Bairstow, 22, has played six One-day Internationals and an identical number of Twenty20 matches and replaces all-rounder Samit Patel from the squad that drew the away Test series against Sri Lanka 1-1 in April.

"Jonny Bairstow has put in a number of impressive performances both for England Lions and Yorkshire and has been working hard on the England Performance Programme over the last couple of years," national selector Geoff Miller said in a statement yesterday.

"He is an exciting young player who now has an opportunity to experience the test environment."

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To stay competitive and keep costs down, today’s enterprises need to consolidate resources, quickly provision services, and more effectively rationalize costs with new business models.

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The government told BBC Arabic that complaints of abuse were rare, although there were no meaningful statistics.

A former care home worker says that the shame of sexual abuse stops families pushing for proper investigations.

The Jordanian government is responsible for licensing private care homes and it sets out regulations for what they have to provide.

But, surprisingly, most of the rules to get a licence are only about the building – such as the height of rooms and the size of the water tank.

There is very little mention of how children should be treated or what education they should receive.

The ministry of social development says inspectors visit private centres regularly.

The Jordanian government insisted the abuse should not be happening.

"Even if there are only a small number, they are severe in terms of their significance because it is a matter of human rights. It is the disabled who need to be protected and therefore we have red lines," a statement said.

"Even if the abuse is done by an employee we will not tolerate it and the court will have its say," it added.

In the new film adaptation of Dark Shadows, Johnny Depp plays Barnabas. Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, wrote the screenplay for the movie and says the idea of living forever as a vampire continues to fascinate.

Ian Somerhalder plays the charming and dangerous Damon Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries, a gothic soap opera that shares some similarities with Dark Shadows.

By giving Barnabas a conscience — and relationships — Dark Shadows opened up all kinds of possibilities for vampies, says Dawidziak.

“And this,” Dawidziak says, “is where the vampire is going to become increasingly humanized, sexualized, sensualized. They’re going to become younger. They’re going to become more vital.”

More than four decades later, just about every vampire on TV still owes a debt to Dark Shadows, right down to The Vampire Diaries on The CW. The show is also a Gothic soap opera — but with two big differences: significantly better production values; and its vampires are mostly teenagers.

The show’s co-creator Julie Plec says the coming-of-age idea is something they got from another TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, created by Joss Whedon.

“Joss Whedon sort of gets the super gold star for the high-school-is-hell allegory,” Plec says. “And that was the beauty of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. … This idea that the worst thing that happens is you finally give up your virginity to your one true love, and the next day he turns into an evil, murderous vampire.”

But all of these contemporary vampires wouldn’t exist without Frid’s Barnabas Collins, says Kathryn Leigh Scott.

“I think they all emanate from him. He’s the granddaddy of all of them,” she says.

Frid died in April, but he and Scott and other actors from the Dark Shadows TV show have cameos in the new movie. Johnny Depp — who was a fan of the original — plays Barnabas Collins. And like the original, his Barnabas apologizes before sucking people’s blood.

Sure, powerful engines and deluxe on-board facilities ensure the lap of high seas luxury, but these extravagant features are usually powered by high fuel emissions and energy consumption.

But for the millionaire mariner with the planet’s best interest at heart, help will soon be at hand in the shape of the Columbus Sport 130′ Hybrid — a new 40 meter ship that aims to fuse superyacht chic with an eco-friendly design concept.

See also: The limousine-shaped superyacht

Currently on the production line of Italian ship builder, Palumbo Shipyards, the lavish vessel is due for completion in August 2013 and will cost a cool $30 million upon delivery.

“The boat is really an innovative concept because (it) melds together very modern lines and high technology with environmentally friendly features,” says Giuseppe Palumbo, general manager of Palumbo Shipyards in Naples .

Palumbo explains that the vessel’s efficiencies are driven by twin electrical and diesel engines that combine performance to reduce emissions whilst simultaneously generating electricity for the ships myriad on board amenities.

See also: Charter a superyacht like a billionaire

It also includes extra eco features such as a bilge water separator — a device that extracts oil from sea water entering the vessel’s engines before it is disposed back into the ocean.

An all aluminum exterior and lightweight skeletal structure meanwhile ensure the ship is as slight and sleek as possible, therefore taking less energy to power, he adds.

Although there may be other yachts that offer greater speeds or performance levels, the Sport 130′ Hybrid “enable(s) greater maneuverability,” cuts noise pollution and reduces overall “maintenance costs” — on top of the obvious environmental benefits, adds Palumbo.

But while the vessel may stand out because of its high-tech eco friendly features, Palumbo is quick to ensure that it doesn’t skimp on the traditionally ostentatious superyacht features as well.

See also: The rise of the gigayacht

Four large cabins provide luxury accommodation for as many as eight guests at a time (served by seven crew members) while a spacious deck area ensures there is plenty of room for sunbathing, dining and partying come nightfall.

A custom made lounge area crafted by Italian interior design specialists, Hot Lab Studio, meanwhile includes a number of prominent glass windows that provide spectacular vistas of the surrounding seas.

Not only will this ensure that guests can enjoy panoramic ocean views, says Palumbo, but they will be able to do so safe in the knowledge that the environmental impact of their yachting extravagance is vastly reduced.

]]> http://dapssav.org/when-superyacht-chic-meets-hybrid-technology/feed 0 http://dapssav.org/palestinian-museums-logo-design-competition-launched http://dapssav.org/palestinian-museums-logo-design-competition-launched#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:41 +0000 BClemmens http://dapssav.org/palestinian-museums-logo-design-competition-launched TasmeemME.com, the first regional online networking site dedicated to creative talent in the Middle East, has partnered with the Welfare Association, a leading Palestinian non-governmental development organization, to launch a global competition to design the new Logo for the upcoming Palestinian Museum based in Birzeit.

The Palestinian Museum is a transnational institution with a mission to become the cultural voice for Palestinians worldwide. It is committed to strengthening the links between and among Palestinian communities, and reinforcing their connections to the land of Historic Palestine. It will connect with visitors via its Hub in Birzeit, multiple branches in Palestine, and via temporary exhibitions around the world in museums, cultural centers and more.

“We have decided to reach out to talented designers around the world to get a design that we can truly adopt as the ‘face’ of the museum,” says Dr. Faris Nimry, Director of the Palestinian Museum. “It is the first thematic museum of its kind in Palestine bridging the old and the new, giving it a fresh and international feel that will encourage youth to get involved.”

The purpose of the competition is to develop a logo that can be used to popularize the Palestinian Museum and to generate awareness and knowledge to partner organizations as well as a global audience. As a reward to the most suitable designs, the museum will be granting winners a first prize of $1,500, a second prize of $1,000, and a third prize of $750.

“We are very excited to be managing this competition and to be part of this one-of-a-kind initiative for such a great cause,” adds tasmeemME CEO Noor El-Fadl. “Having had the chance to come across the incredible caliber of creativity in our region, we are really looking forward to seeing really great designs!”

Accepting submissions until May 20th, 2012, the competition is open to anyone aged 18 years and over who is not acting on behalf of any company or organization. Participants can submit as many designs as they wish during this period. Technical specifications, competition guidelines, and an application form are available online (tasmeemME.com/palestinianmuseumlogo).

"I have no memory of what happened. The paramedics told me I had been saved by Dustin Hoffman. It’s unbelievable," Dempster was quoted as saying.

Paramedics told the newspaper that the Rain Man star, 74, called emergency services and tended to Dempster as he waited for them to arrive. Hoffman, who has a home nearby, left only after they had re-started Dempster’s heart. Hoffman’s Los Angeles-based representative confirmed the account.

Hoffman is the latest celebrity turned Good Samaritan in recent weeks.

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(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will discuss plans to address high levels of contaminants, including PCBs, mercury and dioxin, which are present in Passaic River mud adjacent to Riverside Park in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Dioxin causes serious health effects, including cancer. PCBs are suspected carcinogens and mercury can cause serious damage to the nervous system. Steps are being taken under the Superfund program by the EPA to isolate and prevent movement of the contaminants from this area to other parts of the river. EPA is overseeing technical planning that has been initiated by the parties potentially responsible for the contamination. Superfund is the federal cleanup program established in 1980 to investigate and clean up the country’s most hazardous waste sites. The Superfund program operates on the principle that polluters should pay for the cleanups, rather than passing the costs to taxpayers. When sites are placed on the Superfund list, the EPA looks for parties responsible for the pollution and requires them to pay for the cleanups. Cleanups are only funded by taxpayer dollars when the responsible parties cannot be found or are not financially viable.

In the long term, risks to people wading in contaminated mud in the Passaic River alongside Riverside Park are slightly above EPA levels of concern. The EPA recommends that the public avoid wading in the mud flats in Lyndhurst.

The EPA will hold two public meetings on May 9 to discuss the planned cleanup actions and the results of recent sampling efforts in Riverside Park and the adjacent mud flats. The public meetings will be held from 3 PM to 5 PM and again from 7 PM to 9 PM in the court room of Lyndhurst Town Hall located at 367 Valleybrook Avenue.

The EPA estimates that cleanup work in the contaminated mud flats adjacent to Riverside County Park in Lyndhurst could begin in spring 2013 and extend for a period of time into summer 2013. The EPA will work closely with local officials, river and park users, the Passaic River Community Advisory Group, stakeholder organizations and the Lyndhurst community to provide information on these plans, coordinate the cleanup, and minimize possible disruptions to river and park use to the extent possible.

The EPA is overseeing a comprehensive investigation of contamination in the Passaic River that is being carried out by a group of parties potentially responsible for the contamination. Preliminary findings suggest that there could be six to eight additional mud flats in the Newark Bay to Garfield stretch of the river where elevated levels of contamination could warrant a closer look and possible action. While the EPA does not anticipate that the other mud flats present an immediate threat to recreational users of the park or river, it is working with the potentially responsible parties to plan additional sampling out of an abundance of caution. Those detailed sampling plans are being developed now to examine the mud flat areas.

Results from the latest round of mud flat sampling from this past winter are currently undergoing final review by the EPA. Any follow-up sampling deemed necessary by the EPA will likely take place under EPA oversight later this summer or fall, with results expected back in late 2012. EPA will provide the public with the sampling results as the information becomes available and will ensure that all communities are effectively engaged and informed.

Very low levels of PCBs, mercury and dioxin were found earlier this year in soil in the Lyndhurst and North Arlington sections of Riverside Park that likely were carried there by flooding. The concentrations of contaminants detected are well below established levels of concern for children and adolescents playing in the park and for workers maintaining the park. The EPA does not plan on additional sampling of the parks’ recreational areas and cleanup in the park is not necessary. The public can continue to enjoy using Riverside County Park in Lyndhurst but should practice proper hygiene that would normally be followed at any urban park that is prone to flooding.

Information on the investigation and cleanup activities in the lower Passaic River is available on the project Web sites at http://www.ourpassaic.org or http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/diamondalkali/

Follow EPA Region 2 on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/eparegion2 and visit our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/eparegion2.

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PORTSMOUTH, VA. (Catholic Online) – “Dear Dr Denton, tell me about Love.” You may be surprised, but I hear that question a lot as I care for those in my care. We all need to love. We were made for love. In fact, we will never be happy without love.

There are many expressions of love within the multitude of relationships we are given in our lives. They are all gifts. However, there is a language limitation - our inability in English to verbally express those different kinds of love. The gift of LOVE has so many faces.

Agape means “love” (unconditional love) in Greek. This was considered a love so deep it was sacrificial. The love of Jesus for us – and the love we can have for Him – is the greatest love of all. In the Greek language there is no greater word to describe Love.

The greatest expression of that Love came on the Hill at Golgotha where Jesus poured Himself out for us. He freely gave Himself. That love, the love of Self-Gift, is the highest expression of love. The beloved disciple John wrote in his Gospel of the Father’s great love, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

Eros is a passionate love. It often involves a love of longing and engages a sensual desire, expressed within the marital embrace. However, the word “eros” can also describe an intimate love for another which is not sexual in nature as well. It is deeper than the love of friendship. For example, I (Eros) love my wife. However, she is also my very best friend.

The language of the Song of Solomon in the Old Testament reveals the beauty of that expression of erotic love as the lover proclaims “Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than wine. ” (Song of Songs 1:2)

Philia is another Greek word sometimes used to describe the love of friendship.  The friendship between Jonathan and David in the Old Testament is a wonderful example, “By the time David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s life became bound up with David’s life; he loved him as his very self. Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house. Jonathan and David made a covenant, because Jonathan loved him as his very self.” (1Samuel18:1-3)

The Greek word Storge is the love described as natural affection. It is used to describe a love within the family structure. For example – I “storge” my sister. This would mean I have natural familial love for my sister. The admonition St Paul gave to the Christians in Rome is another good example, “Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor.” (Romans12:9, 10)

So I love my sister, my friend, my wife, and my Lord. They are all different, yet they are all love. We do not have different words in English to make the distinctions. How we love is much greater than the one word we use. The Love of our Lord Jesus Christ for everyone of us involves all these kinds of love and so much more. In fact, all human love is elevated and transformed in and through His Love.

The Lord’s love for us is familial (storge). He is my loving friend (Philia). My Lord Jesus is also my intimate love.  He knows my most passionate thoughts and emotions (Eros). Jesus in the Pieta lies in Mary’s arms. This beautifully symbolizes the greatest love of all.  Sacrificial love, poured out Love, surrendered love, resting in the loving arms of the Mother of Pure Love. (Agape).

The love of Valentine’s Day is meant to help us come to more fully comprehend all of the above – though eros gets most of the credit. That is why this day, Valentine’s Day, means so much to us. It is a reminder of our need to be loved, and need to give love. It invites us to express our love to all whom we love - in the appropriate ways befitting the nature of the love.

As a Physician, love is often expressed in the touch of my hands to the patients placed before me. Jesus touched the lepers head and he was healed. The words have rolled through my mind since Mass last Sunday when it was proclaimed in the Gospel text (Mk 1: 40-45). Wow, the power of love and the power of touch.

Let’s consider the power of love in the touch of our hand to another in need. True Love in a touch is unconditional, intimate, one of friendship and sometimes familial. We hug a stranger and all those parts of love begin to occur.

As I walk into a patient’s room I often kiss their cheek or give them a hug or both. Why? Because I care – and because I know that the power of touch has the power to heal. If we can achieve agape love for each other then we actually have the power of God in the tips of …

There’s no doubt about it, first class makes travel better.

As airlines stave off bankruptcy by cutting amenities and services to their economy classes, there seems to be a shield around the almighty first class. According to the International Air Transport Association, this is because upper-class passengers, although a small minority among international air travelers, account for almost a third of airline revenues. It’s not surprising, then, that recent reports show that cabin modifications, especially those that favor upper-class travelers, are the fastest-growing segment of the airline MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) industry.

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“In order to stay competitive, airlines need to keep pace with the rapidly changing demands of corporate travelers,” says Nigel Page, Emirates’ vice president of commercial operations. “That’s why we consistently invest in refining and enhancing our first-class product.” The Dubai-based carrier delivers on its promise—thus far, it’s the only airline to offer showers for first-class passengers aboard its fleet of 21 A380 jets.

And in-flight showers aren’t the only perks offered to today’s first-class travelers. Swiss’ new first class, launched in 2009, offers a spacious executive desk for one that converts to a comfortable dining table for two (for those who want dinner company); Lufthansa added cabin humidifiers, and trumped the seat-to-flatbed race by adding both a flatbed and a chair to each first-class suite on their 747s.

Of course, no matter how opulent the cabins get, the best part of first-class flying may be off the plane. Says Lais, whose personal Lufthansa escort expedited his passage through airport security and passport control, “As much as the free-flowing caviar and throne-like seat add to the exclusivity of first class, it’s the level of on-the-ground attention that makes all the difference.”

Singapore Airlines

They might sound like the dimensions of a Super Barbie, but 78-23-35 are the specs for the first-class suites exclusively offered on Singapore Airlines’ A380s.

They represent bed length, entertainment screen size and seat width (in inches), respectively. Created by luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste, the suites were an industry game-changer when introduced in 2007.

The fully encapsulated cabins, where you can dine on lobster thermidor and rack of lamb, feature beds accented with hand-stitched Italian leather, trimmed in burrwood and topped with a plush mattress and Givenchy bedding. Units in the center of the cabin can be combined to form a double bed, ideal for couples. singaporeair.com

Swiss

What good is a vintage Madame Cuvée and a bone china plate piled with rare Alpine cheeses if you don’t have someone to enjoy it with? That’s the genius behind Swiss’s new first-class cabin.

Just when most carriers were adding über-private pods in first, Swiss bucked the trend and created a superior seat with adjustable partitions and room to dine for two. The cabin also features handsome wood paneling and seats whose unique air-cushion technology has won best seat design awards from Global Traveler magazine for the past two years.

When dinner is over, adjust the wall partition to allow for privacy. swiss.com

Emirates

Exclusive to the fourteen first-class passengers aboard its A380s, Emirates’ Shower Spas afford guests the mile-high luxury of a hot, five-minute in-air shower.

Not only do the cabins’ two bathrooms have a shower stall, they also have a marble sink, Timeless Spa toiletries and heaps of fluffy towels. The onboard lounge offers snacks like labneh balls and Iranian caviar, while the private suites — each with a sliding door — have their own refrigerated mini-bar, adjustable ambient lighting and vanity table with mirror.

Massage-enabled leather seats convert to flatbeds, which are topped by plush mattresses after dinner. emirates.com

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Etihad Airways

Voted best first class two years in a row by airline-review website Skytrax, Etihad’s Diamond first-class suites are arranged in a one-one configuration, each individually sealed off behind Jaali screen–style sliding doors.

Inside, you’ll find 23-inch entertainment screens loaded with games and the latest film releases, personal mini-bars and chestnut Italian leather seats from Poltrona Frau (Ferrari’s leather experts), which convert to a 80-inch flatbed topped with Dupioni silk and cotton duvets.

Changing rooms/toilets feature a full-length vanity mirror and amenity kits by Swarovski and La Prairie. etihadairways.com

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Japan Airlines

At first glance, the JAL Suites aboard the carrier’s 777s seem to offer nothing new. But a closer inspection reveals a host of discreet high-tech elements and minimalist design details.

Leather seats are ergonomically designed, oversized lap trays (where you can tuck into “anytime” dishes like Wagyu burgers and udon noodles) are height-adjustable and ottomans double as optional guest seating.

Reading lights have six brightness settings, while the mattresses, jointly developed by JAL and Tempur, are designed to evenly distribute the pressure and weight of your body. Throw in the signature Symphony pillows made with their marshmallow-like texture, and a good night’s sleep is all but guaranteed. jal.co.jp

Lufthansa

Lufthansa recently trumped the industry’s seat-to-flatbed race by halving the number of first-class suites aboard its 747s and giving each a seat and a bed. But first-class cabins on the carrier’s A380s go even further by offering the industry’s first automated air humidifiers (which regulate cabin humidity for passenger comfort).

The serene caramel-and-chocolate-hued suites are equipped with sound-absorbing curtains and noise-neutralizing floor insulation, plus six-and-a-half-foot beds topped with plush mattresses and cozy duvets. lufthansa.com

Cathay Pacific

A private entrance leads to the first-class cabin on Cathay’s 777s, where just six tranquil pods create a spacious herringbone layout that optimizes passenger privacy.

Inside the pods are wall-mounted vases filled with orchids, wood-grain partitions and ample-sized flatbeds with extra-large pillows. Amenity kits from Ermenegildo Zegna and Aesop sweeten the deal, as do personal closets filled with shoe bags and “sleep suits” from Shanghai Tang. cathaypacific.com

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ANA

Like those of JAL, ANA’s first-class Suite Squares require a second look to be fully appreciated. The high-tech aluminum cubicles, available only on the airline’s 777 flights between New York and Tokyo, are laid out in a one-two-one configuration; each features lap rugs made from bamboo fiber, separate cocktail tables, laptop drawers, wood-grain wallpaper and 23-inch touch-screen LCD TVs (which passengers can use to order dishes like spiny lobster dumplings in multicourse Kaiseki menus).

First-class washrooms also feature the industry’s first in-air electronic bidet toilets. ana.co.jp

Jet Airways

The eight first-class suites aboard Jet Airways’ fleet of 777s offer passengers 26 square feet of private space. Hidden behind Venetian sliding doors, each suite contains its own personal light settings and wardrobe drawers for storing necessaries.

Chairs come with variable lumbar support and an eight-point massage system and convert to spacious 83-inch beds, where you can actually toss and turn while watching over 100 Hollywood (and Bollywood) movies on the 23-inch LCD screen.

If you’re still restless, you can poke around the gigantic virtual e-book and audio-book library, or even study a foreign language with a Berlitz Word Traveler course. jetairways.com

Korean Air

Over the past four years, Korean Air spent $200 million upgrading its cabins, which include five A380 jets. In first class, the redesign has meant the comfy, elegant Kosmo Suites — 83-inch-long compartments encased in wood-grained shells, with leather interiors in cream and sea-green hues.

The suites contain personalized storage compartments, reading lights and wide-screen TVs with upgraded AVOD (audio video on demand) systems, plus Bose headphones. koreanair.com

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Do you fly first class? Which airline does it best? What would you like to see added to the service? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Detail from the Marley movie poster.

Do you know Bob Marley? Sure, you do. Maybe you’re among his 33 million Facebook and Twitter followers. Maybe you own a Bob Marley ashtray, or one of 400 or so books about him. You definitely know a few of his tunes by heart — like “One Love,” which Jamaica’s tourism board has featured in commercials for years. But the reggae singer’s son Ziggy has news for you: You don’t really know Bob Marley.

“Over time, he has been summed up as just a ganja-smoking reggae singer, all love and peace — which is a part of it, but not the full story,” Ziggy Marley says. “There was another side.”

That other side is what Ziggy set out to capture in the film Marley, which he executive-produced.

“Being Bob’s eldest son, I never read a book or anything that anyone did on Bob, because I was like, ‘Who are these people?’ ” he says. “I reached a point where I said, to represent my father properly, I need to be involved in a definitive thing.”

Ziggy Marley enlisted Scottish director Kevin Macdonald to make that definitive film. Macdonald is best-known for his feature films, including The Last King of Scotland. The filmmaker recalls his first meeting with Ziggy Marley as one of initial skepticism and eventual agreement.

“He said, ‘What kind of film do you want to make?’ And I said I want to make a film about the man behind the icon,” Macdonald says. “We’re all so overinundated with Bob Marley imagery and the commodified version of Bob Marley. His music is everywhere, and yet I never felt like I knew who the man was, and what he was really singing about.”

But can any film really capture the man behind the myth? It’s a daunting task — and Macdonald isn’t the first to attempt it. British director Jeremy Marre has made several documentaries about Marley and says there’s precious little interview footage of the man himself. The Jamaican Broadcasting Commission even recorded over early footage of The Wailers because the broadcaster was short of tape.

“He’s a tough one. He’s very difficult to read,” Marre says. “He didn’t give much away, he didn’t give many interviews; he was deliberately obscure in many of the interviews. So how close can you get to the real Bob Marley?”

The new documentary relies on other accounts: interviews with everyone from Marley’s mother, his wife, Rita, and two of his 11 children, to his only surviving original bandmate, Bunny Wailer. There are also interviews with several girlfriends and the mogul who took Marley mainstream, Island Records chief Chris Blackwell. Macdonald calls his film an “oral history.”

Documentary Seeks The ‘Marley’ Behind The Myth

“Bob’s voice is quite faint in the film,” Macdonald says. “But through all these different voices around him, you build a rounded portrait.”

Those voices are not foolproof. Christopher Farley, author of Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley, says sifting through accounts of the singer is quite a feat.

“Here’s the thing with Bob Marley and any famous figure: When you go back and talk to people who knew them way back when, everybody feels that they were an important part of their lives,” Farley says. “‘I taught him how to play guitar! I helped him write his first lyric! I helped him eat soup first!’ Everyone sees them at the center of the great man’s story. Sometimes it’s very sincere, sometimes to the best of their knowledge it’s honest — but not the whole of it is true.”

Farley’s book proved that there were still revelations to be had about someone as overdocumented as Bob Marley. Much has been made of the singer’s mixed-race background: His teenage mother was black and his father was always thought to be a white Jamaican in his 60s. But Farley says Marley’s father was racially mixed, not white. Macdonald’s film puts this other side of Marley’s family on camera for the first time.

“I said to [Marley's daughter] Cedella Marley, ‘I really want to talk to the white Marleys.’ And she said, ‘Oh, I know them — they’re our cousins. We used to live next to them when we lived in Kingston,’ ” Macdonald says. “So she gave me the number and I phoned them up, and one of them was willing to talk.”

In that interview, Peter Marley, Bob’s second cousin on his father’s side, talks about the time Bob walked into the family construction business seeking money from his relatives — who rejected him. Bob wrote the song “Cornerstone” about that rejection.

Another candid moment in the documentary is Rita Marley’s admission that she was less of a wife to Bob than a “guardian angel,” skilled at ejecting girls from her husband’s dressing room. Macdonald says such moments prove that although his film is authorized by the Marley family, it’s no whitewashed portrait.

“You only have to see the film to know that they’re not being very protective, because there’s a lot of stuff which one would think Rita might find difficult, to do with other women in Bob’s life — and there were many, many of them,” Macdonald says.

Authorized or not, the new documentary does not solve the biggest mystery about Bob Marley: Who was behind the attack on his life in 1976, when bullets were fired on his Kingston home? One of the Jamaican political parties’ gang enforcers, or the CIA, anxious about Marley’s influence? Unsolved mysteries like that, author Farley says, ultimately fuel the Marley industry.

“That is part of the fascination with Bob Marley,” Farley says. “No matter how close you get to him — like those mountains in Jamaica, shrouded by mist — you keep walking toward them and they are still shrouded by mist. There’s still more to find, a path to get past the mist.”

That adds up to good news for authors and filmmakers: When it comes to Bob Marley, it seems, there’s no such thing as the last word.