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Many a sonnet, song and nowadays, text, email and Twitter account have shared the trials and tribulations of the first flutters of the heart, the first moment when eyes locked across the room.

Equally, they are a platform for the endings of love affairs. How divine, then, to hear when love stands the test of time, traversing through the many challenges and rising to meet the twilight years together.

Such is the ultimate love affair of Dot and Alex Sykes, residents at Otway Health and Community Services. Married for 71 years and together for 75, neither a two year absence during Alex’s four year posting in New Guinea during the war, his subsequent hearing loss and forty years of blindness or the devastating loss of a stillborn child have dampened their spirits and love for each other.

Dot recalled one of the best days of her life was when she reconnected with Alex for the first time postwar, at a lake in East Ringwood.

“I was pushing Colin, our seven month old baby that Alex had not seen given he was away at war,” she said.

“Seeing Alex when he first laid eyes on Colin was one of the happiest days of our life. He nursed him all night long.

Dot’s sage advice on staying happily married for so long: “Accept a person as they are. You can never change another.

Love them and tell them you love them every day even if they can’t hear you. Nothing else matters, for as long as there is love there is hope. It will see you through.

Valentine?s Day ? an occasion to declare love

By Arsalan Haider

LAHORE: Some say that Valentine?s Day is a thoughtless tradition as love should not be associated with a date on the calendar, but then again a lot of people get to express their feelings on this day.
People of all age groups find it easy to convey their feelings to loved ones on this day when everyone around them is celebrating the event, sending heart-shaped cards, balloons, mugs, chocolates, stuff toys to each other.
Though the day might not be as enjoyable for singles as it is for couples, yet, people all around the world associate the day with promotion of love and peace.
Lahoris too are set to celebrate Valentine?s Day in full spirit, as people were seen buying cards, accessories, chocolates and other items on the eve of Valentine?s Day. Mobile networks remained busy as millions of text messages were exchanged at 12?o clock on Tuesday night.
Valentine?s Day is observed on February 14; traditionally a day on which people express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards.
The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. It was first established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD, and was later deleted from the General Roman Calendar of Saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. Modern Valentine?s Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
After the event?s resurgence in Pakistan through its open celebration in Musharraf?s era, Valentine?s Day was quickly welcomed and accepted by the youth, students, and even elders. The celebration received a lot of criticism in the early days, however, with the passage of time, the concept was accepted by society to a large extent. Interestingly, a change in the manner of celebrations has been witnessed through the years. A lot of young people are seen using the occasion for their own convenience. Taking advantage of the pleasant atmosphere and environment on Valentine?s Day, a lot of youngsters reveal their love affairs and choices for marriages to their parents.
?I decided to take advantage of the day and tell my mother about my loved one,? said a university student, adding that there could be no other day perfect for revealing this information to one?s parents.

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The relationship between two of Tinseltowns beautiful people has skidded into that special place in hell where bitter old love affairs go: scathing post-breakup hatred. In their latest installment of off-screen drama, Gabriel Aubrey has been investigated for child endangerment after he allegedly pushed the nanny while she was holding his daughter, and Halle Berrys petitioning to move to France, which will make her joint custody arrangement conveniently inconvenient for her ex. Checkmate.

I, for one, think Halle needs to take a breather from romance. Just to get her head together. She hasnt even gotten her old house in order and made respectable arrangements with ol Gabe and shes off and running with a new dude, supposedly engaged to Olivier Martinez. (Which is also interesting since she swore up and down on several occasions that shed never get married again. Eh, who can figure it out?)

But I do know this: if shes using the court system to wield revenge against her former flame, or if shes purposely trying to make it difficult for him to see the child they have together, shes making a huge mistake. Huge.

The hardest part of the single mother lifestyle, aside from the actual raising of the children, is dealing with the ol used-to-be boyfriend. The ex-husband. The former lover. The unlucky jump-off whatever the man who helped create the child was once upon a time. And most of us, despite all the unflattering stereotypes that go along with being a dreaded baby mama (a term I detest), still try to maintain some semblance of cordiality with our kids fathers for the sake of the babies.

But more and more, Im hearing dads with downright blood-curdling horror stories about how they arent allowed to see their son or their daughter because their childs mother is running interference in the relationship. When you tell a man who wants to see his child that he cant see his child, you are taking away part of what makes him a man in the first place the joy and responsibility of parenthood.

As a woman who has pleaded, reasoned, and argued with a dude who refused and still refuses to be regularly involved in the goings-on of his kids life, Im just as offended by that foolishness as guys are. Here are men willing and wanting to play their parts as fathers and the women on the other end of the equations are blocking them at every pass because theyre bitter about the breakup that led to them being demoted from wife or girlfriend to my son or daughters mother. Or theyre mad because the dudes dont pay enough child support or pay it regularly or maybe dont pay it at all. Or Dad has a new lady friend and Mom insists she doesnt want her baby around any strangers (even though Mom dates regularly and has been caught with a random mister or uncle her own self).

Even though all of the above justifies an attitude, maybe even a cold shoulder and some wariness, it could never justify barring a kid from seeing their daddy. Ultimately, thats not hurting just the intended target: the man. Its hurting the child, too. Weve heard that from experts on Oprah to Dr. Phil himself. But every day, some crazed woman gives her ex a hard way to go come time to see his children when, in actuality, she ought to be glad the man is making any effort at all. I mean, they aint just building active fathers in assembly-line fashion. So when you come across a man who wants to be an engaged, involved, conscientious participant in his kids lives, no matter what the other logistics of the situation are, let him do his job.

Unless a woman suspects that her child is in real danger because her exs lifestyle poses a threat to her babys safety or hes abusive or has a drug or alcohol habit, shes out of pocket for keeping them apart. Part of the code of ethics that goes along with being a mother is being unselfish. Thats not just to our children, though theyre the focus of our drive to be better women, better mothers, just better people all around. We also have an obligation to show compassion to the men who helped create the kids. It aint easy oh I know it aint easy but its necessary to raise children who feel loved, whole and confident in their them-ness.

Is a mother ever justified in keeping her kids from their father?

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You have had no love affairs of consequence. When Yeats, a 51-year-old bachelor, once again proposes to Maud Gonne (the Irish actress and political activist with whom hed fallen in love as a young man), she declines. When Yeats then proposes to Mauds daughter, Iseult, she also declines; Iseult would later have an affair with Pound. A month later, when Yeats proposes to you, you accept. At 11:20 in the morning on October 20, 1917, you are married in the Harrow Road Registry Office; the witnesses are Pound and your mother.

I think [this] girl both friendly, serviceable amp; very able, writes Yeats to an old friend. She is under the glamour of a great man 30 years older than herself amp; with a talent for love-making, reports your mother. Honeymooning in the Ashdown Forest Hotel in Sussex, you cast a horary (an astrological chart designed to answer a particular question at a particular place and time). Per dimandera [domandare] perche noi siamo infelice, you write in a language you know your husband does not understandto ask why we are unhappy. The discombobulated Yeats is writing letters to Iseult; he is writing poems: O but her heart would break to learn my thoughts are far away. A decade later, now the mother of two young children, the wife of a Nobel Prizewinning poet, you write burn this when read at the top of a letter to a close friend: had I known that all this might happen I should certainly never have had a family!

This is one way of describing the life of Bertha Georgie Hyde Lees Yeats, the fascinating woman who devoted her entire adult life to the needs and, after his death, reputation of an indisputably great poet, a poet with whose poems (qua poems) we are only beginning to come to terms, despite the poets prominent place in the canon. The intellect of man is forced to choose/Perfection of the life, or of the work, wrote Yeats in The Choice, and it would seem that, for him, the choice was clear. He could be an arch, distant father (Who is it you are looking for? he once asked his daughter when meeting her at the family gate), a husband expert at affecting incompetence at simple everyday tasks so that his purchase on greatness might be presumed. Once, when worried about his eyesight, George sent him a new lamp. What oil do I put in it? he asked. The lamp of course consumes lamp oil, she wrote back. You could surely not have imagined that it demanded Sanctuary oil, or olive oil? Easily, as George knew well, her husband could have imagined that it demanded Sanctuary oil. When asked how it felt to live with a genius, George replied, Oh alright, I never notice. Her devotion did not wobble, but she was no ones fool.

* * *

There is something wrong, something too ingeniously self-forgiving, about Yeatss distinction between perfection of the life and perfection of the work. Yeats was a formidable guy; he lived in a medieval tower, he talked with dead people, he wrote some of the most beautiful lyric poems in the language. But nobody has a perfect life. Every life is enriched by disappointment, driven by compromise, and to suggest that one might have been a good person if only one had not been a great artist is to diminish the integrity of art. It is to suggest that art is not fueled by human experiencefrom the aesthetic to the political to the apocalypticbut somehow transpires beside or beyond it. Ann Saddlemyers recently published edition of the lifelong correspondence between Willy and George allows us to witness the complexities of life and art entwined.

Saddlemyer is a meticulous scholar of a kind now increasingly rare. She has published crucial editions of the plays of Yeatss close friends JM Synge and Augusta Gregory; she has also edited Synges letters. Unlike most meticulous editors, however, Saddlemyer is also an elegant writer with a keen sense of proportion. Her biography of George Yeats, Becoming George: The Life of Mrs. WB Yeats, published in 2002, is uncommonly readable, marked by an acuity of emotional and literary insight lacking in the otherwise distinguished standard biography of Yeats himself (by the historian Roy Foster). Its safe to say that Saddlemyers biography, to which the Yeats family letters are crucial, is more fun to read than the letters themselves.

This is in some ways inevitable. Willy and George were often separated by professional duties, but the distance and the duration were usually short. Their letters consequently tend to skip the leisurely evocations of daily life one associates with a rich correspondence, jumping quickly to the pressing matters of the momentthe sickness of a child (Anne and Michael Yeats were often seriously ill), the restoration of Ballylee (the tower the Yeats family sometimes called home), a question about the Abbey Theatre (of which Yeats was a director), the fate of the Cuala Press (which was haphazardly run by Yeatss sisters, the aptly named Lily and Lolly, who lived together but despised each other).

Yet the letters nonetheless embody something that no biographical narrative can convey: tone. Quoted outside the context of the ongoing correspondence, Georges remark about the oil lamp (you could surely not have imagined that it demanded Sanctuary oil) sounds exasperated, which it is, but the remark is also clever, bemused, loving, generous, meant to entertainpart of an intricately textured exchange between two people who know each other as well or better than they know themselves. So while Willy seems at times the absent patriarch, the dad who loves his work, its also clear that George managed his absences, even condoning the last-gasp amorous liaisons of his final years; she appreciated help with the doddering tiger, as she called him behind his back. When do you want me, wrote a plaintive Willy, hungry for news of home. My only distress is absence from you amp; I miss you always, amp; when I see a lovely sightevening light on the beeches or the lightlong for you that I may talk of it. Is not love being idle together amp; happy in it.

* * *

Still, these letters represent only a small part of the intricate correspondence of Willy and George Yeats. Think back to the autumn of 1917. Stuck in the Ashdown Forest Hotel, her four-day-old marriage a disaster, George began (by her own admission) to fake automatic writing in order to entertain her despondent husband: she then felt her hand seized by an unseen power. Willy described what happened next in the revised edition of A Vision (1937), the esoteric account of all human history and personality that the automatic writing ultimately made possible:

What came in disjointed sentences, in almost illegible writing, was so exciting, sometimes so profound, that I persuaded her to give an hour or two day after day to the unknown writer, and after some half-dozen such hours offered to spend what remained of life explaining and piecing together those scattered sentences, No, was the answer, we have come to give you metaphors for poetry.

Over the next several years, Willy and George produced more than 3,600 pages of script, his questions, her answers. This is their most intimate exchange, and it is almost never referred to in the actual letters Willy and George wrote to each other.

The first few days of automatic writing have not been preserved (the remainder having lately been transcribed and edited by George Mills Harper and a fleet of assistants), so there is no record of Yeats being assured that the spirits had contacted him, through his wife, to further his poetic career. George remembered the initial contact differently: What you have done is right for both the cat and the hare, she scribbled, confident that her husband would understand that the hare was Iseult Gonne and the cat was herself, which he did. In the approximately 450 sessions of automatic writing that followed, the intimate sex life of George and Willy Yeats looms as prominently as metaphors for poetry (though Willy would go on to write great poems about sex). What is important, says one spirit through George, is that both the desire of the medium and her desire for your desire should be satisfied. Willy is advised to keep up his strength by making love to his wife more than once a day: it is like not taking enough exercise amp; a long walk exhausts you. You mean, asked Willy, by doing it once I will lose power of doing it twice. Yes, came the answer, amp; then of doing it once.

The automatic script ranges widely over innumerable topics; it is often tedious; it calls on vast reserves of esoteric knowledge. But one theme is constant: if the conversations are to continue, the medium (or interpreter, as George preferred to be called) must be satisfied. And when the interpreter is not satisfied, the script shouts it out loud and clear:

I dont like you
You neglect me
You dont give me physical symbols
to use

Love affairs with French cuisine are no secret and these delicate biscuits take the cake for soliciting obsession.

I LOVE French macarons. Its easy enough to buy them, with their myriad flavoured fillings, but making them at home can make even experienced cooks fall flat, like their biscuits. Great macarons are the result of technique, rather than simply following a recipe.

There are many recipes around, and several basic methods, but lack of instruction can stymie the beginner.

The French method creates a creamy texture that can be eaten on the day it is made. However, it is difficult for a beginner to master. The Spanish method is similar, although some of the sugar is added at the end of the mixing process to aid stability.

NEW YORK–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving
Hispanic America, is today unveiling the 2011-2012 programming line-up,
delivering expanded Televisa content across all television and
interactive platforms and a robust slate of original productions â??
including three new networks. With nearly 500 hours of new original
productions scheduled for primetime and late night, the Company is
shining a spotlight on the growth the Hispanic population is fueling
across the nation, while remaining keenly focused on innovation and
expansion.

We have also expanded our partnership with
Televisa, and other leading Spanish-language producers in the world, to
deliver the content Hispanic America seeks via Univisionâ??s multiple
outlets and services. In addition, the upcoming launches of Sports,
Novela and News networks will further deliver culturally-relevant,
proven content to our audiences.

In addition to the launch of three new networks and continued ratings
momentum vs. ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX, todayâ??s Univision Upfront
presentation will underscore how its enhanced partnership with Televisa
is creating powerful new cross-platform branding and integration
opportunities that have not existed until now. The presentation is
taking place this afternoon at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York
City and will be hosted by Univision Executive Vice President and Chief
Operation Officer, Randy Falco; Univision Networks President Cesar
Conde; and President of Advertising Sales and Marketing, David Lawenda.

â??There is a New American Reality and businesses looking to deliver
growth need to establish and maintain a relationship with the
fastest-growing consumer segment in our nation,� said Falco.
â??Univisionâ??s close to 50-year relationship with Hispanics makes us one
of the leading media brands in this country and the gateway to connect
with this consumer.�

â??Recognizing the power of the burgeoning Hispanic consumer base,
Univision is investing in expanding our content across all media
platforms with both traditional distributors as well as online and
mobile video providers. Today we are expanding our already robust slate
of original programming by unveiling nearly 500 hours of new original
productions in primetime and late night, innovative series and
specials,â? added Conde. â??We have also expanded our partnership with
Televisa, and other leading Spanish-language producers in the world, to
deliver the content Hispanic America seeks via Univisionâ??s multiple
outlets and services. In addition, the upcoming launches of Sports,
Novela and News networks will further deliver culturally-relevant,
proven content to our audiences.�

â??The groundswell of the Census has led to more demand than ever. Active
clients are looking to raise the bar and do more across the entire media
portfolio, while inactive clients are looking for strategies to win with
Hispanics,â? said Lawenda. â??Univision is able to surround the Hispanic
consumer unlike any other company in media today. Our expanded
partnership with Televisa, coupled with our investment in original
productions, creates unprecedented branding and integration
opportunities for marketers looking to connect with an incredibly
valuable audience.�

The Univision Network continues to be one of the top five networks in
the United States, regardless of language, and is delivering the highest
year-over-year audience growth of any broadcast network among Adults
18-49 vs. last season (+8%) while ABC (-9%), CBS (-8%), NBC (-14%) and
FOX (-5%) are down. In fact, this season-to-date, Univision is beating
NBC on half the nights thus far among Adults 18-49 and on two out of
three nights among Adults 18-34. Additionally, TeleFutura competes
head-to-head for the #2 Spanish-language network position. Posting its
best first quarter ratings ever, Galavisión continues to be the #1
Spanish-language cable network in the country. These networks, coupled
with Univision Interactive Mediaâ??s industry leading online and mobile
platforms, offer a variety of programming that consistently delivers
high viewership among Hispanics across the country.

Photographs of new programs, the Upfront event and stars are available
for download at the following Internet address: ftp://ftp.univision.net.
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About Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the premier media company
serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of
the top five networks in the US regardless of language and the
most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the US
reaching 97% of US Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, a
general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, reaching
86% of US Hispanic households; Galavisión, the countryâ??s leading
Spanish-language cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and
co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats
for the Companyâ??s platforms; Univision Local Media, which owns and/or
operates 62 television stations and 70 radio stations in major US
Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive Media, a network
of national and local online and mobile sites including Univision.com,
which continues to be the #1 most-visited Spanish-language website among
US online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader
with unique, relevant mobile products and service, and Univision Partner
Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network; and Univision
Emerging Networks, a suite of six cable offerings including De Película,
De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Clásico TV. Headquartered
in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and
television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities
throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.

2011/2012 PROGRAMMING LINEUP

UNIVISION NETWORK

Reality

â??Protagonistasâ? (Novela Stars) â?? More than 60 hours
in primetime. Aspiring actors gain the chance to put their talent
forward and demonstrate they have what it takes to win viewersâ?? hearts.
From Univision, the network that launched the careers of Blanca Soto and
Sofia Vergara, comes a proven reality format featuring contestants
living in a house as all their movements are recorded 24/7. Proving they
have what it takes to reach stardom, contestants will face numerous
challenges and eliminations, while facing the critiques of a panel of
experts. Contestants and viewers alike will also be thrilled by the
novela stars that stop by to visit the house. (Weekday, Primetime â??
Coproduction Univision Studios and Imagina US)

â??Pequeños Gigantesâ? (Little Giants) â?? Twenty-eight
children and seven judges come together to create a unique talent
competition that seeks to find the most-gifted child entertainers.
Future singers, actors, dancers and comedians take the stage to deliver
their best, but in the end only one will take home the ultimate prize.
Hosted by beloved Mexican personality Galilea Montijo. (Sunday,
Primetime â?? Televisa)

Series

â??El Equipoâ? â?? Four different lives, four different pasts,
sharing one thing in common: all four have chosen a path where each day
may be their last. Inspired by true events, we follow the mind-thrilling
daily duties of Santiago, Fermín, Magda and Mateo as each federal
officer risks their life for the sake of ours. Unforeseen love affairs
and struggles to sustain a normal family and lifestyle take a back seat
when the team must deliver federal intelligence and perform tactical
operations to put an end to a crime. Starring Alfonso Herrera, Alberto
Estrella, Fabián Robles and Zuria Vega. (Weekday, Primetime â??Televisa)

Novelas

Univision novelas guarantee to captivate viewers once again, with the
most engaging stories, the most beloved stars, and highly regarded
directors and producers within in the Hispanic community.

â??Dos Hogaresâ? (Two Homes) â?? After beating insurmountable
odds to be together, AngÃlica and Santiago got married and were
determined to live a long and happy life together, much to the
disappointment of Santiagoâ??s conniving mother Patricia, who did not
approve of his choice for a wife. AngÃlica and Santiagoâ??s happiness,
however, is short-lived when he suffers a terrible accident and
disappears. Believing her husband is dead, AngÃlica focuses on
rebuilding her life with the help of her family and Ricardo, a kind,
older man. As they get closer, Ricardo starts having stronger feelings
for AngÃlica and they eventually get married. A short time later,
AngÃlica makes a discovery that will change their life forever: Santiago
is, in fact, alive and wandering the streets suffering from memory loss.
Determined to keep Santiagoâ??s reappearance a secret until he can
recover, AngÃlica begins leading a double-life between nursing Santiago
back to health and keeping peace in her home with Ricardo, who has
turned into a possessive, jealous man. But, as Santiago falls in love
with AngÃlica again, what will she do? Her heart is suddenly torn
between two menâ?¦ two homes. Starring actress and former member of the
pop group RBD, Anahí; singer/songwriter and Hollywood actor, Carlos
Ponce; and actor Alfredo Adame. (Monday â?? Friday, Primetime â?? Televisa)

â??La Fuerza del Destinoâ? (The Power of Destiny) â?? A modest
young man of humble origins, Iván Villagomez was framed for a gangsterâ??s
murder that forced him to flee from his hometown in Mexico to the US
Years later he returns to face ghosts from the past and find the real
truth behind the events that forced him to leave. In his quest, he finds
love in the last person he ever thought had feelings for him, his
childhood friend Lucía Lomeli. But Lucía is also the sister of Ivanâ??s
former girlfriend who was pregnant with his child at the time he was
forced to run away. When those Iván hates most are connected to Lucía,
will he be able to give up revenge and choose love? The novela stars
award-winning actors David Zepeda, Laisha Wilkins, Gabriel Soto, Juan
Ferrara and introducing Sandra Echevarría. Special appearance by
renowned actress Leticia Calderón (Monday â?? Friday, Primetime â?? Televisa)

â??Una Familia Con Suerteâ? (A Fortunate Family) â?? Fernanda
Peñaloza is a kind socialite who has recently learned that she has an
incurable disease and that her beloved nephew, Vicente, is counting the
days until she dies. Distraught, Fernanda contemplates committing
suicide by jumping off a bridge but, by a stroke of luck, a quirky
stranger in a run-down truck, Pancho López, appears just in time to save
her. Pancho takes Fernanda into his humble home and introduces her to
his family. After seeing how â??richâ? Panchoâ??s family really is, Fernanda
makes a decision that will surprise both the Lopez family and her greedy
relatives: she makes Pancho the president of her company. Whether the
Lopez familyâ??s new fortune is for better or worse, no one knows, but the
collision of the different set of characters they will encounter in
their new â??high-classâ? life will produce plenty of laughs to go around.
(Monday â?? Friday, Primetime â?? Televisa)

â??Talismánâ? â?? From the producers of the record breaking hit
novela â??Eva Lunaâ? arrives â??Talismán.â? Shot throughout diverse locations
including urban settings and the majestic landscape of the countryside,
the novela follows the story of Patricia Campos, a beautiful woman who
thought she had everything she could wish for in life. She is
successful, surrounded by great friends and, most importantly, has the
love of the man she adores. But her blissful happiness suddenly shatters
when her beloved dies, and she vows to never love someone like that
again. That is until she meets the man who will show her the true
meaning of love. However, destiny will once again deal her a cruel hand
when she discovers her first love is actually alive, forcing her to make
the toughest decision of her life: to look back to the past or move
forward with her new life. Starring Blanca Soto and Rafael Novoa. (Monday
â?? Friday, Primetime â?? Coproduction Univision Studios and Venevision
Productions)

Specials

â??Premios Univisionâ? (Univision Awards) â?? Univision is
proud to present this new, annual one-hour awards gala to recognize
individuals who have made an indelible mark in their quest to improve
the lives of Hispanics in the United States. Produced in conjunction
with the Networkâ??s special events team and award-winning News division,
this will be a special evening to recognize those heroes who have helped
and empowered Hispanics. Broadcast from Washington, DC, the red carpet
event will feature some of the most influential individuals working in
the fields of arts, education, public policy and civic and social
issues. (Primetime Special â?? Univision)

News

â??Univision Documentalesâ? (Univision Documentaries) â?? Building
on its mission to not just entertain, but also empower and inform its
audience, Univision proudly presents a new division within its News
department: Univision Documentales. Going straight to the heart of the
news and beyond the headlines, the networkâ??s award-winning news team
will produce two ground-breaking documentaries each year, touching upon
subjects of special interest to the Hispanic community. The first
documentary in the series is the never-before-told story of the
Colombian police agents who infiltrated the FARC organization. The
second documentary is an examination of Hispanic education in the US
and disproportionate Latino dropout rates. (Primetime Special â??
Univision)

Daytime

â??Hoyâ? (Today) â?? Mornings will no longer end with
just â??Despierta AmÃrica,â? Hispanicsâ?? favorite morning
show. Univision is now proud to present a one-of-a-kind lifestyle
magazine show that will keep viewers entertained all the way to lunch.
Practical tips on everything from cooking to home projects, health and
news segments, a daily horoscope, special guests and more, will all be
packed into one-and-a-half hours of pure entertainment. (Monday â??
Friday, 10:30 am ET/PT, 9:30 am Central â?? Televisa)

TELEFUTURA NETWORK

Dramatic Series

â??MIAâ? â?? From the creators of the hit â??Eva Luna,â? comes a
dramatic series set against the backdrop of Miami Beach and featuring
Mia, a fearless undercover cop. Trying to bring down some of the cityâ??s
most dangerous men, Mia will begin working inside a powerful auto-theft
ring. However, little does she know that fulfilling her duties will be
more difficult than she thinks when her heart is torn between the love
of two men â?? one good, one evil. As they do everything in their power to
have her, the lines between right and wrong will blur, putting her life
on the line. (Monday â?? Friday, Primetime â?? Coproduction Univision
Studios and Venevision Productions)

â??El Capo 2â? â?? The record-breaking series
that stopped an entire nation is back for a second season with more
high-impact action and drama no one will want to miss. At the end of the
first season, the fate of Pedro Pablo León Jaramillo, â??El Capoâ? – the
worldâ??s most ruthless and elusive drug lord – was left hanging in the
balance. But true to his nature, Jaramillo will surprise the world when
he reappears, ready to take back his empire at any cost. Not even his
fiercest enemies will be ready to face whatâ??s coming with the return of
â??El Capo.â? Marlon Moreno reprises his role in this thrilling series.
(Monday â?? Friday, Primetime â?? FOX Telecolombia)

â??La Mariposaâ? (The Butterfly) â?? From the
producers of the mega hit â??El Capo,â? comes a thrilling fast-paced ride
based on the original story written by Gerardo Reyes, lead investigative
reporter for The Miami Herald. The series follows the life of a
woman who launders money for drug lords in Colombia, Mexico and the US
But her life changes forever when she falls for the special agent whose
sole mission is to bring her in. As they embark on a complicated game of
cat and mouse, they will eventually have to choose between the lives
they lead or the love they feel for each other. Starring María Adelaida
Puerta, Michel Brown, María Fernanda YÃpez and Salvador Zerboni. (Monday
â?? Friday, Primetime â?? FOX Telecolombia)

Late Night

â??Noche de Perrosâ? (Guysâ?? Night Out) â?? Just
when everyone thought that men had surrendered the remote control to
women, comes a late-night show designed to motivate them to get it back.
In this the first and only program on Spanish-language television
created especially for men, the guys wreak havoc as they discuss a
plethora of manly topics like sports, news, hobbies, politics, and, of
course women. Surprise celebrity guests will visit the studio and help
deliver a fun-filled night no man â?? or woman â?? would want to miss.
(Monday â?? Friday, Late Night â?? Univision Studios)

GALAVISION NETWORK

Series

â??Kdabraâ? â?? Gathering elements from the real
and the supernatural worlds, this series follows the adventures of Luca,
a mysterious 17 year-old who has everyone under his spell. A world of
inexplicable magic comes to life in this spectacular production where
nothing is what it seems. Starring popular young actor Christopher Von
Uckermann. (Weekday, Primetime â?? FOX Telecolombia)

Reality

â??Prime Gourmet â?? El Retoâ? (Prime Gourmet â?? The Challenge)
â?? A culinary battle against the clock where two chefs compete
face-to-face to prove who is the best. Testing their ability and
imagination, they will need to transform all sorts of ingredients into
amazing culinary creations in a limited amount of time. Once the timer
rings, only one will be declared the winner. (Weekend â?? Televisa)

Documentary

â??Un Mundo Aparteâ? (Worlds Apart) â?? Two years, 50 countries
and one vehicle equals the longest road trip around the world. This
documentary features a team of explorers as they immerse themselves in
the adventure of a lifetime. From the most beautiful cities on the
planet, to a close look at the last indigenous native societies of the
21st century, these explorers discover the extremes the globe has to
offer. (Weekend, Primetime â?? CIN TV)

Gaga by Gaultier on film

Jean Paul Gaultier is known for his creative love affairs with strong women and Madonna, Dita von Teese and Beth Ditto have all graced his catwalk with their signature style. This summer will see the designer come face-to-face with power-house of pop music Lady Gaga in a new documentary that already has people talking.

The film, which is due to air 9 June on French television channel TF6, sees the singer and designer enjoy a tte–tte at Gaultiers design house in Paris. The Born This Way star is seen perusing JPGs collection and mood boards, and caressing various designs in his studio. The teaser trailer also shows the eccentric pair take part in a saucy photo-shoot, where a habit-swathed Gaga gets a cheeky spank from the designer who is dressed as a priest.

In the clip, as Gaga leaves the building, Gaultier presents her with a bouquet of flowers to which she replies in perfect French, vous tes gentil! Translation: You are too kind. We cannot wait to see more; we might just have to book a trip to Paris to catch the first airing and perfect our franais, la Gaga.

Watch the trailer below, and keep a look out for Gaultier at Cannes later this week, where his designs will be showcased in Pedro Almodvars The Skin I Live In.

Isla Cunningham

To the editor:

    All love affairs have challenges. Fortunately, most are good.
Our love of cars is a good example. Modern cars are dependable,
comfortable and part of a good life. Most owners care for and
protect their cars. They seem to become a part of us associated
with favorite times and places. A big appeal is the action they
provide. Almost every day we join multitudes mixing around town and
beyond.

Whose thoughts dont turn to love in springtime? The sunny weather is enough to warm the hardest of hearts. The blooming flowers and budding trees dont hurt either. And then there are the outdoor cafes, the rubber boots and the tractors.

Rubber boots and tractors?

In Germany — at least among the feathered populace — it would seem that nascent love affairs with inanimate objects are all the rage this year. Schwani, a swan in the village of Velen in western Germany, has decided that a blue tractor is the love of his life. And in Sea Life Constance, in Germanys far south, a penguin named Bonaparte has fallen hard for a rubber boot.

In the case of Schwani, at least, it would appear to be a long-term thing. Hermann-Josef Hericks, who runs the farm where the swan lives, told the tabloid Bild that Schwani has been beak-over-heels for a blue, 39 horsepower tractor for several years. Ever since we bought the tractor three years ago, Schwani has been following it everywhere it goes, Hericks told the paper.

Tractor as a Sexual Partner

In its always-sincere effort to get to the bottom of the story, Bild phoned up animal behaviorist Daniela Fiutak to ask why Schwani would do such a thing. The swan presumably had contact with machines during puberty, she said. He sees the tractor as a sexual partner.

Bonapartes infatuation, on the other hand, is of more recent origin. Recently, the gentoo penguin has taken to following his trainer around the enclosure — in the vain hope of getting a little time alone with one of the trainers rubber boots.

The boots, black with a white sole, look like a female penguin lying on the ground, according to one possible explanation for Bonapartes behavior. I have never seen such a thing before, Bonapartes keeper, Dennis Kübler, told a local paper.

That may be true. But last year also saw Sea Life having breeding troubles in their penguin enclosure. A pair of birds that seemed deeply in love — and even built themselves a nest together — ultimately proved unable to have babies. They were, as it turned out, both males.

Schwanis confusion is likewise not as unique as one might think. Five years ago, a black swan named Petra made headlines in Germany for her love affair with a plastic pedal boat. To Petras credit, though, the boat was shaped like a swan.

cgh — with wire reports