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One month after a nonpartisan California redistricting commission finished its work, it is becoming clear that the new political maps could create significant upheaval in California politics.
This was partly why voters chose to create them through two separate ballot initiatives. Analysts have long suggested that the state's legislative gridlock is due in large part to the partisan way districts have been drawn in the past.
But as lawmakers and political scientists more closely scrutinize the state and congressional maps, released on July 29, they see other effects, such as potentially diminished state clout on Capitol Hill and a surge of inexperienced legislators in Sacramento.
For California, it could mean increased influence for lobbyists in the Capitol and the possibility that Democrats reach the two-thirds supermajority needed to raise taxes. For the rest of America, it is a fresh lesson in how nonpartisan redistricting commissions like the one in California can reshape the political process. California is one of 12 states to use them.
The main effects of the maps will be threefold, experts say:
- The new districts could jeopardize some of California's most senior members of Congress, including Rep. David Dreier (R), who chairs the House Rules Committee, and Rep. Howard Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
- Nearly one-third of current incumbents in the California Legislature will be facing other incumbents within newly drawn districts.
- As many as 40 percent of the Legislature's 120 seats will be filled by first-time legislators come next December.
"A lot of politicians up here are spending the majority of their time trying to figure out what to do and how to wage their campaigns," says Barbara O'Connor, director emeritus of the Institute for Study of Politics and Media at California State University, Sacramento. "If the maps hold up against legal challenge – and I think they will – we will have battles like you've never seen before."
"The leadership is between a rock and a hard place, trying to figure out how to pick among their favorite children," she adds.
In Washington, where political power is often based on seniority, losing a single member of Congress can have an outsize impact. In this way, the redistricting might involve a tradeoff, says Lara Brown, a political scientist at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and author of "Jockeying for the American Presidency."
More competitive districts tend to result in more legislative turnover, but that could work against Californians rising to the top of key congressional committees.
"Some voters want more say at the ballot box and they want their elected officials to pay attention to them, while some want their elected officials to be able to get things done in Congress," says Professor Brown. "The two are not mutually exclusive, of course, but rare is legislator who is attuned to his/her district and senior enough to make his/her constituents' priorities the nation's concerns."
In state elections, these more-competitive races, both in primaries and general elections, could help Democrats. Democrats are currently four seats away from a two-thirds majority in both houses of the Legislature (two seats in the Assembly and two in the Senate). The threshold is important because the Legislature can raise taxes only with a two-thirds vote.
Democrats could get there, but they will have to fight hard, says Eric McGhee, a redistricting expert at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
"It's not a slam dunk that Democrats will do this," he says, noting some predictions that show the GOP could lose one-third of its seats in 2012 but get them back in 2014, depending on who runs.
The ferment, however, means that as many as 40 percent of state legislators could be rookies by the end of next year. That would likely diminish political competency, say observers.
"We lose a lot of expertise when people cycle through and then leave the legislature," says Jessica Levinson, former director of political reform for the Center for Governmental Studies. Lobbyists have more opportunity to pressure novices, she adds.
"It's an endless dinner buffet for lobbyists because the meal keeps changing," says Ms. Levinson. "This is not because they are evil people but because their target legislators by definition have a less-entrenched perspective."


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As the Super Bowl approaches, parents may have concerns over how much advertising will affect young viewers. However, a new study by Common Sense Media published today reveals that marketing to kids is already immeasurably invasive in their everyday activities.
I say "immeasurable" because, according to the Common Sense Media, researchers need to develop new methods to quantify young people's exposure to advertising.
"At this point we lack even the most rudimentary research needed for policymakers to ascertain whether certain types of practices of marketing to children are fair, such as enlisting them as 'viral' marketers, enticing them to purchase products through rewards and incentives, exposing them to product placement in popular TV shows, or encouraging them to make their own ads and enter them in a contest," according to the report.
This study points to Nielsen data estimating kids ages 2-11 see approximately 24,000 ads per year, which seems enormous until you realize that is a drop in their mental buckets, since there is also product placement (Coke paying to have all the "American Idol" judges drinking Cokes) and embedded ads (naming products in TV or film dialogue), and online ads woven into gaming experiences.
Sounds to me as if we need further study in this area so we can craft a better system of measurement in order to create some effective boundaries for advertisers.
The study points out that kids are often engaged in "immersion games," commonly referred to as "Advergames," where the brand is woven seamlessly into the plot of the game.
The study also highlights cross-marketing between companies, such as Disney and fast food chains that offer branded toys in kids' meals, while products from the fast food chains randomly appear in the hands of characters in kid and teen TV shows.
This topic is so much of a daily battle in my house with four sons – ages 10, 14, 18, and 20 – who love YouTube and online gaming sites. My belief is that you can raise kids to think for themselves and shake this stuff off, but it's a constant struggle to stay vigilant against the marketing push.
I have been following the video series with Anna Lappé called Food MythBusters by watchdog group Corporate Accountability International, because the tactics and science behind them are really helpful.
The advertising that goes uncounted, and which can be the most insidious and difficult to battle, is the newer practice of engaging a child's creativity as a participant in the ad cycle. This includes the contests challenging kids to design an ad for the product themselves, or in the case of the Super Bowl, to vote for which ad will air during the game.
The website Armor Games sucks kids right into this process, via the Doritos "Crash The Super Bowl" contest, in which five fans have a shot at having their commercial play during the game.
The top item on the Armor Games site is an ad bearing the image of a little boy in a cowboy hat next to the words, "Help us win the Doritos contest. VOTE for Cowboy Kid!"
Of the five finalists' videos, two have kids as the main characters
I let my 10-year-old son Quin click on the videos, which were all pretty funny, until we got to the one in the series. Business Insider has announced the last video we clicked on, titled "Finger Cleaner," by Thomas Noakes of Sydney, Australia, as the projected winner.
I wish I'd seen the Business Insider story on this particular video before I ever allowed my son to click on it.
Business Insider declared this video "absolutely disgusting" adding "It's shockingly sexual. In the worst way possible." That assessment is right on the money.
The premise is this: a man, his fingers covered in the orange Dorito powder – the result of wolfing down a bag of chips – sticks his finger into a hole in the wall to get it "cleaned."
At the end of the video, viewers see it revealed that on the other side of the wall is a man who loves Dorito dust. Ick.
I was relieved when my son handled the gross factor by saying, "Oh that's disgusting. Do you know how many germs that is? Plus the engine grease under the Dorito dust would make it taste bad. Next!"
You can be darn sure that you will not see a bag of Doritos in this house on Super Bowl Sunday, especially if that ad is selected. I don't want that image rattling around the heads of my other sons, who might not dismiss it as quickly as my youngest.
In an effort to change the discussion from Doritos to anything else I asked my son if he notices the ads online.
"It's just too overflowing sometimes," said Quin, who loves YouTube for its science and gaming videos, and often plays games online because it's more affordable than buying a game system.
"On YouTube I usually choose the "skip ad" option and pass them," he said. "Here's the thing, sometimes they don't have the SKIP option."
That is "the thing" alright.
Thanks to this study parents have a lot to digest and much of it will not sit well.

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February 25, 2012
In 1389, the Turkish army defeated the Serbian army at the Battle of Kosovo (Serbian spelling); blackbirds feasted on the carrion (Pettifer, James. Albania and Kosovo: Blue Guide, 3rded. New York: Norton, 2001, 309).
Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare focuses on this battle in his Elegy for Kosovo, where he recounts the long history of "the Serbs cursing the Albanians and the Albanians cursing the Serbs"; he also laments more than once that "we ourselves have brought this disaster on our heads, my brother! We have been fighting and slaughtering each other for so many years over Kosovo, and now Kosovo has fallen to others" (68).
The narrator, of course, refers to this fourteenth-century battle on the Plain of the Blackbirds (Elsie, Robert. A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology, and Folk Culture. NY: New York University Press, 2001, 122), but Kadare alludes to a struggle that has continued into his own time, as evinced in 1989, 600 years after the Ottomans crushed the Serbs, when Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević, standing on the same Field of the Blackbirds, urged Serbs to resist, with violence if necessary, what he called the Albanian aggression in Kosovo (Kearney, Philip. Under the Blue Flag: My Mission in Kosovo. Beverley Hills: Phoenix Books, 2008, 66-69).
In view of the parade and celebration here in Pristina on Friday, February 17—the fourth Independence Day for Kosova—I try not to despair over the vision painted by Kadare, especially because talks continue in Belgrade, where the Serbian government, hoping for EU status, inches toward recognizing the independence of Kosova, its former province. Still, I can't shake Kadare's elegiac mood, perhaps because Serbs living in northern Kosova just voted 97% against recognizing Kosova's independence from Serbia, a vote that renders prophetic Edith Durham's remark in High Albania over a century ago: "the real policy of Serb and Albanian should be to unite and keep the foreign intruders from the Balkan Peninsula. But this will never be" (276).
The poem below reflects this mood. Though it begins domestically, it ends on the same Field of Blackbirds, where it tries to honor both Albanians and Serbs and to lament their shared pain.
Pigeons and Blackbirds Each dawn they perch on my sill, grumbling and Gray, iced, unpreened, like old men swaddled in Great coats, huddled and waiting for spring. Then They spy my porch, littered with crusts, seeded And brown, manna torn from my loaf. Swooping Down, beaking the prize, they jack their tails and Strut like victors. Then blackbirds screech attack, Driving my guests from the feast, tearing the Bread like flesh they plucked from the Serbian Plain, then circled the Field for six hundred Years, ravenous still, always hot to gorge.


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IBS Boats - New Models for London Boat Show
IBS Boats International are getting ready to rock & roll with an impressive addition to their rigid inflatable and inflatable boat range. A selection of the new models from Quicksilver and some exciting new colours the 2010 Valiant Ribs will be shown on the new stand (Stand S036) at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show running from 8th-17th January 2010.
New Quicksilvers for 2010
Quicksilver will be launching 5 New Models for 2010. These boats are distributed exclusively in the UK & Ireland by IBS Boats International bringing their range to 30 models & 3 Ocean runner RIBs.
470 Sport, Adventure & XS
The latest flagship boat in the range complimenting the popular 365 & 415 models. Supplied with heavy duty aluminium sectional floor, speed tubes and round end cones, the 470 is capable of taking a 60hp engine as well as 11 adults. Will be available in grey, green or red fabric, the retail price is £3199 Inc VAT
Dinghy 200 & 240
Two new lightweight entry level Inflatables will replace the roll up models. Mercury Branded and supplied with Air Floor & keel, the Dinghy collection will be supplied in 2m & 2.4m sizes with prices starting at £369 Inc VAT. Colour: Light Grey
Valiant New V520 Sprint RIB
The V 520 Sprint will replace the V520 Limited RIB. The boat will be supplied with Centre console with mechanical steering & seat, under deck fuel tank and anti slip white deck, and will be supplied pre-rigged for Mariner/Mercury 4 stroke /Verado engines. The Retail Price will be £9799 Inc VAT
Valiant - New V450 Sport RIB
The all new Valiant V450 Sport RIB will be launched at the Show ( Stand S036 ). With a specially designed centre console with forward seat, and 2 backrest seats moulded into the transom area with storage compartment, the V450 will be available in either blue/white, or dark grey/light grey tube options with a white unsinkable hull. The boat will be pre-rigged to take Mercury or Mariner engines up to 60 hp. Pricing will be £7349 Inc VAT
Changes on V450 RIB
The V450 RIB will be supplied with a New Console & Seat, and will be supplied pre-rigged for Mercury/Mariner 4 stroke engines. The Retail Price will be £6999 Inc VAT
New Tube Colours
The V Series Leisure RIBs (4.5m 7.5m), will be supplied with 2 new tube colour Options: Blue & White and Light Grey & Dark Grey.
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Now here's an interesting one
As I was spying on other tanks to compare epeens (I'll show you mine if you show me yours!), I came across this interesting waste of two talent points. When it comes to unconventional builds, you can often understand the logic behind it. Someone quit raiding and is overgeared for 5 mans, someone only ever OTs, someone only ever MTs, someone only runs Ulduar, someone always runs with ret pallies, someone never does, someone is paranoid about running out of mana, someone is stuck on reckoning.
But I don't understand why anyone would ever spec into Eye for an Eye. Exactly how often do you get critted as a tank? Um, thats right, never! (I think there is an exception or two, but one or two bosses in a 5 man don't justify 2 talent points) I suppose if you prot pvp a lot, EfaE may be acceptable, but this particular build didn't include any other pvpish talents. So why, oh why would you choose EfaE over Crusade? (Or over Seals of the Pure if, like me, you spend 90% of your raid time in Ulduar)
Also strange is the choice of Divinity as a third glyph. I'm somewhat liberal myself with my third glyph, but when would you care that LoH restores your mana when you cast it on someone else?
I run out of mana in two situations:
1- 5 mans
2 General Vexaz
5 man mana is easily regenned by switching to seal of wisdom once in awhile (I wear all threat all the time gear in heroics so threat is never an issue) or by pulling more mobs when possible. I solved General Vexaz by wearing lots of block and threat pieces and using spiritual attunement as my third glyph. LoH doesn't even restore mana on General anyway!
The strangest thing is that this particular tank has an otherwise decent build and has made a decent choice of gear and enchants. They obviously do their homework, so what's up with the eccentricities?Explore posts in the same categories: Teh paladin
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Last year one guideline section was rewritten to be more concise, and placed under the name 'admin', it was suggested the other sections like links policy etc. be modified, and included under guidelines instead of being separate, this suggestion was dismissed.
As it stands, this is probably the only recovery site, on which a newcomer will find instructions listed in various members names, and several moderators confusing it by adding their own two cents.
Here are two examples, you want to see how to join closed groups, you see an instruction saying - "I believe, but am not certain that once you have joined the forums…" or you want to join live meetings, you see these instructions - "I guess I don't know much about their rules..."
Recently, a new person who posted a link was directed by a moderator to the links policy, this reminded me of the problems. First the policy is already included under guidelines, but then we have a separate section, (to which the newcomer was directed), where four people have seen it fit to add their own versions of the policy. Here's an example of how to fix that section, remove all four and put a combination of the first two, (by Ian), under the name 'Admin,' like this -
Absolutely simple to do, and looks much better and is easier to understand. If help is needed in cleaning up the various other start here instruction sections, I would be happy to assist. If it is not felt that first impressions and newcomer direction are that important, forget this suggestion.If anyone sends a post to this board which contains a link to another site, it's almost certain to be deleted by a moderator. This is a standing guideline the moderators are working within. If you want your post to remain, don't include a link. Not even to another online AA group.
This particularly includes links in profile signatures. If your profile's signature contains a link to an external site, we strongly suggest removing it otherwise all your posts are liable to be deleted.
The most notable exceptions are links to elsewhere within e-AA, and links to "official" AA or Al-anon sites (such as aa.org, aa-uk.org, etc.).
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I received the jars yesterday, however it's already all gone! I can't believe I had so many orders lined up and so I ordered more! So Jennifer, Erica and Susie, your orders will be shipped out tomorrow.
***For you ladies interested in purchasing some pigment samples, PLEASE email me (email addy is above) with your first and last name, the colors you want, and your address. I have to take private orders to gauge how many jars I will need, as well as if I need to re-stock on pigments. Again, the colors I have are: Teal, Violet, Golden Lemon, Emerald Green, Your Ladyship, Gold Stroke, Cool Pink, Pinked Mauve, Fuchsia, Vanilla, Sweet Sienna. It's on a first come, first serve basis, once I get them all in, I can then see what is still available. "Sweet Sienna" is a limited edition item and will not be offered for sampling after a certain point. At this time I do not plan on re-purchasing it for sampling. Thanks!
I wanted to try a soft natural everyday look just using the pigments, and I just bought "Gold Stroke" and never had a chance to use it, so I paired it with the "Golden Lemon" Pigment and it actually came out really nice (in person anyway), so these pictures don't even do it justice. My co-workers liked it too, so it's definitely going into my "favorite-look" book.
What I used:
- MAC Beauty Powder in "Drizzlegold" under my Silk Naturals foundation (Warm Gold)
- MAC Sculpting Powder to contour sides of nose
- Physician's Formula Concealer Duo
- MAC Concealer (NC30)
- MAC Pigment in "Golden Lemon" (all over the lid and applied wet)
- MAC Pigment in "Gold Stroke" (outer half of lid, outer-V and contour)
- Prestige Liquid Eyeliner (Bronze Gold)
- Everyday Minerals "Waffle Cone" Blush
- MAC MSF in "Goldspill"
- Rosebud's Strawberry Lip Balm
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FOTD: Gold Stroke & Golden Lemon Pigments
I received the jars yesterday, however it's already all gone! I can't believe I had so many orders lined up and so I ordered more! So Jennifer, Erica and Susie, your orders will be shipped out tomorrow.
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- Anonymous said...
i am the same shade as you. how many parts of the Silk Naturals white foundation and gold foundation do you use to find the right shade? do you know what form of payment they accept? i send them an email but they haven't response yet.
- November 20, 2007 at 1:23 PM
- Karen said...
Vanessa, I love this on you. I have an irrational fear of the MAC piggies but I think I want to try this.
Your lashes look really great! What mascara did you use?
- November 20, 2007 at 8:56 PM
- Vanessa said...
Hey Karen! Sorry I forgot to mention it, I used L'Oreal XXL Curl Power Mascara, I am starting to like it, even though I still love the Telescopic mascara. What's your favorite mascara?
- November 20, 2007 at 9:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Vanessa! I really like this look on your. Great FOTD!
- November 21, 2007 at 12:19 AM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
I love the natural look! So pretty and simple! Btw, do you have to curl your lashes or are they naturally like that?
- November 21, 2007 at 2:11 AM
- Anonymous said...
hi nessa! i love this look, you look like a gorgeous hawaiin girl in this one!
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Cacoo Lets Multiple Users Create Designs Collaboratively And In Real-time
a tool called Cacoo tries to stand out from the pack with some unique features.
Developed by Japan-based Nulab, the Flash application is entirely browser-based, free and available in English (and Japanese). Cacoo features a library of icons users can drag and drop to create site maps, wireframes, flow charts, network diagrams, mind maps, UML diagrams, and more. Much like with similar tools, Cacoo users can align the design elements to each other, resize, flip and skew them, create their own components from existing ones, upload images to include in the diagrams, and more.
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Splash: Hi, Julia. How did Two Jacks come to you and what was the turning point in you deciding to produce it?
Julia Verdin: BERNARD ROSE, DANNY HOUSTON and I have all known each other for many years and wanted to work together so decided to make the sort of film we would like to go and see. Bernard has always been a big fan of Tolstoy and Danny was keen to do a movie with his nephew, JACK HOUSTON, so Bernard decided on adapting the Tolstoy short story 'Two Hussars' and set it in Hollywood making the father and son film directors as opposed to calvary officer's. The interesting thing about Tolstoy is that many of his themes are still very relevant today.
Splash: Was there any other cast attached?
Julia: Danny and Jack were both involved from the start and then between us all we reached out to our other actor friends who were right for the various roles and very quickly put together a great cast.
Splash: How did you round up such a stellar group of actors for this film?
Julia: I am fortunate to have worked with many wonderful actors over the years that i have developed great relationships and was able to reach out to. I think many of the actors were also attracted to working with Bernard as he is a wonderful director. The material provided them with interesting challenges and improvising is fun and different. Tolstoy's characters live and breathe like Shakespeare's and so are very appealing to actors.
Splash: How would you describe your shoot?
Julia: It was fun and very collaborative, i think everybody really felt a part of what they were doing. When you are working with friends and people you know really well it really helps as communication is easy. Everybody involved was really excited to be there and be a part of it and brought great energy to the film. Film making is really a team effort and every little piece of love that each one of our team put in shows and shines in this film.
Splash: What was the biggest challenge you faced in making this film?
Julia: First and foremost getting these types of movies financed in the current economy is always tough - my company put up the majority of the financing on this one. It was a passion project for me so decided to take the risk. The challenge on any independent movie is always finding creative ways to do things with a limited budget. We had a big cast and also a couple of big party scenes and small things such as extra casting is needs to be paid attention to, as these details are important and it's time consuming finding the right people, with the right visual look who will be a good fit. We reached out to a lot of our industry friends to be in the party scenes so it would look authentic. I had to organize tango lessons for Danny and Sienna and bridge lessons for some of the other cast. I also had to find great locations, musicians and dancers so it was challenging and a lot to do in a short time so found myself working round the clock and calling on the generosity of friends for help. My friend, JULIA CLANCEY, who is an amazing fashion designer did the costume design for the film and she dug into her archive collections to create some of the fabulous wardrobe, she is really imaginative and has a real sense of style. The dresses all the women wear in the big party scene with the headresses are stunning, particularly SIENNA MILLER'S - she put her in silver and a wonderfully sparkling headress which really worked well for the scene.
Spash: What advice would you give to film makers?
Julia: Make sure that you are really passionate about your project because you will need that passion to carry you through the hard times and keep you from giving up. The funny thing about film making is you would think you are done when you finish and deliver a movie, in today's' market place- it takes a year to make and and deliver a movie and then another year to market, do the festival circuit and get your film sold and into distribution so you have to be really prepared for the amount of time you will be working on it.
Splash: Tell us about your background? Where are you from and how did you start your career?
Julia: I started in the business as an actress in England and then moved into producing as I am passionate about film and love the creative aspect of it. I love developing material with writers and then putting all the elements together. It's always challenging but enormously satisfying to see it coming to life. First and foremost you need a great compelling story and well executed script , then attaching the right director at the helm who has a real vision for the story and casting it right can often make the difference as to how a script comes to life and blossoms. I Started my producing career in story development running the development side of a film company in london and then moved to LA 20 years ago and set up my own company and have now made 30 films!
Splash: You are also a personal manager. Was that a natural progression? How and why did you take on acting clients?
Julia: I started managing actors about 18 years ago, i was constantly placing friends in jobs as i have always been good at putting people together so it seemed like a natural progression. i have a wonderful roster of great actors who i really love and believe in and are constantly working in film and TV. It's something i really enjoy and the synergy of managing and producing works very well together.
Splash: "2 Jacks" recently premiered at Raindance Film Festival in London. Where else is it going to be seen?
Julia: "2 Jacks" has been at some great film festivals including Montreal worldwide, Vancouver International, Hollywood film festival and most recently The Raindance festival In London. It will be the opening night film at LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL on Friday Oct 18th in LA and It will be coming out in Cinemas and on VOD platforms on Friday 18th October too.
Splash: What's next for you as a producer?
Julia: I love bio pictures and have a wonderful project about the iconic French actress Sarah Bernhardt written by Cynthia Riddle and An Invisible Army written and to be directed by Eva Gardos based on a true story about a single mother who to provide for her kids takes a high paying but dangerous job driving supplies to the troops in Iraq. I am also producing a dysfunctional family Christmas story called Surviving Christmas written and to be directed by James Dearden for which we are in the process of assembling a wonderful cast. I love projects with inspirational messages to them too, and we definately want to make more of those as a company. I think film is a very powerful medium and needs to be used responsibly.
Spash: One last question. What are the movies that have influenced you?
Julia: One of my all time favorite films is "The Party" with Peter Seller's, i have seen it 10 times and cry with laughter every time i see it. "Some Like it Hot" directed by Billy Wilder", Polanski's "Tess " "Shakespeare in Love" were just glorious and Baz Lurhman's "Moulin Rouge" to me was really innovative, throughly engaging and visually stunning.
Splash: Thanks, Julia.
Julia: My pleasure.
"2 Jacks" screens Friday, October 18, 2013 at:
Regal Stadium 14, LA LIVE : 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015. Screening at 8:00 pm.
Opens Theatrically in selected cities and VOD outlets October 18th For full list of cinemas and VOD availability see: www.twojacksfilms.com


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Due to unforeseen circumstances—weather patterns, the stock market, Earth spinning off its axis, new episodes of long-dead TV shows—we've decided to delay the launch of the Parameter short-film competition for a couple of months. Twasn't an easy decision, but we're hoping that the delay will lead to bigger and better things for your short films—including, perhaps, even bigger cash prizes and a more spectacular final event. Stay tuned to this space for more details, and apologies to everyone who got their cameras fired up in anticipation. We'll have more news soon, and this thing will happen in 2013!
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Everything I've learned I learned from clarinet practice: Seth Godin at TED2014
As a child, Seth Godin played the clarinet. Or — he tried .. sort of. At TED2014, he explains how he trudged through lessons, never trying hard enough to produce a note that sounded like the ones he heard from "real" clarinetists. "I took lessons," he says, "but I'm not sure I actually played the […]Continue reading


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Distribusi is back via Maurice Glasman
Things have been busy (not 'busi'). A not so new job with a lot of challenges. Found out that the old Distribusi URL had been lost and this site needed to be reactivated. So here we are; sans old URL but that can be worked on.
The State, Markets and Civil Society
Going to the The State, Markets and Civil Society forum held by the John Cain Foundation that featured the inspiring British Labour Peer, academic and community organiser Baron Maurice Glasman (and founder of Blue Labour) made me return to this old site that hasn't been updated since 2012.
The most profound part of the event for me was finding out about the genesis of the term 'Blue Labour'. I had thought it was just the opposite side of the 'Red Tory' coin. While that was part of the story…
Lord Glasman talked movingly about the necessary recognition of sadness in politics ('feeling blue'). We often deny death, grief and loss and put our hope in bureaucratic processes but these can't inoculate us from the reality of conflict and failure. Australia (like the UK) has very high child and adolescent antidepressant usage levels. While it is difficult to figure out causes, could at least part of the problem be our denial of the 'blue' in our society (as an aside perhaps the marketing gurus and focus groups now commonly used in the political campaign toolbox contribute to the view that we can 'have it all')? It makes you think – when was the last time you heard a politician talk about sacrifice and solidarity for the common good?
"Things can only get better", was apparently the theme song for the UK Labour win in 1997. However, things can get better, worse or we can experience mixed results. This insight informs the reforms being called for by Blue Labour in areas such as governance; having workers, government and consumers in the boardroom may mean some conflict. However, aspects of European political economy, like the example of participatory corporate governance in Germany, are too often ignored even if they are so successful and longstanding.
Throughout Lord Glasman emphasised the importance of civil society where courage is required to accept the leadership of the poor; and that we need to 'stay in the room' with a variety of people who won't necessarily agree with us. However it's not all hard work when we realise that people like to meet (but we easily tire of meetings). He also noted the importance of faith, and referenced the particularly strong links between radical Catholic and Methodist social witness traditions due to their self-organising nature. He referenced proudly his own place in Jewish faith and tradition.
The importance of building relationships was stressed throughout. Our body politic has become all head and no body…
These themes and much more are expanded on in the full clip of his oration:
The day was rounded out well by former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe who passionately spoke about his time in Ministry as a Methodist (now Uniting Church) Minister (peppered with some humour) before entering into formal politics, and the need for engagement with contemporary political ideas (that the John Cain Foundation seeks to foster for the Labor Party in Victoria and more broadly). Hopefully this discussion will be complemented by similar conversations on the conservative side of politics via the best in high Tory tradition.
This conference signaled that hope can be found in exploring radical political tradition so as to build common good alternatives to the market state consensus that lies broken since 2008.
Personal highlight
What was really special was meeting the good Lord himself over an ale. Very humble and personable. No wonder he has been able to work so effectively with diverse communities in the London Citizens movement (now Citizens UK – bit like Sydney Alliance here in Australia).
Other highlights / links…
Other highlights of the conference were: listening to some great historical analysis about the radical Labor tradition before the welfare state period by Janet McCalman; and, witnessing the conference being challenged by some good edgy observations from newcomer Daniel Nicholson.
General observations about the day from attendees can be found via this Twitter feed #jcfconference such as:
The full papers from the conference can be found here.
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Commerzbank reports massive Q4 loss
Germany's Commerzbank says it expects bigger than expected losses for the final quarter of 2012 as large one-off charges wiped out earnings.
Commerzbank said Monday it would take a net loss of (EURO)720 million ($982 million) in the fourth quarter, including a one-time charge of (EURO)185 million from the sale of Ukrainian subsidiary Bank Forum and (EURO)560 million in tax claims.
In a release ahead of its Feb. 15 earnings report, Commerzbank said it made a full year profit of only (EURO)6 million, down from (EURO)638 million in 2011 due to (EURO)980 million in one-time charges.
Commerzbank said in January it would cut as many as 6,000 jobs over three years to reduce costs.
Shares in the bank were down 2.73 percent to (EURO)1.57 in afternoon Frankfurt trading.


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"I know I don't have a rocket scientist as a partner, so this is basically going to be the blind leading the blind." —Johnny
"I just want to say: Johnny, you're the worst person to motivate someone." —Camila
Spreading the final challenge over two episodes has some obvious logic to it: It allows MTV to continue making them more and more difficult every season, and it led to a nice cliffhanger ending last week, with the shot of the three team's sleeping on the mountain. The problem, though, is that it meant that last night's episode was all one challenge. There was no foreshadowing or exposition or storylines being set up.
While I appreciate the leanness of an episode like that—as opposed to the filler included last week—it can diminish some of the payoff of the ending. So when Diem was trying to get C.T. motivated, or when Ty/Emily briefly took the lead, there wasn't as much resonance as there should have been because the episode lacked any real personal moments in the house (like Abram declaring that he has "always been good at" final challenges before crapping out in Cutthroat, or Landon vowing to do whatever it takes before pushing his partner up a mountain in Fresh Meat II).
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- President Obama weighed in Monday on the controversy surrounding a Missouri Republican's comments on rape, pregnancy and abortion.
U.S. Senate nominee Todd Akin told a television interviewer during the weekend that women who are "legitimately raped" rarely get pregnant. Akin opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest.
"Rape is rape," Obama told reporters at the daily White House briefing. "And the idea that we should be parsing and qualifying and slicing what types of rape we're talking about doesn't make sense to the American people and certainly doesn't make sense to me."
The president said Akin's comments show "why we shouldn't have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making healthcare decisions on behalf of women," CBS News reported.
Akin apologized Monday on former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's radio show, but said he is not dropping out of his race: "What I said was ill-conceived, and it was wrong. I really just want to apologize to those that I've hurt."
Obama's GOP rival Mitt Romney and other Republicans have put distance between themselves and Akin's remarks.
But, Obama said, "The underlying notion that we should be making decisions on behalf of women for their healthcare decisions, or qualifying 'forcible rape' versus 'non-forcible rape' -- those are broader issues ... between me and the other party," CBS reported.
Earlier, Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts called on fellow Republican Akin to end his U.S. Senate bid.
Brown said the congressman's statement about the supposedly slim chances of a victim of a "legitimate" rape becoming pregnant rated a public apology and had no place in a Senate campaign.
"Not only should he apologize, but I believe Representative Akin's statement was so far out of bounds that he should resign the nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri," Brown said in a written statement.
Brown is the first GOP senator to call on Akin to end his challenge to incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill, The Hill said.
McCaskill kept up the pressure on her reeling opponent Monday with public statements, telling MSNBC Akin's gaffe was "kind of a window into Todd Akin's mind."
"You can go down a long list of things, and I don't think that this is somebody whom most of the moderate Republicans in the state can support," McCaskill said.
The remark during a live television interview that got Akin in hot water was: "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child."
Akin later issued a statement saying he had misspoken and his comment "does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year." He also tweeted that he understands rape can result in pregnancy.
Akin wasn't getting any help from Romney Monday. Romney's campaign issued a statement saying neither he nor running mate Paul Ryan agreed with Akin's assertions and said their platform did not oppose abortions for rape victims -- though in the past Ryan has said abortion should be permitted only in cases where the woman's life was in danger.


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Freshman guards Matt Mobley and Khalen Cumberlander combined to score 30 points and shoot 11-of-18 from the field as the Central Connecticut men's basketball team overcame an 18-point second half deficit to win 74-73 on the road at Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon.
The Blue Devils are now 6-15 overall and 2-6 in Northeast Conference play. RMU falls to 12-11 overall and 7-1 in league action. The Blue Devils finish their four-game road swing with a 2-2 record with wins at Wagner and at Robert Morris.
Central outrebounded the Colonials 38-29, including 13 offensive rebounds that led to 11 second chance points.
The lead was 63-45 in favor of the home team with 7:38 on the clock after a layup from RMU's David Appolon. The Blue Devils scored five straight to cut the lead to 13, but RMU pushed it back to 15 with 5:53 left. A 10-2 run for the Blue Devils would cut it to 67-60 with under four minutes to play. The run was capped by a three from Mobley.
Down 70-62, the Blue Devils used an 8-2 run in a 57 second span to cut it to 72-70 with 58 seconds on the clock. A free-throw made it 73-70 but a bucket from McMillan cut it to one. Following a missed jumper from RMU's Karvel Anderson, Mobley grabbed the rebound and went the length of the floor and got fouled with 2.2 seconds on the clock. He drained both free-throws for the win.
The Colonials were stunned in the second half as the Blue Devil defense held Robert Morris to 10-of-24 shooting and just 1-of-9 from three. They also struggled from the line making just 13-of-22. The Blue Devils continue to hold teams to a low percentage from three-point land in conference play. RMU was 8-of-26 from three in the loss.
The Blue Devils were 9-of-20 from three, making six of their last seven attempts in the win. They were also 13-of-13 from the line.
The Blue Devils caught fire in the final minutes, including threes from Cumberlander and Mobley and big shots from junior Malcolm McMillan, who finished the game with 14 points and three assists.
The Blue Devils won for the first time this season when trailing at the half. They were down 16.
Central struggled to end the first half, missing their final eight shots from the field and they fell behind 46-30 at halftime. The Blue Devils led by one at the 12 minute mark, but finished the half just 3-of-16 as the Colonials pulled away with a late 15-2 run in the final 6:42.
Cumberlander had 10 for Central before halftime, but the Blue Devils were only 9-of-26 from the field and 3-of-10 from three. Junior Faronte Drakeford added six points before the break.
Cumberlander led the Blue Devil offense with 18, he also had four rebounds and was 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-4 from three. Mobley added 12, including 10 in the last five minutes of the half. McMillan added 14 and Drakeford had 12 points and eight boards.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A faulty pool water heater was the source of carbon monoxide that killed an 11-year-old boy at a North Carolina motel last weekend and a couple who slept in the same room about two months earlier, police said Wednesday.
Plumbing and other investigators who looked look through the Best Western Plus Blue Ridge Plaza pointed to the water heater located beneath room 225 as the source of the killer gas, Boone police said in a statement.
"The exhaust system for the pool water heater had multiple deficiencies," police said. The deadly gas from the faulty water heater was able to seep into the room through an opening under the gas fireplace unit and the wall-mounted heating and air-conditioning unit, police said.
Carbon monoxide killed Jeffrey Williams, 11, of Rock Hill, S.C., on Saturday. His 49-year-old mother, Jeannie Williams, was rushed to a hospital and survived. That came nearly two months after carbon monoxide in the same room killed 73-year-old Daryl Dean Jenkins and 72-year-old Shirley Mae Jenkins of Longview, Wash.
A voice mail message left Wednesday at the offices of Appalachian Hospitality Management, which runs the motel, was not returned. A man answering the phone Tuesday told The Associated Press that company executives were referring questions to the Boone police.
Local health inspectors checked the motel pool six weeks before anyone died, but the scope of their review didn't include investigating for the poisonous gas by checking the water heater, the Appalachian District Health Department said in a statement Tuesday.
During a March 6 inspection, a health inspector noted that the motel violated a safety rule requiring ventilation of storage rooms where pool chemicals are stored. The statement quoted the inspector's report as saying the room's ventilation problem "needs to be corrected asap."
The motel was not fined and did not face other consequences, but the chemical storage was to be revisited at the next inspection, health department spokeswoman Jennifer Greene said in an email to The AP. Inspections are conducted at least twice a year, Greene said.
The motel has been closed by police and investigators want who stayed in the room to contact them by calling 828-268-6900 or emailing Sgt. Matt Stevens at email@example.com.


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Soot is a powerful, extensible, open-source toolkit for analyzing and optimizing Java programs. It enables developers to better understand their Java programs, especially when used as a framework for expressing quick and dirty analyses of Java code. Soot also makes it easy for developers to write code that transforms Java programs. The project was originally developed at McGill University in Montreal in early 2000. New versions of Soot are released regularly.
What You Can Do with Soot
Soot was originally developed as a testbed for Java compiler technology, and one of its first uses was to apply standard compiler optimization techniques to Java programs. Soot can optimize code and has an advantage over JIT in that it can take as long as it wants in its analysis (whereas JIT has to make decisions on the fly).
In this article, however, I want to examine two other uses for the Soot framework:
- As a Java disassembler unlike javap, Soot produces easy-to-read output in an intermediate language.
- As a semantic code analyzer.
Beyond these two uses, Soot is also used for code transformations: That is, as a more-sophisticated BCEL tool. Because of Soot's compiler heritage, you can express transformations in terms of Soot's easy-to-understand intermediate languages, rather than in terms of Java bytecode. Soot can also be used for heavy-duty compiler analysis using a dataflow analysis engine: It provides access to call graph and pointer analysis information.
Soot as a Disassembler
Because Java is run on virtual machines, Java compilers convert source code to bytecodes, which are then executed by the JVM. Because bytecodes use a binary format, they can be hard to understand. You may have run the javap tool to investigate some suspicious bytecodes manually. Soot provides a better way to understand your bytecode.
Compilers frequently use intermediate representations (IRs) internally. These IRs make compiler writers' lives easier by reducing the number of cases they need to consider. In addition, these IRs simplify figuring out what's going on in your code.
One important simplification that IRs implement is that, instead of arbitrarily complex expressions such as x * y + z >> 3, IRs can be constrained to express at most one operation per statement. These operations are typically composed of a binary operation (so, two arguments) and one destination. This type of IR is therefore known as three-address code.
The other major simplification delivered by an intermediate language is reducing a program's control-flow constructs to simple conditionals (if/goto). Thus, intermediate representations often are organized is a control-flow graph (CFG).
Soot's intermediate representation (called Jimple) implements both of these simplifications. Soot can produce Jimple from bytecode or from Java source code. Jimple contains 13 basic statements; examples include AssignStmt and InvokeStmt. Let's look at some Jimple code for the following Java code:
java.util.List<A> list; public void m() { for (A a : list) { System.out.println(a); } }
Assuming that Soot is on the classpath (Soot can also be run as an Eclipse plugin), we can invoke Soot on the command-line as follows:
$ java soot.Main For –soot-classpath /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/jre/lib/rt.jar:. -f j
For is the name of the compiled class. The -soot-class-path option tells Soot to look for classes in the Java 1.5 runtime library, as well as the current directory. The -f j option specifies Jimp (abbreviated Jimple) output. (The difference between Jimp and Jimple is that Jimple includes some details needed to reconstruct the bytecode; Jimp is more legible.)
Soot produces the following For.jimp output file:
public void m() { For r0; java.util.Iterator r1; A r2; java.util.List $r3; boolean $z0; java.lang.Object $r4; java.io.PrintStream $r5; r0 := @this; $r3 = r0.list; r1 = $r3.iterator(); label0: $z0 = r1.hasNext(); if $z0 == 0 goto label1; $r4 = r1.next(); r2 = (A) $r4; $r5 = java.lang.System.out; $r5.println(r2); goto label0; label1: return; }
Soot has transformed the Java bytecode into three-address code, organized in a control-flow graph. We can see that the Java compiler creates an iterator on the list field of the this object, and that the loop body requests an object from the iterator; if the iterator contains another element, the program calls System.out.println on that object.
The $ indicates a stack variable that was not originally present in the code, but was instead introduced in Soot's transformation of the code from bytecode to Jimple. It is possible to tell Soot to use the original names in the source code if it was compiled with debug information (specify -p jb use-original-names on the command line). This option would replace r with a, among other changes.
Other Intermediate Representations in Soot
Although Jimple is the principal Soot IR, it is not the only one. Soot also contains the Baf IR, which is a low-level bytecode-based IR, and the Grimple IR, which contains full expressions instead of three-address code. You might wish to look at these IRs to better understand your code, but you would typically not use them when writing automated analyses; Jimple is better. Another interesting IR is Dava, which attempts to convert the control-flow graph back into structured Java code.
Another way to use Soot is via an Eclipse plugin. This plugin allows you to run Soot without having to use the command line; it is basically a user-friendly front end. You can also graphically view control-flow graphs and step through the workings of your analysis using the Eclipse plugin.


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In a speech on climate change delivered in Washington DC yesterday, Obama directed the interior department to give the green light to enough private, renewable energy capacity on public land to power more than six million homes.
He also announced that the defence department, the country's biggest energy consumer, will install 3GW of renewable power on its bases.
According to the American Wind Energy Association, the plans call for the construction of more than 11,000 wind turbines, assuming a 35% capacity factor and an average turbine size of 2MW.
The boost to the renewable sector is only part of a wide-ranging programme aiming to put the US on track to meet its commitment to cut carbon emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020.
Obama fired a clear warning shot at the fossil fuel industry in his speech. "Because billions of your tax dollars continue to subsidise some of the most profitable corporations in the history of the world, my budget once again calls for Congress to end the tax breaks for big oil companies and invest in the clean-energy companies that will fuel our future," he said.
"Countries like China and Germany are going all out in the race for clean energy. I want America to win that race, but we can't win it if we're not in it."


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7 Outstanding Beers from San Diego Beer Week 2011
The third annual San Diego Beer Week, which took place November 4 to 13, was a 10 day long endurance test for thousands of beer-lovers city wide: there were no fewer than 540 events, dozens of participating bars and restaurants, 40 local breweries and brew pubs, and thousands of eye-opening moments as beer lovers, beer makers, and beer newbies discovered ales, lagers, pubs, and pairings that would change how they experienced beer in San Diego.
For one person or even a group of friends, it was impossible to put a dent in the dozens of events going on each day, but that didn't matter. No matter whether you opted for intimate meet-the-brewer evenings, exquisite beer-pairing dinners, or casual nights at the local pub, you were greeted with great beer. Here are 7 of our favorite sips from a week full of superlative craft beer.
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(CNN) -- This year's flu vaccine was less effective than officials previously thought, particularly for the elderly, said officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Officials have said the worst may be over and flu cases are declining. The 2012-13 flu season began in December, much earlier than usual, and was more severe than last year's.
That particularly was true for those 65 or older, according to a CDC report Thursday. The vaccine was 9% effective in protecting people in that age group.
"One possible explanation for this is that some older people did not mount an effective immune response to the H3N2 component of this season's vaccine," the report said. "However, it's not possible to say that for sure."
An H3N2 flu strain has been the most dominant and has been especially hard on the elderly.
Among those over 65, 146 per 100,000 were hospitalized for the flu virus, compared with a rate of 30 per 100,000 last year, the CDC said.
Dr. Thomas Frieden, the CDC's director, said this month in a congressional hearing that about twice as many elderly people have been hospitalized with flu symptoms than in recent years. That includes the 2007-08 and 2003-04 seasons, which also saw a predominant H3N2 strain.
"It seems that this year's flu vaccine is not nearly as effective as we would like among people over the age of 65 for one particular strain of flu," Frieden said Thursday. "That's why early treatment is so important."
Officials maintained, however, that those 65 and older should be vaccinated yearly, for reasons including that this population is at high risk of serious illness, hospitalization and death from the flu.
"This flu season has been worse than average and particularly severe for the elderly," Frieden said. "Although it's far from perfect, flu vaccination is by far the best tool we have to protect from the flu."
Authorities earlier had said the flu vaccine was 62% effective for adults and children. In the Thursday report, the CDC revised that to 56%.
The new number, the agency said, is "not significantly different" and continues to fall within the confidence interval established earlier. But the lower number includes an additional three weeks of data and was adjusted for various factors, including age and race or ethnicity.
"Both estimates indicate moderate vaccine effectiveness in preventing outpatient medical visits due to circulating flu viruses in most of the population," the report said.
In addition, while this year's vaccine was considered a good match for the most common circulating flu viruses, it only provided 47% protection against H3N2, the main virus.
"We simply need a better vaccine against influenza, one that works better and lasts longer," Frieden said. The Department of Health and Human Services as well as the private sector are working on such a project, he said.
In addition, less than half of school-age children -- the population mainly responsible for spreading the flu virus -- got the flu shot, experts said. The CDC recommends the vaccine for those 6 months of age and older.
According to the latest numbers released Friday by the CDC, "influenza activity remained elevated in the United States, but decreased in most areas."
CNN's Trisha Henry contributed to this report.


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'Diversity of Tactics' anyone?
George Orwell would have had a field day with this one. (See his classic essay, "Politics and the English Language" in which he asserts, "In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.")
The term means to suggest that Occupy should employ a full range of actions, from violent to non-violent. But some have seen through the phrase and labeled it a euphemism for "anything goes." For instance, the definition of violence has been left vague. Tactical nuclear weapons anyone?
Others say the term is a cover for young anarchists simply acting out their anger. Still others hint darkly that the proposed policy is the work of agent provocateurs trying to destroy the movement.
Whoever or whatever is behind it, I see "diversity of tactics" as Orwellian "double speak."
Start with "diversity," a term that carries positive connotations in our multi-cultural, increasingly diverse society. To not recognize (some would say "celebrate") diversity is a form of ignorance at best and prejudice at worst.
So those using the phrase "diversity of tactics" are off to an appealing start.
How about "tactics"? The suggestion here is that "tactics" are a proven way to a goal, presumably a common, shared one. Tactics implies that tacticians — experts knowledgeable in tactics — are in control.
There's a "trust us" aspect to the phrase.
Again, this is all sounds good, but is it?
Will using "a diversity of tactics" in fact help Occupy achieve its goals?
Of course Occupy has never been explicit in stating its goals, just as it has never offered an identifiable public leadership. Still, the movement's single most prominent goal would seem to be ending inequity — in education, justice, opportunity etc.
Will a "diversity of tactics," including violence, move our society toward less inequality?
No way. In a media-defined world portrayed by carefully selected compelling images, conflict is the predominant public narrative. Visual violence attracts attention to itself, not the issues that have sparked it.
Moreover, if violence actually did serve Occupy's stated ends, the movement would then rely on violence in the future. It's the old story of violence breeding violence.
And make no mistake, those advocating a "diversity of tactics" are condoning violence, unwittingly misdirecting public attention and opinion, and undercutting their own cause.
It is time for the Occupy movement state unequivocally its opposition to all forms of violence and disassociate the movement from those who practice i.
The diversity that the movement needs is a diversity of non-violent tactics. Fortunately, thanks to successful liberation and rights movements, there is no shortage of them.
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I was a little peeved by the benediction during today's Inauguration Ceremony for Barack Obama. Private prayer (though still unhelpful) is fine; but government-organized prayer is just wrong. I hope that in my lifetime this goes away as a standard for these types of events.
"One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
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Be careful about reading our preferred meaning into the word "respecting".
It has the dated, or formal, meaning "with reference or regard to."
Join that with the fact that before the post-Civil War 14th Amendment, the Constitution applied to the Federal government only.
The originalists on the Court read the establishment clause as saying the national legislature shall make make no law interfering with, or trying to disestablish, churches established by state and local governments.
See Akhil Reed Amar's 1998 The Bill of Rights, page 32. Amar was then a law professor at Yale.
"ceremonial deism"
So then why recognize a deity that 'created the universe, then walked away, taking a permanent vacation'?
So does this give the federal government a secular 'pope' like position, speaking for 'God', with no direct authorization given by the invisiable guy in the sky? I get the feeling of a childish pretend type of ceremonial process, that keeps the true-believers happy, and the more practical folks with a tool for social control.
a...pretend type of ceremonial process, that keeps the true-believers happy, and the more practical folks with a tool for social control.
Bingo! How many neoconservatives do you think are "true believers" and how many do you think truly believe that religion is a great political tool? They don't care about God, gays, or abortion so much as they care about getting enough of the poor and the middle class fired up on 'culture wars' issues so that those voters will elect a representative whose fiscal policy actually harms them. It's pretty ruthless and it's worked for a long time. You have to give them that.
I have more than once thought, that if I play the game really well, I could have people give me money just for 'believing their crap'. As a contractor, I noticed a tendency for customers to talk about their politics or religious positions during my job. If I were to challendge them on some of the more odd positions, it was clear that the knife edge of acceptance with kick in, and they would cut me off.
Over time I found ways to appear to either agree or fail to show interest. My worst experiences were during jobs where we needed to work together. Hyper-theists can be some really ugly work partners when it comes to ideas, ways of doing things, sources of knowledge, and power gaming.
One Muslum I worked with for a while would not allow me to whisle at the job site or listen to music. I finally told him to mind is own business, if he wanted me to work for him, he needed to not forget what country he is in! His country of origin Tunisia, has recently had a cultural revolution, maybe they have lossened up a little?
Hah. Because the phrase no longer has significance it can be left alone.
Of course it clearly does have significance to the millions of fucktards who scream bloody murder if you talk about removing it.
He swears to uphold our secular, godless Constitution by swearing an oath on a Bible and a "so help me god?" They use our taxpayer money to promote their particular versions of monotheism/Judeo-Christianity? The inauguration was more like a church service. As such, I found it very disappointing.
It really bothers me how many references there were to an imaginary being. I wish there were some FSM banners flying and displayed on national television. I wish just one announcer/reporter asked, "I wonder to which god he is referring?" And followed it with, "because that character in the Bible sure is horrific, as is most of the book itself."
Imagine yourself at the bank....
"Do you swear to uphold your duties to pay down this mortgage, so help you God"
I am 100% in agreement with your opinion, Arianne. While I was exhilarated by President Obama's progressive compassion, I had to cringe whenever another member of the clergy or a craven politician got up and attributed America's greatness (such as it is) - past, present, and future - to some phantasmagorical magic white man in the sky. At one point, I was moved to speculate what it would be like if one of these hypocrites decided, instead of thanking God for all His blessings, decided instead to curse Him ( or Her, or It) for all the misery He (or She or It) visits upon humanity.
I wondered why this didn't occur during the Great Recession or any number of natural disasters. Perhaps social stigma keeps these thoughts private.
I remember asking God, "why" several times. That was near enough to blasphemy, questioning God's plan. But never did I have the hutspa to curse at him while a Christian.
When the benediction started I pressed the mute button. I didn't time it but it seemed long. I survived by reminding myself that xians must debase themselves. Often at length.
We evolved from pond scum and some of us have come but a short way. Because politicians need votes, I find it helpful to think of "panderingpolitician" as one word.
And this: One nation, easily divisible by dogma....
Wipe, flush, and consider the task finished.
I doubt any prayers were intended to placate a god, as much as they were to placate this country's Religious Right, who, though they took a severe beating in the election, are still a force not to be underestimated.


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In years past, there were five weeks of diet disaster each year. It started with Thanksgiving, gained speed during holiday parties and cookie-baking frenzies, and culminated with heavy hors d'oeuvres and champagne on New Year's Eve.
In years past, there were five weeks of diet disaster each year.
It started with Thanksgiving, gained speed during holiday parties and cookie-baking frenzies, and culminated with heavy hors d'oeuvres and champagne on New Year's Eve.
But now, the period of sensible eating seems to be shortening with the autumn days. With swimsuit season firmly behind us, there's a smorgasbord of reasons to overindulge for the duration of 2010.
Diet Disaster 2010 kicked off with the football season this month. Not only are we sedentary for three hours — or longer — every Sunday afternoon, but now we have a feast of football-friendly foods: Chicken wings, chips and dip, chili.
In just a few weeks, we open the door to Halloween. For years, I bought my Halloween candy in two batches: The first batch was purchased two weeks before the actual event, giving me the opportunity for a candy coma every night leading up to Halloween. The second batch was purchased on Halloween Day, because the first round of candy had mysteriously disappeared.
You might think there's a food respite coming after Halloween, but there's still a solid stash of candy around: Your kid has enough to last until Easter, so it only makes sense to help him out. After all, he's only allowed to eat two pieces a day. You're bigger, so you can have four.
Just about the time that only Dots and Dum-Dums are left in the candy bowl, it's time to start cooking for Thanksgiving. A few years back, I learned about this fantastic post-Thanksgiving tradition called Turkey Stuffing Sandwiches. It's basically an entire Thanksgiving dinner, thrown in a Crock Pot with a half pound of butter and then served on rolls. I hear cardiologists are in particularly high demand this time of year, but it doesn't stop those sandwiches from tasting like a slice of heaven.
But with Thanksgiving, the holidays have officially arrived. So you wipe the last of the Turkey Stuffing Sandwich from your lips and apply gloss: It's time to party.
All through December, newspapers and magazines are stacked with articles about how to stay low-cal through Christmas parties. There's talk of carrot sticks and wine spritzers, of roasted potatoes and light salads. Yet, we manage to slip into a chocolate-induced amnesia somewhere between the door and the buffet table.
By Christmas Day, I'm almost queasy with the thought of more rich food. And yet, it's only one day a year, so I take full advantage of it. Last year, I let my 2-year-old have a lollipop before breakfast on Christmas morning. My husband stared at me in shock, but I shrugged it off with a casual, "Lighten up, it's Christmas!" and went off to flip the bacon with a truffle in my hand.
It seems downright silly to try to lose weight during the week between Christmas and New Year's, given the abundance of holiday leftovers and all. And so it's no wonder why we're all inspired to lose weight come January 1. Our bodies haven't been fed a tried-and-true vegetable in months, and they're desperate for something without sprinkles on top.
It doesn't have to be that way this year. And no, you don't need to hire a nutritionist or personal trainer to make that happen. Just count on me and my foolproof ways to keep your waistline trim through the New Year:
Skip the "one for you, one for me" method of handing out Halloween candy. It's bad for you. It adds to your bottom line. Instead, cut your candy consumption in half by doing "two for you, one for me." It will make all the difference.
Host more parties than you attend. A party hostess is always too busy catering to her guests to fill up on unhealthy snacks. When she eats, it's always the cold leftovers. And as everyone knows, cold leftovers have half the calories.
Avoid online shopping at all costs. Walking the mall burns calories, especially when you do a loop through the food court.
I know my methods seem unorthodox, but really — take my advice.
I'm certainly not using it.
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Fonzaso certainly needs no big introduction. For long winters this historic crag located next to the San Micel hermitage has been the favourite spot for climbers from the Dolomites Feltre and Primiero region. Since the early '70's these climbers have slowly but surely pushed the art of technical climbing ever upwards to the unthinkable grades of 8c and 9a in this third millennium.
Obvioulsy this crag is intrinsically connected to the likes of Yuri Gadenz, Manolo and Riccardo Scarian and the crag, once shunned and unfashionable, is currently reliving a second moment of glory.
This band of compact grey and white limestone offers a selection of 40 technical routes marked by micro edges and pockets where stamina and above all excellent footwork are the key to success. Conditions pay an important role too and from 11 - 15 the winter sun creates a "micro-climate" which is ideal for these small holds. And if it is still too hot all you need to do is wait for the sun to disappear behind the mountain: it's now time for half an hour of perfect friction. This magical moment is often accompanied by a bonfire to keep hands and feet at just the right temperature
Fonzaso is located circa 2 hours north of Venice at the start of the Italian Dolomites. Take the SS47 Val Sugana which heads north from Bassano del Grappa towards Trento and exit onto the SS50 bis for Feltre/Fiera di Primiero. Floow this, then turn off onto the SR50 for Fiera di Primiero and exit for Fonzaso after a couple of km. Reach the church in the center of the village, follow signs for "Eremo di San Micel" and park the car in the large town square. Continue of foot following the signs for the hermitage at first, then break off right and traverse beneath the rock band to reach the crag proper. Walk-in 20 minutes.
Technical climbing on stratified limestone, small edges and shallow pockets. A route list is located next to the small stone hut.
The local climbing association Climband has recently rebolted the routes.
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Today, the United States Bankruptcy Court is in the midst of hearing a case to determine whether Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing is a legal option to deal with their struggling economy.
A group of retired police officers, firefighters and public employees filed the lawsuit claiming the action is ultimately in violation of the Michigan State Constitution, as it would cut workers' pensions.
While some deem the move a viable option to deal with the city's struggling economy, as reports say unfair manufacturing competition and restrictive labor laws are at the root, the city will soon find out if they can be granted a new footing.
Whether the suit protects their pensions or not, the city has to come up, once again, with a way to build their future economy.
In New York City, Wall Street provides a deeply rooted financial engine, making the same demise unlikely, but what happens when we too fall into a neverending economic endeavor?
Detroit once made up for nearly all of the country's automotive manufacturing businesses and built a steady "reliable" system for its economic foundations, however it was inevitable that this could not last.
Although it doesn't seem like NYC isn't headed for bankruptcy anytime soon, it is likely that the way business is being done will change. Comptroller John Liu and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio are both running for mayor and also both accuse the Bloomberg administration for punishing small businesses with hefty fines and arbitrary violations, is it possible mom and pops may close for good?
Liu takes it a step further and calls for city government to put an end to tax subsidies for big business in an attempt to save money and prevent having to fine small businesses.
The power that NYC has is the middle-class, and while it is shrinking, the small business owners keep competition in check.
However, if New York becomes more like Detroit, with one or a few main industries with few entrepreneurs and start-ups, it may face the same fate as the failed auto industry. Even with a bailout.


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Have you ever driven your car into the garage with your bike still on the roof, or at least gotten close enough to give you heart palpitations? Enter stage left the HeadsUp Systems wireless gear alert system.
The HeadsUp display system is pretty interesting, and it's basically an early-warning system that tells you if you have a bike or other object on the roof of your vehicle as you enter your garage. It hopefully prevents you from smashing or destroying your bike as you accidentally drive into your garage. The cost of bike replacement and garage repair can be quite exorbitant, and the HeadsUp System can give you peace of mind in preventing an unwanted disaster.
The system is comprised of a gear tag, an in-car alerter and a LED alert sign which contains an internal wireless control module. It works when the tag and alerter come in together as a pair into the garage, and the alert sign's computer acknowledges them as a set. When that action happens the alerter will beep, and the LED alert sign will pulse with up arrows.
Kit Contents:
- LED alert sign with internal wireless control module
- In-car alerter with battery
- Two gear tags with batteries
- User manual
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The orange gear tag uses a CR1632 battery, and it fits into a small black rubber boot that wraps around your bike or other piece of gear. The alerter looks like a garage door remote, and it also uses a CR1632 battery, and it can be clipped to your vehicle visor or placed in a cup holder.
If you ride your tagged bike into the garage by itself, or if you drive your vehicle in with only the alerter, nothing happens since the tag and alerter are not combined as a pairing at the same time. Other tags that are on bikes stored in the garage won't make any difference, since they were static within the garage space, and weren't identified as a live pairing.
The alerting will go off when you are about 50-100 feet from your garage, depending on how you have the LED alert sign set up, and the angle you come in with your vehicle. The alerter beeps loudly, and the alert sign's three LED arrows will quickly pulse upwards, and the alerting will stay on for 3 minutes. You can click a button on the alerter, and it will stop beeping, but the LED will continue until it reaches its time threshold. The units communicate with each other using low power 2.4Ghz wireless technology.


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MILWAUKEE (AP) Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 21 points and Marquis Daniels had season highs with 18 points and six rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks took command early and beat the Charlotte Bobcats 108-93 on Friday night.
Brandon Jennings had 15 points and eight assists and Monta Ellis added 13 points to help the Bucks.
Milwaukee led by 13 after the first quarter, 18 at the half and 25 at the end of the third. Leading 98-77 with 6:06 to play, coach Scott Skiles cleared the bench. The Bobcats closed to within 11, but never got any closer.
Gerald Henderson led the Bobcats with 19 points and Kemba Walker had 16 for Charlotte, which has lost six in a row.


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Got mine today... I got 2 Torryn Farr figures, two Snowtrooper Officers, Luke, and Yoda.-Torryn Farr... A great figure, if not simply a headswap. Hasbro going the removable earmuff route is really a nice nod from them, and the kind of thing that makes a collector figure special. I am planning a headswap, hopefully, and may buy more to do other swaps.I didn't get Dak yet, and I didn't get anyone else... I don't need Bastilla Shan or anything like that. I'd like Daks but not for $10. Anyone selling Daks for less, I'm all ears.
I thought the hands were re-used? The forearms and vest I didn't notice (Leia's away, with everyone else, wishing I had shelving up ).That's a good bit of new!The hands I thought reminded me of Bastillas or another characters. I could be wrong.For the curious, btw, Torryn Farr's head? It swaps with basically every female Rebel Pilot and POSSIBLY the female Impy from Force Unleashed.So headswaps, galore, if you want. You could have your own army of basically chicks looking at computer screens.
Got my Luke to stand on 2 hands in under a minute.Got him to stand on one hand in less than 2 minutes.Heard people bitching they can't get him to stand on two hands at all.Those people probably can't crack an egg without it flying all over the place.
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Thank goodness for the '85 Bears.
If it weren't for their historically awesome 46-10 Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots it would be tough to call Chicago a football town.
Perhaps sensing that this city needed a fresh reminder of what a good football team looks like, members of the 'ol shufflin' crew got back together to record a Super Bowl Shuffle reunion video.
The reunion, organized by Sprint/Boost Mobile for a commercial, features Punky QB Jim McMahon, Steve Fuller, Richard Dent, Willie Gault, Maury Buford, Otis Wilson and Mike Singletary.
"Da Coach," Mike Ditka even gets in on the act this time around.
The :30 second spot will air during that commercial bonanza known as the Super Bowl on Feb. 7.
There are a few slight differences: all of the players will sport Singletary's No. 50 jersey to highlight Boost Mobile's $50 plan. And, well, the guys are older.
Other than that, "It looks exactly the same," says Willie Gault, on ESPNChicago.com. "Otis [Wilson] said probably the carpet is still the same."
'85 Bears Reunite for "Shuffle" Remake
This time Ditka's in the mix
Thank goodness for the '85 Bears.


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Christ my God, set my heart on fire with love in You, that in its flame I may love You with all my heart, with all my mind, and with all my soul and with all my strength, and my neighbor as myself, so that by keeping Your commandments I may glorify You the Giver of every good and perfect gift. Amen.
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Seconds walk from the High Street this 2 bedroomed cottage sleeps 4. It has a courtyard garden with an outside drying room.
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