Everytime I hear about a rape being committed, i die a little inside. That is when I read it on the internet, or watch it on the television. Or the papers.
But what happens when you really meet victims of rape or their parents.
i broke down.
The courage these women have shown.one young woman that i met had been raped, thrown across the railway tracks. She survived to tell her story and still fights it out inspite of losing both her limbs.
She is way beyound brave..these women are the real heroes
This is just one story in hundreds of others.
I can't write . I am too overwhelmed and lost for words.
Its a battle that all of us fight because the law is corrupt and the people who run it are Democratically elected .
#we the women
I exist in this moment
as do you my friend
too soon
both you and I
will be the dust
of cosmic storms
our purpose
whatever it may have been
as unsure of itself
and as mystical
as in the now
before long
we shall say adieu
to our memories
for memories
have no substance
they are not of
the carbon matter
of all other things
things that are finite
floating in
this infinite universe
they are a nothing
existing only in our heads
only while the heart beats
in a twinkling of an eye
mankind will be gone
from this place
yet while the thinking mind subsists
the lessons of history
have meaning
profound
or seemingly of
little significance
all of our recollections
have value
messages from the past
once digested
play a part
in how we serve out
Cinderella is a special Fairy tale that I enjoyed as a child. The rags to riches tale allegedly goes back to Greece Herodotus 484 – 425 BCE and China Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) called “Yeh Shen”.
The famous poet Giambattista Basile 1566-1632, revamped the the tale from La Gatta Cenerentola (The Cat Cinderella) and later Charles Perrault reworked it in 1697.
The Grimm brothers collected some folk tales from a German woman from Kassel Hesse Germany they wrote the German version of Cinderella in 1857.
Below is the German version of Cinderella by the Brothers Grimm 1857
Once upon a time,
The wife of a rich man fell sick, and as she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, “Dear child, be good and pious, and then the good God will always protect you, and I will look…
“Death on the Nile” – ” Mort Sur Nil, 3ème “ 1978 first film adaptation by the British John Guillermin Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot 2006: second adaptation by Andy Wilson with David Suchet as Hercule Poirot 2019-2020: 3rd ongoing adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel by Fox and Kenneth Branagh
Certainly, I don’t need to introduce this Dame to anyone. She was and has ever been a Genius in writing such as murder mystery novels and she will always remain the master.
Agatha Christie
I have not read any book of her but seen almost all the “made of” movies. Of course, I must say that it’s not only Hercule Poirot which had fascinated me, but there’s also Miss Marple too an amazing character.
it’s always fascinating to see how ingeniously and powerfully she creates the moments of the crimes and how variable are the mysteries. Brilliant!
Now in this article by my dear friend and an Egyptologist; Marie Grillot I find out that there is another version of Death on The Nile has been made by Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
I knew he had made a third version of the novel; Orient Express and I’ve seen this and also both older ones, but never heard of the third one on Death on The Nile!
Anyway, it’s nice to read this article (have translated from French) and see the old famous great actors again. Have a wonderful weekend. ❤ ❤
While Thomas Cook, initiator of the cruises on the Nile, is shipwrecked, “Death on the Nile” resurfaced! Indeed, after the success of the movie “The Crime of the Orient Express” released in 2017, the Fox – and Kenneth Branagh – decided to adapt the 3rd version of “Death on the Nile”.This novel by Agatha Christie was published on November 1, 1937, in the United Kingdom, the following year in the United States, then in France in 1945.
“Death on the Nile” – “Mort Sur le Nil” The Agatha Christie novel published on 1 November 1937 in the UK, in 1938 in the USA, in 1945 in France
For her writing, the novelist relied in part on her personal memories. When she is 17-18 years old, she goes to Egypt for the first time with her mother, she cruises in an environment that we imagine easy and luxurious. With her first and second husband, she will return for other stays. In 1923, she was in Luxor while the tomb of Tutankhamun had just been discovered, it would seem that she later met Howard Carter (in 1931 in Luxor).
Novelist Agatha Christie during a trip to Egypt
Flawless costumes, immaculate shirts, starched bow ties, moustache perfectly smoothed and a hairstyle that can only be said, he is steadfastly obsessed by his appearance … A bit precious, politeness “old France” grazing obsequiousness, his eyes sparkle with intelligence. He believes in him even in his doubts … One can not deny that his grey cells function perfectly, that he is a fine psychologist and, it must be said, without much confidence in the human nature of some … If the attention that it brings to small details is sometimes infuriating, the resolution of the enigma proves that they were in no way insignificant, that they participated indeed to weave the plot which he tried to “unravel”. He excelled often but was never better than in the final theatrical as dramatic happening, where, surrounded by all the witnesses and protagonists, he pronounced the final sentence, the outcome of the affair, finally announcing the name of – or – guilty (s)
… If “Death on the Nile” begins in a magnificent mansion nestled in the heart of the English countryside, it is in Egypt and mainly during a cruise on the “Karnak”, a luxurious steamship, that will take place history.
In the Agatha Christie novel “Mort Sur le Nil” – “Death on the Nile”, the boat named “Karnak” Two boats have “endorsed” this role: In 1978 in the 1 st film adaptation of John Guillermin, this name is given to the “Memnon”, built in 1904 by Thomas Cook In 2006, in the second film adaptation of Andy Wilson this name is given to the steam ship “Sudan” built by Thomas Cook in 1915-1921 it is now owned by Voyageurs du Monde and sailing on the Nile
Jacqueline de Bellefort, charming but ruined, commits the irreparable mistake of presenting her “beautiful lover” to her billionaire childhood friend … who will not fail to seduce him …The spurned fiancee continues on the banks of the Nile, the couple now formed by the wealthy Linnet Ridgeway – his ex-best friend – and Simon Doyle – his ex-boyfriend – “rotting” their honeymoon …The boat quickly becomes “the” place where everything will be played, a microcosm bringing together noble ruined, a novelist on the bottle, rich kleptomaniac, the doctor failed or corrupt lawyer, arrived unscrupulous, unconditional and idealistic love, … Each having a ” good reason to blame Linnet …
“Death on the Nile” – “Mort Sur le Nil” 1978 first film adaptation by the British John Guillermin The Colonel Race (David Niven) left, and Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) right
All this “beautiful” world evolves under the watchful eyes of Poirot and his elegant English friend Colonel Race. Over the Nile, they will be led to see several crimes, the series being “inaugurated” by that of the rich heiress …It is at the end of the cruise, in Ouadi Halfa, that the “little grey cells” of the famous Belgian detective will end this story, more turbid than the waters of the Nile.Agatha Christie will adapt it to the theatre in 1944.
“Death on the Nile” – “Mort Sur le Nil” 1978: 1st movie adaptation by British John Guillermin Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
Then it will be worn for the first time on the screen, in 1978, by the British John Guillermin, with a cast of dreams: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Mia Farrow, Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, David Niven, Maggie Smith, and second roles totally up to the task …
“Death on the Nile” – “Mort Sur le Nil” 1978 first film adaptation by the British John Guillermin Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
Peter Ustinov is excellent in Hercule Poirot, with his flawless white suits, his collared shirts, his debonair look sometimes denied by a piercing look …The extreme staging and the performance of the actors bring suspense to its climax …How to forget this sequence shot in Karnak? As Linnet’s and Simon’s couple walk through the hypostyle hall, a block falls from one of the columns throwing them to the floor. The actors seem to emerge, magically, from behind each column to discover the drama … all seeming stupefied … that while the leader is necessarily among them!
Death on the Nile” – “Mort Sur le Nil” 1978 1 st film adaptation by the British John Guillermin Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
Most of the film is on the “Karnak” – it is actually the “Memnon”, built by Thomas Cook in 1904 – whose comfortable atmosphere will quickly become oppressive. The second adaptation of “Death on the Nile” takes place in 2006: Andy Wilson directs David Suchet in the role of Hercule Poirot, the excellent James Fox wearing the uniform of Colonel Race.
“Death on the Nile” – “Mort Sur le Nil” 2006: second film adaptation by Andy Wilson with David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
Emma Griffiths is Jacqueline de Bellefort, J.J. Feild Simon Doyle, while Emily Blunt is Linnet Doyle.
The film is then shot on the luxurious steamship Sudan – “survivor” of the Thomas Cook fleet – which belongs today to Voyageurs du Monde.
For the third adaptation, that of the Twentieth Century Fox, according to articles published, Kenneth Branagh will camp “the inevitable Hercule Poirot and will be accompanied by Gal Gadot, Letitia Wright, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Ali Fazal, Sophie Okonedo, Emma Mackey Dawn French, Leslie Rose, Jennifer Saunders and Russell Brand “.
The film will be shot at the Longcross Studios in Surrey West London, and on the spot in Egypt … Of course, we are eager to learn more …The release of the film is scheduled in France, from October 7, 2020. Marie Grillot
“The thread by which our fate hangs is wearing thin. Not nature, but the “genius of mankind,” has knotted the hangman’s noose with which it can execute itself at any moment. This is simply another façon de parler for what John called the “wrath of God.” 735”
― C.G. Jung, Answer to Job: (From Vol. 11 of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung) (New in Paper)
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Make peace with the universe. Take joy in it. It will turn to gold. Resurrection will be now. Every moment, a new beauty.
Rumi
This is probably a fair, perfunctory question before the next one:
Where are we going?
A projectile’s trajectory is, in a fair amount, determined by its origins at the very start.
We are, to some measure, a function of where we began….
Luckily, just to some measure…
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First of all, let’s set the record straight.
That poor serpent in the Garden isn’t Lucifer.
At least, he doesn’t have to be.
There’s absolutely nothing in the Bible to justify that.
No, he’s a poor snake, trying to raise his kids:
Just listen to God:
So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and…
Happy Thanksgiving! to ALL our American friends. 🙂
In modern times, Thanksgiving is a special time to share the day with family and friends, then enjoying a bountiful meal with turkey as the main attraction.
Whole Food Plant Based folks may dress up a bright orange pumpkin or Butternut squash as their main attraction with lots of healthy fruit and veggies.
The Puritansand Mayflower Pilgrims (Calvinists) which wanted to start afresh in a new land America. They had much to be grateful for thanks to Tisquantum, of the Patuxet tribe of the Wampanoag Confederation who aided them with food such as corn, cranberries, Venison and Turkey. The Christian settlers arrived just before the winter snow and had very little food left. They came across the store-houses of food by the Wampanoag tribe and used the food since no one was around due to illness that had struck many…
Twinkle-toed
They dance in moon-glow
Melting to
Honeyed touch
Breaths scatter on starlit winds
Igniting a flame.
Darkness dreams
Hanging on to stars
Soul of night
Burning bright
Flipping blackness to starlight
Heartbeats trace love lines.
# Shadorma
Syllable count-3/5/3/3/7/5
An extract from the autobiography of the much fabled
Twattersley Fromage MBE, TP, UFC, WNKR of the First Order & Jolly Decent Chap
My quest a simple yet illustrious one that would herald the dawn of a new heroic age of exploration. At the behest of none other than Her Majesty herself I had willingly consented to her request that one of her own from this great nation of ours be the first to reach the North Pole walking backwards no less! And it was there in the Arctic Circle at my base camp on that frozen sea of ice and just 60 miles from the pole that I received the problematic telegram that would tear at my loyalties to the two most important women in my life namely our treasured Queen and my beloved Agnes. It read;
Dearest Twattersley (STOP) Daddy is in a spot of bother (STOP) The…
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