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Keanu Reeves is a very talented actor (he played in films such as The Devil's Advocate
or Matrix) and seems to have a life that anyone it wants. However, there are few people
who know about the tragic destiny of the actor and the simple life and devoid of material
goods which he leads.
We have decided to introduce some things less known about the actor, the idea that
deceiving appearances, and, eventually, and the stars are normal people with normal
problems.
1. Keanu is part of a family with problems. His father was arrested for drug trafficking
when he was just 12 years old, and his mother was a stripper. Then his family moved to
Canada, where the actor had more dads stepchildren.
2. To get married, when the car in which he and his future wife was involved in an
accident. Reeves and fiancee saw dying under his eyes. Furthermore, prior to that, she
had lost the baby. Since then, avoid more Jihad involved in serious relationships or to
make copies.
3. Is one of the few Hollywood celebrities that does not have a villa: \"I live in an
apartment, and there I have everything I need. Why should I choose an empty House?
4. One of his best friends died of overdose (brother of actor Joaquim Phoenix, River). In
the same year, his father has been arrested again.
5. To one of its birth, he went to a shop and bought a cake and then it started to eat it
alone. If a fan passed next to him, offered a glimpse on Keanu cake.
6.No bodyguards and no fancy dress.
7. When asked why it's sad, he said: "You have to be happy to live. I'm not!"
At theWindow
D. H. Lawrence, 1885 - 1930
The pine-trees bend to listen to the autumn wind as it mutters
Something which sets the black poplars ashake with hysterical laughter;
While slowly the house of day is closing its eastern shutters.
Further down the valley the clustered tombstones recede,
Winding about their dimness the mists grey cerements, after
The street lamps in the darkness have suddenly started to bleed.
The leaves fly over the window and utter a word as they pass
To the face that leans from the darkness, intent, with two dark-filled eyes
That watch for ever earnestly from behind the window glass.
Violence in Society
Does this have an effect? Certainly it does. The Bible teaches that "as a man thinks in his heart,
so is he" (Prov. 23:7). What we view and what we think about affects our actions.
Defenders of television programs say that isn't true. They contend that televised imagery doesn't
make people violent nor does it make people callous to suffering. But if televised imagery
doesn't affect human behavior, then the TV networks should refund billions of advertising dollars
to TV sponsors.
In essence, TV executives are talking out of both sides of their mouths. On the one hand, they try
to convince advertisers that a 30-second commercial can influence consumer behavior. On the
other hand, they deny that a one-hour program wrapped around the commercials can influence
social behavior.
So, how violent is the media? And what impact does media have on members of our family?
First, we will look at violence in the movies, and then we'll take up the issue of violence on
television.
Ezra Pound once said that artists are "the antennae of the race." If that is so, then we are a very
sick society judging by the latest fare of violence in the movies. The body count is staggering: 32
people are killed in "RoboCop," while 81 are killed in the sequel; 264 are killed in "Die Hard 2,"
and the film "Silence of the Lambs" deals with a psychopath who murders women and skins
them.
Who would have imagined just a few years ago that the top grossing films would be replete with
blood, gore, and violence? No wonder some film critics now say that the most violent place on
earth is the Hollywood set.
Violence has always been a part of movie-making, but until recently, really violent movies were
only seen by the fringe of mass culture. Violence now has gone mainstream. Bloody films are
being watched by more than just punk rockers. Family station wagons and vans pull up to movie
theaters showing R-rated slasher films. And middle America watches these same programs a few
months later on cable TV or on video. Many of the movies seen at home wouldn't have been
shown in theaters 10-20 years ago.Movie violence these days is louder, bloodier, and more
anatomically precise than ever before. When a bad guy was shot in a black-and-white Western,
the most we saw was a puff of smoke and a few drops of fake blood. Now the sights, sounds, and
special effects often jar us more than the real thing. Slow motion, pyrotechnics, and a penchant
for leaving nothing to the imagination all conspire to make movies and TV shows more
gruesome than ever.Children especially confront an increasingly violent world with few limits.
As concerned parents and citizens we must do what we can to reduce the level of violence in our
society through the wise use of discernment and public policy. We need to set limits both in our
homes and in the community.
While there are numerous folk and tribal dances, they are constantly adapted
and innovated. The skill and the imagination of the dances influence the
performance. -
Wren/LOVE
By (Resat Nuri Gultekin)
The story takes place in the early 20th century during the Ottoman Empire
that is about to collapse. Feride is an orphan. She lost her mother when she
was very young. Her father, an army officer, leaves her to her mother's
sister. Feride attends a French school in Istanbul in winter and stays with
her aunt during the summer holidays. She gets the nickname "The Wren" at
school for her vivacity and mischief, which are considered unusual and
inappropriate for a girl at that time. She falls in love with her cousin
Kamran. But she finds out that he has been unfaithful to her and leaves him
the night before their wedding. Then she runs away from home and goes to
Anatolia to teach there at different schools. But she remains deeply in love
with her cousin. She has to move from town to town several times due to
incompetent officials, the malice of her colleagues and the unwanted
intentions she gets from men because of her beauty. She adopts a girl called
Munise, who is her student. She learns that Kamran has married the
woman he cheated on Feride with. Feride develops a friendship with an
elderly man, a military doctor. Then suddenly Munise dies and Feride has
to leave her post. Then she gets married to the doctor because of some
rumours created about her. A couple of years later Feride visits her aunt
and her cousin Mujgan. Kamran is also there as a widower with a little
child. But during the years he has not stopped to love Feride and confesses
that he married the woman out of pity and he also heard about Feride's
marriage with the doctor. The night before her departure, she gives Mujgan
a package and wants her to open it when she leaves the house. Mujgan does
not keep her word and gives Kamran the package. There was Feride's diary
inside. Through the night Kamran and Mujgan read the diary and learn
about the truth of Feride's marriage and that the doctor has died recently.
As they read the diary they also find out that Feride is still in love with
Kamran. Finding out all that, Kamran arranges the wedding with Feride to
take place on the next day and the novel ends with a long awaited reunion.
shoulder. Male and female dancers today wear hornpipe shoes, and for reels
and jigs, soft shoes similar to ballet pumps are worn.
Today there are many organisations promoting Irish dance. The Feis has been
an important part of rural cultural life. Children, teenagers and adults compete
in separate competitions for Feis titles and prizes. There are group and solo
competitions where dancers are graded by age from six to seventeen and
then into the senior categories.
There are dancing championships in all four provinces, and winners of these
provincial competitions qualify for the All Ireland Championships. The World
Championships are held in Dublin at Easter where dancers from England,
Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand compete for the World title.
The Irish word cili originally referred to a gathering of neighbours in a house
to have an enjoyable time, dancing, playing music and storytelling. Today it
refers to an informal evening of dancing. Cilis are held in large towns and
country districts where young and old enjoy together group dances. The cili
can be traced back to pre-famine times, when dancing at the cross-roads was
a popular rural pastime. These dances were usually held on Sunday evenings
in summer when young people would gather at the cross-roads. The music
was often performed by a fiddler seated on a three legged stool with his
upturned hat beside him for a collection. The fiddler began with a reel such as
the lively "Silver Tip", but he had to play it several times before the dancers
joined in. The young men were reluctant to begin the dance but after some
encouragement from the fiddler, the sets of eight filled up the dancing area.
The world-wide success of Riverdance and more recently Lord of the Dance
has placed Irish dance on the international stage. Dancing schools in Ireland
today are filled with young pupils keen to imitate and learn the dancing styles
which brought Jean Butler and Michael Flatley international acclaim.
Today there are many opportunities to watch and enjoy Irish dancing. It is still
a regular part of social functions. Dancing sessions at cilis are usually
preceded by a teaching period where novices are shown the initial steps.
During the summer months, cilis are held in many Irish towns. Visitors are
always welcome to join in and with on the spot, informal instruction, anyone
can quickly master the first steps and soon share the Irish enthusiasm for Irish
dance.
Our Friendship
Mass printing of modern books began a mere 560 years ago. They were the first
truly mass medium.
Today there are non-physical books published in electronic formats known as
electronic books or e-books.
Most people still think of a book as a written work that has been published and
sometimes printed on pages bound together, but not always such a physical
object.
The Apple I
Long before the iPod, the iPhone and the black turtlenecks, there was this the Apple-1 personal
computer.
This working model of the rare machine was sold by late Apple founder Steve Jobs right outside
of his parents garage in 1976 for 600 dollars. Now, it's about to go on sale at auction and is
expected to fetch more than half a million dollars.
The so-called Ricketts Apple-1 personal computer, named after original owner Charles Ricketts,
is the only known machine of that model documented to have been directly sold by Jobs from his
family home in Los Altos, California.
And as original cofounder of Apple Ron Wayne explains, the creation of the Apple-1 was a
historic milestone in personal computing.
It was monumental because until that time Jobs and Wozniak were the members or participants
in a computer club where they took business machines and took bits and pieces and distilled
them down into personal computer applications, but not very efficiently. And what Woz did, was
to sit down and design extremely efficient circuit specifically arranged to serve as a personal
computer. This had never been done before. And while it was very low-powered, incredibly low
power, nonetheless it was a machine focused for personal use. The first time it had ever been
done. And that was the basis of it.
The Ricketts Apple-1 will be sold as part of Christie's inaugural exceptional sale in New York
later this month.
The Apple-1 had incredibly low power, but its creation was a historic milestone. It was the first
personal computer. The first owner of the rare computer was Charles Ricketts. Thats why people
sometimes call it the Ricketts Apple-1.
Visitors browsing the Christmas market in Dresden have got more than they bargained for. A
giant piece of stollen.
Stollen is the German Christmas cake which Dresden is famous for. To mark St Nicholas Day, a
giant version of the cake was displayed in the old city centre.
Tens of thousands of people watched the three-tonne stollen cake being carried on a horse-drawn
carriage, as it made its way to the Striezelmarkt, the Christmas fair for the annual stollen fest.
The cake was cut by the head baker with a stollen knife, measuring 1.2 metres. Slices of this
traditional cake then went on sale for a good cause.
Sixty-five bakers were busy for 3.5 weeks stirring, tasting and baking the giant masterpiece.
More than one tonne of flour, 750 kilograms of butter, 200 kilograms of sugar and 1.5 million
sultanas were used, as well as many litres of Jamaican rum.
The Dresden Christmas Market, or Striezelmarkt, has been held annually since 1434 and is
named after an old word for stollen first mentioned in the early 14th century.
If you habitually do not get a good night's sleep, chances are that you may be aging faster than you
should be, in addition to not feeling well and confused thinking. When we sleep, our body repairs on
a cellular level and removes toxins. It is therefore necessary to get at least six to eight hours of sleep
daily.
If you can't seem to sleep enough, yoga can help. Regular yoga practice is known to cure several
ailments, including insomnia or abnormal sleeping habits. Yoga helps unwind stress at the end of the
day and get better sleep at night.
A good night's sleep really is within reach and the often-recommended treatment is to establish a
relaxing bedtime routine. The following yoga stretches can help you to relax and enjoy a peaceful
sleep.
Forward Bend (Hastapadasana): Helps stretch the back muscles, invigorates the nervous system by
increasing blood supply, and makes the spine supple.
Cat Stretch (Marjariasana): Excellent stretch for spine flexibility. Also helps massage the digestive
organs and improve digestion, thereby helping you to sleep well. Also improves blood circulation
and relaxes the mind.
Child Pose(Shishuasana): A deeply relaxing stretch for the back which also helps calm the nervous
system so that you can sleep at peace.
Butterfly Pose (BaddhaKonasana): This pose can help remove fatigue from long hours of standing or
walking. Also a good stretch for inner thighs, groin and knees.
Fire is the dominant feng shui element ofSouth bagua area of your home or office.
Northeast and Southwest feng shui areas also benefit from good fire element energy.
Red
Orange
Purple
Pink
Strong Yellow.
EARTH ELEMENT - NOURISHMENT AND STABILITY
A strong and harmonious feng shui earth element in your home or office will help create
stability, nourishment and calm protection for all your relationships. The earth element is also
needed to maintain one's health and inner balance.
Earth is the main feng shui element of Northeast and Southwest bagua areas.
The Center of your home and office is also governed by the earth feng shui element.
Light Yellow
Beige/Skin Color
Earthy/Sandy Colors
METAL ELEMENT - CLARITY AND PRECISENESS
Feng shui metal element brings the qualities of sharpness, precision and efficiency; its balanced
presence will help you live with clarity and lightness. A good presence of metal element in your
home or office will help sustain the energy of calm, crisp clarity and eliminate distractions.
Metal is the dominant feng shui element ofWest and Northwest bagua areas.
North bagua area of your home or officealso benefits from the presence of metal element.
Gray ; White
Water is the feng shui element of North bagua area of your home or office.
East and Southeast bagua areas also benefit from a strong Water element.
Wood is the main feng shui element of East and Southeast bagua areas of your
home or office.
South bagua area also benefits from a strong presence of wood element.
OSCAR STATUETTE
THE MOST RECOGNIZED TROPHY IN THE WORLD, THE OSCAR STATUETTE HAS STOOD ON
THE MANTELS OF THE GREATEST FILMMAKERS IN HISTORY SINCE 1929.
Shortly after the formation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927, the
fledgling organization held a dinner in the Crystal Ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in downtown
Los Angeles to set out its goals. Among the topics discussed that night was how best to honor
outstanding moviemaking achievements and thereby encourage excellence in all facets of motion
picture production.
Agreeing to institute an annual award, the group turned its attention to creating a suitably
majestic trophy. MGM art director Cedric Gibbons designed a statuette of a knight standing on a
reel of film gripping a crusaders sword. The Academy tapped Los Angeles sculptor George
Stanley to realize the design in three dimensions and the world-renowned statuette was born.
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people
of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and
democracy. When shipped from France to New York, she came in 350 pieces. Once delivered,
it took four months to put her together, and was completed on October 28, 1886.
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National
Monument in 1924. Employees of the National Park Service have been caring for the colossal
copper statue since 1933. The Statue of Liberty's face was said to be modeled after the sculptor's
mother, Charlotte. This colossal statuary follows design going back to ancient Greek and Roman
civilizations. Security is very serious for visitors to the Statue of Liberty -- everyone will clear
security (including x-ray inspections of baggage and walk through metal detectors) before
boarding the ferry. Participants entering the Statue of Liberty to visit the Crown, Museum or
Pedestal will have to clear security a second time before entering the statue. There are basic
concessions available for sale on Liberty Island, including hot dogs, ice creams, and beverages.
You might also want to bring a picnic to enjoy on the many grassy spaces surrounding Liberty
Island. If you want a free way to get out onto the water and see the statue from a distance, try
theStaten Island Ferry.
Christmas Time
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Christmas Time is finally here,
It only comes but once a year.
And it's a time to spread good cheer,
To those we love and hold so dear.
Christmas Time is a time of glee,
A time when peace and love run free.
A time for those like you and me,
To sit beneath the Christmas Tree.
Christmas Time is a time of joy,
A time to sit back and enjoy.
The smile on each girl and boy,
As they play with a Christmas Toy.
Christmas Time is a time to share,
The passing of another year.
Birth of Jesus, a joyful prayer,
To show loved ones how much we care.
Christmas Time is a time for song,
A time for us to get along.
To make us feel Lord Jesus strong,
Forgive all those who did us wrong.
Christmas Time is a time to pray,
Put love and kindness on display.
Show compassion along the way,
Christmas Time should be everyday
I AM FROM
Teachers DAY
The United Nations' (UN) World Teachers' Day celebrates the role teachers play in providing quality education
at all levels. This enables children and adults of all ages to learn to take part in and contribute to their local
community and global society.
on November 11, 1997, the "Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher Education
Teaching Personnel" was adopted.
On October 5, 1994, the first World Teachers' Day was held. This event has been organized on
the same date each year since then. However, local events may be on some other date close to
October 5, so that they do not fall during fall (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern
hemisphere) school vacations. In 2002, Canada Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate
World Teachers' Day.
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It is the short little upright from Ricks Caf Amricain in the movie
Casablanca.
And it has become the stuff of very expensive dreams. It was sold at auction
on Monday for $3.4 million, gum and all. The price included a 12 percent
commission.
Of all the auction houses in all the towns in all the world, it had been
wheeled into Bonhams on Madison Avenue for a sale of movie memorabilia
Bonhams did not identify the buyer of the piano, one of two seen in
Casablanca. The other piano, the one in the Paris flashback scene, sold
for $602,500 at Sothebys in December 2012. But as some collectors noted
at the auction on Monday, that piano was on the screen for only 70 seconds.
The catalog said the Casablanca piano, like the one from the flashback
scene, was taken from the Warner Brothers prop room for the movie. Both
instruments have only 58 keys, 30 fewer than on conventional modern
pianos, and the strings and sounding boards are shorter as well. The catalog
said the one in the scenes in Ricks Caf Amricain was probably made in
1927 and has the initials FNP on the back, for First National Pictures, which
merged with Warner Brothers that year.The catalog also said that the oldfashioned hinged lid was altered for Casablanca so that Bogart could
raise it from the back and hide the letters of transit.
It doesnt look much different from how it looked in the movie, the seller,
Dr. Gary Milan, a Los Angeles dentist, said in an interview last week.
There are niches, notches, that are very evident in the movie and in photos
of it. The Bonhams catalog noted a one-inch notch to center left piano leg
(visible on-screen) and three small holes to piano lid (also visible onscreen).
Michelle Koop of Richmond, Va., who collects movie posters and
Hollywood memorabilia, attended the auction. She said she had watched
Casablanca at least 500 times. Its my husbands favorite film, she said.
But she did not bid on the piano.
Its too much money, she said. It started at $1.6 million.
Besides, she already has a baby grand that she inherited, but I dont know
how to play it.
Yeah...
Even in the candle light,
You shine,
So bright.
You are so beautiful,
More beautiful,
Than you've ever been.
I catch my breath,
And fall in love again.
I can't imagine where I'd be
Without you with me.
I need you more everyday,
More than words can say.
I want you in my life,
For all my life.
This night will never end.
You'll take my hand,
And I'll fall in love again.
And nothing short of a miracle
Could have brought you here to me.
When I'm with you,
Heaven's all I see
(All I see)
Caught up in every touch,
I feel the rush,
Of this moment that we're in.
Each time we kiss,
I fall in love again.
I can't resist,
I fall in love again.
Family
conflict
I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
a romantic end
Secret
Mystery
Isolated Island
Murders
William Henry Blore a retired police inspector,
His skull was crushed by a bear-shaped clock dropped from Vera's bedroom
Confession
Guests
dinner
nursery rhyme
suspect
killer
insecurity
fear
guilt
doubt
pressure
remorse
U.N.Owen
Crime novel
detective
death
dubious
"Prisoners at the bar, have you anything to say in your defence." (p. 43)
The voice on the gramophone offers this question following the accusations of murder made against
each guest.
2.
Lombard laughs as he offers this exclamation, made in response to Blore's assertion that he was only
doing his duty when he delivered testimony that led to Landor's conviction.
3.
"Be sure thy sin will find thee out." (p. 99)
Emily Brent makes this comment as she considers the possible guilt of Mrs. Rogers, following
Rogers' death.
4.
"If she had behaved like a decent modest young woman none of this would have happened." (p.
101)
5.
"There are crimes that cannot be brought home to their perpetrators." (p. 104)
Philip Lombard makes this comment to Dr. Armstrong, as the two discuss the recent murders of
Marston and Mrs. Rogers
6.
General Macarthur offers this comment to Vera Claythorne, as he sits facing the sea, following the
deaths of Marston and Mrs. Rogers.
7.
"Yes. Of course, you're very young . . . you haven't got to that yet. But it does come! The blessed
relief when you know that you've done with it all. That you haven't got to carry the burden any
longer." (pp. 116-117)
General MacArthur makes this remark to Vera Claythorne as he sits facing the ocean, waiting for his
own death.
8.
"And all of them, suddenly, looked less like human beings. They were reverted to more bestial
types". (p. 191)
The narrator delivers this comment when only five guests remain alive.
9.
"You can go to the rock, Cyril. . . . That was what murder was. As easy as that!