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12 weeks scan [emoji7]boy or girl ??
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12 weeks scan boy or girl ??
Maybe boy? I think I see stacking in the first and second pics.
Stacking is just where the top part of the nub looks thicker. You'll see a line then another shorter line on top of that. Boys will have short stacked nubs while girls have long forked nubs.
Will try for another baby in 2019 to complete our family.
Please can anyone tell me boy or girl? 12 weeks scan.


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Nokia and StarHub co-develop analytics services for digital cities
Nokia is pioneering new mobility analytics use cases to help operators create value from the data in their networks to address the needs of digital cities. The use cases were developed together with Singapore-based operator StarHub. By integrating the use cases into the Nokia AVA cognitive services platform, Nokia has been able to further co-develop and customize the solution to offer it to operators around the globe.
Mobility analytics offers operators collaboration opportunities to create new services and revenue streams, with network data providing insightful reports on customer movements, behaviors and habits. By utilizing subscriber location information, operators are able to create value for digital city players such as city planners, transportation authorities and the travel industry.*
For example, measuring commuting patterns enables authorities to plan more efficient roads and public transport networks. Business owners benefit from more effective advertising, targeting people in the vicinity based on their travel patterns, activities and personal interests. City authorities can identify the movement patterns of people to help decide where to build parks, shopping malls, recreational buildings and offices.
The Nokia AVA cognitive services platform enables the rapid creation of new use cases in different analytics domains, making it easy to run and scale projects. In addition, Nokia's enhanced geolocation capabilities will increase location accuracy and provide a complete picture of movement patterns.
Dr Chong Yoke Sin, StarHub's Chief, Enterprise Business Group, said: "We have a strong team of data analytics experts with a diversity of capabilities, and we have introduced several successful mobility analytics use cases in Singapore for strategic and operational urban planning and decision making. By integrating the use cases into the Nokia AVA platform and using Nokia's analytics capabilities, we will be developing the use cases further and creating new ones that we can offer even to other telcos as white label solutions. Our partnership with Nokia allows us to develop innovative solutions at the deep research level for the market. We are extremely pleased that this collaboration permits both partners to innovate for our clients."
Dennis Lorenzin, head of Network Planning and Optimization at Nokia, said: "The potential in network data and mobility analytics is huge. However, it is complex, requiring big data platforms and algorithms to mine vast datasets and create value and insight. Working with a progressive operator like StarHub has been beneficial in co-developing our pioneering mobility analytics services that offer operators easy access to use cases that benefit transportation, city planning and the travel industry. By seeing population movements, city planners can better plan urban environments, transport agencies can provision better services and travel companies can provide a more bespoke service to their customers."
With Nokia's mobility analytics solution, operators are now in an excellent position to utilize their unique and rich data and prepare societies for digitization. Nokia analytics offers great flexibility to operators with productized, always-on software, or project-oriented approaches. With a full range of mature software, consulting and cooperative developments, whatever the need for analytics, Nokia can serve it.
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First-year eligible nominee Marvin Harrison joins Tim Brown, and Andre Reed as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Their career statistics rank among the best receivers in history. Here is how their receiving numbers contrast to the 22 modern era wide receivers enshrined in Canton.
Brown also has considerable return yards on his football resume. His 3,320 punt return yards are more than any receiver in the Hall. Only one Hall of Fame receiver has more kickoff return yards than Brown's 1,235 yards. Bobby Mitchell, who also spent time as a halfback, had 2,690 yards on kickoffs in his career.


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UPDATE 1-Irene another blow to struggling New Jersey city
* Passaic River submerged entire neighborhoods
* Working-class Paterson has known labor strife
* Sept. 11 attacks caused strain for Muslims (Adds comments from mayor, paragraphs 7-9)
By Paul Thomasch
PATERSON, N.J., Sept 1 (Reuters) - The devastation from Hurricane Irene is the latest setback for this working-class city of 150,000 people that has lost its industrial glory and fallen behind its wealthier neighbors.
Emblematic of the epic flooding in the northeastern United States, the New Jersey city of Paterson has known its share of adversity, from bruising labor strife a century ago to heartache from the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
"Paterson is a dying city," said Jerry Hurtel, 63, who was visiting the city's Great Falls on the Passaic River on Thursday while taking the week off from his supermarket job because of the storm damage.
"When I was a boy, Paterson was the place to shop. Furniture? Wedding dresses? Bedding? You went to Paterson. Now nobody goes downtown — even before the flooding," Hurtel said.
Many of Paterson's industries were powered by the Great Falls, the second largest waterfall by volume on the East Coast.
The river that once fueled Paterson's economy has now submerged entire neighborhoods after it reached its highest level since 1903 following Irene. Search and rescue teams have pulled hundreds of stranded residents from their homes, and U.S. President Barack Obama is set to visit on Sunday.
Mayor Jeffrey Jones estimated that 6,000 residents were affected by flooding that extended 200 yards (metres) beyond the river bank. He said the town had yet to think about rebuilding because "we're still in evacuation mode."
Jones wants to meet with the president and hear that the nation is ready to assist his stricken city.
But Obama "has worldwide issues and I wouldn't expect to move to the front of the line with the five seconds or five minutes I get with him," he said.
SILK CITY
Paterson, just 20 miles (30 km) northwest of New York City, is ethnically diverse with large concentrations of blacks, Hispanics and a large Muslim population.
It started out as a planned industrial city developed using funds raised by an investment group formed by Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Treasury secretary.
Nicknamed the "Silk City" for its 19th-century silk factories, Paterson has a place in labor history as the site of a six-month strike in 1913 by the Industrial Workers of the World, or "Wobblies," who were viewed as a threat to capitalism at a time when the United States had a radical labor movement.
The city inspired poet William Carlos Williams to write "Paterson," and critics have praised its turn-of-the-century architecture. Boxing fans recognize it as the hometown of Ruben "Hurricane" Carter, the middleweight contender who spent 22 years in prison for a triple murder until he was cleared by a judge in 1988.
Paterson has about 10 mosques, and city leaders estimate there are at least 25,000 to 30,000 Muslims. They include immigrants from across the Arab world, Turks, and Muslims drawn from the U.S. black population.
Paterson was shaken by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On that day, a report circulated on some radio stations and Internet sites that Muslims in Paterson had demonstrated in celebration.
Paterson officials promptly denied the report, and Muslim leaders insist it was pure fabrication.
Less well known is Paterson's real if unwitting link to the attacks. At least two of the hijackers who commandeered American Airlines 77, the flight that crashed into the Pentagon, had rented an apartment in Paterson, according to the 9/11 Commission Report, the official U.S. inquiry.
Today the streets of central Paterson are dominated by beauty salons, discount shops, electronics stores and the homeless.
"There's no business, no money," said Angelica Reque, 32, a cashier at De Dios grocery on Washington Street.
"A crazy town," a customer interrupted. "A lot of homeless, a lot of stealing, a lot of crazy — walk a block, you'll see a dozen homeless."
Others say its troubles are overstated.
"It's not as bad as people make it out to be, it's gotten a bad rap," said Luis Ruiz, 52, who came to the city from Puerto Rico as a child and now works in the library of Passaic County Community College. "I've never been mugged, never had any troubles."
Still, he said, the economic downturn has taken its toll.
"I've never seen it this bad," Ruiz said. "There's been lots of layoffs, companies leaving. It's tough." (Additional reporting by Jon Oatis; Writing by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Xavier Briand)


The rumours about the 'clarification' document about the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum have continued. They remain extremely confusing and clear and authoritative information remains elusive.
While reiterating the call of my last post on this subject for prayer and fasting, I see no harm, and perhaps much good, in this extremly well-written petition drawn up by the New Liturgical Movement and other blogs. It has been online for a few hours and already has more than 800 names on it.
The appeal does not presume to know or state what the actual contents of this proposed instruction are, however, in the light of the aforementioned reports, and given credible confirmations that there is reason for concern, it simply wishes to calmly and respectfully share our concern with the Holy Father about this potentiality, asking that, whatever is finally released, that the integrity of the letter and the spirit of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum be preserved.
If, in the end , there is nothing to any of this, then we shall all be very thankful indeed. But if there is substance to this, then at least our concern will have been respectfully voiced to our pastors and to our beloved Holy Father.
Who should then sign this? Everyone who is concerned with liturgical patrimony and mutual enrichment. Whether you are attached to the Ordinary Form and see a reform of the reform, a re-enchantment, as your primary liturgical focus, or the usus antiquior, the other Western liturgical rites/uses, or even are an Eastern Christians, I believe we all have something potentially at stake here, either in practice, in effect, or in principle at very least.
Terrible mistake if the Holy Father and Rome succumbs to the liberal Bishops.


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Flashback: The Media's Clown Show Coverage of 2015 Terrorist Attack
Seven years ago, the national media made a spectacle of themselves for both the speed and stupidity with which they seized upon a horrible mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, racing to promote their anti-gun agenda, bashing conservatives and prayer in the process.
The December 2, 2015 attack, which left 14 dead and 21 injured, was conducted by a husband and wife, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, who had earlier posted on Facebook they had "pledge[d] allegiance" to the leader of ISIS. The FBI declared it an "act of terrorism."
Yet before actual facts were known, TV viewers heard baseless speculation about who might be at fault. During live coverage on December 2, CNN law enforcement analyst Tom Fuentes suggested the perpetrators could have been "a domestic militia group, an anti-government domestic militia group wanting to attack the government."
"It could be some right-wing group, for all I know," CNN analyst Harry Houck echoed a few hours later.
The next day, when the identity of the killers was known, CNN host Erin Burnett still wondered why the wife joined in the attack. She asked an FBI profiler: "Could there be something else, anything else that could have explained her involvement? Something like a postpartum psychosis?"
Over on MSNBC, Chuck Todd fretted about the blowback upon learning the killers' identity: "I have some fears of where this conversation goes, if this turns into being an American Muslim, an American citizen, and the investigation comes out that this is a radicalized situation and all this stuff. I think the consequences on our politics could be very ugly and very negative….It's just going to raise the issue of Islamophobia again."
Then there were usual suspects in the media's anti-gun lobby. Despite the shooting occurring in deep blue California, which already had some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country, angry journalists lambasted those who offered thoughts and prayers instead of instant legislation.
"Dear 'thoughts and prayers' people: Please shut up and slink away. You are the problem, and everyone knows it," Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten tweeted on December 2, just hours after the shooting occurred.
"GOD ISN'T FIXING THIS," screamed the New York Daily News in a headline the next morning. The paper's not-so-subtle front page message: "As latest batch of innocent Americans are left lying in pools of blood, cowards who could truly end gun scourge continue to hide behind meaningless platitudes."
The rest of the New York media chimed in. "I thought that headline was very powerful," an impressed CBS morning host Gayle King told viewers.
"We have to do something. As the New York Daily News said, God is not going to fix it. We have to fix it," King's co-host Charlie Rose agreed.
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The Eagles are back on the practice fields for a light 10-10-10 workout which will last around two hours beginning at 9:15 a.m. Following practice at around 11 a.m., head coach Doug Pederson and quarterback Carson Wentz will address the media for the final time ahead of Thursday's preseason home opener against the Buffalo Bills. Here's a look at what you need to know for Tuesday, August 15.
Wentz started all 16 games last season, and hopefully the only time he'll miss in 2017 is when another quarterback has to run out the clock.
Nick Foles is expected to be that guy, so it was a welcome sight Monday when he returned to practice for the first time all month due to an elbow injury.
"I feel very good. It was good to be back at practice. We're easing into it. A little bit today, a little more tomorrow," Foles said.
Foles will not play Thursday against the Bills. He plans on being 100 percent all the way back for next week's joint practices with the Miami Dolphins. He participated in individual and 7-on-7 drills. The velocity appeared to be there on a red zone throw between two defenders intended for rookie Mack Hollins that did fall incomplete.
Inflammation in the throwing elbow first appeared last season, Foles said. He now undergoes an intense warm-up session before practice and gets treatment first thing off the field. It's something that he thinks will allow him to be pain-free for the rest of his career.
"It's 100 percent healed. Before there were things that were lingering, it just wasn't going to get better. Guys have done a great job in the training room, just continuing to help me rehab this," Foles said. "I always try to take something out of everything, so that's what I took out of this experience."
Former Washington general manager Scot McCloughan is now on Twitter. He showed why in the NFC East, everyone is against Dallas.
Wentz, dak or goff? Who would you start your franchise with? Everybody in an even playing field.
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Finding your own sense of style can be difficult whatever your age and if you're rolling into your 60s you may feel like you're stuck in a style rut or are suddenly unsure of how you could be dressing. Luckily we have top British stylist and Fashion Editor Donna McCulloch – also known as Sulky Doll – on hand to give some guidance to 'wearing' your age with pride and confidence. She insists that those lists which dictate what you can and can't wear when you hit a certain age are dated and that a capsule wardrobe can evolve as you age.
With age comes wisdom as well as a few changes to your appearance and lifestyle. Unless you're blessed with unicorn-rare genetics you will look different to how you did in your 30s and 40s, and perhaps you've been able to throw caution to the wind and consign a few misguided fashion buys to the charity shop's bargain bin.
But do you have to undergo a huge style overhaul to improve your wardrobe and inject some personality or can you just make some subtle changes?
Is there one rule of thumb when it comes to staying stylish no matter what your age?
It can be difficult to suddenly change your wardrobe with no help so would it help to get someone – a friend, daughter – to help you make some switches?
Often women try to simplify the styling situation and say once you hit a certain age you can't wear this or shouldn't wear that but that depends on the women doesn't it? Are there any absolute no now once you hit your 60s?
Is it sometimes the case that actually the wardrobe is ok, it's updating the hair and makeup that is the problem?
Is it harder to stay stylish as you age?
If you've never had a confident and natural sense of style how can you change that in your 60s?
Are there any good apps or websites over 60s could use to see what's in fashion for their age?
Style guru Donna insists that lists which dictate what you can and can't wear when you hit a certain age are dated and a capsule wardrobe can evolve as you do.
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Showing up unannounced at someone's house on Christmas…GASP!
This would be a shocking act in American culture on this holiday and, really, on any day on the calendar. Typically, we aren't fond of visitors finding their way to our doorstep without a serious heads up.
With some hesitation, we committed this heinous crime on Christmas Day here in Nepal. We gave a friend and his daughter a ride home from church and declared that we would come in and say hello to his wife who was hindered by a headache from attending the special Christmas service that day.
From the backseat, I heard the warning call, "Paul and Amber are coming over. Put some tea on." Or something like that. It was in my second language, ya know.
And that was it. I didn't hear on the other end if she became frazzled and rushed, overloaded by the stress of unforetold company. I worried if we had somehow overstepped our bounds. I know she loves our kids and would want to see them but does that still stand on Christmas Day with a headache?
Thankfully, it did. I pushed my worries aside as we shoved our American-size selves into her tiny apartment. We joined her on the balcony where she was bent over a fire, cooking sel roti, a traditional sweet snack prepared on special days, and she greeted us with HUGE hugs, smiles, and squeals. What was I worried about anyway?
She shared with us the meal (complete with meat!) that she had prepared for her little family. We felt a guilty but thankful that they would welcome us into their family on this special day. Though we were absolutely full to the brim from the feast at church, we found room somewhere for the smaller feast they offered.
We stayed and chatted an hour without a word of English and went home satisfied on sweetness and with smiles that just wouldn't subside. This precious family had saved my Christmas.
I so enjoyed our Christmas celebration at church and just adored how Christ-centered that week had been. Though, I would be lying if I tried to make you believe that this was the state of my heart throughout the week in its entirety.
I had a wandering eye to Christmas celebrations happening Stateside. I longed to be with my family in the house I grew up in taking in the sights sounds, and smells of familiar holiday tradition.
But while everyone was knee-deep in pre-planned Christmas festivities, I was being loved on by precious people whose language I don't yet fluently speak and enjoying treats they had set aside for their own family…all during my spontaneous stop-over.
I had been residing in the selfish hole where I had surrounded myself with all my wishes and wants that blocked my view of the blessings around me. This family's gracious hospitality had pulled me out, embraced me, and opened my eyes to the amazing things God has done here and the wonderful people He has put in my life.
I have a new family here. And while they don't resemble mine in any way and their traditions are much more reserved, I realized the basis of their treatment of us has the same underlying cause of the most precious moments Stateside.
They love Jesus. They have servant-hearts. They love us and they love our kids. Not because we don't butcher their language on the daily (we do) and not because we don't make silly cultural offenses (we do). But because they realize the big thing that happened on Christmas, and it changed them.
They live in a culture that doesn't see what Christ has done. They walk in a world that doesn't give Him a thought. They realize the weight of what has been done in their lives, and they aren't afraid to pass it along.
I have seen this family love and serve believers and unbelievers alike. They have learned hospitality from this culture where it plays a big role in daily life and relationships, but theirs has a special touch. It has a touch of Jesus. And I really believe that his open home, open door policy plus a touch of Jesus can really bring a wonderful change to this world that has long forgotten or never known the Christ who came so many years ago.
Perhaps those who wouldn't look for Him could stumble upon Him over a cup of coffee at my table, sitting on my couch playing Uno, or sharing freshly popped popcorn on the front-porch.
Maybe after casual chit-chat about the latest movies and where I bought the kids shoes, I could tell them what brought us to this wild and wonderful place and the amazing plan we have lived out in light of the gospel.
Maybe the greatest, most life changing moments don't ALWAYS happen at the altar. Maybe they happen in our homes. So maybe it really wouldn't hurt to invite someone into the tornado debris and toddler tantrums. Maybe here is where they could meet Jesus.
Announced or not, I can welcome visitors in and introduce them to the greatest friend I've ever known.
This year, I resolve to keep my door open a little more often, linger a little longer, and tell my frazzled spazzy self to take a hike in the name of Christ-honoring hospitality. To find the heart inside that loves the people Jesus does. Which is, uh, everyone.
Christ-centered hospitality saved my Christmas. Maybe it could save someone's life. Jesus takes our measly offerings and does pretty awesome things like that.
What do you resolve to improve in the New Year for the sake of the gospel?


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When I lived in Singapore in the 1960's I became a member of the Orang Utan Preservation Society. Together with a friend, Charles Shuttleworth, we would visit some of the private zoos, prevalent at the time. Charles, who had joined the Malayan Police Jungle Force at the beginning of the Malayan Emergency, was writing a book entitled "Malayan Safari". Often we would adopt clandestine personalities - I would take photographs which we would use as evidence to trap illegally kept animals in some of theses zoos. Quite dangerous at times because some of the animal traders were really nasty pieces of work. I won't relate some of escapades here, bur suffice to say we survived without injuries. Easily my favourite animals at that time were the many orang utans we came across. When visiting Singapore in January my young friend and I really enjoyed meeting a family of these colourful and delightful creatures at the well-appointed zoo there. And this is a watercolour painting I finished last week.
Don't you just love the little baby and his little tuft of red hair?
We seem to have spent quite a social time this last week. On Saturday, Gaby, a fellow aspiring sculptor, held her 71st birthdate party in Warborough. Not 70, because she's been suffering from a variety of serious illnesses most of the year and the actual date had to be postponed. Quite a glittering affair - literally - because her husband, Piers, had erected a firework display in the garden as soon as dusk fell.
Piers had been keeping a track of the wind strength and direction over the previous couple of days, but on the evening in question it changed direction so one or two people had spent rocket cases landing on them - including my young friend! But no damage or injury. We just moved further back.
The following afternoon my cousin, Paul, had organised a lavish family tea party at his home, Allendale Farm at Great Shefford. It was a beautiful day, and we picked up Val in the early afternoon to drive over there. Paul has a lovely, and very extensive number of gardens. Here's a few views.
One of the reasons for the party - and the date was carefully timed to coincide with the blooming of Paul's wife Josephine's wisterias. Very sadly, Jo died earlier this year and Paul had commissioned me to paint a large watercolour of her surrounded by her wisteria. She always wore sunglasses when outdoors so this was the way Paul wanted the painting to portray her.
At the party Paul gave a very moving speech as he welcomed everyone there.
He'd also provided a variety of outdoor games from Croquet to Ten-pin Bowling.
My cousin Jill's lovely daughters Samantha and Michele added glamour to the occasion.
I was very sorry to hear from my old friend Jack Darrah that Bletchley Park, home of his magnificent collection of Winston Churchill memorabilia for the past may years, had decided to restrict this iconic and historic building to mainly the code breaking activities of Alan Turing and his colleagues during the war. Wonderful as this is it meant that many of the exhibits, including the Pegasus Bridge episode and others, including the Churchill collection had to find a new home. I have a particular interest in this as the series of six Churchill miniature portraits I donated to Bletchley Park were among the thousands of exhibits that were looking for new homes. Anyway I heard from Jack today that the Churchill collection will, from September this year, be housed in a large dedicated room at the Stratford Armouries Museum in Stratford on Avon in Warwickshire.
Early this morning, in glorious summer sunshine, I went to the annual breakfast of the Hennerton Backwater Association. The Hennerton Backwater is a marvellous little river leading off the Thames for about three miles and wending its way from Wargrave to Henley. At least once a year I take my dinghy there to savour the peace and tranquility of this tiny treasure. About 50 or so members gathered there this morning. It was at a new venue this year but was easy to find as soon as I entered Willow Lane - I just followed the aroma of barbecued sausages, bacon and coffee. Some arrived by boat.
And here are some of the audience listening to a fascinating talk about the history of the backwater. We heard stories about the professional work of the Thames Conservancy (real river professionals compared to the lamentable activities today of the Environment Agency), historical insights into some of the colourful characters who lived beside the backwater, tales of the wildlife here - and even stories of buried Roman Treasure.
Now to meet my young friend to visit Hermitage to say farewell to The Royal Engineers Military Survey's farewell to the town.


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The greening of Dillon
BY GEOFF HOBSON
GEORGETOWN, KY - The Bengals officially become a "grass team" when they open Paul Brown Stadium Saturday night against the Bears. One of the three million reasons they wanted running back Corey Dillon here. And one of three million reasons Dillon is happy he is.
"I love running on grass," Dillon said today before his first practice of the season here at Georgetown College. "I'm better on grass than I am on turf. It's going to take the pressure off my knees and add years to my career."
Dillon's left knee cap has occasionally slid out of place, so the move to grass should help. And he's got an exemplary track record on the stuff. Seven of Dillon's 37 starts have been on grass and he's responded with three 100-yard games, highlighted by last season's 168 yards in Cleveland. His first extended action in the NFL came in relief of Ki-Jana Carter during his rookie year on Mile High Stadium's garden, where he averaged nearly 12 yards on his five carries.
That was in September. The Bengals are thinking about December and, yes, January, when the Tri-State's rain, snow and cold will slow down the fast PB track. The 225-pound Dillon is the quintessential big power back on an NFL tundra. Not only does he fit the stadium, but he fits a playbook in which the base running play is inside and puts a premium on Dillon's power and vision in the hole.
Any doubt the Bengals would make sure they fit in Dillon's $3 million salary for a back that fits them so well?
"Corey is our 16 back," said left tackle Rod Jones, referring to the tackle hole where the Bengals run their signature play. "The other backs we have are good, but they're different. Sedrick Shaw is more of a cutback guy, a slasher. Curtis Keaton is more of a draw back. Speed and quick. Corey is headed straight downhill. Brandon Bennett and Michael Basnight are like that, too. Corey can stretch it and we try to get him cutting it back so he ends up right where he started from."
When it comes to philosophy, Bengals President Mike Brown might be ending up where he started. He remembers 40 years ago when his father, Paul Brown, was coach of the Cleveland Browns and already had the best power back the game has seen before or since in Jim Brown.
But Paul Brown felt he needed two big backs during playoff time on Cleveland's skating rink at Municipal Stadium, and he traded Hall-of-Fame scatback Bobby Mitchell for the first pick in the draft. He took Ernie Davis, the bruising Heisman Trophy winner who savaged Syracuse's Siberian turf for about six yards per carry. Paul Brown never knew if he found the answer to the Packers' Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung because Davis never played a down and died of leukemia two years later.
"Those fields in Cleveland were heavier than what we'll have now," Mike Brown said. "Our field will be better late in the year than that was. But the field is still not going to be as quick in December and January as it is now. This surface suits a player like Corey, who is strong. I look at Barry Sanders and he's the perfect example. He was a phenom on turf. On a grass field in December in Green Bay he didn't do much. His quickness was nullified."
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Dillon's biggest night came on the Cinergy Field turf in early December of his rookie year when he broke Jim Brown's rookie rushing record in a game with 246 yards against Tennessee. But Dillon says he played on grass all through junior college, when had 3,014 yards and 36 touchdowns in two seasons. Then he moved to the University of Washington, where his position coach was current Bengals special teams coach Al Roberts.
"I didn't see a difference," Roberts said. "He went down to USC (grass) and pounded the Trojans and went up to Oregon (turf) and pounded the Ducks. But certainly we'll be very good mudders at home now."
It was at Washington where Dillon ran the base play of 32-zone. The Bengals' 16 is similar in that Dillon relies on seeing holes before the defenders do once he bulls past the line of scrimmage.
"It's basically the same play," Dillon said. "You make a move outside, inside or go up the middle. The ideal is you end up back where you started in the zone."
Which means if all is working right, Dillon is cutting back against overpursuing linebackers as he "reads out," after following the tackle inside.
"If teams think we're running behind one side, that linebacker may get over their real fast," said right tackle Willie Anderson. "Now the running back knows he has two blockers on one guy on the backside. There's a hole. It takes vision to see the whole thing. He has to see the linebacker coming over. If you're playing a disciplined team where the linebacker stays, he can go inside or outside. That's what Corey does. He's a tough, inside runner who can get read it."
Running backs coach Jim Anderson, dean of Bengals position coaches, has tinkered with the basic zone run during the days of Pete Johnson, down through Ickey Woods and James Brooks and then to Harold Green. With the arrival of Ki-Jana Carter in 1995, the Bengals adjusted the play as defenses looked to stack up the run.
"Corey's got great anticipation," Anderson said. "He can make decisions. He can make adjustments on the move and get up the field with power and thrust. The big thing is he's strong enough not to get arm tackled. Linemen can't take him down by just throwing their arms out. He can get it up the field for a sloppy four yards."
Dillon calls it, "My ugly four yards." His career average is actually 4.6. On grass it's 4.7. If the grass is sloppy, it could get ugly for the defense.
"God has blessed me again by putting me on grass," Dillon said.


We heard about the apostle Peter's miraculous escape from prison, and made paper chains to take away and a long one to tie him up with in story time. Obviously this would also be a good craft activity for Christmas.
The children should glue the strips of paper to make loops, threading each one through an existing loop before glueing so that they make a chain.
Of course, you don't have to use scrap paper, but the children were quite happy with it! At Christmas you might prefer to use red, green and white or silver crepe paper for festive decorations.


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Operation "Rumyantsev": why about it did not like to write Soviet historians
Daniel Johnson
History 23/02/20 Operation "Rumyantsev": why about it did not like to write Soviet historians
In Soviet times, about the battle of Kursk he wrote a lot, but not all its parts were equally illuminated. Defensive battles was paid a lot of attention, which is not about offensive actions of our troops. The least attention was paid to operations to the South under the code name "Commander Rumyantsev".
the Belgorod-Kharkov strategic offensive operation
the Belgorod-Kharkov operation, codenamed "Rumyantsev" began on 3 August and lasted 21 days.
After the German offensive on the southern fase Kursk bulge finally fizzled out, the Soviet troops went on the offensive, and the greater part of the front has reached a position from which began the battle of Kursk.
on 5 August at the beginning of the offensive of the Voronezh and Steppe fronts had liberated Belgorod. Although German counter-attacks are greatly slowed down the Soviet offensive, on 23 August was liberated Kharkov.
In the course of the operation Soviet troops, according to the reference book "Russia and USSR in wars of XX century: losses of the armed forces", edited by G. F. Krivosheev, lost 255 566 men killed, wounded and missing. German losses for the whole of August was 51 724 people. During the offensive, every day the fronts were losing 12 to 170 people. At that time — almost two full divisions. So large, especially in comparison with the Wehrmacht, the loss of most historians explain the failure of the Soviet command from the operation to encircle the Belgorod-Kharkov grouping. Indeed, the very configuration of the front was extremely successful in order to make the Germans the "pot". Instead, our troops were advancing on the forehead, forcing the Germans, and that was the reason for the high losses.
the reasons for this decision have long argued historians in the West and in the post-Soviet era that began to pay attention to domestic andsledovateli.
Why in Kharkov on steel to make a new Stalingrad
this question in the Soviet era, in his memoirs, gave the answer who was involved in planning the operation. In his book "the General staff during the war", S. M. Shtemenko, who was then head of the operations Directorate of the General staff of the red army, wrote that he considered the two options of attack. And from the surrounding Germans refused.
Shtemenko gives the following arguments. First, the Germans had too many forces in the area. Secondly, the Wehrmacht created a very strong defense. Thirdly, surrounded in Kharkov troops could create a fortress that would be very difficult to take. As a result, Shtemenko concludes that:
"… the environment and subsequent liquidation of the Belgorod-Kharkov grouping of Germans for a long time chained to a large number of our troops, would distract them from the offensive to the Dnieper, and thus made it easier for the enemy the possibility of creating a new strong defense on the right Bank of the Dnieper."
As in the Soviet Union the history of the war studied in the memoir, and challenge Shtemenko, no one could, especially because the available documents were not.
At present, free access is enough Soviet and German documents which completely refute what was said.
Documents refute the memoirs of Shtemenko
All of the many archival documents give a different picture than depicted in the memoirs.
German troops was a significant force, but their number was significantly exaggerated. A large part of the Panzer divisions were transferred to other areas of the front: the division "Great Germany" in the district of Orel, the SS division "Adolf Hitler" in Italy, the rest of the SS division sent to the Donbass. So the troops of the Steppe and Voronezh fronts are not opposed to 600 tanks (625 combat-ready tanks in the entire army group "South"), and 306 tanks and assault guns. Given the fact that the Soviet troops had by the beginning of the operation 2672 tanks and SAHave, the difference is very great. The majority of German infantry divisions after the losses incurred have not received the refill, they had a maximum of 50-60% of staff, while the Soviet troops were able to bring the average strength of the infantry divisions up to 6-7 thousand. Crucially, all these details were already known at the time of the planning of the operation, the German troops were thoroughly opened our intelligence.
Also do not think, according to the documents, our troops were on the German defence, considered her rather weak and unprepared.
the Argument Shtemenko that Kharkov can turn into an impregnable fortress, is not entirely clear, as the city plan in any case was surrounded and stormed.
as for the win by the Germans time and create a defense along the Dnieper, then it is none of the historians agrees. By the time the Wehrmacht felt a huge shortage of personnel. The system has already put teenagers, old people, criminals, foreigners, even the "racially inferior". If the Germans staged in the center of Kharkov a big "pot", it could lead to a complete collapse of the entire southern part of the Eastern front.
Why not to surround?
According to one of the researchers of the battle of Kursk, V. Zamulina, outlined in his paper "on the causes of the failure of the Soviet command from the environment of the Belgorod-Kharkov grouping of the Wehrmacht in August 1943", the reason was the uncertainty of command, primarily Stalin, the capacity to carry out the environment. First and foremost, the Supreme doubted the skills of higher officers. The "pot" of Stalingrad has shown that when such operations are fettered by many forces, and the whole course of the fighting at Stalingrad were not developed according to plan. But most importantly, the success at Stalingrad was the only one. All other attempts to make the Germans "cauldron" in 1942 and the first half of 1943 ended in failure, and even tragedy.
And although it is considered that the Red Army had learned to encircle the Germans in the winter 1943, actually and Korsun-Shevchenkovskiy "pot" and Kamenetz-Podolsk, which Soviet historians called the "second" and "third" as "Stalingrad", was not entirely successful — the Germans have escaped.
Perhaps this was the reason which led to such large losses in "operation Rumyantsev".
Cyril Shishkin
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Mausoleum interment is only one of the disposition choices for cremated remains in Texas.
The Texas Health and Safety Code defines cremation as the "irreversible process of reducing human remains to bone fragments through direct flame, extreme heat and evaporation." While cremation was the final disposition choice for only 7 percent of deaths in Texas in 1989, the rate had risen to 20 percent by 2003. The regulations in the state make choosing cremation relatively simple.
Under Texas law, cremation may not happen less than 48 hours following death, unless a county medical examiner or justice of the peace provides a written waiver or a court issues an order to that effect.
In addition to a death certificate and statement of death, the person arranging for the cremation must provide a cremation authorization form to the funeral home or crematory. Texas law specifies that the form contain certain information, including an identification of the deceased, with the date and time of death, the name and address of the individual contracted to provide the service, the identification and relationship of the person authorizing the cremation and a statement expressing the person's legal right to make such authorization. The form must also contain verification that the remains do not contain a pacemaker or any kind of implant that could be detrimental to the health or safety of crematory personnel or others.
Texas law requires that all crematories be adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral facility and that they be either owned or operated by a funeral home or cemetery owner or operator.
While embalming is not required in Texas, the law does state that all bodies held more than 24 hours or transported must be refrigerated, kept in an odor-proof, leak-proof container or embalmed. A casket is not required. However, state law does require that human remains be in a combustible container that is unbending enough to allow easy handling. It must also cover the body completely and must prevent leakage of body fluids.
Crematories may not accept remains that are unidentified except from a county, following an order by the Commissioners Court or another court located in the county. To avoid confusion, the crematory staff must place some sort of permanent identification marker, such as a disk or bracelet, in the cremains container.
Following cremation, the family may keep the remains at home, or they may place the cremains in a grave, a mausoleum or a niche in a columbarium. State law allows scattering the remains on uninhabited public lands or waterways, or the family and friends may scatter the ashes on private property, as long as they have written permission from the landowner.
Martin, Pamela. "Cremation Regulations in Texas." Synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/cremation-regulations-in-texas-12084982.html. 29 September 2017.


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Barbara Ming geb. Neuss (* 18. Mai 1946 in Düsseldorf) ist eine deutsche Schriftstellerin.

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Ming schreibt Lyrik und Erzählminiaturen wie auch Satiren und arbeitet als freie Journalistin und Autorin. Sie lebt in Ratingen zusammen mit dem Schriftsteller Ulrich Scharfenorth.

Ihre erste Veröffentlichung hatte sie im Alter von 17 Jahren in der evangelischen Kirchenzeitung "Der Weg". In den 68ern las sie bei den Aktionspoeten und bestritt u. a. die Lesung 1 der legendären "Sassafras-Lesungen" in Düsseldorf. Zu dieser Zeit publizierte sie unter dem Namen Barbara Mandok.
1974 wurde sie von der Stadt Düsseldorf mit dem Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt ausgezeichnet. 1991 erhielt sie den Hafiz-Preis des Persischen Literatur-Clubs und 2000 den Lyrikpreis des Freundeskreises Düsseldorfer Buch (FDB). Im Jahr 2003 wurde ihr der Frauenkulturpreis der Stadt Ratingen verliehen. Im selben Jahr wurde sie in das Frauenkulturarchiv der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf aufgenommen. 2010 Preis der Deutschen Aphorismus-Gesellschaft, Hattingen (Ruhr).

Seit 1975 ist sie Mitglied im Verband deutscher Schriftsteller und leitet seit 1999 die Autorengruppe ERA e.V., eine Schriftstellervereinigung von Autoren aus dem Raum Köln/Düsseldorf/Essen, der sie als Mitglied 1988 beitrat. Für die ERA e.V. gibt sie alle zwei Jahre eine Anthologie heraus, inzwischen 11 Stück, zuletzt September 2020 "Für+Wider-Worte".

Zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen, u. a. in den "Horen", "Jederart" und "Neues Rheinland", "Düsseldorfer Hefte", "fiftyfifty", "Deutsches Ärzteblatt" und in Anthologien, u. a. "im Gegenlicht" Langenberger Texte 4, Athena-Verlag Oberhausen (2003), "Pink – 10" – Anthologie der Gruppe "Lesen im Atelier", Engelsdorfer Verlag (2008), "Stille Welt" Coppenrath Verlag (2008) und in der Edition Landpresse "An Deutschland gedacht" – Lyrik zur Lage des Landes (2009), sowie "Liebe und andere Ungereimtheiten" – Gedichte, edition exemplum im Athena-Verlag Oberhausen (2013), Ehrenworte Band 12, herausgegeben von Michael Serrer, Leiter des Düsseldorfer Literaturbüros (Edition Virgines 2017).

Einzel-Publikationen
 Symbol, Zeitschrift für Kunst und Literatur Hrsg. Wolfgang Wangler (limit. Einzelausgabe 1973 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kunstmuseum Bochum)
 Bergische Taschenliteratur Nr. 49 (Hrsg. Kulturamt Kreis Mettmann)
 Kaffeesätze – Gedichte (mit Zeichnungen aus vergossenem Kaffee der Ratinger Künstlerin Roswitha Riebe-Beicht und einem Vorwort von Eva Zeller), Arachne Verlag, Gelsenkirchen, 2006
 Bernsteinbeißer – Erzählminiaturen und Satiren, Arachne Verlag, Gelsenkirchen, 2008
 Zeit der Heuschrecken – Die Lebensgeschichte eines Boatpeople-Kindes (zusammen mit der Autorin Ly My Cuong), Heiner Labonde Verlag, Grevenbroich, 2010
 tollhauskirsch – Gedichte (mit Radierungen von Roswitha Riebe-Beicht und einem Vorwort von Nora-Eugenie Gomringer), Arachne Verlag, Gelsenkirchen, 2010
 fallambula – Erzählminiaturen und Satiren, Arachne Verlag, Gelsenkirchen (2012)
 heißen Sie Humboldt? – Gedichte (mit einem Vorwort von Margot Schroeder), Arachne Verlag, Gelsenkirchen (2014)
 verlängerte ROTzeit – kurze Prosa, Arachne Verlag, Gelsenkirchen (2018)
 ANEKDOTENTÄNZE – Erzählminiaturen, Arachne Verlag, Gelsenkirchen (2020)

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September 18, 2015 children, events, theater.
"Winnie the Pooh," Zach Theatre's opening musical in this year's family series, lets children into the secret of theater. It starts with musician Allen Robertson warming up the audience by teaching the "Winnie the Pooh" dance.
"Winnie the Pooh" at Zach Theatre stars Russel Taylor, Will Cleveland, J. Quinton Johnson, Allen Robertson, and Sara Burke.
Later he appears on stage with the crew of the play: a set designer, a prop master, a stage hand and a costumer. They are going about their business, but suddenly they notice that there is an audience. Robertson declares, that no, it's not an audience, it's the backup dancers. This, of course, brings some giggles.
Indeed, there is an audience, and we're told that we've come two weeks too early. But wait, we've paid money for this show! The behind-the-scenes crew will just have to put on the musical for us. They find the book on stage and begin sorting out who will play what.
It's a delightful twist to this classic tale and the musical, which was written in 1964 by le Clanche du Rand with music from Allan J. Friedman and lyrics by author A.A. Milne and Kristin Sergel. The musical originally just starts with Pooh doing his morning exercises, not this behind-the-scenes crew turned actors vignette.
"Winnie the Pooh" at Zach Theatre stars Will Cleveland as Pooh.
The twist allows a young audience to not have to suspend disbelief. We know it's not really a bear, an owl, a kangaroo, a piglet, a rabbit and a donkey. Instead, it's an adult stage crew trying to play legendary animal characters. We see them try to transform into these animals by finding hats, scarves, shirts, jackets and aprons to fit their characters. We see them give one another stage directions, such as rabbits hop, so hop more.
"Winnie the Pooh" at Zach Theatre stars Sara Burke as Piglet and Russel Taylor as Eeyore.
The fun is that the crew is very similar to their animal characters. The set designer who is chosen to play Pooh (Will Cleveland) is also a slow-motion kind of guy. The costumer (Sara Burke) has a ton of energy and positivity, perfect for Piglet and Roo. She also has the smarts of Owl. Another stage hand (J. Quinton Johnson) becomes the leader and narrator, qualities like Christopher Robin and Rabbit. The highlight is Russel, (Russel Taylor), who has as much enthusiasm as Eeyore, as he gets dragged into this production to play Eeyore and later awkwardly Kanga. He brought the biggest laughs, especially during the song-and-dance numbers.
Throughout, Allen Robertson plays the on-stage musician and coaches the crew-turned-actors on how to sing.
The kids in the audience of Friday night's opener loved being part of the action. They loved being asked to dance and do the movements with the actors on stage; after all, they are the backup dancers, right? They loved with the actors talked to them.
If you come into this musical thinking you're going to see a straight version of "Winnie the Pooh," you might be disappointed, but probably you'll be delighted with the change.
"Winnie the Pooh." 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 12. An autism and sensory-friendly performance is scheduled for 11 a.m. Oct. 31. $15-$20. Kleberg Theatre, 202 S. Lamar Blvd. zachtheatre.org.


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Sir Sean Connery plays Sir Billi in new Scottish animated film
By: Anders Frejdh
Sir Sean Connery - legendary James Bond actor and movie star - makes the voice to Sir Billi in a new animated Scottish film with the same title. The film is due to be released in 2012 and you can "like" it on Facebook.
Now expanded to a feature length CGI film from a 2006 short concept, the heart-warming and hilarious adventure film Sir Billi features an all star cast including Academy Award® winner Sir Sean Connery in his first ever animated voice-over role, and Tony Award® winner Alan Cumming. All animation has been created in-house by a team from Glasgow Animation consisting of 60 creative professionals who have been hard at work since the inception of the project and created proprietary technology specifically for the film. Having developed a short film teaser using Maya software in 2005, the company then developed and created a unique proprietary production pipeline in order to complete a full-length feature. What began as budgetary restraint proved to be advantageous as the film now has a very distinctive look. Under the direction of Sascha Hartmann, the small but highly skilled team is comprised of Creative Technical Director Kevin McCormack, Head of GA Pipeline Federico Fiore and Supervising Head of Animation Kenneth Chan.
Rich with authentic and discreetly embedded humorous details from the Highland village scenes, the creative team also incorporated artwork of Sir Sean Connery's wife, French artist Micheline Roquebrune, into Sir Billi's cottage. (Check out some of Micheline's art at Sean Connery's official website.) Sascha Hartmann created a Sir Billi tartan for the film that was exclusively manufactured by Lochcarron of Scotland, based in Hawick. The 'Sir Billi' tartan fabric was woven over a period of ten weeks, then registered as a member of the Scottish Tartans Authority, proving it's authenticity for the hero's real-life and film wardrobes.
Academy Award® nominated Scottish composer Patrick Doyle, ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Sense and Sensibility"), created the film's music score and also lends his voice as a key character in the film.
British singing legend Dame Shirley Bassey also joined the project to perform the title track "Guardian of the Highlands," marking the first time Connery and Shirley have worked together since the 1964 James Bond film, Goldfinger (1964).
Scotland's first full length animated feature also showcases the voice acting talents of Miriam Margolyes ("Harry Potter," "Romeo & Juliet"), Alex Norton ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "Taggart"), Ford Kiernan ("Chewin' the Fat," "The Last Great Wilderness"), Barbara Rafferty ("The Wicker Man," "River City"), Greg Hemphill ("Still Game," "Chewin the Fat"), Kieron Elliot ("How to Train Your Dragon"), Ruby Wax, John Amabile, Larry Sullivan, Chris Jai Alex and New York night queen Amy Sacco.
Official film synopsis:
When tragedy strikes in the Highlands, there can be only one man for the job - Sir William Sedgewick, aka Sir Billi (Sir Sean Connery)!
This is an adventure story about an inimitable Highland hero - a grandpa. As active senior skateboarding veterinarian he goes above and beyond the call of duty fighting villainous policemen and powerful lairds in a battle to save an illegal fugitive - Bessie Boo the beaver!
A roller coaster adventure, Sir Billi braves treacherous ravines and hazardous gullies with his sidekick Gordon the Goat (Alan Cumming) to save Bessie Boo and Wee Dave the rabbit as they hurtle down a perilous river.
A heart-warming & hilarious action packed family movie, where thrilling car chases, heroic skydiving and daring stunts from this octogenarian spurred on by encounters with a hostile submarine, will keep you at the edge of your seat!
Behind the eccentric austere of this tartan plaid overall-attired widower, he reveals a compassionate spirit with his unrivalled love for his late wife. Is it too late for this endearing grandpa to find new lady friend once again? Will Lady Serena, his daughter and grandson Jake even contemplate such a development from this adored Celt? Amongst it all in this race against time, will Sir Billi get to Bessie Boo first?
Explore the powerful force of this international Highland community, with its unrivalled landscapes, breathtaking scenery and hidden secrets. Discover the power of the local people when they unite as one against evil and embark on an expedition like no other.
Sir Billi delivers the charm and panache that one would expect of a true Highlander. As thee Guardian of the Highlands, everyone will want a grandpa like Sir Billi!
• SIR SEAN CONNERY - SIR BILLI
Sean began his theatrical career as an extra in the chorus, playing bit parts, and modeling. From those modest beginnings, he has become an international film icon. Many believe that his talent and appeal continue to improve with time.
His humble beginnings, growing up in a working class neighborhood in Edinburgh, gave no indication of the achievements that were destined to come. Sean was born into a working class family in August of 1930. The oldest of two boys, he spent much of his youth working at menial jobs, just to get by. He left school at an early age and went to work fulltime.
At sixteen, he enlisted in the Royal Navy. Like many young men in the Navy, he opted for a tattoo. However, unlike many tattoos, his were not frivolous - his tattoos reflect two of his lifelong commitments: his family and Scotland. After six decades, his tattoos still reflect those two ideas: One tattoo is a tribute to his parents and reads "Mum and Dad," and the other is self explanatory, "Scotland Forever."
After three years of Naval service, a long bout with a stomach ulcer shortened his "naval career". He returned to Edinburgh and seemed to settle into a life of hard work: bricklayer, lifeguard, and coffin polisher. Sean spent much of his free time bodybuilding, a pastime that eventually started his acting career. His hobby of bodybuilding culminated in a bid for the 1950 Mr. Universe title where he placed third.
From his early acting days until his first superstar role, Sean's stardom was certainly not an over-night success story. From his first work in modeling, bit theatrical parts, and chorus appearances, it was almost eight years before he was cast opposite Lana Turner in Another Time, Another Place (1958). It would be another four years before he first uttered those unforgettable words, "Bond, James Bond."
Connery skyrocketed to international fame as the suave, confident (and many say definitive) Secret Agent 007 in six of Ian Fleming's Bond movies over the next decade: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
He then broadened his career with an Agatha Christie whodunit, Murder on the Orient Express (1974), John Huston's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's adventure, The Man Who Would Be King (1975), the medieval romance, Robin and Marian (1976), and Peter Hyams' sci-fi film, Outland (1981). He resurfaced as a much wiser and more mature Bond in the 1983 adventure, Never Say Never Again.
The 90's brought such great films as The Hunt for Red October (1990, as a Russian sub commander); and 1993's Rising Sun (as an expert in all things Japanese); Dragonheart (1996); and the successful contemporary action dramas Just Cause (1995); and The Rock (1996). In 1999, Connery starred in and produced (Fountainbridge Films) Entrapment, a love story-thriller, costarring Catherine Zeta-Jones. The year 2000 brought what many have said to be one of his best films, Finding Forrester. Sean's latest movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, was released in 2003.
Many critics and fans alike have said that the quality of his acting has only improved with age. Certainly his personal appeal has. In 1989, at almost 60 years of age he was voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive." When advised of the award, Sean seemed to be unaffected as he replied, "Well there aren't many sexy dead men, are there."
Recruiting a legend for husband and wife team Sascha and Tessa Hartmann was quite literally a dream come true.
"We approached a mutual friend of Sir Sean's and asked if he would be so kind as to forward a package to Sir Sean for consideration. He agreed and we waited nervously. We heard nothing for a few weeks, feeling slightly disappointed until my mobile rang late one Friday evening! It was Sir Sean. At first I thought it was a joke and as he continued to speak the realization set in that it was actually him calling from the Bahamas," explains Tessa Hartmann, producer.
"He explained that his grandchildren had taken the DVD from him home in the Bahamas back with them to California, without his knowledge, they loved it so much. When word finally got back to him about what had happened, he called us straight away and we met in Scotland several weeks later to present and discuss the project. That was 5 years ago and we have been working together ever since!"
The appeal for Sir Sean wasn't just the originality of the story and characters that Sascha had created, it was the fact that it was being produced in Scotland. Sir Sean said: "It was important to me there was a Scottish element in terms of production and content. In many ways the landmarks used in Sir Billi, even though imaginary, remind me of my time filming Highlander (1986). We did that in the north of Scotland where there are great beaches and spectacular countryside. There's something for everyone in Sir Billi and I'm certain it's going to be something special!"
"It is an honour and indeed privilege to have worked with Sir Sean over these last few years. He is the consummate professional in every way. We are indebted to him for his support, ideas, passion and indeed faith in this production!", states Tessa.
• ALAN CUMMING - GORDON THE GOAT
Born in 1965 in Perthshire, Scotland, Alan trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. On the New York stage he has appeared in Elle (which he also adapted), Design For Living and Cabaret (for which he won the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theater World, New York Press, FANY and New York Public Advocate's Awards). In London: Hamlet at the Donmar Warehouse (TMA Best Actor award and Shakespeare Globe nomination), Cabaret (Olivier nomination), La Bete (Olivier nomination), Conquest of the South Pole (Olivier nomination) and seasons with the RSC and RNT, where he won an Olivier Award for his performance in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (which he also co-adapted).
Alan is an accomplished writer, director and producer with projects such as The Anniversary Party (2001) with Jennifer Jason Leigh and two short films entitled 'Butter' and 'Burn Your Phone'. His other acting credits include X-Men 2 (2003), Spy Kids 3-D (2003), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Company Man (2000), Urbania (2000), Titus (1999), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Emma (1996), Circle of Friends (1995), GoldenEye (1995) and Buddy (1997).
Alan is currently shooting the role of Alexis in the movie Burlesque (2010), opposite Cher and Christina Aguilera, as well as playing Eli Gold in an arc on the hit CBS series The Good Wife (2010-2012), opposite Julianna Marguiles and Chris Noth.
Alan will play the Green Goblin in the new Broadway show Spiderman:Turn Off The Dark, with music by Bono and the Edge and direction by Julie Taymor. Performances begin in fall 2010 at the Hilton Theatre.
In Sir Billi, Alan takes on the role of Sir Billi's best friend and companion 'Gordon the Goat'. Faced with an identity crisis, Gordon is a goat who think's he's a dog! "We were always huge fans of Alan Cumming, being a Scot and such an accomplished actor and innovator. When we came to cast the role of Gordon the Goat there was only ever one name we had in mind - Alan. From the moment we recorded his vocal in New York, I knew then we were absolutely right - he is the only man for the goat and his performance is just classic. It's one of those roles that you simply have to see to truly appreciate the subtle nuances in his comic and 'dry' delivery - very apt for the personality of Gordon the Goat! He does steal the show in a few scenes!" states Sascha Hartmann.
He resides in New York City and has a long-running website, www.alancumming.com, where you can find the latest information on everything he's involved with, from acting projects to charitable organizations.
• ALEX NORTON - BARON MCTOFF / THE BUTLER
• MIRIAM MARGOLYES - LADY CHANTAL MCTOFF
• RUBY WAX - PATTI TURNER
• FORD KIERNAN - PC MCKENZIE
• GREG HEMPIL - PC MCTAVISH
• JOHN AMABILE - MILK VAN DRIVER
• CHRIS JAI ALEX - GOLF TOURIST
• JAMIE STILL - WEE DAVE
• LARRY SULLIVAN - LADY SERENA SEDGEWICK
• AMY SACCO - TONI TURNER
• SASCHA HARTMANN - DIRECTOR
• TESSA HARTMANN - PRODUCER / WRITER
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