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To do what you love and get paid for it sounds like a dream job — right? A new study by a Brigham Young University public management professor found that landing your dream job might not be the walk in the park you picture. It's probably more like a day at the zoo, and that's not necessarily all good.
Brigham Young University is among the top schools to offer MBA students the most bang for their buck, according to Forbes magazine's biennial list of best business schools. The BYU program placed 16th for return on investment in the publication's Aug. 24 issue, two spots ahead of its position in 2007, the last time Forbes published the list.
"Bernie Madoff with our money." "Honk if you're paying your neighbor's mortgage." "We're too big to fail." Not exactly the slogans you'd expect to see at an intensive long-distance run, but these and others could be found on vans supporting the Marriott School Subprime Securities team at the 2009 Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back.
Following a dramatic shift in accounting practices in the United States, a Brigham Young University accounting professor has coauthored the first how-to guide to help accountants deal with new standards regarding business acquisitions.
Instead of getting an early start on summer boating or hiking, more than twenty Brigham Young University MBA and MPA students spent their free time improving small businesses around the world.
A Brigham Young University professor was honored by his peers as one of the top venture entrepreneurs in Utah — for the second time in three years.
The Wall Street Journal tapped Marriott School of Management Marketing Professor Glen Christensen for his corporate branding expertise in a recent article on corporate logos. In the story, the Journal tests four low-priced logo companies in an attempt to help new businesses looking for a cheap logo solution. Christensen describes the good and the bad of the final four logos made for a hypothetical company.
Cue the intro, dim the lights and...action! Beginning last October, the Graduate Finance Association made a splash into the world of broadcasting with their student-run show, "Morning Market Call." With students planning, producing and anchoring the show, the grassroots operation has come a long way from its initial episodes filmed in a dimly lit Marriott School conference room to the professional studio of the BYU Communications Department.
Marriott School of Management Dean Gary C. Cornia announced the appointment of R. Bruce Money, professor of marketing and international research, as chair of the Department of Business Management. He will assume the position beginning in July succeeding Michael Swenson, Ford professor of marketing.
Two teams of Brigham Young University MBA students put their entrepreneurial businesses to the ultimate test as they competed against 38 of the world's top-notch business plans at the 27th annual Global Moot Corp Competition, in Austin, Texas.
Brigham Young University information systems students reeled in eight awards this spring with their problem-solving strategies and technological expertise at the National Collegiate Conference for the Association for Information Technology Professionals in Oklahoma City.
A Brigham Young University Army ROTC cadet won a national award and the opportunity to attend a National Security Seminar in Lexington, Va., joining top cadets from across the country at the Virginia Military Institute and Washington & Lee University.
The next generation of waterproofing is durable, breathable and environmentally friendly — and it is already here. The patent-pending technology, Hydrapel, can even make a paper towel withstand water absorption. Hydrapel was developed by Xeromax, the first-place winner at the 2009 Brigham Young University Business Plan Competition, taking home the grand prize of $50,000 in cash and in-kind services.
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Within cities (though that's not on the scale of this map), there are still workers who commute. Agriculture still takes place outside cities. There are still mines and factories and... In summary, socialist governments are stuck with inequalities in geography and resources, and the transport system still has to get people and things where they're needed. Combine that with the same technology, and the transport solutions look awfully similar to non-socialist countries.
Some things could've gone differently. For example, socialist governments could've set policies of more distributed production, reducing the need for long distance freight transport. They generally didn't. Maybe it's just a consequence of centralized decision-making. Maybe (almost certainly) regional economic autonomy was deemed conducive to separatism.
The new map definitely looks more believable, if less immediately evocative. I'm trying to guess the geography. Hmmm... possibly an east-west mountain range between Brojimjesto and Ljovamjesto, otherwise there'd probably be direct routes from Pydjalek to Plocica and Zalino. That logic only makes sense for a small country (if at all); if the mountain range were longer, they'd build through anyway.

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Chicken and Mushroom Baked Rice
I just bought a new oven (Rowenta Pro 9080) a few weeks back and the first thing I cooked with it is my favourite baked rice. The photo you see above is the baked rice freshly out of the oven, taken on my kitchen countertop. As a kid, it was such a treat to eat baked rice at Swensen's and now as an adult, it is an even greater treat to be able to cook this at home – baked rice anytime I want, with unlimited variations (check out the different baked rice recipes at bottom of page). I love the end result of my first attempt at chicken and mushroom baked rice – the taste of this recipe is quite close to Swensen's baked rice which I simply adore since young, thanks to CookBake Legacy whom I referenced and adapted the recipe from. Bake this just before serving to enjoy the freshly melted cheese. If you are having a home party, bake this in disposable aluminium tray for fuss-free clean ups – this recipe can feed quite a few folks and so far, it has been a hit with my friends.
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(Serves 4-6)
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice, rinsed and drained
- Water to cook rice
- 5 garlic cloves
- 200g (white or brown) button mushrooms, sliced
- 200g chicken fillet, cubed
- 15g butter
- a few tablespoons uncooked Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese (I use mild red cheddar)
- Salt & Pepper
- Parsley (garnishing)
Chicken & Mushroom Baked Rice (before baked)
1. In a heated wok or saucepan, melt the butter. Add the sliced mushrooms and cut chicken pieces, stir-fry for a few minutes until the surface of the chicken pieces is white.
2. Add the washed uncooked rice, salt and black pepper to taste. Stir well. Transfer contents of wok/pan to a rice cooker. Add the garlic cloves. Add water to cook rice (I use slightly more than 1 1/2 cups of water – adjust the water amount according to your cooker).
3. When the rice is cooked, portion out the rice into individual oven-safe baking dishes (or use a 20cm x 20 cm square alumnium tray) until about half the height of the dish.
4. Spread some mushroom soup sauce on top of the rice, and topped with a layer of shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
5. Baked in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (392°F) for about 20-25 minutes, or until all the cheese melted and is very slightly browned. Garnish with parsley.
Baked in an alumnium square pan – great for home parties
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I love the fish bakeware. At first, I thought it was a fish and cheese rice dish — but chicken with mushrooms with rice and cheese sound mighty fine to me too!
Oh, by the way, I'm totally stealing this idea and bringing to the next potluck. =)
Looks delicious! And those fish shaped dishes are wonderful!!!
Thanks for the kind comments. glad you guys like the recipe :-)
I just tried out this recipe today and it turned out great eventhough I didn't know how much soup and cheese to put on top of the rice. (:
I do feel that it would have tasted better/more like the Swensen's one if I had used Cream of Chicken instead. I'm gonna try that out next! (:
Thanks for the great recipe.
Glad to know you bought your oven. :-) And this dish looks great! Looking forward to more of your bake dishes. :D
Hi Wiffy,
i m going to bake rice today for dinner with Bits of Taste's recipe and found yours too.
thanks both for the easy and fun to bake idea….jackie
Hi Wiffy,
Great recipe! I tried it and tt turned out great though my dish doesn't look as appealing as yours :p
looking forward to try other dishes of yours!
Wow..this sure look great!!! Especially the way you present it…. I can't wait to try this out for my dear son…. :p Thanks for sharing :p
Hi ,
Your recipe is great !!! I cant wait to taste it !! Thanks for sharing this recipe with us !! Hope to see more of your recipes :D


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Well that week went by fast! I think I have a sneaking suspicion that it had something to do with it being a four day work week, but maybe it's just me? That picture above is just how I would love to spend my weekend days! But seriously how amazing is that little image? I just love how those bold purple shutters open up to that breathtaking view. Extra points to the person who can identify this location!
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A sending and a perilous night on Besaid.
The sea-breeze buffeting the headland had faded. The air felt pinched and still, as if Sin's passing had peeled away part of the atmosphere. In the village square, smoke-trails spiralled upwards in straight columns. The torches' blue flames barely flickered. In ones and twos, drifting pyreflies chased the smoke like furtive children stealing out after curfew to play in the fiend-haunted jungle.
Below, guardians and monks kept vigil while Isaaru circled the graves, his solemn gestures a restrained echo of Lady Yuna's whirling dance. Maroda watched intently, but for less than pious reasons: he had noticed his brother's knit brows and taut face. The summoner was waging an inner battle far from his guardians' aid. At last, Isaaru halted and sagged against his staff. Maroda started towards him.
The maester waved him off. "It is done. They are free." He nodded to the monks, who bowed and fanned out to clear away the trappings of ritual.
"Leave the torches," Sir Auron called from the temple platform, keeping watch. "We'll need them tonight."
"What?" Pacce said. "But if we hurry, we can reach the beach by sunset!"
Maroda raised his eyes to the sun setting beyond the snaggle-toothed roof of the jungle. "If we hurry, we could run straight into the jaws of fiends," he said. "Sir Auron's right. We don't want to get caught in the forest after nightfall. Don't worry. The ship's not going to leave without us."
"I'm sorry, Pacce," said Isaaru. "I've put us in some peril in order to perform a proper sending. But I have faith in my guardians." He winked. "It's like old times together, no?"
Pacce managed a strained grin. "Yeah. I suppose."
"Come on," Maroda said. "There's cots and mats in the lodge we might be able to salvage. We can spread them out by the fire ring—"
"Out in the open where nothing can sneak up on us. Right."
Isaaru sank onto a block of stone, smiling faintly at the give and take between them that was almost on equal footing now. He propped his staff against the ground and rested his forehead against the lacquered wood.
Gravel crunched nearby. "A hard sending," Auron said at his shoulder.
"Indeed. The only spirits clinging to their bodies after so many days are those who don't want to leave— and they are bitter, stubborn or in pain. But we were in time for a few."
"Maester thirteen years, yet you still think like a priest," Auron said. "All Spira needs you. You may not have the luxury of saving a few."
"Perhaps not." Absently he reached for the bone pendant tickling his skin under the stiff collar of his robes. "But I think High Summoner Yuna would have done the same."
"Yuna made mistakes."
"As have I," Isaaru said. "I trust, Sir Auron, you will share with us what you know of the journey ahead, so that I may avoid other mistakes."
"You're awfully quick to trust."
"Yes and no." The maester gave him an odd smile. "I wonder, Sir Auron, if you are still a traitor. If so, I should like to know what you make of this." He drew the necklace over his head and cupped it carefully, shielding it from the view of the nearby monks.
Auron arched an eyebrow. "An odd talisman for a maester of Yevon."
"It belonged to a sailor on the ship that brought us here. I believe he carved it from memory. He had encountered Sin before. Do you recognize the image?"
"May I see it?" Auron always sounded gruff, but there was a certain strain in his tone that Isaaru noted and filed away. He placed the delicate triangle of bone in the man's gloved hand, watching him closely.
After a moment, the guardian shrugged. "Another of Sin's victims, no doubt."
"You think so?" Isaaru lowered his voice. Pacce and Maroda had returned, and were arranging cots and mats in a semicircle nearby. "There are those who call Sin the Lady now, and hold her in greater awe than Yevon. Sin's cult is growing. They thank her for the good harvests these last few years, for the gardens of Djose and the rains on Bikanel. Those who breathe Sin's toxin see this face... say she is Sin. Yet according to other sightings, Sin is the same as ever, a behemoth covered in loathsome scales. Who is she?"
"Sin." Auron's fist closed loosely around the image.
Isaaru waited for the man to go on, but the stones of the ruined temple would probably speak sooner. The warrior's attention seemed fixed on the simple token. A few bars of white shone through the cage of his fingers.
"Ah." The maester leaned forward. "Then...who was she?"
Auron raised his head and squinted towards the jungle. For a moment Isaaru thought the guardian was still ignoring him. Then he felt it: the earth was shuddering beneath them. Before Isaaru could frame a question, the pulse crossed hearing's threshold, and from the heart of the forest came a tramping, splintering sound of trees groaning and breaking. Something massive was churning through storm-tossed trunks. There was a sliding crash as whole bank of broken tree-tops, upheld only by a snarl of limbs and thick vines, gave way at the crest of the hill. The jungle canopy tossed and thrashed in the path of something unseen. Limbs and leaves began raining down from the eaves.
"Durren!" Isaaru called, rising to his feet. "Get back! Come away from the trees!"
His monks had laid aside their gear and reached for their rifles— one innovation of Kinoc's he had not canceled— and were lining up at the edge of the village clearing.
Sir Auron jammed the necklace into his belt and marched towards them with a terse, "Don't summon yet."
Pacce and Maroda dropped what they were carrying and snatched up their weapons, jogging towards Auron. "What've we got?" Maroda said.
A rattle of gunfire broke out as the monks fell back. The nearest trees gave way and fell outward with splintering crashes as a hulking form lurched into view. Branches and vines trailed from the iron giant's joints. It reached the stupefied monks in four strides. A huge blade flashed in the dusk. Guns clattered to the ground as three torsos jerked and fell sideways like heads of grain.
Isaaru cried aloud in anguish, but his guardians took no notice, converging on the foe from three points. Maroda's spear glanced off with a clang. Pacce lunged beneath another scything stroke; Sir Auron, slower, caught the brunt of it. Somehow his armor held: he skidded backwards across the flagstones and fell to his knees, parrying some of the force of the blow with his sword braced before him. He barked something, but his words were drowned out by the ring of battle and the screech of ancient machina. Maroda and Pacce darted in and out, harrying the creature while Auron hammered at its knees. Yellow sparks flew from the older guardian's blade. Suddenly all three broke and ran for the cover of the woods. The behemoth roared and swung around, stomping after them.
Praying he had understood, Isaaru pointed his staff at the sky, gathering himself for the most difficult of summons. Green fire leapt from his shoulders. He felt a breath of benison on his upraised cheeks as the amber-streaked heavens split open, seared by a mighty star plummeting through glyphs etched in living light. The ground quaked again as Bevelle's aeon alighted with a roar, great wings beating the air as it lunged towards the fray. Spathi, youngest and eldest, a child taken captive from Zanarkand who might have become the greatest summoner of all had he not been bound: he never failed to make Isaaru feel like a child before him.
This aeon could dwarf a giant. There was no contest between the two, with Auron's gift for turning armor to eggshells. Ancient plates buckled under Spathi's massive fists. Curlers of rising steam turned abruptly to a shimmer of pyreflies as the iron giant toppled backwards and hit the ground with a final teeth-jarring concussion. Spathi roared in victory and hurtled upwards, swiftly vanishing from sight.
Isaaru whispered a silent prayer of thanks, then made his way wearily towards the sad remains of the monks. Maroda and Pacce emerged from the wreckage at the forest's edge and stumbled towards him.
"We're fine," Maroda said, answering his keen glance.
"Speak for yourself—" Pacce said, and stopped short.
"It should not have been here," Isaaru said dazedly, barely able to hear his own voice after the deafening din. "Do you remember? We fought such creatures on the Thunder Plains." He shook his head and stooped over the bodies, stomach clenching at the puddle of warm blood that immediately began seeping into his shoes. "Forgive me, old friend." He closed the monk's eyes and moved to the next corpse, barely registering Maroda's hand clamping onto his elbow to steady him.
Out of the corner of his eye he noted the tears dribbling down Pacce's grimy cheeks. Usually he had sure words of comfort to bolster the youth's bright spirit, but now that well was dry.
Durren had been a fine tutor.
One more summoning. One more sending. Spira's next Calm could not come too soon.
I'm too old for this.
Auron tasted blood and irony on his lips as he lowered himself with a grunt onto a leaf-plastered bench set in a clearing well back among the trees. Dimly he registered the struts and shredded canvas of a ruined hut looming behind and partially overhead. Drawing a small flask from the inner pocket of his coat, he pulled the cork with his teeth and spat, then drank deeply. The cool potion slid down his throat.
Auron sagged as the stabbing ache of a cracked rib subsided. He allowed himself a fleeting memory of this place, glancing up and filling the shadows above with curved beams and a dome of tapestries backlit by moonlight. Below, the blush of candlelight played across her shoulder-blades where Lulu lay draped in casual elegance across a surprisingly plain bed. The scent of the damp jungle and the dried bundles of herbs and spell-components hanging from the ceiling mingled with the musky hint of a perfume he had despised for the first half of the pilgrimage. He remembered the murmur of her voice rising and falling as she read to him the tale of two pagan gods that a follower of Yevon ought not to know. Despite the title, it had not provided many clues for their sigil-quest.
"And Venus born of sea-foam renewed her virginity each year—"
"Some trick."
"—bathing in the waves by the grotto where first she had come ashore. There he waited for her, and for one night only war was in abeyance. For then did Mars put off his shield and panoply to help her renew her womanhood."
"Not much use in the bath, then."
She opened her hand, and the scroll rolled itself shut with a crack. "We should be heading back."
"I thought you said you'd burn through the hull of the airship if you were cooped up in that machina one more night."
"Yes, but your thick skull is starting to look tempting."
"My skull?"
That languid laughter had always been more dangerous than her barbs. "Among other things."
A slithering rustle in the underbrush drew Auron's mind back to the present. The jungle darkened as the vision faded away. He'd taken more than enough time for ribs to knit. Lifting his sword and laying it across his knees, he ran gloved fingertips along the edge, finding a few notches. There was no nimble-fingered Al Bhed to sharpen it for him tonight.
"Sir Auron?" Pacce's anxious calls filtered back through the trees. The summoner must have finished the sending. Heaving himself to his feet, Auron started back towards the village.
Something snapped under his boots when he stood up. He looked down. Peering through the gloom, he could just make out the broken bones of a wicker cradle. Someone else must have moved into the mage's old home when she did not return.
Auron knelt, fishing the sailor's charm out of his belt. He stared at the face of bone gleaming in the darkness. After a moment's hesitation, he draped the necklace over the cradle's shell with care, rose quickly and stalked away.


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Women in the War - Vera Brittain: Carrying on
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Despite her grief, Vera Brittain continued with her nursing.
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This tutorial will attempt to inspire discussion and inquiry into the experience of middle-class women in Great Britain during the First World War, focusing on the letters and poetry of Vera Brittain.
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Do you ever read a news story so horrible that you try to convince yourself it isn't true? Take the story of Daniel Reilly. He was a sixth grade teacher in New York City. Was that is, until allegations came out that he'd been sleeping with a young girl, a former student.
Oh, but I'm not done. Reilly is a new father of an 11-month-old baby, and cops say he had been having sex with the now 14-year-old victim in the apartment he shares with his wife and baby.
And it seems like his wife is standing by him.
Mrs. Reilly was photographed coming out of the courtroom where the now disgraced teacher faced multiple charges of rape, endangering the welfare of a child, and sexual abuse. The girl's sister allegedly found text messages between Reilly and her, text messages that police say prove the sexual relationship. Right now he's out on bail, so it will be up to the courts to determine his guilt.
But I can't help but wonder what's going through his wife's head right now. Her husband is charged with raping a child.
They have a child.
Her husband is accused of violating the sanctity of their home. And she has to share that home with him.
Good for her for doing what is best for her family, but I don't envy her, that's for sure. She's got the world on her shoulders right now.
How do people get past an accusation like this?
I'll allow that even the most depraved killers have people who still love them. People can learn to love the sinner even as they hate the sin. But some things go beyond the pale.
For me it would be my husband and father of my child accused of raping a child.
How about you? Could you stand by a guy accused of something so heinous?
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You need to know the entire situation. Is this an accusation or a fact? did this teacher actually molest this child? I'm not saying it did or didn't happen. I'm saying that sometimes people see or hear what they want to believe. And yes sadly there are those willing to accuse based on hearsay,not actual facts. As to moving on, there is no advice. You just do it. If you can't then you get out.
maybe she knew all along and got off on it.... There is nut cases out there liek that.
While it is technically statutory rape and abuse of authority, if the accounts are as you say here, it wasn't rape of the unwilling. Underage, but it sounds like the girl wasn't taken by force. Doesn't make it not wrong and vile, but I see it as more of an affair than raping a child. There are 13 year old girls out there most certainly choosing to have sex.
I could only read the first page of the article but it says they used a code name. We don't know if there was any evidence that the girl was ever in his apartment. She could have been sleeping with someone else and just said it was her teacher so she didn't get in trouble. I agree sometimes there are cases where you thought you knew your partner, but they turned out to be some crazy serial killer, or had 3 different families. But If you believe that your partner is innocent, then you stand by your man! He has been ACCUSED! Not found guilty. So far the only thing I can see is they have text messages from the girl with a code name. That's nothing.
the question posed was would you stand by your spouse if he/she were accused of doing something this heinous? On the off chance that this is an accurate and factual case, which I pray to God it isn't, I would not only leave my spouse but probably give them a good old fashioned Brooklyn beat down for doing something so repulsive and disgustingly vile to a child. I'm a mother, teacher and wife and doing something like this is so wrong on every level!


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This was my first time making a biscotti type cookie. I made it for the holidays, and they ended up being so good that I made numerous batches throughout the holiday season. I will definately be making these again next year.
Chocolate-Drizzled Mandelbrot
Mandelbrot are crunchy cookies similar to Italian biscotti. They always contain almonds ("mandelbrot" means "almond bread" in German); we add dried cherries and a drizzle of chocolate. Butter makes the cookies extra crunchy. You can bake and decorate the mandelbrot several days in advance; store at room temperature in an airtight container.
Yield: 24 servings (serving size: 1 mandelbrot)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 117
- Calories from fat: 32%
- Fat: 4.1g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Protein: 2.1g
- Carbohydrate: 17.7g
- Fiber: 0.7g
- Cholesterol: 23mg
- Iron: 0.6mg
- Sodium: 74mg
- Calcium: 27mg
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 7 3/4 ounces)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped dried cherries
- 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon light-colored corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon water
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
- Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat until combined. Stir in cherries and almonds.
- Shape dough into 2 (9-inch-long) rolls. Place rolls on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper; pat to 1-inch thickness. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until rolls are golden. Cool on baking sheet 10 minutes.
- Cut each roll diagonally into 12 (1/2-inch-thick) slices. Place, cut sides down, on baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 15 minutes. Turn the cookies over, and bake an additional 10 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool). Remove from baking sheet; cool completely on a wire rack.
- Combine chocolate chips, corn syrup, and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl. Microwave at HIGH 10 seconds at a time until nearly melted; stir until smooth. Spoon chocolate mixture into a small zip-top plastic bag; seal. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag. Drizzle chocolate over cookies.
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Combining the built-in audience of the Bible, the incendiary potential of "The Birth of a Nation" and the marketing genius of "The Blair Witch Project," the arrival of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" feels like a milestone in modern culture. It's a nexus of religion, celebrity, cinema and mass communication that tells us more about the way our world works than we may want to know.
The film left me in the grip of a profound despair, and not for reasons I would have thought. It wasn't simply because of "The Passion's" overwhelming level of on-screen violence, a litany of tortures ending in a beyond-graphic crucifixion.
Instead, what is profoundly disheartening is that people of goodwill will see this film in completely different ways. Where I see almost sadistic violence, they will see transcendence; where I see blame, they will see truth.
In effect, aspects of Gibson's creative makeup -- his career-long interest in martyrdom and the yearning for dramatic conflict that make him an excellent actor, coupled with his belief in the Gospels' literal truth -- have sideswiped "The Passion." What is left is a film so narrowly focused as to be inaccessible for all but the devout.
Those factors have made this a film that will separate people rather than bring them together. Normally these kinds of disagreements don't matter, but the "You just don't get it" confrontations here have sad echoes of savage conflicts that have lasted for centuries. It has the potential to foster divisiveness because of the way it exposes and accentuates the fissures in belief that otherwise might go unnoticed. We all know where the road paved with good intentions leads, and it is not to the gates of heaven.
The film, in Aramaic and Latin, has some 4,000 prints headed for theaters for an Ash Wednesday official opening that starts at midnight tonight. That's an unheard-of situation for an unapologetically religious film in a defiantly secular, not to say sinful, time.
It is a truism of moviegoing that who you are going into the theater determines how you perceive what's playing on the screen. But rarely, if ever, do those differences focus on something so central to people's lives as religious belief, on questions of life, death and eternity for which individuals have given their lives -- both willingly and unwillingly -- for what seems like all of recorded time. Which makes every place you want to go toe-to-toe with "The Passion of the Christ" a minefield likely to go off.
Only a star of Mel Gibson's magnitude could have gotten a film like this done, could both afford to foot the estimated $25-million-plus bill and have the prestige and charisma to attract talented collaborators like cinematographer Caleb Deschanel and actor Jim Caviezel, who plays Christ. Gibson's celebrity put this film on the map, giving it the kind of visibility that last year's unheralded but related "The Gospel of John" couldn't dream of, drawing both supporters and detractors to him like flies to honey.
Given that, it shouldn't be surprising that what's immediately most evident about "The Passion" is its complete sincerity. This is Gibson's personal vision of the greatest story ever told, a look inside his heart and soul. Gibson even personally provided, according to composer John Debney, the despairing wail that accompanies Judas' suicide. When the director writes that he wanted his work "to be a testament to the infinite love of Jesus the Christ," there is no reason to doubt him. Which makes it even sadder that "The Passion" does not play that way.
None of the film's problems, however, is immediately visible when its story of the last 12 hours of Christ's earthly life begins with a mobile camera gliding through the fog-shrouded Garden of Gethsemane and finding Jesus in agonized prayer while an insidious Satan (actress Rosalinda Celentano with shaved eyebrows and a dubbed male voice) looks on.
The filmmaking here is conventionally imagined but, like Debney's score, energetic and propulsive. Gibson has directed twice before, including the Oscar-winning "Braveheart," and he knows how to get the effects he wants. He's made a good choice in using Caviezel as his star: The actor, himself a devout Catholic, brings an involving gaze and a convincing presence to the role. And the filming in Aramaic and Latin was an inspired notion that gives the proceedings a reality and believability (though some experts feel Greek would have been spoken) they might not otherwise have.
The first hint of trouble is in a brief flashback to Caiphas, the Jewish High Priest (Mattia Sbragia) arrogantly tossing a purse containing the legendary 30 pieces of silver to Judas (Luca Lionello) in such a way that they fall and humiliate the traitor.
In the iconography of the passion, Judas is one of the great villains, and he's usually portrayed in Western art as well as previous films as the most wretched of creatures. Yet in this scene he is treated with more dignity and sympathy than Caiphas, who gives a first impression of smug and unctuous arrogance that the rest of "The Passion" only reinforces.
And we do see a great deal of the richly dressed, obviously well-fed Caiphas the rest of the way. In addition to paying Judas, this powerful Jew is the one who sends armed men to arrest Jesus, manipulates his trial before the Sanhedrin and stage-manages his appearance before Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov).
The Roman governor, nominally in charge, is portrayed as a study in impotent agony, reluctant to hand over Jesus but powerless before the strength of the Jewish mastermind's manipulations. He gives up Jesus to be first tortured and then crucified after a huge crowd of Jews, which earlier had taunted and spit on the man, screams over and over for his head.
What are we to make of this front-and-centering of the Jews in Jesus' plight? In dramatic terms, Gibson and co-screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald probably decided a great hero needed an equally powerful and well-defined antagonist to enhance the story, so why not Caiphas? As Paul Lauer, marketing director for Icon, Gibson's production company, told the New York Times, "You can't get away from the fact that there are some Jews who wanted this guy dead."
Making this choice easier for Gibson is that traditionalism, the schismatic Catholic offshoot to which he belongs, believes in the literal truth of the Gospels.
Its followers believe that apostles were on the scene and simply wrote down everything they saw. This includes Matthew 27:25, the passage where the Jews say, "His blood be on us, and on our children." As Gibson, who filmed that scene but ultimately cut it, told the New Yorker's Peter J. Boyer, "It happened; it was said." Many biblical scholars, however, suggest otherwise -- that the Gospels, written at a time when it was politic to make nice to the Romans by minimizing their involvement in Christ's death, were not eyewitness accounts but products of a particular time and place.


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- Ugandan gay rights activist gets Martin Ennals award
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Ugandan gay activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera has received the prestigious Martin Ennals rights award.
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In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Zardari said his country was perhaps the world's greatest victim of terrorism.
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- Why was Osama bin Laden not captured?
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- Devotees, VIPs make beeline to get last glimpse of Sathya Sai Baba
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Thousands of devotees, some of them politicians, cricket players and Bollywood stars, thronged Puttaparthi to see the body of Indian spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba who passed away on Sunday morning at 6.40 am.
- 540 Afghan prisoners escape via 320-meter tunnel dug by Taliban rebels
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Afghan officials said 540 prisoners, including many Taliban rebels, have escaped from Kandahar main prison through a 320-meter tunnel dug over five-month period, say reports.
- Last Supper was on Wednesday, not Thursday, challenges Cambridge professor Colin Humphreys
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Last Supper was on Wednesday, not Thursday, challenges Cambridge professor Sir Colin J. Humphreys, a physicist from Cambridge University saying there are inconsistencies in the gospel accounts of Jesus's final week and he uses his knowledge of physics to reconstruct the truth.
- Potential Church plans 40 Services in 4 Days of Holy Week
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- 1 killed, 26 injured in Indonesia mosque attack
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India's social activist Anna Hazare is on indefinite fast from Tuesday against corruption. India was ranked 87 among 178 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index for 2010, mainly owing to growing series scandals related to corruption in holding Commonwealth Games and in the distribution of 2G spectrum involving the top minister.
- With tech power in hand, Google's crisis response team gears up
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Andona is a nonprofit, volunteer women's organization that was established in 1952 by a group that wanted to raise money for programs that helped the children of our community learn, grow, and achieve. On average we raise over $50,000 per year and give that money back to the youth of Andover. Our... more »
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Tomaz Bellucci Advances in Munich Qualies
Thomaz Bellucci By Florian Heer (April 27, 2014) MUNICH – Second day of the BMW Open qualifying in Munich took place in chilly conditions, about10 degrees Celsius with drizzle for most of the day. Nevertheless, the matches could be played without any delays or interruptions. In Sunday's opening encounter on Centre Court Tomaz Bellucci took on Alexey Vatutin for the very first...
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Bellucci gets boost from Brazilian crowd, advances at Sao Paulo
Home-crowd favorite Thomaz Bellucci defeated eighth-seeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Brazil Open on Tuesday. Bellucci broke Giraldo's serve to go up 4-2 in the final set and then held on to close out the match in just over two hours at the Ibirapuera arena. The break came right after Giraldo called for treatment on his lower...
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Two-time champ Bellucci ousted
Thomaz Bellucci's defense of the Swiss Open title ended in the first round on Tuesday when he lost to Federico Delbonis, who beat Roger Federer in Germany last week. Delbonis, an Argentine, won 7-5, 7-6 (2) against Bellucci, a Brazilian, who also took the clay-court title at Swiss ski resort Gstaad in 2009. Delbonis will continue rising in the rankings after victory over Federer...
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Bellucci Beats Janowicz in Raucous Match in Miami
By Amy Fetherolf (March 23, 2013) MIAMI — In a match where crowd involvement surpassed the tennis for entertainment, world No. 40 Thomaz Bellucci upset world No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz, 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3 in the second round of Miami. The crowd was heavily behind the Brazilian, and it immediately became clear that dealing with [...]
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Bellucci to Play Up-and-Coming Compatriot in São Paulo's First Round
Thomaz Bellucci By Barbara Galiza (February 11, 2013) São Paulo -Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil's highest ranked player at number 35 in the world, will face a young compatriot in his first round match at ATP 250 São Paulo: Guilherme Clezar. Last year, Clezar made a splash on the tour, becoming the top player on the under-19 ATP rankings. At 20 years old, he is the youngest player...
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Bellucci wins Swiss Open title
Unseeded Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci upset top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2 in the Swiss Open final on Sunday. Bellucci, ranked No. 60, got his third career title and second at Gstaad. He won the clay-court event as a qualifier in 2009. Tipsarevic was denied a second straight title after winning on clay last week at Stuttgart, Germany, where he beat Bellucci...
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10 things you should know about Thomaz Bellucci
by Lindsay Gibbs One day you're beating David Ferrer, the next you're losing to Robin Haase. Thus is the life of Thomaz Bellucci. The twenty-four year old from Sao Paulo has been leaving tennis fans in a tizzy for years due to his inconsistent play. But is there more than to the thirty-ninth ranked player than loveable facial expressions and erratic forehands? Here�...
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Bellucci wins, Brazil and Colombia 1-1
Thomaz Bellucci came back from two sets down to beat Alejandro Falla 2-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 on Friday, squaring the Davis Cup series against Colombia at 1-1. In the first match, Colombia's Santiago Giraldo defeated Joao Souza 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Bellucci, Brazil's top ranked player, broke Falla in the first game of the fifth set and held on to seal his comeback. The winner...
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Bellucci Falls Early in Miami
Brazil had a heartbreaking loss on Wednesday as Thomaz Bellucci fell to Federico Gil from Portugal. The fans for both players were very loud and involved. Even Bellucci would mumble words of frustration in Portuguese, directed to the crowd. It was not easy for Brazil's No. 1 player, playing his first round match, on a day where the conditions did not really help him, he felt it...
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Argentine qualifier Delbonis upsets Bellucci in Chile
Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis reached his second career ATP quarterfinals when he upset third-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-2, 7-5 in the VTR Open on Thursday.
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Donald Howard Sutton
Born: April 2, 1945, Clio, Alabama
Played For:
Los Angeles Dodgers (1966-1980, 1988), Houston Astros (1981-1982), Milwaukee Brewers (1982-1984), Oakland Athletics (1985), California Angels (1985-1987)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 1998
A model of consistency and durability throughout his 23-year Major League career, Don Sutton won 324 games and struck out 3,574 batters, while never missing his turn in the pitching rotation for the Dodgers, Astros, Brewers, Athletics and Angels. A four-time All-Star, he reached double figures in wins in 21 of his 23 seasons and struck out over 100 batters in each of his first 21 campaigns. He pitched in four World Series and posted five career one-hit games.
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He's never
really stopped to count them, but Jerry Wilson of Yeagertown has a story for
every one of the rocks, gems and fossils in his collection.
have all crystal here. Different colors," said Wilson, pointing proudly to
one of several shelves of colorful crystals. They came from different places in
the United States. We are what they call Rock Hounds."
In just the
upstairs portion of his collection, several states and countries are
Pointing out
coral pieces from Costa Rica, Wilson added "I have things from all over
the world. And holding a crystal next to it, Wilson added "This piece came
out of Mexico."
The 75 year
old retired steel worker says his interest in geological finds began nine years
ago as a way to remember his trips around the country with his wife Gwen.
we travel I like to pick something up or have a memento to show where we've
been. Then I bring it home and I label it. And if I don't know what it is, I
get on the Internet and try to find out what type of rock it is."
To better
show off the collection, Wilson highlights some of the rocks and crystals with
special lighting. Between trips, Wilson is in constant touch with fellow rock
hounds from around the country.
" I run
into people that's willing to trade some of their items for some of my items.
It's just a lot of fun," he said.
Parts of his
collection came from mines. Others were found at tourist areas. But much of his
display was found with just an eye to the ground.
take your time and you look," Wilson explained. "You always walk with
your head down and you find quite a bit," he added with a chuckle.
And Wilson's
hobby has expanded from just collecting items to converting some of the stones
and gems into beautiful jewelry. And with several more trips planned, Wilson
says his next concern is where to put everything he brings home.
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