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24's Female Jack Bauer Speaks – Annie Wersching interviewed by PopWrap
Admittedly I was dubious about the new season of 24 after watching year six decay like any one of the hundreds of bodies Jack Bauer has left in his wake. But lo and behold, not only is season seven utterly amazing, but in my opinion, one of the best seasons the show has ever produced.
A lot of the credit sits on the lovely shoulders of Annie Wersching, who plays my favorite new character on any show: Agent Renee Walker. Watching this FBI-er learn to live by Bauer's Code — do whatever it takes to stop the terrorists — has helped rejuvenate the show in a fundamental way.
Tonight's two-hour event marks the season's midpoint and inevitably houses several game changing moments. I talked to Annie to find out what's in store for rule-bending Renee, what it's like to slap Jack Bauer and whether she could potentially pull a Nina Myers.
PopWrap: I know you were a big fan of the show going in, how does that change the experience for you as an actor?
Annie Wersching: It's very strange. I worked so much with Kiefer [Sutherland] that I got used to sharing scenes with Jack Bauer. It was more surreal when all of a sudden I would have a scene with Tony or Chloe, where it was like, "Wait, why is Chloe talking to me?" It just freaked me out. Unfortunately as a fan, "24" is pretty much ruined for me — now it seems like a totally fake show.
PopWrap: I've loved how Renee has evolved — how much of her arc did you know at the outset?
Annie Wersching: None. Nothing [laughs]. It's a very interesting show in that way. They very much write as they go. They want to see how scenes play out and how the chemistry is between certain characters and then write based on that.
PopWrap: In that case, did you spend much time planning out Renee's pre-Jack Bauer life?
Annie Wersching: You know, I was cast pretty last minute for the role — they were having a hard time locking Renee down. They couldn't decide how old to make her, how tough to make her, all these things — so I was only cast a week before we started shooting and didn't have that much time to develop a back story. But I'm also not the kind of actor who, you know, writes in journals as the character — I just play her at that minute.
PopWrap: Historically, the women in Jack's life don't tend to fare too well.
Annie Wersching: I know, but it's so fun — this is such a great role where I get to do it all; action, stunts, running around waving a gun and shouting with Kiefer. But then I also get to be so conflicted over everything I'm doing. There's a real emotional arc, and there aren't too many female roles like her on TV. I love Renee.
PopWrap: Plus, she might be the only character to slap Jack Bauer and live to tell about it.
Annie Wersching: I know! I was so excited for that! When I first read Renee slaps Jack I was like, "Oh my god!" It's such an interesting dynamic they have because Jack's seen some terrible things over the years and learned to harness his feelings in a way that, even if he is conflicted, he's not bawling in a hospital about it. I think Renee's good for him. I think she brings back some humanity to Jack and makes him think about things he's tried not to think about for years.
PopWrap: So that begs the question — is Renee good for him romantically?
Annie Wersching: I think she's very intrigued by Jack. He has some sort of pull over her. He's obviously become a strange mentor to her as well and I think she's mystified by him and how he's survived all these years. I think, right now, Larry [her old flame & boss] is in the back of her mind.
PopWrap: The ladies on this show also love to turn evil — would you like to see Renee stay a good guy?
Annie Wersching: It's hard because those twists are what make "24" so ridiculously amazing. It's what they're known for, those "No way!" moments. So that would be so much fun to be a part of, but I hope that Renee stays true. I hope.
PopWrap: Tonight's two-hour movie event seems like a game changer. What can fans expect to see?
Annie Wersching: It's going to be awesome! Although the audience knows the White House is under siege, none of the characters know what the next target is. Renee gets to go out a lot on her own tonight, just like Jack. And I have a pretty cool fight sequence. Then I end up in the Potomac.
PopWrap: The real Potomac River?
Annie Wersching: It was actually in San Pedro California. It was 5:30 am and we'd been shooting all day and the water was 52 degrees. We were chasing the sun and I had to jump in without my wetsuit — it was the worst moment of filming throughout the whole season.
PopWrap: Wow, so you might get another costume change — three per season must be a record!
Annie Wersching: I know! I was very excited for that at first, but then a few episodes later I was like, "Oh man, I miss that suit." It was a good suit.
PopWrap: They should let you keep one
Annie Wersching: Yea, they should! There's like eight of them in a variety of sizes just in case you shoot an episode after the holidays and eat too much.
PopWrap: I know it took longer than usual to film this season — how long in total were you working on season seven?
Annie Wersching: Oh my god, it was forever. My first day of shooting on episode one was Sept. 7, 2007. Yeah. And then we shot till December and the writer's strike happened. So we were off until May, then shot a few more, then I had June off while they filmed "Redemption." We finished filming the 24th episode in December.
PopWrap: And for all that time you couldn't change your appearance in any way, right?
Annie Wersching: Yeah, that was hard — even the weird things I never thought about, like cutting your fingernails. And it's hard with all those long breaks, making sure you don't gain a couple of pounds — it has to look like the same day, so it's challenging.
PopWrap: Was it difficult to keep track of what Renee had done?
Annie Wersching: Definitely. Even filming it. The first eight episodes were shot in the fall of 2007, so when we were promoting the season premiere and reporters would ask me questions, it was like, "Um … I don't remember. It was so long ago."
PopWrap: Speaking of, you seem to have something on your resume from a long time ago — that you are a facial contortionist and can burp on command?
Annie Wersching: Oh god, yes. They so need to take that off my resume — everyone asks me about it! I did a radio interview and he was the first guy to ask me, I was totally thrown. Then I ended up doing it for him on the air, and I was horrified — what was I thinking?
PopWrap: How exactly does that make it onto an actor's resume?
Annie Wersching: It goes back to college — I was a musical theater major and I lived in a big house with some friends and we would always make crazy faces. Then the next person would them try to match it. We came up with some weird stuff, like I can do this really weird goose thing with my mouth.
PopWrap: And the burping?
Annie Wersching: Somehow through growing up and high school it just developed. But I have to say, I'm pretty damn good at it!
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DMV-Medienpreis 2013 goes to Gert-Martin Greuel and Andreas Matt
Left: Gert-Martin Greuel giving the opening talk at the IMAGINARY exhibition in Münster. Right: Andreas Matt giving explanations at the opening of IMAGINARY in Vienna
The "Medienpreis Mathematik 2013" by the Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung (DMV) goes to Gert-Martin Greuel and Andreas Matt for their work on the project IMAGINARY. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the communication and popularization of mathematics. The award comes with 4000 Euro prize money provided by the Walter de Gruyter Stiftung in Berlin.
The jury consisted of the two mathematicians Günter Ziegler and Michael Joswig and the two journalists Holger Dambeck, SPIEGEL ONLINE, and Christoph Drösser, DIE ZEIT – both of them former DMV Medienpreis winners.
Gert-Martin Greuel and Andreas Matt are awarded for their outstanding activities in the development and implementation of IMAGINARY, a project by the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach supported by the Klaus Tschira Stiftung. Jury member Holger Dambeck states that with unique software for everybody to visualize algebraic surfaces, with big media competitions, with worldwide exhibitions and with the internet portal "IMAGINARY – open mathematics", the project evoke great enthusiasm for mathematics in Germany and abroad.
In addition to the media award, the DMV also gave a journalist award to Sven Preger for a radio feature on the mathematician Leanordo da Pisa (Fibonacci), and three cartoon awards to Oliver Ottitsch, Katharina Greve and Uwe Krumbiegel for their humorous cartoons on mathematics.
The award ceremony will be held on November 15, 2013, in Berlin. Please find the German press release with more information attached.
An important note for the IMAGINARY team: this award is due to the contribution of all team members and partners to the IMAGINARY project. We would like to especially mention Christian Stussak for his ideas, contributions in software development (SURFER, Formula Morph, et al.) and technical support for all exhibitions and programs, Christoph Knoth and Konrad Renner for the development and design of the IMAGINARY platform, Susanne Schimpf and Anna Hartkopf for their work on the platform, the coordination of exhibitions and events and the communication with our users, to Sebastian Uribe for his assistance in media work and organization. Also to the director of the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach Gerhard Huisken and all staff members of the Institute for their constant support and work on logistics, editing, communication and finances for IMAGINARY. And to all our IMAGINARY partners: among them especially the RSME in Spain with Sebastian Xambo, Antonio Campillo and their team for organizing more than 15 exhibitions and several museum installations and for being an integral part of the project, the German Embassy in Moscow for organizing 7 exhibitions in Russia, our partners in Argentina, Portugal, Serbia, China, Panama, Colombia, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, France, et al.
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"UNESCO strongly supports this extraordinary collaboration of mathematicians around the world to advance research on fundamental questions about planet Earth, to nurture a better understanding of global issues, to help inform the public, and to enrich the school...Read more
IMAGINARY in Springer Book
IMAGINARY is part of the new book "Raising Public Awareness of Mathematics" by Springer: in the article "Mathematics Between Research, Applications, and Communication" by Gert-Martin Greuel and in the article "IMAGINARY and the Open Source Math Exhibition Platform" by Andreas Matt. It is also mentioned in several articles, as for example in the article on the website mathematik.de or in the...Read more
The Morenaments Room
In Tecopólis, a huge science and technology fair in Buenos Aires, a 4 x 4 x 3 meter projected and interactive Morenaments Room invites all visitors to play and create own wallpapers! See this video for some details on the IMAGINARY installation at Tecnópolis: https://www. youtube.com/watch?feature=...Read more
SURFER at Tecnopolis
SURFER is presented as part of a big IMAGINARY installation in Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires Argentina. For the first time a half dome with 7.5 meters diameter has been constructed to host 3 SURFER touch screen panels and a gallery of algebraic surfaces. The dome features coordinate axes and is the eyecatcher of the "Pabellón de Matemática" of Tecnópolis 2012.Read more
SURFER on the Web
At the Oberwolfach IMAGINARY workshop in July 2012 it was decided to put a focus on web development. For the program SURFER it is planned to offer a web version, i. e. a Java ray tracer of algebraic surfaces in form of a browser applet. This applet can the be easily controlled in the browser html environment through javascript commands. The user interface can...Read more

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AROUND seventeen new condominiums comprising almost 7,500 private homes in all are being prepared over the next few months.
The bumper supply stems largely from the significant release of land from the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme over the past year, although private sites are also in the mix.
Amongst these seventeen new condos primed for launch, market experts are keenly watching to see how some of the more high-profile projects fare, given that the tough cooling measures imposed last month have added an air of uncertainty to the market.
There will be plenty of choice for buyers, with projects in estates across the island from Tanah Merah, Pasir Ris and Hillview to upmarket areas like Marina Bay being primed for launch.
The larger projects lining up for release include the 912-unit D'nest in Pasir Ris Grove, Bartley Ridge in Mount Vernon Road, which has 868 units, and the 755-unit Trilinq in Jalan Lempeng. Other projects include mixed development in D19 – Spazio@Kovan and Bentley Residences – and also new launches in Katong – Leville iSuites.
The Trilinq showflat will be open today, with preview sales expected early next month. Indicative average prices are about $1,500 per sq ft.
While Q Bay Residences in Tampines enjoyed strong sales despite being launched after the curbs, market watchers are waiting for a second successful launch to set a positive market trend.
Savills Singapore research head Alan Cheong said the healthy take-up of units at d'Leedon after a price cut showed buying sentiment was still positive, and that there is still underlying demand.
"But the take-up rates are unlikely to be as fast as last year. It might take six months for 50 to 70 per cent of a mass market project to be sold now. Previously, 80 to 90 per cent of a smaller-sized project could be sold in three months," he noted.
International Property Advisor chief executive Ku Swee Yong said high-end homes might still face a uphill battle in lifting sales.
"The overall quantum for prime homes in districts 9, 10 and 11 is generally more than $3 million and is not within reach of the first-timer and upgrader segments," he added.
A test might come in October when the mega Marina One project, developed by Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional and Singapore's Temasek Holdings as part of a land swop agreement, is launched. The project has a whopping 1,042 units.
Out of these seventeen new condos primed for launch, developers might also delay some of their launches to assess the full impact of the measures, e.g. Tuan Sing's Sennett Residence @ Potong Pasir, although 99-year leasehold projects from GLS sites will face more urgency to be pushed out compared with freehold ones.
Colliers International's director of research and advisory services, Ms Chia Siew Chuin, said if the results of the next few launches are encouraging, more developers are likely to push out their projects. "There is no need for projects to sell out within a couple of weeks for developers to gauge that buying interest is still evident, so long as showflat visitor numbers and buying volume remain and hold steady," she added.
"This would be especially so for projects in the suburban areas, where Singaporeans make up the bulk of buyers."
Colliers noted that from 2003 to last year, the total number of uncompleted residential homes launched for sale averaged 12,036 units a year.
Buyer sentiment significantly turned for the better from 2005, when the Government announced the development of the integrated resorts.
Developers responded by launching more than 10,000 units each year from 2006 to last year, culminating in a record 21,478 units released last year. The only exception was in 2008, when the financial crisis hit.
The brisk sales of GLS sites last year means 17,000 to 18,000 units could be launched this year.
"This could be the new norm, as the Government continues to inject a strong pipeline supply of housing units into the market until such time when demand falls to more moderate levels," said Colliers' Ms Chia.
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To Liberals, Every Woman Looks Like A Hotel Maid
I suppose we'll know the truth when the DNA testing comes back, but close observers of privileged liberal men are not shocked by the accusations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the socialist head of the International Monetary Fund. (And you thought you were getting screwed by your banker!)
Only in Hollywood movies are handsome lacrosse players from nice families seen as likely rapists. In real life, they look more like the 5-foot-2-inch Roman Polanski or pudgy, unathletic Bill Clinton — or the homunculus 5-foot-2-inch Strauss-Kahn.
But, it is argued, how could Strauss-Kahn possibly think he could get away with the violent rape of a chambermaid in a $3,000-a-night hotel room, booked in his name?
First of all, Strauss-Kahn has evidently gotten away with treating the fairer sex as his playthings for some time. His nickname among the French is "le grand seducteur," which I believe roughly translates to "the short, tubby serial rapist."
The New York Times reports that as far back as 2007, Brussels journalist Jean Quatremer remarked on Strauss-Kahn's troubled behavior — "close to harassment" — toward women, saying the press knew all about it, but never mentioned it because "we are in France."
When Strauss-Kahn was appointed to the I.M.F., Quatremer warned him that the international institution had "Anglo-Saxon morals."
Second, it's not unheard of that a wealthy liberal would assume the law does not apply to him. Actually, let me restate that: Wealthy liberals always assume that laws don't apply to them. (After all the waivers the Obama administration has been dishing out like candy, are there any liberals left to whom Obamacare will apply?)
We might also ask how a governor of New York could think he could get away with hiring prostitutes to service him in similarly pricey hotels, bringing them across state lines, and using his friend's names to book the girls, year after year.
But Eliot Spitzer thought he could get away with that. Fortunately he has been brought to justice and sentenced to hosting a lame show on CNN.
Still, rape is a more serious crime than being a frenzied masturbator. For that, I give you Andrew Luster, multimillionaire Max Factor heir, whose mother gives to every liberal cause under the sun from Barbara Boxer and Loretta Sanchez to Moveon.org, Emily's List and pro-gay marriage groups.
Her son not only drugged and raped a string of women, but made videotapes of his crimes.
On the tapes, Luster can be seen sodomizing unconscious women with lighted marijuana cigarettes, candles and plastic swords, and then talking into the camera about the unconscious women lying on his bed. The tapes were carefully labeled with titles like "Shauna GHBing," referring to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, known as a date-rape drug.
Luster was cataloging video evidence of his own criminal acts — and yet he thought he could get away with it.
He almost did, too, fleeing the country during his 2003 trial. He was caught and is now serving 124 years in prison, having been convicted, in absentia, of 86 crimes, including 20 counts of drug-induced rape, 17 counts of raping an unconscious victim, and multiple counts of sodomy and oral copulation by use of drugs.
Also out of Southern California we have Roman Polanski, the legendary director of two good movies and about a hundred unbelievably horrible ones, who drugged and anally raped an underage girl, according to the police report.
Not only did Polanski think he could get away with it, he did get away with it by fleeing the country as soon as he discovered, to his shock and dismay, that in America, a person can actually be sentenced to prison for drugging and raping a 13-year-old. That was in 1977. He has never been brought to justice.
Liberals supported Polanski's evasion of punishment for child rape, with the Hollywood left denouncing his arrest in Switzerland a couple of years ago. They howled that he had suffered enough! Wasn't he prevented from coming to the U.S. to pick up his Oscar in 2003?
You know who's suffered enough? Anybody who sat all the way through "The Pianist."
Liberal male misogyny goes back even farther than Polanski's three-decades-old child rape.
As Phyllis Schlafly points out in her book Feminist Fantasies (with a stirring foreword by Ann Coulter), for centuries, famous left-wing men have treated "their wives and mistresses like unpaid servants." Their credo might well have been, "From each, according to my needs …"
Schlafly bases her review of liberal woman-haters on the book Intellectuals by historian Paul Johnson. Among the left-wing heroes highlighted by Schlafly are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Ernest Hemingway, Henrik Ibsen, Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre and Karl Marx.
Johnson writes that the pint-sized — 5 foot 2 1/2 inch — communist-sympathizing Sartre "was notorious for never taking a bath and being disgustingly dirty." He said admiringly of the Nazis, "We have never been as free as we were under the German occupation."
The flyweight Sartre famously turned Simone de Beauvoir into his "mistress, surrogate wife, cook and manager, female bodyguard and nurse." All the while, the smelly midget committed a stream of infidelities, viewing women "as scalps to add to his centaur's belt."
In "the annals of literature," Johnson writes, "there are few worse cases of a man exploiting a woman."
As he got older, Sartre's sexual conquests got younger, including teenaged girls. Throw in Spitzer, Luster and Polanski, and it seems that liberal men are driven by their massive insecurities (often based on physical defects, such as diminutive size) to choose unconscious, illiterate, servant-class and teenage females as their sex partners.
Karl Marx kept a female slave from the time she was 8 years old, eventually using her not only as a servant but as his mistress. He never acknowledged his child with her, nor did he pay her. She waited on him hand and foot while he explained to the world that profit is the stolen surplus value of the laborer. Like so many liberal icons, Marx seldom bathed and left his wife and children in poverty.
As Schlafly says, no wonder liberal women think men are pigs: Their men are pigs.
Maybe Strauss-Kahn is innocent, but students of liberal comportment base their suspicions of his guilt not on fairy tales from Lifetime: TV for Women, but on 200 years of disgusting sexual behavior by liberal men.
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Looking out from the balcony of a window or from the terrace of a house, inebriating the senses and the mind of the smell of the sea that blue stands out in front of the eyes and joins a clear and crystalline sky, hear the melodious and sublime song in the morning of birds accompanied by the gentle sound of waves crashing on the coast, savor the sun's rays, which heat the limbs and make everything sparkle ….
These are the most frequent feelings of those who spend moments of their lives in Conca dei Marini, a small town located in the heart of the Amalfi Coast.Between sudden leaps up to four hundred meters above sea level, it runs along the sea for about three kilometers: it is enough to catch the eye first and then the heart, to those who move between Amalfi and Positano.
Its inhabited area is not concentrated in a valley like other villages of the Coast but spreads and unravels in the hills sun-kissed and washed by the sea. The whitewashed houses, according to the architectural tradition of the coast, are scattered in the green of the gardens and the lemon groves and among the silver of the olive trees. A discreet charm characterized by churches, terraces and hillocks with panoramic views of striking beauty, connected by narrow staircases that run all around the houses.
La Sfogliatella S. Rosa, one of the best known and most sublime examples of the renowned Neapolitan pastry is a sweet rich in tradition that holds within it the secrets of a history as distant as magic … … ancient history that refers us back to 1700, in the monastery of Santa Rosa in Conca dei Marini and the expert hands of the cloistered nuns who lived there.
Pasticceria Pansa in the beautiful seaside town of Amalfi is a wonderful pastry shop / caffe on the main piazza of Amalfi . They make great Sfogliatella.
Between one prayer and another the nuns dedicated their time also in the kitchen. It was administered in a regime of strict autarky, everything was produced on site and the menu, except that, of course, for the elderly nuns, was the same for all. The local tradition handed down that as often happens with the most successful inventions, the creation of this dessert was by pure chance, in fact, in a day dedicated to making bread, the nun cuoca, very good at making sweets, is found in the leftover of flour of semolina cooked in milk, throwing is known to be a sin, so think carefully to add some ingredients that abound in the pantry, produced in their fruitful garden, full of fruit trees and a vineyard, from which they get a delicious wine.
Then, add some dried fruit, lemon liqueur (at that time had not yet become the famous "Limoncello") and sugar, then, enriches the dough of bread with a little 'lard and white wine, to transform the classic dough in a sweet shortcrust, it gets two sheets where it puts inside the stuffing previously prepared, creates a paste shaped like a nun's cap and bake it in a wood oven. The goodness of the sweet was such that the Mother Superior remained entranced by the taste and smell of the new sweet, she also smelled the affair convincing that it could do good both to the farmers of the area, and to the coffers of the convent. Without any danger for the strict enclosure, the cake was put on the classic wheel in exchange for some coins.
This dessert was given the name of the saint to whom the convent and the tradition was handed down that on the day of the feast of St. Rose, at the time on August 30th, the cake was donated to all the citizens of Conca dei Marini.Over time, the sfogliatella is enriched with new ingredients such as: ricotta, syruped cherries, custard … For more than a century, however, the recipe for the Santa Rosa sfogliatella remained jealously guarded within the walls of the Conca dei Marini monastery. It was only in the early nineteenth century that a Neapolitan innkeeper, Pasquale Pintauro, owner of a tavern in via Toledo, facing Santa Brigida, managed to get (perhaps from a nun aunt) the original recipe of Santarosa.
Pintauro had a commercial lighting, from an innkeeper he became a pastry chef and his tavern was converted into a confectionery laboratory, then, to sell the cake more easily adapted to the tastes of the time, he made a slight variation on the theme, eliminating the custard and l black cherry, and suppressing the upper nub to a nun's cap. The sfogliatella was born. Its most famous variety, the so-called "riccia", has since its triangular shape, shell, crunchy, vaguely rococò composed of thin layers of puff pastry superimposed on each other, filled with bran, eggs, ricotta, candied fruit, milk and sugar.
Finally, there is also a third variant of the sfogliatella, the "frolla", of round shape, made with soft shortcrust pastry and with the same filling of the curly sfogliatella. As we said the varieties of sfogliatella are the "riccia" the "frolla" and the "Santa Rosa", the note that originally was garnished with custard and 7 I say seven cherries. They should be eaten warm, so be careful not to burn yourself of its hot stuffing!
if you're lucky enough to have one nearby.
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WALKER, Frank
3 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
7th Infantry Battalion
Willaura, Victoria, November 1886
Willaura, Ararat, Victoria
Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor
3 Aug 1915:
Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2830, Melbourne, Victoria
5 Oct 1915:
Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2830, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 2830, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne
Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion
Discharged AIF WW1, Private, SN 2830, 7th Infantry Battalion
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Biography contributed by John Edwards
"...2830 Pte Frank Walker of the 6th reinforcements to the 21st Battalion... from Willaura Vic, embarked on HMAT Moldavia from Port Melbourne on 5 October 1915 with the 21st Bn but were later transferred to the 7th Bn. (His brother) Pte Arthur Walker, a plumber by trade, was killed in action in France on 27 July 1916 and has no known grave. Pte Frank Walker, a saddler before the war, was wounded in action (fractured femur) on 9th August 1918 and returned to Australia on 23 March 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)


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The Editorial Board, The New York TimesUpdated: January 28, 2015 2:52 pm IST
PM Modi greets Barack Obama on his arrival in India. (Agence France-Presse)
After years of near misses and unfulfilled promises, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India appear to have set relations between their democracies on a deeper, perhaps even revolutionary, path.
Part of the improvement in bilateral relations has to do with the personal chemistry between the two, which by all accounts appears warm and genuine. Obama had barely gotten off his plane in New Delhi when he and Modi embraced like old friends. They share humble roots. A visit by Modi to the White House in September went exceptionally well. And there was plenty of colorful symbolism in New Delhi: Obama became the first American president to attend the annual Republic Day parade.
There are strategic imperatives at work as well. Both leaders need to expand their economies, and both see the other as a crucial partner in offsetting China's increasingly assertive role in Asia. The potential for cooperation is considerable. Much of the public focus on the visit was on trade, energy and breaking a logjam that has held up the sale of American nuclear energy technology to India. But when Modi and Obama sat down to talk, the first 45 minutes of the discussion was consumed by China.
Although it has a history of suspicion and rivalry with China, India has acted independently in foreign policy and resisted American efforts to forge a common front. That seems to be changing with Modi, who shares concerns about China's growing economic and military strength and has shown remarkable confidence in striking a new path. He signed a joint statement with Obama chiding the Chinese government for provoking conflict with its neighbors over the South China Sea; suggested reviving a security network involving the United States, India, Japan and Australia; and expressed interest in playing a greater role in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in which India could help balance China's influence.
China was not happy, dismissing the visit as a "superficial rapprochement." The trick for Obama and Modi will be to stand firm in support of a stable, rules-based order in Asia while not provoking China.
That could be tested by their decision to renew a 10-year defense pact as well as agreements to proceed jointly on developing military hardware, including Raven drones, systems for Lockheed's C-130 transport planes and jet engine technology. India is the world's biggest weapons importer and, just last year, the United States overtook Russia as India's main arms supplier. Modi, who has made economic growth his first priority, is determined to develop an indigenous defense industry. The question is how to do that without fueling a regional arms race.
No real breakthroughs were announced on trade. The Americans have been frustrated with the slow pace of Modi's economic reforms; and the solution that the two leaders claimed to have found to the Indian liability law that has blocked the sales of American nuclear fuel and reactors struck observers as vague and inconclusive. The impasse has long marred a 2006 nuclear deal that was supposed to help energy-hungry India.
The modest movement on climate change was disappointing. India agreed to move to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, in line with a treaty called the Montreal Protocol. But it set no specific goals limiting greenhouse gases, as China did in its meeting with Obama in November. India is the third-largest carbon polluter behind the United States and China but has resisted bolder measures, citing its need to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. Without India on board with commitments, the best efforts of the rest of the world will not be enough.
Obama could not leave India without addressing human rights. In a speech on Tuesday, he urged India to protect the rights of girls and women, combat human trafficking and slavery, promote religious and racial tolerance, and empower young people. Hopes have faded that Modi would rein in the divisive agenda of his militant Hindu-nationalist supporters. But his plans to build India into an economic powerhouse will mean nothing if the country devolves into division and bloodshed.
With their talk of an "enduring commitment," Obama and Modi have raised expectations and set a firm basis for moving forward. Even so, the countries have no obvious plans to deal with Pakistan or the India-Pakistan nuclear competition that threatens the region, and it cannot be assumed that all past differences will fade. Building a true partnership will take sustained efforts over many decades.
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Lynda Randle Talks About Her First Christmas Album in More than a Decade
Genre-spanning, Dove Award-winning vocalist Lynda Randle has released her brand new album White Christmas, her first full-length holiday offering in more than a decade. The 11-song Gaither Gospel Series® release was produced by Jason Clark (The Singing Contractors, Michael English) and Randle.
Singer/songwriter, author, speaker and television personality Lynda Randle is one of Christian music's most distinct voices. A familiar face at Gaither Homecoming events and on Homecoming videos through the years, her signature song, "God on the Mountain," is the most popular video on the GaitherTV YouTube Channel with over 43 million views.
Randle has shared the stage with such musical legends as Andraé Crouch and Gladys Knight, among others, and she is the creator and host of the popular "A Woman After God's Own Heart" conference.
Q: Lynda, thanks for doing this interview with us. Your new Christmas album has such a beautiful nostalgic feel, what was Christmas like for you while you were growing up?
Growing up in the middle of seven kids, there wasn't always a lot to go around in terms of material things, so Christmas was very simple and authentic. We came to understand that Christmas wasn't about "stuff" but about Jesus, and love and family!
Q: Were there any special family traditions that you observed as a kid growing up during Christmas time?
We read the Christmas story and prayed together as a family. I will never forget those sweet memories and it's a tradition I've carried on through the years and share with my hubby and children on Christmas Day.
Q: You have included your brother Michael Tait on this new album. Share with us your relationship with your brother while you were growing up and right now.
My brother Mike has always been-and remains-one of my best friends in life, and we have such a special brother/sister bond! I'm so proud of him, and I love any opportunity to make music with him on stage or in the studio.
Q: What was it like recording with your brother?
It was SUCH a blast! We had a great time and something special happens when we get together in the studio.
Q: Why did you decide to make this new Christmas album?
I've always loved Christmas and Christmas music, so making this project was truly a joy. I know the real meaning of Christmas is the birth of our Lord Jesus, and that's the reason we celebrate-not just at Christmas, but all year through. In these unprecedented times, we need the hope and peace of Jesus more than ever, and I pray these songs will mean as much to those who hear them as they do to me.
Q: How will you be spending Christmas this year?
I'll be at home in Kansas City, Missouri, with my husband, Michael, and my two daughters, Patience and Joy.
Q: What does Christmas mean to you now?
Peace and hope. After a year like we've had with the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing racial and political issues, I just want to be reminded of the peace of God and the hope of His presence!
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Q: Is there something in grep similar to what * is in filename substitution? I am required to find all lines that start with a capital letter AND ends with the word dog followed by a period.
I know that to find lines starting with a capital letter I would do:
egrep ^[A-Z] filename
And to find lines that end with "dog." I would do:
egrep dog.$ filename
However how would I do them both together? I have tried:
egrep ^[A-Z]*dog.$ filename
but it does not seem to work. In filename substitution the * character represented a string of any length, or no string at all even.

A: You probably need this:
grep '^[[:upper:]].*dog\.$' file

You probably already know the anchors ^ (for beginning of line) and $ (for end of line). Instead of using [A-Z], you'd better use the class [[:upper:]] as this might better deal with accentuated capital letters (mind you, if your question is for homework, your teacher might not be aware of this — my experience is that command line courses at schools is one of the worst teaching that exists, teachers are usually incompetent at this as they use ancient techniques... (bad) habits die hard!).
Then you're looking for .* where the period . matches any character and then .* means any number of any character.
Finally, you need an escaped period \. otherwise a line ending with dogs or dog! would match... since an unnescaped period matches any character.
Hope this helps!

A: You need to write the following pattern:
[A-Z].*dog.
[A-Z] expects a capital letter
dot means that it is any character. The way you have the '*' means that as many capital letters. If you want alphabet characters then instead of '.' put [a-z]. The star doesn't work as as a wildcard like in bash command line, but it rather takes into account the previous character.
I hope this was helpful

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LOS ANGELES - Alex Trebek, whose decades as host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" made him one of the most popular fixtures on American television, died on Sunday at age 80.
Trebek had waged a very public fight against pancreatic cancer for nearly two years, but continued taping his program until recently.
'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
His death was announced on Twitter by the "Jeopardy!" account, which said Trebek "passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends," adding: "Thank you, Alex."
CNN media analyst Brian Stelter called Trebek "the greatest game show host of his generation... You always watched, and you came away smarter."
Even Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his condolences for the family of the Canadian-born Trebek.
"We have lost an icon," he said. "Almost every night for more than three decades, Alex Trebek entertained and educated millions around the world, instilling in so many of us a love for trivia."
Trebek, who became a US citizen in 1998, had hosted "Jeopardy!" -- syndicated these days to various channels including ABC -- since 1984.
Bob Iger, the executive of ABC parent the Walt Disney Company, called Trebek "a friend, a colleague, an icon" in a statement mourning his death.
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Trebek previously hosted other game shows, including "Double Dare" and "Classic Concentration," as well as hosting the National Geographic Bee for 25 years.
But it was his time at "Jeopardy!" -- a 36-year run almost unheard of by television standards -- and his clear intelligence, gentlemanly aplomb and sly good humor that earned him the eternal devotion of millions of viewers.
He also won a slew of awards. Trebek was a five-time daytime Emmy Award winner. He had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He was so deeply immersed in American popular culture that Trebek -- or his imitators -- appeared in numerous movies and TV shows; comedian Will Ferrell played him on "Saturday Night Live"; he once even drew headlines by shaving his signature moustache.
Sometimes two or even three generations of viewers would gather before televisions to watch him.
One contestant, Burt Thakur, grew tearful on a recently aired episode when he told Trebek how, as a small child in India, he watched the show on his grandfather's lap.
"I realized English due to you. And so, my grandfather who raised me ― I'm going to get tears proper now ― I used to take a seat on his lap and watch you day by day."
Trebek received a flood of supportive mail after announcing his Stage 4 cancer. "I'm going to fight this," he told his fans. Many wrote to tell him they were inspired by his battle.
He had had earlier health scares, including two heart attacks and a bad auto accident, but always came back.
George Alexander Trebek was born on July 22, 1940, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. His father was a Ukrainian immigrant; his mother a French-speaking Canadian.
With a degree in philosophy in hand, he went to work for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1961; by 1966 he was hosting a high school quiz show.
Trebek moved to the United States in 1973 to host a new NBC game show, "The Wizard of Odds."
He took over the reins at "Jeopardy!" in 1984 when a friend of his, original host Art Fleming, declined to return.
Trebek held the record for the most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter, at 6,829, according to Variety.
"You work hard, you do your best," he said with typical modesty at one awards show.
He and his wife Jean Currivan have two children.
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Aljaž Sedej, slovenski judoist, * 30. maj 1988, Ljubljana.

Aljaž Sedej je za Slovenijo v kategoriji do 81 kg nastopil na Poletnih olimpijskih igrah 2008 v Pekingu in na Poletnih olimpijskih igrah 2012 v Londonu.

Prvi večji mednarodni uspeh je dosegel na mladinskem evropskem prvenstvu leta 2006, ko je prvič v karieri stopil na stopničke. Osvojil je bronasto kolajno.

Leta 2007 je kot mladinec zmagal na članskem svetovnem pokalu in kasneje kot prvi evropski judoist osvojil naslov evropskega mladinskega prvaka in slaba dva meseca kasneje še naslov evropskega prvaka v kategoriji mlajših članov (do 23 let). V kategoriji mlajših članov je osvojil še eno bronasto medaljo na evropskem prvenstvu 2009 v Antaliji.

Eden njegovih največjih dosežkov je osvojitev prve moške evropske kolajne za samostojno Slovenijo. Leta 2009 je na evropskem prvenstvu v Gruziji (Tbilisi) osvojil 3. mesto. Natanko 30 let je minilo od zadnjega tovrstnega podviga Stanka Topolčnika.

Istega leta je na Sredozemskih igrah v Pescari v kategoriji zlato medaljo. Na svetovnem prvenstvu v Rotterdamu osvojil 9. mesto.

Leta 2013 je na Sredozemskih igrah v Mersinu osvojil srebrno medaljo.

Njegov izkupiček medalj iz svetovnih pokalov je (2 zlati, 5 srebrnih in 2 bronasti).

Štirikrat je osvojil naslov državnega članskega prvaka.

Njegovo športno pot so zasenčile predvsem športne poškodbe. Leta 2010 se je prvič huje poškodoval v četrtfinalu evropskega prvenstva na Dunaju. Kompliciran zlom desnega komolca, zaradi katerega je moral kar dvakrat opraviti operativni poseg. Najhujša poškodba, pa ga je doletela le 14 dni pred odhodom na Olimpijske igre v Londonu, ko si je poškodoval desno koleno. Magnetna resonanca je pokazala popolno rupturo sprednje križne vezi. Operativni poseg je opravil po osvojitvi medalje na sredozemskih igrah 2013. Kasneje je v obdobju priprav na kvalifikacije za Olimpijske igre v Riu 2016 poškodoval še levo koleno z enako diagnozo in operativnim posegom. Športno pot je neuradno zaključil 2016, ko si je na državnem prvenstvu ponovno poškodoval desno koleno.

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Officer Josh Williams, a 17-year veteran Waxahachie Police officer, was responding to a call on the 600 block of North Highway 77 when he was hit by a driver speeding and driving without lights. Williams was sent to Baylor Medical City in Waxahachie where he later died.
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Q: How to save JPEGs for MAC OSX? I am pretty sure that's a simple question, but I am not acquainted with MAC and its files formats at all, so:
How to make a copy of exported JPEGs from Photoshop for MAC users or is there relevant settings in Photoshop?
Again, sorry, but couldn't google it quickly.

A: A jpg is a jpg. Macs don't need any special form.
The same can be said of almost any media type, except possibly wma or wmv, which are not supported though can be converted into supported formats.


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A former employee of a chemical company spun off from the DuPont Co. has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets and sell them to Chinese investors.
Former Chemours Co. worker Jerry Jindong Xu, a Canadian citizen, was arrested in New York last August and entered the guilty plea Friday. He faces up to 10 years in prison at his sentencing on June 27.
Prosecutors say the conspiracy involved the theft of trade secrets related to sodium cyanide, a chemical most often used to mine gold, silver, and other precious metals. Chemours is the world's largest producer of sodium cyanide.
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Charles Dorian (* 27. Juni 1891 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien; † 21. Oktober 1942 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler und Regieassistent, der bei der Oscarverleihung 1934 den Oscar für die beste Regieassistenz erhielt.

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Dorian begann seine Karriere zunächst als Schauspieler im Vaudeville-Unterhaltungstheater, ehe er 1915 als Filmschauspieler erstmals bei Stummfilmen mitwirkte und bis 1920 in mehr als 20 Filmen wie The Red-Haired Cupid (1918), Mr. Miller's Economies (1918) und All Night (1918) auftrat.

Im Anschluss war er bis Ende der 1930er Jahre als Regieassistent bei Filmen wie Es war (1926) von Clarence Brown tätig. 1934 gehörte er zu den sieben Gewinnern des Oscars in der Kategorie Beste Regieassistenz.

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LG G3 vs. LG G2: 5 Things Buyers Can Expect
Cory Gunther
The LG G3 release date is quickly approaching, and consumers are looking forward to finding out more details regarding the smartphone and if it's worth waiting for. With the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 both up for sale throughout the United States, most of the attention has turned to what's next from LG.
The rumors have continued to arrive at an alarming rate over the past two months regarding the LG G3, but a few of the most important details were revealed this week from none other than LG themselves. We're talking about both the announcement date where we'll learn all about it, and the release date.
Read: LG G3: 6 Things We Know So Far
With the LG G3 quickly approaching and poised for a summer launch sometime in mid June, consumers will be looking at all the options available, or possibly even eying a discounted device like the LG G2 from last year. While we don't have all the G3 details quite yet, here we take a look at how the new flagship for 2014 stacks up against last year's best.
The LG G2 arrived in late 2013 well after the competition from HTC, Samsung, and even Motorola had released their devices for the year. Coming to the market in September it was late to the party, but came with a radical new design featuring buttons on the back, and some high end hardware better than anything else available.
At the current rate we're all expecting something similar to happen in 2014 with the LG G3, and some rumors even claimed it would arrive in August with the latest and greatest new mobile technology. However, all those have been put to rest and the LG G3 will most likely be announced on May 27th in New York and London, and LG themselves have already confirmed it will be released around the globe before the end of June.
With an announcement and release date both already in the books and coming soon, here we'll take a look at how it will stack up against the competition, and its sibling released last year.
When the LG G2 arrived it shocked many consumers with a completely new approach to buttons on a smartphone. Rather than having side-mounted power and volume controls everything was moved to the back. LG claimed the device was so thin this was needed, but in reality it was just a design choice. A small hump shown below was the dedicated power and wake button, which also had a nice glow when you received a notification or email, and below and above were the volume buttons.
These were neatly placed right where most smartphone users place an index finger while using a device. It was a daring move, and one that many were worried about, but after using the device for a few days consumers quickly got use to the move, and many now prefer it. I for one loved the idea, not to mention putting these on the back made LG software come up with some innovative ways to easily turn on the display, but more about KnockON below.
The LG G2 still employed a plastic design like previous LG released, but the large 5.2-inch HD display was wrapped around some of the thinnest bezels of any smartphone in 2013. This made the screen large, but the device overall physical size rather small. It was a nice touch, and LG will be building off of that move with the LG G3. Early leaks suggest it will have an even smaller bezel and simply be more "screen" than any phone to date.
Read: Galaxy S5 vs LG G3: 5 Things You Should Know
Based off of all the rumors and leaks the LG G3 will have a brand new 5.5-inch display but the bezels will be so small it will be roughly the same size as the G2, or possibly even physically smaller, and more thin. Sounds nice right? The image below is a recent leak showing the newly redesigned rear-facing buttons, but the aluminum power button could also house a fingerprint scanner.
Again these are all rumors for now, but more than enough leaks and evidence supports the fingerprint scanner, 5.5-inch QHD display, and thin bezels. We've heard the device will be all aluminum like the HTC One M8 but the leak above doesn't support that, and no other LG devices in the past have been aluminum. They're aiming for Samsung here.
We can't talk about the design or the G3 without mentioning the display. LG is aiming to offer the best display of any smartphone released in the US, and will likely be the first manufacturer to offer a "Quad-HD" 2560 x 1440 resolution smartphone stateside. A few others outside of the US have something similar, but none are on track to arrive in the US.
The 2560 x 1440 5.5-inch screen is rumored to be stunning, crisp, and looks to outpace the Galaxy S5 in every way. Initial rumors suggested Samsung would offer QHD, or a 2k display, but they failed to deliver.
The image shown above is a leaked photo of a sister product for the LG G3 outside of the US, but most rumors are speculating that something similar, at least according to the front, will be employed on the LG G3. The screen will be huge, bezels will be minimal, and a newly designed software interface on Android 4.4.2 KitKat will be included.
We can't say much about the display until it's unveiled, but several screenshots have leaked confirming the 2560 x 1440 QHD display. How this will affect battery life remains to be seen.
Software & Specs
One thing many prospective buyers will want to consider is the software, and more importantly, the specs that will be included. The LG G2 is an extremely efficient and powerful quad-core smartphone with some of the latest specs around. However, LG always one-ups that each year, and the LG G3 is slated to be one of the most powerful smartphones of the year.
Without getting too technical, below is a quick rundown of the specs for the LG G2, and what rumors are claiming we'll see on the LG G3.
LG G2 Specs
5.2-inch 1920 x 1080p HD display
2.3 GHz Snapdragon 800 Quad-core with 2GB of RAM
16/32GB storage (no micro-SD support)
3,000 mAh battery
Android 4.4.2 KitKat (after update)
13 Megapixel OIS camera with 2.1 front camera
IR Blaster Remote
Buttons on back
LG G3 Specs (Rumored)
5.5-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad-HD display
2.5 GHz Snapdragon 801 (or 805) with 2 and 3GB RAM
16/32GB storage (Micro-SD included this year)
Android 4.4.2 KitKat (new interface changes)
16-20 Megapixel OIS camera with 2.1 front shooter
Improved Buttons on the back
We've heard a few small rumors of the LG G3 having the same IP67 dust and water "resistant" certification as the Galaxy S5, but that's yet to be confirmed. There's also a few small rumors about an aluminum design or front facing speakers, but those seem unlikely at this point.
Overall the bigger display will be a welcomed edition if the physical device size doesn't suffer, and the fastest quad-core processor should keep apps, games, movies and web browsing fast and fluid for years to come.
Lastly the image above, revealed by DigitalTrends, shows a brand new software interface over the top of Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The hardware will be getting a major boost to improve performance, but so will the software. We're seeing a newly redesigned interface with a more flat look, simplified icons, and rounding everything out similar to the Galaxy S5.
These early leaks suggest a virtual assistant (like the take an umbrella popup on the left of the image above) will give visual and even audible notification for weather, alerts, traffic and more with a new system in place from LG, not to mention all the companies neat Knock features. KnockON debuted with the LG G2 which allowed a double tap to turn on or off the display, since the buttons were on the back.
It seemed like a gimmick at first, but quickly became one of my favorite but most simple features. The same option is now available by 3rd party apps, and the new HTC One M8 adopted a similar method to turn on the screen with ease. We're expecting plenty of neat software tricks from the LG G3, and only have a few more weeks until we know all the details.
The LG G2 first launched on AT&T in the United States, and Verizon quickly offered their own version with a different design to the rear buttons, wireless charging, and 32GB of storage. The phone eventually arrived on Sprint and T-Mobile, and around the globe.
So what can prospective buyers expect from the LG G3? LG has confirmed it will be the biggest launch in history for LG Mobile. Arriving on AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, and US Cellular, and possibly more shortly thereafter, and be the biggest global smartphone release ever by LG. They have high hopes for the new smartphone, and it sounds like all carriers will probably be on board.
The final specs and actual exact release date are the only two mysteries that remain. We've been hearing rumors of a "summer release" for months, and LG confirmed that earlier this week. The LG G3 will launch in the United States across all carriers mentioned above before the end of Q2 2014. That means it will be available in stores before the end of June.
May 27th is the announcement date, and we're expecting 2-3 weeks to pass and a mid to late June release date around the globe. AT&T could be up first, as they traditionally are with LG devices, but the company has a great partnership with Verizon Wireless as well. One report suggests a global release on all carriers in the same fashion as the Galaxy S5, and HTC One M8.
When the LG G3 does arrive it'll likely be $199 with a new 2-year contract, but that means the LG G2 will see a price drop even further than it already has. Meaning users will have to decide if the extra cash is worth it or not for the LG G3. Hopefully the details above will help buyers decide.
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Fr.Abel CMI
Founder, Kalabhavan
"From the days I came to know about Kalabhavan, it has grown by leaps and bounds and is an outstanding example for young talent to blossom. I am sure Kalabhavan will continue its ascendance to bring in large numbers of young faculties and give them the opportunity to unfold their inner being."
Justice VR Krishna Iyer, who inaugurated Kalabhavan almost four decades back:
Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, Former Judge in the Supreme Court of India
Fr. Abel effortlessly demolished the caste-identification of art forms like Mohiniaattam, Kathakali & Bharathanatyam, earlier associated with Hinduism, encouraging artists from other communities to master these art forms. He could be viewed as a great communal and cultural leveller of Kerala. Fr. Abel thus transcended not only his clerical moorings, for he is a monk of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), but he also displayed a unique sensitivity to the role of music and dance in melding cultures.
Ms. Leela Menon, Senior Journalist
"Numerous talented artists who frequented Kalabhavan have transcended their homeland and mother-tongue to become resounding successes. There is no doubt Kalabhavan remains at the forefront in crafting versatile artists."
Mr. Jayaram, Film Actor
"I firmed my singing practice in Kalabhavan. The training I got from Kalabhavan was excellent. It was Kalabhavan that taught me what stage was, and how to conduct myself on stage
Sujatha, Playback Singer
"The only alternative to Kalabhavan is Kalabhavan"
Lal, Director, Producer & Actor
"Kalabhavan is indestructible by anyone"
Siddiq, Director
"Kalabhavan was the turning point in my life"
Dileep, Cine Artist
"Learned the importance of time management at Kalabhavan"
K. S. Prasad, TV Artist & Director
"Wherever Keralites are there, Kalabhavan is also there"
Navas, Cine Artist
"I am still a Kalabhavan student"
Tesni Khan, TV Actress
"I am still known through Kalabhavan"
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4. It is not the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic. No, this is something far greater.
It's a Teddy Bear Extravaganza! Hooray! It's like Alton Towers for Teddies. Allow me to explain.
On Saturday 21st June, Dan and I went to Barton under Needwood along with my trusted companions, Camembert (a golden bear) and Woofay (a brown and white dog). Upon arrival, they had to undergo a "tedical examination" and a security check to see if they were eligible to receive passports and boarding passes for a few "teddy rides". Fortunately, they were, and we set off on a rather enjoyable but slightly bizarre adventure.
Essentially, this is a bunji jump for teddies, where they're strapped onto a little platform, winched all the way up to the top of the church tower, and released, to freefall all the way into "Oblivion". Great stuff. It's a good thing teddies don't eat, or there would've been teddy vomit everywhere.
As an engineer, I have to say this machine is blooming marvellous! It's a boat race for teddies, "nothing like the Oxford and Cambridge boat race" according to the inventor. The teddies are placed in their boats that are then placed in a channel, and their human counterparts have to spin a wheel that winches water up from a vat below. Once enough water reaches the channel, the boat moves, until one teddy is declared the winner. Woofay lost this one miserably, as he is considerably fatter and heavier. He also lost because Dan was his human teammate, and I'm just better.
As if dropping your teddy from the top of the church tower wasn't enough, the next ride was none other than a teddy trebuchet. Awesome. I love trebuchets, ever since working with one at Warwick Castle, so finding a place to combine a trebuchet with teddies was like a dream come true. Obviously no-one would be horrible enough to just fling a teddy through the air (no matter how many times Dan threatens to do so), so the teddies have to get into their rockets first. Surprisingly, these rockets bear a passing resemblance to drinks bottles with tennis balls on the top, but I'm sure that's just coincidence. Woofay was made to go first after his dismal attempt at the boat race, and so was loaded into his rocket (wow, he looked awesome) placed on the trebuchet and… wooosh, he was off! Flying through the air with the greatest of ease, flying towards the safety net that would catch him, and… whack! He missed the net. Oops.
The "Paratedics" ran over as quickly as they could, bandaged him up a bit (you think I'm kidding… he's still got the bandage on) and checked he didn't have concussion. He was ok, but I don't think he'll do it again. Camembert, however, was not deterred, and took to flying with the greatest of ease… although he only just made it into the net.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's Woofay… about to crash land.
Ah zeppelins. Another favourite. This time the teddies were strapped to a carriage hanging under a mini zeppelin, which in turn was attached to a zip line. Camembert went first, with Woofay being the one to release the safety switch to send Camembert zooming off into the distance, once again to the top of the church tower where he crashed head first into a gong to signify he had got up there safely. Well done Camembert. Unfortunately, on Woofay's turn, the sound of the gong made him pass out as he travelled back down again, poor thing.
The final ride was by no means the most strenuous, for both teddies were physically and mentally exhausted by this point, and Woofay was still nursing his hurt leg. However, the teddies faced a bit of a challenge, as they had to balance on a tightrope (with the help of a cunning contraption, of course). The man who was in charge of this ride was possibly the most friendly of the lot, giving both Camembert and Woofay a friendly kiss as he sent them on their way.
So, another Eurovision has passed, and we all slink back to our hidey holes, shame-faced at only receiving 14 points (8 of them from Ireland, who, quite frankly, deserved a place in the final with Irelande Douze Points. It was much more entertaining than the Russian Ice Skating thing, even though the Turkey puppet made me feel slightly sick).
It was nice to look out over Warwick SU's marketplace during the show (I was the person up in Grumpy John's, doing revision). There was a very nice feel, with friendly rivalries, International Students going mad waving flags about (it really made me appreciate having a large international community), and the whole thing was light hearted and enjoyable. Just what Eurovision should be about. I can't help but feel the Russians knew they were going to win, because they were out in droves, and seemed to be celebrating before any results had even been announced. Maybe they knew in their heart of hearts that a camp ice skater and, quite frankly, dull song was just what Europe needed.
So what can we do to boost our chances next year? Well perhaps we need to look at how we view Eurovision. It was set up to be a contest between countries, showcasing the state of music between nations. And so why have our recent entries been nothing like what we would usually have in the charts? On the cheese front (glossing over the embarrassment that was Jemini), we've had Scooch. This is a band that used to be in the charts, but disappeared along with Steps once everyone lost interest in the novelty. Everyone gained interest in them again when the girls were in Nuts or Zoo, but they've once again disappeared into obscurity. This year we've had whats-his-face, a man with a forgetable name and a forgetable tune, that never in a million years would have captured people's hearts without the help of X Factor and now Eurovision. It seems the nation played it safe, voting in someone who was nothing but inoffensive (no personality, no wow factor, and certainly no display of what the British can do). In the interest of fairness, in his defense, I thought he made the most of what he was given last night, and no country has ever won Eurovision when they were second in the line-up.
That gives us option number 1 – change the views of the music industry into thinking that Eurovision could actually be a little bit cool. After all, it did completely revive the career of Sandy Shaw, and gave us treasures like Lulu and Celine Dion (we'll pretend Sir Cliff never happened). It'll allow anyone who actually has a shred of credibility to enter the competition, providing a better example of why our music has gone from strength to strength over the last few years (even though it did manage to destroy Top of the Pops).
Option number 2 requires an entirely different take on Eurovision. It is, after all, the strangest, campest, and craziest competition that has ever graced my television screen (one presenter yesterday declared "Welcome to Belgrave, the city where you can't sit down". Did someone nick all the chairs or something?). Maybe we should really start pandering up to it all. Granted, that approach didn't work for Ireland this year, but there's camp and then just plain bizarre. Take, for example, the genius of Lordi. Hard Rock, yes, but accessable to all because of the sheer campness of it all ("It's the a-rock-alypse", anyone? Or how about "on this day of rockening…"?). That year also brought us the delights of "We are the winners" from Lithuania, made even more funny by the fact that their accents made it sound like "We are the weiners".
There is another option, which I personally find too hard to consider. And that is to bring back the cheesy "we love everybody" style of Katrina and the Waves. "Love shine a light in every corner of the world", indeed. Pile of tosh, and even Katrina thought so, as I seem to remember her saying "A lot of people will lap this crap up", or something along those lines. However, it seemed to work. Maybe what we need is a catchy, heartfelt song all about loving thy neighbour, that can hopefully overcome the hate that everyone else in the World feels towards us, due to all our war-mongering ways. Perhaps it can be called "We're Sorry About Iraq; The Musical".
Failing that, we can throw a hissy fit and threaten to pull our funding if we don't make the top five. Who pays for it anyway? I've never been sure. Is it the BBC? Am I right in thinking Eurovision is, in fact, organised by the national Broadcasting Associations? I seem to remember the excuse used not to allow Leichtenstein to compete one year being due to them not having an equivalent of the BBC. It is, after all, only our funding that means we make it to the final every year, along with a few others (I think Germany and France might be in there?), implying we do spend an awful lot. Maybe a bit of blackmail is the only way we have a shot, although that's not very British. And I don't think that such a threat would work. The other nations would probably think "Awesome, now we don't have to listen to their rubbish songs, and don't have to broadcast in English any more". Maybe it's best if we just keep to our tried and tested stiff-upper-lip approach, and clap politely when Sweden, surprisingly, votes for Denmark.
Well, I suppose this isn't something we have to consider for another year, but it would be nice to enter something that truely does have "Eurovision" stamped all over it: Either an awesome display of modern British style (including all the cosmopolitan influences we've got) or camping it up big time, in the style of the Village People. I, personally, prefer the latter idea, but then, it's not up to me.
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Well that's the day I'm having today. I had to wake up extraordinarily early because of a presentation on my Final Year Engineering Project (High Resolution Particle Image Velocimetry, if anyone's interested). It finished at about 11, leaving me to my own devices for an entire day. This is especially hard after a couple of weeks of hyperactivity trying to hand coursework in on time, so I did end up doing the forementioned inevitable: Googling my own name.
And so, I stumbled across my Warwick Blog. I started it in my first year, mainly due to the pressure of the overactive IT staff who were incredibly motivated to introduce campus dwellers into the world of blogging. Then it was left in the depths of cyberspace until I remembered it a year and a half later, when I managed 3 posts and then, once again, forgot about it.
So this is my third attempt. I'm not sure what will be in Jo's Blog Mark 3 just yet. For now I shall describe it as "anything I think is interesting", because that just leaves me with all the scope in the world.
I shall sign off with a question aimed at you, the random reader who doesn't actually know me but started reading my blog in the hope it may contain something worthwhile (alas, it does not). The question is this: What is the correct etiquette when you walk through a door and someone is a little further back down the corridor? Should you break your stride, hold the door open, but make said person do that funny little half-run as they speed up to reduce your waiting time? Or should you pretend you haven't seen them and breeze on, as the door slams inches from their face? Although I agree both have their entertainment (funny half-run vs door in the face. Both are classics), what is the most acceptable? It's a moral dilemma. Discuss.


What do a patch of fabric, a leather bag, and wine have in common? They are all used by Jesus in three related parables—parables that Jesus used to tell us some very important truths about the kingdom of God. These parables deal with a subject that affects both the things we believe and the life we as Christians are to live. They are parables that, if rightly understood, will help us understand the Bible and help us grow and mature as Christians until we come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. But misunderstanding these parables can stunt our spiritual growth.
In Luke 5, beginning with verse 36, Jesus said, "No one puts a patch of a new garment on an old one; otherwise both the new garment tears, and also the patch that was taken out of the new garment does not match with the old garment" ( English Majority Text Version throughout, unless otherwise noted).
This is the first parable. Put simply, it doesn't work to cut a piece of cloth out of a new article of clothing to patch an old one. If you do this, you ruin the new clothing by putting a hole in it, and the new patch will not match the old clothing. Also, as Matthew 9:16 makes clear, the old cloth will eventually tear away from the new patch. So, you ruin both the old and the new garments. But, Jesus is not concerned with telling us something about patching clothes.
Some of you might know that new wine gives off carbon dioxide gas. You might also know that new leather will stretch, but only to an extent. So, at the time Jesus was speaking, new wine was put into bags made out of new leather. The King James Version says "bottles," but it doesn't mean glass bottles. It means these leather wine bags. As the wine gave off its gas, the leather would blow up like a balloon and stretch. As the wine aged, it would stop giving off gas, and it could be kept in the now old, stretched out wineskin.
But if someone were to put new wine into one of these already stretched-out, old wineskins, what would happen? The gas from the wine would cause the old wineskin to burst. The wine would be spilled and the wineskin would be ruined.
Wine connoisseurs know that old wine, aged wine, is better than new. After drinking aged wine, new wine is unpleasant. A person who has drunk old wine does not want to drink new wine.
So, what was Jesus getting at when He gave these parables? Let's look at the context. What had just happened before Jesus spoke these words?
Let's go back to verse 27 in Luke 5. We see that Jesus called Levi to follow Him. Levi, by the way, is also called Matthew—the very same Matthew who wrote the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew, or Levi, was a tax collector. The tax collectors collected money for the Roman occupational government. This made them very unpopular with the people. Not only did they collect taxes from the people, but also these taxes went to the Romans. The Pharisees considered this tax collecting for the Romans a sinful occupation, so, naturally, they did not hold Levi in very high esteem.
Now we see here in Luke 5 that after Jesus called Levi to follow Him, Levi held a banquet for Jesus, and Levi's fellow tax collectors came.
The Pharisees were suspicious of Jesus. They were looking for ways to accuse Him. So, they asked Jesus why He eats with tax collectors and sinners, the real low life of Jewish society. Jesus responded that, just as it is the sick who need a physician, He has come to call the sinners—not the righteous—to repentance. This is why he spends time with the sinners. By the way, Jesus was not meeting with sinners where sinful activity was taking place. God does not call us to evangelize the lost by going into bars or brothels or wild parties. We would risk, not only our reputation, but also Christ's reputation by being seen in such places. As Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:22, we are to, "Abstain from all appearance of evil" (King James Version, hereafter KJV). But Levi's banquet was an ordinary, respectable activity.
In other words, while Jesus was on the earth, it was a time for celebrating. After His death, then they will fast.
So, the Pharisees were trying to get Him in trouble for not living up to their standards of righteousness. They looked down on Him because He socialized with sinners and His disciples didn't fast. Jesus responded by saying new cloth patches tear old garments, and new wine bursts old wineskins.
Right after this, in Luke 6, the Pharisees again criticized Jesus, this time because His disciples had picked some grain on the Sabbath. The disciples had picked the grain because they had nothing else to eat. But this did not figure into the Pharisees' way of thinking. Jesus responds with examples that show that mercy is more important than the legal question they have raised. Anyway, Jesus was the Lord of the Sabbath. I think you can see the general drift of what is going on. The Pharisees kept niggling with Jesus over points of tradition or points of law, and Jesus told them they were wrong.
Luke next recounts how, on another Sabbath, the Pharisees again tried to accuse Jesus, this time for healing on the Sabbath. But Jesus once again rebuts them by saying that doing good is more important than their Sabbath restrictions.
Do you see how all of these verses, going all the way back into Luke 5, are related? They all deal with Jesus correcting the Pharisees' worldview. They saw things one way; Jesus saw things another way.
Notice what comes next in Luke 6. Jesus calls His disciples and then delivers what has been called the Sermon on the Plain. This is either Luke's account of Matthew's Sermon on the Mount, or it is a different sermon covering many of the same points as the Sermon on the Mount. Personally, I think it is the Sermon on the Mount. What I think happened is that when Jesus came down into the plain with His disciples and saw the multitudes, He went up the mountain. If you read Matthew 5:1 right after Luke 6:19, it makes perfect sense. The Gospels often are additive in this way. What one writer has left out, another has included. Just put them together. Anyway, what is really important to realize is that this sermon, and the longer version found in Matthew, is the most important sermon in the entire Bible.