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<title><![CDATA[Quite Serious]]></title>
<link>http://ideajump.wordpress.com/?p=942</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CuriousC</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;For millions of years flowers have been producing thorns.  For millions of years sheep have ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>"For millions of years flowers have been producing thorns.  For millions of years sheep have been eating them all the same.  And it's not serious, trying to understand why flowers go to such trouble to produce thorns that are good for nothing?  It's not important, the war between the sheep and the flowers?  It's no more serious and more important than the numbers that fat red gentleman is adding up?  Suppose I happen to know a unique flower, one that exists nowhere in the world except on my planet, one that a little sheep can wipe out in a single bite one morning, just like that, without even realizing what he's doing - that isn't important?"  His face turned red now, and he went on.  "If someone loves a flower of which just one example exists among all the millions and millions of stars, that's enough to make him happy when he looks at the stars.  He tells himself, 'My flower's up there somewhere...' But if the sheep eats the flower, then for him it's as if, suddenly all the stars went out.  And that isn't important?"</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align:right;"> - From <em>The Little Prince</em> by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</p>
<p><strong>May you love a flower on a distant planet, a star, all your own.</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Review The Little Prince]]></title>
<link>http://bkclubcare.wordpress.com/?p=609</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bkclubcare</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Review      The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I have been wanting to read this ever]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Review   <a href="http://None"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-610" src="http://bkclubcare.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/tlpadse.jpg?w=62" alt="" width="62" height="96" /></a>   <em>The Little Prince</em> by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</p>
<p>I have been wanting to read this ever since I discovered Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and read his MARVELOUS memoir <em>Wind, Sand and Stars</em>.   Click <a href="http://bkclubcare.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/wind-sand-stars/">here for my review</a>; which I read for the In Their Shoes Challenge.</p>
<p>So, finally, I'm browsing the kids section of Borders looking for <em>Tale of Devereaux</em> by Kate DiCamillo - which I plan to read this weekend while I'm in Maine visiting Auntie Lil - and I spy <em>The Little Prince</em>.   </p>
<p>Here's my thought process:   I have a 20% off coupon so I'm saving money anyway, it's back to school time so this book will be a fun gift my friend Ashley (whose Mom reads this blog on occasion so I'm spoiling a surprise?) and it'll be a quick and fun read to help me up the count on books read this year!!    So I bought it.   (I also bought the DICamillo AND grabbed The Lace Reader on impulse right at the cashier!)</p>
<p>Why do I have no qualms about spending money on books!?     why, why?!    <em>I am also thinking The Lace Reader will be a good gift for my mother.   I have no problem spending money on gifts.</em></p>
<p>Since I don't have kids and the book The Little Prince does not give a recommended age range, other than a blurb that "...it will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.",   I do wonder at what age this book would be most appreciated.   Ashley is 7 or 8 (I can never remember) and I have no idea her reading level, but with words like contemplation, reproach, pretensions, edification, apparition, 'inhabited region', discreet, insubordination, dispatch, and irreparable;  as well as themes of folly of accumulation (ie the businessman) and puzzles of drunkards, I wonder how much of it a kid would 'get'.  </p>
<p>I'm all for challenging and pushing kids to achieve MORE on an academic level but, maybe I am prejudiced and doubt their construct ability?    sad, huh?     Why do we do that?  or am I the only one?      I hate the thought of American schools being dumbed-down and am always amazed when I read that mere children 200 years ago studied Latin and French and arithmetic and biology and the 'classics' by the ages of 10 or 12 or even 15.     Curriculum descriptions from the really old days astound me.</p>
<p>So, is <em>The Little Prince</em> really a kids book?   I loved it, I enjoyed it, I chuckled at the boy who wouldn't let go of a question once voiced.   I was thrilled that the author could jump into that innocence of believing a drawing could... be.       I was touched at the speech about what we really should treat as serious subjects (flowers not accounting.)</p>
<p><strong>ah, imagination!    This book inspires me.   </strong>  It has very mature themes for such a tale of innocence and trust.</p>
<p>And I will imagine the stars with new wonder from now on.   </p>
<p>Another 5 stars  <a href="http://None"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-276" src="http://bkclubcare.wordpress.com/files/2008/04/5stars.jpg?w=114" alt="" width="114" height="96" /></a></p>
<p><em>(and I will send it to my friend and let her parents read it and decide, of course, if she's ready.  or does it matter?)</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Thought for Tuesday]]></title>
<link>http://thesisterarts.wordpress.com/?p=126</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thesisterarts</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[What saves a man is to take a step.  Then another step.
It is always the same step, but you have to]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong>It is always the same step, but you have to take it.  </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong>~<em>Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</em></strong></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[VII Post Comemorativo: Autores e Livros]]></title>
<link>http://bondandando.wordpress.com/?p=526</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Stéfanie</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mesmo sabendo ler desde os 5 anos, o primeiro livro que peguei na estante da minha avó pra ler foi ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify">Mesmo sabendo ler desde os 5 anos, o primeiro livro que peguei na estante da minha avó pra ler foi Alice no país das Maravilhas e Alice no País do Espelho, quando tinha 7 anos. A partir daí, nunca mais larguei um livro. Gosto tanto que fui inspirada a escrever um também.<br />
Bem, neste post não vou falar dos livros que li, mas dos autores...</p>
<p align="justify"> </p>
<p align="justify"><strong><a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll" target="_blank">Lewis Carroll</a><br />
</strong><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-529" src="http://bondandando.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/lewis.jpg" alt="" width="127" height="155" align="left" />Charles Lutwidge Dodson nasceu em Cheshire em 27 de janeiro de 1832. Foi um escritor e matemático inglês. Uma de suas frases mais marcantes era: “Gosto de crianças, exceto meninos”. Assim, já era definida sua paixão por meninas. Lewis gostava de inventar brincadeiras, entretê-las com histórias ou shows de mágica. Aliás, “Alice no País das Maravilhas” surgiu exatamente quando estava tomando conta das filhas do Deão Christ Church. Ele contou a história para as meninas e, Alice e suas irmãs gostaram tanto, que pediram que ele a escrevesse. Apaixonado por jogos e problemas matemáticos, inventou um grande número de enigmas e suas obras estão cheias desses problemas ocultos. Lewis Carroll morreu em Guilford, em janeiro de 1898.<br />
Obras que li: <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_no_pa%C3%ADs_das_maravilhas" target="_blank">Alice no País das Maravilhas</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking_Glass" target="_blank">Alice no País do Espelho</a>.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong><a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_druon" target="_blank">Maurice Druon</a></strong><br />
<img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-530" src="http://bondandando.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/maurice.jpg?w=93" alt="" width="93" height="96" align="left" />Maurice Druon nasceu em Paris em 23 de abril de 1918. Bisneto do escritor brasileiro Odorico Mendes, começou a publicar suas obras aos 18 anos em jornais e revistas literários, enquanto fazia faculdade de Ciências Políticas. Durante sua vida, Maurice Druon lutou no interior da França na Segunda Guerra Mundial, participou da Campanha da França, consagrou-se na carreira literária com a novela “As grandes famílias”, foi eleito à poltrona 30 da Academia da França, Deputado de Paris, Ministro da Cultura, Ministro dos Negócios Culturais, recebeu a Grande-Cruz da Legião de Honra e atualmente é Comandador das Artes e das Letras. Ficou conhecido no mundo inteiro por sua única obra infanto-juvenil “O Menino do Dedo Verde”.<br />
Obras que li: <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_menino_do_dedo_verde" target="_blank">O Menino do Dedo Verde</a>.</p>
<p align="justify"><a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_de_Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry" target="_blank"><strong>Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</strong><br />
</a><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-531" src="http://bondandando.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/antoine.jpg?w=71" alt="" width="71" height="96" align="left" />Antoine-Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Roger Foscolombe de Saint-Exupéry nasceu em Lyon em 29 de junho de 1900. Filho de Condes, foi um escritor, ilustrador e piloto da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Desde criança é apaixonado por mecânica e em 1921 começa o Serviço Militar após ter sido recusado nos testes da Marinha. Em 1922 já é um piloto militar e em 1926 entra na Sociedade Latécoère de Aviação. Escreveu o “Pequeno Príncipe” no exílio nos Estados Unidos. Faleceu durante uma missão de reconhecimento em 1944. Um oficial alemão assumiu ser o responsável pelos tiros na queda do avião, mas lamentou a morte de Exupéry. Em novembro recebeu homenagens póstumas do Exército. Em 2004 foi encontrado destroços do avião, mas seu corpo nunca foi encontrado.<br />
Obras que li: <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Pequeno_Pr%C3%ADncipe" target="_blank">O Pequeno Príncipe</a>.</p>
<p align="justify"><a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_christie" target="_blank"><strong>Agatha Christie</strong></a><br />
<img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-533" src="http://bondandando.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/agatha.jpg?w=71" alt="" width="71" height="96" align="left" />Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan nasceu em Torquay em 15 de Setembro de 1890. A Dama do Crime ou Duquesa da Morte escreveu mais de 80 livros e foi a pioneira nos romances policiais. Agatha casou-se com o Coronel Archibald Christie, com quem teve uma filha. Separou-se dele e casou-se dois anos depois com um arequeólogo 14 anos mais novo, com quem ficou até sua morte. As viagens com o novo marido para o Oriente Médio inspirou diversas de suas histórias. Outra inspiração foi o trabalho em farmácias e hospitais durante a Segunda Guerra, o que a fez ter conhecimentos sobre venenos. Agatha Christie recebeu o título de Dama da Ordem do Império Britânico em 1971 e faleceu em 1976, aos 85 anos, de causas naturais.<br />
Obras que li: <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Caso_dos_Dez_Negrinhos" target="_blank">O Caso dos 10 Negrinhos</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Mr._Quin" target="_blank">O Misterioso Sr. Quin</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Inimigo_Secreto" target="_blank">Inimigo Secreto</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Dickory_Dock" target="_blank">Morte na Rua Hickory</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Caribbean_Mystery" target="_blank">Mistério no Caribe</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd" target="_blank">O Assassinato de Roger Ackroyd</a>, Os 13 Problemas.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong><a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_sheldon" target="_blank">Sidney Sheldon</a></strong><br />
<img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-534" src="http://bondandando.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/sidney.jpg?w=77" alt="" width="77" height="96" align="left" />Sidney Schecthel nasceu em Chicago, 11 de Fevereiro de 1917. Começou sua carreira em Hollywood revisando roteiros aos 20 anos e colaborou em vários filmes. Achava-se incapaz de escrever um livro, por isso preferiu trabalhar no cinema. Prestou serviço militar durante a Segunda Guerra e, ao retornar, escreveu musicais para a Broadway e roteiros para produtoras, sendo o criador de Jeannie é um Gênio e Casal 20. Lançou o primeiro romance em 1969, A Outra Face, e a partir daí escreveu vários outros livros, sendo um dos escritores mais produtivos da literatura americana. Morreu em janeiro 2007, de complicações causadas por uma pneumonia.<br />
Obras lidas: <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Afraid_of_the_Dark%3F" target="_blank">Quem tem medo do escuro?</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Ditador" target="_blank">O Ditador</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Estrangulador" target="_blank">O Estrangulador</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Me_Your_Dreams" target="_blank">Conte-me Seus Sonhos</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Lasts_Forever" target="_blank">Nada Dura Para Sempre</a>.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong><a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare" target="_blank">William Shakespeare</a></strong></p>
<p align="justify"><strong><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-535" src="http://bondandando.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/shakespeare.jpg?w=74" alt="" width="74" height="96" align="left" /></strong>William Shakespeare nasceu em Stratford-upon-Avon em 23 de abril de 1564. Seu pai era rico, mas, devido a uma falência, precisou trabalhar em um abatedouro. Aos 18 anos se casa com a rica Anne Hathaway, com quem teve ela três filhos: o casal de gêmeos Suzanne e Hamnet, que morreu aos 11 anos, e uma menina Judith. Aos 23 anos, Shakespeare foi sozinho para Londres (talvez banido de sua cidade). Trabalhou em frente ao primeiro teatro de Londres e conseguiu um papel de ator. Passou a adaptar textos alheios para o teatro e logo depois suas obras começaram a ser apresentadas. A primeira foi “Henrique VI”. Ele escreveu várias comédias e a única tragédia dessa época foi “Romeu e Julieta”. Logo depois veio a “fase sombria”, fruto de algumas tristezas, entre elas, a morte do pai. Foi a época em que escreveu suas grandes tragédias. Voltou a Stratford-upon-Avon, onde morreu em 23 de abril de 1616.<br />
Obras que li: <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet" target="_blank">Romeu e Julieta</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet" target="_blank">Hamlet</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello,_the_Moor_of_Venice" target="_blank">Othelo</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taming_of_the_Shrew" target="_blank">A Megera Domada</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear" target="_blank">O Rei Lear</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth" target="_blank">Macbeth</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest" target="_blank">A Tempestade</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Outros:</strong> <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machado_de_assis" target="_blank">Machado de Assis</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_brown" target="_blank">Dan Brown</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C3%A7a_de_queiroz" target="_blank">Eça de Queiroz</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_bandeira" target="_blank">Pedro Bandeira</a>, John Katzenbach, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_coelho" target="_blank">Paulo Coelho</a>.</p>
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<p>Ariquemes, 1989...</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-536 aligncenter" src="http://bondandando.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/stef06.jpg?w=223" alt="" width="223" height="300" /></p>
<p>E foi o início de uma luta...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tu terás estrelas]]></title>
<link>http://samacc.wordpress.com/?p=315</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>samacc</dc:creator>
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&#8221; As pessoas têm estrelas que não são as mesmas. Para uns, que viajam, as estrelas são gu]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;">" <em>As pessoas têm estrelas que não são as mesmas. Para uns, que viajam, as estrelas são guias. Para outros, elas não passam de pequenas luzes. Para outros, os sábios, são problemas. Para o meu negociante, eram ouro. Mas todas essas estrelas se calam. Tu porém, terás estrelas como ninguém... Quero dizer: quando olhares o céu de noite, (porque habitarei uma delas e estarei rindo), então será como se todas as estrelas te rissem! E tu terás estrelas que sabem sorrir! Assim, tu te sentirás contente por me teres conhecido. Tu serás sempre meu amigo (basta olhar para o céu e estarei lá). Terás vontade de rir comigo. E abrirá, às vezes, a janela à toa, por gosto... e teus amigos ficarão espantados de ouvir-te rir olhando o céu. Sim, as estrelas, elas sempre me fazem rir!</em>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;">* <strong>Antoine de Saint-Exupéry In:   O pequeno príncipe</strong> *</p>
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<title><![CDATA[BOM DIA/13/08]]></title>
<link>http://franciscamalarranha.wordpress.com/?p=5012</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Esperança</dc:creator>
<guid>http://franciscamalarranha.wordpress.com/?p=5012</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ainda que seus passos pareçam inúteis; vá abrindo caminhos como a água que desce cantando da mon]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ainda que seus passos pareçam inúteis; vá abrindo caminhos como a água que desce cantando da montanha. Outros te seguirão...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Quick Hits (8/12/08)]]></title>
<link>http://mytwocents.wordpress.com/?p=1317</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Here are some miscellaneous thoughts and links for your consideration, including bits about Matt Hos]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Here are some miscellaneous thoughts and links for your consideration, including bits about Matt Hoskinson, The Solid Rock, homeschooling, how sanctification is like building boats, and a crazy YouTube link:</em></p>
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<p><strong>Pray for Matt Hoskinson...and Grow with Him</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://debtortograce.blogspot.com/search/label/Cancer%20Journal">Matt Hoskinson's cancer journal </a>has been extremely encouraging to me. Matt has been intentionally devotional, focusing more on spiritual than medical matters. I commend it to you, and I encourage you to pray consistently for Matt and his family.</p>
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<p><strong>Michael Bird on George Ladd</strong></p>
<p>Michael Bird's <a href="http://euangelizomai.blogspot.com/2008/06/book-review-place-at-table-by-john.html">synopsis and review of a new biography on George Ladd</a> is a fascinating read. Give it a look.</p>
<p>(HT: Joe T)</p>
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<p><strong>Teach People to Long for the Sea!<br />
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<p>David Powlison recently cited the following quote from French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, which I believe is very germane to believers provoking one another to godliness:</p>
<blockquote><p>“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect                  wood, and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them                  to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>A Cabinetmaker and a Hymnwriter</strong></p>
<p>After enjoying singing "The Solid Rock" with the TCBC family during Sunday night's Communion service, I wondered out loud who its author, Edward Mote, was. Who was this man who spoke so beautifully and accurately about our hope being based only in Jesus' passive and active righteousness---His "blood and righteousness"? Who was the one who spoke with such certainty about appearing before God "dressed in His righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne"? Who penned such a masterfully cross-focused hymn? Well, the answer surprised me.</p>
<p>Edward Mote was a simple man born to pubkeepers in London. He wasn't saved until adulthood. At the time he wrote the hymn he was a 37-year-old cabinetmaker (though he later entered pastoral ministry). So one of the finest hymns of the last 2 centuries was written by a "Joseph," a craftsman with dirty fingernails and calloused hands. Wow. I love that.</p>
<p>Learn more about Mote and his writing of "The Solid Rock" <a href="http://www.faithalone.org/journal/1998i/Ward.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>(HT: Joe T)</p>
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<p><strong>Homeschooling Is Not the Gospel</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://dangitbill.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/homeschooling-not-the-gospel/">This critique</a> of the not-uncommon "homeschooling-is-the-answer-to-the-world's-problems" ideology of many homeschooling families is quite helpful. And lest any play the martyrdom card, it's written by a homeschooling dad (and linked to by another homeschooling dad). Here's a sample:</p>
<blockquote><p>"Furthermore, the problem [with society] is not bad education, it is bad character (sin).  The solution is not homeschooling, it is the gospel of Jesus Christ and participating in the growing kingdom of God.  The utopian society is not homeschool grads in power, but the consummation of the kingdom of God which will only occur at the second coming of the Lord in glory.  I fear that many in the Christian homeschooling movement have a false understanding of the problem, the solution, and the ultimate goal.  And smooth-talking, eloquent, yet misguided speakers that give vision and encouragement to homeschooling parents are not helping build the kingdom of God."</p></blockquote>
<p>Read this worthwhile post. And if you homeschool, read it twice. :)</p>
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<p><strong>Minute Art</strong></p>
<p>As usual, I'll end with something utterly-worthless-but-still-cool. Here's some art more instant than bad-tasting rice:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/0CFPg1m_Umg'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/0CFPg1m_Umg&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>(HT: Jessica Pf)</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Nem akkor alkottál tökéleteset, ha már nem tudsz mit hozzátenni, hanem ha már nem tudsz]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Nem akkor alkottál tökéleteset, ha már nem tudsz mit hozzátenni, hanem ha már nem tudsz mit elvenni belőle." (<strong>Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</strong>)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[“Lo esencial es invisible para los ojos” - “El Principito” de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry cumple 65 años]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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El aviador francés Antoine, dibujaba acuarelas y escribía para sobrellevar como podía su exilio ]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">El aviador francés Antoine, dibujaba acuarelas y escribía para sobrellevar como podía su exilio en Estados Unidos, lejos de su madre, su tierra y su esposa Consuelo Suncín cuya relación tenía los días contados.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">El fruto fue un cuento de apariencia infantil pero con un gran trasfondo llamado “El Principito” (“Le Petit Prince”). Era el año 1943.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">La fábula del principito que deja el asteroide B612 donde vive rodeado de tres volcanes, árboles baobab y una rosa, para conocer el resto del universo, se ha convertido en el libro francés más leído y más traducido de la historia. Y es que "<em>todas las personas mayores fueron al principio niños</em>”.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Más información en: <a title="RTVE" href="http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20080728/una-carta-amor-escondida-cuento-para-ninos/123350.shtml" target="_blank">RTVE</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trecho do Livro: O Pequeno Príncipe | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]></title>
<link>http://tigredefogo.wordpress.com/?p=1281</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Trecho do Livro: O Pequeno Príncipe | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Trecho do Livro: O Pequeno Príncipe &#124; Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://images.americanas.com.br/produtos/item/73/7/73776g.gif" alt="Livros O Pequeno Principe Antoine de Saint Exupery The Little Prince Books" hspace="20" vspace="1" align="left" />Livro: <strong>O Pequeno Príncipe</strong><br />
<a title="O Pequeno Principe - Antoine de Saint Exupery - Livro" href="http://www.submarino.com.br/books_productdetails.asp?Query=ProductPage&#38;ProdTypeId=1&#38;ProdId=50329&#38;franq=249087">Brasil</a> &#124; <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&#38;keywords=The%20Little%20Prince%20Antoine%20de%20Saint%20Exupery&#38;tag=tigdefog-20&#38;index=blended&#38;linkCode=ur2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325">World</a></p>
<p><strong>O pequeno príncipe atravessou o deserto</strong> e encontrou apenas uma flor. Uma flor de três pétalas, uma florzinha insignificante....</p>
<p>- Bom dia - disse o príncipe.</p>
<p>- Bom dia - disse a flor.</p>
<p>- Onde estão os homens? - Perguntou ele educadamente.</p>
<p>A flor, um dia, vira passar uma caravana:</p>
<p>- Os homens? Eu creio que existem seis ou sete. Vi-os faz muito tempo. Mas não se pode nunca saber onde se encontram. O vento os leva. Eles não têm raízes. Eles não gostam das raízes.</p>
<p>-Adeus - disse o principezinho.</p>
<p>-Adeus - disse a flor.</p>
<p>O pequeno príncipe escalou uma grande montanha. As únicas montanhas que conhecera eram os três vulcões que batiam no joelho. O vulcão extinto servia-lhe de tamborete. "De uma montanha tão alta como esta", pensava ele, "verei todo o planeta e todos os homens..." Mas só viu pedras pontudas, como agulhas.</p>
<p>- Bom dia! - disse ele ao léu.</p>
<p>- Bom dia... bom dia... bom dia... - respondeu o eco.</p>
<p>- Quem és tu? - perguntou o principezinho.</p>
<p>- Quem és tu... quem és tu... quem és tu... - respondeu o eco.</p>
<p>- Sejam meus amigos, eu estou só... - disse ele.</p>
<p>- Estou só... estou só... estou só... - respondeu o eco.</p>
<p>"Que planeta engraçado!", pensou então. "É completamente seco, pontudo e salgado. E os homens não têm imaginação. Repetem o que a gente diz... No meu planeta eu tinha uma flor; e era sempre ela que falava primeiro."</p>
<p>Mas aconteceu que o pequeno príncipe, tendo andado muito tempo pelas areias, pelas rochas e pela neve, descobriu, enfim, uma estrada. E as estradas vão todas em direção aos homens.</p>
<p>- Bom dia! - disse ele.</p>
<p>Era um jardim cheio de rosas.</p>
<p>- Bom dia! - disseram as rosas.</p>
<p>Ele as contemplou. Eram todas iguais à sua flor.</p>
<p>- Quem sois? - perguntou ele espantado.</p>
<p>- Somos as rosas - responderam elas.</p>
<p>- Ah! - exclamou o principezinho...</p>
<p>E ele se sentiu profundamente infeliz. Sua flor lhe havia dito que ela era a única de sua espécie em todo o Universo. E eis que havia cinco mil, iguaizinhas, num só jardim!</p>
<p>"Ela teria se envergonhado", pensou ele, "se visse isto... Começaria a tossir, simularia morrer, para escapar ao ridículo. E eu seria obrigado a fingir que cuidava dela; porque senão, só para me humilhar, ela seria bem capaz de morrer de verdade..."</p>
<p>Depois, refletiu ainda: "Eu me julgava rico por ter uma flor única, e possuo apenas uma rosa comum. Uma rosa e três vulcões que não passam do meu joelho, estando um, talvez, extinto para sempre. Isso não faz de mim um príncipe muito poderoso..."</p>
<p>E, deitado na relva, ele chorou.</p>
<p>E foi então que apareceu a raposa:</p>
<p>- Bom dia - disse a raposa.</p>
<p>- Bom dia - respondeu educadamente o pequeno príncipe, olhando a sua volta, nada viu.</p>
<p>- Eu estou aqui - disse a voz, debaixo da macieira...</p>
<p>- Quem és tu? - Perguntou o principezinho. - Tu és bem bonita...</p>
<p>- Sou uma raposa - disse a raposa.</p>
<p>- Vem brincar comigo - propôs ele. - Estou tão triste...</p>
<p>- Eu não posso brincar contigo - disse a raposa. - Não me cativaram ainda.</p>
<p>- Ah! Desculpa - disse o principezinho.</p>
<p>Mas, após refletir, acrescentou:</p>
<p>- Que quer dizer "cativar"?</p>
<p>- Tu não és daqui - disse a raposa. - Que procuras?</p>
<p>- Procuro os homens - disse o pequeno príncipe. - Que quer dizer "cativar"?</p>
<p>- Os homens - disse a raposa - têm fuzis e caçam. É assustador! Criam galinhas também. É a única coisa que fazem de interessante. Tu procuras galinhas?</p>
<p>- Não - disse o príncipe. - Eu procuro amigos. Que quer dizer "cativar"?</p>
<p>- É algo quase sempre esquecido - disse a raposa. Significa "criar laços"...</p>
<p>- Criar laços?</p>
<p>- Exatamente - disse a raposa. - Tu não és ainda para mim senão um garoto inteiramente igual a cem mil outros garotos. E eu não tenho necessidade de ti. E tu também não tens necessidade de mim. Não passo a teus olhos de uma raposa igual a cem mil outras raposas. Mas, se tu me cativas, nós teremos necessidade um do outro. Serás para mim único no mundo. E eu serei para ti única no mundo...</p>
<p>- Começo a compreender - disse o pequeno príncipe. - Existe uma flor... eu creio que ela me cativou...</p>
<p>- É possível - disse a raposa. - Vê-se tanta coisa na Terra...</p>
<p>- Oh! Não foi na Terra - disse o principezinho.</p>
<p>- A raposa pareceu intrigada:</p>
<p>- Num outro planeta?</p>
<p>- Sim.</p>
<p>- Há caçadores nesse planeta?</p>
<p>- Não.</p>
<p>- Que bom! E galinhas?</p>
<p>- Também não.</p>
<p>- Nada é perfeito - suspirou a raposa.</p>
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<li><a href="http://tigredefogo.blogspot.com/2008/07/tv-lg-time-machine-olimpiadas-pequim.html">TV LG Time Machine pode ser a solução para assitir as Olimpíadas de Pequim</a></li>
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<title><![CDATA[La perfezione]]></title>
<link>http://citazioni20.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/antoine-de-saint-exupery/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>101libri</dc:creator>
<guid>http://citazioni20.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/antoine-de-saint-exupery/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La perfezione è raggiunta non quando non c&#8217;è più niente da aggiungere, ma quando non c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>La perfezione è raggiunta non quando non c'è più niente da aggiungere, ma quando non c'è più niente da togliere.</strong></p>
<p><strong>ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY</strong><br />
autore de <em>II Piccolo Principe</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[literatura no corpo]]></title>
<link>http://absurdo.wordpress.com/?p=866</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eduarda Sousa</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Esqueçam o &#8220;amor de mãe&#8221;, o que agora está a dar são as tatuagens literárias. Por c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">Esqueçam o <em>"amor de mãe"</em>, o que agora está a dar são as tatuagens literárias. Por cá, José Luís Peixoto já inaugurou a tendência ao tatuar num dos braços <em>Yoknapatawpha</em>, o condado imaginário que aparece na maioria dos romances de William Faulkner. Neste <a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/" target="_blank">site</a>, podem ver  outras. Deixo a minha preferida,</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-868 aligncenter" src="http://absurdo.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/le_petit_prince_tatoo.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="263" height="197" /><a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/2008/07/06/le-petit-prince-2/" target="_blank"><em>Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</em></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">ps - acho que nunca seria capaz de tatuar o corpo, mas se o fizesse teria de ser inevitavelmente uma tartaruga ou uma tatuagem literária (que frase? que verso?, ainda não sei)</p>
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<link>http://quotesweb.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/162/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#34;">“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#34;"><strong>Antoine de Saint-Exupery, <em>The Little Prince</em></strong></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Frase sobre un futuro nada lejano]]></title>
<link>http://radiocontempo.wordpress.com/?p=1957</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Una adaptación de una frase escrita en la obra "<a href="http://books.google.com.mx/books?hl=es&#38;id=CpvT1p6LHnoC&#38;dq=el+principito&#38;printsec=frontcover&#38;source=web&#38;ots=O1qtAatzax&#38;sig=MbnnOfjpRrr_W-m3kjszxY1q7HM&#38;sa=X&#38;oi=book_result&#38;resnum=4&#38;ct=result" target="_blank">El Principito</a>" de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. La adaptación es de mi amiga Mariela (saludos hasta Argentina Mariela)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>"Cuando no haya más animales, ni plantas el hombre comprenderá que no puede comer dinero"</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Sumamente reflexiva ¿No crees? No cabe duda que estamos invadidos por la vacuidad del materialismo y espero, espero, que podamos enderezar el camino como sociedad y que el destino no nos alcance.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ &#8220;Machiavelli&#8217;s The Little Prince&#8221; - Antoine de Saint-Exupery&#8217;s classic chil]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://infomancie.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/machiavellis-the-little-prince1.jpg" alt="the merged book cover (pastiche)" width="200" align="right" /> "<strong>Machiavelli's The Little Prince</strong>" - Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic children's tale as presented by Machiavelli. The whimsy of human nature is embodied in many delightful and intriguing characters, all of whom are executed.</p>
<p>Merged Books - two best-selling titles for the price of one.</p>
<p>But who's got the catalogue?</p>
<p><!--more--></p>
<p>Found on <a title="sharing funny things in a new window" href="http://www.misscellania.com/" target="_blank">Miss Cellania</a>'s <a href="http://www.misscellania.com/miss-cellania/2008/7/9/merged-books.html" target="_blank">Merged Books</a> page (via <a title="opens in a neat new window" href="http://www.neatorama.com/" target="_blank">Neatorama</a>'s <a title="a snippet in a new window" href="http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/merged-books/" target="_blank">Merged Books</a>). Miss C says thanks to Ken, but where did Ken get them? A challenge for an idle few minutes.</p>
<p>Available from a <a title="long text page" href="http://www.richmondsounddesign.com/txt/jokes.txt" target="_blank">joke archive</a> dated May 6, 1999 -more than eight years ago! - which says the titles are from a "Washington Post Invitational: Readers were asked to combine the works of two authors and provide a suitable blurb." The one quoted above was second runner-up. Each title is attributed to its creator. [It's a very, very long archive page. Search inside it for "prince".]</p>
<p>There's also a later, <a title="yet another new window" href="http://www.langston.com/Fun_People/1999/1999AMN.html" target="_blank">short archive</a> elsewhere, which says they're from a "Washington Post Literary Contest", which was linked to - no quotes - in <a title="entry in new window" href="http://templateworks.blogspot.com/2006/09/web-washington-post-literary-contest.html" target="_blank">another blog</a> in September 2006. Nearly two years ago. (I couldn't find anything on the <a title="Paper's home page in a new window" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>'s site.)</p>
<p>Strangely, the list on Miss C's has some on it which aren't on the joke archive, and the latter (or earlier) has some which Miss C's doesn't.</p>
<p>So where did Ken get his from?</p>
<p>Apart from finding some of the titles and blurbs funny, this is an(other) example of how information changes or gets lost in transmission, however unintentionally. Would any of the competition contributors care? Should it matter? An exercise for the gentle reader!</p>
<p>Meanwhile, a couple more I liked, from one or other list.</p>
<p>"<strong>2001: A Space Iliad</strong>" - The Hal 9000 computer wages an insane 10-year war against the Greeks after falling victim to the Y2K bug.</p>
<p>"<strong>The Silence of the Hams</strong>" - In this endearing update of the Seuss classic, young Sam-I-Am presses unconventional foodstuffs on his friend, Hannibal, who turns the tables.</p>
<p><em>Machiavelli's The Little Prince</em>: the merged book cover - my pastiche reinterpretation, 15th July 2008, of the covers of <a title="About the The Prince" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince" target="_blank">The Prince</a> and <a title="About The Little Prince" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince" target="_blank">The Little Prince</a>, both on Wikipedia, reworked title text in Lucida Handwriting. The Wikipedia pages identify the owners of the original cover art.</p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Un racconto per ragazzi? Un libro per adulti? Emtrambe le cose. Il piccolo principe di Antoine De Sa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Un racconto per ragazzi? Un libro per adulti? Emtrambe le cose. <strong>Il piccolo principe</strong> di <strong>Antoine De Saint- Exupéry</strong> rientra in queste categorie. Narra aspetti caratteristici degli adulti osservati attraverso gli occhi di un bambino: il Piccolo Principe.</p>
<p>Un bambino che compie un viaggio, visita diversi pianeti e in ognuno di questi incontra personaggi unici e soli e parlando con loro, alla fine, mentre si allontana, fa considerazioni... "Gli adulti hanno poca fantasia, hanno bisogno dei numeri per capire la grandezza delle cose" - dice. Al Piccolo Principe, invece, basta immaginare una pecora - ad esempio - all'interno di una scatola per vederla: fantastico!</p>
<p>Per chi volesse leggere una breve presentazione dell'opera, segnalo questo link: <a href="http://www.libera-mente.net/forum/volta-pagina-t7-540.html">Commento de "Il piccolo principe (link)</a> mentre qui è contenuto l'inizio del libro sia in italiano che in francese: <a href="http://www.libera-mente.net/forum/incipit-t204-405.html">Incipit de "Il piccolo principe" - pagina 1 (link)</a> e <a href="http://www.libera-mente.net/forum/incipit-t204-420.html">Incipit de "Il piccolo principe" - pagina 2 (link)</a></p>
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<link>http://silkribbon.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/from-the-little-prince/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be alwa]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:right;">The Little Prince<br />
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When I was young, I have always asked my father which books I can read from his vast collection. Whe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I was young, I have always asked my father which books I can read from his vast collection. When my father gave me the book The Little Prince, I remembered consenting to it because it was small, thin and had pictures in it. But when I opened that small almost tattered book, I was disappointed to see that there were writings on the book. Lines and passages were underlined with a pencil, a pen and sometimes a highlighter. For as long as I can remember, I have loved collecting books almost as much as I love reading them. And that meant keeping them clean, covered, and making sure that the spine has no fold.</p>
<p>Imagine my horror when I saw the book as if a 3-year-old child had been using the book as a drawing pad. But then, I was bored and decided that it would only take me an hour or two to finish it anyway. And so I read what I never thought would be the most inspiring book in my entire life. And I found out that those horrible lines marked the most beautiful passages in the book.</p>
<p>Until today, this book is one of my favorites. During my interview with the English Department at my high school, I have quoted from the book my favorite passage. Whenever Christmas comes and we were to have an exchange gift, I would always buy this book (if it fits the appointed price range). And if a person dear to me would say that he or she has never read the book, I would lend or give one the very next day.</p>
<p>It is always a joy to read The Little Prince. And I have always believed that whoever reads the book will love this Little Prince. And if ever I meet one who does not, I would think that person very grown-up indeed and only thinks about matters of great consequence. And I would not think that person is worth talking to about flowers or foxes or little planets in the stars at all!</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AAAAAAKE!!!!!einseinseinselfelfelfpunktpunktpunkt
Wow. Die Zeit rast und das Schuljahr ist bereits b]]></description>
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<p>Wow. Die Zeit rast und das Schuljahr ist bereits beinahe wieder beendet, unglaublich, wie schnell(er) die Zeit doch vergeht...</p>
<p>Heute habe ich schon mal die <strong>letzte Französisch-Schulaufgabe</strong> hinter mir gebracht.</p>
<p>Es war recht einfach, selbst ich muss das sagen (Ich stehe in Franz momentan auf einer 5 und meine Lehrerin und Ich hoffen beide die Arbeit läuft gut und ich bekomme noch eine 4 ins Zeugnis).</p>
<p>Wir bekamen 6 Fragen gestellt und musste noch einen Commentaire schreiben... <strong>insgesamt gab es 140 BE</strong>.. also Punkte. Naja... es lief recht gut, ich konnte ausnahmsweise mal alle Fragen beantworten, trotzdem sah mein Blatt aus wie ein Schlachtfeld vom Streichen usw...</p>
<p>Die Fragen drehten sich rund um unsere Lektüre <strong>"Le petit prince"</strong> im Deutschen bekannt unter dem logischerweise eingedeutschten Titel <a title="Wikipedia - Der kleine Prinz" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_kleine_Prinz"><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">"Der Kleine Prinz"</span></em></a>.. ein Kinderbuch... denkt man zumindest. Aber <strong>Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</strong> (der Autor) lässt sehr unterschwellig diverse dinge einfließen, die Kinder gar nicht verstehen können, so zum Beispiel der Vergleich einer kleinen Rose, die auf dem Planeten des Prinzen wohnt, mit Frauen, oder das unscheinbare Wesen der Affenbrotbäume, verglichen mit dem Aufstieg der Nazis...  alles findet anklang im Buch.. man rechnet nur nicht damit...</p>
<p>Wie dem auch sei, es war die letzte ihrer Art, ob ich das Jahr jetzt schaffe oder nicht und das is ja immerhin ein Grund zum feiern.. nech ='D</p>
<p>Desweiteren habe ich die letzte Woche täglich damit verbracht, mir auf Youtube <em>Metal Gear Solid 4</em> in voller Länge anzusehen.</p>
<p>Was? Ja, ihr habt richtig gehört! Ich hab es mir <em>ANGESEHEN</em>! =D</p>
<p>Weil ich keine PS3 habe und mir momentan auch nicht leisten kann, habe ich es vollständig auf <strong>youtube.com</strong> gesehen. Wirklich sehr toll dieses Spiel.</p>
<p>Ein <em>Actiontitel wie ein Film</em>! Sowas habe ich noch nie gesehen, unglaublich!</p>
<p>Ein trauriger Actiontitel... sehr traurig. Die tragische Geschichte um Solid Snake nimmt im 4. Kapitel der Spielereihe ihr Ende und auch Snake wird seines sicherlich finden.</p>
<p>Es gibt aber ein <strong>Wiedersehen mit alten Freunden</strong> und die gesamte Story wird haargenau ins kleinste Detail gelöst werden. Ein wirklich gelungenes Game, wie ich finde, dass ich, wenn ich es irgendwann auf die Reihe kriege, auch einmal durchspielen werde. Persönlich versteht sich.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/HyANU2_Iom8'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/HyANU2_Iom8&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Ab Mittwoch abend werde ich nochmal kurz Abschied nehmen, denn es gibt wieder eine kleine Reise zu bestreiten, die mich nach <strong>Sorrent, nähe Neapel, in Italien</strong>, führen wird. Dort werde ich mit meiner Klasse bis Montag meine Studienfahrt genießen und am Abend wieder da sein.</p>
<p><em>Schön im Müll schwimmen unso...</em></p>
<p>Dann geht der Schulstress noch einmal bis zum 4.8. weiter und es sind endlich Sommerferien. JUUHUU! =D</p>
<p>Ich melde mich sicherlich noch einmal die Tage und lasse etwas Frust ab. Zum Beispiel über die wunderbare Anwesenheitspflicht in meiner Schule heute vo 13.30 - 15.?? Uhr und dessen Gründe -.-</p>
<p>Nur soviel.. <em>ich war richtig richtig sauer</em> -.-</p>
<p>wir lesen uns!</p>
<p><em>vsan</em></p>
<p><em>PS: Überschrift zu lang :/</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[O que a gente quer?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[É bem verdade que quem está do lado (perto, no escritório, na faculdade, no barzinho, no apartame]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">É bem verdade que quem está do lado (perto, no escritório, na faculdade, no barzinho, no apartamento ao lado), não nos percebe, já que à primeira vista, somos manequins ambulantes que sorriem, choram, reclamam. O que está dentro, ninguém vê.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E odos sabemos que aquele manequim tem uma história, um sentimento, um mundo a ser descoberto. Tem virtudes, defeitos, sorrisos encantadores e maldade no coração. <strong>TODOS têm</strong>. Tudo vai depender para onde você olha. Sim, tem gente que só olha para fora, para o corpo, os bens (materiais, cultura, a educação, tudo adquirido, sem tanto valor assim). Nós mesmos não temos paciência para enxergar além ou o que o <a title="O Pequeno Prncipe - obra completa" href="http://www.mayrink.g12.br/pp/Cap00.htm" target="_blank">Principezinho</a> chamava de "<em>essencial invisível aos olhos</em>".</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Na vida, expomos o que queremos. Com as devidas máscaras que nos protegem, afinal, <em>“aquilo tudo que é profundo ama a máscara. As coisas mais profundas têm mesmo um ódio à imagem e ao símbolo"¹, </em>e todos somos profundos, meu caro. E lá nesse fundo, todos queremos o mesmo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A gente quer olhares invasores do nosso mundo. Queremos ser descobertos, mesmo que nos escondamos. Por nossas atitudes; por nossas artes: escrita, dança, canto; por nossas idéias; pelos nossos sentimentos. De qualquer modo, estamos expondo aquilo que está <strong>n</strong>a gente. Aqui dentro, o tal essencial que é tão difícil da gente enxergar.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Queremos respeito, alguém pra compartilhar, queremos simplicidade, paz, vida leve.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E nada mais decepcionante quanto aquela pessoa que admiramos por sua <strong>arte</strong> (a forma mais verdadeira de exibir o essencial e também a mais difícil de ser desvendada), por algum motivo escondido - e tão bem escondido que nem ela se dá conta - mostra-se rude, indelicado, zombando daquilo que você gosta e sem o mínimo respeito, afinal, ela não te conhece e trata-te como mais um invasor de terras, que é o que todos somos quando pretendemos adentrar ao mundo do outro. Quando isso acontece, geralmente peço desculpas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Desculpas porque <strong>ser</strong> "desbravadora de mundos" pode ser muito inconveniente para quem não quer admitir que quer ser descoberto. E eu definitivamente, não desisto fácil.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-368" href="http://poucaspalavras.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/o-que-a-gente-quer/0mundos/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-368" src="http://poucaspalavras.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/0mundos.jpg" alt="O importante é desbravá-los!" width="450" height="339" /></a></p>
<h6><span style="color:#999999;">¹ Citação de Nietzsche em "Para Além do Bem e do Mal".</span></h6>
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<link>http://baochii.wordpress.com/?p=9</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>baochii</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Los viejos del lugar calculaban casi con exactitud el frío sin termómetro alguno: si había]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://baochii.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/kolyma4opt1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14 alignright" style="float:right;" src="http://baochii.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/kolyma4opt1.jpg?w=240" alt="" width="240" height="161" /></a><span style="color:#0000ff;">"Los viejos del lugar calculaban casi con exactitud el frío sin termómetro alguno: si había niebla helada, quería decir que fuera hacía cuarenta grados bajo cero; si al expulsar e aire este salía con un silbido pero aún no costaba respirar, significaba que hacía cuarenta y cinco grados; pero si la respiración era ruidosa y faltaba el aire, entonces era 1ue estábamos a cincuenta grados. Por debajo de los cincuenta y cinco un escupitajo se helaba en el vuelo."</span></p>
<p>La contraportada del llibre i <strong>Google</strong> diuen que <strong>Valmar Shalàmov</strong> va néixer al 1907  a la ciutat de Volgoda, Rússia. Va ser periodista, advocat, escriptor i poeta. La seva postura crítica amb el règim d'Stalin el va convertir en una víctima de les purgues del dictador. Shalàmov va passar 17 anys de la seva vida condemnat als camps de treballs forçats de <strong>Sibèria</strong>.</p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">"Mi chaquetón hecho jirones, la chaqueta mugrienta y sin botones, que deja al descubierto un cuerpo sucio marcado por las llagas de las picaduras de los piojos; las tiras de trapo que me cubren los dedos de las manos, el calzado de esparto en los pies, esparto a sesenta grados bajo cero, los ojos inflamados del hambre, los huesos que asoman por todas partes..."</span></p>
<p><a href="http://baochii.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/20071214-3-cobertakolima1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-15 alignleft" style="float:left;" src="http://baochii.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/20071214-3-cobertakolima1.jpg?w=217" alt="" width="144" height="199" /></a>Sota el títol aparentment innocent de <em>Relatos de Kolimá</em>, l'autor recull una sèrie de narracions curtes, a vegades amb argument i personatges, a vegades una simple descripció del paisatge, de la vida dels presoners, les malalties o les misèries.</p>
<p>A <strong>Kolimà</strong> l'home deixa de ser home i passa a ser una bèstia famolenca, malalta i cansada. L'excés de treball i les duríssimes condicions li esborren les il·lusions, les esperances i els sentiments. Al gulag reina sempre la llei del més fort. Des de les màfies organitzades als petits lladregots que roben i apallissen als més dèbils.</p>
<p>Perseguit, reprimit, malalt i titllat de boig per molts, Shalàmov s'enfrontà a les dificultats d'explicar l'horror amb un estil brillant, basat en petits flashos que revelen escenes de la vida quotidiana dels treballadors al camp. Així, l'horror no es narra en tota la seva magnitud sinó que es deixa entreveure pessic a pessic, relat a relat. Cada una de les escenes que Shalàmov evoca és colpidora, dolorosa, odiosa, terrible. Dolça a vegades.<a href="http://baochii.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/shalamov1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16 alignright" style="float:right;" src="http://baochii.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/shalamov1.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>Com. El que un no entén quan arriba a l'última pàgina és com.</p>
<p>Com enmig de la gana, de les 16 hores diàries de treball a la mina, del fred, de les màfies i els abusos de militars i presoners, com enmig de Kolimà, Shalamov va trobar en els contes de <strong>Saint-Exupéry</strong> i en un grapat de poemes, la clau per sobreviure, sortir i explicar-ho.</p>
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<link>http://zuleiha.wordpress.com/?p=66</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zuleiha</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Unul dintre motivele pentru care plec in acest pelerinaj, in afara de calatoria in sine, este ca vre]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unul dintre motivele pentru care plec in acest pelerinaj, in afara de calatoria in sine, este ca vreau sa cred din nou in oameni. Nu ca n-as crede, dar in ultimele luni am avut niste surprize neplacute si n-a mai mers faza cu "ok, nu e nimic grav, pot sa trec si peste asta", chiar daca pentru orice om care m-a dezamagit am avut in schimb, ca un fel de compensatie, alti trei care, din senin, au facut niste gesturi absolut incredibile. Nu gresesc. Exact asta e media. Dar, la naiba, cei care m-au dezamagit au avut o greutate mai mare. Balanta inca nu e echilibrata. </p>
<p>A trecut si Tirgul de carte, citesc acum Palahniuk, cartea aceea in care unii, ca sa poate crea Arta cu a mare, sint facuti nefericiti de altii, fiindca numai asa, din frustrare si din neputinta, se pare ca se pot naste geniile. Nu am terminat-o inca (despre Jurnal e vorba), dar primele capitole m-au miniat foarte tare. Ma cam prinsesem incotro duce povestea. Nu m-am miniat pe carte sau pe Palahniuk, ar fi culmea. </p>
<p>Sa-ti amintesti totul intr-o singura secunda, dincolo de tot ce-ai trait si sa topesti asta intr-o cearta, sa spunem, felul in care cade discursul ar putea fi interesant. chiar si o discutie ar putea fi ridicata la rang de Arta. Sa-ti fie aruncata mingea la fileu, apoi unul dintre parteneri sa te lase cu gura cascata, caci fix in mijlocul jocului hotareste sa te cam lase balta. Asta da motiv de frustrare. Pana mea... Tot arta. Numai ca e inutila. Poate tu vrei doar sa te joci si la final sa stringi bucuros mina cu celalalt ca pentru citeva momente a fost alaturi de tine. Ati facut sport impreuna, nu conteaza ca e cel al mintii sau al feelingurilor. Si de ce lumea trebuie sa se imparta in victorii si esecuri. Alta timpenie pe care nu o inteleg. De ce simtim nevoia sa ne luam revansa. De ce n-o lasam balta. Un fel de <em>bosh ver</em>... </p>
<p>Pe cine naiba intereseaza neimplinirile si esecurile cuiva, cind toata lumea se asociaza cu invingatorii? Priveste numai citi pupa in fund functia cuiva, fara sa-i pese de omul din spatele functiei. E vorba de puterea de decizie, de control. Probabil de-aia sint disperati unii sa ajunga sus. Sa luam exemplu manelarii care se identifica pina la anulare cu lanturile lor. Normal ca sint fraieri aia care muncesc. Pentru manelari, arta e doar spartul banilor, daca tot e sa gasim arta peste tot. </p>
<p>Daca ma duc dincolo am terminat-o cu tot. ce nevoie mai am de oameni? doar asa, ca chestii de umplutura? de fapt voiam sa spun ca nu te poti aseza sa construiesti ceva decit daca esti un om echilibrat si daca totul in jur e calm sau daca ai pentru cine. chiar nu-l vad pe exupery rozindu-si unghiile in timp ce scrie "Citadela". simt doar ca a iubit mult si ca a stiut cum. asta simt. mi-a vorbit in limba dragostei, chiar daca suna amar. </p>
<p>pot insa sa-mi inchipui, sa inteleg de ce, ba chiar sa fiu sigura ca unele foste colege de liceu au ramas tot asa de cretine cum erau cindva, mai ales ca atunci cind se spargeau in figuri cu notele lor mari, azi invatau, miine uitau tot, mie mi-era jena sa le spun ca am preferat sa stau o saptamina in biblioteca, de dragul artei, deh, decit sa vin la orele in care mi se facea capul calendar despre cum sa fim femei de femei, ca sa putem acapara in plasa casniciei tot felul de fraieri. care, stati linistiti, demult le-au parasit. deci nu erau chiar asa de fraieri. dar draga, unde-ai fost atita timp? absentele, na... trebuiau motive reale ca sa fie incercuite. cum adica sa fii la biblioteca? hehehehe... daca moare cineva din familie, e mai bine, fa proasto? e destul de plauzibil pentru tine ca am avut motive justificate? si dupa toate astea, macar ti-ai gasit barbatul care sa alerge dupa altele? ai devenit femeie de femeie sau in continuare esti la fel de stupida? </p>
<p>de fapt voiam sa spun ca amintirile unora despre tine sint doar niste reziduuri ale mintii, nici macar reale. ce tii minte dintr-un om pe care l-ai intilnit? ce-a spus? ce-a facut? sau felul in care te-a ranit? in astfel de cazuri, indiferenta devine intelepciune. cuvintele nu mai au sens. unii chiar se mindresc cu monstrii pe care i-au creat. si tot asa. arta cu a mare, dupa parerea mea, e doar o masinarie de inregistrat etape, epoci, sentinte, condamnari si ispasiri. parerea mea insa este ca numai intr-un echilibru sufletesc si o pace anume se poate cladi ceva durabil. </p>
<p>au mai ramas 10 zile. putin pentru cite mai am de rezolvat. de iertat.</p>
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<link>http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=984</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dcairns</dc:creator>
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Tearing myself away from the Lithuanian baby racing (banged a tenner on a sprog that threw a tantr]]></description>
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<p>Tearing myself away from the <a title="LBR" href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_bQ0oyNntjE&#38;feature=user" target="_blank">Lithuanian baby racing</a> (banged a tenner on a sprog that threw a tantrum on the final stretch) I turn my gaze upon more from Stanley Donen. LATE PERIOD Stanley Donen.</p>
<p>I thought this would be interesting, having recently "enjoyed" his musical parody MOVIE MOVIE, which was a very mixed bag. I remember seeing stills from THE LITTLE PRINCE in old movie mags when I was at school, and discussing it with someone (a Gene Wilder fan, I think) who had seen it and hated it. So I was fascinated (those stills were intriguing!) and also rather wary.</p>
<p>I. Loved. It.</p>
<p>Based on the story by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, adapted into musical form by Leopold and Loeb. No wait, not them, the other two -- Lerner and Lowe. Much better choice. Still it's a weird book that I couldn't get on with as a child, but which I'd probably love now. One of those "children's books" that's probably wasted on kids. It's very peculiar and so is the film.</p>
<p><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg220/donpayasos/vlcsnap-208787.png" alt="The Rose" width="461" height="260" /></p>
<p>it's also made in quite a bold style that possibly seemed dated when the movie came out (1974) -- Donen uses stylised sets not just for the fantastical otherworldly bits, but also for the desert at night, even though the daylight stuff is mostly shot on real locations (Tunisia). But this isn't like Billy Wilder using rear projection for car journeys in BUDDY BUDDY (1981), Donen's choices make sense for the film he's making. Looking ahead to modern cinema we could even say he was ahead of his time.</p>
<p>In fact, when the central characters pass a giant fish skeleton in the Tunisian sands, and a soft-edged wipe takes us on to the next scene, it's easy to see George Lucas MUST have seen this before embarking on STAR WARS. Everybody assumes those are sand worm bones in A NEW HOPE, but that would suggest Lucas had read <em>Dune</em>. I'm not even convinced he's read Joseph Campbell.</p>
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<p>Plot: An aviator crashes in the Sahara where, as he desperately tries to repair his plane, he encounters an extraterrestrial child who tells him his strange story... it's like THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, only with more dancing.</p>
<p>There is quite a bit more to it than that, but describing it would get us into the pernicious realm of spoilery, and I quite liked not knowing what was going to happen in this case. I must say I would NOT have predicted the ending. Crikey.</p>
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<p>Incidentals: travelling through space, our little cosmo-lad encounters several eccentric characters, played by eccentric actors of various type: Joss Ackland from England, Graham Crowden from Scotland, Victor Spinetti from Wales and Clive Revill from New Zealand. Not major stars, but with impressive track records of cult cinema trailing in their wakes. Each embodies some aspect of adult human folly.</p>
<p>Two of them appear on giant spherical sets, and two appear filmed with a fish-eye lens that folds them into a spherical image. This must be one of the most brazenly stylised devices ever deployed in a mainstream entertainment. It's pretty alienating and freaky, but so's everything else. What I actually loved in this film are all the things than probably made it completely unacceptable to my schoolfriend.</p>
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<p>Once on Earth, the little guy (a rubber-faced child with albino eyebrows and a fright wig, also a curious flattened delivery) encounters a snake, who offers to return him whence he came by killing him (all in song form) and a fox who wants to be tamed. The snake is Bob Fosse and the fox is Gene Wilder, and they don't use animal costumes or special effects, just a few jump cuts to equate each with the animal they're playing. It works marvellously well, but might be a stretch for little kids. Kids would always rather have a talking animal than a great actor or dancer.</p>
<p>(The tacky part of the film is actually the flock of birds that transport our miniature hero through the stars -- they're poorly drawn and animated and clash with the rest of the film. I assume that animation was used only because real doves couldn't be tied to a child and unleashed. We're not talking Hitchcock and "Tippi" Hedren here. Maybe, in keeping with the more theatrical approach to the talking animals, the birds should have been invisible, with sound effects only, or something? I actually think they would have sucked even if they'd been better designed and animated.)</p>
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<p>Fosse is amazing here. Fiona found it disconcerting to see Bob Fosse dance moves actually being danced by Bob Fosse. He's styled kind of like Brazilian horror icon Coffin Joe, and some of his moves and dress sense call to mind Michael Jackson, which is alarming. Both Fosse and Wilder's scenes involve SEDUCING A CHILD, which obviously complicates our responses to the scenes, but I enjoy a healthy dose of malaise and discomfort in my entertainment so that didn't spoil things for me.</p>
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<p>Gene Wilder is doing his saccharine thing as showcased at the end of WILLY WONKA (he's wonderfully sinister in the rest of that film) and it's slightly problematic for me. I prefer Wilder when he's funny. But he features in one of the film's most lovely and weird shots:</p>
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<p>It's almost like a William Hurt hallucination from ALTERED STATES, as is most of the film. In Ken Russell's psychedelic sci-fi extravaganza, stoners would famously lurk in the lobby during the talking bits, until a hallucination came on, then they'd rush into the cinema to experience it. In this movie they'd never have to leave their seats.</p>
<p>My biggest problem with the film was leading man Richard Kiley, a baritone voice with legs. At first I misread the credits and thought it said Richard KIEL, the hulking Jaws from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, which would have been a miraculously brave choice. The kid would have barely come up to his calf. Kiley sings with that rather strenuous, fakey <em>passionate commitment</em> that I associate with the more generic kind of Broadway entertainment, and he kind of acts that way too. But in a strange way he balanced out with the non-acting, non-singing kid. By the end I liked them both. I mean, I liked the kid from the start because he's a shaggy foetus in a frock coat, and you don't see enough of those, but by the end I also RESPECTED him. He can pop round for a biscuit anytime.</p>
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<p>The songs and music sometimes tend to the sugary as well, but <em>I Never Met a Rose </em>was lovely and Fosse's number was spectacular (and looooong -- Fosse fans will <span style="text-decoration:underline;">not</span> feel cheated) and any film where you get Joss Ackland singing will score highly on the old Weirdometer. He can kind of carry a tune, but more importantly, he can bulge his eyes like an ill frog.</p>
<p>Having cringed slightly at the stylistic vagueness of MOVIE MOVIE, I was thrilled at most of Donen's visuals here. He seems confident, imaginative, on close to peak form. There are some very odd camera moves -- when the Prince first appears it's in a little crane shot, descending to earth so the kid sort of grows, which can only be explained in fairly abstruse psychological terms, but <em>works</em>, in some way. A lot of the moves are beautifully counter-intuitive. I get the impression Donen is enjoying himself, which didn't so much seem the case in MOVIE MOVIE.</p>
<p>Cinematography, favouring the wide-angle lens, is by Christopher Challis, who did beautiful work on THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and shot most of the later Powell &#38; Pressburger flicks -- films that aren't as good as the ones Jack Cardiff filmed, mostly, but which are every bit as beautiful. And it's worth getting his <a title="CC" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Are-They-Really-Awful-Cameramans/dp/1857561937/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#38;s=books&#38;qid=1212701934&#38;sr=1-1" target="_blank">book</a>.</p>
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<p>I was lucky enough to see Challis introduce P&#38;P's OH... ROSALINDA! here in Edinburgh. After he'd trashed the film, which everyone involved in considered a total failure, he observed that this was a restored print. "I'm not quite sure what that means, but when I look in the shaving mirror in the morning I do sometimes wish there was a restoration scheme for aging photographers."</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pido perdón a los niños por haber dedicado este libro a una persona mayor. Tengo una seria excusa: esta persona mayor es el mejor amigo que tengo en el mundo. Pero tengo otra excusa: esta persona mayor es capaz de comprenderlo todo, incluso los libros para niños.</p>
<p>Tengo una tercera excusa todavía: esta persona mayor vive en Francia, donde pasa hambre y frío. Tiene, por consiguiente, una gran necesidad de ser consolada. Si no fueran suficientes todas esas razones, quiero entonces dedicar este libro al niño que fue hace tiempo esta persona mayor. Todas las personas mayores antes han sido niños...</p>
<p>(Pero pocas de ellas lo recuerdan).</p>
<p><strong>Descarga</strong> <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/5yfr1ms84c"><em><strong>El Principito</strong></em></a></p>
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