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14 FEBRUARY 2007.- VALENTINE´S DAY, TALKING ABOUT LOVE
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15 FEBRUARY 2007.- MAYANS REGAIN THEIR VOICE
Source: Reuters
As Mel Gibson stirs interest in the once-repressed Mayan languages with his film Apocalypto, they are enjoying a real-life renaissance in Guatemala's mountains and jungles.
A bilingual education drive in the mostly Mayan country is reviving 21 languages pushed aside since the Spanish conquest 500 years ago, some of which were close to extinction.
The stars of Gibson's movie speak entirely in Yucatec Mayan, still used today by hundreds of thousands of people in Mexico and Belize.
It is only one of 30 Mayan languages descended from a single, 4000-year-old tongue and spoken by about five million people in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras.
Each of Guatemala's Mayan languages is being standardised with dictionaries and school grammar books. The internet has made it easier to create and distribute.
"There has been a significant growth of young people speaking Mayan languages," Maya lawyer Amilcar Pop said.
Linguist Michael Richards said there was a major rise in areas of the country of young people three to 14 speaking Mayan languages.
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As Mel Gibson stirs interest in the once-repressed Mayan languages with his film Apocalypto, they are enjoying a real-life renaissance in Guatemala's mountains and jungles.
A bilingual education drive in the mostly Mayan country is reviving 21 languages pushed aside since the Spanish conquest 500 years ago, some of which were close to extinction.
The stars of Gibson's movie speak entirely in Yucatec Mayan, still used today by hundreds of thousands of people in Mexico and Belize.
It is only one of 30 Mayan languages descended from a single, 4000-year-old tongue and spoken by about five million people in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras.
Each of Guatemala's Mayan languages is being standardised with dictionaries and school grammar books. The internet has made it easier to create and distribute.
"There has been a significant growth of young people speaking Mayan languages," Maya lawyer Amilcar Pop said.
Linguist Michael Richards said there was a major rise in areas of the country of young people three to 14 speaking Mayan languages.
17 FEBRUARY 2007.- BRUCE CRANDALL HONORED
More than four decades after repeatedly avoiding intense enemy fire while rescuing and resupplying besieged 1st Cavalry soldiers in Vietnam's Ia Drang Valley, former helicopter pilot Bruce Crandall is finally getting his due.
The retired lieutenant colonel from Manchester, Wash., will receive the Medal of Honor from President Bush at a White House ceremony Feb. 26.
"It's a wonderful honor," Crandall, 72, told his hometown Olympia, Wash., newspaper upon hearing the news. "It's the finest thing that can happen to you, if you've been in the service." >BR>
Crandall will become the third soldier from the November 1965 battle at a remote landing zone in Vietnam's Central Highlands to be awarded the nation's highest military decoration. Fellow UH-1 Huey pilot Ed "Too Tall" Freeman and then-2nd Lt. Walter Marm, a platoon leader with A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, were the prior recipients.
"He deserves the award," said author/columnist Joe Galloway, whose book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young," chronicled the three-day Ia Drang battle. "He is a true American hero and is loved by those who survived that battle. I flew into and out of the battlefield on Bruce's Huey, and he's been my hero ever since."
Galloway, who now lives in Texas, and retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore of Opelika, Ala., who co-authored the book on Ia Drang and commanded the 1st Battalion, will attend the White House ceremony.
In 2001, Crandall came back to Fort Benning to watch the movie made from Galloway and Moore's book. In the film, actor Greg Kinnear portrayed Crandall. The fun-loving Crandall cracked that he would have preferred Madonna in that role, adding that he wasn't all that sure who Mel Gibson was (Gibson played Hal Moore in the film).
After receiving the Medal of Honor, Crandall will be counted among 111 other living recipients of the award, 60 of them awarded for actions in Vietnam, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
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The retired lieutenant colonel from Manchester, Wash., will receive the Medal of Honor from President Bush at a White House ceremony Feb. 26.
"It's a wonderful honor," Crandall, 72, told his hometown Olympia, Wash., newspaper upon hearing the news. "It's the finest thing that can happen to you, if you've been in the service." >BR> Crandall will become the third soldier from the November 1965 battle at a remote landing zone in Vietnam's Central Highlands to be awarded the nation's highest military decoration. Fellow UH-1 Huey pilot Ed "Too Tall" Freeman and then-2nd Lt. Walter Marm, a platoon leader with A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, were the prior recipients.
"He deserves the award," said author/columnist Joe Galloway, whose book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young," chronicled the three-day Ia Drang battle. "He is a true American hero and is loved by those who survived that battle. I flew into and out of the battlefield on Bruce's Huey, and he's been my hero ever since."
Galloway, who now lives in Texas, and retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore of Opelika, Ala., who co-authored the book on Ia Drang and commanded the 1st Battalion, will attend the White House ceremony.
In 2001, Crandall came back to Fort Benning to watch the movie made from Galloway and Moore's book. In the film, actor Greg Kinnear portrayed Crandall. The fun-loving Crandall cracked that he would have preferred Madonna in that role, adding that he wasn't all that sure who Mel Gibson was (Gibson played Hal Moore in the film).
After receiving the Medal of Honor, Crandall will be counted among 111 other living recipients of the award, 60 of them awarded for actions in Vietnam, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
17 FEBRUARY 2007.- THE DEPOSITION OF FATHER McGREEVY
Mel Gibson will direct the adaptacion of the book, "The Deposition of Father McGreevy"
According to Channel 4, Localia TV and La Vanguardia (Spain), last November Mel Gibson bought the rights to the novel by Btian O´Doherty. The film will open in 2008.
"The Deposition of Father McGreevy" explores the locus of misfortune and the very nature of evil.In a London pub in the 1950s, editor William Maginn is intrigued by a mention of the strange -and reputedly shameful- demise of a remote mountain village in County Kerry where he was born. Maginn returns to Kerry and uncovers an astonishing tale:both the account of the destruction of a place and the way of life which once preserved Ireland´s ancient traditions and the tragedy of an increasingly isolated village where all the women mysteriously die -leaving the priest, Father McGreevy, to cope with insoluble problems.
Localia TV says that there´s a strong possibility Liam Neeson will star in the movie that will be shot in Ireland next Summer/Autumn.
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According to Channel 4, Localia TV and La Vanguardia (Spain), last November Mel Gibson bought the rights to the novel by Btian O´Doherty. The film will open in 2008.
"The Deposition of Father McGreevy" explores the locus of misfortune and the very nature of evil.In a London pub in the 1950s, editor William Maginn is intrigued by a mention of the strange -and reputedly shameful- demise of a remote mountain village in County Kerry where he was born. Maginn returns to Kerry and uncovers an astonishing tale:both the account of the destruction of a place and the way of life which once preserved Ireland´s ancient traditions and the tragedy of an increasingly isolated village where all the women mysteriously die -leaving the priest, Father McGreevy, to cope with insoluble problems.
Localia TV says that there´s a strong possibility Liam Neeson will star in the movie that will be shot in Ireland next Summer/Autumn.
18 FEBRUARY 2007.- APOCALYPTO, NOMINEES MAKEUP
Makeup
"Apocalypto" director Mel Gibson gave ALDO SIGNORETTI a lot of artistic license to design the makeup and hair of the film's Maya characters.
Tattoos were an important part of the ancient culture; Signoretti used them, and body painting, liberally, often dyeing characters' hair to match their body paint. He worked to emphasize the decadence of the upper classes. Signoretti shares the nomination with Vittorio Sodano.
Telling detail: It took a crew of 300 to apply tattoos, body painting, various types of makeup and elaborate wigs to the large cast.
GOOD LUCK!!!
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"Apocalypto" director Mel Gibson gave ALDO SIGNORETTI a lot of artistic license to design the makeup and hair of the film's Maya characters.
Tattoos were an important part of the ancient culture; Signoretti used them, and body painting, liberally, often dyeing characters' hair to match their body paint. He worked to emphasize the decadence of the upper classes. Signoretti shares the nomination with Vittorio Sodano.
Telling detail: It took a crew of 300 to apply tattoos, body painting, various types of makeup and elaborate wigs to the large cast.
GOOD LUCK!!!
20 FEBRUARY 2007.- SURVEY, BARNA RESEARCH REPORT
Source: churchexecutive.com
The Rev. Billy Graham topped the list of most favorable religious leader in the nation, according to a new Barna report. But the evangelist fell well behind celebrities and other public figures who scored higher favorability with Americans.
The latest Barna research report evaluated American public opinion of 34 public figures from the fields of entertainment, politics and business and religion. Generating the highest favorability was actor Denzel Washington with 85 percent. Graham who was scored as most well-known among religious leaders only generated 64 percent of favorability.
Ahead of Graham were Oprah Winfrey (83 percent), Billy Gates (80 percent), Tim McGraw (72 percent), Faith Hill (71 percent), MEL GIBSON (69 percent), George Clooney (67 percent) and Bill Clinton (64 percent).
The survey confirmed an earlier report that found most Americans unfamiliar with some of the nation's leading Christian ministers. Evangelical pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren was found to be unknown by 72 percent of the adult population and 63 percent among born again Christians. One of the most influential Christians and also once dubbed the next Billy Graham, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House in Dallas was also largely unknown in both population segments.
According to Barna's most recent research, Pat Robertson was the only other religious figure besides Graham known to at least half of the population
Still, Americans have a relatively high regard for religious leaders. On average, 74 percent of adults have a positive impression of the spiritual leaders whom they know.
The most negative opinions were directed toward such figures as Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, President Bush, Rosie O'Donnell, Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, respectively.
Some of the survey's surprising findings include Bono, U2's lead singer and prominent spokesman for the poor, being known to only half of all Americans; 88 percent of Americans are aware of Gates and 80 percent have a high favorability of the Microsoft founder whose positive-to-negative ratio is 10:1.
The youngest adults (18 to 39 years) have more negative opinions of Bush, Clinton, Chuck Colson and Billy Graham than those who are 40 and older. And they had significantly more positive impressions of Bono, O'Donnell and Trump.
The survey was conducted in October 2006 and January 2007 and is based on interviews with 1,003 adults.
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The Rev. Billy Graham topped the list of most favorable religious leader in the nation, according to a new Barna report. But the evangelist fell well behind celebrities and other public figures who scored higher favorability with Americans.
The latest Barna research report evaluated American public opinion of 34 public figures from the fields of entertainment, politics and business and religion. Generating the highest favorability was actor Denzel Washington with 85 percent. Graham who was scored as most well-known among religious leaders only generated 64 percent of favorability.
Ahead of Graham were Oprah Winfrey (83 percent), Billy Gates (80 percent), Tim McGraw (72 percent), Faith Hill (71 percent), MEL GIBSON (69 percent), George Clooney (67 percent) and Bill Clinton (64 percent).
The survey confirmed an earlier report that found most Americans unfamiliar with some of the nation's leading Christian ministers. Evangelical pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren was found to be unknown by 72 percent of the adult population and 63 percent among born again Christians. One of the most influential Christians and also once dubbed the next Billy Graham, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House in Dallas was also largely unknown in both population segments.
According to Barna's most recent research, Pat Robertson was the only other religious figure besides Graham known to at least half of the population
Still, Americans have a relatively high regard for religious leaders. On average, 74 percent of adults have a positive impression of the spiritual leaders whom they know.
The most negative opinions were directed toward such figures as Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, President Bush, Rosie O'Donnell, Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, respectively.
Some of the survey's surprising findings include Bono, U2's lead singer and prominent spokesman for the poor, being known to only half of all Americans; 88 percent of Americans are aware of Gates and 80 percent have a high favorability of the Microsoft founder whose positive-to-negative ratio is 10:1.
The youngest adults (18 to 39 years) have more negative opinions of Bush, Clinton, Chuck Colson and Billy Graham than those who are 40 and older. And they had significantly more positive impressions of Bono, O'Donnell and Trump.
The survey was conducted in October 2006 and January 2007 and is based on interviews with 1,003 adults.
20 FEBRUARY 2007.- MENDING KIDS
Source: El Universo
A group of five children from Ecuador met their families after spending two months in Los Angeles.
Some months ago "Mending Kids" took charge of the three girls and two boys, who suffered from serious heart diseases that required urgent surgery, and made arrangement for their hospitalization and necessary medical treatment.
During their short stay in Los Angeles, the kids lodged at the children´s home that was founded by Robin Gibson.
A group of five children from Ecuador met their families after spending two months in Los Angeles.
Some months ago "Mending Kids" took charge of the three girls and two boys, who suffered from serious heart diseases that required urgent surgery, and made arrangement for their hospitalization and necessary medical treatment.
During their short stay in Los Angeles, the kids lodged at the children´s home that was founded by Robin Gibson.
21 FEBRUARY 2007.- "AND THE WINNER IS..." by JACKISE ROMAGNY
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22 FEBRUARY 2007.- ACTING???, NO, THANKS
Mel Gibson claims that none of his seven children have any desire to pursue an acting career.
"They took one look at me and said, 'Hell, I'm not doing that, it's too hard,'" Gibson told The Australian about his offspring. "They don't like the public aspect of it. They had to contend with that as children and they didn't appreciate it."
In fact, acting seems to be a career choice the 51-year-old may have regretted making himself. "If I had to do it again, I wouldn't choose it either," he said. "I'd be a doctor or chef."
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Mel Gibson claims that none of his seven children have any desire to pursue an acting career.
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23 FEBRUARY 2007.- APOCALYPTO: DUVALL Vs. HUNTER
Source: Washington Post
"No Tender Mercies for One Particular Movie Critic."
In this corner, Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall. Across the ring, The Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Stephen Hunter. The screen legend, who lives in Virginia, gave an interview in the Hunter, whom he calls an "idiot," a "jerk" and "a corpulent philistine from Kansas City."
"Absolutely true," Hunter told us. "But at least I didn't direct 'Assassination Tango.' "
Hmmm . . . sounds like new issue of Premiere magazine in which he blasted several movie critics -- especially a joke between old pals. "If it is, I missed it," says Hunter, who has written about Duvall, exchanged friendly e-mails and doled out respectful but not always glowing reviews of his projects. Turns out the actor is upset about our colleague's take on Mel Gibson's"Apocalypto" -- Hunter sort of liked it; Duvall calls it "maybe the best movie I've seen in 25 years" and thinks it should get the Oscar for Best Picture.
Okay . . . but "philistine"? Duvall had no further comment, said manager Brian Ferrantino.
"No Tender Mercies for One Particular Movie Critic."
In this corner, Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall. Across the ring, The Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Stephen Hunter. The screen legend, who lives in Virginia, gave an interview in the Hunter, whom he calls an "idiot," a "jerk" and "a corpulent philistine from Kansas City."
"Absolutely true," Hunter told us. "But at least I didn't direct 'Assassination Tango.' "
Hmmm . . . sounds like new issue of Premiere magazine in which he blasted several movie critics -- especially a joke between old pals. "If it is, I missed it," says Hunter, who has written about Duvall, exchanged friendly e-mails and doled out respectful but not always glowing reviews of his projects. Turns out the actor is upset about our colleague's take on Mel Gibson's"Apocalypto" -- Hunter sort of liked it; Duvall calls it "maybe the best movie I've seen in 25 years" and thinks it should get the Oscar for Best Picture.
Okay . . . but "philistine"? Duvall had no further comment, said manager Brian Ferrantino.
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