Angelina Jolie Has a Vital Voice

# 177 QQQQ @ 04/12/2008 at 10:56 am

People in the media are soooo fukcing STUPID! She confirmed she was pregnant at the ISA, i don’t know what other confirmation they need. MORONS!

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I agree and it makes you wonder about these so-called entertainment journalists. I mean did these idiots think Angie all of a sudden got fat but only in the stomach area —.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=51967&date=&sid

(Similar jacket worn by George for “Not on Our Watch”. Support savedarfur.org)

BELSTAFF’S FREE STYLE

BELSTAFF is reaffirming its political stance on the issue of Tibet via a limited edition, six-piece collection of Free Tibet jackets.

With their distinctive Oriental panelling and motifs, the designs aim to keep the Tibet cause in the public consciousness - even the intricate Buddha embroidered linings are a collaboration with Tibetan monks.

The design house’s commitment to Tibet began in 2004, after meeting the Dalai Lama. Belstaff is well-known for its support of international charitable causes; last year it teamed up with Not On Our Watch, a charity founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, to help raise awareness of the crisis in Dafur.

All profits made from sales of the Free Tibet jackets are donated to the Dalai Lama Foundation.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/58238

(Inspiring, moving story)

CP Wheels for Humanity Featured with Maria Shriver on “Idol Gives Back!”
Pam Vetter

April 12, 2008
UCP Wheels for Humanity President David Richard joined California’s First Lady Maria Shriver on the American Idol stage at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood for the Fox television show “Idol Gives Back!” Joined by volunteers from UCP Wheels for Humanity and other organizations, Shriver honored volunteerism and charity by sharing a quote from Gandhi: “You can be the change you want to see in this world.”

UCP Wheels for Humanity, located in North Hollywood, California, is a non-profit organization that refurbishes donated wheelchairs to children and adults with disabilities in developing nations.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080413/film_nm/dreamworks_dc_1

“Kung Fu Panda” gets early raves from analysts

By Paul Bond Sun Apr 13, 5:17 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Beijing Olympics have thus far been a PR nightmare for China. Leave it to the country’s emblematic panda bear to come to the rescue, with a welcome assist from DreamWorks Animation.
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A bit cuddlier than the real thing, “Kung Fu Panda” is set for release June 6, two months before audiences might be inclined to stay home and watch Olympics coverage rather than venture into a movie theater.

It’s also a safe distance between Lucasfilm/Paramount’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” on May 22 and rival studio Pixar’s “WALL-E” on June 27.

The advantageous timing is one reason Goldman Sachs analyst Ingrid Chung recently raised her six-month target on DWA shares to $32 from $30. The stock closed Friday at $26.37, off more than two percent in line with the broader market slump.

Another reason is that Chung and her associates liked the portions of the movie they have seen so much that she is proclaiming it the next DWA franchise, predicting a sequel in 2011.

She upped her domestic boxoffice estimate to $220 million, which would make it the ninth-biggest CGI film in history, sandwiched between the Pixar duo of “Cars” and “Ratatouille.”

After viewing some of “Panda,” the analyst said the character development was good, the scenes were amusing and the concept will appeal to a broad audience.

Her enthusiasm is shared by others who have seen portions of the film, like Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield who last month raised his worldwide box office estimate to $563 million from $534 million.

“The film leverages elements of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise,” Greenfield said. “The lead Panda character voiced by Jack Black is very entertaining.”

Chung also is bullish about DWA’s “master toy agreement” with Mattel that allows it to partake in more of the upside from “Kung Fu Panda” merchandise.

She notes that Mattel is planning a line of both plush toys and action figures based on the movie. Plus, Activision is partnering with DWA for a video game to be released the same day the film hits screens. Management teams at both Activision and DWA, Chung says, “are very excited about the game.”

She also notes that “Panda” is the final release under DWA’s HD DVD agreement and, since Toshiba no longer supports the format, the studio might have the option to release “Kung Fu Panda” on Blu-ray just in time for Christmas.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

http://www.makeitright.nola

Good Morning all and the all powerful “Awaiting moderation ” machine. Have a great day and continue to support the make it right project. Papa Pitt thanks you and the people of New Orleans, neighboring Parishes and the Gulf Coast appreciate your help. Have a great day and make it a MIR day. Thanks for a great site Just Jared. Peace to all.

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austinmovies/entries/2008/04/14/news_keeps_branching_off_tree.html

By Michael Corcoran | Monday, April 14, 2008, 12:22 PM

The word from Smithville is that Brad Pitt will be done filming his role in Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” in about three weeks.

The shoot, currently on a Tuesday to Saturday schedule, is expected to go until June. This means all the tabloid reports about Angelina Jolie having her twins in Texas are as wrong as just about everything else that’s been reported. One article, for instance, wrote about how the Pitt-Jolie clan wanted to live near the Smithville Regional Hospital in case she went into labor. Well, the Smithville Hospital doesn’t have a maternity ward.

Can’t say we’ll miss the paparazzi, who have gone to incredible lengths to get anything on Pitt, Jolie and their four kids. One pair of snoops even posed as wedding planners to take photos of the Hyatt Lost Pines exclusive Litton House, purported to be where the P-J brood were going to stay. The Star ran the spread, even though the superstar family is renting a ranch in Cedar Creek owned by pro wrestler Mark “the Undertaker” Calaway. Helicopters have been whirring overhead at the compound, with shots showing up here.

Life & Style Weekly broke the Undertaker/Pitt plot, but there was so much else wrong in the item (there’s no Smithville-Crawford Municipal Airport) that I didn’t believe it at first, but an insider confirmed to me that it was true.

Perhaps the craziest lie picked up around the world is that Pitt offered the Hyatt Lost Pines only $3,000 a month to stay in the $2,000 a night Litton House. Do you think Brad, Angie and the kids would check into a hotel, where the paps could also get rooms? The plan was always to rent a secluded house near Smithville.

bdj, from our conversation yesterday, thanks for helping me with the donate.net confusion. I never thought to check their website to confirm it was legitimate. Glad you did. They have been stalled on the 81st house for a while. I wonder how often they update that number? Goodnight.

One example why education its important

Elevating Adolescent Girls on the Global Agenda
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remarks made by Kathy Calvin, COO of the UN Foundation, at Breakthrough: The Women, Faith, and Development Summit to End Global Poverty
bushkin.jpgI want to speak to you about three things this evening: First, about adolescent girls and why the UN Foundation has spent over $42 million in the past ten years to try change the realities that far too many of them live; second, about a new initiative we are announcing as our commitment to the Women, Faith and Development Alliance; and, third, to urge you to join us in elevating adolescent girls on the global agenda.

Let me begin with by reading a short quote from a girl in Niger: “One day my father told me I was to be married. I was never asked how I felt. It was my duty to respect his decision. . . I would have wanted to wait and find the one I love. But now it is too late.” This girl was 12 years old when she said this, referring to her marriage at the age of 9. Like too many girls, her aspirations were left aside and her possibilities for a better life cut off because of the cultural perception that she is inferior. There are many dire consequences for girls like this. One of them, which I’ll speak about more later, is fistula, a debilitating obstetric condition that over two million girls and women in the Global South are living with today, with an additional 100,000 added to that each year.

One of the top priorities of the UN Foundation since its inception has been to advocate for women and girls. Instead of emerging from their teenage years ready to make their mark on the world, too many bright girls on the brink of adulthood find themselves shut out, invisible, and ignored — their talents wasted. The statistics are astounding.

In many countries around the globe, girls spend up to 15 hours a day fetching water and firewood and doing household chores instead of learning to read and write… taking care of other family members instead of caring for their own health… toiling in fields and factories for no or low wages, without possibility to improve their economic lives.

Nearly half of all girls in the developing world are married, and one-third give birth before they turn 20. Girls ages 10-14 are five times more likely than women over age 20 to die from childbirth, and girls 15-19 are twice as likely — medical complications from pregnancy are the leading cause of death for girls in the 15-19 age group. For every woman who dies in childbirth, some 15-30 survive with chronic disabilities, the most devastating and debilitating of which is obstetric fistula.

Girls make up over two-thirds of those under age 25 currently living with HIV/AIDS — in sub-Saharan Africa, 75 percent of HIV-infected youth are female. Fifty percent of sexual assaults are against girls younger than 15. In sub-Saharan Africa, only 17 percent of girls enroll in secondary school.

Many girls in the Global South are not registered at birth — they have no birth certificate or identification card to for example, prove their age so that they may avoid being married young; sit for school exams or in some cases enter school at all; have legal recourse if anything happens to them; or to ensure that they do not become victims of trafficking. The lack of identification makes them invisible before the law.

When girls’ lives are made invisible in these ways, they are not the only ones who lose out. Families… communities… entire countries are stunted when half their human resources are squandered.

Girls are continually left out of the equation not only in their own communities, but in development efforts as well. While we still struggle to even ensure that data from development and humanitarian efforts is disaggregated by sex, rarely is it disaggregated by sex and age. Girls are routinely excluded from programming that is targeted toward women, because of age, and from programming that is targeted for adolescents and youth, because of their sex. All of this contributes to the entrenched invisibility of girls.

Girls’ education ranks among the most powerful tools for reducing the vulnerability of girls on many fronts. It has been shown to slow the spread of HIV/AIDS and it contributes to female economic independence, delayed marriage, family planning, and work outside the home.

An educated woman is not only more likely to be healthy, and more likely to have a smaller, healthier, better educated family… but she is more likely to participate in civic life and to advocate for community improvements. A 100-country study by the World Bank shows that increasing the share of women with a secondary education by one percent boosts annual per capita income by .3 percentage points.

Full article here http://www.undispatch.com/archives/2008/04/elevating_adole_1.php

I’ll leave you with a beautiful photo essay about LIFE AND EDUCATION IN DARFUR REFUGEES CAMPS

Check it out http://www.unicef.org/photoessays/25400.html

http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/entertainment/bollywood/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1088930&_EXT_5_groupId=14

(ahhh memories of Namibia. Wonder where baby # 5 will be born)

Abhishek’s Brangelina connection
Author: Tushar Joshi Date: 15 Apr 2008

Junior Bachchan stayed at the same resort in Namibia where Shiloh was born

Abhishek Bachchan now has something in common with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. While shooting for Shrishti Arya’s Drona in Namibia, Abhishek stayed at the Burning Shore luxury resort where Angelina Jolie gave birth to her daughter, Shiloh.

A source spills details about the resort, “It’s a secluded resort far away from the main city. Hollywood actors often use it to escape the paparazzi. Abhishek didn’t know the history of the resort until he was told by the locals.” The producer chose the resort because of its high level of privacy and security.”

While in Nambia, Bachchan Jr also indulged in adventure sports on the famous sand dunes. Reveals an insider, “The resort is located on the edge of the largest sand dunes in the world, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Abhishek would often go on desert safari rides which are very popular.”

The Burning Shore luxury resort
This ocean-side lodge is located on Long Beach just south of the unique quaint town of Swakopmund, Namibia. It offers seven luxury rooms and five luxury suites, with private bathroom facilities.

http://sev.prnewswire.com/higher-education/20080314/DC1683214032008-1.html
(Entire article at link)
Alternative Spring Breaks

Alternative Spring Breaks

LOS ANGELES, March 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Mexico, New York City and Catalina Island all sound like typical spring break destinations for college students, but a group of 150 LMU students found excitement in the unordinary. These are just three of the 11 destinations traveled to by students participating in alternative spring breaks at Loyola Marymount University.

Each trip lasts seven days and has a specific focus guiding the service done by students. Some of the highlights from this year’s spring break trips include working with the HIV/AIDS community in San Francisco, dealing with issues of civil war and Jesuit martyrs in El Salvador, and experiencing border issues and femicide in Juarez, Mexico. A trip to New Orleans had students continuing in the restoration efforts where almost all of the rebuilding being done there is by college student volunteers. A unique experience occurred for students on the trip to Tianguistengo, Mexico. For three days, students were completely immersed in a community that has not been visited by outsiders in 30 years.

Organized by the Center for Service and Action, the Alternative Break program is in its seventh year and continuing on an upward path. Applications increase each year, and just in this year 190 students will have participated in an alternative break. The overwhelming success of the Alternative Break program is due in large part to the support given by the university. Whether it is time, money or staff participation, the commitment to social justice that LMU is known for helps to perpetuate the program, so that it can continue to excel far beyond expectations. Not only was there student participation, but Fr. Michael Engh, S.J., Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and Richard Plumb, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, along with numerous staff members, were in attendance.

http://chicagoist.com/2008/04/11/lights_camera_l.php

April 11, 2008
Lights, Camera, Lakeview

If you were in the greater Lakeview area yesterday you may have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Johnny Depp or Christian Bale on the set of Public Enemies. Or, almost as exciting, the actual set of Public Enemies. A stretch of Newport Avenue near Clark Street was made into a 1930s-esque set complete with cobblestone streets, antique cars and street lamps, and an old school el train along the Red Line tracks. Apparently, directors love this area, as the same street was used last year for the Angelina Jolie film, Wanted. So what does this ‘hood have that makes it so appealing? It’s by the lake, near the L, and is lined with fancy, iconic graystone buildings.

But the number one requested spot to film? Downtown locations, specifically with shots of our awesome skyline. The Chicago Film Office reports that last year over 30 films and TV shows were filmed in Chicago last year bringing in more than $150 million to our local economy. And bringing Christian Bale doesn’t hurt either…