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I agree, yes, that Arrow really does do what old movie stars used to, which is project, with seeming effortlessness, a really clear personality—when we cast him, we had some sense that Arrow could do what Jason admires in actors like Buster Keaton. That performance was all there, and took no cutting room shenanigans of...
And I ask partly because I‘m curious about your attitude towards working for performers in general, human as well as nonhuman. Are you writing roles with performers in mind? What are you looking for in casting—a specific vibe?
I have a friend who directs films and he says you have to “pop” on screen or you don’t belong in his movies, and I would agree with that. Performers I go back to, like Kevin Corrigan, have a thing, you know? They have a thing and you want to make sure and put it across. Stephen Root has it to excess, and I will beg him...
PORTSMOUTH � The sun will come out tomorrow, but it won�t stick around for very long.
AccuWeather meteorologist Brett Anderson said today�s storm will have tapered off by about 7 or 8 p.m. tonight. The storm will leave close to 2 inches of total snow and rain on the Seacoast, with inland areas likely seeing closer to 4 inches.
Portsmouth Police Lt. Fred Hoysradt said drivers should use caution for the evening commute, especially as temperatures continue to drop.
�It appears the temperature has dropped, which has caused the roads to become icy along with the new-fallen snow. We would say take it easy and drive with extra caution,� said Hoysradt, who noted that the roads are likely to be much more slippery than earlier.
Hoysradt added that Portsmouth police had already seen several minor accidents as a result of the weather.
Anderson said tomorrow would likely be partly sunny. By late Friday night, however, he said he expects anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of snow and rain lasting into Saturday morning.
The cloud cover is expected to last through Saturday, Anderson said.
The organisers of Todmorden Agricultural Show have clarified the reasons why they have decided to cancel this year’s event.
Last month it was announced the show, one of the most popular events in Todmorden’s social calendar, would not go ahead after Calderdale Council imposed weight restrictions on Centre Vale Park.
Organisers said: “We would like to re-iterate the reasons why the show was reluctantly cancelled this year.The flood alleviation work carried out by the Environment Agency over several years has been detrimental to the parks use for events such as ours due to the location of the pipework that has been installed.
“The Environment Agency have only recently issued Calderdale Council with a maintenance management plan which has led Calderdale Council to impose restrictions on the vehicle axle weights and unavoidable re-positioning of marquees. We have discussed possibilities of tracking or matting for the heavier vehicles such as ...
“The marquees would need to be reconfigured so that tent pegs or stakes do not damage pipes that are located near to the surface and this would mean loosing some elements of the show.
“Also we would have to engage additional security for several days to ensure the restrictions are not contravened. Due to time limitations it was impossible to address these issues in time for this year’s show.
They added that the show society was exploring all practicalities and costings for next year’s show, including consultations with Calderdale Council.
Organisers also wished Todmorden Carnival and the forthcoming Todmorden Festival event the best and said they hope both are well supported.
Families and individuals who already have health insurance may be eligible for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace.
According to Dan McCoy, chief medical officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, those with insurance will be able to check on the marketplace website, healthcare.gov, if they are eligible for a subsidy.
Website visitors will enter information on things such as income, and the website will compare plans from various insurance providers ranked on a metallic scale - bronze, silver, gold and platinum, McCoy said.
People will be eligible for two types of subsidies - one will reduce or cover monthly premiums, and one will assist in cost-sharing for things like deductibles and copays, McCoy said.
While the popularity of the remote workforce has been on the rise, more and more people are returning to the office to work out of fear that their business data isn’t secure, according to a Neustar report. A whopping 83 per cent of respondents are worried about the security of their files, and 27 per cent feel uncomfor...
Despite popular belief, the convenience of implementing BYOD practices in enterprise businesses doesn’t have to come at the cost of security or IT control. In fact, there are some simple solutions that can enhance mobility without compromising company data.
Some of the worst security issues facing mobile app development stem from data breaches and data leaks — but those are just the tip of the iceberg.
IT professionals worry that employees will be careless with information. Users often don’t understand the potential repercussions of their actions, which can lead to the mishandling of data.
With BYOD, IT also has to maintain full visibility and control over how employees handle company data, what apps they use, and the health of all of the devices. Plus, IT needs to be knowledgeable about every single type of device being used within the organisation.
Because of these issues and the mounting number of devices IT has to keep track of, IT’s ultimate fear is that it will lose control and never be able to get it back, leaving the organisation vulnerable indefinitely.
But are these fears realistic? In a word, yes. The chances for breaches rise as more mobile devices and apps are used.
In fact, a report from Netskope states that 70 per cent of compromised accounts’ are a result of uploads to apps with poor security. Organisations use about 730 cloud apps, and 90 per cent of those aren’t enterprise-ready. With the mobile-first business environment, security issues can’t be taken lightly, which is why ...
Thankfully, there are solutions that can help IT departments better protect their company’s data and mitigate the risks.
First, everyone involved needs to be educated on the dos and don’ts of working with company data. Once IT has set expectations and provided clear guidelines, it can implement added security measures to make its initiatives foolproof. These additional features can include encryption (which should be mandatory), two-fact...
Naturally, there will be employees who make mistakes, are unsure of certain protocols, or blatantly disregard IT’s instructions. But these employees showcase why added security, visibility, and control are so important.
Another effective solution is creating visibility. If IT has auditing capabilities paired with some form of smart reporting, it can ensure employees are operating in alignment with security protocols when sharing content. For example, if an IT professional sees that an employee shared something that’s being excessively...
Finally, IT professionals should have the ability to set strict permissions that are granular – right down to a user or file. Some solutions have features that allow IT to remotely wipe devices if they’re lost or stolen. This level of control will give the IT team peace of mind knowing that company data is being handle...
Balfour Beatty, one of our construction clients, successfully implemented these security measures when adopting a mobile strategy that allows project teams to use mobile devices in the field. The company’s IT department’s visibility allows it to ensure confidential blueprints and company documents aren’t leaked outside...
BYOD practices can save money and boost productivity — as long as company data isn’t compromised along the way. While the survey data mentioned above highlighted the fears of working outside of the office, these fears can be eased with the right security measures in place, in addition to enabling efficient mobile work ...
Question: Please warn your readers about leaving dogs alone in hot cars. In our town, a terrible tragedy occurred when two dogs were locked inside a car for two hours. When the owner returned from her shopping, both dogs were dead. I'm glad she was charged with animal cruelty. I say, if you see pets locked in a hot car...
Answer: On July 4, Maya Webb, of Bettendorf, Iowa , went shopping at a furniture store in Joliet, Ill., leaving her two pit bulls in the car. By the time she returned, the dogs had died of heat stroke. It was only about 81 degrees outside, but the car windows were closed. Webb told police she left the dogs in the car w...
According to various studies, the seating area of a car (even with the windows open) can heat up to over 100 degrees in 15 minutes when it's 85 degrees outside. Dogs don't cool themselves as efficiently as people, and are more prone to heat stroke. In some states, and in some communities, leaving animals inside hot car...
Q: You recently wrote about dogs who lick everything, suggesting that these dogs have allergies or other physical or psychological issues. My Tibetan terrier licked herself, licked people, and seemed obsessed with eating paper. The vet said she was probably allergic to grasses. I wondered if she needed salt in her diet...
A: As a practicing veterinarian for 44 years, Dr. Sheldon Rubin, of Chicagosays, "I've never heard of this solution."
Rubin notes that pet food companies add sodium chloride (salt) to diets primarily to create complete and balanced diets. As we require some sodium chloride in our diets, so do dogs. Also, sodium chloride enhances flavor.
"I wonder if your dog had a low sodium/potassium (blood) count to begin with," Rubin speculates. Such a low count could be an indicator of illness. However, if that was the case, additional salt would not be a treatment.
Rubin adds, "Dogs have been licking sweat off people and liking it probably since there have been dogs. However, because they like it doesn't mean they're not getting enough of it. I like ice cream but that doesn't mean I have an ice cream deficiency. Even if the dog needed the salt and licked people for it, that doesn...
A: The Bengal can, indeed, be a challenging breed. And no wonder, when you think about it. After all, a Bengal is a hybrid cross of the truly wild Asian leopard cat with domestic cats. On the upside, these cats have a striking wild look, with unique rosettes and marbling, and varied color combinations. No one can deny ...
The Bengal breed was "created" in the late 1980s, and to this day some wild Asian leopard cats are being used for breeding. Average pet owners should not get Bengal cats less than four to six generations away from the use of a wild cat in a breeding program. Otherwise, you're asking for problems, including difficult te...
Bengal cats are likely the most trendy cat breed today. These cats are exceedingly intelligent and active. But while you can admire the way a Ferrari looks and drives, it's decidedly not a car for all drivers. Similarly, Bengals aren't for all cat owners. However, if you provide enough environmental enrichment (activit...
Cat behavior consultant Marilyn Krieger, of Redwood City, Calif., who oversees California Bengal Rescue, says she consults on behavior issues with Bengal owners around the world.
"One way to harness all that intelligence is to clicker train your Bengal," Krieger says.
"Of course, Bengals can have many of the same behavior problems as any other cat," adds Krieger, author of "Naughty No More: Change Unwanted Behaviors Through Positive Reinforcement" (Bow Tie Press, Irvine, CA, 2010; $12.95).
As for the problems your friend is having, Krieger says her cat is choosing elevated places (the bed, couch) to relieve herself because she feels unsafe or uncomfortable using the litter box. This most often occurs when other pets (or even small children) bother a cat. You don't mention if your friend has other cats, b...
Another issue could be the box itself (most cats prefer an uncovered box), or your friend may not be keeping the box as clean as her cat would prefer. It's important to figure just out what's making the cat anxious about using the box.
Krieger suggests using a large storage container as a litter box. She likes the Sterlite brand (available at many retail stores and online), but any large plastic box that's 12-inches high and allows the cat to see though the sides would suffice.
Your friend should also be sure to use an enzymatic cleaner before putting her bedding in the wash.
In any case, she should not give up on her cat!
News Corp. president and COO Chase Carey said today that he would consider yanking all Fox broadcast channels from the airwaves and switching them to a paid model if streaming startup Aereo is allowed to continue operating.
News Corp. is threatening to take drastic measures if streaming startup Aereo is allowed to continue operating.
How drastic? News Corp. president and COO Chase Carey said today that he would consider yanking Fox broadcast networks from the airwaves and switching them to a paid model.
Carey made his comments during an appearance at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas, which was picked up by Variety. News Corp. then released a statement after his presentation that confirmed his comments.
"We won't just sit idle and allow our content to be actively stolen," Carey said in a statement provided to PCMag. "It is clear that the broadcast business needs a dual revenue stream from both ad and subscription to be viable. We simply cannot provide the type of quality sports, news, and entertainment content that we...
"One option could be converting the Fox broadcast network to a pay channel, which we would do in collaboration with both our content partners and affiliates," Carey said.
In July, a New York judge ruled that Aereo could continue operating while the court battle played out. Last week, the appeals court upheld the lower court ruling, paving the way for Aereo to expand to other markets.
Despite the court ruling, Carey said today that News Corp. believes "Aereo is pirating our broadcast signal."
"We will continue to aggressively pursue our rights in the courts, as well as pursue all relevant political avenues, and we believe we will prevail," he continued.
In response, Aereo said News Corp.'s announcement is disappointing.
"Aereo has invented a simple, convenient way for consumers to utilize an antenna to access free-to-air broadcast television, bringing television access into the modern era for millions of consumers," an Aereo spokesman said. "It's disappointing to hear that Fox believes that consumers should not be permitted to use an ...
Aereo's legal troubles have hindered its expansion, but that will likely change after last month's decision. In January, the firm said it was eyeing an expansion to Boston, Miami, Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Detroit, Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Cleve...
UPDATE: On Monday night, Univision said it too would consider converting broadcast signals into a paid service if Aereo proceeds. "Simply put, we believe that Aereo is pirating broadcasters' content. As Chase Carey said, no broadcaster can afford to sit idly by and allow Aereo's theft to continue unchecked," Haim Saban...
Booking venue database startup Venuemob has added Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast to its existing markets in Sydney and Melbourne.
The startup has information on over 4000 venues around Australia. People can use the service to research and book a venue.
The online platform has received $980,000 in investment from Sydney Angels and Optus Innov8 since it began in 2012.
Venuemob co-founder Ying Wang said that the investment total has been instrumental in the quick growth of the business.
“We now have a market presence across almost all of Australia’s major metros. We’ll be turning our eye towards countries in the Asia Pacific region, including Singapore, next,” he said.
In addition, the startup has secured partnerships with Accor Hotels, Mantra and Rydges who have added their event spaces to the platform.
As we lurch ever further in time from the peak moments of the financial crisis, the act of revisiting the momentous events of September 2008 is starting to take on an uncanny hue. I remember all too well living through those tumultuous events, buffeted by the cascade of news shockers reshaping the face of Wall Street, ...
Which is not to say that what happened then isn't relevant to the here and now. The results of the election taking place today will in no small part be influenced by the fallout from how the Obama administration handled the aftermath of the crisis. As we look back at the days of yore, the same questions keep coming up:...
After the first couple of hundred pages I thought I would be disappointed, even though Farrell's account is eminently readable and convincing. Farrell devotes surprisingly little space to the role of government officials and policy, either in terms of how the conditions for misbehavior on a globally disruptive scale we...
What results is a you-are-there blow-by-blow account of how Merrill Lynch executives came to grips with the mortgage-securities bomb threatening to blow up the company, resulting, first, in the speedy replacement of Stan O'Neal with Goldman Sachs veteran John Thain, and second, in the hastily concluded sale of the inve...
The larger contours of the story are familiar. Well after the rest of Wall Street had already begun to abandon the business of creating, selling and trading dodgy mortgage loans converted into complex securities, Merrill Lynch was still merrily speculating in mortgage-backed securities constructed out of the dregs of t...
That's the big picture. But what emerges from Farrell's account is a grittier story zeroing in on the motivations driving the individual players -- a classic tale of self-interest, in which chances for corporate advancement and the desire for a big bonus trump everything else. There's nothing of great surprise to be le...
And it's at this point that we understand why Farrell doesn't dig deep into the government's role. Because from his perspective, the key to understanding the financial crisis hinges upon understanding the incentives created by Wall Street's compensation practices.
...The whole reason everything almost came crashing down in 2008 was twenty-five years of nonstop focus on bonus checks, on compensation. Why did Lehman Brothers go out of business? Because their people kept doing real estate deals long after the market had turned. It produced bigger bonuses for them. Why did AIG keep ...
I am as guilty as anyone, perhaps even more so, of attempting to explain the genesis of the financial crisis in terms of ideology and politics, as a consequence of the triumph of deregulatory ideology. I always thought that the outrage over the bonus scandal was overblown, because to me, the far more important story wa...
In retrospect, maybe I should have been angrier. Because the quest for those bonuses was the primary match that lit the overall conflagration, that encouraged financial sector lobbyists to push for the rules to be weakened, that led CEOs to give a free hand to the derivatives generating such huge revenues. If we want t...
A very simple story, when all is said and done.
Slaughterhouse-Five's original 1969 paperback cover.
Why Vonnegut’s classic novel transcends the ’60s.
Beneath the book's structural gimmicks and childlike prose lies a kind of humanism, and even patriotism, more enduring than some of its early readers might have suspected.
Between 1995 to 2005, Kurt Vonnegut contributed to In These Times. All articles he wrote for the magazine this decade are collected here.
Slaughterhouse-Five first appeared in bookstores forty years ago, and it remains the signature achievement of Kurt Vonnegut’s long and distinguished writing career. Long in gestation, it oscillates between realism and science fiction, mordant humor and grief, relieved by moments of unexpectedly lyrical imagery to conve...
He recounts for us his trials after capture by the Germans during their last great counter-offensive, in the chaos of the Battle of the Bulge just before Christmas 1944. Through the tragicomic alter-ego “Billy Pilgrim,” we learn about Vonnegut’s six months as an object deprived of free will.
We are with him standing in boxcars bound, in mysterious stop-and-start fashion, for unknown destinations. We encounter the baseness to which people can descend, as well as the nobility to which they sometimes rise, in the most extreme situations. Then we find out what it is like to go through the apocalypse–the firebo...
Then followed days and weeks when the prisoners were deployed in the process of corpse disposal–imagine that task, that surreal landscape. When he got home, Vonnegut was shocked to find almost nothing about the raid and its ground-level consequences in newspaper archives, and came to the conclusion that his government,...
Slaughterhouse-Five was an immediate critical and commercial sensation in 1969, and it has stood the test of time. It was named by the editorial board of the Modern Library #18 on the index of the most important English language novels of the twentieth century, and is now securely in the canon of assigned readings in h...
But given the book’s almost corny faith in bygone civic virtue and the democratic traditions that lie at the heart of Vonnegut’s vision, his identification with the insurrectionist 1960s generation is curious in some ways. Baby boomers formed the core of his underground “cult” audience before Slaughterhouse was publish...
Young people loved Vonnegut’s bag of tricks–the demystification of the creative process, the fractured narrative, the time-travel and flights to extragalactic planets like “Tralfamadore.” They adopted to the point of cliché the fatalism of the novel’s repeated phrase, “…and so it goes.” Along with fellow veteran Joseph...
But just as a commentator for the Village Voice recently observed that “Vonnegut has outlasted the counterculture that embraced him,” I would argue that his most famous book transcends its immediate historical moment. It is really a meditation on the dignity, courage, and shattered dreams of the Great Depression genera...
It is important to consider Slaughterhouse-Five within the wider arc of Vonnegut’s career–and, to use another of its concepts, to get it “unstuck in time,” as something more than a 1960s relic. Beneath the structural gimmicks, the sardonic detachment, the childlike prose–all adroitly executed, to be sure–lies a kind of...
Vonnegut tells us in the opening chapter of Slaughterhouse that he struggled for a long time to develop a language that would do justice to his “war story,” and for years had no good answers about when his “famous Dresden novel” would finally be completed. He moved cautiously, elliptically toward the task, but we now c...

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