Explore frequently asked questions about oral health.
What are some of the signs and symptoms for teething?
Try and distract the child away from the pain. Try affection and attention. Some light pressure with something cold may help such as a soft wash cloth. Don't press too hard and not too cold. Chilled (not frozen) teething rings may help with pain relief. If a child uses a dummy or pacifier don't put anything sweet such as sugar or honey to try and get rid of the pain. If the child is in distress you can go to your nearby pharmacy and administer over the counter pain relief medication for the child such as Ibuprofen or Panadol. See a health care professional if you think the pain is out of control.
I have cracked my tooth- Why does it hurt?
What should I do if I think I have a cracked tooth?
If your tooth has decay then fillings are used to restore teeth to their normal appearance and shape and function.
As decay occurs most often on the back (molar ) teeth , fissure sealants help to prevent tooth decay as they are used to fill in the natural pits and fissures.
Most commonly gums bleed due to plaque build-up on teeth which causes inflammation (gingivitis) of the gums. Your oral hygiene might need improvement. Visit your dentist regularly for an overall check-up. Other factors like stress, diabetes, genetics and pregnancy also affect the health of your gums.
Recent research has conclusively shown that there can be very serious health consequences from untreated gum infection. These include –diabetes, heart disease, preterm and low birth babies, osteoporosis and certain respiratory conditions.
Invisalign® uses 3-D computer imaging technology to depict the complete treatment plan for straightening your teeth. It determines the initial position of your teeth and the final desired position. A series of custom-made, clear "aligners" are produced to realign the teeth. Each "aligner" moves teeth incrementally and is worn then replaced by the next in the series until the final position is achieved.
A properly fitted mouthguard should be worn during any contact sport or activities where there is risk of an injury to the teeth. Without a mouthguard, sports injuries and accidents can result in damage and injury to the gum, lips or teeth, tooth fractures, knocked out teeth and jaw fractures.
Ready-made – these are ready-to-wear mouthguards available over the counter at sports shops and chemists. While these are the cheapest mouthguard, they also offer the least amount of protection. They are bulky and hard to keep in the mouth due to their poor fit.
What is a root canal treatment and why should I require it?
If you have damaged or infected pulp in one or more of the roots of your teeth, or an abscess has developed, you may need a root canal treatment. This infection may be due to decay beneath a filling, untreated dental decay or by other factors.
Teeth whitening is the process of removing stains and discolouration from teeth to produce whiter, more natural looking teeth. Their colour is improved through a bleaching process to make them look "whiter??? and "brighter???.
Teeth Whitening is very effective for stained teeth due to coffee, tea, and smoking and by consuming certain medications.
Avoid using over the counter quick fixes to teeth whitening and treatments performed by unqualified staff at beauty salons which can have serious health consequences. See your dentist to see what options there are such as "at home bleaching??? or "in chair??? tooth whitening treatments.
I might need my wisdom teeth removed what is the right time?
If wisdom teeth extraction is required it should be performed sooner than later. Using x-rays, your dentist can determine which wisdom teeth need to be removed. Sometimes, a person may need all the wisdom teeth extracted. Depending on the complexity of the issue, the operation may be performed in the chair using local anaesthetic or in an operating theatre under a general anaesthetic.
Dental radiographs (x-rays) show the structures of your teeth and mouth that cannot be seen visually during your clinical examination by the naked eye. Dentists take x-rays every 2-3 years to check for any problems. X-rays also allow us to see the very early signs of decay which means dentists can start treatment early if required and prevent further damage.
X rays are also taken for other reasons such as to check on unerupted teeth in the jaws e.g. wisdom teeth.


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Rafael Santo Domingo Molina (born November 24, 1955 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico) is a retired Major League Baseball pinch hitter. He played during one season at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds. He was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in . Santo Domingo played his last professional season with their Triple-A affiliates, the Indianapolis Indians, in .

Formerly the hitting coach of the Pulaski Mariners, Santo Domingo is now an area scout based in Puerto Rico for the Seattle Mariners.

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FBI issues cyber heist warning
The FBI has warned that cyber criminals are launching DDoS attacks against banks and their customers to divert attention from high-stakes digital heists.
The attacks apparently coincide with corporate account takeovers perpetrated by thieves fielding a modified version of the ZeuS Trojan known as "Gameover."
As security expert Brian Krebs notes, the spate of thefts has occurred in the wake of a heavy spam campaign generated to deploy the malware, which arrives in an email (allegedly) from the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), a not-for-profit group that develops operating rules for organizations that handle electronic payments.
When activated, the ZeuS variant goes to work stealing passwords, facilitating direct access to PCs and networks. During several recent attacks, the victim's public-facing Internet address was targeted by a DDoS offensive as soon as thieves wired money out of an organization account.
Interestingly enough, it appears as if the perpetrators have deployed money mules in the US for at least some of the heists – as a number of unauthorized wire transfers from victim organizations have been transmitted directly to high-end jewelry stores, where the money mule comes to the actual store to pick up his $100K in jewels (or whatever dollar amount was wired).
Launching a cyber attack to mask illicit criminal activity is a strategy that seems to have worked particularly well against Sony, which attempt to counter a massive DDoS attack while data on more than 100 million customers was deftly extracted by hackers.
"In the chaos of a DDoS, typically network administrators are so busy trying to keep the network up that they miss the real attack," explained Jose Enrique Hernandez, a security expert at Prolexic, a Hollywood, Fla. based DDoS mitigation company. "It's a basic diversion technique."
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Many people want to improve their intellect and social status, so they decide to learn a foreign language. Many people may not remember, but First Lady Jackie Kennedy was admired for her ability to speak several foreign languages. She was especially admired for the speech she gave in Italian on Columbus Day during her husband's presidential campaign. If you're thinking about learning a foreign language, there are five very easy languages to learn.
One language that keeps coming up is called Afrikaans. There aren't a lot of grammatical structure rules. No swim, swam, or swum verb conjugating.
Indonesian is easy because there are no tenses such as past, present, and future. It has no gender use.
Portuguese is similar to Spanish. Some words like "foto," "sal," and "hyenas" are the same. Some words are the same except for an accent, such as "agua" (Spanish for "water") and "a'gua" (portuguese for "water"). One thing that makes it so easy is that it's in interrogative form, just like the English language.
French is one of the easiest languages to learn. Some of our English words are French, such as "chateau." You already know that "ch" sounds like "sh," and "eau" sounds like "o." The acronym RSVP, which stands for "Repond Si Vous Plait," is part of the English language. The "t" in "plait" is silent.
Spanish is the second most common language in the world, and most of the words are pronounced the way that they're written – with exception of the "h" being silent. "J" takes on the "h" sound, unless it is followed by a "u," as in "Juan" and "Juanita," which sound like they begin with a "w." Many words look like they are English, but sound a bit different. For example, "hospital" means "hospital," but is pronounced like "ospital" in Spanish. You can guess what some words, called conjugates, mean just by looking at them; for example, "violeta," "el plato," "lampa," and "el sofa." Spanish words are typically separated into two different categories, with feminine words ending in "a" and masculine words ending in "o." This is probably why Spanish is considered the easiest language to learn.
So How Are These Languages Different from English?
Several of these five languages share some traits with one another and not English, and other traits with English and not others. The languages that seem to take on their own unique characteristics are Afrikanns, which has litle grammar structure, and Indonesian, which has no tenses. It has no gender words. These traits separate them from the other foreign languages and the English language.


The Patrón Spirits Company has begun a search for a new agency to handle its creative and media business.
Incumbent Cramer-Krasselt was invited to defend but declined, according to a representative for Patrón. Lee Applbaum, global chief marketing officer for the company, is the key decision-maker in the search.
The company spent nearly $42 million in media last year, down slightly from 2012's total of $45 million, according to Kantar Media.
"We're looking for a highly strategic and creative agency partner," said Applbaum, in a statement. "Our selected partner will possess a track record of success in marketing luxury brands."
Applbaum joined Patrón as CMO in November after serving in the same position at Target for eight months and Radioshack before that.
The new agency will create ads and plan and buy media for TV and outdoor ads. Not in play are print buying, digital creative responsibilities and public relations efforts, which remain at 3 Plus Media, Razorfish and M Booth, respectively.
Santa Monica, Calif.-based consultancy Select Resources International is managing the review, which is expected to conclude in November.


Somebody on the interwebs said we could all talk about our first C programs when Dennis Ritchie died. This was supposed to be my rant. It was stuck in 'draft' for 2 years and would not have moved forward had it not been for the spammers who messed with my old wordpress installation and started sending mails in my name.
My first C program was written on a notebook (and was never compiled or run). Pascal was my swiss army knife when I was in my 11th standard (after qualifying from BASIC). Around that time my uncle got me a small book (no it was not K&R). All the talk about 'C' and its power that I read in electronics for you magazine got me buzzed. Unfortunately the school computer lab had just 8086 (PC-XT)s with two 5.25″ FDDs at the best. No C compiler anywhere to be seen. So it was "translated" versions of couple of my pascal programs in a red notebook book (hand written) for a long time. Till around end of 12th I got my hands on unc's 486 DX2 (66 Mhz !) which had Borland C on it. It was exciting. Not because I knew anything about unix but the small book told me about functions to do stuff that I did not know how to do in Pascal (don't remember what it was though : thinking hard it might have been printf !! or probably reading a directory). I got my hands on gcc only at the start of my college. That was for the lack of a 32bit compiler on windows or DOS. It was the times of 'dos-extenders', VESA video modes and DJGPP !! DJGPP gave me company for a long time (even after I started with Linux (RHL 4.2 or 5 IIRC)). For some time it was also MSVC, learning DirectX. Finally towards the end of my course I was entirely into OpenGL and Linux.
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Johnny Depp isn't letting a little something like poor movie sales slow him down.
And now the actor is hoping to give a little something back to the Sioux nation.
KLDT News in South Dakota is reporting that Depp wants to purchase important land in the state and return it to the tribe. The land in question is the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, where approximately 300 members of the Lakota — part of the Great Sioux Nation — were killed. It's currently for sale for $4 million.
Local tribes are interested in the land, but say they cannot afford the steep cost. Depp intends to use his own millions to make the purchase.
Or he could just be quiet. There is no "Native Americans". There are nearly 500 tribes, many as different as is Germany from France. The so-called Black Hills is the territory of the Lakota band of the Sioux Nation. It would be better for everybody if Depp just went on about his business and put this bizarre film and his presumptions behind him.
Johnny better start paying closer attention to his career choices otherwise he will no longer have the necessary leverage.


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Q: Why energy expectation values (Energy) are functions of coefficients of corresponding trial wave functions in variational principle?
The method consists of choosing a "trial wavefunction" depending on one or more parameters and finding the values of these parameters for which the expectation value of the energy is the lowest possible. The wavefunction obtained by fixing the parameters to such values is then an approximation to the ground state wavefunction, and the expectation value of the energy in that state is an upper bound to the ground state energy.

[Source: Wikipedia - Variational method (quantum mechanics)]
What is the physical interpretation of it?

A: I don't think I have a physical interpretation. But I like to think about it as a two-step process:
i. Showing that the expectation value of the energy for the ground state wavefunction is the lowest energy possible. The proof is elegant and short. Computing the inner product of the Hamiltonian (finding the expectation value of the energy) with any other wavefunction gives a higher energy.
ii. Using this principle in practice. This is hard because you don't know a priori what the ground state wavefunction looks like -- it could be any kind of crazy function! So one thing people do is assume some ansatz, meaning you assume it has a certain form. Because we have algorithms to help us minimize functions, we find the minimum energy with that ansatz. This cannot be lower than the global minimum because the wavefunction that achieves the global minimum may not be of the same form.
I like to think about it like approximating functions. A function can have any form you want. Introducing an ansatz is like saying I want to approximate the function by a quadratic or cubic polynomial. There are some coefficients that you can optimize to make it resemble the function you want (in your case, you would want to use an algorithm like gradient descent so that the wavefunction you get has the lowest energy for that given ansatz).

A: The underlying principles are straightforward. The ground state is the solution of the Schrödinger equation with the lowest possible energy. One way to find a function that approximates the ground state is to create some form of expansion, such as a Fourier series, with variable expansion coefficients. Any given set of expansion coefficients equates to a particular wave function, for which you can readily calculate an associated energy expectation value. You can now vary the expansion coefficients to see what effect the variation has on the energy expectation value. If the  change in the coefficients reduces the energy, then the expansion must have become closer to the ground state (ie to the function that has the lowest possible energy). In practice what you do is to program an algorithm which varies the coefficients in a systematic way to home in on a set that appears to minimise the energy expectation value. Once you've arrived at a set that seems to give the lowest energy value, then you can take the Fourier expansion with those coefficients as being your best approximation to the ground state.
I've mentioned a  Fourier series because that's a familiar example of an expansion that most readers of this answer are likely to understand. In practice, however, you will pick an expansion that you think will be a good fit to the physical arrangement you are trying to model. For example, to model electrons in a spherical potential, plane waves are unlikely to be a good basis for an expansion, so you might use spherical Bessel functions, say, instead.

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Recently, I added Amazon affiliate banners to my online car show site.
Now when you click a vehicle, the information after the banner does not load sometimes. You should always see a comment form and comments after the banner. Has anyone else had this issue occur?
If your page is designed with tables and you place the adcode within the table the rest of the table will not load in IE until the ad code loads. So if the ad code loads slowly that can cause the rest of your page to load slowly.
Thanks for the reply, Chris. I'm using CSS. Any more thoughts?
Try putting the adcode in an iframe. That should complete prevent it from interfering with the rest of your content.


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Shareholder resolution: More than 7,600 Amazon employees demand action on climate change in advance of annual meeting
Tuesday 21 May 2019 , by NICKELSBURG Monica
A record number of Amazon employees are pressuring the company to get serious about climate change.
More than 7,600 software engineers, managers, designers, and other Amazon workers have signed an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board of directors asking the company to adopt a comprehensive climate change plan [1]. For context, that's 2,600 more employees than Amazon's plans to hire at its new Nashville operations hub [2]. It's one of the biggest employee-driven environmental initiatives in history and comes at a time when in-demand tech workers have a lot of leverage over their employers.
"I don't know of any other tech company, or really any other company, that this has happened," said Emily Cunningham, an Amazon UX designer and organizer of the climate change initiative.
The employees want Amazon to adopt a shareholder resolution [3] that would direct the company to prepare a report describing its plan to reduce fossil fuel dependence and prepare for disruptions caused by the climate crisis. The resolution will be up for a vote during the company's annual shareholder meeting in Seattle on Wednesday.
Cunningham is part of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, an employee organization that has been pressuring Amazon to make environmental commitments in line with its competitors for the past few months. The group is planning a press conference outside the shareholder meeting.
In the proxy statement, Amazon's board recommends shareholders vote down the resolution because of the environmental programs and commitments already underway at the company. In February, Amazon announced plans to publish its carbon footprint for the first time this year [4].
"The Board agrees that planning for potential disruptions posed by climate change and reducing company-wide dependence on fossil fuels are important," the proxy statement says. "However, the Board believes that Amazon is already doing this, especially given our commitment to disclose our overall carbon footprint, along with related goals and programs."
In addition to the shareholder resolution, the open letter that the employee group sent to Bezos asks Amazon to make the following commitments:
• Cut carbon emissions in half by 2030 and to zero by 2050
• Completely transition away from fossil fuels
• End custom products built for fossil fuel companies
• Reduce pollution in vulnerable communities
• Lobby for environmental policies
• Protect employees vulnerable to climate disruptions and extreme weather events.
There are 11 shareholder resolutions included in Amazon's annual proxy statement [5], more than any other public company this year. The other resolutions focus on Amazon's controversial facial recognition technology, salary transparency, and other equity issues.
Amazon's carbon footprint is more complex than other big corporations because of its vast and varied business. But the two arms of the company with the biggest power needs — cloud services and package delivery — have competitors making bigger strides toward reducing their environmental impacts.
Google has been powering all offices and data centers with renewable energy since 2017 [6]. Microsoft reached 50 percent renewable energy in 2018 [7] and plans to make it to 100 percent in the next decade. Apple reached that milestone last year [8].
Amazon's biggest retail competitor, Walmart, is also pursuing sustainability objectives. By 2025, Walmart plans to power half of its operations with renewable energy. It has already reached 28 percent.
Amazon has announced several environmental programs amid pressure from employees and shareholders. The company plans to move to 100 percent renewable energy but hasn't set a deadline to reach that goal. In February, Amazon pledged to get half of its package deliveries to a standard of net zero carbon by 2030 as part of a "Shipment Zero" initiative [9].
"That's only for the shipment part of our business," Cunningham said. "It doesn't take into account the data centers through Amazon Web Services which are almost 50 percent fossil fuel-run."
An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment for this story but pointed to the company's sustainability initiatives.
International Shareholders Services and Glass Lewis, the two largest advisers to institutional investors, recommended that Amazon shareholders approve the climate change resolution. Amazon Employees for Climate Justice celebrated the endorsements in a thread on Twitter [10].
Whether the resolution gains traction remains to be seen. Shareholder resolutions are non-binding and most of them do not get approved. But Cunningham is encouraged by the unprecedented level of support for the plan.
"Glass Lewis and ISS have sided with the 7,600 employees on the shareholder resolution," she said. "I'm not sure what that exactly is going to look like but, regardless of the shareholder resolution, I feel like we've already won in many ways."
Monica Nickelsburg
• May 21, 2019 at 8:27 am:
https://www.geekwire.com/2019/7600-amazon-employees-demand-action-climate-change-advance-annual-meeting/
• Monica Nickelsburg is GeekWire's Civic Editor, covering technology-driven solutions to urban challenges and the intersection of tech and politics. Before joining GeekWire, she worked for The Week, Forbes, and NBC. Monica holds a BA in journalism and history from New York University. Follow her @mnickelsburg
[1] https://medium.com/@amazonemployeesclimatejustice/public-letter-to-jeff-bezos-and-the-amazon-board-of-directors-82a8405f5e38
[2] https://www.geekwire.com/2018/music-city-sings-new-tune-amazon-nashville-become-major-logistics-hub-5000-corporate-jobs/
[3] https://ir.aboutamazon.com/static-files/df752652-6580-453d-8d97-4bd3232818f7
[4] https://www.geekwire.com/2019/amazon-share-carbon-footprint-1st-time-part-new-shipment-zero-sustainability-initiative/
[5] https://www.geekwire.com/2019/amazon-shareholders-seek-moratorium-facial-recognition-sales-government-climate-change-action-political-goals/
[6] https://sustainability.google/projects/announcement-100/
[7] https://www.geekwire.com/2019/microsofts-ambitious-new-environmental-goals-include-shifting-data-centers-70-renewable-energy-2023/
[8] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/04/apple-now-globally-powered-by-100-percent-renewable-energy/
[10] https://twitter.com/AMZNforClimate/status/1126922811975409664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1126922811975409664&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhub.packtpub.com%2Famazon-employees-get-support-from-glass-lewis-and-iss-on-its-resolution-for-amazon-to-manage-climate-change-risks%2F
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The launch of the Autumn Winter show schedule for the bi-annual series of fashion and style events that is Belfast Fashion Week is usually one of the first gatherings after the summer holidays so it's a great opportunity for fashionistas to catch up and find out what's in store from BFW for this season.
The FABB bloggers were looking chic – Rosanna Smyth rocked a Nasa t-shirt with a deconstructed zip detail skirt while Ruth Wilson went oriental chic in a fringed kimono while Aoife Malone rocked a black and peach combo.
We've never seen stylist and illustrator Sara O'Neill so smiley! A gal so legendary for her pout that her picture is filed under 'Duck Face' in Wikipedia. That is a gal in LURRRVE! We love it!
Love has clearly been a theme of 2014 as there were quite a few stylish baby bumps in attendance!
We always think the devil is in the detail and we loved Aileen Wilson. Eve Brannon and Julia Sokele's pointy courts, Amy Travers chic scarf and Joanna Alison's retro styled blue locks.
To check out the full BFW schedule of shows and style events click here.


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Protea caffra
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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Protea"
species = "P. caffra"
binomial = "Protea caffra"
binomial_authority = Meisn. 1856
synonyms = "Scolymocephalus caffer" "Protea rhodantha" "Protea bolusii" "Protea multibracteata" "Protea pegleriae" "Protea bauerii" "Protea natalensis" "Protea stipitata"|
"Protea caffra" is a small tree or shrub which occurs in open or wooded grassland usually on rocky ridges. Its leaves are leathery and hairless. The flower head is solitary or in clusters of 3 or 4 with the involucral bracts a pale red, pink or cream colour. The fruit is a densely hairy nut. The species is very variable and has several subspecies.
The specific epithet "caffra" is derived from 'Caffraria', the 17th century geographical name for the north eastern regions of South Africa, in turn a latinisation of the islamic Arabic 'Kafir' - unbeliever.
First discovered in Natal, South Africa in December/January 1839/40 by Ferdinand Krauss, this protea has never attracted much attention from horticulturalists. It was induced to flower at Kew in May 1893, but this failed to kindle any further interest in the species. Its chief claim to fame is that it was illustrated on the reverse of the South African threepenny piece - or 'tickey' - for almost 30 years. The bark can be used medicinally.
Upright shrub to small tree 3 - 8m in height with a definite main stem up to 400mm in diameter, crown uneven and spreading. Bark black to dark brown with net-like fissures when mature. Leaves linear-elliptic to linear-falcate, narrow to broadly elliptic, narrow to broadly invert lanceolate, occasionally falcate; 70 - 250mm in length, 4 - 45mm wide, tips blunt to acuminate; smooth, leathery to thin and papery, light green to glaucous green, have a tendency to clump in each year's growth. Flowers carried at the end of leafy twigs 4 - 12mm in diameter, usually singly but up to 4 heads may be grouped at the tip; globose to egg-shaped, broad and shallow when fully open, 45 - 80mm in diameter, base broad convex to flat, 20 - 30mm in diameter. Involucral bracts in 6 - 8 series; outer series broad oval to deltoid, 10 - 20mm wide, 5 - 7mm long, usually with silky silvery pelt of varying thickness at the distal ends but may be hairless, closely and densely shingled; inner series elongated to broadly elongated spatulate, 30 - 50mm long, 10 - 20mm wide, tips rounded to almost acuminate, slightly concave, smooth, varying in color from pale cream to brick red; very variable.
"Protea caffra" is widely distributed across the eastern reaches of South Africa, with a separate far northern enclave in the Inyanga district of Zimbabwe, extending into Mozambique. It prefers poor, quartzitic, acidic soils, but is equally at home on a wide variety of well-drained soils and has even been found on alkaline dolomitic soils. It occurs from sea level to 2100m, always on southern slopes where the terrain is broken and rocky, or mountainous. It usually forms open stands in which it is the single large shrub or tree; these stands can cover large areas.
"P. caffra" is an exceptionally variable species, and seems to be composed of a mosaic of local races that exhibit small differences, usually in the size, colour , texture and shape of the leaves. Where winters are cold and dry the plant has stiff, thick, pale green leaves, while as the distribution moves westwards the leaves become larger, softer, darker and more pliant. The flowers are generally pinkish-red to carmine with green at the base, and are produced during a clearly defined 6 - 8 week period; this period may begin as early as October in coastal regions, and as late as December in higher regions. The flower heads produce a sweet, slightly sulphurous odour that attracts scarab beetles in large numbers. The dense, fissured bark provides the trees with a large measure of fire resistance.
A very hardy perennial shrub that will survive temperatures of at least -5 degrees Celsius. The seeds will germinate in the summer 22 days after planting, and the young plants will reach a height of 10cm in their first year. Thereafter, growth can be somewhat variable with stops and starts. Should start to bloom from the 6th year, when lower branches should be pruned to stimulate the flowering shoots.
*van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. "Field Guide to trees of South Africa". Struik, Cape Town
*Pooley, E. 2005. "A Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Region". National Floral Publications Trust, Durban
*Rourke, J. P. 1980. "The Proteas of Southern Africa" Tafelberg, Cape Town
*Roussouw, F. 1970. "The Proteaceae of South Africa" Purnell, Cape Town
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Protea caffra — Protea caffra … Wikipedia Español
Protea caffra kilimandscharica — Protea caffra subsp. kilimandscharica … Wikipédia en Français
Protea kilimandscharica — Protea caffra kilimandscharica Protea caffra subsp. kilimandscharica … Wikipédia en Français
Protea — Protea … Wikipédia en Français
Protea — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda No debe confundirse con Proteas. ? Protea Protea lepidocarpodendron x nerifola … Wikipedia Español
Protea — This article is about the plant genus. For further uses, see Protea (disambiguation). Protea Protea lepidocarpodendron x neriifolia Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Protée (plante) — Protea Protea … Wikipédia en Français
List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes — This is a list of Southern African trees, shrubs and lianes.[1] Contents 1 Cyatheaceae 2 Zamiaceae 3 Podocarpaceae 4 Cupressaceae … Wikipedia
Протея — артишоковая (Protea cynaroides) … Википедия


– This is my lifetime chance. I think I did a good club season, and my faults and problems are the result of youth and inexperience. Like Roberto Mancini at Manchester City, and Prandelli has confidence in me and i can not wait to repay him on the ground.
My message to everyone is that I will not let you down and leave a team with ten players on the field – said Balotelli,which partner in the attack should be Antonio Cassano. Recently, speculation appeared that Balotelli could join fellow representative in AC Milan.
– Italy has a lot of great players. Cassano and i may not the best, but about us it is most written. Personally i like Antonio Di Natale and I would gladly played on the wing to open a space in the middle attack for Di Natale.
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Blue Jays: Nate Pearson dominates his way to the Futures Game
SURPRISE, AZ - NOVEMBER 03: Starting pitcher AFL West All-Star, Nate Pearson #20 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a warm-up pitch during the Arizona Fall League All Star Game at Surprise Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
Nate Pearson has had a dominant season in the minor leagues and was rewarded with a spot in the 2019 Futures Game which takes place over the All-Star break.
When people talk about the future of the Toronto Blue Jays, 95% of the conversation is directed towards their strong crop of position players throughout their system.
That should change in the near future, and there's an argument that it should have already by now based on the season that Nate Pearson is having in the minors.
The powerful right-hander started his season in High-A and completely overmatched his competition, pitching to a 0.86 ERA in six starts and 21 innings, striking out a ridiculous 35 batters against just three walks. For a guy who had made a grand total of nine starts as a professional before this season had begun, things couldn't have started much better.
His dominance quickly earned him a promotion to Double-A to join the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and he's continued to perform at a high level against the next rung of competition. Through eight starts he is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA, and 0.900 WHIP, and 31 strikeouts against just five walks.
Add it all up and Pearson has turned enough heads this year that he was selected to participate in the MLB Futures game, which takes place over the All-Star break. Many of baseball's greatest players have participated in the contest, as it's a great showcase for the top minor league players in baseball, and Pearson definitely qualifies.
Congratulations, @big_nate5! 🔥
The man with the 103 MPH fastball is heading to the 2019 All-Star #FuturesGame! pic.twitter.com/070ttsHZ16
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 28, 2019
The 22-year-old might be dominating on the mound and moving quickly up the organizational ladder, but I don't think Blue Jays fans should get their hopes up that we'll see him in Toronto this season, even if there's a good argument that he could already be one of their best five starting pitchers. That said, he's only made 23 starts in his pro career, mostly because he missed the bulk of last season when he broke his arm after being hit by a comebacker in his first start. The Blue Jays are going to want to make sure they develop him properly and build up his arm strength before he makes that final leap.
I don't think it's a reach to expect their top pitching prospect to make his debut sometime in 2020 though. He's already shown that he can handle Double-A hitters in a small sample size, and if he keeps this up then I suspect he'll get a crack at Triple-A before the year is out as well. Something tells me his 103 MPH fastball should translate just fine, especially if he maintains the control he's displayed.
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The Blue Jays could definitely use a few more premium arms in their minor league system, but the presence of Pearson has to give Ross Atkins and company some optimistic feelings about the future. You don't find arms like this every day, and the rest of baseball will get to see him on full display in the Futures Game.


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Shot in self defence
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Columbian 'hitmen' killed at finca where woman was found dead with her throat cut exactly a year ago
THE owner of an isolated farm where two men were found dead on Saturday night claims he shot them in self defence.
Spaniard Manuel A was arrested after the bodies – understood to be those of two Columbian hitmen – were found lying in his garden
The owner of the farm in Alhaurin has been accused of murder after dispatching a number of shots at 'point blank' range at the pair.
Autopsies carried out on the bodies at the finca Los Naranjos, in Arroyo Gragea, Alhaurín de la Torre, have confirmed that they were shot at close range with a shotgun.
Neither man was carrying documentation and they have not yet been identified.
Some sources claim that they were carrying guns.
The incident happened late on Saturday night after which Manuel A called police admitting that he had shot the two men.
Forensic scientists in Sevilla are testing the bodies for gunpowder residue to determine if either of them shot at the suspect, who is now in custody.
The owner of the finca is reported to have claimed that he defended himself when the two men attacked his property.
But, what is mst bizarre is that his former partner was found floating in the couple's pool almost exactly a year to the day.
Her throat had apparently been cut in the murder on April 20, 2008.
One theory detectives are pursuing is that the Columbians were hitmen who were coming to get paid after being contracted to kill his partner a year ago.
He had apparently only recently come out of a hotel where he had been 'lying low' in Cadiz.
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Oakland Raiders (14-1-0)
Head Coach: Phil Villapiano
Oakland Raiders 14 1 0 .933 613 344 6-1-0 8-0-0 11-0-0 6-0-0 W14
Kansas City Chiefs 7 7 0 .500 400 371 3-3-0 4-4-0 5-5-0 3-3-0 L2
San Diego Chargers 7 7 0 .500 324 430 5-2-0 2-5-0 5-5-0 3-3-0 W2
Denver Broncos 1 14 0 .067 402 588 0-8-0 1-6-0 1-10-0 0-6-0 W1
Hewitt, J. LB Broken Finger Probable
Ramirez, A. CB Jammed Finger Probable
Beaty, J. RB Broken Finger Questionable
Reyna, R. FS Sprained Wrist Doubtful
Buss, C. TE Deep Thigh Bruise Out (1-2 weeks)
Beltran, K. LB Broken Leg Out (2-4 weeks)
Preseason Week 1, 2042: David Campbell has retired.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: Frank Maki has retired.
Free Agency 2042: (Rd 3) The Oakland Raiders have signed Morris Kitchens - DT (85 ovr) for 4 year(s) at $3,300,000.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Alex Sharpe - QB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Donald Jacobs - WR.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Roberto Saenz - DT.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Hunter Lopes - DT.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Elbert Leone - DE.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released John Riggs - RB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Herman Smith - LB.
Free Agency 2042: (Rd 8) The Oakland Raiders have signed Hugh Sharpe - FB (84 ovr) for 6 year(s) at $600,000.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Jeffrey Gilbreath - FB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released David Judge - WR.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed John Ervin - QB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Raymond Madison - QB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Robert Armstrong - RB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Charles Buss - FB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Larry Morgan - RB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Deandre Pederson - WR.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Theodore Williams - QB.
Preseason Week 1, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Efrain Cherry - FB.
Preseason Week 2, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have released Deandre Pederson - WR.
Preseason Week 2, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Don Williams - WR.
Preseason Week 2, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Darius Perez - SS.
Preseason Week 2, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Josh Booth - C.
Preseason Week 2, 2042: The Oakland Raiders have signed Jose Hendrick - G.
Offense 40.9 (2/3) 497.9 (1/2) 162.9 (1/1) 334.9 (5/9)
Defense 22.9 (4/8) 337.1 (2/4) 54.1 (1/1) 283.0 (11/18)
Raynor, J. 368 234 3903 44
Crowley, A. 185 1169 6.3 8
Summerlin, E. 76 1448 19.1 14
PS 1 Arizona Cardinals W 28-3
PS 2 @Carolina Panthers W 45-17
1 Philadelphia Eagles L 31-26
2 Denver Broncos W 48-17
3 @New England Patriots W 21-11
4 @Kansas City Chiefs W 24-17
5 New York Giants W 30-24
6 @Buffalo Bills W 31-24
7 @San Diego Chargers W 52-7
8 Kansas City Chiefs W 45-37
9 New York Jets W 38-35
10 San Diego Chargers W 41-6
11 @Dallas Cowboys W 59-21
12 @Washington Redskins W 47-46
13 @Denver Broncos W 59-30
14 Indianapolis Colts W 34-7
15 @Cincinnati Bengals W 58-31
16 Miami Dolphins
17 BYE
Ervin, J. QB 90 46 65 90 73 91 22 69 20 1 1 1 1 91
Madison, R. QB 90 36 61 88 78 91 7 73 19 1 1 1 1 67
Raynor, J. QB 95 57 62 93 91 89 16 57 18 1 1 1 1 94
Williams, T. QB 74 28 86 83 56 62 25 91 29 1 1 1 1 84
Beaty, J. RB 88 50 81 27 49 6 7 91 64 13 23 1 2 75
Cochran, P. RB 97 65 85 6 48 3 22 98 63 48 32 1 1 86
Crowley, A. RB 90 58 81 10 53 25 33 94 48 49 24 2 1 88
Morgan, L. RB 86 56 71 9 34 26 33 96 63 16 13 2 1 59
Sharpe, H. FB 84 83 60 1 72 1 19 60 50 47 55 2 1 63
Foster, E. G 96 95 48 1 64 1 33 45 10 99 92 1 1 69
Hendrick, J. G 76 89 53 1 44 1 23 42 3 63 92 1 1 51
Macdonald, F. G 92 97 52 1 52 1 32 36 3 86 91 1 1 57
Smith, M. G 68 95 40 1 57 1 34 38 12 41 87 1 2 66
Waugh, R. G 74 86 24 1 34 1 34 33 11 78 86 1 1 29
Boyd, J. T 74 94 41 1 57 1 52 33 23 84 70 1 1 84
Tucker, J. T 92 90 71 1 47 1 31 72 31 83 85 1 1 81
Whitson, T. T 85 92 49 1 56 1 42 43 37 93 81 2 1 80
Booth, J. C 82 93 73 1 76 1 35 39 20 91 50 1 2 86
Dozier, A. C 72 89 60 1 39 1 35 53 3 86 67 1 1 53
Evans, C. C 78 98 21 1 76 2 20 32 2 66 87 1 1 68
Armstrong, R. TE 69 50 92 18 42 8 34 81 74 43 31 1 1 93
Buss, C. TE 67 69 48 1 46 1 39 83 73 47 50 1 1 87
Cherry, E. TE 62 80 53 1 62 1 26 74 52 33 60 1 1 70
Autry, T. WR 78 58 85 2 62 1 33 87 77 27 25 1 1 83
Mcallister, J. WR 89 31 95 1 60 1 21 93 79 14 13 1 1 86
Minton, R. WR 81 41 71 1 63 1 32 94 87 18 32 1 1 70
Summerlin, E. WR 94 38 97 1 74 2 15 94 83 8 35 1 1 86
Williams, D. WR 87 45 77 2 47 1 25 90 92 10 16 1 1 87
Bennett, I. CB 73 57 78 1 53 1 36 92 38 1 1 1 1 51
Haskell, J. CB 88 45 86 1 53 1 69 93 67 1 1 1 1 93
Leigh, M. CB 71 36 67 1 55 1 65 92 41 1 1 1 1 95
Patton, G. CB 66 49 65 1 59 1 35 88 55 1 1 1 1 84
Pope, K. CB 80 57 99 1 70 1 37 91 59 2 1 1 1 90
Ramirez, A. CB 92 55 86 1 49 1 57 93 65 1 1 1 2 62
Beltran, K. LB 86 56 74 1 66 1 84 92 34 1 1 1 1 87
Brennan, F. LB 69 63 56 1 42 1 80 82 56 1 1 1 1 78
Hewitt, J. LB 83 50 84 1 59 1 92 91 29 1 1 1 1 79
Kinard, M. LB 66 46 73 2 61 1 72 85 39 1 2 1 1 84
Scanlon, J. LB 67 79 42 1 70 1 58 81 12 1 3 2 1 72
Shipman, H. LB 68 46 59 3 57 2 82 90 74 1 2 2 2 57
Coffman, J. DT 91 94 62 1 57 1 69 68 27 1 1 1 1 73
Kitchens, M. DT 84 86 75 1 36 1 66 73 29 1 1 1 1 74
McKillins, D. DT 77 89 62 1 48 1 51 71 43 1 1 1 1 57
Morris, E. DT 86 86 78 1 64 1 67 70 18 1 1 1 1 74
Garber, R. DE 85 73 70 1 36 1 71 72 49 1 1 1 1 81
Knight, L. DE 92 74 84 1 63 1 78 77 22 1 1 1 1 70
Hardy, W. FS 75 34 80 1 49 3 62 90 59 1 1 1 1 72
Reyna, R. FS 84 25 83 2 56 1 67 91 51 1 1 1 1 75
Meadows, J. SS 72 34 71 1 66 1 48 90 59 1 1 1 1 87
Perez, D. SS 80 55 74 1 26 1 70 92 40 1 1 1 1 58
Rogers, T. SS 86 59 88 1 48 1 50 92 50 1 1 1 1 90
Maldonado, R. K 86 12 48 29 59 1 24 45 31 1 1 92 100 75
Longoria, J. P 75 31 26 5 56 1 14 31 26 1 1 91 99 94
Foster, B. T 74 83 56 1 67 3 32 62 17 63 77 1 2 54
Raiders Salary Projection
Whitson, T. T 31 $15,225,000 $13,775,000 $12,325,000
Cochran, P. RB 28 $14,962,500 $13,537,500 $12,112,500
Coffman, J. DT 30 $10,253,250 $9,765,000 $9,276,750 $8,300,250
Raynor, J. QB 34 $9,025,000 $8,075,000
Crowley, A. RB 32 $7,570,000
Summerlin, E. WR 31 $7,500,000 $7,500,000
Macdonald, F. G 25 $6,850,000 $10,900,000 $10,900,000 $10,900,000 $10,900,000 $10,900,000 $10,900,000
Knight, L. DE 32 $6,825,000 $6,175,000 $5,525,000
Mcallister, J. WR 30 $6,825,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,175,000 $5,525,000
Foster, E. G 29 $6,500,000 $12,650,000 $11,550,000 $10,450,000 $9,350,000
Pope, K. CB 23 $6,492,657 $6,492,657 $6,492,657 $6,492,657 $6,492,657 $6,492,657
Haskell, J. CB 30 $6,450,000 $6,460,000 $7,600,000 $8,740,000
Ramirez, A. CB 30 $6,200,000 $6,200,000
Tucker, J. T 34 $5,950,000 $7,000,000 $8,050,000
Minton, R. WR 27 $4,400,000 $4,400,000 $4,400,000 $4,400,000 $4,400,000
Hewitt, J. LB 27 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Rogers, T. SS 28 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Kitchens, M. DT 31 $3,300,000 $3,300,000 $3,300,000 $3,300,000
Morris, E. DT 34 $2,850,000 $2,550,000
Shipman, H. LB 23 $2,843,734 $2,843,734 $2,843,734 $2,843,734 $2,843,734
Beltran, K. LB 30 $2,420,000 $2,420,000 $2,420,000 $2,420,000
Waugh, R. G 22 $2,116,643 $2,116,643 $2,116,643 $2,116,643
Reyna, R. FS 27 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Evans, C. C 23 $1,920,000 $1,920,000
Maldonado, R. K 33 $1,912,500
Longoria, J. P 34 $1,900,000 $1,710,000 $1,425,000
Bennett, I. CB 23 $1,730,000 $1,730,000
Meadows, J. SS 23 $1,510,000 $1,510,000
Kinard, M. LB 24 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000
Foster, B. T 22 $1,303,556 $1,303,556 $1,303,556
Dozier, A. C 30 $1,100,000 $1,100,000
Beaty, J. RB 31 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Garber, R. DE 29 $1,000,000
Leigh, M. CB 35 $1,000,000
McKillins, D. DT 34 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Boyd, J. T 26 $720,000
Armstrong, R. TE 26 $600,000
Booth, J. C 36 $600,000
Buss, C. TE 30 $600,000
Cherry, E. TE 29 $600,000
Ervin, J. QB 34 $600,000
Hendrick, J. G 27 $600,000
Madison, R. QB 36 $600,000
Morgan, L. RB 31 $600,000
Perez, D. SS 30 $600,000
Sharpe, H. FB 23 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000
Smith, M. G 23 $600,000 $600,000
Williams, D. WR 27 $600,000
Williams, T. QB 34 $600,000
Patton, G. CB 22 $588,365 $588,365 $588,365
Autry, T. WR 24 $500,000
Brennan, F. LB 21 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000
Hardy, W. FS 25 $500,000 $500,000
Scanlon, J. LB 21 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000
Cut/Retired Salaries: $1,904,000 $1,669,000 $1,265,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Salaries: $174,297,205 $160,241,455 $122,944,205 $78,588,284 $43,461,391 $19,342,657 $12,250,000
Passing Attempts 2009 13 Raiders Stone, W. Texans 49
Passing Completions 2021 16 Raiders Manuel, C. Broncos 31
Pass Completion Pct 2001 10 Raiders Hogan, I. Vikings 100
Passing Interceptions 2003 5 Raiders Soto, J. Dolphins 6
Passing Yards 2041 5 Raiders Raynor, J. Bills 472
Passing TDs 2041 5 Raiders Raynor, J. Bills 7
Passing Rating 2008 10 Raiders Soto, J. Broncos 158.3
Longest Pass 2015 12 Raiders Jones, N. Falcons 96
Rush Attempts 2029 2 Raiders Hart, W. Broncos 41
Rushing Yards 2038 5 Raiders Crowley, A. Broncos 257
Rushing TDs 2042 2 Raiders Cochran, P. Broncos 4
Longest Run 2008 4 Raiders Frierson, G. Chargers 89
Catches 2000 1 Raiders White, L. Chiefs 9
Receiving Yards 2038 17 Raiders Warner, J. Giants 207
Receiving TDs 2036 14 Raiders Pederson, D. Bills 4
Longest Catch 2015 12 Raiders Kuhn, M. Falcons 96
Fumbles 2013 6 Raiders Stone, W. Broncos 3
Fumbles Lost 2003 4 Raiders Tibbs, M. Jets 2
Interceptions 2017 7 Raiders Younger, H. Bengals 4
Interception Return Yards 2018 17 Raiders Ruiz, J. Cowboys 122
Tackles 2023 4 Raiders Dennard, H. Chargers 20
Sacks 2023 15 Raiders Moss, P. Texans 6
Forced Fumbles 2003 2 Raiders Thompson, C. Chargers 3
Fumbles Recovered 2002 14 Raiders Tibbs, M. Eagles 2
Fumble Return Yards 2032 2 Raiders Muller, J. Chiefs 31
Defensive TDs 2001 5 Raiders Fields, G. Chargers 2
Punt Return Yards 2024 9 Raiders Garcia, A. Broncos 113
Punt Return TDs 2004 1 Raiders Ross, H. Chargers 1
Longest Punt Return 2024 9 Raiders Garcia, A. Broncos 83
Kickoff Return Yards 2029 10 Raiders Hart, W. Vikings 220
Kickoff Return TDs 2004 7 Raiders Griffin, D. Seahawks 1
Longest Kickoff Return 2022 10 Raiders Maher, W. Jaguars 108
FG Attempted 2013 12 Raiders Curtis, M. Bears 7
FG Made 2013 12 Raiders Curtis, M. Bears 6
Longest FG 2015 14 Raiders Curtis, M. Patriots 64
XP Attempted 2036 8 Raiders Starkey, H. Chargers 10
XP Made 2036 8 Raiders Starkey, H. Chargers 10
FG Pct 2000 2 Raiders Oliver, R. Seahawks 100
XP Pct 2000 1 Raiders Oliver, R. Chiefs 100
Punt Average 2007 14 Raiders Mckee, K. Chiefs 61
Punt Yards 2024 1 Raiders Akers, T. Seahawks 796
Longest Punt 2012 7 Raiders Warren, P. Patriots 83
Tackles For Loss 2023 9 Raiders Hatch, A. Chiefs 6
Pancakes 2042 13 Raiders Whitson, T. Broncos 22
Sacks Allowed 2023 5 Raiders Day, F. Chiefs 5
Passing Attempts 2013 Raiders Stone, W. 557
Passing Completions 2013 Raiders Stone, W. 334
Pass Completion Pct 2036 Raiders Raynor, J. 70
Passing Interceptions 2007 Raiders Soto, J. 19
Passing Yards 2028 Raiders Moorehead, B. 4341
Passing TDs 2039 Raiders Raynor, J. 54
Passing Rating 2040 Raiders Raynor, J. 140.8
Longest Pass 2015 Raiders Jones, N. 96
Rush Attempts 2017 Raiders Austin, K. 392
Rushing Yards 2037 Raiders Crowley, A. 1985
Rushing TDs 2038 Raiders Naylor, B. 18
Longest Run 2008 Raiders Frierson, G. 89
Catches 2002 Raiders Griffin, D. 101
Receiving Yards 2002 Raiders Griffin, D. 1662
Receiving TDs 2040 Raiders Summerlin, E. 17
Longest Catch 2015 Raiders Kuhn, M. 96
Fumbles 2000 Raiders Ferguson, R. 13
Fumbles Lost 2003 Raiders Horowitz, A. 6
Interceptions 2009 Raiders Ross, H. 10
Interception Return Yards 2004 Raiders Walsh, B. 265
Tackles 2023 Raiders Dennard, H. 165
Sacks 2032 Raiders Anderson, E. 20
Forced Fumbles 2003 Raiders Thompson, C. 9
Fumbles Recovered 2030 Raiders Raynor, J. 5
Fumble Return Yards 2032 Raiders Muller, J. 34
Defensive TDs 2004 Raiders Walsh, B. 5
Punt Return Yards 2025 Raiders Aldridge, J. 453
Punt Return TDs 2004 Raiders Ross, H. 2
Longest Punt Return 2024 Raiders Garcia, A. 83
Kickoff Return Yards 2027 Raiders Fritz, L. 1465
Kickoff Return TDs 2027 Raiders Fritz, L. 3
Longest Kickoff Return 2022 Raiders Maher, W. 108
FG Attempted 2032 Raiders Miller, C. 42
FG Made 2032 Raiders Miller, C. 37
Longest FG 2015 Raiders Curtis, M. 64
XP Attempted 2039 Raiders Maldonado, R. 81
XP Made 2039 Raiders Maldonado, R. 79
FG Pct 2022 Raiders Norton, N. 100
XP Pct 2006 Raiders Mckee, K. 100
Punt Average 2003 Raiders Holt, T. 59
Punt Yards 2019 Raiders Ward, C. 6234
Longest Punt 2012 Raiders Warren, P. 83
Tackles For Loss 2041 Raiders Hewitt, J. 27
Pancakes 2035 Raiders Holden, D. 110
Sacks Allowed 2026 Raiders Day, F. 15
Passing Attempts 2032 Raiders Raynor, J. 36
Passing Completions 2032 Raiders Raynor, J. 25
Pass Completion Pct 2008 Raiders Stone, W. 100
Passing Interceptions 2007 Raiders Soto, J. 3
Passing Yards 2005 Raiders Soto, J. 328
Passing TDs 2039 Raiders Raynor, J. 4
Longest Pass 2038 Raiders Raynor, J. 96
Rush Attempts 2038 Raiders Naylor, B. 31
Rushing Yards 2017 Raiders Austin, K. 145
Rushing TDs 2008 Raiders Frierson, G. 3
Longest Run 2017 Raiders Austin, K. 59
Catches 2032 Raiders Cochran, R. 8
Receiving Yards 2041 Raiders Mcallister, J. 130
Receiving TDs 2005 Raiders Summers, N. 2
Longest Catch 2038 Raiders Minton, R. 96
Fumbles 2037 Raiders Raynor, J. 2
Fumbles Lost 2005 Raiders Soto, J. 1
Interceptions 2034 Raiders Massey, C. 2
Interception Return Yards 2039 Raiders Ramirez, A. 62
Tackles 2017 Raiders Roman, A. 13
Sacks 2005 Raiders Davis, S. 3
Forced Fumbles 2005 Raiders Davis, S. 2
Fumbles Recovered 2005 Raiders Tibbs, M. 1
Fumble Return Yards 2005 Raiders Williams, W. 12
Defensive TDs 2005 Raiders Williams, W. 1
Punt Return Yards 2006 Raiders Valdez, C. 55
Longest Punt Return 2006 Raiders Valdez, C. 34
Kickoff Return Yards 2038 Raiders Warner, J. 125
Kickoff Return TDs 0 N/A N/A 0
Longest Kickoff Return 2037 Raiders Warner, J. 45
FG Attempted 2038 Raiders Maldonado, R. 5
FG Made 2041 Raiders Maldonado, R. 4
Longest FG 2038 Raiders Maldonado, R. 60
XP Attempted 2008 Raiders Mckee, K. 8
XP Made 2008 Raiders Mckee, K. 8
FG Pct 2004 Raiders Holt, T. 100
Punt Average 2033 Raiders Sisk, K. 58
Punt Yards 2032 Raiders Sisk, K. 467
Longest Punt 2017 Raiders Richt, F. 75
Tackles For Loss 2038 Raiders Holohan, M. 5
Pancakes 2034 Raiders McMillian, R. 13
Sacks Allowed 2007 Raiders Wang, R. 2
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Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland war seit 1949 die Bezeichnung der 1882 als Evangelisch-reformirte Kirche der Provinz Hannover gegründeten reformierten Landeskirche mit Sitz in Aurich, seit den 1950er Jahren in Leer (Ostfriesland). Seit 1922 führte sie den Namen Evangelisch-reformierte Landeskirche der Provinz Hannover.

1989 vereinigte sie sich mit der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche in Bayern zur Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche (Synode evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen in Bayern und Nordwestdeutschland). Heute trägt die Landeskirche den Titel Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche. Gemeinsam mit anderen Landeskirchen in Niedersachsen gehörte die Kirche zu den Trägern des Dorfhelferinnenwerks Niedersachsen e.V.

Geschichte
Die meisten reformierten Kirchengemeinden gehörten im 19. Jahrhundert zum Königreich Hannover, das 1866 eine preußische Provinz wurde. Im Einzelnen gehörten die reformierten Gemeinden der Provinz Hannover vormals zu folgenden früheren Herrschaftsgebieten:
 Fürstentum Ostfriesland
 Grafschaft Bentheim
 Niedergrafschaft Lingen und Stadt Papenburg (reformierte Minderheit inmitten einer katholischen Mehrheit)
 Herzogtum Bremen (reformierte Minderheit inmitten einer lutherischen Mehrheit)
 Grafschaft Plesse

Für all diese Gemeinden der Provinz Hannover wurde 1882 eine gemeinsame Synodalordnung erlassen und durch Verfügung des Königs von Preußen das Konsistorium in Aurich als Kirchenbehörde mit kollegialer Verfassung versehen. Damit war die Evangelisch-reformirte Kirche der Provinz Hannover entstanden. Das 1643 gegründete, zunächst rein lutherisch besetzte Konsistorium in Aurich war seit 1766 paritätisch mit Lutheranern und Reformierten besetzt und blieb zugleich Provinzialkonsistorium für die Kirchengemeinden der lutherischen Landeskirche im Nordwesten der Provinz Hannover. In den bis 1850 erworbenen preußischen Provinzen gehörten seit 1817 lutherische, reformierte und die neu entstandenen unierten Kirchengemeinden zu einer Landeskirche. Dies ließ sich innerhalb der Provinz Hannover jedoch nicht realisieren.

In die "Evangelisch-reformirte Kirche der Provinz Hannover" wurden zunächst die reformierten Gemeinden in Hannover, Hann. Münden, Göttingen, Celle und Bückeburg-Stadthagen (letztere jedoch in Schaumburg-Lippe) nicht aufgenommen. Diese bildeten seit dem 18. Jahrhundert die Niedersächsische Konföderation, eine besondere Vereinigung reformierter Gemeinden, die vor allem aus der hugenottischen Tradition stammen, wozu sich auch die Reformierten in Altona (Provinz Schleswig-Holstein) und Braunschweig (Herzogtum Braunschweig) hielten. Die meisten dieser Gemeinden traten aber später doch noch der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche bei. Andere bildeten hingegen ab 1928 gemeinsam mit der Evangelisch-reformierten Gemeinde Göttingen und der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche in Bayern den Bund Evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen Deutschlands.

Bereits seit 1866 gab es innerhalb der Provinz Hannover ein (lutherisches) Landeskonsistorium in Hannover. Die fünf zuvor schon bestehenden Provinzialkonsistorien (darunter Aurich) wurden jedoch zunächst noch weiter geführt. Bis 1904 wurden alle, außer jenem in Aurich, aufgehoben. Dies lag an der Besonderheit der seit 1766 allmählich entwickelten Parität (reformiert und lutherisch) dieser Verwaltungsbehörde in Aurich.

Oberhaupt der Hannoverschen Provinzialkirchen, also sowohl der lutherischen als auch der reformierten Kirche, war der König von Preußen als summus episcopus. Die geistliche Leitung der reformierten Kirche oblag dem Superintendenten in Aurich.

Nach Gründung der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche der Provinz Hannover 1882 wurden weitere Gemeinden aufgenommen, und zwar 1886 die unierte Kirchengemeinde Freren/Emsland und 1901 die evangelisch-reformierte Gemeinde Hannovers. Ferner entstanden in jenen Jahren auch neue reformierte Gemeinden, u. a. in Hameln und Hildesheim.

Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg (Wegfall des Landesherrlichen Kirchenregiments/Summepiskopats) wurden beide Landeskirchen der Provinz Hannover selbständig, indem sie 1922 eigene Verfassungen erhielten. Seit 1922 war die Landeskirche Mitglied im Deutschen Evangelischen Kirchenbund. Das paritätisch besetzte Konsistorium in Aurich wurde in ein reformiertes Konsistorium umgewandelt und das Landeskonsistorium in Hannover wurde nunmehr für alle lutherischen Gemeinden innerhalb der Provinz Hannover zuständig. Die Verfassung der evangelisch-reformierten Kirche trat jedoch erst 1925 endgültig in Kraft. Die von Aurich aus verwaltete Kirche nannte sich nunmehr Evangelisch-reformierte Landeskirche der Provinz Hannover. Das Konsistorium in Aurich wurde zum "Landeskirchenrat".

In der Folgezeit wurden weitere Gemeinden in die Kirche aufgenommen: Bereits 1923 traten die reformierten Gemeinden Altona, Celle und Hannoversch-Münden der Kirche bei. Das Gebiet der Landeskirche reichte damit (mit Altona) erstmals über die Grenzen der Provinz Hannover hinaus.
1927 folgte die reformierte Gemeinde Lübeck und 1937 die reformierten Gemeinden in Rinteln und Möllenbeck, die zuvor zur Evangelischen Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck gehört hatten.

Obwohl Hannover-reformiert zu den so genannten "intakten Landeskirchen" während der NS-Zeit zählte, gab es ein heftiges Ringen innerhalb der Kirche um den rechten Kurs gegenüber dem NS-Staat, der von der Masse der Kirchenglieder 1933 begrüßt wurde. Auch traten 1933 viele reformierte Pastoren den nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Christen (DC) bei. Die meisten verließen diese indes nach der Berliner Sportpalast-Kundgebung der DC im November 1933, auf der das Alte Testament als jüdische Schrift verworfen wurde.

In der Folgezeit kam es zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen innerhalb der Kirche zwischen den Anhängern der DC, dem staatsnahen und beschwichtigenden Kurs der Auricher Kirchenleitung und den Bekenntnispastoren, unter denen Friedrich Middendorff aus Schüttorf, Reinhard Smidt aus Hameln oder Hermann Steen aus Holthusen hervorzuheben sind. Erst seit wenigen Jahren werden verstärkt Forschungen zur Haltung der reformierten Kirche zum Nationalsozialismus unternommen, mit teilweise bemerkenswerten neuen Ergebnissen (z. B. Weßels 2002; Herrenbrück 2006; Lekebusch 2006; Lensing 2008/2009).

Ab 1949, infolge des Aufgehens der Provinz Hannover in Niedersachsen und der damaligen Verbreitung der Mitgliedsgemeinden, nannte sich die Landeskirche, den neuen Verhältnissen entsprechend, Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland. Sie wurde Gründungsmitglied der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD).

Im Jahr 1951 schloss sich die Stuttgarter reformierte Gemeinde an, die vorher zeitweise zur Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg gehört hatte. In den 1950er Jahren zog die Kirchenleitung wegen der besseren Verkehrsanbindung (Bahnanschluss) von Aurich nach Leer (Ostfriesland) um. 1959 gab sich die Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland eine neue Verfassung, die inhaltlich aber im Wesentlichen die alte Verfassung von 1922 bestätigte.

1989 trat die reformierte Kirche Bayerns aus dem Bund Evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen Deutschlands wieder aus und schloss sich mit der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland zur Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche (Bayern und Nordwestdeutschland) zusammen.

Leitungsämter

Kirchenpräsidenten
Die Gesamtvertretung nach außen lag bei den Kirchenpräsidenten, die zugleich dem  Landeskirchentag (der Synode) vorstanden.
 1925–1931: Johann Nikolaus Ditzen, Kirchenpräsident
 1931–1946: Johannes Theodor Horn, Kirchenpräsident
 1946–1953: Friedrich Middendorff, Kirchenpräsident
 1953–1965: Wilhelm Buitkamp, Kirchenpräsident
 1965–1972: Udo Heinrich Kruse, Kirchenpräsident
 1973–1977: Peter Petersen, Kirchenpräsident
 1977–1999: Hinnerk Schröder, Kirchenpräsident, ab 1989 Präses der Gesamtsynode

Generalsuperintendenten bzw. Landessuperintendenten
Die geistliche Leitung der Kirche lag bei den Generalsuperintendenten, die ab 1925 Landessuperintendenten hießen.

 1866–1903: Petrus Georg Bartels, Generalsuperintendent
 1903–1918: Hermann Wilhelm Müller, Generalsuperintendent
 1918–1927: Gerhard Cöper, Landessuperintendent
 1927–1951: Walter Hollweg, Landessuperintendent
 1951–1963: Walter Herrenbrück senior, Landessuperintendent
 1963–1987: Gerhard Nordholt, Landessuperintendent
 1987–1989: Walter Herrenbrück junior, Landessuperintendent, in gleicher Funktion weiter bis 2004 für die Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche in Bayern und Nordwestdeutschland

Präsidenten des Landeskirchenrats
Die Verwaltungsleitung der Kirche lag bei den Konsistorialpräsidenten, die später Präsidenten des Landeskirchenrats hießen.

 1904–1925: Linnko Oderhoff, Präsident des Konsistoriums in Aurich
 1925–1937: Otto Koopmann, Präsident des Konsistoriums in Aurich
 1939–1946: Landessuperintendent Walter Hollweg (in Personalunion)
 1946–1958: Berthold Fokken, Präsident des Landeskirchenrats
 1958–1959: Landessuperintendent Herrenbrück sen., kommissarisch
 1959–1969: Hans Gernot Dan, Präsident des Landeskirchenrats
 1969–1989: Winfried Stolz, Präsident des Landeskirchenrats, 1989–1994 als Präsident des Synodalrats der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche in Bayern und Nordwestdeutschland

Literatur
 Die Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland. Beiträge zu ihrer Geschichte und Gegenwart. Hrsg. vom Landeskirchenvorstand. Risius, Weener 1982. ISBN 978-3-88761-005-0.

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Bienvenue and welcome to the Canadian Crossing. I am a U.S. citizen and a fan of things Canadian.
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The Grand Seduction matches up well with Quebecois version
Ken Scott has this knack for doing films in French and other directors wanting to do them in English. We explored this theme in Starbuck/Delivery Man last fall.
Now we have a French-Canadian film adapted for an English-Canadian audience.
La Grande Séduction (English title: Seducing Dr. Lewis) is a Ken Scott film from back in 2003 about a small Quebec fishing village that needs a doctor to get a factory since the fishing has dried up. The small community is tired of collecting welfare checks and figures getting a doctor is their ticket to jobs.
The Grand Seduction from director Don McKellar played at TIFF last fall, but skipped the Windsor festival. How does the English Canadian version match up to the original?
If you have seen Seducing Dr. Lewis, you have seen this film almost note for note. The Starbuck vs. Delivery Man added several points to make it more American-friendly. The Canadian difference is more about language more than any other issue.
Delivery Man vs. Starbuck: How they compare
The key split is how the doctor is stopped and forced to come up north to the fishing village. In the Quebecois version, the doctor is from Montréal. We aren't told where the doctor is from in the English language version.
The RogerEbert.com review says the doctor is from Los Angeles. If that's true, that detail would take away part of the spirit of being about Canadians.
The doctor is played by an Canadian actor — Taylor Kitsch — from Friday Night Lights. Irish actor Brendan Gleeson has the major role as the "seducer."
The cast is mostly Canadian: you should recognize Gordon Pinsent, a Newfoundland and Labrador native, Peter Keleghan (Pinsent's real-life son-in-law), and Liane Balaban.
The doctor in the newer version is told cellphones don't work, which is more poignant in the English version. When they switch to a Habs hockey game in the film, the opponent is the Winnipeg Jets, a team that sadly did not exist in 2003.
The scenery is much prettier in the English Canadian remake. In fact, when I first saw Seducing Dr. Lewis, I thought it was shot in Newfoundland and Labrador, but that film was shot in Quebec and New Brunswick.
If you haven't seen the French Canadian version, you can get by with this version. If you like subtitles, you should take your pick. Both films are charming, family-friendly, and showcase small-town Canada in a highly favorable fashion.
The Grand Seduction is playing in Canada and in very select cities in the United States. Hopefully, more U.S. cities will be added.
CanadianCrossing.com film reviews
La Grande Séduction won the 2004 World Cinema Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
The Grand Seduction was nominated in 4 categories for the Canadian Screen Awards. Pinsent won the Actor in a Supporting Role award.
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The New York Times gave a charming, though brief, review of the film on May 29. What is more interesting was the series of corrections to the article over the original film and where it was made.
Correction: June 3, 2014
A film review on Friday about "The Grand Seduction" referred incorrectly to the film of which it is a remake. That film — "La grande séduction," also released with the title "Seducing Doctor Lewis" — was made in Quebec and is a French-language film, not a French film.
An earlier version of a picture caption with this review repeated the error about the film of which "The Grand Seduction" is a remake.
The assumption that a French-speaking film is automatically a French nation film is a mistake you would think would not come from The New York Times, much less twice. The New York Times folks should read my blog much more often.
photo credit: The Grand Seduction film
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I just saw this film today. I didn't realise it was a remake, now I will go look for the french film. I thought is was really good, funny. It was also a good commentary on welfare and working. It's a very honest protrayal of the plight of people in outport NL. They want to be working/fishing, but the industry was killed, so now they aren't able to. A lot of times the only option is to move away, to St. John's (town) or out of province. They want to stay, though. As for the doctor, I assumed he was from NYC or Toronto, with Toronto making more sense in terms of him being able to legally work in Canada.
There are lots of places in NL where cellphones won't work, so it's not a strange premise.
Posted by: SelahBeth | June 11, 2014 at 12:58 AM
Ah, legally work in Canada. Excellent point. I like that too.
The original Quebecois film felt like Newfoundland should be where the story took place. So that's good to see that the English language version covers that.
It's funny where the big city is St. John's as opposed to Montreal.
Glad you enjoyed the film. You should definitely find the original.
Posted by: Chad | June 11, 2014 at 01:40 PM
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South Shields mum-of-three says SATs "put too much pressure on children"
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Julie Smith, a mother of three from South Shields, was one of the many parents who protested against SATs last week.
Julie took her 10-year-old daughter out of her South Tyneside school for a day in protest against the exams.
The mother-of-three says that the tests are "unnecessary" and "they put too much pressure on children".
She said: "At age six and seven children should be going to school and enjoying it, not having the pressure of revising and exams.
"Even older, nine/10, sometimes I've struggled to do my daughters homework that she has brought back. It is just far too much pressure."
An online petition has been set up calling for an end to the tests. There is currently over 67,000 signatures, reaching the 100,000 mark, which would mean the petition would need to be discussed in Parliament.
The Government have released a statement, however, explaining why abolishing the tests would be a bad idea.
They claim: "To not administer the tests would be to undermine our shared goal of giving children the best possible start in life."
To read the response in full and to get more information on the petition, click here.


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Oh! What a Lovely War is a 1969 British comedy musical war film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast, including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Jack Hawkins, Corin Redgrave, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, Paul Shelley, Malcolm McFee, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox, Susannah York, John Clements, Phyllis Calvert and Maurice Roëves.

The film is based on the stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War!, originated by Charles Chilton as the radio play The Long Long Trail in December 1961, and transferred to stage by Gerry Raffles in partnership with Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop in 1963.

The title is derived from the music hall song "Oh! It's a Lovely War", which is one of the major numbers in the film.

Synopsis
Oh! What a Lovely War summarises and comments on the events of World War I using popular songs of the time, many of which were parodies of older popular songs, and using allegorical settings such as Brighton's West Pier to criticise the manner in which the eventual victory was won.

The diplomatic maneuvering and events involving those in authority are set in a fantasy location inside the pierhead pavilion, far from the trenches. In the opening scene, various foreign ministers, generals and heads of state walk over a huge map of Europe, reciting actual words spoken by these figures at the time. An unnamed photographer takes a picture of Europe's rulers – after handing two red poppies to the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, he takes their picture, "assassinating" them as the flash goes off. Many of the heads of state enjoy good personal relations and are reluctant to go to war: a tearful Emperor Franz Josef declares war on Serbia after being deceived by his Foreign Minister, and Czar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II are shown as unable to overrule their countries' military mobilisation schedules. The German invasion of Belgium leaves Sir Edward Grey little choice but to get involved. Italy reneges on its alliance with the Central Powers (it joined the Allies in 1915) but Turkey joins them instead.

The start of the war in 1914 is shown as a parade of optimism. The protagonists are an archetypal British family of the time, the Smiths, who are shown entering Brighton's West Pier, with General Haig selling tickets – the film later follows the young Smith men through their experiences in the trenches. A military band rouses holidaymakers from the beach to rally round and follow – some even literally boarding a bandwagon. The first Battle of Mons is similarly cheerfully depicted yet more realistic in portrayal. Both scenes are flooded in pleasant sunshine.

When the casualties start to mount, a theatre audience is rallied by singing "Are We Downhearted? No!" A chorus line dressed in frilled yellow dresses, recruits a volunteer army with "We don't want to lose you, but we think you ought to go". A music hall star (Maggie Smith) then enters a lone spotlight, and lures the still doubtful young men in the audience into "taking the King's Shilling" by singing about how every day she "walks out" with different men in uniform, and that "On Saturday I'm willing, if you'll only take the shilling, to make a man of any one of you." The young men take to the stage and are quickly moved offstage and into military life, and the initially alluring music hall singer is depicted on close-up as a coarse, over-made-up harridan.

The red poppy crops up again as a symbol of impending death, often being handed to a soldier about to be sent to die. These scenes are juxtaposed with the pavilion, now housing the top military brass. There is a scoreboard (a dominant motif in the original theatre production) showing the loss of life and "yards gained".

Outside, Sylvia Pankhurst (Vanessa Redgrave) is shown addressing a hostile crowd on the futility of war, upbraiding them for believing everything they read in the newspapers. She is met with catcalls and jeered from her podium.

1915 is depicted as darkly contrasting in tone. Many shots of a parade of wounded men illustrate an endless stream of grim, hopeless faces. Black humour among these soldiers has now replaced the enthusiasm of the early days. "There's a Long, Long Trail a-Winding" captures the new mood of despair, depicting soldiers filing along in torrential rain in miserable conditions. Red poppies provide the only bright colour in these scenes. In a scene of British soldiers drinking in an estaminet, a Soubrette (Pia Colombo) leads them in a jolly chorus of "The Moon Shines Bright on Charlie Chaplin", a reworking of an American song then shifts the mood back to darker tone by singing a soft and sombre version of "Adieu la vie". At the end of the year, amidst more manoeuvres in the pavilion, General (later Field Marshal) Douglas Haig replaces Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces. Haig is then mocked by Australian troops who see him inspecting British soldiers; they sing "They were only playing Leapfrog" to the tune of "John Brown's Body".

An interfaith religious service is held in a ruined abbey. A priest tells the gathered soldiers that each religion has endorsed the war by way of allowing soldiers to eat pork if Jewish, meat on Fridays if Catholic, and work through the sabbath if in service of the war for all religions. He also says the Dalai Lama has blessed the war effort.

1916 passes and the film's tone darkens again. The songs contain contrasting tones of wistfulness, stoicism and resignation, including "The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling", "If the Sergeant Steals Your Rum, Never Mind" and "Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire". The wounded are laid out in ranks at the field station, a stark contrast to the healthy rows of young men who entered the war. The camera often lingers on Harry Smith's silently suffering face.

The Americans arrive, but are shown only in the "disconnected reality" of the pavilion, interrupting the deliberations of the British generals by singing "Over There" with the changed final line: "And we won't come back – we'll be buried over there!" The resolute-looking American captain seizes the map from an astonished Haig.

Jack notices with disgust that after three years of fighting, he is literally back where he started, at Mons. As the Armistice is sounding, Jack is the last one to die. There is a splash of red which at first glance appears to be blood, but which turns out to be yet another poppy out of focus in the foreground. Jack's spirit wanders through the battlefield, and he eventually finds himself in the room where the elder statesmen of Europe are drafting the coming peace – but they are oblivious to his presence. Jack finally finds himself on a tranquil hillside, where he joins his brothers for a lie down on the grass, where their figures morph into crosses. The film closes with a long slow pan out that ends in a dizzying aerial view of countless soldiers' graves, as the voices of the dead sing "We'll Never Tell Them" (a parody of the Jerome Kern song "They Didn't Believe Me").

Cast (in credits order)

Smith family

 Wendy Allnutt as Flo Smith
 Colin Farrell (not the Irish-born Hollywood actor of the same name) as Harry Smith
 Malcolm McFee as Freddie Smith
 John Rae as Grandpa Smith
 Corin Redgrave as Bertie Smith
 Maurice Roëves as George Smith
 Paul Shelley as Jack Smith
 Kim Smith as Dickie Smith
 Angela Thorne as Betty Smith
 Mary Wimbush as Mary Smith

At the time, the Beatles were interested in making an anti-war film. At Bertrand Russell's suggestion, Paul McCartney met with the producer Len Deighton to discuss the opportunity of the band portraying the Smith family although in the end it was not possible to arrange.

Also starring

Vincent Ball as Australian Soldier
Pia Colombo as Estaminet Singer
Paul Daneman as Czar Nicholas II
Isabel Dean as Sir John French's Lady
Christian Doermer as Fritz
Robert Flemyng as Staff Officer in Gassed Trench
Meriel Forbes as Lady Grey
Frank Forsyth as Woodrow Wilson
Ian Holm as President Poincaré
David Lodge as Recruiting Sergeant
Joe Melia as the Photographer
Guy Middleton as Sir William Robertson
Juliet Mills as Nurse
Nanette Newman as Nurse
Cecil Parker as Sir John
Natasha Parry as Sir William Robertson's Lady
Gerald Sim as Chaplain
Thorley Walters as Staff Officer in Ballroom
Anthony Ainley as Third Aide
Michael Bates as Drunk Lance Corporal
Fanny Carby as Mill Girl
Cecilia Darby as Sir Henry Wilson's Lady
Geoffrey Davies as Aide
Edward Fox as Aide
George Ghent as Heckler
Zeph Gladstone as Chauffer (uncredited)
Peter Gilmore as Private Burgess
Ben Howard as Private Garbett
Norman Jones as Scottish Soldier
Paddy Joyce as Irish Soldier
Angus Lennie as Scottish Soldier
Harry Locke as Heckler
Clifford Mollison as Heckler
Derek Newark as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
John Owens as Seamus Moore
Ron Pember as Corporal at Station
Dorothy Reynolds as Heckler
Norman Shelley as Staff Officer in Ballroom
Marianne Stone as Mill Girl
John Trigger as Officer at Station
Kathleen Wileman as Emma Smith at Age 4
Penelope Allen as Solo Chorus Girl
Maurice Arthur as Soldier Singer
Freddie Ascott as 'Whizzbang' Soldier
Dinny Jones as Chorus Girl
Carole Gray as Chorus Girl
Bernard Jarvis as the whistling blowing soldier in the trench
Jane Seymour as Chorus Girl (uncredited and film debut)

Guest stars
Dirk Bogarde as Stephen
Phyllis Calvert as Lady Haig
Jean-Pierre Cassel as French Colonel
John Clements as General von Moltke
John Gielgud as Count Leopold Berchtold
Jack Hawkins as Emperor Franz Josef I
Kenneth More as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Laurence Olivier as Field Marshal Sir John French
Michael Redgrave as Sir Henry Wilson
Vanessa Redgrave as Sylvia Pankhurst
Ralph Richardson as Sir Edward Grey
Maggie Smith as Music Hall Star
Susannah York as Eleanor
John Mills as General (later Field Marshal) Sir Douglas Haig

Production
The producers were the novelist Len Deighton, photographer Brian Duffy and Richard Attenborough, who was making his directorial debut. The Deighton Duffy production company had produced the film adaptation of Deighton's Only When I Larf starring Richard Attenborough. Deighton wrote the screenplay for Oh! What a Lovely War and the opening title sequence was created by Len Deighton's lifelong friend Raymond Hawkey, the designer responsible for many of Deighton's book covers in the 1960s. In an attempt to shame other people who he thought were claiming credit for things they hadn't actually done, Deighton decided not to be listed in the film credits, a gesture he later described as "stupid and infantile".

The 1969 film transferred the mise-en-scène completely into the cinematic domain, with elaborate sequences shot at West Pier in Brighton, elsewhere in Brighton and on the South Downs, interspersed with motifs from the stage production. These included the 'cricket' scoreboards showing the number of dead, but Deighton did not use the pierrot costumes. However, as many critics, including Pauline Kael, noted, the treatment diminished the effect of the numbers of deaths, which appear only fleetingly. Nonetheless, Deighton's final sequence, ending in a helicopter shot of thousands of war graves is regarded as one of the most memorable moments of the film. According to Attenborough, 16,000 white crosses had to be hammered into individually dug holes due to the hardness of the soil. Although this is effective in symbolising the scale of death, the number of crosses was in fact fewer than the number of deaths in a single battle: depicting the actual number would have required the scale to have been replicated more than 1000 times.

The film was shot in the summer of 1968 in Sussex, mostly in the Brighton area. Many of the extras were local people, but a great many were students from the University of Sussex, Falmer, on the outskirts of the town. The film's locations included the West Pier (now gutted by fire and wrecked), Ditchling Beacon, Sheepcote Valley (the trench sequences), Old Bayham Abbey, near Frant (the church parade), Brighton station and Ovingdean (where thousands of crosses were erected for the classic finale).

The song
The song was written by J. P. Long and Maurice Scott in 1917 and was part of the repertoire of music hall star and male impersonator Ella Shields. The first verse and the chorus follow:

Two pre-musical renditions, one from 1918, can be found at Firstworldwar.com. Almost all of the songs featured in the film also appear on the CD41 album series Oh! It's a Lovely War (four volumes).

Reception
Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a big, elaborate, sometimes realistic film whose elephantine physical proportions and often brilliant all-star cast simply overwhelm the material with a surfeit of good intentions." Variety called the film "dedicated, exhilarating, shrewd, mocking, funny, emotional, witty, poignant and technically brilliant." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 4 stars out of 4, writing that it was not a movie but "an elaborately staged tableau, a dazzling use of the camera to achieve essentially theatrical effects. And judged on that basis, Richard Attenborough has given us a breathtaking evening." Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune also gave the film a perfect grade of 4 stars and wrote it "deserves an Academy Award nomination for the best picture of the year ... You can sit back and enjoy this film on any one of many levels. The songs are good, the lyrics are biting; the staging and costuming blend with the story rather than overshadow it. The acting seems effortless." Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "What noted British actor Richard Attenborough, in a dazzling directorial debut, and his principal writers Len Deighton and Brian Duffy have done is to transform the highly political and one-dimensional Joan Littlewood theatre piece into timeless—and painfully timely—tragic allegory." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post wrote: "The conception is intriguing, but the film turns into an infernal, precision machine. As one big production number succeeded the other and one perfectly measured and symmetrical tableau faded into the next, I began to feel stupefied rather than touched. The physical production was rolling over the songs, the characters and the vignettes." David Wilson of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote that "one is simply left admiring a worthy mosaic of bits and pieces, full of good ideas but nowhere near to being a self-contained dramatic entity."

The film presently has a score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews, with an average grade of 8.2 out of 10.

The Toronto Star received complaints from veteran organizations about the advertisement for the film that featured cemetery crosses and later ran the adverts without the image.

Box office
It ranked the 16th film at the UK box office in 1969.

Accolades

References in popular culture
 English rock band Colonel Bagshot released an anti-war album of the same name in 1971, their first and only long play.
 BBC Radio 4's 15 Minute Musical portrayed Tony Blair's premiership in the style of Oh! What a Lovely War in a September 2006 episode entitled "Oh! What a Lovely Blair".
 At a Google Talks event, James Rado, one of the original writers and creators of Hair, stated that Oh! What a Lovely War was what made him want to work on a musical dealing with war.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
 The song "The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling" was used as the play-out music for Ned Sherrin's 1964 BBC-TV show Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life.
 Babyshambles named their live album Oh! What a Lovely Tour after this film.

References

Citations

Sources

 Banham, Martin, ed. 1998. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
 Brockett, Oscar G. and Franklin J. Hildy. 2003. History of the Theatre. Ninth edition, International edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. .
 Eyre, Richard and Nicholas Wright. 2000. Changing Stages: A View of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century. London: Bloomsbury. .

External links

Oh! It's A Lovely War album series at CD41
Len Deighton article on producing the film, on the Deighton Dossier website

1969 films
1960s musical films
1969 war films
British musical films
British war films
Western Front (World War I) films
Anti-war films about World War I
Films directed by Richard Attenborough
Films set in Brighton
Films produced by Richard Attenborough
Paramount Pictures films
Christmas truce
Cultural depictions of Nicholas II of Russia
Cultural depictions of Wilhelm II
Cultural depictions of Woodrow Wilson
Cultural depictions of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Anti-war comedy films
1969 directorial debut films
Films based on musicals
Musical films based on actual events
1960s English-language films
1960s British films


'as time goes on, weirdly, I'm growing less liberal. I'm more like, 'No, religion is ruining the world, you need to stop!'.
M Donnelly: When I think of the wonder of God, and the mismatch where people can think it is 'ruining the world' I realise even more what a huge job we have before us.
The list is provided by Dr Felix Just S.J.
On the one hand, God tells us that we need not be afraid of any person, circumstance, or created thing. God loves us and cares for us; God is with us and protects us, even in times of suffering or hardship. God's faithful love extends even beyond the limits of our mortal lives.
On the other hand, it is good to have an appropriate "fear" of God, but of God alone. This "fear" is not meant as a terrified expectation of punishment, but rather in the sense of a "reverential respect," similar to but even greater than the respect we owe to persons in legitimate authority: parents, civic leaders, or religious leaders.
Chris O'Dowd? Who's he? If I have to ask, he's not a celebrity!
Religion is not ruining the world. It just no longer maps reality very well.
The One True Faith given us by God is more real than the fleeting material world in which we must work out our salvation.
Chris O' Dowd a comedian. Now I've heard it all. I'd hardly call him a Hollywood celebrity because of one film. Anyway, I wonder how Christopher (ha ha) and his atheist chums are making the world a better place?
Never heard of him.A piece of dust.1.2 Billion Catholics might disagree with him as well.
Those regimes that tried to ban the Christian religion have been spectacular failures-Soviet Communism 72 years …Nazi Germany a mere 988 years short of the Third Reich.
Amen to Michael's comments of above!
Should I know of 'Chris O'Dowd'?
Some years ago, I went into my sons' primary school to object that they had been taken to watch a film based on a book by Philip Pullman. He is a children's author who has expressed his desire to "kill God". I stated that as a Catholic school this was unacceptable.
The Headmaster of course denied any prior knowledge of this and promised that he would be more careful in future.
Imagine if every Catholic made this same statement. We need to work together.
Thats made me very sad. I love Chris O'Dowd, and its upset me so much to read what he said. Pray for him.
He's obviously lead by the dominant ideology – and has not learned to think independently.
In an odd sense, I'm grateful for O'Dowd, because he's tipping his hand and confirming what many of us have suspected for a long time. Namely, that the New Atheism is indistinguishable from Political Correctness. And if there is one thing we've learned about PC, it's that it isn't tolerant or "live and let live" at all. Never was and never will be.
Michael – Thank you for sharing this great resource.
We do have a mountain to climb and the world is truly in a bad state, but I am comforted that all around there are people who are not afraid to swim against the tide of secularism. In parishes, in St. Peters' square — and I am sure the weekend of 27th April will be a great testament to Catholic Faith.


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