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__label__wiki	0.74519	0.74519	Morris-Suzuki in East Asia Forum: “Abe’s WWII statement fails history 101”. Required reading on GOJ’s subtle attempts at rewriting East Asian history incorrectly Posted on August 21, 2015 August 21, 2015 by Debito Arudou Ph.D. eBooks, Books, and more from Dr. ARUDOU, Debito (click on icon): Hi Blog. I had a couple of other topics to bring up (for example, this one), but this essay was too timely and important to pass up. Required reading. First the analysis, then the full original statement by PM Abe being analyzed. Dr. ARUDOU, Debito /////////////////////////////////////////////////// Abe’s WWII statement fails history 101 East Asia Forum, 18 August 2015 Author: Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki, ANU Version with links to sources at http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/08/18/abes-wwii-statement-fails-history-101/ As the clock ticked down to the 70th anniversary of the end of the Asia Pacific War, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faced a dilemma. His right-wing supporters were pushing him to produce a commemorative statement that would move away from the apologetic approach of his predecessors and ‘restore Japan’s pride’. Moderates, Asian neighbours and (most importantly) the US government were pushing him to uphold the earlier apologies issued by former prime ministers Tomiichi Murayama and Junichiro Koizumi. Most of the media anticipation centred around the wording of the forthcoming Abe statement. Would it, like the Murayama Statement of 1995 and the Koizumi Statement of 2005, include the words ‘apology’ (owabi) and aggression (shinryaku)? Abe’s response to this dilemma was clever. First, he established a committee of hand-picked ‘experts’ to provide a report locating Japan’s wartime past in the broad sweep of 20th-century history. Then, drawing heavily on their report, he produced a statement that was more than twice the length of those issued by his predecessors. His statement, to the relief of many observers, did use the words ‘apology’ and ‘aggression’. In fact, it is almost overladen with all the right words: ‘we must learn from the lessons of history’; ‘our country inflict immeasurable damage and suffering’; ‘deep repentance’; ‘deep remorse and heartfelt apology’; ‘we will engrave in our hearts the past’. But, focusing on the vocabulary, some observers failed to notice that Abe had embedded these words in a narrative of Japanese history that was entirely different from the one that underpinned previous prime ministerial statements. That is why his statement is so much longer than theirs. So which past is the Abe statement engraving in the hearts of Japanese citizens? The story presented in Abe’s statement goes like this. Western colonial expansionism forced Japan to modernise, which it did with remarkable success. Japan’s victory in the Russo–Japanese War gave hope to the colonised peoples of the world. After World War I, there was a move to create a peaceful world order. Japan actively participated, but following the Great Depression, the Western powers created economic blocs based on their colonial empires. This dealt a ‘major blow’ to Japan. Forced into a corner, Japan ‘attempted to overcome its diplomatic and economic deadlock through the use of force’. The result was the 1931 Manchurian Incident, Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations, and everything that followed. ‘Japan took the wrong course and advanced along the road to war’. The narrative of war that Abe presents leads naturally to the lessons that he derives from history. Nations should avoid the use of force to break ‘deadlock’. They should promote free trade so that economic blocs will never again become a cause of war. And they should avoid challenging the international order. The problem with Abe’s new narrative is that it is historically wrong. This is perhaps not surprising, since the committee of experts on whom he relied included only four historians in its 16 members. And its report, running to some 31 pages, contains less than a page about the causes and events of the Asia Pacific War. In effect, the Abe narrative of history looks like an exam script where the student has accidentally misread the question. He has answered the question about the reasons for Japan’s invasion of Manchuria with an answer that should go with the question about the reasons for the attack on Pearl Harbor. There is widespread consensus that the immediate cause for Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was the stranglehold on Japan created by imperial protectionism and economic blockade by the Western powers. But there is equal consensus that the reasons for the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and for the outbreak of full-scale war in China in 1937, were different and much more complex. Key factors at work in 1931 were the troubled relationship between the Japanese military and the civilian government; Japan’s desire for resources, transport routes and living space; rising nationalism in an economically and socially troubled Japan; and corruption and instability in Northeastern China. By the time Japan launched its full scale invasion of China in 1937, global protectionism was becoming a larger issue. But even then, other issues like Japan’s desire to protect its massive investments in China from the rising forces of Chinese nationalism were paramount. Economic historians note that the Japanese empire was the first to take serious steps towards imperial protectionism. The slide into global protectionism had barely started at the time of the Manchurian Incident. Britain did not create its imperial preference system until 1932. The economic blockade that strangled the Japanese economy in 1940–41 was the response to Japan’s invasion of China, not its cause. This is not academic quibbling. These things really matter, and vividly illustrate why historical knowledge is vital to any understanding of contemporary international affairs. The Abe narrative of history fails to address the causes and nature of Japan’s colonisation of Taiwan (in 1895) and Korea (in 1910), and ignores the large presence of Japanese troops in China long before 1931. It says to China: ‘Sorry we invaded you, but those other guys painted us into a corner’. It offers an untenable explanation for Japan’s actions, and blurs the distinction between aggressive and defensive behaviour. Western media commentators who haven’t studied Japanese history may not pick up these flaws in the narrative, but Chinese and South Korean observers (who have their own, sometimes profoundly problematic, versions of this history) will instantly see them and rightly object. Engraving a factually flawed story of the past in people’s hearts is not going to solve East Asia’s problems, and risks making them worse. Worse still, the Abe statement is generating deeply divergent responses in the countries where East Asian history is not widely taught (most notably the United States) and those where it is (South Korea, China and Japan itself), thus creating even deeper divisions in our already too divided world. Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki is an ARC Laureate Fellow based at the School of Culture, History and Language, at the College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF ABE SHINZO’S STATEMENT Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe http://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/statement/201508/0814statement.html On the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, we must calmly reflect upon the road to war, the path we have taken since it ended, and the era of the 20th century. We must learn from the lessons of history the wisdom for our future. More than one hundred years ago, vast colonies possessed mainly by the Western powers stretched out across the world. With their overwhelming supremacy in technology, waves of colonial rule surged toward Asia in the 19th century. There is no doubt that the resultant sense of crisis drove Japan forward to achieve modernization. Japan built a constitutional government earlier than any other nation in Asia. The country preserved its independence throughout. The Japan-Russia War gave encouragement to many people under colonial rule from Asia to Africa. After World War I, which embroiled the world, the movement for self-determination gained momentum and put brakes on colonization that had been underway. It was a horrible war that claimed as many as ten million lives. With a strong desire for peace stirred in them, people founded the League of Nations and brought forth the General Treaty for Renunciation of War. There emerged in the international community a new tide of outlawing war itself. At the beginning, Japan, too, kept steps with other nations. However, with the Great Depression setting in and the Western countries launching economic blocs by involving colonial economies, Japan’s economy suffered a major blow. In such circumstances, Japan’s sense of isolation deepened and it attempted to overcome its diplomatic and economic deadlock through the use of force. Its domestic political system could not serve as a brake to stop such attempts. In this way, Japan lost sight of the overall trends in the world. With the Manchurian Incident, followed by the withdrawal from the League of Nations, Japan gradually transformed itself into a challenger to the new international order that the international community sought to establish after tremendous sacrifices. Japan took the wrong course and advanced along the road to war. And, seventy years ago, Japan was defeated. On the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, I bow my head deeply before the souls of all those who perished both at home and abroad. I express my feelings of profound grief and my eternal, sincere condolences. More than three million of our compatriots lost their lives during the war: on the battlefields worrying about the future of their homeland and wishing for the happiness of their families; in remote foreign countries after the war, in extreme cold or heat, suffering from starvation and disease. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the air raids on Tokyo and other cities, and the ground battles in Okinawa, among others, took a heavy toll among ordinary citizens without mercy. Also in countries that fought against Japan, countless lives were lost among young people with promising futures. In China, Southeast Asia, the Pacific islands and elsewhere that became the battlefields, numerous innocent citizens suffered and fell victim to battles as well as hardships such as severe deprivation of food. We must never forget that there were women behind the battlefields whose honour and dignity were severely injured. Upon the innocent people did our country inflict immeasurable damage and suffering. History is harsh. What is done cannot be undone. Each and every one of them had his or her life, dream, and beloved family. When I squarely contemplate this obvious fact, even now, I find myself speechless and my heart is rent with the utmost grief. The peace we enjoy today exists only upon such precious sacrifices. And therein lies the origin of postwar Japan. We must never again repeat the devastation of war. Incident, aggression, war — we shall never again resort to any form of the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes. We shall abandon colonial rule forever and respect the right of self-determination of all peoples throughout the world. With deep repentance for the war, Japan made that pledge. Upon it, we have created a free and democratic country, abided by the rule of law, and consistently upheld that pledge never to wage a war again. While taking silent pride in the path we have walked as a peace-loving nation for as long as seventy years, we remain determined never to deviate from this steadfast course. Japan has repeatedly expressed the feelings of deep remorse and heartfelt apology for its actions during the war. In order to manifest such feelings through concrete actions, we have engraved in our hearts the histories of suffering of the people in Asia as our neighbours: those in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines, and Taiwan, the Republic of Korea and China, among others; and we have consistently devoted ourselves to the peace and prosperity of the region since the end of the war. Such position articulated by the previous cabinets will remain unshakable into the future. However, no matter what kind of efforts we may make, the sorrows of those who lost their family members and the painful memories of those who underwent immense sufferings by the destruction of war will never be healed. Thus, we must take to heart the following. The fact that more than six million Japanese repatriates managed to come home safely after the war from various parts of the Asia-Pacific and became the driving force behind Japan’s postwar reconstruction; the fact that nearly three thousand Japanese children left behind in China were able to grow up there and set foot on the soil of their homeland again; and the fact that former POWs of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia and other nations have visited Japan for many years to continue praying for the souls of the war dead on both sides. How much emotional struggle must have existed and what great efforts must have been necessary for the Chinese people who underwent all the sufferings of the war and for the former POWs who experienced unbearable sufferings caused by the Japanese military in order for them to be so tolerant nevertheless? That is what we must turn our thoughts to reflect upon. Thanks to such manifestation of tolerance, Japan was able to return to the international community in the postwar era. Taking this opportunity of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, Japan would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to all the nations and all the people who made every effort for reconciliation. In Japan, the postwar generations now exceed eighty per cent of its population. We must not let our children, grandchildren, and even further generations to come, who have nothing to do with that war, be predestined to apologize. Still, even so, we Japanese, across generations, must squarely face the history of the past. We have the responsibility to inherit the past, in all humbleness, and pass it on to the future. Our parents’ and grandparents’ generations were able to survive in a devastated land in sheer poverty after the war. The future they brought about is the one our current generation inherited and the one we will hand down to the next generation. Together with the tireless efforts of our predecessors, this has only been possible through the goodwill and assistance extended to us that transcended hatred by a truly large number of countries, such as the United States, Australia, and European nations, which Japan had fiercely fought against as enemies. We must pass this down from generation to generation into the future. We have the great responsibility to take the lessons of history deeply into our hearts, to carve out a better future, and to make all possible efforts for the peace and prosperity of Asia and the world. We will engrave in our hearts the past, when Japan attempted to break its deadlock with force. Upon this reflection, Japan will continue to firmly uphold the principle that any disputes must be settled peacefully and diplomatically based on the respect for the rule of law and not through the use of force, and to reach out to other countries in the world to do the same. As the only country to have ever suffered the devastation of atomic bombings during war, Japan will fulfil its responsibility in the international community, aiming at the non-proliferation and ultimate abolition of nuclear weapons. We will engrave in our hearts the past, when the dignity and honour of many women were severely injured during wars in the 20th century. Upon this reflection, Japan wishes to be a country always at the side of such women’s injured hearts. Japan will lead the world in making the 21st century an era in which women’s human rights are not infringed upon. We will engrave in our hearts the past, when forming economic blocs made the seeds of conflict thrive. Upon this reflection, Japan will continue to develop a free, fair and open international economic system that will not be influenced by the arbitrary intentions of any nation. We will strengthen assistance for developing countries, and lead the world toward further prosperity. Prosperity is the very foundation for peace. Japan will make even greater efforts to fight against poverty, which also serves as a hotbed of violence, and to provide opportunities for medical services, education, and self-reliance to all the people in the world. We will engrave in our hearts the past, when Japan ended up becoming a challenger to the international order. Upon this reflection, Japan will firmly uphold basic values such as freedom, democracy, and human rights as unyielding values and, by working hand in hand with countries that share such values, hoist the flag of “Proactive Contribution to Peace,” and contribute to the peace and prosperity of the world more than ever before. Heading toward the 80th, the 90th and the centennial anniversary of the end of the war, we are determined to create such a Japan together with the Japanese people. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan Bad Social Science, Education, Gaiatsu, History, Ironies & Hypocrisies, Japanese Government, Japanese Politics, Tangents 18 comments on “Morris-Suzuki in East Asia Forum: “Abe’s WWII statement fails history 101”. Required reading on GOJ’s subtle attempts at rewriting East Asian history incorrectly” The english speaking world really needs to get over their fear of China, and stop encouraging Abe to make more trouble. Actually, re; my above, ‘encouraging Abe’ is the wrong phrase. Should have said ‘facilitating Abe’s mental illness’. Loverilakkuma says: I agree 100% on this. Abe’s recent speech invokes what Dr. Denise Bostodorff called “the grotesque”– an ancient, poetic style that produces odd, incongruent combinations of symbols and structure that produce no transcendent meaning. Kind of speech you see in when a national leader deliberately mis-characterizes the rhetorical context of historical event, crisis– or its anniversary–, like Richard Nixon’s problematic description of Cambodian Crisis in 1970. Excellent article by Jeff Kingston points out historical flaws in Abe’s speech, and points out that a distorted right-wing revisionist incorrect version of history is now Japan’s official international position; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/22/commentary/abes-revisionism-japans-divided-war-memories/ For me, one of the best things about this article is that Kingston picks up on this often repeated right-wing trope that (to paraphrase) ‘we enjoy our present peace and prosperity thanks to Japanese soldiers who died’. This is a revolting perversion of truth. Modern Japan’s peace is totally inspite of Japanese military deaths, not because of it. Of course, Abe will never say ‘All those soldiers and civilians died for the vain pride of my Grandfather. On his behalf, I’d like to offer my thanks to you all! We are still a rich family controlling your lives!’. mdo7 says: Debito, I saw this on Arirang TV. it looks like Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto has criticized Shinzo Abe’s recent statement: http://www.arirang.com/News/News_View.asp?nseq=182618 Criticism is rising within Japan, following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s war-end anniversary statement earlier this month, which failed to offer a clear apology for the country’s colonial rule and past aggression before and during World War Two. Osaka City Mayor Toru Hashimoto said on Sunday that Japan must clearly express feelings of remorse and apology to Korea and China who were victims of Japanese invasion. The Japanese daily Sankei Shinmun reports that Hashimoto said Japanese politicians should continue to offer apologies, adding that it was not acceptable for the Abe adminstration to try and justify Japan’s past wartime atrocities. END @ Mdo7 @ #5 Except that because it’s coming from Hashimoron, who demonstrated earlier this year (as I linked to on Debito.org) that he doesn’t have a clue what he ‘believes’ (denied comfort women a couple of years ago, forced to back-track over the international outcry, is now leading Osaka City’s campaign of pressure on San Francisco to remove Sex-slave memorial as racist and anti-Japanese) it is totally meaningless. Meaningless Hashimoto comment designed to make him controversial (and newsworthy) RIGHT NOW! with no connection (or irony) to anything he has said or done up to 60 seconds prior. The failure of history noted by Morris Suzuki is but one of the ways in which Abe’s speech was lacking. Although he expressed a desire for future generations of Japanese not to have to apologize for ‘the sins of their fathers,’ he completely failed to recognize the dynamics of how this might take place. Ie, Abe does not even remotely understand that for an apology to be effective, let alone perceived as sincere, the one doing the apologizing must also make amends for his past misdeeds. He expects that simply expressing remorse should be sufficient for the victim of Japan’s wartime aggression and colonialism to forgive Japan. Until Abe, or more likely a successor, realizes that Japan actually needs TO DO things to make up for its misdeeds it will continue to be viewed with suspicion by its neighbors. These things could include paying reparations to comfort women and other victims, building memorials or museums in honor of the victims, holding eommemorstive services, telling the truth in history textbooks, etc. Don’t hold your breath, however. Ain’t gonna happen with Abe or other like minded nationalists in power. To do these things would be seen as being disloyal to Kishi and the other leaders of the 1930’s who lead them down the wrong path. john k says: #7 Richard The problem with “remorse” is that it is not an apology, just regret at doing something. Rather like most Japanese fake bows/apologies are not for what they have done, but for being caught out and exposed! Just ask Olympus or Toyota execs for starters. It is a funny coincidence, a good article by Mariko Oi at the BBC here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33901966 The many ways to say sorry in Japanese…clearly he is using the same obfuscation in English. Classic Kabuki…but doesn’t realise outside of Japan no one cares about kabuki and thus his words are scrutinised deeply unlike in Japan. It is not going unnoticed at all. Miki says: However, his speech got a large dose of endorsement from United States, Australia, UK, etc. This kind of endorsement may look recent, but not really. Japan has always gotten a blank check when it comes to historic amnesia. Japan has a serious complex about how the Western world thinks about Japan. If the west had ridiculed and lambasted the crap that Japan is attempting to pedal to its citizens long ago, Japan would not have gotten away with this for so long. But because the West approves, Japan is encouraged to go further and further into never never land. @ loverlilaskkuma, “incongruent combinations of symbols and structure that produce no transcendent meaning”- Abe is in the advanced denial stages of postmodern delusion:he twists still further the fictions taught to him by his grandfather. He must fervently believe what he is saying- why would he keep bringing it up? Short version of what I tried to post earlier no doubt not approved by Dr D. as too long/winding, but I think these parts are relevant to understanding Abe’s willful confusion of historical truths: “The third stage masks the absence of a profound reality, where the simulacrum pretends to be a faithful copy, but it is a copy with no original. Signs and images claim to represent something real, but no representation is taking place and arbitrary images are merely suggested as things which they have no relationship to. The fourth stage is pure simulation, in which the simulacrum has no relationship to any reality whatsoever. Here, signs merely reflect other signs and any claim to reality on the part of images or signs is only of the order of other such claims. ” “even claims to reality are expected to be phrased in artificial, “hyperreal” terms. Any naïve pretension to reality as such is perceived as bereft of critical self-awareness, and thus as oversentimental.” That last bit reminds me of when an NJ (e.g. me) recently returned from abroad “steps out” of the acceptable J-hyperreal historical narrative, but is either berated, ignored or dismissed as “naive” (“dont believe Chinese propaganda”) by rightists in conversation. — For the record, I didn’t approve your previous comment before because it didn’t make much sense, even after three readings. This one isn’t much better. Let’s try harder to keep things reasonably comprehensible. Isnt Abe and Co’s obsession with revisionism Jorge Luis Borges idea? “In it, a great Empire created a map that was so detailed it was as large as the Empire itself. The actual map was expanded and destroyed as the Empire itself conquered or lost territory. When the Empire crumbled, all that was left was the map. ” “In Baudrillard’s rendition, it is conversely the map that people live in, the simulation of reality where the people of Empire spend their lives ensuring their place in the representation is properly circumscribed and detailed by the map-makers; conversely, it is reality that is crumbling away from disuse.” Sounds like Nihonjinron and the constant “ware ware nihonjin” searching for their rightful representation in the world, based on a reality that no longer exists. — Same problem as your last post. I see a shard of a point without any particular grounding in the current topic. Again, let’s try harder. @ Dr. Debito, re: Baudrilard on Baudrillard @ # 10 & 11 I think, what Baudeillard is saying that with regards to Abe, he is demonstrating Baudrillards theory in that; 1. Abe believes in a ‘vision’ he has of Japan past. 2. This vision isn’t based on Abe’s first hand experience of that Japan, but rather it is based on the ‘stories’ that his grandfather told him. 3. Since his grandfather had a vested interest in not telling Abe the truth, the stories Abe heard were not accurate representations of pre-defeat Japan. Therefore; Kishi’s ‘vision’ of Japan that he gave Abe wasn’t realistic, it was a sanitized, embellished ‘copy’. Abe’s understanding of Kishi’s ‘Japan’ takes it one step further from reality by virtue of Abe’s, like dubbing a recording of a tape makes the copy lower quality- that is to say less accurate. Then, in top of that, Abe has loaded his own biases and fantasies onto the imperfect, incorrect recollection he has of Kishi’s inaccurate original stories. Abe’s imagined ‘beautiful Japan’ is a copy, of a misunderstood, abridged version of reality. Abe’s Japan never existed. The fact that he doesn’t understand this is the worrying part, as is how many willfully buy into the insanity of self-deception. — Now that’s more like it. Thanks. @ Jim Di Griz, Jim I know. That’s what made me scratch my head. Hashimoto denied Comfort women but yet openly denied Shinzo Abe’s statement and saying Japan should apologize to Korea and China for past wrongdoing in World War 2. I can’t tell why Hashimoto did that, but I could speculate change of heart or the denying comfort women was “an act” to please the Abe Administration. But I don’t know why he did that for. Debito, I apologize for the second post. But it’s related to Osaka Mayor, Hashimoto. It looks like he’s quitting Japan Innovation Party and forging an alliance with the opposition group, Democratic Party of Japan. Japan Today just talked about it: http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hashimoto-matsui-quit-japan-innovation-party Japan Today-Hashimoto, Matsui quit Japan Innovation Party TOKYO — Japan’s second largest opposition party, Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party), suffered a setback on Thursday after party founders Toru Hashimoto and Ichiro Matsui announced they were leaving after a rift with the leadership. Hashimoto, who is mayor of Osaka, is the party’s supreme adviser, while Matsui, who is Osaka governor, also serves as a party adviser. The rift developed after Secretary-General Mito Kakizawa threw his support behind a candidate in the upcoming Sept 13 mayoral election in Yamagata. Matsui and Hashimoto wanted the party to support another candidate and demanded Kakizawa resign, but he refused. Japan Innovation Party members hold 40 seats in the lower house of the Diet and 11 in the upper house. Ten of them are close allies of Hashimoto, fueling speculation that they may also leave the party, Fuji TV reported. The two men have been at odds with the party leadership for some time. Hashimoto and Matsui have a close relationship with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but the party leadership has been trying to forge an alliance with the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Hashimoto said he will concentrate on regional politics until the end of the year when his term of office expires. ARTICLE END So it looks like Hashimoto is doing something beyond criticizing Shinzo Abe for not giving a proper apology to Korea and China. It looks like Hashimoto may have seen the light (or a change of heart), or he couldn’t bear with the whitewashing. @ Mdo7 #15 I think this; ‘So it looks like Hashimoto is doing something beyond criticizing Shinzo Abe for not giving a proper apology to Korea and China. It looks like Hashimoto may have seen the light (or a change of heart), or he couldn’t bear with the whitewashing.’ is (unfortunately) wishful thinking. The LDP is a deeply conservative, change adverse, right-wing party for and by blue-blooded political aristocracy. The DPJ is for people who left the LDP because they felt that they weren’t getting a big enough cut of the pie (because they aren’t blue-blooded political aristocracy). So while the DPJ seems more egalitarian because it opposes the LDP’s blue-blooded political aristocracy, they are a perfect example of ‘a slave starts off demanding justice, and ends up wanting to wear a crown’. For NJ, and the Japanese masses, there is effectively no difference between the LDP and the DPJ. The DPJ, and all those they have recruited (like Hashimoto?) are simply would be self-entitled ‘erai hito’ wannabees whose hands are kept off the levers of power by the LDP and it’s political connections. The DPJ’s ‘revolution’ is for them, not for the people. @Jim #16, That is debatable with all due respect. But seeing Hashimoto quitting the party and trying to join the DPJ is somewhat significant. The DPJ was against Abe’s behavior and I’ll agree they won’t take NJ issues seriously but I’m not sure if this is any better Jim, but former PM Yukio Hatoyama did went to South Korea to apologize and pay respect at Seodaemun Prison History Hall. http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/History/view?articleId=129298&pageIndex=1 I also recalled the current leader of DPJ, Katsuya Okada apologize to South Korea and China for atrocities committed in WW2 back in 2010: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/japan.korea.apology/ He has also apologize again early of this month when he met President Park in South Korea: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20150803005451315 The DPJ may not care about NJ, but I respect them for upholding apologies about World War 2. But back on topic, I’ll stick to my “wishful thinking” and hope something good come out of Hashimoto’s defection from Abe. I don’t want to derail the thread, but I do want to respond to your last point. IMHO the DPJ wasn’t interested in making atonement for Japan’s war crimes. The DPJ was interested in making strong relationships with other regional powers- China and Korea. Not for economic reasons, but to change the regional dynamics, and sideline the US. Sidelining the US from Japan was/is essential for breaking the most powerful dynamic working against the DPJ; the relationship between the US (read ‘CIA’), and the LDP (read ‘political blue bloods descended from war criminals the CIA got out of Sugamo prison, and the political dynasties they established) who have run Japan since the end of the war. The US side understands this, which is why they undermined Hatoyama. Kasumigaseki understands this which is why they undermined the DPJ. The J-media understands this which is why they undermined the DPJ. Abe understands this, hence his sense of self-entitlement (‘Taking Japan back!’ because it’s his?). The DPJ were out to break the CIA/LDP control of Japan, and replace it with an equally selfish and self-serving structure of thier own. Side by side, no difference of note between either of the power-mongers.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7566
__label__cc	0.71338	0.28662	Book Review \| Miseducation: Inequality, Education and the Working Classes by Diane Reay In Miseducation: Inequality, Education and the Working Classes, Diane Reay draws on interviews with over 500 children to explore the class inequalities that persist in UK education today from the transition to secondary school up to university. The book’s personalisation of everyday working-class experiences of education, combined with statistical evidence on continued inequality, makes this engaging and timely reading, finds Natasha Codiroli Mcmaster. Picture: (Pixabay CCO) Miseducation: Inequality, Education and the Working Classes. Diane Reay. Policy Press. 2018. Fees for state secondary education were abolished in 1944, over 70 years ago; however, class inequalities in UK education persist to this day. In Miseducation: Inequality, Education and the Working Classes, Diane Reay draws on interviews with over 500 children, as well as her own experiences growing up in a working-class family, to show that children are educated differently depending on their social position. She covers vast ground, following students through the transition to secondary school, where working-class students are more likely to attend schools with less funding and resources, into the classroom, in which ability grouping often sees working-class pupils further segregated into lower sets, and then through to the university experiences of those who do gain access. We are living in a political context in which a man who recently controversially attained (and subsequently stepped down from) a prestigious position on the board of a Universities watchdog once described working-class students attending Oxford University as ‘stains’: Small, vaguely deformed undergraduates would scuttle across the quad as if carrying mobile homes on their backs. Replete with acne and anoraks, they would peer up through thick pebble-glasses, pausing only to blow their noses. (The Oxford Myth, 1988) In this light, this book could not be a more timely analysis of class in the UK’s education system. Whilst Toby Young’s comments may seem extreme and anomalous, Reay’s examination of accounts of working-class students who defied expectations to enter the most esteemed universities exposes similar attitudes (although not usually expressed so explicitly). The young people in Reay’s books speak of isolation, an inability to ‘fit in’ and a feeling of being patronised or looked down on by their peers. Children not only need to convince themselves that with hard work and persistence they can attend university, but have to do this despite the low expectations of teachers and with little information as to what is required. Working-class university students also face additional practical barriers. Despite reassurances that university debt is not ‘real debt’, the threat of owing such a huge amount of money can have significant psychological impact on young people who are unsure if they will ever be able to repay their loans. Reay interviews students working long hours alongside their degrees just to get by, with no guarantee that this ‘gamble’ will pay off in the future. Working-class students take on more debt to attend university, and this is set to increase following the abolition of income contingent maintenance grants. At the same time, young people from lower income households are more likely to drop out of university, and on average earn less than than their well-off peers who studied the same subjects at the same institution. Reay therefore argues that rather than congratulating ourselves on the success of widening participation initiatives, we should look to outcomes beyond university: namely, later participation in the labour market. If working-class students make it to Higher Education but remain in low-income, precarious employment, can they really be thought of as social mobile? It is not only at university that social disparities cause psychological distress. Parents and children across social classes put lots of thought and time into choosing a secondary school, and they are profoundly aware both of school status and the limitations surrounding their decisions. Once in secondary school, the message that academic success is a combination of hard work and individual aptitude affects children’s self-esteem as the contextual barriers they face are not taken into account. The interviews make for harrowing reading, with children put into lower sets recounting feelings of humiliation, a lack of motivation and a sense of helplessness. The pressure to do well in individual tests is compounded by the fact that scoring badly on one test makes achieving in the next even harder, as children are put into lower sets with lower quality teaching, or are simply not entered for ‘higher tier’ exams. One student, Hannah, explains that if you do not do well in exams you become a ‘nothing’, as opposed to the level 4s and 5s. It comes as no surprise, then, that in the face of constant negative feedback, many children lose any interest in learning. Reay eloquently discusses the difficulties inherent in classifying people as ‘advantaged’ or ‘disadvantaged’, or as working or middle class. As she notes, many more people feel that they are working class than one would expect if we look at the proportions of people in professional jobs. A number want to identify with the narrative of ‘working class done good’, whilst nonetheless benefiting from all the middle-class privileges Reay elucidates. However, while the changing structure of employment in the UK over the past century has superficially pushed many in subsequent generations into the middle classes, Reay points out that the differences in incomes are larger than ever. Despite this, Reay signals the backgrounds of the children and parents interviewed in very polar terms, i.e. as being either working or middle class, often without further exploration of how certain their position is. This may be necessary for simplicity, but the exceptions to this offer a unique and more rounded insight into the nature of children’s experiences of class. An example is the story of Max, whose parents have middle-class jobs but whose grandparents were working class. Max attended a school with predominately working-class peers, and struggled with balancing the expectation from his peers to not act like a ‘nerd’ and those of his parents and teachers to excel academically. Many of the ‘middle-class’ families interviewed also seemed to occupy the ‘upper middle class’, and it would interesting to hear more stories from children who sit on the edges of these class categories. Miseducation does not offer any quick fix policy solutions to the problems exposed, but this would ultimately be inappropriate given the complexity of the issues. In terms of current initiatives, evidence suggests that social mobility in the UK is declining, and Reay discusses how recent policies may only exacerbate this. In 2017 Theresa May re-opened the grammar schools debate, which Reay points out will likely only further hinder efforts to increase social mobility. Students from poor backgrounds are the least likely to get a place at a grammar school or to receive help from parents (both directly and through tuition) to pass entrance exams. There has also been a drive to increase the number of free schools and academies (schools that are independent and not run by local authorities), but these tend to take in fewer children claiming free school meals and receive more funding per pupil. The drive to increase social mobility rather than overall equality is also challenged by Reay. Social mobility by definition pushes some people above others, and whilst the ‘brightest’ working class children may benefit, the majority would not. Parents will (understandably) always be motivated to exploit any hierarchy in education and use their resources to give their children the best future possible, further disadvantaging less well-off families. Even those working-class children who do gain entry to the middle classes do not necessarily benefit, as they often face a disconnect between their upbringing and current position. More equitable policy directions could include increasing the social mix within schools, or moving away from ability streaming in schools altogether. Miseducation would benefit anyone interested in social mobility and education in the UK, particularly given the stagnation (or even increase) of inequality in this realm, and the book has the potential to help inform innovative policy directions. Reay’s contribution to debates on education and social background is to personalise everyday working-class experiences of school and university, something usually absent from current discourse. This, combined with statistical evidence of the extent of inequalities, makes for particularly engaging reading. This review gives the views of the author, and not that of Democratic Audit. It was originally published on the LSE Review of Books blog. This review is published as part of a March 2018 endeavour, ‘A Month of Our Own: Amplifying Women’s Voices on LSE Review of Books’. If you would like to contribute to the project in this month or beyond, please contact them at Lsereviewofbooks@lse.ac.uk. Natasha Codiroli Mcmaster is a PhD student based at the Institute of Education, UCL. Her research focuses on inequalities in education, and her most recent research considered disparities in students’ subject choices. She has also worked as an analyst at the Department for Work and Pensions on projects aimed at understanding the drivers and consequences of disadvantage. Read more by Natasha Codiroli Mcmaster. Book review \| Know Your Place: Essays on the Working Class, by the Working Class Audit 2017: How effectively are class inequalities controlled in the UK? The Prevent duty is two years old. What’s really going on in schools and colleges? ‘Stuck in their ways’: how we blame the poor for their failure to embrace globalisation Who don’t young people vote? Self-confessed ignorance, and dislike of the mainstream Posted in: Book reviews	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7567
__label__cc	0.609858	0.390142	Home \| Student blog \| What Happens When You Are Bo... What Happens When You Are Born In The Wrong Body? Author: merve özcangaz Wednesday 26th of March 2014 12:18:21 PM Biological sex doesn’t always match up with ‘brain sex’. You may be born as a male but may feel like a female, or the opposite can happen. In any case, you should make a decision. You can become the person you feel and want to be, or you can spent your lifetime pretending you don’t feel different inside. I think none of your choices will be easy, but you should make the effort! We have only one life and you deserve to live your own life the way you want. Don’t you? I know two people who chose to become the person they feel. Although they were famous in Turkey, they didn’t think about what the public’s opinion would be. Who are those people? Bülent Ersoy and Rüzgar Erkoçlar. Bülent Ersoy is a Turkish trans-woman celebrity and popular singer. She is known as one of the greatest singers of Ottoman music, fans called her Diva or Elder Sister. She was born as a male and became famous as a male singer but she had a sex reassignment surgery in London in 1981. Even though it’s a male name, she kept the name "Bülent”. Over the years, Ersoy has become a symbol for the increased tolerance for LGBT figures in Turkey. Rüzgar Erkoçlar who is a former actress and model, was born in Turkey as a female person. He became famous with sanitary napkin ads before he had sex reassignment surgery in February 2013 and became a male. He didn’t keep his name -unlike Bülent Ersoy- and changed it to Rüzgar. I don’t know if they criticized Bülent Ersoy when she had her operation because I wasn’t born yet, but they did it too much to Rüzgar. When you search “Nil Erkoçlar” on Twitter, the results were both amazing and terrifying. Although his operation was a big scandal in the media at the beginning, people got used to the new situation in less than a year and embraced his new name quickly. He doesn’t want to be in the public eye so he’s not acting anymore, but he seems quite happy in his new life in a bakery. He even has a girlfriend! Maybe Turkey is not as conservative as you think, or maybe if you believe in yourself and have supporting friends and family around you, life is not that hard. What do you think? See you tomorrow!	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7569
__label__wiki	0.907345	0.907345	Rebecca Adamson Rebecca Adamson, an Indigenous economist, is Founder and President of First Peoples Worldwide, the first US based global Indigenous Peoples NGO, which makes grants and provides technical assistance and advocacy directly to Indigenous-led development projects. Ms. Adamson has worked directly with grassroots tribal communities, both domestically and internationally, as an advocate of local tribal issues since 1970. She established the premiere US development institute, First Nations Development Institute, in 1980 and in 1997 she founded First Peoples Worldwide. Ms. Adamson's work established the first microenterprise loan fund in the United States; the first tribal investment model; and, a national movement for reservation land reform. Her work established a new field of culturally appropriate, values-driven development, which led to legislation that established new standards of accountability regarding federal trust responsibility for Native Americans. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay and Paul Foundations and the Calvert Social Investment Fund. As a trustee of Calvert, Rebecca partnered with the Fund to create the first Indigenous Peoples' rights investment screen in 1999, and led the creation of the Indigenous Rights Risk Report, the first quantitative assessment of corporate risk exposure to Indigenous Peoples' rights, in 2014. In 2015 she has established three Shareholder Advocacy Leadership Training Centers located in Guatemala, Mexico and Canada as a new strategy for Indigenous leaders in addressing extractive industry on Indigenous territories. She was appointed as an advisor to the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Multi-Stakeholder Group, serving from 2014 to the present. She holds a Masters in Science in Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University (formerly New Hampshire College) in Manchester, New Hampshire, where she has taught a graduate course on Indigenous Economics within the Community Economic Development Program, and a Doctor in Humane Letters degree from Dartmouth College. Leslie Catherwood Leslie Catherwood has dedicated her career to the conservation of wildlife and habitat around the nation and across the globe. She is currently a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State, working to combat wildlife trafficking. She fights the illegal trade in wildlife in source, transit, and destination countries. Prior to federal service, Leslie worked as a natural resources consultant, advising government clients on policy and communications pertaining to wildlife and habitat protection. Previously, she was the Associate Director of the Wildlife Refuge Program at The Wilderness Society. In that role, Leslie managed successful campaigns to protect the National Wildlife Refuge System, including the campaign to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Leslie found her calling to save wildlife with her first job in the conservation community as the Communications Coordinator for the Endangered Species Coalition. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Audubon Naturalist Society. Amanda Dewey, Chair Amanda Dewey is an instructor and doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a graduate fellow at the Program for Society and the Environment. Her research interests include environmental attitudes and values, environmental movements, and human-wildlife relationships. She also serves as a Councilmember for the Town of Berwyn Heights, overseeing Parks, Recreation, Education, and Civic Affairs. Amanda grew up outside of St. Louis, Missouri, and received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Theatre from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Amanda began her career as mid-Atlantic field organizer and special projects coordinator for the Endangered Species Coalition. Brock Evans is President of the Endangered Species Coalition, which he joined in 1997 as the Executive Director. Prior to assuming leadership of the ESC, Evans served as Vice President for National Issues for the National Audubon Society for 15 years. Earlier, he had served for eight years as Director (head lobbyist) of the Sierra Club’s Washington DC Office, and for six more as the Club’s Northwest Representative, responsible for its interests from the North Pole to California. Evans has also done scholarly work at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, as a Fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, and teaching in Israel as a Visiting Professor at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. A prolific writer and public speaker, Evans has received numerous awards for his work, including Lifetime Achievement Awards from the League of Conservation Voters and the Natural Resources Council of America, and the John Muir Award, the Sierra Club’s highest honor. Evans is a graduate (cum laude) of Princeton University and the University of Michigan Law School. He did his military service with the United States Marine Corps. Dr. Julie Fox Gorte, Treasurer Julie Fox Gorte is the Senior Vice President for Sustainable Investing at Pax World Management Corporation. She oversees environmental, social, and governance-related research on prospective and current investments as well as Pax’s shareholder advocacy and work on public policy advocacy. Prior to joining Pax, Dr. Gorte served as Vice President and Chief Social Investment Strategist at Calvert. Her experience before she joined the investment world in 1999 includes nearly 14 years as Senior Associate and Project Director at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Vice President for Economic and Environmental Research at The Wilderness Society, Program Manager for Technology Programs in the Environmental Protection Agency’s policy office, and Senior Associate at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Dr. Gorte received her Bachelor of Science in Forest Management at Northern Arizona University, and a Master of Science and Ph.D from Michigan State in resource economics. Dr. Gorte serves on the boards of Ceres, New American Dream, and the Pinchot Institute. She has served as the co-chair of the Asset Management Working Group of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiatives, and is a member of the Forest Economics and Policy Program’s advisory panel at Resources for the Future. Susan works with Save Our Wild Salmon. Susan was previously a Senior Legislative Representative at Earthjustice in Washington, DC, the nation’s largest environmental law firm. At Earthjustice, she worked primarily on protecting endangered species and wildlife, and defending and strengthening the Endangered Species Act. Before moving to Washington, DC, in 2002, Holmes was the Senior Regional Representative in charge of the Sierra Club’s New York City Office. Dr. Adrienne Hollis, Vice Chair Adrienne L. Hollis is the lead climate justice analyst for the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. In that role, she leads the development, design, and implementation of methods for accessing and documenting the health impacts of climate change on communities of color and other traditionally disenfranchised groups. Dr. Hollis works with environmental justice communities to identify priority health concerns related to climate change and other environmental assaults, and evaluates climate and energy policy approaches for their ability to effectively address climate change and benefit underserved communities. She has more than 20 years of extensive experience in the environmental arena, particularly focused on environmental justice, equity and inclusion, and the adverse health effects of environmental exposures and climate change on vulnerable communities, as an associate professor in public health, and as an environmental toxicologist and an environmental attorney. She earned a BS in biology from Jackson State University, a PhD in biomedical sciences from Meharry Medical College, a JD from Rutgers University School of Law, and completed postdoctoral studies at Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Hollis hails from Mobile, Alabama. Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired). Rick is a Senior Fellow with Logistics Management Institute and a director with Cascade Designs, Inc. Previously, he was Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, U. S. Marine Corps. In that capacity, he was responsible for worldwide logistics, supply chain, real estate, facilities, land use, and environmental stewardship. Rick is a passionate mountain and road biker, skier, hiker, eco-traveler, and loves all things out-of-doors. At their small, urban, Arlington Virginia home, he and his wife have created a garden environment that promotes the use of native plants and provides habitat for birds, butterflies, and small critters of which they are avid observers. He is life member of the Sierra Club. Dr. Jan Randall Jan grew up on a family cattle ranch in southern Idaho. She has a B.S. in zoology, University of Idaho; M.Ed. University of Washington, Seattle; Ph.D. in zoology, Washington State University; NIH postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas, Austin; visiting professor, Cornell University. She enjoyed a successful academic career with professorships at Central Missouri State and San Francisco State University. Jan is a fellow of the California Academy of Science, the Animal Behavior Society, and the American Society for the Advancement of Science. She received a career award in recognition of her seminal contribution to the study of animal behavior from the Animal Behavior Society and an Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Idaho. Jan, who is a Professor Emeritus of Biology at San Francisco State University, is writing a book on endangered species and loves to travel, hike, and garden. Bill Snape, President William (Bill) J. Snape, III is a practitioner in residence and director of adjunct faculty at American University’s Washington College of Law,. Snape is also senior counsel with the Center for Biological Diversity, where he works on endangered species, public lands and energy issues, and serves on the Board of the Endangered Species Coalition as Chairman Emeritus. He is co-producer of “Hot Air,” a radio podcast show on global warming policy and regulation. Previously, Snape was vice president and chief counsel at Defenders of Wildlife for over a decade. Snape has litigated a number of environmental and related cases in federal court, and argued Center for Biological Diversity v. Interior (D.C. Cir. 2009), which rejected the federal government’s plan for oil and gas drilling off the coast of Alaska in part because of climate change concerns. Snape is the author of numerous articles on natural resource issues, including the book Biodiversity and the Law published by Island Press. He presently serves on the President’s Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the Honors College at the University of California, Los Angeles, and received his law degree from George Washington University. Snape is a masters’ swimmer and water polo player, has coached at both the Division I and Division III levels of college swimming, and was named the 2011 world swim coach of the year by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. He has two teenage boys. Robert ”Bob” Stanton is a former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior and former Director of the National Park Service (NPS). A 35-year career veteran of the NPS, he served in various management and executive positions at the park, regional and national levels. He was first introduced to conservation and public land stewardship in 1962 while serving as a seasonal park ranger at Grand Teton National Park, an opportunity made possible through the leadership of then Interior Secretary Stewart Lee Udall. While serving as the NPS director, he and his staff inaugurated the Natural Resource Challenge, an action plan to revitalize and expand the Service’s natural resources preservation and management program. Bob is currently in the third year of his four-year Presidential appointment as an Expert Member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Lori Udall has over 25 years of experience in international and domestic environmental policy, indigenous rights, and governance and public accountability of international development institutions. In 1967, her father, Stewart Udall—as Secretary of Interior—issued the first endangered species list under the Endangered Species Preservation Act. His list included such great American icons as the timber wolf, red wolf, bald eagle, grizzly bear, American alligator, and the peregrine falcon. Lori continues the family legacy work on endangered species. She is currently President of Montpelier Consulting, LLC, and Program Director for Sacharuna Foundation which focusses on land conservation, endangered species, sustainable agriculture, and indigenous rights and livelihoods. Sacharuna has supported campaigns around the gray wolf, African elephant, and the Hawaiian monk seal. Lori previously worked with First Nations Development Institute, International Rivers Network, and the Environmental Defense Fund. Udall has an M.C.L. from George Washington University, an L.L.M. from Downing College, Cambridge, England, and a B.A. from George Mason University. Brock Evans Award Bill Snape Major General Michael Lehnert Dr. Julie Fox Gorte	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7572
__label__cc	0.749118	0.250882	By Andrea Episodes, Uncategorized Episode 21. What To Expect When You’re Expecting: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Don’t drink the herbal remedy, don’t eat the mousse because Andrea and Alex are back to talk about Roman Polanski’s 1968 film, Rosemary’s Baby. By looking at filmic techniques, societal changes and our relationship with evil, you’ll see that this is no dream, this is really happening. Rosemary’s Baby. Dir Roman Polanski. 1968. Roman Polanski on “Rosemary’s Baby” – Conversations Inside The Criterion Collection. Vice pulls interviews and clips from the Criterion Collection extras for a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. Rosemary’s Baby – Comprehensive Storyform. A detailed breakdown of the numerous conflicts and objectives at play in Rosemary’s Baby. Background on Reproductive Rights. A look at the challenges that have faced the fight for access to birth control. Episode 21. What To Expect When You're Expecting: Rosemary's Baby (1968) [ 1:08:17 ] Play Now \| Play in Popup \| Download (13974) Tagged Ira Levin, Mia Farrow, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Roman Polanski, Rosemary's Baby, Satanists, witches 10 thoughts on “Episode 21. What To Expect When You’re Expecting: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)” Thanks for another great episode! I first came to Rosemary’s Baby with the assumption that it was more like The Omen (the baby was already born and the movie centered more on the baby and his own behavior throughout). I was so pleasantly surprised that it was Rosemary’s experience that was explored, and even moreso that the growing sense of paranoia and claustrophobia was so expertly portrayed. This is just a wonderfully creepy movie, and I really liked all the points you touched on in the podcast. I also appreciate that you brought up the Polanski issue, as sometimes that gets glossed over (my personal rule tends to be that I’ll watch his stuff if it’s on but I won’t pay for it). I also had a question. Would you be able to tell me the documentary (it sounded like a documentary from what I could tell) from which you played a clip during the episode? It was about a drug taken to get rid of morning sickness and sounded really interesting. Thanks! Hi Jess! The thalidomide clip is from a brief doc here. It’s only a 12-minute video but there are some great BBC docs on the subject on YouTube! Enjoy! Hi, I was wondering if the episode for the Rue Morgue podcast on I Spit On Your Grave was still available. It’s not listed in iTunes and the link provided from the Rue Morgue website brings up a 404 error. I would like to listen to it because I have a love/hate relationship with that film franchise. Thanks, and I love your show! If you are looking for suggestions, please do another Buffy episode. I could talk and listen to analyses about her all day. And a Hitchcock-themed episode. And Repo! The Genetic Opera. And the Scream franchise. Okay, I promise I’ll stop fan-girling now. Alex West says: Hi Christine! Check out the RM Podcast Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/RueMorguePodcast). Feedback is having to re-upload the episodes to a new RSS feed and he updates on FB when he’s uploaded a new batch. I expect the Spit on Your Grave episodes will be up soon. Thanks for you suggestions, we’ll add them to the list. I’m not sure we’ll do Scream though because I was on some of the later episodes of the RM Podcast and talked about Scream for three episodes. Or you could check out the Rewatchability podcast where I was on talking about Scream as well. http://www.rewatchability.com/2014/10/30/episode-169-scream/ I still love it but I don’t know if I have anything else to add. Chillerpop says: Greetings! Your podcasts are spectacular! I need to stop listening to them while driving my 2 year old to daycare. As a long time fan of the film, I loved all of your insightful analysis. It hurts my heart though, that you did not acknowledge the awesomeness of Minnie Castevet, the greatest horror villain ever. She would wipe the floor with Freddy or Jason. She is my cougar fantasy. Any thoughts on the idea that the coven was an inverted representation of 60s radical movements? Youthful Rosemary was pretty much conventional/traditional. Meanwhile, the old people are the ones with alternative spirituality, naked orgies, and committing acts of violence and crime to create some kind of revolution. I blogged about the remake (it’s in a badly formatted archive). While I did love the Paris setting, the sexy Castevets, and appreciated that Rosemary was a modern woman (especially the nods to issues of reproductive rights), I despised the storytelling. You were shown absolutely everything outside of Rosemary’s POV, right down to Roman converting Guy and Margaux casting a sinister spell with a glowing blue light. I also found Guy to be a wooden, worthless dipshit, devoid of any of the weasely charm of John Cassavetes that made his betrayal all the more shocking. Yours in terror, Chillerpop Kerrima says: Hello. I’m not sure if there is an error on my end or yours. I am using PocketCasts on Android to listen to the episode and the one that downloads as episode 21 does not feature a Rosemary’s Baby discussion at all. I have a 117 minute Rue Morgue episode discussing I Spit on Your Grave with Andrea and Feedback, with a then response to the comments left for that Rue Morgue episode. I thought I maybe glossed over a brief discussion, but Alex isn’t in the episode at all, and based on the description, I think something else has downloaded in it’s place. Hi Kerrima, That’s very strange indeed! We have the Rue Morgue Podcast ep linked in the course notes of our Rosemary’s Baby episode… I guess PocketCasts picked up that link instead of our actual show file. I’ll reach out to them and see if I can get them to fix that. Thanks for the heads-up! PeterJ says: I listened to this one last night and the issue of the wrong upload remains. I’m also using pocketcasts. Bummer! I had to remove the link to that episode of the Rue Morgue Podcast in the course notes to remedy this! Here’s the link, in case anyone is looking for it: SAVAGE VENGEANCE, episode 32 of the Rue Morgue Podcast. Andrea was a guest to talk about I Spit on Your Grave which turned into a heated debate on the Rue Morgue website. Feedback brought her back to continue the discussion in the Savage Vangeance episode which features a detailed breakdown of the Polanski scandal (1:35). Many thanks. It’s working fine now. I had to “reset” the Android version of PocketCasts by uninstalling and reinstalling (because I couldn’t find the cache or reset on the app, assuming there is one). But, yes, it’s working fine now. As soon as I realised it wasn’t the right episode playing I kept at it and ended up enjoying the discussion about Savage Vengeance etc anyway. And Then I’m glad I kept listening to the end as I was reacquainted with a ghost from my Usenet past. I remember The Gore-Met very well from the alt.horror newsgroup where he was variously a wealth of information and the scourge of the newbies. That said, I did enjoy hearing him get much better than he gave in the podcast. In all the time I read his run-ins with the other people in the newsgroup (or got involved in them myself) I never knew such an articulate task-taking as that. Anyway, dig the podcast, it’s become a favourite.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7577
__label__wiki	0.940796	0.940796	U.S. offers $1M reward for bin Laden's son; Citizenship revoked In this image from video released by the CIA, Hamza bin Laden is seen as an adult at his wedding. (CIA via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Saudi Arabia announced Friday it had revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who has become an increasingly prominent figure in the terror network. There was no immediate explanation why the royal decree stripping his citizenship, signed in November, was only becoming public now. However, the announcement comes after the U.S. government on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture as part of its "Rewards for Justice" program. The kingdom similarly stripped Osama bin Laden's citizenship in 1994 while living in exile in Sudan when Hamza bin Laden was just a child. Where he is now remains in question. "This is an example of history rhyming," said Thomas Joscelyn, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies who studies al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. "He's basically born right after al-Qaida is founded, so his life is totally consumed in the establishment, the formation of al-Qaida and the launching of its war against the West and America." Saudi Arabia revoked Hamza bin Laden's citizenship in November, according to a circular by the Interior Ministry quietly published Friday by the country's official gazette. State-run media in the kingdom did not report on the decision. Bin Laden is believed to have been born in 1989, the year of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, where his father became known among the mujahedeen fighters. His father returned to Saudi Arabia and later fled to Sudan after criticizing the kingdom for allowing U.S. troops to deploy in the country during the 1991 Gulf War. He later fled Sudan for Afghanistan in 1996, where he declared war against the U.S. As leader of al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden oversaw a series of attacks, including the 1998 bombings of the U.S. in Kenya and Tanzania, as well as the bombing of the USS Cole off Yemen. He and others plotted and executed the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, which led to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. U.S. Navy SEALS ultimately killed bin Laden in a raid on a house in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011. For Hamza bin Laden, now believed to be around 30, his father initially worried for his safety and thought to send him away for study, but his son instead "wants to get into the fight," Joscelyn said. He's then sent away for explosives training in Pakistan. Video released by the CIA in 2017 that was seized during the Abbottabad raid shows Hamza bin Laden with a trimmed mustache but no beard, at his wedding. Previous images have only shown him as a child. The State Department said in its announcement Thursday about the $1 million bounty on him that it believes he married the daughter of Mohamed Atta, the lead hijacker in the Sept. 11 attacks. Hamza bin Laden began appearing in militant videos and recordings in 2015 as an al-Qaida spokesman. "If you think that your sinful crime that you committed in Abbottabad has passed without punishment, then you thought wrong," he said in his first audio recording. In recent years, the Islamic State group, which began as al-Qaida in Iraq before breaking away from the terror group, has taken much of the international attention. However, Joscelyn warned al-Qaida remains a transnational threat, something that authorities may now pay more attention to as the Islamic State group withers away in Syria. A United Nations report published last year noted that Hamza bin Laden "continued to emerge as a leadership figure in al-Qaida." It suggested both he and Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over al-Qaida after Osama bin Laden's death, "are reported to be in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas." "Al-Qaida's leadership demonstrates strategic patience and its regional affiliates exercise good tactical judgment, embedding themselves in local issues and becoming players," the U.N. report warned. "While there is as yet little evidence of a re-emerging direct global threat from al-Qaida, improved leadership and enhanced communication will probably increase the threat over time."	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7580
__label__cc	0.629333	0.370667	Upper East Side Historic District A Classicizing Modern style apartment building designed by Irving Margon and built in 1937. Application is to alter window openings. CB8 Hearing: 07/15/13 (Window Design Approved; Center Window Alteration Disapproved) LPC Hearing: 08/13/13 (Approved with Modifications) FRIENDS Testimony: The proposed window replacements, enlargements, and new openings at the 18th and 19th floors of 965 Fifth Avenue maintain a similar placement, articulation, and materiality of the existing fenestration. Furthermore, most of these openings are only slightly visible from the street behind setbacks, parapets, and railings. However, the committee questions the choice of window color. The majority of the building’s windows—many of which seem original—are a pale tan. While penthouse level windows sometimes differ from those below, the use of a tan color would foster consistency. Furthermore, FRIENDS urges the building owner to implement a window master plan to facilitate these types of changes and to protect the integrity of this Classicizing Modern design. With the application modified to incorporate an appropriate window color, the Preservation Committee at FRIENDS can support the Commission’s approval of this application.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7581
__label__wiki	0.511822	0.511822	Surrealism: A Fork In The Road Published on November 2, 2006, by Eddie Inzauto - Posted in Columns 0 A big topic nowadays is the “direction” of the games industry. When examining the next-gen console race, this is often approached in terms of technological power vs. game-play and innovation. I believe it has been made abundantly clear in which direction each company is heading, but for those of you who have been on spelunking excursions for the past 2 years, it is Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 on the path of power, Nintendo’s Wii meandering in the other direction, alone. Within this grand framework, however, is another fork in the road. It is the question of realism vs surrealism. It can certainly be argued that in its infancy, the games industry was changed radically, and propelled into the public eye by a little game called Super Mario Bros. This is one of the earliest examples of a game that created a legitimate world in which the content of the game was contained. It was not simply a screen, an arbitrary ‘space,’ a table, or a ‘board.’ This was an expansive environment (relative to other offerings at the time) with characters, landmarks, and new paths all unfolding as the game progressed. It responded to the gamer’s actions, and displayed change, accordingly. However, it never sought to be realistic, and never attempted to emulate the real world. Sure, certain rules of reality and familiar rules of physics were in place, but the composition of the world itself was completely fantastical. Since that time, games have evolved. Now, developers are capable of rendering fully three dimensional worlds with photorealistic appearances. Games are no longer visually limited to 2-D drawings, so they often try to recreate the 3-D world we live in. I question whether this is the right approach, or if it is a practice that removes much of what makes (made?) gaming so enjoyable in the past. People play games for many reasons – one of which is to remove themselves from the outside world, even if only for a short time. In this case, the most appealing of games will be ones that are not directly linked to the world as we know it, but are imaginative creations with new details to uncover, new rules to learn and new concepts to explore. The real world can frequently prove to be boring in routine and drab in appearance. Representing that sort of setting in a pass-time intended to be fun seems somewhat counterproductive. The presentation of any game can be quite important. In conceptualizing a game, I think it is necessary to consider what type of mood will be created for the gamer by the subject matter of the game, in conjunction with the visual representation on-screen. If each of these two aspects can be split into either realistic or fantasy then there are several combinations available. The most harmless, of course is a fantasy theme in fantasy images, and is barely worth noting, as it is in no way objectionable. At the opposite end of the spectrum is realistic subject matter in a realistic graphical style. This type of game creates the most intense atmosphere, as it provides no attenuation of the content in question. It is this type that has time and time again been used as an avenue in presenting grim yet glorified history lessons, by recounting real-world events such as World War II. (Are there enough WW2 fps yet? Maybe we could use about 37 more…) A simple method of diluting such an effect is to mesh realistic and fantasy elements. A game with heavy themes can instantly be softened by displaying it in an unrealistic art style. A couple of games that make use of this technique are XIII and Killer 7. Had it been presented in a photorealistic manner, the latter would have likely had trouble ever being published – due to ‘extremely controversial’ subject matter. The surreal, cartoon-like presentation of these games belies their content, and almost excuses them of it. Lastly, there are games that provide a realistic visual presentation, while maintaining a fantasy setting. Games like this, such as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, rarely cause a stir at all, as the images are completely offset by the absolutely imaginary backdrop. If we are to examine the biggest “stir” of the modern games era, we must look no further than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – a game that caused more uproar than many of us would care to see in this industry. Furthermore, if we classify it in our grid of realism and fantasy, it falls squarely in the category of realistic theme AND visual style. It is no wonder it was such a victim of assault by much of the less-informed media community. The final issue with maintaining realism in games is the limiting factor it places upon gameplay opportunities. There is far less one can do if completely bound by the restrictions of reality. A completely realistic game will never embrace the joys of casting a lightning spell on an unfortunate foe, nor will it see a man scale a building in short-order, using nothing more than his body and his INSANE acrobatic talents. As a matter-of-fact, if I REALLY wanted to be a stickler, a realistic game could never have “health packs” that instantly healed the protagonist, nor could that particular character be shot more than once or twice before dying. After being killed, of course, the game would be over. This is realism. There are no extra lives… OK, so that is a bit extreme, but still, the point is that realism is limiting. A fantasy world allows for a poetic license of sorts, with which a game designer is free to grant abilities to his characters, and create items and situations that couldn’t possibly exist in the real world. Ostensibly, this adds a certain feeling to these surreal games that a realistic game could never offer. It is a feeling of discovery that applies not simply to what is around the corner, selected from a definite set of POSSIBLE elements, but one that applies to the very fabric of the game world – what EXISTS in this place of INFINITE possibilities.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7585
__label__wiki	0.928747	0.928747	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller, 2013) Corporate Compromise The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a film that with great regularity declares itself to be a film about escaping the drudgery of modern life and finding yourself as an individual. It's about taking risks and embracing chance. The narrative urges the audience to see the world and to not fear the unexpected. It's also about the incredible bonding power of a good Cinnabon. Most of us are probably semi-resigned to product placement - it's been around in various guises for decades, and while it's by its nature a cynical practice (albeit with sometimes understandable economic benefits for producers in the expensive world of film production) I for one am if not happy then at least willing to simply ignore or tolerate it as long as it's unobtrusive. For the most part, it really only tends to affect films that are already in some way compromised by corporate interference anyway. Which, with an alleged budget bordering on $100 million, a big name star / director, and the participation of many major Hollywood production houses, Walter Mitty already is. But it's still a shock to see any film engage in placement as unashamedly as Walter Mitty does. Many of its characters and narrative focuses are in some way closely related to named companies. The most obvious one is that Mitty works in the now defunct Life magazine. That is mostly acceptable: while there is still the remnants of a Life online as a subsidiary of Time, its presence is clearly intended as an insanely unsubtle metaphor about - yes - real life and creativity as opposed to purposeful corporate skullduggery. Lacking in any sort of nuance though it is, the ideas at least thematically supports the publication's persistent presence. In the hands of a more artful director than Stiller or writer than Steven Conrad, however, it would have been possible to articulate these ideas without resorting to such blatantly obvious metaphorical tactics that are so in our face they go far beyond subtext. The other examples of product placement are much less forgivable, and ultimately utterly hypocritical. The film opens with Mitty (Stiller) browsing E-Harmony, and one of the film's 'pivotal' supporting characters turns out to be a customer service representative for said dating site (played by Patton Oswalt). The narrative role here could have been served by any generic, fictional website, and instead of lending the film some real world credibility the regular presence of a named company comes across as distracting and condescending: a thinly veiled advertisement in lieu of anything that actually serves the story. Similarly, Mitty's character has a backstory heavily involving pizza franchise Papa John's. Again, it's a horribly written piece of something the screenplay tries to justify as a deep-rooted character motivation, but can't help but feel desperately shoehorned in for reasons that couldn't be deemed artistic. Most grievous of all, though, is the scene where Mitty finally meets Oswalt's character in real life, having previously communicated exclusively through a series of inconveniently timed phone calls. Where does the encounter with this inspirational E-Harmony sage take place? A Cinnabon (a brand which thankfully hasn't made it to this Irish isle yet). It's a ghastly scene to witness, including several pornographically framed shots of Cinnabon products and the characters merrily discussing the deliciousness of their snack (actually referred to as 'frosted heroin'). It feels genuinely uncomfortable to be marketed at so directly in the middle of a feature film, although at this late point audience members will have learned to decipher and actively reject the film's troubling product placement trend. As you might have gathered, what's so regrettable about the film succumbing to all this is that it so aggressively conflicts with everything the film seems to be trying to preach. For a story all about shaking off conformity and doing something different, it's hypocritically attached to celebrating several faceless corporations. If there was some sort of critical eye commenting on all this placement - and if we're being generous, the story's Papa John's references are bittersweet - we might forgive it. But no: if there's a subtext here, it's well disguised, and is more likely non-existent. That inspired Wayne's World gag seems more relevant now than ever. Even if we removed all the E-Harmony talk, this reimagining of Walter Mitty would still underwhelm. It's crowdpleasing in the most unwelcome way, with a script and direction that don't earn what it clearly thanks are massively emotional payoffs. Every dramatic beat is scored to triumphant pop or rock music that attempts to drown out the audience's critical abilities. The use of gratuitous slow motion and 'epic' traveling montages wear out their welcome fast. The core philosophical and motivational points seem to be regurgitated from a poorly translated fortune cookie note. The characters are lazily stereotypical archetypes. Kristen Wiig is charming, but severely limited as a textbook example of the Manic Pixie Dream Woman. Aren't we over that trend yet? Adam Scott, meanwhile, plays a managing director so cartoonishly evil that we do not suspect even for a second that this 'person' is anything other than a lazy writer's creation. And Mitty himself is nothing but a barely present (admittedly on purpose) blank slate straddled with strange, unconvincing backstory. We're told, as the plot demands it, that he was once a prodigious skateboarder, but it seems as if he hasn't picked up a board in the guts of two decades - in fact, much of the film's major character conflict is based on that implication. Naturally, when the plot further demands it, he's conveniently a world-class boarder that can expertly pull off a standing kickflip or manual, and can effortlessly and stylishly navigate his way down a several mile long Icelandic motorway on a longboard. Who needs internal credibility when there's drama to contrive? It also doesn't help that it's not the most convincing stunt double work in the world, with the camera distractingly out of focus during one particular skating effort. But hey, at least the exotic settings are lovingly framed in 35mm (the film's sole subtext worth rejoicing is it's affection for analog photography) by cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh, and made me wonder why other, better films have so infrequently utilised the gorgeous landscapes of Greenland and Iceland, the latter of which also subs for rural Afghanistan. There's a few scenes near the start of the film where, as in the original book and film, Mitty daydreams fantastical alternate realities. The best of which sees Stiller and Scott burst out of the office to engage in a citywide albeit heavily CGIed fantasy brawl. It's silly, but also a rare burst of energy and excitement in a film that almost always seems underwhelming and ill-crafted. For all its globetrotting, dramatic situations and emotional peaks, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a film that seems rotting and meek. Most depressingly of all, the aggressive product placement sees the film shamelessly contradict its own moral compass, committing a graphic form of artistic seppuku. It would almost be sad if it wasn't so miserable to watch. Labels: american film, analysis, bad hollywood, ben stiller, book, comedy, drama, hollywood, product placement, review, the secret life of walter mitty Wings (William Wellman, 1927) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller, 2013...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7592
__label__wiki	0.778452	0.778452	Iceberg Arena: Soviet Sci-fi Showdown The Cold War produced some of the best science-fiction ever made, delightfully wallowing in paranoia, technological innovation and wild speculation on how rival ideologies might lead to paradise or dystopia. There is so much room to wax analytic about the way culture and politics trickled into American science fiction cinema, but that’s not today’s focus. This Iceberg Arena comes from the other side of the iron curtain, and compares three cult classics of soviet sci-fi: “Aelita: Queen of Mars,” “Solaris” and “Kin-Dza-Dza.” Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) This silent sci-fi epic, often labeled the first feature-length treatment of space exploration, preceded Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1927) by three years, but remains relatively hidden by the latter film’s shadow. The movie follows Los, a scientist who builds a rocket and flies to Mars. Meanwhile, Aelita has already fallen in love with him via telescope voyeurism (pioneering the classic device of 80’s teen comedies) and the two conspire to lead a worker’s revolution on Mars. However, Aelita coughLenincough betrays her collaborators and makes a bid for dictatorship. “Aelita” doesn’t particularly stand up modern science or contemporary cinema, but one can still squeeze plenty of entertainment value from the celluloid. The overt propaganda and earnest pseudo-science make the film funny enough to serve as B-movie kitsch. The constructivist sets are impractical art deco indulgences filled with swooping curves and oblique angles and only barely upstaged by the insanely inspired costumes (check out Aelita’s “crown” in the poster art above for the tiniest taste). The sweeping scope, high budget and imaginative vision even make the second half of the film passable as vintage adventure fodder. The film was a popular success in its day. Director Yakov Protazanov enjoyed the type of mass appeal never really achieved by the more intellectually rigorous Eisenstein and Pudovkin, though history has since reversed their fame. Today, it has a nostalgia value that will endear it to fans of “Flash Gordon,” but it lacks the weight and nuance to stave off obsolescence. Oh, and like all Soviet films, it is too slow and too long. Andrei Tarkovsky adapted Stanislaw Lem’s celebrated novel into one of his best known and highest regarded films. It features Kris Kelvin, a psychologists assigned to evaluate the situation on a space-station orbiting the liquid planet Solaris. He finds the spaceport to be in a state of growing disrepair, with the skeleton crew acting reclusive and evasive. Kris soon learns the reason when he wakes up next to his wife, a woman who committed suicide nearly a decade earlier. More than an apparition, the creature appears to be some misguided attempt by the planet to communicate with his mind. Kris struggles feebly to come to grips with a new reality for which humanity is utterly unprepared. Tarkovsky’s film was one of the first to link the unfathomable mysteries of space with those in the human mind. His film slow-brews a cerebral concoction of emotional intimacy and identity with the frightening potentials of science and technology. The film is equally fascinating rather the viewer is trying to read Kris’s inscrutable face or attempting to unravel the mystery of Solaris’s abstract sentience. Few films before or since have so devastatingly tapped into our fear of the unknown. However, like all Soviet films, it is too slow and too long (even compared to the other films in this Iceberg Arena). The extended prologue and the ending twist are both muddled meditations that stretch out intolerably. Fans of the director’s work should have very little problem, since his pacing is no slower than usual, but newcomers should consider themselves warned. In many ways, Soderbergh’s underrated remake is a more cohesive, balanced and digestible work. Personally, I prefer Tarkovsky’s other cult sci-fi film, “Stalker” (1975), but I chose not to include it in this contest because it would have made the competition unfair. Kin-Dza-Dza (1986) “Kin-Dza-Dza” is a cult film that mixes absurdist and satiric comedy with harsh-environment themed science-fiction. A construction foreman (Vladimir) is on his way to buy noodles for dinner when he is stopped by a college student (Gedevan) who is seeking help for a raving hobo. The tramp claims to be an interstellar traveler trying to use a small piece of junk to teleport to his homeworld. While condescendingly playing along, the two terrestrials find themselves transported to the desert wasteland planet of Pluk. Playing like a Soviet “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (closer to the low-fi charm of the book, not the glossy movie), the film has fun jerking its fish-out-of-water protagonists through a series of weird adventures. Much of the humor comes from the oddly-conceived alien society found on Pluk: the indigenous race of mercenary telepaths has a ridiculously strict class structure and, fortunately for the humans, a currency based around matchsticks. They have about a dozen native words (including one for nose-bells), but their language mostly consists of “koo” which tends to serve all purposes. The unique sense of oddball humor is probably more interesting for most viewers than the actual genre trappings and will make or break the experience. Director Georgi Daneliya borrows somewhat haphazardly from any sci-fi concept that crosses his mind and creates a messy, low-continuity plot that moves in unpredictable bursts, but manages to maintain a consistent voice and goofy appeal. The film has never been released in the US and there are no plans to do so, perhaps because the film, like all Soviet films, it is too slow and too long. A very decent fansub can be found on Google video here. Winner: Solaris “Solaris,” along with its American equivalent, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” are cerebral exercises that exceed their literary antecedents, defying the maxim that “the book is always better.” “2001” makes a decent litmus test for whether you will like the Soviet classic and should give you a sense of its art-house tone. Ponderous intellectual and emotional studies are, I reluctantly acknowledge, not for all tastes. If you tend to like your science-fiction distilled into unpretentious old-school adventures, go with “Aelita.” If you’re the type who’d have more fun mocking “Dune” than analyzing its literary and scientific qualities, than try out “Kin-Dza-Dza.” Labels: 1920s, 1970s, 1980s, Iceberg Arena, Review, Russia, SciFi, Screenshots and Images Enough praise cannot be given to Soderbergh's remake. Especially on the soundtrack front. I am constantly surprised by hearing the score in unexpected places... like Nike ads. And I feel that Clooney's general acting style was better suited to Kelvin than it was to, oh, say, a certain post-WWII reporter. And I'm all for new color palettes in sci-fi. Review of Craig's Wife (1936) Ramble on Swept Away Hall of Strangeness Part XXVI Format War Ends: Blu-Ray Victorious Review of The Last Days of Disco But Who Will Review the Reviewers? Review of The Hourglass Sanatorium Hall of Strangeness Part XXV	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7593
__label__wiki	0.59013	0.59013	Signal Advance, Inc. Announces Voluntary Suspension of SEC Reporting Obligations HOUSTON, TX – 08 Apr, 2016 – Signal Advance, Inc. (OTCBB: SIGL), today announced its decision to file a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to voluntarily suspend its SEC reporting obligations. The Company is eligible to suspend the SEC reporting obligations by filing a Form 15 under Section 12(h) of the Act as it currently has fewer than 300 shareholders of record. The Company expects the registration of its common stock will be terminated 90 days after such filing per SEC regulations. Upon termination, the Company’s securities will no longer trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, however, they may be eligible for quotation on the Pink Sheets. The Company’s Board of Directors considered a number of factors in making this decision, including the low liquidity of the stock, the ongoing costs of continuing fulfillment of the reporting obligations and the demands on management to comply with the reporting requirements. The Company believes that the time and expense of complying with the reporting obligations outweighs the benefits received by the Company by continuing to fulfill these obligations. Management plans to focus its time and resources on fiurther development and commercialization of its proprietary technology in order to to drive business performance and shareholder value. About Signal Advance, Inc. Signal Advance, Inc., an emerging technology company, has developed and is commercializing its proprietary technology. This technology acts to temporally-advance the detection of complex “real-world” analog signals that can represent a wide variety of physical properties such as pressure, flow, vibration, temperature, proximity, and bioelectric activity (EKG, EEG, etc.). The time advance attained could potentially offset or reduce signal detection delays in a variety of sensors impacting control, intervention or signal transmission applications. Faster response time translates into improved interventional outcomes, efficiency, emissions, production yields and targeting accuracy. Target markets include transportation, energy generation/distribution, defense, manufacturing, process control, medicine and communications. For more information, visit www.signaladvance.com This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and other risks, including those set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements included herein, and not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements in this release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Full News Story: http://pressreleasejet.com/news/signal-advance-inc-announces-voluntary-suspension-of-sec-reporting-obligations.html Distributed by Press Release Jet Company Name: Signal Advance, Inc. Contact Person: Chris M. Hymel. Ph.D. Email: info@signaladvance.com Website: www.signaladvance.com CategoriesBusiness, Health & Medicine, Professional Services, Technology, Website & Blog Previous PostPrevious Leonard Marshall, NFL Super Bowl Champion, CTE Advocate & Business Entrepreneur to Keynote Cannabis World Congress in New York Next PostNext Educated Change Ltd is a Finalist for the 2016 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7599
__label__cc	0.686299	0.313701	A-Top Roofing and Construction Receives GAF’s Prestigious 2017 President’s Club Award A-Top Roofing and Construction of Manalapan, New Jersey, has received GAF’s 2017 President’s Club Award. A GAF Master Elite(R) contractor since 2004, A-Top has 30 years’ experience in the construction and roofing industries. Manalapan, NJ – May 22, 2017 – A-Top Roofing and Construction of Manalapan, New Jersey, has received the most prestigious contractor award GAF offers: The GAF President’s Club Award. This highly coveted award recognizes A-Top Roofing as one of the “elite of the elite” residential roofing contractors in the United States. GAF is North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, and only GAF Master Elite(R) Contractors can compete for its residential President’s Club Award. To qualify for this award, a residential roofing contractor must meet specific criteria in at least one out of three different pathways: the Performance pathway, where contractors focus on giving their property owners the best possible service, quality, and protection; the Reliability pathway, where the contractor has a long history of offering their customers the best quality and protection; and the Service pathway, where contractors consistently offer their customers the best protection available in the marketplace. A-Top Roofing has been a GAF Master Elite(R) Contractor since 2004; the company received the President’s Club Award due to its excellent performance in 2016. To become a Master Elite(R) Contractor–a status that less than 2% of roofing contractors nationwide are able to achieve–a candidate must demonstrate proper licensing, maintain insurance (in states that require it), have a proven reputation, and show commitment to ongoing professional training. Day in and day out, A-Top Roofing is one of the most reliable companies in the region, according to owner Andrew Ferrara. “Being in business for three decades, with the reliable and outstanding reputation that we’ve built, sets us apart. We’re more than just roofing–we do all types of home improvement: siding, windows, doors, interior alterations, attic insulation, and mold and mildew remediation.” “We bring some of the most talented, educated people in the industry,” states Ferrara. “We’re constantly updating and educating employees, keeping up to speed on different types of programs. We don’t have a lot of salesmen, so we bring a lot of personal insight–we instill this in our people, and it reflects back on the job site. So our attitude trickles all the way down to the homeowner.” Personal service is the number-one consideration for this family-run business. “We bring a tremendous amount of knowledge to the table, and we’re great listeners,” explains Ferrara. “We offer a lot of input regarding the right way and the wrong way to go about a project. The Internet has taught everyone that there’s always a cheaper price somewhere, and we’re in a world where people have become conditioned to use technology in this way to make their decisions. Home improvement doesn’t work that way. We educate people to keep the personal touch–not to use technology to the point where we become disconnected or detached from filling the customer’s needs.” Great service is reflected in A-Top’s continued recognition by the Better Business Bureau, which has awarded the company an A rating. “Our company has had zero complaints–ever,” states Ferrara. “So we’re pleased with our involvement with the BBB. We’ve been part of Angie’s List for about the last eight years, as well. Of course, the GAF President’s Club Award is huge, and we set out in 2013 with the goal to achieve that in 2014 and keep repeating it each year–and we’ve done that!” A-Top’s level of commitment extends to the community. The company is involved with Habitat for Humanity and contributes to local Little Leagues and fundraising for local high school sports teams. “We’re always big sponsors in trying to help out,” says Ferrara. Going forward, A-Top will continue focusing on satisfying customers and moving ahead with green initiatives. The company is trying to become more paperless and to offer building and insulation products that meet green standards. “At A-Top, we focus on quality instead of quantity. If you’re looking for quality with a very fair price, it’s definitely us. When employees go to a customer’s home and do things the right way–well, that’s the big advantage of using a company like ours.” About A-Top Roofing and Construction Formed in 1986, A-Top has 30 years’ experience in the construction and roofing industries. The company has earned its outstanding reputation through the tens of thousands of jobs in and around the Monmouth County area. A-Top Construction covers many types of renovations, including residential and commercial projects. A-Top Roofing and Construction 77 Pension Road, Suites 1 & 2 http://www.a-topconstruction.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/atoproofingandconstruction About GAF: Founded in 1886, GAF is the largest roofing manufacturer in North America. The Company is an operating subsidiary of Standard Industries. GAF products include a comprehensive portfolio of roofing systems for residential and commercial properties, which are supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors. Its success is driven by its commitment to Advanced Quality, Industry Expertise, and Solutions Made Simple. GAF was the first roofing manufacturer to offer a Lifetime limited warranty on all of its laminated shingles, which then evolved with the introduction of the GAF Lifetime Roofing System by extending the Lifetime coverage beyond just the roofing shingles. With a focus on social responsibility, GAF developed Advanced Protection(R) Shingle Technology, providing excellent durability and wind resistance while reducing the use of natural resources. The Company has also developed single-ply and asphaltic roofing membranes with excellent durability and high reflectivity to meet the most rigorous industry standards while helping commercial property owners and designers reduce energy consumption. GAF also supports the roofing industry through CARE, the Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence(TM), which has provided education to over 230,000 professionals. CARE’s mission is to help professional contractors and distributors build their businesses through sales and management education, and to provide product and installation training to contractors, distributors, architects, property owners, and related industry personnel. For more information about GAF, visit: gaf.com About Standard Industries: Standard Industries is a privately-held, global, diversified holding company with interests in building materials, aggregates, and related investment businesses in public equities and real estate. With over 7,500 employees and operations in more than 80 countries, Standard maintains a team-oriented culture of meritocracy and operational excellence, and a passionate focus on investing in its people. 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__label__wiki	0.610466	0.610466	You Are Here: Strategy Fund Enhancing Corporate Governance Strategy Fund AixIni Team Sharpening the Scientific Profile Strengthening the Natural Sciences Fostering Interdisciplinary Research You Are Here:Strategy Fund Olaf Gockel Head of Division 6.1 Strategy Fund Information Sheet Strategy Fund Information Sheet (de) (pdf: 75 kb) RWTH is convinced that its strategic competence can only be secured if it has flexible resources at its disposal for the support and strategic alignment of its activities in research and teaching. In order to to guarantee the availability of such flexible resources, the Rectorate and the Faculty Deans have agreed on establishing a Strategy Fund. The Strategy Fund has been established based on the Institutional Strategy II developed as part of the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments. Based on the implementation period of the Institutional Strategy II, the Strategy Fund was initially established between 2013 and 2017. Its main purpose was to provide initial funding for innovative, profile-enhancing measures in research. Whether or not a measure considered to be profile-enhancing depends on its significance for the University’s strategic priorities as well as its scientific quality and visibility. All measures financed through the Strategy Fund are in line with the University’s objectives as outlined in the Institutional II and the Strategy RWTH 2020. To secure transparency and sustainability, decisions on how to use the resources of the Stratey Fund are jointly made by the Rectorate and the Faculties. The sources and uses of the Strategy Fund are reported to the University Senate. Applications for funding through the Fund are to be made, in writing and via the deans, to the Rectorate. Eligible to apply are researchers at RWTH Aachen University.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7604
__label__cc	0.619767	0.380233	Niyama (The five "observances"): Śauca (purity, clearness of mind, speech and body),[152] Santosha (contentment, acceptance of others and of one's circumstances),[153] Tapas (persistent meditation, perseverance, austerity),[154] Svādhyāya (study of self, self-reflection, study of Vedas),[155] and Ishvara-Pranidhana (contemplation of God/Supreme Being/True Self).[153] The Yoga Yajnavalkya is a classical treatise on yoga attributed to the Vedic sage Yajnavalkya. It takes the form of a dialogue between Yajnavalkya and Gargi, a renowned philosopher.[162] The text contains 12 chapters and its origin has been traced to the period between the second century BCE and fourth century CE.[163] Many yoga texts like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the Yoga Kundalini and the Yoga Tattva Upanishads have borrowed verses from or make frequent references to the Yoga Yajnavalkya.[164] The Yoga Yajnavalkya discusses eight yoga Asanas – Swastika, Gomukha, Padma, Vira, Simha, Bhadra, Mukta and Mayura,[165] numerous breathing exercises for body cleansing,[166] and meditation.[167] The Bhakti movement was a development in medieval Hinduism which advocated the concept of a personal God (or "Supreme Personality of Godhead"). The movement was initiated by the Alvars of South India in the 6th to 9th centuries, and it started gaining influence throughout India by the 12th to 15th centuries.[177] Shaiva and Vaishnava bhakti traditions integrated aspects of Yoga Sutras, such as the practical meditative exercises, with devotion.[178] Bhagavata Purana elucidates the practice of a form of yoga called viraha (separation) bhakti. Viraha bhakti emphasizes one pointed concentration on Krishna.[179] Lifestyle choices are contributing factors to poor health in many cases. These include smoking cigarettes, and can also include a poor diet, whether it is overeating or an overly constrictive diet. Inactivity can also contribute to health issues and also a lack of sleep, excessive alcohol consumption, and neglect of oral hygiene (Moffett2013).There are also genetic disorders that are inherited by the person and can vary in how much they affect the person and when they surface (Moffett, 2013). The chart presents data for patients who completed treatment at each time point. Some patients left the study or stopped taking Qsymia prior to completing the full 56 weeks. The drop off rate for placebo was 47% (687/1477), recommended dose was 31% (150/488) and high dose was 38% (561/1479). The most common reasons (>2% of patients) were: adverse events, patients lost to follow up, patients who withdrew consent, or lack of efficacy. ^ World Health Organization.Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19–22 June 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948. In Grad, Frank P. (2002). "The Preamble of the Constitution of the World Health Organization". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 80 (12): 982. The Rigveda, however, does not describe yoga, and there is little evidence as to what the practices were.[7] Early references to practices that later became part of yoga, are made in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the earliest Hindu Upanishad.[67] For example, the practice of pranayama (consciously regulating breath) is mentioned in hymn 1.5.23 of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (c. 900 BCE), and the practice of pratyahara (concentrating all of one's senses on self) is mentioned in hymn 8.15 of Chandogya Upanishad (c. 800–700 BCE).[68][note 8] The Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana teaches mantra repetition and control of the breath.[71] The maintenance and promotion of health is achieved through different combination of physical, mental, and social well-being, together sometimes referred to as the "health triangle."[24][25] The WHO's 1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion further stated that health is not just a state, but also "a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities."[26] Many governments view occupational health as a social challenge and have formed public organizations to ensure the health and safety of workers. Examples of these include the British Health and Safety Executive and in the United States, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which conducts research on occupational health and safety, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which handles regulation and policy relating to worker safety and health.[63][64][65] Sleep is an essential component to maintaining health. In children, sleep is also vital for growth and development. Ongoing sleep deprivation has been linked to an increased risk for some chronic health problems. In addition, sleep deprivation has been shown to correlate with both increased susceptibility to illness and slower recovery times from illness.[47] In one study, people with chronic insufficient sleep, set as six hours of sleep a night or less, were found to be four times more likely to catch a cold compared to those who reported sleeping for seven hours or more a night.[48] Due to the role of sleep in regulating metabolism, insufficient sleep may also play a role in weight gain or, conversely, in impeding weight loss.[49] Additionally, in 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is the cancer research agency for the World Health Organization, declared that "shiftwork that involves circadian disruption is probably carcinogenic to humans," speaking to the dangers of long-term nighttime work due to its intrusion on sleep.[50] In 2015, the National Sleep Foundation released updated recommendations for sleep duration requirements based on age and concluded that "Individuals who habitually sleep outside the normal range may be exhibiting signs or symptoms of serious health problems or, if done volitionally, may be compromising their health and well-being."[51] Site enhancement oil, often called "santol" or "synthol" (no relation to the Synthol mouthwash brand), refers to oils injected into muscles to increase the size or change the shape. Some bodybuilders, particularly at the professional level, inject their muscles with such mixtures to mimic the appearance of developed muscle where it may otherwise be disproportionate or lacking.[55] This is known as "fluffing".[56][57] Synthol is 85% oil, 7.5% lidocaine, and 7.5% alcohol.[56] It is not restricted, and many brands are available on the Internet.[58] The use of injected oil to enhance muscle appearance is common among bodybuilders,[59][60] despite the fact that synthol can cause pulmonary embolisms, nerve damage, infections, sclerosing lipogranuloma,[61] stroke,[56] and the formation of oil-filled granulomas, cysts or ulcers in the muscle.[60][62][63] Rare cases might require surgical intervention to avoid further damage to the muscle and/or to prevent loss of life.[64] The maintenance and promotion of health is achieved through different combination of physical, mental, and social well-being, together sometimes referred to as the "health triangle."[24][25] The WHO's 1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion further stated that health is not just a state, but also "a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities."[26] https://www.facebook.com/Buzzing-Offer-453673008800991/	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7607
__label__wiki	0.58362	0.58362	MainAll NewsMiddle EastIranian Scientist Killed in Tehran Iranian Scientist Killed in Tehran An Iranian scientist involved in the petroleum industry has been killed in a car bombing in Tehran. Two others were wounded. Chana Ya'ar, 11/01/12 10:52 Israel news photo: Morguefile An Iranian scientist involved in the petroleum industry was killed in a car bombing Wednesday in a blast that rocked Tabi Square in northern Tehran, near a university. Two other people were wounded in the blast. Eyewitnesses reported seeing motorcyclist attach several magnetic bombs to the target's vehicle, and then fled the scene, according to the semi-official, hard-line Fars news agency. Professor Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, 32, was known an oil industry expert at Sharif University of Technology. The institution has in the past been linked with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The bombing, described by the news agency as a "terrorist attack," occurred as the scientist and his two passengers were already inside the locally-assembled Peugeot 405 car. There have been several similar attacks on Iranian scientists over the past few years targeting those involved in the country's nuclear development and military activities. A missile expert died last November in a blast at a military base southwest of Tehran. The scientist was a member of the Revolutionary Guards. Iran has blamed Israel and the United States for what it calls "the assassinations." In one report, the Fars news agency specifically named Israel's international intelligence agency, the Mossad, as being responsible for the scientists' deaths. The United Nations Security Council has come to believe that Iran is engaged in developing a nuclear weapon of mass destruction, due to evidence described in a report submitted by its International Atomic Energy Agency a few months ago. Israel has been warning the international community about Iran's nuclear threat for nearly a decade. It is not clear whether the scientist was involved in the country's nuclear development program. Tags:Iran, IAEA, car bombing, assassination, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, oil, Tehran, nuclear, nukes, Sharif University, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, petroleum, Iranian scientists	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7608
__label__cc	0.629523	0.370477	Jane Manstof Country Club Hills, VA Real Estate The community of Country Club Hills is located in North Arlington. It shares many of the same features as its neighbor to the north: glens and dales, lush herbage and mature trees. Country Club’s history also parallels that of the rest of the area. The Country Club community grew at the turn of the 19th century when the electric rail lines branched out of D.C. Despite the urban influences, the community maintained its rural roots. Country Club grew in size in the years after World War II. Along with suburban development, Country Club also became home to Marymount University in 1950. Today, the spirit of the Country Club community is kept alive by active civic associations that are dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the neighborhoods. Colonials, Victorians and frame houses comprise the real estate stock in the Country Club community. One can also find smaller bungalows and ramblers. The streets are wide and well shaded. Country Club includes the neighborhoods of Donaldson Run and Old Dominion. For those looking for more action, Donaldson Run Park is perfectly suited for explorers of all ages. Like other suburban areas, the car is king. Biking is a popular mode of transportation to and from the Metro in Arlington’s central corridor. Military Road, Glebe Road and Lee Highway are easily accessible as is the G.W. Parkway. View all Country Club Hills Listings SEARCH FOR LISTINGS IN COUNTRY CLUB HILLS 2311 GLEBE ROAD N	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7611
__label__wiki	0.920027	0.920027	• Measles High Measles Rates Mean Kids, Adults Need Proper Vaccination: CDC By Dennis Thompson MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As the once-vanquished measles virus continues to spread through U.S. communities, federal health officials on Monday urged up-to-date vaccination for children and some adults. There are now 704 reported cases of measles across 22 states, mostly affecting people who have not been vaccinated against the virus, said U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. "This is the greatest number of cases reported in the United States since measles was eliminated" from the country in 2000, Azar noted. Many outbreaks are occurring in areas with large numbers of "anti-vaxxers" -- parents who erroneously believe that childhood vaccines are unsafe. But this week marks the 25th annual National Infant Immunization Week. So, a group of public health officials, Azar included, used the opportunity to urge parents again to have their children protected against all vaccine-preventable diseases. "Most of us have never seen the deadly consequences that vaccine-preventable diseases can have on a child, family or community, and that's the way we want to keep it," Azar said in a Monday media briefing. "Vaccine-preventable diseases belong in the history books, not our emergency rooms." At the same time, officials tried to downplay concerns regarding the lasting effectiveness of the measles vaccine in adults born before 1989. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that some adults be revaccinated with at least one dose of live attenuated measles vaccine. The recommendation is intended in particular to protect adults who may have received the killed measles vaccine between 1963 and 1967 and was not effective, the CDC says on its website. But on Monday, Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said that most adults should feel reassured that the shot they got as a kid or young adult is still protective. "Most adults are protected against measles. That's what the science says," Messonnier said. "That includes people who were born before measles vaccine was recommended, and even folks who only got a single dose." The CDC is encouraging that certain adults at high risk talk with their doctors about whether they need a measles booster, Messonnier said. These include international travelers, health care workers, and folks living in communities that are in the throes of an outbreak. "We're really urging those adults to talk with their health care provider to make sure they are protected against measles, but other adults should be really reassured that the data strongly supports they are already protected against measles," Messonnier said. The CDC also hasn't seen signs of waning immunity among adults, Messonnier said, after being asked about reports that some people have tested with decreased numbers of measles antibodies. "Immunological tests can be helpful to a physician, but in general the documentation of vaccination trumps any immunological test," Messonnier said. Measles is incredibly contagious and can be very damaging to young children, said CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. Of the current cases, 9% have been hospitalized and 3% have developed pneumonia, Redfield said. There have been no deaths so far. Two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine are 97% effective in preventing measles, and one dose is 93% effective, Redfield said. More than 94% of parents vaccinate their children, Redfield said, but roughly 1.3% -- 100,000 children -- in this country under the age of 2 have not been vaccinated against measles. Most of this year's measles cases are the result of three major outbreaks, one in Washington state near Portland, Ore., and two in New York, Messonnier said. Meanwhile, quarantine orders remain in effect for nearly 700 students and staff at two Los Angeles universities who may have been exposed to measles recently. "The good news is that last week the Washington State Department of Health declared their outbreak over," Messonnier said. "However, the outbreaks in New York City and New York state are the largest and longest-lasting since measles elimination in 2000. The longer these outbreaks continue, the greater the chance that measles will again get a foothold in the United States." A factor in the New York outbreaks is misinformation being spread in some communities about the safety and effectiveness of the MMR vaccine, Messonnier said. "Sadly, these communities are being targeted with inaccurate and misleading information about vaccines," Messonnier said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about measles. SOURCES: April 29, 2019 media briefing with: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar; Nancy Messonnier, M.D., director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Robert Redfield, M.D., director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7613
__label__wiki	0.829723	0.829723	Home/NHL East/Detroit Red Wings/Red Wings’ Joe Louis Arena living on borrowed time Detroit Red WingsFeaturedNational Hockey League (NHL) Red Wings’ Joe Louis Arena living on borrowed time Chris Zadorozny March 26, 2014 A Detroit Red Wings game at Joe Louis Arena, the team's current home. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) After 34 years of life, Joe Louis Arena is now on it’s final legs, after the State of Michigan announced on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 that the arena would be demolished once the Detroit Red Wings moved into their new arena in 2017. When the news hit Metro Detroiters, there were mixed reactions. Many were happy, others quite sad and upset. In the 88 years the Red Wings have been around, the Joe has seen some of the franchise’s worst, and best hockey the team has ever played. From 1967-1982, the “Dead Wings” Era was in full swing, as the team made the playoffs just twice, only winning one series, a complete opposite of what we have seen since 1990. Although the Joe only saw a part of the Dead Wings Era (1979-1982), it has seen its fair share of accomplishments. It’s played host to six Stanley Cup Finals (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009), four being won by the Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008), two of the four won at the Joe (1997, 2002). Despite the accomplishments at the Joe, it was very outdated when the building broke ground in 1977, and finished construction in 1979. With many problems going on in Detroit after the 1967 Riots, and just like the Detroit Lions, Bruce Norris, owner of the Red Wings at the time threatened to move to the team to Pontiac. The city of Detroit was able to keep them in the city with the construction and promise of Joe Louis Arena right on the riverfront, with one-third of the rent cost. Once the city finished building the arena, it was clear that it was already out of date. The arena was finished without a press box, which was installed after the builders realized they installed seats where the press box was supposed to go. There were no railings leading up the stairs to the seats, the small concourse wasn’t fit to hold half of the capacity at the time (19,275), and the seats were so cramped, your knees would hit the back of the person’s head who was sitting in front of you. Add to that, there was no suites installed on the 100 level, something that any professional sports team values to bring in lots of revenue. As the fourth-oldest arena in the league, in front of Edmonton’s Rexall Place, the New York Islanders Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, and Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Rangers; the Joe is one of the league’s worst placed arenas. Although it was built on the riverfront, on a prime piece of real estate, it’s surrounded by Cobo Center, which at the time was a smart move for the team, as they gained control of the arena inside Cobo, and two different freeways. Of the arenas and stadiums you see today, they are either in the Downtown sector of cities surrounded by offices, restaurants, residential buildings, etc., or on the outer skirts of the city surrounded by a sea of parking lots. The Joe is just by itself, kind of hidden from the Downtown area, not really in a logical place. It’s a prime piece of real estate for a residential building or a tall office building, or even a hotel connected to Cobo, but not for an arena that serves up hockey, concerts, and other forms of entertainment on a regular basis. The history of Joe Louis Arena is prominent, and it has a lot more good than bad, but if you really want what is best for the Red Wings, it’s time to make your final memories at the Joe, and keep them forever, because it’s grave has been dug, and now it’s just a waiting game. What do you think hockey fans? Are you upset about it? Are you excited for the new arena? What do you think should replace Joe Louis when it’s gone? Chris Zadorozny Chris is currently a freelance journalist in the Metro Detroit area, writing for both The Detroit News, and MI Prep Zone. Before graduating from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in August of 2013 with a B.A. in Journalism, he was heavily involved with the weekly campus newspaper, The Michigan Journal as the Sports Editor (2012-2013), and as a Sports Reporter (2010-2012). He was the credentialed beat reporter for the University of Michigan Football team for 3 years, and covered other UM-D campus sports, including hockey, during his 4.5 years as a student. As for hockey, Chris has been around hockey his entire life. He began playing at age 7, and officially "retired" at age 17. He was a junior goaltending and defensive coach for a year, before becoming the voice of the University of Michigan-Dearborn hockey team for three years at the campus radio station, WUMD. Recently, Chris has also been a staff writer for Sports Radio Detroit, a startup website meant to focus on sports in the Metro Detroit area. He grew up loving the Red Wings, but loves it when anyone can enjoy the sport of hockey. @Zads07 Latest posts by Chris Zadorozny (see all) Grand Rapid Griffins 2014-15 Season Preview - October 11, 2014 Top 16 Reasons to watch the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 15, 2014 Red Wings’ Joe Louis Arena living on borrowed time - March 26, 2014 JADLoGiudice 5pts I'm not a Detroit resident, but I am a sports fan and a hockey fan. Part of me will be sad to see the site of so much recent hockey greatness get torn down. But the Red Wings are such a great, classy and well run franchise that a modern state-of-the-art facility is not unwelcome in place of the Old Joe.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7614
__label__wiki	0.709322	0.709322	Stephen Bungay, director, Ashridge Strategic Management Centre HR Magazine, September 16, 2015 Stephen Bungay is a director of the Ashridge Strategic Management Centre, and teaches on several executive education programmes there. One of the key concepts he explores is the distinction between the strategic, tactical and executional levels in organisations, which effectively overcomes the difference between strategy development and implementation. Before joining Ashridge, Stephen Bungay worked for The Boston Consulting Group in its London and Munich offices. He has published two books on military history, The Most Dangerous Enemy – A History of the Battle of Britain, and Alamein. His major business book, The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps Between Plans, Actions and Results, was published in 2010. Bungay read modern languages at Oxford, where he received an MA with first-class honours. He subsequently studied for a doctorate in philosophy at Oxford and Germany’s University of Tübingen. How to manage the changing employer/employee dynamic http://view6.workcast.net/register?pak=57146001204... Interview with Stephen Bungay Perspectives: difference between managers and leaders http://www.ashridge.org.uk/faculty-research/resear... HR experts discuss recruiting Generation Y http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/features/1145040/h... The public sector in an age of convergence How do companies succeed in new business Buy Stephen Bungay books on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stephen-Bungay/e/B001K86ER... http://www.stephenbungay.com http://www.ashridge.org.uk/faculty-research/facult... All comments are moderated and may take a while to appear.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7616
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Thank you for inviting me here today to the launch of the first Annual Report of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman. The Report details the work carried out during the first year of this new era of press regulation in Ireland. The first year in any new venture is a difficult one, but the Press Council and the Office of the Press Ombudsman have made great progress during their first year of operation and I commend all involved for their efforts in that regard. The Annual Report itself gives a great insight into the workings of the press complaints system and the nature of complaints received. The case studies give an indication of the complexity of some of the issues involved and illustrate the difficulty of the job of the Press Ombudsman in the first instance and subsequently, in some cases, the Press Council. I was encouraged to see that a strong emphasis is placed on resolving complaints through conciliation or mediation. I know that the print industry is very committed to the new press complaints initiative and has also provided the necessary financial backing to support its operation. This spirit of cooperation is vital to the success of the new press complaints system and I hope that it will continue well into the future. I met with Professor Tom Mitchell and Professor John Horgan recently and they informed me of the extensive programme of work that they have undertaken in the Press Council and the Office of the Press Ombudsman since the beginning of 2008. I know that they have been keen from the outset to extend their activities beyond the processing of complaints and have been actively involved in awareness-raising activities to promote their work to the general public. The diversity of activities has ranged from speaking engagements, attending conferences and seminars, organising public meetings on topics such as crime and suicide, meeting the public at various events and giving interviews. I was particularly impressed by the fact that they have displayed a willingness to engage with the public and to take on board issues of concern with a view to perhaps encouraging a more sensitive approach by the press to certain subjects or at a time of great tragedy. Tom and John are very committed to ensuring that the Press Council and the Office of the Press Ombudsman are a success and I commend their enthusiasm for the programme of work that they have undertaken. I also, of course, wish to commend the work of the other directors of the Press Council The merits or otherwise of regulation of the press and what shape it might take, has been a much debated subject over the past number of years. I won’t reprise those debates, though I do have strong views in this regard. You will not be surprised to hear that most politicians also hold such strong views in regard to press regulation. In any event, we now have a form of self regulation model in place in Ireland together with a code of professional principles for newspapers and periodicals. Certainly the formulation of the formal Code of Practice is a very welcome development for the print media. Journalists play an important role in society - they provide a valuable source of information to the public, they help to shape our opinion, they define the issues of the day. A recent statistic from the NNI indicated that 86% of Irish people read a newspaper at least once a week. That is a very positive indicator and reflects well on the role of the print media in this State. The print media is and will likely continue to be a powerful influence in Irish society. That power and influence brings considerable responsibility and in this regard adherence to the professional Code of Practice by editors and journalists is vitally important. I very much appreciate that the press industry, like many other sectors of our economy, is under increasing competitive pressure, both in terms of revenue generation and the migration to other formats of information delivery. Economic pressures should not mean ethical shortcuts or a lowering of journalistic standards. The need to maintain high standards is yet another challenge in an already difficult market environment, but it is one which I believe the Irish public expect to be met. I am hopeful that the new system of press regulation, though still in its infancy, will ensure the maintenance of high standards and better accountability by the press. This can only be a benefit to the industry and the public alike. The new press complaints system provides an efficient and cost free remedy for members of the public who are affected by breaches of the Code of Practice. However, we all recognise that others may opt to pursue the legal route in order to seek redress. Legislation is currently before the Dáil which will comprehensively reform and modernise our existing defamation laws. Immediately on my appointment as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I had the opportunity of presenting the Bill at Second Stage in the Dáil and to listen to the contributions of Deputies to its provisions. Since then I have looked at some of the areas of concern and will be taking some of those into consideration when preparing for Committee Stage. I would briefly like to mention some features of the Defamation Bill 2006 which have direct relevance to the Press Council and Ombudsman. The Bill when enacted will underpin the activities of the Press Council and the Press Ombudsman and provide for statutory recognition. It removes the strict admission of liability previously associated with the offering of an apology. This will strengthen the hand of the Press Ombudsman and Council in dealing with complaints against journalists and editors. The decisions of the Press Ombudsman and Council will be afforded qualified privilege. Membership of the Press Council and adherence of its Code of Practice will also strengthen the entitlement in a defamation action to the defence of fair and reasonable publication on a matter of public interest. This new defence will be an important development in regard to the media's ability to investigate and report matters of public interest. I have to admit that I have given much consideration to this particular provision of the Bill since taking up office. I have noted particularly the views expressed by my colleagues in Leinster House during the passage of the Bill. I too share many of the misgivings they expressed in regard to what constitutes the public interest and who will determine it. However, our courts and those in the UK and their decisions in this area have evolved a new type of defence in respect of matters of public interest whose discussions would be of benefit to the public. I further believe that it is incumbent on the Government and the Oireachtas to avail of the opportunity to place the new defence in a statutory framework. However, this new defence will be a difficult one to plead successfully. It is clear, even from the relevant jurisprudence to date, that it will not lend itself readily to the careless propagation of trivial or tabloid issues masquerading as being in the public interest. The Defamation Bill which I will progress respects and provides the necessary balance between the competing rights of freedom of expression and of the respect for one's good name and reputation. I note from the Annual Report, that one of the challenges listed for the Press Council is speedy passage of the Defamation Bill. Let me tell you today, that it is my intention to advance the Bill. I would hope, and subject as you will appreciate, to the requirements associated with certain urgent criminal legislation, to have Committee Stage consideration of the Bill in the Dáil scheduled in the coming weeks. This would allow completion of the remaining stages shortly thereafter, subject to Oireachtas schedules. It would be remiss of me not to address one area of particular concern to me – that is violation of privacy. The Annual Report notes that complaints in relation to breaches of the principles on privacy contained in the Code of Practice rank third in the overall number of complaints received in 2008. I am aware of the concern of members of the public as well as those of us in public life about a worrying trend in media intrusion in order to get a good story. However, I should say that violation of privacy is not the exclusive preserve of the media. Many of the complaints my Department receives in this regard involve actions by individual citizens against each other. There seems to be a growing disregard for the privacy of the individual as a basic human right. The development of relevant technologies has played a part in this trend. Indeed, the number of cases in Ireland and the UK would suggest that this is an area of the law which is growing in importance. Personally I have always been in favour of the creation of a tort of violation of privacy and am looking closely at the provisions of the Privacy Bill 2006 in light of the recent jurisprudence in this area. The Privacy Bill creates no new law, rather it puts a statutory framework on the existing constitutional right to privacy and it has regard to the rights provided under the European Convention on Human Rights. In so doing, it incorporates the developing jurisprudence in regard to the appropriate protection of privacy in our courts, the UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. To give it a context, I see the Privacy Bill as inhabiting the space between, on the one hand, the Data Protection Acts and, on the other, the necessary and appropriate provisions in regard to dealing with security and crime issues. The focus of the Privacy Bill is not, as some commentators seem to think, all about possible violations of privacy by the media and nothing else. This simply is not the case. The Bill deals with a range of situations where the privacy of a person might be violated and which would not involve the media at all. For example, the Bill also provides, for the first time in Irish law, for the protection of a person's right to control the exploitation of their own image for commercial purposes. The law in respect of defamation and privacy is dynamic. It changes its features constantly. We need to keep under review all developments of the law. We must be mindful of the constitutional right to one's good name and must ensure that mechanisms for protecting and vindicating citizen's rights are effective. This means we must continuously subject to review all statutory mechanisms for protecting and vindicating those rights. We have a duty to uphold those principles. There is no threat, as some might assert, to investigative journalism that rightly seeks to hold Government, institutions of the State, business and other organisations up to scrutiny. The opposite is the case. Let me finish by congratulating the Press Council and the Press Ombudsman and all those associated with the new regulatory regime for the print media on their achievements during the last year. I wish you well in your endeavours in the years ahead in which, I can assure you, that you will be assisted by new defamation legislation. 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__label__wiki	0.928754	0.928754	Morals, mores, and manners A permanent case of the swelled head http://www.jeffjacoby.com/634/a-permanent-case-of-the-swelled-head PRIDE IS the first of the deadly sins, and it sometimes seems to be the first prerequisite of a career in public life. No surprise there: It takes a certain degree of hubris to think yourself qualified to govern others -- and not just to think it privately, but to spend great quantities of money, time, and energy proclaiming it publicly to anyone who will listen. To remain modest and unpretentious while urging voters to elevate you to high office and entrust you with power is a challenge not many elected officials meet. It's a rare politician who is motivated enough to climb the greasy pole, deflecting the ambitions of rivals, without succumbing to the temptations of ego. Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo: 'Why do a portrait?' A few words of appreciation, then, for Mario M. Cuomo, who served three terms as New York's governor and was for a while one of the nation's most prominent Democrats, but seems to have come through the experience without suffering a permanent case of swelled head. The New York Times reports that Cuomo has declined all requests to sit for an official portrait, making him the only New York governor whose likeness is missing from the Hall of Governors in the state capitol at Albany. For 14 years he has refused to pose for an official painting, apparently on the grounds that he finds the whole thing an exercise in vanity. "I went to electric razors so I would not have to look at myself in the morning," Cuomo told the Times. As a politician, New York's 52nd governor was hardly devoid of self-esteem, but "he intensely disliked personal attention, especially any gathering focused on him," a former aide recalled. Cuomo himself says that the glorification of ex-governors unfairly slights all the men and women who made their accomplishments possible. "Why do a portrait?" he asked. "My view of the governorship is, yes, I was the governor, but whatever good things were done in my 12 years as governor were done by an army of us. The idea of saying, 'Boy, he was terrific, he led us out of the Depression' -- it's not like that." Some might be tempted to dismiss Cuomo's refusal to have his portrait painted as false modesty, which, unlike the real thing, is just another form of pride. ("Don't be so humble," Golda Meir used to say, "you're not that great.") But Cuomo's reluctance to have himself glorified for the ages in oil and canvas compares favorably with the self-adulation of his successor, George Pataki, who's just thrilled with his portrait. A few months ago, reports the Times, Pataki "gathered friends and supporters at Manhattan's '21' Club for a private showing of the portrait. And he had already asked the artist, Andrew Lattimore, for revisions to his first version." Why are so many public figures so hungry for the trappings of grandeur? Barack Obama has yet to take office, but he has already set the modern record for political narcissism. Imagine what his homespun hero, Abraham Lincoln, would have made of Obama's presidential campaign, with its faux-Greek columns, triumphal foreign tour, and quasi-presidential seal with the Latin motto. Or of Obama's post-election practice of speaking from behind a lectern adorned with the Great Seal of the United States and an official-looking sign that reads "Office of the President Elect" -- an office that doesn't actually exist under the Constitution. To be sure, it isn't only politicians who could do with a little more modesty and a little less self-regard. The Boston Globe reported last month that the eminent Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky cancelled an engagement to conduct four concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra because he felt "insulted" and "slighted" by the BSO's actions. "I suffered . . . a moral insult," he fumed. And what had the orchestra done to outrage Rozhdestvensky? It had printed posters promoting his concerts that featured the name of the soloist in larger letters than that of the conductor. Rozhdestvensky is 77, which just goes to show that age guarantees neither maturity nor humility. In the age of Facebook and "American Idol," it may seem axiomatic that ego is good and self-esteem equals health. But self-idolatry, like all idolatry, corrupts. Whatever else may be said of Cuomo, he knows better than to worship himself. Such humility is out of style these days, but it's a virtue more of us could stand to work on. "Like" Jeff Jacoby's columns on Facebook. Related Topics: Morals, mores, and manners receive the latest by email: subscribe to jeff jacoby's free mailing list The day Fox News was on the TV in my gym A grievous sinner, and a great American Remembering Ray Shamie	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7622
__label__cc	0.735495	0.264505	as part of the multi-cultural portion of this blog, i wanted to bring everyone's attention to the Indian festival of Diwali, which starts today. Diwali, translated into english as the "Festival of Light(s)", is a 5-day festival that falls in between the end of the hot season and the beginning of the monsoon season in India. following the Hindu lunar calendar, its date changes every year in the Gregorian calendar. for 2012, it commences on Tuesday, November 13 and ends Sunday, November 18. during Diwali, communities display brightly-colored ornaments and decorative paintings made from colored powder, and come together each night for fireworks, candles, and lights. there are pastries and candies specific to the holiday, meant to be given to families and strangers alike. while primarily celebrated in India, it's common to all Vedic civilizations, including Burma (Myanmar), Fiji, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. you can learn more about Diwali at the following links and video: official Diwali site (India): http://www.diwali2012.in/ Wikipedia Diwali entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali Diwali reflects some fairly universal themes that most of us can appreciate. the 5 days ostensibly celebrate the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness, and wisdom over ignorance. as such it marks a normative identification about the aspects of life that are "good" versus all that which is "bad", and an alliance by humanity with the former in opposition to the latter. its celebration, however, is meant not just in association with humanity as a whole, but also meant in recognition of each human as an individual. essentially, it notes the struggle within each person to arise from the depths of their own ignorance and artifice and reach the higher truths of existence, and through such truths realize the meaning of life in the face of eternity: kindness, compassion, appreciation, understanding, and wisdom. every one, each one, all. in joy. like i said, all things that are universal for most of us. what makes Diwali unique, however, is that it is a single holiday shared by multiple religions. Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists all partake in Diwali, making it one of the few major multi-cultural multi-faith events in the world today. the extent to which Diwali is celebrated can be seen in the picture at the top of this post, which shows India at night during Diwali. it's a profound, powerful statement of harmony and commonality of a desire for the better parts of the human soul. and this is something that i find appeals to me. one of the reasons i like to travel is that it gives me an opportunity to encounter different cultures and expand my awareness of the world. but the reason i like to do so in the context of doing international Ironmans is that it allows me the experience of seeing the ways different people think about the important things in life. i count myself lucky that i have (to the extent that i've been able) met people within the situation of a race, when--despite all the differences in culture, language, or place of origin--everyone shares the same sojourn in the space of miles and where everyone in the depths of the distance is driven to discard the superficial trappings of their mundane lives and is left to face the most fundamental, simple, pure aspects of their own natures...because it's then that you find out what people consider to be most dear. and what i've found is a spirit in keeping with the message called forth by the core of Diwali. because at the core of every race is a deeply personal, highly individual endeavor to learn about the self. and while the exploration of the self is manifested in a physical act of the body, it involves a deeper and more visceral level incorporating an expression of the mind and a testimony of the soul, and so becomes in truth a total revelation of the self. more than that, it becomes transformative, as a race is a transfiguration of space and time that crystallizes into moments of understanding that touches the horizons of forever. and that understanding is the understanding that comes from realizing what it means to move. and see. and smell. and taste. and listen. and know. and so to exist. and thereby look upon the void of mortality and touch the face of life and in its mystery reach the truths that are carried within the heart of eternity beating its time in each and every one of us. and because this journey is undertaken for each one every one all of one in us by us for us about us, we become aware of the value of kindness and the power of compassion and the need for appreciation so that awareness becomes understanding and knowledge becomes wisdom and being becomes enlightenment and we become the spirit coursing through the reaches of infinite. and that is hope. and that is joy. and that is human. good over evil. light over darkness. wisdom over ignorance. 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__label__wiki	0.78451	0.78451	IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, TYRONE EDWARDS, 1. The rule of lenity provides that penal statutes are narrowly construed in favor of the criminal defendant. The rule is based upon the notion that people should have fair notice of conduct that is criminal. The rule of lenity has no application to a statute determining the steps that may be taken by law-enforcement officers to authorize other officers to take an action. 2. K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 75-5217 provides that a parole officer may authorize another law-enforcement officer to arrest a parolee by giving the other officer a written arrest-and-detain order. The parole officer is not required to personally deliver that written order to every officer who may be called upon to look for the parolee. When the parole officer gives the written order to one officer in a law-enforcement agency and that officer communicates receipt of the order to other officers within that agency, any of the officers within that agency has authority to arrest an individual who has violated parole. 3. To obtain a new trial based upon the discovery of new evidence after trial, the defendant must show (1) that the new evidence could not have been produced at trial with reasonable diligence and (2) that there is a reasonable probability that there would be a different result on retrial with the additional evidence. 4. The issue of the sufficiency of a charging document may be raised for the first time on appeal. 5. When a challenge to the sufficiency of a charging document is raised for the first time on appeal, the appellate court applies a common-sense rule under which the charging document is sufficient if it would be fair to require the defendant to defend on the stated charge, even if an essential element of the offense is missing from the document. In making this judgment, the appellate court looks at the entire record. No harm will be found from a technical defect in the charging document unless it prejudiced the defendant's ability to prepare a defense, impaired the defendant's ability to plead the conviction in some later proceeding, or limited the defendant's substantial rights to a fair trial. 6. When a jury instruction is given without objection, reversal based on error in that instruction is proper only if there is a real possibility that the jury would have returned a different verdict without the error. 7. Allegations of prosecutorial misconduct will be reviewed on appeal even though there was no timely objection at trial. Generally, a prosecutor is given wide latitude when discussing the evidence. Appeal from Douglas District Court; PAULA B. MARTIN, judge. Opinion filed March 28, 2008. Affirmed. Theresa L. Barr, of Lawrence, for appellant. Ann L. Smith, of Lenexa, Charles E. Branson, district attorney, and Paul J. Morrison, attorney general, for appellee. Before GREEN, P.J., GREENE and LEBEN, JJ. LEBEN, J.: Tyrone Edwards claims that statements he made to police officers should have been suppressed because they came after he was illegally arrested. He claims the arrest was illegal because the officers didn't have physical possession of his parole officer's written order that he be arrested. But other statutes that authorize arrests on a warrant do not require that the arresting officer have the warrant in physical possession, and we likewise do not find that the physical possession of the order is a requirement in the statute that allows parole officers to order an arrest. Edwards separately raises several other challenges to his conviction for aiding a felon and possession of a firearm by a felon. He claims that a new trial should have been granted because evidence was discovered after trial that a key witness had drugs in her system that night; a new trial was not called for, however, since testimony had already indicated that the witness had used cocaine that night. He also raises three claims that he did not object about in the district court--that the charging document was insufficient, that the district court gave an inaccurate answer to a jury question, and that the prosecutor improperly commented on the credibility of a witness. We believe the charging document was sufficient, the trial judge's answer to the jury was appropriate, and the prosecutor's comment was within the bounds of appropriate conduct at trial. We affirm Edwards' convictions because we have found no substantial error in the trial and proceedings in the district court. I. Edwards Was Properly Arrested Even Though the Arresting Officer Did Not Have Physical Possession of the Arrest Order. Lawrence police officers arrested Edwards based on a written arrest-and-detain order issued by his parole officer. The parole officer sent a copy of the order to the Lawrence police by facsimile. One detective received the fax and told another detective it had been received; that other detective then arrested Edwards. The arresting officer did not have the faxed copy in his personal possession at the time he arrested Edwards, and the officers did not have any original document signed by the parole officer because it had been sent by fax. Edwards argues that because the arresting officer did not have physical possession of the arrest order, the arrest was not authorized under the statute governing arrest orders by parole officers. That statute, K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 75-5217(a), provides that a parole officer "may deputize any other [law enforcement] officer with power of arrest" over a parolee "by giving such officer a written arrest and detain order setting forth that the released inmate, in the judgment of the parole officer, has violated the conditions of the inmate's release." Edwards argues for a strict interpretation of the phrase "giving such officer a written . . . order." He contends that it means just what it says--the arresting officer must have the written order in his or her possession when making the arrest. Statutory interpretation must be approached with care so that statutes are construed to avoid unreasonable results. Hawley v. Kansas Dept. of Agriculture, 281 Kan. 603, 631, 132 P.3d 870 (2006). Statutory interpretation presents a question of law, so our consideration is not restricted by the interpretation provided by the district court. State v. Bryan, 281 Kan. 157, 159, 130 P.3d 85 (2006). Edwards raises two supporting points in his argument. First, he says that "criminal statutes" are to be strictly construed against the State. Second, he says that the Kansas Supreme Court's decision in State v. Anderson, 281 Kan. 896, Syl. ¶ 6, 136 P.3d 406 (2006), underscores the requirement that the order be in the physical possession of the arresting officer. We do not find Edward's arguments persuasive. The rule of lenity in criminal cases is rooted in the notion that people should have fair notice of conduct that is criminal. See State v. Busse, 252 Kan. 695, 699, 847 P.2d 1304 (1993). Thus, it is applied broadly to statutes that create penalties, including statutes defining crimes. It has no application here to a statute determining the steps a parole officer needs to take to authorize other law-enforcement officers to arrest a parolee. Unlike the citizen who may consult the statutes to determine what conduct is legal or criminal, parolees do not modify their behavior based upon a statute's direction about how one law-enforcement officer can gain the assistance of others. The Anderson case did not reach the question we have before us. In Anderson, there was no written authorization at all. Thus, the court easily determined that a verbal arrest authorization did not comply with the statutory requirement of a written order. The court did not reach the question of whether that written order also had to be in the arresting officer's physical possession at the time of arrest. 281 Kan. at 911-12. That is the question now before us. We find that Edwards' interpretation of the statute is unreasonable and that the statutory language does not require all potential arresting officers in the field to have physical possession of the arrest order. Two background assumptions in Kansas law run counter to Edwards' argument. First, knowledge of one police officer is usually imputed to other officers, State v. Toney, 253 Kan. 651, 657, 862 P.2d 350 (1993), a background assumption the legislature was surely aware of. See Anderson, 281 Kan. at 912 (legislature is presumed to know the law). Second, several other statutes regarding the issuance and execution of arrest warrants do not require physical possession of the warrant by the arresting officer. See K.S.A. 22-2401(b) (an officer may arrest a person if "[t]he officer has probable cause to believe that a warrant for the person's arrest has been issued" for a felony offense); K.S.A. 12-4212(a)(2) (an officer may arrest a person if "[a] warrant for the person's arrest has been issued by a municipal court in this state"); K.S.A. 22-2305(3) (for warrants issued by court, "officer need not have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest"). With these background principles in mind, we return to the statutory language, which is the most important focus in statutory interpretation. The statute allows the parole officer to authorize "any other officer" to arrest a parolee "by giving such officer a written arrest . . . order." K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 75-5217(a). If we interpret that strictly, the parole officer must physically "give" the written order to "such officer," which we would interpret to mean the arresting officer. But what would that mean in practice? An already overworked parole officer would either have to head out to Lawrence and go officer by officer through the force, as all field officers reported for their various shifts, or that parole officer could sit by the fax machine and personally fax it to each officer. The situation would be even more untenable if the parole officer had equal reason to believe that the parolee might be in either Dodge City, Pittsburg, or Lawrence and had to go through this routine with all police officers in all three cities. Police officers would also have to carry around a file of arrest orders or warrants at all times in order for the necessary document to be in their physical possession whenever they made an arrest. This is an unreasonable interpretation of the statute. The language of the statute might have been more artfully crafted: it is indeed consistent with the words used in the statute to interpret the phrase "by giving such officer" as only referring to the arresting officer. But it is not a reasonable construction given the background considerations we have described and the practicalities of police operations. We conclude that the phrase "giving such officer" incorporated the well-known background principles of constructive knowledge and how police departments work as a group rather than a bunch of lone officers. This holding is more consistent with both the words used and a reasonable interpretation of those words. The order here was transmitted by the parole officer to the Lawrence Police Department, where one of its officers reviewed it. That officer then advised another of the contents of the order. The arresting officer was authorized to arrest Edwards once the written arrest order had been given to the Lawrence Police Department and reviewed there by another officer. Edwards raises one additional claim that the arrest order was invalid. He contends that the order alleged that he was in "constructive violation of a firearm," but that this does not state either a crime or a violation of his parole. Thus, Edwards argues that the arrest order was invalid on its face. Our record does not reveal the terms of Edwards' probation, and the statute authorized the parole officer to issue an arrest order when "in the judgment of the parole officer, [the inmate] has violated the conditions of the inmate's release." K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 75-5217. The record is therefore not sufficient to judge Edwards' claim about the validity of the arrest order; without an adequate record, a claim of error fails on appeal. State v. Paul, 285 Kan. 658, 670, 175 P.3d 840 (2008). II. The District Court Properly Denied a New Trial Because There Was No Newly Discovered Evidence That Raised a Reasonable Probability That a Different Trial Result Would Occur. After trial, Edwards learned that some information the police had provided to the prosecutor had not been given to his attorney. Edwards sought a new trial based upon this newly discovered evidence, and the district court denied that motion. We review the district court's decision for abuse of discretion. A two-part test is applied to determine whether a new trial is warranted for newly discovered evidence. First, the defendant must show that the new evidence could not have been produced at trial by the defendant acting with reasonable diligence. Second, the defendant must show a reasonable probability that there would be a different trial result on retrial with the additional evidence. State v. Harris, 279 Kan. 163, 176, 105 P.3d 1258 (2005). To place this argument in context, we must first consider the evidence upon which Edwards was convicted. Edwards had been dating two women, Jennifer Clarke and Nicole Livingston. On September 8, 2005, he went with Livingston to Clarke's residence; Livingston and Clarke had exchanged threats by telephone earlier that day. Livingston testified that as she and Edwards were approaching Clarke's residence, Edwards handed her a gun, which she placed in her waistband. Livingston and Clarke continued their argument after Edwards and Livingston were inside Clarke's home. Clarke said that Edwards encouraged the fight. Livingston and Clarke began pushing each other, and at some point Clarke pulled a knife. Livingston then pulled out the gun to scare Clarke into backing off. As Clarke backed away, the gun discharged, and Clarke was shot in the abdomen. Edwards and Clarke then left the residence. As they were leaving, Edwards took the gun from Clarke and wiped it off. The two then took the gun to Edwards' brother and left it with him. They next went to Livingston's apartment, but Edwards, who was driving, parked his car a short distance away from the apartment. Edwards went inside to retrieve some items for Livingston. They ended up at a local motel that evening. Livingston turned herself in to police the next morning. Edwards was arrested at the motel later that morning. He told police he'd never before seen the gun Livingston used to shoot Clarke. He said he had encouraged Livingston to turn herself in, but that he had also told her that "she was his lady and that he was going to stand behind her whatever she wanted to do, if she wanted to go on the run." Based upon this evidence, Edwards was convicted by a jury of aiding a felon and possession of a firearm by a felon. To convict Edwards of aiding a felon, the State had to prove that Livingston had committed a felony (either attempted second-degree murder or reckless aggravated battery) and that he had knowingly harbored, concealed, or aided her with the intent to help her avoid arrest. See K.S.A. 21-3812(a). To convict Edwards of possession of a firearm by a felon, the State had to prove that Edwards knowingly possessed a firearm and that he had been convicted of a felony within 10 years of the date of possession. See K.S.A. 21-4204(a)(4). Before trial, Edwards was not provided with evidence that contained the results of Clarke's blood test on the night of the shooting showing drugs in her system, a phone log showing calls between Livingston and Clarke on the day of the shooting, and evidence of drugs found in the apartments of both Livingston and Clarke. The district court determined that even if Edwards would have had this information before trial, it would not have produced a different outcome. The district court noted that at the trial, there was testimony about Edwards' statements after his arrest regarding his willingness to aid Livingston. There also was evidence about Edwards' and Livingston's actions after the shooting that supported the aiding and abetting charge. And there was testimony from both women that Edwards had been in possession of the gun at times before the shooting. None of this evidence would have been impacted by any of the newly discovered evidence. In addition to these reasons recited by the district court, we note that there already was evidence presented to the jury that Clarke had used cocaine on the night of the shooting and that the two women had exchanged phone calls that day. The new evidence would have been redundant. Further, although evidence of Clarke's drug use on the night of the shooting was relevant to the reliability of her testimony about seeing the gun that night, the district court noted that her testimony on the gun-possession charge was that she had seen Edwards with that gun more than once before the night of the shooting. Last, evidence that drugs were in Livingston's apartment--which she shared with Edwards--was not relevant to her credibility as a witness, especially because the evidence did not indicate any drug use that would have impaired her memory of the events on the night of the shooting. The district judge who ruled on the new-trial motion also presided over the trial. She concluded that there was not a reasonable probability of a different result in a retrial with this new evidence included. The record supports that conclusion here. The district court was well within its discretion to deny the motion for new trial. III. The District Court Properly Denied a Post-Trial Challenge to the Charging Document. After he was convicted, Edwards filed a motion to arrest judgment, claiming that the document charging him was insufficient. He argues that the charging document did not state the underlying felony committed by Livingston, which he says is an essential element of the charge against him. Our standard of review on this issue is determined by the late manner in which Edwards raised this issue. He was convicted on March 7, 2006, but he did not file his motion to arrest judgment until March 22, 2006. K.S.A. 22-3502 only provides for motions to arrest judgment in the trial court when they are filed within 10 days of the conviction. Thus, his motion was untimely. The issue of sufficiency of the charging document may still be raised: it is an issue that may be raised for the first time on appeal. State v. Hall, 246 Kan. 728, Syl. ¶ 13(g), 793 P.2d 737 (1990) overruled on other grounds Ferguson v. State, 276 Kan. 428, 78 P.3d 40 (2003). In that event, however, we apply a common-sense rule under which a charging document is sufficient if it would be fair to require the defendant to defend on the stated charge, even if an essential element is missing from the document. Swenson v. State, 284 Kan. 931, 941, 169 P.3d 298 (2007). In making a common-sense judgment about fairness, we look at the entire record. Zabrinas v. State, No. 93,339, slip op. at 5, unpublished opinion filed June 23, 2006. Based on that review, we find no harm in a technical defect in the charging document unless it prejudiced the defendant's ability to prepare a defense, impaired the defendant's ability to plead the conviction in some later proceeding, or limited the defendant's substantial rights to a fair trial. Swenson, 284 Kan. at 941. Even though our record once again has some gaps, it clearly shows that Edwards knew quite well what underlying felony Livingston was charged with. Edwards saw Livingston shoot Clarke. A video was shown to the jury of an hour-long interview of Edwards by police. That video is not in the record, but the prosecutor summarized part of it in closing argument. The prosecutor noted that Edwards was on the telephone with someone during that time saying that Livingston was charged with attempted second-degree murder, but that "she's not going to end up getting convicted of that. What's probably going to happen is they will plea[d] it down to aggravated battery." The district judge noted this telephone comment by Edwards when she concluded that Edwards had not been prejudiced by any deficiency in the charging document. She also noted that evidence about the shooting had been presented at the preliminary hearing so that Edwards was able to prepare his defense. At trial, the jury instructions told the jury that the State claimed Livingston either committed attempted second-degree murder or reckless aggravated battery; the jury was told the elements for each of those felonies. Edwards' attorney neither objected to those instructions nor expressed any surprise about them. The defendant has not shown any harm to his rights from the way the charging document framed the issues in this case. IV. The District Court Made No Error in Answering a Question from the Jury. Edwards argues that the district court provided an inadequate answer to a question sent by the jury during deliberation. Our review of this issue is hampered because neither the question nor the answer is included in the record on appeal. An appellate brief does not substitute for the record on appeal. Kansas Supreme Court Rule 6.02(f) (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 37); City of Mission Hills v. Sexton, 284 Kan. 414, 435, 160 P.3d 812 (2007). From the trial transcript, we know that the jury asked some question related to the meaning of the word "avoid" in an instruction that defined the crime of aiding a felon. That instruction told the jury that Edwards must have acted "with the intent that Nicole Livingston would avoid or escape from arrest." The transcript indicates that after receiving a question from the jury, the judge gave the question to attorneys for both sides and took their suggestions for possible answers. The transcript then indicates that everyone agreed the judge would tell the jury that "'avoid' is to be given its common meaning" and that "[f]actual determinations are for the jury." Neither party objected to this instruction. When a jury instruction is given without objection, reversal based on error in that instruction is proper only if there is a real possibility that the jury would have returned a different verdict absent the error. State v. Hoge, 276 Kan. 801, 817, 80 P.3d 52 (2003). In addition, as we have already noted, without an adequate record, a claim of error fails on appeal. Paul, 285 Kan. at 670. On the record before us, Edwards has shown neither that an error was made nor that any different verdict would have resulted had the jury been given a different answer to its question. V. The Prosecutor Did Not Exceed the Scope of Permissible Witness Examination. Edwards' final argument is that the prosecutor violated rules against commenting on the credibility of a witness during the questioning of Livingston. Livingston had entered into a plea bargain in which she agreed to plead no contest to reckless aggravated battery, a severity-level-5 felony. Under the plea agreement, Livingston was required to testify truthfully in Edwards' trial. In addition, her standard sentence under the sentencing guidelines was 32 months in prison, though her criminal-history score placed her in a border box, which would allow the court to sentence her either to prison or to grant her probation. The plea agreement allowed the State to ask for her to be sent to prison, and it allowed her to seek probation. The prosecutor began his questioning of Livingston by establishing the terms of the plea agreement and Livingston's understanding of it. At the end of that exchange, when the prosecutor asked her about her obligation to testify truthfully, Edwards contends that the prosecutor's questions "were tantamount to the prosecutor commenting on [her] credibility," which is not allowed. See State v. Pabst, 268 Kan. 501, 507-11, 996 P.2d 321 (2000). The prosecutor asked two questions along this line: "[A]s part of that plea, have you agreed to testify truthfully today?" "And so, the deal isn't contingent upon you saying a certain thing, it's upon you being truthful, correct?" Edwards' counsel did not object to these questions, but allegations of prosecutorial misconduct are reviewed on appeal even without a timely objection. State v. Albright, 283 Kan. 418, 428, 153 P.3d 497 (2007). Even so, the comments of a prosecutor must be outside the wide latitude normally given when discussing the evidence. 283 Kan. at 428. The questions asked here did not even constitute a comment on the evidence--they were questions designed to establish the terms of the plea bargain. The existence and terms of that agreement were surely relevant to the jury in assessing the credibility of Livingston's testimony. We find nothing improper here in the limited questioning the prosecutor used to establish the terms of that agreement and Livingston's understanding of them. Updated: March 28, 2008; updated April 3, 2008. URL: http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/ctapp/2008/20080328/97237.htm.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7628
__label__cc	0.586167	0.413833	PhotoBox optimizes canvas production division with Esko cutting and workflow solutions PhotoBox, Europe's leading personalised product printing company, is supporting growth in its canvas production division with investment in an Esko Kongsberg XN22 digital finishing device and Automation Engine prepress workflow solution. James Lawrence-Jones, Group Technical Innovation Director of PhotoBox, expects last year’s record canvas volumes produced in one single day will be broken, as a result of the streamlined production enabled by the Esko solutions. “We broke the record at peak season, and I am confident that this year, with our newly streamlined and automated operation, we will beat it again,” he says. “We expect to continue to see increasing demand for our canvas products as customer desire to personalize their homes continues to grow, and having the best-of-breed solutions, automated workflow and a very robust cutting solution will help us not only cope with the increasing demand but ensure we maintain our best of breed next day turnaround service levels and excellent product quality.” Robust table for wide-format cutting The need for a new cutting table was initiated by PhotoBox’s investment in a fleet of Epson 60-inch wide-format printers. “We needed a cutting solution for the wider canvas media produced on these printers,” Lawrence-Jones explains. “We were also seeking ways to streamline the entire printing and cutting workflow for canvasses to accommodate increased print capacity. Whilst the process of manual cutting, by hand or with trimmers, was not a bottleneck, it did have associated labor costs. We were also keen to improve the accuracy of our cutting.” Prior to the investment, Lawrence-Jones carefully reviewed a range of cutting tables from a variety of brands, weighing speeds, quality, performance and costs. He says: “We have other cutting tables across the group but this is our first Esko Kongsberg in the UK. As we were in need for a cutting solution that delivers the highest performance for the wider canvas media, the Kongsberg XN22 was simply the best choice, because of its superior quality, durability and Esko’s service support.” Since its installation, the Kongsberg table has been busy at PhotoBox. “One of the things I really appreciate about the table is its ease of use,” says Lawrence-Jones. “You don’t need an IT person to interact with the system. It is easy to run and understand with an intuitive and very visual operator interface. And its advanced capabilities and multi cutter head will also allow us to use new media and materials, further expanding our range of offerings.” Esko Automation Engine delivers unexpected benefits The acquisition of Esko’s Automation Engine was not part of the original investment; but after detailed consultation with the Esko team, Lawrence-Jones was impressed with its potential impact. “Over the past 15 years, we have developed our own production systems in-house,” he details. “Our canvas operation offers considerable opportunity for an automated production workflow, which Esko Automation Engine has helped us achieve in a very short period of time. Automation Engine has delivered many benefits, including the ability to control production remotely, which has been highly valuable during recent peak seasons. Automation Engine also allows us to create separate high and low season workflows so that we are optimizing our production during both busier and quieter times.” Lawrence-Jones admits that the initial focus was on improving productivity, but says, “To date, we are probably only using 20-30% of the potential functionality of Esko Automation Engine. We expect to find many more ways to make our operation more efficient using the full capabilities of the solution, including export and import of XML files, error reporting and status reporting as well as remote access and scalability. And I’m convinced there will be even more to discover as we delve deeper into Automation Engine’s broad range of capabilities.” He continues, “The implementation is for now limited to canvas, but we see the potential Automation Engine has regarding imposition nesting, generation of cutting files and handling other grades of canvas. It could also be used to generate print-and-cut files for use in other production areas and factories across the group. The future value will be to extend the benefits of automation even deeper into the organization, including areas where we produce other wide-format multi-image cut files.” New market potential As for the business impact, Lawrence-Jones comments, “PhotoBox faces unique production challenges, with every item it produces being personalized for individual customers. Our challenge and one of our greatest successes has been in our ability to industrialize ‘series of 1’ production processes. Optimizing production costs in this environment relies on industrialisation solutions supporting this variability and in the case of the Esko hardware and software actually increasing flexibility and scope for customization and individually tailored output. We believe the combination of the Kongsberg XN22 and Automation Engine will open up new markets and enable our company to automate other elements of production beyond the canvas division.” PhotoBox’s relationship with Esko was crucial to the decision process for the investments Lawrence-Jones concludes: “The Esko team’s level of product knowledge is very high and inspires a great deal of confidence. Their support, training and subsequent technical assistance have been exactly what was required. We are constantly learning more about our new capabilities, enabling us to look more broadly at challenges we face. We have already significantly improved productivity and believe we will continue doing so as we learn more, especially on larger runs of set sizes as well as being cost effective with more complex cuts.” About PhotoBox (www.photobox.com) PhotoBox is the first of its kind, leading the revolution that allows customers to turn their digital photos into a wide array of physical and emotive products. Created in the year 2000 with the target of providing a high quality online digital photo printing service at an affordable price, PhotoBox quickly became the market leader in this space and cemented its place as the number 1 photo printing service in Europe when it merged with French counterpart Photoways in 2006. After the 2006 merger, PhotoBox accelerated its expansion into the personalised products market with the development of its market-leading range of photo books, a way for customers to create photo albums online that are printed in single units, quality-bound and delivered right to their door. PhotoBox now has a range of over 600 products, propelling the company to become the number 1 personalisation business in Europe, operating in 19 countries throughout Europe and has recently expanded operations into Canada, Australia and New Zealand. PhotoBox is part of the PhotoBox Group, parent of the PhotoBox, Moonpig, PaperShaker, Sticky9 and Hofmann brands. For more information about PhotoBox, please visit www.photobox.co.uk. For more information about the PhotoBox Group, please visit group.photobox.com. Published by Will Farrel on Monday, August 24, 2015 Category: # All # More about Esko Artwork	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7629
__label__wiki	0.587801	0.587801	EDITORIAL: Celebrating hard work, community spirit After being subjected to those disgusting stories of greed and entitlement perpetrated by those 1-percenters who bought their spoiled offspring into elite colleges, it's refreshing to recognize two community-based initiatives that reward deserving youngsters on the path to that higher education. Dracut may be known as a town tight with a municipal buck, but that doesn't extend to its residents and businesses that have made the Dollars for Scholars Dracut Scholarship Foundation Telethon an annual success story. This event, held over three nights in March, has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships for college-bound Dracut High School students. The local cable broadcast, featuring entertaining acts and skits, is a show-stopper; it also grabs the attention of a town that responds with donations large and small. The foundation's board of directors set a fundraising goal of $135,000 for this year. That amount was easily surpassed, a final haul of more than $166,000 shattering last year's record-breaking $140,711. Karen Vergakes, president of the Scholarship Foundation's board, said 18 new sponsors donated from $100 to $2,500, and more than 20 new businesses donated items to Telethon's auction. Last year 59 scholarships were awarded. Vergakes told the newspaper she hopes to increase that amount this year. Kudos to Vergakes, longtime board member Glenn Mello, foundation member and telethon producer/director Gary Meuse, and all the foundation board members and volunteers responsible for this amazing annual demonstration of community generosity. In an event that included close to 200 students from around the region, the United Way of North Central Massachusetts Youth Venture program held its fourth annual Spring Showcase earlier this month. It's an opportunity for those students, representing 50 community service teams, to display their programs. And it's no mystery why residents, officials, school staff, and parents in attendance left impressed by the ideas, passion and problem-solving ability of these exceptional students. The student teams displayed a wide range of provocative projects, from creating awareness of mental-health issues, to ideas on ending bullying and racism. Students also tackled global issues by supporting the Peace Corps in aiding disadvantaged global communities. More than 100 local teams across 24 schools have been active in the Youth Venture program, including district partners Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Ayer Shirley, Ashburnham-Westminster, Winchendon, Parker Charter and Monty Tech. The goal of the United Way Youth Venture -- a partnership among the United Way of North Central Massachusetts, Mount Wachusett Community College and Ashoka's Youth Venture -- is to help youngsters gain valuable experience that will help them to become the future leaders and innovators. These are the types of stories that should grab the headlines - not self-centered, sensational examples of privilege.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7635
__label__wiki	0.993832	0.993832	Oscar Night Belongs To 'The Hurt Locker' Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges and Mo'Nique also win big during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Eric Ditzian 03/08/2010 The much-hyped Oscar fight between Kathryn Bigelow's [movie id="357580"]"The Hurt Locker"[/movie] and James Cameron's [movie id="301495"]"Avatar"[/movie] turned out to be a knockout Sunday night (March 7), as "Hurt Locker" won Best Picture and Bigelow became the first woman in Academy Award history to win for Best Directing. 2010 Oscars Show Those wins were two of six "Hurt Locker" took home from its nine nominations during the live ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, including Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. Shut out of the major categories, "Avatar" nabbed a total of three wins — out of nine noms — in categories like Cinematography, Visual Effects and Art Direction. Taking the stage to accept the win for Best Picture just moments after winning for Directing, Bigelow thanked men and women in uniform all over the world, in the military and other services. "They are there for us, and we are there for them," she said. Minutes earlier, accepting the Directing award, Bigelow said, "I'd just like to dedicate this to the women and men of the military who risk their lives every day in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world. May they come home safe." Jeff Bridges capped a remarkable run through awards season with a win for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as a washed-up country singer in "Crazy Heart." Accepting the Oscar after four previous winless nominations, Bridges giggled and hooted as he expressed gratitude to his deceased parents. "Thank you, Mom and Dad, for turning me on to such a groovy profession," he said. Sandra Bullock, star of "The Blind Side," the true story of a woman whose family adopts an impoverished teen, won Best Actress in a Leading Role over 16-time nominee Meryl Streep ("Julie & Julia"). It was her first nomination and her first win. "Did I really earn this, or did I just wear y'all down?" she began her acceptance speech, adding that her award was dedicated to "moms that take care of their babies and their children no matter where they come from. Those moms and parents never get thanked." Both the Best Actor and Best Actresses in a Supporting Role went to heavy favorites. Christoph Waltz, who played a calculatingly evil Nazi officer in "Inglourious Basterds" and won awards for the role at Cannes and the Globes, triumphed again Sunday. Mo'Nique, too, had essentially swept awards season based on her turn as an abusive mother in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" and nabbed the Oscar for Supporting Actress. "First, I would like to thank the Academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics," said Mo'Nique, who had been criticized at times for not publically campaigning for the award. The evening kicked off with an elaborate song-and-dance routine from Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris, who announced with a smile, "I know, what am I doing here?" Oscar hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin then descended from the rafters in a silvery contraption to deliver an opening monologue that offered some serious clunkers in the midst of all the jokes at the expense of the night's nominees. Later in the night, "Twilight" stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner came out together to fete the finest horror movies from decades past: "Jaws," "The Shining," "Halloween," "Nightmare on Elm Street," "Rosemary's Baby" and more. To present the award for Makeup, Ben Stiller appeared with his face painted blue like a Na'vi alien from "Avatar," even though Cameron's film was not nominated in the category. Mimicking the Na'vi language in the film, Stiller then said, "That means, 'This sounded like a better idea in rehearsals.' " The category was won by "Star Trek," the only win out of four nominations for J.J. Abrams' rebooted version of the sci-fi franchise. Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick presented a tribute to film legend John Hughes, who died in August at the age of 59, that included scenes from his classic comedies like "Mr. Mom," Broderick's "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Ringwald's "Sixteen Candles," "Trains, Planes & Automobiles" and "Home Alone." Jon Cryer, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and Macaulay Culkin — all stars of past Hughes films — came out onstage to pay their respects to Hughes. "John always treated me with dignity, even the tiny, 9-year-old version of myself," "Home Alone" star Culkin said. "Because that's what he did — he treated people with respect." Geoffrey Fletcher took the Writing (Adapted Screenplay) category for his "Precious" script, winning over presumed favorite "Up in the Air." In fact, Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air," nominated for six awards, was entirely shut out Sunday. Journalist Mark Boal won Writing (Original Screenplay) for "The Hurt Locker," beating out Quentin Tarantino ("Inglourious Basterds"), who triumphed in that category in 1995 for "Pulp Fiction." "Up" scored wins for Animated Feature Film and Music (Original Score). Music (Original Song) went to T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham's "The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart." Documentary Feature went to Fisher Stevens' "The Cove," which tells the story of the mass slaughter of dolphins in Japan. Argentina's "El Secreto de Sus Ojos" prevailed in the Foreign Language Film category. A two-time past winner, Sandy Powell won Best Costume Design for "The Young Victoria." Short Film (Animated) went to French-originated "Logorama." Documentary Short went to "Music by Prudence," which follows a 21-year-old disabled Zimbabwean musician. ("Prudence" producer Elinor Burkett stormed the stage for her very own Kanye West moment during the film's win.) "The New Tenants," a 21-minute film about two men moving into an apartment, won Short Film (Live Action). Relive all the best moments from the 2010 Academy Awards with photos, interviews, blogs, post-show analysis and more, right here at MTV News.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7639
__label__cc	0.556367	0.443633	Road map Saint-Martin-du-Puy French Version : http://www.cartesfrance.fr Saint-Martin-du-Puy > Maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy Saint-Martin-du-Puy Here are several maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy. You will find the road map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy with a routing module. This dynamic road map of France (in sexagesimal coordinates WGS84) is centered on the town of Saint-Martin-du-Puy. The location of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in France is shown below on several maps of France. The mapping system of these base maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is the french mapping system: Lamber93. These base maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy are reusable and modifiable by making a link to this page of the Map-France.com website or by using the given code. You will find the hotels near Saint-Martin-du-Puy on this map. 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The mapping system of these base maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is the french mapping system: Lamber93. These base maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy are reusable and modifiable by making a link to this page of the Map-France.com website or by using the given code. Relief map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the relief France map in Lambert 93 coordinates See the map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in full screen (1000 x 949) At left, here is the location of Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the relief France map in Lambert 93 coordinates. Here are the altitudes of Saint-Martin-du-Puy : - Town hall altitude of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is 53 meters - Minimum altitude of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is 27 meters - Maximum altitude of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is 98 meters - Medium altitude of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is 63 meters Here are the altitudes of Bordeaux, prefecture of Gironde department: - Town hall altitude of Bordeaux is 16 meters - Minimum altitude of Bordeaux is 1 meters - Maximum altitude of Bordeaux is 42 meters - Medium altitude of Bordeaux is 22 meters Here are the altitudes of the french biggest cities: Paris : 33 meters Marseille : 20 meters Lyon : 237 meters Toulouse : 146 meters Nice : 10 meters Nantes : 20 meters Strasbourg : 144 meters Montpellier : 35 meters Bordeaux : 16 meters Lille : 20 meters Rennes : 35 meters Reims : 83 meters Click here for the terrain map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in full screen: This relief map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is reusable and modifiable by making a link to this page of the Map-France.com website or by using the given code : <img alt="Relief map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy" src="http://www.map-france.com/town-map/33/33446/france-map-relief-big-cities-Saint-Martin-du-Puy.jpg" /> Terrain base map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy See the terrain base map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in full screen (1000 x 949) Small relief base map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy This base map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is reusable and modifiable by making a link to this page of the Map-France.com website or by using the given code : <img alt="Base relief map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy" src="http://www.map-france.com/town-map/33/33446/france-map-relief-Saint-Martin-du-Puy.jpg" /> Administrative maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy Map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy with regions and prefectures View the map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in full screen (1000 x 949) You will find the location of Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the map of France of regions in Lambert 93 coordinates. The town of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is located in the department of Gironde of the french region Aquitaine. Geographical sexagesimal coordinates / GPS (WGS84): Latitude: 44° 40' 16'' North Longitude: 00° 01' 36'' West Geographical decimal coordinates : Latitude: 44.672 degrees (44.672° North) Longitude: -0.025 degrees (0.025° West) Lambert 93 coordinates : X: 4 602 hectometers Lambert 2 coordinates : Below, the geographical coordinates of Bordeaux, prefecture of the Gironde department: This map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is reusable and modifiable by making a link to this page of the Map-France.com website or by using the given code : <img alt="Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the map of France with regions" src="http://www.map-france.com/town-map/33/33446/administrative-france-map-regions-Saint-Martin-du-Puy.jpg" /> Map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy with departments and prefectures Voir la carte of Saint-Martin-du-Puy en grand format (1000 x 949) Here is the localization of Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the France map of departments in Lambert 93 coordinates. The city of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is shown on the map by a red point. The town of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is located in the department of Gironde of the french region Aquitaine. The latitude of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is 44.672 degrees North. The longitude of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is 0.025 degrees West. Here the distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and the biggest cities of France: Distances are calculated as the crow flies (orthodromic distance) Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Paris : 499.09 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Marseille : 459.65 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Lyon : 399.03 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Toulouse : 167.39 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Nice : 590.18 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Nantes : 306.65 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Strasbourg : 735.22 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Montpellier : 332.53 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Bordeaux : 47.37 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Lille : 700.36 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Rennes : 402.24 kilometers Distance between Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Reims : 594.97 kilometers Clic here to see the map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in full screen: Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the map of french departments This administrative map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is reusable and modifiable by making a link to this page of the Map-France.com website or by using the given code : <img alt="Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the map of France with departments" src="http://www.map-france.com/town-map/33/33446/administrative-france-map-departements-Saint-Martin-du-Puy.jpg" /> Administrative base maps of Saint-Martin-du-Puy See the administrative base map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in full screen (1000 x 949) Small administrative base map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy This base map administrative of Saint-Martin-du-Puy is reusable and modifiable by making a link to this page of the Map-France.com website or by using the given code : <img alt="Base administrative map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy" src="http://www.map-france.com/town-map/33/33446/administrative-france-map-Saint-Martin-du-Puy.jpg" /> Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the municipalities map of France Each black point on the following maps is a municipality of France. These maps are made from all points of all municipalities of France. The red point show the location of the town hall of the Saint-Martin-du-Puy municipality. See the map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in full screen (1000 x 949) <img alt="Saint-Martin-du-Puy on the municipalities map of France" src="http://www.map-france.com/town-map/33/33446/france-map-town-Saint-Martin-du-Puy.jpg" /> Quick links Saint-Martin-du-Puy : Hotel Saint-Martin-du-Puy Saint-Martin-du-Puy hotels map Map Saint-Martin-du-Puy Photos Saint-Martin-du-Puy Weather Saint-Martin-du-Puy Population Saint-Martin-du-Puy Housing Saint-Martin-du-Puy Make a link to this page of Saint-Martin-du-Puy with the following code : <a href="http://www.map-france.com/Saint-Martin-du-Puy-33540/road-map-Saint-Martin-du-Puy.html" title="Road map of Saint-Martin-du-Puy" />Saint-Martin-du-Puy road map</a>	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7642
__label__wiki	0.546969	0.546969	Contemplating Stocks Without QE Stock-Markets / Quantitative Easing Nov 13, 2014 - 06:29 PM GMT By: Peter_Schiff Some influences on the stock market are casual, subtle or open to interpretation, but the catalyst behind the current stock market rally really shouldn't be controversial. As far as stocks go, we have lived by QE. The only question now is, whether we will die without it. A larger version of this article appears in the fall edition of Euro Pacific Capital's Global Investor newsletter. Since the financial crisis of 2008 stock prices have only risen when the Fed is either expanding its balance sheet, hinting that it is about to do so, or actively recycling assets to hold down long term interest rates. Absent any of these aggressive moves, stocks have shown a clear tendency to fall. Curiously, while most investors now believe that QE is in the past, few would argue that the bull market is in danger. But a quick look at how much influence the Fed's operations have had on market performance should send a chill down Wall Street. The Chart below should speak for itself: Created by EPC using data from the Federal Reserve and Bloomberg When the markets crashed in the fall of 2008, the Fed announced QE1, a plan to purchase $600 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and agency debt, which was later expanded in March 2009 by another $750 billion. QE1 expanded the Fed's balance by 247%, to $1.43 trillion. Over that time, the S&P 500 put in a rally of 71%. But from April to November 2010, with QE on hiatus and the Fed's balance sheet hardly expanding, stocks declined by about 11%. But when Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke strongly hinted in August 2010 that the Fed was ready to launch another round of QE, the markets rallied 18% in five months. By the time QE2 ran its course, the Fed' balance sheet had swelled by 29.4%, and the S&P 500 had rallied about 25%. But when the curtain came down on QE2, and Wall Street had no hints that an encore was imminent, the S&P 500 put in a wicked 16% sell-off between July and August 19. So on September 21, 2011, Bernanke announced the implementation of "Operation Twist," authorizing the purchase of $400 billion of long term Treasury bonds financed by the sales of shorter term bonds, thereby extending the average maturity of the Fed's portfolio and lowering long term interest rates. It was hoped that Twist would offer the benefits of QE without expanding the Fed's balance sheet. Once again the markets responded, rallying about 25% from the end of September 2011 to the end of April 2012. But when Operation Twist stopped twisting, another sell-off predictably ensued. From April 27, 2012 to June 1, 2012, the S&P dropped 9%. So on June 20, 2012 the Fed extended Twist to the end of 2012, which sparked a summer rally that helped stocks regain all the losses from earlier in the year. But by September the rally slowed and another fall threatened. Perhaps the twisting wasn't enough? At this point I believe the Fed finally understood: No stimulus, no rally. And so on September 13, 2012, the Fed announced QE3, an open-ended commitment to purchase $40 billion agency mortgage-backed securities per month. This eliminated the need for embarrassing QE re-launches every time the markets or the economy stalled. But the $40 billion monthly rate was apparently not enough to move stocks. From the time of the announcement to the end of 2012, the S&P declined about 2.3%. So then on December 12, 2012 the Fed doubled the size of QE3 to $85 billion per month. The rest is history. Since the launch of QE3, the U.S. has seen lackluster economic performance, a deteriorating geo-political landscape, and, somewhat incongruously, a nearly relentless stock market rally. By the time that QE3 ran its course last month the Fed's balance sheet had expanded by another 63% (to $4.2 billion) and the S&P 500 had surged 36%. Although the rally in stocks continued during the taper of QE, the rate of increase slowed along with the rate of balance sheet expansion. Full throttled $85 billion per month QE persisted from September 2012 to December 2013. During that time, stocks rallied about 26%, and the Fed's balance sheet grew by 45% to $3.7 trillion. Since the taper began (to the end of the program in October), however, the Fed's balance sheet has grown just 12% (through October 22, 2014), with the S&P 500 virtually matching that with a 12% increase. Very neat correlation. But now that QE is apparently a thing of the past, it is alarming how little anxiety has been sown on Wall Street. To be bullish on stocks now, one must completely ignore not only the role QE played in driving up stock prices over the past six years, but discount any negative effects that a reduction of the Fed's balance sheet could create. Most economists recognize that to normalize policy the Fed must reduce the amount of securities it holds. Logical analysis should lead you to believe that stocks would not fare well. But this does not mean I predict a crash in stocks. I simply expect, as no one else seems to, that the Fed will go back to the well as soon as the markets scream loud enough for support. At that point, it should become clear to everyone that there is no exit from the era of QE and that there is nothing normal or organic about the current rally. It's also possible that the Fed will re-launch QE even if stocks don't fall. That's because low inflation is conveniently emerging as its biggest fear. However, in another article in my newsletter, I show that this concern is a recent development designed to prepare the country for more stimulus, even if the stock market says we don't need it. Best Selling author Peter Schiff is the CEO and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. His podcasts are available on The Peter Schiff Channel on Youtube Catch Peter's latest thoughts on the U.S. and International markets in the Euro Pacific Capital Spring 2014 Global Investor Newsletter! http://www.europac.net/ Peter Schiff Archive	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7644
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Mondale Collection Northern Lights Curriculum Minnesota Center for Social Studies Education (CSSE) About MNHS History of MNHS Contact MNHS Legacy Amendment Fellowships & Residencies Support MNHS North Star Circle Women's Organization of MNHS History Matters — Take Action A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history. More Search OptionsFewer Search Options Before European Contact: Pre-1585 Colonization: 1585-1763 Revolution and a New Nation: 1754-1800 Expansion and Reform: 1792-1861 Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1877 Development of an Industrial United States: 1870-1920 Great Depression and World War II: 1920-1945 Post-World War II United States: 1945-1989 The United States in a New Global Age: 1980-Present Ignatius Donnelly, c.1880. Photograph by Charles A. Zimmerman. Ignatius Donnelly was the most widely known Minnesotan of the nineteenth century. As a writer, orator, and social thinker, he enjoyed fame in the U.S. and overseas. As a politician he was the nation's most articulate spokesman for Midwestern populism. Though the highest office he held was that of U.S. congressman, he shaped Minnesota politics for more than thirty years. Donnelly was born into an Irish Catholic family in Philadelphia in 1831. He was christened Ignatius Loyola. He later dropped his middle name along with the Catholic faith. Trained in a prestigious law office, he was swept up in the land boom of the 1850s. In 1857 he moved to Minnesota. In partnership with John Nininger, Donnelly promoted a town site on the Mississippi River north of Hastings. The "city" of Nininger became a symbol of the speculative mania that gripped Minnesota. The town's fortunes collapsed in the Panic of 1857, but Donnelly continued to live there throughout his life, in a large home surrounded by farm fields. With the approach of the Civil War Donnelly became an antislavery Republican. He canvassed the state in 1859 as the running mate of Alexander Ramsey. Ramsey became governor (and Donnelly lieutenant governor) in 1860. Three years later Donnelly was elected to the U.S. Congress. He served there from 1863 to 1869. His ambition to replace Ramsey's leadership, however, earned him powerful enemies. Minnesota Republicans turned their backs on the young congressman. In the 1870s Donnelly lectured around the state on behalf of the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange). The organization of prairie farmers aimed to end their exploitation by railroads and banks. Donnelly urged political action, and at an 1873 convention he led the way in forming the Anti-Monopoly Party. A year later he founded the Anti-Monopolist, a party newspaper. In 1876 he gave the keynote address at the national Greenback Party convention. With Donnelly's influence, Minnesota's Anti-Monopoly Party merged with the greenback movement. Donnelly was elected to the state senate three times. Nominated for U.S. Congress in 1878 by both his own party and the Democrats, he lost narrowly to Minneapolis mill owner William D. Washburn, the Republican candidate. Despite evidence of fraud at the polls, Washburn was seated. Embittered by the stolen election, Donnelly turned from politics to writing and lecturing. In 1882 he published Atlantis: The Antediluvian World. It proved enduringly popular. He followed it in 1883 with Ragnarok, another essay in pseudo-science. The two books earned Donnelly the half-mocking nickname "the Sage of Nininger." He justified the title further with a work in which he argued that Francis Bacon wrote the plays of Shakespeare. In the 1880s a new wave of farm protest was rising, led by the Farmers Alliance. At the same time, a labor movement emerged in Minnesota's cities. These new developments drew Donnelly back into politics. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a Democrat in 1884 and was elected to the Minnesota House as an independent candidate in 1886. A temporary coalition of union labor and Alliance farmers nominated Donnelly for governor in 1888. He doubted its chances for success and soon withdrew. By 1890, however, a national third party had become viable. The first national convention of the People's Party was held in 1892. Donnelly presented the group's platform, prefacing it with a ringing preamble that became the battle cry of populism throughout the country. Although named to head the ticket in the Minnesota governor's race, he lost to Republican Knute Nelson. Through the rest of the 1890s Donnelly continued to speak for the People's Party. He edited its state organ, The Representative. He also served two more terms in the Minnesota Senate (1891–1894) and one in the House (1897–1898). Meanwhile, Donnelly had become a best-selling author after publishing a novel called Caesar's Column (1890). The dystopian tale was set in the America of the 1980s. In it, Donnelly foretold the nation's bloody collapse through inequality and corruption. He followed it with two more novels of social commentary. Donnelly opposed the fusion of Populists with Democrats in 1896. In 1900 he became the vice presidential candidate for what remained of the Populist Party. He died at the age of sixty-nine on January 1, 1901. Gilman, Rhoda. "Donnelly, Ignatius (1831–1901)." MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. http://www.mnopedia.org/person/donnelly-ignatius-1831-1901 (accessed July 17, 2019). © Minnesota Historical Society Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. First published: August 14, 2014 Brainard, Dudley S. "Nininger, A Boom Town of the Fifties." Minnesota History 13, no. 2 (June 1932): 127–151. http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/13/v13i02p127-151.pdf DeMeules, Donald H. "Ignatius Donnelly: A Don Quixote in the World of Science." Minnesota History 37, no. 6 (June 1961): 229–234. Gilman, Rhoda. "Minnesota's Wayward Prophet." In Ringing in the Wilderness: Selections from the North Country Anvil. Duluth, MN: Holy Cow! Press, 1996. Hicks, John D. "The Political Career of Ignatius Donnelly." Mississippi Valley Historical Review 8 no. 1–2 (September–June 1921): 80–132. Ignatius Donnelly and family papers, 1812–1973 (bulk 1855–1901) Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul Description: Correspondence, literary materials, pamphlets, speeches, diaries, scrapbooks, financial records, and other materials documenting Donnelly's career as a politician, author, editor, and more. http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00782.xml Kreuter, Gretchen. "Kate Donnelly Versus the Cult of True Womanhood." In Women of Minnesota: Selected Biographical Essays, edited by Barbara Stuhler and Gretchen Kreuter, 20–33. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1998. Ridge, Martin. Ignatius Donnelly: Portrait of a Politician. Reprint of the 1962 edition. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1991. Editor's note: The biography cited above contains an exhaustive (as of 1962) bibliography of sources by and about Donnelly. White, Helen McCann. Guide to a Microfilm Edition of the Ignatius Donnelly Papers. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1968. http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/m0138.pdf "Donnelly Club." St. Paul Daily Globe, October 4, 1878. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025287/1878-10-04/ed-1/seq-4/ Donnelly, Ignatius. Atlantis: The Antediluvian World. New York: Harper & Bros., 1882. https://archive.org/details/atlantisantedilu00donnuoft ——— . Caesar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century. Chicago: F. J. Shulte & Co., 1890. https://archive.org/stream/caesarscolumn05155gut/8ccol10.txt ——— . The Cipher. Minneapolis: Verulam Publishing, 1899. ——— . The Golden Bottle, or, the Story of Ephraim Benezet of Kansas. New York and St. Paul: D. D. Merrill Company, 1892. ——— . The Great Cryptogram: Francis Bacon's Cipher in the So-Called Shakespeare Plays. Chicago: R. S. Peale, 1888. https://archive.org/details/greatcryptogramf00donnrich ——— . Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel. New York: D. Appleton, 1883. https://archive.org/details/ragnarokageoffir00donnuoft "A Famous Man Called Home." Minneapolis Journal, January 2, 1901. "Ignatius Donnelly." Willmar Tribune, January 9, 1901. Ignatius Donnelly Library Pamphlet Collection, 1827–1894 Pamphlet Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul Description: About 2300 pamphlets in 78 volumes collected by Ignatius Donnelly covering his interests in literature, history, politics, economics and business, public affairs, and government service, among other topics. "In Ignatius Donnelly's Library." Saint Paul Globe, June 23, 1901. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1901-06-23/ed-1/seq-14/ "Many Mourn the Sage." Saint Paul Globe, January 3, 1901. "The Wrath of Donnelly." New Ulm Review, November 11, 1892. Abrahams, Edward H. "Ignatius Donnelly and the Apocalyptic Style." Minnesota History 46, no. 3 (Fall 1978): 102–111. Buck, Solon J. The Granger Movement. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913. Gilman, Rhoda. "Ramsey, Donnelly, and the Congressional Campaign of 1868." Minnesota History 36, no. 8 (December 1959): 300–308. Handlin, Oscar. "American Views of the Jew at the Opening of the Twentieth Century." Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society 40 (June 1951): 338–340. Hofstadter, Richard. The Age of Reform. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Hicks, John D. "The Origin and Early History of the Farmers' Alliance in Minnesota." Mississippi Valley Historical Review 9 (December 1922): 203–226. Holt, Stephen. "Ignatius Donnelly (1831–1901): Australian Echoes of an American Populist." National Library of Australia News (April 2001): 7–10. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/131760/20120120-0944/www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2001/apr01/story-2.pdf ——— ."The People's Party in Minnesota." Minnesota History Bulletin 10 (November 1924): 531–556. Naftalin, Arthur. "The Tradition of Protest and the Roots of the Farmer-Labor Party." Minnesota History 35, no. 2 (June 1956): 53–63. Woodward, C. Vann. "The Populist Heritage and the Intellectual." American Scholar 29 (Winter 1959–1960): 55–72. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Donnelly, Ignatius. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=12571 Nininger Populism in Minnesota, 1868–1896 Farmers' Alliance in Minnesota Progressive Era in Minnesota, 1899–1920 State Grange of Minnesota The popular young congressman, resented by top members of his own party, is defeated in a bitter re-election campaign in 1868. The ordeal inspires Donnelly's turn to a lifetime of protest politics, defending the underdog, and championing third parties. Ignatius Donnelly is born to Dr. Philip Carroll Donnelly and Catherine Gavin Donnelly in Moyamensing, Pennsylvania. Donnelly is admitted to the Pennsylvania bar. He begins practicing law and land speculation in Philadelphia. He marries Katherine McCaffrey. Donnelly and his family move to Minnesota. Formerly an active Democrat, he joins the Republican Party. He becomes lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Donnelly is elected to the first of three terms in the U.S. Congress. He is elected to the Minnesota Senate as a candidate of the Anti-Monopoly Party. He invests in a wheat farm in Stevens County. The nearby town of Donnelly is named for him. Following publication of his work on Shakespeare, Donnelly tours England, Scotland, and Ireland, lecturing and debating his cryptographic theories. Katherine (Kate) Donnelly dies. Donnelly marries his secretary, Marion O. Hanson. He dies on January 1, the first day of the twentieth century. Made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota Historical Society • 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 (Map) • 651-259-3000 © MNHS. Send questions or comments to mnopedia mnhs [dot] org. View our Privacy Policy.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7651
__label__cc	0.697845	0.302155	Mary Ramirez Taconi Mary Ramirez Taconi is a first generation Mexican-American. She was born and raised in a bustling home filled with 5 siblings and 5 foster sisters in Gary, Indiana. She is a graduate of Andrean High School and Stone School of Business in New Haven, CT. Mary’s first job was as a showroom manager for a company located in the Chicago Merchandise Mart. Her most recent employment was with Trinity Orthopedics at West Suburban Hospital, Oak Park. Mary is married to Joseph B. Taconi, Jr., a life-long resident of Melrose Park whose grandfather founded the Asso Appenni Society. They are proud parents of 3 children who are graduates of Fenwick and Montini High Schools. Their 2 daughters are graduates of the University of Illinois at Champaign and their son is in his last year of studies at Kendall College in Chicago. For 14 years, while her children attended St. Luke Grammar School, Mary volunteered her time and efforts at the School, serving on both the Women’s Guild and the School Board, chairing fundraisers, organizing dinner dances, and performing clerical services. After her children graduated, Mary brought her energy and enthusiasm for volunteering to the high school arena, where she was active in the Fenwick Mother’s Club, chairing their raffle committee, and serving as a class representative. Once her children were settled in high school, Mary Ramirez Taconi was able to realize some of her own aspirations and began to vigorously pursue those interests. She served 2 terms on the Melrose Park Library Board as an appointed board member. Next, Mary focused on the Village and how she might make it an even better place to live. Mary was elected a Melrose Park Village Trustee, where she has served with vision and leadership for 3 terms. Mary Ramirez Taconi looks forward to continuing her service to our Village. She stated, “I am very interested in issues that formulate policies that help protect our streets, parks and schools from the influence of drugs and gang crime. I believe the Serpico Administration, the police, and most important, the community, has made a concerted effort to make our Village one of the safest in the west suburban area.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7658
__label__cc	0.699705	0.300295	Go to Site Index See "Top Stories" main page NEWS RELEASE · 7th May 2013 THE DEATH OF TRUTH This interview is a joint project of Truthdig and The Nation magazine. LONDON—A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world, which is dedicated to arresting and destroying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, appears outside the red-brick building on Hans Crescent Street that houses the Ecuadorean Embassy. Assange, the world’s best-known political refugee, has been in the embassy since he was offered sanctuary there last June. British police in black Kevlar vests are perched night and day on the steps leading up to the building, and others wait in the lobby directly in front of the embassy door. An officer stands on the corner of a side street facing the iconic department store Harrods, half a block away on Brompton Road. Another officer peers out the window of a neighboring building a few feet from Assange’s bedroom at the back of the embassy. Police sit round-the-clock in a communications van topped with an array of antennas that presumably captures all electronic forms of communication from Assange’s ground-floor suite. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), or Scotland Yard, said the estimated cost of surrounding the Ecuadorean Embassy from June 19, 2012, when Assange entered the building, until Jan. 31, 2013, is the equivalent of $4.5 million. Britain has rejected an Ecuadorean request that Assange be granted safe passage to an airport. He is in limbo. It is, he said, like living in a “space station.” “The status quo, for them, is a loss,” Assange said of the U.S.-led campaign against him as we sat in his small workroom, cluttered with cables and computer equipment. He had a full head of gray hair and gray stubble on his face and was wearing a traditional white embroidered Ecuadorean shirt. “The Pentagon threatened WikiLeaks and me personally, threatened us before the whole world, demanded that we destroy everything we had published, demanded we cease ‘soliciting’ new information from U.S. government whistle-blowers, demanded, in other words, the total annihilation of a publisher. It stated that if we did not self-destruct in this way that we would be ‘compelled’ to do so.” “But they have failed,” he went on. “They set the rules about what a win was. They lost in every battle they defined. Their loss is total. We’ve won the big stuff. The loss of face is hard to overstate. The Pentagon reissued its threats on Sept. 28 last year. This time we laughed. Threats inflate quickly. Now the Pentagon, the White House and the State Department intend to show the world what vindictive losers they are through the persecution of Bradley Manning, myself and the organization more generally.” Assange, Manning and WikiLeaks, by making public in 2010 half a million internal documents from the Pentagon and the State Department, along with the 2007 video of U.S. helicopter pilots nonchalantly gunning down Iraqi civilians, including children, and two Reuters journalists, effectively exposed the empire’s hypocrisy, indiscriminate violence and its use of torture, lies, bribery and crude tactics of intimidation. WikiLeaks shone a spotlight into the inner workings of empire—the most important role of a press—and for this it has become empire’s prey. Those around the globe with the computer skills to search out the secrets of empire are now those whom empire fears most. If we lose this battle, if these rebels are defeated, it means the dark night of corporate totalitarianism. If we win, if the corporate state is unmasked, it can be destroyed. READ IT ALL BY CLICKING HERE This composition concludes with the following statement which clearly applies to the BC political and corporate stance - read our personal BC criminality experience by clicking here; The world has been turned upside down. The pestilence of corporate totalitarianism is spreading rapidly over the earth. The criminals have seized power. It is not, in the end, simply Assange or Manning they want. It is all who dare to defy the official narrative, to expose the big lie of the global corporate state. The persecution of Assange and Manning is the harbinger of what is to come, the rise of a bitter world where criminals in Brooks Brothers suits and gangsters in beribboned military uniforms—propped up by a vast internal and external security apparatus, a compliant press and a morally bankrupt political elite—monitor and crush those who dissent. Writers, artists, actors, journalists, scientists, intellectuals and workers will be forced to obey or thrown into bondage. I fear for Julian Assange. I fear for Bradley Manning. I fear for us all. Finally a voice of reason in a sea of corruption Comment by Catherine on 8th May 2013 As this BC election draws closer watch the ugliness of the Liberal party accelerate. They will pull any and all stunts (illegal) just to WIN. They don't care about you or I or the environment- just themselves. Think of the mafia and how they work. Kidnapping women and children for the sex trade, murdering to cover up what one might have seen or heard - think about it. Bribery to keep one's mouth shut. Deals made behind closed doors and kept secret. Corruption is a major threat facing humanity. It destroys lives and communities. It translates into human suffering. It derails the building of essential infrastructure as the corrupt leaders skim funds. This is an ABSOLUTE ABUSE OF POWER and we do not elect leaders to do this - or do we???? Question absolutely everything these Liberal members say as it usually has a hidden or double meaning. You can prove the lies by checking the facts. The longest running lie that they continue to harp about, is that the BIG RED COMMIES are coming to get you! Duh, kind of like a child's boogeyman????? What are they really afraid of that they must use FEAR to control us???? You don't have to be in favor of the NDP - just in favor of wiping out corruption. The public is the boss - these people work for us NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. Currently we're hearing a lot of pie in the sky promises - what's to hold them accountable to these words????? NOTHING - IT'S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS! DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OR KICK THE LYING, CHEATING THIEVES OUT OF OUR PROVINCE AND OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENTS!!! http://www.truthdig.com/tag/chris+hedges/	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7661
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__label__cc	0.73919	0.26081	Key Facts About the Chiropractic Profession Facts About Chiropractic (PDF) • More than 80,000 chiropractic physicians of Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) are state-licensed and nationally certified. • There are approximately 10,000 chiropractic students in 18 nationally accredited, chiropractic doctoral graduate education programs across the United States with 2,500 DCs entering the workforce every year. • Roughly 40,000 chiropractic assistants (CAs) are in clinical and business management roles for chiropractic practices across the United States. • Chiropractic physicians (DCs) treat more than 27 million Americans (adults and children) annually. • Chiropractic physicians or Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) are educated in nationally accredited, four-year doctoral graduate school programs through a curriculum that includes a minimum of 4,200 hours of classroom, laboratory and clinical internship, with the average DC program equivalent in hours to allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) medical schools. • Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) are designated as physician-level providers in 33 states as well as in many federal programs, with services available through Medicare, Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Federal Employees Health Care Benefits Programs, Federal Workers’ Compensation and most states workers’ compensation programs. Consumer Satisfaction/Effectiveness • Chiropractic outperformed all other back-pain treatments, including prescription medication, deep- tissue massage, yoga, Pilates, and over-the-counter medication therapies. • Chiropractic physicians or Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) were the highest-rated professional practitioner for low-back pain treatments above physical therapists (PTs), specialist physician/MD (ie neurosurgeons, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons), and primary care physician/MD (i.e., family or internal medicine). • Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) are utilized by all 32 National Football League teams in optimizing the functionality, endurance and overall conditioning of professional football players in the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal strain injuries, including neck pain, low back pain, strains to hamstrings and quadriceps, and whiplash injuries. • Treatment for low back pain when initiated by a chiropractic physician (DC) costs up to 40 percent less than when started by a MD. • With prescription drug abuse now classified as an epidemic in the United States and the number of spinal fusions soaring 500% over the last decade, chiropractic services offers a primary care, conservative approach to pain treatment that often enable a patients to reduce or avoid the need for riskier treatments. • During the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a chiropractic physician (DC) led the polyclinic – a multidisciplinary medical services team – which included nearly 30 other chiropractic physicians. Almost 40 additional DCs treated Team USA and other teams from around the world at the London games. • Chiropractic care has an excellent safety record compared with more common treatments such as pain medications and surgery. As a result, chiropractic physicians pay malpractice premiums at significantly lower rates than medical doctors. 1 Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) www.FCLB.org, 2013. 2 National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) www.NBCE.org, 2013. 3 Association of Chiropractic Colleges, www.acc.org, 2013. 4 Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) www.cce-us.org is the agency certified by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit doctoral graduate school programs who offer Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree, 2013. 6 American Chiropractic Association (ACA) www.ACAtoday.org and Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) www.FCLB.org, 2013. 7 Barnes PM, Bloom B, Nahin R. CDC National Health Statistics Report #12. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults and Children: United States, 2007. December 10, 2008. Extrapolated to 2013 U.S. population from 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) finding that 8 percent of the adults and 3 percent of the children in the United States received chiropractic services annually.8 Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) www.cce-us.org, 2013.9 William C. Meeker, DC, MPH; Scott Halderman, DC, PhD, MD; Chiropractic: A Profession at the Crossroads of Mainstream and Alternative Medicine. 2002; 136 (3): 216-227. http://annals.org.article.aspx?articleid=474085 10 Coulter I, Adams A, Coggan P, Wilkes M Gonyea M. A comparative study of chiropractic and medical education. Alternative Therapy Health Medicine 1998; 4:64-75. 11 FCLB, see also http://www.ACAtoday.org/pdf/physiciansstatus.pdf 12 Consumer reports Health Ratings Center. Back-Pain Treatments. ConsumerReports.org; July 2011. 13 Consumer reports Health Ratings Center. Relief for Your Aching Back: What Worked for Our Readers. ConsumerReports.org, March 2013. 14 Professional football Chiropractic Society (PFCS) 2010 www.profootballchiros.com 15 Richard L. Liliedahl, Michael D. Finch, David V. Axene, Christine M. Goertz. Cost of Care for Common Back Pain Conditions Initiated with Chiropractic Doctor vs. Medical Doctor/Doctor of Osteopathy as First Physician: Experience of One Tennessee-Based General Health Insurer. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics; November 2010 (volume 33 issue 9 Pages 640-643). 16 Unintentional Drug Poisoning in the United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010. Prescription Drug Abuse. White House Office on National Drug Policy, 2013. 17 Peter Whoriskey, Dan Keating. Boom in spinal fusions questioned. Washington Post. Page 1. October 28, 2013; Rise in the spinal fusion surgeries driven partly by financial incentives. Washington Post. 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__label__cc	0.542947	0.457053	Zahra Stardust I am a policy advisor and academic with a background in law, human rights and sexuality. I have worked with NGOs, United Nations bodies, the corporate sector and community organisations. During this time I have focused upon LGBTI rights, criminal law, sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention, anti-discrimination and gendered violence. I have taught in undergraduate courses on criminology, sociology, gender studies, politics, social sciences and sexology. My research experience includes two major ethnographic projects including qualitative interviews and legal review as part of my PhD at UNSW and Master of Arts at USYD; working as a Research Assistant in the Law Faculties at both USYD (on gender inequities in health) and UTS (on sexuality in asylum determination) as well as in Social Sciences at UNSW (on animal law reform); and as a Research Officer for the Centre for Social Research in Health conducting focus groups to develop indicators to measure stigma. As a policy advisor and analyst I have experience working in sexual and reproductive health, human rights, sex work, HIV and LGBTI health. I have conducted policy work for the United Nations Population Fund, health promotion organisation ACON, and national peak body Scarlet Alliance, conducting consultations, writing policy submissions, preparing briefings to ministerial advisory committees and giving evidence at parliamentary inquiries. In international spokesperson and advocacy roles, I have conducted both public advocacy and quiet diplomacy. I have briefed delegates attending the Commission on the Status of Women for UN Women, presented at the Amnesty International Human Rights Forum, and been an invited panelist at the UN Youth Summit on Gender Equality, as well as participating in stakeholder workshops and meeting with politicians and senior policy advisors behind closed doors to negotiate outcomes, source funding and influence decision-making. My human rights work includes investigative research on reproductive health for UNFPA in Eritrea; monitoring the Australian Government’s gender and development obligations for UN Women Australia; casework to recover compensation for sexual abuse at Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre; legal and policy research on Native Title at the Kimberley Land Council; advocating for LGBTI rights with ACON; drafting applications for Ministerial Intervention with the Refugee Advice and Casework Service; undertaking research on international treaty obligations for the Amnesty International Australia NSW Human Rights and Security Network; and speaking at Secondary Schools about animal rights with Animal Liberation. As a Postgraduate Teaching Fellow and Associate Lecturer, I have guest lectured in courses on criminology, gender studies, politics, sociology, sexology and social policy. My topics have included Sexuality, Gender and Human Rights (Politics of Human Rights in Australia, UNSW), Intersectionality in the Criminal Justice System (Introduction to Criminology, UNSW), Law, Labour and Ethics in Australian Pornography (Sociology of Gender, University of Wollongong), Lessons From 20 years of Decriminalisation of Sex Work (Culture and Contemporary Sexology, Curtin University), Sex as Performance (Bodies, Sexualities and Identities, USYD), and Anti-Trafficking Policy (Justice and Law Society, University of Queensland). Read about my research in international journals including Porn Studies, World Journal of AIDS and Research for Sex Work, books such as Trans/Forming Feminisms (Palgrave), Queer Sex Work (Routledge), The DIY Porn Handbook (Greenery Press), Coming Out Like a Porn Star (ThreeL Media) and Beyond Burning Bras (Praeger), as well as my social commentary in magazines and news media, including The Conversation, Runway and Overland. As an invited speaker for diverse audiences around the world including academic staff, industry professionals, human rights delegates, peers and students, I have presented at interdisciplinary conferences, seminars, lectures and community forums, including the International Bar Association conference in Tokyo, World Association for Sexual Health Congress in Singapore, American Association of Geographers in San Francisco and the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives conference in Melbourne.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7669
__label__cc	0.650972	0.349028	Home / Medicine / Should You Still be Worried About the Zika Virus? Should You Still be Worried About the Zika Virus? by adminin Medicinetags Virology, Virus, Zika Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947. Zika virus is related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. Since the 1950s, it has been known to occur within a narrow equatorial belt from Africa to Asia. From 2007 to 2016, the virus spread eastward, across the Pacific Ocean to the Americas, leading to the 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic. The infection, known as Zika fever or Zika virus disease, often causes no or only mild symptoms, similar to a very mild form of dengue fever. While there is no specific treatment, paracetamol (acetaminophen) and rest may help with the symptoms. As of 2016, the illness cannot be prevented by medications or vaccines. Zika can spread from a pregnant woman to her baby. This can result in microcephaly, severe brain malformations, and other birth defects. Zika infections in adults may result rarely in Guillain–Barré syndrome. Hormone Therapy in the Menopause TransitionpreviousAntibiotics May Impact Cancer Treatment Efficacynext	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7674
__label__cc	0.683862	0.316138	Cyberpunk and Steampunk Cyberpunk and Steampunk: The story of an indomitable ethos in any age! By S. A. Kehr What is Cyberpunk? What makes a Cyberpunk story different from its near future Sci-Fi cousins? We can identify a few aesthetic differences that have come to define the genre for the majority of onlookers. It is at once futuristic and at the same time gritty. It has the ever present and all too sleek look of curves and lines everywhere. It has a color pallet that is dark and decidedly against earth tones and pastels. Neon is king, glass and steel (or their futuristic counterparts) are the materials of choice, there are few if any natural things and those that do exist are handled on a scale from incredibly valuable to divine. High technology is ubiquitous to the extent that it has become banal, social mobility is almost nonexistent. But even a definitive list of Cyberpunk style elements could never capture what lies beneath the veneer of highly stylized techno-fetishism that has come to mean cyberpunk in the pop-culture iconography. Those who have chosen to be more than bystanders know that in Cyberpunk, “cyber” is the style but “punk” is the substance. So if the essence of Cyberpunk isn’t its cool haircuts and mirror shades what is its character? At its core Cyberpunk is inherently disenfranchised, disaffected, disinterested, and disappointed. It is the dystopia and a realization of our most banal fears made manifest by our own selfishness, sloth, and misanthropy. It scares and titillates us at the same time by appealing to the greedy, lazy, angry, and entitled parts of our ugliest selves and says, “Here is the world you really want”; Everything’s cheap and easy if you just let your humanity dribble out a little each day. Its a world of wonders with all the wonder sucked out. Characters regularly treat scientific miracles, nigh unto magic, like they belong in the dust bin. This is of course nothing new to our modern condition (how often do we find reasons to be dissatisfied with our phone, TV, or computer just to replace it with the newest version of the same). Nevertheless, it bears witness to the detachment between our wonders and the sense of wonder we feel towards them. But a Cyberpunk world is more than merely a peek beyond the grim veil of consequence; its also a world of stories about hope in the darkness, the indomitable human spirit, and the beauty that we can bring back if we are willing to bravely face a world that has given up. It looks forward and sees what we all fear and tells us a story about escaping that fate, the power of an individual, and how our humanity can be our salvation. So what is Steampunk and how is it different? Steampunk is inherently engaged, interested, bright eyed and bushy tailed. It is a better tomorrow built on more promising yesterdays, its a nostalgic re-imagining of what was with all the dirty, ugly, and distasteful parts left on the cutting room floor. It is a Utopian revisionist history that seizes on the wonder of our world and asks us to recreate the past without the banal misery of what human beings have done. And like Cyberpunk it has an aesthetic all its own. Gears and gadgets are everywhere disregarding the pesky laws of physics, technology is regarded on a spectrum from very rare to divine. Idealized Victorian sensibility permeates every level of society. The people are unabashedly enthusiastic and plucky. Status and standing are the real currency of the times; everyone has the potential to rise above their station. Earth tones and pastels are in, most of the world is crafted in natural materials, firelight is key but the limelight is king. But most importantly everything is fanciful and full of flair. Steampunk worlds are filled with over the top personalities that care less about what happens than how they look when it happens. But true to form the “steam” in Steampunk is the dressing but the “punk” is still the meat and potatoes. One might reasonably ask what’s so punk about fancy dress and style over substance? Can you be fanciful and frivolous while maintaining your punk cred? The answer is it all depends on where you are going, not where you have been. Steampunk is a story of a past that wasn’t where we aren’t the selfish, slothful, cogs in a machine slowly being worn down. but it’s also frightened, and dangerously close to losing the thread of its own better tomorrow. It is a story of darkness creeping into the dream, the failings of mankind, and the horrors we can cause when we lose our sense of wonder. The punk in Steampunk is a looming threat and an unacknowledged background hum of desperation. The average Steampunk character is most like a Disney park employee; Silently suffering, all the while bottling up their vast sense of unease and frustration with a world going to hell in a handbasket while everyone smiles and says what a lovely day it is. Steampunk plays at being chipper but deep down it’s scared to death we will not make it past Tuesday. Basically Steampunk and Cyberpunk are two faces of the same coin. one dystopia, one utopia, one looking forward, one looking back, one asks us to see beauty in darkness, one asks us to see darkness in beauty, but ultimately they both tell us a story about the value of awe and wonder at the world we live in. Both dare us to be courageous in facing a world that’s barely keeping it together (either on the edge of losing what it has or on the edge or regaining what was lost). Both ask us to put wonder back into the wonders of a world we see losing its way. We look to what will be with dread and what has been with nostalgia. Both speculate that what can save us from this disaster is our own humanity. Both offer us a way to right the ship and emerge from the darkness we face (whether that darkness is upon us already or looming on the horizon). Each uses technology, albeit very different manifestations of technology, as a backdrop to highlight the role of the individual and their humanity in shaping the world to come. Each, in its own way judges, a world that focuses on external forces and finds it wanting. What we make of that world is where the story happens. What we do and how we live matters. Will we be the slothful children of a new age of technology or will we embrace the pain and seek greater accomplishments for all mankind? Will our greed and ignorance lead us to exploit our fellows or will we realize the worth we all carry hidden inside us? Will we foster a new age of tyranny or a new age of egalitarianism? If you aren’t sure to which, Cyberpunk or Steampunk, these last few questions refer then I have done my job. What is common to them is the punk ethos, and it is a story about the rise of humanity against the powers that be. It is a story of discontentment with the status quo. It is a story about re-imagining who and what we are. It is a story about the power of individuals to change the course of behemoths. It is a story about what’s beautiful inside us, and it is a story about how truth can set us free. We tell these stories because we need to believe in our ability to overcome the darkness that sleeps inside us all and to fix our mistakes. We imagine grim futures to remind ourselves not to give in and to replace temptation with discipline. We re-imagine our history to forgive ourselves weakness and replace it with strength. We tell stories so the angels of our better nature can beat back the daemons of our weakest moments. A punk story is one in which we are all the leaders of our own personal rebellion, the “great men” of an unwritten history, the saviors of humanity, and the witnesses of our own worst fear. So it doesn’t really matter whether it is cybernetics and matrix runs or zeppelins and Babbage engines. Either way, it is a ruse to talk about our own humanity and what deep hopes and fears we need projected into an ethos that lets us have control in a world of choices we don’t get to make. Maybe that’s the most profound similarity between these two genres; We didn’t get a choice. We didn’t get to choose the events of history so we revise with what we wish we could have done. We don’t get to choose the future so we speculate on what we fear from it. And in both we tell stories that let us reassert our own value, power and, individuality. Afraid?… Ep 14: Sensationalist media: Are your children safe? welcome one and all to Professor Metal’s irate debate and calamitous commentary with the philosophical chain gang. Today’s episode is sensationalist media; Are your children safe? I’m your host Professor Metal on river actual grace. You know I’ve had this looming sense of dread lately looming drove me to look at all school living that twenty four seven these days. Well that’s a perfectly valid response to being locked in the little oratory. I’ll make it a point to tell the looming dread to back up just a little bit. Well that would be nice. Oh absolutely. So something most media there’s a lot of little lord of you plea all of it. Oh you’ve got to get those views somehow the viewership bowlers would have you there and that does bring us to a very interesting point about sensationalist media the point at which we see the rise of sensationalist media is really the same point at which news becomes entertainment product something to be made money on. Back in the day they used to lose you a significant amount of money but the money that you lost on that was considered public affairs money you gave that to the public for the right to use the airwaves. That was the exchange. It involved in being a public broadcaster. When that changed when the public interest standard was removed. Television news became a commodify of all things something you expected to make money on. And if you’re going to make money on it you have to constantly be scrambling for new viewers and more numbers and the higher ratings to give advertisers in order to make a dollar. There are just three channels in the world. You know when there are just three channels there were best practices there were standards for journalism that they agree on and no one of those three heated for the fear of seeming irresponsible. Wish being a responsible corporate citizen was the entire point of doing journalism in the first place as you just pointed out in a has to do with that choke point because I think the first role of journalism is to act as a gatekeeper say here’s what’s important is that you should know about in the world when there’s a few of them they can do that. You don’t really have a lot of other options unless you’re going around just counterculture. But with the opening up of choices with so much cable to cable news and the internet and various other platforms of getting news the ability of news to be a gatekeeper Droste because we can choose where we’re going to get the news from so we’re going to go to whatever news we want to see results selecting it. I definitely think there are some problems inherent in that list. Some people just look for news that favors them that their ideas of the world. Any direction you look there are news outlets that kind of cater to a specific type of person and people will generally gravitate more towards that outlet that anything else. But even then if there are multiple outlets that kind of go for the same person you see this sort of not necessarily sensationalist arms race but something very similar where where they’re trying. Give me the most in your face you have the most exciting news honestly with how we get information become so fragmented into bite sized chunks that you can click through for more. They’ve got very little time to grab you. They’re competing with a lot of other people who are trying to use and they certainly were not saying that all journalism should be done in pure paternalistic fashion right I mean there is a place for new media in the journalistic landscape. I mean while it may not be the same type of news there is certainly a place for things like hyper local news cast about several philosophers desperately trying to help things like that that might interest in each audience it’s generally put forward as a very right wing conservative notion but I don’t necessarily agree with their disagree with it because the concept of the marketplace of ideas free markets are really really good at developing good products and developing value over products. So can we really complain about the free market forces in the world of information in the long run this is the best way to go. The way that it’s going in sensationalism is just going to be a part of it I don’t know I think there are problems there. When you have no vetting when you have news or things that were this fired to the news that are willing to put out information that isn’t solid or may in fact be in part or in the whole false and so you have this dissemination of misinformation. That sounds good to whomever their viewership is or what have you. But it isn’t true. I think that is a very big problem with that sort of system. But don’t we as responsible media consumers bear some of the responsibility for choosing those news sources and verifying to what extent they should be trusted. Some pending of whether trust is a given. Media consumers first priority increasingly we see the media of all varieties hold our attention and however many directions we have started ingesting our media faster and faster and the levy itself seems to be in like smaller and smaller bites. There are plenty of people I know that will judge the worthiness of an article to read based solely off of its headline which was I mean meant to grab attention. And one of the prime targets for sensationalism. More and more people’s yay or nay response to wanting to read an article is kicked off like going through social media. But for example let’s take someone who was inadvertently fooled by an Onion article. And in case there’s anyone left in the universe it doesn’t know The Onion is a satirical news type site that makes fun of the types of stories to go around the news on a regular basis. If some of them are fooled into that because they saw a headline and they thought this was a real story wouldn’t it be that person’s fault for not having verify whether or not the onion was a source to listen to as opposed to the onions fault for having them inadvertently. This is an interesting thing about social media as we are just passive consumers were also broadcasters were also sharing it and passing it around and spreading it. A reaction that I see very commonly especially online from people is not so much that they want to be informed but they want something to react to. They want to find something that helps them express moral outrage in very often they will go off of the title of something without actually reading the full nuance of the full story and say that person did something horrible and they’re wrong and they feel good about themselves for saying so you think. Well see something that anger is just out of the headlines and without actually really look into it. What they want to do is put it out there. I think this is wrong this is horrible this is bad. It’s like we’re all jacking up our moral high horses in the reach for the heavens trying to get above everyone else. I think you have a point that we’re in a sort of perpetual hyperbole battle amongst ourselves like who can have the most outrageous version of the same thing. But at the same time I think that there might be something to be said for the idea that people are responsible for what they put out that when we choose to engage in that that we have to take responsibility for what the consequences of putting that out in the world are. We’re all journalists. Sure in some sense we are and I think that while the onion example is clearly a very farfetched one most people who get fooled by an Onion article quickly realize it was an Onion article and move on with their day. I think that the same principle can be taken seriously with regard to say bloggers who may not have a lot of journalistic background or I don’t think really because it’s not necessarily an intentional misleading but at the very least their credentials are questionable at the very least that when you read that it is your responsibility to go what is the veracity of the story should I immediately become morally outraged over it or should I look into this person and did they have a leaning do they have a particular type of story that right about time this person reliable in other cases. Have they posted misinformation before they got their information from. No I do kind of agree that some of the burden falls on the consumer of the news but you kind of have to do a little research yourself although it goes against the. The sort of fast lifestyle that a lot of people have come to adopt these days I think people are better for it too but they are information in their news. I’ve certainly done it a few times with something that sounds particularly far fetched and sometimes I found myself correct in thinking that it was several news stories have slipped past and even got posted by Reuters or the Associated Press some of the bigger more prestigious news organizations. Sure and I don’t want my son went and saying there’s no place for a more metered and professional level journals I think that both can exist in an ecosystem of ideas wherein the big fish help us verify information. The citizen journalism the even more fast and loose tweet about it immediately is a good way to get some headlines and kind of know what’s going on in the world but you have to take another step to find out what level of trust you should place in that and I think that’s our responsibility as media consumers more than it is the responsibility of Twitter bombers and fast and loose News Journal bloggers. That’s something they don’t bear any responsibility to do but we have to take some responsibility for what we consume as well. We can necessarily control them. You’ll learn some pleasing them. I do kind of want to state take a step back here because we’re very much making it sound like something tional ism is a new practice in journalism but it’s really been around for quite a long time especially in the American market with a sort of low starting in the one nine hundred thirty S. and forty’s and going through to the late seventy’s. But before then we saw a lot of what was called back in the day and sometimes still today yellow journalism one of the people. Most well known for this was William Randolph Hearst the newspaper mogul and then him an opponent of marijuana growing partially because he felt threatened his business but he not only attacked that as an industry but his opponents and used his platform his newspaper as a personal platform first politics. He ended up being a member of the House New York House of Representatives throughout his career and is kind of the sensationalist bad guy and this is no more more prevalent then Citizen Kane the Orson Welles film which Orson Welles himself got blacklisted from Hollywood very late in the Hearst life he saw it and immediately made calls to get Orson Welles’ kicked out of Hollywood effectively and well Citizen Kane is considered a masterstroke to this day of cinematic excellence. It ruined Orson Welles’ career because Hearst ruined him for for basically telling the truth and a lot of the problem of Hearst yellow journalism was not just that it was politically driven I mean obviously that was problematic but Hearst was known to outright lie just to tell complete falsehoods. Hearst published stories especially with regard to is an attempt of marijuana a lie about Mexicans who would smoke grass and murder white people in their beds go on massacre sprees helped out Negroes would roam the streets looking to rape white women. But the kind of headlines that he took where he had very little if any basis in reality and just spread his particular brand of angry Alytus racism and hatred about it already and some disputable raster. I’m starting a Cuban American or commanded one of his people to start writing about the war that America was having breakfast. There were never more curious wrote the story on the war as an i Phone call if nothing else. You almost want to quote like that to be true. You know here’s a situation where we have an environment where there are keepers. There are these newspaper magnets there are a few of them and they’re deciding what information everyone is hearing and yet we have the sensationalism for their own ends. So I mean the different situation we have now where everything’s very fragmented in the city’s financial system is a whole lot of which is trying to be heard above the crowd in their case to sensationalism as a few people just sort of almost being informational tyrants. That’s fair but part of it was they would create these false or exaggerated articles and headlines to sell more copies of the newspaper like that was a big thing between Hearst and a contemporary of his Joseph Pulitzer like both were accused of yellow journalism to try and sell more newspapers because they were too greedy about it. Well it seems to me like you know all of these instances you see similar threads and there is an attention economy that has to be won out in order to be in a position to do what you might want to do with your journalistic product be it a newspaper or a T.V. show or a blog or whatever else you have to first garner attention and even if your environment is a few big players you still have to try and garner attention from amongst them. Whereas in our current media landscape there are a lot of little players as well as some big players and everybody’s trying to get attention for everybody else. So I think it’s important to realize that even if the actual goals that come after that have changed a little bit rather than being selling newspapers it’s it’s on a blog or something similar that maybe doesn’t generate correct. It’s certainly the same kind of game being played. Business in general in the late nineteenth century was rather different in the way a large concern today in those robber barron attitude. They did not play nice with each other. There were two or three people sharing the market. They were sure the tooth and nail. Everybody wanted to know if you’ve got two or three corporations in one single in one single industry and what they’re going to do is they’re both going to like that prices are going to even out with each other they’re going to do what they call best practices. They’ll take their big chunk of this fat market and just be happy with it rather than try to fight each other or certainly and I think another thing that changed between then and now probably for the better is the dispersal and the democratization of information the fact that we have information coming to us faster and from more sources certainly helps. It can also be a hinderance certainly but it helps us as a culture kind of that and verify better what’s true and what’s not. If we go out and look for sources and for where these planes are coming from we’re able to find it better. There’s you know certainly back in the day there was no internet not even really much of the telephone system and so you had to take it on face value share and to some degree over his writings and so you don’t a noise ratio problem right. On some level. Boosting the amount of stuff you hear will increase the number of true things you hear and it might also a certain point to over to also increasing the number of postings you’re the ratio may start to fall between those two even if you’re having more good informational nuggets come your way. So Lebanon Vironment with our media where we have to find the right balance of those things it’s not just more true things are less false things it has to be the highest ratio of true or false. Think we might become some fragmented society this might have something to do with polarization. If we’re in a marketplace of ideas where out of thousands of possible channels for information I choose the set of the ones I like which is another media that I can consume maybe said dozen sources. You choose yours someone else chooses there is a record in their own preferences and biases and psychology. Now we each live in different bubbles as opposed to back in the day when there are fewer choices. Everyone lived in the same big bubble we all sort of lived in the same world of what’s true and what’s not now we’ve each got you know if we’ve reached out to selection from this huge list of choices we’ve each got our own in a sense living in our own world of what’s true and what’s not. And there’s a limited overlap between them. So I think there’s more people talking past each other than used to be. So we’re talking about the concern of all or over plurality of truths that if we don’t agree on a set of things that are true that young some level we can just continue to yell at each other because both sides believe they have the truth. What we can’t have a debate lesser agree and premises of any argument. And if it’s self-selecting or world of facts from different argue and competing informational channels I guess the question is how do we reassemble a single world of truth that we all live in in order to have constructive dialogue. Well it seems to me and that’s one of the areas where philosophy can still be incredibly useful to the modern era. That philosophy helps us to weed out those things which are untrue not because they don’t match the facts of the world but because they are not sound within their own principles. Those things which are self-contradictory those things which cause logical mis assertions the syllogistic matters. Socratic method are long tested principles by which to try and find some elements of truth. They don’t give us an absolute guide to truth but they give us tools to which to try and determine which things we should give any credence to and which things are on their face problematic for their own case and that doesn’t require a huge study philosophy where you’ve got to dig through all the tomes of the great men of the last two millennia. This is actually a fairly easy to get through a list of just contemporary techniques for vetting information. It’s unbiased neutral it’s all technique focused it’s pretty simple critical thinking and I think could really help with this regard of us living on our own little islands of self selected facts and I agree with you no worries them I think it’s present further than that that there are definitely some methodologies that we can use and tools that we can grab. But it’s to me at least almost as much about the minds or the practice of constantly critically evaluating those things that are around you. That’s the tertiary value of exploring and understanding philosophy in my opinion and why I still believe that it’s a very valuable education to have even if it’s not directly plenty of jobs when you go out in the world. People always get what you can do the philosophy degree. Well it’s not what you do with philosophy or having studied philosophy or wasn’t it was part yes it’s what you learn to do in your day to day life in the background the things that are not the direct focus and discerning what kinds of media are some specialist which kinds are is a key example of something that we can learn a lot about by understanding soundest of arguments and the types of fallacies that get created over time. Sones of this analogy I like to use and somebody asked me what was his philosophy. Well if you go to the gym with weights you see the weight there on the rack. You pick it up and put it down. You’ve done all this exertion to move this heavy weight and then you put it. Back where you found it out where you left it. You worked on the chair. Now you’re putting all this effort and that that weight as it moved anywhere so I guess you have putting it all that work. What did you accomplish the same thing all the platoons and we’ve been wrestling with these eternal questions for all of humankind I would put it to work from different angles we dig into it and at the end of the day the question still remains the philosophical problem is still there but we’re wiser for having made the attempt. Just as you’re stronger for having moved that way. Well certainly and I think that’s a bit of a problem with our culture and not to get to sidetracked but you don’t see a lot of emphasis on critical thinking in lower education these days. I personally being the youngest member of the chain gang I didn’t really know what critical thinking was until high school and I think that’s a major problem. Like nobody addressed it until I was in high school and then I was kind of expected to do what it wants and I had to learn it myself and I think it belies some of the issues we see in our days with a lot and acceptance of of things like sensationalist news that we don’t exercise these these critical thought processes in school I agree this is a great dovetail back in because the greater social construct of not being yes society that values critical thinking is one brilliant sensational to me if we were a society that in general practice critical thinking and it was we would be less apt to be fooled in the first place by this kind of media and this kind of announcement or to pay attention to what we’re saying now because we would have the practice on a regular basis of looking at that and saying no I don’t think it’s likely to do you have to look forty five people on the bus I don’t think. That’s a reasonable thing to think this headline actually means so there must be more behind it and they want me to read this article. Do I want to read this article or do I think this is likely to just grab my attention and move on with it something else. I think her selling point is to say that any given media consumer in the informational environment that you exist is a look at that information which you like to actually be true. What would you call someone who lived in an informational environment so called facts are almost entirely false. Well probably a full one of your fault. Well here are some techniques you can use to get your information. Now I agree with that and I think that to a large extent that you feed off each other. The last time we spend talking about critical thinking media literacy in some of these other related issues the more it becomes the more useful it becomes to have those things in terms of a means of controlling people in terms of guiding people’s attention towards the things you want and away from other things. I think that when we foster a culture of not paying attention to that critical thinking and media literacy elements that are going on in our day to day lives we essentially give up control of those day to day lives to somebody else we say you make the decisions for me. Fox News for example you go ahead and decide what’s important for me to hear and you go ahead and tell me what I should think about it. And that’s problematic in general. It means that we don’t have an informed citizenry. We have a guidance that is free and that crumbles the very structure upon which our entire system of governance and our way of life is belt. Certainly certainly and it’s almost frightening when you see certain media outlets and certain news outlets that that are espousing that you should only listen to them. Because they are the truth. I don’t know it just strikes me as kind of frightening. Well perhaps more to the point they claim to be the truth tellers the other people are the liars right and that’s important because we all have inherent to the way humans think about the world. A desire to avoid the liars. So we’re setting aside the whole point of media channels accusing each other along. I think there is you said there is some value in having somebody who decides whether something is actually true and whether it is newsworthy. In much the same way it is valuable to not have to all grow our own food in our own backyards. You know journalism is work and if you know we can have somebody specialize in OK you figure out what we should know what’s important to us when it gets to which you mention when they tell us what to think about those I think it crosses a different line. It starts becoming journalism and starts becoming propaganda ploy. Well and to some extent it’s impossible to truly bias free journalism there is a certain amount of always being here and I’m going to use an example from a book called How to watch T.V. news and I’ll put a link to that in the show. But basically you imagine a situation in which a Palestinian seventeen year old throws a Molotov cocktail. Two Israeli soldiers that one of the Israeli soldiers hit with a Molotov cocktail is blinded in one eye by a piece of glass coming off the wall and you try to put yourself in the point of place of the reporter during that story which details do you include and which do you leave out do you say that it was a Palestinian attacking Israeli soldiers. Well that seems like an important detail but at the same time it seems like it’s a little bit prejudiced to put it out there in that way. Do you point out that it was a minor or do you say that Israeli man because he was seventeen is he. More a regime or a child. You point out that the Israeli soldier was blinded in one I didn’t say he was injured. What if they shot the Israeli Palestinian child in the process do you report on that as well. Do you report on the attack to some degree how we as human beings experience the story influences how the story gets told. So but it should be said that journalism is a practice I mean you know you can take college courses in journalism and there are practices in techniques for answering at least to some extent you know all of those questions that you have asked like how you would approach them at least to reduce bias and then you can fairly limited but there are specific techniques that was biased from journalist writing down to a vanishing point. They do admit there will still be some but oh I definitely agree that there will always be some human society is a political machine we are by some extension political creatures What is it. Anything you write that he’s leading that you produce will come across as being political in some fashion and there are well there are ways to mitigate that. It still happens wherever there are two people together. There’s politics. Well I think that there is an upswell of the new media in the world that perhaps trying to be unbiased is actually hurting us that instead of trying to be unbiased we should acknowledge your bias and try and be fair in our reporting as a good example of this is serial the incredibly famous now contest for of all sorts of internet records in which there are training who was a producer with This American Life reports on one story for twelve hours and really dig deep into investigating. Their conviction of a guy for murder in this particular story she acknowledges that she’s not unbiased. That from the very beginning she feels like this guy was convicted unfair. But in the process of doing so they’re present all the possible information about it and trying to tell you the whole story not just the parts that support one side or another. There is a bias. There is a clear bias to any knowledge they are biased but they also say here are the things that are problematic for our are biased. This particular fact makes it very hard to feel the way I do. And at the end of the story they need to sort of wrap up where they try and analyze whether or not that opinion has changed over the course of learning all these things. It’s not the same model but it goes to the same goal which is to tell a true story to tell the most true story we can about events in the world. People point to the patrons their patron saint of biased journalism Walter Cronkite. He was back when you know that was a perfect example of an unbiased guy. They forget the broadcast. When he came around the desk sat on the edge of it took off his glasses and said to the camera you get no damn good reason why we’re still in the gym. You know I don’t know. And a lot of things people seem to not recognize with with American journalism is it’s just that it’s American it is done from the American perspective is there is no other bias there’s still the bias of being an American person living in America and the cultural sort of baggage that comes with it. And Walter Cronkite for being touted as this pillar of journalistic excellence never disputed back never never try to show himself as sort of a man of the world as it were trying to move from a global perspective as opposed to an American perspective. And I think people lose sight of that sometimes and I think in his age people really thought in terms of bias he would only ever claim to be fair. So we talked about a lot of journalistic integrity stuff and a lot of fires. But what we’re supposed to be talking about tonight is sensationalist media specifically and I think it would be a disservice if we didn’t talk about the problems of sensationalist media. We talked a lot around the ideas of how little we did or what the solutions might be whether or not it should be in these environments. But we haven’t really gone into why you wouldn’t want it. So what is the problem with sensationalist media. Why is it OK to say dogs everywhere or have someone become Ramadan are attacking babies just on the off chance you didn’t buy a D.V.D. The only arsenic already atoms of it in your home. So why not. I mean what’s the real harm. Well for one thing we are brains are not our brains have a facility in them for doing inductive reasoning to determining statistics but only in the wild as we’re involved in small tribal groups doing statistics on a large population. Our brains will give us an opinion based on the number of cases that we’ve seen. That may seem higher or lower than is real whereas if you actually count the number of statistics you know proper data collection would tend to be way off. You know when we see a similar event being really hyped up is terribly important. Just a couple of times we may actually think this is happening all the time. You know if I was like I wouldn’t want to leave the house for fear of cops shooting me from the news that I’ve seen. What are the actual statistics. There’s too bad but not the news media would make it seem and that’s might inform how I live my life. Well I think the world’s going. Yeah I think part of it is. Well news is ostensibly just words on a screen or in a video feed or in your ear. Words can really easily translating that action and that’s a problem if there is a spurious or outright false claims about certain things that can cause panic and it can and has caused real life effects the whole Obama’s going to outlaw guns thing which he very obviously hasn’t in nearly seven years in office he’s been in now but all the same we’ve seen gun sales or gun prices skyrocket the price of ammunition and all the related accoutrements go way up because of this panic that we’ve seen in the does only in gun collecting community where they have this fear that they’re going to be taken away so they’re they’re stocking up just in case they’re about to keep them or something because of this false or these these various claims. Don’t think that’s the key to the worst examples of institutional reporting is that a prisoner appears well and the quintessential example of having the wrong information because that in fact is a she was for the Worlds and the radio broadcast having the wrong information and believing that it was true. Let a lot of people do a lot of very stupid things. Several people were injured when the broadcast happened has been documented that people acted in very foolish ways based on that information that lead to the real broadcast. So clearly there’s a problem with knowing false information and believing it to be true on the other hand there’s also almost the opposite problem. If you have received false information too many times to be young to be too skeptical of those sources and that. Do you not accepting good information when it does come out. So we have a certain danger of believing the wrong things too many times that have to be also of point sort of the boy who cried wolf. So there you go. You know you have that information bad information bad information good information from all from the same source. But that history of bad information leads you to believe that the good information is fat. And if you look at the thought process of conspiracy theorists It’s not that they’re actually too credulous that they’re buying into something that is that is unlikely they’re actually too skeptical. They’re refusing the obvious and simplest answers because they don’t trust the sources. Sure. I mean a good example at least in my opinion is the end of next year that these people have been offered good solid information in formats that should be able to alleviate the concerns over what dangers there might be associated with this practice because we have been because we’ve been trained to be afraid of pharmaceutical companies and dangers of chemicals and things in our bodies and to be wary of the consequences of certain kinds of medical interventions that turned out to be problematic in the past. We have a large percentage of the population now that is actually so afraid of that they disregard perfectly good information in favor of a narrative that fits that sense to the point that we’ve had not only urgent but the epidemic of the entirely preventable disease. And in fact there’s very little difference between someone who has gotten in a false mindset for rejecting good information. When someone has gotten to a false mindset through accepting bad information. Grow most identical in terms of outcome you know that this person is really buying into this Looney Tunes thing but they get there through UPS It means you are being too credulous or too skeptical sort of meter on the other side. Sure and another major problem with sensationalist media sources the idea is that if the environment is so watered things trying to get your attention in the most outlandish possible ways the signal is lost in the noise of all the attempts to grab your attention. It could be information coming out about some terrible new drug that has been prescribed to lots of people of people shown here. They should know about but if the amount of information out there in the world is all busy claiming that every drug that has ever been produced by pharmaceutical company is bad for you and will tear your body apart in a terrible way. If that’s the environment then the cream doesn’t get to rise to the top. Instead we get everything in the same doses and that’s problematic for the living truth about the world falls this illusion alarmism we sort of live in a perpetual state of alarm and those are things that the media tells us what’s acceptable and what’s not. Yet many people die from heart disease every year. We’ve learned to live with that that’s no big deal if someone gets killed by a serial killer. We all freak out. The media tells us which of these which of these deaths is just something we have to live with and which is something we should be concerned with and it’s fairly arbitrary when you think about it in the dark night there’s a quote from the Joker where he says nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying tomorrow I told the press that like the gang banger will get shot or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up nobody can see because it’s all part of the planet. When I say that one little mirror will die well then everyone loses. I mines one death versus another. We all understand that if you know all human life is equal merit in that one person shouldn’t another should. But we do care very much about certain rather than others and it is the media that informs us of that if the media started telling us something else is more important we start caring about that different role they play. Aside from telling us what’s your role on the T.V. show The unbreakable commish. Or women are rescued from an underground bomb shelter where they were kept in a sort of cult situation the media headline is three white women were rescued one Hispanic woman also freed and now I definitely think there’s something there. Although I do find it interesting that we see in other media being expressed to curb sensationalism like the example you’ve given is very much a sort of sensationalist headlines while ostensibly true its poking fun at sensationalism and how it seems to parse information. Another really good example of this just as a whole is NEWSROOM. The Aaron Sorkin program that has kind of taken shots sensationalism in a really big way where the main character and all of his crew run the cable news network. But they’re very much trying to bring it back to the sort of inform the public. I have Buddhist sensationalism sort of deal. Yeah. NEWSROOM is amazing and there’s a lot of good stuff there about the media about sensationalism about the responsibility for journalistic ethics or some other good resources are uncertain movie Network movie but there’s a lot of good stuff to say to our current media environment. Something that people should reach back and find a way to watch a fight and another good example in a more timely media is the first episode of the first Islam black murder has a lot to say about socialism in media and it’s really pretty powerful stuff if you take it seriously. The book that I was referencing earlier is how I watch T.V. news by Neil Postman and Steve Powers. It’s an excellent read and a great guy to trying to parse some of what’s going on in the world of media and reporting and what role entertainment has in the news. Sean silence I believe today I shall take the last word. My legal team has advised me that I should point out this is the opinion of myself Professor medal and not the podcast as a whole as some of you may be aware I am a member of what is commonly referred to as the venting community. I utilize the electronic cigarettes. I think this particular subset of people who spend lately a prime target for sensationalist media we often see things coming up saying this study or that study has shown there’s formaldehyde in the electronic cigarettes or that there are more cancer risks than cigarettes by some level of orders of magnitude bigger What have you and I think part of the problem we see here is that in the sensationalist media environment there’s this sort of predisposition towards maybe not lying but definitely misrepresenting things. In the case of these studies these studies were all done and they were done according to the scientific method enough that my approved sensationalizing or misrepresent. These particular studies or the results thereof is often in the vested interest of certain groups some of which to be fair. Do you believe they are simply looking out for other people’s best interests. Personally I don’t believe that misrepresenting facts is ever in anybody’s best interest. Well anybody else’s best interest. And some of these groups are in fact entire states. Some of these states it’s because they quite frankly have borrowed against their future cigarette sales. Some of them it’s out of the same misguided sense of morality. One prime example of this is California’s still blowing smoke campaign which has become quite popular and is a source of information for a lot of people about the health risks of electronic cigarettes. I think that anybody who feels maybe they should check this out should probably also check out its counter campaign not blowing smoke which was put together by people admittedly from the very same community who simply want better information to be out there. I would argue that nobody more than the people who utilize these products wants to know if there are health risks involved. But I don’t think that these scare tactics are quite the right way to go about that. I think that what we need to do is instead of rationally analyze the results of these studies and if we find nothing we find nothing we keep studying it. If we find something we focus on that and we keep studying that. I for one would very much like to know what the impact of electronic cigarettes are on my health. I don’t however want somebody telling me that saying This produces a great deal of carcinogens. When it in fact does not unless I am of course utilizing it in a fashion not in line with its intended use. Another part of this problem I think may be the issue of newsworthiness. I think that in order to fill the time slot in our current twenty four hour news cycle just to throw out some numbers say fifty eight fifteen to twenty five slots. Need something and perhaps we don’t have anything newsworthy. Well we can always just sensationalize something that we found on the Internet. Dogs writing skateboards is not newsworthy pictures of cats while adorable are not newsworthy. And I think the sort of trap we find ourselves in with this is that we feel pressured to be putting out news as such. People on the other end tend to feel a pressure to consume said news. Now obviously no one person is going to take in everything. And as such we tend to find places that agree with what we think and places that disagree with what we disagree with. There is actually a term for this. It is often referred to as confirmation bias. I discovered this recently and I can’t help but see it everywhere I look like to take us back to a simpler time a time not so long ago was a strapping young lad back then on April eighteenth of one nine hundred thirty the B.B.C. news came on and said there is no news today and proceeded to play piano music for the remainder of the broadcast. I think that looking back at that we can’t imagine what it’s like to have nothing newsworthy going on in a particular. Today I think that has greatly to do with the shift towards things being considered newsworthy. Just to fill a slot just to utilize more time and I think that’s maybe something that we need to itself step away from for a moment and say Is this really for the best to keep people informed. If everything becomes news then nothing is news by comparison because there is nothing with which to compare it to and say that it’s not me. That’s all the time we have for today. Don’t forget to subscribe interview on i Tunes follow us on Twitter send us your questions and if you like what we’re doing. Support us unpatriotic. Join us next time after we get some of the William Randolph Hearst back in its coffin. I’ve been your host Professor Metal hey remember the news well he was in the biz. Now that sounds and social media online. Gearcon 2015! Ep 13: Gamification as a means of Control; Who’s Playing Who? This episode were trying out a machine transcription instead of our normal show notes. While its definitely not perfect it may help people find us more easily. Let us know what you think via social media or leave a comment. If you found the other style show notes more helpful please let us know. Welcome one an all to professor metal’s Irate debate and calamitous commentary with the philosophical Chain Gang todays episode gameification as a means of control who is playing who? I’m your host Professor metal I’m Ryver, I’m Bruce, and I’m Sean looking I going to punch myself in the face every four hours like it on twenty more Professor points. I think I may have been giving away too much. Starting to see things double. Yeah I stopped playing the various punching game. I’m way behind. Really no point anymore. So what do we mean by a game of cation as a means of control. What are we talking about here. Well it’s pretty damn game buying something used to make something that is not otherwise thought of his game into a game like when you tell little kids hey who can pick up the most toys off of war. That’s game of vying for another good real world example is there’s a protein folding game university had come up with to have people practicing protein folding simulations in an attempt to kind of work out how certain molecules work almost crowdsourcing. Yeah exactly. But even those people rewards which may or may not have any value intrinsic or not. No you do imaginary points that games provide. Bob seems like it’s going to be Badger value right. It has to be some sort of social value. You can buy things do things within the game. The ultimate value of any of those things you buy will be social value and the most useless one when they want to limit currency from their systems they create more and more ridiculously expensive fanciers suits of armor or you know extra equipment with different skins and no static rules just merely hats or hats which can become their own form of currency. But yeah I know it’s bad value it’s showing up to other people value it’s hey look at this fancy thing I spent twenty five work hours on to obtain exactly. Yeah actually even if you know it show you know up to other people at least you get a sense of having done something some kind of well not tangible fixed goal that you have surpassed which if you don’t have enough that going on in your real life. Someone’s accomplishment it is very much the treatment response and there have been a lot of games doing that lately a lot of free to play games I don’t games which I personally don’t big fan of Especially since they don’t cost money but they it seems to be not necessarily play to win but the more you play the better you went in to the point where it almost the the term win lose its meaning. While there are many little marker achievements going on there’s never actually a full sense of release that shipment once you’ve never actually. You’re always on a treadmill you never cross the finish line. Which gets to the point that a lot of these games and I’m thinking it was in games in particular seem to exist to keep you playing. More of it as much as possible using techniques other than simply providing him or getting your friends in Paul real world money. Stuff like that. Singing praises on social media has crossed over from what Jimmy cation is intimately mean by using it for real right to cause someone to do something that they otherwise would choose not to do is a form of control particularly when we’re talking. Whereas you might be inclined to only tell some of your friends sometimes about it in that you play. If you think they would also enjoy it and it’s really that good that you want to be associated with it. Into instead of tell everybody about it all the time to win points and becoming a salesman effectively and that’s actually not a great example would be an invitation that almost everyone is familiar with the sales company right the idea that I’m doing the work you were hired and thus incentivised to do in the first place you are actually earning points towards winning something is another thing in an environment where people are doing things outside sales calling things like you know whoever had the most sales at the end of the day or week or they’re always few and they’ll be nominal prices for that you know compared to everyone’s daily paycheck. This prize values are pretty pretty minor in you know in a daily grind. There’s really not much else to do but play that game but the real concern comes in what that represents. Right because if you are making a choice that is contrary to the choice that you would make. Absent that kind of incentivize Asian kind of overlaying with the game it becomes a problem. Deception almost perhaps where willful participant in the deception in so much as we choose to continue to go along with the game even though we know want some level that we’re being tricked. Doing it it still seems like we’re having or will subvert it in a very fraudulent kind of way. A lot of these sort of online games that free to play games have a very Skinner Box feel to them because they were designed very similarly like you something going to game very early on that you really get a reward. You really see something come of it. But over time it starts to stretch out. You don’t see the reward for doing as much work unless you read it on Facebook. So there’s a term we should probably begin to Skinner box. Certainly certainly. Skinner box refers to behavioral experiments done by B.F. Skinner with mice amongst other animals in which Skinner created a mechanism that dispensed food for mice if they press the button they would get a pellet of food and the thing about these boxes is that after a while they start producing food. Every time the mouse press the button sometimes it would take two sometimes it would take three and more and more. They found that the mouse kept clicking the button like no matter how long it took the house kept clicking the button to get this this reward. They were willing to put into effectively more work through the same reward. And it turned out surprisingly effective on humans. The techniques also to get the most pushing the button even when it’s no longer in human having a probable wart for work rather than a certain one and I think our activates our gambling pleasure instinct. If I’m doing this for a chance in something it’s a little more exciting than if I was doing this to get something. We should probably also cite at this point that Cracked dot com has an excellent article about this particular in this games and it’s been about stuff I think it is a good reference for it. Here it would be more honest if you gave me a game and said OK. Early stages if you do well when you reach a certain level of achievement you unlock new things that you haven’t seen before that are fundamentally different types of gameplay new areas different kinds of choices you can make. But with the kinds of games that we’re talking about the mechanics stay the same. There might be some new names or pictures. All that really happens is that the treadmill speeds up but it’s the same game. The numbers just count up so you’re not really getting any real value for your achievement real value would be more game or different game. Again another key problem with these is they give the illusion of choice and central to any game is you make choices and order with the choices you make from the kinds of choices you make each other branching or success in a strategy. The choices that you make don’t matter nearly as much as the frequency with which way that’s what they’re getting out of you. Playing frequently you can choose option eruption B. If you choose Option A Now you get option be a little later in the end of the it could have gone either way. But the frequency that you play on that makes all the difference. And to that extent you’ll see a lot of games that all of us model very be very. And here are stories that things just happen one after another because then it disguises the fact that you don’t have a lot of choice within that system by covering up of not just telling your story interest or woman that are to go to as opposed to other systems where people would feel like that was off constraining that framework. The ones I’m thinking of Pickler didn’t object puzzle games that have been so popular in the past. Usually the story associated with it is very linearly narrative. You go from this place to that place because that’s where the game goes in and they tell you a little story in between to cover the fact that you can’t. Don’t want to play something else. You know this thing about frequency over choice is another example of the manipulative The games are. If I were to sit down again where mostly made a difference whether I make choices A or B. and so forth I might play the game the same number of hours per month week or day that I might otherwise and the choices that I make within the game don’t affect that. If however my success is determined not on the choices I make in frequency of play now where real life is changing I am playing the game with different frequency patterns or more often than I would otherwise I’m not just making different choices it’s actually changing the line in it’s not doing it by being a good game. It’s doing it through its sick psychologically manipulative techniques and some time to talk while this may not seem very important for us when we talk about it if you like Oh you’ve wasted a few more minutes Clementina every month or oh you spend a little bit more time advertising this on Facebook all of your friends than it was other one polite to do. It can grow in the other and that’s the danger is that it just may not be the final evolution of the game of buying things in this way and losing Game think agenting urge or discourage people from certain kinds of actions. Imagine a social media game in which you get more points for voting in a way proven that you had gone to the polls or particular candidate whose campaign produced a certain kind of game. At some point or perhaps just tagged onto a game that was already very heavily invested I think already seeing this a little bit in the popular media you know I mean not in the same sort of Skinner box. Well we’re way we’ve seen game of occasion as a means of recruitment. I’m specifically thinking of the first person. We’re game America’s only which is produced by the United States Army as a method of advertisement and meant it is put out for free on the Internet to sort of help Laura fight the life of a soldier I guess is the best way to put it make it more appealing to teenagers and youths that if you’re a soldier you’re going to be real cool until the bad guys get to shoot guns and stuff like that and it is a surprisingly effective tool for recruitment numbers. Interestingly enough for game the U.S. military as we wanted to give people an accurate picture of what life soldier looks like and we were concerned about games like Call of Duty that don’t give an accurate picture of what this looks like. Interestingly enough that you know include K.P. duty or similar unpleasant past in America’s Army the glorious parts of the US I was thinking it was going to be on us the first A.D.R.’s again they’ll be getting yelled at and jogging there is a camp segment but it’s you know it’s very much as a Tauriel in any other game definitely drops out the boring bits of the less than desirable bits you know you go to boot camp and you go through that and then you you’re out in the field and yet it still seems very much even if it is slightly more realistic than say the battlefield or Call of Duty games it’s still a glorifying piece of work. We also see unification happen outside of just within games things like you know McDonald’s Monopoly game there’s all sorts of rewards programs that companies get that metaphor Anytime a company tries to involve people in social media to some extent they’re going to be coming up with a unification strategy whether they call it that or no. Absolutely. And we’ve seen some very insidious versions of that line in specifically of Pepsi points back in the ninety’s. This was essentially gambling by buying Pepsi over the top to find out how many points you got towards the really amazing prizes that they offer. Of course nobody but that one kid ever got enough points to actually make any of the really amazing prizes happen and he had to do that but that’s another matter entirely. Advertising has been doing it for years. I’m sure there are plenty of plenty of people myself included I would be surprised if those of you in the room can remember all of the banner ads to win a new car cruise vacation by spending this virtual slot machine or scratching off or something like that which all of the time one some exclusions. One example that I think is interesting along those lines is actually telemarketers who call up to tell you that you have won something as a means of getting what you’ve won in huge air quotes is the same offer that they give to everybody that they call and how you won it was by having a phone number that they got. But you have one of them he was a cruise vacation that you’re only going to need to pay three thousand dollars for dry dock fees and such for what you’ve won is one hundred dollars gift certificate to the shopping center of your particular area or the grocery store of your particular area. If you only need to sign up for two hundred dollars worth of various subscriptions to terrible services in order to get and for all of these times marketing is actually we needed more layers of this string of voters. I mean or they’re fake. There are some times where the top leader board is the person that some people aspire to. He is Lake named after one of the programmers or is not even a real person. It’s just you know you want to beat them because you want to be the target whatever game this is and chances are he never will but I’m thinking about the extreme couponing as the people who just go completely nuts on this type of stuff and take advantage of everything they can and do quite well in it which to me just this kind of tracks like a lot of games there are a handful of people that are just doing so crazy and just devoting their whole lives to it completely devoted throw themselves into everything and try to do to take over your life. You know works OK for him. I mean they’re there they’re tangibly doing well at what they’re doing. Problem is aren’t doing anything else for life and there was a pool of managers. Yeah yeah I have a closet full manage that’s for completely different purposes. You know this sort of negative talk is exactly wind and a view that’s why it’s always hard to keep ahead of you guys. We all is saying I know I will collect my medal points for face punching for another three hours is just good practice though. That’s certainly going to be right. Let’s talk a little bit more about the danger of forms of control that we do not actively associate when we don’t actively look for the ways in which we’re being controlled. We open ourselves to a huge amount of meaning which misses a huge problem and internet huge problem for anyone who doesn’t want to be controlled by advertising. Huge advantage for anyone who wants to control you better ties in some sense. When we willfully disregard the knowledge that we are being manipulated and give ourselves over to a system like that because it provides for work like going to Mars you know. Very good feeling of having earned the prize or won the new fancy armor or whatever else. What we do in those instances translates to a general sense of disconnection from the choices that when we are allowing ourselves to be manipulated by so many forces around us we are essentially lowering our defenses by yet to notice these things when there are truly harmful what’s coming in the case of games. So far most of them seem pretty benign but we start to see what happens when people go off the deep end when people take it too far. We start to see people who spend too much time to the exclusion of other activities or leaving the house or eating or wearing diapers to stay here. Most of those problems have less to do with singing again a thing where you’re taught that you have to stop playing for a certain period of time and then come back in two hours. But the same principles apply that being too easily manipulated by things. Letting ourselves be more and more manipulative. We’re just at it towards a situation where we can be manipulated in ways we would otherwise prefer to avoid being because we have not only that control over our own behavior as examining the psychological manipulation techniques we can sometimes be inoculated ourselves certainly becoming aware is probably one of the best ways to fight something like that and I don’t want to see the curtain drawn back but something very similar to kind of take a look at the actual mechanism that doesn’t. Along with you know good examples or ways in which these things. And I personally play some of these games I know what people do I don’t think it’s always a poor decision to engage in this kind of there’s a difference between gauging it and allowing yourself to be deceived. Being aware and making a conscious choice to be a certain way is one thing. Allowing yourself to forget what the mechanism you are interacting and allowing it to become a controlled course is a very different question. That’s what I’m sure people know I’m paying attention to the decisions they’re making in that way I think it’s also important I think it might be interesting to look at the different kinds of value involved if we can arbitrarily make it once and pass them out. How do we get people to value them. I have saved five thousand air miles at that bunches on my Starbucks card at twenty six. Whatever points two bucks in my pocket I get a whole bunch of my portfolio in the twenty first century I want to level seventy druid. You know this is my portfolio of value that I have earned in the cheat. How’s this valley you know I mean what does it mean that makes that importance behind it recent history since really interesting examples of that question becoming one. I think you have that coin for one there’s a form of currency backed by very little other than people saying it’s worth something not a central group of people who determine this shall be worth something. Throughout this geo political force usually defined by whatever system it’s coming from right. Well I mean it’s not an authority of some sort of things or something you know it’s just this is worth something. Yeah it’s the people that are willing to buy the right people say or. Not at the rate like it’s I mean my view is it’s kind of a buyer’s market because it’s not only dictated by what people are willing to sell it but what people are willing to buy oil runs specifically what the market will bear what it’s not like you at one point where in the olden days where you either had some kind of points or that definitely have value lights and money that you could exchange for goods and services and other points that weren’t early arbitrary The thing about with all of this unification Medland from all of these different directions as you have pointed sort of the line between some imaginary points they made up and something that you can actually exchange for value in exchange for certain types of value in limited instances that only you know in terms of commissions. Why so. Because kind of a gray area between money and just brownie points. Well certainly there’s a great example of this actually is the game EVE Online has a multiple currency system that is fairly transparent with actual money one currency conversion to another at an extremely high rate. The other has a sort of fixed value with world currencies. There’s actually a market for it and there are people who have made their living playing this game by accumulating enough wealth to exchange it for real money and basically do their job that way and as I understand it you know online currency is backed by more months of game play it would not cost you real money. Yeah that’s why it’s sort of fixed is the company that makes C.C.P. puts out the ability to buy what’s called plex which are pilot license extensions for a specific amount of money and think it is you can basically buy and sell these all you want They’ve never put any restrictions on players’ ability to do so and you can buy and sell them. For real world money a price. Both parties will agree upon or for him to get money for the same thing. This is what’s kind of funny about that I find is that let’s say I have twelve hundred months worth of worth of Eve on one way that’s more than one hundred years of me playing the game I could possibly never have a use for more than that. Problem with the total amount of this currency going on inside the system is probably more than old people actually playing the game will ever need and you know they still chase it beyond any real world news ticker And even though it does have a real work dollars transfer Well I think that’s partially because he’s almost transparent with with world currencies that people still seek out this specific type of currency because there are I’m sure plenty of people that are looking to get rich or get rich quick on this game because they’ve heard the success stories about people basically cashing out and getting rich was the backing you bottom line paying anyway. Seems at least to me and I don’t so sure. It seems to me that is the ideal continues to grow so long as you have more players entering the system you will have need of more months of game play. As soon as you see your own personal life and this is the whole system as a whole these are personal to a shrinking of the number of players the currency would collapse. So it’s not entirely unlike the Federal Reserve and it’s interesting because we’re starting to see it elsewhere too. World of Warcraft was recently announced that World of Warcraft would be implementing a similar system where you could buy months of game play as tokens and sell them for in game gold. So we may at some point. The economy and in some ways already are seeing an economy built up around the similar style of currency that has a real world transparency to it. Graduations if you see it playing this game you get the chance to play more. Well it seems to me that the Elephant Room in terms of transparency to the world value lives Second Life and Linden dollars which is directly transferred to cash through Linden companies and next and it has made no claim ever that it wasn’t like this is in no way ever been a roundabout way of getting money out of the system. They directly transferred acting as a central bank. Again that’s a very good point the fact that there’s a real world transparency directly to the primary Indian currency is kind of a huge thing. Then again Lynn Labs has very much tried to almost sell Second Life as a replacement for social interaction in the real world. In at least in the way I’ve seen it and I honestly haven’t played that much of it so I may not be the best interpreter of this so I think an all too great example of that. I think when the words of probably say they don’t want to be able to form real world interactions but instead an alternative to real world interactions that you probably should still have real world interactions but that if you want to have second life interactions which mimic most of the functions of real world interactions you could do that also or as an alternative to depending on the situation. I think women want sparkle under a lot of fire of their life. Don’t talk to people. Second Life them and that’s that’s entirely fair. It’s a little bit in your name. Second Life Since you have the first one. Not everybody plays it that way though. I mean certainly there are there have been many examples of people getting a little too deep into any number of games to tragic results. It’s sometimes and while I feel that is not necessarily the fault of the developers these very schemes are looking to do a specific thing and have in some sense done well you know they don’t really count for people who might fall in the spiral people who might be more prone to like gambling addiction or simply other anti-social behaviors and stuff like that who end up almost falling into these holes that these games help them dig become a very very impactful very real world consequences sort of thing. We’re definitely moving a little bit off track with that. But just to say that there are always going to be people with compulsive behavior issues no matter what the thing is there are people with goals of behavior issues around collecting things for collectors of antiques been known to have houses and storm rooms and whatnot all of N.T.’s that they can either use nor sell because they have gotten it can also be your own life. There are all kinds of compulsive behaviors around almost any type of activity and call it seems like certain kinds of activities are more prone to it. There is definitely a certain amount of that that comes down to all involved with not the fault of the producer of that thing or the people starving it may be unfair to blame people who started collections of one thing or another or hoarders who can’t differentiate between a valuable and you certainly sure couldn’t in terms of gain control. It seems to me we’re more concerned about those cases where companies someone sets up a system that is designed to bring on addictive psychology in order to get us to play the game as much as possible. The Advocate itself again to our friends in sci. Get confused about values and start giving them real money or meaningless points. Anyone can do that just as a licensed looney as you were going to migrate but what we’re talking about is definitely the manipulative that event when people intentionally set up doesn’t you know point that term you know because I think that it carries far too much into the conversation that might or might not belong here depending on your opinion and really sort of thinking here about the similarities between a slot machine and skin and bones. How about instead of something like. Which definitely can and does end in a lot of cases carry its own connotations when we say something compulsive The better way because compulsion popular views on compulsion is a mess. It’s more accurate especially for the context getting here but yes when compulsive behaviors are incentivised or are set up in such a way so as to draw the user into a compulsive cycle or change then you definitely have a danger of manipulation. Stick with them and I think when that is happening the only defense that we have is to have already been practicing to be aware of the choices that are made within that system. If we do that on a regular basis if we don’t allow ourselves to fall into the easy trap of getting the ward system out of it we will instead then have an opportunity to catch when the manipulative action and say Do I really want to be able to cycle. If you do that’s willful choice and that’s your right as an adult to make that choice. I do as I said play some of these games but I do so intentionally. I know that they’re trying to set up a site like that and I decide when I really want. That and piece of armor that I’m going to get from our union every day for three hundred years in a row or when I think that’s too much of a cost for a value I’m going to get I know and it’s my hope that this conversation is a way for people to start to think about that for themselves to start to make those decisions consciously and with intention rather than allowing each getting sucked in by an easy prey system to just you. I agree that education is really good to fight the retore nature of some of these companies that things like that so we’re talking a lot about the negative consequences of manipulative game of occasion but there’s one positive instance cation too. Oh absolutely I mean a lot of the edutainment games falls under your math blasters the stuff you play in a lot of people my age would have played in school to kind of build up fundamental learning in math or reading or what have you and it’s still persists today I mean the typing of the dead. Yeah absolutely. Khan Academy even made to speak and he’s just fighting the game again. So I mean you know absolutely. It wasn’t as directly analogous to another video game not to be mentioned as I think that that was but certainly if it had been a woman to it you play any games and tried to teach it through a medium that was much more personally or to someone who used when exactly King like that it does is give the cation techniques their badges or its achievements is something those of us something that accomplishment and any form of competition driven system like that we all have a kitchen element a leader. Words are a form of implication because we’re taking elements from games and using. It’s certainly there is something to be said for positive game of cation and using games to help learn to help you know get things across to help be better I guess or more than that you mentioned earlier the protein folding game was just that was an instance of which issues history hugely positive to distribute our amongst human beings trying to do tasks take long time or a computer to have done instead use many many human beings to do the same task relatively quickly. Fine variations. It’s certainly I mean not just that but the like folding it home which does distribute computing instead of the player interacting with the the protein it just uses your or the player’s computer to. Well they’re not using it to do a similar thing. And their leader boards and you can join teams and you get points for you know how complex the protein was and how much work you put into it or how many calculations you did before it was complete and stuff like that. So almost horrible I didn’t dream vacation if you will. Certainly there’s a there’s a few different types of I don’t get invitation and one of the more interesting and I think kind of positive aspects of gamification that we’ve seen recently is that are his vital games as well as a concept because they are ninety percent completely free to play. Skinner box the sort of games but instead of the risk reward response coming further and further apart it gets greater and greater as time goes on it’s almost over Skinner box. The more you do the more you make almost exponentially ending on the game and it gives you the sort of accomplishment feeling it triggers that accomplishment response. Well if you do I. Other things like their idol games out there that actually sometimes even lace you for checking in on them for fiddling with them and stuff like that they’re for the most part like the most famous one would be cookie clicker buy or tile. It’s something that you just kind of set up you play with a little bit to start with and then you set it up and leave it alone. You walk away you come back every once in a while to influence how things are going and then you walk away again. So again the rewards if you’re not playing it exactly it is an almost complete reversal for the model and all that it was as a general thing. We’ve seen a lot of it in recent past with the rise of motion controllers consuls and invocation of exercising particular dance central heat yet in exports various games like that actually give you word of Sun’s work for anything around our game cation of exercise as a tool a sort of doll matter that tracks your steps and you can compete with your friends or a group of people you know what was a man to you to get the most like energy burned or most steps in a day or week or something like that. So yeah we admit it’s our reward centers can be manipulated or can align themselves with arbitrary goals that can be a tool used to manipulate us to our detriment or it can be a tool that we can leverage to make our lives better. Another example might be you know Mary Poppins in medically well and there is a very famous statement Mary Poppins for sugar makes the medicine go down right. That’s the heart of implication. A little bit of something you like makes it easier to deal with. Or perhaps not even noticeable to deal with the video you go in. Really get something you want or need. There’s not just a lot of danger in it when it’s used against This is a lot of power in Gaelic occasion when we use it ourselves. There are definitely a lot of instances where pulse investigation is totally a thing and definitely shows potential for good to make things easier to make things better to swallow or fall I mean give me a little bit of a homework assignment if you haven’t wanted to live in the area. I suggest if you have Netflix that you get on that first UK great show but there’s a specific eps of the deals in Asia and I actually asked a lot of very interesting questions about what you tour in which came with occasional use instead of being something special that happens to certain kinds of things becomes the norm and I think that raises a lot of our concerns about implications for manipulation what if your job was game that might seem great at first it might be something where you’ve got to do something a little bit more fun than your average Jane we brought but he could also try to do a situation in which you do a job you would be unhappy with otherwise because it was Game five because it was set up in such a way that you felt the need to compete and due to social pressures you would just do the job you were very unsatisfied by just to get social So if you haven’t seen already look for that upsurge of like near silence groups I grabbed on to you the last in a sense what we’ve been talking about is hacking the concept of fun in your brain that could be hacked by you or by someone else by someone else then you’re essentially tricked into not really being under your own control. If by you it becomes a little more difficult if it’s what I want to follow is certain. Course because it’s fun. Then what does it mean when I change what’s fun to me. Could it be fun to make different kinds of games of different kinds of things and go mad on that. Sure but as important as it is to look at the psychological techniques that can be used to manipulate us I think ultimately the best thing we can do about this is to ask ourselves what is it that you value. Are you chasing this imaginary armor or an imaginary character because it allows you to upgrade to some new kind of armor after that which is also imaginary or is what you’re getting the feeling of identifying with an imaginary character who looks cool in his or some other way you could get that easier. Are you chasing this reward points system because you’ll have more of them than most all other people and therefore you feel accomplished. Is there some other way you could get that self esteem that would be easier than the amount of work that takes this way and to some extent this sort of segues into real life a little bit it’s not all just in a computer or or in an obvious game. It’s a people who chase money beyond what they have real material needs for because it ties into things like self-esteem or sense of achievement. If they’re doing it beyond their needs and to detriment of other human needs that they have then they may need to re-evaluate what game they’re playing with in every single game that we could play or might not play. They’re all contained within one medic. That’s life. That’s our subjective state of being in which games we play which ones we’re drawn into sucked into or which ones we create for ourselves. Those are all strategies in this overall. Again and I think it’s up to up to us no matter how well we might play any of these sub games within the game of life. To recognize that these are tactics and strategies and choosing them well designing them well perhaps refraining from a sum which might become dead ends beyond a certain point. That’s playing life well and I think that’s something that it’s hard to argue against that should be our overarching strategy regardless of what we like to play around with. Well that’s all the time we have for today. Don’t forget to subscribe and review on iTunes. Follow us on Twitter send us your questions and if you like what we’re doing support us unpatriotic. Join us next time after the philosopher’s harvest jams in a week for my farm and village simulator. I’ve been your host Professor metal. I’m sure this river and it’s not at all crushed under all it can be only I could find a diamond pick axe to get him out. Here we go. Here he is a reading as if it is the same.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7678
__label__wiki	0.531554	0.531554	Mikey's Award Ceremony on Capitol Hill I have been a long time supporter of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, founded by Mikey Weinstein. While I've known him for years, I finally met the man today as he received an award from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. I've been a supporter of both organizations for many years now, and I was delighted to sit at a table with a retired two-star, one of my former wing commanders, who was also in attendance along with several other active duty and retired military professionals. Mikey is a controversial figure and his aggressive style rubs some the wrong way. Be that as it may, keeping our military secular is an important endeavor in my view. What some might find interesting, however, is that I say that as somebody who does not agree that there is a wall of separation of church and state to be found in the First Amendment. I personally wish it was there, but I think it's important not to warp the text of our law to fit our wishes. The text has something to tell us, and it's not interested in what we might personally want. We must approach it with integrity. Of course reasonable people can disagree, and certainly do. Here is my take on it. The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" After studying the history of the colonies and the States during the time of the founding, and the First Amendment, I have come to the conclusion that the Founders intended "an establishment of religion" to mean declaring an official religion of the United States. It did not mean a wall of separation. Chaplains opened up congressional meetings with prayer and, even after the amendment was ratified, Thomas Jefferson's home state of Virginia still had an official state church. There were other examples of religiosity in government that did not cause outrage. It should be remembered that this amendment only applied to the federal government and did not bind the States. That changed after the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified which then bound the individual States. Further, the word "establishment" suggests to me something concrete as to say something has been "established" like establishing a church, or establishing a business. Making religious speeches or hiring chaplains are acts of religion, but they don't in and of themselves establish anything, just as coming up with a business plan does not establish a business. I believe the Framers meant to keep Congress from passing a law to establish the United States as a Christian, or Lutheran, or Islamic nation. So why do I support the work of the MRFF if I don't agree with the interpretation of the establishment clause? There are two reasons. First, the Constitution in Article VI states: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to military service. When commanders and supervisors insert, or allow the insertion, of religious acts into the work environment, it becomes somewhat of a test. It may not be a multiple choice test, but supervisors and peers notice who is religious and who is not. People know this and will behave accordingly in order to not be seen as disrespectful or nonreligious. I have seen this behavior first hand and the fear is not unfounded. Some religious persuasions have a "with us or against us" ethic that can become damaging to the military institution. When mixed with the belief, held by some religious individuals, that American laws, to include our Constitution, are inferior to their perception of God's law, there then exists a potential for those in positions of authority to not follow the rules. In the extreme, this could threaten civilian control of our military. For that reason I agree with Mr. Weinstein's assessment that separation of church and military is a matter of national security. At the least, it is in my view, a matter of sound military policy. While all military members enjoy the essential and bedrock American right to freely worship, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force recently reminded Air Force commanders that the government must maintain neutrality regarding religion. He sent out a memo several weeks ago stating as much, according to the Air Force Times. The Chief's memo can be read here. The second reason I support the work of the MRFF is because mixing of the machinery of state with religion has an incredibly poor track record in human history, and the enemies we face and fight today have not very well learned that important lesson. They wish to establish theocracy, the antithesis to Article VI of our Constitution, and to destroy the liberty of conscience and the freedom of worship. It is dangerous to both government and religious institutions to mix the sacred and the profane. Just ask the American Baptist Roger Williams who founded the very first, First Baptist church in America, and who coined the phrase "wall of separation" in his correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. I look forward to Mikey's continued fight to make our military stronger and more focused on winning our nation's wars. Senator Rand Paul on Terrorism & The Constitution American Concentration Camps & Happy Turkeys More Big Blue Pink Slips for Officers? 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__label__cc	0.699463	0.300537	Between the Lines by Christopher Naylor Actor Christopher Naylor reflects on those occasions when learning your lines is not the imperative it usually is through his experience with the Presence Theatre Reading Group and Poet in the City. The Goons attempt to get to grips with their scripts. Photograph: Chris Ware/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Learning the words… This is, let’s face it, a major preoccupation for all actors. So it’s rather liberating once in a while to do a bit of acting without having to be off-book. Of course this happens at the read-through too, but that’s often as terrifying as the first night, as you size up the rest of the cast, try to work out your place in the company hierarchy and pray the director isn’t wishing he hired the other bloke instead. A play-reading is a far healthier, happier affair – and can be a joyous thing; a tremendously useful and creative environment. For a theatre company or director it is a great way of looking for the next project, for trying something out and seeing if it works aloud – as so many of us found with Shakespeare at school, there is a big difference between reading words on a page and hearing them spoken. For the actor, too, a play reading can be a very valuable exercise. I think in our case it comes back to the knotty question of how we keep ourselves match fit – how we practise our craft effectively when we’re not working. As we all know, a writer can always write, even if they aren’t commissioned. An artist can carry a sketch book with them everywhere and scribble as they go. And, of course, most musicians can practise happily at home, although there are exceptions to this – a drummer can make himself very unpopular, for example, and it often makes a big difference if you are a learner. I was determined to learn the violin by the time I was 40, but was sadly derailed from this path one afternoon as I sawed my way through the G Major scale, when, in a pause between badly-formed notes, I heard my poor neighbour upstairs scream ‘shut UP!’, in the tone of someone only a sliver away from nervous collapse. I laid my bow aside… But I digress. My point is, all these creative types can cheerfully practise their art alone, and accept their next gig or commission fully ready to create. But what of the poor actor? If a well-turned phrase falls from an actor’s lips and nobody hears it, is it still funny? By all means practise your vocal warm-up before breakfast – you will be wonderfully articulate and resonant when you pop out to buy a pint of milk. I suppose we can learn some new speeches – brush up your Shakespeare, and all that – it’s probably good for the memory, but beyond that, who asks for monologues any more? Watching plays is a great way of keeping up with what everyone else is doing, but can be hugely frustrating when you aren’t working yourself. We can’t just sit at home and act by ourselves. No, we need an audience, and preferably, some other actors too. I do believe that when the opportunity comes along to put yourself in a room with some fellow thesps and a good script or two, you should grab it. I recently had a thoroughly satisfying week, grappling with complex and unfamiliar texts in rather different situations. First of all, I was lucky enough to take part in a great day of play readings for Presence Theatre at the Calder Theatre Bookshop in London, organised and coordinated by my old LAMDA friend Jack Tarlton, an Associate Artist with Presence. Directors and theatre companies will receive many submissions from writers, and a reading is the most effective way to discover if something has promise. Indeed, for the writer it is the best possible chance to get some distance from your writing and see what works and what doesn’t. Presence Theatre developed from a regular reading group, established about 10 years ago, and today has grown into a fully-fledged company presenting performances and rehearsed readings. The reading group itself was recently revived, and on this occasion we encountered a number of intriguing plays, all of which were new to me. I was particularly taken with the blackly comic ‘Little One’ by Hannah Moscovitch and Nis-Momme Stockmann’s ‘The Man Who Ate the World’, which took us to some very dark places indeed. We also read a number of fascinating, powerful plays by the celebrated Argentinian writer Griselda Gambaro and we were privileged to be joined by her English translator Gwen MacKeith. One of the great joys of reading a play ‘blind’, as it were, comes from finding out who your character is and what the play is about as you speak it, in the same way an audience does with an unfamiliar play. There is also something quite liberating about working on a script with no thought or hope that it’s going to lead to a job somewhere down the line, so that troublesome competitive instinct isn’t roused. You can wrestle with the text purely for the satisfaction of doing so, and you often find yourself reading a part you would never play in the real world – at Presence, I played, amongst others, a German man with dementia and an American teenager. The other pure pleasure is in meeting other new actors, as well as old friends. It was a revelation to me to find that most of us were using tablets or phones to read our scripts from. This prompted an interesting debate about the best platform for a script: I still cherish the tactile nature of paper, and like to scrawl, scribble and cross out, although, as a fellow actor Ben Addis pointed out, apps such as iAnnotate allow you do all the same stuff digitally. It sounded thrillingly modern but made me fear for the future of the highlighter pen industry. Paper doesn’t go to sleep, lock you out or run out of batteries, and there is no reflection of your confused face as seen from below – not a flattering angle. But paper also has its own potential for disaster, as I once discovered towards the end of a public reading of Jim Cartwright’s ‘Two’, when, at the pitch of tension and drama, the actress I was working with managed to sweep both of our unbound scripts off the table and into a blizzard of disordered pages. Hard to recover from. Reading in front of an audience, rather than in the safety of a circle of actors, is another matter altogether, and presents a subtly different set of challenges to proper, off-book performing as well. My second script-in-hand experience of the week was for a lovely company called Poet In The City. I have been involved in a number of their poetry recitals, ranging from P G Wodehouse to C P Cavafy, and this one, T S Eliot (poets – so many initials…). The Eliot recital took place in the glorious Southwark Cathedral, and also touched upon the sermons of an Elizabethan cleric called Lancelot Andrewes, who was a direct influence on Eliot’s work. It’s a surprisingly nerve-wracking experience, in spite of having the script in front of you. There is no room for hesitation, particularly when the poem has a strictly formal structure, so you have to be very sure, when you take your eyes off the page for a bit of contact with the audience, that you will be able to return to the right spot without stumbling. It requires a lot of preparation in order to familiarise yourself with the words and rhythms, but also to unlock the more obscure poems. Eliot’s work in particular is littered with complex references and elusive meanings, and can sound like an abstract word collage. An hour of this can be bewildering for an audience, so the reader needs to mine the poems for meaning, however ambiguous. Even if the poem remains open to interpretation, as long as the actor has a meaning in mind, they will be communicating something specific to the audience. A script is merely a blueprint – reading it in isolation does nobody any good. Plays and poems demand to be spoken aloud, and acting is a sociable occupation after all, so find a friendly bunch of actors and flex your muscles. Read more from Christopher Naylor at his blog The Actor's Advocate: In Defence of Acting	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7682
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__label__cc	0.635628	0.364372	Home » World Scene » Americas » Under Foreign Skies – Rob Padberg & Johan Smoorenburg Under Foreign Skies – Rob Padberg & Johan Smoorenburg Published 1st November 2007 This entry is part of the series Under Foreign Skies Rob Padberg (©Eric Beauchemin) http://www.radionetherlandsarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Under-Foreign-Skies-Haiti.mp3 Two Dutchman who settled in Haiti over a quarter of a century ago are still trying to help people in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. As one of them puts it: “This is a country: you love it or you hate it. And if you love it, that means the mosquito, the Haitian mosquito bit you, you are sold for life.” “Under Foreign Skies” is a series of portraits of Dutch people abroad doing remarkable things. Photos: Eric Beauchemin Original broadcast: November 1, 2007 Radio Netherlands Worldwide presents “Under Foreign Skies: Portraits of Dutch people doing remarkable things abroad”. The programme is produced by Eric Beauchemin. Haiti: sometimes it’s very difficult to explain, but this country has something. This is a country: you love it or you hate it. And if you love it, that means the mosquito, the Haitian mosquito bit you, you are sold for life. Over a quarter of a century ago, Rob Padberg and Johan Smoorenburg went to Haiti. They came from very different backgrounds, but today, the two men are – each in their own way – helping people in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Rob Padberg studied business, and in 1969, he and his wife left for Surinam, where he worked for trading companies for nearly a decade. When his contract came to an end, he was offered a management position in Haiti. He was reluctant to go because of his aversion to French. Eventually though he became the Dutch honorary counsel in Haiti. When his contract came to an end, he planned to move elsewhere in the Caribbean. But then three missionaries – two from Holland and one from Belgium – approached him. They had a problem and they wanted Rob Padberg to solve it. They said, we are all three having independently a food aid programme sponsored by the European Community. We want that to continue, but it’s too hard, too difficult and we are not trained for it. So please stay here, set up an NGO and take our projects and make something good out of it. EB: Was that something you had ever envisaged in your life? No, I came from a purely commercial activities and not expecting that I would come into a completely different field, what you would call development and development aid. I had some links because, when coming here in Haiti, I also became the honorary consul general of the Netherlands in Haiti, and I had to deal with interesting possibilities of projects to be financed by the Dutch government. So I had already something to do with development but that I would be a full-time development person, no I had never expected that. EB: Did you know anything about delivering food? No, absolutely not, and that was my first reaction and my first refusal to those missionaries and I repeated that story 9 or 10 times. I said, no, it’s not me whom you are looking for because I don’t know anything about food and food aid. I’m very poor in the kitchen. I can boil an egg, but that’s almost the maximum I can do. I do not know what the various problems related to food aid are. I do not know what the main work with NGOs is and the other target groups is concerned, so I wasn’t prepared really for that. But they told me, that’s not important. You don’t have to know what calories are because you can find people who can do it. So I said, well, that’s one of the things: my wife tells me if I drink too many beers, I get too many calories, but they convinced me that a large part of this type of activities is related to logistics, meaning import, storage and delivering of products. This was something I really had learned in my commercial life. EB: So what did the project actually entail? I mean, you said, delivering food but delivering food to whom and to how many people? In the beginning, we covered 250,000 people who were getting a food ration or a meal per day. And there were three types of projects: social projects, which were geared towards the elderly, the handicapped people, orphans. Secondly to medical groups, sanitoria, recuperation centres, and finally school canteens. We started with all three all over Haiti. Haiti is a small country compared to Holland, but it’s a very difficult country, very few roads, and very mountainous. Then the European Union came up with the request to concentrate exclusively on school canteens. So we had to say farewell to our good partners and friends in the two other groups, which was a hard thing to do because we see on a daily basis the need those people have, but the donors’ wish is our order. We had to march along, and that’s why we ended up with about 142,000 children in 300 different schools, where we help them to get a daily meal. EB: Is it really that important for these children to be getting that meal? Yeah, because we are working mainly with very poor schools. Even the word school is an idea which doesn’t exist here. We have the poorest schools with a roof made out of thatched leaves, banana leaves, etc. And all kinds of slightly better constructions, but very poor where there is no running water, where there is no electricity, where there are no toilets and where there are in most cases no benches or tables and blackboards. The parents have a problem to pay the yearly school fees which run up to about 5 euros per child. Most of those children have to walk between 5 and 10 miles each to school. They, in most cases, do not get any meal before they go to school. They get, if they are lucky, one meal a day and they find maybe a banana or another fruit which they will eat on their way to school. But they really need some food assistance. That’s one of the reasons why we are convinced that school canteens are very important. The nutritional part is not the first reason but it’s one of the important reasons. That’s a huge number of children though: 142,000. Yeah. We have them here in Port-au-Prince and we have even about 25,000 children under normal circumstances in the very poor slums in Port-au-Prince, but we also have very poor schools in the interior of Port-au-Prince, where you can go 3 hours by car, sliding through the mud in the rainy season, waiting for the river to calm down so that you can pass. There are in most cases no bridges and then at a certain moment you leave your car and you get on a horse and you travel for another few hours. And then the last two hours you have to climb because the mule or the horse cannot do it and you have to walk. And that are circumstances in Haiti which make it very difficult and almost impossible, for instance, to reach the poorest of the poor. EB: It’s a huge logistical nightmare to get the food there, isn’t it? Yeah. That’s one of the advantages of my background in the commercial life, although it’s different. This is more complicated. But it’s something you learn by doing and sometimes also by making mistakes, but under normal circumstances, 98% of the food which leaves our warehouses arrive safely. Life in Haiti is not only difficult for the poor. It’s also becoming increasingly hard and dangerous for wealthier Haitians and even foreigners. The Caribbean nation has a long history of coup d’états, armed revolts and natural catastrophes, such as hurricanes. Of late, gangs have been terrorising the capital and kidnapping an average of 30 people a day. I asked Rob Padberg why would anyone would choose to live in such a place? We get a little bit used to it and we here in our office, daily shooting around us, and the first time we heard it, we panicked. But now it’s so much a matter of daily repetition. You have to be more careful and things like that. But it’s part of your life here and there are two ways: either you don’t accept and you leave or you try to live with it. But how do you live with the fear because something might happen to your wife or might happen to your children or might happen to you. Yes, but it’s not so much the fear. You have to be more realistic and realise that those things can happen. My wife was together with two other ladies in a hold-up. They stole the car. They took all their belongings – their jewelries, etc. – and short of kidnapping, that didn’t happen due to the very good activity and negotiating done by one of our Haitian employees. But you shouldn’t be afraid of that, really afraid of that, and start to dream about it because then you make your life miserable. You have to realise that those things can happen to you and you have to adjust your lifestyle to it, but not constantly living in a type of fear. It’s a serious situation here in the country. We hope that it will improve but I’m realistic enough that I don’t think this will happen very soon. Be careful, try not to be at the wrong place at the wrong moment. But who tells you where that wrong moment and that wrong place is. You’re no longer a young man. EB: Do you plan to retire here in Haiti or what does the future hold for you? Yes, I think we will retire here in Haiti. I hope to be working for another five or six years. But this is also the country where our children live and grandchildren live, and they feel at home in Haiti. They speak besides the Dutch language, the local French and Creole language. They feel absolutely at home here. And that’s one of the big problems with Haiti. This is a country: you love it or you hate it. And if you love it, that means the mosquito, the Haitian mosquito bit you, and you are sold for life. It’s like a voodoo type of thing. And you were bitten by the mosquito. And I’m bitten by the mosquito, yes. You’re listening to “Under Foreign Skies” from Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Johan Smoorenburg As a child, Johan Smoorenburg was quite religious. In fact, friends called him “the pastor”. As he grew older, his religious calling grew stronger and stronger, and at the age of 27, he became an Evangelical missionary. He was invited, together with his wife and two sons, to spread the gospel in the French Caribbean island of Martinique. For 10 years, he worked on the island, eventually setting up 16 evangelical churches. But by the early 1970s, he felt that he was no longer needed in Martinique. A year and a half before moving to Haiti, I got a letter from somebody in Haiti: come over and help us. So I went to Haiti for the first time, just one week, and I came back sick. I was really sick. And I said well we have to do something for Haiti, but to live there never of my life. And a year later, we went over to Haiti with the whole family. EB: Why did you come to Haiti? What was the thing that changed? Sometimes it’s very difficult to explain, but this country has something. The people is very nice, but also the poverty and I was the first time that I came here, that was just for one travel, I was in an orphanage: 50 small children. Even in Holland, they don’t put their pigs in it, and they were laying on the ground, small children, and that really touched me. And so from that moment, I knew we had to do something for Haiti. But it was difficult, especially for my two boys. EB: Why? When they saw the first mothers laying on the ground with their babies, asking for money, begging for money and so on. They start crying and they said Papa we want to go back to Martinique. We don’t want to stay here. That was a very difficult time. EB: Did you at some point consider back to Martinique. Never, never. EB: Despite your sons’ desire to return. Thinking about it right now, I’m still not sure if I made a good choice for the boys. Even they became good boys, they had a good life here also, so they had to get a habit to certain things, but still sometimes I think did I have the right to disrupt their lives in Martinique and go to a country like Haiti? You feel that you have to do something so you can’t leave the boys behind. I never regret for myself but I have some regrets for them. EB: You came here 25 years ago. What was Haiti like at the time? Compared with right now, it was heaven. It was Duvalier, Baby Doc, so you couldn’t talk politics or whatever it was, but it was safe. You could walk over the streets even at 12 o’clock in the night. The Tontons Macoutes were…the people were very afraid for them. The Tontons Macoutes were the secret police of the dictator. Yeah. Honestly, it may sound strange, but that was the best time we had in Haiti. And when you ask every Haitian, they will say the same thing. They wanted the time of Duvalier. For, of course, it was a dictator and he was not nice, of course, but when he was gone things became even worse. So when you arrived 25 years ago, you had to start from scratch. EB: What did you do? When we came here, we didn’t have anything at all. We didn’t have money. So then I got some money to buy the first piece of land. That’s where we are right now. The first piece was over there. And so then I contacted the EO Meterdaad that’s a television programme on the Evangelical broadcasting organization And they came and they made a film about Haiti and that brought in a lot of money and then we started building. So we started building. When the money was gone, so then we stopped and waiting for new money. But when you are looking around right now, then I still see for myself that it’s a miracle that we just started a project like this with nothing at all. Still for myself, I can’t believe it. EB: Did you have an idea of what you wanted to do when you arrived in Haiti? The only thing I knew is that we have to do something for children, and the second thing the Gospel was very poor, the knowledge of the people. Some pastors couldn’t even read or write, and so that were the two things that we said we wanted to do seminars for pastors and church-leading people, but especially we have to do something for children. But what we did not know at all. Those plans came here when we started. So we started to build a couple of classes for school for 80% in that time, I think now it may be 60 – 65% of the people couldn’t read or write. So we started the school and then we started the first apartments in the children that we picked up from the hospital, abandoned children, and the kitchen. That was all. The building you see behind me, there’s where we started with 24 children, and at a certain moment we had 200 children. And all these children came from the local hospital or where did they come from? There was a special room in the hospital where they put in the abandoned children, and one day believe it or not I walked out with 5 babies in my arms. I think that I had maybe 50 – 60 children in that time that were abandoned in that hospital. The other children have some family, a mother, mostly mothers are alone. The men here in Haiti are not really serious and they have mostly 5, 6, 7 women and lots of children but they don’t take care. And so it can be that the mother has 12, 13 children. It’s not an exception. And so you see the children are dying in their small huts and even on the streets. So we took those children also. EB: Was it difficult to choose the children because poverty levels are so great here that if you wanted to you could take 10,000 children. Yeah. There was a member of our board in the time here and I went with him to the hospital and that was another thing that I’m still don’t feel well about it, that at a certain moment, I had place for 12 children, and in the hospital there were 24 or even more. So I had to go around and say he can come, she can come and we picked up that we thought had the best chances for survival. But you know that board member said you are like a god going around and you are saved and you are going to die. Well, we don’t know if they died but that was another very difficult choice that you have to make sometimes. You had place for a couple of children and you couldn’t take them all, so you left others behind, not knowing what was going to happen to them. Heart for Haiti The contrast between Port-au-Prince and Johan Smoorenburg’s centre, called “Heart for Haiti”, couldn’t be greater. Thanks to donations from the Netherlands and elsewhere, it has grown from a small school to a beautiful multi-purpose oasis in a teeming, crime-ridden city. All the other nice apartments that you see behind you, 2 under one roof, then beside that, we have the office with a couple of classes like the computer classes, and up is a two-storey building also up there, we have a place for the older children, the girls, the older girls coming from the apartments are going there. Then further on we have a bakery. We have a banana plantation and then behind, all the way down, we have an old people’s house, very nice, and we have like a congress centre where we can have and where we hold, we are starting this week with another seminars for example for women, about AIDS, about everything. So that is what we built over those years. EB: So it means that people are also coming in from outside of the orphanage to receive training or to do other things here. Oh yeah, absolutely. I think we have some 200 people from outside, but of course in the centre that we have, that’s very important, for there the seminars are free. And people are coming from all over the place to so that we can teach them especially about AIDS. But we are doing a whole lot of things in those seminars. We are not doing that ourselves alone but we gave the building also to other organisations that need them, you know. I must say the centre is extremely big. I mean I’ve only seen part of it but it’s huge. You were telling me we could continue walking for another kilometre to reach the end of it. EB: How do you get all the money to keep this going? Well, that’s…you believe in what you are doing, and we believe in God. So I know that this is not a religious programme but I have to say we really believe that God is behind this programme. And so sometimes we got money from sites that we didn’t even know about. EB: For example? Well, an organisation that asked us if they could do something for us. And we never heard about that organisation. And that are the things that are really helping us also to see that … We had difficult times also financial. Even so far we are depending of donations, so there is no government involved or whatever it is. But they know us and we have over the years we build a very good name. I think the name Smoorenburg is very well known in the evangelical world. Young person at Heart for Haiti EB: What happens to the children when they get older, when they reach the age of 16 or 18? Yeah, that’s a very good question. When they are small, my mother always told us everything that is small is nice but the problems start when they are bigger. Even we found a system for that. And the system was that at a certain moment, we place those children outside the village, in town, not in Port-au-Prince but Delmas and other areas, in a house together with somebody with them to teach them how to live outside the village. And of course, they are going to school. They are learning trades and so on, and I must say we don’t put children outside, we never did, at the age of 18 years. Somebody is 18, but in his mind still 12, so we are looking case by case what to do with the children. They are so well protected here and you can’t place them just right away in a society that is so violent and difficult. So we have a house where the boys from 14, 15, 16 years are growing up outside and so they are going to school, not here in our school, but they are going outside to teach them how to fit into Haitian life. It’s not always easy but it’s working well, honestly. EB: How many children have left the centre? Oh over the years, we are still helping 70 young people that are already outside, some with family, others that don’t have any parents. We are renting a small house for them. They are together with 2, 3 or 4 and over the years, I think, well maybe already 200. We are still helping 17 or 18 young people with school. We gave them some money to eat and so on and so try to get them back on their feet in this country. The Smoorenburgs have remained in Haiti throughout all the periods of trouble and anarchy that have regularly engulfed the Caribbean nation. Well, 4 times we almost got killed. Like the time that I told you the story, the night of the military coup against Aristide in ’91, in that night we were in the car and then we runned into some barricades and they tried to kill us, you know, and somebody recognised me and said he’s not an American for everybody is American here in Haiti, but he’s helping us. So they let us go. And three other times, we run in, so we still, we survived. Sometimes we had difficulties to get out and get food and so on. But always, always believe or not, even in the most difficult times, we always could give food to the children 3 times a day, sometimes a little bit less. There was another thing: we always said ourselves if we can’t give food to the children, we will not eat also. So we always did everything together. But, well I must say there was some help from above, I think, for otherwise it’s almost impossible to do a thing like that. Impossible. EB: The situation in Haiti is getting worse by the day. There are more and more people who are being kidnapped. There’s a lot of gang violence and violence between the gangs and the United Nations and the Haitian police. Have you ever considered leaving? No for it’s very difficult for us to leave. We can’t just leave the children. We have 65 people who are working for the organisation. So it’s difficult to leave. Somebody has to take responsibility. We are almost no more going out. Maybe myself once in 14 days, I go to the supermarket or have to do some things. Sometimes you have to go out. But my wife sometimes once in two months. She’s not going out. Only once in two months. So you know that when you go out that you take a big risk. EB: But basically it means that you are a prisoners in this centre. Sure, it’s, sure. Well, it’s a big prison. It’s 4 hectares you say of land, but still we are not going out, even no more to the beach for example. Only when you need to go out or myself, then I go out but always with some other Haitians in the car, never alone, never. It’s too dangerous. Wherever you go you are no more sure. When I’m going out, then I’m looking in the mirrors all the time. I’m looking for things that are strange, people that are following, a car that is stopping before me or is going behind me or is turning around and stay behind me. Always, for myself, always looking out for those people that are trying to get us for we were also on the list to be kidnapped, and other people from this project also. And that’s one of the reasons that the foreigners that were here, our people from Holland that worked here, they left the country. Johan’s biggest worry at the moment is who will take over the centre in a few years time. Over the years we got people helping for some time but still they can’t take it, to be in this village, can’t go out, having nothing, no social life. You can’t even go to a cinema or something like that. Friends are very difficult, for you can’t visit them. I hope still to live for a couple of years, but of course we need people to go on. We have people that are doing the work, but for example for money matters and that kind of stuff, we need somebody not per se somebody from Holland but we need at least a foreigner to at least see how the money is going and so on. For it’s very difficult. You don’t find people that are coming and saying the rest of my life we want to be here. So we are looking in it with our foundation, what we have to do when I will maybe be 70 years old. EB: You spoke at the very beginning that you felt that you had a calling. Do you feel like you have fulfilled that calling? That’s a real good question. In a sense, yes. On the other hand, I have the feeling that we didn’t do enough. Like I told you already earlier, had it been possible to take more children, to change more lives. We do what we can and I think honestly that at a certain moment, you have to be satisfied… satisfied is maybe not even the word but you have to accept that that what you are doing is really what you can. We are not the only ones, but it’s a calling also that never stops. You always have to go on and that is always, the same thing, we always thinking what can we do more. Like now the food programme. We have 400 poorest families that we are giving food everything month, and they are really very, very glad. They are surviving by it. So we are always trying to do more. In this country we are so confronted always with needs: every day we have 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 people coming to the office asking for help and so on. The calling never stops. And when we are leaving, that will be terrible for them. They will feel that they are abandoned. Even…I’m not talking about the children only, but all the people, the workers and so on. So it never stops. It’s a work… You need three times or maybe even more to really fulfill. But we do what we can. Like we still have days 14 hours a day. So we are doing very best. EB: Has this past quarter of a century here in Haiti changed you as a person? Well, you are really coming with special questions, I must say. When you are living always with the danger and the poverty and all those things, that is doing nothing more after some time. I saw how people got killed, how they were burned alive and so on. And you know, still so far at almost 63 now and almost 25 years of Haiti, when I see a poor person or when I go in town, when it was possible to go in town and you see that poverty, I must tell you honestly that I’m still sick of it. So at least it didn’t change me in the sense that I’m becoming too easy with it. It’s still touching me. The poverty is still touching me. I can’t get a habit to it. It’s absolutely for that, for I think that when you see those people, children, whatever it is, and it is doing nothing to you anymore, then I think it is time to go. But we still love them. Even we had some bad experiences, but you can have that in whatever country in the world. EB: But when I asked you about whether the experience of being here had changed you. Has it deepened your faith for instance or has it changed you as a person? Do you see life differently because you’ve spent the past quarter of a century here? Yeah. Well, as a person, yeah. As a person, believing in God and believing in the calling, sometimes you are some difficulties with faith honestly. I’m not superman. Sometimes I’m asking myself also why? See a people, a suffering like the Haitians and there are other countries of course in the world, but I’m here, is a terrible thing. But you can learn a lot of things from Haitians. They are a very religious people, and that’s very important for them. That’s maybe the reason why they survive and even when I’m in a bad mood or they are walking by and saying, well tomorrow is another day. So I learn a lot from them. “Under Foreign Skies” was produced by Eric Beauchemin. This has been a Radio Netherlands Worldwide presentation. If you have comments on this or any other Radio Netherlands’ programme, please write to us at English Language Service, Radio Netherlands, P.O. Box 222, 1200 JG Hilversum in Holland. 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__label__wiki	0.514217	0.514217	Temple Sinai is a vibrant and welcoming Reform synagogue located in historic downtown Saratoga Springs. We have about 210 families and individual members who come from diverse backgrounds in Jewish practice and traditions. Our unpretentious and egalitarian community includes interfaith families, families from the LGBT community, young families and seniors. Our members are committed to the study of torah, as well as tikkun olam, tzedakah, and miztvot. Temple Sinai is committed to the mitzvah of Ahavat ger (loving the stranger) for those not yet connected or integrated into our congregation, as well as Keruv (drawing near all who are far) for the newest temple member to lifelong congregants. Download the Membership Application Download the Annual Commitment Form (Both forms are required for membership) We believe that the dues paid by our congregants are a financial commitment to the synagogue and to the Jewish community in the Saratoga Springs area. It is not a fee-for-service arrangement like a health club and is not simply a charge for the personal use of the synagogue and its programs. The financial commitment we expect from our congregants is a commitment to maintain a center of Jewish life in the heart of Saratoga Springs and to ensure that we and future generations have a place to pray, educate our children about Judaism, celebrate our simchas, and share our life cycle events. Temple Sinai’s longstanding open-door policy is that no family or individual will be denied membership or religious education for financial reasons. We ask that those who can’t afford to pay full dues fill out a “Request for Adjustment” and make a commitment to volunteer at the synagogue. We have an innovative dues model called Fair Share, in which families and individuals with higher incomes are asked to make a larger financial commitment to the synagogue than those with more modest and lower incomes. Fair Share takes its inspiration from Deuteronomy 16:16–17, which says “They shall not appear before the Eternal empty-handed, but each with his own gift, according to the blessing that the Eternal your God has bestowed upon you.” It is also rooted in the Jewish traditions of mitzvot and tzedakah, which is commonly translated to mean charity, but also means righteousness, fairness, or justice.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7693
__label__wiki	0.59595	0.59595	"Malaysia Defence & Security Report Q4 2012" Now Available at Fast Market Research New Defense research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/21/2012 -- BMI's Malaysia Defence and Security Report examines the country's strategic position in South East Asia and the wider region. It provides an overview of the challenges facing the country in the context of regional concerns centring on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, as well as potential domestic instability stemming from the Bersih movement for clean elections as the country gears up for national polls some time before April 2013. The issue of corruption in the Malaysian defence establishment has already emerged as a key election issue, with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak abandoning plans to call early elections as he fights off allegations that a deal to procure French submarines dating back to the time when he was defence minister involved large-scale bribery and even murder. Several other major procurement programmes are also under scrutiny. These corruption cases may only convince the Bersih movement to intensify its campaign. However, the state may respond to further demonstrations with familiar heavy-handedness after it emerged that Najib's new Security Offences (Special Measures) Act may not be the historic shift away from the repressive Internal Security Act that he had promised earlier in the year. Many commentators have expressed disappointment with weaknesses in the legislation which, they argue, mean that the state retains the right to deal harshly with its opponents. Regionally, Malaysia has remained largely on the sidelines of territorial disputes between China and some South East Asian countries, notably the Philippines and Vietnam. However, the situation has produced a serious rift within ASEAN, and that is a major concern for Malaysia and all the other members of the organisation, which has underpinned regional security for several decades. Over the last quarter BMI has revised the following forecasts/views: - As Malaysia prepares for its most eagerly anticipated elections in many years, BMI has examined Prime Minister Najib's decision to pull back from early elections, as well as his failure to deliver fully on his pledge to revise the country's internal security laws so as to allow more political space to the opposition. - The scandal surrounding the acquisition of two French Scorpene submarines in 2002 - the main factor in Najib's decision against calling a snap election - is also discussed in detail. The controversy promises to have serious ramifications both for the defence sector, for the involvement of foreign firms in the Malaysian market, and also for domestic politics. Browse all Defense research reports at Fast Market Research - Colombia Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Brazil Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Kazakhstan and Central Asia Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Bulgaria Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Croatia Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Turkey Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Iraq Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Saudi Arabia Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - United Arab Emirates Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 - Russia Defence & Security Report Q4 2012 Posted Friday, September 21, 2012 at 8:54 AM CDT - Permalink	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7695
__label__cc	0.604171	0.395829	(NaturalNews) The announcement by a medical practice in Cool Springs, Tennessee, that it will stop administering vaccines out of concerns over autism could see the doctor at the heart of the scandal losing his license. In a statement posted on the website of Cool Springs Family Medicine that has since been removed, the clinic’s only physician, Dr. Daniel Kalb, outlines eight points of contention, including links to autism and the dangerous ingredients found in vaccines such as aluminum, formaldehyde, and animal DNA that contains viruses. The statement also singles out Gardasil for being unsafe and possibly leading to neuroimmune disorders and cervical cancer. Kalb wrote: “I’ve had 15 years experience in taking care of ASD kids. That’s a lot of vaccine injury stories from moms. Don’t tell me that they are making it up or they are just reaching for an explanation. All of those arguments are stupid.” Dr. Kalb earned his medical degree at SUNY/Stony Brook and also holds a Master’s in Public Health. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is board-certified. Doctor’s license could be at stake While officials from the Tennessee Department of Health were not willing to comment specifically about the case, they voiced their support for the CDC’s recommendations regarding routine immunizations. When asked by the media if Dr. Kalb could lose his license over this, they refused to speculate on what action the Board of Medical Examiners might take. It comes as no surprise that many parties are quick to speak out against the doctor’s brave stance. There have long been calls for doctors who are opposed to vaccines to lose their license. For example, in a hateful Forbes piece, Contributor Dr. Peter Lipson calls out several doctors who have gone on the record as being opposed to vaccines. Lipson says that “doctors speaking out against vaccination in the midst of an ongoing outbreak should be investigated, warned, and censured. They should have their licenses suspended until undergoing 150 hours of continuing medical education on public health and infectious diseases…” He closes by adding that a cardiologist who actively encourages people to avoid vaccines and says there is no need inject chemicals into children to boost their immune systems should lose his license outright. A 2015 article in the Washington Post by medical ethics expert Arthur L. Caplan is even less kind. He said of doctors who are opposed to vaccines: “They shouldn’t be allowed near patients, let alone TV cameras.” “Doctors who purvey views based on anecdote, myth, hearsay, rumor, ideology, fraud or some combination of all of these, particularly during an epidemic, should have their medical licenses revoked. Thankfully, states have the right tools to do so. It’s time to use them.” He points out that many states’ licensing boards have provisions in place for the removal of a doctor’s license if he or she is deemed to be unprofessional or incompetent or to endanger public health. Fox 17 News Nashville reported: “According to the Tennessee Department of Health’s website, Kalb has had no disciplinary actions taken against him. It is not clear if his stance on autism and vaccines will provoke to board to take any actions against him.” Doctor’s concerns are backed by science It is more than a little unsettling to think that a doctor could lose his license simply for raising concerns about the vaccines he must administer to patients. He raises some valid points. For example, the MMR vaccine has indeed been linked to autism and a host of other health problems. Gardasil has been linked with seizures, cervical cancer, autoimmune disorders, short-term memory loss, paralysis, and blindness. Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, and the list goes on. Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/054398_vaccine_dangers_autism_doctors.html#ixzz4Fqv5moZD	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7698
__label__wiki	0.515479	0.515479	Back to Section One \| Back to Arts & Entertainment posted Friday, April 30, 2010 - Volume 38 Issue 18 Persian Cats is rock 'n' roll, Iranian style by Scott Rice - SGN Contributing Writer Opening April 30 Music is a universal language that often touches young people in powerful ways. Ah, youth, those headstrong searchers of truth, those romantics, filling rooms with poetry, raging hormones, and wanderlust while searching for the answers to the previous generation's failures. It doesn't matter where they come from, either. Young folks from Berlin to San Francisco, from Moscow to Buenos Aires, from Tokyo to Tehran, express their angst, frustration, passion, and hope through music. No One Knows About Persian Cats is about two young musicians from Tehran and their passionate desire to express themselves through music in the shadow of an oppressive government that draws its authority from religious tradition. Negar and Ashkan have just been released from prison and their first order of business is to form a band, get some cash, and obtain forged passports so they can fulfill their dream of making music and traveling across Europe. No One Knows About Persian Cats follows the couple though the underground culture of contemporary Tehran, a city in which certain types of music have been banned since the Islamic revolution 30 years ago. Curiously, Negar and Ashkan could be a couple of kids from Kirkland lurking around Capitol Hill looking for other kids to jam with. The main difference for the Iranian duo is that they could be in big trouble for singing the wrong lyrics, striking the wrong chord, or even listening to the wrong song. The owner of an underground recording studio puts them in contact with a purveyor of forged documents. They go to his office and make a deal to buy the fake passport Ashkan needs to get out of the country. The young couple seems to truly believe they can make it out, even if I didn't. The heavy-handed message about political oppression is annoying, and I longed to simply watch the fascinating journey of two people in a world I'd never be allowed to visit. Instead, the writer/director Bahman Ghobadi tortures the political message that would have been more poignant had he trusted his narrative structure and allowed the oppressive nature of contemporary Iranian culture to bubble up through the scenes depicting the subterranean world of Tehran's music scene. The best parts of No One Knows About Persian Cats are the sequences in which the kids meet up with various bands and musicians to find members for their own band. They go from one underground location to another, listening to a distinct style of music at every turn. The music runs the gamut from traditional Persian poetry set to traditional Persian music to an awesome Iranian version of heavy metal that must be seen to be believed. No One Knows About Persian Cats is now playing at Landmark's Varsity Theatre. The story's interesting - even if the message is a bit overwrought - but the real reason to see this terrific film is the amazing music. RuPaul's Drag Race crowns a new queen Johnson and Shimabukuro shine brightly at Oahu's Kokua Festival BIG Spring Tour 2010 hits Seattle Seattle Pride Idol Seattle's 2010-2011 musical theater season Heavy-handed Iliad an unbalanced evening Blu-Ray ushers in audio/video revolution VIDEO - Model Citizen - James - from Out.com Seattle Opera's newest commission, Amelia, looks great Nash Edgerton gives film noir a brilliant makeover down under Epic Warlords fights a losing battle Where It's At: Sedaris, Eagles, Lady Antebellum on their way to Seattle Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig Picks and predictions for this weekend's Academy of Country Music Awards Northwest News Compañia Nacional de Danza, Sonny Rollins, 110 in the Shade Laureen Weedman tells us why she won't shut up RAIN's Beatles tribute the soundtrack of our lives Monthly Girl4Girl steams up Swank	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7699
__label__wiki	0.511444	0.511444	About Us rrjm3 2017-01-26T23:25:08+00:00 Frank Ficazzola, President of SI Solar, is a NABCEP* (North American Board of Certified Energy Practioners) certified and experienced solar consultant in the New York/New Jersey area. Frank grew up on Staten Island and still has many friends and family who live there. After working in the financial services industry in New York City for the majority of his career, Frank began investigating the power of solar. Convinced of the many benefits that solar power offers individuals, businesses and the environment, Frank decided to become a champion for solar technology. Today, he is committed to spreading the benefits of solar power to the Staten Island community and the other surrounding areas of New York and New Jersey through his company, SI Solar. SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT SI SOLAR Installing solar panels on his own home in 2010 was just the first step toward his goal. Frank is now a certified solar consultant and works tirelessly to spread the benefits of “going green” with solar around the tri-state area. Whether he’s educating seniors in Staten Island, families and couples in New Jersey, or young people via the Kid’s Korner link on the SI Solar web site (coming soon!), Frank is committed and dedicated to the solar industry one client at a time. Frank works tirelessly to educate his customers about: the personal and global benefits of solar energy each step of the installation process easy financing options *Raising industry standards and promoting consumer confidence, NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) is known as the “gold standard” for PV and Solar Heating Installation and PV Technical Sales Certifications.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7702
__label__cc	0.722037	0.277963	New York Residents rrjm3 2017-01-26T23:25:08+00:00 New York Residents Save big on solar! Three reasons why solar is so hot in Staten Island right now: It’s plain and simple. Go Green and Save Green! By going solar, you’ll be able to drastically reduce your electric bill. By going solar you’ll be eligible for state and federal tax benefits. And you’ll be doing something amazing for the environment for generations to come. Governor Cuomo Extends New York City’s Solar Property Tax Abatement The New York City Property Tax Abatement for solar systems, which was set to expire at the end of December 2014, was recently extended by Governor Cuomo. Not only was the abatement extended, it was increased, and made retroactive. This is great news for Staten Island residents who had their solar systems installed this year AND those who are still thinking about “going solar”. Property Tax Abatement Details The NYC Property Tax Abatement was increased from 10% of the system cost over 4 years (net of the NYS rebate) to 20%. The change is made retroactive for any system installed after January 1, 2014. The abatement is now set to expire at the end of 2015. To obtain a tax abatement, a system must be installed and have passed inspection by December 31, 2016 and an application must be filed before March 15, 2017. Check with your solar company installer to ensure your application will be filed on your behalf. While all the details of the new bill, including next steps and timing, have yet to be worked out, the good news is that Staten Island residents will continue to have another reason for installing a solar system on their homes. New York’s Commitment to Solar Energy Earlier in 2014, a $1 billion investment to growing the clean energy economy in New York was approved. This investment, including generous government incentives, have helped the solar industry gain traction, as well as attract consumers looking for additional reasons to consider solar energy for their homes or businesses. New York’s ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help fund the solar industry, benefit local residents and protect the environment is clear. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), New York ranked 9th out of the 50 states in solar capacity installed in 2013. Ongoing government support for the industry should help to expand solar capacity throughout Staten Island and most of New York State. Understand How Solar and Net Metering Work Watch this brief video, created by Con Ed, which describes how solar energy and net metering work and how your electric bill is calculated when you go solar.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7703
__label__cc	0.611355	0.388645	Air Force One for Half Price? By Danny Lam President Trump stunned the aerospace community by calling for the cancellation of Boeing’s program to replace Air Force One with a new pair of modified 747-800s, citing its $4 billion cost. Experts familiar with the program note the cost is not out of line given the requirements and specifications. However, the concern is always with cost growth, which caused President Obama to “re-initiate” or effectively cancel and rebid the Marine One replacement fleet program after costs doubled. Thus, the precedent is there for rebooting wayward programs and scrapping partly built airframes when cost estimates exceeded $13 billion with $3 billion spent. With any defense / national security oriented procurement, the largest element of costs are “baked in” when requirements are initially specified; and second, added to or modified as “bright ideas” for new features, capabilities, or oversights keep coming. Long lifecycles for designs, few units produced, and the requirement to stockpile scarce parts and spares for the project life of 30 or more years add up to high costs. Civilian acquisitions tend to focus on, “must fix” oversights or errors in designs. Fixes are prioritized to those affect safety, regulatory compliance, usability and costs as it affect liability and warranty claims, then cost reduction ideas. Comparatively short product life cycles also enable issues to be “caught” in the next iteration. Most commercial products are not required by law to provide parts or support for products beyond the statutory maximum. All this add up to a civilian industrial dynamic that over time, have outpaced the defense / military space, resulting in the anomaly of civilian Android or iPhones that refresh on a 2 year cycle that far exceed the capabilities of most military equivalents procured at many times the cost. With this perspective, how might the Air Force One Replacement Program be “rebooted”? First issue to question is whether the requirements from the 1980s are still appropriate today. 1980s era specifications called for 3 or more engines, and featured facilities for travelling journalists, staff, and conference rooms, totaling 100 persons, in addition to the mandatory features of command and control systems, medical facilities, and defense systems. The need to accommodate a large travelling press pool is a quaint throwback to the pre-internet era of media dominated by a few large national broadcasters and a handful of papers of record. A large press pool that is traveling with the President and his entourage adds little of value except to give the President and his officials the opportunity to give “candid” in flight interviews. But it adds to the burden of being self-sufficient in food, and other hotel facilities. This is at the cost of making logistics much more complex, and imposing size requirements on Air Force One that takes away from its primary mission of providing a secure, safe, comfortable transport and enabling the US executive branch of government to function: commanding and controlling US Forces from anywhere in the event of war or disaster. Likewise, it is an open question as to what is the appropriate number of staff required on Air Force One. Is there is room to shrink the list by methods and means common in industry such as cross training Presidential staffers? Or for the crew, cross training them to (e.g.) eliminate the need for dedicated medical personnel and secret service agents? What about taking ideas common in the RV industry such as fold-away beds, convertible conference rooms, etc.? Or less elaborate galleys? Shrinking the headcount capacity and size requirement would in turn, allow smaller aircraft to be considered for Air Force One candidates in a new competition. Should a new competition be run on this basis, it is conceivable that there are at least two viable candidates: A Boeing 737 variant that is presently used in three major military versions (C-40 Clipper, 737 AEW&C, and P-8 Poseidon) that will have most of the features required in Air Force One with a smaller footprint. Features like in-flight refueling, secure communications (at a more rudimentary level), countermeasures and some degree of hardening (which can be augmented) already exist. By mixing and matching from these three variants, it is conceivable that relatively little non-recurring engineering costs are required to get many of the features required by Air Force One. Whatever developed for the “airborne White House” will be broadly usable / applicable to the whole fleet. Because the 737 will be a common platform with many more units in service that the 747-800, parts and maintenance logistics will also be simplified going forward. Alternatively, another option could be to study whether Air Force One’s core missions are better served by a radical departure toward a far more safe and secure aircraft that is more likely to survive as a “command post in the sky” during a nuclear war. The B-21 Raider presently in development may be limited in capacity and ability to offer creature comforts to POTUS and staff given its tight interior space. But it is a front line, state-of-the-art combat aircraft with nuclear EMP resistance standard, and its stealthy features will make targeting it more challenging. A B-21 based Air Force One can be operated in pairs, splitting some of the travel staff into the second craft and have them networked with a MADL like secure link. The “pair” can in turn be accompanied (if required) by another heavily armed B-21 with extensive defensive equipment on board to protect the fleet. Air Force One based on the Boeing 747 was a symbol of American power for the 20th Century. With the proliferation of threats against large civilian airliner based platforms, perhaps it is time to ask fundamental questions as to how best to protect core capabilities for the “flying White House”. The Air Force One Replacement program is still in its early stages with only $170 million for design awarded so far. There is no better time to take a second look at the program and see if there are better ideas going forward. The 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I Pulling the Plug on the Endless War Trident Juncture 2018 in Strategic Perspective Norway and Trident Juncture 2018 German Ministry of Defence Looks at Germany's Strategic Future The PRC and North Korean Relationship: In Case of War?	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7704
__label__wiki	0.598168	0.598168	Pierre Bergé Yves Saint Laurent - the biopic about the French designer starring Pierre Niney and Guillaume Gallienne If I could use only one adjective to describe the French biopic Yves Saint Laurent starring Pierre Niney and Guillaume Gallienne, it would be disturbing. During the first part of the film, Saint Laurent is suddenly thrust into the limelight when he becomes the creative director of Dior at the age of 21. When reporters pepper him with questions, "Do you not feel too young to be heading up the largest Haute Couture fashion house in France?" and "Can you tell us what you have in mind for your first catwalk show?", my protective instincts were ignited. Saint Laurent seems too frail, too vulnerable to be asked such probing questions. Yet, in response to a reporter's question about how he feels, Saint Laurent gamely responds, "I can't describe everything I feel, but I'll do my best and to the end". For the remainder of the movie, we watch Saint Laurent strive to keep his promise, even after the great designer's mentally disturbed mind has succumbed to the lure of cocaine and alcohol. Pierre Niney (Yves Saint Laurent) and Guillaume Gallienne (Pierre Bergé) When Stéphane and I went to the advance screening of the movie with the actors and film crew on Thursday evening, Guillaume Gallienne, who plays the late fashion designer's partner, Pierre Bergé, thanked the director for always encouraging the actors by making them feel as if they were doing a tremendous job. His technique paid off because Niney, who at 24 is the youngest actor to be employed by the Comédie-Française, is so convincing in his role as Saint Laurent that an appreciative hush fell over the audience at the end of the screening. We had to process our emotions before we could break into applause. Fashionistas will be delighted to see the originals of some of Yves Saint Laurent's most sublime creations and sketches from the archives of the French fashion house. Francophiles will love the captivating views of Paris. Two biopics about the glamorous yet complicated designer have been scheduled to be released over the next couple of years. Yves Saint Laurent is the only one that has received the blessing of Pierre Bergé, Saint Laurent's business and former romantic partner. It opens in theaters on January 8. Photos taken during the filming of Yves Saint Laurent are currently on display at the Westin Hotel on rue de Castiglione. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Photo taken during the filming of Yves Saint Laurent on display at the Westin. Labels: film Guillaume Gallienne movie Pierre Bergé Pierre Niney Yves Saint Laurent Sanne January 6, 2014 at 9:06 AM Do You remember the advertising with the nacked YSL and how sexy he was? I remember well, when the photos where published the fist time. Oh dear, that means to get older ;-) Mary Kay Bosshart January 23, 2014 at 10:23 PM I didn't see the naked photos of YSL when they first came out but maybe that's because they were banned in certain parts of the USA. They showed the photo shoot in the movie. I love the look of the actor who plays Yves. So very French. jxg According to articles that I've read, YSL's partner has said that Pierre Niney looks exactly like Saint Laurent did when they first met. He's an outstanding actor! Irene Perelli January 19, 2014 at 12:09 PM I am about to watch it tonight, I hope my french will be good enough to understand it all! What did you think of the movie? Fine dining with a discount - Le First, restaurant... Nuit de Chine (Night of China) extravaganza at Gra... Up in smoke: My dreams of sitting next to a roarin... To our martyred King Louis XVI - Remembrance and F... "Elegance and fabrics at the time of The Great Gat... Who wants a cardboard crown when you can have a di... "There's a place in France where the ladies (and m... Le Café des Chats: Paris's first cat cafe is the p... Don't miss "The Calendar Story", the MaGMA Collect... The Great Elephant and Marine Worlds Carousel at L... Yves Saint Laurent - the biopic about the French d... King Cake (Galette des Rois) and the meaning of "M... Ringing in the New Year in Nantes (Part 1 - The Ra...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7705
__label__wiki	0.517362	0.517362	Royal Albert Hall Grand Tier Box By figaro.admin.marc17th September 2015 Auctions, Square Mile Salute 2015 Exclusive use of a Grand Tier box at the Royal Albert Hall for a performance of your choice subject to availability over the next 12 months. The box seats 10 people. The Royal Albert Hall is one of the UK’s most treasured and distinctive buildings, recognisable the world over. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world’s leading artists from every kind of performance genre have appeared on its stage.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7710
__label__wiki	0.748867	0.748867	J O R D A N Layth Sidiq Born in Baghdad and raised in Amman, Jordan, Layth Al-Rubaye is a leading middle-eastern violinist on the worldmusic stage. Nurtured within a musical family, Layth began the violin at the age of four and quickly began a life love of music through recitals and performances experiences as a young soloist. Classically trained under Timur Ibrahimov at the National Music Conservatory in Amman, he went on to study with Adrian Levine at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, England. Layth continued his violin studies alongside world acclaimed Arab musician Simon Shaheen at Berklee College of Music. Graduating with the highest honors, Layth recieved a BMus in Violin performance and left Berklee with a wealth of lifelong collaborators. A soloist, chamber musician and recording artist, Layth has featured in numerous projects with Spanish producer Javier Limón, a Grammy Award winner and seven times Latin Grammy Award winning artist. Layth also featured on the Grammy nominated album, ‘The Voices of Afghanistan’ with Farida Mahwash, Humayoun Sakhi and on Jose Merce’s ‘Mi Unica Llave’. Weaving his unique voice of refined classical and middle-eastern lyricism, Layth has made a global reputation for elegance in the performance of world music styles. Layth has enjoyed performances alongside A R Rahman, Simon Shaheen, Ron Carter, Lalah Hathaway, Jorge Drexler, Ivan Lins, Lutfi Boushnaq, Raul Midon, Eric Whitacre, Mario Frangoulis and performances with Alejandro Sanz at the 2013 Latin Grammy Awards Gala. Layth continues to perform in festivals throughout Europe, US, and the middle east. He currently leads The Four Corners Quartet: a string quartet formed by members from Jordan, Palestine, US and UK. Performing diverse repertoire, the FCQ draw music inspiration from the cultures they represent. Currently based in the US, Layth continues his career as an exceptional violinist, sharing his specialization through workshop, recordings and on-stage. When asked to reflect on life and music, Layth quoted violinist Ivry Gitlis; ''To be alive, to be aware, to hear, to know, to feel, to see, to love -- and to be loved a little bit sometimes''. http://laythsidiq.strikingly.com/	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7713
__label__cc	0.584655	0.415345	Grand Prix du Canada : STM takes you to the starting line, F1 drivers take you to the finish Montréal, June 08, 2010 – As part of the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada held next June 11, 12 and 13 on Ile Notre-Dame, the STM will beef up its métro service. Indeed, on the Yellow line, trains will run every 4 to 5 minutes, from the first departure in the morning until 7 p.m., while the number of trains on the Green and Orange lines will be adjusted to demand. Also, because the Grand Prix generates a surge in metro ridership, accessing the metro with a bicycle will be forbidden throughout the underground system until 7 p.m. on those three days. “With some 400 000 rides taken during the three-day racing event, this is the busiest weekend of the year for the métro. And because access to the site is more difficult, we applaud Formula 1 fans for choosing public transit to get there, and hope they will rely upon our services on other occasions,” declared the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Michel Labrecque. Bus service around the islands will be slightly modified. Thus, There will be no service on the 167 – Les Îles, heading to La Ronde, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. either Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Instead, transit users should take the 169 – Île-Ronde bus from Papineau métro station. The 167 – Les Îles, heading to the Casino, will follow its regular timetable between 8:30 am and 6 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, although service on Sunday will be cancelled during the race, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. As for the 168 – Cité-du-Havre, regular service will be provided on Friday and Saturday, and buses will not stop at Cité du Havre from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. As large numbers of rides are expected to be taken on the métro’s Yellow line during the Grand Prix , we recommend that clients purchase their return fare in advance to avoid waiting in line. The Grand Prix will showcase the environmental contribution of transit users in an original way People using public transit to attend the Grand Prix will get to see the value of their contribution to our Society in Motion, in two rather unique ways. First, STM representatives will greet them on site holding a balloon the size of a cubic metre featuring the message Un déplacement = ce volume de CO2 en moins. And, secondly, visitors will be hard pressed to miss the huge balloon floating above Jean-Drapeau métro station. With a volume of 125 cubic metres, the gigantic balloon illustrates the volume of CO2 emissions avoided each day by 90 STM clients using public transit for a return trip. Lastly, having the Grand Prix du Canada return to Montréal after a year-long absence will take on a special meaning for the 25 Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2010 contest winners, who will enjoy the race with a guest for free from the STM stand. When planning their transportation for this weekend’s events, transit users should call A-U-T-O-B-U-S (514 288-6287) for timetables at their bus stop. For other information, including travel directions, call STM-INFO (514 786-4636). Timetables updated to daily events are now available from the STM website (www.stm.info ) up to seven days in advance, as well as more useful transit information.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7714
__label__wiki	0.797029	0.797029	‧World News Home / World News Tue, Jun 28, 2011 - Page 7　News List Lagarde poised to be IMF head KNOWN UNKNOWN:The head of China’s central bank voiced his support for the French finance minster, adding ‘there doesn’t seem to be anything unclear’ about the decision Reuters, Washington French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde appeared poised to become the head of the IMF this week despite a strong challenge to Europe’s traditional hold on the job. An informal survey by Reuters of voting countries indicated Lagarde would easily get the majority consensus needed over Mexican Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens to become the next managing director of the global lender. Carstens picked up endorsements from Canada and Australia late on Friday in a significant challenge to Europe’s grip on the IMF top post, but it is unlikely to change the outcome. The IMF’s 24-strong board of member countries were to hold a straw poll yesterday to determine whether either candidate has a clear majority. The race has been one of the most hotly contested in IMF history as developing countries have aggressively pursued a process that would be based on the best qualified candidate and not based on nationality, despite Europe’s large voting bloc. The determining voice over the next two days will be the US, which so far has been silent on who it supports. However, the administration of US President Barack Obama is widely expected to back Lagarde, 55, to preserve the long-standing convention with Europe that the US will be the IMF’s No. 2 official and the president of the World Bank. People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (周小川) voiced support yesterday for Lagarde’s bid, Dow Jones Newswires said, in Beijing’s first public statement on the issue. Zhou, speaking in London as he accompanied Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (溫家寶) on a trip to Europe, said China had already expressed “quite full support” for her candidacy, the report said. “Of course we still do not know what the final situation will be. Currently, there doesn’t seem to be anything unclear about it,” he was quoted as saying, indicating front-runner Lagarde’s chances of clinching the top job were high. Lagarde visited China earlier this month to try to win support for her candidacy. She said she felt “very positive” after her talks with officials, but Beijing had remained non-committal in public about her bid. Japan, which rank second behind the US in voting influence, has refrained from publicly supporting any candidate. However, IMF board officials said Japan is likely to vote for Lagarde. The US holds close to 17 percent of the vote. As a group, European countries, including Nordic countries, hold somewhere between 40 percent to 47 percent of the voting sway on the board. Countries such as Egypt, Indonesia, South Korea, Russia and French-speaking African nations early on declared their support for Lagarde, but represent marginal voting power. The IMF job fell vacant after the sudden resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who has been charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York. He denies the charges. Although a self-proclaimed long-shot candidate, Carstens has vigorously campaigned on his experience as a former IMF official, as well as dealing with developing world economic crises. He has the backing of all of Latin America, with Peru and Chile endorsing him on Friday. While Brazil has been silent on whether it supports him or not, IMF board officials expect it to join the rest of the region. Supporters of Lagarde cite her political and economic credentials throughout Europe, which is the focal point of IMF efforts to head off another global economic downturn.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7718
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__label__cc	0.717195	0.282805	Images of Truth: Mon Buddha Head 7/8th century. This serene Buddha Head from Myanmar is accompanied by two quotes that reveals peace at the heart of an ever changing world. Mon Buddha Head 7/8th century, Burma/Myanmar The Mon kingdom ruled in what is now Myanmar, from 9th - 11th century. Buddha images of this period were made using alabaster, bronze and stone. Let go of the past, let go of the future, let go of the present, and cross over to the farther shore of existence. With mind wholly liberated, you shall come no more to birth and death. (Dhammapada: 348) One day an eminent scholar monk called Tokusan stopped to buy some dumplings from a wayside seller. The old woman eyed his monk’s robes and the large pack on his back and asked him what he carried in it? ‘Oh”, came the reply, “It is a commentary on the Diamond sutra". The old woman asked what this commentary had to say about the sutra? Tokusan chuckled saying that it was probably a bit too advanced for her ears! The old woman shrugged and said: “As I understand it there is a quote from the sutra that says The heart of the past has gone, the heart of the future is not yet here and the heart of the present is an illusion. If you can tell me, in that case, with which heart you will eat your snack, I will give these dumplings to you for free!” Tokusan was astounded at this, and despite his earlier condescending attitude towards her recognised that she knew a thing or two. He was also humble enough to realise that despite all his scholarly learning he had not understood the sutra’s message. In time he went on to become a great Zen master in his own right. Image copyright to John Eskenazi. You can find other Images of Truth here.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7728
__label__cc	0.674978	0.325022	Adam (the Bible’s first “human being”) was a God! Posted on Dec 22, 2011 \| 17 comments Mormons are multi-theistic, teaching that they can become gods (as man is, God once was; as God is, man may become) and that Adam was a god; i.e. Michael the Archangel actually created the world under the direction of Elohim and Jesus and after the earth was completed, he then became the first man to populate the earth! Oh and this happened some 6,000 years ago… The earth is only 12 to 14 thousand years old? What about Ardi (ARA-VP-6/500), Lucy, Homo heidelbergensis, Neanderthal and the other ancient human remains, from 4.5 millions years ago up until 30 thousand years ago, that prove there was NO Adam. Thank you to Copernicus, Galileo and all of the other persecuted scientists that brought the dawn of truth upon humankind. By: Jettison DougH says: For teaching that we can become gods, check out the ancient, venerable Christian teaching of theosis, in modern English “divinization.” For Adam being a god, no, archangels aren’t gods. For evolution, there is no official LDS position and Mormons on both sides of the question. Nor does evolution preclude an Adam. Jettison says: @DougH Name one other Christian Church that teaches or believes that humans can become Gods… please, just one mainstream Christian organization, other than Mormons. It’s a bit difficult to “create” a planet without being a “God”, hence for Mormons, Michael the Archangel had to be a “God”. And why not… think of all the Gods that Mormonism will create… Gods are everywhere! As for evolution… a bit difficult to deny it with all of the evidence that surrounds us. So, I’m curious about how evolution does not preclude an Adam? If humans (homo-sapiens) were around for the last 100 thousand years with their current genetic makeup, how could the story in Genesis or The Pearl of Great Price have any credence? For that matter how could anyone with any sense believe in The Book of Abraham? The Egyptian papyri that Joseph Smith obtained and claimed to translate had nothing to do with what Joseph wrote in that book. Yet another of the thousands of inconsistencies that plague the Mormon church. It’s hard for me to believe that anyone with intelligence or true human compassion could believe in the story of Mormonism. I say “human compassion” when one considers the Mormon record of intolerance and bigotry. Patriarchal in the extreme, the Mormon organization has lagged behind (to put it very mildly) on issues of slavery, religious toleration, civil rights, women’s rights, and gay rights. For an organization claiming the leadership of Jesus Christ to miss so blatantly and completely His message would also be amusing if it were not so ugly and hypocritical. This is an organization that has never denied the doctrine of polygamy, that denies half the population the Mormon priesthood because of gender discrimination, and whose members are actually supposed to believe that God sent a message to Spencer Kimball saying that, for unexplained reasons, black males would suddenly be able to hold the priesthood–as if this made it all better and with absolutely no admission that the denial of equality to blacks was a dirty, racist policy in the first place. Hmm, Slavery? Joseph Smith was very publicly opposed to slavery: (Joseph Smith said in his platform for his presidential run, “The Declaration of Independence ‘holds these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;’ but at the same time some two or three millions of people are held as slaves for life, because the spirit in them is covered with a darker skin.”) The Church was notorious at the time in helping escaped slaves. Religious toleration? are you kidding? hundreds of Mormons were killed due to religious intolerance against them, they are now, and always have been fighting for tolerance. Civil rights? Name ONE mostly Mormon community which has practiced segregation or Jim Crow laws, you cannot. In fact, in 1867, democratic reform was enacted by the predominantly Utah Legislature; in accordance with their status as a Territory of the United States. At that time, the voters of Utah, overwhelmingly Mormon, voted 14,000 to 30, to grant black men the vote (Neither White Nor Black, p.114 note 112). At a time when Utah was overwhelmingly Mormons , the Utah voters overwhelmingly voted to give blacks the vote. Women’s rights? The Church has the distinction of having the FIRST and longest running organization in the USA made up of and led by women, the Relief Society. And Utah’s women could vote from 1870! 17 YEARS before Congress took their right away! See: http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/statehood_and_the_progressive_era/womansuffragedominatedpoliticsinutah.html Gay rights? Since when does how you like to have sex somehow confer special rights? The Church does not and has never sought to restrict any civil right based on people’s legal actions in their own private moments. The Church has never sought to restrict any civil right at all. Finally, All throughout the Bible, who could hold the priesthood was determined by their lineage. No exceptions. So by your definition God Himself is a “dirty racist” What would be hypocritical would be to just decide to change God’s policies WITHOUT God telling them to a prophet, which is how He has communicated with man from the beginning. You may not like or understand God’s policies and actions but it is short sighted to denigrate any Church because they follow what they believe are God’s rules. Who is to say that YOU are right? If members are OK with the policies, let them be, if they are not, no one forces them to remain in the Church. The LDS Church has never had enforced membership. In fact, the Church does not want folks who do not truly believe to remain as members. In the future, try to refrain from gratuitous assertions which are at odds with history. You run the risk of making yourself look foolish. The Mormon Church has a very detailed and stellar historical record of tolerance and inclusion. Perhaps not any other Church, but the Bible says: “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when He shall appear we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him, purifleth himself even as He is pure.” (I John III: v. 2, 3). “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (Romans 8:17) So maybe the TRUE Church actually believes the Bible. And the LORD God said , Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat , and live for ever: (Genesis 3:22) Hmm, Genesis seems to use the word “US” a lot, why is that??? I think that EVERY denomination and religion interpret the bible differently. I am a christian though and have Jesus living in my heart and you all are being testy with one another. I do not feel the need to argue my beliefs with anyone. Why do you? I am Southers Baptist and my husband is Catholic, two totaly oposite religions, but we both have Jesus in our hearts and thats all that matters. Pat, Interesting, when God stated this He had a host, angels, and lucifer as well. Becoming like one of us, referred to the host and or lucifer. The only way man lasted forever then was for the tree that bared that special fruit—- NOT because of a man-angelic-god statehood! R. R. says: Actually, evolution does specifically preclude an “Adam”. In fact there is no idea of individual evolution – evolution can only be applied to populations. In the case of modern humans, they evolved from a population of no less than 100,000 members. But yes, keep in mind if you think that evolution can possibly apply to a single person, then you need to go back and try to study evolution again. billybud says: Jettison, don’t forget to include everyone who believes in the Bible in your rant, and the Koran, and the Torah. All those books contain as much intolerance and bigotry as the Mormon scriptures and history. I’m proud to belong to the only Christian church that believes in multiple gods. Long live polytheism! And you don’t have to take Genesis and the Pearl of Great Price totally literally to be a proud Mormon. Evolution explains a lot, but it doesn’t explain why human nature and culture is so different than animal nature and culture, with it’s morality, exponentially higher intelligence, and obsession with irrational religious expression. What animals do this? How did these characteristics develop through evolution only? The story of Adam and Eve symbolically explains why human nature is so different than animals, the knowledge of good and evil, being cast out of the animal kingdom of innocence, into the world of sin, wickedness and murder. It’s the story of every child who grows from youthful innocence to knowing rebellion. Adam came from the animals, through evolution. But then something happened. What better way to explain this inexplicable change in human nature? Is Adam a god? Yes. We are gods, as Christ says in the Bible “ye are gods.” Satan in the Garden says, “you shall become like the gods.” We take Satan at his word. We believe in eternal progression. Mathematically, that is the very definition of godhood. A little incremental progression multiplied by infinity equals infinity. What is a god? An infinite creature. Billybud, your reasoning is so Right for the Wrongest of scripture doctrine. No, really, you hit the bullseye! You are Gods? All your references are dead wrong and no bible scholar has ever translated those words that way. I know you would say, thats the whole ereason ‘God’ revealed to Mr Smith that all churches/ religions are wrong. LDS has false revelation about God. Mr Smith is not a Prophet of God but of mystery babylon religion. Seek Old/New testament Scripture and compare it with D&C, PofGP. You’ll see by the power of Jesus name and His true and powerful Word. rippinsteo says: Oh, Jettison, you didn’t get it completely right. Per the Adam-God doctrine, Adam is not only a god, but, he was THE God–as in God the Father. Hate to say it, but Mormons do NOT believe that Adam is God the Eternal Father, Elohim… but what does it matter anyway? It’s all just Myth & Superstition. Although every Christian church teaches that we are children of God, because that’s what the Bible teaches, the Mormons are the only ones that I’m aware of who say that we are literally the offspring of God. That is, we are not merely some sort of stunted creations – we are literally his children – we are, if you will, the same species as our Father in Heaven. The Bible makes it clear that we have the potential to become like him in every way and that we will inherit all that he has. We are Gods in embryo, with all of the potential of our Heavenly Father. If we make living up to our Eternal potential the guiding purpose of our lives, there is no limit to the good that we can do, and no boundaries to our capacity for growth. John 3:16 says “For god so loved the world the he gave his ONLY Begotten son so that whoever believeith in him shall not perish but have ever lasting life”. The first two of the 10 commandments talk about he is the lord your god and don’t put any other gods before him meaning he’s number 1. The second one says no images of heaven above or the earth beneath, or that is in the water. It says that you shouldn’t bow down or serve anything else cause he is jealous and only likes people who follow his rules. loosely translated all that means is first god is a flip flopper, second that he ain’t as strong as he use to be. According to whatever form of the bible you read he went from saying I’m the only big cheese you will respect my authority, then to give his only son so we can all be forgiven of our sins, to lds which believes we can be gods and share is power since he created the world and stuff. To me he sounds more like a battered wife then the almighty. The biggest lie of all is in this opening post, i.e. the claim that there are “ancient human remains” that are millions of years old. “Scientists” (dishonest ones) expect people to blindly follow and blindly believe this claim all the time, DESPITE the fact there is absolutely no way to verify the age of these remains. None whatsoever. Have you noticed how “scientists” constantly talk as if it is settled and indisputable that these remains are “millions” of years old when even THEY know that their “dating” methods are far from accurate. So called “radioactive dating” and “carbon dating” are not actually methods to establish how old some bone is and honest scientists know this. Honest scientists know that erosion and decomposition make it impossible for a non petrified bone to be older than a few thousand years. These human remains that the church of evolution constantly parades as their supposed “proof” of evolution and supposed proof of the age of the earth, are MERELY pre flood negroes. These lefty “scientists” always ignore the endless and REAL evidence of the flood, and they despise the record that tells us that all negroes after the flood came as the result of an interracial marriage (i.e. they were watered down 50%). Ergo, Ham’s wife, Egyptus, had more animalistic features that are diluted 50% in current negroes, and all of Ham’s children were obviously interracial and diluted 50%. Everyone, yes everyone, with the exact makeup of Egyptus died in the flood. THESE are the bones that are being found. They are not “millions” of years old, and they’re not evidence of evolution. They’re merely pre flood descendents of Cain. Any “scientist” who takes simple things and makes them hazy and complex (as the church of evolution does), is not a scientist. How convenient to carte blanche dismiss SCIENCE, and SCIENTISTS using PROVEN methods! NEGROES, DILUTED NEGROES, ANIMALISTIC FEATURES??? WTF?! How any more RACIST can anyone be? Denier to the bone here! Yet, will believe that MORMON “archaeologists” have ‘evidence” of Jesus, et al visiting North America? SHOW US PROOF FROM NON-MORMON ARCHAEOLOGISTS! This is one of the more ridiculous diatribes that I have read in a LONG time. People like you just prove that humans have evolved apes. Some Human beings have evolved their knowledge and helped us become one of the most advanced and sophisticated spices the universe has ever known. While others (like yourself) spend their time on the computer, hating on things they can’t even begin to understand, instead of getting a real job so they can move out of their parents basement. Leave a Reply to R. R. Cancel reply Temple Marriage 1 You cannot go to heaven without Joseph Smith 1 Mormons can believe anything. 7 It is morally wrong for women to wear more than one set of earrings. 6 The Church is the biggest land owner in many cities not just in Utah 3	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7730
__label__wiki	0.64066	0.64066	BOBBY RIGGS on the Tudor City Tennis Courts Over the years, Tudor City's tennis courts were home to occasional exhibition matches featuring some of the biggest names in the game. Among them was Bobby Riggs, the World No. 1 player for three years in the 1940s. Below, Riggs pictured in Tudor City in 1949. Photo and caption from Tudor City View, the community magazine. Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura and Richard Gonzales ‒ who with Jack Kramer and Frank Parker ‒ constitute the world's foremost professional tennis players, pose on our Tudor City Courts for the benefit of a popular brand of cigarettes. Later, they treated residents to a spectacle of high class tennis. Chesterfields ad with Riggs, upper left corner. We suspect the pros were smoking Chesterfields, which had Riggs under contract at the time. Riggs abandoned professional tennis in 1951, becoming a promoter, but by the 1970s was back in the game as a shameless hustler and provocateur. His most notorious stunt was a big-payday match against Billie Jean King billed as "The Battle of the Sexes." King won in three sets, a victory that became something of a cultural touchstone for the burgeoning women's liberation movement. The days of athletes endorsing cigarettes are long gone, as is Riggs, who passed away in 1995. But now he's resurfacing in the culture via a new movie, Battle of the Sexes, opening today. Based on his most famous match, the flick stars Steve Carell as Riggs, and Emma Stone as Billie Jean. Labels: 1940s, Celebs, Tennis	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7735
__label__cc	0.547485	0.452515	Theatre Review: Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Royal Court ‘Truthful But Uncomfortable’ Posted by Victoria, on January 17, 2018 No Grey Area. That’s what our message is in contemporary society. That there is no grey area around consent, harassment and abuse. Hell, we’ve even hash-tagged it. Then this revival of Andrea Dunbar’s seminal play comes along, holding up a mirror to her own experiences, telling us that, actually, there is a grey area. That underage teenage girls can be willing companions to older men wanting to have sex with them. And therein lies the power of this play – compelling us to consider what many of us would prefer to avoid – but also, therein lies this play’s big problem to modern eyes. Rita, Sue and Bob Too may be set in the 1980s, but its set-up remains as relevant today as it did thirty-five years ago. Living on a run-down council in Bradford, best friends Rita (Taj Atwal) and Sue (Gemma Dobson) get a lift home one evening from married Bob (James Atherton) after babysitting his kid. All three of them lead pretty desperate lives in Thatcher’s Britain – Bob’s work as a handyman is hardly stable, and the two girls have little in the way of promising prospects – so when Bob offers the girls a detour, with the promise of a bit of a sexual adventure, they leap at the chance of a bit of fun. And so starts a fling that will irrevocably shape the futures of all three. Now, there is no doubt that this is truthful – both in the literal sense of Andrea’s own experiences, but also in its universality to young girls across Britain. Young girls are curious about sex and are interested in it. This is truthful. But what must be considered is perspective and context if any play on abuse is going to be successful. And this is where the production struggles. Dramatised at speed with plenty of jokes, there is no doubt that this production is being played for laughs. This is a full-on, rollicking comedy. And the audience seemed to love it. The auditorium was filled with guffaws as we watched Bob’s pale white bottom pumping up and down between the respective girls’ legs in the opening scene, the sex awkwardly squeezed in between Bob’s car doors and his dashboard. And they continued to laugh as Sue’s parents argued over her behaviour (despite the implicit presence of domestic violence), as Bob’s penis flops leaving him unable to perform, and as the women of the Estate round on the two girls when their behaviour is exposed. And, for me, it’s this ongoing decision to keep Rita, Sue and Bob Too performed as a comedy more than a drama that is at the heart of its problem. This should be a play of tiny tragedies, of how these girls are exploited and abused, then how the rays of sun slowly disappear from their lives, and the crushing reality of life as an adult takes over. But little of that weight is here. In order to wring out the comedy, the girls keep their giggles throughout, their glass-half-full view of the world never really shattered. These are fifteen-year-old girls playing at being adults in a world they cannot possibly understand. And little seems to shift their upbeat naivety, whether it be Bob losing his job or splitting from his wife (an event to which the girls might consider themselves partly responsible), or the big issues that later appear. There are moments of terrible awakenings for the young girls here, but they are played off rather lightly. It is now known that Andrea Dunbar was uncomfortable with the extent to which her writing was played for laughs, often wishing for a more serious examination. She may have only been nineteen when she wrote this play but her instinct was bang on the money. This play is crying out for a more sober take. And it’s with this in mind that you start questioning the extent of the influence of Max Stafford-Clark, who mentored Andrea at the time – and who was initially attached to this production before his own history of harassment was exposed. Was it his influence that pushed this play so far into high comedy, against Andrea’s wishes? After all, perhaps the set-up was, to him, hilarious. I don’t want to be overly down on this revival from Out of Joint. Given what was asked of them by director Kate Wasserberg, the cast are terrific. As Bob, James Atherton is excellent as the man who is a hero to these girls but an utter failure to anyone looking at him with clear eyes. Taj Atwal and Gemma Dobson are full of energy and their bubbliness makes for an interesting contrast with the world they inhabit. And, it must be said, Samantha Robinson is blindingly good as Bob’s wife Michelle. She seems within touching distance of being a woman strong enough to leave her shit husband but each time, she just can’t do it. It’s a piercingly good portrayal. Had Vicky F seen this production before she made her decision to cancel its transfer to the Royal Court? Did it play a part in her decision? If so, I can’t help feeling her initial decision was correct. There is, absolutely, a place for Rita, Sue and Bob Too in theatre today. Of course there is. And there is a definite need for Andrea’s voice also (and her contemporary equivalents). But tone and context are everything – and this production is tone deaf and, seemingly, oblivious to the wider context. What I would have given for a more sober, complicated take on this classic rather than one playing so uncomfortably for laughs and giggles. Royal Court Theatre, London, to January 27, 2018 All production images by The Other Richard.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7739
__label__cc	0.713398	0.286602	NEWS VOL. 2 questions for director Cristina Molino click here to see Cristina's reel Director Cristina Molino on location in Santa Rosa, California. Cristina Molino is one of the most exciting directors to emerge in the last few years. A young woman, of tenacious creative talent, with a unique and compelling vision and point of view. Cristina is one of those directors that when you hear her speak, witness her at work, and then view the results, you know you are witnessing a coming giant. 1 - What made you want to become a director? Since I was little I’ve always liked to tell stories, specially through images. I used to write and draw a lot, and then at the age of 15 I discovered photography and fell in love with it. Some time later I realized that cinema was what I consider to be the most powerful way of expression. I could tell stories through images, moving images in this case, but not only that, I realized that this way of expression is the synthesis of all the arts: literature, photography, music, painting and so on. I knew then that this was what I wanted to do. I also realized that as a director you have to plan and keep in mind all the elements: actors, light, optics, sound, movement, music, set design, wardrobe, etc… all to express a particular point of view, and as such, depending on those choices, you will tell a story in one way or a very different way, extending in an infinite manner the different ways you can tell the same story. Australian Actress Jolene Anderson, in a water tank in Long Beach, California for Cristina's "Beyond Memories". Spanish Ice Skater Sonia Lafuente in a water tank in Madrid, Spain, for Cristina's "Keep Dancing". 2 - Who are your biggest influences as far as directors? It’s hard for me to choose only a few of my influences because I like several very different directors, and because I like something specific about each of them. I admire the work of directors such Stephen Daldry, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jane Campion, Wong Kar Wai, Sam Mendes, Christopher Nolan, Ang Lee, Kathryn Bigelow, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve... Australian Actress Jolene Anderson in Cristina's "Beyond Memories". American Actor Colin Branca in Cristina's "Beyond Memories". 3 - 5 films that instantly come to your mind? Again it’s difficult to choose 5!! Let’s say: "The hours", "Brokeback Mountain", “Interstellar", "Revolutionary Road", "We need to talk about Kevin”... 4 - What is the biggest challenge for a director on set? The set can be a lonely place for a director, you might have a great producer, cinematographer, production designer, writers or creative around you, but ultimately as director, you are looked and judged upon to make the final and best decisions. And so you have to work on preparing every aspect of the project before shooting and have a clear vision of what you want to tell and how you want to tell it. At the same time you need to be prepared to quickly solve any kind of problem or unexpected event that might come up during the shoot so that it doesn’t harm the original narrative. Being prepared technically and artistically as well as having the internal strength to be able to make the right decisions I think are the most challenging things. Spanish Actor Pablo Castañón on set in Madrid, Spain, in Cristina's "Te Vás" (You're leaving), Spanish Actress Laura Díaz on set in Madrid, Spain, in Cristina's "Te Vás" (You're leaving), 5 - What are the challenges, if any, of being a female director in a male dominated industry? As a filmmaker, I absolutely didn't enter this business with a gender related agenda, or for that matter, any preconceived ideas other than wanting to be a filmmaker, to tell powerful stories that are populated by great characters and that are filmed in the most beautiful way. The biggest challenge is, as in almost any other aspect in our society, to be even considered for the job. Still to this day many times being a woman is seen as a disadvantage. We are still just a few female directors out there, compared to the number of male directors, and yet we have already proved by far that we are equally talented. Our work is the best way to prove our worth. Given that women are over 50% of the population, within a same culture, why would said culture not want to hear, see and understand our perspective? On a purely practical matter, I see the addition of female directors as expanding the vision and paths that stories can take us to, it expands the narrative paths stories can take given the world-view that one, as a woman, can have. Cristina's REEL	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7740
__label__wiki	0.965534	0.965534	Showing posts with label February 20. Show all posts Stroke takes the 'Artichoke King' Avoided the bullets of mob wars but suffered disgrace, financial ruin Ciro "Artichoke King" Terranova, former rackets boss of East Harlem, New York, died February 20, 1938, of natural causes. He was the only son of Angela Piazza to die without a bullet in his body. Terranova suffered a mild stroke on Tuesday, February 15, 1938, while at his apartment, 338 East 116th Street. A more severe stroke occurred at one o'clock on Thursday morning. Terranova's left side was paralyzed and he could not speak. His wife Teresa (known as "Tessie") called for an ambulance. Terranova was taken to Columbus Hospital. That hospital's mission for many years had been the treatment of the Italian-American poor. Though he had once been a wealthy and powerful Mafioso in East Harlem, with a palatial pink-colored home at Pelham Manor, Terranova had in recent years lost his riches and his influence. Hospital officials said the forty-nine-year-old Terranova's condition was serious but gave him a "fair chance" of recovery. Thirty minutes after midnight on Sunday, February 20, he passed away, becoming the only one of four male siblings, all New York Mafiosi, to die of natural causes. Unlike the send-offs given to many of his contemporaries, Terranova's funeral was inexpensive and fairly small. After a wake at his apartment, the inexpensive, white metal casket containing his remains was taken on Wednesday, February 23, to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, East 115th Street near Pleasant Avenue. (The funeral director told the press that the casket cost $500. In contrast, the bronze casket holding the remains of Terranova's nephew Joseph Catania back in 1931 was said to cost $10,000.) The procession included fifteen cars of mourners and four cars of flowers. A brief funeral Mass was celebrated by Father Peter Fiore. Angela Piazza, then about ninety, attended, with Terranova's widow and their five children, a small crowd of relatives and old friends. The ceremonies were also observed by a dozen detectives, eight patrol officers and two police radio cars. It was reported that the religious services were conducted while painters actively worked in the church on overhead scaffolding. After the Mass, Terranova's remains were transported to his gravesite at Calvary Cemetery in Queens. Cursed clan Ciro's brother Nicholas "Coco" Terranova was shot to death September 7, 1916, in Brooklyn as he attempted to resolve a Mafia-Camorra War. Brother Vincent Terranova, killed May 8, 1922, at 116th Street near Second Avenue, was an apparent casualty of a gangland conflict between Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila and insurgent gangs in Manhattan. Half-brother Giuseppe Morello, a former Mafia boss of bosses, was attacked and murdered in his office, 352 East 116th Street, on August 15, 1930, during gangland's Castellammarese War. All the brothers were born in Corleone, Sicily. Their mother, Angela Piazza, was married to Calogero Morello at the time of Giuseppe Morello's 1867 birth. Calogero died about five years later, and Piazza later married Bernardo Terranova, father of Vincent, Nicholas and Ciro. (Terranova also lost a nephew, Joseph "Joe Baker" Catania, in the Castellammarese War. Catania was fatally shot February 3, 1931, on the Bronx sidewalk where Crescent Avenue, East 186th Street and Belmont Avenue meet.) Ciro Terranova took precautions against a death by gangster bullets. He moved himself and his family (which grew to include the daughters of his murdered brother Vincent) to remote Pelham Manor. When traveling in New York City, he made use of an armored limousine. Rapid decline Terranova accumulated much of his wealth by monopolizing the distribution of artichokes in the New York area, a racket that gave him the title of "Artichoke King." He also reportedly benefited from a share of Dutch Schultz's numbers racket income. The start of Terranova's decline is generally placed in December 1929, when a testimonial dinner for Magistrate Albert Vitale of the Tammany's Bronx-based Tepecano Democratic Club was held up by gunmen. Guests were robbed of money and jewelry, and a police officer had his service revolver taken from him. An investigation showed that a number of the dinner guests were politically-connected underworld figures: Ciro Terranova, Joseph Catania and his brother James, John and James Savino, Daniel Iamascia and Paul Marchione. The incident revealed connections between the political establishment and racketeers. Suspicions of Vitale's close relationship with criminals were reinforced when the police officer's service revolver was quickly returned by the robbers. Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi revealed that Terranova lost all respect in the underworld following the assassination of "Joe the Boss" Masseria on April 15, 1931. According to Valachi, Terranova was present with other members of the Masseria leadership when Joe the Boss was shot to death in a Coney Island restaurant. Terranova was supposed to drive a number of the gangsters from the scene but appeared so rattled that he could not put the car key into the ignition. Valachi said he heard that the loss of nerve cost Terranova his leadership role. In the early 1930s, the administration of reform Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia attempted to break up the artichoke monopoly by halting all sales of artichokes in the city. By then, Terranova seems already to have passed the racket on to Joe "Muskie" Castaldo. The leadership of Salvatore "Charlie Luciano" Lucania's Mafia organization assumed control of other Mafia rackets in East Harlem and the Bronx and seized the lucrative numbers game from Terranova's old partner Dutch Schultz, who was murdered in 1935. New York City officials denied Terranova access to the city, placing him under arrest on a charge of vagrancy whenever he crossed the city line from Westchester County. In May 1937, Terranova stated in court that he had no income, few assets and no job. The Pelham Manor home had been taken by creditors. He continued to live there as a tenant but had no funds to pay overdue rent. A finance company forced him to court after it had been unable to collect for eighteen months on the $542.87 owed for a furnace at the home. Terranova claimed he had been living for some time on borrowed money. About a month later, reports said Terranova was vacating his home and planning to return to live in New York City. The police made no move to stop him from entering the city at that time. Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine told the press that he permitted Terranova's return because the former gangster "is now criminally and financially impotent." The tenement Terranova moved into, 338 East 116th Street, and the neighborhood around it had been part of his family history. It was the same building where he and his brother Vincent lived with their families in the opening years of the Prohibition Era and the same building where his former top aide Frank Livorsi still lived. At forty-nine, Terranova could have reasonably expected to live many more years. Perhaps he was planning to restart his rackets career in the location where it was launched many years earlier. But it is difficult to imagine that Terranova could be in that place and not think of death. The apartment building sat a few doors to the west of the Ciro, Nicholas and Vincent Terranova pre-Prohibition residence at 350 East 116th Street - the address where Nicholas lived at the time of his 1916 murder. The building just next door to that, at 352, owned by relatives, was the spot where half-brother Giuseppe Morello was killed. Across the street, within view of 338's front entrance, was the spot where Vincent Terranova's blood was spilled in 1922. "$5,000 loot taken at Vitale dinner," New York Times, Dec. 9, 1929, p. 14. "10,000 at funeral of 'Joe the Baker,'" New York Times, Feb. 8, 1931, p. 30. "2 die in pistol fight in Brooklyn street," New York Times, Sept. 8, 1916, p. 18. "7 of Vitale guests had police records, Whalen declares," New York Times, Dec. 13, 1929, p. 1. "Armored car owner queried on Marlow," New York Times, July 11, 1929, p. 1. "'Artichoke King' seized and freed," New York Times, Feb. 17, 1935, p. 27. "Artichoke King comes down to his last button," New York Post, May 14, 1937. "Artichoke king dies in decline," Fresno CA Bee, Feb. 22, 1938, p. 12. "Artichoke king dies in poverty," New York Daily News, Feb. 21, 1938, p. 30. "Artichoke king dies penniless," Windsor Ontario Star, Feb. 21, 1938, p. 19. "Artichoke king irked by his latest arrest," New York Times, May 25, 1934, p. 17. "Bail runner shot in street ambush," New York Times, Feb. 4, 1931, p. 11. "Catania dies of wounds," New York Times, Feb. 5, 1931, p. 26. "Ciro Terranova," Boston Globe, Feb. 24, 1938, p. 15. "Ciro Terranova," New York Daily News, Feb. 22, 1938, p. 33. "Ex-Artichoke King broke," New York American, May 14, 1937. "Ex-Artichoke King gives up his palace," New York Daily News, June 23, 1937, p. 30. "Gang glitter absent at Terranova burial," New York Daily News, Feb. 24, 1938, p. 37. "Girl, woman, 4 men shot in battle of two bootleg bands," New York Times, May 9, 1922, p. 1. "Indict Schultz on 3 counts in record time," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 19, 1931, p. 1. "Link Vitale fete to Uale murder," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec. 26, 1929, p. 1. "Police guard body of Ciro Terranova," Baltimore Evening Sun, Feb. 23, 1938, p. 29. "Reveal millionaire as real head of new 'numbers' banking combination," New York Age, Aug. 20, 1932, p. 1. "Rich restaurateur shot dead by gang in bootleg quarrel," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 8, 1922, p. 3. "Rise and fall of a racketeer," Hartford CT Courant, Feb. 25, 1938, p. 12. "Seven bandits hold up 50 at dinner to Vitale; escape with thousands of dollars' loot," New York Times, Dec. 8, 1929, p. 1. "Six are indicted as artichoke trust," New York Times, April 8, 1933, p. 1. "Terranova agrees to a receivership," New York Times, May 14, 1937, p. 6. "Terranova appears to talk to police; jailed in hold-up," New York Times, Jan. 17, 1930, p. 1. "Terranova dead; once racket 'king,'" New York Times, Feb. 20, 1938, p. 26. "Terranova seized as vagrant again," New York Times, Aug. 3, 1938, p. 34. "Terranova, paralyzed by stroke, gravely ill," New York Daily News, Feb. 18, 1938, p. 21. "Terranova's exile from city is ended," New York Times, Feb. 18, 1938, p. 32. "Vitale got gun back for cop after holdup," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec. 23, 1929, p. 1. "Vitale guests ex-convicts, is Whalen claim," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec. 12, 1929, p. 1. "Vitale guests granted writ; hit '3d degree,'" Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec. 31, 1929, p.1. Ciro Terranova Declaration of Intention, Supreme Court of New York County, June 9, 1914. Ciro Terranova Petition for Naturalization, 78124, Supreme Court of the State of New York, submitted July 25, 1918. Greene, Roger D., "N.Y. racket smasher, 35, nearly became singer," Oakland CA Tribune, July 26, 1937, p. 5. Joseph Catania Death Certificate, No. 1453, Feb. 4, 1931, Department of Health of the City of New York. New York City Death Index, certificate no. 4180, Feb. 20, 1938. Turcott, Jack, "Ciro is down to last artichoke," New York Daily News, May 14, 1937, p. 22. United States Census of 1920, New York State, New York County, Assembly District 20, Enumeration District 1362. United States Census of 1930, New York State, Westchester County, Village of Pelham Manor, Enumeration District 60-316. Valachi, Joseph, The Real Thing - Second Government: The Expose and Inside Doings of Cosa Nostra, unpublished manuscript, Joseph Valachi Personal Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, 1964. Vincenzo Terranova Petition for Naturalization, 105297, Supreme Court of the State of New York, submitted May 6, 1920. Posted by Thomas Hunt at 12:12 PM Labels: Artichoke King, Castellammarese War, Catania, Corleone, D'Aquila, East Harlem, February 20, Masseria, Morello, Pelham Manor, Terranova, Thomas Hunt, Vitale	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7742
__label__cc	0.661601	0.338399	County to benefit from $7.5M in state redevelopment grants Rick Shrum Four state development grants totaling $7.5 million are headed to Washington County. The grants, from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, will go to Corelle Brands LLC of Charleroi; Pennsylvania Trolley Museum of Chartiers Township; Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL) of Washington; and Tech Met Properties for its Donora plant. Corelle will receive $2.5 million to help it rebuild its existing glass tank. Work there is projected to create 40 jobs and help preserve the existing 350 at the plant, where Pyrex glassware in manufactured. The Trolley Museum also will be awarded $2.5 million, to help pay for construction of an 18,000-square-foot Welcome and Education Center. That project will generate an estimated 116 full- and part-time jobs, with a goal of increasing the number of visitors annually from 32,600 to 53,000. TRPIL, which assists local residents living with disabilities, will get $1.5 million for the second phase of its YWCA Rehabilitation Project. Tech Met, headquartered in Glassport, Allegheny County, will receive $1 million to renovate its facility in Donora Industrial Park. The company plans to immediately use two-thirds of that building, leaving 28,800 square feet for growth, a project that is expected to generate more than 40 full-time jobs. Tech Met provides chemical milling services on components fabricated by other companies, and works primarily with the aerospace and medical industries.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7745
__label__cc	0.732245	0.267755	← How the Other Half Lives, according to dudes who have no idea how the other half lives By his wild lone → Arms and the Men's Rights Movement Democracy is not a First-Person Shooter Good news, ladies and manginas: Apparently some MRAs don’t think it’s time to go out and start shooting people. At least not quite yet. Some background: In recent days numerous MRAs have taken up the cause of a man named Thomas Ball – who burned himself to death outside a courthouse in Keane, New Hampshire in a protest against what he saw as unfair treatment in family court. Ferdinand Bardamu of In Male Fide has declared him “a martyr for the cause of men’s rights, a casualty of feminism’s stripping one half of the population of their humanity.” Before killing himself, Ball wrote a long manifesto outlining his grievances and suggesting that the time had come for men “to start burning down police stations and courthouses,” describing the inhabitants of such buildings as “[c]ollaborators who are no different than the Vichy of France or the Quislings of Norway during the Second World War … So burn them out. “ (He offered specific advice on how best to do this, including tips on how to select the proper bottles to use for Molotov cocktails.) All this has inspired some in the MRA to start talking ominously about violence. On The Spearhead, W.F. Price has responded to this talk with a piece suggesting that the time isn’t quite right for the MRAs of the world to take up armed struggle. Not just yet, anyway. As he puts it: It is never a good idea to pick up a gun and start shooting to address some vaguely defined injustice — that is savagery. Before the American Revolution, for example, patriots took pains to spell out a long list of grievances that justified rebellion. … We have to make our own lists, air our grievances, and give the state the opportunity to redress them. … Before anyone resorts to the same methods the state uses against us, we must put every reasonable effort into working with the law and the political system we have. Because this effort is still in its infancy, any calls for armed resistance are entirely premature and counterproductive, and shouldn’t be taken seriously. Obviously, the flip side of this argument for delay is a justification for killing people if these “grievances” aren’t dealt with in the way that those in the MRA would like. Price’s reference to the American Revolution is an interesting one, because of course the central issue of that struggle was, you know, taxation without representation. The colonists couldn’t vote out the king if they didn’t like his policies. In case anyone has forgotten: we actually do have the vote now, which was kind of the whole point in the first place. Of course, many of Price’s readers are a bit more impatient than he is. In a comment that drew (last I checked) more than 40 upvotes and only two dissenting downvote, Taqman took issue with Price’s call to delay the armed struggle: Tell that to men who are facing imminent imprisonment for failure to pay child support. They don’t have the luxury of time and can’t wait a couple of decades for the manginas of the world to wake up and decide that a gentlemanly form of armed resistance is now acceptable. The ironically named Firepower, meanwhile, took a little swipe at Ball’s own actions, but didn’t challenge his advice for the rest of the men of the world: What IS crazy is having to point out that setting YOURSELF on fire is a ridiculous way to “win” anything. Set your enemies on fire. To even have to remind this questions the long term chances of victory for such a pathetic lot. Jean Valjean suggested that political action was pointless — due to all those damned women who vote: No amount of “stoic logic” will make politicians see our point of view. Politicians are in the business of getting re-elected rather than the business of good governance. So long as women are the majority there will only be tyranny of the majority. Peter-Andrew:Nolan(c) — you knew we were getting to him, right? — expressed his profound disappointment that more Spearheaders weren’t willing to embrace a violent solution: Gee you guys are whimps and tiptoe around the ‘use of force’ like freaking ballet dancers. Are you so scared to speak about this when it is CLEAR the guvment LOVES using force against you and lots of other people too? And he made the argument personal, explicitly denouncing, by name, the judge he claimed had “criminally abused” him with his rulings: Judge [name redacted’s] life is now in my hands. He lives by my consent and my consent alone. … And, like Ball, he declared judges to be essentially treasonous: These judges pretended to be your servants. They are evil, evil people who deserve the kind of treatment reserved for those who commit treason. There is more to Nolan’s comment(s) than that, but to get into it would require going down the rabbit-hole into his particular brand of crackpottery, which seems to involve him setting up his own courts to try judges he doesn’t like. (I frankly don’t understand his belief system and don’t care to.) Now, it should be noted that a few Spearheaders actually objected to Nolan’s violent talk. But the last I checked, the comment I just quoted had more upvotes than downvotes. W.F. Price took more flak for suggesting men wait a little longer before taking up arms than Nolan did for, well, you saw what he wrote. That tells you a lot about The Spearhead, I think. EDIT: Added quote from Ferdinand Bardamu; removed similar quote from The Spearhead. Posted in: antifeminism, crackpottery, evil women, MGTOW, misogyny, MRA, oppressed men, the spearhead, threats, victimhood, violence against men/women Sharculese says: But they also lost big time in my opinion, because while I believe I understand where they are coming from, and the other persons point of view, they do not see where their view was lacking, and at this point, are highly unlikely to. sorry we dont worship terrorrists enough for whatever dumb false equivalency tear your on. maybe you should be less of a pretentious gasbag? why do these clowns always show up at the site that says ‘misogyny. i mock it.’ expecting to have a ‘debate’ instead of just getting made fun of for trying to provide pseudointellectual cover for violence Another one who can’t handle xD apparently… Consider it LOL in face form? x = crossed eyes; D = open mouth; xD is a cousin of : D = 😀 “Taken into context, Tom Ball hitting his child was wrong. No reasonable person would disagree with that. But we have no proof of serial abuse. We know of one single act of hitting. By itself, what do you think should be the punishment for that? How long would the punishment be? He felt the ramifications of a single act for 10 years. In no way is that reasonable, especially since he was ACQUITTED of the charge in court. ” Taken in context he was still being “punished” 10 years later by having to pay child support. Is this going to be an anti-child-support rant, or an anti-divorce rant, or are you going to go for the pro-child-abuse angle? AndrewV: Can’t see where our view is lacking? Thomas Ball hit his daughter, and drew blood. He admits this. He was arrested, in a procedurally flawed way. He was, for the admitted act of violence toward his child, ordered to stay away until he took a brief amount of counselling. He refused. He was denied visitation. After some time of this, his wife divorced him. He was unable, for whatever reason to meet the child support obligations. He failed to petition for adjustments. He then killed himself, published a manifesto, called for a wave of terrorism to root out the source of the injustices listed above. That’s the case we are dealing with. We, unlike some, think that he has no case, and that it was his refusal to bend, in the least way, to the idea that the laws apply; nor to take advantage of the protections those same laws afforded him, which brought about the pass in which he found himself (facing jail for longstanding violation of a court order). So that his suicide wasn’t the result of long standing oppression, and it wasn’t some noble act of a man who had no recourse. What’s lacking? Diogenes: . Would you call Mohamed Bouazazi, or Thich Quang Duc (the burning monk) selfish cowards? If what they were protesting was the same sort of thing Ball was, yes. Does the act smack of desperation? Someone here tried to make it out like he picked a horribly painful way to die as revenge. That’s sick. Yes, it was. How would any of you view an abused Afghan woman who drinks draino to kill herself? If you could relate any more to her, there is a problem. I see, you are trying to say Ball was the victim. That he was forced to refuse to attend the counselling session which was all that was required to regain visitation? That his wife filing for divorce was in no way related to any action of his. Nice try at the false equivalence. Taken into context, Tom Ball hitting his child was wrong. No reasonable person would disagree with that. But we have no proof of serial abuse. We know of one single act of hitting. By itself, what do you think should be the punishment for that? Some anger management classes. A bit of supervision. Tom Ball refused those. That was on him. His grievance, in case you didn’t read his suicide note was that outside of the court, there was a system of bureaucracy that couldn’t be escaped. He complained about a social worker who didn’t let him see his children because “of his attitude.” Just like that. No judge, no jury. We have a social worker on the case. The social worker was administering a court order, which Ball refused to accept. Again, that’s on Ball. Ball was probably a jerk, No probably about it. He called for people to engage in rebellion and murder; because he wasn’t allowed to hit his child with impunity. That’s more than “a jerk”. Diogenes: @Snowy Don’t be a jerk, and don’t call me a troll. It reflects poorly on you. If there is a thread you want me to cmment on, by all means post a link. Another Inigo Montoya moment. You aren’t in any position to tell anyone what they can think of you, nor what they may call you. That makes you look petulant. I don’t know that I’d call you a troll, but I’m an old-school user of the word. I’ve not seen that you are here just to stir shit. Then again you did make it a point to go to a long dead thread; the implication is you were trying to slip the last word into a place that no one is paying attention to. That’s indicative of less than honest intent. That, coupled to the name you’ve chosen, reflects poorly on you. More poorly than Snowy’s reaction to those facts. So AndrewV says: @denelian \| July 13, 2012 at 10:34 am that’s already in my feed. or is that what you’re mentioning it? I only mentioned it because I thought you may find it a useful resource. The fact that you are already aware of it speaks for itself. @pecunium \| July 13, 2012 at 11:29 am I was under the impression that he was being required to confess to something that he did not consider himself guilty of, and in fact was cleared by the courts of. Nontheless there was an apparatus in place that considered him guilty, and required him to be punished. Another frequent complaint is the impossibility of getting support costs lowered no matter what the facts are. The judicial system apparently does not care what the actual constraints on the ability to pay are, only that they be satisfied. Which is not to say that some men will willfully attempt to evade their responsibilities, clearly there are, I do not see Ball as falling into that category, reread his manifesto and evaluate his account of the economics of his situation. There are issues concerning child support funding. For example here is a 2010 report by the Michigan court about the underground economy and child support system: http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/UETF-2010.pdf But the attitude is clear. Page 25. Make your own judgement of course. For many noncustodial parents, however, the decision to enter the underground economy is “reactive.” The latter group goes underground because, due to their own inaction, ignorance, or avoidance, the support arrearage has become too large for them to pay, often before they first actually receive a demand for payment. Ball was honest in relating the truth of his faults, for example slapping his daughter, and admitting his mistake in years later in finding out that his wife had only reported him because that was the choice she was offered. Him or her children, instead of his initial assumption. Finally, despite what he advocated in his manifesto, he did chose to kill himself outside the court, rather than burn it down with himself inside it. Of course you could argue, and I have no way of disputing it, that he could not get inside in the first place. Nonetheless, I tend to place a greater weight on what someone actually does versus what they say. In any event, it is open to interpretation unless the facts can still be determined at this point. This besides the point however, the greater lessons are the unnoticed restructuring of society, the power of the state, and the impacts upon people who believe themselves to be living in a different milieu. In this case Thomas Ball and his wife. I would suggest once again re-reading the manifesto with the point of view of challenging your assumptions. One example, if his wife knew in advance that the state would destroy her family one way or the other, by removing her husband or the children, would she have talked to anyone? Or, you can put aside your morals and conduct your own experiments: For example, the next time you hear a neighbour’s child crying, call your local child protection agency and report that you fear abuse. Suggest to your female friends that they call the police and report that they feel threatened by their male significant other. Observe, evaluate, and form your own conclusions. Just to be clear, I am not suggesting that you do the above, because in mind that is immoral. You could however, map out what you think would be the consequences, and draw your own lessons from it. hellkell says: Andrew, take your faux-rationality and Ball cheerleading somewhere else. I’m not sure why you need to resurrect and re-hash a year old thread. The ship has sailed. AndrewV: For many noncustodial parents, however, the decision to enter the underground economy is “reactive.” The latter group goes underground because, due to their own inaction, ignorance, or avoidance, the support arrearage has become too large for them to pay, often before they first actually receive a demand for payment. Note the words, “due to their own inaction, ignorance, or avoidance, I would also argue the last line is a bit misleading. The, “demand for payment” is not the first they became aware of it, since it’s a court ordered payment, established at the time of the divorce. Unless, for some reason, they were not involved in the divorce, it’s not true they had no knowledge of the obliged state. And… he still advocated for killing judges, and cops and others who work in government. The fuck? With regard to “challenging my assumptions?” What do you mean by that? It sounds like you are saying I ought to read it, and then come to agree with it. As to the latter… nice one. It’s not the state that destroyed her family. It was Ball’s intragience at making any changes in his relationship with his family; in light of that stuff you say, “he admitted”. He may have said, “yes, I hit my four year old and splut her lip open because she licked me”, but he didn’t want to actually deal with it. He refused to go to so much as four hours of counselling about it. That’s what broke up his family. You seem to be arguing that his wife ought to have just let him keep on beating the kid when she “acted up”. Fuck that. Put aside my morals? When I hear a child crying, I listen to see why. When I heard my neighbors hitting their kids, I paid attention. Whent they did it again I called the cops. Because that was the moral thing to do. If my friends tell me they feel threatened by their SO (note the lack of gender specificity) I tell them they need to think about what they are getting out of it. When I know one has beaten them, I tell them to call the cops, and to leave. I’ve had people who were left (no cops) tell me they were going to kill me; one of them did it when he was armed, and we were at the same event; so we were in a hotel, 400 miles from my home, and he was packing heat. He used a 14 year old to convey the message. It was quite plain; but we already knew he was stupid. So I don’t need to put aside my morals., and, “conduct experiments”. I know what I’ll do when those things come up. I wonder that you think I would need to. It’s an interesting set of morals you ascribe to me; one that seems at odds with what you, in the earlier parts of your comments, ascribed to me as being my “unchallenged” assumptions. Automatic fire-extinguishers, anyone know if the courthouse has them? And for someone claiming to place greater weight on things that were done, rather than said, you’re putting an awful lot of weight on Ball’s claims about why didn’t pay child support. Of course, this one is just blatantly untrue — That “apparatus” would be called “his wife filed for divorce”. Or would you like to speculate on why she did that and whether she might not have in different conditions? (Hint, doesn’t matter, they weren’t in different conditions, and plenty of men do not get violent over being divorced) Argenti: That “apparatus” would be called “his wife filed for divorce”. And did so after he had, in effect, abandoned the family (by not doing the trivial things required to regain his ability to spend time with them). So it’s less, “the apparatus” and more a case of his insistence that the rules ought not apply to him. Andrew might want to read the case history (and Ball’s manifesto) with a mind more open to having his beliefs challenged. “Andrew might want to read the case history (and Ball’s manifesto) with a mind more open to having his beliefs challenged.” Indeed, for all the rambling in it, it does have a coherent timeline to it. @pecunium \| July 13, 2012 at 11:53 pm I would also argue the last line is a bit misleading. The, “demand for payment” is not the first they became aware of it, since it’s a court ordered payment, established at the time of the divorce. Unless, for some reason, they were not involved in the divorce, it’s not true they had no knowledge of the obliged state. I am now under the impression you have not read the report. For example, on page 26 the recommendations attempt to address people who are unaware: PREVENTION PRINCIPLE 1: We must dramatically reduce the number of default support orders. Recommendations for Prevention Principle 1: 1A: To avoid counterproductively causing noncustodial parents to accrue impossibly large arrears, we should require that, in nonparticipating-defendant default judgment cases, courts must: (a) set the current support amount based on reliable evidence of the noncustodial parent’s actual ability to pay; (b) issue a show cause order requiring the defendant to appear in court and produce evidence of actual income or ability to earn income; (c) order the defendant to utilize government-sponsored employment services; and (d) set the case for automatic review of the child support amount one year after entry of the default judgment. In any event that should not have been taken as the substance of my argument. Basically, it does not matter what the reasons are or their validity. The current system, certainly at the time Ball self immolated did not care either and still does not, unless of course the recommendations are implemented, and there is no guarantee they will be either. Since then, one part of the system apparently has taken notice that there is a funding issue. You could argue that what Ball did had absolutely no impact on the system, and I would agree with you. Ball was aware that he was possibly facing jail, and while the report does have a recommendation that adressses that, from page 28: PREVENTION PRINCIPLE 3: Indigent prisoners and jail inmates should not accrue any additional support arrears until they regain their freedom and the ability to earn income. I believe that even if the above was in effect at the time, I doubt that the outcome would have changed. Ball had lost his job two years earlier when he wrote the following. Clearly he had had enough: I am due in court the end of the month. The ex-wife lawyer wants me jailed for back child support. The amount ranges from $2,200. to $3,000. depending on who you ask. Not big money after being separated over ten years and unemployed for the last two. But I do owe it. If I show up for court without the money and the lawyer say jail, then the judge will have the bailiff take me into custody. There really are no surprises on how the system works once you know how it actually works. And it does not work anything like they taught you in high school history or civics class. I could have made a phone call or two and borrowed the money. But I am done being bullied for being a man. That in effect is the issue. Men are dropping out of the system. Ball chose to make his exit a spectacle, and I feel safe to assert that based on the report which I suggest you read, enough men by now have also dropped out, that the impact in loss of resources is finally being noticed. Some of your assumptions are quite clear. Hence my suggestion that you re-read what Ball had to say. It is quite clear to me where your mind is made up. For example: I told you that I believe you should challenging your assumptions. If you refuse to do so that is your perogrative. What you should not do impute assertations at me and then get outraged at your own strawman. It is perfectly valid, to solicit my opinion and then get outraged, but not before. In any event, the marrige was in trouble (they were going to counselings remember) and right after she had him arrested, it was over: “No,” I heard myself say as I shook my head. “I don’t trust her any more. She brought the cops into the family.” Remember also, that years later he gained a different perspective on what her motivation was and the circumstances. If he had been aware of it then, would he have come to the same decision? I think it is possible. I have doubts about the probability though. It is pretty clear to me that his arrest, started the ball rolling in the wrong direction given his personality. You keep implying that if he had gone for the counselling the system wanted him to do that all would be well. It is quite possible it would have helped. We both know however he refused as a matter of principle, and he did write that inspired by Jim Brown going to jail for refusing, he decided to do the same. Brown was convicted of misdemeanor vandalism in 1999 for damaging the automobile of his wife, Monique. Rather than participate in domestic violence counseling, community service, and probation, Brown chose instead to serve several months in jail, because, he said, “The conditions of my sentence were ridiculous.” By now, it should be clear that having stepped down that road, Ball was never going to submit. I think it is also quite clear that the majority of men are not going to follow in his footsteps. I certainly did not. The same can not be said for the number of men who have committed sucide after their divorce, or successfully navigated the process like I have, or those that have dropped out, in sufficient numbers that the system in Michigan has noticed. This in my opinion, is an issue with broad societal implications. Apparently a sufficient number of men have dropped out for the system to take note and propose a few reforms, but the main thrust is to enforce compliance, as the men in question apparently, are unwilling to provide such voluntarily. What is clearly absent, are any proposals for incentives despite what the report claims, as their incentives are self serving to the system. The men in question are unlikely to view them in the same light, as having already gone through the process, they have already voted on it. To be fair though, real incentives are beyond the scope of the report, and I do not expect to see much movement in that respect till the situation becomes much more worse than at present. Once again, you are ascribing things to me I never wrote nor implied. Please do not do this again. I will continue to respond to substantive posts, but not to any future post that contains a strawman. @Argenti Aertheri \| July 14, 2012 at 1:53 am No idear about automatic fire-extinguishers. However, one implication is that if there were automatic fire-extinguishers and Ball was aware of it, he would have realized that any attempt to burn the place down would quite possibly have been futile, and so not even attempt it. On the other hand, on page.14 of his manifesto, Ball touches on the subject of sprinklers, so I am inclined to believe that if they were there, he was not worried about them: Just break a window and throw the Molotov cocktail inside. Carpets, furniture, computer plastic, even paint on the walls will burn. It is okay if the sprinkler goes off. Finally, he gave no indication that he was going to burn the courthouse down, just himself: A man walks up to the main door of the Keene N.H. County Courthouse, douses himself with gasoline and lights a match. And everyone wants to know why. Ball not paying because he was out of a job for two years, sounds reasonably consistant with what he wrote up to that point. If you have a different perspective I am willing to consider it. That “apparatus” would be called “his wife filed for divorce”. Or would you like to speculate on why she did that and whether she might not have in different conditions? (Hint, doesn’t matter, they weren’t in different conditions, and plenty of men do not get violent over being divorced). I believe I covered that in my previous post. Ball says himself he let the marrige go, and learned after the divorce why she had had him arrested. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BwsXQkhQdiLDN2JjM2Q1ZTgtMWNkNC00M2ZhLTg1NjItMjYzNTQ0ZTIxYjMy&hl=en_US The quote is from page 4. I could not figure out why she had called the police. And bail condition prevented me from asking her. So I no longer trusted her judgment. After six months of me not lifting a finger to save this marriage, she filed for divorce. Almost two years after the incident, I was talking with her on the phone. She told me that night she had called a mental health provider we had for one of the kids. Wendy, the counselor told my then wife that if she did not call the police on me, then she too would be arrested. As for the “apparatus”, well it gets interesting by the time you get to page 9. Here is a quote from page 8, but you should read the whole to get a better perspective. At a minimum you will be better able to judge how representative my quote are. In two of the five studies, they found the same result as they did in the MPE, that an arrest cut down the odds of a future assault. But in the other three studies an arrest actually increase the odds of a future assault. So arresting someone in a domestic violence situation to cut down on future assaults did not work any better than just flipping a coin. On page 9 he argues that: You are using the old First Set of Books- the Constitution, the general laws or statutes and the court ruling sometime call Common Law. They are using the newer Second Set of Books. That is the collection of the policy, procedures and protocols. Once you know what set of books everyone is using, then everything they do looks logical and upright. He also explains where he got the second set of books: I got my Second Set of Books when I sued the Jaffrey NH police department. Under the discovery rule, I write them with the material I wanted and it would arrive in the mail a few weeks later. I got the Police Academy Training Manual. I got the Department’s Policy and Procedure Manual. I got the no-drop protocol that the attorney general sent to all his or her prosecutors. I even got the domestic violence protocols for the court system, one hundred pages worth. Once you read it the material, then you will know what the police, prosecutors and judges will do. They are completely predictable once you know what set of books they are using. Are you implying that a case history exists in a different document? If so cite it please. Unimaginative says: Andrew V, if you’re trying to have a serious debate about whether Ball’s self-immolation was a rational response to misandry vs he was a melodramatic moron who thought he was exempt from the rules, why are you trying to have it: a) on a thread that’s over a year old, on b) a blog devoted to MOCKING misogyny? @Unimaginative \| July 14, 2012 at 8:45 pm Andrew V, if you’re trying to have a serious debate about whether Ball’s self-immolation was a rational response to misandry vs he was a melodramatic moron who thought he was exempt from the rules, I am not interested in a debate unless I can learn something from it. If I learn something from a discussion it is a win. As for Ball, I have an unresolvable and fundamental disagreement with him. Given his circumstances, I am pretty sure I would stay alive for my kids rather than kill myself over a principle. But I have known people like Ball in my life time, and I find them interesting. why are you trying to have it: This thread is still on my “Notify me of follow-up comments via email” list from over a year ago and : a) I am still interested in the topic, albeit within a broader framework. b) I am interested in the topic of misogyny, but again in a wider context than addressed here. I could have made a phone call or two and borrowed the money. But I am done being bullied for being a man. So stubborn pride is to blame? That argument would actually make sense, unlike the convoluted mess of a point you’ve been making so far. You already said that what he wrote was not what he did. I was arguing that it might’ve been out of concern he’d be put out before he died (because death by self-immolation is a whole lot different from causing annoying levels pf property damage). As for the “apparatus”, well it gets interesting by the time you get to page 9. You’re another one who can’t scroll up eh? You: “I was under the impression that he was being required to confess to something that he did not consider himself guilty of, and in fact was cleared by the courts of. Nontheless there was an apparatus in place that considered him guilty, and required him to be punished.” Me: “That “apparatus” would be called “his wife filed for divorce”. Or would you like to speculate on why she did that and whether she might not have in different conditions? (Hint, doesn’t matter, they weren’t in different conditions, and plenty of men do not get violent over being divorced)” Pecunium: “And did so after he had, in effect, abandoned the family (by not doing the trivial things required to regain his ability to spend time with them). Summery — the “apparatus” that led to his divorce (which led to the support order, which is why he said he self-immolated) — that all was because his wife, another conscious being with agency, left him. Your options here are to argue that divorce is immoral or similar nonsense, or to accept that the divorce was out of his hands (because we really can’t guess at how other situations would’ve played out, because they didn’t). You have implying and “stating outright” mixed up — I was stating outright that his manifesto lays out the time gap between hitting his daughter, the divorce, and the court date in question. You even quoted part of it. Andrew: it does not matter what the reasons are or their validity Really? The reasons, and the validity, of the claims don’t matter? So what, the facts are irrelevant, because you have an idea about how things ought to be, and the reasons and validity don’t matter? As to reading the rest of the report… you didn’t cite the rest of it. You cited that passage. I responded to that passage. One may reasonably assume that a quoted passage is the one the person presenting the argument thinks is most important. I believe that even if the above was in effect at the time, I doubt that the outcome would have changed You’re right, because Ball was in New Hampshire, not Michigan. Ball claimed he was being bullied for being a man. A man who had a court order to provide child support. A man who had beaten his child. A man who refused to go to a pro-forma counselling session. That’s a pretty pathetic excuse for a caring parent. It’s a selfish, self-induldgent asshole. I told you that I believe you should challenging your assumptions. Which assumptions are those? The ones you say are so clear? What you should not do impute assertations at me and then get outraged at your own strawman. What strawman? You keep implying that if he had gone for the counselling the system wanted him to do that all would be well. No, what I said is that if he went to the counselling the situation would have been different. What I said (and maintain) is that his absolute unwillingness to admit to any culpable fault (and no, his, “I did this” is not the same as, “What I did was an act deserving of notice and response. He says he did, and the system overreacted. I don’t agree. I think anyone who beats a four year old for acting like a four year old is committing an act which deserves some official attention). What strawman? You did ascribe morals to me. You said I needed to examine them. I have examined them. I’ve spent decades examining them. I’ve put them to the test, and assessed them in light of that. I don’t need you to postulate gedankenexperimenten because you think they will give me some brilliant insight and come to agree with you. And I will continue to tell you when you are full of shit. If you want to avoid that by calling that,”strawmannig”, well you may choose any avoidant behavior you like. Sorry, his absolute unwillingness to admit to any culpable fault was the cause of all his problems. He was too stubborn to admit to being wrong, in any way. It’s why the courts denied him access, and it’s why his wife divorced him. It wasn’t, “the system” , it was him. 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__label__cc	0.677115	0.322885	3 days, 4 days, Australia, Beach, Diving, Oceania, Wildlife The Ningaloo Coast, Western Australia It’s six o’clock in the morning, and we are sitting in a safari car in the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan. Another jeep parks alongside just before we spot a beautiful tiger. We start talking to two photographers in the car next to us about remote locations to travel to. They are from Australia and seem to be the type of people who know where the wild things are. We share our experiences. They mention their favourite wildlife places in Australia, and that’s how I hear about Ningaloo Coast for the first time, two years ago, while tracking tigers in India. It’s about remoteness and big fishes I have been aware of the vastness of Western Australia’s landscape ever since I visited the region some time ago. But I have also been curious about Ningaloo for a while. A place almost unvisited compared to the Great Barrier Reef over the other side of the continent- the former with 19,000 visitors per year, the latter with two million – will always be irresistible to me. Ningaloo is empty. The northwest coast of Western Australia is one of the most isolated places on earth. This fact alone is already a motive to make me wonder and reason in itself to visit the remote reef. It’s far and the complicated logistics to get there – you can only fly in from Perth – means there are plenty of locales where you can still chase that feeling of euphoria belonging to the travelling pioneer. My primary purpose when travelling to Ningaloo, though, was the search for whale sharks. But not only that. In fact, if my only concern during this trip had been swimming with these majestic creatures, I could have travelled to other locations in the Philippines, Indonesia or Mexico. But I also care about the conservation of the wildlife I visit. And when it comes to looking after ecosystems, Australia is very often a champion. Only 15 commercial operators have the license to conduct whale shark tours in Western Australia. It is the most regulated whale shark industry in the world. In addition, dive instructors, skippers and shark mermaids in this part of the world have excellent knowledge about the marine world and are, of course, convinced the wildlife is worth protecting. Regulation and education play essential roles in the conservation crisis. Unfortunately, it is not only good news. While Australia is a worldwide benchmark for whale shark operations, in some other parts of the world protecting this endangered species is not a primary concern. In recent years, whale sharks have started to turn up in places like Cebu and Yucatan, in the Philippines and Mexico, respectively. Locals learn to feed the animals to keep them around for a longer time to thus generate more income with tours. This behavioural modification might have inherent risks for the sharks. The main one is related to their migratory patterns: Whale sharks are a highly migratory species, and they usually follow the path of nutrient-rich seasonal aggregations of plankton. They migrate for thousands of Kilometres across various countries. Feeding them means changing this natural pattern. We can’t have wild animals becoming dependent on humans for food. Surprisingly, most of the regions where this disrespect takes place have legislation in place to protect the sharks. However, unlike in Australia, most of the operators don’t pay much attention to it. Outback meets the Reef The Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area is located in the very northwestern tip of Australia, which includes the areas of Ningaloo Marine Park and the Cape Range National Park. It reaches almost 20 Kilometres offshore and is where the cool ocean current from the south meets the warmer current from the north: the reason why this region supports a unique mix of tropical and sub-tropical species. In Ningaloo Reef, you find one of the planet’s largest coral reefs and they can be accessed straight off the beach, something very few other coral reefs offer. It’s pretty much pristine and beyond them are the megafauna. Swimming with whale sharks (April to July) and humpback whales (August to October) are the highlights, but spotting other kinds of visitors, such as dolphins, turtles, manta rays (June to July) and reef sharks, is also usual. Yet the Ningaloo Coast is not only about the sea life. In contrast to the bright blue waters of Ningaloo Marine Park lie the rugged red gorges and canyons of Cape Range National Park. The deep canyons and precipitous ridges provide a dramatic contrast to the scenery of the adjacent coral reef. It’s where the red Outback flows straight into the Indian Ocean – a breathtaking encounter reproduced nowhere else on earth. The best way to explore the Ningaloo Coast The trick to navigating and enjoying these areas is finding the right balance between comfort and wilderness. Luckily, I didn’t have to rough it to enjoy the bush. I found my bed in the wild with Sal Salis. The camp is hidden in the white dunes of the Cape Range National Park. And from my tent, I was just a few meters away from the world’s greatest coastal coral reef. The low impact tents provide a wilderness experience without compromising comfort. All power is solar-generated, and the lodge asks guests to respect the strict environmental and sustainability principles. It’s the way we love it: charming and wild. We first explored the Cape Range by joining a gorge walk excursion lead by Paul, Camp Manager at Sal Salis. The Cape Range National Park is of high conservation value and home to a large variety of wildlife, including kangaroos. We walked through Mandu Mandu Gorge, 2 kilometres behind the camp, with fossil limestone formations and spectacular views back to the coast and over the Ningaloo Reef. I travelled far to swim with a whale shark, the ocean’s largest fish. So as it turns out the next morning, we joined a tour with Ningaloo Live, the exclusive operator of Sal Salis. They take a maximum of ten guests on the boat while all the other operators take 20. During the season, every early morning, a small spotter plane flies over Exmouth looking for the sharks, which means the skippers have the exact information about their location. I jumped in the water. As the curtain of bubbles cleared from in front of my mask, I opened my eyes. I couldn’t think properly and didn’t really know what to do. I was face to face with a giant. We were so close to each other that I got a bit scared, but soon I realised there was no danger. Time stopped. The shark started to swim fast, and I followed his speed alongside. For almost 30 minutes we swam side by side. After the intimate encounter, suddenly he was gone, submerging on a deep dive into the ocean. I got back to the boat with the beautiful feeling of being out of this world. It’s the nature. And I wanted to do it again and again. Luckily the same whale shark returned to the surface, and we had two more turns swimming together. It never failed to amaze. So enamoured were we of the marine wildlife that we also joined a guided Kayak-snorkel as well as a dive excursion. We snorkelled on the reef further offshore of Sal Salis at the Blue Lagoon, the best spot I have ever snorkelled. For diving, we went in the area of the Lighthouse Bay area. Watching the life-cycle of the reef with its corals, turtles, rays, reef sharks and hundreds of fishes was even more spectacular when seen through the crystal blue water. The Ningaloo Coast is wild Australia as its best. Here I got the buzz of new frontiers: nature is pristine and untouched. I wish I could thank the photographers I met in India for sharing one of Australia’s best-kept natural secrets. I went to Ningaloo on a journey to find whale sharks in their natural habitat, and I ended up with that feeling of being stripped away to something bare. The sharks and the entire marine world made me remember that all that matters is our ability to survive. Getting down to the essentials of our being is always a powerfully attractive idea. We travelled to the Ningaloo Coast, Western Australia, from April 28th to May 2nd (4-day trip), 2016. Stayed at Sal Salis and had the Gorge walk, whale shark and kayak-snorkel tours organised by the same lodge. Dived on the area of Lighthouse Bay with Exmouth Diving Center (bookings@exmouthdiving.com). Travelled from Singapore to Perth and from Perth to Learmonth with Qantas. The beautiful travel bag on the photo is from Ghurka. AustraliaBeachCape Range National Parkcoral reefDivingdolphinfisheskangaroomantaMarine lifeNingaloo CoastNingaloo ReefOceanOceaniaoutbackperthremotesal salissharksnorkellingtraveltravel loverswestern australiaWhale sharkwildWildernesswildlife Rural Ubud: The other side of Bali 3-5 days, Asia, Culture, Destinations, Experiences, India, Itineraries, Motorcycle 4 days, Asia, Beach, Destinations, Experiences, Itineraries, Kite surfing, Philippines 3 days, Asia, Culture, Destinations, Experiences, India, Itineraries 4 days, Asia, Beach, Culture, Destinations, Indonesia, Itineraries	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7750
__label__wiki	0.909405	0.909405	White Sox sweep Tigers in twin bill on Abreu’s walk-off blast Jose Abreu belted a walk-off, three-run home run with two outs in the 12th inning to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 9-6 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader.Yoan Moncada and Ryan Cordell smacked two home runs apiece as the White Sox earned a sweep of the twin bill.Nicholas Castellanos went 4-for-6 with a home run, a double and three RBIs for Detroit, which out-hit the White Sox 12-10.John Hicks delivered a go-ahead RBI single against Carson Fulmer with two strikes and two outs in the 10th inning to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead. The White Sox tied the game in the bottom half as Moncada drilled his second home run while saddling closer Shane Greene with a blown save.Hours after White Sox righty Dylan Cease pitched five innings to earn the victory in his major league debut in the opener, the Tigers’ Tyler Alexander nearly duplicated the feat. Rebounding from early struggles, Alexander allowed two runs on five hits — including a pair of solo home runs — while walking none and striking out four.Detroit rallied for a pair of two-out runs in the third. Niko Goodrum started the scoring with a single to plate John Hicks, who reached on an error to lead off the inning. Goodrum scored on Miguel Cabrera’s RBI single two batters later.The Tigers surged ahead 4-1 on a two-run home run from Castellanos in the fifth. A run-scoring double from Castellanos in the seventh made it 5-2 Detroit.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7754
__label__wiki	0.655317	0.655317	WMU celebrates Defining Moments By National WMU on July 12, 2017 PHOENIX (BP) -- Around 250 Southern Baptists gathered for the opening session of WMU's 2017 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting on June 11 in Phoenix. "Every moment has a series of defining moments -- moments that shape us and change and make us the person we are today," Sandy Wisdom-Martin, newly-elected national WMU executive director said. She and Linda Cooper, national WMU president, opened the evening and shared personal and biblical "Defining Moments," in keeping with WMU's theme for the year. The focus for the opening night was "Redeemed." Throughout the evening, various others shared with attendees moments that defined them, ranging from childhood calls to salvation to adulthood calls to live a missions oriented life. "A defining moment in our lives was when we discovered, even though where we lived was good, and life was great, we had a holy discontent inside of us. We could not sleep peacefully at night knowing that there was something more that God had for us," said Brandi Parrish, a NAMB church planter in Colorado, originally from Texas. Brandi and her husband Kelly were the highlighted missionaries for the Sunday evening session. Brandi continued, "Not knowing what that was, we began to pray 'yes, Lord.' We didn't know what we were praying yes to." They prayed for 12 months and they saw the Lord begin to lay a foundation for them to become church planters. Previously, Kelly worked in executive sales and their only formal ministry experience was as lay leaders. Eventually, they knew they were called to plant a church in Fort Collins, Colo. The Parrishes shared that the community in which they live has a population of more than 300,000 and over 70 percent of the people have no religious affiliation whatsoever. "We were scared to death," Kelly said. "We do know that God doesn't always call the equipped, but He equips the called. When He called us, we stepped into the 'yes Lord,'" Kelly said. He noted, "That means getting up every day and saying 'yes, Lord,' whatever it is You have for me today we are going to say yes. We are going to love these people well, and we are going to do whatever it is You have for us because we believe that when we live in the 'yes, Lord' we see miracles with our eyes that we would never see if we did not live in the 'yes Lord.'" Kelly said they saw the fruits of their labor with their Bible study group growing to around 80 in attendance, overflowing their home, and becoming a church. "God has continued to bless. God has continued to do the miracle of bringing the dead to life and we get to be a part of that. You get to be a part of that," he added. In addition, a special highlight was placed on the 20th anniversary of Christian Women's Job Corps, a "WMU dream" and a "nationally recognized program for helping women in poverty become equipped for life and employment in a Christian context," as described by Wisdom-Martin. A brief history of the ministry was presented, as well as stories of the countless lives touched by the ministry. Worship for the evening was led by Teresa Harmening, with special music by the Native American Praise choir. Before the general session, a reception was held to welcome Wisdom-Martin as well as a series of speed conferences. The WMU annual meeting continues today (June 12) with general sessions in the morning and from 2-3, breakout sessions from 11-12 and 4-5, and a pre-screening of the documentary "Mully" at 6:30. Story written for Baptist Press (BP) by Myriah Snyder, assistant editor of the Western Recorder (www.westernrecorder.org), newsjournal of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. BP Photo by Van Payne. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP). WMU:	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7756
__label__wiki	0.925711	0.925711	Craig Ross The hugely experienced goalkeeper and product of the Woking youth academy signed a new contract in the summer of 2019. He played a crucial role in helping the Cards win promotion from National League South after re-joining his boyhood club the previous September. Having first left Woking in 2008, Craig returned just over ten years later to belatedly take the club’s number one shirt for the first time, and didn’t take long to make an impact during a memorable first nine months back at Kingfield. After immediately being installed as the club’s first choice goalkeeper upon his arrival by manager Alan Dowson, Ross started 34 consecutive league matches, including both the play-off semi-final win over Wealdstone and the promotion final victory against Welling United, in which he kept a clean sheet. He also played eight times in cup competitions, including every minute of the Cards’ run to the third round of the FA Cup, which saw them win 1-0 away at Football League side Swindon Town and host Premier League Watford. He ended the year with 42 appearances in all competitions and an impressive 14 clean sheets. Before his return to Woking, the goalkeeper had enjoyed an impressive career in non-league football, as well as a brief foray into the Football League with Barnet. His senior career started at Ashford Town (Middlesex) where he spent two years before joining Carshalton Athletic. Brief spells followed at Godalming and Welling but it was at Hampton and Richmond Borough where he first began to establish himself – playing 29 times in the National League South, including a 1-1 draw with the Cards, who would go on to become champions that season. From Hampton he joined Cambridge, a National League team at the time, making 15 appearances, whilst he also spent time on loan at Eastbourne, who he would go on to join permanently. After a short stint with Farnborough he spent close to two years with Whitehawk, reaching a play-off semi-final in 2016, and subsequently earning a move to Macclesfield. The Football League beckoned twelve months later, as he made 38 appearances in all competitions for the Bees, but he was ultimately unable to prevent their relegation. He started the 2018/19 campaign at Leatherhead before completing his career circle and returning to Woking. 2019/20 Season Stats Pl (s) Gls (p) League: 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 Cup: 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 Total: 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 Woking Career Stats 34 (0) 0 (0) 3 0 8 (0) 0 (0) 1 0 First Team Profiles Alan Dowson Ian Dyer Martin Tyler Christian Jolley Matthew Winter Prajwal Rai Paul Griffiths Malcolm Jobling Josh Casey Nathan Collier Jack Cook Moussa Diarra Shaun Donnellan Kane Ferdinand Ben Gerring Paul Hodges Sam Howes Jake Hyde Max Kretzschmar Manny Parry Godfrey Poku Craig Ross Jack Skinner Dave Tarpey Debut: 29/09/2018 Previous Clubs: Ashford Town (Middlesex) Carshalton Athletic Godalming Town Welling United Eastbourne Borough Whitehawk	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7757
__label__wiki	0.782944	0.782944	Rashad “The Life” featuring Styles P (Video) Upon the rising of spring, Producer/Singer/Songwriter R∆§H∆Ð unveils the visual for his new single “The Life” featuring Styles P off his critically acclaimed debut album Museum. The Deluxe Edition, which includes 4 new songs, is now available on iTunes &… Posted on February 28, 2013 YKIGS CeeLo Green “Only You” featuring Lauriana Mae (Video) Check out the brand new video for CeeLo Green’s single “Only You” featuring Atlantic recording artist Lauriana Mae. The duo is slated to perform the track on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday, April 17th! Event Recap & Photos: Soul Factory Featuring Kim Hill, Geno Young & Brianna Colette at Drom in NYC You ever go to a restaurant, taste a dish you’ve never tasted before then get home and can’t stop thinking about it? You figure what the hell I’ll just go back tomorrow and get some more, but what you didn’t… Las Supper (Big Daddy Kane’s Group) “I Believe in Love Again” Big Daddy Kane’s new group, Las Supper releases their first single entitled “I Believe in Love Again”. It’s taken from their upcoming album, “BACK TO THE FUTURE”. The project is scheduled to be released on March 26th. Interview Sol Village Interview: Natasha Ramos Talks Industry Journey, Neptunes Memories, What’s Next Music lovers, and especially Neptunes fans, will always have a fond place in their musical landscape for Natasha Ramos for the work they created together over the years. However, if you dig a little deeper past her history of making… Josh Xantus “Drunkkkk” Last week MTV dubbed Josh Xantus Buzzworthy and now the R&B heartthrob is experiencing a different kind of buzz. On his latest track “Drunkkkk” Josh reveals how an accidental phone call forced him to grab the bottle and retreat to… Tweet Releases New EP “Simply Tweet” Today You asked and she listened, Today Tweet breaks back into mainstream with her long awaited EP titled, Simply Tweet. Embodying five tracks that reintroduce the singer’s voice over live instruments. The sessions are reminiscent of your first kiss, up close… New Music Upcoming Artist Spotlight Upcoming Artist Spotlight: Tyrand “Have You Ever” Emerging from the soulful sounds of North Carolina, springs R&B vocalist, Tyrand, a truly authentic artist whose silky smooth vocal stylization and tones are reminiscent of the classic R&B artists of the 60’s and 70’s. With Oxford, NC, being his… Paula Campbell “Wish It Was That Easy” (Written by Ne-Yo) The First Lady of Baltimore, Paula Campbell, has released a new single. The Ne-yo written track, Wish It Was That Easy, has Paula singing about a love story that she wishes she could let go. The mid-tempo ballad is the… New Music: Joe “I’d Rather Have a Love” Multi-platinum selling R&B singer-songwriter Joe announces the release of his new single Id Rather Have A Love. The song impacts Urban AC radio on March 19 and is available for download at iTunes today. “I’d Rather Have A Love is…	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7759
__label__wiki	0.746947	0.746947	ORTEGA, CHUMI UCAM Murcia 5 Guard Height: 1.91 Born: 13 August, 1997 Nationality: Spain EuroCup 2016-17 STATISTICS Totals 2 0 3:22 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Averages 2 0 1:41 0 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0 14 vs Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas 1:10 1 Totals 1:10 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Average 1:10 0 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 vs FC Bayern Munich 2:12 2 1 1 EuroCup 2016-17 individual rankings Index rating 0 UCAM Murcia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2/8/2017 Points 0 UCAM Murcia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2/8/2017 Offensive rebounds 0 UCAM Murcia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2/8/2017 Defensive rebounds 0 UCAM Murcia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2/8/2017 Total rebounds 0 UCAM Murcia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2/8/2017 Assists 0 UCAM Murcia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2/8/2017 Steals 2 UCAM Murcia vs. FC Bayern Munich 11/23/2016 Blocks 0 UCAM Murcia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2/8/2017 Minutes 2 UCAM Murcia vs. FC Bayern Munich 11/23/2016 Career Notes Grew wup with UCAM Murcia (Spain) juniors. Made his debut with UCAM Murcia 2nd team, EBA, during the 2014-15 season. He's still playing there, and also made his debut with UCAM Murcia main team during the 2015-16 season. He's still playing there. 2016-17 UCAM Murcia 2 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 2 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 2 0 0 Averages 2 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 Other Competition Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG M-A % 3FG M-A % FT M-A % Reb St As Bl 2014/15 UCAM Murcia 2 4 24 6.0 7/13 53.8 1/6 16.7 7/10 70.0 8 9 3 2 2015/16 UCAM Murcia 1 0 0.0 0/1 0.0 0/0 0.0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 UCAM Murcia 2 24 213 8.9 39/97 40.2 35/113 31.0 30/46 65.2 77 33 43 2	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7760
__label__cc	0.621472	0.378528	Where to stay in Corfu: Rou Estate a hilltop hamlet transformed into a five-star retreat with an excellent spa. CV Villas has cornered the market in covetable villas on the north-east coast of Corfu. If you’d rather go all-inclusive, check into the smart Ikos Dassia, which opened in May 2018 in Dassia, a favourite haunt of The Durrells cast and crew. Guest perks include a Mini Cooper for cruising around the island. Despite Zlarin’s small size and relative obscurity, it is certainly an island with dazzling beauty. It is known locally as the ‘Golden Island,’ because it’s really that eye-wateringly gorgeous! This small island is just off the mainland, separated by the Sibenik Channel and is mostly famous for its history of coral harvesting; there is even a Coral Museum where you can learn more about it. Private jet is the best new way for VIPs to travel south: Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, now offers direct seaplane air service with Key West Seaplanes from Florida airports to the property’s private beach pier. Slightly farther north on Key Largo, Playa Largo Resort & Spa debuted last summer with signature Sunshine State coral reefs and sea glass, plus 144 rooms and suites, 10 secluded bungalows and a standalone luxury guesthouse. Where to stay in Crete: A 300-year-old hamlet surrounded by olive groves, Kapsaliana Village Hotel exudes peaceful authenticity. On a sandy bay just beyond Chania, Ammos Hotel smartly combines Scandi chic with a child-friendly vibe. Blue Palace Resort & Spa beats the (stiff) competition in Elounda with its spiral stone Isola Beach Club, thalassotherapy spa, and boat trips to Spinalonga island, a national monument just across Mirabello Bay. Barbados is a vibrant island with a great nightlight. Bridgetown is one of the nightlife capitals of the area, so if you’re looking to stay up until the wee hours then this might be the island for you! Like Bermuda, you’ll find amazing beaches and caving here. You’ll also find some world-class surfing. The food here is amazing, and you’ll be able to enjoy expensive, delicious meals alongside cheap local food. Although Philippine Airlines (PAL) was officially founded on February 26, 1941, its license to operate as an airliner was derived from merged Philippine Aerial Taxi Company (PATCO) established by mining magnate Emmanuel N. Bachrach on December 3, 1930, making it Asia's oldest scheduled carrier still in operation.[52] Commercial air service commenced three weeks later from Manila to Baguio, making it Asia's first airline route. Bachrach's death in 1937 paved the way for its eventual merger with Philippine Airlines in March 1941 and made it Asia's oldest airline. It is also the oldest airline in Asia still operating under its current name.[53] Bachrach's majority share in PATCO was bought by beer magnate Andres R. Soriano in 1939 upon the advice of General Douglas MacArthur and later merged with newly formed Philippine Airlines with PAL as the surviving entity. Soriano has controlling interest in both airlines before the merger. PAL restarted service on March 15, 1941, with a single Beech Model 18 NPC-54 aircraft, which started its daily services between Manila (from Nielson Field) and Baguio, later to expand with larger aircraft such as the DC-3 and Vickers Viscount. Airline financing is quite complex, since airlines are highly leveraged operations. Not only must they purchase (or lease) new airliner bodies and engines regularly, they must make major long-term fleet decisions with the goal of meeting the demands of their markets while producing a fleet that is relatively economical to operate and maintain; comparably Southwest Airlines and their reliance on a single airplane type (the Boeing 737 and derivatives), with the now defunct Eastern Air Lines which operated 17 different aircraft types, each with varying pilot, engine, maintenance, and support needs. Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives is a chain of 1,000 islands (200 are inhabited, and only 5 have any substantial population). The country is actually just a series of coral atolls that are barely above sea level. During the 2004 Tsunami, many of these islands were completely washed away. The government has built flood barriers to help lessen the impact of any future tsunamis. common.mobile.fragment.datapicker.screenreader.text Valid date format: two-digit day, two-digit month, then full four-digit year, each separated by a forward slash or space. Example, enter 21 space 09 space 2016 to represent September 21, 2016, or 01/08/2016 to represent August 1, 2016. Alternately, use arrow keys to move through dates in the calendar grid. Thank you for putting together such a great site. My husband and I are planning a trip to the Islands in May – neither of us have been and, honestly, have no idea where to even start putting together an itinerary. We have at least 14 nights to spend there (and may be able to push that to 17). I’m in my early 30s, my husband’s in his early 40s. Our priorities are culture and history, swimming, beautiful views, nice towns, and food and drink. We’re not interested in clubbing at all, but more laid-back late night bars definitely appeal. This is probably our one big holiday this year so while the budget is more mid-range than sky-high, we can push it a bit for the right places or experiences. We’re happy to take in quite a few islands, or with a mix of longer and shorter stays. In postcard-pretty Artemonas, all roads lead to Theodorou, purveyors of nougat wafers and almond sweets since 1933. You can eat in your bikini at Omega 3, where locally foraged and fished ingredients are given an exotic twist: baby-calamari tempura, smoked eel in chilled melon soup with wasabi, and chickpea sorbet with wild apricot jam and pine nuts. Lobsters are plucked straight from the sea at Heronissos, then served with spaghetti on the jetty. It's just the right balance of low-key luxury and unspoiled authenticity. Rather like Sifnos itself. My husband & I were planning to go on an organized Hiking the Greek Isles tour in May 2017, that we just found out is cancelled. It is our 10 year anniversary so we’d still love to plan a trip on our own for about 2 weeks in length. We are a bit apprehensive because we are from Canada and have never been to Europe before. I have several questions I’m hoping you can help me out with. One, how much should we budget/day for eating out for lunch & dinner? Most of the hotels look like they include breakfast. Two, how much should we budget for ferries? We are considering around 2 days in Athens, 2 days in Tinos, 2 days in Naxos, 3 days in Santorini & 4 days in Crete. Our main goals are seeing the beauty of the Greek islands, getting some physical activity in (walking & hiking), and spending time together. Any input would be much appreciated! Thanks very much! Jennifer Although Germany lacked colonies, it also began expanding its services globally. In 1931, the airship Graf Zeppelin began offering regular scheduled passenger service between Germany and South America, usually every two weeks, which continued until 1937.[17] In 1936, the airship Hindenburg entered passenger service and successfully crossed the Atlantic 36 times before crashing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937.[18] In 1938, a weekly air service from Berlin to Kabul, Afghanistan, started operating.[19] On 25 August 1919, the company used DH.16s to pioneer a regular service from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome to Le Bourget, the first regular international service in the world. The airline soon gained a reputation for reliability, despite problems with bad weather, and began to attract European competition. In November 1919, it won the first British civil airmail contract. Six Royal Air Force Airco DH.9A aircraft were lent to the company, to operate the airmail service between Hawkinge and Cologne. In 1920, they were returned to the Royal Air Force.[7] The world's largest airlines can be defined in several ways. American Airlines Group is the largest by its fleet size, revenue, profit, passengers carried and revenue passenger mile. Delta Air Lines is the largest by assets value and market capitalization. Lufthansa Group is the largest by number of employees, FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers, Ryanair by number of international passengers carried and Turkish Airlines by number of countries served. On July 31, 1946, a chartered Philippine Airlines (PAL) DC-4 ferried 40 American servicemen to Oakland, California, from Nielson Airport in Makati City with stops in Guam, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll and Honolulu, Hawaii, making PAL the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. A regular service between Manila and San Francisco was started in December. It was during this year that the airline was designated as the flag carrier of Philippines. CheapTickets.ca offers a massive selection of the cheapest flight tickets and reduced airfares, as well as hotel discounts, car rental savings, vacation package deals and more! Buy your cheap tickets from us and feel confident that your travel plans will be handled with care: we offer a low rate guarantee, secure and confidential checkout, and toll-free 24/7 customer support. Unlike its parched Cycladic neighbours, Andros is refreshingly lush. The ancient Greeks called it Hydroussa ('watery') because of its plentiful waterfalls and springs. Marble lions spout ice-cold mineral water at Sariza and Menites. Streams signposted by pink ribbons of oleander tumble down valleys criss-crossed with stone bridges and footpaths. (Some 170km of hiking trails have been waymarked; find out more at Andros Routes). Falcons and monk seals duck and dive at blissful, blustery beaches including Zorkos, Vitali and Vori. Aside from coral, there is a lot of history in Zlarin, dating back to the 13th century. If however, you’re more about beaches and beauty, then Zlarin has it covered, and then some! The long sandy beach is ideal for families who want to run free and explore, and the green background gives you that ‘castaway’ feel. You won’t find a lot of hotels on the island, though. Instead, there is wonderful private accommodation, which helps you get that home-away-from-home vibe to your break. I think it depends on where you live when it comes to expensive holidays, and what sort of accomodation you want. I’m from London and went to the Maldives in oct 2010 2 wks all Inc, £1150. Which was a bargin as previous years I been to Spain spending over £100 day on food and drink etc. I went to the addu atoll on the island of gan which is the most southern chain of islands. The hotel was everything I could have dreamed of, it wasn’t posh or extravergant but who cares when ya in the Maldives. Another great reason to go to the addu atoll is that when the British were there they built bridges and causeways connecting the south and west islands which means u can get on a bike and go and meet the locals, they were so friendly and I recomend the addu atoll to anyone !!!!! Yes, I would agree that 8 or 9 days is too long for Naxos – unless you’re happy sitting at the beach for several of those days. But if you’re looking to be semi-active and explore then you’d be best to add Paros and spend 4/5 days on each. Crete, on the other hand, would be perfect for an 8/9 day road trip. Start in Heraklion (where the ferry arrives from Santorini) head east and then south and finally ending up in the western town of Chania where you can fly up home from. Hi Dave, going to Greece in September from the 3rd to 18th. Paros and Milos are pretty much decided but we are not sure about adding a 3rd island. We arrive in Athens early in the day from an overnight flight so will be jetlagged. My husband is staying on for an additional week near Thessaloniki. We have already visited Athens, Aegina, Crete, Santorini, Mykonos, Paros, and Rhodes. My husband isn’t really a beach person and I love the beach so we do need a mix of things to do. We are pretty fit and enjoy being Active. Great restaurants are a must. Any suggestions? Who hasn’t been spellbound by images of Capri’s electric Blue Grotto? This glowing sea cave impresses even veteran globetrotters — and it’s only the beginning of the island’s marvels. Ash-white limestone cliffs, hidden slivers of beach, a towering natural arch: It’s no wonder Capri has been a tourist hub since ancient Roman times. Tip: Climb up to the ruins of Emperor Tiberius’ Villa Jovis, circa A.D. 27, for a heart-stopping vista. One argument is that positive externalities, such as higher growth due to global mobility, outweigh the microeconomic losses and justify continuing government intervention. A historically high level of government intervention in the airline industry can be seen as part of a wider political consensus on strategic forms of transport, such as highways and railways, both of which receive public funding in most parts of the world. Although many countries continue to operate state-owned or parastatal airlines, many large airlines today are privately owned and are therefore governed by microeconomic principles to maximize shareholder profit. U.S. citizens don’t need a passport to explore this trio of Caribbean islands (St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix). While the 133-square-mile chain has history in spades — Christopher Columbus touched down in 1493 — 2017 marks a banner year as the USVI celebrates its Centennial, with special events (festivals, parades and presumably lots of rum cake) continuing throughout the year. Also historic, Caneel Bay, the 60-year-old, 170-acre escape in St. John’s Virgin Islands National Park founded by environmentalist and preservationist Laurance Rockefeller, just celebrated its diamond anniversary. The property is bringing back the original beauty of its pared-down, 1950s-inspired Scandinavian style. We are two guys in our early 30s, we have 12 days for the Greek Islands. We like to swim, ride bikes, or drive on the islands to explore villages, culture, local life, love to eat local food, rest and have beers on beach, stroll and walk around in evening, etc. We will go to Santorini for 3 nights and select Fira according your suggestions, we are confused for next island between Crete and Naxos. Crete is huge but if we choose Naxos as it’s easy to reach from Santorini than does 8-9 days will be boredom in Naxos? Please suggest what’s best and on which place we should look for accommodation in either island you suggest.. The other groups are best tackled individually. For example, the Ionians have no ferry connections to the rest of the Greek islands; the same story with the Sporades and the Argo-Saronics. The NE Aegean islands do have a link to the Dodecanese and the Cyclades but are probably best left for another trip once you have got the feel of the rhythm of the Greek islands. While you will need a respectable budget, if you give Bermuda a chance you’ll find an island home to some of the most beautiful beaches in all of North America and the Caribbean. The locals are incredibly friendly people and you can find some world-class food here too. To keep you busy, there is tons of snorkeling, some caves to explore, lots of hiking, and tons more!	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7764
__label__cc	0.704478	0.295522	← DANGEROUS ADVICE YOUR RABBI MIGHT GIVE YOU BEFORE ROSH HASHANAH, BY TZVI FREEMAN TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY GALA … CELEBRATING A DECADE OF LIGHT → HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF AND YOUR CONGREGATION FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS By Rabbi Rick Jacobs , 9/05/2017 Tallit, machzor (High Holiday prayer book), traditional head covering, and shofar For the Jewish community, the balmy days of summer are far from relaxing, perhaps never more so than this year, as we grappled with the meaning of the events in Charlottesville, marched in Washington, and reached out to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Now that Labor Day has passed, the intense preparations for our fall “Rites of Renewal” are in full swing. Few of us can quite articulate the forces that summon us to the spiritual practices of the upcoming Days of Awe. For some, these rites are familiar from childhood, for others, they are the chosen practices of adulthood, but for all, there are aspects of our participation in the Days of Awe that we do not completely understand. That is not to say that our religious life is irrational, but rather that the world we live in, especially in these challenging times, defies neat rationalizations – making congregational life more vital than ever for us and our members. Beginning on Rosh Chodesh Elul (the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul – which occurred two weeks ago, just after the solar eclipse), a month before Rosh HaShanah, there are many practices and customs that can prepare us for the intensity and depth of the High Holidays. One such practice is to sound the shofar daily. The shofar blasts – Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah – return us to a time when most of existence was mysterious. According to Rabbi Michael Meyer in Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism, it was for this very reason that our Reform forbears of the 19th century eliminated the sounding of the shofar: “because its use was encrusted with kabbalistic notions and its raucous, primitive sound was believed more likely to disturb devotion than to stimulate it.” In some Reform congregations at the time, a trumpet’s more refined, modern sound replaced the shofar’s eerie, primitive wail, but given our collective hunger for the authentic, soul-awakening Jewish practice, I doubt that substituting trumpet blasts for the shofar is still a practice in our community. Especially for all of us who lead our people, it is important to hear the shofar’s ancient, haunting call – both to strip away facades and to face ourselves, each other, and the Nameless One with honesty and truthfulness. Spiritual preparation and introspection, too, are essential for everyone who hopes to experience the transformative power of the High Holidays, but there is more. I love the teaching of one of my heroes, Rabbi Marshall Meyer, who was one of the 20th century’s true rabbinic giants. Born and bred in the U.S., he moved to Argentina and fought for human rights during the dangerous years of the military junta, and in the 1980’s brought his unique blend of spirituality and social justice to New York City’s Upper West Side to revive Congregation B’nai Jeshurun. He taught: Rosh HaShanah initiates the Aseret Yimei Teshuvah, commonly translated as the “Ten Days of Repentance.” I would like to suggest that for these days to have a new dimension of meaning, we translate them as the “Ten Days of Searching, Twisting, and Turning,” of wrestling with our souls and trying desperately to find new meaning to our existence. Like his teacher, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Rabbi Meyer wants us not only to be introspective in our preparation for the upcoming High Holidays. These days also are a time for us to accept greater responsibility for the repair of our aching world. From looming dangers of a nuclear North Korea to the famine in East Africa to the struggles for religious freedom in Israel, to the soul-searing plight of refugees around the world and the mostly locked gates of the U.S., there is urgent need wherever we turn our gaze. In this climate, our congregations can – and must – be incubators of spiritual energy, encouraging all who enter their doors to live more courageous and fulfilling lives. Creating that energy and infusing it deeply within our communities is the biggest, most holy work before us. Let us make sure to keep our eyes on that goal. Beginning in Elul, and with growing in intensity during the upcoming High Holidays and throughout the new year of 5778, may we hear and respond not only to the shofar’s wailing cries, but also those of the countless people, both near and far, who are crying out for healing and for love. Rabbi Rick Jacobs Rabbi Rick Jacobs is the president of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the largest Jewish movement in North America, with almost 900 congregations and nearly 1.5 million members. An innovative thought leader, dynamic visionary, and representative of progressive Judaism, he spent 20 years as the spiritual leader of Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, NY. Deeply dedicated to global social justice issues, he has led disaster response efforts in Haiti and Darfur. Learn more about Rabbi Rick Jacobs. Posted on September 5, 2017, in 2017, 5777, Elul, Ram's Horn, September. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7765
__label__cc	0.633753	0.366247	The Alumni Game My Alumni Legends Tribute Narrative for Coach Keating and Coach Cillo Presentation to be read v 3.0 On this date April 14, 2012, we recognize the accomplishments of Coach Jim Keating, Lt Col USAF (Ret) and the late Coach Tony Cillo, Lt Col USAF (Ret) in pioneering the Lacrosse program at the US Air Force Academy. In 1967, the first Academy varsity lacrosse team completed a successful evolution from club status the previous years to a full varsity level program. Head Coach Bob Kelley, LtGen USAF (Ret) developed this team on the field as well as led the transition process through the Academy leadership and the administrations of colleges in the area. In 1967, Coach Keating and Coach Cillo led the freshman lacrosse team to an undefeated season. The following year Coach Kelley transferred the varsity team to Coach Keating who became the Head Coach and Coach Cillo who became the Assistant Coach.These two (2) would serve as varsity lacrosse coaches from 1968 to 1974. Coach Cillo’s coaching expertise was based on his performance as a multi-sport athlete at Rutgers University in New Jersey, winning 5 varsity letters; 3 of those as a varsity lacrosse player in 1950,’51 and ‘52. He played against all the major lacrosse powers along the east coast. He received an officer commission in the US Air Force and served for over 20 years. He became instrumental in the development of the initial Academy physical education program. Coach Keating was a four (4) year letterman at the University of Maryland. He was a two (2) time All-American midfielder and was recently recognized as one of the four (4) exceptional players who led the University of Maryland to undefeated seasons in1955 and 1956. Coach Keating played in the North -South All Star game against a fellow All-American named Bob Kelley. As a further tribute, Coach Keating was recognized for his outstanding play as a Maryland varsity lacrosse player by being inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1981. Coach Keating received an officer commission in the US Air Force and served for over 20 years. After tours in Viet Nam, he became part of the Academy athletic department. The personal achievements experienced by these two (2) coaches on the lacrosse field during their playing days and the model of excellence they exhibited as career Air Force Officers provided credibility, leadership and inspiration for their players to achieve the highest levels of success on the field and in the classroom. During the coaching tenure of these two (2) men, the Academy lacrosse program became established as the best lacrosse program in the West. During this timeframe, Academy lacrosse teams captured Rocky Mountain Lacrosse league titles (in both Collegiate and Open divisions) from 1968 through 1974: the 1971 undefeated team played in the quarterfinals of the first NCAA lacrosse tournament in 1971; twenty four (24) Academy lacrosse players were selected as All-Rocky Mountain League players; four (4) Academy players participated in the North-South All Star lacrosse games; two (2) players received the AFA Top Six Award: one (1) player was designated a Rhodes Scholar: In keeping with the excellence established during the Coach Kelley varsity year in 1967 wherein Bill Markham and Russ Voris were recognized as Lacrosse All-Americans, as an ultimate tribute to the quality of the Academy lacrosse program developed by Coach Keating and Coach Cillo during their years of coaching, Academy lacrosse players Rick Taylor, Ray Niemiec and Dan Ulmer received national recognition as Lacrosse All-Americans. The coaching efforts and examples provided by Coach Keating and Coach Cillo carried over into the everyday life of cadets. The lessons of tenacity and perseverance served all their players well as they completed their cadet duties. As future officers, they would take the examples of teamwork, sacrifice and commitment to all of their assignments on active duty and throughout their careers, serving their country as well as serving their families and communities. The leadership provided continues here today for all their players who are grateful for the rewards received from victory and the lessons learned in defeat. These have carried them through their lives and gave true meaning to General Douglas MacArthur’s quote … “On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory…” All the players coached by these 2 outstanding officers and gentlemen were able to enjoy the richness of this coaching experience. The Class of ‘70 lacrosse players who were especially privileged to be part of the undefeated freshman lacrosse team in 1967 and later part of the varsity lacrosse teams in‘68,’69 and ‘70 enjoyed a special bond with Coach Keating and Coach Cillo. With Coach Cillo’s passing in 1998, the players continue to reflect on that bond that was created for all the Academy Lacrosse players. As Coach Keating reminds us to this day, the lacrosse experience becomes a permanent part of your personal fabric for the rest of your life. Academy lacrosse players have demonstrated that fact by continuing their lacrosse careers as club players, as Vail tournament players, as well as coaches for high school and college level lacrosse programs around the country. Bill Markham class of ’68 and Phil Pignataro class of’68, Dan Ulmer class of ’71, Cat Stevens class of’74, and Rich Long class of ’76 returned to the Academy lacrosse program as coaches of the varsity lacrosse team. Many Academy lacrosse players have contributed to the growth of “ the fastest sport on two (2) feet….” We therefore commemorate on this date, April 14, 2012 the contributions, accomplishments, achievements and commitments made by Coach Jim Keating and Coach Tony Cillo, in developing a national lacrosse program at the US Air Force Academy that continues more than 40 years later. It will always be a privilege to be called an Air Force Academy varsity lacrosse player.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7766
__label__wiki	0.952019	0.952019	It promised to be big and it didn't disappoint: 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was a hyperactive deadly destructive record-breaking year. This map shows the tracks of all tropical cyclones in the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Credit NASA 2017 Atlantic hurricane season It promised to be a big season and it didn't disappoint, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane was a hyperactive deadly and destructive season. 2017 produced 17 named storms equaling 1936 as the 5th most active season ever. According to Wikipedia, 2017 produced the highest number of major hurricanes since the crazy year of 2005. Incredibly, all ten of all ten of the season's hurricanes occurred in a row, the greatest number of consecutive hurricanes in the satellite era. This season is also one of only six years on record to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes, and only the second after 2007 to feature two hurricanes making landfall at that intensity. This season is the only season on record in which three hurricanes each had an ACE of over 40: Irma, Jose, and Maria. 2017 Pacific hurricane season The 2017 Pacific hurricane season was a somewhat active Pacific hurricane season, featuring eighteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes, although, the season was significantly less active than the previous three seasons. Despite the considerable amount of activity, most of these storms were weak and short-lived. Tropical Storm Adrian, was named on May 10 and became the earliest-known tropical storm in the East Pacific since the advent of satellite imagery. 2017 Pacific typhoon season The 2017 Pacific typhoon season was a below-average season in terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy and the number of typhoons and super typhoons. The season produced a total of 27 named storms, 11 typhoons, and only two super typhoons, making it an average season in terms of storm numbers. It was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the western Pacific Ocean. The season runs throughout 2017, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The season's first named storm, Muifa, developed on April 25. This season also featured the latest occurrence of the first typhoon of the year since 1998, with Noru reaching this intensity on July 23. The 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. This season produced only three named storms, where one only intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with the two peaks in May and November. Posted by Gary Walton at 12:20 pm	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7769
__label__wiki	0.757497	0.757497	Check the Fien Print A temporary home and repository for television and film critic Daniel Fienberg, formerly of HitFix.com and Zap2it.com and one half of The Firewall & Iceberg Podcast. London Theatre Reviews: 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' 'Groundhog Day' and More On my recent jaunt to London, I saw and reviewed four plays and I did that all over at The Fien Print Facebook Page (which you really ought to "Like" if you haven't). But Facebook posts don't SEO/index especially well, so I decided I wanted to at least link to those reviews from some place tangible on the web. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" - REVIEW "Groundhog Day" Musical - REVIEW "No Man's Land" Starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen - REVIEW "The Entertainer" Starring Kenneth Branagh - REVIEW Posted by Daniel Fienberg at 9:11 AM 1 comment: The Fien Print at The Hollywood Reporter Obviously I haven't been posting here because I've been at The Hollywood Reporter since early September. I'd been holding off on doing a formal post here until I had a new URL for THR's version of The Fien Print. And... It only took 10 weeks! The Fien Print at The Hollywood Reporter. Posted by Daniel Fienberg at 3:33 PM 9 comments: 'Mr. Robot' and 'Enlightened': Alienation and Changing the World After a one-week postponement, "Mr. Robot" concludes its first season on Wednesday (September 2) night. Created by TV newbie Sam Esmail, "Mr. Robot" is the first USA show that I've stuck with for a full season since "Political Animals," if you count that as a series. If you take "Political Animals" as a miniseries, I haven't completed a season of a USA show since the penultimate season of "Burn Notice." But merely being interested in and sometimes appreciative of "Mr. Robot" apparently isn't enough. I like "Mr. Robot" and can't speak highly enough of Rami Malek's lead performance, but I remain distanced from the show and unable to be as impressed with the show as it often seems to be with itself. But I'm in the minority here and friends, colleagues and loved ones have been impressed enough for two of me, filling the summer months with waves of adulation for "Mr. Robot," celebrating the things it does that are apparently innovative and paradigm shifting. This Slate story -- the headline, actually and not the story itself -- raves that in Malek's Elliot, "Mr. Robot" has created "the new TV archetype of the alienated hero." That's clickbait-y headline-writing hyperbole and not the perfectly well-reasoned argument of the article itself. The "alienated hero" isn't a new archetype on TV or in any other form of storytelling and separating the alienated hero from the anti-hero is a false differentiation. Tony Soprano is a Golden Age Anti-Hero. He's also entirely an alienated hero, battling depression and insecurities that put him at odds with the masculine ideals perpetuated by the men involved in That Thing of Ours. "The Sopranos" is an entire series about Tony trying to get well enough to reassimilate into a subculture in which assimilation often means death. If you think that the ending of "The Sopranos" is the death of Tony Soprano, it can be read that Tony's "death" comes after an episode devoid of Dr. Melfi, an episode in which he stands in his backyard in quiet repose, free from the ducks that were quacking in his head. Alienated heroes can be anti-heroes and vice versa and the Venn Diagram of the two contains all the overlap you'd ever want. In praising "Mr. Robot," there's been much talk of its uniqueness, accompanied by many lengthy lists of comparisons. But nobody's comparing it to the one show I want people to compare it to, so I have to get this on the record, even if I don't have time to finish or revise this blog post in the way I'd like to. Because when I think of stories about an alienated hero battling mental illness and joining with a group of computer-using misfits to bring down a monolithic industrial conglomerate using stolen documentation and the power of cyber-connectivity... Well, I'm still thinking of Mike White's HBO classic "Enlightened," which was canceled in 2013 after two low-rated seasons. If this post does nothing else, it should just get you thinking about how great a conversation would be between Rami Malek's Elliot and Laura Dern's Amy Jellicoe or, better yet, a conversation composed of dueling unreliable voiceover narrators, one plagued by daddy issues and the other by mommy problems. Labels: Enlightened, Mr. Robot Take Me To The Pilots '15: FOX's 'Scream Queens' [You know the drill, and I will continue to mention it in each and every one of these posts that I do: This is not a review. Pilots change. Sometimes a lot. Often for the better. Sometimes for the worse. But they change. Actual reviews may be coming in September and perhaps October (and maybe midseason in some cases). This is, however, a brief gut reaction to not-for-air pilots. I know some people will be all "These are reviews." If you've read me, you've read my reviews and you know this isn't what they look like.] Show: "Scream Queens" (FOX) The Pitch: "Ryan Murphy's Harper's Island" Quick Response: The suspicion that FOX was hiding "Scream Queens" for critics (despite airing the full pilot at Comic-Con last month) proves pleasantly unfounded with Ryan Murphy's latest, which comes across as a much more effective effort at what MTV is failing with on "Scream." With the full "Glee" team -- Murphy (directing as well), Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk -- reuniting, it's no surprise that "Scream Queens" is much lighter on its feet than "American Horror Story," a bit less self-consciously perverse and envelope-edge-pushing. More "gross" than "scary" or "genuinely disturbing," "Scream Queens" is full of out-sized performances from actors, women mostly, who seem to be having a lot of fun, which has always been the thing the Ryan Murphy Factory produced most effectively. Emma Roberts commits maniacally to playing the ultimate mean girl and Jamie Lee Curtis has a long-absence twinkle in her eye as a fraternity-hating dean. I've been convinced that Skyler Samuels was headed for a certain level of stardom since I was one of a dozen people depressed by the demise of "Chloe King" and she's nicely used as the "good girl" here. It's also notable that usually personality-free Diego Boneta, previously elevated to the status of place-holder leading man without any credentials, finds his calling as a Ryan Murphy mannequin, as does Nick Jonas (and I suspect Oliver Hudson will eventually join them in usefulness, though it hasn't happened yet... but this is just my gut feeling). There are several other little fun supporting performances, though don't expect much from Ariana Grande, whose capacity here won't surprise you and whose presence here has barely been capitalized upon. The writers do catty bickering well and there are some moments of verbal hair-pulling and face-scratching that made me chuckle and a couple bits of stylized violence that are played with a wink, a nudge and a vat of fake blood. Parts of "Scream Queens" grate, but that's not unexpected in a Ryan Murphy-ish way, especially his trademark inclusive ghoulishness, where he takes a demographically underrepresented character -- The obese maid! The deaf sorority pledge! -- and does a "I'm being sympathetic" feint before "But not too sympathetic!" grotesquerie. But mostly, I reacted more positively to "Scream Queens" than most of Murphy's work, perhaps because it's astoundingly devoid of anything self-important. It's a snarky, fast-moving college murder romp that isn't trying to be trickier or more audacious than it is. Desire To Watch Again: Sure. Why not. Count me in for this one, at least for a while. It'll go south. They always do. But maybe it won't go south until Season 2? Take Me To The Pilots '15: CBS' 'Code Black' Take Me To The Pilots '15: ABC's 'Blood and Oil' aka 'Oil Tree Hill' Take Me To The Pilots '15: CBS' 'Life in Pieces' Take Me To The Pilots '15: NBC's 'People Are Talking' Take Me To The Pilots '15: FOX's 'Rosewood' Take Me To The Pilots '15: CBS' 'Limitless' Take Me To The Pilots '15: ABC's 'Dr. Ken' Take Me To The Pilots '15: NBC's 'Blindspot' Take Me To The Pilots '15: FOX's 'Grandfathered' Take Me To The Pilots '15: CBS' 'Angel From Hell' Take Me To The Pilots '15: ABC's ' 'Quantico' Take Me To The Pilots '15: NBC's ' 'The Player' Take Me To The Pilots '15: FOX's ' 'The Grinder' Take Me To The Pilots '15: CBS' 'Supergirl' All of my 2014 Take Me To The Pilots Entries Labels: Ryan Murphy, Scream Queens, Take Me To The Pilots 'Fargo' Season 2 Premiere - 5 Quick Reactions On Monday (July 27) afternoon, FX informally kicked off the Summer TCA Press Tour with a number of screenings of the Season 2 premiere of "Fargo." We're two-plus months away from the actual "Fargo" premiere, which will be announced when FX presents at press tour on August 7 and FX has already told us that we'll have three or four episodes to watch before we review the new season. In a series as marvelously novelistic as "Fargo" -- Season 1 was my No.1 show of 2014 -- I wouldn't even want to write a full review on the basis of just one episode. However, I've got no hesitation about writing a handful of bullet points on what was and still is my most anticipated returning show of the fall. So let's go... Posted by Daniel Fienberg at 10:09 AM 10 comments: Labels: Fargo The known unknowns of the 2015-16 TV season on the eve of press tour Yesterday's "Code Black" posting was the last Take Me To The Pilots entry that I was able to do for a fall network series. It was the 14th TMTTP for Fall 2015, a number that might increase before mid-September, but which will still come in far below what we normally see for the start of a new season. In Rumsfeldian terms, I guess these 14 entries, as of today, represent the known knowns: That's not many and if you've been following along, you have a sense of my general enthusiasm. Labels: Press Tour, Take Me To The Pilots Show: "Code Black" (CBS) The Pitch: "Los Angeles Med" or "LA-ER" Quick Response: I could probably just file "Code Black" under "Sturdy medical dramas that will fill a gaping TV hole for some, but won't be necessary for me," but that would require that I have a needlessly complicated filing system, which I don't. Well directed by David Semel, the "Code Black" pilot has a distinctive look, almost as if it were shot through a chartreuse filter with light oversaturated throughout, and captures the chaos of an emergency room nicely, even if the sort of aesthetic genre reinvention of the "E.R." pilot isn't in the cards. Creator Michael Seitzman is also invested in the chaos, crafting an ER in which it's endlessly repeated that every second is the difference between life and death, but every doctor can spare a minute to pontificate on matters of curative decorum, or to provide a key piece of expositional biographical detail. Like there are a lot of walk-and-talk moments in this pilot, but there may be nearly as many inappropriate-pause-and-talk moments, when all that viewers are likely to want after the pilot are scenes of Luis Guzman's senior nurse leading ER tours and sequences in which Marcia Gay Harden and Raza Jaffrey's docs bicker about medical ethics. The first-year residents all get a character detail or two and none of them feel like anything more than window dressing after the first episode. The hook of "Code Black" is to be spending time in a Los Angeles area emergency room at its moments of greatest intensity, but the scenes likely to have the greatest impact are when it cheats. The key action set piece involves a surgery performed in the midst of freeway traffic that feels like it was yanked from a different show. And the episode ends with a piece of emotional pandering that's simultaneously excruciating in its contrived mawkishness, but also probably has a blunt force effectiveness that will leave many viewers sobbing. Look, there's an audience that craves the sort of medical drama in which people say things like "Life is measured here in split seconds. Hesitate and people die." over and over again, but perhaps also the sort of medical drama that isn't necessarily about which pretty doctors are sleeping with which other pretty doctors and that's not a value judgment about "Grey's Anatomy" on any level. Here, the pretty doctors don't have time to flirt, but they periodically get sprayed by arterial blood, which never damages their prettiness. This is, as I said above, a good showcase for Luis Guzman, even if he dominates the pilot's opening minutes and then is essentially MIA or useless for the last 30 minutes. It's also a good vehicle for Marcia Gay Harden, who creates near-effortless authority with a bare minimum of character. [It's also funny to think that Harden was originally supposed to play the role now taken by Bonnie Somerville and that Harden's role was set for Maggie Grace.] The other actors are mostly just there and only Ben Hollingsworth leaves a negative impression, though I think that's just a poorly written character, rather than a performance problem. Desire To Watch Again: Shrug. This is a decent pilot, but it's a decent in a genre that I haven't necessarily been missing in my viewing rotation. If you have? It's decent! "Code Black" looks good and has a couple good performances and assuming you aren't me, you probably won't be offended by the manipulative trickery in the last 15 minutes. I'll probably tune in for a second episode, but not necessarily a third. Posted by Daniel Fienberg at 11:38 AM 3 comments: Labels: Code Black, Take Me To The Pilots Daniel Fienberg London Theatre Reviews: 'Harry Potter and the Curs...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7770
__label__wiki	0.956621	0.956621	[monday, september 03, 2007] show: all posts \| rants & reviews \| interviews \| ratings \| video Doctor Who to Return for Fifth Series in 2010 The BBC outlines its plans for the future of the "Doctor Who" franchise. Development Update: Week of August 27-31 Updates include: ABC renews "Just for Laughs," TNT calls it quits on "Heartland," Donal Logue to topline FOX's "Hackett" and MTV commits to "The Paper." Emmy Nominated Journalist Thomas Roberts Joins the Insider as Correspondent Previously, Roberts served as a co-anchor at "CNN Headline News." Amber Sheds Her Final Tears in the House as She Is Sent Packing by Her "Big Brother 8" Housemates Plus: CBS confirms the show's season finale will air Tuesday, September 18. Deja Vu: ABC Shuffles Wednesday Lineup (Again) Plus on September 19, look for the one-hour special "Come Rain or Come Shine: From Grey's Anatomy to Private Practice" at 9:00/8:00c. ESPN Names New Primetime Newsmagazine E:60 ESPN's new primetime newsmagazine, set to debut Tuesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. ET, will be named E:60. Style Icon Victoria Beckham to Guest Star on ABC's "Ugly Betty" She will play herself, a celebrity bridesmaid at the wedding of the millennium: Wilhelmina Slater's (Vanessa Williams) nuptials to publishing mogul Bradford Meade (Alan Dale). Season Two "Dancing with the Stars" Champion Drew Lachey Hosts "Dance War: Bruno VS. Carrie Ann" Later This Season on the ABC Television Network Hosted by second-season "Dancing with the Stars" champion Drew Lachey, the six-week series will air this winter on the ABC Television Network. CMT Announces New Makeover Series "I Want to Look Like a High School Cheerleader Again" to Premiere in October Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders trainer Jay Johnson will whip 10 women back into their high school cheerleading shape in the new series. Sci Fi Sizzles with Young Viewers Turning in Best Summer Performance Ever in Adults 18-34 Sci Fi spins the numbers for the summer to date. NBC.com Begins Streaming 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Streams of the nights' episodes become available by 12noon (PT) the same day, or about the time Conan's fans are waking up. Actress Pauley Perrette Joins the Pursuit of Justice on the Season Premiere of "America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back" Saturday, SepT. 8, on Fox In the episode, Perrette travels to the crime scenes and other key locations in Alabama and Detroit, meets with detectives and learns more about the tragic deaths of two young girls. Power of 10 Wins Its Time Period for the Third Consecutive Broadcast CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, August 29. Performers and Presenters Are Announced for "Fashion Rocks," an Entertainment Special Celebrating the Best in Fashion and Music, to Be Broadcast Friday, SepT. 7 on the CBS Television Network Jessica Alba, Max Azria, Mischa Barton, Tyra Banks, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Francisco Costa, 50 Cent, Teri Hatcher, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, Irina Lazareanu, Denis Leary, Kimora Lee Simmons, Sean Lennon, Emily Procter and LeAnn Rimes have been added as presenters. What We Learned About Americans This Week on the CBS Primetime Game Show "Power of 10" CBS details the poll results from the show's August 29 episode. Nominations Announced Today for "The 41st Annual Cma Awards," Airing Live, November 7 on Abc Brad Paisley and Country Music Hall of Fame member George Strait lead the list of nominees with five nominations each. CMT Announces the 2007 Cma Awards Nominations Live During "CMT Insider Special Edition: 2007 Cma Awards Nominations" The special live episode of CMT INSIDER premieres Thursday, August 30 at 10:00-10:30 a.m., ET/PT; 9:00-9:30 a.m., CT. Apple Announces Hit Television Programming Now Available on the Itunes Store in the Uk The iTunes Store in the UK currently offers 28 television programs for purchase and download which can be viewed on a PC or Mac(r), fifth generation iPod(r) or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV(tm). Tuesday Edition of "Power of 10" Hits Series Highs in Viewers and Key Demographics CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, August 28. Redman, Bizarre, Too Short, Bubba Sparxx, Kurupt, Jamal Anderson, Jason Wahler, Efren Ramirez and Dmc Join MTV's "Celebrity Rap Superstar" Premiering Live Thursday, August 30th at 10pm Et They will join Perez Hilton, Tone Loc, Warren G, McLyte, Da Brat, Shar Jackson, Kendra Wilkinson, Sebastian Bach, Countess Vaughn and Kevin Hart whose names were previously announced. For the First Time Ever, Twelve New Stars Will Shine When "Dancing with the Stars" Returns for Its Most Surprising and Biggest Season to Date, Premiering with a Spectacular Three-Night Event This cycle's participants include an Emmy Award-winning actress, a Vegas icon, an Indy 500 champion, a Spice Girl, a daytime soap star, a Cheetah Girl and a former resident of "90210." Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reunites with Her Former "Seinfeld" Co-Star, Jason Alexander in an Upcoming Episode of the CBS Midseason Comedy, "The New Adventures of Old Christine" Alexander will play a lizard handler for children's birthday parties with whom Christine goes out on a date. Faith Hill Performs "Sunday Night Football" Opening Theme A special version of the song, "Waiting All Year for Opening Night" will air Thursday, September 6 in the "NFL Opening Kickoff" special. USA Is Hot, Hot, Hot! USA spins the numbers for the summer to date. Hallmark Channel Delivers Highest-Ever August; Now in 85 Million Homes The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the month of August. Demetri Martin's Stand-Up Is Intelligent, Sharp and AcerbiC. "Demetri MartiN. PersoN." DVD Hits Stores on Tuesday, September 4 Bonus material includes early live performances, deleted scenes, tiny poster, audio commentary and the half-hour stand-up special "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents: Demetri Martin." CMT Introduces New Artist Brent Keith as the Focus of Its Promotional Campaign in Support of the Soundtrack for the CMT Film "Dale" The soundtrack is available beginning today, exclusively at Wal-Mart and walmart.com. 'Scott Baio Is 45 ... and Single' Returns to VH1 for a Second Season The new season goes into production this a fall and is slated to run with nine episodes-six 30-minute episodes and three 1-hour episodes. Lifetime Television's Smash Hit 'Army Wives' Shatters More Records as Season Finale Becomes Network's Most Watched Original Series Telecast Ever Lifetime spins the numbers for Sunday, August 26. Emmy and Golden Globe Award Winner and Current Emmy Nominee Tom Selleck Stars in "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice," a New Television Movie That Has Started Production in Halifax, Nova Scotia for Broadcast on the CBS Television Network In the latest installment, Stone finds himself in trouble with the Town Council when he inadvertently becomes involved in a shoot-out on a Boston street. Actress Heather Locklear ("Spin City") to Guest Star in Two Episodes of the CBS Comedy "Rules of Engagement" In the episodes, Locklear will play Barbara, the sister of Audrey (Megyn Price) who comes to town to visit. Jeanne Mau Promoted to Director, Current Programs, CBS Entertainment Reporting to David Brownfield, Mau will oversee the creative direction of the Network series TWO AND A HALF MEN, NCIS and CSI: MIAMI. CBS Is First in Viewers for the 12th Time in 13 Weeks This Summer CBS spins the numbers for the week of August 20-26. NBC Wins the Week of August 20-26 in 18-49 with the Top Three Shows of the Week NBC spins the numbers for the week of August 20-26. Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of August 20, 2007 ABC spins the numbers for the week of August 20-26. Cops: 20 YearS...caught on Tape Gets New Arraignment Date Saturday, SepT. 29, on Fox The special was previously set to air on Tuesday, September 18. Will Stars Shine Brighter on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" Regis Philbin, Billy Bush, Clay Aiken, Kellie Pickler, Tony Hawk and Miss America Lauren Nelson are among the celebrities set to compete on the game show this November. 2007 Primetime Emmy(R) Nominee Tony Bennett and Christina Aguilera to Duet on the "59th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards" Live Sunday, September 16, on Fox The number will be recreated by Rob Marshall and John DeLuca from the special "Target Presents Tony Bennett: An American Classic." Kids' Wb! on the CW Announces Fall 2007 Lineup; Four New Animated Series Join Returning Favorites "Eon Kid," "Magi-Nation," "Will & Dewitt" and "Skunk Fu!" will all make their American network debuts on September 22. Beauty and the Geek Returns for a Fourth Season with New Twists on Tuesday, September 18 The new season will feature a new twist - a hot guy and a geeky girl will compete against the contestants. ABC Announces Three Half-Hour Affiliate Specials Highlighting New and Returning Fall Programming The three specials give overviews of ABC's Wednesday and Thursday night lineups and the new fall comedies. The N's Degrassi: The Next Generation Wins Its Second Teen Choice Award as Series Gears Up for Season Seven Premiering Fall 2007 The series is currently in production in Toronto on season seven with 24 new original half-hour episodes set to premiere on The N this Fall. South Park Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone Agree to Three-Year Extension of "South Park" and Form Comprehensive Production and Development Joint Venture with Comedy Central(R) to Create South Park Digital Studios As part of the agreement, Parker and Stone will produce an additional three seasons (14 episodes per season) of the series beyond its current deal, to keep new episodes of the show on the network through 2011. TV Guide Network Spotlights the 59th Annual Emmy(R) Awards with More Than Eight Hours of Original Programming and Red Carpet Coverage with Brand New Hosts Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone The network's coverage begins on Saturday, September 8 with its Emmy preview special. AetV.com Launches Gene Simmons Family Jewels Viewer's Choice Contest Viewers can cast their votes from now until September 6th, on the Gene Simmons Family Jewels viewer's choice web site. Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik, Percussionist Sheila E. and Australian TV Personality Ian "Dicko" Dickson Confirmed as Judges of "The Next Great American Band" on Fox New Zealand's Dominic Bowden hosts the series, which premieres Friday, October 19. Winners of "Teen Choice 2007" Announced Over the course of two months, teens logged on to FOX.com to cast approximately 8.5 million votes in support of their favorite celebrities in film, television, music, sports and fashion. Updates include: New roles set on "24," "Bones," "Brothers & Sisters," "Jericho," "Lost" and "Ugly Betty," Kathryn Morris gets a raise on "Cold Case" and ABC Family and A&E each order two more pilots. MyNetworkTV Finalizes Fall Lineup The netlet has firmed up its fall plans, adding three new series in addition to the previously announced "Jail" and "Decision House." next page of results >> [september 2007]	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7771
__label__wiki	0.581987	0.581987	GUMMIBÄR – I AM YOUR GUMMY BEAR CD A 30 second video clip for this little green troubadour’s song “I’m A Gummy Bear” (now known worldwide as The Gummy Bear Song) has met an enthusiastic response around the globe with more than 800 million plays on YouTube and MySpace video alone. This multi-lingual hit – available in the original Hungarian, we well as English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Swedish, Hebrew, Czech, Slovak, and other languages – has won the hearts of fun-loving audiences everywhere. It has gone on to hit the best seller lists in every country in which it was released. This USA release is an enhanced CD and includes exclusive bonus content not previously available in any other country as well as the full length version of the English video. 01. I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song) 02. Funny DJ 03. I’m A Scatman 04. Cho Ka Ka O 05. Touch Me 06. Gummy From Bom Bom Bay 07. Itsi Bitsi Bikini 08. Jodl Jodl Dance 09. Blue (Da Ba Dee) 10. Dein Popo 11. Don’t Do That 12. Le Mambo Du Decalco 13. Buj Buj Polka 14. Do You Think I’m Sexy? 15. Funny Bear (Goodnight Mix) 16. Osito Gominola (Spanish Version) 17. Itt Van A Gumimaci (Hungarian Version) 18. Itt Van A Gumimaci (YouTube video) 19. I Am A Gummy Bear (Full Length English Video) 20. Gummibär Wallpapers for your computer Purchase CD at The Gummibär Shop for only $11.99!	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7772
__label__wiki	0.991146	0.991146	My Doctor will be less “user-friendly” By Madeline O’Connor TWELFTH Doctor Peter Capaldi, whose mother’s family was from Killeshandra, County Cavan (his father’s was from Picinisco, Italy) has warned that his Doctor will be less “user-friendly” than previous ones. The Glasgow actor – who won an Oscar in 1995, for writing and directing short film Franz Kafka’s It’s A Wonderful Life – said at the series launch that he was keen to inject something a little darker into the role, revealing the character’s inner demons. At 56, the actor, who received acclaim for his spiky spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in Armando Ianucci’s The Thick of It, is one of the oldest actors to have taken on the part, which he revealed he had met ex-Doctors Smith and Tennant to discuss. But at the launch, during which he described his character as After the London screening, Capaldi described his Doctor as “funny, joyful, passionate, emphatic and fearless”, quipped that, if anything, he was probably too young to play the TV time-traveller. He said: “I don’t feel elderly at all, and I don’t think the Doctor’s elderly, apart from the fact he’s two-and-a-half thousand years old. “There’s a magic about him which is not about being in your 20s and 30s,” continued the actor, whose immediate predecessors – David Tennant and Matt Smith – were 34 and 27 when they first appeared in the show. “We don’t consider the Wizard of Oz or Father Christmas to be too old. They’re still magical characters, and the fact they’ve been around the block only adds to their magic.” Deep Breath, the first episode of the new series aired at the BFI Southbank in London on Thursday, and features the first glimpse of the Doctor’s companion Clara Oswald, played by Jenna Coleman. Viewers at home can see it on BBC One on 23 August, and was directed by British film-maker Ben Wheatley (A Field in England). Win a copy of the most critically acclaimed TV drama of the year, Chernobyl 0 Shares 07/10/2019 in Entertainment The story behind EPIC – Ireland’s award-winning emigration museum 0 Shares 07/03/2019 in Entertainment, News	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7774
__label__wiki	0.567836	0.567836	Home > Canton Real Estate > Nowland Estates Nowland Estates Homes for Sale Nowland Estates Homes for sale Canton MI 40689 Bluesprings Crt 41585 Bedford Dr 43786 Cherry Grove Crt E Nowland Estates, Canton, MI Approx Sale Price Range: $120,000 - $330,000 Year Built Range: 1983, 1994 - 1996 The Nowland Estates homes for sale in Canton Mi are located at the north of Palmer Road and east of South Sheldon Road in the 48188 zip code. These beautiful colonial homes has welcoming open floor plan and the two-story foyer opens to the living room and formal dining room. Hardwood flooring in foyer, powder room, kitchen and corridors to the bedrooms. The family room features soaring ceiling, cozy natural fireplace, built in shelving and very spacious perfect for entertaining guests or just to bond with family. The master suite has vaulted ceilings, large walk in closet with beautiful private bath. The finished basement offers tons of storage space, additional living space and recreational area. Spacious eat in kitchen offers hardwood floors, plenty of cabinetry and granite counter space, stainless steel appliances and beautiful bay window. Open the french doors from the breakfast nook to the large cedar deck overlooking the freshly landscaped yard and beautiful woods. Exquisite exterior provides charming curb appeal w/ well maintained landscaping. The spacious back yard offers deck with gazebo and mature trees for additional privacy. Buying And Selling Canton MI, Nowland Estates Homes : If you’re interested in investing in a Home for sale in Canton Michigan in this community, then please contact us at The Perna Team, today. We’ll be more than happy to assist you by first telling you about available Canton MI Nowland Estates homes for sale. Nowland Estates Subdivision Location The Nowland Estates homes for sale in Canton Mi are located at the north of Palmer Road and east of South Sheldon Road. Holiday Market, located 2.0 miles via S Sheldon Road and Cherry Hill Road, is one of the grocery stores close to the Nowland Estates Subdivision. Aside from exciting specialty products from around the world, Holiday Market offers a range of services that allow for one-stop-shopping convenience. The grocery store is divided into different departments, as - bakery, Beer & Wine, The Bread House, Cheese, Coffee & Tea, Dairy and Frozen, Delicatessen, Floral, Liquor, Meat and Seafood, Produce, Sushi and Wood-Fired Bistro. Also located 2.0 miles via S Sheldon Road and Cherry Hill Road is another grocery store, the August Chinese Supermarket. This Asian grocery store has been serving the community with high quality products since 2003. Some of the products that can be found in August Chinese Supermarket are rice, beans, noodles and soups, sauces and condiments, tea and herbs, desserts, beverages and ice creams, snacks, frozen seafood and meat products, fresh vegetables and fruits, and kitchen supplies. Located along Cherry Hill Road, just 1.2 miles via S Sheldon Road, are where most of the restaurants and fast food chains that are close to the Nowland Estates Subdivision, namely, Domino's Pizza, Chin Express, Jet's Pizza, Hungry Howie's Pizza, Dairy Queen, Red Olive Restaurant, China House and Big Apple Bagels. Parks provide intrinsic environmental, aesthetic, and recreation benefits to cities and also a source of positive economic benefits. Freedom Park is located on a short walking distance of 0.5 mile via Palmer Road from the Nowland Estates Subdivision. Freedom Park is more than just a disc golf course, it features amenities such as an athletic field, basketball court, horse shoe pits, inline skate rink, pavilion, pedestrian path, pickleball courts, playground, pond, tennis courts, volleyball, and woodland. Morton Taylor Trailhead is a single-track mountain bike trail with newer trail, constructed by conservation group, with several single-track bridges, log ramps, rivers, bridges. Located 3.0 miles Palmer Road and S Lilley Road, this is an incredible oasis hidden in the middle of the city. There are more than 3 miles of crushed gravel pathways and in between are 5 miles of new hiking/biking single-track. The trail consists of 5 (non-directional) half mile and mile long loops with some straight sections in between and more trail will be developed as the township progresses in the future phases. The terrain is relatively flat with some small hills, but is twisty and scenic with optional technical sections and some wooden bridges connecting the two sides of the river. There's also a cool Carved Eagle and animal wooden carved bench for the much needed rest about 1 mile west of the trailhead. Aside from recreational parks, shopping malls are also near the Nowland Estates Subdivision. Located 2.6 miles via S Sheldon Road and N Canton Center Road is Canton Corners. This shopping center has high visibility and offers multiple ingress and egress. Some of the retail stores found in Canton Corners are Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, Buy Buy Baby, Comic City, Fireplace and Things, Cigar Hut, Red Wings Shoes, Signarama, Yogurt City, Big Frog, Paul’s Fine Jewelry, 1st Optometry, Scottrade, AAA of Michigan, Genova and Gamestop. The Canton retail market includes retailers such as IKEA, Kohl’s, Target, Lowe’s, Meijer, DSW, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Marshall’s, JCP, Home Depot, Sam’s Club and Walmart along within many other national retailers that are situated along Ford Road. Located 2.9 miles via S Sheldon Road and Michigan Avenue is Crossroads Village Mall. Since it's opening in 2008, Crossroads has been one of Canton's highest quality open-air shopping centers anchored by major tenants as, Kohl's, Target, PetSmart, Lane Bryant, GNC, Dress Barn, Famous Footwear and Old Navy. Other retail stores near the Nowland Estates Subdivision are IKEA, Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. Situated along Ford Road, just 3.6 miles from the subdivision, IKEA is an appliance store featuring Scandinavian modern style furniture and accessories that also includes storage options, lighting, decor products, kitchen appliances and pet care. Also situated along Ford Road is Target, carry clothing, shoes, jewelry, health and beauty products, electronics, compact discs, DVDs, bedding, kitchen supplies, sporting goods, toys, pet supplies, automotive supplies, and hardware supplies. They also carry seasonal merchandise such as patio furniture during the summer, Christmas and Hanukkah decorations during November and December. Bed Bath and Beyond is located 3.3 miles along Ford Road as well. This is a domestic merchandise retail store that sells goods primarily for the bedroom and bathroom, as well as kitchen and dining room. Nowland Estates Subdivision Freeway Access The Nowland Estates homes for sale in Canton Mi are located at the north of Palmer Road, east of South Sheldon Road and five miles east of I-275. One of the world’s leading non-asset-based supply chain management company is close to the Nowland Estates Subdivision, known as, CEVA Logistics. The company offers a range of specialized services including delivering logistical services to the exhibition and the wider events sectors, Asset Recovery Services, fixtures for new retail store openings or store remodeling. CEVA applies its renowned operational expertise to provide best-in-class services across its integrated worldwide network, where the focus is equally on general business and the specialist needs of the automotive, consumer & retail, energy, healthcare, industrial and technology sectors. Nowland Estates Subdivision School District Plymouth-Canton School District governs the schools that surround the Nowland Estates Subdivision. This includes 26 schools and serves more than 19,300 students in grades PK through 12. Located 1.1 miles via Glengarry Boulevard is Bentley Elementary School. This is a public school that serves students in grades PK-5. Named after popular Michigan educator Carvel M. Bentley, the school opened its doors August 30, 1994 with 480 students in its new classrooms. According to state standards, 73% of students at this school are considered proficient in math and/or reading. In 2014, Bentley Elementary School ranked better than 82.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranked 6th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District. The Goddard School is located 3.2 miles via S Sheldon Road and N Canton Center Road. The Goddard School is a private school that serves students from PK to 5th grade. Established in 1988, the Goddard School celebrates more than 25 years of using the most current, academically endorsed methods to ensure that students have fun while learning the skills they need for long-term success in school and in life. Talented teachers collaborate with parents to nurture children into respectful, confident and joyful learners. The Goddard School's AdvancED and Middle States-accredited F.L.EX. Learning Program reaches more than 45,000 students in over 400 Goddard Schools in 35 states. South Canton Scholars is a free public charter school serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade. During the middle school years, language arts focus on reading comprehension, writing fluency, and expanding students’ vocabulary. Mathematical concepts and reasoning are expanded to prepare for the rigors of algebra and geometry. Science, history, social studies, and economics round out a comprehensive and challenging curriculum. The students are prepared to confidently transition into and be successful in high school, college, and beyond. In 2014, South Canton Scholars Charter Academy ranked better than 90.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. South Canton Scholars is located 1.6 miles via Palmer Road and S Canton Center Road. West Middle School is a public school with 855 students serving grades 6-8 and is located 5.5 miles via Sheldon Road. The West Middle School follows standards and benchmarks for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Aside from the rigorous curriculum that the West Middle School has, they also have athletics where students are encouraged to join. The athletics sports vary from Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Girls Volleyball, Boys Wrestling, Boys and Girls Swimming and Boys and Girls Track. Plymouth High School is located on a campus of the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, 5.2 miles via N Canton Center Road. When the first new high school opened in the present-day Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, the original Plymouth High School was converted into a middle school, dubbed Central Middle School (in conjunction with the more recently constructed East and West Middle Schools). Central Middle School remains a landmark in down town and is still in operation as a middle school as part of the Plymouth-Canton Community School District. When Plymouth opened it only let in Freshmen, and the next year Freshmen and Sophomores, etc. Originally planned to simply remain Plymouth High School, the school's name was changed to Plymouth-Salem High School after Canton opened. Although the school district serves much of rural Salem Township, Salem residents were not necessarily exclusive to Plymouth-Salem. The campus is 305 acres (1.2 km²), although much of this is athletic fields. Students may have classes in all four academic buildings, even though each student is assigned to one "home school" from which he or she is to graduate from and play sports. The school is home to various clubs, the Marching Band, and FIRST Robotics Team. All three Science Olympiad teams qualified for the state level competition in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010. Also, Plymouth's 2007 Novice and 2009 Varsity Quiz Bowl teams won the championship in the tri-county area. Canton High School is one of the three public secondary schools that encompasses the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park. Located 4.4 miles via N Canton Center Road, Canton High School has more than 2,000 students from grades 9-12. For most of its history, the campus has contained Canton High School and Salem High School, with a great rivalry built between the two neighbors. For many years the campus operated under block scheduling, seen as an innovative way to allow for longer periods of uninterrupted teaching time. After many years, The Park resorted back to a traditional schedule with 6 classes per day and 2 semesters of classes per year. Currently, The Park is considered a "Closed Campus," meaning no student may leave during the school day without a pass from the office. Earning a college degree is all about opening up opportunities in life. It prepares an individual, both intellectually and socially, for their career and adult life. The benefits of a college education include career opportunities like better paying and higher skilled jobs, but studies have shown that it also leads to overall happiness and stability. Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university that was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School. Located 9.9 miles via Michigan Avenue, currently, EMU comprises seven colleges and schools: College of Arts and Sciences, College of business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, College of Technology, an Honors College, and a Graduate School. The university's site is composed of an academic and athletic campus spread across 800 acres with over 120 buildings. EMU has a total enrollment of more than 23,000 students. The school is a culturally diverse learning and teaching community set in a small city environment, amid a major metropolitan area. Students, attracted by the school's atmosphere and location, come not only from the Metro Detroit area but from the entire state of Michigan; EMU is well known both nationally and internationally. Schoolcraft College, located 10.9 miles via N Lilley Road and N Haggerty Road, is a comprehensive community-based college. Schoolcraft College is known for its culinary arts program and continuing program. The culinary department is headed by four certified master chefs (CMC) which is the highest CMC/Student ratio of any culinary school in the country. The College offers various majors of study in different fields, namely, Arts, Humanities and Communication, Business and Information Technology, Culinary Arts, Education and Human Services, Healthcare and Human Services, Manufacturing and Technology, Natural Sciences, Public Safety, Social Sciences and Learning Support. To be instantly notified of new Nowland Estates Homes for Sale... 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__label__wiki	0.933873	0.933873	Email: hello@theploughshepreth.co.uk Situated between Cambridge and Royston in South Cambridgeshire, Shepreth is a small village with a long history. Fragments of Stone Age weapons and tools have been discovered near Shepreth, suggesting early habitation of the area. In the year 1086, the village was recorded as having 30 inhabitants, a number that has today grown to over 800. The name Shepreth, means ‘Sheep Stream’, indicating a place where sheep were washed en route to the City of Cambridge. This practice continued into the seventeenth century, by which time a public house in The Plough’s current location had become a feature of the village. Records show that ‘The Plough Inn’ unfortunately burnt down in 1896 and was subsequently rebuilt in brick. Throughout World War I, the Village Hall in Shepreth was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers. The names of those who left the village to fight and die in both World Wars are inscribed on the War Memorial midway between the Hall and The Plough. During the Second World War, The Plough itself was a known haunt for many of ‘the Few’ – the pilots who fought during the ‘Battle of Britain’ in 1940, who were based at nearby Duxford Airfield. Such was the reputation of the No. 19 Squadron of RAF Duxford that it had been the first to be equipped with the new Supermarine Spitfire planes in 1938. The Plough continued to be a central community location for village life throughout the century. In late 2010 it was sadly closed down, but after dedicated campaigning by local people, The Plough reopened its doors under new ownership in July 2014. © 2019 The Plough Shepreth The Plough, 12 High Street, Shepreth, SG86PP \| 01763 290348 \| Site Map \| Cookies \| Privacy Policy	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7776
__label__wiki	0.649289	0.649289	Trouble in Zimbabwe The situation in Zimbabwe is tense. There has been a wave of spontaneous protests mainly in the capital, Harare and Bulawayo, the second city. The protests turned violent, with government properties including at least a police station, toll gate and police vehicles burnt by protesters. Some private vehicles have also been burnt, with rocks and mounds of sand dumped on some roads. For the second time in six months, armed soldiers have been deployed in the streets and suburbs in order to contain protests. Several people have been injured in running battles between security forces and protesters. The situation remains taut overnight. The last time soldiers intervened in August 2018, six people were shot and killed, while 35 others were wounded. An official investigation blamed the police and military, but no one has been brought to book. This is ominous in light of current protests and the latest military deployment. A “Sarajevo Moment”? The immediate trigger of the current storm is the dramatic and unpopular announcement at the weekend of a big increase in fuel prices. Flanked by his deputy and senior ministers, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that price of diesel and petrol had risen to $3.11 and $3.31 per litre respectively – a rise of more than 140 percent. It sparked anxiety and panic, given that fuel is one commodity whose pricing has a multiplier effect in the entire economy. The government argued that it was necessary to raise the cost of fuel to contain consumption levels which have risen beyond sustainable levels in recent months. It has previously accused foreign truck operators of taking advantage of hitherto cheaper prices in Zimbabwe compared to regional prices. It offered relief to businesses in only four sectors, but the effect is muted by the exclusion of the retail sector which directly interfaces with the public. Besides, the conditions of relief appear hard to implement and given the deterioration in the local surrogate currency, the relief might be worth little when the refund comes. So businesses are likely to forgo the relief and charge higher prices instead. Critics argue that the government is merely trying to raise funds by raising taxes under the guise of raising fuel prices. This is because according to one fuel retailer excise duty on fuel had risen by around 68 percent. Of the $3.11 per litre of diesel, $2.11 is tax that goes to the government, an increase of 358 percent on previous levels. The government did not say it was raising tax. It simply buried it in the high fuel price. Zimbabweans are frustrated by the tax policies of the current regime. The fuel tax increase comes on top of a controversial 2 percent tax on electronic money transfers, announced last October. Other taxes and charges were introduced in the Finance Minister’s maiden budget last November. And all the while, the government has maintained an unrealistic currency policy under which a surrogate currency is supposedly equal to the US Dollar. No-one believes this fiction, not even government itself. Despite all this, wages have remained stagnant and, in many ways, have been eroded. Clients who had pre-paid fuel coupons woke up to be told that they would be getting less fuel than they had paid for in the wake of the price increase. If one had a coupon for 200 litres, they would now get just 80 litres. State workers have threatened to go on strike, rejecting the government wage offer which they believe is paltry. Major companies have been shutting operations, citing foreign currency shortages. Government intervened to stop the major drinks manufacturer from charging in US Dollars. A food manufacturer recently announced closure, citing the same challenge. In all this, the government has preached the gospel of austerity. The theme of the Finance Minister’s budget was “Austerity for Prosperity”. And yet, for many they see little effort among political elites to live by their own gospel. Many have been incensed by the allegedly high cost of hiring a private jet for the president’s current trip to Russia and former Soviet satellite states. The nation faces a crisis, and he has gone ahead with his trip on a luxury jet. Meanwhile, the national airline does not even have a single operating plane – the two it remains with are both grounded. The government has in the past splashed out on vehicles for traditional leaders ahead of critical needs at hospitals where patients have to bring their own provisions. About 90 percent of medical drugs in public hospitals are donated by foreign donors. Meanwhile, political elites, including the president seek treatment in foreign countries, South Africa being a favoured choice. The gap between the political elites and the ordinary people has grown too wide. So when the president convened a press conference late on Saturday night to announce the fuel price hikes, it merely drove people further into a tight corner. Sun Tzu says do not drive an opponent into a corner without leaving a way to life, because the only option for them is to fight to the death. Mnangagwa did not heed this advice and he drove desperate Zimbabweans into a wall, without an escape route. To be sure, the situation has been incendiary for some time and the price hikes are best seen as a “Sarajevo moment” – the spark that triggered an inferno. The powder-keg was already there. It didn’t help that Mnangagwa promptly left on his trip to Russia hours after the price hikes. It suggested insensitivity to the plight of the people. Did he have to do it on the eve of his departure? He knew or ought to have known that the price hikes would spark trouble. That he chose to leave at this time instead of resolving a predictable crisis is not a good sign. It suggests a man with a tendency to run away at the first sign of trouble. He has left the mess to his deputy, a military man, who has struggled in the past to handle lesser crises. A man holding a hammer thinks every problem is a nail so goes an old cliche. No wonder the first option is command and use of force. Failed promise Zimbabweans are disheartened by the apparent failure of the Mnangagwa regime to arrest the deteriorating economic situation. Comparisons with the Mugabe regime, whose ignominious departure most people welcomed euphorically in November 2017, have been a serious indictment on the Mnangagwa regime. After Mugabe, the only way was up, or so it seemed. But the decay is palpable while the regime looks and sounds clueless with each passing day. They have even latched on to an old Mugabe strategy, which Mnangagwa had previously disavowed. It is called take no responsibility and blame Western sanctions. As I have said before in these pages, the Mnangagwa regime overpromised but it has under-delivered, leaving many citizens underwhelmed and disappointed. Where they were calling for Mugabe to go, now they say Mnangagwa must go. It is a massive fall from grace for a man who came in amid so much goodwill. Mugabe used to say he stayed so long in power because he failed to identify a successor. It was a self-serving excuse and annoying, but now some joke that the old man was right after all. This does not mean Zimbabweans think Mugabe was great or that his rule was better, no. Merely a damning indication of their utter frustration with the Mnangagwa regime. Political frustration The current unrest has a lot to do with the dire economic situation, which affects all regardless of their political inclination. But part of the frustration in opposition circles also stems from the controversial election last year, which they still feel was stolen. The opposition has never officially acknowledged the validity and legitimacy of Mnangagwa’s victory. This is a source of bitterness between the parties. For the opposition, they see the failure of the Mnangagwa administration as a vindication of their position. They always argued that ZANU PF had no viable plan for the economy and they could not do it alone. They have strategically proposed dialogue in recent months but this hand has been spurned by ZANU PF, which is not amused by the opposition’s refusal to accept its controversial victory. So what is the position of the opposition in the latest wave of unrest? The opposition has been very careful not to be at the forefront of the protests. The leaders are mindful of the fact that their rivals are always looking for scapegoats. Last August, the government blamed the MDC leaders of inciting protests. A controversial commission of inquiry set up by Mnangagwa to investigate the post-election violence also made a similar finding. With that in mind, the opposition knows it must tread carefully, lest it is blamed once again in the court of public and international opinion where the battle for the moral high ground is ever-present. In fact, some citizens, have accused the opposition of not grabbing the opportunity and leading from the front, which ironically, adds weight to the view that the opposition leaders have nothing to do with the current protests. This is not something that favours the ruling party’s strategy of blaming the opposition leaders of fomenting and leading violent protests. Instead, this is a broad response of ordinary citizens. It is a conflagration of diverse interests, which include workers, formal business, informal traders, millions of unemployed youths and a general citizenry that has become desperate and sees little hope under the current regime. The next election is not due for another four years but more significantly, after the farce of the last election, many young people have lost hope in the electoral process as a means of affecting political choices. Generation with nothing to lose The government has underestimated the enormous challenge posed by the growing numbers of the young, unemployed and desperate. Their parents and older brothers and sisters may have been patient over the years but this is because they had memory of a better past and always clung on to it. On the other hand, the younger generation does not have that memory because they have never had good times. The older generation might have had something material to lose, but the younger generation has nothing to lose. It is not surprising that it is the young and unemployed youths who appear to be at the head of the current wave of unrest. Mnangagwa himself should know. Back in 2015, when he was interviewed by Baffour Ankomah, he was asked for his opinion on today’s youth. He was quite dismissive. “In the 1960s, our leaders decided that we must take up arms, and the youth were very enthusiastic to go to war. We had nothing to lose at the time. We had no wives and no property. The only property we had was the clothes we wore,” Mnangagwa said. “Now the generation out of school, they have wives and children, they have homes and mortgages, so to tell them to sacrifice and die for the nation [laughs], they think twice.” He may have to revise his opinion because the generation which their leadership has produced since 1980 is not what he described in 2015. Some may have wives/husbands and children but they have no jobs, no homes, have never held a payslip all their life and might not even know how to spell the word “mortgage”. In short, it’s as highly combustible a generation as his was in the sixties. They too have nothing to lose and it is Mnangagwa’s generation that created this incendiary generation. The chickens are coming home to roost. From Russia, with love? It is ominous that Mnagagwa travelled to Russia and a other regimes with no tradition of democracy and tolerance. For Russia, Zimbabwe is probably ripe for the picking, given the regime’s desperation. For Mnangagwa, he may be goading the West by cosying up to a major geopolitical rival after the apparent rejection last year. Seeing Zimbabwe fall into Russia’s arms may not please either the West or China. But Russia’s leader Vladmir Putin is cunning operator. We are a pawn in a larger game. He was not even at the airport to receive his counterpart. Not even Sergei Lavrov, the heavyweight diplomat was there. A grim sign perhaps of how the guest is regarded. It remains to be seen whether anything will come of that expensive trip apart from more headlines of mega-deals. For the region, Zimbabwe is a hot-spot which cannot be ignored any longer. The military deployment has to be monitored. As we have seen, the last time it happened people died and many were injured. And the failure to hold individuals accountable could prove to be an incentive for impunity. Human rights and freedoms are at stake and it is important to remain vigilant. Civil society has a key role but it will need broad support. Any further chaos will have major regional implications, particularly for our southern neighbour, South Africa. We have had a coup before and it is often said coups beget coups. SADC cannot bury its head in the sand and pretend all is well. This latest wave might be put down by sheer application of force but such action will not heal the ailment. It’s important to keep a vigilant eye and better still, to lend a hand to steer the country away from permanent trouble. – www.bigsr.co.uk Dr. Alex T Magaisa Previous Onerous task for judge Next The root causes of xenophobia Category AfricaInsight What is black writing? I spoke before I writ, and before then I uttered incorrigibles before I could speak, and after getting the drift of the art of scribbling utterances into letters and words Saving our youth through sex education A child is raised within the common social structure of the family. Society then assigns the child gender roles which are rules governing how one should behave according to whether It makes no sense to dissolve parliament The decision by the PM to advise His Majesty to dissolve parliament does not make sense to me. Below are the reasons why I think the PM should rather have	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7777
__label__cc	0.712415	0.287585	Stop Upgrading and Start Improving Why is tech moving backwards? Okay, obviously most tech is moving forwards at astronomical speeds. You compare technological advances over the last fifty years with technological advances over the previous several millenia and it’s not even worth starting the stopwatch. We are making newer, better, faster gadgets faster than we can figure out what to do with the old ones. It’s a good thing, as tech magazines and websites and tech advertisers will be the first to tell you. But then you look at something like Google Glass. Here’s the height of technology being developed by a giant of the industry, but the idea of strapping a computer to your face didn’t get shot down in the spitballing phase? We’re a country where automobile accidents are one of the leading causes of death, and Google wants to enable Mikey McMerkerson to livestream the NFL draft or the latest episode of Nasty Housewives of Nashville or whatever else while he’s cruising down the freeway at ninety miles per hour? Sure, right, they’ll say that the technology is not meant to be used while driving, and that’s fantastic and all, but their little admonition makes about as much difference as that “No U-Turn” sign in front of my neighborhood. Sharknado, everybody and their brother knows that texting and driving is one of the most efficient ways to accordion your Corolla, but that doesn’t stop us from doing it. I don’t even have to tell you to take a look around you at the next traffic light you come to, or to sneak a peek at the land cruiser zipping past you on the freeway. You already know what those drivers are doing. You put that technology out there, it’s going to be misused, and if Americans have demonstrated one thing through the outbreak of obesity and a movement that thinks eliminating vaccinations is a good idea, it’s that we need protecting from our fargoing selves. Creating the next, newest, best bit of technology with the brightest flashing lights and the fastest clicking clickers and the longest electrical dongles is no longer worth doing for its own sake. Comes a point when technology does not need significant improvement, and we need to stop pretending that it does. Case in point, I had two bits of technology catastrophically fail on me today, one a fairly indispensable staple, the other a trifle, but both together have my blood boiling. (Yeah, yeah, first world problems, whatever.) First, the phone. I’ll preface that about a year ago, my phone dies and it was under warranty and they replaced it. Okay, nothing’s perfect in this world, the warranty worked, it was all good. (For the curious, I took the phone on a long run in the summertime, and when I got back, the phone’s display didn’t want to work anymore. Since it’s a shiny smartphone that only functions through its screen, the phone had become a sharknadoey electrical brick.) Today, I’m using the phone to catch up on some scores from yesterday’s sporting matches and look at some facebook pictures — YOU KNOW, REALLY TAXING STUFF THAT PHONES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE — and it just goes dark. Total failure, identical to the one I had a year ago. I fiddle and tinker, but it’s not coming back. I call up the dealer and I’m informed that the product is out of warranty, but would I like to sign up for their new plan and get a new smartphone every 18 months for free today? It will only cost an extra $20-30 per month depending on the model I choose. Yeah, no thanks, I’d prefer it if you’d a) stand by the product that you manufacture and distribute and replace it, given that there is obviously something wrong with that model, or b) manufacture a decent goldfingered product in the first place that doesn’t crap out at, what, the nine-month mark? But I’m getting onto the cell phone companies now, and that’s not my focus. My focus is the phone. I’m of that magical generation that saw the first widespread use of cellphones during my formative years. Hell, I’m of that generation where the cool kids had pagers in high school, so the cell phones of today are nothing short of monkey-math miracles. But are they really? The first phone I had was one of those Nokia jobs that everybody born before 1995 recognizes, the little gray brick with a keypad and the calculator display. It was indestructible, it could run for seven and a half days without needing a charge, it played the best game ever (MOTHERFARGOING SNAKE AM I RIGHT). My phone today runs for about 16 hours before it needs charging — that’s if I’m not using it much during the day — and it breaks when the East wind blows, apparently. THIS IS AN UPGRADE. And yeah, it’ll check my e-mail and my facebook and let me take pictures and post my dinner to instagram, and that’s nice, but THAT’S NOT WHAT A PHONE IS DESIGNED TO DO. I have been on the smartphone train for about a year and a half, and I am starting to wonder if this is the station where I get off. The other bit of technology was my tablet, a Nexus 7 which today decided that life was too hard and pooped itself in a cloud of unintelligible technicolor dots and squiggles run across its display. Again, I was using it to — brace yourself — browse the net at the time, which, I’m sorry, should hardly force it to break a sweat, let alone overload its tiny little robot brain, but there you have it. The tablet crapping out isn’t the pulled hamstring that the phone is, but it’s an annoyance, and happening as it did on the same day — in fact in the same morning — it felt downright conspiratorial. And again, it makes me wonder how much I need the tablet to do things that, in all fairness, I can do on the laptop with slightly less portability and convenience. I love technology, I really do. But it feels like more and more it’s designed to be disposable, and that’s a thing which just strikes me as completely backward. We don’t need a brand new iPhone model to drop every year (and for that matter, we damn sure don’t need to be camping out overnight for days to get it — what is wrong with us [just to clarify, by us I mean people who actually do that crap, which does not and never will include me]). What we need is technology that enriches our lives and that can be depended upon. Like that goldfingered little gray brick of a phone. How I miss her sometimes. 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__label__wiki	0.578799	0.578799	You are here: Home / Opinion / Columns / Un-American controversy: The Pledge of Allegiance should not be altered Un-American controversy: The Pledge of Allegiance should not be altered February 6, 2019 by Owen Simpson The country hasn’t felt such a surge of patriotism since the twin towers fell in New York City as ash covered lower Manhattan. Following the events of Sept. 11, 2001, 70 percent of Americans were “extremely proud” of their country according to Gallup. There was a passion to eradicate terrorism across America as people united as one. However, over the past several years, nationhood and the pride of America has been plummeting. Now, almost 18 years later, only 44 percent of Americans are “extremely proud” of their country. Some Americans don’t have pride in the Pledge of Allegiance, the nation’s newest controversy. In 1954, President Eisenhower asked Congress to add “under God” to the pledge, which they ultimately approved. However, since 1998, there have been four major cases to remove those words from the pledge, two of which reached the Supreme Court. Most recently in 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that the phrase “under God” represented a patriotic, not a religious, exercise. Many people say “under God” in the pledge discriminates against atheists, but that is completely false. For a society or country to discriminate against a certain gender, race or group, it must show prejudice toward them or force them to do something against their beliefs. The Pledge of Allegiance is not mandating nor requiring that Americans say or recite the pledge because of their First Amendment rights. Atheists and any other groups who don’t wish to participate are freely allowed to do so. The Pledge was originally written in 1892 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of America’s discovery. The intention of the pledge was to unify the country and to understand the privilege it is to be an American. The phrase “liberty and justice for all” has often been challenged by minority groups such as the LBGTQ+ community because of their belief they don’t receive that kind of treatment. While there certainly are instances of injustice in this country that catch our national attention and spark the interest of all Americans, the sad truth is that in this world, there is no country with total “liberty and justice for all.” The justice system is human and often fails the people of the nation. That doesn’t mean we can’t do better, because we can. But removing the phrase “liberty and justice for all” will not change anything. If anything, it needs to be reinforced as a reminder that we as Americans must always aim to improve that goal and continue to have pride for our country. The country’s history is rich with achievements that give us pride, but also many failures that we consider distasteful. History is history, but we must continue to look back at our past and learn from our founding fathers’ mistakes in order to become a stronger and better nation. We should continue to make movements toward a better America, but removing phrases from the Pledge of Allegiance doesn’t move our country forward. It instead takes us backwards making us forget what it truly means to be American. Other Opinion: Thank you for the sweet, sweet memories, ACU Perfectly imperfect, and that’s OK Study Abroad: An ‘Endgame’ ending About Owen Simpson Brian Westley says So it’s OK to change the pledge to exclude atheists, but not OK to change it to make it religiously neutral? What a selfish Christian you are.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7781
__label__cc	0.62813	0.37187	ERROR: type should be string, got "https://alphauniverse.media.zestyio.com/ask-an-artisan-star-trails.be110857376e1c1dc5afaa178864837f.png\nAsk An Artisan: Tony Gale On Shooting Star Trails, Demystifying Camera Formats, Best Lenses For Hiking\nAuthor Tony Gale\nQ: I’ve been shooting star trails this summer, but they aren’t coming out well. The trails are either faint or I get a lot of noise in the shot. How can I get a star trails with crisp bright streaks of light against a deep black background?\nA: Here are a few of my favorite options for shooting star trails. I suggest you try these to find what works best for you as there’s no single best way to do it.\nThe first option is to use a long exposure. Set your camera to manual, with a fairly wide open aperture. Try one stop down from wide open. Depth of field shouldn’t be much of an issue (choose your composition wisely). Select an ISO that isn’t too low. Up to about 30-sec, the stars will appear as pinpoints. Typically for star trails you will want your shutter speed somewhere between 15 minutes and several hours. Obviously, a sturdy tripod is a must (see below) and it’s best to use a remote (a smartphone remote app is available at the PlayMemories app store. The main disadvantage of this method is that over time, heat can build up in the camera adding digital noise.\nA very powerful option, but one that takes more time and effort, is to take a series of shorter exposures and use software to stack them into one image. This method reduces that heat buildup in the camera and therefore reduces the noise in the final image. However, you do have to import and stack all the images in the computer which takes time.\nYou can shoot a star trails movie easily if you shoot with a Sony camera that accepts apps (α7 series, α6000, α6300, RX100, RX10, RX1R), get the Star Trail app in the Sony PlayMemories App Store. The app will automate the entire process and walk you through the steps. It’s a good solution for immediate gratification and if you don’t want to dedicate a lot of time to experimenting.\nCompositionally, having something that doesn’t move in the photo can help make a more compelling star trails photo. A tree, a building, even just the landscape itself can ground the photo in a good way. Many people also like to get the North Star in the photo, which doesn’t move much so all the other stars spin around it.\nWhichever method you use, it’s absolutely necessary to have a very stable tripod and head. I use a Gitzo Traveler, but any stable, solid tripod will work. Make sure the head you use will lock down with your camera and lens combination. If the camera moves, even a tiny bit, it can ruin your photo.\nQ: I know this is a big question, but can you help boil down the differences between and relative strengths of a full-frame camera and APS-C or Micro 4/3? I’m especially confused about the “magnification factor” with the APS-C and Micro 4/3 formats.\nA: Here’s the super-brief, back of the envelope answer. Full Frame, APS-C and Micro 4/3 all refer to the size of the camera sensor. Full Frame refers to a sensor the same size as a traditional 35mm film camera. APS-C is a smaller sensor size and Micro 4/3 is smaller still. All other things being equal, a larger sensor will give a better quality photo. On the other hand an APS-C camera is smaller and lighter. Full frame lenses are typically larger and heavier because of the need to cover a larger area while APS-C lenses are smaller and lighter, like the cameras. When using lenses on a APS-C or Micro 4/3 camera people often refer to a magnification or crop factor. Crop factor refers to the fact that the APS-C camera with any given lens has a narrower field of view then a full frame camera. A 50mm lens on a APS-C camera has a field of view that’s roughly equivalent to a 75mm lens on a full frame camera.\nQ: I’m planning a late-summer hiking trip and I need to keep my gear to a minimum. What’s the best single lens to bring for my α7R II?\nA: Like any lens choices, it really depends on what and how you shoot. I just spent a few days hiking through Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon North Rim, I used the Sony 16-35 f/4 90% of the time. So for shooting landscapes the 16-35 is fantastic to can get the vast, expansive, iconic landscape shots. If you expect to photograph more wildlife, a longer lens like the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G Telephoto Zoom or the 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master with the 1.4x and 2x tele-extenders would be my suggestions. They’ll get in tight on wildlife without disturbing the animal or endangering yourself. If you want some of everything, the Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Super Zoom may be worth considering.\nSony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale is and award winning commercial photographer based in New York City. He is the National President of APA, a Manfrotto Ambassador, a X-Rite Coloratti and teaches at FIT in Manhattan.\nDo you have a question for one of the Sony Artisans Of Imagery?\nYou can submit your questions to Tony at his Facebook page or send an email to alphauniverse@am.sony.com and put “Ask An Artisan” in the subject line.\nRX10 III\nRX100 IV\nRX1R II\nFE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS\nVario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS\nFE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS\nTony Gale\nTony Gale is an award winning portrait photographer. Tony was raised in Bellingham, Washington (90 miles north of Seattle) and spent most of his time as a child exploring the woods behind his parents’ house. At 19, after visiting Bruce Lee's grave in Seattle, and taking his first photo with a disposable camera, he bought his first camera. He promptly broke it and bought his first SLR. At 21 he moved to Seattle to pursue photography and in fall of 2000 moved to NYC, the center of the world. Tony shoots for a variety of editorial, corporate and advertising clients, creating compelling images to tell his clients stories. Tony has taught at Parsons, SVA, and FIT, has led workshops and spoken about photography across the country. He is the APA National president and a triathlete in his spare time."	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7785
__label__wiki	0.758946	0.758946	Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi "I learned from Le Corbusier to observe and react to climate, to tradition, to function, to structure, to economy, and to the landscape. To an extent, I also understand how to build buildings and create spaces and forms. However, I have in the last two decades, gradually discovered that the buildings that I have desifned seems somewhat foreign and out of milieu; they do not appear to have their roots in the soil. With the esperience of my work over the years and my own observation, I am trying to understand a little about my people, their traditions, and social customs, and their philosophy of life." (B.V.Doshi, Contemporary Architects, 1987, p. 236.) Professor Balkrishna V. Doshi is an Indian architect, educator, and academician. After initial study in Bombay, he worked with Le Corbusier in Paris (1951-1954) as senior designer, and then in India to supervise Corbusier's projects in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh. Professor Doshi established the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design in 1955, known for pioneering work in low-cost housing and city planning. Today, his internationally renowned projects are designed under the name of Vastu-Shilpa Consultants, with offices in Ahmedabad. As an academician, Professor Doshi has been visiting the U.S.A. and Europe since 1958, and has held important chairs in American universities. He has received numerous international awards and honours, including Padma Shri from the Government of India, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Professor Doshi served a member of the 1992 Award Master Jury, and was presented a 1995 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Aranya Community Housing in Indore, India. In 2018 he was the first Indian to receive the Pritzker Prize for Architecture. Source: Aga Khan Award for Architecture Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was born in Poona, India in 1927. After he completed his studies at J. J. School of Art, Bombay in 1950 he became a senior designer on Le Corbusier's projects in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh. In 1956 he established a private practice in Vastu-Shilpa, Ahmedabad and in 1962 he established the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Environmental Design. He also founded and designed the School of Architecture and Planning in Ahmedabad. Doshi has worked in partnership as Stein, Doshi & Bhalla since 1977. Over the years Doshi has created architecture that relies on a sensitive adoption and refinement of modern architecture within an Indian context. The relevancy of his environmental and urban concerns make him unique as both a thinker and teacher. Architectural scale and massing, as well as a clear sense of space and community mark most of his work. Doshi's architecture provides one of the most important models for modern Indian architecture. Source: Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. p45. Institute of Indology Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (architect/planner) Ahmedabad (place) (1411 C.E./814 A.H. [Founded by Ahmad Shah] ) Building for Education Centre of Environmental Planning and Technology Husain-Doshi Gufa Art Gallery Indian Institute of Management National Institute of Fashion Technology Udayan - The Condoville Sangath Aranya Community Housing Indore, India Vohra Houses in Gujarat Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Attilio Petruccioli Ismaïl Serageldin, Cynthia C. Davidson Bohra Houses of Gujarat Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Hasan-Uddin Khan Education: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology Hasan-Uddin Khan Aranya Community Housing Drawings Photographs of Aranya Community Housing Aranya Township Photographs of Sangath Architect’s Record of Sangath Sangath Project Summary Sangath On-site Review Report Abdul Majid Hajeedar Local Aranya Community Housing On-site Review Report Romi Khosla Aranya Community Housing On-site Review Report Lailun Ekram Toward an Appropriate Living Environment: Questions on Islamic Development Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Linda Safran Training Architects: India Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Ahmet Evin Sangath Drawings Architect’s Record of Aranya Community Housing Indore Dialogues in Existence: A Documentation on Community Architecture and Affordable Housing	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7790
__label__wiki	0.9323	0.9323	The continuous rise and fall of the DeBarge family Not many believe in the possibility of a person or group of people being “jinxed,” having a “curse” on them or being “hexed,” but the tragedy that befalls some people — even when much of it is self-inflicted — is so frequent and so intense that one has to wonder, at least for a few seconds. So it is with the DeBarge family, from parents on down. Despite the major success of the three acts in the family — the band Switch, the group DeBarge and solo artist Chico DeBarge, the dark cloud looms large. The amount of drug abuse and number of incarcerations within this family is mind blowing. There are seemingly as many police mugshots as there are Gold records. Is it hereditary? Environmental? Both? EVERYTHING started out beautifully in the summer of 1978. Motown signed a band called Switch. Among the members were two young men from the family, Bobby and Tommy DeBarge. They clicked right away. “There’ll Never Be” soared into the national Top 10, and they followed up with additional hits, most notably “I Call Your Name,” “Best Beat in Town” and “Love Over and Over Again.” The group was self-contained, meaning they played their own instruments. Eventually the DeBarge brothers left which coincided with the group’s decline and eventual disbanding. Grand Rapids-born Bobby DeBarge was the first in the family to succumb to drugs (in his case, heroin). He became addicted during the heyday of Switch and years later, 1988, was sentenced to five years in prison for drug trafficking. He died of complications from an STD contracted in prison. IT IS perhaps not surprising that he turned to drugs. His father, Robert DeBarge Sr., who was white, was notorious for being domineering and physically abusive to his wife, Etterlene DeBarge, who is black. Also, according to one of the DeBarge siblings, Robert DeBarge Sr. also “sexually molested a lot of my brothers and sisters.” He died in 2009, no doubt with a guilty conscience. Bunny DeBarge, the only female member of DeBarge, once stated bluntly, “I don’t hate my father, but he has a way of blocking things out of his mind.” (Bunny has reportedly kicked her drug habit and attributes being able to do so to her relationship with God.) A SECOND group of DeBarges — El, Bunny, James, Mark and Randy — became an even bigger success. From 1982 to 1985 they enjoyed a string of major national hits, several of which are still popular today. Their seven biggest hits were “Time Will Reveal,” “Rhythm of the Night,” “I Like It,” “All This Love,” “You Wear it Well,” “Love Me in a Special Way” and “Who’s Holding Donna Now?” By 1986, El DeBarge, who sang lead as well as writing and producing the songs, was a successful solo artist. In 2001, he was arrested for cocaine possession and received probation. He was given probation a second time, in 2006, on essentially the same charge. But when he was arrested in 2008 for possession of crack, he was sentenced to two years in state prison. “DRUGS happened,” said Etterlene DeBarge. “When El got into drugs it just paralyzed him. He just couldn’t deal with all the people in the music industry. He couldn’t deal with their fakeness and people ripping him off. Motown had taken all of his publishing and they’re still making money from those songs.” After his release, El DeBarge released a return album titled “Second Chance” that was very successful. He said he had conquered his addiction, and many people, staunch and casual fans alike, were cheering him on. He was even on the cover of Ebony magazine. That was in 2010. But the following year he relapsed and went back to rehab. He is again performing. EL’S YOUNGER brother, James, married Janet Jackson in 1984, but the marriage was annulled the following year. He, too, landed in jail on drug charges and according to reports, remains in semi-solitary confinement. Chico DeBarge, never a member of either Switch or DeBarge, started his career in 1986 with the hit “Talk to Me.” However, things went sour with him receiving a six-year prison sentence on drug trafficking charges. Once released, he had the good fortune to record an album, in 1998, titled “Long Time No See” that was a big hit, featuring the popular “No Guarantee.” What Chico DeBarge is doing now is not clear, but the assumption is that he is staying out of trouble. Regarding those prison years, he said wryly, “I be wantin’ those years back!” This is just part of the intriguing, complex and ultimately sad story of the DeBarge family. It was a matter of too much too soon for the siblings who had already been scarred by their home life. Fortunately, DeBarge music, from the good years, is easily attainable. Tags: bobby and tommy debarge, bunny debarge, Chico Debarge, childhood abuse, debarge, El Debarge, el debarge publishing, James DeBarge, motown records publishing, robert debarge jr, Sexual Abuse, switch	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7794
__label__wiki	0.530969	0.530969	News»2014 2015 School Year Timeline: 2014-2015 Year in Review It was a big year at USC Annenberg, this timeline is a selection of events and stories from the 2014-2015 academic year. Kacey Deamer Travelogue: Maymester Photo Essay After two grueling weeks of finals, 16 USC Annenberg students set off in the first ever New York City Maymester career trek . During the two weeks, we were able to meet and talk with amazing media figures, such as Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, NBA Commissioner... USC Annenberg student interns at Facebook this summer It’s become a rite of passage for students in the spring semester — find an internship that will give them that ever-important “work experience,” possibly laying the foundation for long and prosperous careers post-graduation. Lauren Wong is no exception, but her search unearthed an opportunity with the most dominant social media platform in existence. Dale Legaspi New series by USC Annenberg students, GlobalPost and Fusion tells the stories of young Central American migrants One year after a record-setting wave of young, unaccompanied minors surged from Central America into the United States, a new multimedia project by USC Annenberg student reporters reveals the economic, political and social ramifications of the influx. “Far From Home” is a deep-dive series of stories told in text... Gretchen Parker McCartney Class of 2015’s Sinduja Rangarajan Named Google Fellow for Data Journalism Sinduja Rangarajan knew about data and digital journalism, but she didn’t quite put all the pieces together until she spent the past two years in USC Annenberg’s M.A. in Journalism program. Carren Jao Debra L. Lee — 2015 USC Annenberg School of Communication Commencement Address Debra L. Lee's Commencement Address to the School of Communication Class of 2015 Chairman and CEO of BET Networks Debra L. Lee delivered the School of Communication's commencement address on May 15, 2015. The following is a transcription of her speech. Communication and Marketing Staff Jorge Ramos — 2015 USC Annenberg School of Journalism Commencement Address Jorge Ramos' Commencement Address to the School of Journalism Class of 2015 Anchor for Univision and Fusion Jorge Ramos delivered the School of Journalism's commencement address on May 15, 2015. The following is a transcription of his speech. USC Annenberg Celebrates the Conferral of 844 Degrees USC Annenberg celebrated the conferral of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to 844 students on May 15, as part of the University of Southern California’s 132nd commencement ceremonies.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7801
__label__wiki	0.955712	0.955712	Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/a93238a29563476d9784677da0fd5c77 Sports - Europe Mo Farah The Latest: Farah wins another gold in 10,000 meters Britain's Mo Farah celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in London Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) LONDON (AP) — The Latest from the track world championships (all times local): Mo Farah won his 10th straight global long-distance title, taking gold in the 10,000 meters at the world championships in the same stadium where he won his first Olympic title. It was his third world title, adding to his two Olympic gold medals. He as the same tally over 5,000 meters. The combined forces from Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia tried to shake him in a fast run but there was no stopping his final kick as he won gold in a season leading 26 minutes, 49.51 seconds despite a near-trip with 300 meters to go. Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda took silver and Paul Tanui of Kenya got bronze. The last time Farah missed out on a major title was when he finished second in the 10,000 at the 2011 world championships. Ever since, nothing but gold. Jenn Suhr, the 2012 Olympic champion, failed to make it into the final of the pole vault competition at the world championships after failing three times at her initial height of 4.55 meters. While most competitors had started at a lower height, Suhr bided her time until late in the qualifying competition, starting only 5 centimeters off the automatic qualifying height. Suhr and American teammate Sandi Morris were expected to go head-to-head for medals on Sunday. Usain Bolt stuck to tradition in his farewell championships, revving up the crowd at the Olympic Stadium with his aura before he coasted to victory in his first-round heat of the 100 meters. The Jamaican looked fully at ease as he crossed the line in a slow 10.07 seconds, making sure he finished first as he was already slowing down. Bolt was slow out of the blocks, but his massive stride easily made up the deficit. From the 70-meter mark, he made it look easy. Justin Gatlin, widely booed by the crowd for his past doping conviction, is the biggest threat to Bolt. He won his heat in 10.05. Christian Coleman, the fastest man of the season so far, easily won the first heat in 10.01. In the next one, 2011 champion Yohan Blake struggled all the way and finished only in a tie for second to go through in his race. Another Jamaican, Julian Forte, matched his lifetime best to become to first man to break the 10-second mark to win his heat in 9.99. The semifinals and final are on Saturday. In the first major surprise of the world championships, Olympic champion Jeff Henderson failed to reach Saturday’s final in the long jump. Following a mediocre first attempt and a foul, the American could only manage 7.84 meters, which was not enough to get him among the top dozen qualifiers. Shaking his head and applauding the fans, he is out of the competition. The top performer of the year, Luvo Manyonga, qualified for the final on his first attempt, setting a mark of 8.12 meters, 7 centimeters beyond the automatic qualifying mark. Mayonga, the Olympic silver medalist, injured his ankle in June and had not been jumping competitively since, so all eyes were now him to see how he had recovered. Defending champion Genzebe Dibaba won her heat in the 1,500 meters to qualify for Saturday’s semifinals at the world championships. Behind Dibaba, Caster Semenya remained on track for her middle-distance double by coasting through in second place. Semenya is a two-time Olympic champion in the 800 and also won the world title in 2009 and 2011. Sifan Hassan, the world indoor champion, won a big scramble to the line to win the second heat, and Jenny Simpson of the United States was boxed in before she slowed in the final straight and veered out to dash for the line in second place. The crowds have already cheered for gold at the world championships. In a special ceremony to upgrade athletes who initially finished behind medalists later caught for doping, the U.S. women’s 4x400-meter relay team finally got its gold from the 2013 Moscow worlds. “It is really important that we get them into the right hands,” IAAF president Sebastian Coe said. “It is what we are celebrating tonight.” Britain ended up getting silver in that 4x400 relay, followed by France with bronze. American runner Francena McCorory, who was one of those to get gold, also was upgraded to bronze from the 400-meter race from the 2011 worlds in Daegu, South Korea. Other bronze medals went to the British 4x400 relay teams from the 2009 and 2011 worlds, and to Stephanie Ann McPherson of Jamaica in the 400 from the 2013 worlds. The crowds at the world championships will be able to cheer for gold even before the first event starts. In a special ceremony to give due credit to athletes who initially finished behind medalists later caught for doping, the U.S. women’s 4x400-meter relay team will be presented with gold for its victory at the 2013 Moscow worlds. The Russians initially won the race but were later disqualified for doping. The U.S. team was promoted from silver to gold with Britain and France also bumped up a notch. Similar ceremonies were also to be held for other races from the 2009, 2011 and 2013 worlds. Usain Bolt and Mo Farah are poised to grab the early attention at the world championships. The Jamaican sprinter will compete in the opening round of the 100 meters, a race that should amount to a stroll. Gold in the 10,000 meters is at stake for Farah. On the opening night of the 10-day championships at the sold-out Olympic Stadium, the fervor of the home crowd will be on show when Farah sets out for another long-distance double. He has done it twice at the world championships, and twice at the Olympics. For Bolt, the 100 will be his only individual race in his farewell championships. More AP track coverage: https://www.apnews.com/tag/London2017	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7804
__label__cc	0.631943	0.368057	Free Hotel Rwanda Essay Sample Free Essays → Review → Hotel Rwanda → Buy an essay ← Shattered Glass - A Film on How Not to be a Journalist Let the Right One in → Buy Cheap Hotel Rwanda Essay Heroes are not born; they arise at the spur of the moment. In 1994, a nationwide genocide campaign engulfed Rwanda, a country located in East Africa. This led to the death of over half a million people while a similar number were displaced. Properties worth millions of shillings were lost in the ensuing conflict and consequent destruction either through looting or burning. Hotel Rwanda is an American film set in Rwanda that explores the situation on the ground at the time and seeks to establish the root cause of the conflict. The movie focuses on Paul Rusesabagina’s real-life experiences, whose role is played by Hollywood’s renowned actor, Don Cheadle. Rusesabagina, who prior to the genocide served as a senior management officer at Milles Collines Hotel, managed to save the lives of 1238 people through ingenuity, canny means and his sound connections. This essay shall focus on the role media and the international community in fueling or quelling disputes. It shall seek to establish whether both the media and the international community in Rwanda conducted themselves appropriately or they led to the escalation of violence in a genocide that could have otherwise been averted. At the movie’s start, the audience is conceptualized with the situation at hand. The viewer learns of the vast Hutu media control, and their impeding operation against the Tutsis. The Hutus form the major ethnic tribe and hence feel that Tutsis are blemishes on a land that they feel belongs to them. Most of this inappropriate and hate-filled campaign is aired on RTLM, a former Rwandan national radio and television broadcaster. There are no counter-measures or checks put in place to ensure that content aired to the public is non-partisan and does not bring about ethnic divisions in an otherwise multi-ethnic nation. In addition, the Hutu-dominated government planned the attacks to occur concurrently with South Africa’s first post-independence elections, ensuring that there was little response from the international community or coverage from the world press. Therefore, the international media failed in their obligation to investigate and report on this horrendous event. On realizing that there were high tensions and that there was an impeding attack, the media should have reported this to the international community, thus drawing attention to the murky, dark undercurrents that were about to erupt. Therefore, not only did the local media fail in meeting their obligation of broadcasting information that was non-partisan, but also the international media failed in reporting on the likelihood of an impeding disaster. In addition, the international community, the United Nations in particular, is depicted as having failed to protect Tutsi Rwandans who had fled to the Milles Collines Hotel. Rusesabagina worked tirelessly to protect and save lives as the massacre erupted. However, as soon as UN soldiers drove up to the hotel, they clearly stated that they were only going to allow foreign nationals to board their planes. The Canadian Colonel stated that because they were African, they would not be helped. This clearly indicates racism, at a time when these people were in desperate need of help. Instead of sending troops to quell the dispute and prevent the loss of more lives, the United Nations sent its army in order to save foreigners and leave the nation literally burning. In conclusion, Hotel Rwanda is a captivating movie that leaves the audience emotionally drained. The heroic acts carried out by Don Cheadle as Paul leave the viewer mesmerized and inspired by how much one can do in order to change the society around him. However, the film is highly fictionalized and at times seems to loose a touch with reality. Despite these shortcomings, the movie manages to deliver both an emotional and political punch. English-Canadian Cinema Shattered Glass - A Film on How Not to be a Journalist A Family Tragicomic	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7809
__label__cc	0.632685	0.367315	In the Country of Difference "If you've met one autistic child, you've met one autistic child." It's a statement that's totally impossible to disagree with. I've certainly said it, or variations thereof, time and time again in advocating for accommodations in the classroom, at the swimming pool. and elsewhere for Charlie. Much as that statement rings true, I think there's a bit of a dangerous side to it. If we only emphasize the differences among our children (and ourselves, and our experiences), what do we have to talk about, to share, to find community in? TH is the oldest son of Emily at A Life Less Ordinary?. He's is 8 years old and has Asperger's and he couldn't be more different from Charlie in many ways. And yet there are tremendous overlaps and parallels. Emily is now homeschooling TH after a pretty wrenching (understatement several times over) experience in the public schools. Unlike Charlie, TH was mainstreamed. Like Charlie, there seem to be some, what to call them, limits to what a public school is willing to do to fully accommodate kids who don't "fit the mold." (Though after reading about physical attacks on TH by other children, and by one girl in particular, I'm really wondering who're the children whose "behaviors" need addressing.) The outrage Emily's written about—coupled with extensive efforts to educate the school and others about TH and the autism spectrum—ring very familiar. We don't homeschool Charlie and, frankly, don't think it would work for him. But the seemingly eternal quest to find a way to create a world, a space, for our children to fit in, the dogged efforts to try to make that happen and the troubled feelings when it doesn't work out—for all the differences on the surface, I feel that TH's and Charlie's stories are very similar. Dimitri is the only child of Emma at The Iron Chicken. He is 10 and has Angelman's Syndrome and lives in Athens; I was fortunate to get to meet Emma when I was in Greece with students last March. Dimitri and Charlie have different diagnoses and live in completely different places. Often when I'm reading Emma's accounts of taking Dimitri on public transport, of picky eating habits, of long days together, I feel like it's precisely what I've gone through taking Charlie on the subway (which we have taken an indefinite hiatus from); wondering if he's ever going to eat anything other than store-bought sushi or take-out in plastic containers again; recalling long hot summer days or freezing cold winter ones when it seemed that he and I had run out of options of what to do and it would be hours still when Jim could get home on the train from the Bronx. And just to strike a little note of holiday cheer, warmth, good will, peace on earth to all humankind and that sort of thing, I'm grateful so much for blogland, for making it possible to be part (however virtually) of a community of families with children with disabilities, of individuals with disabilities. Not everyone has to endure sending their child day after day to a public school environment that gets so hostile we just have to take our kids out. Not everyone sights a stranger with, for instance, a McDonalds bag or worry beads, and goes on guard lest one's child tries to take those. There's way too many other bloggers and blogs, friends and families and parents to note so, at the risk of getting mushy, I'll just send out a huge THANK YOU FOR SHARING. And just THANK YOU. And having gone on about the benefits and community-building of blogging, I thought I'd mention a relatively new entrant into blogland who just happens to my dearly beloved fellow Autismland traveler, Jim. He's been writing more on The Irish Waterfront and not only about the book or the waterfront or "feeling Irish" but, more and more, this country of difference that we all have found ourselves inhabiting. Filed under Friends, Politics & Advocacy, Television, Weblogs ← Charlie’s Our 1 out of the 100 Big Snow, Big Boy → 15 Responses to “In the Country of Difference” farmwifetwo says: We still deal with the “one child with autism” problem at school. I like to think they’ve learned a lot because of the difference btwn my boys. What one likes, the other doesn’t… about everything. But unfortunately, teachers nor administration last long at various schools, nor do they remember last year was different… I have trouble remembering so I can’t blame them. I’m still upset about the little one and wait for the new IEP. The elder is doing well, his teachers (2 in that class) are flexible in his needs and pleased with is accomplishments, and his Math teacher sent home the fractions section per my request… WOW!!! And we had a good chat… WOW he called me!!! on Thurs. All you can do is try. I’ve had people go out of their way to help us. I’ve had people that are ignorant to us… I thank those that are the first and am snarky (politely) to the ones that are the second. Luckily in small town Ontario…. we’ve had fewer bumps than most. mumkeepingsane says: I also love reading about others taking this similar journey and feeling that sense of company. Even though I’ve taken a blogging haitus I still really enjoy reading and commenting on blogs. I sure look foreward to regular Charlie updates! I agree that, while each child is unique, when you look for them the commonalities are there and they’re important to recognize. Starting to go a bit mushy myself reading this 🙂 I’d like to thank you for continuing to write about your journey with Charlie, and for reminding me to take a step back and let go of some of the anxiety. It’s helped me regain my own peaceful-easy-feelings which were more than wavering this past summer. Judy T says: Ironically, I have found that as my Aspie gets older, his similarities to the broader group of ASD children seems to grow. This may be because the expectations of older children is so much greater, and his “differences” are therefore much more noticeable. Part of it is that when an 8 year old doesn’t respond when spoken to, it’s more of a “kids will be kids” thing; when a teenager refuses to respond to an adult in authority, it’s “weird.” Similarly, younger children haven’t learnt how to be defiant more elegantly; typical teenagers will do things more surreptitiously. My son isn’t being defiant, although it often looks that way to the “uninitiated” – he’s just not as compliant as he’s “supposed” to be … in front of the authority figure. Another issue is how anxiety affects him, and how that manifests. Like Charlie, my son will “hide.” He used to like hoodies, but I think he must have gotten in trouble for playing with them in school (or something of that sort) because he stopped wearing them. Nevertheless, when he’s upset or anxious, he will adopt the physical stance of someone hiding inside a hoodie. He also becomes mute when anxious (or very tired). He has recently started to learn ASL, and much prefers using it, when stressed/tired, to speaking, despite having excellent language (like many Aspies, he was the “little professor” in his language development). HAVING language and being able to USE language are two very different things. Inclusion in education also was not an option, any longer, for my son. He is very happy in his private placement, where he feels normal, and is able to make friends. The teachers, for the most part, “get” him. We are so grateful to have found this school for him. As everyone knows, a good school placement can be the difference between a happy, learning child and one who is in serious crisis. Another similarity amongst all of our children! Kind of related…when I started homeschooling Ben I thought…”Where are all the LD kids?” (Learning Difference). Turns up nearly half of the boys in his homeschool group are Aspergers. And one a LOT like Ben. Not fitting in to public school seems to be more common than one might think!!! If we could afford a special school, we’d be there, because every parent there has been down the same road, I’m sure. Thank you for allowing us to take part in your life, and in rooting for Charlie! Public school’s “mission” has always been about “fitting the mold”. (Traditionally, anyway.) After all, it has served as the gateway to assimilation for many immigrants. A teacher cannot police everyday instances of cruelty or misunderstanding. In this way, the public school is a mirror of society. Unfortunately, the inclusion and special education programs at public schools have been much more geared toward addressing learning differences such as dyslexia, etc. I second the sentiment of being grateful for the blogland. I’m not as active as many, as I only comment in a couple of places, but gain so much by reading everyone’s experiences. Not just comfort but fresh ideas for what I might try with my son. The other thing I think we sometimes lose sight of is that we and our kids share a the common experience of just being kids and parents. Many–even most–of the joys and woes of parenting a special-needs child are simply those of parenting in general, perhaps amplified by the particulars of our kids’ differences. Dealing with bullies, concerns about “inappropriate” public behavior, problems with school–all parents experience these things. I think our advocacy efforts are stronger when we remember (and remind others) that we are, in a sense, advocating for all children and families. karen d says: Kristina, your blog in particular has helped me SO MUCH to make sense of the challenges I have faced in making the right decisions for Pete and have given me a sense of “I’m not alone” even though –as you correctly say– none of our children are exactly alike. I think I have been extraordinarly lucky to live where I do (Castro Valley, CA) because I’ve had very few issues with the school district. Pete has been made to feel very welcome in all but one school (he’s in 3rd grade now) and I think that had more to do with the teacher than the school or district. Mainstream kids always say ‘hi’ to him when we get to school and are navigating the many 4-square games on our way to his classroom. His teacher, support staff, and even the principal have been wonderful to him. I fear the bully issue as he gets older, but you know, one day at a time. @Squillo, One reason I’m glad I dropped off/picked up Charlie every day when he was in elementary school was because I had plenty of chances to talk to other parents about their kids and issues. The precursor to me blogging was when I edited the PTA newsletter for Charlie’s then-school; I’d often write a little “editor’s column” about whatever holiday it was and inevitably threw in something about Charlie, noting his particular diagnosis in passing but aware I was writing for an audience of……parents, teachers. As you wrote, it was really good to note that it was general issues of _parenting_ that were being discussed. And in those conversations, plenty of people noted that one of their children had an LD or ADD and sighed over those struggles, while always being really nice to note that Charlie had so many. @Judy T, I can’t second your 3rd paragraph enough, especially that “As everyone knows, a good school placement can be the difference between a happy, learning child and one who is in serious crisis. Another similarity amongst all of our children!” And what you noted about your son adopting the “physical stance of someone wearing a hoody”—I think that can well describe Charlie whose regular post is to stand with his head slightly bent down and his hands pressed over his ears, elbows up. Funny but last year he insisted on having his hood on all the time, now I had to remind him to put it on, even on a cold cold walk. Astrid says: I think the “one chidl with autism” comment is more meant to combat prejudice from educators etc, who hold that a diagnosis dictates exactly what intervention would be required, as in: “Oh we had another autistic student and he didn’t need a 1-on-1 aide at all, so we aren’t going to provide your child with one either.” It wasn’t meant to drive out parents (or autistic adults, cause the same mantra goes on in the autistic adults community) from seeking community from each other. I, in fact, have found myself seeing similarities with the people who quite emphatically distance themselves from me for being different (eg. parents of severely autistic children, while I am adult with an Asperger’s diagnosis). I try to recognize that, while everyone is different, it is very possible that there are similarities to be encountered, and we canf ind company/support in other people’s similar experiences. Judy, I don’t think this is too surprising, myself: “Ironically, I have found that as my Aspie gets older, his similarities to the broader group of ASD children seems to grow. This may be because the expectations of older children is so much greater, and his “differences” are therefore much more noticeable.” I think it might even be behind a lot of the missed and late diagnoses of women and girls and those at the end of the spectrum where it’s sort of a grey area of borderline autism/borderline neurotypical presentation. I definitely have come off more autistic the older I’ve gotten, though I wasn’t ever diagnosed as a kid–like you said, the more we expect from the peer group, the more obvious anyone who’s not doing that becomes. (Also, hoodies are fabulous.) Kristina, I don’t know what to say except that Charlie, and you, and Jim, all seem wonderful.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7812
__label__cc	0.687618	0.312382	1 Reis 15 - Bíblia Online DBY Bíblia DBY » 1 Reis 1. And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah. 2. He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom. 3. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father. 4. But for David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem; 5. because David did that which was right in the sight of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Urijah the Hittite. 6. And there had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7. And the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8. And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead. 9. And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah; 10. and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, daughter of Abishalom. 11. And Asa did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, as David his father. 12. And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made. 13. And also Maachah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and burned it in the valley of Kidron. 14. But the high places were not removed; only, Asa's heart was perfect with Jehovah all his days. 15. And he brought into the house of Jehovah the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver and gold and vessels. 16. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17. And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18. And Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying, 19. There is a league between me and thee, {as} between my father and thy father; behold, I send thee a present of silver and gold: go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 20. And Ben-Hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and all Kinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21. And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22. And king Asa called together all Judah: none was exempted; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 23. And the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Only, in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 24. And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father. And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. 25. And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years. 26. And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel sin. 27. And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which {belonged} to the Philistines, when Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon. 28. And Baasha slew him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. 29. And it came to pass when he was king, he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left to Jeroboam none that breathed; until he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite, 30. because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin; by his provocation with which he provoked Jehovah the God of Israel to anger. 31. And the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 33. In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, for twenty-four years. 34. And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin where with he made Israel to sin. Significados: Asa, Israel. Esboço de 1 Reis O fim do reinado de Davi Capítulo: 1.1-2.12 Salomão torna-se rei Capítulo: 2.13-46 O reinado de Salomão Capítulo: 3-11 1. Os primeiros anos Capítulo: 3-4 2. A construção do Templo Capítulo: 5-8 3. Os últimos anos Capítulo: 9-11 Os dois reinos Capítulo: 12-22 1. A revolta das tribos do Norte Capítulo: 12.1-14.20 2. Os reis de Judá e de Israel Capítulo: 14.21-16.34 3. O profeta Elias Capítulo: 17-19 4. O rei Acabe Capítulo: 20.1-22.40 5. Josafá e Acazias Capítulo: 22.41-53 Você está lendo 1 Reis na edição DBY, Darby, John Nelson, em Inglês. Este lívro compôe o Antigo Testamento, tem 22 capítulos, e 817 versículos. Ouvir 1 Reis	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7816
__label__cc	0.519241	0.480759	RMG Announces Results of Special Meeting and Expected Merger Closing Fonte : GlobeNewswire Inc. Ativo : Rmg Networks Holding Corp. (delisted) (RMGN) Cotação : 1.29 0.0 (0.00%) @ 21:00 Rmg Networks Holding Corp. (delisted) (NASDAQ:RMGN) 1 Ano : De Jul 2018 até Jul 2019 RMG Networks Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:RMGN), or RMG, a global leader in technology-driven visual communications, and SCG Digital, LLC (“Parent”), announced today that RMG’s stockholders voted to adopt and approve the previously announced merger agreement among RMG, Parent, SCG Digital Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and SCG Digital Financing, LLC at a special meeting of RMG’s stockholders held on September 27, 2018. In addition, RMG’s stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that named executive officers of RMG may receive in connection with the merger pursuant to agreements or arrangements with RMG. Approximately 95% of the votes cast at the meeting voted to adopt and approve the merger agreement, representing approximately 64% of the outstanding shares of RMG common stock entitled to vote thereon. Further, approximately 93% of the votes cast at the meeting voted to adopt and approve the merger agreement, excluding shares of RMG held by (i) Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates, including Gregory H. Sachs, RMG’s executive chairman and (ii) any of RMG's executive officers, representing approximately 56% of the outstanding shares of RMG common stock entitled to vote thereon. RMG, Parent and Merger Sub expect the merger to close tomorrow, on September 28, 2018, effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Effective Time”), at which time, in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into RMG (the “Merger”), with RMG being the surviving corporation of the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. As a result of the Merger, each of RMG’s shares of common stock (the “Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Shares that were held by RMG or Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates, including Gregory H. Sachs, RMG's executive chairman and shares of RMG common stock held by a stockholder who has properly exercised, and has not failed to perfect, withdrawn or otherwise lost, appraisal rights in accordance with Delaware law) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders of the Shares, be automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $1.29 per share in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes. In connection with the expected closing of the Merger, all Shares will cease to be traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market after the close of trading on September 28, 2018 and RMG will be deregistered under the Securities and Exchange Act. About RMG RMG (NASDAQ:RMGN) goes beyond traditional communications to help businesses increase productivity, efficiency and engagement through digital messaging. By combining best-in-class software, hardware, business applications and services, RMG offers a single point of accountability for integrated data visualization and real-time performance management. RMG is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. For more information, visit www.rmgnetworks.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current RMG management expectations. Those forward-looking statements include all statements other than those made solely with respect to historical fact. Numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against RMG and others in connection with the merger agreement; (3) the inability to satisfy any conditions to completion of the merger; (4) risks that the proposed merger disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the merger; (5) the ability to recognize the benefits of the merger; and (6) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the merger and the actual terms of certain financings that will be obtained for the merger. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of this press release are beyond RMG’s ability to control or predict. RMG undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Justin CaskeyVice President, Corporate Development ir@rmgnetworks.com	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7821
__label__cc	0.669892	0.330108	Oak Point Partners, LLC acquires remnant assets of the Dan River Holdings, LLC, et al., Bankruptcy Estates by New Generation Researchon June 18, 2019 November 13, 2018 – Oak Point Partners acquired the remnant assets of Dan River Holdings, LLC, et al., Bankruptcy Estates in November 2018. On April 20, 2008, Dan River and its affiliates each filed a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, jointly administered under Case No. 08-10726. Thereafter, the case was converted to chapter 7 and a trustee was appointed to liquidate the remaining assets of the estates. About Dan River Holdings, LLC, et al. Founded in 1909, Dan River was a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of home fashions and apparel fabrics products. The company was the leading producer of lightweight yarn-dyed fabrics in the United States. Dan River also operated under several trade names including Dan River Factory Stores, Inc., Dan River, Inc., Dan River International, Ltd., and The Bibb Company, LLC. The former headquarters of Dan River was located in Danville, VA. The company also had a corporate address in Macon, GA. Parker Drilling Company – Amends Restructuring Support Agreement to Include Plan Holdout Saba Capital Management Payless Holdings – Seeks $25mn in DIP Financing, $17mn on Interim Basis, to Purchase Augmentation Inventory for Store Closing Sales EXCO Resources – BHP Seeks Segregation, Final Adjudication of $9.3 million in Production Proceeds Weinstein Company Holdings – Court Approves Genius Products Settlement of $2.5 million Legacy Reserves Inc. – Texas Unconventional Play Operator Files Pre-Arranged Chapter 11; Agrees RSA with RBL and Second Lien Lenders to Equitize $816.0mn of Prepetition Debt New Generation Research/ June 19, 2019	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7822
__label__cc	0.631117	0.368883	Edward de Bono in Bahrain – Maximising Creativity and Lateral Thinking to Deliver Strategic Success. Posted on March 26, 2008 by Robert Fisher Bahrain-based Addax Bank has been announced as the headline sponsor of the one-day Edward de Bono conference in the Kingdom on June 1. De Bono will appear live and in person to present Maximising Creativity and Lateral Thinking to Deliver Strategic Success. The bank, which has won a number of international awards in the finance sector, has built its operations on a commitment to innovation in its investment strategy since the bank was founded less than five years ago. Yousef Al Essa, CEO of Addax Bank, explained: “In today’s interconnected world, where technology is playing an increasing role and products are commodities, companies should look to the principles of creativity and lateral thinking to stand out from their competition. “Dr de Bono’s teachings can provide valuable tools for a company-wide innovation strategy, and we are delighted to be sponsoring this event.” Addax posted a 71 per cent increase in net profit year-on-year at the end of December, and a 77 per cent increase in gross consolidated income. The bank’s capital increase year-end was heavily over-subscribed, with Al Waha Capital acquiring a 42.5 per cent stake in the bank. Tina Schneidermann, president of Global Leaders, said: “We are delighted to join together with Addax to bring the world’s foremost creative and lateral thinker, to Bahrain. “Dr de Bono has advised governments and global organisations on matters as diverse as the economy, social policy, healthcare, education, conflict resolution, and judiciary systems. His methods and lessons are as relevant today as they were when he first revealed the Six Thinking Hats® technique.” His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Court in Bahrain, has confirmed his patronage for the event and will open the event in person. The full-day conference is the latest in a series of thought leadership events to be held in Bahrain, organised by Global Leaders, following on from Ken Blanchard, the author of One Minute Manager, and Deepak Chopra. This entry was posted in Creative Thinking, Edward de Bono by Robert Fisher. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7826
__label__cc	0.551601	0.448399	House ’16 Reflects on Interesting Ride May 9, 2016 Richard PaigePosted in Uncategorized Richard Paige –In my three years on campus, Fabian House, as much as anyone, has been the face of Wabash College. The guy, like many here, is involved in seemingly everything: resident assistant, orientation leader, vice president of the student senate, student representative to the NAWM board, member of the Little Giant cross country and track and field programs, and a tour guide for Admissions. Between the official and more informal tours, Fabian thinks he’s led more than 500 tours over the last three and a half years. Just think of how many future Wabash men’s first impressions were shaped by Fabian. Those tours are the primary reason I think of him as the current face of the College. Fabian House ’16 With final exams complete and Commencement a few days away, I thought it would be interesting to see how Fabian, who will teach on the east side of Indianapolis next year, felt about his time on campus and the impacts he’s had. Below are his thoughts in his own words: “I don’t feel like I’m done. I get the feeling that all of this is another step. I’m going to be off campus. I won’t be seeing the same sights here on campus that I’ve grown used to, like the tulip tree just outside Center Hall, and in the winter, the Milligan Clock beside Baxter Hall. I’m looking forward to being an alum, to being an ambassador for Wabash in a different way. I’m not going to be giving tours per se, I’m going to miss that for sure, but I hope, as a teacher working in the Indy area, that I’ll be able to at least guide students this way and make them seriously consider an all-male institution.” “One of the biggest things I’m going to miss is fall at Wabash. The fall months are gorgeous, the leaves change, and so that is a beautiful moment for Wabash. I’m going to miss the Monon Bell Chapel, where the seniors talk about these formative years and how important it is to keep the Bell. I’m going to miss cross country and running on a team where we try to peak and run our best when it gets cold in the fall. Defending our regional championship this past season was probably my best athletic moment at Wabash. I’m going to miss Honor Scholarship Weekend as well. It’s a big introduction to Wabash – one I had and enjoyed – and is something that we’ve made very much a campus moment. Everyone knows what Honor Scholar is all about and everyone is excited for it.” “At the banquet, they thanked me for my three and a half years of service and said I have given over 350 official tours on campus. That doesn’t count all of the unofficial tours I’ve given. I gave my last tour last Wednesday (April 27) and it was a really cool moment because I wasn’t going to tell the folks that it was my last tour. I told my first tour that it was because I felt like I needed to let them know that it was going to be an interesting ride. My last one was really special. After the son went into class, the parents thanked me, which happens occasionally, and said, ‘you said a lot of things and answered a lot of questions that made Wabash feel like a place that he would want to go.’ I got a little tearful. It’s my last tour and I get folks telling me that I gave a tour that made Wabash seem like an accessible place for their son. That’s how I want every tour to be. It’s not how many tours you give, it’s the impact you had in that 45 minutes you are with them.” Fall and Honor Scholarship Weekend are just two of the things House will miss about Wabash. “I can’t imagine myself doing anything else right out of college other than teaching (in Indianapolis for Indiana Teaching Fellows). I’m happy that I’ll be close. I’m going to know guys in the next three graduating classes – guys I gave tours to, guys that I’ve come to know through classes. I don’t think you really are finally able to call yourself an alum and fully disconnect from Wabash as a student until you are able to look at a graduating class and know that you didn’t go to class with any of them. In many ways I still feel very connected to campus and the day-to-day activities.” “At no one point do you think that you’re done. It won’t hit me until the summer that I’m a Wabash graduate.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7830
__label__wiki	0.880334	0.880334	Saturday , June 29 2019 Home / Books / Book Reviews / Book Review: Here, There And Everywhere: My Life Recording The Music Of The Beatles By Geoff Emerick For Beatles fans looking for a unique, firsthand perspective into the music that changed history, your search stops here. Book Review: Here, There And Everywhere: My Life Recording The Music Of The Beatles By Geoff Emerick Glen Boyd March 17, 2007 2 Comments 182 Views To label this book merely fascinating would not do either its author or the subject matter it covers the justice both so richly deserve. As the EMI Records engineer hand-picked by George Martin himself to record the Beatles during what most will agree was their most important records — the 1966 to 1968 period between Revolver and The White Album — Geoff Emerick had a ringside seat for the making of music history. He witnessed (and had a considerable hand in helping to create) such artistic landmarks as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He also was there as the Beatles began to dissolve before his eyes during the making of The White Album. Their engineer, Geoff Emerick, recalls both with equally riveting detail in this firsthand account. Starting as a 15-year-old studio engineer, Emerick would go on to a play a key role in creating some of the most memorable music of the 20th century at a mere 19 years of age. Emerick's recollections of this time — which range from such matters of history as the collective gasps of those privy to the magic being created during the Sgt. Pepper sessions to the frustration felt by anyone in the studio during more difficult albums like The White Album and Let It Be — provide a priceless insight into some unique moments in music history. In often painstaking detail, Emerick tells the story of how he watched (as a somewhat personally detached, yet very much professionally invested observer) the Beatles go from four famously good-humored mates to four separate individuals who could barely stand being in the same room with each other, all the while creating such musical landmarks as Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road. Make no mistake; this is a book about the Beatles. In many ways, it may be the definitive book because of the way it describes the creation of their monumental late sixties work. As the studio engineering geek that Emerick no doubt is, the book does occasionally get bogged down in such details as the specific type of tape used for various sessions. In the context of the narrative being told, this doesn't always work. Occasionally it does, such as when Emerick reveals the painstaking hours getting a track like "Strawberry Fields Forever" just right, or when he reveals his frustration with Beatles hangers-on like "Magic Alex." A particular favorite of John Lennon, the guru-like "Magic Alex" wormed his way into the Beatles inner circle by promising huge technological leaps, basically summed up here by his failure to create a recording studio for Apple (which Emerick eventually completed). Emerick also goes into great detail regarding EMI studio politics at a time during which the Beatles (as the biggest selling artists in the world) were given free creative rein. This often flew in the face of the stiffer, prevailing corporate attitude of the EMI studio heads at the time. Most interesting here however, is Emerick's observations as a firsthand observer of the Beatles themselves. Here one watches the creative competition between Lennon and McCartney in particular go from a simple matter of one-upmanship during Sgt. Pepper to a personal battle of wills during the making of The White Album. With the Beatles recording virtually as separate solo artists by this time, Lennon and McCartney — once boyhood friends — could barely stand to be in the same room together. While Lennon dismisses the multiple takes required for McCartney's "Ob La Di, Ob La Da" as more of McCartney's "granny shit," Sir Paul is equally horrified with Lennon's notion of "Revolution #9" being a single, no less an album track. Emerick's personal recollections are most telling as he recalls George Harrison trying to bring songs like "Only A Northern Song" to the table, songs that would later be relegated to "lesser projects" like the Yellow Submarine soundtrack, which the Beatles apparently viewed as a mere fulfillment of a contractual obligation. By the time of the album, which would come to be known to the world as Let It Be, the Beatles are apparently together in name only, while producer Phil Spector tries to hold together the mess things have apparently become. The happy ending comes when the Beatles manage to put aside their differences long enough to record the dueling guitar solos heard on Abbey Road’s second side. Here, there is a rare moment of unity recalling the Beatles early days as four boys from Liverpool destined to change history that is enough to erase the bitter division marking the band's final months together. As the guy sitting behind the studio console during these pivotal years in the history of a band that would go on to change the world, Geoff Emerick tells a most compelling story. For Beatles fans looking for a unique first hand perspective into the music which changed history, your search stops here. Tags Biography books Classic Rock and Oldies Entertainment Nonfiction About Glen Boyd Glen Boyd is the author of Neil Young FAQ, released in May 2012 by Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard Publishing. He is a former BC Music Editor and current contributor, whose work has also appeared in SPIN, Ultimate Classic Rock, The Rocket, The Source and other publications. You can read more of Glen's work at the official Neil Young FAQ site. Follow Glen on Twitter and on Facebook. Book Review: ‘The Traitor’s Niche’ by Ismail Kadare Book Review: ‘Season of Fury and Wonder’ by Sharon Butala Four different perspectives on what it means, and what it takes, to be a writer were provided at the FEEcon Writers Panel presented by the Foundation for Economic Education.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7831
__label__wiki	0.964201	0.964201	Bohannon's hip surgery headlines Iowa's chaotic offseason LUKE MEREDITH (AP Sports Writer) The Associated Press June 11, 2019, 9:58 p.m. UTC FILE - In this March 22, 2019, file photo, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery yells instructions to players in the first half against Cincinnati during a first round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. Defections, transfers and a key injury made this the most chaotic offseason in coach Fran McCaffery's decade-long tenure at Iowa. But that doesn't necessarily mean the Hawkeyes are in for a down season in 2019-20. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa coach Fran McCaffery's tradition of quiet offseasons was shattered this spring. It does not mean the Hawkeyes are in trouble next season. Iowa (23-12, second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2018-19) lost star Tyler Cook to the NBA draft, Isaiah Moss as a surprise graduate transfer to Kansas and program anchor Jordan Bohannon to a hip injury that has left his status for his senior year in serious doubt. For good measure, Joe Wieskamp gave Hawkeyes fans a mild scare by going through the draft process before deciding to return for his sophomore season. Bohannon has already set the school record with 264 3-pointers. He ranked third on the team in scoring (11.6 points per game) and led the Big Ten in free throw accuracy in conference games despite hurting his hip early last season. There remains no timetable for the return of Bohannon, the program's unquestioned leader with Cook gone. ''It's going to take a long time,'' Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said Tuesday. ''His focus right now is on one thing, and that's getting better. You can't be worried about when he's coming back.'' If Bohannon is forced to redshirt, the Hawkeyes will proceed with sophomore backup Connor McCaffery and incoming freshman Joe Toussiant. Valparaiso grad transfer guard Bakari Evelyn should also be in the mix, although McCaffery isn't yet authorized to speak about Evelyn because his signing with the Hawkeyes has yet to become official. ''Versatility is what we're looking for there. We've got some flexibility,'' McCaffery said. ''We've got a lot of options there.'' While Iowa will have plenty of new faces in 2019-20 - especially in the backcourt - it might not be in for a rebuild if those new players can reach their potential quickly. McCaffery said his son, Patrick McCaffery, will likely play as a true freshman. The 6-foot-8 McCaffery, a two-time first-team all-state pick for Iowa City West High, could help Iowa compensate for the loss of Moss and Nicholas Baer on the perimeter - provided he puts on enough weight this offseason to be able to handle Big Ten play. Shooting guard CJ Fredrick, a former Kentucky state player of the year who redshirted last season, will also eat up some of the minutes the sharp-shooting Moss left behind. Fredrick shot nearly 50 percent on 3s as a senior in high school, and Iowa will be looking for guards who can hit from beyond the arc with Bohannon out. The Hawkeyes look much more settled up front. They planned for Cook's departure in part by redshirting 6-foot-11 Jack Nunge, who averaged 5.7 points a game with 25 blocks as a freshman in 2017-18. He should team up with center Luka Garza, an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick, and key reserve Cordell Pemsl to form one of the deeper post units in the Big Ten. Wieskamp, the state of Iowa's all-time leading scorer in his classification, averaged 11.1 points and shot 42.4 percent on 3s last year for a team with plenty of other options offensively. But many of those guys are gone, and Wieskamp knows he won't be able to afford to be content in a supporting role any longer. ''I'm not the most vocal guy. I kind of keep to myself,'' Wieskamp said. ''I'm really going to have to expand myself, become more of a vocal leader.''	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7832
__label__wiki	0.879956	0.879956	Prince William Was Asked How He'd React If His Kids Came Out as Gay — and He Had the Best Response Stephanie Petit People June 26, 2019 Prince William says it would be “absolutely fine by me” if any of his three children come out as gay. The royal, who celebrated his 37th birthday last week, visited the Albert Kennedy Trust on Wednesday to learn about the issue of LGBTQ youth homelessness and what the organization is doing to alleviate the problem. During his chat with young people being supported by the charity, William was asked how he would react if Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 4, or Prince Louis, 1, came to him one day to say they are gay. “Do you know what, I’ve been giving that some thought recently because a couple of other parents said that to me as well,” William said. “I think, you really don’t start thinking about that until you are a parent, and I think — obviously absolutely fine by me.” The prince went on to say that he and wife Kate Middleton had talked about the possibility and how they’d give their children the best support they could, especially considering their role in the public eye. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images “The one thing I’d be worried about is how they, particularly the roles my children fill, is how that is going to be interpreted and seen,” he said. “So Catherine and I have been doing a lot of talking about it to make sure they were prepared.” Prince William continued, “I think communication is so important with everything, in order to help understand it you’ve got to talk a lot about stuff and make sure how to support each other and how to go through the process. It worries me not because of them being gay, it worries me as to how everyone else will react and perceive it and then the pressure is then on them.” RELATED: Prince William’s Sweetest Royal Dad Photos with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Prince William \| Jonathan Brady/WPA Pool/Getty Faz Bukhari, 28, from east London, experienced problems at home when he began to identify as transgender about four years ago. “I thought his answer was so good, to hear him talk about having fears about what people might think of his children and how they might take to them, if they were identified as LGBT,” he told reporters. “That he recognizes that and is aware there could be a backlash, he understands the issues and hopefully with his comments we can get more awareness across to more parents of the issues.” Prince William previously supported the LGBT community by posing for the cover of Attitude magazine in June 2016. After holding a discussion at his Kensington Palace home with a group of nine people who have endured homophobic bullying, William released a statement to the magazine saying, “No one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason and no one should have to put up with the kind of hate that these young people have endured in their lives.” William said about the cover on Wednesday, “I did my Attitude magazine cover, which was a good day. But I’d seen some of the previous front covers, and I was a bit nervous about what they might ask me to do. Thankfully, there were no small briefs for me!” RELATED: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Celebrate Pride Month with Sweet Post on Instagram: ‘Love Is Love’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry also celebrated the LGBTQ+ community this month by dedicating their @SussexRoyal Instagram page to the cause. The royal couple, who welcomed son Archie on May 6, gave their Instagram page a rainbow tribute in honor of Pride Month, which kicks off June 1 in the U.K. and the U.S. Meghan and Harry shared a collage made of photos — which included one of Harry’s late mother Princess Diana — from accounts they are following this month which included The Trevor Project, Stonewall UK, SAGE and artist Ruben Guadalupe Marquez. “This month we pay tribute to the accounts supporting the LGBTQ+ community – those young and old, their families and friends, accounts that reflect on the past and are hopeful for a deservedly more inclusive future,” the couple captioned the post. “We stand with you and support you 🌈 Because it’s very simple: love is love.” Meghan Markle and Prince Harry \| Samir Hussein/WireImage Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage? Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! During his visit to a London YMCA in April, Prince Harry met with Mermaids CEO Susie Green. The U.K. charity is a leader in supporting gender-variant and transgender children, and Harry wanted to highlight the organization’s “important” work as part of the Royal Foundation’s ongoing efforts in the field of mental health. Green told the outlet that the Duke of Sussex’s invitation to the roundtable discussion convened by The Royal Foundation’s “Heads Together” campaign was “quite heartening, bearing in mind that there is such controversy and we are attacked regularly.” “I think it’s always really important to young people to see that people with the authority and credibility that Prince Harry has are supporting them and are listening and acknowledging the fact that they exist,” Green said. “This is somebody who has got that profile who’s showing clear understanding of the issues they’re facing.” #royals You Can Get Kate Middleton's All-Time Favorite White Sneakers for Just $42 Today Why Kate Middleton and Prince William Will Be (Mostly) Out of the Public Eye Until September Kate Middleton's favourite sunglasses are on sale for up to 40% off right now Tennis Takes London! 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__label__wiki	0.752502	0.752502	2009 Profile of Older Americans Published California Health Advocates > Resources > 2009 Profile of Older Americans Published Posted by Karen Fletcher on January 19, 2010 in Resources The Administration on Aging (AoA) recently published a report giving a detailed profile of older Americans in 2009. The data is compiled from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the National Center on Health Statistics, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Below are some highlights. The older population (65+) numbered 38.9 million in 2008, an increase of 4.5 million or 13.0% since 1998. The number of Americans aged 45-64 – who will reach 65 over the next 2 decades – increased by 31% during this decade. Over 1 in every 8, or 12.8%, of the population is an older American. Persons reaching age 65 have an average life expectancy of an additional 18.6 years (19.8 years for females and 17.1 years for males). Older women outnumber older men at 22.4 million older women to 16.5 million older men. In 2008, 19.6% of persons 65+ were minorities–8.3% were African-Americans. Persons of Hispanic origin (who may be of any race) represented 6.8% of the older population. About 3.4% were Asian or Pacific Islander, and less than 1% were American Indian or Native Alaskan.** In addition, 0.6% of persons 65+ identified themselves as being of two or more races. Older men were much more likely to be married than older women–72% of men vs. 42% of women (Figure 2). 42% older women in 2002 were widows. About 31% (11.2 million) of noninstitutionalized older persons live alone (8.3 million women, 2.9 million men). Half of older women (50%) age 75+ live alone. About 471,000 grandparents aged 65 or more had the primary responsibility for their grandchildren who lived with them. The population 65 and over will increase from 35 million in 2000 to 40 million in 2010 (a 15% increase) and then to 55 million in 2020 (a 36% increase for that decade). The 85+ population is projected to increase from 4.2 million in 2000 to 5.7 million in 2010 (a 36% increase) and then to 6.6 million in 2020 (a 15% increase for that decade). Minority populations are projected to increase from 5.7 million in 2000 (16.3% of the elderly population) to 8.0 million in 2010 (20.1% of the elderly) and then to 12.9 million in 2020 (23.6% of the elderly). The median income of older persons in 2008 was $25,503 for males and $14,559 for females. Median money income (after adjusting for inflation) of all households headed by older people did not change in a statistically different amount from 2007 to 2008. Households containing families headed by persons 65+ reported a median income in 2008 of $44,188. Major sources of income for older people in 2007 were: Social Security (reported by 87% of older persons), income from assets (reported by 52%), private pensions (reported by 28%), government employee pensions (reported by 13%), and earnings (reported by 25%). Social Security constituted 90% or more of the income received by 35% of all Social Security beneficiaries (21% of married couples and 44% of non-married beneficiaries). About 3.7 million elderly persons (9.7%) were below the poverty level in 2008 which is not statistically different from the poverty rate in 2007 (9.7%). About 11% (3.7 million) of older Medicare enrollees received personal care from a paid or unpaid source in 1999. The full report will be posted on the AoA’s website soon. Learn about the CLASS Act – An Important Piece of Long-Term Care Legislation in Health Care Reform Hospital Errors Rise in California – Medicare Refuses to Pay for Avoidable Mistakes About Karen Fletcher HICAP Seeks Volunteers to Help with Medicare Questions CMS Agrees to Ensure Accessible Distribution of Medicare Information to Blind Beneficiaries Small Rise in COLAs for 2014 Social Security Celebrates 80 Years! 1935-2015 Send Us Comment	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7835
__label__wiki	0.855211	0.855211	A About Us “A classmate overheard a conversation in which I passionately advocated for the rights of Muslim Americans and told me, ‘You should contact CAIR-FL.’ I did, and I feel in love.” Sarah E. Anderson is a legal assistant at CAIR-FL. Ms. Anderson attended the University of Florida in Gainesville and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. After graduation, Ms. Anderson worked at Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School as an aide for first and second grade. She later taught third grade and middle school grammar and writing. In 2015, Ms. Anderson received an academic scholarship to attend Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Ms. Anderson expects to graduate in 2018 with a certificate of concentration in environmental law. As a first year, Ms. Anderson was the runner-up in Stetson’s First Year Oral Appellate Advocacy Competition after she was selected to participate based on the strength of her performance in the first year research and writing course. She gained valuable experience in the administrative regulatory process by externing with the General Counsel’s office of the Southeast Region of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Ms. Anderson expects to graduate this August with her Juris Doctor. Ms. Anderson was introduced to CAIR-FL through a classmate who heard her passionately advocating for civil rights in their Constitutional Law course. Ms. Anderson contacted CAIR-FL and began her work as a legal intern in the fall of 2016. She quickly fell in love with the work of the organization, and completed 185 pro bono hours between 2016 and 2017. In April of 2017, Ms. Anderson was offered the position of legal assistant in the Immigration Department. She currently works with CAIR-FL’s immigration attorneys, Robert Sichta and Norma Henning, as they provide legal services to the community.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7836
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__label__wiki	0.712755	0.712755	Exclusive! Grease Live! Star Aaron Tveit on Looking Up to John Travolta & His Big Hair Plans August 14th, 2015 \| By Paul Wontorek Although he’s been away from the Broadway stage for four years, Aaron Tveit is giving his fans (and trust us, there are many) a steady stream of great roles on the big and small screen. Perhaps the most exciting one for theater fans will happen on January 31, 2016, when the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner will play Danny Zuko in FOX’s Grease Live! But there’s also Graceland, the addictive USA Network show that is in its third season, and a handful of roles in upcoming indie films, the first being the dark, psychological thriller Big Sky, now in limited release and available on VOD. Broadway.com recently chatted with Tveit to catch up on his rising career. How’s your summer going? It’s good. It kind of just started. We just finished shooting Graceland a few weeks ago so it’s summertime now! Season three of Graceland is heating up, your indie Big Sky is out and now the big news about Grease Live! There’s a lot of Tveit in the headlines. Grease is the word, man. What can you say? I watched Big Sky, which was gripping—nice and creepy. Lot of crazy people wandering around that desert. I found all of the characters so interesting. This young girl who’s dealing with her agoraphobia and can’t go outside, and her relationship with Kyra Segwick, her mom. They’re kind of at this point where they need to decide if they’re going to make it work as a family or not. That parallels with Pru, my character, and his brother Jesse, played by Frank Grillo. Jesse is looking after Pru, who is doing his best to keep everything together but he’s also at wit’s end. Even thought Frank and I play the “bad guys” in the movie, it’s not so cut and dry that way. Pru doesn’t really have anyone to talk to and has a habit of shooting people and then apologizing. You like these lost guys, don’t you? The more complex the better. That’s why I really liked Pru. He’s dealing with these emotional issues that are undefined and there’s talk that he’s been through some physical abuse… There were a lot of blanks to fill in and to figure out for myself. I had a really fun time doing that. What’s it like being on these indie movie sets? What was your down time like in Albuquerque? There wasn’t much downtime. The thing with these indie films is the shooting schedule is so much shorter than if you were shooting the same script on a big budget. You just get there and everybody is ready to go, so you just do it! Nobody has time to bring their ego. You just have to get the work done. I like that element a lot. This one in particular was great. The whole cast and crew were wonderful. I had a great time with Frank Grillo talking ahead of time about the relationship between our characters so by the time we stepped on set, we at least knew how to step right in and get working. This Grease Live! news is very, very exciting! I’m super excited about it. The fact that America wants to see these musicals live on television is an amazing thing. It’s so cool! I assume you don’t really have to learn lyrics. Doesn’t everyone know Grease? Yes, it’s one of those things where you kind of know it all, but at the same time, the whole Danny Zuko/John Travolta thing… It’s such an iconic performance that even for the audition, I literally had to read the sides to myself out loud for two weeks to get his voice out of my head. He’s so brilliant. When I say brilliant, I mean BRILLIANT in the movie. The tone he finds with Danny Zuko is so perfect that you can’t do that. I can’t do that. Nobody can do that! So I didn’t want to go in and do a Travolta impression. I had to find whatever it was for me. Do you think there’s going to be a flavor of Travolta in there or a complete new thing? A lot of people say they don’t like to watch other people’s performances. I kind of say screw that. If somebody’s amazing at something, I want to watch it and try to figure out what the heck they did. In the film, Travolta is charming, self-conscious, tough, sweet. It’s all there at any given second in his performance. I hope I can bring some of what he brought to it. You’ve got a great cast, too. The cast is fantastic. I’m excited to work with Vanessa [Hudgens] again. We had a great time doing Rent together. And I got to do a screen test with Julianne [Hough], and she was just great. We were all done up for the screen test. She was in a poodle skirt with the long, blonde wig on. She looked perfect. And to know that she has this other massive tiger inside her that comes roaring out when she performs is exciting. I mean, she’s going to be perfect. The fact that they got Thomas Kail to direct was basically the thing that made me say, “I’m in.” I’ve been dying to work with Tommy, so I’m really thrilled about that. How big will the Zuko hair be? The hair will be big. The. Hair. Will. Be. Big. My hair’s probably the longest I’ve ever had it right now, and we’re still like three months away, so we’re going there. I don’t know what they have planned, but I have plans! Zuko is supposed to be the coolest cat around. Don’t, like, trip on live TV. Oof, I know. Thanks for reminding me. Pressure’s on, buddy. I know, pressure’s definitely on! Breaking news, Tveitertots! #AaronTveit will be #DannyZuko in #Grease on @foxtv! Story on @broadwaycom. LIKE IF U LIKE!! A photo posted by @broadwaycom on Jul 9, 2015 at 8:50am PDT	cc/2019-30/en_head_0013.json.gz/line7844

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