Staff introduction
Monthly Stuff
History with Kelly
King of the Iceberg
Copal's Queue
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STAFF INTRODUCTION
My name is Kristel and I am 19 years old. I became fascinated with the
Titanic
when I was very young and the myths about its condition were that it was
still
in one piece. As I became older, I found the Titanic and her story to be
one of
the most intriguing that I had ever heard. Then, the film came out.
Since I write
for my local newspaper and my college newspaper, I decided to try and
get as
much about the Titanic as possible, both film and the real thing. Before
I knew
I was in Santa Monica, CA, interviewing the steerage band from Titanic,
Gaelic
Storm. Less than a month later I drove down to Southern California where
I spoke
with Jennifer Carter, world renown Titanic expert and 1987 expedition
leader
which went down to the Titanic for most of the artifacts. She shared
with me
some wonderful stories as well what her thoughts on the ship tragedy
were. From
this I received wonderful writing experiences, unforgettable memories,
and a
deeper understanding and fascination for this!
lost ship. I am also very interested in speaking with B2T staff about
projects,
and or, project ideas. Please don't hesitate to e-mail me at
rosedawson@back-to-titanic.com. Thank You.
Kristel
rosedawson@back-to-titanic.com
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MONTHLY STUFF
Quote
"You jump, I jump, right?"
Wallpaper
http://back-to-titanic.com/dl/wall/waves/nov_jump-right.jpg
Rare picture
http://back-to-titanic.com/waves/pic-month/nov_heart-film.jpg
Fact
Passenger Margaret "Molly" Brown, wife of Colorado millionaire, was
returning
from a winter abroad and excursion to Egypt with the Astors. Her heroism
and
selflessness during the disaster (she effectively assumes command of her
lifeboat and persuaded the other women to help with the rowing) earned
her the
moniker the "Unsinkable Molly Brown."
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HISTORY WITH KELLY
Hello all. Welcome to my second article. You are know going to learn
about
Kate Elizabeth Winslet.
On October 5, 1975, Kate was born in Reading, England to Roger and
Sally Winslet. She is the second of 4 children. She has an older sister
named Anna who is either 27 or she may be 28 now, a younger sister named
Beth who is about 21 maybe 22, and a younger brother named Joss who is
19 or
20. Her father, grandparents, uncle, and sisters are all actors so Kate
was
born into an acting world. Her brother is thinking of taking medicine
and
her mother is a nanny.
Kate has natural brownish blonde hair, blue green eyes, 5'8" tall,
and
takes women's size 10 in shoes. That's almost the same as her costar in
Titanic, Leo. When Kate was younger she was a little over weight and had
the
nickname "Blubber." As you can tell she no longer is faced with that. :)
She attended an acting school in Maidenhead, England called
Redroofs.
She attended it from age 11 to 16. Her acting debut was in a Sugar Crisp
commercial at the age of 12. Followed by the following TV shows:
Shrinks (1988)
Dark Seasons (1991 as Reet)
Get Back (1992-1993 as Eleanor Sweet)
Casualty (1993 as Suzanne)
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1993, a 3-part mini-series)
Her theatre works include:
Adrian Mole as Pandora
Peter Pan as Wendy
A Game of Soldier as Gertrude
What the Butler Saw as Geraldine (nominated for the Manchester News
Award)
Films:
Heavenly Creatures as Juliet (her big break in 1994)
Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995 as Sarah)
Sense and Sensibility (won a SAG, a BAFTA, and was nominated for an
Oscar in
1996)
Jude as Sue (1996)
Hamlet as Ophelia (1996)
Titanic (Oscar nominated for best Actress)
Hideous Kinky
Kate is also married to Jim Threapleton. The engagement was
announced on
October 16, 1998. They had been dating since early that year. They made
on
the set of Hideous Kinky as he was assistant director. It has been said
he
looks a lot like Leo which many say is a compliment. They married
November
21st, 1998 in Kate's hometown. There was only 170 guests and was very
private. There honeymoon was a 2 1/2 trip to Scotland.
Kate was engaged once before to Stephen Tredre, but sadly he died
of
bone cancer December 8th, 1997 at the age 34. Kate skipped the premiere
of
Titanic to attend his funeral. They had been together for 4 and a half
years.
Kate's favorite things are:
Music: Classical, Gregorian chants, Indigo Girls, Portishead, The Verve,
Oasis, Crowded House, The Sundays. A particular
favorite album is Cafe del Mar - Ibiza, Vol. 3, a compilation CD.
Movies: Reservoir Dogs, The Piano, The Silence of the Lambs, Grease,
Santa
Claus: The Movie
Car: She drives a black Jeep Cherokee.
Camera: James Cameron gave her the Canon Elph 370Z camera, of which
Kate
said "It fits in your pocket and takes the most stunning
photographs."
She also smokes cigarettes.
How she got the part of Rose in Titanic "Paula Parisi in her book,
Titanic
and the Making of James Cameron, says that Casting Director Mali Finn
pressed Director James Cameron to consider Kate for the role of Rose.
Kate's pursuit of the role was vintage Winslet. Encountering resistance
in
being cast for a role is to Kate like the proverbial red flag to a bull.
She was determined to be Rose and she would leave no stone unturned to
get
it. Kate can't say James Cameron didn't warn her that the making of
Titanic would be an arduous project. She warmed to the challenge, and
having starred in Titanic, Kate Winslet's life will never be the same. "
Ane the newsletter host likes Kate or Rose because: "My first thought
when I
saw Rose coming out of the car was beautiful, but arrogant. But when you
later get to know her, you just want to smile. As Jack says, she has a
fire
inside of her. And we owe it all to Kate Winslet!"
http://kwparadise.cjb.net
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KING OF THE ICEBERG
by Corey Ann
Harry was a tall man, with a buzz haircut. In his hands he had a
hardback
version of "The Discovery of the Titanic," and a camera. He told me
that he had
been there since noon! And I thought that I was too early. So we do
the little
chat-chat and walk into the hall and sit down.
Harry was very sweet, talking about Titanic and what he thought of it.
None of
my friends or family will talk BACK about Titanic (they listen with one
ear and
murmur "uh huh" every now and then) so I was happy to talk to a person
that knew
what he was talking about.
All week Harry had mentioned that he may have a surprise for me when he
got to
Akron. But, he wouldn't tell me what it was. Harry finally gets a big
grin on
his face and asks me if I want to see the surprise. I told him of
course. Out
comes a piece of paper. I sat there and thought THIS is a surprise?
Then I
begin to read it. It was a copy of a letter that a survivor had wrote
to him!
He had wrote to the survivor in care of a magazine in which she had been
interviewed, and she wrote back! The letter was fascinating, mentioning
that
some people were not on Titanic that claimed to be, among other things.
Then
the biggest surprise of all came, Harry told me I could keep it!
We then sauntered down to where everyone was waiting to file into the
seats.
That is when we caught wind of the rumor that at 7 o'clock, Ballard
would be
signing autographs! I was really excited then! Then the doors were
opened, and
we were ushered into the first row (that we could sit in, the first 3
were all
reserved for the "elite" group that were having dinner with him at that
moment).
Sitting to our left was a family of four, the father being a son of a
survivor,
and to our right was this little kid and his mom. The little kid knew
his stuff
about Titanic. He was going on and on about this and that. So, when I
got up
to get in line for the autographs, I asked his Mom if he could come
along. She
smiled and said yes, so I took the little boy with me, who was falling
over
himself in excitement of meeting Ballard!
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COPAL'S QUEUE
FRAMES
Frames are defined as multiple pages that are displayed in one window at
the
same time, for instance a menu on the left and a main page on the right.
Before I teach anyone anything regarding frames, I'm going to make this
disclaimer: Don't blame me for sites that misuse these frames. I'm
going to be
as thorough as I can.
1. You need three HTML files. The first is called the frameset and the
other
two are just like any page you've made before.
2. The frameset assigns which page goes on which frame. Write the
frameset
like this:
Frames Example
3. Name one page "menu.html" and one "main.html". View the frameset.
(Go to
File | Open Page on Internet Explorer or Netscape to view.)
4. When linking, and you want a link to open in another frame, write
like this
(again, take out the dollar signs):
Text link to page 2
This will make a text link that should be placed on the menu. It will
open in
the main frame.
5. When you are linking to a site other than your own, and you don't
want
people to get caught in your frames, change the target="main" to
target="_top"
instead. Visitors will appreciate this more than you will ever know.
Now you have frames. You can change the frame names as long as they
match the
ones on the frameset.
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We hope you enjoyed this months newsletter. We are looking forward to
the next
one and hope you are too!
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