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Leading Man: Leonardo DiCaprio
With Revolutionary Road, Leo DiCaprio has turned in the most mature and memorable performance of his lifetime—which is saying something. The berstar/carbon-negator talks with Marshall Sella about his love of Kate Winslet, why men are forever at war with themselves, and why the damned paparazzi always make him look ungrateful
The storied Plaza Hotel is bustling as usual on a Saturday night, but the vast restaurant on the first floor is empty. Leonardo DiCaprio has somehow persuaded the hotel to close it off for the two of us, simply so we will be audible and uninterrupted.
As we gnaw mainly on bread, the conversation caroms every which way, and there's a lot to catch up on. There are his two latest films—Ridley Scott's Body of Lies, with its black helicopter full of intrigue, violence, and betrayal, which opened in October, and Sam Mendes's adaptation of the classic Richard Yates novel _Revolutionary Road, _which opens next month. Not to mention his reunion with Kate Winslet, his relationship to Scorsese, and, of course, YouTube. Now and again, a waiter pads in and meekly asks if there's anything we need. But for the most part it's just the two of us, occasionally peering around the room, startled by the silence and the sheer ghostliness of hundreds of impeccable table settings on scores of perfect white tablecloths, each unattended.
LD It's like The Shining in here. Just me and you.
**GQ It is. Wait—The Shining is in your top five movies of all time, right By definition, then, that's your favorite Kubrick film **
By definition, you're very correct, but I think it's hard to… I don't even define 2001 as a film; it's more of a religious experience.
Do I have it right that The Bicycle Thief is also near the top of your list
Top three! That's one of the purest movies I have ever seen.
Talking of pure movies, have you ever seen the Ealing Studios movies—Alec Guinness, late 1940s
I haven't seen much of Alec Guinness's younger work. I have seen Brian Atene on YouTube refer to himself as "a young Alec Guinness." Have you seen that Brian Atene clip It was the taped audition that he did for Stanley Kubrick, and he begins [intoning with mind-bending pretentiousness], "Good day, Mr. Kubrick.…" It was a YouTube sensation.
I've seen that. Horrifying!
[still in the ludicrous Juilliard haughtiness of Atene] "I like to think of myself as a young Alec Guinness.… Since I am saying whatever I want to Mr. Stanley Kubrick, one of the greatest directors in the world, though not quite as good as Michael Curtiz, the director of The Sea Hawk…" Brilliant. He's actually kind of a genius.
Don't. Please stop that.
You know, Brian Atene also really did go to Juilliard!
I'm begging you.
Okay. But how great is YouTube Endless entertainment. Endless! Every day. What the hell You can type in anything, like "frogs getting laid," and they have, like, seventy clips. It's fabulous.
**I'm going to avoid spoilers, but I was thinking of your love of The Shining when I watched Revolutionary Road. There's Frank Wheeler, your character, saying, "I have the backbone not to run away from my responsibilities"—and you remember Jack's speech to Wendy in The Shining. **
Yes, yes!
**"Have you ever thought about my responsibilities" Anyway. This movie has you again co-starring with Kate Winslet. How much has your working relationship changed **
It felt like no time had passed in the way that we're so comfortable with each other personally and professionally. We've been friends for such a long time, and we knew what boundaries we have with each other professionally, and we knew that we could get great stuff out of each other. She's one of my best friends. But was this different It was, in that we were a part of every nuance of this movie. There was a different level of intimacy. It was a much more hands-on approach, and we were both more responsible for our characters and the tone of the film. That's just something that comes with age and experience. After all, we were barely 20, 21 years old in Titanic.
**How did you channel the 1950s I mean, the politeness and the measured speech and the, um, not feeling alive Obviously, neither of us is an expert on that, because we didn't live through that time. But you embodied Frank. **
The novel was so ahead of its time. The '50s was America's prepubescence, in the sense that we were just developing our moral high ground. People were getting white picket fences and trying to find an iconic American image. The novel is about two people not wanting to conform to that, not wanting to be comfortable in that environment, not wanting to be cookie-cutter clichés. They're holding on to their individualism desperately, you know As alien as the '50s seem to us now, we're all still holding on to a lot of that, that picture-perfect image. It's all still there. And here are these two characters striving to live a somewhat bohemian existence. Meanwhile, they find themselves trapped. And I think they were destined to be apart. I don't think the suburban lifestyle is what tears them apart. They're destined to be apart.
Aaaand there's the spoiler.
[laughs] That is maybe a spoiler; you're right.
It's fair to say you've had an unusual life so far. Can you relate to the emptiness and the hopelessness of suburbia as portrayed in that script Or do you need to It's not like your dad was the man in the gray flannel suit.
Richard Yates's novel is a classic for a reason. The conversations that each character has in his or her head… While I'm sitting here kissing my wife and telling her how much I love her, and how everything is gonna be okay, there's this inner voice that just detests her and detests my life and knows I'm lying about everything. That inner dialogue in the book was fabulous for all of us.
When you hear Kate's character say you were "just some boy who made me laugh at a party once"—how do you relate to that guy I'd bet you've never heard a line like that in your entire life. Has any girl ever hit you that hard Be honest.
No. But certainly there have been some cruel words exchanged. And that's what you draw on. Buddy, it's the human things you draw on. We go through life, we meet certain people and have connections with them. And it's much like what Kubrick would say.…
I love you bringin' that around.
No, it's true. It's like in _Eyes Wide Shut. _Two people in a loving relationship who have this stronghold of marriage, but what brought them together A giant accident brought them together. Timing brought them together. It's like when Nicole Kidman is telling Tom Cruise's character—
How she'd walk away after one—
Yeah, "I would have walked away with this other guy." I love that moment.
I know that when you're shooting, you can't judge Frank Wheeler, because you had to be Frank Wheeler. But in the end, looking back on it, what do you make of him
[long breath] What do I make of him I have compassion for him. Any man can identify with something in Frank Wheeler's character, that desperation and that instinctual urge—to please the wife, to please the family—while simultaneously making himself completely unhappy in the process. [laughs] Do you know what I mean Just wanting credit for saying, "I did this." But at the same time, he's this loathsome creature. He's banging his secretary. I don't even know where I'm going with that, but it's such a human character.
Not so unusual, really.
Ironically, the women I've heard from who have seen this movie They've sided with Frank Wheeler, even though he's the one going off and sleeping with someone else when he's married and has two kids. They forgive him for that! His lack of control and his self-loathing—they identify with that, I guess. And they think he's trying to do what's best for his family and trying to conform to this environment the best he can. Maybe a lot of guys who see this movie will see him as a weaker sort of coward. But I guess any man can identify with the wanting-to. And also with the need to get credit for doing a good job in a relationship.
Last time I saw you, six years ago, you also had two movies coming out at virtually the same time [Gangs of New York and Catch Me If You Can]. Can't you just do one movie at a time
I know! It always happens. It's happened to me three times—two movies opening within a month of each other. It's because I always have one director who takes way too long to edit and another who flips it out really fast.
You've just wrapped your fourth movie—Shutter Island—with Martin Scorsese. What did you take away from those experiences
For me, I don't sit there working with someone of that caliber and think, "What am I learning" To be honest, I try to be as focused as he is. I try to bring as much to the table as he does. It's less about learning something—although I have learned a tremendous amount from his film knowledge. Every time he and I do a movie, he screens four or five movies beforehand to give me a frame of reference. And every time you have a conversation with him, you know you're in the best possible hands. It's a good experience to walk on a set and think, "Even though I might disagree with him, his experience trumps mine," and so I have no doubts. I'm all good with it. That's a great feeling to have.
**You two clearly have a shorthand at this point. **
We think somewhat alike. And we dislike the same things a lot. We're just very direct with each other. We give each other information in as clear and honest a way as possible, without any fluff around it. He's very blunt with me about how he feels about what I'm doing. There's no one else whose opinion I'd respect more.
Hey, don't talk down Spielberg!
Oh, I wouldn't! I would never. They're similar animals. Working with both of them at roughly the same time, I couldn't help but see the similarities. They're intense film nuts. They grew up living and breathing and eating cinema, and it shaped everything in their lives.
What do you know now that you didn't know when you started out
This is what I know the most You have to take full responsibility for your character and for yourself on-screen. You can have the relationship with a director where the director shapes it, but you have to own it. I didn't understand that when I started out. Then, it was always, Let me go to the director and see what he wants. As opposed to bringing something to the table and then having that open for discussion. You have to be able to shock—well, not shock, but surprise the director and sometimes go in a direction he didn't expect.
**The way Scorsese described you—it was pretty glowing. "The energy of a young De Niro." **
_[DiCaprio's arms cross tightly] _
And your body language tells me that makes you self-conscious. And it's fantastic that even when I point out the body language, it doesn't change!
_[laughs] _Yes. Look, any actor would absolutely feel the same way I do about working with a director like that. It's a no-brainer.
After all these years, you're still carrying these cinnamon toothpicks around and wearing baseball caps all the time. What does that logo stand for—"FAU"
I have no idea. But I love baseball caps! This is the real reason I wear 'em I just like the design and the pattern. People come up to me and say, "You went to FAU!" Wait—this is Florida Atlantic University.
You're just guessing now. So…Body of Lies. You and Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott On paper, that should be an Oscar machine. Don't you think they almost owe you an Oscar at this point After all these performances
Not at all! Mm-mmm. I've always felt more like I'm in "proving stuff to myself" mode. That was one of the roughest movies I've ever done, though.
How so
The subject matter was very tough. The politics were very stressful. And the locations were hard-core. We were in Rabat, Morocco; Ouarzazate, Morocco; and Washington, D.C.
What drew you to do that film, politically
I thought it was a very intelligent work about the state of American foreign relations and the way we interact with other countries—and the way they view us. But also, it wasn't in your face, it wasn't preachy—and especially with something as touchy as this, I don't think preachy movies work very well. [wincing] I'm sorry. This shrimp is awful. Try it.
Are we both going to be vomiting in four hours
_[in grand, declarative voice] _We are sending it back! I don't gamble with seafood, my friend! It's on my bill, anyway.
**No, it's not. **
That's what I do—I pay for things.
What was your chemistry like with Russell Crowe How was it, getting thrust into the middle of that Crowe-Scott dynamic
Yeah. I went from doing the Kate Winslet suburban-relationship period drama to blowing stuff up in the desert with cars flipping over my head! The dynamic with Sam Mendes and Kate was like doing a stage play—we rehearsed and did take after take and just ground each other down emotionally. And then going to work with Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott They had a real shorthand together. I mean, they'd mumble stuff to each other_ [does some unintelligible rapid-fire Aussie talk],_ and suddenly four scenes would be taken out. And I'd think, What just happened
Ridley's style is completely unlike anything I've ever done. He's able to see the film in his eyes; he's able to edit in his mind while watching seven monitors. And he likes to just throw you into the elements and see what you do. Then he'll come in and say, "Here's what to change." What he's able to pull off with his crews… I'm in the middle of the desert, and I've got a gun on someone in some cave, and I'll hear from an assistant director, "We just got word that Ridley wants a 747 flying above you right now. It's just going to be a couple of seconds. It's on standby; it's swirling around, waiting right now." There's this intense group of people working twenty-four hours a day, giving Ridley what he wants, and Ridley wants certain things at certain times. It was a badass film to be a part of. It reminded me of a Titanic experience. Jim Cameron would say, "Okay, we need to flood the top two floors, and I want a giant wave, and I want 400 extras jumping out the window while that happens." And I thought, Cool. And someone would say, "We'll have that for you in twenty minutes." And I thought, What That level of organization—I just don't have that type of brain.
Is it true you had a recurrence of OCD after shooting The Aviator
I never actually had OCD. I know I did say that at some point, but I didn't. I studied this. OCD is us reverting to a reptilian part of our brain where we have to organize everything. It's about cleanliness and protecting the home nest. That's why you see rodents running around and picking things up and constantly organizing.
What is wrong with you
Hey, that's what it is! We all have that in our brain early in life, but some people get locked in, like a stuck gearshift. That's what OCD is. They can't stop themselves from, say, stepping on everything they see that has a floral pattern. Or thinking, Don't enter this area of the house, because it's dirty. They honestly feel like they will die or something horrifically wrong will happen unless they go through this process. I don't have OCD—I don't!—but I remember when I was little, I would step on cracks.…
You would step on cracks
_[quite seriously] _Didn't you You did, right Well, I stopped doing all that at a certain age. So when I did the movie, I wanted to bring out any compulsive habit I'd had in the past, and it didn't wear off for a year afterward. I was going around stepping on cracks.
Not stepping around cracks You had, like, reverse OCD. That's ROCD.
Yeah—stepping on them. And for some reason, at airports I had to step on every stain that I saw, so I'd be darting around doing that.
Was there anything that stuck with you after Revolutionary Road
It was one of the more emotionally painful movies. It was depressing, making this film, I have to say. As great as it was to work with Kate, I was happy to get out of…not happy to wrap the film, but happy to stop arguing with my wife for months straight, confined in a tiny suburban house. We were really shooting in a tiny little house, and the entire crew was there, smashed into this little two-bedroom house. There was no way to get out; there was nowhere to run. The claustrophobia was pretty intense after a while. After eighteen months of work, I'm trying to figure out what normal life is like again.
Are you seeing friends Are you dating a girl
_[coyly] _I am seeing my friends, yes.
But you've never dated a girl
I have dated a girl. I have, plenty of times!
You're not much in the tabloids anymore. Have you noticed that
[whispers in mock terror] Don't say that too loud!
And by the way, what strip joint are we going to later on
Actually, I'm not in the tabloids anymore. I am sometimes, but I've watched the culture change. I'm old hat. And I love it. You know what it is with me This is something I'd like to clarify. I've heard people say, "Because you hide, it makes you seem ungrateful." The mere fact that these—I'll use the word_ piles_—are earning money from exploiting my image is the only reason I hide myself or am not a photo-friendly person. I do not like the way they conduct themselves. I think they're disrespectful and dangerous. The reason I don't pose or smile or that I seem mad is that I don't want them to make a living off my private life.
As a journalist, I resent the idea that you think you deserve a private life. Publicly, of course, you're known for your politics. What does this last eight years mean in terms of energy policy
Do you realize the progress we could have made Eight years is an unbelievable amount of time. The biggest travesty is that we're the most powerful country in the world and haven't made a tiptoe toward renewable technologies. And we should be the ones paving the way, the ones other countries look up to. That makes me extremely sad.
The old hack question Are there films you regret turning down
Sure. _Boogie Nights _is a movie I loved and I wish I would've done.
You turned down something for Titanic, no
That was Boogie Nights!
Oh! So…if you could go back, would you take Boogie Nights over Titanic
[pauses for an age; furls brow] Well, that's an interesting question.
**Isn't it **
I'm not saying I would have. But it would have been a different direction, careerwise. I think they're both great and wish I could have done them both.
But Titanic made you a mega-über-superstar.
I would have been happy to do them both. And the truth is, if I'd not done Titanic, I wouldn't be able to do the types of movies or have the career I have now, for sure. [pauses again] But it would have been interesting to see if I had gone the other way.
Even for you, it's hard not to wonder about the road not traveled. Which brings me back to Revolutionary Road. Yates said it was about "a lust for conformity" and Americans grasping for "security at any price." Ring any bells
Yeah. Well, I just hope our country has learned its lesson and can go in another direction. We _all _do, right I hope that things can change. There's so much to do. Ahhh, I could go on a rant here—but I'm not gonna do it!
Marshall Sella ** _is a _ GQ** correspondent_._


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - An 18-4 run by Wheaton College in the second half helped power it to a 57-24 win over MIT in a NEWMAC women's basketball game on Thursday. Cheryl Kwinn paced the Engineers (4-18, 0-12 NEWMAC) with eight points and a game-high eight rebounds. Jamie Simmons posted six points as Sally Simpson grabbed six boards. Kristen Whaley notched five caroms while Alice Yeh dished out six assists.
Each side traded baskets to start the game, as the Lyons eventually established a 6-5 edge after four minutes expired. The contest became a defensive battle until baskets by Amy Marshall and Whaley put MIT ahead, 9-6, at the 12:39 mark. Wheaton tallied seven straight points to reclaim the lead. A trey by Simmons on the Engineers' next possession brought them within one (13-12) with 8:54 on the clock. The Lyons responded with a 13-0 run to close the half and take a 26-12 advantage at the break.
A basket by Kwinn just 38 seconds into the second stanza narrowed the gap to 12. Wheaton countered with its pivotal run that put the game out of reach for the Cardinal and Gray.

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RALEIGH, NC – August 13, 2008 – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and Alfresco Software today announced that the Clinical Research Information Exchange (CRIX), a non-profit collaborative consortium that includes Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Novartis in the development of new drug therapies, has launched a secure and standards-based electronic information exchange for clinical research information that is based on a combination of Red Hat, JBoss and Alfresco solutions. The CRIX Collaboration Platform was developed using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Alfresco Enterprise Content Management (ECM), JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, including JBoss Hibernate.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Christianity Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Christianity Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> The Strange and Mysterious View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Naomi NJoined: 17 Aug 2006Posts: 10Location: North Carolina, USA Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:04 am Post subject: Christianity How do you view Christianity? Tell me about your experience with it. I would love to discuss it with you! Back to top saratheswedeJoined: 19 Aug 2006Posts: 8 Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: i think it's so sad when people think christianity and islam is the same...that's faaaar from true! a christian is a disciple of Jesus Christ (the Son of God). if you don't believe in Him and follow His teaching then you are not a christian. it's as simple as that! Jesus taught in the new testament how to live life, and He based His teaching from the old testament. if you don't want to follow in His footsteps then you are not a christian...that's how i see it (i'm a christian myself). Back to top Naomi NJoined: 17 Aug 2006Posts: 10Location: North Carolina, USA Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:24 am Post subject: I like your definition. How did you become a Christian and what were you before? Have you actually experienced God? Do you feel Him? I just wonder how most Christians have relationship with God. Is it just doing certain things that make God happy and therefore like you? Or is it something else? What do you think? Back to top MallaienJoined: 10 Jul 2006Posts: 61Location: Louisville, Kentucky USA Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: You ask all the very hard questions. How did you become a Christian, this can be different for many reasons. The Christian religion is not the same everywhere. Some may believe that you are Christian just from being born into a Christian family, while others believe it is only when you commit your life to Jesus teaching and follow him. I will not get involved in an argument on who is correct; I am just posting the different views. What were you before is a question that may depend on what I said above. In most cases in America people do not have a religion before they become Christian. Many Christians in other countries may have been part of a popular religion in there own country. Have you actually experienced God? You can experience god through out life in its many forms,. You can see the handiwork of god in the world around you, or the way your life is changed. Do you feel Him? He is not someone you can see with your eyes, but feel in your heart. Is it just doing certain things that make God happy and therefore like you? God loves everyone, but he has given everyone free will to choose to love him back. You do not have to do or perform things to earn his love, his love is already there. I have not been a follower of the Christian religion for a long time, but I was raised in a Christian home and have studied the Bible for a long time_________________Visit my Blog on a Chinese web site. I discuss many things about American culture, and the site is getting quite popular. http://mallaien.blog.sohu.com/ Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> The Strange and Mysterious All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Arlis Maubach Kaisner, 86, of Forrest, passed away at 6:55 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Forrest, with Rev. Corinne Blissard officiating.
According to her wishes, following the service she will be cremated. Burial of ashes will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Forrest Township Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church and one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.
Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Forrest has charge of arrangements.
She was born Aug. 12, 1926, a daughter of William and Lydia (Metz) Haab. She married Leo Maubach on July 20, 1946, in Loretta. He passed away Jan. 5, 1972.
She is survived by her brother, Richard (Marge) Haab, Forrest; three sons, Larry (Regenia) Maubach, Pontiac, Edward (Angie) Maubach and Ronnie (Karen) Maubach, all of Forrest; three daughters, Connie (Duane) Dassow, Karen (Mick) Branz and Diane (Gerry) Groskreutz, all of Chatsworth; eight grandchildren, Heather (Craig) Risser, Mahomet, Holly (Chuck) Harder, Braceville, Derrick (Kari) Maubach, Ellsworth, Michelle (Dave) Kramer, Mansfield, John Dassow, Chatsworth, Joe Dassow, Bloomington, Alison Branz, Champaign, and Connor Groskreutz, Champaign; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Virgil and Reuben Haab, and three sisters, Bernice Lindenbaum, Ioma Bryant and Wilma Ricketts.
Arlis had been employed at Virgil Stewart's grocery store. She waited tables at the Igloo and Charon's Place over the years because she enjoyed the people. She last worked as a bookkeeper for Forrest Milk Products for 21 years.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be greatly missed. Arlis enjoyed running around with her close friends, eating out, visiting, and spending time with her family.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Forrest and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Memorials may be made to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church or SELCAS.
Condolences may be left to the family at calvertmartinmemorial.com.
Arlis M. Kaisner
Arlis Maubach Kaisner, 86, of Forrest, passed away at 6:55 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac.


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I didn't realize how good music was in 2011 until I started making my year-end lists. Though I had trouble deciding just what would make the awards podium, the wealth of remarkable material is, well, remarkable. You'll probably notice, when it's all said and done, there are a number of high profile omissions, that says more about the quality of music this year than what may have been "lacking" in those releases–also, I didn't want to have 30 or 40 honorable mentions in addition to a top 20. Without further ado, let's open the flood gates with a list of EPs, splits, and LPs that were great but didn't quite fit in my top 20. In other words, I really enjoyed these and got tired of trying to assign numbers, but felt these in need of a spotlight. (Don't read anything into the order, it's all alphabetical, folks.) (more…)
January 9, 2012
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Lieberman calls for bipartisanship in farewell speech
Washington - Retiring U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., made a passionate plea for bipartisanship in his farewell speech on the floor of the Senate Wednesday afternoon, while reflecting on the changes in the chamber since he was first sworn in nearly a quarter of a century ago.
"Today I regret to say, as I leave the Senate, that the greatest obstacle that I see standing between us and the brighter American future we all want is right here in Washington," said Lieberman, bemoaning polarization and what he called the lack of compromise.
Lieberman - known for reaching across the political aisle on issues of foreign policy and national security - appealed to the 12 incoming senators elected on Nov. 6 to help change the atmosphere in Congress.
"I know how hard each of you has worked to get elected to the United States Senate," Lieberman said. "There is no magic or mystery about the way to (make a difference) in the U.S. Senate. It requires reaching across the aisle and finding partners from the opposite party. It means ultimately putting the interests of country and constituents ahead of the dictates of party and ideology."
It was, in effect, a defense of the sometimes lonely path that Lieberman has chosen to follow since his 1988 election to the Senate.
A lifelong Democrat who was his party's vice presidential nominee in 2000, Lieberman later broke with his many members of his party over his support of the Iraq War in the early part of the last decade. It led to his defeat in Connecticut's Democratic Senate primary in 2006, but Lieberman nonetheless won re-election that November when he ran as an independent.
He further infuriated many fellow Democrats by supporting Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, including delivering a speech at that year's Republican National Convention. In fact, McCain, the senior senator from Arizona and now one of Lieberman's closest allies in the Senate, crossed the aisle Wednesday to give his "friend from Connecticut" a hug at the end of his speech.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who resisted pressure from some within his party to strip Lieberman of his committee chairmanship following the endorsement of McCain, paid tribute to the retiring senator on the floor Wednesday.
"Although we have so much in common, Sen. Lieberman and I don't always agree," Reid acknowledged wryly. "But regardless of our differences, I have never doubted Joe Lieberman's principles or his patriotism. And I respect his independent streak, as it stems from strong convictions."
Lieberman also reflected on his long career in the Senate, noting that it had begun at a time when "a blackberry was a fruit and tweeting was something only birds did."
As the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Lieberman considers creation of the 9/11 Commission and Department of Homeland Security among his greatest achievements. He urged his colleagues to continue his legacy of giving priority to national security issues.
"None of the challenges we face today in a still dangerous world is beyond our ability to meet," he said. "Just as we ended the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, we can stop the slaughter in Syria. Just as we nurtured the democratic transitions after communism fell in central and eastern Europe, we can support the forces of freedom in the Middle East today."
Lieberman also cited some of the domestic changes that the country has undergone during his time in the Senate.
"Barriers of discrimination and bigotry that just a few decades ago seemed immovable have been broken, and doors of opportunity have been opened wider for all Americans, regardless of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or disability," he said.
Lieberman worked with a coalition of Democratic senators to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - the ban on openly gay men and lesbians serving in the military- in late 2010. The senator also broke some barriers himself. As he noted in his farewell speech, in 2000, he became the first Jewish-American nominated by a major political party for national office.
Lieberman ended his comments on a personal note, recalling the time he spent as an intern for the late Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, D-Conn., longing to return to the building someday as a senator himself.
"Well, I have been blessed to live that dream, and that is what America is all about," he said.
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BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK Refreshed
As I am sure you are aware by now, we released a major update of the BlackBerry® 10 WebWorks SDK last week. This brought some awesome features for web developers on the BlackBerry® platform, such as Invoke framework, Push, context menus, and file transfer. Probably one of the biggest was the file API, using the HTML5 File API with support for both a sandboxed (default) and unsandboxed file system.
Thanks to your feedback, we identified an issue where the sandboxing logic was not working as we documented. The default for the file system should be sandboxed, but it was actually unsandboxed. Further, the blackberry.io.sandbox property could not be set, so you could never actually get a sandboxed file system.
We have fixed the issue and pushed up a patch to the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK so that you can continue working with the File system API as you would expect. Please head on over to the download page to get the latest SDK, and keep working on your BlackBerry WebWorks application for BlackBerry 10!


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Box Office Report: 'Expendables 2' Stays Number One While '2016: Obama's America' Climbs
Here's your weekend box office returns (new releases bolded):
1. The Expendables 2 - $13.5 million
2. The Bourne Legacy - $9.3 million
3. ParaNorman - $8.5 million
4. The Campaign - $7.4 million
5. The Dark Knight Rises - $7.15 million
6. The Odd Life of Timothy Green - $7.12 million
7. Premium Rush - $6.3 million
8. 2016: Obama's America - $6.2 million
9. Hope Springs - $6.0 million
10. Hit & Run - $4.6 million
"$15 or $16 million should be enough to win the box office next weekend as this year's summer season slowly comes to a close." That was the final line of last week's column. Turns out one only needed $13.5 million on back-to-school week for many people. That preordained $15-16 million was even more than the three new wide releases combined this weekend. Little surprise there as none of them were poised to even hit eight digits and Warner Bros.' The Apparition got only a miniscule launch of 810 screens. The bigger mystery is why anyone went to see it at all considering it was not screened for critics and has only mustered up one positive review on Rotten Tomatoes.
The box office numbers are what we are here to discuss though and, expectedly, The Expendables 2 led all films again with the aforementioned $13.5 million haul. With a tally right now of $52.3 million it is about $12 million off the pace of the 2010 original which took in $103 million total. The second chapter, primed for around $80 million or so, still needs about another $150 million internationally if there are to be any serious hopes for a third one. Before this series, Stallone was hardly setting the box office afire. Unless he was playing Rocky Balboa, a live-action Stallone headliner had not grossed $50 million since 1994's The Specialist. Should we really have expected more out of this weekend though?
The week before Labor Day weekend has become pretty much a kiss-off at the U.S. box office. Premium Rush was moved into this slot, probably hoping to cash in on Joseph Gordon-Levitt's presence after The Dark Knight Rises. Hit & Run is budgeted on the ultra-cheap and while a $5.8 million haul (over five days) and 10th place finish hardly qualifies it for "breakout hit" status that some critics were idiotically calling it, the film will be in profit come Monday. The Apparition, not so much. With barely $3 million after three days, the $17-million-budgeted horror film joins Dark Shadows, Rock of Ages and The Campaign as disappointments for the studio this summer. Thankfully for them, Christopher Nolan's film alone was good enough to wipe them off the books. That series' second chapter remained in the Top 10 until the last week of September 2008. The final one should enjoy a spot on the list for, at least, the next three weeks.
The Final Destination ($27.4 million), Takers ($20.5), The Last Exorcism ($20.3), Hero ($18.0), Bring It On ($17.3), Invincible ($17.0), Halloween II (2009 - $16.3), The Brothers Grimm ($15.0), The House Bunny ($14.5), Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid ($12.8)
Since 2000 those are the top openers on the pre-Labor Day weekend. Doesn't look too bad when you have them all bunched together like that. The list becomes a little less impressive the further down you go when you realize that of the 42 films released wide at this time, only 14 of them opened to over $10 million. On that list, Premium Rush places 23rd. Hit & Run finished 29th. The Apparition is 37th, just ahead of The Rocker ($2.6 million) and just behind Super Babies ($3.2 million). Yes, Baby Geniuses 2.
Only five of the last 12 number-one finishers of this weekend were new releases and The Expendables 2's $13.5 million was the weakest since American Pie 2 (in its third week) earned $12.5 million in 2001. The same numbers apply to next weekend's holiday where only five of the last 12 leaders were new releases. Lionsgate is likely to win the box office again, whether it be with The Expendables 2 holding on for dear life or the Sam Raimi-produced The Possession. A third straight weekend on top would tie Lionsgate with Sony/Screen Gems with seven number-one weekends in 2012, just barely behind Universal's tally of eight.
What may be the most impressive, if disconcerting, box office story of the week, 2016: Obama's America expanded to over 1,000 screens and jumped up to number eight in the Top 10, fittingly enough just behind The Campaign. Rocky Mountain Pictures, which also released the fittingly titled Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed as well as last year's derided Atlas Shrugged: Part I, are on the verge of having their biggest hit to date. The film, with a current gross of $9.1 million, is based on a book by conservative codirector Dinesh D'Souza that purports to predict just where we'll be in four years if we reelect our current president. Considering how a tragic shooting, the Olympics or a mere change in weather can affect the prognostication of something as trivial as box office receipts from week to week in a single month's time, the best of luck to D'Souza and this film predicting the global economy, climate change and the war on terrorism -- abroad and domestic -- for the next 200-plus weeks. Hard to predict whether or not 2016 can outdo Chimpanzee's $28.9 million as the year's most successful documentary, but it is third on that list right now behind the $25.2 million of Katy Perry: Part of Me, proving that America really does love big boobs.
[All figures via Box Office Mojo]
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Hipmunk Raises Money... And Is Immediately Threatened By Patent Troll
from the innovation-tax dept
Just days after the announcement, a "company" (and I use that term loosely) called i2z contacted them, demanding they obtain a license, according to a report by Jeff Roberts. i2z is already suing a ton of travel/location companies, including Google, Travelocity, TripAdvisor, Yelp and more in Delaware (while not as famous as Eastern Texas for patent lawsuits, Delaware has been getting some attention as a "favorable" venue for patent trolls). It has also sued Hotels.com in a separate action... in Texas (northern district, not eastern) and Microsoft in Oregon. Of course, i2z (like so many patent trolls) appears to just be a patent lawyer, based in California: Rakesh Ramde.
The patent in question (5,345,551) covers a "Method and system for synchronization of simultaneous displays of related data sources." It was originally issued all the way back in 1994 to Brigham Young University... who held onto it until just about a year ago when it was assigned to "Gregory Cuke" who appears to be a real estate guy in Longview, Texas. And, yes, it turns out that i2z, despite actually being a lawyer in California, is technically based in Longview, Texas. Ramde claimed that Hipmunk violated claim one of the patent, which reads (in its entirety):
1. A system for synchronizing the presentation of data on a digital computer display, comprising:In response, rather than letting i2z shop for its favorite forum, Hipmunk went to court in Northern California, asking for a declaratory judgment saying that (1) Hipmunk does not infringe and (2) the patent isn't valid anyway. On that first point, it seems that Hipmunk has a reasonably strong argument, since the whole point of the claim seems to involve multiple windows, and Hipmunk displays everything in a single window.first and second window-controlling means, each of said window-controlling means displaying information in at least one display window,
a synchronization control means, and
means for communications between said synchronization control means and each of said first and second window-controlling means;
wherein said first window-controlling means displays first information from a first source, and said second window-controlling means displays second information from a second source;
wherein said first information and said second information have sections, and at least one section of said second information corresponds to a section of said first information;
wherein said first window-controlling means sends a message to said synchronization control means over said means for communications indicating a change in viewing position to a new section of said first information;
wherein said synchronization control means sends a message to said second window-controlling means over said means for communications requesting a change in viewing position to a section of said second information corresponding to said new section of said first information; and
wherein said second window-controlling means displays said corresponding section of said second information on at least one display window.
Either way, this is the kind of crap that tons of companies face. The second they're deemed even slightly successful, they get hit with patent infringement claims from non-practicing entities, wielding broad and vague patents that have nothing to do with what the company is really doing. And people still don't think this is a problem?


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Although Dick's Sporting Goods opened its doors in BlufftoN, it's saving the bells and whistles for a grand opening over the weekend.
The 40,000-square-foot store, located at 1050 Fording Island Rd., will feature appearances from athletes and promotions.
After a morning ribbon cutting, Friday will feature professional long driver and golfer Tom Garber, who will sign autographs from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday includes former Clemson University standout Steve Fuller from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fuller, the backup quarterback for the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, is one of three players in Clemson with a retired jersey number. His professional career spanned 1979 to 1986.
Sunday also includes a gift card giveaway for the first 100 adults in line. The cards, left unmarked, will range from $5 to $500.
The store will be collecting "Cheer Cards" from area high schools vying for a chance at a $750 gift card on Saturday. The school with the greatest number of returned cards between noon and 4 p.m. will win.
Outside the store customers will find a 4,000-gallon bass tank manned by professional angler Chuck Devereaux, who's imparting techniques all weekend from late morning through the afternoon.
The new Bluffton store makes the 11th in the state and 492nd nationwide, said Christina Burwell, a community marketing manager for the chain. She said the company chose Bluffton for the market opportunities.
"We chose the Bluffton location seeing as that it's a great market in which we can serve the sporting goods and equipment needs of the local athletes in the local community," she said.
The store will feature special sections hawking Nike, Adidas and Under Armour apparel as well as a complete golf pro shop staffed with a PGA professional. The store will also sell the latest gear in team sports, fitness, camping, hunting and fishing, with services that include custom golf club fittings and hunting/fishing licenses.
Between management and sales associates, single-story locations employ upwards of 60 people, though staffing levels shift with the season, Burwell said.


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October 3, 2012
Autumn Inouye, foreground, and Taylor Simonds put their faces into Wednesday's pie-eating contest.
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Cotton Incorporated literally made cotton the "Fabric of Our Lives" in the United States. Still geared toward increasing profit and quality to U.S. growers 30 years after its founding, Cotton Incorporated now finds itself looking abroad to increase the use of U.S. cotton in foreign mills.
In an exclusive interview with the Southeast Farm Press, J. Berrye Worsham, president and CEO of Cotton Incorporated, talked about the changes in the cotton industry since 1997, the projects geared to increase the quality and use of U.S.-grown cotton, efforts to help the U.S. textile industry, efforts to increase the use of U.S. cotton both domestically and internationally and the future of the cotton industry in general.
Worsham took the reins of Cotton Incorporated five years ago. He previously had worked for J.I. Case in Wisconsin before coming to Cotton Incorporated in 1983.
The story of Cotton Incorporated is by now legendary about how growers came together in the early 1970s to form a company to promote U.S. cotton. Cotton Incorporated took a projected off-the-charts market slide and turned it into a 60-percent market share for cotton. Eight out of 10 consumers recognize the Cotton Seal.
Demand for U.S. cotton is still growing in the U.S. consumer market, albeit at a slower rate. Future growth for the consumption of U.S. cotton will come from markets overseas, Worsham says.
With more than 60 percent of U.S.-grown cotton going to foreign mills, cotton groups decided to form the Cotton Gold Alliance to "prime the pumps overseas," Worsham says. The Alliance is made up of Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated and is funded by the USDA at $2 million over three years.
The Alliance chose India as its pilot project "and it sounds like it's gaining some traction," Worsham says. "If we can help improve worldwide demand for cotton, it will help all U.S. growers. We're looking to create new consumer markets for cotton worldwide, so that increased foreign mill demand will not end up displacing U.S. textile workers and mills."
As part of the project, cotton is being promoted as a fiber that is right for today's new fashions. The tag line is, "The New Face of Cotton."
The Gold Alliance requires foreign mills to use a higher percentage of U.S.-grown cotton than they normally would in order to use EFS and HVI data.
"That's the biggest advantage of the U.S. crop — it's tested," Worsham says. "Mills know what they're getting."
Over the past several years, Cotton Incorporated has responded to the changing dynamics and increased efforts to aid foreign mills in their use of U.S. cotton.
Cotton Incorporated employees regularly make extended visits to countries such as Thailand, China, India and Pakistan. "The export market has become the largest market for U.S. cotton in the last few years," Worsham says. "We've got to help build markets not only here, but elsewhere as well."
One big difference between U.S. and foreign mills is their spinning equipment. Where the domestic customer predominantly operates on an open-ended spinning machine, many foreign mills tend to process cotton in ring spinning, which often requires higher-quality cotton.
This will have fiber quality implications for the type of cotton produced in the U.S.
"An inch and a sixteenth, strict-low middling, which is the standard for U.S. cotton, is a discounted cotton in the world market," Worsham says. "Anything we can do to improve the fiber quality of U.S. cotton will help us compete."
Noticing a decline in fiber quality over the last decade, Cotton Incorporated began studying ways to reverse that trend. The idea for the Cotton Fellowship Program grew out of a study sponsored by Cotton Incorporated in which suggestions came from producers.
Cotton Incorporated looked at the entire process, starting with developing a stable of breeders to insure the future of the industry and "fill the gap between the public and private sectors."
Currently, nine fellowship students at major land grant universities are working on projects aimed at improving fiber qualities. "Cotton Incorporated can facilitate the industry coming together to improve yields, quality and profitability," Worsham says.
Only in its second year, the Fellowship program, under the direction of Roy Cantrell, has already graduated one post-doctoral student. Joe Johnson became the first Fellow to become a full-time cotton breeder.
"The people in this program are the best and the brightest of new researchers," Worsham says. The program got a boost this year when Monsanto donated six cotton gene markers to Cotton Incorporated.
Cotton Incorporated keeps its finger on the pulse of industry partly by hosting tours of producers at its world headquarters. The Fellowship program grew out of grower concerns, as did the cottonseed program, when about 10 years a huge crop hurt cottonseed prices. "Growers asked us to develop programs to increase the demand of cottonseed," Worsham says. The result: increased use of cottonseed in the dairy industry and development of EasiFlo™ technology. Cottonseed research continues at Cotton Incorporated.
"Most of our agricultural research initiatives are based on feedback we get from U.S. growers," Worsham says.
Over the past seven years, Cotton Incorporated has hosted about 1,500 growers from across the Cotton Belt on tours of its world headquarters. It's looking at taking the show on the road in various states.
"Listening is a two-way street," Worsham says. In the five years since he was named president and CEO of Cotton Incorporated, Worsham has missed only one tour. "We talk to growers on these tours to find out what's on their minds as well as to communicate what we're doing in research and marketing for cotton."
In the past two years, there have been a lot of producer concerns over the future of the U.S. textile industry. More than 100 mills have closed their doors in the past two years alone.
It's a complex story of fewer U.S. mills, a strong U.S. dollar, the collapse of Asia currencies in 1997, a sluggish economy and a one-way liberalization of trade policies that have hurt the U.S. textile industry.
"The severe retraction of the U.S. textile industry is certainly a concern of everyone," Worsham says. "It's happened in a fairly short amount of time. All of these factors worked up a perfect storm, so to speak, to hurt the textile industry."
Through its programs, Cotton Incorporated is working to help stabilize the situation. "We're always trying to find a link between U.S. manufacturers and potential customers overseas, particularly in the Caribbean Basin," Worsham says. "Our customers are based more and more outside of the U.S."
Meanwhile, back on the home front, Cotton Incorporated continues to be on the frontline of fashion and fabric. The company makes use of focus groups to guide its direction on fabrics and fashion.
"A big part of our operation is developing new fabrics," Worsham says. Cotton Incorporated has a library of more than 5,000 samples of knits and woven products. The Global Marketing and the Textile Research divisions take new, innovative products to manufacturers and retailers both here and abroad.
There's a big push for women's wear and putting "a new finish on traditional fabrics" such as wrinkle resistance, UV protection, stain resistance and flammability.
As the top use category for cotton, denim is also getting the innovative Cotton Incorporated treatment. "At one time we looked at only supporting 100 percent cotton in denim," Worsham says. "Today denim that contains small amounts of other fibers, such as Lycra for stretch, is supported by our research because we believe that it expands the overall market for denim products."
Now, Cotton Incorporated is supporting a strategy that allows a couple of percent of Lycra in blends with cotton. "That's allowing us to expand the market," Worsham says. "There are not too many markets we'd pass up an opportunity to have 98 percent cotton in a product.
"Anything we can do to add value to the products will be a benefit for the U.S. cotton grower," Worsham says. "It's not one thing, but a combination of little things, such as wrinkle resistance, color retention, wicking, and other characteristics that will give the consumers what they're looking for."
Ask anyone on the street and they'll be able to identify the Seal of Cotton. Advertising is one of the most visible programs at Cotton Incorporated. Over the past 10 years the famous "Fabric of Our Lives" campaign has helped fix the public's positive perception of cotton as the fiber of choice in garments.
"In the 1970s and early 1980s, our goal was to highlight the significant advantages of cotton versus manmade fibers in order to help us gain a foothold in the market," Worsham says.
"Our thinking going forward is to emphasize the specific aspects of cotton," Worsham says. "Consumers in this new generation weren't exposed to the advertising of 20 years ago. We have to begin to teach them to pay attention to fiber content."
In addition to developing fabrics and influencing the purchase of cotton products, Cotton Incorporated plays a major role in agricultural research. Profitability is a catchphrase for research projects, which include precision agriculture, variety development and others aimed at the economics of production.
"On the producer side, U.S. growers have the technological advantage," Worsham says. "Technology has the ability to help U.S. producers stay in the game, despite the fact that our labor costs are much higher than in other countries.
"If we can ever get enough demand growing worldwide like we had before, there would be enough room for U.S. cotton to expand, not just take away the market share of other fibers," Worsham says. "If you can get enough demand created, it increases demand unilaterally for everybody."
While Worsham isn't a prophet, he is an economist. He sees the cotton industry five years down the road with a somewhat smaller domestic base, a 17 million to 18 million-bale annual cotton crop, with two-thirds going overseas.
The year 2005 will be pivotal to the industry. That's the year when quotas will be eliminated. "We could see another change in sourcing patterns," Worsham says. "There will be countries that are big winners and big losers.
"If you are surviving today as a textile and apparel manufacturing country only because you have a significant quota, you're going to be in trouble," Worsham says. "In 2005, we're going to find out who the players will be."
China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will benefit under the no-tariff scenario. "It will be a convoluted world where the customer one day is the competitor the next day. It will be very important to stay flexible and responsive as the world changes very rapidly."
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The wait is almost over. The Exploratorium, which spent its first 44 years in a dim exhibit hall at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, will reopen Wednesday (April 17) in a new, light-filled home on the Embarcadero.
The self-described 21st century learning lab has tripled in size, and the construction project that made it so is billed as San Francisco's biggest waterfront building in more than a decade.
The much-loved institution was founded by physicist Frank Oppenheimer, who believed science intersected with art and should be fun.
"If in the course of some wandering, I come onto something delightful or exhilarating or beautiful or insightful, I want to tell someone else what I have found," he said. "More than that, I want to bring them along with me to share what I have discovered."
The museum opened in 1969; he was actively involved in it until his death in 1985.
Here are some of the ways the Pier 15 Exploratorium is different from the Palace Exploratorium:
The size: The Exploratorium's new nine-acre campus is big enough to accommodate 1 million paid visitors per year, plus 3 million more guests expected to drop by the free open-air exhibits. The scale and size of this Marc L'Italien-designed structure is likely the most marked difference Exploratorium regulars will notice.


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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Pretty Paprika
It's another review preview day over on the ATS blog and this time it's all about the Sweet November duo that was released at the beginning of the month. And I couldn't wait to give Paprika a dramatically different look from the last time I colored her up. :)
Last time she was all blond and bright but for this card I wanted Paprika to look a bit more mysterious. So she has transformed into a dusky hued fairy sitting on the edge of evening, as the last few rays of the day fade to night. I paired her up with some more of the Plumeria papers because the purples worked for the look I was after and yet it was still kind of spring-like. I think it turned out very girly and pretty, just like I was hoping that it would.
Ok, so there is even more review preview fun and inspiration from the rest of the ATS and Sweet November gals to check out at ATS so be sure to hop on over there too! And all of the new March stamps can be found in the ATS store here!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/sticker- Basic Grey (Plumeria)
stamps- Sweet November (Spice Fairy Paprika), October Afternoon (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (Beautiful Butterflies)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz seedless preserves distress
Kaiser Craft pearls
paper doily (from Jas... thanks Jas)
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R85
hair- C5, C7, C9
eyes- BV23, BV25, BV29
dress- RV93, RV95, RV99
wings- YG91, YG93, YG0000, YG00
22 comments:
- Mette said...
Beautiful Amy. I LOVE her hair and those wings are wonderful. You're right - changing the colours makes her look totally different :).
Hugs, Mette
- March 21, 2012 at 5:28 AM
- Heidi Brawley said...
Wow what a very Beautiful card!!!
Have a Great day.
- March 21, 2012 at 5:30 AM
- Janine said...
love the coloring of her dress
- March 21, 2012 at 5:36 AM
- Nancy Thomas said...
I tried coloring Paprika with black hair but it was a total fail. Naturally you are the master at it!! She's gorgeous and mysterious here.
- March 21, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- Creations by Shirl said...
Paprika turned out adorable... She is one of my fave to color too...
I love doing long hair... LOL!
- March 21, 2012 at 7:47 AM
- Kimberly said...
WOW your colouring skills are awesome..love love it..tfs
- March 21, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Rhonda Miller said...
This is beautiful.
- March 21, 2012 at 9:18 AM
- Lau W said...
So nice design ! And the colouring is fabulous !
- March 21, 2012 at 9:57 AM
- Rosa-kreattiva said...
una fata dolcissima buona giornata rosa
- March 21, 2012 at 10:27 AM
- Shazza said...
beautiful x
- March 21, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Danni said...
I always find it amazing how colors can transform an image..the feel of it. Another gorgeous card! Really like the wings!
- March 21, 2012 at 11:33 AM
I just had to dash over here and comment Amy.... Paprika's dress coloring is amazing!
Love the "collage" type feel of your card too! lovely!
- March 21, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- Mary J said...
Oh she is so gorgeous Amy! What an amazing job you've done - again!
- March 21, 2012 at 2:03 PM
- Chris said...
This is a gorgeous piece of art work - I so admire your colouring, the wings and dress are simply perfect.
- March 21, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Arabella said...
So beautiful Amy! I love how you have done her wings especially! They kind of look like a leaf!
- March 22, 2012 at 4:28 AM
- Craftdee said...
Loving Paprika in all her shades :-) Just checked out your recent cards, all gorgeous, as always!! Donna ♥
- March 22, 2012 at 7:36 AM
- Anna said...
Love how you colored her! Her dress is fantastic, and love the wings!
- March 22, 2012 at 6:15 PM
- Leanne said...
Pretty! I love her with dark hair. The color on her dress is pretty blends right in with the butterflies. I'm so excited, I just got that paper pad in the mail today. Can't wait to cut in to it. Her wings!! So pretty!!
Fabulous card!
- March 23, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- gobeagirl said...
OMGoodness, Amy I am so sorry that I forgot to send you my card. I truly truly am. I have no excuse at all except for lack of brains. Your card is just stunning and I love the papers and flowers with Paprika. Her dress and the way you have colored it is just beautiful. I love to see the depth you are able to get out of your coloring. It is always inspiring to me. I even used your brown hair combo with the warm grey for my card today as I think it really adds to the color overall. Hugs, Lisa
- March 23, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- ♥Rach♥ said...
The shading on her dress is just ridiculously fabulous, totally love the color scheme too!
- March 26, 2012 at 7:59 AM
- ♥Rach♥ said...
The shading on her dress is just ridiculously fabulous, totally love the color scheme too!
- March 26, 2012 at 7:59 AM
- RiNNE said...
Oh, man! This card is gorgeous! The coloring is even more amazing than usual (if that's possible). There's so much dimension on her dress and hair! The choice of DP is wonderful and I adore how unique they are!
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Melges 32 Fleet Prepares For Australian Nationals
14 March 2012
The hardstand at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club is a buzz with Melges 32's arriving and preparing for the Australian Championships this weekend. The Melges 32 regatta is supported by SLAM advanced technology sportswear, North Sails, Harken and the team at Melges Asia Pacific.
A series of ten races are scheduled, two in Pittwater and the remainder off Palm Beach and a southerly change forecast for Saturday should keep things interesting. Competitors have also been invited to join the Thursday night twilight race, which is a great social way to kick start the regatta.
Many of the teams took advantage of last weekend's Sydney Harbour Regatta to tune their boats, test their speed, crew work and tactics against the other Melges 32s. Greg Prescott's crew 2 Unlimited from Tasmania (chartered by Martin Hill) were extremely pleased with a regatta win considering it was their first hit out against other 32's. Keen to taste an Australian Championship is Angus Reid and his crew onMaxstar from Canberra Sailing Club and don't underestimate Geoff Masters racingFunnel Web. Geoff has competed as helmsmen in several U.S. Melges 32 regattas. Fierce Farr 40 competitor Chris Way will helm The Business. Way is no slouch campaigning most recently in three World Championships including the Farr 40's, Mumm 30's and Formula 18's.
One competitor extremely passionate about racing the one design Melges 32's and Australian Fleet President is Kim Williams Rock and Roll. Kim answered some of my questions about racing the Melges 32 in Australia.
M32: You have personally been very active in racing and promoting the Melges 32's in Australia and a large part of their growth, what is it about the boat that appeals to you?
KW: The Racing first and foremost is unbelievably close and tactical, yet you get some of the best downhill rides around as part of that close racing which most tactical classes don't offer. The ease of getting the boat to and from major regatta's on the trailer means you don't end up spending valuable time and money on deliveries. The Melges 32 is one of the most responsive and fun sailing boats and I remember being told by my American M32 friends that 'your worst day racing is still one of the best day's sailing you can have' I agree totally with them this boat is just plain 'addictive'.
M32:How do you see the class evolving in the future?
KW: We have some great people in the class who are committed to getting the best racing they can, as often as they can. There are boats all over the East Coast now and there are a lot of interested people on the sidelines that are ready to commit to an affordable world -wide class like the M32. The international class association is one of the best run and organised associations and has been incredible support to us so far. We are in discussion at the moment for world championships in Australia in the next couple of years and with the ease of transport for the M32 it will be well attended by our European and US members.
M32: What have been your strategy / preparation heading into the Nationals, What are your expectations?
KW: I like to make sure the boat is prepared to a point where our only excuse is whether we sail well on the day or not. Although the M32 does attract a lot of professional sailors there is a strong commitment by the association to Corinthian crews, such as ourselves, and this means that everybody feels comfortable in the class. Only owner drivers are encouraged and that means a lot to an amateur crew. We all work together as a crew both on and off the water to make sure our boat is regatta ready.
These Nationals will be wide open and anyone could win. My main aim is to see the racing results strengthen the appeal of the class and to encourage more sport boat, one design and skiff sailors to see the M32 as a logical step forward in their sailing careers.
It's a quality field and we are expecting some really exciting tight one design racing over the weekend.


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Well, it seems neither offense is capable of winning this game, even as the Dolphins lead 10-3.
Both offenses, you see, have done work to lose the game.
Every point scored today is a result of a turnover.
The Jets got their FG after Chad Henne was strip sacked by Calvin Pace and New York drove for a field goal. Both teams have two turnovers. The Dolphins have 89 total yards and the Jets have 113 total yards.
So the assignment at halftime for both offenses? Don't screw up!
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Theology and Philosophy
From BrikWars
The BrikVerse and all the places it interacts with are home to a staggering amount of creatures, many of them even sentient. With the planes teeming with life, and their own fates seemingly directed by outside forces, it is only natural that copious quantities of theological and philosophical beliefs and ideas would arise from a population struggling to make sense of it all.
There are many cults and religions in the Universe. Here are the more notorious ones.
Philosophy is endless in the BrikVerse, but often very simple. The great questions in life can be answered with the pointy end of a stick.


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One Fish, Two Fish - "Green Fish," Good Fish
(NewsUSA) - From heated discussions surrounding global warming to the debates on the rising cost of oil, a variety of environmental concerns have come to the forefront of many Americans' minds. This year's Earth Day will also bring to light another topic that is of "green" concern – food sustainability. What does it mean for a product to be sustainable? At its core, the concept of sustainability is raising or growing food in a way that is healthy for both the environment and consumers. While this philosophy can be applied to a variety of areas where food for human consumption is raised or grown, one of the greatest sustainable concerns is the fish we eat.
While many types of fish are sold in grocery stores and served at restaurants, several breeds of fish are not considered sustainable due to factors including pollutants in water sources, over-fishing, and unhealthy antibiotics fed to fish. To help alleviate the many stresses affecting oceans worldwide, many experts are stressing the importance of buying and consuming fish that don't hinder the wellbeing of the animal, the environment or the consumer. One type of popular fish – U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish – is a top choice when it comes to sustainability.
"Unlike fish production facilities located in rivers, bays or on the coastline, enclosed U.S. catfish farms are not subjected to natural or man-made pollution from outside sources. U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish is not only a great tasting, healthy food – it's one of the most sustainable products consumers can purchase today," said Roger Barlow, president of The Catfish Institute.
U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish is listed by Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program as a "best choice" due to its abundance and well-managed, environmentally friendly farming practices. All U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish are raised and processed with special attention to keeping pollutants away from breeding ponds and feeding fish high-protein food free of antibiotics, which ensures consumers receive a premium, high-quality product.
By becoming more mindful of how your food is raised and processed, you can help make a difference in the "green" fight. For more information on the safe and sustainable benefits of U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish, visit www.USCatfish.com.


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Game Day Grilling: Be Great at the Tailgate
Arlington, VA (Food News) With the kick-off to the football season here, fans across the country are preparing their tailgate checklists and equipment for the pre-game festivities, for what is sure to be the best tailgating season yet. And, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA), when it comes to tailgating, this season North Americans are more likely to tailgate at professional football games (27%) than any other type of event, such as outdoor concerts (19%) and college football games (15%). So, fire-up the portable grill, smoker or fryer, grab all the essentials for a finger-licking good time, and assemble your team to help get this year's tailgating season off to a winning start.
"What better way to kick-off game day than bringing together friends and family for a tailgate? From the rookie to the pro tailgater, everyone should always start with a game plan and the right equipment and tools," says Leslie Wheeler, HPBA Communications Director. "A portable grill, smoker or fryer is a must for a successful tailgate, and coming to the stadium prepared with all the essentials will ensure a touchdown every time."
Starting your tailgating season off right sets the right tone for the rest of the season. HPBA has the following game day plan to get you started:
- Know the Rules: Know the tailgating rules for your stadium before game day. Are grills, smokers and fryers allowed? What time do the parking lot gates open for tailgaters?
- Morning Practice: Create a tailgate checklist so you won't forget your gear, including food, drinks, grill, smoker or fryer, grilling accessories, chairs, table, cooler and paper goods.
- Equipment Check: You can't play the game without the ball, and you can't cook without the grill, smoker or fryer. Make sure your 'equipment' works properly before getting to the stadium. You'll also want to bring your favorite outdoor cooking accessories, like tongs, and plenty of paper goods for serving.
- Be a Team Player: Score big with your friends by bringing a variety of food to throw on the grill, smoker or fryer, and drinks and water, so that there's something for everyone, including kids, vegetarians and those who may just want a snack.
- Pre-Game Prep: Prep and marinate meat ahead of time and keep on ice during transportation to ensure freshness (and safety). Arrive early to start up the grill so that it's fired-up by the time other tailgaters arrive.
- Go the Extra Yard: You've got the grill and the food, but don't forget about tailgating entertainment, like an iPod, MP3 player or other device for parking lot music, generator to power a TV for pre-game coverage, or even a football, frisbee or cornhole set for activities to play before the game starts.
- Clean-up Blitz: Before heading into the stadium, make sure the grill is completely extinguished, coals are cooled and disposed, and you've cleaned up your tailgating area. Many stadiums provide metal trash cans to place used charcoal. However, if you are tailgating at a stadium that does not, it is always a good idea to bring your own small metal can to place cooled coals.
- Practice Makes Perfect: After you and your guests deemed the tailgate a success and the game is over, go home and 'review the tapes'. Did the new marinade you used work? Do you have enough charcoal, propane, etc. for next week's tailgate? Take what you learn from each tailgate and apply it to the next to be the champion of the tailgating season.
For more tailgating tips, resources and recipes, please visit www.hpba.org
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About Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA)
The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA), based in Arlington, Va., is the North American industry association for manufacturers, retailers, distributors, representatives, service firms and allied associates for all types of hearth, barbecue and patio appliances, fuels and accessories. The association provides professional member services and industry support in education, statistics, government relations, marketing, advertising and consumer education. There are more than 2,500 members in the HPBA.