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It's hard to believe, but 2013 is about to enter into our collective memory. Before we boldly go into the new year, it is important to take a moment to remember the significant events of the past year. For us here at the library that means remembering the many books, films and albums that we encountered int 2013. To that end, we are publishing a series of posts highlighting some of our favorites from the past year. Today we start with the ever popular fiction category. Prepare for your "to read" list to get much longer.
The Circle | Dave Eggers
When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. What begins as the captivating story of one woman's ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.
This is a frightening modern 1984 where privacy is theft and the corporation becomes our pseudo-family. – Esta
Dreams and Shadows | C. Robert Cargill
A brilliantly crafted modern tale from acclaimed film critic and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill — part Neil Gaiman, part Guillermo Del Toro, part William S. Burroughs — that charts the lives of two boys from their star-crossed childhood in the realm of magic and mystery to their anguished adulthoods
Cargill's style of writing blends folklore, mythology, fantasy, and a wonderfully sarcastic sense of humor. – Lisa
The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel | Helene Wecker
Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything.
Wecker's descriptions of turn-of-the-century New York are just magical. –Lisa
Insane City | Dave Barry
Astonished by his imminent marriage to a woman he believed out of his league, Seth flies to their destination wedding in Florida only to be swept up in a maelstrom of violence involving rioters, Russian gangsters, angry strippers, and a desperate python.
The story cannot possibly get any more complex or ridiculous and then it does. And then again. – Ron
Seiobo There Below | László Krasznahorkai
A torrent of hypnotic, lyrical prose, Krasznahorkai's novel explores the process of seeing and representation, tackling notions of the sublime and the holy as they exist in art.
The tone of the writing is refreshingly original. Seiobo There Below puts you in the presence of a keen intelligence and sensibility. – Scott
The Infatuations | Javier Marías
From the award-winning Spanish writer Javier Maras comes an extraordinary new book that has been a literary sensation around the world: an immersive, provocative novel propelled by a seemingly random murder that we come to understand — or do we? — through one woman's ever-unfurling imagination and infatuations.
This is a thought-provoking look at the inscrutability of desire, motivation, and what Kant has termed 'radical evil.' It also includes some tremendous writing about a grief observed. – Scott
Tenth of December | George Saunders
A collection of stories which includes "Home," a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory lap," a tale about an inventive abduction attempt; and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit.
Saunders brings it all: flesh-and-blood characters, inventive plots, vivid settings, and spot-on language. – Scott
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales | Yoko Ogawa
Sinister forces collide – and unite a host of desperate characters – in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders – their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web.
I've always been a fan of Ogawa's sparse prose, which draws you in, gives you a false sense of security, and then yanks the rug out from under you. – Richard
Deadbeat – Makes You Stronger | Guy Adams
Two old friends witness what they think is a living person being put into a coffin and carried out of a funeral home. They attempt to unravel the mystery around this tableau.
Each character narrates at different times and the story is filled with surprises. – Ron
Little Elvises | Timothy Hallinan
A crook, who acts as a detective for other crooks, tries to clear a record producer/possible mafia guy of murder. The producer's claim to fame: a troop of attractive, untalented male singers in the early 60's.
The protagonist is a criminal who has never been caught, sort of a Robin Hood type, and this makes for a spin on noir detective writing. – Ron
The Rosie Project | Graeme C. Simsion
Don, a professor of genetics, sets up a project designed to find him the perfect wife, starting with a questionnaire that has to be adjusted a little as he goes along. Then he meets Rosie, who is everything he's not looking for in a wife…
An amazing debut novel written with warmth and intelligence, filled with laugh out loud moments and loveable characters… an entertaining feel-good romantic comedy. – Andrea
T.C. Boyle Stories II | T. Coraghessan Boyle
You can curl up and delight in this collection of 58 stories by a master storyteller, including 14 previously unpublished stories. Whether it's about facing mortality, first love, or fighting to survive, T.C. Boyle crafts a vibrant dramatic story.
You will be swept away by the power of his writing–there is every human emotion in these stories: fear, tenderness, savagery, longing. This emotional storm is balanced with Boyle's amazing sense of sarcasm, humor and irony. – Esta
The Illusion of Separateness | Simon Van Booy
Six seemingly unconnected people that are linked in ways not revealed to the characters and only slowly revealed to the reader. A tender story told in an unusual way.
This is beautifully written with passages I read and then read again to savor. Loved it from start to finish. – Teri
The Cuckoo's Calling | Robert Galbraith, aka J.K. Rowling
Working as a private investigator after losing his leg in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike takes the case of a supermodel's suspicious suicide & finds himself in a world of millionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, desperate designers and hedonist pursuits.
I confess I placed my hold after the author's true identity was revealed. But I am a sucker for old-school gumshoe PI mysteries and this one fits the bill. Hopefully this is the start of a series! – Carol
The Burgess Boys | Elizabeth Strout
A teen loner impulsively commits a hate crime — he places a pig's head in the doorway of a mosque in a quiet Maine town. His actions upend his family and force them to confront their own repressed emotions and traumas of the past.
The story is filled with so much compassion and revelation that you almost fall in love with each character! – Esta
The Interestings | Meg Wolitzer
In the 1970's, a group of six young adults vow to be true to their creativity and to stay connected. Their bonds carry them through years of trial and trauma into the present.
This is a saga of an era of social unrest and change. We can savor the details of each character's exploration of their own sexuality, fears, and ambitions. – Esta
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | Karen Joy Fowler
Rosemary grows up with a very peculiar and unusual sister, and years later she mourns the loss when Fern disappears. The family starts to crumble with anger and retribution as older brother Lowell becomes a radical animal-rights activist.
A dark story that bursts with surprises and secrets revealed, as it questions what it is to be human or animal. – Esta
Life After Life | Kate Atkinson
Ursula Todd is born on a cold snowy day in 1910, and dies before drawing her first breath. Almost immediately she is reborn on that same day. And so goes this novel of what ifs, as Ursula and her family continue to wend their way through the century.
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Professor David Stone has contributed his sound editing work to more than 100 feature films and television series, including "Top Gun," "Edward Scissorhands," "Batman Returns" and more. He has won a variety of awards, including five Golden Reels and the 1992 Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing for Bram Stoker's "Dracula." An active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Stone teaches sound design at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
"Anyone should observe that we all live inside a media culture and that young people listen passionately to the sounds of Web videos, movies and games. They have easy access to more powerful media-making tools than any previous generation."David Stone | Sound design professor
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Exams in Singing for Musical Theatre at Grades 1–3 are currently available, and Grades 4–8 will be released in full in late 2020.
Latest updates:
- 23 April 2020 – Grades 4 & 5 Song List Preview is now available, so you can start learning your songs in advance
- Late 2020 – Complete syllabus for Grades 4–8, including supporting test requirements
Why take an exam in Singing for Musical Theatre?
Why take an exam in Singing for Musical Theatre?
Musical theatre is a vibrant and energetic contemporary art form, popular with increasing numbers of performers, young and old. Singers specialising in this dynamic genre now have the opportunity to gain an internationally recognised qualification with ABRSM. Our exams connect progress, achievement and motivation – so you can take to the stage with confidence.
"The new Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus provides a great opportunity for young singers to perform, learn, experiment, practise and most importantly have fun. The Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus provides many challenges with style, expression, acting through song, varying vocal qualities and techniques. The lists offer a variety of choices and encourage the discovery of new repertoire." Rachel Lyske, Brit School teacher and ABRSM consultant.
With our new Singing for Musical Theatre exams you perform the songs you love, while developing musical skills that will help you flourish in rehearsal, audition and performance situations. Along the way you'll also gain valuable interrelated skills – not just for music making but for life.
ABRSM Chief Examiner, John Holmes says:
"As with the development of all our syllabuses, we have taken great care to create a clear, well-structured progressive pathway through the assessment of this popular genre. Singing for Musical Theatre exams are new to ABRSM's exam offer, and new in terms of what's available out there, but familiar in terms of what we do best - providing reliable milestones of musical achievement, marked according to solid, well-established principles."
The music
From Gershwin to Sondheim, the West End to Disney. The songs in our new syllabus span the world of musical theatre across stage and screen.
To make sure the songs you perform in the exam room come from the latest musicals, the syllabus will only be available online. This means we can regularly refresh and update it as new songs are released. The first round of additions to the syllabus for Grades 1-3 are currently available, as well as a preview of Grades 4 & 5 song lists. Our material has been carefully selected by industry experts and is designed to reflect the different dramatic contexts and genres within musical theatre.
Our material has been carefully selected by industry experts and is designed to reflect the different dramatic contexts and genres within musical theatre.
At Grades 1–3, we've selected material that encourages vocally safe singing for young and developing voices, as well as songs that are age-appropriate in content.
Published repertoire
To support your learning, we've published Singing for Musical Theatre Songbooks for Grades 1, 2 & 3.
The songbook collection includes 12 songs per book (four per list), selected from the Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus, and offers an unrivalled choice of repertoire for anyone taking a Singing for Musical Theatre exam.
The exam
Whether you plan to use your exam as a springboard for an audition, as preparation for the industry or just because you love singing songs from musicals, we want to help you build all the skills you need to be a rounded and successful performer. We've designed the exam to support you to be your very best.
Take the stage
Each grade consists of three accompanied songs and one unaccompanied song. All four songs are chosen from lists containing a variety of songs from musicals dating from the 1920s to the present day. This allows you to explore different characters and styles of music – so there should be something for everyone.
Accompanied songs
You need to choose one accompanied song from each list. This is an opportunity to show the range of characters you can express, acting through song. Having live accompaniment from the piano in the exam mirrors usual practice for concerts and auditions, and interacting with the pianist is another important musical skill you build here.
Unaccompanied song
Singing unaccompanied (a cappella) is a great way to train your ear, and really helps with singing in tune and building your confidence. It's also great preparation for auditions and your chance to shine solo!
Supporting tests
We're also testing some key skills that will give you an edge, whether in auditions, rehearsals or during the show!
Being able to sight-read unfamiliar music is one of those skills that every singer should have. It helps you to join in more easily, learn things more quickly and access all kinds of music for yourself. It could help you to step into a new role at short notice, access session work and much more.
In the exam, the examiner will present you with a short piece of music that you haven't seen before. We've designed all the sight-singing pieces to be relevant to Musical Theatre singers. They are in attractive, accessible styles with optional words in English. Each short piece starts with a piano introduction consisting of the final bars of the piece you are going to sing. The piano part either doubles (Grades 1 – 2) or supports (Grade 3) the melody line throughout, so you can use your musical instinct to find the tune, as well as reading it.
Aural tests
Aural training develops your musical 'ear'. Having a strong musical ear helps you to feel a pulse, keep in time and understand harmonies and melody lines. These are important skills when you have to pick up tunes quickly with limited rehearsal time. Musical theatre singers are often very strong in this area and our tests give you the chance to demonstrate that.
In the exam, the examiner will play you some short melodies, rhythms, and pieces of music to respond to. Some are for you to join in with or copy and some are for you to notice changes or general features such as loud/quiet, fast/slow etc.
"To be able to sight sing is a priceless tool for any singer. Having this skill opens up a world of musical understanding that contributes to musical awareness and maturity in performance"
Rachel Lyske, Brit School teacher and ABRSM consultant.
The marks
All individual practical exams are marked out of a total of 150.
- Accompanied songs – each song is marked out of 30
- Unaccompanied song – marked out of 21
- Sight-singing – marked out of 21
- Aural tests – marked out 18
What's the pass mark?
- 100-119 marks: Pass
- 120-129 marks: Merit
- 130+ marks: Distinction (cue standing ovation!)
The examiners
Our Singing for Musical Theatre exams allow you to focus on the singing, and this means our examiners also focus on your singing. They assess your sense of pitch, time, tone, shape and performance rather than your acting and dance skills, or costumes and props.
Our examiners are all professional musicians who are highly trained in assessing musical performance. At the heart of the exam is you, the candidate, and every examiner is committed to the motto "I'll do my best to help you do your best."
What's next?
Grades 4 and above
Grades 4 & 5 song list can be previewed here (add link). The complete syllabus for Grades 4–8, including the supporting test requirements, will be released in late 2020.
We're working hard behind the scenes, and although we can't yet tell you exactly what will be on the coming syllabuses, we can say that the higher up the grades you get, the more they'll feature those big show tunes you know and love.
Supporting products
Singing for Musical Theatre Songbooks
Grades 1, 2 & 3
ABRSM Singing for Musical Theatre Songbooks series will not only help support Grade 1–3 candidates with their exam preparation, but is an essential collection for any musical theatre fan who just loves to sing.
Songbook for Grade 1
Featuring 12 songs from Grade 1 of the Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus.
Songbook for Grade 2
Featuring 12 songs from Grade 2 of the Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus.
Songbook for Grade 3
Featuring 12 songs from Grade 3 of the Singing for Musical Theatre syllabus.
Sight singing book
Practice material for candidates preparing for our Singing for Musical Theatre exams at Grades 1-3.
Aural Trainer
Vocal health
"Vocal health has been a massive consideration when selecting repertoire - vocal challenges and demands increase as the syllabus progresses. Due to the nature of ABRSM exams the syllabus allows for focus to be on the understanding of music and the technical aspects of singing." Rachel Lyske, Brit School teacher and ABRSM consultant.
The music
"Industry experts and leading consultants have worked with us to create this appealing new exam. These exams will be authentic to the genre and capture the energy and fun of musical theatre, while giving learners a strong, structured environment in which to develop their technical and performance skills through the songs they love." Michael Elliott, ABRSM Chief Executive.


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Over Due Government Project
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Over Due Government Project
The only above ground construction so far is this sign.
The over due car park development project near the Stirling train station is disappointing. I don't know who's at fault. Maybe there's a shortage of materials, maybe the department of Transport stuffed up, maybe construction union problems? What I do know is transport is not efficient in Perth. Less people will want to travel to the Perth CBD for business if they can't get on trains at Perth metropolitan train stations. We all know car parking in the Perth CBD is a problem.
I and maybe the public would like an explanation from Transperth, the Western Australian government agency in Perth managing this overdue government project, reasons of what is causing the delay. Maybe a savvy Perth journalist could follow up this story to get answers.
Ben, https://seoperth.expert
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I recently had the task of cleaning out the attic at my parents' farm as we prepared to turn the house over to someone else. The selling of the property was bad enough, but going through years of stored "treasures," placed there at the hands of my mother, was very close to attending my own wake.
Located in the dark corners of the attic were boxes unopened from many years past, broken appliances that should have been discarded to begin with, a cedar chest, the wooden high chair painted yellow that had held all three of us siblings, plus our children, and the lard stand that had cooked numerous Christmas hams enjoyed by a farm family on some wonderful Christmas mornings.
Each item I found there in the dimly lit recesses of the old house brought back numerous memories of my family who are all gone now except myself and my mother who lives in her own world at a healthcare facility at the age of 93. There were milk check stubs from times of up and down prices, but most important, among those old check stubs were the memories of showing cattle with my brother at the state fair. Plus, seeing a large purple ribbon, lying in a basket in the dim light, from the day my sister's cow won grand champion over in the Blackman community, brought a warm feeling down deep on that cold day.
Yes, that attic contained a lot of memories of a farm family now gone, but much in the thoughts of this one member who still holds on to those special times. That day I guess I felt somewhat like those who ventured into the Pyramids locating the treasures of the kings. I only found the treasures of Mama and Daddy, but to me containing the same great value in memory worth.
I've mentioned locating our family lard stand in that attic. I did retrieve that special container and now it has become a part of my collection. A very special feature of our holidays, which continues today, is the annual cooking of the country ham. I know the doctors say the salt is bad for us, but it just wouldn't be the holidays without one ham and biscuit.
Over the years in my column, I've given our family recipe for cooking a country ham in a lard stand. I have had numerous requests to rerun it and this year I'm doing it again in honor of Mama and her lard stand. However, a major controversy developed a few years back over the correct name of the container used to cook a country ham.
So, once again let me explain to everyone what a lard stand is, at the very beginning, and the rest is up to you. In Middle and West Tennessee, a large metal can with a lid used to store lard after processing is called a lard stand. In East Tennessee, the same can is called a lard can. The lard stand term has been around for centuries in the area where I grew up, and since this is my column and my recipe, I will use the term lard stand to describe the vessel used to cook the ham.
My mother always cooked our ham in a lard stand on top of the stove. You are basically boiling the ham. First, you wash the whole ham thoroughly with a brush or rough cloth. Trim off any dark, dry edges and soak the ham in water overnight, then drain. This also removes a lot of the salt. After the ham is ready for cooking, place it on an old plate or rack in the bottom of the lard stand. Cover the ham with cold water. One tablespoon of brown sugar or molasses per quart of water may be added, but is not really needed.
Bring the water to a boil, and then reduce heat. Simmer until the meat thermometer registers 165 degrees F. Cooking time is about 15 to 20 minutes per pound for whole hams. Now here is the secret to cooking a ham this way: After cooking at the desired minutes per pound, take the lard stand off the stove and wrap it in several layers of newspaper and a quilt.
Let the ham slowly cool in the broth for approximately 20 hours. This is part of the cooking procedure and will bring the internal temperature to 170 degrees F. Later, take your ham out of the lard stand and put your favorite glaze on it and enjoy some real Tennessee eating.
Give it a try this Christmas. I know this is some repeated information for some of you, but for those who still call and ask me to repeat it, Merry Christmas. This method of cooking a ham is an old tradition that has been around Middle Tennessee prior to the War of Northern Aggression. It is truly a family tradition that I hope will be carried on for generations to come. At least when they go digging in my attic some day, maybe someone will understand why I had a lard stand up there.
Pettus L. Read writes for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation. He may be contacted by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com


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- Special Conditions Application: Medical Elementary & Secondary Education, Dependent Care Costs
- Special Conditions Application: Reduction of Income Request
The Financial Aid Office will consider unusual circumstances which may affect a family's ability to contribute to postsecondary education costs and/or eligibility for financial aid. Such cases will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, to determine if adjustments to data items in the need analysis are warranted. Methodological changes and adjustments made directly to the EFC are not permitted. Most circumstances will result in changes to the adjusted gross income (AGI) or net assets. The TMU Special Condition Processing Guidelines are intended to provide the basis for consistent treatment of all aid applicants with similar circumstances.
Regardless of the reason for a special condition request, the student must verify the accuracy of the income and tax information reported on the FAFSA by submitting a copy of their and/or their parent's federal tax return(s) or complete the verification process for those selected for verification.
The typical hardships which may warrant consideration are (but are not limited to):
- unusual medical and dental expenses
- private elementary and secondary school tuition
- income reduction or nonrecurring income
- unusual debts
- support of extended family
- parents enrolled in college
- plus loan denial
- cost of attendance adjustment
Families must complete and submit the TMU Special Condition form to the Financial Aid Office for review and processing in order to consider unusual circumstances that might affect the EFC. The TMU Special Condition form must be signed by the student and at least one parent if the student is dependent. The spouse of an independent student is not required to sign the Special Condition form.
In some cases, it may be necessary to obtain information in addition to that collected on the TMU Special Condition form or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. There are no standard guidelines for documentation requirements; however, sufficient notes should be documented by the Financial Aid Counselor on the TMU Special Condition form. This will enable another staff person to easily ascertain the reason for the changes as well as the effect on the need analysis and aid package.
Apparent inconsistencies in any data should be resolved before adjustments to need analysis that would affect the EFC and/or package are made. If the review of all documentation, including the TMU Special Condition form does not reveal any reason for an adjustment, this decision should be documented as part of the Special Condition form by the Financial Aid Counselor.
On a case-by-case basis, it should be determined whether the income earned from work amounts reported should be adjusted in order to adjust the employment allowance.
When the AGI is reduced by any adjustment, the taxes paid should be adjusted to conform to the original proportion of tax paid to AGI or use the estimated tax from the tax tables.
The FM formula makes no provision for unusually high medical and dental expenses. Such expenses may be considered under professional judgment. TMU will consider unusual medical and dental expenses paid in the base year and/or amounts paid for medical or dental insurance in the base year (not including employer contribution or employer reimbursement) that exceed 11% of IPA (Income Protection Allowance). The amount will be deducted from the AGI.
When special circumstances warrant the use of EXPECTED YEAR INCOME, an adjustment to EXPECTED YEAR INCOME for unreimbursed medical and dental expenses PAID IN THE BASE YEAR should not be made.
The FM formula makes no provision for unreimbursed elementary and secondary school expenses. Such expenses may be considered under professional judgment. Even though the decision to enroll a child in a private school is generally one of choice, such choice may impact the family's ability to contribute to postsecondary educational costs. TMU will grant an allowance for elementary and secondary tuition expenses for other siblings in the dependent student's family and for children of independent students. This allowance will only be applied against income when the expense was paid in the base year and is expected to be paid in the expected year. The AGI will be reduced by the amount(s) paid.
The student may not be included in this adjustment allowance nor any sibling (or child) for whom private elementary/secondary expenses were paid but will not be paid in the expected year.
TMU will consider, on a case-by-case basis, the use of estimated EXPECTED YEAR INCOME over base year income when the base year income does not accurately reflect a family's or student's ability to pay for the postsecondary educational cost. Examples of such circumstances may include, (but are not limited to) divorce, death, change or loss of employment, dislocated worker, disability, receipt of nonrecurring income, cessation of alimony, child support, or unemployment benefits, etc.
The Expected Year Income (i.e., anticipated calendar year income) may be used instead of the base year income when the EXPECTED YEAR INCOME is reported on the TMU Special Condition form. Any inconsistent or questionable amounts must be resolved before making this adjustment. If nonrecurring income was spent in the base year, the base year AGI may be adjusted by this amount.
If the source of the nonrecurring income is an IRA or pension distribution that has been rolled over, it should not be counted as income or as an asset because such retirement funds are not currently part of the FM.
Capital gains may be nullified (i.e., an allowance adjustment against income) if it appears that they are a one-time occurrence. When there is a recurring pattern of income from capital gains, this allowance against income should not be permitted.
Nonrecurring income from miscellaneous sources may be excluded from the based year or EXPECTED YEAR income if the family requests such adjustment and would have a positive effect on the EFC or aid package. The same is true of untaxed income and benefits.
Consumer debts and personal possessions are not typically taken into account in need analysis. Indebtedness for discretionary purchases should be disallowed. Some families will show large indebtedness because of previous loss of income, extended unemployment, illness, or business failure. Special consideration and possible allowances against income may be appropriate in such cases. Adjustments should be made by reducing the AGI by the amount of the annual installment payments on these debts, or by adjusting assets (if this treatment may be a more accurate reflection of the family's cash flow); or by use of EXPECTED YEAR INCOME.
Documentation should be obtained when adjustments are made to allow for the support of grandparents or other relatives. Such support may include nursing home fees, other medical expenses, or general living expenses. Such expenses may affect the family's discretionary income. In some situations, the family's assets include that of the extended family member (or sources of other taxable and non-taxable income and benefits), which is to be used solely for their support. Therefore, an adjustment would not be warranted.
Parents enrolled in college are not to be reported in the number in college question on the FAFSA. Parents who are enrolled in college may request an adjustment to their EFC. An adjustment to the AGI will be considered based on the amount the parents had to pay out-of-pocket for institutional charges that were not covered by financial aid and/or employee reimbursement. Likewise, taxes paid will also be adjusted based on the adjustment made to AGI.
Parents who were approved for a PLUS Loan may request the additional unsubsidized loan funds if they can document that based on their income or other factors that they cannot afford to pay the parent loan. Lenders use a debt-to-income ratio as an indicator of the family's ability to repay debt. If the ratio is low, they have a higher likelihood of repaying their debt. The higher the ratio, the greater the chances of someone being a credit risk. If the debt-to-income ratio exceeds 36%, the borrower may have trouble finding affordable credit. The parent must provide documentation of all outstanding debts.
Parents who have other situation, i.e. bankruptcy, may also request consideration for an additional unsubsidized loan. Documentation of bankruptcy or other situations must be presented.
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Today is June 29, 2007. Me and my family returned a few weeks ago from the Jamestown Quadricentennial Celebration: A Celebration of God's Providential History but on by Vision Forum. I am writing this letter to remind myself why we need to remember historical anniversaries, and what I want to tell my children and grandchildren in 2057, the next great anniversary of Jamestown. I have three things to say: first, why we should remember Jamestown, or any history. Second, some important things to remember about Jamestown's history and third, what we did in Jamestown at this year's celebration. I hope to inspire my children to remember history, and I want to tell the stories of my childhood.
History is God's story. We can learn very much about God just by studying history. We can learn about his Providence, and how he uses men and events to work his purposes. It is very important to remember what God has done in history. We need to be a grateful people, who are grateful for what God does in the past. We also need to learn from our forefather's mistakes, and do better than them. The Bible says in Deuteronomy 32:7 "Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee." I think that is important to rember our history.
There are the "Five Freedom Pillars of Jamestown" spoke on at the Jamestown Quadricenntenial:
Gospel Evangelism
The settlers came to Jamestown to evangelize the Indians. Here is what the forgotten visionary of the Jamestown settlement, Richard Hakluyt said:
"Wee shall by planting there enlarge the glory of the gospel, and from England plante sincere religion, and provide a safe and a sure place to receave people from all partes of the worlds that are forced to flee for the truth of Gods worde."
The 1606 charter that allowed them to come over to the New World said this:
"We greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherence of so noble a Work, which may, by the Provience of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, propogating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God, and may in time bring the Infidels and Savages, living in those parts, to human Civility, and to a settled and quiet Government... "
Even though in 2007 the modern "historians" of Jamestown say that they came here for money, that was secondary to evangelizing the Indians. Richard Hakluyt also said that the other plantations did not succeed because they were not planted for a godly purpose. It is important that this was their reason to come here.
Christian Worship
In the Jamestown colony they conducted Christian Worship to the God of the Bible. Their first pastor was Reverend Robert Hunt. John Smith called him "our honest, religious and courageous divine. " One of the first building that they built was a church. Before they had a church they conducted services under a sail. That shows how important Christian worship was to them. Many of the Jamestown settlers, including Capt. John Smith, were Puritans, those who wished to purify the church of it's ungodly practices.
Bible-Based Common Law
Jamestown was the foundation of the Biblical common law in America. Biblical common law is the law that we get from the Bible. These are things like "Thou shalt not murder", "He who does not work should not eat" and lots of other things. They believed in the Biblical Common law at Jamestown. They go this idea from the Puritains, and ultimately from the Bible.
Republican Representative Government
In 1619 the Jamestown settlers made the first representative government in North America. There was a governor appointed by the King, and one house representing the Virgina Company, and a another house elected by the people in America. At this time, England was moving away from Republican Government. The Jamestown settlers made a republican government because they were Puritans. The Puritans believed in restraining the absolute power of a few men. England did this, but they strayed from it. The Puritans got their ideas from the reading the Bible.
There are also many very important men to remember from the history of Jamestown.
Richard Hakluyt
Richard Hakluyt was the visionary for the Jamestown colony. It started when he was a young man and he went to his cousin's house. His cousin (also named Richard Hakluyt) was a collected of old books and maps. He showed Richard a map and then explained to him about the maps and what they showed. Then he shared this verse from the Bible with him:
"They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. " Psalm 107:23-24
Richard Hakluyt saw that God was displayed in the world. He decided to learn about God through geography.
He helped with the settlements of both Roanoke and Jamestown. One of the main ways that he helped was to write books to encourage people to come to the New World.
Edmund Sandys
This man was the politician for the Jamestown Colony. He was very influential in government, and obtained the charter for Virgina. God used him in government in many ways. As Dr. Jelhe talked about at the Quadricenntenial Celebration, it is surprising that the King would allow such a godly man in politics, but by God's Providence he did.
Captain John Smith
Captain John Smith was the most important leader of the colony. When they first were coming over on the ship, the leaders became angry with Smith and locked him up in chains. They had been given a sealed box with the names of the members of the governing council of Jamestown to be opened when they arrived. When they landed, they opened it up and found that John Smith's name was on the list, so they had to let him out of the chains. The council elected the president, and then after several presidents either died or where thrown of the council, John Smith was elected president. When he was President, he made everyone, even the gentlemen work. His policy was that "he who does not work shall not eat". He saved the colony from destruction. He had to leave the colony rather early, because he was injured by a gunpowder accident . Simth was very important in Indian realtions. He was kind,yet firm to the Indians. He was the only one in the colony respected by the Indians. They would not attack him.
Another thing Smith did was to write books. One of the most interesting was his autobiography. His early life was very adventurous. He traveled the world looking for adventure. He had some very exciting stories, including killing three Turks one after another in single handed combat. His epitaph tells some of his great deeds.
"Sometime Governour of Virginia
and Admiral of New England
who departed this life the 21st of June 1631
Here lyes one conquered, that hath conquered Kings,
Subdu'd large Territories, and done Things
Which to the world impossible would seem
But that the Truth is held in more esteem.
Shall I report his former service done
In honour of his God and Christendom?
How that he did divide from Pagans three
Their heads and lives, Types of his Chivalry?
Or shall I talk of his Adventures Since,
Done in Virginia, that large Continent:
How that he subdu'd Kings unto his yoke,
And made those heathen flee, as wind doth smoke:
And made their land, being of so large a Station
An habitation for our Christian Nation
Our god is glorify'd, their Want supply'd
Which else for Necessaries must have dy'd.
But what avils his Conquests, now he lyes
Interr'd in earth, a Prey to Worms and Flyes?
O may his soul in sweet Elysium sleep,
Until the Keeper that all Souls doth keep,
Return to Judgement, and that after thence,
With angels he may his Recompense."
Some people, reading Smith's writings think that he made them up. Many things he says we are not able to verify. But we can find no historical error in the things that we can research, even things that at the time when Smith was writting them could not have researched. So his writings were true in points that he could have made up. I think that he did not make them up.
In Smith's writings, as Mr. Morecraft talked about at the conference, we learn that Smith was a Puritan. He talked very much about the Providence of God in his writings, and how God saved him and the colony from destruction.
Reverend Robert Hunt
Robert Hunt was the first pastor of the colony. He was sent over by Richard Hakluyt because he could not come in person. When the ship first set sail, they were stuck on the coast of England for weeks within sight of Hunt's home. Hunt was also very sick. The unbelievers on the boat mocked him, but he stood firm and came to the New World. He did not live very long, and died in the spring of 1608.
Smith was very impressed with him. He called him "our honest, religious and courageous divine." All of the colony praised this man. Smith says again, "Our factions were oft qualified, and our wants and greater extremities so comforted that they seemed easie in comparison of what we endured after his memorable death...."
John Rolfe
John Rolfe was one of the common men of the colony. What he is most famous for is that he trained Pocahontas to be a Christian, and then married her. After that he became very wealthy as a tobacco farmer, and went with his wife to England. There she was treated like a queen, and when her and Rolfe were going to return to Virgina, she fell sick and died. But before she died, she had a son named Thomas.
Another thing that Rolfe did actually saved the colony from destruction After Smith left, the colony ran out of supplies. Several ships came, but they had been wrecked, and did not have any supplies. So they decided to take the colony home to England. As they sailed out of the harbor, the colonists wanted to burn the small town. But John Rolfe convinced them not to destroy the place. And then as they sailed out of the harbor, they decided to spend the night before going out into the open sea. But then in the morning they saw a fleet commanded by Lord Delaware. They returned to the town and were repopulated with the new settlers, and were given supplies, enough for all to eat for an entire year. If John Rolfe had not saved the houses, life would have been much harder. If they had not decided to spend the night, Lord Delaware would have found the colony abandoned. This shows the Providence of God very well.


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September 13, 2012
By Kenneth Miller
[Editor's note: Ken Miller is an award winning veteran journalist who spent 30 years writing for the L.A. Sentinel and has been a popular guest on local sports talk radio for several years. This is the first edition of his weekly sports column.]
I must admit that I was first to hate on the hiring of UCLA coach Jim Mora, but I should have known better.
The Bruins took a page from their nemesis USC and gave their job to a former NFL has been who could not get a job anywhere else.
Can you say Pete Carroll boys and girls?
After striking gold Carroll left the scarlet and gold high and dry amid recruiting scandals that set the program back for three years.
But, he did so after leading the Trojans back to national prominence, cashing in with the hapless Seahawks.
Mora might be next to follow such a pattern.
He made a bold move and started the first African American quarterback in UCLA history and boy has it paid off.
Brett Hundley a bulky 6'3 red shirt freshman from Arizona has already completed 42 of 61 passes for 507 yards and 6 touchdowns. Heck that's better than Heisman hopeful Geno Smith of West Virginia who has completed 32 of 36 for 323 yards.
Mora also has a Heisman candidate on his team in senior running back Johnathan Franklin, the leading rushing in the nation with 431 yards. Franklin out of Dorsey is averaging 10.5 yards per carry and four rushing touchdowns.
And, oh by the way it's no fluke that UCLA is 2-0 on the season and already saying bring on the Trojans.
Franklin played for my homey Paul Knox at Dorsey who does not receive nearly the credit and respect that he deserves coaching the Dorsey Dons. Two of the best high school coaches in the nation are both in the same league in Knox and my former junior high and high school mate Robert Garrett of Crenshaw.
Franklin played line backer and running back at Dorsey during a senior year in which he was All City and the Coliseum League Player of the Year.
I know it's early, but the more Mora the better for the Bruins…
Another Heisman candidate in the Pac 12 is former Crenshaw star De Anthony Thomas who has 166 yards on 10 carries for the Oregon Ducks.
Enough of football… Did you see that beat down by Andre Ward last Saturday on HBO? For a minute I thought I was getting a fight that should have been on Pay Per View until that boy Chad Dawson came out looking like he was hungry for a meal. Then Ward just bullied and mauled him like a pit bull until the fight was stopped in the 10th round.
I don't really know where Dawson goes from here. It was a horrible decision to go down in weight to begin with. Did he not follow Roy Jones Jr. and see what happened to him after he went up in weight and then tried to come down. Dawson will never be the same…
In the meanwhile, Ward—the onward Christian Solider — is getting better and better. Much props to Dan Goosen and Sir Raps A Lot Prince…
Finally, I think you know my transformation from Raider fan to Raider hater. I saw my boy Huey Jackson on the sideline coaching with the Bengals and that kid Raider coach bumbling with the Raiders on Monday night. The Bengals and Raiders probably would have been a more competitive game than the way ESPN had it scheduled. Two blowouts… No wonder their ratings are in the toilet.


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Now we know the true cost of Batman's justice: A Missouri man has been sentenced to two years in prison for illegally recording The Dark Knight in a movie theater and going on to sell it as bootleg DVDs.
In addition to the 24 month sentence, Robert Henderson - who pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement - will also have to pay $24,738 in fines and face three years probation upon release, according to the sentencing handed down by Kansas City Judge Fernando J. Gaitan. Senior VP of Content Protection and Chief of Operations for the MPAA, Mike Robinson, feels the sentencing is appropriate to the crime:
The theft of films by camcording is a serious threat to the health of the motion picture industry and the 2.4 million Americans it employs... we hope [the sentence] will serve as a warning to would-be movie thieves that they will face severe consequences for engaging in these activities.
Earlier sentences under consideration included having half of his face blown up in a Joker-inspired explosion and being tackled off the top of a building by a man dressed as Batman. In that context, suddenly it doesn't seem that bad.
'Dark Knight' Pirater Gets 2 Years in Federal Prison [The Wrap]


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Template:Realworld Griffith Park is a large park located in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. It was used as filming location for several Star Trek episodes. The Griffith Observatory is also located in the Griffith Park.
Star Trek locations
In 1987, director Corey Allen shot the very first day of shooting for the Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" at Griffith Park. The scene included actors Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Wil Wheaton and stood in for the scenes on the holodeck. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
In 1993, director David Livingston chose the location of Fern Dell, a section of Griffith Park, as location for the Monastery of the Kai in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "In the Hands of the Prophets", the last episode of the first season. The scene involved Avery Brooks and Philip Anglim and their "first meeting" in the series. According to Livingston, he was able to do a location shoot because of the high budget for the episode and he chose Fern Dell which is close to the studio. It was the easiest location for a director to shoot because of its narrow path that restricts movement which prohibits wider shots, according to unit production manager Robert della Santina. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
In August 1993 director Peter Lauritson filmed several scenes at Cedar Grove, a section of the Griffith Park, for the TNG Season 7 episode "Gambit, Part I". The location stood in as surface of Barradas III. Due to a fire ban on live explosives at the location, all explosions were done in post production. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
In 2004, on their second day of shooting, 22 July 2004, the production team of the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Storm Front, Part II" went on location in Griffith Park to film the wood scenes between the Enterprise crew and the Na'kuhl and Nazi soldiers. Template:Brokenlink
Bronson Canyon
Bronson Canyon, part of Griffith Park, has become famous as a location for several movies and television series. It was used many times for location shoots in all five live action Star Trek series as well as the movies.
In 1967, the Bronson Canyon was used as a filming location for two Star Trek episodes, "This Side of Paradise" and "Bread and Circuses". [1] [2]
In 1991, the Bronson Canyon caves stood in for the cave shots of Rura Penthe in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. (David G. Trotti, ENT Season 2 DVD special "Enterprise Secrets")
Also in 1991, the canyon was used as a location for The Next Generation fifth season episode "Darmok". The location stood in as the surface of El-Adrel IV in this episode. The scenes were filmed on Tuesday 23 July 1991 and Wednesday 24 July 1991 under director Rick Kolbe and with Patrick Stewart, Paul Winfield, Rex Pierson, stand-ins Dennis Tracy and James Washington, stunt double Gerard Williams and stunt coordinator Dennis Madalone. The call sheet for the first day has the note "Dress Appropriately for bees, rattlesnakes and hot sun" and is listing the sunrise at 5:58 am and the sunset at 8:01 pm. The call sheet also has an attachment, a map of the area and the way from the studio to the location.
The same year the production of The Next Generation returned for the episode "Ensign Ro" to this location just a few days after it was filmed for "Darmok". In this episode the location stood in as the surface of Valo II and its Bajoran settlement. Twenty-one background performers, Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Michelle Forbes, Michael Dorn, and Scott Marlowe were directed by Les Landau and assistant director Arlene Fukai on Monday 5 August 1991 with a crew call at 6:00 am and a shooting call at 7:00 am. Sunrise at this day was at 6:07 am and sunset at 7:50 pm Birds & Animals Unlimited provided the twelve guinea fowls seen in several scenes. An almost identical map as the one used for "Darmok" was attached to the call sheets for this day. Also on location were photo doubles Ron Large and Lanier Edwards who filmed several close-ups for "Darmok".
The cast and crew of The Next Generation returned to Bronson Canyon for filming a brief scene for the fifth season episode "The Inner Light" in mid-1992. The scene was later upgraded with a matte painting. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
In 1995 the production of the Star Trek: Voyager episode "The 37's" moved to Bronson Canyon to shoot several scenes there. The surface scenes of the unnamed Delta Quadrant planet and the landing and starting of the USS Voyager were filmed in the Bronson Canyon. The VOY Season 2 DVD trivia text version of "The 37's" featured several information about the location: TNG: "Darmok" and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country were filmed there and the place is a famous filming location since the 1930s including productions such as The Scorpion King, The Searchers, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and the well-known home for the Batcave in several Batman features.
Regarding Voyager standing beside the mountains, special effects supervisor Dan Curry said that he used a foam core mock up to plot camera angles and perspectives of the Voyager matte painting. For the scenes showing Voyager, the special effects team had to digitally remove the legendary Hollywood sign for some scenes.
External links
- Griffith Park at LAParks.org - official site
- Griffith Park at Wikipedia
- Bronson Canyon at Wikipedia


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Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the Pirate's 1960 upset over the Yankees in the World Series. Kevin Kaduk over at Big League Stew provides some nice photos:
Photos: Pittsburgh celebrates 1960 World Series victory – Big League Stew – MLB – Yahoo! Sports.
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Earlier this week, Microsoft warned that there was a serious MP3 corruption issue in the Windows 7 beta (build 7000), which has been making the rounds on piracy networks. The company promised a fix, and it has now arrived. Regardless of where you got the beta from, I strongly recommend that you download and install this patch: 32-bit and 64-bit. The accompanying KB article 961367 has not yet been posted as of publishing time. Nevertheless, the Microsoft Download Center describes the fix as follows:
Install this update to resolve live and recorded TV issues in Windows Media Center, recorded TV playback issues in Windows Media Player, and MP3 file corruption issues in Windows. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows 7 Pre-Release License Terms.
As you can see, Microsoft took the opportunity to fix other issues in the beta with this patch. Still, the most critical of the issues fixed was MP3 corruption. Here's how the corruption occurs: the first few seconds of an MP3 file will be cut if the header of the mp3 file is larger than 16 kilobytes and if metadata is written to the file. The corruption will occur either when the user edits the metadata from inside WMP12 or Explorer, or if WMP12 is set to automatically fill in missing metadata using the online service. The changes are irreversible, so make sure to install this patch before you play back any of your MP3s.
This is probably the most serious bug that has been discovered in the Windows 7 beta, and it's a good thing that it was, because Microsoft is about to give it out to the public in a couple of hours.


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A Chechen rebel warlord and self-styled "emir" of Russia's seething North Caucasus region has claimed responsibility for the Moscow metro bombings, which killed 39 people Monday. He warned of more attacks to come.
Doku Umarov – whose own violent path has traced a transition from nationalist rebel and president of the unrecognized independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria to Islamist warrior who aspires to lead all Muslims of the region away from Russian rule – is emerging from the shadows as the key leader of a loose confederation of Islamist groups who are fighting against Moscow and its local proxies across Russia's turbulent and mainly-Muslim southern flank known as the North Caucasus.
"On March 29 in Moscow two special operations were carried out to destroy the infidels and to send a greeting to the FSB (Federal Security Service – the former KGB). Both of these operations were carried out on my command and will not be the last," Mr. Umarov said in a videotaped message posted on Kavkaz Center, a multilingual website run by Chechen rebels.
The attackers, believed to be Chechen female suicide bombers, struck first at Lubyanka station, located beside FSB headquarters in Moscow, and 45 minutes later at Park Kultury, which is just across the street from a huge complex that houses the Kremlin's news agency RIA-Novosti and the studios of the state-run English-language Russia Today satellite TV network.
About a month ago, in a threat that went largely unnoticed, Umarov warned that the "zone of military operations will be extended to the territory of Russia... the war is coming to their cities."
Some experts now believe that an unclaimed blast on a Russian luxury train last November, which killed 25 people, might have been his work as well.
"This is a major change in tactics, to hit Russian cities, begun about six months ago," says Alexei Malashenko, an analyst at the Carnegie Center in Moscow. On Thursday, another blast in the southern republic of Dagestan killed two suspected militants, who officials accused of transporting explosives.
'Cruel' response promised
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on national television that "the measures to fight terrorism should be expanded, they should be more effective, more harsh, more cruel."
A previous wave of large-scale terrorism against Russia's heartland, associated with Moscow's brutal second invasion of Chechnya, ended about six years ago, following a horrific school siege in Beslan, North Ossetia, that killed more than 300 people, mostly children.
"I don't believe that the (Caucasian jihadists) have a centralized organization," says Mr. Malashenko. "There is a confederation of different groups, each with its own leader. But Doku Umarov is recognized as leader number one."
Umarov, a former separatist rebel, became president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria after the previous leader, Abdul Sadulayev, was killed in a gun battle with FSB commandos in 2006. But the next year Umarov completed the rebels' transition from nationalists to Islamist militants by declaring himself "emir" of the "Caucasus Emirate."
Analysts say another rising leader was Said Buryatsky, a Russian whose real name was Alexander Tikhomirov. Mr. Buryatsky revived a training school for suicide bombers after Russian security forces killed its founder, Chechen militant Shamil Basayev, in 2006. Buryatsky was assassinated by Russian secret services last month, leaving some experts to speculate that his "students" may have hit Moscow on Monday in an act of revenge.
"It's an open question whether [the Moscow metro bombing] was Umarov's doing," says Yury Korgunyuk, an expert with the InDem Foundation, an independent Moscow think tank. "The terrorists are an illegal net, consisting of small groups who can act without leadership. You might destroy one part, but others will be left. Without this, Umarov himself is not that dangerous. I'm sure he's hiding somewhere deep" in the rugged Caucasus Mountains, he says.
Ten years ago the threat was from Chechen separatists, who also resorted to mass acts of terrorism at times, but who tended to be motivated by Chechen nationalism.
'Putin's tragedy'
In a long and brutal war, then-Russian President Vladimir Putin crushed the Chechen separatists and installed a local strongman, Ramzan Kadyrov, to run the republic. The strategy appeared so successful that the Kremlin declared victory last year, abolished the "special security regime," and began withdrawing Russian forces from Chechnya .
"Putin's tragedy is that he solved the problem of Chechen separatism through a combination of military pressure and political alliances with local Chechen forces," says Sergei Markov, a pro-Kremlin Duma deputy and political advisor to Putin.
"It was very successful. Today, Chechnya under Kadyrov is peaceful and recovering economically. But, a new enemy appeared: radical Islam. There are no Chechen nationalists, or separatists anymore. These new people are not connected to traditional clans; they are young people who've moved into Islamist communities and embraced a totally new ideology," he says.
"Putin paused, and did not develop a strategy for fighting this new enemy. Now, we face a completely new threat, which looks like a Caucasian version of Hamas. It's not just a military and political challenge, it's also an economic and social movement," which provides a full-scale community life for its members, he adds.
Alvi Karimov, the press secretary of pro-Moscow Chechen strongman Mr. Kadyrov, appeared to dismiss the threat posed by Umarov in a telephone conversation Thursday.
"In Kadyrov's view Doku Umarov is interested in taking responsibility for every single 'loud' act of terrorism," he says. "That doesn't mean that his involvement is absolutely excluded. But the case has to be studied properly until there is some proof that it is so or not. But what is clear is that Doku Umarov wants to represent himself as an omnipotent, all-powerful personality."
Mr. Malashenko, an expert on the Islamist movement in the Caucasus, says that Kadyrov, like the Kremlin, has probably not fully comprehended the new threat.
"Kadyrov can do nothing about this," he says. "This will continue, because (the jihadists) are very professional, very determined, and they are ready to strike anywhere. This is their challenge to Putin and Medvedev."


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Not so long ago, I was more frightened by Ted Cruz than by Donald Trump. I saw Trump as completely erratic and without strong beliefs in anything but himself, whereas I knew the threat of Cruz' reactionary vision. After Trump was elected, I worried that the real Republican strategy was to help Trump be elected, then to impeach him and install Mike Pence in his place. Pence seemed like another version of Cruz but more in keeping with the Tea Party and the current Congress, which would make him more dangerous. Together they would tear down civil rights, health care, climate advances, and so many other hard-fought progressive victories. But Pence is also preferable to Trump.
There is a good chance that Trump is rapidly moving this country towards authoritarian government. Lest you think I'm being hysterical, that there are too Constitutional and cultural restraints on this kind of move, wouldn't you wager that, under Trump, authoritarian governance has 10% potential? If so, we need to prepare ourselves.
Almost all modern images of an authoritarian future begin with 1984, which is now the best selling book at Amazon.com. At core, Orwell's vision targets information control (through "Newspeak") leading to mind control (through "Thought Police"). Big Brother speaks and the population must believe him—or else. In a parody of Nazi and Communist propaganda, 1984 tells us that "War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength." In other words, you can invent any version of the truth and impose it on an intimidated populous. Trump means to intimidate us.
Trump's talking head, Kellyanne Conway, offers a contemporary application of this logic by framing lies as "alternative facts." Trump's investigation of voter fraud, which would lead to voter suppression might represent a concrete intervention by the 'thought police.' And he's pushing the investigation in the face of virtually everyone, including the most right wing Republicans, like Jason Chaffetz. Trump, the bully, will try to push past all opposition.
Trump's binge of executive orders, without the consultation of Congress, or attorneys to check their legalities, or the cooperation of the people who would be charged with implementing them—without any effort to build consensus—speaks eloquently to his disregard for democratic process. The use of a private security service may auger the development of a personal militia. So, too, the threat to bring federal troops to Chicago. Bringing the Voice of America onto American soil may enable direct propaganda. I could go on but I think we can agree that the seeds of tyranny are being sown and the need for a massive response from all those who believe in democracy is urgent.
What, then, is to be done. An opposition movement is already emerging, led by Bernie Sanders "Our Revolution," by the organizers of the Women's Marches, by MoveOn.org, by the ACLU, and by People for the American Way. There are news organizations, like Politico, Think Progress, Slate, The New York Times, and the Washington Post that are gearing up for the opposition.
Almost everyone agrees that the long game requires organizing at the local and state level. There is no other way to reverse the impact of gerrymandered districts on equal rights and protections under the law.
We need to organize to build a sense of solidarity, strength, and forward motion—and to gain confidence through numbers. We need to turn ourselves on the way we did during the twin fights for civil rights and the end to the Vietnam War. Just marching together with so many thousands this last weekend furthered the sense that we are a movement. Opposition to Trump and right-wing Republicans may unite progressive forces far more powerfully than the fight for specific issues like equal educational opportunity and climate repair.
We need to build rapidly and intentionally—before Trump's authoritarian potential is entrenched. To do so, we need to know ahead of time, how and when to act, and we need to act in the most leveraged ways. Here are a few suggestions.
First, we need to draw some clear lines in the sand so that we won't have to figure out how to respond each time Trump transgresses democratic process and principles. Crossing those lines will indicate that Trump has gone too far, and we must act.
Second, we must oppose every transgression. I read today that the Democratic Party is contemplating a "scorched earth" approach, which means opposing almost everything that Trump proposes. It means refusing to normalize him. It means giving up the folly of trying to negotiate with him—or with the Congress. It means every bit the same kind of cross-the-board opposition as we saw from Senator McConnell and the Tea Party. We need to act in this way for its own sake and in order to buy time for the Progressive opposition to gain strength.
Third, we need to utilize every possible way to oppose conflicts of interest that are already rife in the Trump administration. His world-wide holdings make the United States incredibly vulnerable. How much money and how many troops will we have to dedicate to protect them. We need to have Trump in court every day, every day.
Fourth, we need to speak truth to power. We need to say what we see. We need to deny the Trump-Bannon-Conway lies and disable the disinformation machine that they have been building. Bannon tells us to "shut up." We have powerful communication tools. We must speak up.
Fifth, we need to paint the picture of Trump as Big Brother. He has survived all of the other portraits—sexist, narcissist, liar—you name it. But not Big Brother, which should frighten both left and right. Neither want their rights of free speech and free action abridged as much as he intends. Or maybe, in order to challenge his narcissism, Trump should be portrayed as Little Brother.
The most important strategic aim is to keep Trump off balance. Any serious challenge to his fragile ego (his TV ratings or finger length) throws him. We saw that when Hillary Clinton defeated him in debates and beat him in the poplar vote. We see that now when he is confronted with the far greater size of the Women's March. He and his Inauguration organizers were "losers." Trump can't stand to be a loser. When he is threatened in this way, he lashes out, he blusters and blunders. He makes mistakes. He will make mistakes that lead even Republicans to call for impeachment.
Impeachment must be our short term goal. It will not lead immediately to the realization of progressive goals but it will buy time. And it will fire up a united Progressive movement. That seems to me the best we can aim for right now.