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A biography of one of the top fashion designers of the world.
Tom Ford (Thomas Carlyle Ford) was born in Austin, Texas in 1961 (August 27), but spent most of his childhood years back in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His mother was a colourful Southern lady who had 6 husbands and a cupboard full of Courreges suits. She taught him that being badly dressed was disrespectful of others. He spent most of his childhood worrying about how he looked. At 12 she bought him a pair of Gucci loafers.
He enrolled on an art history course at New York University and was also trained as an actor. It was there he discovered the seminal Studio 54 nightclub and Warhol"s Factory, where he met pop artist Andy Warhol for the first time. From then on, school was out and partying was in, in, in. Signing up as a model - at one point he had no fewer than 12 TV commercials running at the same time - he dropped out of NYU after his freshman year. He transferred to Parsons School of Design in New York studying interior architecture. He later moved on to finish his studies at Parsons in Paris, France. By the end of the course, he realised that he wanted to work in fashion. As soon as his studies were completed in 1986, Ford quickly returned to New York where he began his professional training.
In 1986, he joined the creative staff of the American famous designer Cathy Hardwick. Then, in 1988, a big career move came up when he made the transition to Perry Ellis where he took on the position of Design Director under Marc Jacobs. Tom didn't make a name for himself in the business until he relocated to Europe in 1990 and landed a position with Gucci. His partner, journalist Richard Buckley, had become ill with cancer and, after he was given the all-clear at the start of the Nineties, the two decided to leave the stress of New York and important learning period of the 80s fashion behind and head for Italy.
He was hired by Gucci's then creative director Dawn Mello (previous head of purchase with Bergdorf-Goodman) as chief women's ready-to-wear designer. A few years passed, and in 1992, he moved up the corporate ladder of the fashion world and once again took on the role of Design Director. Business went bad for Gucci and he was almost fired by Maurizio Gucci in 1993, but this was counteracted by Domenico de Sole, director of Gucci America Inc.
When, in 1994, Gucci was acquired by a Bahrain-based investment firm called Investcorp, Ford was promoted to creative director. This meant that he was responsible for the design and conception of all product lines within the company; clothing, perfumes, and more. He also had to create and carry through the company's image, its advertising campaigns and store design. He went on to become arguably the most influential designer of the last decade.
In his first year at the helm, he was credited with putting the glamour back into fashion introducing Halston-style velvet hipsters, skinny satin shirts and car-finish metallic patent boots. Gucci became a byword for desirability, offering the most aspirational and hedonistic kind of fashion.
In 1995, he brought in French stylist Carine Roitfeld and photographer Mario Testino to create a series of new, modern ad campaigns for the company. In March 1995 when Amber Valletta sauntered down the catwalk in blue velvet hipsters and a skinny apple-green satin shirt, the lights went on in the house of Gucci. She personified Gucci glamour, dangerous, sexy, modern and slightly rough. Madonna wore his outfit to the MTV music awards.
By 1999, the house, which had been almost bankrupt when Ford joined, was valued at about $4.3 billion. "We didn't even have a photocopier at one stage," he admits. "We didn't have any paper."
After Gucci bought a controlling stake in Yves Saint Laurent in 2000, Ford was appointed creative director of YSL, too, and communications director of the house's ready-to-wear business, while continuing to design for Gucci. A mighty challenge certainly, but he was adamant, he could keep the two labels distinct. "Historically, [Gucci] is Sophia Loren. Yves Saint Laurent is Catherine Deneuve. They're both sexy," he told British Vogue in February 2001. "It's just that Gucci is a little more obvious than Saint Laurent.
Essentially a monochrome man – his Paris apartment has been described as a three-dimensional photographic negative -Tom brings a hard-edged look synonymous with 21st-century glamour to his clothes. In 2000, the Gucci group added Yves Saint Laurent to their stable and, unsurprisingly, his first collection for the French label was a study in black and white. In that year, Ford was named Best International Designer at the first VH1/Vogue Awards in New York.
"I am a perfectionist," declared the designer from Texas. "This job is a total ego thing in a way. To be a designer and say, 'This is the way people should dress, this is the way their homes should look, this is the way the world should be.' But then, that's the goal: world domination through style."
Ford believes that he owes his success not to talent, but to his energy. He admits to sleeping just two or three hours per night, keeping post-it notes beside the bed in case he wakes up with an idea. "There are many more talented designers than me," he once told an audience at the V&A in London. "But I have a lot of drive and won't let it go." He also credits his "mainstream" appeal. "I'm lucky, I have mass-market tastes," he says. "When I say I like a shoe, generally thousands of people will like it. Thank God, because I would have been a very unhappy person if I hadn't had this kind of success."
But others see it quite differently, saying that Ford's secret is the combination of a fine commercial sensibility and a genuine feel for fashion: in his present role at Gucci, he designs shoes, watches, luggage and men's and women`s wear as well as planning the company's advertising campaigns and overseeing the development of their two new fragrances, Envy and Rush. Tom caused a bit of an advertising stir with the promotion for his M7 fragrance. The campaign featured n.ked model Samuel de Cubber in a full-frontal pose. But as he says: "Perfume is worn on the skin, so why hide the body? The M7 campaign is really pure, it`s a very academic n.de. I wanted to show a man who represents a natural and relaxed image of male beauty". Tom also hit the headlines with his sensational Gucci ad, featuring a n.ked woman whose bikini line has been waxed into the shape of the letter `G`.
In 2001, the designer from Austin won the CFDA Womens wear Designer of the Year award, and TIME magazine named him the Best American Designer. His visionary look of the fashion industry has been the center of attention as he has won many awards like the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for International Designer of the Year in 1996. That same year, he also won the International Designer of the Year – Fashion Editors Club Japan 1996; Menswear and Womens wear Designer of the Year.
He also owns four VH-1 Fashion and Music Awards and a Fashion's Future Best New Designer prize that he was awarded in 1995. His list of awards also includes a Womens Wear Designer of the Year in 1999, an Elle Style Icon Award in 1999; and a Commitment to Life Award from AIDS Project Los Angeles for Gucci's charitable work in support of people with HIV and AIDS.
He has made profits soar at Gucci, which was faltering when he took over. During this year there seems to have been some disagreement between Yves St. laurent and Tom Ford about the way YSL was proceeding. This led to the resignation of Yves St. Laurent in January 2002 from the company he had built. Gucci bought out YSL Rive Gauche and appointed Tom Ford to take up the design responsibilities of YSL Ruve Gauche ready-to-wear. His collections Spring/Summer 2003 for Gucci and YSL during Paris Fashion Week in October 2002 has concentrated on animal prints on caftans and flowing gowns, pants and tops.
Tom divided his time in true jet-setter style between Milan, Paris, London (now home to the new Gucci design studio) and Santa Fe, Texas, home to his terrier John who has his own Gucci dog basket.
In November 2003 it was announced that Tom and chief executive Domenico De Sole would be leaving the Italy brand in 2004 "with great sadness" but Ford said he was "confident that we are leaving behind one of the strongest teams in the industry." Then in March 2004, he presented his last collections for YSL Rive Gauche and Gucci, amid very emotional farewells. Both collections were smash hits.
At the end of March, Los Angeles feted him at an event attended by 800 of the Hollywood personalities with whom he has built up a personal following over the years, and he was awarded the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award. It is rumoured that Tom is planning to move into the Film Industry.
Ford once claimed that he thought models had "the most horrible, tough job in the world", adding that Caroline Ribeiro was his favorite model ("Her face is an unusual blend of cultures"). He also revealed that he doesn't expect to be designing forever. Included on his list of lifetime to-dos are having children (although work commitments and his longtime partner Richard Buckley are currently conspiring against him) and making a film. "That is the ultimate design project," he says. "You don't just get to design what people wear, but you design the whole world and whether characters get to live or die. There is a permanence to film that fashion lacks."
One of his first new activities, in May 2004, was to join the famous auction house of Sotheby's in Paris where he will advise on a broad range of strategic matters such as business and marketing opportunities. He also presented his book later that year which is a complete catalogue of his design work for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1994 to 2004.
Celebrity fans of Ford's style include Madonna, Bianca Jagger and Trudie Styler ("Well, he's perfect, isn't he? He's like Sting, he doesn't do small talk. He doesn't always give very much of himself, so you want more."). But Ford's ultimate sign of approval came from his mother, who was heard to demand her YSL discount card after watching his first runway show for the house.
He and Domenico de Sole, his colleague who left Gucci with him, set up a new company called just "Tom Ford". As the first major initiative, this company has now collaborated with cosmetics giant Estée Lauder to create beauty products and fragrances. No financial figures have been revealed about the deal. We saw the beauty line and sunglasses by the end of 2005, also a woman's fragrance 'Amber N.de' and 'Youth Dew'. For his eyewear collection he made an agreement with the Marcolin Group in Italy. Last spring, though, the designer announced a return to fashion with a signature ready-to-wear men's line. The clothing line, which will be produced by European manufacturer Ermenegildo Zegna, is expected to cater to a high-end clientele, with a men's suit fetching up-wards of $2,000.
Starting from Madison Ave, Manhattan, Mr. Ford plans to open stores in Milan, London, Los Angeles and Tokyo over the next three to four years. Ford's first 'Tom Ford' flagship store opened on April 12, 2007 on New York City's Madison Avenue. In Spring 2008, Ford opened his first boutique outside of the United States in Zurich, Switzerland located at Munsterhof 17. In September of 2008 Ford opened a boutique in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Harry Rosen store on Bloor street.
For female customers, add "strong women,… intelligent women who know their own style." Many well-known celebrities have been dressed by Tom Ford, both men and women, mainly, but not exclusively, from the worlds of film and music – note that Michelle Obama wore a floor-length ivory coloured Tom Ford evening gown to Buckingham Palace in 2011 although Ford maintains a policy of not dressing politicians of any persuasion. Picking up on the James Bond theme light-heartedly hinted at in the title of my topic, Tom Ford designed the suits for Daniel Craig in the James Bond films, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/


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John x. 14, 15.-"I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine. As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep."
[1.] A Great matter, beloved, a great matter it is to preside over a Church: a matter needing wisdom and courage as great as that of which Christ speaketh, that a man should lay down his life for the sheep, and never leave them deserted or naked; that he should stand against the wolf nobly. For in this the shepherd differs from the hireling; the one always looks to his own safety, caring not for the sheep; the other always seeks that of the sheep, neglecting his own. Having therefore mentioned the marks of a shepherd, Christ hath put two kinds of spoilers; one, the thief who kills and steals; the other, one who doth not these things, but who when they are done doth not give heed nor hinder them. By the first, pointing to Theudas and those like him; by the second, exposing the teachers of the Jews, who neither cared for nor thought about the sheep entrusted to them. On which account Ezekiel of old rebuked them, and said, "Woe,1 ye shepherds of Israel! Do the shepherds feed themselves? Do not the shepherds feed the sheep?" (Ezek. xxxiv. 2, Ezek. xxxiv 2 LXX.) But they did the contrary, which is the worst kind of wickedness, and the cause of all the rest. Wherefore It saith, "They have not turned back the strayed, nor sought the lost, nor bound up the broken, nor healed the sick, because they fed themselves and not the sheep." (Ezek. xxxiv. 4.) As Paul also hath declared in another passage, saying, "For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's" (Phil. ii. 21); and again, "Let no man seek his own, but every man his neighbor's." (1 Cor. x. 24.) From both Christ distinguisheth Himself; from those who came to spoil, by saying, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have more abundantly" (ver. 10); and from those who cared not for the sheep being carried away by wolves, by never deserting them, but even laying down His life for them, that the sheep might not perish. For when they desired to kill Him, He neither altered His teaching, nor betrayed those who believed on Him, but stood firm, and chose to die. Wherefore He continually said, "I am the good Shepherd." Then because His words appeared to be unsupported by testimony, (for though the, "I lay down My life," was not long after proved, yet the, "that they might have life, and that they might have more abundantly," was to come to pass after their departure hence in the life to come,) what doth He? He proveth one from the other; by giving His mortal life2 (He proveth) that He giveth life immortal.3 As Paul also saith, "If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more being reconciled we shall be saved." (Rom. v. 10.) And again in another place, "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" (Rom. viii. 32.)
But wherefore do they not now bring againstHim the charge which they did before, whenthey said, "Thou bearest witness of thyself, thywitness is not true?" (c. viii. 13.) Because He had often stopped their mouths, and because His boldness towards them had been increased by His miracles. Then because He said above "And the sheep hear his voice, and follow him," lest any should say, "What then is this to those who believe not?" hear what He addeth "And I know My sheep, and am known of Mine." As Paul declared when he said, "God hath not rejected His people whom He foreknew" (Rom. xi. 2); and Moses, "The Lord knew those that were His" (2 Tim. ii. 19; comp. Num. xvi. 5); "those," He saith, "I mean, whom He4 foreknew." Then that thou mayest not deem the measure of knowledge to be equal, hear how He setteth the matter right by adding, "I know My sheep, and am known of Mine." But the knowledge is not equal. "Where is it equal?" In the case of the Father and Me, for there, "As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father." Had He not wished to prove this, why should He have added that expression? Because He often ranked Himself among the many, therefore, lest any one should deem that He knew as a man knoweth, He added, "As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father." "I know Him as exactly as He knoweth Me." Wherefore He said, "No man knoweth the Son5 save the Father, nor the Father save the Son" (Luke x. 22), speaking of a distinct kind of knowledge, and such as no other can possess.
[2.] "I lay down My life." This He saith continually, to show that He is no deceiver. So also the Apostle, when he desired to show that he was a genuine teacher, and was arguing against the false apostles, established his authority by his dangers and deaths, saying, "In stripes above measure, in deaths oft." (2 Cor. xi. 23.) For to say, "I am light," and "I am life," seemed to the foolish to be a matter of pride; but to say, "I am willing to die," admitted not any malice or envy. Wherefore they do not say to Him, "Thou bearest witness of thyself, thy witness is not true," for the speech manifested very tender care for them, if indeed He was willing to give Himself for those who would have stoned Him. On this account also He seasonably introduceth mention of the Gentiles;
Ver. 16. "For other sheep also I have," He saith, "which are not of this fold, them also must I bring."
Observe again, the word "must," here used, doth not express necessity, but is declaratory of something which will certainly come to pass. As though He had said, "Why marvel ye if these shall follow Me, and if My sheep shall hear My voice? When ye shall see others also following Me and hearing My voice, then shall ye be astonished more." And be not confounded when you hear Him say, "which are not of this fold" (Gal. v. 6), for the difference relateth to the Law only, as also Paul saith, "Neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision."
"Them also must I bring." He showeth that both these and those were scattered and mixed, and without shepherds, because the good Shepherd had not yet come. Then He proclaimeth beforehand their future union, that,
"They shall be one fold."6
Which same thing also Paul7 declared, saying, "For to make in Himself of twain one new man." (Eph. ii. 15.)
Ver. 17. "Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again."
What could be more full of humanity than this saying, if so be that on our account our Lord shall be beloved, because He dieth for us? What then? tell me, was He not beloved during the time before this; did the Father now begin to love Him, and were we the causes of His love? Seest thou how He used condescension? But what doth He here desire to prove? Because they said that He was alien from the Father, and a deceiver, and had come to ruin and destroy He telleth them, "This if nothing else would persuade Me to love you, namely, your being so beloved by the Father, that I also am beloved by Him, because I die for you." Besides this He desireth also to prove that other point, that He came not to the action unwillingly, (for it unwillingly, how could what was done cause love?) and that this was especially known to the Father. And if He speaketh as a man, marvel not, for we have often mentioned the cause of this, and to say again the same things is superfluous and unpleasant.
"I lay down My life, that I might take it again."
Ver. 18. "No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again."
Because they often took counsel to kill Him, He telleth them, "Except I will, your labor is unavailing." And by the first He proveth the second, by the Death, the Resurrection. For this is the strange and wonderful thing. Since both took place in a new way, and beyond ordinary custom. But let us give heed exactly to what He saith, "I have power to lay down My life." And who hath not "power to lay down his life"? Since it is in the power of any that will, to kill himself. But He saith it not so, but how? "I have in such a way the power to lay it down, that no one can effect this against My will." And this is a power not belonging to men; for we have no power to lay it down in any other way than by killing ourselves. And if we fall into the hands of men who plot against us, and have the power to kill us, we no longer are free to lay it down or not, but even against our will they take it from us. Now this was not the case with Christ, but even when others plotted against Him, He had power not to lay it down. Having therefore said that, "No man taketh it from Me," He addeth, "I have power to lay down My life," that is, "I alone can decide as to laying it down," a thing which doth not rest with us,8 for many others also are able to take it from us. Now this He said not at first, (since the assertion would not have seemed credible,) but when He had received the testimony of facts, and when, having often plotted against Him, the), had been unable to lay hold on Him, (for He escaped from their hands ten thousand tithes,) He then saith, "No man taketh it from me." But if this be true, that other point follows, that He came to death voluntarily. And if this be true, the next point is also certain, that He can "take it again" when He will. For if the dying9 was a greater thing than man could do, doubt no more about the other. Since the fact that He alone was able to let go His life, showeth that He was able by the same power to take it again. Seest thou how from the first He proved the second, and from His death showed that His Resurrection was indisputable?
"This commandment have I received of My Father."
What commandment was this? To die for the world. Did He then wait first to hear, and then choose, and had He need of learning it? Who that had sense would assert this? But before when He said, "Therefore doth My Father love Me," He showed that the first motion was voluntary, and removed all suspicion of opposition to the Father; so here when He saith that He received a commandment from the Father, He declared nothing save that, "this which I do seemeth good to Him," in order that when they should slay Him, they might not think that they had slain Him as one deserted and given up by the Father, nor reproach Him with such reproaches as they did, "He saved others, himself he cannot save"; and, "If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross" (Matt. xxvii. 42, 40); yet the very reason of His not coming down was, that He was the Son of God.
[3.] Then test on hearing that, "I have received a command from the Father," thou shouldest deem that the achievement10 doth not belong to Him, He hath said preventing the, "The good Shepherd layeth down His life for the sheep"; showing by this that the sheep were His, and that all which took place was His achievement, and that He needed no command. For had He needed a commandment, how could He have said, "I lay it down of Myself"? for He that layeth it down of Himself needeth no commandment. He also assigneth the cause for which He doeth this. And what is that? That He is the Shepherd, and the good Shepherd. Now the good Shepherd needeth no one to arouse him to his duty; and if this be the case with man, much more is it so with God. Wherefore Paul said, that "He emptied Himself." (Phil. ii. 7.) So the "commandment" put here means nothing else, but to show His unanimity with the Father; and if He speaketh in so humble and human a way, the cause is the infirmity of His hearers.
Ver. 19. "There was a division therefore11 among the Jews.12 And some13 said, He hath a devil (and is mad14 ). Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil: can a devil open the eyes of the blind?"
For because His words were greater than belonged to man, and not of common use, they said that He had a devil, calling Him so now for the fourth time. For they before had said "Thou hast a devil, who seeketh to kill thee?" (c. vii. 20); and again, "Said we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?" (c. viii. 48); and here, "He hath a devil and is mad why hear ye him?" Or rather we should say, that He heard this not for the fourth time, but frequently. For to ask, "Said we not well that thou hast a devil?" is a sign that they had said so not twice or thrice, but many times. "Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil: can a devil open the eyes of the blind?" For since they could not silence their opponents by words, they now brought proof from His works. "Certainly neither are the words those of one that hath a devil, yet if ye are not persuaded by the words, be ye shamed by the works. For if they are not the acts of one that hath a devil, and are greater than belong to man, it is quite clear that they proceed from some divine power." Seest thou the argument? That they were greater than belonged to man is plain, from the Jews saying, "He hath a devil" that He had not a devil, He showed by what He did.
What then did Christ? He answered nothing to these things. Before this He had replied, "I have not a devil"; but not so now; for since He had afforded proof by His actions, He afterwards held His peace. For neither were they worthy of an answer, who said that He was possessed of a devil, on account of those actions for which they ought to have admired and deemed Him to be God. And how were any farther refutations from Him needed, when they opposed and refuted each other? Wherefore He was silent, and bore all mildly. And not for this reason alone, but also to teach us all meekness and long-suffering.
[4.] Let us now imitate Him. For not only did He now hold His peace, but even came among them again,15 and being questioned answered and showed the things relating to His foreknowledge; and though called "demoniac" and "madman," by men who had received from Him ten thousand benefits, and that not once or twice but many times, not only did He refrain from avenging Himself, but even ceased not to benefit them. To benefit, do I say? He laid down His life for them, and while being crucified spake in their behalf to His Father. This then let us also imitate, for to be a disciple of Christ, is the being gentle and kind. But whence can this gentleness come to us? If we continuallyreckon up our sins, if we mourn, if we weep; for neither doth a soul that dwelleth in the company of so much grief endure to be provoked or angered. Since wherever there is mourning, it is impossible that there should be anger; where grief is, all anger is out of the way; where there is brokenness of spirit, there is no provocation. For the mind, when scourged by sorrow, hath not leisure to be roused, but will groan16 bitterly, and weep yet more bitterly. I know that many laugh on hearing these things, but I will not cease to lament for the laughers. For the present is a time for mourning, and wailings, and lamentations, since we do many sins both in word and deed, and hell awaiteth those who commit such transgressions, and the river boiling with a roaring stream of fire, and banishment from the Kingdom, which is the most grievous thing of all. When these things then are threatened, tell me, dost thou laugh and bear thee proudly? And when thy Lord is angered and threatening, dost thou stand careless,17 and fearest thou not lest by this thou light for thyselfthe furnace to a blaze? Hearest thou not whatHe crieth out every day? "Ye saw Me18 an hungered, and gave Me no meat;thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink; depart ye into the fire prepared for the devil and his angels." (Matt. xxv.) And these things He threatened every day. "But," saith some one, "I did give Him meat." When, and for how many days? Ten or twenty? But He willeth it not merely for so much time as this, but as much as thou spendest upon earth. For the virgins also had oil, yet not sufficient for their salvation; they too lighted their lamps, yet they were shut out from the bridechamber. And with reason, since the lamps had gone out before the coming of the Bridegroom. On this account we need much oil, and abundant lovingkindness. Hear at least what the Prophet saith, "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy great mercy." (Ps. li. 1.) We therefore must so take pity upon our neighbor, according to His great mercy towards us. For such as we are towards our fellow-servants,such shall we find our Lord towards ourselves. And what kind of "mercy" is "great"? When we give not of our abundance, but of our deficiency. But if we give not even of our abundance, what hope shall there be for us? Whence shall we have deliverance from those woes? Where shall we be enabled to flee and to find salvation? For if the virgins after so many and so great toils found no comfort anywhere, who shall stand forth for us when we hear those fearful words of the Judge Himself, addressing and reproaching us, because "I was an hungered, and ye gave Me no meat; for inasmuch," It saith, "as ye did it not unto one of the least ofthese, ye did it not unto Me"; saying this not merely of His disciples, nor of those who have taken upon themselves the ascetic life, but of every faithful man. For such an one though he be a slave, or one of those that beg in the market-place, yet if he believeth in God, ought by right to enjoy all our good will. And if we neglect such an one when naked or hungry, we shall hear those words. With reason. For what difficult or grievous thing hath He demanded of us? What that is not of the very lightest and easiest? He saith not, "I was sick, and ye restored Me not," but, "and ye visited Me not." He saith not, "I was in prison, and ye delivered Me not," but, "and ye came not unto Me." In proportion therefore as the commands are easy, so is the punishment greater to them that disobey. For what is easier, tell me, than to walk forth and enter into a prison? And what more pleasant? For when thou seest some bound, others covered with filth, others with uncut hairand clothed in rags, others perishing with hunger, and running like dogs to your feet, others with deep ploughed sides,19 others now returning in chains from the market-place, who beg all day and do not collect even necessary sustenance, and yet at evening are required by those set over them to furnish that wicked and savage service;20 though thou be like any stone, thou wilt certainly be rendered kinder; though thou livest a soft and dissipated life, thou wilt certainly become wiser, when thou observest the nature of human affairs in other men's misfortunes; for thou wilt surely gain an idea of that fearful day, and of its varied punishments. Revolving and considering these things, thou wilt certainly cast out both wrath and pleasure, and the love of worldly things, and wilt make thy soul more calm than the calmest harbor; and thou wilt reason concerning that Judgment seat, reflecting that if among men there is so much forethought, and order, and terror, and threatenings, much more will there be with God. "For there is no power but from God." (Rom. xiii. 1.) He therefore who permitteth rulers to order these things thus, will much more do the same Himself.
[5.] And certainly were there not this fear, all would be lost, when though such punishments hang over them, there are many who go over to the side of wickedness. These things if thou wisely observe, thou wilt be more ready-minded towards alms-doing, and wilt reap much pleasure, far greater than those who come down from the theater. For they when they remove from thence are inflamed and burn with desire. Having seen those women hovering21 on the stage, and received fromthem ten thousand wounds, they will be in no better condition than a tossing sea, when the image of the faces, the gestures, the speeches, the walk, and all the rest, stand before their eyes and besiege their soul. But they who come forth from a prison will suffer nothing of this kind, but will enjoy great calmand tranquillity. For the compunction arising from the sight of the prisoners, quenches all that fire. And if a woman that is an harlot and a wanton meet a man coming forth from among the prisoners, she will work him no mischief. For becoming for the time to come, as it were, incapable of molding,22 he will thus not be taken by the nets of her countenance, because instead of that wanton countenance there will then be placed before his eyes the fear of the Judgment. On this account, he who had gone over every kind of luxury said, "It is better to go into the house of mourning than into the house of mirth." (Eccl. vii. 2.) And so "here" thou wilt show forth great wisdom, and "there" wilt hear those words which are worth ten thousand blessings. Let us then not neglect such a practice and occupation. For although we be not able to bring them food, nor to help them by giving money, yet shall we be able to comfort them by our words, and to raise up the drooping spirit, and to help them in many other ways by conversing with those who cast them into prison, and by making their keepers kinder, and we certainly shall effect either small or great good. But if thou sayest that the men there are neither men of condition,23 nor good, nor gentle, but man-slayers, tomb-breakers, cut-purses, adulterers, intemperate, and full of many wickednesses, by this again thou showest to me a pressing reason for spending time there. For we are not commanded to take pity on the good and to punish the evil, but to manifest this lovingkindness to all men. "Be ye," It saith, "like to My Father24 which is in heaven, for He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matt. v. 45.) Do not then accuse other men's faults bitterly, nor be a severe judge, but mild and merciful. For we also, if we have not been adulterers, or tomb-breakers, or cut-purses, yet have we other transgressions which deserve infinite punishment. Perchance we have called our brother "fool," which prepares25 for us the pit; we have looked on women with unchastened eyes, which constitutes absolute adultery; and what is more26 grievous than all, we partake not worthily of the Mysteries, which maketh us guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ. Let us then not be bitter enquirers into the conduct of others, but consider our own state, so shall we desist from this inhumanity and cruelty. Besides this, it may be said that we shall there find many good men, and often men worth as much as all the city. Since even that prison-house in which Joseph was had in it many evil men, yet that just man had the care of them all, and was, with the rest, concealed as to his real character; for he was worth as much as all the land of Egypt, yet still he dwelt in the prison-house, and no one knew him of those that were within it. Thus also even now it is likely that there are27 many good and virtuous men, though they be not visible to all men, and the care thou takest of such as these gives thee a return for thy exertions in favor of the whole. Or if there be none such, still even in this case great is thy recompense; for thy Lord conversed not with the just only, while He avoided the unclean, but received with kindness both the Canaanitish woman, and her of Samaria, the abominable and impure; another also who was a harlot, on whose account the Jews reproached Him, He both received and healed, and allowed His feet to be washed by the tears of the polluted one, teaching us to condescend to those that are in sin, for this most of all is kindness. What sayest thou? Do robbers and tomb-breakers dwell in the prison? And, tell me, are all they just men that dwell in the city? Nay, are there not many worse even than these, robbing with greater shamelessness? For the one sort, if there be no other excuse for them, at least put before themselves the veil of solitude and darkness, and the doing these things clandestinely; but the others throw away the mask and go after their wickedness with uncovered head, being violent, grasping, and covetous. Hard it is to find a man pure from injustice.
[6.] If we do not take by violence gold, or such and such a number of acres of land, yet we bring about the same end by deceit and robbery in lesser matters, and where we are able to do so. For when in making contracts, or when we must buy or sell anything, we dispute and strive to pay less than the value, and use our utmost endeavors to have it so, is not the action robbery? Is it not theft and covetousness? Tell not me that thou hast not wrested away houses or slaves, for injustice is judged not by the measure of the things taken, but by the intention of those who commit the robbery. Since "just" and "unjust" have the same force in great and in little things; and I call cut-purses alike the man who cuts through a purse and takes the gold, and him who buying from any of the market people deducts something from the proper price; nor is he the only house-breaker who breaks through a wall and steals anything within, but that manalso who corrupts justice, and takes anything from his neighbor.
Let us not then pass by our own faults, and become judges of other men's; nor let us, when it is time for lovingkindness, be searching out their wickedness; but considering what our own state was once, let us now be gentle and kind. What then was our state? Hear Paul say; "For we ourselves also were sometime foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, hateful, and hating one another" (Tit. iii. 3); and again, "We were by nature children of wrath." (Eph. ii. 3.) But God seeing us as it were confined in a prison-house, and bound with grievous chains, far more grievous than those of iron, was not ashamed of us, but came and entered the prison, and, though we deserved ten thousand punishments, both brought us out from hence, and brought us to a kingdom, and made us more glorious than the heaven, that we also might do the same according to our power. For when He saith to His disciples, "If I, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet; for I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you" (c. xiii. 14), He writeth this law not merely for the washing the feet, but also in all the other acts which He manifested towards us. Is it a manslayer who inhabits the prison? Yet let not us be weary in doing Him good. Is it a tomb-breaker, or an adulterer? Let us pity not his wickedness, but his calamity. But often, as I before said, one will be found there worth ten thousand; and if thou goest continually to the prisoners, thou shall not miss so great a prize. For as Abraham, by entertaining even common guests, once met with Angels, so shall we meet with great men too, if we make the action a business. And if I may make a strange assertion, he who entertains a great man is not so worthy of praise as he who receives the wretched and miserable. For the former hath, in his own life, no slight occasion of being well treated, but the other, rejected and given up by all, hath one only harbor, the pity of his benefactor;so that this most of all is pure kindness. He,moreover, who shows attention to an admired and illustrious man, doth it often for ostentationamong men, but he who tends the abject and despairing, doth it only because of the command of God. Wherefore, if we make a feast, we are bidden to entertain the lame and halt, and if we do works of mercy, we are bidden to do them to the least and meanest. "For," It saith, "inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto Me." (Matt. xxv. 45.) Knowing, therefore, the treasure which is laid up in that place,28 let us enter continually, and make it our business, and turn29 there our eager feelings about theaters. If thou hast nothing to contribute, contribute the comfort of thy words. For God recompenseth not only him that feedeth, but him also who goeth in. When thou enterest and arouseth the trembling and fearful soul, exhorting, succoring, promising assistance, teaching it true wisdom, thou shalt thence reap no small reward. For if thou shouldest speak in such manner outside the prison, many will even laugh, being dissipated30 by their excessive luxury: but those who are in adversity, having their minds humbled, shall meekly attend to thy words, and praise them, and become better men. Since even when Paul preached, the Jews often derided him, but the prisoners listened with much stillness. For nothing renders the soul so fit for heavenly wisdom as calamity and temptation, and the pressure of affliction. Considering all these things, and how much good we shall work both to those within the prison, and to ourselves, by being continually mixed31 up with them, let us there spend the time we used to spend in the market-place, and in unseasonable occupations, that we may both win them and gladden ourselves, and by causing God to be glorified, may obtain the everlasting blessings, through the grace and lovingkindness of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom and with whom, to the Father and the Holy Ghost, be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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The buzz connecting Matt Flynn to the Jacksonville Jaguars has yet to let up.
CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora reported Tuesday that several NFL sources have identified the Jaguars as the most likely destination for Flynn, the quarterback currently locked behind Russell Wilson on the Seattle Seahawks' depth chart.
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According to La Canfora, the Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders have spoken to the Seahawks about a deal, which might materialize before next month's NFL draft.
This isn't the first time Flynn has been connected to the Jaguars. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport said last month that the Jaguars were a logical landing point, given the uncertainty surrounding Blaine Gabbert and Flynn's connection to new Jaguars coach Gus Bradley, who was the Seahawks' defensive coordinator last season.
Rapoport also reported that the Seahawks' preference was to keep Flynn as their backup quarterback, but they would entertain offers for a trade. Despite Flynn's $5.25 million salary in 2013, the Seahawkswill not cut him. The Seahawks can afford a high-priced backup because Wilson (a third-round draft pick last season set to earn $526,217 next season) is such an incredible bargain at the position.
Flynn makes plenty of sense as an option for the Jaguars, Bills and Raiders. Then again, beware of agent spin here. Flynn believed he was getting his long-awaited shot to start when he signed with the Seahawks last year. Drawing the interest of three teams that need a starting quarterback almost is too good to be true.
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[George Hadley] developed a nice setup to control the color of a replica Lightsaber. A small PCB houses a PIC 18F2221 and three switching transistors for the colors. A powerful LED resides in the tip of the handle, lighting up the diffuser that makes up the blade. But our favorite part is the control scheme. He's embedded a small RGB LED in the handle, giving feedback as to which color of light can currently be adjusted (red, green, or blue). One button scrolls through the colors and a slide potentiometer adjusts that them.
We wouldn't go as far as calling this a Halloween prop, we think it's better suited for serious replica builds. But it would make an amazing addition to the little one's costume. See it in action after the break.


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Me fascinan los origamis una barbaridad, me parecen auténticas obras de arte hechas en papel que sinceramente merecen todo el reconocimiento que podamos darle porque tienen una complejidad brutal.
El origami (????) es el arte de origen japonés del plegado de papel, para obtener figuras de formas variadas. En español también se conoce como 'papiroflexia' o cocotología.
En el origami no se utilizan tijeras ni pegamento o grapas, tan sólo el papel y las manos. Por lo tanto, con sólo algunas hojas de papel pueden obtenerse distintos cuerpos geométricos (incluso a veces,poliedros) o figuras parecidas a la realidad. Las distintas figuras obtenidas a partir de una hoja de papel pueden presentar diferentes áreas (según la porción de papel que queda debajo de otra) y varios volúmenes.
Arte en papel como nunca lo habías visto, tras el salto.
Fuente | HongKiat
Grulla. Designed by Roman Diaz and Daniel Naranjo. Folded from 37*37cm MC treated tissue. (via Kekremsi)
Origami Jedi. Folded by Phillip West from a single uncut square. Modified from Satoshi Kamiya's Wizard. (via PhillipWest)
Origami Tarantula. A really impressive model designed by Robert Lang, folded from a square of a tissue-foil paper. (via Rodrigo Zen)
Divine Dragon. Masterpieces of origami dragons, famous Bahamut – Divine Dragon by Satoshi Kamiya. Folded by Brian Chan. (via Chosetec)
Yoda Origami. Designed by Fumiaki Kawahata. Folded by Phillip West from Lokta sandpaper paper back coated to tissue paper. (via PhillipWest)
Ancient Dragon. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya. Wet folded from mulberry tissue 136×136cm. (via Mabona Origami)
Life Size Onitsuka Tiger. Created for Asics lounge in Berlin. This huge origami sculpture dimensions are: 270×110x60cm. (via Mabona Origami)
Praying Mantis (female). Designed and folded by Sipho Mabona. Wet folded form one uncut square of shikibu kizukishki kozo (handmade) colored with calligraphic ink. (via Mabona Origami)
Gryphon. Interesting and complex example of gryphon origami. Folded from two types of paper, which makes this a very furnace origami. (via Guspath)
Werewolf. Another great example of origami by Guspath. Folded from 50cm square golden foil paper. (via Guspath)
Little Bird. Sweet yellow bird. Designed by Kamiya Satoshi, folded by Sin cynic. (via Sin cynic)
Dedalus. Red statue of Daedalus. Designed and folded by Origamirizzo. (via Origamirizzo)
Mammoth. This model was folded from diagrams. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya. (via Finwych)
Ringed Tailed Lemur. Folded from MC treated black tissue. Designed and folded by Origami Roman. (via Origami Roman)
Vampire Bat. Vampire bat by Dao Cuong Quyet. Folded from 60cm square paper. (via Baldorigami)
Phoenix. Phoenix origami at the exhibition in Toronto Airport. Created by Chow Hin Chung, folded by Alex Yue (via Sftrajan)
Fox . Folded from CP in tanteidan magazine 119. (via KingOri)
Chimpance. Designed and folded by Tanaka Masashi, folded from CP. (via Alexori)
Water Buffalo. Designed by Nguyen Hung Cuong, folded by Sin cynic. (via Sin cynic)
Minotaur. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by Imperfekshun from 64×64 cm tissue foil. (via Imperfekshun)
Whale. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by Eric Madrigal from brown 40×40 cm paper with acrylic paints. (via Eric Madrigal)
Hermit Crab Origami. Folded by Brian Chan from a square of laminated Japanese mulberry paper. (via Chosetec)
Owl. Designed by Katsuta Kyohei. Origami size is 50×50 cm. (via Vetal Origami)
Reindeer. Designed by Katsuta Kyohei. Folded from brown paper. (via Vetal Origami)
Pig Nose. WilChua was refolding his pig and got a great result. (via WilChua)
Dollar Toilet Bowl. Folded from one 1 dollar bill. (via Orudorumagi11)
Iron Man. Designed by Brian Chan. Folded from an uncut square.
Angel fish. Few small angel fish origami folded from colored paper. (via Claudia M&M)
Origami Yoda. Yoda stands at 11.5cm tall and was folded from an A3 square- approximately 30×30cm. Designed and folded by Antzpantz. (via Antzpantz)
Bull. From Mythological Creatures and the Chinese Zodiac in Origami. (via Himanshu)
Origami Roses. Gorgeous very realistic, colored origami flower bouquet. (via Amandakay82)
Elephant . Origami Elephant folded from brown paper. Designed by Himanshu. (via Himanshu)
Origami highback chairs. Some of the elements for your work place – origami highback chairs. (via Jonmatthew Photography)
Origami Car. Small cute origami car folded from colored paper. Designed and folded by Midoriissa. (via Midoriissa)
Rat. Small rat origami folded from newspaper. Designed and folded by Eric Joisel. (via JuLi-Design)
Seated Cat. Seated Cat folded from brown paper. Designed and folded by David Brill. (via Himanshu)
Origami horse. Horse origami from the Origami Now exhibition at the Peabody/Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. (via Philocrites)
Rose and leaf folded. Kawasaki Rose and leaf folded by J.V. Page of Origami Mitra. (via Bkwebb)
Origami Lion. Origami Lion from Satoshi Kamiya's exhibition at the 40th British Origami Society Convention. Folded by Satoshi Kamiya. (via Gaharoni)
High-Heel Shoes. Red stylish high-heel shoes. Designed and folded by Anthony. (via Antzpantz)
Frog. Origami Frog designed by Michael LaFosse. Folded from from cotton rags by Himanshu. (via Himanshu)
Penguins. All origami penguins are folded from one A4 paper. (via bh3o81)
Bottlenose Dolphin. Origami Bottlenose Dolphin designed by Syahmir from uncut square paper. (via Syahmir)
Squirrel. Origami in the Origami Exhibition in Mumbai, India. Folded by Himanshu. (via Himanshu)
Anciente Dragon. Designed by Kamiya Satoshi, folded by Hugoakitaya from papel manteiga. (via Hugoakitaya)
Banana. Designed and folded by Andrew Hudson from yellow paper. (via Origami Weekly)
Honeycomb. Created by John McKeever, folded from a hexagon of elephant hide. (via Melisande)
Peacock. Created by Jun Maekawa, folded from 15cm tissue foil. (via Origami_8)
Jucumari. Origami folded from a square of Lamali/Banana paper. Folded by Origoku. (via Origoku)
Phoenix . Origami folded from a 16? piece of tissue foil. (via J0nB0n)
Origami Swan . Designed by Toshikazu Kawasaki. Folded by Himanshu. (via Himanshu)
The Dance . Designed and folded by H.T.Quyet from 1 uncut right triangle – half of a square size 34×34 cm. (via ORI_Q)
Shumakov Origami Kitten . Kitten origami design is created by Katrin and Yuri Shumakov. Origami size approximately 5 cm. (via Himanshu)
Shin Tanaka. Origami designed and folded by Usagirondo. (via Usagirondo)
Shrimp . Designed and folded by Yagorigamania from 60 x 60 cm tissue paper. (via Yagorigamania)
Shachihoko . Designed by Fumiaki Kawahata, folded from tissue foil made with white glue. (via Kekremsi)
Phalacrognathus muelleri. Designed and folded by Sipho Mabona. Wet folded form one uncut square of origamido paper. (via Mabona Origami)
Oriland Kitten. Cute kitten origami original design by Oriland. (via Mammaoca2008)
Origami Gundam . Complex creative Gundam origami, designed and folded by origami RXMAN. (via Origami RXMAN)
Miss Souris . Cute creative origami mouse, folded from bright colored paper. (via 5500km)
Lion . Designed and folded by H.T.Quyet, folded from 1 uncut square of double crumpled paper. (via ORI_Q)
Kabuto Mushi Origami . Folded by Brian Chan from an uncut square of origamido paper. (via Chosetec)
House. Prototype for a comisson by a advertising company. (via Mabona Origami)
Football . Created from a 19.5 inch square of chestnut lokta backed with rayon paper. (via Oriholic Jared)
Flying Katydid . Origami is designed and folded by Sipho Mabona, folded from aprox. 16 inch of shikibu gampi-shi then wet shaped with water. (via Mabona Origami)
Scorpion. Designed and folded by Nicolas Gajardo Henriquez for latinamerican origami congress in Bogota. (via [~Nic))
Donkey . Cute donkey origami folded from black paper. (via 5.i.u)
Bull Moose. Origami is designed by Robert Lang and folded by Phillip West. (via PhillipWest)
Lamb . Folded from hand-decorated elephant hide paper. (via Joseph Wu Origami)
St George and the Dragon . Origami scene designed and folded by Dave Brill. (via Happyfolding)
Llopio's Moment of Truth . Origami scene – Llopio's Moment of Truth. Designed and folded by Neal Elias. (via Happyfolding)


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How Does Austin Mahone Feel About Selena Gomez's Instagram Unfollow?
There had been rumors of an Austin Mahone and Selena Gomez hookup, which were largely unfounded and gossipy. Now that Gomez has purged her Instagram feed of celebs to follow, Mahone has directly commented on her unfollow of him. But only because he was asked and not via tweet or an Insta photo of his own.
HollywoodLife spoke to the teen singer, 18, at the Radio Disney Awards over the weekend. He joked about his feelings towards the situation.
He said, "I was sad when she wasn't following me." He added with with a smile and a laugh, "I shed one single tear!"
So, no, Austin Mahone is not weeping or sobbing over the fact that Gomez is no longer following his antics on Instagram. And that solitary tear? Also a joke, so go ahead and chuckle.
Why would he be crying, though?
He enjoyed a movie night -- we won't go so far as to say "date" night but you can draw your own conclusion, Mahomies -- with Camila Cabello of Fifth Harmony, to whom he was previously linked all the way back in October of last year.
He shared a picture of their hang sesh on Instagram today (April 28), so it's not like either of them cares who sees it.


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David and Lisa was a minor art-house sensation in its time, a sleeper of an independent film that the critics showered with praise. It was the brainchild of Frank and Eleanor Perry, a top creative couple who in the sixties brought out a series of 'East Coast Liberal' pictures. It was exactly what the art crowd was looking for in an American film - an uplifting story about people dedicated to social issues. David and Lisa is a Romeo & Juliet story with characters who resemble something out of Greek mythology: she speaks only in rhymes, and he cannot bear to be touched.
Frank and Eleanor Perry had something as a team, an intelligent toughness that made their films classic 'liberal cause' pictures. David and Lisa may not be a realistic study of disturbed kids, but it has firm belief in the essential goodness of progressive medicine and social service. Audiences approved of both this picture and John Cassavetes' equally earnest A Child is Waiting, a drama with a much more realistic take on children with mental problems.
The school in David and Lisa is a civilized place and not a nuthouse. The actual maladies of the other inmates are neither debilitating nor unpleasant, and we never find out exactly what most of them are. There's a quick round-up of interesting faces at the beginning. One boy, Simon (Matthey Arden) has a vague emotional disorder, whereas Carlos (Jaime Sanchez of The Wild Bunch in a very early role) seems to have a sex problem, coming on to both Simon and - in a rather blunt scene for the time - David's mom. All the kids dress respectably, eat their meals in an orderly fashion and require minimal maintenance. There are no cases of severe mental retardation, and unlike today, we don't see any drugs being dispensed. David and Lisa are the toughest cases, and when it comes down to it their problems seem to be more family-related than mental.
This doesn't keep David and Lisa from being an interesting story, as it often has the feel of a stage play opened up for the screen. The speeches are stylized, as are the two 'lovers' complimentary ailments - when they appear to be each other's perfect cure, we start to care very much about them. The ending doesn't disappoint, building to a tense climax and then resolving it with a symbolic scene of tender communication. It's the perfect feel-good liberal climax. If David and Lisa can find their way, can't the rest of us?
Keir Dullea is suitably rigid and antiseptic-looking, fastidious in his attire and eager to offend those who try to help him. He's obsessed with order and the concept of time and Eleanor Perry's screenplay keeps his neuroses tidy and consistent as he designs a clock on paper that will always be accurate because it is controlled by radio (a very real thing now, of course). Mocking his doctor (played with enormous sensitivity by blacklisted actor Howard da Silva), David learns to empathize with others by 'playing psychiatrist' with Lisa. It's an understandably mannered performance that holds together well.
Janet Margolin, later to make some good appearances in Woody Allen movies, is delightful as the immature, mysterious Lisa, a role that could easily come off as idiotic or superficial. Margolin is convincingly adolescent and charming in her enforced baby-talk way of speaking. When David connects with Lisa it's as if someone turns on a switch inside her. Affection and kind attention don't create cures in real life as they do here (did Lisa just need to be loved?) but Margolin makes the fantasy work.
The film's idealized ending implies that David and Lisa are going to be all right, giving the impression that mental illness is an emotional misunderstanding that can be fixed by improved communication. It's even implied that David might continue to study and become a doctor (or is Swinford humoring him?). The odd idea that mental patients were just ordinary people with antisocial quirks surfaced many times in the service of director's larger aims, in "meaningful" films like The Rain People. The convention was so familiar that in 1988's Rain Man it came as a big surprise that Dustin Hoffman's character not only isn't magically cured, but also will never return his brother's affection. Such feel-good scenes were a "must" for proper dramatic closure in early Liberal Independent films. David and Lisa is worthy and valid as a drama, but unless the patients in Swinford's clinic are only meant to be mildly antisocial, it's a total fantasy.
Eleanor Perry's script follows the progressive trend to blame the parents, especially David's mother who dresses like Jackie Kennedy and thinks of her son only in terms of her own needs and expectations. David's father is rich but weak, giving in to the domineering mother, another favorite theme of the time. David's disturbance is so family-based that David and Lisa almost seems an offshoot of the Rebel Without a Cause delinquency-apology films, the ones that blame anybody but the kids.
The rest of the patients are potentially interesting but have very little screen time. Besides the prolific Sanchez, only Karen Lynn Gorney continued in films, playing Stephanie Mangano two decades later in Saturday Night Fever. Social worker/psychologist John is played by Clifton James, who of course became famous as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in two James Bond films. At this point he was an East coast actor familiar in liberal independents, especially several by Jack Garfein - The Strange One and Something Wild with Garfein's wife Carroll Baker. James is so tender and patient in the role you won't believe it's the same actor who did the crude imitation of a Southerner for Roger Moore's 007.
After this success the Perrys veered in the direction of Stanley Kramer and the pitfall of even more self-conscious art filmmaking. Their followup Ladybug, Ladybug is a true story about panic in the wake of a false atomic alert at a small New England grade school. It's well-meaning but drags, and its message, War Is Not Healthy For Children and Other Living Things, is far too obvious. The Swimmer was slick but extremely pretentious, a surreal idea given a literal presentation and TV commercial visuals. Last Summer isn't seen much now but provided a nasty kick in 1969 with its tale of amoral teens committing rape and murder years before the nihilistic kicks of The River's Edge. It's marred by more deep message mongering but has breakthrough performances by young Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas and Bruce Davidson. And finally came Diary of a Mad Housewife, an encounter with a worst-case marriage horror scenario so harrowing that it did its feminist cause an injustice - our only reaction to poor Carrie Snodgress' persecution by her husband Richard Benjamin, is deep despair. Interestingly, the Perry pictures after David and Lisa are all depressing downers, or openly apocalpytic.
After Housewife, the Perrys seem to have broken up as a filmmaking team and although Frank directed some notable titles (among them the cult disaster Mommie Dearest) they never garnered the same critical approval of the couple's early pictures. Their first, David and Lisa is perhaps still their best.
Producer/Art Director Paul M. Heller went on to produce a wild selection of films including Enter the Dragon, Withnail and I and My Left Foot. He's anonymous here; on an Anchor Bay or Home Vision Entertainment disc we'd probably learn all about him.
Fox Lorber's DVD of David and Lisa is an acceptable if not exemplary disc. The full frame transfer is a bit on the dull side and looks as though some after-transfer digital sharpening was done to improve contrast - some edges are roughly stairstepped here and there. The sound is also a bit weak even considering the nature of the original track - I kept turning the volume up to hear certain bits of dialogue. But the show is intact and presentable, even if it is identical to the earlier Fox Lorber release (info from 'Chris', 7.2.03).
There are really no extras, just a couple of lists of 'highlight' credits. Showing a distinct lack of sensitivity, Frank Perry is given a partial filmography but his equal partner Eleanor is not.
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, David and Lisa rates: Movie: Very Good Video: Good - Sound: Good - Supplements: None Packaging: Keep case Reviewed: June 29, 2003
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In this house, you'll enjoy all the comforts of home. It has been recently updated with new furnishings, including comfy sheets, towels, pillows, and comforters; new feather down couch and leather chairs; new mattresses and a remodeled bathroom. The Riverstone's peacefully setting is just steps to the Methow River. Located 7 miles west of Mazama, this cozy vacation home is perfect in every season. Enjoy sledding and cross country skiing right out the front door (ski four miles down river to groomed trails), or cozy up by the fireplace in a living room surrounded by knotty pine and river stone. Enjoy mushroom hunting, spring hiking and easy access to Harts Pass. Grab your mountain bike for summertime fun, hike nearby trails to the Pasayten Wilderness, or just relax at the riverside. This house is set up for action and relax'n!
Internet is provided by Starlink.
The Riverstone Cabin has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a fully equipped kitchen, spacious living/dining room area, and an upstairs loft with additional living space and TV. Though the wood-burning stove in the living room will heat the whole house, electric heaters are available in each room.
The master bedroom on the main level has 1 queen bed. There are two bedrooms upstairs-one with Queen bed and the second with Queen and twin bunk beds. Additionally, in the loft there is a futon that can be used as a bed.
Dogs are allowed, but not cats. Owner is allergic, and asks your cooperation. Starlink internet.
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"The Book of Mormon—Share It," New Era, Jan. 2013, 36–38
The Book of Mormon—Share It
I knew the Book of Mormon was true because of three things I felt when I read it.
When I was 18, I was living in Lima, Peru, where I was born and raised. At that time my father came across a good friend he hadn't seen in a long time.
My father was impressed that his friend looked younger and was well dressed. He asked his friend what had happened to him to create this transformation. "Did you just win the lottery?" he asked. The friend responded, "Well, something better than that. Now I am a Mormon, and I want to share the gospel with you and your family."
My father thought his friend was joking, so he said, "OK, if you want to send your missionaries, do it." But this man was very serious about it, and within a few days the missionaries came and knocked on our door. That was the beginning of a wonderful experience.
The missionaries taught us about the Book of Mormon and left a copy for us to read. This was during the summer, and I was on vacation for a couple of months after finishing my first year at the university. So I took the book that afternoon after the discussion and started to read it.
Page after page I read and read and read, and I couldn't stop. There was this magic that came from the book. I love reading and had read many books, but this was different. I was captured by the book, and after I had read for several hours, my mother said, "Juan, turn off the light! Your brothers want to sleep." And I said, "Yeah, just a moment, just a moment," and I continued reading. Even after many hours of reading, I had no hunger, no thirst, and no desire for sleep.
Before I finished the book, I knew that something special was in it. I had a testimony because of three things that I experienced as I was reading the book for the first time.
The first thing that happened to me during those hours was a profound feeling of peace that was different from anything I had experienced before. This feeling of peace was with me for several hours.
The second thing I experienced as I was reading was a feeling of joy. It was not the happiness I was used to having when I was with my friends or when I bought something I really liked. It was not a feeling of happiness; it was a feeling of joy. As I was reading, I began to cry and I realized, "Wow, I like this!"
And the third thing that I experienced was enlightenment. When I first started to read, it was difficult to understand because there were words like Nephi and Atonement that were unfamiliar to me. But after a few hours of reading, my mind was opened, and it was like there was light in my mind and I could comprehend more and more as I continued reading the book.
I learned later that those three experiences are some of the ways in which the Spirit manifests to us. I had received the Spirit, and I was ready to be baptized, but I needed to wait for the rest of my family to receive their own testimonies. Finally on April 6, 1972, my mother, my sister, and I were baptized. My father and my other two siblings were present and attentive to what we were going through, and a few months afterward, they were baptized too.
The Church and the gospel came into my life at the right moment. In my first year at the university, I had been exposed to many philosophies of men and new ideas and ways of living so different from the ones I was used to. Many of the values I had learned in my other church during my childhood were challenged by the new ideas that I had before me.
It was difficult for me because I was confused. There were so many new things that I felt were not correct, but they were so normal to others. And the knowledge I had was not enough for me to defend my values.
After I was baptized, it was a different thing for me to go back to the university. Now I had something to say to respond with love to others. I could say with confidence, "No, thank you, I don't think that's for me." And now I knew why I had to say that. The Church and the Book of Mormon came at the right time for me. I'm truly grateful because they changed my life.
I was blessed because of my decision to join the Church. In the Church I met my best friends. I had been very shy, and I preferred to stay alone, study, read my books, and enjoy myself. But when the Church came into my life, I learned what a true friend is. I found a wonderful young woman in the Church who became my wife. I found priesthood leaders and people who cared for me. In the Church of the Lord, I found what I needed.
There are many people who would find what they need in the Church. Don't be afraid to open your mouth with your friends and say, "I believe this. I want to share this with you." Sometimes you hear adults saying what is right and wrong, but when you have a friend your age who says the same thing, you follow that person. For some reason the voice of our friends sounds stronger than the voice of adults. So be a good example because you never know if a Juan Uceda will be there waiting. You'll never know unless you open your mouth and say, "Juan, I'd like to invite you to come to my church. I want you to read this book." If you do that simple thing, you may change lives.
Elder Uceda (second from right) with his family in Lima, Peru, shortly after he joined the Church.
After joining the Church, Elder Uceda had many opportunities to share his testimony of the Book of Mormon as a full-time missionary in Peru. Left, above: Elder Uceda (right) stands with a convert family he taught. Left, below: Elder Uceda (back row, right) gathers with other missionaries outside a church building.
Family photographs courtesy of Elder Uceda; illustrations by Brian Call


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The global personal care industry remains competitive despite the continued gloomy economic climate, with exports from the European market alone topping €14.2 billion in 2011. Trends are now traversing regions as brands invest in countries across Asia, impacting new product development strategy.
With so much happening at an international scale, in-cosmetics 2013 (April 16-18, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles) is set to make an exciting return with two brand new zones and more seminars and presentations than ever before. The show will welcome over 600 exhibitors, providing ample opportunities to do business and network with thousands of industry professionals. Confirmed exhibitors already include major industry players such as Croda, DSM, Lubrizol and Merck, as well as over 30 first-time exhibitors from countries—including Greece, Israel, Taiwan and Turkey.
Water in the Spotlight
This year, the show's theme is H20, which is particularly poignant as 2013 is the UN's International Year of Water Cooperation. In today's age, where the world's politicians are debating water management practices, the personal care industry cannot ignore the impetus to examine the role water plays in the production of cosmetics products.
A special programme dedicated to H20 will see speakers from brands such as L'Oréal and P&G participate in two panel discussions exploring water and biology for skin care product formulation and the reduction of the industry's water footprint. An H20 trail will also clearly signpost the exhibitors with H20 projects on their stands so that visitors can explore the latest ingredient launches, formulations and product concepts that use water innovatively.
Brand New Targeted Zones
Two new zones will feature at in-cosmetics 2013. The Fragrance in Cosmetics Zone, in partnership with the Société Française des Parfumeurs (SFP), will provide an interactive platform where visitors can discover exhibitors' new and exciting scent and ingredient launches. A special half-day session as part of the Marketing Trends Programme will also explore the technical side of incorporating fragrance into cosmetics and personal products. Topics will include the use of synthetic vs. natural ingredients, formulation and technical challenges and consumer trends.
Regulatory frameworks and testing criteria are becoming increasingly more complex, and differ from region to region. The new Testing and Regulation Zone puts suppliers operating in these arenas clearly on the map. Visitors will be able to talk to experts about the latest testing technologies and gain advice on regulatory issues to ensure their products meet standards in terms of quality, efficacy, safety and claim validation. To support the zone, CONUSBAT will also run a one-day regulatory workshop on Worldwide Regulatory Affairs.
"The 2013 show is packed full of new content to keep visitors up-to-date with all the latest ingredient launches, trends and insights," said Lucy Gillam, Event Director, in-cosmetics. "We're looking forward to opening the doors in April to what we expect to be a record-breaking show."
Formulation Inspiration
Innovation is inherent to the cosmetics industry, with major cosmetics companies reformulating or replacing 25% of their products each year. To help inspire new product development, more seminars and presentations than ever before will be offered as part of the Educational Programme.
Workshops have been designed to give formulators, brand managers and R&D professionals the tools they need to create quality personal care products.
As well as the regulatory workshop, Perry Romanowski of Brains Publishing will share techniques for formulators solving real-world problems during his "Cosmetic Formulation Optimisation" workshop. Judi Beerling of Organic Monitor will also address the buoyant natural ingredients market, offering practical advice in her workshop "Formulating Using Green Ingredients," while those interested in the world of microorganisms and preservatives can gain valuable insights during the "Cosmetic Microbioloy"session organized by Teknoscienze.
Anti-aging remains a major concern for consumers as they seek to delay the onset of visible aging. Those wishing to find out more can learn about the latest ingredient trends, cutaneous aging, and how Asian and Caucasian skin differ in the "Anti-Ageing" workshop organized by Alain Khaiat—with speakers from companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Kline & Company and L'Oréal. CEC Editore has also organized a "Hair Science in Cosmetics Research" workshop that investigates the latest developments and trends in the field of hair cosmetology.
The cosmetics industry's hot topics will aslo be under the microscope during the free-to-attend Marketing Trends program. Presentations will cover trends ranging from what we can expect to see eminate from Asia and growth models to help minimize the impact of the economic recession to marketing to the over 50s, and what's on the horizon for 2020.
Exhibitors will also be putting innovation in the spotlight as they present their latest ingredient launches during the Innovation Seminars. Providing product expertise and knowledge first-hand, the seminars will tackle some of the industry's biggest trends, offering R&D professionals formulation techniques and technologies to create appealing product concepts.
Focus on Innovation
The always-popular Innovation Zone will also make its return. Featuring exhibitors' ingredient launches from the six months leading up to the event, it aims to inspire new product development. Three companies will be crowned during an award ceremony for the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award.
Mintel Beauty and Personal Care analysts will also run daily live demonstrations on the zone, giving visitors the opportunity to touch, test and taste the latest worldwide product launches featuring H20—including beauty drinks, skin care, hair care and color cosmetics formulated with water from unique sources, and mix-it-yourself products that require the addition of water.
Other awards presented at the show include the the Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed upon an individual for their outstanding dedication and contribution to the personal care and cosmetics industry, and Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine is also presenting awards in two categories, Best New Ingredient and Most Creative Application.
For all the latest information on exhibitors and what's on at in-cosmetics 2013 visit, the show website or download the in-cosmetics app.
The above paid-for content was produced by and posted on behalf of the Sponsor. Content provided is generated solely by the Sponsor or its affiliates, and it is the Sponsor's responsibility for the accuracy, completeness and validity of all information included. Cosmetics & Toiletries takes steps to ensure that you will not confuse sponsored content with content produced by Cosmetics & Toiletries and governed by its editorial policy.


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Sites all over the limitless Internet focus their content to be a treasure trove of entertainment and information on a wide array of subjects, but we can only spend but so much time in front of our screens. For almost a decade now, the popular alternative for finding entertaining online content has been the podcast, or online radio show. Podcasts provide an instantaneous way to digest current information while maintaining our own regularly scheduled programming (such as going to work or exercising).
The iTunes Store is littered with popular podcasts—there are over 100,000 shows to choose from. Below, we've selected a few successful movers and shakers within the Black podcast community in hopes that you find a special place for them on your most coveted listening devices.
No stranger to the wonderfully eccentric world of hip-hop, Reggie Ossé has proven to be an established authority in all things dope within the entertainment industry. The attorney and author has added radio personality to his long list of accomplishments. With The Combat Jack Show—featuring Dallas Penn and a colorful cast of characters discussing hip-hop culture, fashion, music and current events—this gang of genius goons have clocked in close to 100 episodes, and has quickly become the go-to-place to hear your favorite stars share memorable tales. The show's own legend continues to grow as Reggie and his #Newmanti crew have had some seriously outrageous, classic interviews. From taking an interesting look at racism in America to Just Blaze putting DJ Premier in the hot seat, The Combat Jack Show is only getting started raising hell and is a must-listen show for the Internet generation.
Sneaker Fiends Unite!
If by now you're still unfamiliar with the name Dallas Penn, then you seriously need to consider getting out of the dial-up era this instant. The popular "Internets celebrity," and co-host of the equally awesome The Combat Jack Show, has maintained a credo to espouse truth to the web through being a gangster griot, and a purveyor of all things fresh. Armed with a knack for being able to separate real shoes from the fake, the heavyweight IC developed Sneaker Fiends Unite!—a podcast for the sole-obsessed sneakerhead. With SneakerTube TV founder Premium Pete as the co-pilot for the ride, Penn aims to keep you laced up and dripped out in the crispiest kicks.
Reality Check
Reality Check features JasFly and NY Delight, who were also both previously associated with The Combat Jack Show, and are extremely exciting personalities, covering all things related to hip-hop culture, lifestyle, sex and more—filtered through a dope-colored lens. Full of colorful conversation, these two Gotham City gals keep it extra funky, making for some insightful commentary. The organic podcast has quickly reached double-digit episode numbers, and has found web-stars and legends such as Lowkey (of You Heard That New) and Just Blaze stopping by to drop insightful gems for the Internet masses. Whether Delight and Jas are breaking down the dos and don'ts of cuffing season, taking a stance against cyber bullying, or just having a fun time with one another, this is a show that aims to keep it extra real.
Hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin, Tell Me More aims to frame issues relevant to multicultural life in America and present them in crystal clear tones. The one-hour series focuses on the way cultural diversity intersects and collides in today's world. Each show features a healthy dosage of segments examining news inside and outside the United States, faith and spirituality, arts and culture. Powered by an energetic passion, Martin's role as NPR host is solely dedicated to creating sharp debate about the important issues facing our world today. If you find yourself unable to tune into Meet the Press, then Tell Me More is just the conversation needed to make your daily commute all the more enjoyable.
Mixed Chicks Chat
Hosts Fanshen Cox and Heidi Durrow tackle racial identity in humorous tones on Mixed Chicks Chat. This live podcast about being racially and culturally mixed launched in 2007, but has grown to become an edutaining look at what it is like to grow up with two different heritages. After being voted Best Podcast by the Black Weblog Awards, Mixed Chicks Chat offers audiences a chance to share their own memories while learning new and unique ways to combat racial insensitivity. The dynamic duo is full of effervescent personality, engaging wit and sharp humor. Never missing a beat, these two leave no doubt that racism in America is real, yet offer strong witticisms to arm their listener with throughout their own journey. Both Cox and Durrow strip themselves down to the bone in order to hit conversational spots that would make others uncomfortable. If you're looking to find a show that can be a little edgy or controversial, Mixed Chicks Chat is just the podcast to keep you informed and engaged.
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Journal of Creation 17(1):10–11, April 2003
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Clear picture—blurry story?
In 2002, NASA published a picture from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) of a famous celestial duo in the constellation Draco—the spiral galaxy NGC 4319 and the quasar Markarian 205 (Mrk 205).1 NASA's picture (Figure 1), published through the Space Telescope Science Institute, reveals incredible detail in the celestial pair. But the accompanying press seems blurred.
The article asserts that 'appearances can be deceiving'. This is because, although the two objects appear to be neighbours, in reality, according to NASA, they 'don't even live in the same city'. Blandly the article declares that the duo is separated by time and space. According to NASA, NGC 4319 is 80 million light-years from Earth and Mrk 205 is more than 14 times farther out, residing 1 billion light-years away. NASA explains that the apparent close alignment of Mrk 205 and NGC 4319 as 'simply a matter of chance'.
The justification? Astronomers used two methods to determine the distances to these objects. First, they measured how their light has been stretched in space due to the universe's expansion. Then they measured how much the ultraviolet light from Mrk 205 dimmed as it passed through the interstellar gas of NGC 4319.1 Presto!
Thirty years of controversy ignored
Most people would not know the history behind this celestial 'odd couple'. Those who do know are dumfounded by the attitude in this article. This celestial duo has been a source of contention for 30 years and is still controversial.2 But you would never learn that from the NASA press release.
Halton Arp observed and reported some unusual features about this pair in 1971. They appear very close in the sky but have vastly different redshifts (0.00453 for the galaxy and 0.07085 for the quasar). If redshift is a reliable indicator of stellar distance, then obviously their closeness must be just a fluke. Yet Arp reported a visible connection between the two (Figure 2).3
This couple has prompted an extensive exchange in the astronomical literature. For example, in 1983 Jack Sulentic published a definitive paper showing the reality of the connection.4 Further papers were published with Arp in 1987.5,6 The duo is discussed in both of Arp's books.7,8 They were observed by an amateur in the 1990s using the HST, and the connection confirmed, but these observations were not published.9
After all this debate we now get this STScI press release (repeated in Sky and Telescope,10 and Astronomy11 magazines), which does not mention any of the previous 30 years of serious observation, scientific debate, or controversy!
Interpretations driven by cosmology?
The NASA commentary on the space image refers to dark and unusually misshapen dust lanes in the galaxy's inner region and claims they are evidence of a disturbance. Of course they can't attribute this disturbance to the quasar which appears alongside the galaxy, in the image as large as life. That's because, driven by their ideological framework, they have already placed the quasar a billion light years away. So, the disturbance must be due to some unseen cause, perhaps another galaxy not visible in the photograph. These interpretations seem to be motivated less by the observations of the billion-dollar HST, and more by a prior cosmological commitment. It is hard to imagine that this is the best way for science to proceed.
It seems that some people would like to erase part of the history of astronomy. Is this because the NGC-4319 observations are so problematical for current cosmological thinking? The discussions in scientific journals over 30 years that have seriously questioned the methods of measuring distance are ignored. Is this omission to protect the current cosmological view from the need to compete with any contrary opinion?
- Image details: odd couple widely separated by time and space, 3 October 2002. Return to text.
- See for example: DeYoung, D.B., The redshift controversy; in: Mulfinger, G. (Ed.), Design and Origins in Astronomy, Monograph Series No. 2, Creation Research Society Books, St Joseph, pp. 54–57, 1983. Return to text.
- Snelling, A.A., Galaxy-quasar 'connection' defies explanation, Journal of Creation 11(3):254–255, 1997. Return to text.
- Sulentic, J.W., Image processing of connective filament in NGC 4319, Astro. J. (letters) 265:L49–L53, 1983. Return to text.
- Sulentic, J.W. and Arp, H.C., The galaxy-quasar connection: NGC 4319 and MARKARIAN 205, I, direct imagery, Ap. J. 319:687–692, 1987. Return to text.
- Sulentic, J.W. and Arp, H.C., The galaxy-quasar connection: NGC 4319 and MARKARIAN 205, II, spectroscopy, Ap. J. 319:693–708, 1987. Return to text.
- Arp, H., Quasars, Redshifts and Controversies, Interstellar Media, Cambridge University Press, 1987. Return to text.
- Arp, H., Seeing Red: Redshifts, Cosmology and Academic Science, Apeiron, Montreal, 1999. Return to text.
- A reviewer described some simple experiments using the HST image available from the NASA Web site (Ref. 1), which demonstrate the existence of the connection between NGC 4319 and Mrk 205. It should be possible for any interested reader to repeat these experiments. When the story was published late in 2002 he downloaded the NASA photograph for the wallpaper on his PC at work. A few days later the lights in the office were switched off for testing, and by averted vision in the relative darkness (a very familiar technique to variable-star observers) it was quite easy to see the connection between the galaxy and the quasar. Later, one of his colleagues passed the new NASA image through special image processing software and readily produced a picture just like those produced in the past by Arp and Sulentic (e.g. Refs 5 and 6), again confirming the connection! Return to text.
- Astro image in the news: interstellar odd couple , 10 November 2002. Return to text.
- Thomas, V., Near and far, 13 February 2003. Return to text.


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Does act 4 in inferno drop better gear then act 1 in inferno, or do they all drop the same loot because all the monsters are the same level (60+)?
I know in the other difficulties the loot is better but that is tied to what I think is the level of the monster. Now for inferno all the monsters would stay the same level ( I think). So would the loot stay the same?


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Charlie Sheen/Brooke Mueller Custody Agreement
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller finally formalized the custody agreement for their twin sons, Bob and Max -- and TMZ has all the hits, runs, and errors.
Sources tell TMZ the agreement includes the following:
-- For the first 2 months ... Charlie gets the twins every other weekend, from Saturday AM until Sunday PM.
-- The next 2 months Charlie gets the twins every other weekend ... Saturday AM until Monday AM.
-- The next phase ... as long as Charlie and Brooke remain drug and alcohol free -- Charlie gets the twins every other weekend ... from Saturday morning until Monday morning ... AND Wednesday AM until Thursday AM.
-- Both parents must submit to random drug testing 3 times a month.
-- Both parents must have their regular nannies with them at ALL times when they have the kids.
As for Charlie's goddesses -- they can't show public displays of affection toward the twins.
Charlie and Brooke can't be photographed around the kids with a romantic counterpart.
BTW, contrary to some reports, neither Charlie nor Brooke had to submit to psychological evaluation.


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John Kerry and the VVAW: Hanoi's American Puppets?.
They don't mention that while John Kerry was operating as an agent
of influence for the Vietnamese Communists, he was still an officer in
the U.S. Naval Reserve.
There is a word for what a serving military officer does when he acts
as an agent for a hostile power during wartime.
That word is 'treason'.


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With Aldon Smith chasing the single-season sack record and the Patrick Willis-Navorro Bowman dynamic duo headlining the San Francisco 49ers' defense, the fourth member of the Niners' linebacker corps has flown under the national radar.
The Niners coaching staff is working to change that perception this week, hyping outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks as a difference-maker and consummate team player heading into Super Bowl XLVII.
"(Defensive coordinator) Vic Fangio made the comment the other day, 'The smartest thing we did as an organization was pay Ahmad Brooks and keep him as a 49er,' " head coach Jim Harbaugh said, via the San Jose Mercury News. "We would all concur with that."
Signed to a six-year, $44.5 million extension last offseason, Brooks has combined superb run defense with timely blitzes and improved pass coverage to merit a second-team All-Pro selection. Along the way, he's developed a reputation as one of the team's most reliable players in clutch situations.
Brooks' ascension to elite status gives San Francisco the NFL's most daunting 3-4 linebacker corps since Jim Mora's Saints defense thrived behind Pat Swilling, Sam Mills, Vaughn Johnson, and Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson from 1987 to 1992.
Hey diddle diddle, Ray Rice might want to avoid the middle.
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There are a ton of resources for online slideshows about current events, most of which are listed on my website under Multimedia Resources From News Outlets.
There are many online news video resources, including many on different sections of these same links. However, most don't have closed-captioning, and the English that's spoken is very fast — usually too fast for English Language Learners. Also, many school districts, like mine, block streaming media, so the videos aren't even accessible at our school sites.
Slideshows, on the other, work much better — the captions are usually short, and the user can control the speed of the show.
I thought I'd create another "The Best…" list and highlight a few of what I think are the best sites in this category. I've also tried to include sites from around the world. It's always interesting for my students to see how the same news event is covered in different countries.
I'm not going to rank them in any order of preference and nor am I going to describe each one. They're all very similar, and the links will take you directly to the section of the website where slideshows are located.
Here are my picks for The Best Online Slideshows About Current Events (by the way, you might also be interested in The Best News/Current Events Websites For English Language Learners, too):
* Reuters
* Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
* Pixcetra
* Sidney Morning Herald
* We Say (You might want to read my post about this site before you use it with students)
* CBC News (thanks to Nathan Hall for the tip)
The newest addition to this list is the LIFE site sharing millions of photos from the LIFE Magazine archives and Getty Images.
What's great about this new site is that, unlike Google's previous hosting of many of the same photos (which are just listed by decades), LIFE's site shows them in thematic slideshows with accessible captions. Plus, they include daily updates of slideshows about current events. You can also subscribe to a weekly email newsletter that gives you updates on new content.Both the historical and current slideshows are fabulous.
As always, feedback is welcome.
If you found this post useful, you might want to look at previous "The Best…" lists and also consider subscribing to this blog for free.


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When Will We Get a Break From the Heat? [AUDIO]
We are not even a month into summer yet and the weather is almost unBEARably hot here in the Magic City. Temperatures are predicted in the mid to upper 90's all week! I hope we can get a break soon! I talked with Meteorologist Ed McIntosh today to find out if there is any relief in sight!


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Experience is in the Eye of the Beholder
In 1973 she worked for a non profit.
In 1974 she was a government employee.
In 1975 she failed the D.C bar exam, and married Bubba.
In 1976 she joined the Rose Law Firm, and somehow made partner
three years later in 1979, despite rarely appearing in court "¦a
stunningly quick rise!Oh, and Bubba became the Governor of Alabama in 1976, but that's unrelated.
In 1976 she was made, through political appointment by Jimmy
Carter, head of a government funded non-profit corporation which did
nothing but launch lawsuits.In 1978 she laundered $100,000 of bribes through cattle
trading contracts. Despite having never engaged in cattle trading
before, she somehow managed to pick the two best times to trade each
day: she bought cattle contracts at the absolute lowest price each day,
and sell them at the absolute highest price. After laundering the
bribes, she quite cattle trading forever.From 1993 to 2001, Hillary attempted, from her unelected
position, to socialize American health care, and routinely violated
open meetings laws.In 2000 Hillary carpet-bagged her way into a senatorship.
Women's groups seem to be supporting Hillary's contention that being married to the President counts as presidential experience. Wow! If that is the case, the glass ceiling is exploded! Melinda Gates has 20 years of experience as Microsoft CEO!
I'd like to say that I would love to see someone who has actually tried to run his/her own business running for the White House, but most of the candidates who claim to have business experience seem to have the politically-connected rent-seeking business experience (e.g. GWB) rather than the real try to make a business work against the general headwind of government bureaucratic opposition type of experience.