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Utterly enchanting. Highly recommended. I cannot say more. :)
Good golly I loved this book. Sure, it's not fast paced; and sure, the book jacket lied (but I didn't read that anyway - they always lie); but it was just so good. I'm actually pissed that this is her first novel and that it just came out in December, because now I have to wait ages for her to write another one.
If ever Ray Bradbury wrote love stories, I imagine this is exactly the sort of tale he would have written, full of magic and mystery and wonder – a little light on plot, but full of enchantment.
Imagine Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, except that our setting is Victorian England at the turn of the century and our star-crossed lovers are a pair of winsome young magicians who, alas, have been bound at birth (or near enough) by a magical pact that requires one of them to out-survive the other. Their battleground? Le Cirque des Reves, a "circus of dreams," populated by tents housing wonders that the doomed young lovers create as tributes to their love: animated carousels, gravity-defying cloud mazes, animatronic menageries, wishing trees, gardens comprised entirely of ice, and other such enchanting (and enchanted) curiosities.
The tale is populated by a cast of richly imagined characters, from our appealing lovers Marco and Celia to Chandresh Christophe Lefevre, the circus's Willy Wonka-esque proprietor; from the inscrutable contortionist Tsukiko to the preternaturally perceptive architect Ethan Barris; from Prospero, Celia's irascible, misanthropic magician father, to the uncanny twins Poppet and Widget.
Rather than detracting from the story, the author's deliberate decision not to explain of the tale's metaphysical underpinnings adds to the enchantment of the tale, inviting us readers to cast away the constraints of reality and embrace the possibility of a world in which the magic of love is real.
In real life, these types of tales never end well; fortunately for us, however, Morgenstern isn't the sort of author to be bound by narrative convention, so instead we get a wholly lovely and – yes – magical ending, in which the lovers, despite all the obstacles and tragedies scattered in their path, create their own happily ever after and the circus lives on, appearing (one presumes) to those reveurs who continue to believe.
(And speaking of happily ever after, is it just a happy coincidence that the author of this magically romantic confection shares a surname with S. Morgenstern, the legendary author of that other legendary romantic confection, The Princess Bride?)
Prospero the Enchanter and his frequent adversary A.H. make a wager to see who can educate the better magician: Prospero puts his daughter Celia into play, while A. chooses the young orphan Marco. And they set up the stage for the two of them to show off their skills: The Night Circus. Held only in black and white, filled with the finest artists around the world, both Celia and Marco keep enhancing it with their magic. But neither knows the rules of the game, nor the actual end goal. In the meantime, though, the Night Circus gains notoriety and its very own following.
The Night Circus has a very cool concept. But while I loved the idea of it, I didn't fall in love with it as much as I could have. I'm not entirely certain why, though it might be to do with Celia and Marco.
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A story told rich in details, wonder and complex imagery. It will captivate all of your senses with the descriptions while provoking your mind with the bigger quest unraveling within the plots and story.
Jim Dale is the reader. He is a shining example of the best in narration, but I still advise one to have the actual book to read. Morgenstern goes back and forth in time along with point of view, so I was needing to flip back to previous chapters to clarify my memory.
If you enjoy this book, I highly recommend Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
Magic without passion is pretty much a trip to Pier One: lots of shrink-wrapped candles. One wishes Morgenstern had spent less time on the special effects and more on the hauntingly unanswerable question that runs, more or less ignored, through these pages: Can children love who were never loved, only used as intellectual machines? What kind of magic reverses that spell? It's not as pretty a spectacle, but that's a story that grips the heart.
I am a reader who should have hated this novel; yet I found it enchanting, and affecting, too, in spite of its sentimental ending. Morgenstern's patient, lucid construction of her circus – of its creators and performers and followers – makes for a world of illusion more real than that of many a realist fiction. There is a matter-of-factness about the magicians' magic, a consistency about the parameters of the circus world, that succeeds both in itself and as a comment upon the need for and nature of illusion in general. While the novel's occasional philosophical gestures seem glib ("You are no longer quite certain which side of the fence is the dream"), the book enacts its worldview more satisfyingly than could any summary or statement. Rather than forcing its readers to be prisoners in someone else's imagination, Morgenstern's imaginary circus invites readers to join in an exploration of the possible.
Underneath the icy polish of her prose, Morgenstern well understands what makes The Night Circus tick: that Marco and Celia, whether in competition or in love, are part of a wider world they must engage with but also transcend. It's a world whose mystique and enigma is hard to shake off, and that invites multiple visits.
The Night Circus is one of those books. One of those rare, wonderful, transcendent books that, upon finishing, you want to immediately start again.
The book itself looks beautiful but creaky plotting and lifeless characters leave The Night Circus less than enchanting
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0307744434, Paperback)Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011: Erin Morgenstern's dark, enchanting debut takes us to the black and white tents of Le Cirque des Reves, a circus that arrives without warning, simply appearing when yesterday it was not there. Young Celia and Marco have been cast into a rivalry at The Night Circus, one arranged long ago by powers they do not fully understand. Over time, their lives become more intricately enmeshed in a dance of love, joy, deceit, heartbreak, and magic. Author Morgenstern knows her world inside and out, and she guides the reader with a confident hand. The setting and tone are never less than mesmerizing. The characters are well-realized and memorable. But it is the Night Circus itself that might be the most memorable of all. --Chris Schluep
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Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways.
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The Frustration Profile article on my blog, which is about students with high verbal skills and weak motor skills, has gotten more hits and comments than any other blog article I have written. What I'm realizing is that all students who have learning issues or have any significant discrepancies in their learning profile, tend to become frustrated with academic tasks.
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When a student is frustrated it's time to take a closer look at his or her learning profile. Frustration is the symptom; you need to find the cause. Then, you identify the best intervention possible that targets the individual student's areas of need.
I believe every student with an average or above IQ can learn to read, write and do math. It is all about finding the right program that matches the child's need.
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kelley says:
Hello Dr Mullin,
As always thank you so much for all the valuable information you provide for all of us parents who have childern who struggle in the area of acedemics. So what if you have a frustrated student who has no significant areas of weakness or strength but is still struggling? I was pretty much told in my review that bc my daughter has a low average IQ that pretty much this is on par for her learning ablilites and that oh well she will just get F's in math and D's reading sorry nothing we can do for her.. I would love for you to email me so that I can have your interupation of these tests results so I can be better informed when I speak to the school pshy. I was only giving her eval results at the meeting so I had no way to form questions for the meeting since we were in the meeting when I got them. when you get a moment please email me: firstname.lastname@example.com.
thank you so much
Melissa Mullin, Ph.D. says:
Hi Kelly,
I'm sorry to hear about your daughter. I am available for private consultations. You can contact Jessica at email@example.com and she can set up a phone consultation.
Tricia says:
Hello Dr. Mullin. We have a 14 year old son who at age 8 was noted to be "gifted" having scored a 147 on the school's otis lennon test in the 99% for all areas. He scored equally high on other tests as well. At age 9 he was diagnosed with PDD NOS on the Autism spectrum. He excels at computer games like Minecraft and other such fast processing, can ready a 400pg small font book in a weekend, does math in his head……….but absolutely refuses to write since the third grade. With great struggle he will dictate to me to type and use dragon speak but he becomes so upset with the idea of writing that he is reduced to tears and verbalizes that he "can't write" or is a "bad writer". It doesn't seem to be physical pain, but rather the inability to have ideas and thus express them. Can you give me any suggestions to help him?
Thank you.
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Melissa Mullin, Ph.D. says:
Your son is gifted with a significant difference in his ability quickly take in and process information and his ability to sequence and organize the ideas for written output. I am glad you have found Dragon Speak and dictating helpful. I would also suggest Inspiration to help him organize his thoughts. A drawing class may also help him learn to break down what he visualizes into parts so that it can created on paper. Learning to be flexible and switch from whole ideas to the parts in order to sequence them and put them in a linear order so they can be explained to someone else ( the teacher who wants to see the steps or the reader who needs to follow the story) will be helpful. I have just published a Flexible Thinking Program which may be helpful. I created it after testing a number of gifted students who were struggling in school.
Vicki says:
Thank you, Dr. Mullin, for your informative and compassionate blog! Your profile of the "Frustrated Learner" describes my 9-year-old son to a T: WCI of 130, Perceptual Reasoning 100, Processing Speed 91 (Symbol Search 8, Coding 9)… No wonder he hates school! What I find frustrating is the attitude of the school psych–that there's absolutely nothing wrong. But DS9's scores are so very similar to those of his older brother (diagnosed at 9 with ADHD and visual-motor processing issues; now a college freshman)–the only difference is that DS9's teachers aren't complaining loudly. I plan on reading your recommendations very thoroughly and implementing them. Not sure how to make the school sit up and take notice though.
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A new report suggests that Disney Pictures is moving forward again on an "Enchanted" sequel and even has a new title for it - "Disenchanted".
Collider broke the news, saying that's the working title for the film which is now "in the process of punching up the script with the hopes that it will be in greenlight-ready shape very soon."
It has been eight years since the first film and the studio has been trying to get a follow-up going for a good portion of that period.
At last report J. David Stem and David N. Weiss ("Shrek 2," "The Smurfs") had signed on to write the screenplay and Anne Fletcher ("The Proposal") remains attached to direct. No word if Amy Adams, James Marsden or Susan Sarandon would return. »
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Demi Lovato is lookin' gooood! The pop star took to Instagram on Thursday to debut the cover art for her latest single, "Cool For Summer" -- and we've never seen the former Disney star look better. In the photo, the 22-year-old beauty poses on a sandy beach in retro neon blue cut-out swimsuit. Lovato's also rocking a bright purple fur jacket, nude sandals and has her short tresses styled in a sexy slicked-back 'do. "My new single is called #CoolForTheSummer and will be out July 1!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh," the "Skyscrapers" singer captioned the sultry shot. Demi also dropped some big news just last week, revealing that she would be replacing Katy Perry's voice in the sequel to "The Smurfs," which will be called, "Get Smurfy," in 2017. "So excited to be voicing Smurfette in the new animated Smurfs movie, in theatres Spring 2017!!!" the singer tweeted at the time. We can't wait to »
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Together, Sony's previous films The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2 have earned almost $1 billion worldwide, so it was a foregone conclusion that another film would be on the way. Now titled Get Smurfy, the latest installment in the little blue franchise will be fully computer animated rather than a hybrid with live-action. Over the weekend on Global Smurfs Day, Sony Pictures Animation unveiled the first look at the characters, the newly added voice cast, and the picture's release date. As for the cast, Demi Lovato will be voicing Smurfette, Mandy Patinkin will star as Papa Smurf, and Rainn Wilson will step in as Gargamel. Get Smurfy hits theaters on March 31, 2017. Meet the cast of Get Smurfy below: Check out all the details in the press release below: The World To Get Smurfy on March 31, 2017 —Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson and Mandy Patinkin To Lend Their Voices to Fully Computer-Animated Feature Film— Culver City, »
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Sony Pictures previously revived The Smurfs in two live-action/computer animated hybrid adventures. But now the studio is having its Sony Pictures Animation division take a crack at the little blue creatures in a fully computer animated feature film that will harken back to creator Peyo Culliford's original animation style. Since today is supposedly Global Smurfs Day, there's […]
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For people of a certain age, there can be little argument that the most recent big screen outings for the Smurfs were disappointing, to say the least. Thrusting the beloved little blue characters into an animation/live action hybrid scenario was, quite simply, ill-advised – even if Hank Azaria was obviously born to play the evil wizard, Gargamel. The fact that the 2011 and 2013 movies are the only Smurfish point of reference for a whole new generation of children is tragic – which makes the news of a fully animated re-boot from Sony Pictures Animation – titled Get Smurfy – most welcome indeed.
The Smurfs hail from a bygone era – first appearing in 1958, as the comic strip creation of Belgian artist Peyo. Peyo was the author of Johan And Peewit at the time, which was a story set in the Middle Ages, and featured a King's Page and his sidekick. Published in an issue »
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Rainn Wilson and Demi Lovato will join Mandy Patinkin in "Get Smurfy," the upcoming CG animated reboot of "The Smurfs" franchise.
Ditching the live-action elements in favor of a purely CG animated feature, the new film will harken back to creator Peyo Culliford's original style of the creatures. The story finds the small blue characters searching the Enchanted Forest for the Smurf village.
Lovato is set to play the one and only Smurfette, whilst Wilson will tackle the role of the evil sorcerer Gargamel. Kelly Asbury is directing the film which is scheduled to open March 2017.
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14 June 2015 10:52 AM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson and Mandy Patinkin to lend their voices to fully computer-animated feature Film. To mark this year's June 14th Global Smurfs Day, Sony Pictures Animation announced the all star cast of Get Smurfy, its brand new, fully computer-animated feature film reminiscent of creator Peyo Culliford's original recognizable style. Get Smurfy finds Smurfette and her brothers trekking through the uncharted Enchanted Forest to try and discover a fabled Smurfs village before their nemesis, the evil wizard Gargamel, does. Along the way, some of the mysteries of the little blue creatures' origins are brought to light: do Smurfs come in any other colors? are their mushroom houses organic? And… why are there 99 boys and only one girl??? Platinum-selling recording artist Demi Lovato has signed to voice the girl-power-ful Smurfette, with Emmy-nominated comic actor Rainn Wilson (The Office, Monsters vs. Aliens) stepping into the evil shoes of the Smurf nemesis, »
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14 June 2015 9:35 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
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To mark this year's June 14th Global Smurfs Day, Sony Pictures Animation announced the all star cast of Get Smurfy, its brand new, fully computer-animated feature film reminiscent of creator Peyo Culliford's original recognizable style.
Get Smurfy finds Smurfette and her brothers trekking through the uncharted Enchanted Forest to try and discover a fabled Smurfs village before their nemesis, the evil wizard Gargamel, does. Along the way, some of the mysteries of the little blue creatures' origins are brought to light: do Smurfs come in any other colors? are their mushroom houses organic? And… why are there 99 boys and only one girl???
Demi Lovato has signed to voice the girl-power-ful Smurfette, with Rainn Wilson (The Office, Monsters vs. Aliens) stepping into the evil shoes of the Smurf nemesis, Gargamel. »
- Michelle McCue
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If the live-action and computer animation hybrid adaptation of The Smurfs just didn't do anything for you, then you might be happy to hear that Sony Pictures Animation has a fully animated reboot on the way. We heard rumblings of this project last year, and at the time, the film was supposed to arrive sometime this year. However, Variety reports Sony has no set a release date for March 31st, 2017, with an eye towards being a popular film when Easter arrives on April 16th that year. This will be entirely animated, much more in tune with the original style of Peyo's artwork, something that was missing from the previous films. Here's two pieces of concept art that surfaced at Smurfs Production Blog: Directing the film will be Kelly Asbury, who counts Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron among her credits. Previously, the filmmaker said this new Smurfs »
- Ethan Anderton
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Sony Pictures Animation has scheduled the untitled third "The Smurfs" film for a March 31st 2017 release. The studio claims they plan to take advantage of the run-up to Easter two weeks later.
The new film will be a complete reboot, a fully animated effort that will hew closer to creator Peyo's original drawings and concept. Kelly Asbury will direct with the film's final title and voice cast to be announced in coming months.
In a blog post, Asbury says: "Since this new film has no connection to the previous live-action hybrids, we have a whole new world to create and it is critical to me and my crew that we deliver a movie that will enchant families and fans worldwide for years to come."
Source: Variety »
- Garth Franklin
26 March 2015 3:08 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Sony's upcoming animated Smurfs movie has been delayed until 2017.
Originally scheduled for August 5, 2016, the reboot will now launch in cinemas on March 31, 2017.
Sony Pictures executive Rory Bruer said: "With a fully animated feature close in tone and design to Peyo's original creation, we're embracing everything that has made The Smurfs so special for audiences worldwide.
"The date is a perfect match for this movie. With the kids on break, every day plays like summer, and for franchises with global appeal like The Smurfs, audiences are ready to turn out for great entertainment."
Director Kelly Asbury explained on the Smurfs production blog that their aim is to deliver the "best movie possible without compromising".
"Since this new film has no connection to the previous live-action hybrids, we have a whole new world to create, and it is critical for me and my crew that we deliver a movie that will »
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Sony Pictures announced today that their Untitled Smurfs Movie has moved from August 5, 2016 to March 31, 2017. As of now, the Smurfs currently have that release date all to themselves, although the movie comes one week after The Divergent Series: Allegiant: Part 2 on March 24 and a week before Warner Bros.' Pacific Rim 2 on April 7, 2017. If it would have stayed in the August 5, 2016 release slot, the animated comedy would have gone up against the highly-anticipated superhero adaptation Suicide Squad. Here's what Sony's Rory Bruer had to say about the release date shift in a statement.
"With a fully animated feature close in tone and design to Peyo's original creation, we're embracing everything that has made the Smurfs so special for audiences worldwide. The date is a perfect match for this movie. With the kids on break, every day plays like summer, and for franchises with global appeal like the Smurfs, audiences »
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Sony Pictures Animation has set its untitled third Smurfs movie for March 31, 2017 — the first title to be set on that date.
The studio said it plans to take advantage of the run-up to Easter, which falls on April 16 that year.
"The Smurfs" grossed $563 million in 2011 and "The Smurfs 2″ took in $347 million in 2013.
But the next Smurfs film will be a complete reboot from those live-action/animated hybrids. This time the film will hew closer to creator Peyo's original drawings and concept. The new take will be directed by Kelly Asbury, whose credits include "Shrek 2″ and "Gnomeo & Juliet." Jordan Kerner, who produced "The Smurfs" and "Charlotte's Web," is producing. Mary Ellen Bauder is co-producing.
Said Asbury in a blog post about the film: "Since this new film has no connection to the previous live-action hybrids, we have a whole new world to create and it is critical »
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It's an unfortunate, yet seemingly inevitable, Oscars occurrence: Every year, without fail, someone is left out of the "In Memoriam" sequence.
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This year's offensive exclusion appears to be the late, great Joan Rivers, whose absence from the montage sent the Twitterverse into an immediate tizzy — and rightfully so.
For the record, Rivers appeared in many films during her incredible career in Hollywood, including Muppets Take Manhattan (pictured), Serial Mom, Iron Man 3, Spaceballs, The Smurfs and her own documentary A Piece of Work. She also directed the 1978 comedy Rabbit Test, which starred Billy Crystal and Doris Roberts. »
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Michelle Raimo Kouyate will move forward as a producer with a first-look deal at the studio
Michelle Raimo Kouyate has stepped down as President of Production at Sony Pictures Animation, a rep for the studio told TheWrap.
After five years in her post, Raimo Kouyate will transition to a producer role with a first-look deal at Spa.
During her tenure, the company released titles like "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "The Smurfs" and the Adam Sandler-voiced "Hotel Transylvania."
Also Read: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires 'Testament of Youth,' Starring 'Game of Thrones' Actor Kit Harington
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- Matt Donnelly
19 January 2015 9:41 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
The Smurfs franchise is going to be rebooted, but rather than interspersing animation with live-action footage like its predecessors, it will be dedicating itself to just the former. Further details regarding the future of the film series have also been released, as Sony Pictures Animation looks to get it in shape ahead of its summer 2016 release date. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the rebooted Smurfs film will be overseen by director Kelly Asbury, while Mandy Patinkin is currently on the verge of finalizing a deal to voice Papa Smurf (replacing Jonathan Winters, who voiced the beloved character in 2011.s The Smurfs and 2013.s The Smurfs 2). Asbury is regarded as one of the most prominent and reliable animation directors in the business, having risen through the ranks of the animation world. He previously worked on the storyboards for modern classics like Toy Story and The Little Mermaid, but then he »
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"Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin is set to voice Papa Smurf in Sony Pictures Animation's upcoming reboot of its "The Smurfs" franchise.
The new film will ditch the CG 'Smurfs in our contemporary world' setting in favor of a fully animated project that sticks closer to the original cartoon and designs by creator Peyo.
The project will also give a new origin story to the Smurfs. Though the wise paternal leader of the creatures, that will not always be the case with this Papa Smurf.
Kelly Asbury ("Gnomeo and Juliet," "Shrek the Third") is directing from a script by "Over The Hedge" scribes Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche. An August 5th 2016 release date is being targeted.
Source: Heat Vision »
- Garth Franklin
16 January 2015 3:30 PM, PST | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Did you know they're making another Smurfs movie? They are, apparently, and Mandy Patinkin is going to star in it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Patinkin is voicing Papa Smurf in the 2016 film, which will be a "fully animated" Smurfs origin story directed by Gnomeo and Juliet's Kelly Asbury. He's inheriting the role from Jonathan Winters, who voiced Papa Smurf in both The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2, and died in 2013. Like his new character, Patinkin has a soothing manner, can grow a gigantic beard, and is secretly blue underneath all his clothes. »
- Nate Jones
16 January 2015 2:58 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Sony Pictures Animation has brought on Homeland star Mandy Patinkin to voice Papa Smurf in their Untitled Smurfs Movie. Unlike 2011's The Smurfs and 2013's The Smurfs 2, which were live action/CGI animation hybrids, this Smurfs project will be fully animated, sticking closer to the original designs by creator Peyo. The project will give a new origin story to the Smurfs, and, while Papa Smurf is supposed to be "the wise paternal leader" of these tiny blue creatures, that will not always be the case.
Jonathan Winters voiced Papa Smurf in The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2, with Don Messick voicing the character in the original Smurfs animated TV series. Kelly Asbury (Gnomeo and Juliet, Shrek the Third) is directing from a script by Karey Kirkpatrick (The Secret World of Arrietty, Over The Hedge) and Chris Poche (Over The Hedge). Jordan Kerner is producing with Mary Ellen Bauder serving as co-producer. »
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You probably know and love Jayma Mays as the adorable Emma Pillsbury from "Glee" or Grace Winslow from "The Smurfs" films, and now you'll be able to catch the actress' voice in all its glory on the new Netflix series, "The Adventures of Puss in Boots." The action-packed animated comedy surrounds the swashbuckling heroic feline as he protects the citizens of the mythical town of San Lorenzo against villains after breaking a magical spell and features a stellar lineup of actors, including accomplished voice actor Eric Bauza and "SNL" vet Laraine Newman. You can also expect great guest stars like John Leguizamo, Maria Bamford, and Danny Trejo along the way.
We caught up with Jayma about her foray into the world of animation. Find out what she has to say about her role as Puss's love interest Dulcinea, what sets the series apart, and her involvement in the final season of "Glee. »
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Interest rates all over the world are mostly made up.
That's the verdict of a new study by the International Organization of Securities Commissions, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg. It found that more than half of the benchmark lending rates in the U.S., Europe and Asia are "calculated by methodologies that were unclear, not transparent and only rarely subject to specific regulatory standards or obligations." Less than half of all benchmark lending rates, in contrast, were based on actual market transactions.
In other words, the interest rates that affect personal and business loans, and hundreds of trillions of dollars in derivatives contracts around the world, are based on either guesses or lies: Not particularly comforting.
"The risk of manipulation will be greater where participants in the process have both incentive and opportunity to submit inaccurate data or apply a methodology inaccurately," IOSCO wrote, according to Bloomberg. "Furthermore, where judgment is required in determining the data to be submitted, the problem is particularly acute."
English translation: When banks can just make up these benchmark numbers, they're likely to cheat. Even when they can't just totally make up the numbers, they still try to find ways to cheat.
Recently the world has been focused on the rampant manipulation of one such interest rate, the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. Barclays Capital has already paid $460 million in fines in that scandal, and more than a dozen other banks are under investigation, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup. Meanwhile, lawsuits and potential legal costs to the banks are piling up.
LIBOR is used in all sorts of financial transactions, from setting your adjustable-rate mortgage to interest-rate swaps bought by state and local governments to hedge against a jump in borrowing costs. LIBOR is supposed to be based on what a group of banks say is their daily cost of borrowing money from other banks for short periods of time.
The trouble is, these borrowing costs are self-reported, and it is pretty easy for the reporting banks to manipulate the rates if they want to. Sure enough, they have often wanted to, either to make their borrowing costs look lower than reality, or to gain a small advantage in derivatives trades, or both.
And, as it turns out, most other benchmarks around the world have the same problem, according to the IOSCO study.
After barely caring about LIBOR manipulation for many years, regulators are now trying to figure out how to fix LIBOR and other benchmark rates. A Bloomberg poll earlier this month found that investors expect the current LIBOR system to be overhauled within the next five years.
An overhaul will be tricky. There aren't always market transactions available to set interest rates; there's almost always going to be some need for estimates and human judgment in setting these rates, which means there might always be room for error or manipulation. Some in the market argue that short-term interest rates are being manipulated by central banks anyway, so there's not much harm in banks doing the same thing. And that's not always necessarily wrong.
The problem, though, is that nobody trusts the reality of LIBOR and similar benchmarks anymore, and it is unhealthy to have an untrustworthy financial system for very long.
"The Libor scandal should not be something to be hidden under the carpet because it affects the correct functioning of financial markets and the economy as a whole," Mario Cribari, head of asset management at Veco Invest SA in Lugano, Switzerland, told Bloomberg earlier this month.Also On HuffPost:
The UK bank has been at the centre of a very public storm since U.S. and British authorities fined it more than $450 million last month for its part in manipulating Libor. The ensuing backlash cost chief executive Bob Diamond and chairman Marcus Agius their jobs. The pair have appeared before a parliamentary committee to testify about what went on at the bank, in a scandal which has drawn in British central bankers and government ministers.
Bank of America is among the banks being investigated, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters last year. The bank did not comment in its 2011 annual report. It is one of 11 banks accused of conspiring to manipulate Libor in two lawsuits filed by discount brokerage and money manager Charles Schwab.
The Swiss Competition Commission said in February that Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ was among those it was investigating on suspicion of conspiring to manipulate rates. The Japanese bank did not comment on any probes in its 2011 annual report. This month, the group suspended two London-based traders as a result of a probe into manipulating interbank lending rates, but the bank said that was not to do with their conduct at BTMU. They had previously worked at Dutch lender Rabobank.
Citigroup said its subsidiaries had received requests for information and documents as part of investigations in various jurisdictions. The U.S. bank said it was cooperating. The bank is also subject to a number of private lawsuits filed in the U.S. against banks that served on the Libor panel. In December, Japan's financial regulator said it would penalise the Japan securities units of Citigroup and UBS after finding that an individual who worked at UBS and then moved to Citi had, along with his boss at Citi, attempted to influence the Tokyo interbank offered rate (Tibor).
Credit Suisse is one of 12 banks being investigated by the Swiss Competition Commission about alleged collusive behaviour among traders to influence the bid ask spread for derivatives tied to Libor and Tibor as well as the rates themselves. Credit Suisse said it was cooperating fully.
The German bank said it was cooperating with investigations in the United States and Europe in connection with setting rates between 2005 and 2011. It has had civil actions filed against it in the United States related to the setting of Libor. Germany's market regulator has launched a probe into the bank over suspected manipulation of interbank lending rates, sources have said. Results are expected in mid-July. German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing no sources, that two Deutsche Bank employees have been suspended after external auditors examined whether staff were involved in manipulating rates.
Lloyds said it was cooperating with investigations. It has also been named in private lawsuits in the U.S. related to the setting of Libor. It said it 2011 annual report that it could not predict the ultimate outcome of investigations or lawsuits. In May, the bank said two derivatives traders had been suspended following an investigation into possible interest rate manipulation.
HSBC has said it received demands from regulators for information in connection with Libor investigations and it was cooperating. It has also been named in lawsuits related to Libor in the United States. HSBC said in its 2011 annual report that it could not predict the outcome of the investigations and lawsuits.
The bank, now a subsidiary of Lloyds, said it was cooperating with investigations. It has also been named in private U.S. lawsuits related to the setting of Libor. HBOS said it in its 2011 annual report it was not possible to predict the scope, outcome or impact of the investigations and lawsuits.
JPMorgan said it was cooperating with regulators and government bodies investigating the setting of Libor, Euribor and Tibor rates, mainly in 2007 and 2008. It has also been named as a defendant in private U.S. lawsuits over Libor.
Rabobank said it was cooperating with investigations into possible manipulation of Libor rates. It has also been named as a defendant in a number of civil lawsuits in the United States. Rabobank said it was confident the claims would be held unfounded and was conducting its defence as such.
Canada's largest bank did not make any comment in its 2011 annual report on its involvement in regulatory probes into possible manipulation of interbank lending rates.
Royal Bank of Scotland said it was cooperating with investigators, who had requested information. RBS said members of its group had been named as defendants in a number of lawsuits in the United States. The bank said it had substantial defences to these claims. Following a newspaper report last month that it faced a 150 million pound fine, RBS said there could not be any certainty as to the timing or amount of any fine or settlement.
The Swiss bank said it had been granted leniency or immunity from potential violations by some authorities, including the U.S. Justice Department and Swiss Competition Commission, in return for its cooperation in the Libor manipulation probe. It did not specify what information it was providing. In December, Japan's financial regulator said it would penalise the Japan securities units of Citigroup and UBS after finding that an individual who worked at UBS and then moved to Citi had attempted to influence Tibor. It has also been the subject of U.S. lawsuits.
The German bank was among those being investigated, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in March last year. The bank made no mention of the probes in its 2011 annual report. In July last year it was dropped, at its request, from the panel of banks contributing to daily fixings of Libor for U.S. dollars.
The Japanese bank did not mention the investigations into possible Libor manipulation in its 2011 annual report. In April last year it was one of 12 banks sued by Vienna-based asset manager FTC Capital, accused of conspiring to manipulate Libor.


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HMS Agamemnon (1852)
|Career (UK)
|HMS Agamemnon
|22 May 1852
|Maiden voyage:
|Sea trial in Stokes Bay, 3 May 1853
|Paid off 1862; sold out of service 1870
|General characteristics [1]
|Steam two-decker line-of-battle ship
|3,074 45/94 bm[2]
|4,614 tons
|230 ft 3 in (70.18 m) (overall)
193 ft 3 in (58.90 m)(keel-line)
|55 ft 4 in (16.87 m) (extreme)
|22 ft 8 in (6.91 m) (forward)
23 ft 11 in (7.29 m) (aft)
|Depth of hold:
|24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
|600 nhp John Penn and Sons engine, 2,268 ihp (1,691 kW)[3]
|Sail plan:
|Full rigged ship
Fore mast: 61 ft (19 m) × 37 in
Main mast: 67 ft (20 m) × 40 in
Mizzen: 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m) × 27 in
|11.243 knots (20.8 km/h; 12.9 mph) under steam[3]
|91 muzzle-loading smooth-bore cannon
Gun deck: 34 × 8 in/65 cwt
HMS Agamemnon was a Royal Navy 91-gun battleship ordered by the Admiralty in 1849 in response to the perceived threat from France by their possession of ships of the Napoléon class.
She was the first British battleship to be designed and built from the keel up with installed steam power, although, due to the inefficiency of steam engines of the period, it was expected that she would spend much of her time travelling under sail power. She therefore carried a full square rig on three masts, in common with large sailing warships of the period.[4]
She carried an armament of muzzle loading smooth-bore cannon, as usual for warships at this time, on two decks. She was completed in 1852.[4]
She was not the first British battleship to be completed with steam power; HMS Sans Pareil, a pre-existing square-rigged second-rate, was converted to ancillary steam power (retaining her rig) and completed in 1851.[4]
The ship is named after Agamemnon, the King of Mycenae, who led the Greek forces in the Trojan War.
Agamemnon was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet and served in the Crimean War as flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons. She participated in the bombardment of Sevastopol on 17 October 1854 and the shelling of Fort Kinburn, at the mouth of the Dnieper river, in 1855.
Transatlantic cable[edit]
In 1857 the government fitted out Agamemnon to carry 1,250 tons of telegraphic cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company's first attempt to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable. Although this initial cable attempt was unsuccessful, the project was resumed the following year and Agamemnon and her US counterpart USS Niagara successfully joined the ends of their two sections of cable in the middle of the Atlantic on 29 July 1858.[4]
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- Lambert, Andrew Battleships in Transition, the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860, published Conway Maritime Press, 1984. ISBN 0-85177-315-X
- Parkes, Oscar British Battleships, first published Seeley Service & Co, 1957, published United States Naval Institute Press, 1990. ISBN 1-55750-075-4
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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By calling Kinsterna a castle, we're fudging a bit. It's actually an eco-friendly ancient manor on the outskirts of Monemvasia, an island town in southern Greece. But this fortress-like hillside property is truly regal. Showcasing Byzantine, Ottoman and Venetian architectural influences, the hotel has just 27 designer guest rooms and suites, all of which incorporate original details, such as interlocking domed stone ceilings. The Taverna features its own olive press, and fine dining takes place in the central courtyard in season, with tables arranged on platforms above the ancient cistern that serves as the property's centerpiece. Kinsterna Spa takes full advantage of the hotel's water features, as do the swimming pools, which are fed by natural streams.
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2011 State Legislative session starts amid protests
TALLAHASSEE - The 2011 Legislative session commenced this morning with largely ceremonial proceedings in the Florida House and Senate.
But the real action is unfurling outside, where opposing rallies are being held on either side of Monroe Street, which runs in front of the Old State Capitol.
A few hundred tea party members and supporters of Gov. Rick Scott are gathered in front of the Capitol listening to speakers, waving American flags and "Don't Tread on Me" flags, and holding signs.
Scott addressed the crowd just after 1 p.m., calling for cuts to the state budget. He called for residents to hold elected officials accountable.
"If we're not going down the path that we said, call us; show up right here and complain, cause we are going to do exactly what we said we were going to do," Scott said. "Next, show up and let everybody else around the state and in Tallahassee know what you believe in. It's easy to get distracted up here."
Carolyn Hunter-Haast, 61, who lives outside of Gainesville, stood on the Capitol lawn with her son-in-law and granddaughter, holding a sign reading "I support Rick Scott."
"We heard there were going to be unions represented," she said. "So we came to show our support for Rick Scott for what he's doing for the state and for the people."
Charles Crites, 68, a part-time Tampa resident who makes his primary home in Michigan, held a sign reading "Unions = Broke". Crites said he owns a small towing business in Tampa, teaches automotive repair in Michigan, and has been an off-and-on union member during his life.
"I never felt like they served me well," Crites said.
Across the street in front of the Leon County Courthouse, a slightly smaller, but equally boisterous crowd of students, union members and supporters of state workers waved their own flags and signs. The Socialist Workers Party was selling books at the rally.
Rob Wright, 57, who described himself as a Republican and environmental worker from Sarasota, traveled to Tallahassee to protest proposed cuts in education and services.
"If the cuts go through as they are now, people won't discover the lack of services for a couple of years," he said. "By that time its too late."
Gerald Losey, 78, a Tallahassee resident whose son is a state employee, came to support state workers, whose jobs he feels are threatened by Scott's proposed budget cuts. He held a sign reading "The tooth fairy will create more jobs than Scott's tax cuts for the wealthy."
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Now is the time to engage candidates
With the March primary over, it is the perfect time for Ohio Farm Bureau members to reach out to their political candidates.
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With the March primary over, it is the perfect time for Ohio Farm Bureau members to reach out to their political candidates.
The Ohio BWC is moving to a prospective billing process, meaning it will collect payment before issuing coverage rather than after. As part of this change, farmers will have to enroll in their group rating program by Nov. 14, 2014.
Winter weather is on the way. But that doesnt freeze up the events, activities and opportunities for Ohios county Farm Bureaus. Heres this months update.
Agriculture mourns death of Ohio farm broadcaster Lindsay Hill.
To make the best use of member resources, the Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood county Farm Bureaus have adjusted their operations.
Most individuals working in an agricultural setting know it can happen, but bins and silo entrapments still killed more than two dozen people in the United States last year.
Nominations for the Excellence in Crop Advising Award are now being accepted by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) and the Ohio Certified Crop Advising Program.
County Farm Bureau members, community leaders and members of the Ohio Livestock Coalition (OLC) have an opportunity to recognize the efforts neighbors have made in rural Ohio to positively develop and enhance relationships and communications.
The Ohio Certified Crop Adviser Program is currently seeking nominations for the 2011 Ohio Certified Crop Adviser of the Year award.
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Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Oil -Free
201 reviews
45% would repurchase
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INGREDIENTSWater (Aqua), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Stearic Acid, Isodecyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate, C22-20 Alcohols, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Esters, Phenoxyethanol, Boron Nitride, Silica, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Allantoin Tocopherol Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Hamaelis Viginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Cucumis sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Retinyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Polyamino Sugar Condesate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Chlorphensin, Benzoic Acid, Polysorbate 60, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Saccharomyces/Xylium Black Tea Ferment, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Green 5 (CI 61570), Yellow 5 (CI 19140).
on 5/26/2013 4:51:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
My fav primer after trying SO many others - I have now been using this one for a few years and everytime I try something else, I regret it and come back to this! I recommend anyone with oily skin give this a try. It is $40, however one bottle lasts a very long time... I think my current one is from late 2012 and has still not completely run out!
- no heavy feeling
- dries quickly
- won't make your makeup feel like it's turning to mud when you are applying, or later in the day (unless you use too much)
- makeup goes on smooth
I have tried the following foundation primers and more and have been unimpressed and come back to my LM oil free primer everytime!
- MAC Matte
- Smashbox (Photofinish Light, Photofinish Correcting - purple and green)
- Make Up For Ever Microperfecting Primer
- NARS Oil Free Pore Refining Primer
- Lancôme La Base Pro
Really worth a try if you haven't found a primer that is working for you yet.
on 5/22/2013 10:23:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Blue
I got a sample of this primer and have tried it both in summer and winter. I have normal/combo skin and it did nothing in my opinion. Its a thin formula that's not silicone feeling at all. It doesn't help my foundation go on smoother or last longer. I prefer my Revlon Color Stay primer over this one! Might be good for oily skin but not my cup of tea.
on 5/22/2013 6:56:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Straight, Other
Eyes: Black
I recently purchased this product along with Laura Mercier's oil free supreme foundation and invisible loose setting powder. I feel that it really helps in making the makeup last for 7-8 hours. It's very hot and humid where I live and I also have combination skin, therefore, I need an excellent primer to keep my makeup from melting! Laura Mercier's oil free primer does the trick for me. It works as an overall primer for the skin. However, I do use Clinique's instant perfector (pore refining solutions) for the pores on my cheeks and Make Up For Ever's All Mat face matifying primer for my nose. Hence, you can use Laura Mercier's oil free foundation primer as a base but if you're looking for a specific function in your primer, you'd be better off with another one.
It is oil free, so I have not had any breakouts thus far and I hope it stays that way! Overall, a good product and I am going to purchase it again unless I find one that's better this one.
on 5/6/2013 3:05:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This definitely helps my make-up to last longer, but not hugely - I still have to blot by the early afternoon. I also don't notice any difference to pores and I don't feel any difference in skin texture/condition after applying. So while this is an ok product, I'll keep looking for something that really does the job.
on 4/21/2013 5:48:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Green
Was skeptical to purchase this primer after reading reviews but spent ages in John Lewis trying to find a foundation primer for oily skin and I generally love LM products... although I wouldn't recommend this foundation primer for oily skin.
It is good for normal/dry skin types and helps even out your foundation as a base. But there wasn't any shine control at all and I need something that will control this throughout the day.
I wouldn't say it was any better than other drugstore primer but you pay for the name for this one! I would say it was overpriced but the bottle is quite big so will last a while and a little goes a long way, packaging is in a squeezy tube which is fine.
on 4/14/2013 12:42:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I use this before LM oil-free supreme foundation. Two together gave me a horrible look, but it is probably due the foundation. About this primer, nothing really special. It doesn't give a flawless look but it does make skin feel smoother. But it has a plasticy smell though.... Since it is my first primer, idk, idk if it's good or not. Feels ok for me. lol. But won't repurchase cuz wanna try some other primers.
on 4/8/2013 7:11:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I only used this product 3 or 4 times, horrible tacky substance that made my skin break out. Supposedly oil free but I'm not so sure....
on 3/15/2013 10:19:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I don't think this product is meant to be used with anything other than other Laura Mercier products which is a shame. I bought this because it was oil-free and I thought it would be a great primer for my L'oreal Lumi foundation and it's decent but not great. At first, it primes beautifully and my foundation looks great on my skin, but after a few hours, it slips off and my foundation looks terrible. I might just reserve this primer for my Laura Mercier tinted foundation but other than that, I will swap it out of my daily routine.
on 3/7/2013 12:04:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
First and foremost: You MUST use this product with ANOTHER oil-free foundation. Otherwise it's like oil and water, literally.
I switched to this primer from Smashbox because the tube is almost double the size, and a bit cheaper. This is definitely not as good as Smashbox's photo finish primer, but I do not need the same level of oil control Smashbox provides at this point so Laura Mercier does the job alright.
I'm on my third tube, and I'm not sure why but the consistency is a bit different, a little thicker this time around. It blends just as easily, but it is less watery and lotion-like and almost has a slight cottage cheese texture.
The tube will last a long time, ~3-5 months. And, you can squeeze literally every last drop out. Being a tube, if you're really cheap like me you can cut off the end once it's nearly empty.
It doesn't take long to dry, and it feels very hydrating upon application.
The only complaint I have is that it doesn't have the benefits like some of the other, more popular primers. It doesn't minimize your pore visibility or correct a great deal of redness. It does smooth out my skin very well however, so for the amount of the product for the price I get, I will probably continue buying.
on 2/28/2013 9:48:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Medium Brown, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I generally dont wear alot of make unless i have a few pimples. In the last couple of weeks i wore make up foundation due to dinners/parties etc. and i reached for this primer that i bought last year.
This primer caused a major break out on my forehead that i'm still trying to settle down. If you have acne prone and sensitive skin i would get a sample of this and try it out (thats if you REALLY want to try it out, other wise stay away)
. Bc i was only using this product maybe once every two- three weeks i didn't notice anything major. However bc i used this three times within ten days it totally messed up my skin. You would think that a primer that is this expensive would be a great product.
i think i'll either try to find something more natural or stay away from primers altogether. it seems like a big hassle to find something that works.
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(PRWEB) May 13, 2010 -- AidRight audiology professionals see it as their duty to make hearing loss easier on both patient and caregiver. Through extensive informational portals and a trusted provider network, their newly relaunched website of www.AidRight.com serves as an eye-opening resource for those experiencing hearing difficulties and gives caregivers advice they need in order to move forward.
"An ever-increasing number of baby boomers are now taking care of parents," says Dr. Kelly Calkins, Au.D., director of AidRight provider relations. "Our site is designed to help them with every step of this process, from procuring a professional opinion to selecting the right hearing aid."
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The NYC Compost Project Hosted by Big Initiatives is part of a community-scale composting network that works rebuild our soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunties they need to produce and use compost locally. We host weekly food scrap drop-off locations, train New Yorkers in urban composting best practices, and produce high-quality compost to amend our city's soils. The finished compost is used in community gardens, on street trees, and in public beautification projects.
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ANKARA, Turkey — During his presidential campaign, Barack Hussein Obama rarely made an appearance.
He spoke little of his childhood in Indonesia, or his Muslim relatives. He battled rumors that he is Muslim. He struggled to appear not as somehow exotic but as the everyman.
But as he embarks on a new campaign to win over the Muslim world, Obama is calling attention to the nontraditional aspects of his upbringing like never before — hoping to turn his biggest political liability at home into a powerful asset abroad.
He's not merely portraying himself as a break from George W. Bush's policies, but as a leader whose unique background can help him better understand the world.
"The United States is not, and will never be, at war with Islam," he said in a speech here Monday to Parliament.
That message was aimed at the wider Muslim world, and to underline his familiarity with their culture, he recalled his own childhood abroad in Indonesia.
"Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country — I know, because I am one of them," he noted to applause.
On Friday, at a town hall meeting in Strasbourg, France, he made an extemporaneous comment that would have been unthinkable on a campaign where female supporters wearing headscarves were once removed from a camera shot behind the candidate.
"I think that it is important for Europe to understand that even though I'm now president and George Bush is no longer president, al-Qaida is still a threat, and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK," he told the audience.
Translation: I recognize the powerful symbolism my name offers — but that doesn't mean the world isn't still a dangerous place and American allies can let down their guard.
But Obama's use of his middle name — something his own staff glossed over during the campaign by referring to him on paper as "BO" instead of "BHO" — also reflected something larger: that it is as much a political asset now as it was a liability then.
Muslim citizens, wary of American intentions, may not just feel more warmth toward the United States because of the sort of outreach performed by Obama on Monday, but because they can relate to him at least a little more than any of his predecessors.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seeming to recognize the signal that using Obama's middle name sends, thanked him for his visit by looking into cameras that would reach millions of Muslims and calling him "the distinguished president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama."
Obama aides downplay the president's increased use of his personal ties to Islam, noting it's just one element of a broader campaign to do what he can to bolster America's standing abroad — and not just with Muslim nations.
"One of the goals when he ran for president was to improve our relationship with the world," said an administration official. "Lots of things go into that."
But it's clear that one of his central goals is to repair the greatly diminished standing America has in Arab countries after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the subsequent invasion of Iraq in 2003.
And as Obama and his aides have repeatedly said, there was a reason he came to Turkey, the traditional bridge between East and West and a nation that is 99 percent Muslim, on his first overseas trip.
In comments that were carried lived on Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera on Monday, Obama said: "Our focus will be on what we can do, in partnership with people across the Muslim world, to advance our common hopes and our common dreams. And when people look back on this time, let it be said of America that we extended the hand of friendship to all people."
Today, he'll continue the outreach with a town hall meeting with 100 Turkish youths in Istanbul — exactly the sort of people who will help shape how America is seen in the Muslim world for generations ahead.


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Inflected formsmanipulated (verb past tense)
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Definitions and Meaning of manipulate in Englishmanipulate - verb
- influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- hold something in one's hands and move it
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- The teacher knew how to keep the class in line
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Welcome to the website of
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branch of BirdWatch Ireland.
this website you will find information about Sligo
its bird life.
site is run by the local BirdWatch Ireland Branch,
monthly meetings in Sligo during the winter
outings around
County Sligo.
more information about
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Remember that BirdWatch Sligo is now on Twitter
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Sligo Bird Walk
Sligo Tidy Towns are hosting a bird walk along the Garavogue River in Sligo Town to be led by Michael Bell of the Sligo Branch of BirdWatch Ireland
When: 11 a.m., Sunday 7th June, 2015
Where: Meet at the Bird Sign by the Arch at entrance to Doorly Park and we will walk to Salmon Point (beside Hughes Bridge)
A FREE Birds of Sligo booklet will be given to everyone attending the walk!!!
Contacts regarding events and outings
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I spend one night at Agas Hotel Solo to attend my friend wedding. The plce is nice, cozy, and the service was quite good. The Hotel location is startegic, is easy to navigate from hotel to some tourist object and eatery at night. even near the hotel there are many food stall, so It really help when need some snacks... More
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