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Blog | A real case of liberal media bias: The false UVA gang rape story
Related: It wasn't Jackie's responsibility to get the story details right; it was Rolling Stone's
Related: Report cites multiple failures in Rolling Stone rape article
The phrase "liberal media bias" is often mis- and over-used. It is usually uttered by people who don't agree with what someone has written or how they've written it because it challenges what they absolutely want to believe.
The bias, in those cases, often comes from the reader or viewer, not the producer of the piece - something that's rarely acknowledged.
In the case of the Rolling Stone magazine article about a false gang rape at University of Virginia, the phrase is apt. It happened because of what can legitimately be called liberal bias in the same way the "60 Minutes" report about Benghazi could be deemed to have been borne of a conservative bias.
Either way you slice it, in each of those instances, sticking to tried-and-true journalistic principles would have prevented both mishaps.
In the case of Rolling Stone, it seems as though the editors and writer determined beforehand what the story would be and went searching for the right way to implement it. That story was that campus rape is on the rise and a crisis, and they needed the right victim with the right story to illustrate what they had determined from the outset as fact.
That was a mistake, as explained by journalism professor Jay Rosen:
5. The most consequential decision Rolling Stone made was made at the beginning: to settle on a narrative and go in search of the story that would work just right for that narrative. The key term is emblematic. The report has too little to say about that fateful decision, probably because it's not a breach of procedure but standard procedure in magazine-style journalism. (Should it be?) This is my primary criticism of the Columbia report: it has too little to say about the "emblem of…" problem.
6. Not that it's entirely missing. The basic facts are there:
Erdely said she was searching for a single, emblematic college rape case that would show "what it's like to be on campus now … where not only is rape so prevalent but also that there's this pervasive culture of sexual harassment/rape culture," according to Erdely's notes of the conversation.
Idea: Maybe "a single, emblematic college rape case" does not exist. Maybe the hunt for such was ill-conceived from the start. Maybe that's the wrong way for Rolling Stone to have begun.
Read more about Rosen's take here.
It's not wrong to begin with a belief that a certain thing is occurring. That's natural and can't realistically be avoided any way. Journalists are thinking, curious people - as they should be - who look to connect the dots in the way most others either ignore or can't. A real journalistic pursuit means you dig and search for facts that might prove - or disprove - your initial belief. In other words, you take the cliched route, following the facts where they lead you, not the other way around.
I can't name the number of times I began with a particular belief about a thing, then began digging into the facts and had to abandon the story altogether - a hard, but necessary thing to do - or write precisely the opposite of what I thought I'd find. In that way, journalists are akin to scientists who begin with a hypothesis then try to falsify it.
The hypothesis is the bias - and we all, journalists and news consumers, have them - but basic journalistic principles protect you and those you are writing about.
Rolling Stone short-circuited that process in large part because the writer and editors deferred too much to the supposed victim of the story, relying on her word rather than facts, as well as not following up sensible, basic leads because the alleged victim said she didn't want them to:
The first misstep during the reporting process, the Columbia report said, was that Ms. Erdely did not seek to independently contact three of Jackie's friends, who were quoted in the piece, using pseudonyms, expressing trepidation at the idea of Jackie telling the authorities that she had been assaulted. The quotes came from Jackie's recollection of the conversation. Those friends later cast doubt on Jackie's story in interviews with The Washington Post and denied saying the words Rolling Stone had attributed to them. The three told the report's authors that they would have made the same denials to Rolling Stone if they had been contacted.
Rape is a sensitive topic that must be handled with care. The instinct to not 're-victimize" the victim is a good one. It should make the journalist think through how the story is framed and which words are used. But it should not be a reason to subvert basic journalistic principles.
Journalists must ask tough questions of all sorts of victims on all sorts of sensitive subjects. It's the only way to get to something that resembles the truth. Some people will take that as a cold-hearted approach and accuse journalists of ugly things. But that is something we simply must do in order to do our jobs well - especially on sensitive subjects, and Rolling Stone clearly didn't do it in this case.
On the "conservative bias" side is a now-discredited account by "60 Minutes" and what happened during the Benghazi attack. The reporter subverted journalistic principles and skepticism, not to protect a supposed victim, but instead in the pursuit to confirm conservative conspiracy theories about what happened.
In both cases, had strict, well-established journalistic principles been followed, the stories either would have been scrapped entirely or produced to show the complicated truth the facts clearly show they are.
There is a silver lining in all of this. Those awful reports were discovered to be fatally flawed by others who committed to adhering to journalistic principles.
Here's that bad "60 Minutes" Benghazi report.
Here's the Columbia Journalism Review's report about the UVA story.
Here's a critical look at how Rolling Stone might be mishandling this 'scandal.'


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We live in the challenging times of what we might call "moral fluidity." For nearly two millennia Western culture has been guided by Judeo/Christian moral and ethical values. That doesn't mean that no one violated them, of course. Every human being has violated them. As we pointed out last week in "The Good, Good News," we are all moral failures – but at least everyone knew what the moral standards were! Yes, people often tried … Continue reading
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I'm in love with this picture. On the left but only in terms of the photo is Robert George, professor at Princeton University. On the right (and that's the only way you will hear this phrase attached to him) is Cornel West is a professor at Harvard. The two men could not be more opposite in terms of politics. George is a Catholic Conservative who argued against same sex marriage and for Hobby Lobby's right … Continue reading

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FileMaker, a subsidiary of Apple Inc. has released a new update that will allow the developers to work with the advanced features of iOS. FileMaker is an interface that allows the app developers to work on line of business based application for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows PC. The latest release will allow the users to work with features like Touch ID and 3D Touch, iBeacon, etc. It will also allow the developers to use Apple's app based extensions as well.
The latest release of FileMaker includes a lot of software side updates and quite a few added features. A few of the prominent ones include SSL certifications which are expected to improve the security measures, integration of PostgresSQL and IBM's DB2 databases. The IBM DB2 databases are available only for the Pro and Server versions of FileMaker. There are a few added control features as well that would allow the developers to access their applications using a web browser. Something that had really missed in the previous versions have been added allowing the users work with mobile phones.
On one hand where FileMaker has added plenty of features, they have also eased out the pricing for the three versions of FileMaker. FileMaker Pro can be bought for $108 per year while the Pro advanced version comes at $180 per year. The server version of FileMaker will cost you something around $348. They have also introduced an interesting pricing plan for teams. A group of 5 users can access File Maker Server, Pro and Go along with WebDirect for just $888 per year. WebDirect is an addition as it cannot be used without FileMaker Server.
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Old soul rock 'n' roll comes to the Snake
Summit County, CO Colorado
The Springdale Quartet has been showing up all over Summit County and the high country lately, opening for Kyle Hollingsworth on his BrewSki tour in Avon and Breckenridge in March and supporting the Alan Evans Trio at The Barkley Ballroom in Frisco on Sunday.
Today, the four-piece vintage funk rock band from the Front Range will play a double set at the Snake River Saloon in Keystone. Ben Waligoske, guitarist for the Springdale Quartet, said that playing in Summit County is a lot of fun, and that's why the band keeps returning.
"When we get up there and get to the venues and talk to the people who run the venues and the fans, it's a bit of a different spin, versus a Denver venue," he said. "It's always personable, and people are kind but they get down, too. … We all ski and snowboard, so it's a nice excuse to come up that way and maybe catch some turns, as well."
The quartet is working on its sophomore release, a yet-to-be named creation that came together at Evergroove Studio in Evergreen in January.
"We did our first one in 2011 in a home studio; we brought in an engineer," Waligoske said. "For this one, we went a different route. … We kind of wanted to do a little more of a traditional studio experience, have the extra toys available to us as far as recording gear."
Alan Evans, the drummer for Soulive, engineered the new album.
"He's done a lot of the Soulive records, he's done his own stuff, and he's something else as far as an engineer," Waligoske said. "We love Soulive, so we were able to make that connection. … We're really excited about the way things turned out."
The album is in the mixing stages and will likely be released in July or August, Waligoske said.
"We've traded around some ideas and album artwork, but we didn't want to rush it," he said. "If we were spending the time and effort and money, we didn't want to rush any of it."
The Springdale Quartet's most recent show at The Barkley Ballroom reunited the band with Evans.
"It was the first time we got to Alan in person since we did the recording session in January," Waligoske said. "It was great to be in the same room with him again and crack some jokes and meet the other guys in his new trio."
In the upcoming months, the band will be making appearances at Shakedown Bar in Vail, Campout for a Cause at State Bridge and then back to the Barkley to open for the New Mastersounds on June 13.
"We haven't done State Bridge," Waligoske said. "I think we were considered for three or four different gigs up there, and between other shows and details, we couldn't work it out. So they approached us, and it was such an easy decision, so we're really excited about it.
"It's one of the coolest outdoor venues around. I think the Campout for the Cause is really gaining some traction. We know a lot of the other bands that are playing, and people are buying tickets early. So I think it'll be a really killer weekend."
For the show in Keystone, Waligoske said the Springdale Quartet is excited to bring their old-school sound to people.
"We bring a big Hammond organ, and every note that's struck on stage is what people actually did with their fingers or hands," he said. "Colorado's got so many different awesome bands around here, lots of people who are doing classic type stuff. … It's nice to have the opportunity."
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After your course
Thank you for attending a course presented by Well House Consultants. We want you to make the very best of your newly learnt skills, so we provide the following post-course services at no extra charge, and we encourage you to use them.
GETTING HOMEIf you've come by public transport to our training centre, we'll offer you a complimentary lift to the local station, or arrange a taxi to the airport (appox 50 pounds, paid to driver). Buses stop right outside.
COURSE NOTES AND EXAMPLESYou'll have been given a course manual to accompany the course, and this includes complete worked examples and extra tips and techniques additional to the tutor's presentation. Sample modules from our notes are available for download.
Web links and examples in our training notes are available on line. Simply visit the module web page for the chapter of the course that you want to refer to, and the links will be at hand.
OPENTALK SUPPORT FORUMOur Opentalk support forum lets you ask questions after the course. If the answer isn't clear from the course notes, or if the question relates to your specific use of your new skill, please ask on Opentalk. We aim to give at least a short technical comment to help you along within 24 hours of your initial post.
EMAIL THE TUTORIf you have a technical question that you can't find the answer to otherwise, and you think your tutor might be able to help, please email him. We welcome such questions as they give us guidance on the direction that courses should develop in future, and we'll get back to you (at least with pointers) within 48 hours of receiving your email.
WELL HOUSE CONSULTANTS LIBRARYOur technical reference library is available to guests at our hotel Well House Manor, Melksham, Wiltshire. It comprises MORE THAN 600 technical volumes ranging from Open Source programming languages, such as Perl Python and PHP, through web site design to books on computer law. Book in for a night and browse the library to your heart's content ... internet access available too. Please check with us before you book the hotel to use the library - we take books to on site courses from time to time so occasionally the library may be stripped of books for a few days on one subject or another!
EXTRA DAYSIf you feel that you need an extra day of training to cover advanced topics, even if we don't cover them on a public course, we can often help. Our "extra" days provide you with private tuition at low public course rates on the additional subjects that YOU want. How can we afford to offer this? Extra days are only available to past students, and we run them on the odd days that get left over when there's a four day course to be presented in a five day week.
COME BACK FOR A HOLIDAYWiltshire is a wonderful county for stately homes, antiquities, beautiful countryside and other places to tour (examples). Our training centre / hotel is open for general bookings at the weekend, and at times when there's no course on. Why not bring your partner for a "Weekend in Wiltshire"? (and you can use the libary too if you wish!)
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Jenna Fallon is driving to her sister's wedding on the coastal California highway to Vancouver. When her car breaks down she needs a ride. She stops at a diner where she meets Dr. Mark Chambers. They have a lot in common when it comes to their families, but not with each other. He wants to save the planet and works out of his camper to do so one tiny spot at a time; she prefers being a carefree wanderer with no responsibilities. He agrees to drive her north.
Jenna enjoys teasing the straight laced scientist as she takes no one or anything seriously. He knows she ridicules his adherence to rules attitude, but laughs at her throwback hippie lifestyle. While she teaches him to stop and look around beyond the data he collects, but she fails to see the one majestic tree in the forest. He knows they have more in common than she realizes, but also believes she has to come to that conclusion too if they are to be more than a series of one night stands.
The latest Fallon sister contemporary romance (see Love, Unexpectedly) is a charming tale of two seemingly total opposites falling in love. Although the story line contains numerous environmental warnings, even industrialists will enjoy the road show as love may not be enough for this couple, especially with Jenna, to remain together once the drive ends.
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Hi. I'm Venger As'Nas Satanis, author of classics such as The Islands of Purple-Haunted Putrescence, How to Game Master like a Fucking Boss, and Adventure Writing like a Fucking Boss. What's up?
I'm Kickstarting the Alpha Blue supplement Alien Ass, Hydrogen Gas, or Cosmic Grass... No One Warps For Free!
Yes, it's a silly title (a prominent member of the Kort'thalis Publishing g+ community, MoonSylver, came up with it), but it's the kind of inappropriate, over-the-top, ridiculously awesome kind of thing that Alpha Blue excels at.
This book will be full-color and feature fantastic artwork. I got the taste for color with Blood Dark Thirst and Battle Star: Trek Wars... now, there's no going back!
Here's a look at the interior layout for both the PDF and (CreateSpace / Amazon) softcover by Glynn Seal of MonkeyBlood Design. He does awesome work and Kort'thalis Publishing is fortunate to have his services at our slimy pink and blue disposal.
What is Alpha Blue? As I look around me, it seems the vast majority of RPG rules/mechanics are being swallowed up by either old standbys or the new hotness. Well, this particular game is one of the few holdouts that hasn't become a D&D clone, Fate thing, Apocalypse Powered, or Savage World. And yet, Alpha Blue is vaguely similar to D&D, has a few story-game elements, and wild dice-swinging action.
Alpha Blue has been my most successful RPG line (that includes Crimson Dragon Slayer and The Outer Presence) - numerous supplements have been created over the last 3 years. It's rules-light (traditional and contemporary hybrid with d6 dice pools), juvenile, and a lot of fun.
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For the most part, it'll be adventures that parody established scifi franchises. The amount of raunchy, gonzo comedy depends on individual tastes. Not everyone is going to want to play Alpha Blue like a Star Wars porn parody - and that's ok. Many gamers only want a hint of 70's era exploitation. And not that you need it, but you're given "permission" to mix and match less-hard scifi, such as Ice Pirates, Flash Gordon, and Heavy Metal with familiar pop-cultural icons.
Besides several scenarios (see the next few paragraphs), there will be tons of random tables - ice cream, menstruation, tattoos, and so much more! Random tables are kind of my thang and nobody does them better (plus, I get crowd-sourcing help from dozens of contributors who love Alpha Blue and everything it stands for). These tables can be used in multiple adventures, campaigns, and the comedic / gonzo / sleazy RPG of your choice.
- Among others, the zenobites will be back in a Hellraiser tribute scenario called "Skinless and Horny."
- It's spring break somewhere in the Federation, and college kids need transport from Margaritaville to Pina Coladaburg. Wouldn't it be a shame if convicts from a women's prison broke out and tried to commandeer the PCs' ship? That's a sexy mission if ever there was one.
- Terrorists within the Interstellar Caliphate are strapping themselves with suicide vest explosives on their way to the space station of love - Alpha Blue. Admiral Ackbar! Let's go kill those freedom hating, bastards!!!
There will be pre-generated characters for quick-start games like introductory demos, virtual tabletop, conventions, etc.
Optional rules, helpful suggestions, and neat mechanical bits and pieces will be interspersed throughout the text in sidebars.
Plus, new "classes." Really, these are just character concepts that will give you some idea of where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Here's a quick overview...
Primitive Screw-head - you're a savage barbarian and dumb as a box of space rocks. But you can smash real good, intimidate those low-muscle cerebral types to the point of "pee fright," and get in the way of delicate high-tech operations like nobody's business.
Quantum Sorcerer - you travel the universe, casting spells for fun and profit. Yep, you're a magic-user among the stars. Several new spells will be offered, though the system is so light-weight and malleable that official "spell lists" are unnecessary.
Bard - yes, that's right. The most useless adventuring profession in the universe - and you can play one! Learn an instrument... or a thousand instruments (doesn't matter, you're still going to die horribly) and join the Guild of Performing Arts. The GoPA will assign your bard to a special crew of hand-selected spacers who probably won't eat you if the food runs out and might not consider your instrument a portable latrine.
Space Ranger - you're part of an elite team of highly unorganized cops protecting the innocent and hunting down the worst of the worst. At one time, the space rangers were affiliated with the Federation - not any more. The Federation has grown too corrupt to police itself, let alone the entire universe. You're a vigilante with a badge!
This book will be 30 pages at a minimum. See the stretch goals below for possible extras...
$3,000: The book will grow to somewhere between 40-50 pages. That means more adventures and artwork!
$4,000: I'll introduce the first official Alpha Blue t-shirt (maybe posters and other merch, too) for sale!
$5,000: Glynn will design some kind of scifi map (Space dungeon? Star brothel?) for the project. This will be a full-color, high-res extra that can be printed out for home use.
$6,000: The book will grow even more... to somewhere between 60-70 pages! I really want to make this happen - think of all the random tables!!!
$7,000: I get off my ass and start working on a fancy hardcover for the Alpha Blue RPG. No slack for Venger! :(
$8,000: I star in your very own home-made space porno (catering better be top-notch).
$9,000: I write a novel about all the bards in the universe being hunted down and assassinated by the Knights in Black Satin.
$10,000: I win!!!
PDF fulfillment will be via DriveThruRPG.
Risks and challenges
I've done this countless times, and haven't failed yet! The majority of the text is finished and artwork obtained. I anticipate everything to be finished by this time next month.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Indigenous peoples and early cultures bathed in rivers, lakes and in the sea. At the time of Homer, the Greeks already had baths and nurtured a bathing culture, for which they, just like the Romans, established bathhouses. These were important places for social exchange. The remains of a clay bath were discovered in a bathhouse at the Burg von Tiryn, dating from 1400 B.C. This text is purely intended for information and is not meant as a diagnosis or treatment instructions. For queries regarding your own health status, please consult your therapist, naturopath or doctor. No liability can be assumed for damage of any kind, which results from the direct, or indirect, use of this information.


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Like I mentioned in the last blog entry, the focus in February were the recordings at McGill with the Montreal band. It started on Wednesday the 9th at midnight at the Port Authority bus terminal, with my charts in hand, my brother with his bass, and my musical co-conspirator Arthur Hnatek. If you've never taken the midnight bus from NY to Montreal (or any midnight bus for that matter), I can't say that it's my favourite trip in the world. Having lived in NY for just under two years, I've taken this bus ride more than enough times to want to avoid it if necessary. It's not so much the discomfort that bothers me, or the dysfunctional phone calls I hear people having at 4 am, I can live with that. It's the stop in Albany, the stop at the Duty Free, the wait at the border (someone on the bus always neglects to bring a passport) which happen to always be right about when I manage to fall asleep. Needless to say, I didn't sleep much, but got to Montreal at 8:30 the next morning.
The session was set to start at 5pm, just like the last McGill "MMR" session last year. The first little hitch in my plan was my complete lack of drums. My Montreal drummer Liam Killen was on another gig, but I figured I would be able to borrow a drum set somehow. I called him and headed down to McGill to try and "borrow" one of the kits in the practice rooms, much to Arthur's disdain. With Liam's help, I managed to get the better part of two separate kits down to the studio before anyone could complain. We entered the studio to find a crew of about 8 technicians already setting everything up, with MVP of the trip Matt Baltrucki leading the way. Both Matt and I had learned from the first MMR session, and as a result everything was ready to go before the musicians arrived at 8:30. We had another little hitch, although it was never explained to me, I believe on of my tenor/clarinet players Giacomo Smith had showed up to the session without his tenor sax... The recording began at 9pm sharp, the band being:
Rhythm Section: Arthur Hnatek - drums, Matt Rousseau - bass, Julian Gammon - piano, Marc-Andre Giroux - guitar
Woodwinds: Ben Deschamps, Corey Armstrong, Jarryd Torff, Giacomo Smith, Sayre Schultz
Trombones: Felix Del Tredici, Gabriel Gagnon, Geoff Cronin, Taylor Donaldson
Trumpets: Simon Millerd, Carou Johnson, Dom Rossi, Fred Bourgeault, Rachel Therrien
On a side note: I had never met Rachel, as she was subbing for the recording. On the bus ride from NY to Montreal, I noticed a girl with a trumpet that I was sure I had seen at McGill before. I remember mentioning to my brother that it was probably her that was going to be on the recording. It was pretty funny seeing her walk in to the studio...
The plan was to record all of "Somewhere In There" (yes, that's the name of the blog...) which is a 4 part suite I wrote in the summer of 2010, as well as the piece for the art exhibit based on Edouard Manet's "Le dejeuner sur l'herbe" for Le Cegep du Vieux-Montreal. The band had played these charts enough times for me not to have to work on anything, which was awesome. We did a few takes of each movement, with a few breaks. Luckily, I had my friends Rasa Sam-Daliri and Roxane Loumede hanging at the session, and they were able to get so much needed coffee to the band. Robert Del Tredici was once again among us, making the largest of his works to date! This is what came out of the session (notice the feet to the left of the picture to see how massive this really is...)
The session wrapped up around 1am, which let the band members make the last night metros. Here's a small clip from the session, recorded by Roxane just walking around during a take (the bass and guitar amps were isolated, and the electronic track was only in our headphones so they aren't being picked up by the camera.)
Friday was a day off, so I used it to show Arthur around parts of Montreal. Matt Baltrucki and I had decided to use our smaller studio session for certain overdubs and quick fixes on Saturday night starting at midnight. For this I needed Simon Millerd, Jacquie Christen on flute, Julian Gammon, Ben Deschamps, and Fred Bourgeault, with Arthur and Matt (Rousseau) listening in. The session wrapped up at 5am, with Simon being the brave one and going last.
I had a gig Sunday night in NY with Dillon Baiocchi's quintet, which meant leaving Montreal at 9am, this time extremely fortunate to have my mother driving us back and hanging for a couple of days.
Having recorded the beginning of "Le dejeuner sur l'herbe", I had just under a week to create the digital component. Here is what I sent in as the description of the piece:
"The concept for the musical piece came from what struck me as the most important quality of Edouard Manet's "Le dejeuner sur l'herbe"; the juxtaposition of the "traditional" components to the piece in relation to the artist's intentions. In other words, although the subject(s) of the painting are not unlike anything the public had previously seen, the context was pure innovation. I translated this notion into a musical idea by using the same framework for the entire piece: the merging of a "traditional" setting (big band instrumentation) with a digital transformation. The piece begins with just one idea, and is slowly expanded/broken down as the listener realizes the music is heading away from conventional expectation. In the painting, there are several deformed yet beautiful components such as the use of light, the fallen fruit basket, the disproportional size of the woman in the back, the naked woman sitting across from the clothed men etc. I tried to convey this emotion through the harmony, which I based on French Impressionist composers (mainly Maurice Ravel.) I believe Edouard Manet had every intention of dismembering the Realist tradition while embracing its themes, as many great innovators in art have done."
I wish I could have spent more time on it, but I had a deadline... The exhibit starts this Thursday (27th) until the 4th of March. Please check it out if you're in Montreal, I wish I could make it! There will be art of many mediums by 18 young Montreal artists. I had a blast writing for it, I look forward to writing music based on other works of art...
Besides all of that work (including work on several other projects that are too absurd to write about right now...), I had the chance to check out a bunch of great music, much different than what I wrote about in the previous blog post. Upon coming back from Montreal, I was able to meet up with my good friend Austin Peralta, who just released his 3rd album, Endless Planets on the Brainfeeder label, which features Ben Wendel, Zane Musa, Hamilton Price, Zach Harmon, Dr. Strangeloop, and the Cinematic Orchestra with Heidi Vogel.
Tuesday the 15th I was invited by another good friend Emma Love to see John Adams' opera "Nixon in China" at the Met Opera. We were given tickets by Bob Hurwitz (Nonesuch Records, universal badass...) whom Emma works for. Written in 1987, it is completely of our time, which is what I loved most about it. Musically, historically, instrumentally.
That Friday John Adams was conducting the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, and I made a quick call to another friend of mine, Adam Moezinia, who gets free tickets to Juilliard concerts by virtue of being a student there. They played one of Adams' more recent works, "City Noir", which had mixed reviews from my peers, but I enjoyed it regardless. They also performed "Don Juan" by R. Strauss, and Bela Bartok's "Dance Suite".
I also saw a show at the Blue Note, which I'd rather not elaborate on except to say that sometimes it takes a gig like that to appreciate everything else I get to see on a weekly basis.
That's it for now, I'll be posting the recordings of the McGill session online as soon as I get them!


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SURROUNDING a long table at a bar here, 20 journalists were laughing, drinking and telling tales of the old days with a frenzied and sometimes somber energy.
They remembered when they were a group of young idealists working for a small morning newspaper in Hudson County -- and to them that experience seemed on a par with attending the best journalism school.
The paper, based in Union City, was The Hudson Dispatch, in an area with enough corruption, crime, fires and colorful personalities to keep a reporter busy writing three articles a day.
Recently this group, representing a large portion of the paper's staff from 1978 to 1981, gathered to reminisce about their glory days. The journalists hadn't seen one another since working there. They held the reunion because on April 5, 1991, The Hudson Dispatch closed after operating for 117 years. Not the Hoboken They Remember
The former Dispatch reporters returned to their old stomping grounds for one night, but it wasn't the Hoboken they remembered. Once a blue-collar town with live poultry shops and dingy taverns, it is today filled with gourmet shops and condominiums with bright brass fixtures and polished wood like that in the bar where the reunion took place.
But the rougher days of suspicious fires related to real-estate scandals didn't seem distant in the minds of these journalists. Diane Goldie, now assistant international-national editor for The Rocky Mountain News, spoke about going to a fire and watching a fireman die at her feet. Young, inexperienced and distraught, she told the publisher, Richard Vezza, that she couldn't write the piece.
"Any other place would have fired me," she said. "Vezza told me I had to write the story. I learned fast."
Ms. Goldie fondly recalled The Dispatch of that time: "It had a good spirit. A lot of places don't have that kind of energy. I think the days of places like The Dispatch are gone. Today papers are run by businessmen, not journalists. I feel fortunate to have gone through that experience."
Paul Moses, now a religion writer for Newsday, remembered working on articles that he believed helped bring a Federal investigation against the Mayor of Union City, William V. Musto, who was also a Democratic State Senator at the time.
The articles showed a connection between Mr. Musto and organized crime that led to his conviction on charges of wire fraud, racketeering and extortion along with seven other co-defendants in 1982. They were charged with extorting more than $500,000 from a mob-controlled construction company.
Mr. Musto was one of the most colorful personalities in the county. One day after his conviction, he was re-elected as Mayor of Union City. Word 'Passion' Used a Lot
The reporters spoke often about their sense of comradeship and ability to get the job done. They used the word "passion" a lot when talking about the paper.
Mr. Vezza is now president of the North Jersey Newspaper Company, a subsidiary of the Media News Group, a Houston-based chain that owned The Hudson Dispatch when it was sold in April for about $8 million.
In a written statement the day the paper closed, Mr. Vezza cited declining advertising revenue, increasing costs and few prospects for financial improvement. In 1980 The Dispatch had a circulation of 39,132. When its main competitor, The Jersey Journal, bought the newspaper's name and circulation list, The Dispatch had a circulation of 30,584, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
The Jersey Journal, part of the Newhouse Newspapers chain, currently publishes a paper using both The Journal's logo and The Dispatch's on the cover. A few inside pages are dedicated to the Dispatch type of coverage in editions that are distributed in Hoboken, Union City, West New York, North Bergen, Secaucus, Weehawken and part of southeast Bergen County.
One reporter, Roy Kahn, now a freelance writer based in Washington, described what he called his "tour of duty" with the paper in the late 70's.
"The soul of The Dispatch had a passion for doing in the bad government," Mr. Kahn said. "The politics around here were unbelievable. And it felt good when our investigative pieces turned into indictments. The Dispatch would stand for truth, justice and good reporting." Bought Their Own Notebooks
Mr. Kahn's comments and others' at the party reflected a quote from Thomas Jefferson that appeared under the paper's masthead on the editorial page: "We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, not to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it."
Times were tough; the pay was low, the hours were long and staff members had to buy their own reporter's notebooks. But Jeff Berkoe, now with Reuters, said: "It was the best job I ever had. We all looked out for each other. People will suffer now that it closed. When there's only one paper, there's no competition to keep you honest."
John Ensslin, a reporter now working for The Rocky Mountain News, said he got a job at The Dispatch right out of college. He said he was told that he could start working if he had a car. He lied. When he was told to cover a fire, he had to beg a cab driver to take him there even though he couldn't pay the fare.
"I told the guy I would pay him after I received my first paycheck, and he took me," Mr. Ensslin said. "I figured I'd pick up a car later and I wouldn't really need it the first week." A Missing 69¦ Battery
Mr. Ensslin recalled an article in the paper that revealed a missing 69-cent battery in a respirator at the Jersey City Medical Center, causing irreversible brain damage to an elderly patient. The article stood out in his mind as an example of the kind of work done at The Dispatch.
Susan DeSantis, now an assistant editor for The Asbury Park Press, said one of her biggest stories at The Dispatch was when she was working at its City Hall office in Jersey City. She was talking on the phone to an editor when she said, "I can't talk now, but I think City Hall is on fire." She remembers writing the whole front page that day, and she also remembers seeing the burned shoes she left behind in her escape.
Richard Remington, now a reporter with The Star-Ledger of Newark, said: "It was a great newspaper to start at. There was so much corruption, it was just a matter of finding it. At the time there was a lot going on with the Cuban community, with Omega Seven and the teamsters' union. Nowhere did you get such a microcosm of life in one place. The closing of the paper will leave a void. It was one of a kind."


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A recurring passion.
Coming through customs and seeing the Philippines 14 day visa stamped in my passport always makes me smile. Time once again to indulge my passion scuba diving some of the finest reefs in the world.
I travel the world for business and pleasure, but only the Philippines holds me in her spell, drawing me back time and again. I come for the diving, but I'm rewarded with so much more. The little things impress me. A friendly taxi driver happy to chat about his family and giving the correct change; children showing respect to their elders with the traditional blessing of a hand touched to the forehead; or arriving during one of the many colorful fiestas and having a short glass of beer thrust into my hand by a stranger with cheers from the crowd shouting 'Tagay' as I join the fun.
The staff in my favourite café are so familiar and relaxed with my presence they perform dance practice when no other customers are dining, I cannot think of another country I've visited where this would happen.
But it's the warmth of feeling from the crew on my regular dive boat which makes my trips special for me. I can name all the captains six children, I know who is dating who, upcoming birthdays, university graduation dates, the sad news of a death in the family, or the joyous news of a new born. For them this is everyday tsis-mis (gossip), but for me it's a window into a fascinating culture a world away from my own, where people share freely the little they have and ask for nothing in return.
Returning from a dive safari to S.Leyte last December I was invited to join their Christmas party. Each crew member came onto the stage to showcase a talent they have. The cook duly sent on her children to gasps from the audience as they began to perform a fire dance, complete with spitting flames. Bernie the dive guides' solo guitar rendition of Jingle Bells was much less shocking, though no less warmly received.
I hired a motorbike on one recent trip and visited the tarsier sanctuary on Bohol. As a threatened species the Philippines are working hard to preserve this wonderful and unique animal. On the same day while simply exploring at a leisurely pace I stumbled upon a genuine bee farm serving a tasty flower salad, a café bistro inside an old Spanish monastery, and a cock fighting arena where men go to watch their national sport.
Back under the water I'm spoiled for choice as a photographer. One site, Oslob on Cebu Island, has a resident group of whale sharks with sightings 99% guaranteed. I actually saw one instructor teaching a scuba class as two whale sharks swam overhead and no one looked up – now that's when I know I'm diving in paradise!
I can vividly recall coming up from a dive at Balicasag Island just as the sun set. The brilliance of the colors reaching down to a flat sea, while a short distance away a large pod of pilot whales had gathered around our boat. Memories like these are special, and yet almost common when I dive in the Visayas.
Tambuli Plane Wreck
Location: Mactan Island, Cebu
There's something special about seeing a plane under the waves. Lying at 18 meters this artificially sunken wreck is a relaxing dive that always rewards me with good photo opportunities. I believe it's the only wreck of its type in the Visayas.
During a recent trip my DM proved the old adage that a good dive guide is worth their weight in salt and can make or break a dive. Bernie, from Club Vera, easily brought us to the wreck, spotted a pair of ghost pipefish on the way down and a giant frogfish coming back. The dive was so cool the wreck was almost a bonus.
Natampo Marine Sanctuary
Location: S.Leyte
This site has an almost unbelievable number of small reef fish. Damsel, basslet dottybacks and anthasis– more than anywhere else I've dived. I've spotted the resident Giant Barracuda each time I've dived there along with large schools of snapper, trevally, surgeon and sliver batfish.
I committed the divers worst sin there one time. Absorbed in my photography I allowed my air supply to run dangerously low. I spent the three minute safety stop sharing my buddies octopus, but still managed to take a few photo's as we glided over uncountable fish below.
Snake Island
Between Balicasag & Pamilacan
I was surprised the first time I came here as there is no island. Despite it's name it's actually a shoal down at 20 meters best found by locating the patch of open sea populated with little fishing boats.
Some of my strongest dive memories are here. The seabed is alive with black & white banded sea crates. It's no exaggeration I counted over 40, all in various states of activity. It's a unique and thrilling experience to look across to your dive buddy and see him entwined in multiple snakes in some kind of underwater dance.
Olango Island, Cebu
This dive never disappoints, and always draws me back due to it's abundant marine life. The remains of a fishing schooner lie close to the lip of the drop-off down at 16 meters and this is where I find the highest concentration of marine life.
But It's the many different and rewarding ways to dive this site I love so much. Staying on the shallow slope extends my air supply and gives the best chance of spotting the resident school of Jacks and the many Oriental Sweetlips. Dropping down the wall I've spotted dog tooth tuna, wahoo, and even a devil ray one time. There's a swim-through at 22 meters which is fun, and the many snorkelers this site attracts look comical when viewed from below in their orange life vests and thrashing legs.
But be warned, one time when photographing the tombstone of a missing diver here my guide was bitten by a very angry triggerfish, almost as if he were protecting the grave!
Caubian Cave
Danajon reef
I've never found this site in any dive books but a few local operators have the gps coordinates. The cave is below 30 meters so a nitrox blend of 30% is ideal for extending my time here. It's really a cavern and my favourite part of this dive is rising up to the roof and looking down on the outside light streaming in. This illuminates the confused fish swimming upside down and strange rock formations casting their eerie shadows on the smooth black walls.
Nalusuan Marine Sanctuary
Every time I've dived here I've always seen at least a dozen Blue Spotted Stingrays. They hang around on the rubble slope remaining hidden until, believing they've been see, bolt out from under the sand, swim 10 meters only to settle once more. This is the only place in the Visayas where such a large population can be found.
What's nice about this site is the way it's naturally divided into two distinct areas. When the current isn't running I like to break the site into two separate, very different and interesting dives. The 1st dive is to enjoy swimming with the rays on the slope. The 2nd dive begins where the slope gives way to a wall. A mermaid at 12 meters marks the start and features large, fully mature coral / marble groupers (know locally as Lapu-Lapu in honor of the man believed responsible for the sleighing of the famous Spanish explorer Magellan).


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The mid-Staffordshire scheme is being launched by Staffordshire Police next week. It follows the launch of a similar scheme in South Staffordshire in March 2011 which has proved a success.
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The symptoms of dehydration can be both physical and mental. On the physical side, people often experience thirst, dry skin and eyes, dizziness, and fatigue. It's also common for urine to slow down and grow much darker in color, typically a consequence of the body trying to conserve water. Emotional symptoms often include irritability and mood swings. Treating the condition is often as easy as drinking a glass of water, but the problem is often harder to solve the longer it has been going on. Chronic or truly serious cases usually need to be treated medically, often with an intravenous drip. The best way for people to prevent this sort of outcome is to know the early symptoms and to make sure to drink enough water and other hydrating fluids each day.
The human body consists of approximately 70% water, and water is essential to the functioning of nearly every bodily function. Blood production depends on it, as does digestion; it's also critical for maintaining the right brain chemistry. Dehydration occurs when the level of water in the body is reduced. Chemical substances such as salt and potassium fall to an irregular level when this happens, which can trigger a number of different side effects and symptoms. In most instances, it only takes a very small decrease in the percentage of the body's water level for problems to set in.
Mild cases are generally characterized by a loss of around 1 to 2% of body fluids that can be easily corrected simply by drinking a glass of water. Moderate cases, which are usually defined as a loss of about 3 to 5% of body fluid, can be quite noticeable and may result in a feeling of weakness and lethargy.
Severe cases, marked by a loss of about 10% of bodily fluids, are usually extremely dangerous and can be fatal. Sufferers must usually be hospitalized to receive sufficient re-hydration through an intravenous drip. Just drinking water isn't usually enough in these cases, since the condition can cause people to go into "shock" — a medical term that usually means the body's main organs and systems are in a holding pattern. People in this state frequently can't absorb water through the digestive track, but saline solutions fed directly into their bloodstreams can work to reverse the condition and bring back health.
One of the very first things most dehydrated people experience is thirst. Their throat may feel dry and their lips may grow chapped. It's also common for the eyes to feel itchy or dry. When the body is running on a reduced amount of water, it usually starts diverting fluids from wet, moist areas like the mouth and eyes and sends that water to places where it may be needed more, particularly the vital organs. Skin dryness is also common, though this often takes a few days to set in.
People frequently also feel dizzy, especially when standing suddenly. They may also experience bouts of intense fatigue or lethargy. Headaches are also common. The longer a person has a fluid deficit, the more serious these symptoms are likely to become. People who have been suffering for a long time often complain of splitting head pain, blurred vision, and fainting spells.
Fluid deficit may also result in low urine output and urine that is dark in color. Urination is the body's way of expelling excess fluids and soluble compounds, but when water is scarce this sort of expulsion is often treated as something of a luxury. In these circumstances the kidneys, which handle the process, typically allocate only the minimum amount of water needed, and the result is often urine that is dark yellow and possibly even rust colored. It often has a rank smell, can be painful to pass, and may leave people with a burning sensation.
People who aren't getting enough water are also frequently more susceptible to mood swings and bouts of irritability and snappishness. Water levels impact the mood center of the brain, and an imbalance can temporarily alter peoples' perceptions and reactions. These symptoms are often the most pronounced in those who already suffer from anxiety or depression.
Diagnosing fluid loss may be determined based on a blood and urine analysis or it may be uncovered simply by observing some of the visual symptoms. Fluid loss can be caused by many things. Illness, hot climates, and intense exercise are common culprits; consuming a lot of salty foods or dehydrating fluids like alcohol or drinks containing caffeine can also be to blame.
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The major part, nearly 75 percent, of our bodies is made up of water. When dehydration occurs when the amount of water getting out of the body is greater than the amount of water intake. there are the natural ways of losing water. the other causes of dehydration are diarrhea, vomiting, sweat, diabetes, burns and not drinking water.
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Crispety - I know that the effects of dehydration can also be serious in children. If you keep them hydrated especially when the weather is warmer they will not have this problem.
I read that by the time you feel thirsty, your body has lost a lot of water and you may even begin to feel tired as a result.
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Mexicana- I know what you mean. You should always have a bottled water with you so that you can drink water throughout the day so that you never get thirsty.
I know that my dehydration symptoms begin when I drink too much coffee or diet drinks. I start to get a headache and my lips sometimes begin to feel parched.
I also start to develop pain in my lower back which is where my kidneys are. When this happens, I immediately start drinking more water so that I will feel better.
The problem with becoming overly thirsty or dehydrated is that sometimes your brain will mistaken it for hunger and you may feel the urge to eat even though you are really in need of water.
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This is one of the many problems with waiting until you are thirsty to drink and with drinking coffee and soda instead of water. Even juice or milk is not nearly as good as water, which should be drunk BEFORE you are thirsty, and - although you don't need to go crazy with it - in quantities high enough that you don't often get thirsty.
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Year 5 today, we used the iPads to help us with our times tables. First we did a quick times tables test to find which times tables we struggle with the most. We then decided to practise using the "Squeebles times table app."
This app is a great way to practice all our times tables by either focusing on one that we find tricky or mixing it up. There is also an option to play the reverse game where questions such as 8 x ___ = 36. We spent some time going over the tricky times tables and realised practice makes perfect.
Once we felt we had mastered a particular times table we then decided to really put it to the test by playing the game "Maths Evolve." This app is a excellent way to engage the children as they have to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division sums while trying to move through the levels in this fun arcade style game. The children quickly realised that to progress in the game it was essential to have a solid understanding of their times tables. The penny dropped, an eagerness to achieve. The children wanted to complete the next level, they wanted to be the best in the class, to do this they needed to know their times tables!!
Maths Evolve App from Davyhulme Primary School on Vimeo.