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How Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song' Wound Up in 'Thor: Ragnarok'
In addition to being included in the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" is used in the film itself. In a new interview, director Taika Waititi spoke about how the track was part of the film's beginnings.
Speaking to Den of Geek!, Waititi was contacted by Marvel to pitch ideas for the latest installment of the Thor franchise. But the studio was somewhat vague on details for the plot. So he created a "sizzle reel" consisting of shots from other movies that he thought would provide "the energy and the color and sort of what might look cool for this film that no one has any idea about a story for. And so, I did that, and I put 'Immigrant Song over the top of it, and then played it for them.'"
But there was a bit of a snag. Apparently none of the executives were familiar with the classic. "And they were like, 'Oh that's really cool. That's a cool song. What's that?'" he continued. "I was like, [deadpan] 'It's 'Immigrant Song', Led Zeppelin, one of the most famous songs of all time.' They were like, 'Oh cool, never heard it before, very cool.' And I was like, 'Oh f---, really worried now.' Er, and then, yeah, when I got the job. But from the start we'd always talked about using 'Immigrant Song' in the film, because it just makes perfect sense for that character, doesn't it?'"
The Telegraph reports the song's use in the fight sequences, noting that Led Zeppelin had long been against licensing its music for movies, although five cuts showed up in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. The band had originally denied Richard Linklater permission to use "Immigrant Song" in School of Rock, but star Jack Black was able to convince the group by making a video of himself performing the song.
Thor: Ragnarok opens in theaters this Friday, Nov. 3.
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The next big step in m-commerce is not 3G but services that exploit the user's whereabouts, says Philip Hunter
The last big idea in mobile telecoms - prepaid services coupled with cheap or free handsets - was largely a commercial one, albeit hugely successful in bringing the market quickly to saturation point. The next big leap is not 3G, which is just an iteration, but the arrival of services that exploit the user's location.
These services hinge partly on the accuracy with which a handset's location can be identified, but chiefly in developing services that are genuinely useful or desirable and that allay users' fears. The greatest worries concern the potential for breaches of privacy, given that continuous knowledge of location could be exploited. There is also the risk of being bombarded by unsolicited advertisements from retailers and service providers in whose locality the user happens to be.
According to Amit Rahav, vice-president of international operations at Message Vine, which supplies software to mobile service providers, location-based services will only be successful when the privacy question has been addressed. But then they will take off quickly. "When we address rights to privacy, we will create the motivation to start using location services," says Rahav.
Subscribers must be given ownership and control of their location details on an opt-in basis, so that information is not divulged unless permission is given. This should take care of the immediate location, but there is still the issue of exploiting historical data that could be useful for online marketing purposes. This could be covered by the same legislation that governs personal data and similar technologies.
Evidence from trials conducted so far suggests that Rahav is right to be optimistic that location-based services will be popular. The UK's first major location-sensitive mobile phone advertising service called ZagMe completed a three-month trial run in two home counties shopping centres in March this year. This involved 150 retailers and 33,000 consumers opted-in to receive alerts about exclusive offers from stores within the centres, relayed as SMS messages that could be redeemed as vouchers.
During the trial, 30% of subscribers reactivated the service by opting-in again after trying it and 12% did so more than four times. It also proved cost-effective for retailers, with typical cost per response for a shop being £3 compared with £55 for direct mail. It remains to be seen whether the enthusiasm will last.
ZagMe is an example of pushed online advertising, which is one of six categories of location-based service, although this list is constantly growing. The other categories are:
User-solicited information, such as traffic news, local weather, and what's on in the area
Instant messaging, for communication between people within a locality
Real-time tracking, which can have various applications such as following a package in transit via a stripped-down wireless device
Mapping/route guidance for helping people reach their destination
Emergency services not continuous - specifically for locating an emergency, such as a vehicle that has broken down
Location-based tariffs that allow mobile operators to charge according to the user's location.
All these services are being developed and some are commercially available and have potential interest for businesses.
There are significant IT challenges to overcome, but this will not deter mobile operators who will invest heavily in the hope of opening new revenue streams.
Location methods
There are three main options for locating a mobile phone:
Cell of origin - This specifies the cell area of the mobile network base station through which the caller is communicating. This is the least precise option, with accuracy ranging from a few hundred metres in urban areas to 10km or more in rural districts. It scores by being quick, taking a second or two to obtain the location details and feeding them to a content database. It is also the cheapest to implement, requiring no upgrade to either handsets or the network. It is used for most current traffic and "what's on" services, including BT Cellnet and Vodafone
Time of signal arrival - More accurate than cell of origin, this method works by comparing the time taken for radio signals to be transmitted between the handset and each of at least three nearby base stations. However, the accuracy of the method as it is implemented over existing GSM networks is limited by the fact that when handsets are not in line of sight with any of the nearby base stations, the signal takes longer in transit because it bounces off objects such as buildings en route. An enhanced method has been developed to cope with these timing errors, but this requires the bandwidth of 3G networks. With the basic method, accuracy is about 60m, but it will improve to about 6m with 3G. It can be used with existing handsets, but requires extensive network upgrades, making it the most expensive option for operators
Global Positioning System (GPS) - This works by incorporating a satellite navigation receiver in the handset. Potentially, it is the most accurate option, already achieving levels of 10m. Relatively low cost navigation systems and further improvements are likely to bring this down to about 2m. The drawbacks are that it requires line of sight to a satellite, so that it cannot operate in a building and the signal decoding is computationally intensive, taking 20 to 40 seconds in a mobile handset device. To bring this down, fixed GPS receivers could be installed at regular 200km to 400km intervals to assist with the signal decoding. This would bring the time down to one to 10 seconds.
In future, it is likely that GPS and time of signal will be used in conjunction, because there will be times when a handset is out of range of one but not the other. GPS is always available outdoors, when there may not be enough base stations in range, but is no use indoors except via a satellite receiver on the roof.
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Ben to work on 24-Hour Company theatre project
A short item in The New York Times (free registration required) mentions that Ben Folds will take part in the next round of The 24-Hour Plays, a theatre project based in New York. Several writers and musicians gather for a 24-hour period to write, rehearse and ultimately perform short 15-minute stage plays and musicals. The format has been licensed around the world and over three hundred such projects have been undertaken since its inception in 1995. The next incarnation takes off Sunday, April 28 and culminates with a performance at New York's Gramercy Theatre on Monday, April 29 at 8 PM. Tickets go on sale next month; other artists are yet to be announced. More information is available from The 24-Hour Plays site.
(April 19) Here's an update with more details:
A team of nearly 100 stars from Broadway, film, television, and music, will cast, write, compose, direct, rehearse, tech, and perform four original musicals – all in the obscenely short time between an evening meet-and-greet on Sunday, April 28 and show time on Monday, April 29 at 8pm. The 24 Hour Company is teaming with the Exchange, an off-Broadway theater company, to create the fifth-ever 24 Hour Musicals. The event benefits the Exchange's summer retreat, The Orchard Project, which kick-starts innovative new theatrical work from around the world.
The musicals will be written, cast, rehearsed, and performed at The Gramercy Theatre over the course of a single day, featuring an all-star line up of Broadway performers, stars from TV and film, great composers and writers, directors and – to top it all off – choreographers and musical directors. Participants will include singer-songwriter Ben Folds, Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock), Zosia Mamet (Girls), Josh Lawson (House of Lies), Deirdre Lovejoy (The Wire), Nikki M. James (TONY Award, Book of Mormon), Anthony Rapp (Rent, Without You), cabaret sensation Bridget Everett, Kristoffer Diaz (Chad Diety), Lisa Peterson (Obie Award, An Iliad), Jonathan Marc Sherman (Clive, Things We Want), Alicia Witt (Friday Night Lights, Law & Order), John Cariani (Law & Order, Fiddler on the Roof), Brian Crawley (Violet), Joe Iconis (The Black Suits), and Danny Goldstein (Godspell).
Tickets for the gala are between $115 and $500 and all include admission to the show and open bar at the Gramercy Theatre. To buy tickets, visit http://www.exchangenyc.org/24hm.
Brick, the Musical
Omaha, Nebraska's SkullDuggery Productions, a small, offbeat theatre company, is running a show titled Brick: The A Capella Musical, through the month of July 2010. It's based on Ben's music and story lines, including the eponymous Brick along with Effington, Zak and Sara and Fred Jones. The show's writer and director, Andrew McGreevy, says the lead character, named Ben, isn't necessarily supposed to be Folds himself, but rather a guy "who has breezed through his life without staying committed to much." The Ben character goes on a road trip, encounters the football coach in Effington, meets a female couple who run the town restaurant, and gets involved in a love triangle where he discloses that he had taken his former girlfriend (Emaline) to a women's clinic. More in this story in the Omaha Weekly Reader. The show runs through July 31; tickets are $20 and reservations may be made by calling the theatre at (402) 317-7893.


The Canadian government has announced that it will provide CAD$40 million to Finnish telecom company Nokia to study the possibilities of 5G technology in the country. Beijing fears that the research project is simply a prelude to banning Huawei from rolling out 5G services in Canada.
The research project is aimed at understanding how the 5G data will be routed, how the optical networks are to be managed, and other cybersecurity issues. The deal with Nokia was finalized at the recently concluded World Economic Forum in Davos by the Federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains.
The Canadian government is believed to be moving forward with the deal as a way to lend support to the 2,000-plus jobs that Nokia has already created in the country. In addition, 237 new positions are expected to be opened. Nokia's projects in Canada have been valued at more than US$214 million and are largely based in the city of Mississauga in Ontario and the Ottawa suburb of Kanata.
Money for the CAD$40 million study is expected to come from the government's strategic innovation fund. In addition to Nokia, other contenders for building the country's 5G infrastructure include Ericsson and Huawei. However, the possibility of Canada handing 5G contracts to Huawei looks rather slim due to security concerns about the Chinese company and the ongoing dispute between the two nations over the fate of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
Ms. Meng was arrested on December 1, 2018, by the Canadian government due to an extradition treaty with the U.S. The arrest fuelled a huge backlash in China, with Beijing warning that there would be "dire consequences" if she was not released. The relations between both countries have been sour since then.
The United States has already banned the use of Huawei products in the government sector due to security threats and is said to planning a similar ban in the private sector. Australia and New Zealand have announced similar bans on the use of Huawei's 5G equipment. Since Canada collaborates with these three nations in the Five Eyes Intelligence group, the country faces pressure from the U.S. and its allies to ditch Huawei. This has made China very worried.
"If the Canadian government does ban Huawei from participating in the 5G network then — as for what kind of repercussions there will be I am not sure — but I believe there will be repercussions," Lu Shaye, China's ambassador to Canada, said in a statement (Bloomberg).
Canada is not expected to announce any ban on Huawei in the near term given that the issue of Ms. Meng's arrest is a touchy problem between the two countries. In fact, the government is said to be conducting a security review of 5G technology and a decision on whether to ban Huawei will only be made after the study has been completed.
"The process is obviously ongoing; we are examining the security issues as well as the technical issues with a great deal of care. We've made it abundantly clear that we will not compromise national security… We understand the urgency of the situation, but as we go through the decision-making process, and making sure we have all the information necessary to take those decisions properly, we will not compromise," Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said in a statement (BNN Bloomberg).
Meanwhile, Vodafone recently announced that it would temporarily be pausing the use of Huawei equipment in some of its core networks across Europe. Vodafone is the third largest telecommunication company in the region.


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The Western Fires, Climate Change and Emphysema
Smoke from Western forest fires polluting the air around Ft. Collins. Photo taken from Horse Tooth Reservoir above the city, looking out east. August 24, 2018
For our 43rd anniversary, Nancy and I spent three days in, of all places, Ft. Collins, Colorado. Usually this time of year we head for the hills, high up in the Rockies and spend at least a part of our time mushrooming hunting or hiking.
We decided against it this year, mostly on account of the forest fires that have ravaged the state – and the West in general this late spring and summer.
It's been going on all summer. Here's an article from more than three weeks ago, August 2, 2018, "That Smoke You See In Colorado Is From California Wildfires." The article added that "The smoke from that fire and others burning in Oregon, Nevada and Utah, as well as some small local fires here in Colorado, is impacting air quality and visibility and is expected to continue this way through the rest of Thursday afternoon and evening."
Now we are three weeks later and the smoke is still here, permeating the environment. I can smell it most days, including today.
There were some days that from our neighborhood in NW Denver, one cannot see the mountains although the fires producing the particle pollution are more than 1300 miles to the west. Have been told similar reports of wildfire smoke in northern New Mexico and way out on the Colorado high plains near Julesberg. An old friend living in Northern California related how last year's
We did not escape the smoke in Ft. Collins either and it cut into our activities some. It was visible as we hiked up Greyrock Mountain (just west of town) and from Horse Tooth Reservoir which sits just about the city to the west. I was ok hiking there until the trail suddenly climbed steeply at which point breathing became difficult. Didn't seem to effect Nancy as it did me, but we stopped and turned back. At Horse Tooth (see the photo above) the smoke was so bad, we didn't even venture to hike, although some people did.
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's website wildfire smoke is likely to intensify tomorrow in the northwest area of the state (near Craig) with people warned to stay indoors. So it continues.
He was sitting near the entrance of the main branch of the Ft. Collins Public Library, oxygen tank in hand. Thin, graying hair, but not that old, maybe in his late 50s or earl 60s. Pretty obvious that he had emphysema or some related condition. He was having trouble breathing and concentrating on that.
I sat down near him to read as Nancy went off to check her email. I asked if he was ok as he didn't look ok at all. It struck me afterwards that as long as the library is open, he'll be there, the only place he can find relief.
He related that his condition was badly aggravated by the western forest fires that had been raging for more than a month through out the west, spreading smoke and soot from the far west – California, Oregon, Washington state – as well as real terrors in Canadian British Columbia as well – that were the culprit, that got him.
The only place he could get some relief was in the air conditioned library, but even there, it was difficult. A handyman skilled at carpentry, plumbing and electrical work, is emphysema is not at Stage 4 like our dear friend Joe Grindon, but getting worse all the time, emphysema being an irreversible condition that sooner or later leads to death, the way it took another friend, Dick Ayre some years back.
Never got his name, but all I had to do was inquire as to his situation and he opened up. In classic form, y new Ft. Collins acquaintance blamed himself. His father had died of it and he knew it wasn't good for him, but did it anyway and in construction, the line of work he did for 35 years, smoking was more the rule than the exception with carpenters feeling it was un-masculine to wear protective masks. "That's all changed," he said, but too late for him. Still there is a possible lung transplant. "I'm on the list, but don't know if one will be available in time."
There have been many news reports about the Western wildfires, in Colorado and elsewhere. Very few of them mention the more deeper cause: climate changed induced global warming. One has to wonder whether there is some policy shared by all the major networks to avoid connecting these wildfires to global warming. Same goes for the newspapers, like the local, right-wing rag, the Denver Post. Most, but not all, of the folks we relate to understand the danger and are quite concerned for the future, but not everyone.
Denial is a powerful psychological mechanism. For some it's about narrow self-interest – ie, the energy industry that new what was coming decades ago, the auto industry, the Defense Dept. For others there are ideological, religious blinders, whatever. Whatever, all the evidence – the scientific evidence – points to a very strong conclusion: Global warming makes wildfires more likely and more destructive. Global warming produces more intense droughts, hotter weather and earlier snowmelts. This results in less water in the late summer and early fall. As Joseph Romm notes (Climate Change: What Everyone Needs To Know):
That means wildfires are a dangerous amplifying feedback, whereby global warming causes more wildfires, which release carbon dioxide, thereby accelerating global warming
Amplifying feedbacks are "forcing events" (external events that drive climate change) that intensify or multiply global warming consequences. Or put another way, there is a snowballing effect that takes place as more CO2 enters the atmosphere that is not re-absorbed out of it.
More than a decade ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change acknowledged the danger that wild fires present to global warming. I quote again from Romm (p. 46)
A warming climate encourages wildfires through a longer summer period that dries fuels, promoting easier ignition and faster speed. Westerling et. al (2006) found that, in the last three decades, the wildfire season in the western U.S. has increased b 78 days, and burn duration of fires >1000 ha (hectares) have increased from 7.5 to 37.1 days, in response to a spring-summer warming of 0.87 degrees (Celsius). Earlier spring snowmelt ha led to longer growing seasons and drought, especially at higher elevations…
That study was done thirteen years ago. If anything, the situation has seriously deteriorated, not just the U.S. western states but throughout the northern hemisphere. This has been a particularly devastating summer:
Wildfires have broken out in the Arctic Circle, as well as in California, Sweden and Greece. People are dying from the heat in Japan, where temperatures have risen to over 40C (104F).
In Sweden, mentioned above, there are a record 11 wildfires north of the Arctic Circle.
The Japanese wildfires are considered "unprecedented." They killed at least 65 with more than 22,600 people hospitalized as a result
Some of the smoke polluting Colorado skies comes from the epidemic of wildfires in British Columbia, western Canada where the government has declared a state of emergency. Ten days ago, on August 16 of this year (2018) there were 566 wildfires burning there causing the evacuation of 3000 people.
Wildfires continue to rage in California which has been it especially hard this year. This comes after a horrific wildfire season in 2017
Even now, late in the wildfire season there are more than 120 fires ablaze in western states and western Canada. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, there are currently 112 major fires to contend with. Here is the breakdown by state.
Wildfire damage near Greyrock Mountain on Highway 14 just west of Ft. Collins from a major wildfire in 2012
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I have a friend who is a Fireman in Northern Colorado and he says that someday, probably not far from now, Colorado will have wildfires so bad in the front range because of all the dead wood, that it will be a Katrina like event. That is what we have to look forward to.
And that is what scares me


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Fall is here! That means there so many sales in our fav stores--really one of the best times to buy in, end/start of season. Right Now J.Crew has amazing sales in store and online. So many cute items that would just elevate your closet for Fall.
For example the Gemstone Floral Silk Dress, is now on SALE. It surly is the perfect pattern easy to wear dress. The dress itself makes the outfit--I chose to accessorize with with black and gold accents. For those of you in colder weather this dress would also look great with tights and chic booties.
So if you are in need or want to shop savy now would be a great opportunity. Until next time pretties!
Happy almost F R I D A Y ! Hope you all had a great week thus far. Just wanted to let you know about a fun INSTAGRAM giveaway that be live today on @withlovefromkris at 6 PM mountain time for a chance to win fabulous items, including a Kidogo Kidogo "Little by Little" tree print iphone5 case.
Fall is in the air--almost right? While the weather is still warm I am bringing out the fall must have pieces little by little.
For this outfit I wore one of my summer skirts with the timeless polka dot tee and of course a black wool hat. It surly is an item to have for the fall. Best part about the black wool hat?? It looks good with almost every outfit casual or dressy! Try it on with your favorite fall outfit and see how it will elevate your look!
Shopping is always so fun--that's a given! But how can you get a bigger bang for your buck?
I think what works for me the best is to buy piceces that you can easliy wear for every season--a black and white stripped top does exactly that. It surly is one of my staple items.
For summer wear it with bright neons, for fall wear it with tan, for winter wear it with red, for spring wear it with pastels or wear it with black all year along. (wear these color combos in form of top and appropiate bottom--skirt, pants and shorts.
Getting a black and white stripe top will be totally worth it! It will make your wardrobe more versatile and elevate any outfit.
Happy September! Already FALL, isn't crazy? But while the sunny weather is here I will still wear my favorite summer tees--while adding some dark hues.
Start your summer to fall transition by featuring fun fall favorites like my Jewel Mint necklace while the weather is still nice.


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Pentagon Tries to Save Face After Body Part Scandal (Video)
By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger
Published November 9, 2011 at 8:05 AM PST
The Pentagon is scrambling to reassure military families, and frankly a very disturbed nation, that mistakes made in handling the remains of fallen servicemembers won't happen again. The scandal arose after a year-long report by the Air Force Inspector General found grisly errors at the Dover Air Force Base mortuary - errors like, according to USA Today...
...evidence of missing body parts, fetal remains stored in cardboard boxes and a dead Marine's arm sawed off, without family consent, to fit his body into his uniform.
Three officials at Dover Air Force Base have been disciplined, but no one has been fired. And that's raised the ire of several lawmakers, who are calling for a Congressional investigation. The Washington Post reports Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee member, Senator Jon Tester of Montana, sent a letter to Air Force Secretary Michael Donley calling for a further probe:
"All civilians and service members who care for the remains of fallen American troops are charged with a sacred responsibility. Mourning families and loved ones, and indeed our entire nation, trust that this responsibility is carried out with the utmost respect and dignity. Sadly, it appears that sacred responsibility was abandoned, and that trust was broken on multiple occasions."
The Pentagon Channel has more on efforts by the Defense Department to further investigate the Dover AFB morgue:
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The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth
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by Amy in 5 Stars, Historical Tags: fairy tales, fairytale retelling, five stars, historical fiction, kate forsyth, world war two
Published: 3rd August 2015
Genre: Historical Fiction/Fairytale retelling
The Grimm Brothers published a beautiful version of the Beauty & the Beast tale called 'The Singing, Springing Lark' in 1819. It combines the well-known story of a daughter who marries a beast in order to save her father with another key fairy tale motif, the search for the lost bridegroom. In 'The Singing, Springing Lark,' the daughter grows to love her beast but unwittingly betrays him and he is turned into a dove. She follows the trail of blood and white feathers he leaves behind him for seven years, and, when she loses the trail, seeks help from the sun, the moon, and the four winds. Eventually she battles an evil enchantress and saves her husband, breaking the enchantment and turning him back into a man.
Kate Forsyth retells this German fairy tale as an historical novel set in Germany during the Nazi regime. A young woman marries a Nazi officer in order to save her father, but hates and fears her new husband. Gradually she comes to realise that he is a good man at heart, and part of an underground resistance movement in Berlin called the Red Orchestra. However, her realisation comes too late. She has unwittingly betrayed him, and must find some way to rescue him and smuggle him out of the country before he is killed.
The Red Orchestra was a real-life organisation in Berlin, made up of artists, writers, diplomats and journalists, who passed on intelligence to the American embassy, distributed leaflets encouraging opposition to Hitler, and helped people in danger from the Nazis to escape the country. They were betrayed in 1942, and many of their number were executed.
The Beast's Garden is a compelling and beautiful love story, filled with drama and intrigue and heartbreak, taking place between 1938 and 1943, in Berlin, Germany.
The Beast's Garden is the kind of story that appears to be a simple fairy tale retelling, a classic tale woven through history; but in actual fact it is a powerful and important story, filled with bold thoughts and acts of defiance, bringing history to life under the guise of a mere fairy tale. It is brutal and honest, yet told so wonderfully that amongst the horror of war and the raw subject, you are captivated and amazed at what happens, real or otherwise.
From the first pages Forsyth holds nothing back, showing off the beauty and danger early on, something that remains until the very last page. The combination and close proximity beauty and danger has in this novel is wonderful, the way Forsyth shows how both existed side by side for so long also adds a lot of meaning. The fact day to day life coexisted with such horror, especially in the early years, is incredible to discover, even more so in novel form.
As you read you are immersed in a fascinating yet brutal part of history and the past comes to life revealing Forsyth's immaculate research skills. According to Forsyth the only created characters are Ava, Leo, Jutta and their families, everyone else is taken from history. The Beast's Garden includes important and historic figures such as the Goebbels, Mildred Harnack, members of the Abwehr, as well as numerous others on both sides. Through Forsyth's flawless and bold narrative their stories and movements during Hitler's reign are brought to life again in a spectacular tale about war, love, strength, and music.
Though a few characters are created, they fit perfectly into the history. Forsyth blends the actions of the real with the desires of the fictional and manages to excel and telling both stories. Real events are woven meticulously and elegantly with the lives of her characters creating a personal and unique perspective on some of the people and key moments during World War Two.
Aside from the historical elements, the detail and style of the narrative is wonderful to read. Nothing is included that isn't of some importance and everything has meaning in some form or another. Ava is strong and resilient and watching her grow over the course of the story is incredible, truly an example of not knowing what you're capable of until you have no other choice. Each created character brings something to the story, whether it is the perspective of the Jewish, the resistance, or those caught in between,
Ava's story is not the sole one being told with many other figures having their stories explored as well, including members of the resistance, Libertas and Harro Schulze-Boysen. Forsyth has woven Ava into history marvellously and with the perspective of others included it brings a lot more intensity to the story than if the events and historic figures were merely background noise to Ava's own life. Forsyth treats each of her characters with respect, and those taken from history have become as true and honest as they are able with actions, opinions, and fates reflecting what happened.
Forsyth combines the fairy tale and the real together stylishly and with skill. There are quotes from The Singing, Springing Lark opening each section and Ava reads and draws strength from the story of the lark herself, through all its torments and triumphs, each action reflected in her own story.
Coupled with the story of The Singing, Springing Lark and the facts and truths of World War Two, Forsyth's incredible creativity and ability to mix together what is real and what is not is to be admired. The story spans seven years, from 1938 to 1945, and through Ava's story you see the world change around her and see it change herself. Through her story and others an understanding is gained about the effect Hitler had on not just the outside world but Berlin and the German people too.
This is a story that is riddled with real faces and real events, connected and combined with characters that are filled with bravery, bold opinions, and incredible strengths. It is a novel told against the backdrop not only of history but of a fairytale, and one that demonstrates the power Germany had shown the world, but it also shows the power hidden within Germany itself. A spectacular story.
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How can you have a rock-solid marriage that lasts a lifetime?
By Dr. Jack Graham | May 5, 2019
We live in a culture that's quick to run to the divorce court when a marriage isn't "working." But God invented marriage and family, and He can help you and me build a marriage that will last.
God wants to bless your marriage and help you succeed. But as a husband or wife, you must be willing to make the necessary effort for you to experience all of His blessings.
As a pastor, I've observed that most marriages that end in divorce are abandoned for no good, biblical reason. They didn't have to end that way. Most divorces come about because people give up… they're just not willing to work at it anymore.
I believe the primary culprit in the demise and destruction of marriages today is neglect. Your marriage and mine is like a beautiful garden that must be tended. It must be cultivated. It must be worked on. A great marriage doesn't just happen!
I always chuckle when I hear someone say, "Well, we just fell in love." You don't fall in love; you grow in love. And if you're going to grow in love for your spouse, then you need to nurture and care for your marriage like a beautiful garden. You must uproot the weeds and build some fences. And you must realize that it takes both sunshine and rain.
God wants to help you tend your marriage and see it flourish. But again, it's going to take work. That's why He's given us clear principles in His Word for loving, accepting, and respecting each other. He wants to show us how to build the kind of marriage that will last a lifetime.
So determine today to work on your marriage relationship...
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By Dr. Jack Graham | November 1, 2018
Several years ago, the Lord really impressed upon me that I was too consumed with ministry. Like any job, ministry can become such a part of your life that it starts to become and idol. And chief among the things that were being sacrificed to that idol was my marriage.
By Dr. Jack Graham | October 11, 2018
I suppose there are some today who would love just to take their scissors and cut this verse right out of the Bible, but it's important for us to remember that submission is not merely for wives. Submission is for Christians, and the principle of reciprocal submission is introduced in this passage. Paul is dealing with the spirit-filled life.
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Marriage by the Book
By Dr. Jack Graham | March 23, 2016
By Jack Graham
Marriage is under attack these days, of course in our courts, but more importantly in our homes. Satan is out to steal, kill and destroy any marriage, especially a Christian marriage. If we want a love that lasts a lifetime, we have to get back to the fundamentals.
If you know me, you know I love sports, so I'll talk in sports terminology. If Satan is coaching against your marriage, he will find your weaknesses and attack them. That is why having a marriage (game) plan is so important. What is your marriage game plan? What are your marriage fundamentals that keep you moving in a positive direction? Do you make half time adjustments? Do you need a timeout to discuss your relationship and reignite your romance? What are you doing to intentionally build your marriage up and grow up together, so you can grow old together?
Paul tells us in Philippians 2:12 to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." I believe what is true concerning our salvation is also true of our marriage. Marriage is God's gift to you. And now, as you work it out by spending the energy and effort that is required to build a strong marriage, that's your gift back to God. Let the refining fire of this relationship grow you into the man and women God has called you to be. This means we have to swim against the tide of our culture. Put your earplugs in and your blinders on, and get to work with God and your spouse.
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