Love Affair is a 1994 romantic drama film. It was directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and produced by Warren Beatty from a screenplay by Robert Towne and Beatty. The music score was by Ennio Morricone. The film stars Beatty, Annette Bening and Katharine Hepburn in her last film role, with Garry Shandling, Chloe Webb, Pierce Brosnan, Kate Capshaw, Paul Mazursky and Brenda Vaccaro.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Portinari painting stolen from museum
Portinari painting is stolen from museum in Pernambuco.
According to Museum of Contemporary Art, piece was painted in 1959. Painting is valued between R$ 800,000 and R$ 1.2 million.
The painting "Enterro" (Burial in English), by Candido Portinari, was stolen from the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Olinda, Pernambuco. The painting's absence was noticed on Wednesday (14), however, Civil Police plan to investigate further when the painting might have been taken.
According to museum director Celia Labanca, the piece is from 1959 and is part of a series called Blue Artist. The oil painting has an estimated value of between R$ 800,000 (US$ 452,000) and R$ 1.2 million (US$ 678,000), measures 23cm by 33cm and was painted on wood.
The piece, along with five others by Portinari, was donated to the museum by Assis Chateaubriand in 1966.
Celia said officials noticed the crime at closing time when they discovered that an empty frame had been placed behind a window. The museum has closed circuit cameras and two guards during business hours. Last Wednesday, 13 people signed the museum's guestbook.
LAUGHTER’S THE BEST MEDICINE
The Priest, The Preacher and The Rabbi
A Priest, a Pentecostal Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn’t really all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they’re all together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first. “Well,” he says, “I went into the woods to find a bear. And when I found him I began to read to him from the catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.”
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an IV drip in his arm, and both legs in casts. In his best fire and brimstone oratory he claimed, “WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don’t sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God’s HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus.”
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in real bad shape.
The Rabbi looks up and says, “Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start.”
A Priest, a Pentecostal Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn’t really all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they’re all together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first. “Well,” he says, “I went into the woods to find a bear. And when I found him I began to read to him from the catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.”
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an IV drip in his arm, and both legs in casts. In his best fire and brimstone oratory he claimed, “WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don’t sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God’s HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus.”
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in real bad shape.
The Rabbi looks up and says, “Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start.”
Word of The Day
ESPRIT DE CORPS Function: noun (noncount)
Meaning:
feelings of loyalty, enthusiasm, and devotion to a group among people who are members of the group
e.g. - The troops showed great esprit de corps.
Quote of the Day
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) US (German-born) physicist
Rules of Thumb
Fun and Funny
If you have problems with the words "fun" and "funny," look at these two sentences and see if you can feel the difference:
1. George is so funny. Every time I talk to him he makes me laugh.
2. I really enjoy going to the beach. It's so fun!
Both words are adjectives.
We use "fun" to say that something is enjoyable; we like doing it.
We use "funny" to talk about things that make us laugh.
Funny
- Larry's joke about the Portuguese student was so funny I almost died laughing.
- Chaplin’s movies are always funny. Everyone in the theater ends up laughing.
- Rose is really funny. She has a great sense of humor, and always makes people laugh.
Fun
- My vacation in Rio was so fun! I went to Copacabana beach and to the Sugar Loaf.
- Jane's a really fun girl. It's always an adventure going out with her.
- Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party. It was really fun.
- I don't like going windsurfing. I think going to the movies is much more fun.
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