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Sheraton Pranburi Villas Personality: Patravadi Mejudhon Festivals in January 2015

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$GYHUWLVLQJ 2IĂ€FH 0DQDJHU Pimpawee C. “Khun Gobâ€? Gob is our busy bee and knows everyone in Hua Hin. Want a job done ? ask Gob. Health & Wellness : Life Coaching Shaw Carpenter Great in analysing your needs and guiding you towards A more conscious and aware human being. Great life Coach.

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Everlasting Beauty Bangkok Motor Show Aftermath Fitness Alternatives Fault & Taking Responsibility FORMULA 1 CHAMPIONSHIP KIDS CARTOONS WORSES

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Tribes Of Thailand & Burma I There are 6 mayor hill tribes within Thailand Approach will document on these tribes in January and February editions

The Karen People

skin parasites and infections. This is just normal. Like head lice, it is just something they live with and believe to be a normal part of every day life.

The Karen, or Yang people refer to a number of SinoTibetan language speaking ethnic groups which reside primarily in Karen State, southern and south-eastern Burma (Myanmar). The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population with approximately 5 million people. A large number of Karen have migrated to Thailand, having settled mostly on the Thai–Karen border. One subgroup of the Karenni, the Padaung tribe, are best known for the neck rings worn by the women of this group of people. This tribe resides at the border region of Burma and Thailand. 7KH\ KDYH EHFRPH D V\PERO RI WRXULVP LQ 7KDLODQG·V 0DH Hong Son province. A common question people ask is why the women wear the rings.There are several reasons. One is that, in Padaung culture, the rings are considered attractive. Another reason was that if a man wanted a divorce he had the right to take the rings off his wife, which ZRXOG LQVWDQWO\ NLOO KHU , GRQ·W NQRZ WKH UHDVRQ DQG , GRQ·W NQRZ LI DQ\RQH GRHV 7KH ZRPHQ GLGQ·W NQRZ ZKHQ asked . It was a typical Asia moment when asked, the girls answered. “Someone told us once why we wear the rings, but I forgot.” People ask themselves if the rings are healthy, or if the JLUOV FRXOG GLH RI LQIHFWLRQ :HOO \RX FDQ·W GLH IURP DQ DOOHUgic reaction to jewelry. Remember the rings are worn on top of the skin. There is no piercing. Tribal people, or anyone living in the jungle, are absolutely infested with APPROACH Jan 2015

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Karen legends refer to a 'river of running sand' which ancestors reputedly crossed. Many Karen think this refers to the Gobi Desert, although they have lived in Burma for centuries. The Karen constitute the third biggest ethnic population in Burma, after the Bamars and Shans. There are about 300,000 “Thai-Karen” people living in Thailand. There are probably even more Karen living in Thailand as illegal migrants, but it is impossible to know how many. The majority of Karens are Theravada Buddhists who also practice animism, while approximately 25% are Christian. Lowland Pwo-speaking Karens tend to be more orthodox Buddhists, whereas highland Sgaw-speaking Karens tend to be heterodox Buddhists who profess strong animist beliefs.

The Kingdom of Lanna Anachak Lan Na, was a kingdom centered in present-day northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries. The cultural development of the people of Lanna, the Tai Yuan people, had begun long before as successive Tai Yuan kingdoms preceded Lanna. As a continuation of the Ngoenyang kingdom, Lanna emerged strong enough in the 15th century to rival the Ayutthaya kingdom, with whom wars were fought. However, Lanna was weakened and then became a Burmese tributary state in 1558. Lanna was ruled by successive vassal kings, though some enjoyed autonomy. The Burmese rule gradually withdrew but then resumed as the new Konbaung dynasty expanded Burmese influences. Taksin of Thonburi finally took Lanna in 1775 and broke it down into a number of tributary kingdoms. In the early 1770s, Burma was at the peak of its military power since Bayinnaung, having defeated Siam (1765–67) and China (1765–69). The Burmese army commanders and governors became "drunk with victory". This arrogant repressive behavior by the local Burmese government caused a rebellion in Lan Na. The new Burmese governor at Chiang Mai, Thado Mindin, was disrespectful to local chiefs and the people, and became extremely unpopular. One of the local chiefs, Kawila of Lampang revolted with Siamese help, and captured the city on 15 January 1775, ending the 200-year Burmese rule. Kawila was installed as the king of Lampang and Phraya Chaban as the king of Chiangmai, both as vassals of Siam.

Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to the east, and the British controlled India and Burma to the west. It was a delicate time, with both superpowers eyeing Lan-Na and each other. It was largely thanks to the statesmanship of King Mongkut and his son Chulalongkorn that Lan-Na preserved its independence. Territory was ceded to France to the east of the Maekhong River, and logging concessions given to the British. Much was made by the kings of Thailand of the importance of the neutral buffer zone between French and British dominions. There was a small skirmish with boats of the French navy over ownership of some tiny islands in the Mekhong River, and a rapid migration of Thais to the disputed area around Mae Hong Son which the British claimed because the population was more Burmese that Thai. King Chulalongkorn, belatedly realizing how ineffectually Lan-Na had been governed, appointed a talented High Commission to administer the north, and encouraged missionaries who imported not only Christianity (which was largely rejected by the Thais) but modern education, health care and administration.

Burma tried to regain Lan Na in 1775–76, 1785–86, 1797 but failed each time. In the 1790s, Kawila consolidated his hold of Lan Na, taking over Chiang Saen and Luang Prabang (1792–1794). He then tried to take over Burma's Shan state of Kengtung and Sipsongpanna (1803–1808) but failed. Nonetheless, the Kingdom of Chiangmai, as a vassal state of Siam, had come into existence. In the 19th century, Lan-Na became an unnoticed backwater of Thailand. It was ruled by a series of ineffectual governors, and the population declined in number and vigour. In the mid 19th century, European powers began to view Lan-Na with interest. The French established an Indo-Chinese empire in

,Q WKH ¡V D %ULWLVK JRYHUQRU ZDV DSSRLQWHG E\ WKH NLQJ as Governor of Lampang. The railway reached Chiang Mai in 1927, which together with a comprehensive road building programme, drew Lan-Na into the mainstream of Thai life and prosperity. How To Get There : Both The Karen Territory and Lanna Kingdom can be reached through a flight to Chiang Mai from Bangkok or Hua Hin. In Chiang Mai Day trips are organized through travel agencies to Mae Hong Son where you can admire the Karen People. The Lanna people can be admired by travelling further up North to Chiang Saen where Lannase architecture can be visited.

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Patravadi Mejudhon

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WRAP ME UP The most Popular Accessories in your Wardrobe in January

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I was hoping to enter into a cooler weather like last year, but it seems that it will only be deserve during evenings. Never-mind this new trend coming right from the catwalk will be suitable for those who will be visiting back their home town, for these nights out dinning and having a few drinks with friends around town, or simply for those Malls and other places who have decided to put up the A/C. I am off course talking about one of the most popular accessory, the scarf. Designers this year decided to combine them with EHOWV DQG ZHDULQJ LW LQ D GLIIHUHQW ZD\ :DWFK RXW ,W LV VXSHU easy to reproduce. Those Accessories are a must in your wardrobe to spice up any ORRN %HOWV DUH IRU À[LQJ WKH SDQWV DQG HPSKDVL]LQJ WKH ZDLVWOLQH while scarves serve as warming items in cold weather. But if you consider them from a style point of view, you notice that they are used for various purposes, as well. Teaming these two fashion items together, you will get a chic and modern effect. 12

FASHION Tucking a scarf into the belt, you will have a tidy look and your scarf will stay in its place. (pic15) Letting the two ends of your scarf fall down over your chest and adjusting them in place with a cute belt, you will get a stylish look. Or tuck the scarf into the belt, leave one of the parts longer compared with the other and give a modern touch to the trend as Suki Waterhouse. (pic10) Take your inspiration from Olivia Palermo and tuck a printed scarf into the thin belt in a brown shade for extra interest to your overall look. (pic11) Here is another fabulous street style look taken from /RQGRQ IDVKLRQ ZHHN VSULQJ ZKHUH \RX PD\ VHH D patterned scarf over a patterned dress. Layering prints is quite stylish, but you please try to stay in the same tones of colors. (pic14) For the youngest, If you are not afraid of a edgy look, you can create a gorgeous top with the help of this easy trick, especially during the day combined with a shorts while having lunch at the beach. (pic13) What you will need: $ ORQJ Ă RZ\ VFDUI SUHIHUDEO\ SULQWHG LQ VRIW PDWHULDO such as chiffon or silk. $ WKLQ EHOW WR ZUDS WKH ZDLVW DURXQG D Ă DZ\ GUHVV RU to match with shorts and pants. SLF

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Habitat The habitat of the Scaly-breasted munia are open areas. They occur, for example in grass and weed wilderness. They GHYHORSHG DV D KDELWDW KXPDQ VHWWOHPHQW DUHDV DQG QHDU ULFH ÀHOGV LQ JDUGHQV DQG RQ WKH HGJH RI VHWWOHPHQWV ,W is occasionally observed even at high elevation and comes in small numbers in the Himalayas and in the mountains RI WKH &KLQHVH ERUGHU DUHD \HW WR PHWHUV ,Q JHQHUDO KRZHYHU LW VWD\V LQ ORZHU HOHYDWLRQV Lonchura punculata are very social birds and keep predominantly in small groups. However, they can form larger à RFNV FRPSULVLQJ PRUH WKDQ RQH KXQGUHG LQGLYLGXDOV 7KHLU GLHW LV PDLQO\ JUDVV VHHGV DQG KDOI PDWXUH ULFH JUDLQV One of their characteristics is that Munias are sitting close together on grass blades or wires.

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FESTIVALS IN THAILAND

Round the city of Bangkok and country side in Thailand you will find an array of celebrations, festivals and events, a

number of which are celebrated all over Thailand, such as the colourful dragon parades during the annual Chinese New Year Festival. Further events are specific to Bangkok and include a Film Festival in February, the International Bangkok Motor Show in March, and the International Fashion Fair (BIFF) each August. Many events and concerts are held at Bangkok's popular Thailand Cultural Centre along Ratchadapisek Road and within other notable entertainment venues around the city centre. Those staying in Bangkok during the summer months will be lucky enough to find plenty of things to do, such as the two International Festivals of Dance and Music, as well as the Chinatown Food Festival, the Moon Festivals and also the Amazing Thailand Grand Sale Fair. Also worth visiting is the Thai Beer Festival in October, where you get the opportunity to sample the best of the local brewed beer. The main annual events are shown below.

Tha Kham Dolphin Festival

Winter Flowers Festival

When: 1 November 2014 - 28 February 2015 Where: Chachoengsao (On the ulf of Siam Coast near Chonburi)

When: December 16, 2014 - January 6, 2015 Where: Suphan Buri

Taking a look, very close at dolphins jump and swim on the surface of the Bangpakong River, where more than 50 VSHFLHV VXFK DV ,UUDZDGG\ GROSKLQ ÂŹ 3DFLILF KXPSEDFN dolphin and Bottlenose dolphin swim around. You can join watching birds activity and study the fisherman's life. You can eat sea bass fish and fresh and delicious seafood in the fair.

Discover the beauty of Gladiolus flowers and orchids fields together with other flowers and ornamental plants which are important for economy. You can see also various plants, agricultural products, 5-starfamous things of Suphan Buri and the exhibition of "Plants production by tissues".

Chiang Rai Asean Flowers Fair Phu Ruea Winter Flowers (Chiang Rai) When: December 1,2014 - January 31,2015 Festival Where: Rim Kok Park (near Ban Fang Min Government Office)

When: December 29,2014 - January 3,2015 Where: Loei – North of Bangkok and Petchabun

Chiang Rai province The event features ship parade of flowers, Tin Thai Ngam beauty contest, winter flowers park and many species of orchid gardens. Wawee tea tasting and luscious coffee of Doi Chang Festival(Chiang Rai).

In the event you will find many winter flowers demonstration, concert, OTOP product selling and Mae Kaning beauty contest

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NASA : A human adventure the exhibition. 3KRU .KXQ 5DPNKDPKDHQJ¡V When: 1 December 2014 - 31 January 2015 Where: The exhibition will be held from 1 December Day Festival 2014 to 1 February 2015 at Bangkok Convention Center on the 5th floor of Central Plaza Ladprao

When: Mid-January Where: Sukhothai

NASA - A HUMAN ADVENTURE is an amazing exhibition that allows visitors to experience the history of space exploration, an undertaking that requires a tremendous amount of work and research. It is produced by John Nurminen Events in cooperation with NASA, the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. About 350 space exploration-related objects are featured in the exhibition, many of which were used in real space operations and will be exhibited in Bangkok for the public to see up close.

3KRU .KXQ 5DPNKDPKDHQJ¡V 'D\ )HVWLYDO DQQXDOO\ KHOG on January. It honors of the Great King of Sukhothai Kingdom. People will visit to the Monument of Phor Khun Ramkamhaeng the Great for praising Phor Khun Ramkhamhaeng. People will make merit and present food to a Buddhist priest. At the night, there are merry making and many shows that all people can enjoy. There are fireworks too.

Bor Sang Umbrella Festival

Chinese Lunar New Year's Day

When: Mid-January Where: Bor Sang Village, Chiang Mai

When: Thursday, February 19, 2015 Where: ALL over Thailand

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Chinese New Year is celebrated worldwide to mark the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year and celebrations can last for about 15 days.The Chinese believe that the first king of China was the Yellow King (he was not the first emperor of China). The Yellow King became king in 2697 B.C., therefore China will enter the 4712th year on February 19, 2015. The year of the Sheep.

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The World Oldest Water Reserve & How Much Oil is There left? WATER and OIL FOUND DEEP BENEATH THE EARTH´S CRUST

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Prof Chris Ballentine, from the University of Oxford, UK, said: “The biggest surprise for me was how old this water is. “That water is down there is no surprise - water will percolate down into the rock porosity. “But for it to be preserved and kept there for so long is a surprise. ´6R ZKHQ \RX WKLQN DERXW ZKDW¡V GRZQ EHQHDWK \RXU IHHW LW¡V PRUH H[FLWLQJ WKDQ just some rock.â€? As well as the new estimates for the volume of the ancient water, the researchers used data from 19 different mine sites, studied as part of the Deep Carbon Observatory programme, to assess how much hydrogen was being produced through the underground chemical reactions. /LIH¡V OLPLWV Prof Ballentine said: “Until our most recent work, the hydrogen production in the continental crust was calculated to be negligible: close to zero. “This was very wrong and our work shows the hydrogen production in the continental crust to be the equal to that

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Everlasting Beauty 3D Permanent Eyebrows HHOOR DOO RI P\ JRUJHRXV ODGLHV RXW WKHUH :RXOGQ¡W LW EH DPD]LQJ LI \RX FRXOG ZDNH XS DQG LQVWDQWO\ ORRN OLNH ´0DULO\Q 0RQURH¾" 2I FRXUVH *LUOV ZRXOG GR DQ\WKLQJ WR NHHS RXU EHDXW\ ODVWLQJ , DP VXUH WKH LGHD RI DSSO\LQJ SHUPDQHQW makeup has come across all of our minds at least once before. After all, what could be more perfect than everlasting EHDXW\ 1RZDGD\V DGYDQFHG EHDXW\ WHFKQRORJ\ IDFLOLWDWHV DQG HQKDQFHV WKRXVDQGV RI ZRPHQ¡V OLYHV

Seductive pink lips, stunning eyeliner, and perfect eyebrows for your face shape can be created by using permanent makeup. Permanent makeup is a cosmetic micro-pigmentation technique, which utilizes similar concepts to tattoos. It involves using needles to accurately place color and pigmentation beneath the upper layers of your skin to produce designs that compliment your eyebrows, lips, eyelids or even areola. Asian beliefs are strongly attached to the physical characteristics of an individual “Physiognomy, Face readingâ€?. We believe WKDW ´(\HEURZV DUH WKH FURZQ RI WKH IDFHÂľ (\HEURZV DUH WKH PRVW GHĂ€QLQJ IHDWXUH RI WKH face. Undoubtedly, having permanent eyebrow makeup is still very popular these days even though it has been fashionable since the 1930s. 3-Dimentional permanent eyebrow paint is an innovation of eyebrows that takes place of old-fashioned tattooing techniques. The differences between 3D permanent eyebrow painting and tattooing are the specialized looks of hairlines which require different needle equipment. It allows 3D permanent painting to weave microscopic generated hair VWURNH EURZV WKDW EULQJ QDWXUDO ORRNLQJ SDLQWHG OLQHV OLNH UHDO KDLU

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3. After you get the best outline eyebrows that you are happy with, let the technician apply effective anesthesia IRU PLQXWHV WR DYRLG SRWHQWLDO SDLQ WKDW PD\ RFFXU After the anesthetic has taken effect and removed, the technician will provide the painting procedure. All Needles should be new and sterile for each customer. Unopened new and sterile needles should be opened in your presence. Usually, the technician applies the painting IRU WLPHV WR VWDQGRXW HDFK KDLU OLQH 4. You should allow at least 7 days for healing. The brows might be darker than you want after you get them done; however, they will fade away a little bit and look more natural in a week. This time you will need to make your eyebrow skin moist by applying relevant tattoo aftercare products to your permanent eyebrows. Do not let them get wet. 5. The average time span of permanent eyebrows is around 3-4 years depending on your skin type and how well you look after them. They fade off by time, so you may return to the shop from time to time to brighten up your brows.

Fashionable permanent eyebrows trend in 2015 $FFRUGLQJ WR P\ LQWHUYLHZ ZLWK 0V 7LWHHUDW ,QWDJRRQ .KXQ $H WKH ZHOO NQRZQ FHUWLĂ€HG SHUPDQHQW PDNH XS VSHFLDOLVW DW ´3HUIHFW)DFH 6KRSÂľ LQ +XD +LQ 6KH PHQWLRQV GLIIHUHQW SRSXODU WUHQGV EHWZHHQ KHU 7KDL DQG IRUHLJQ FXVWRPHUV “Korean style eyebrows; straight, no arch, and full thick brows, is a favorite trend among Thais. On the other hand, her western customers love thin, arched and curved brows as usual.â€? Apparently, everlasting beauty will always be a girls dream. Before deciding to have permanent make up on any SDUW RI \RXU ERG\ PDNH VXUH \RX DUH NQRZOHGJHDEOH DQG ZHOO SUHSDUHG WR HQVXUH \RX DUH VDWLVĂ€HG ZLWK \RXU QHZ SHUPDQHQW EHDXW\ ORRN 5HPHPEHU ´+DSS\ JLUOV DUH WKH SUHWWLHVWÂľ $XGUH\ +HSEXUQ For this New Year, I wish all of my readers endless happiness and timeless beauty throughout the years. If you have a story about your permanent make up experience, feel free to share me at $SSURDFKQDWFKD#JPDLO FRP

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Music For A Thousand Smiles Vic Hua Hin Once Again Presents The Exiting Unusual Presenting an unusual ensemble from Singapore “ Resonance” and introducing ages old Chinese instruments, especially one called the Sheng at VIC HUA HIN on December 16th. The sheng is a Chinese mouth-blown free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes. It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments, with images depicting its kind dating back to 1100 BCE, and there are actual instruments from the Han era that have been preserved today. Traditionally, the sheng has been used as an accompaniment instrument for solo suona or dizi performances. It is one of the main instruments in kunqu and some other forms of Chinese opera. Traditional small ensembles also make use of the sheng, such as the wind and percussion ensembles in northern China. In the modern large Chinese orchestra, it is used for both melody and accompaniment. The sheng has been used in the works of a few non-Chinese composers, including Unsuk Chin, Lou Harrison, Tim Risher, Daníel Bjarnason, Guus Janssen, Brad Catler, and Christopher Adler. Some believe that Johann Wilde and Pere Amiot traveled to China and brought the first shengs to Europe in 1740 and 1777 respectively although there is evidence that free reed musical instruments similar to shengs were known in Europe a century earlier. The sheng's reeds vibrate at a fixed frequency unlike single reeds, double reeds, and pointed free reeds which vibrate at the pitch according to the length of the attached air column. Covering a hole on the sheng's pipe causes the entire length of the pipe to resonate with the reeds' frequency. If the hole is open, the resonance frequency would not match, and hence no sound is produced. The sheng is played by alternately blowing and inhaling, and a player can produce a continuous sound without pause. The traditional performance style is to sound two or three notes at the same time by adding a fifth and/or octave above the main melody note. When a higher note is not available, a lower note a fourth below the main melody note can be played instead. Thanks to the hospitality of Vic Hua Hin and Khun Patravadi, such events enrich our cultural development in Hua Hin. APPROACH Jan 2015

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JAZZ GREATS IN HUA HIN They stumbled into town visiting their old friend René,

alias Mephisto and ended up playing in several places incognito but very entertaining, as only aficionados would pick up their real identity. After a stroll down town , a dinner and a pint of beer, they mostly ended up at the charismatic Chez Lulu an above average drummer running a small bar restaurant on Petschkasem Road and continue to the newly opened Saxophone Lounge on Soi 94 for some unintentional jamming with local matadors, themselves unaware of the premium jam they would be getting in. After a few strophes, eyes opened and SAXMAN Ryan revealed the secret usually ending up in himself grabbing his SAX and perfectly fitting into the stars studded jam. Two of the most charismatic and top international Jazz performers, hand in hand let out what they had. Local performers soon following, unintentionally brave. All had a lot of fun and these spontaneous happenings go unannounced, unplanned and unfortunately unrecorded. What a life session that would make.

Eugene Montenero Born on October 16, 1965 in Lausanne, Switzerland,In 1992, Eugene Montenero left Switzerland and moved to Los Angeles, where he attended classes at the Professional Musician Institute of Technology (GIT), he studied with the famous professors Ross Bolton (Al Jarreau), Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson, Nick Nolan. In April 1993, he graduated with honors and mention will be ranked among the top ten guitarists over three hundred participants. On his return to Switzerland, Eugene co-founded and launched the first Hainan International Jazz Festival in Haikou city with his newly founded group Bconnected which started his career on the international jazz market and especially in China, Kunming in May 1999. The group represents Switzerland from 20 other countries at the "International Festival of the Arts of Kunming". Since that day, Eugene Montenero has increased his friendly relations with China where numerous festivals and performances are organized.

Philippe Sellam, born 24th October 1960, living in Paris (France), saxophonist, Has played with Gil Evans, John Scofield, Roy Hargrove. Michel Petrucciani, Michel Portal, Mino Cinelu and French Singers: Charles Aznavour, Henri Salvador, Claude Nougaro, MCSolaar. “Wayne Shorter choruses with a hint of Jan Garbarek trying to outdo Canonball Aderley and a tall glass of Wilton Gelder (ECM-style ethnic roommates that can melt the Swedish ice.)” After multiple experiences and different approaches, Philippe Sellam has shed his skin and settled for a trio with inspiring musicians such as Fred Dupont at organ and Yoann Schmidt on the drums. He has created music for many TV and radio credits and advertisements as well as run many workshops and master classes.Has recorded more than 70 albums. All the audacities, music or relays are fluid, always keeping a more communicative power 51

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Kids Cartoons WorseThan Adult Drama Movies by Laura Geggel

Sorry Mufasa, (Simba 麓s Father) Cartoon Murders Outnumber Deaths in Adults Dramas Children's cartoons, often seen as innocent films about royalty and furry animals, are "rife with on-screen death and murder," a new study finds. The significant characters in kids' animated films are 2.5 times more likely to die than those in adult dramas, researchers found. And the victims of those deaths in cartoons are five times more likely to be parents. "Just because a film has a cute clownfish, a princess or a EHDXWLIXO EDE\ GHHU DV LWV PDLQ FKDUDFWHU GRHVQ路W QHFHVsarily mean that there won't be murder and mayhem," said the study's lead researcher, Ian Colman, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Ottawa, in Canada.

A similar scene played out in "Finding Nemo," when a fearsome barracuda devours the mother clownfish. "I started to wonder, 'Is this just a coincidence? Are deaths more common in children's films?'" Colman said. Colman and his colleagues identified the 45 children's animated films with the highest box office grosses and recorded how long into the films the key characters died, their roles in the movie and how they died. The films, from the 1937 production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to the 2013 film "Frozen," were all rated for a general audience (G) or parental guidance suggested (PG). The researchers excluded sequels, as a character might have died in the first movie. They also omitted films without human or animal characters, because children might not view the deaths of characters that are cars, robots or toys in the same way.

Colman decided to analyze cartoon fatalities after realizing that many of the cartoon movies he watched with his young children had troubling deaths, he said. [Infographic: Deaths in Cartoon Movies Vs. Adult Drama]

For comparison, the researchers matched each cartoon with the two top-grossing films for adults from the same year, including horror films such as "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "What Lies Beneath," and thrillers, including "Pulp Fiction" and "Black Swan."

For instance, in "The Land Before Time," an animated film about dinosaurs, "the mother of the main character gets savagely attacked and killed by a Tyrannosaurus Rex in Cartoon characters have lousy life expectancies, they the first 5 minutes," Colman told Live Science. "At that found. Two-thirds of the cartoons depicted a death, compoint, my daughter was completely hysterical and was pared with half of the adult dramas. In cartoons, most characters die from animal attacks and falls from high places, begging me to stop the film." APPROACH Jan 2015 52

KIDS & EDUCATION whereas common causes of death in other films were gunshots, car accidents and illnesses.

SenseMedia.org, a nonprofit group that rates movies based on violence, language and sexual innuendos, he said.

"Oddly, falling out of windows or high places is quite common in children's films," Colman said.

Parents can also comfort children by watching movies with them. "That way, if anything really difficult comes up, the kids can ask you about it, or talk with you about it," Coleman said. "And that might be a really positive experience."

But not all deaths were accidental. Cartoon characters were 2.8 times more likely to be murdered than their counterparts in films for adults, the researchers found. Many of those deaths happen to parents, turning the main characters into orphans, Colman found. But that could be a useful plot point, he added.

The study provides a clever look at the amount of death in children's cartoon movies, said Dan Romer, the director of the Adolescent Communication Institute at the University

"Children's films are often about children," Colman said. "If you want them to go on some adventure to overcome some challenges, it's tricky to have parents in the way."

of Pennsylvania, who was not involved in the study. "Parents should be aware of the fact that cartoons aren't necessarily free of violence," Romer said. "And that's been known for a while."

Maybe there's a better, less deadly way to deal with parents, Colman said. "I really wonder if killing them off is necessary, or whether we can just find some other way to get parents out of the picture," he said. Other times, the bad guy in the film also dies, but usually not until the end of the film. "I guess that's an easy way to resolve the conflict," Colman said. But young children, and even teenagers, may not understand the permanence or the complexity of death, said Dr. Victor Strasburger, a distinguished professor of pediatrics at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study. "People have no idea of how scary children's movies can be," Strasburger said. Before a child watches a movie, parents can search it online or look it up on Common-

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The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge On Gullstruck, an island ruled by settlers, Lady Arilou and Hathin belong a Lace tribe despised by all. But among them, Lady Arilou is respected due to her status as a Lost: one of the rare few with the ability to detach her senses from her body and let them roam, seeing, hearing, smelling, feeling and tasting things from afar. Constantly at Arilou’s side, is Hathin, her younger sister, and virtually invisible attendant. When overnight, Arilou becomes the only Lost left alive on Gullstruck, Hathin must step into her own light to save herself and her sister, embarking on a perilous journey to unravel the mysteries and plots that haunt them every step of the way. The Lost Conspiracy (originally published as Gullstruck Island) is a complex, adventurous and mysterious novel that will spin a sticky web around your LPDJLQDWLRQ +DUGLQJH¡V ODQJXDJH WDNHV HYHU\ GD\ ZRUGV DQG Ă€WV WKHP WRJHWKHU like puzzle pieces showing us a never before seen solution. The absurdity of the world and characters she presents us with are a truthful distortion of a believable unreality, delightfully startling in its paradoxical qualities. Once again, the author of Fly By Night and Well-Witched, gives us a whole new original tale, in her signature style of absolutely fantastic otherworld fantasy.

20 Feet From Stardom (M) 2013 Have you ever stopped to wonder about the back-up singers who harmonised their way through the 20th century with lead singers such as Tom Jones, David Bowie, Luther Vandross, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Mick Jagger? Singing, dancing, and dressing to please the lead, these singers are so much than back-up, with voices of their own to be heard and loved. But the question is, can they and did they make that leap from a star’s shadow to stardom? And what happened when they did? 20 Feet From Stardom explores this question on both a material and psychological level, interviewing a number of female, many African-American, back-up singers, many of whom worked all their lives to become solo artists, about their life and work. Interviewees include Darleen Love, the Waters family, Merry Clayton, /LVD )LVFKHU &ODXGLD /HQQHDU 7 WD 9HJD -XGLWK +LOO Bette Milder, Patti Austin, Sheryl Crow, Jo Lawry, and Bruce Springsteen. The combination of interviews, LPSURPSWX VLQJLQJ DQG UHFRUGLQJV RI SHUIRUPDQFHV Ă RZ so seamlessly they tell their own story, and viewers will appreciate that only once, in the entire documentary, do we hear an interviewer speak. 20 Feet From Stardom is a fascinating, passionate GRFXPHQWDU\ Ă€OOHG ZLWK JUHDW KLWV DQG LQVLGH JRVVLS ² D GHĂ€QLWH PXVW VHH Ă€OP IRU DOO RYHU WKH DJH RI

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The Giant Bookworm Part Nine 6ɪɗ 7ʋQʔLɢ The Story So Far: Amelia is happy in her new job as Sal’s, the last giant’s, librarian. But her former guardians disagree with her choice and have put the troublesome orphan under lock and key…

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*** hen dusk had come and Amelia wasn’t at the edge of the valley, I waited.

I waited from dusk to twilight, wondering if she was hurt, limping her way home, or sleeping in Reckwood. I imagined tree climbing incidents and broken bones. And then I told myself that she had probably just gotten caught up with friends… So I waited from twilight to night, and wondered if maybe Amelia never planned on returning when she set out that morning…. If only I could ask someone what the right thing to do was, I thought. I didn’t realise my parents and brother’s voices were still ready to speak in my mind; that my madness hadn’t left me. If I had, I mightn’t have let myself think what I thought, and wouldn’t have heard mother tell me, If you give up on that child now, before you’re sure she’s given up on you, you’d be making a big mistake. Mother? I thought wearily. If this is about me eating Amelia – Pah! Listen Sal. I may not think socialising with infants is mature behaviour for a giant but she makes you happy. She makes you less lonely. Her words, faded from my mind, and left me speechless, both verbally and mentally. Of all the things mother had ever said to me, that was the first time I felt more than just the runt she usually seemed to treat me as.

“Sal, meet Madame Cole, I hate her,” Amelia squared her shoulders and glared at the stout woman. “What other blasphemy have you been corrupting her mind with? Half the villagers have fled because of you, giant! You have no place among the world of man,” It was as if she had looked into my soul and named my darkest fear. I licked my lips. “Put her down Sal,” Amelia commanded. “I wouldn’t eat her if I were you – she’d probably taste horrible,” “You evil witch!” Cole gasped at Amelia. “You will put us both down, it will take me weeks to undo the wrongs you have done to this child,” “You’re the one who whipped me because I didn’t work out that sum fast enough for you!” Amelia snapped. “You’re the one who stole Sal’s coins and told Mrs Better to lock me up! You’re the one who calls us filthy children but neglect to wash your own hair! I was just starting to recover from all the wrongs you’d done by me until today. Sal isn’t a kidnapper. You are.” “You –,” I put my thumb over her lips. “Please stop talking. I’ve heard quite enough.” I placed Cole on the ground and turned around. “So long Coal-Heart!” Amelia called cheerily. Amelia met my eyes, hers showing me a hundred thanks she didn’t know how to put into words. I hoped she could see I felt the same way. I think she did, because suddenly we were both grinning from ear to ear, and continued to grin all the way home.

In a matter of minutes I was walking into Reckwood. “Amelia?” I called. “Amelia where are you?” “She’s here! Go Amelia!” I heard a girl who wasn’t Amelia yell. I followed the voice to the orphanage and listened as another girl whispered, “Mrs Better is coming!” Inside the building, a door swung open inside. I resisted the urge to lift the roof from above their heads to see what was going on. “Girls, back to bed!” said an older woman. Then the first girl began shrieking “Help me Mrs Better, the giant is playing his whistle, only children can hear it and if I let go of these bars I’ll be dragged away by his song!” Mrs Better trotted over to the girl, and after a moment I heard the adult gasp, “You conniving brats!” A whip cracked, the girl released a muffled ‘ouch’. “Where is she?” Mrs Better demanded. “Sal! Down here!” came Amelia’s voice running out through the gap where the library once stood. I bent down to scoop her up, as another long thin arm reached out and grabbed Amelia’s foot. As I lifted Amelia, a reedy woman with oily flat hair gripped Amelia’s ankle with all she had. I bent to extract the woman with my other hand and then examined her in her nightgown. “You monster, put us down now!” She flailed in my gentle grip.

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