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Sunday, October 31, 2010
The Ugly File--On Any Given Day--Sexual Slavery, Battering, Murder.
Why we do what we do: here are an armful of stories from 3 Kansas City Star (Newspapers).
Sadness. Can everyone agree that we cannot simply keep counseling, treating, and burying? That's like bailing water without any thought of plugging the hole...
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Years of unprintable sexual torture broadcast:
Sadness. Can everyone agree that we cannot simply keep counseling, treating, and burying? That's like bailing water without any thought of plugging the hole...
please click on story to enlarge. click again if you want it larger
Years of unprintable sexual torture broadcast:
Battering, Beheading, Rape, Murder, Trafficking, Abuse.
When i started this blog, i thought i would keep up with all the cases of sexual assault, at least.
I knew i could not track all the violence. But I quickly became aware of the weight of such an undertaking. Even limiting myself to the local area, i would have had to stay up late reporting them all.
And my head would start to become to heavy. It is not good for us to know all the bad things that happen, i think.
we are not meant to have it all.
But
i think it important to realize how many families have what seems to be unbearable pain as they work through the grief of trauma;
the worst kind is inflicted by others of our own species,
by our own extended family and friends.
Any given day: Here
and
Rosemary's Baby
Titel: Rosemary's Baby
Genre: Drama/Mysterium/Rysare
Land: USA
År: 1968
Regi: Roman Polanski
I rollerna: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Charles Grodin
Handling: Det unga nygifta paret Rosemary och Guy flyttar in i en drömvåning i en av New Yorks mest fashionabla fastigheter. Rosemary upptäcker snart att hon är gravid samtidigt som hon börjar drömma märkliga drömmar, som ibland känns kusligt verkliga och hon börjar misstänka att hon är offer för en djävulsk komplott.
Omdöme: Denna den andra filmen i Roman Polanskis inofficiella lägenhetstrilogi (där Repulsion (1965) och Hyresgästen (1976) är de två andra) kom att bli hans första amerikanska film. Det var många skådespelare som var aktuella för de olika rollerna, inte minst i rollen som Rosemary och hennes make Guy. Till slut gick rollerna till Mia Farrow respektive John Cassavetes som inte är de där riktigt stora namnen, men ändå duktiga skådespelare som ger minnesvärda roller. Även kul att se en ung Charles Grodin som jag upptäckte mot slutet i rollen som doktor Hill.
Den som dock lämnar störst avtryck är annars Ruth Gordon i rollen som grannen Minnie Castevet, en roll som gav henne en Oscar. Hon är som en energikanin som hela tiden är igång och som man inte kan få stopp på. En roll som lätt hade kunnat bli irriterande, men hon lyckas verkligen vara på gränsen och gör det alltså riktigt bra. Även Sidney Blackmer i rollen som hennes make Roman Castevet gillar jag då han känns väldigt genuin. Mia Farrow och John Cassavetes är inte mycket sämre, men känns lite mer ojämna trots allt.
Filmens huvudmelodi som bl.a. hörs i början och slutet av filmen är riktigt stämningsfull och bra. Det är en kuslig melodi som man nästan kunde använt sig av mer då jag tycker musiken överlag är lite av en besvikelse och inte riktigt passar i mitt tycke. Men det är egentligen inte det som gör att filmen inte tilltalar mig lika mycket som de två övriga filmerna i lägenhetstrilogin. Tycker helt enkelt inte filmen levererar spänning eller den stämning som den borde. Det är ungefär trekvart till en timme in i filmen som det börjar hända saker och det är även här filmen borde blivit riktigt bra, istället går den runt runt till avslutningen då den höjer sig en aning.
4 - Skådespelare
3 - Handling
4 - Känsla
3 - Musik
3 - Foto
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17 - Totalt
Betyg:
IMDb: 8.1
Autumn Squirrel Visits Women's Center
Woodpeckers, black-capped chickadees, sparrows, and squirrels come to the great window here in holton hall.
Today the squirrels were out in force; and a little guy and a nursing mother came for an extended peek.
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| I'd like a nutburger plz |
Autumn Squirrel
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Waiting:
not appearing when the window was more than 3-4 inches open.
Knockin for Nuts Squirrel pics HERE
Wild Life and (Holloween Costumes on Animals: A Criminal Offense?)
Animals are beautiful when not dressed up,
and crack us up when they are.
(before they kill us.)
Mama and baby polar bear
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| thanksgiving buds |
you will die for this. i did not need more cowbell
Willeigh Limekittay, always fun.
The U.S.Senate: Most distinguished gathering in the-
oh never mind.
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"The evolution of teaching Mathematics....
Math 1950-2005
Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried. Why do I tell you this?
Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:
1. Teaching Math In 1950
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
2. Teaching Math In 1960
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
5. Teaching Math In 1990
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)
:-) http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife.aspx
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