cited a Korean report which claims that the South Korean handset maker has plans to launch the successor to the LG Optimus G Pro at MWC 2014, while the alleged LG G3 flagship smartphone will be unveiled in May.
Further, the report speculates that LG will be announcing its next flagship smartphone, believed to be dubbed LG G3, in May to counter Samsung's rumoured Galaxy S5, which is said to be scheduled for a launch in March at a New York event. The report also expects that the alleged LG G Pro sequel will come with a 5.9-inch QHD display, while the rumoured LG G3 is said to come with a 5.2-inch QHD display.
We've already heard reports about the yet-to-be-announced LG G3's specifications, which include a 1440x2560 pixels QHD (Quad-HD) display; an octa-core chipset, believed to be codenamed LG Odin, being developed by the company itself, and also a 16-megapixel rear camera.
Another report had suggested that LG has decided to adopt the fingerprint recognition technology for its next flagship smartphone and has been testing a prototype of the alleged LG G3 with fingerprint scanner.
As per the report, LG has been testing a swipe fingerprint sensor that's different from what Apple is using on iPhone 5s. The report did not detail much about the upcoming feature on the next flagship from LG, but it is said to come with the regular functions like unlocking the smartphone, and mobile payment authorisations.
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The SXSW / WMC one-two punch always makes for an interesting March. After rocking out on one of the best sound systems in Austin w/ Photek & Apparat, the DJ-Kicks crew are headed to Miami, where ascendant UK DJ/Producer Maya Jane Coles (whose Kicks mix drops mid-April) will be joining DJ-Kicks veterans Wolf + Lamb and Soul Clap, and many other fine artists for an all-day affair at Last Resort. After that, Maya will be headed to the Ultra Music Festival for another set in the evening. Here's to a never ending party!
Sunday March 25th • Last Resort @ Villa 221 (221 NE 17th St.)
Maya Jane Coles, Soul Clap, Wolf + Lamb & more
7:00 AM – 11:00 PM • 21+ • Limited Tix @ Door
Sunday March 25th • Ultra Music Festival Miami, FL (UMF Worldwide Stage)
Maya Jane Coles, Seth Troxler, Art Department & More


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Ready. Aim. Fire!
* Projectile motion for simulating arrow shooting physics.
* 70 unique and mind relaxing amazing levels.
* Realistic bow and arrow game.
* Action based camera with slow motion effects.
* Very simple one button controls.
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* There are also some very funny moments inside.
* Beautiful maps and environment and very relaxing background music.
* Completely one time paid game so you will not spend any money inside.
* You either win or lose.
No WiFi No Problem because this is an Offline game where you just get Ready. Aim. Fire!
Enjoy the whole new archery experience.
This is an offline game which works without internet connection so you can play it anytime and anywhere like subway.
You never have to pay to win this game. it all depends on your archery skills that how well you can aim and shoot the target with your bow.
Apples and some other objects like glass bottles and watermelons are given as targets so you have to shoot them.
There are moving targets which you have to shoot with your brilliant strategy.
There are seventy unique levels in this game where you are given certain targets with a bow and many arrows. your goal is to shoot those targets e.g apples, glasses, bottles. you must be very careful while targeting because if you hit the girl the game will be over.
Bow and arrows in this game simulates real world physics phenomena of projectile motion which means if you shoot the arrow it will bend down with distance like a curve so you have to imagine the hit location in cross hair. aiming depends on the distance from the target. if you hit the girl then girl will die like a rag doll.
some levels are very interesting as well as difficult where you have to hit moving targets.
This game actually sharpen your archery skills so you will also become very good archer in real life.
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Israel captured Jerusalem just 6 weeks after a series of 4 red moon lunar eclipses began on the Jewish holidays of Passover and Sukkot in 1967 & 1968.
Jerusalem is a holy city to three major faiths–Judaism, Christianity and Islam–and figures prominently in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Since 1004 BCE, when King David established Jerusalem as the capital of his kingdom, there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism. Following the building of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the designation of other holy sites by Constantine the Great in 333 CE, Jerusalem became a destination of Christian pilgrimages. During Umayyad rule from 661 to 750 CE, the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque were built on the site where the Jewish Temples had once stood, and Jerusalem became the third holiest city in Islam.
Jews have constituted the largest ethnic group in Jerusalem since 1820. During the 19 years when Jordan occupied eastern Jerusalem and its holy sites (1948-1967), Jerusalem was divided. Jews were expelled from eastern Jerusalem and barred from visiting their holy places.
As a result of the Six Day War, the entire city of Jerusalem and its holy sites came under Jewish control. Israel reunified the city, extending Israeli law, jurisdiction and administration to the parts previously occupied by Jordan. The Israeli Knesset passed laws to protect holy sites and ensure freedom of worship to all, and offered Israeli citizenship to Jerusalem's Arab residents, most of whom declined.
On the third day of the war, June 7, 1967, IDF paratroopers seized control of the Western Wall, the remnant of Soloman's temple. In an emotional moment, General Rabbi Shlomo Goren, the chief chaplain of the IDF blew a long note on the Shofar (rams horn), announcing the release of the Western Wall and the old city of Jerusalem.


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Home educating Christmas activity: chocolate truffles
Today we were feeling festive and crafty andÂ
a bit desperate as we didn't know what to get some friends for Christmas generally joyful, so we decided to make some yummy chocolate truffles. The results of cooking and craft in an autonomous education household generally look nothing like the instructions or Pinterest, so I thought it would be interesting to see what the kids thought of rolling chocolate mixture into perfect spheres, keeping the kitchen clean, and not eating any of it. I do like to have a laugh.
The recipe we started with was super simple, with only a few ingredients and no cooking needed. Woohoo! It was:
A pack of digestive biscuits (approx 25)
Half a can of condensed milk
120g butter
3 tbps cocoa powder
The first thing we did was eat some of the biscuits which meant getting out another pack and chucking in about half of those, leaving us with little clue as to the newly-needed ratio of the other ingredients. I put the lots-of biscuits in a plastic bag and gave the kids a rolling pin each to smash them. Around four seconds later I gently retrieved two of the rolling pins and suggested a turn-taking method to minimise cranial damage.Â
Whoever said tables weren't for sitting on? Invite them to our place, it's fun-ner here. (Yah I know that's not a Proper Word; don't you think it says something about our culture that there is no word to simply mean 'increased fun'?)
After bashing and crunching the biscuits into crumbs, we added around half a pack of melted butter and maybe 2/3 of a can of condensed milk, to make up for the extra biscuits. Then we had to add powdered oats to absorb the apparently unnecessary extra condensed milk. Hey, learning is  a lifelong process, right?
After mixing it all together, it looked like a big giant sticky chocolate truffle. We put out some cocoa powder and icing sugar and started rolling them into bite-sized treats. Nom!
After a few goes our middle daughter decided to make families of tiny truffles instead, each decorated with a small clump of icing sugar. Sure, why not?
A few minutes later I stepped out of the kitchen as I had started being a bit control-ish and decided they would have more fun without me. Which they did. By the end of it there was cocoa everywhere, lots of spherical truffles from the eldest and an army of cocoa-dusted squiggles from our four year old.
As ever, I'm really glad that I let them take part in their own way without pushing my own agenda of some perfect Pinterest-worthy truffles. Instead we have thoughtful, unique gifts that capture the spirits of the girls (calm, artistic, sensible eldest and fiery, anarchist middle) and they both declared that they couldn't wait to give G'dad (Grandad) some of the sweets they had made.
I wonder how many times we have stopped kids from fully investing in an activity because we want them to do it our way, or because we have our own agenda formed in our minds? One thing I love about autonomous education is that I get to see how incredibly trustworthy and learning-orientated our children are, and today was one tiny, festive, delicious example.


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When Musicals Broke Free
Posted by Greg Ferrara on May 7, 2014
A new book, Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960′s, by Matthew Kennedy, is one I anxiously await reading. It documents the roadshow movie musicals and how they brought the musical to its knees. For the curious, a roadshow movie musical is the kind made popular in the sixties, a musical of epic length, complete with overture and intermission. Think West Side Story or The Sound of Music. When they worked, as with those two, they were spectacular successes but when they failed, they wiped out the bank. They're given the blame for the death of the musical in the late sixties and early seventies, after flops like Paint Your Wagon and Lost Horizon pounded the final nails into the coffin of Hollywood musicals where they lay dead until The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and, later, the Oscar winning Chicago brought them back. Except, I don't think they ever died. In fact, I think the seventies is when they finally, really took off.
I know, I know, it's crazy, but, really, it's not. The musical genre has always had two basic forms: Diegetic musicals and non-diegetic musicals. Diegetic is where the music is intended to be heard as music within the film. In Cabaret, for instance, every song that is performed is heard by the characters in the movie as a song, performed on a stage. Non-diegetic is music that the characters in the movie can't hear, like a musical score (we can assume that neither Marion nor Norman is hearing the strident strings shrieking in the background as he stabs her to death in Psycho). For the sake of musicals, it means that when Russ Tamblyn starts singing about being a Jet, the audience hears it as a song while the characters in the movie hear it as Russ Tamblyn talking about being a Jet. In other words, characters go spontaneously into song, with full musical accompaniment despite there being no orchestra present.
Now while the big, over-budgeted roadshow musicals definitely put the non-diagetic on life support, briefly, the diegetic musical really took off. The aforementioned Cabaret being one of the biggest and the best of the early seventies. There was a great story in Cabaret and great numbers but separate from each other in a way few musicals had experimented with before. The musical numbers in Cabaret are of a different world than the rest of the story of Cabaret and yet they comment on the action. The numbers act as a kind of chorus for the dramatic story playing before the audience's eyes. This was the first sign, and a strong one at that, that musicals weren't dead. They were, in fact, moving in completely new directions.
Another significant movement in music on film came with documentaries like Woodstock, Let it Be, and Gimme Shelter, documentaries that introduced the concept of the concert film. Sure, there had been revues before, but no one had put together a film of nothing but, say, a Duke Ellington concert in Paris, complete with backstage action. This was something new and would soon produce some strong entries including one of the finest of the seventies, Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz.
Also, you may have noticed the music featured in concert films tended towards rock music. Rock music, now fully intertwined into mainstream culture by the seventies, produced another new turn on the genre, the rock opera. Tommy was, is, and will probably always remain, the most famous of these and a personal favorite. Few movie musicals before the seventies had the nerve to sing from start to finish. Musicals like Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar sang every word of every sentence. There simply weren't any dialogue scenes or breaks in the action. Like an opera, it was all music, all the time.
And music biographies took off in new ways, as well. No one could accuse Lisztomania of being formulaic biography of a great composer but the subjects of musical biographies now included more recent figures, like Buddy Holly. The Buddy Holly Story, released in 1978, told the story of the great rock singer/songwriter with great musical performances punctuating the drama.
Musicals even began to celebrate their own past with compilation documentaries like That's Entertainment! and nostalgic, old fashioned style musicals like Grease. And then there were things like Phantom of the Paradise, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Bugsy Malone, that took some of these standard, nostalgic forms and spun them in off-beat ways (and, no, Bugsy Malone wasn't a slip up on my part, I think it's actually pretty good, and weird).
By the end of the decade, my favorite movie musical of the decade finally came around. All That Jazz put them all together; standards, jazz, rock, dance, the influence on music videos, that all added up to a celebration and denigration of show biz, musicals, biopics, and self-reflection. Bob Fosse combined his own experiences on the stage with his experiences directing film (here he directly references his stewardship of Lenny), used diagetic, non-diagetic, life, afterlife, real, and surreal music and put all of it to work telling the story both as commentary and direct progression of plot. Personally, its glitziness and seventies excess make it even better for me. Had the same type of story been made in 69 or 89, instead of 79, it wouldn't have been as good.
So I'm looking forward to reading Roadshow very much because the era of big bloated musicals in the sixties and early seventies does fascinate me and I'd love to read what Kennedy has to say. But don't let anyone tell you that film musicals died after the sixties because they didn't. They not only survived, they experienced more innovation and progression than they had since the Kelly/Donan era. In the 1970′s, movie musicals didn't die, they broke free.
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Posted By Andrew : May 7, 2014 3:10 pm
I think that a part of the transition you are documenting is that the older musicals were thought of movie versions of stage musicals. The movie version gives us an actual a field of corn that is as high as an elephant's eye or a riverboat on the Mississippi and of course the close ups and multiple camera angles but the staging and choreography still feel like adaptations of stage techniques.(Not meant to be an insult.) I think the seventies musicals you reference are truly movies to the core of their DNA. Personally I think they trace their roots back to an American in Paris.(It just took a while for the rest of the world to catch up to Gene Kelly.)
Posted By robbushblog : May 7, 2014 3:57 pm
I watched Oliver! the other night and it was kind of a chore. I had trouble staying awake. I am not a big fan of the musicals made after the Rodgers and Hammerstein and MGM era. I'm sure the aesthetics are part of it, but I guess the music is another thing I don't care much for, along with the lack of the classic musical stars.
Posted By swac44 : May 7, 2014 4:33 pm
No need to apologize for liking Bugsy Malone, I've always loved the film, but then I first saw it as a kid so I guess it just stayed with me. Plus I'm a Paul Williams fan to boot, so the songs have managed to stay with me, just like his involvement in the aforementioned Phantom of the Paradise which also remains a strong favourite. Amazingly, Bugsy Malone has never been issued on DVD in North America, which just seems odd to me, thank heaven for UK imports and multi-region/format players.
Posted By swac44 : May 7, 2014 4:38 pm
20th Century Fox seems to be the biggest victim of the death of the megamusical, with expensive flops Doctor Doolittle, Star! and Hello Dolly coming in fast succession. I guess the latter title (which I still haven't seen) made it into the top ten earners for that year, but still lost $10 million for its backers. Star! is something of a guilty pleasure, but I rewatched Doolittle earlier this year and it was definitely a chore to get through. I must have been bored out of my childhood mind when I saw it as a kid.
Posted By Jenni : May 7, 2014 4:57 pm
My memory fails me but when I was teaching 7th graders back in the late 80s, I decided to show them West Side Story. I had one class of badly behaved students, poorer grades, etc. and they were getting into the story but then when Biff began the "When Your're a Jet" song, and the gang members began their dance moves, I heard nothing but groans from my students! Aw,man this is a musical! After shushing them to stop their whining, they did, after it was all done, did say they liked it. Paint your Wagon-there's a funny snippet from The Simpsons where Homer has rented it thinking it's going to be shoot 'em up western and he's sooooo sad when Clint and Lee begin singing! Hilarious!
Posted By Jonathan Barnett : May 7, 2014 5:05 pm
I love the post. It is a challenge, a wonderful case for Musicals breaking free. Yet, I don't entirely agree. Yes, those movies sited broke convention in a good way. I wrote a post on another board about bad movies from the 70s and how I thought the Musical (along with the Western and Gothic Horror) didn't make it alive out of that decade. After reading the Greg's writing, he makes a convincing case. I could be mistaken in my point of view. If anything changed the Musical, I think it was Rock music. I'm not referring to Rock-n-Roll. I find the Elvis musicals to kind of fun. Rock music (like After the Beatles) as a genera was just too divisive for the rest of century. There is just too much personal taste to be factored in. In short, Musicals lost their mass appeal. To compound it, Musicals became more of an adult or mature form of entertainment. The only way my mother could share those musicals was to play the records but she wouldn't take me to those R rated musical in the theater. I remember her telling me about ALL THAT JAZZ. However some excellent musicals are highlighted. I would include NEW YORK, NEW YORK. I can only think of three musicals that really lived and flourished outside of that decade. That would be WILLA WONKA, ROCKY HORROR, and GREASE. One thing is for sure, I need to catch up with ALL THAT JAZZ again. It has been years since I heard that music. My Mom didn't like CHICAGO, "I'd rather watch ALL THAT JAZZ".
Posted By tdraicer : May 7, 2014 9:23 pm
One reason so many of the Broadway to screen musicals failed (apart from the cultural timing in an era of change) is that studios insisted on putting movie stars who couldn't sing into the lead roles. At least in West Side Story and My Fair Lady they were dubbed, but much as I love Peter O'Toole, choosing him over Richard Kiley for Man of La Mancha, or casting 3 non-singing leads in Paint Your Wagon, was nuts. (As for Camelot, I would point to Josh Logan's massive overuse of the close-up, along with cutting several great numbers so there was surprisingly little music in its 3 hour length.) Otoh, two musicals that avoided those mistakes, Oliver (I think I may have mentioned once or twice or many times in the past that I love Oliver) and Fiddler on the Roof both did well at the box office.
Btw, did I mention I love Oliver?
Posted By Doug : May 7, 2014 10:35 pm
I would put Grease and Rocky Horror at the top of the list for 'fun' musicals and I even kinda sorta liked "Xanadu".
Posted By Richard Brandt : May 8, 2014 12:58 am
OLIVER! would, oddly enough, seem to be the last of the big stage-to-screen musicals to be a big success, win a bunch of Oscars including Best Picture, etc. I rather liked Oona White's choreography for the "Consider Yourself" number, which incorporated the motions of street laborers into a dance routine, not unlike, hey, Jets. And of course Carol Reed was lucky enough to have his nephew Oliver available to play Bill Sykes.
The very same year OLIVER! was released, Robert Wise and Julie Andrews re-teamed for STAR!, which, to put it charitably, did not repeat their success with SOUND OF MUSIC, and of course the very next year HELLO, DOLLY! drew the lid across the decade.
Posted By Jane : May 8, 2014 3:11 am
I never heard the term "diagetic" before so thank you for something new. With non-diagetic musicals I would think it must be of supreme importance to have the right cast, who can really generate your involvement, because some viewers need that extra emotional connection to the character, to help them over the hump of believability. I felt that DOOLITTLE, DOLLY, LA MANCHA, WAGON and CAMELOT all felt a little, oh I don't know, distant. Each had someone (or more than one) I thought was badly cast.
Posted By johnnytoobad : May 8, 2014 6:29 am
I like the later musicals also but they have to be appreciated on different levels from the earlier "eternal" entries in the field I think
Some, like "Xanadu", attain to the "so bad they're good" standard — but in what seems in retrospect a charmingly campy fashion … Like Maltin or somebody says about Xanadu — "an experience so vacuous it's almost frightening!"
To say nothing of films like "The Apple", "Thank God It's Friday" etc. which are almost at a whole other level of silliness indeed
Some like "Hair" and "Godspell" have reputations suffering from being "dated" instead of eternal — emblems of a particular moment in the counterculture … "Tommy" here also in its own way of course … But they're at a genius level I think though
Probably many people would say the legitimate musical height of seventies musicals was in point of fact "The Harder They Come" — but of course there too some musical fans don't like that kind of music — or the violent content of the story
And does one include the Beatles films or the fascinating and bizarre "Head" or that sort of thing in this category? The list goes on I guess
Posted By James : May 8, 2014 11:07 am
I read Roadshow!, and enjoyed it very much. Kennedy doesn't exactly argue that the musical died in the 70s, but that this specific type of musical (inspired by the mega-success of The Sound of Music) did, at a time when the Hollywood film industry went through significant changes. He does delve into the topic of actors of little to no singing ability being cast as leads in these films, which provides some funny stories. Reading about, say, The Song of Norway (which sounds absolutely dreadful), I get an idea of how awful the state of "roadshow" musicals had become by 1973. Kennedy discusses Cabaret (and Fiddler on the Roof) as positive alternatives to the bloated musicals, but doesn't cover Ken Russell's films.
Mean Streets is another film that significantly changed the way music worked in American films. No, it's not a musical, of course, but it introduced the idea of using pre-existing pop songs, in a non-diagetic form, to underline themes, mental states of characters, situations, etc. in non-musical films.
Posted By gregferrara : May 8, 2014 12:24 pm
I think THE GRADUATE beat MEAN STREETS to the punch there but MEAN STREETS expanded it beyond one performer or group (Simon and Garfunkel) into a playlist, so to speak. Another movie instrumental in that was AMERICAN GRAFFITI, also in 1973. Soundtracks to movies that featured various artists of pre-released material suddenly became a thing.
Posted By Ghijath Naddaf : May 8, 2014 1:05 pm
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Posted By swac44 : May 8, 2014 2:07 pm
Thanks for pointing out the contribution of my fellow Nova Scotian Oona White to Oliver!, Richard. I watched the film on blu-ray a few months back, and I think it holds up remarkably well, thanks in large part to her efforts. But I also have high praise for its leads (young and old), the set design, the cinematography and on and on.
Posted By robbushblog : May 8, 2014 2:19 pm
I guess I'm in the minority on Oliver! Between The Sound of Music and Grease though, the only musical I like is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Posted By swac44 : May 8, 2014 2:21 pm
Oops, that should be Onna White, not Oona (I just had Chaplin's last wife as a crossword puzzle answer). She actually got a special achievement Academy Award for her work in Oliver!, which I think is the only one that went to a choreographer for a specific film (the ones for Kelly, Astaire, Michael Kidd, Jerome Robbins and Stanley Donen were for lifetime achievement or "body of work".)
Posted By robbushblog : May 8, 2014 2:24 pm
Actually, Gene Kelly got one for "his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film" for An American in Paris. That was in 1951.
Posted By gregferrara : May 8, 2014 3:35 pm
Rob, how about 1776? Or Cabaret? Or Abba: The Movie? What about Abba: The Movie?!?!!
Posted By swac44 : May 8, 2014 4:01 pm
Well, if anyone's going to get one of those, it should have been Gene Kelly.
Posted By kingrat : May 8, 2014 5:00 pm
I think the use of pre-existing pop song soundtracks is one of the worst legacies of the 1970s films. Composers of film music would probably agree. At least this made perfect sense in AMERICAN GRAFFITI.
Greg, thanks for a thought-provoking article, especially for those of us who have never thought of the 70s as a great period for the musical.
Posted By robbushblog : May 8, 2014 5:46 pm
Okay, I did like 1776. That one slipped my mind. I also like Pete's Dragon.
Posted By george : May 8, 2014 6:26 pm
Glad you mentioned PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE and BUGSY MALONE, maybe the last great original movie musicals. Thank you, Paul Williams!
Posted By Doug : May 8, 2014 8:36 pm
I liked Xanadu because Olivia N. John was charming and it was a mellow curtain call for Gene Kelly.
Posted By robbushblog : May 8, 2014 8:40 pm
I like Walk Hard. The music is surprisingly really good in it.
Posted By Doug : May 9, 2014 1:21 am
Just rewatched "Pitch Perfect" tonight-a great show with a lot of energy and some surprisingly good comic bits. My favorite recent musical, and one that I'll probably pull down off the shelf often.
Posted By James : May 9, 2014 11:17 am
Another Walk Hard fan, here. It's a pitch-perfect send up of a certain kind of rock'n'roll music biopic, the songs are on point, and the parody of 70s television variety shows is practically the real thing. I love it, which I can't say for Walk the Line.
And it has some quotable lines that always crack me up: "It's not addictive!" "The wrong son died." "Fifty thousand digeridoos!" "I can't build your candy house! It will fall apart, the sun will melt the candy, it won't work!"
Posted By gregferrara : May 9, 2014 5:20 pm
Okay, I did like 1776. That one slipped my mind
See? I'm just trying to help.
I also like Pete's Dragon.
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Posted By robbushblog : May 9, 2014 5:31 pm
I don't like Pete's Dragon because it's good. I like it because of nostalgia mostly. I was born in '74. It came out in '77. I saw it when I was a small child and still like it despite my better judgment. If it didn't have a big, cartoon dragon in it I wouldn't like it. I also like those cheesy 70′s Disney movies, regardless of how bad they are. "Oh, Candleshoe's on? Let's watch that." "Aw man! It's The North Avenue Irregulars!" My butt would be planted right there in front of that mess.
Posted By swac44 : May 9, 2014 9:50 pm
Hey, I watched Candleshoe about a month ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, although I did also see it when it was released theatrically, and thanks to Jodie Foster I've had a thing for tomboys ever since.
Posted By gregferrara : May 10, 2014 3:51 am
I got a bill of sale right here and it says swac likes everything.
I saw PETE'S DRAGON and CANDLESHOE in the theater upon their release so I'm just blowing smoke here… like Pete!
Posted By swac44 : May 10, 2014 1:00 pm
Note of contention: I don't actually like Pete's Dragon, which I saw when it came out. Too long, and I found Helen Reddy annoying. Come to think of it, I'm not that hot on The Sound of Music either. It's the one disc in my Rodgers & Hammerstein set that remains unplayed.
Posted By gregferrara : May 11, 2014 2:06 pm
As Rob said, I don't think anyone really likes PETE'S DRAGON outside of nostalgia sake. That's why Rob's so wise. Although you and he would definitely disagree on THE SOUND OF MUSIC and I have to watch it again to decide because it's been too many years since I last saw it to honestly assess it one way or the other.
Posted By robbushblog : May 12, 2014 1:42 pm
Yes, I seem to be the only commenter on this page that likes The Sound of Music, and I like it a lot.
SWAC- You like the Pat Boone State Fair more than The Sound of Music? I have found that to clearly be my least favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein movie, and that's despite Ann-Margret and Bobby Darin, both of whom I love.
Posted By swac44 : May 12, 2014 2:05 pm
I don't like Pat Boone's State Fair more, but I have actually watched that disc, while SoM remains unspun (I've seen SoM a bunch of times in the past, just don't have the urge to ever watch it again.) And you're right, even Ann-Margret can't save it.
Posted By MondoMusicals : June 13, 2014 2:25 pm
Wow, no love at all for Pete's Dragon? I adored this when I was a kid and many years later my little nephews liked it a lot too.
So no love for Shelley Winters? Jim Dale? Mickey Rooney? No fondness for "Happiest Home In These Hills" or "Passamashloddy" or "I Swear I Saw A Dragon" or "Bill of Sale" or "Every Little Piece" even "Candle on the Water"?
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