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Dear Emuna,
Whenever my husband and I go out, he always comments on or even pays attention to the prettiest woman in the room. I have told him repeatedly that it bothers me but he dismisses my concerns by saying that his reaction is normal and that I should just chill. Is he right? It makes me not want to go out with him. Am I overreacting? What should I do?
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As they say, "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you" Or, to paraphrase, it doesn't mean it's not true. I don't believe that you are overreacting. You are correct that your husband should keep his eyes to himself (or on you!). In fact, on Yom Kippur, men have to specifically repent for their wandering eyes.
But, as with many things in marriage, the question is not who is right but how to handle it. In this case, I understand how you could find this painful and demeaning, even though your husband probably does not mean it that way and is likely more "clueless" than malicious. Your job is to determine the most effective way to achieve your goals.
Women have been given what the Torah calls, binah yesera, an extra dose of intuition, and this is the situation where we need to use this skill to figure out how to respond. Nagging and criticism are not only unlikely to be effective but may push him to act out and engage in this behavior even more (perhaps to assert his independence).
So what should you do? I think you should begin by doing everything you can to keep his attention on you and your relationship. If you are going out together, dress up for him. Talk to him, be interested in him, ask him questions about his thoughts.
You may bristle at this advice. After all, he's making the mistake, why is it your responsibility? But the answer is that you are in this together and you want to make every effort to enhance your marriage. I do believe that the more attention a man gets from his wife, the less likely his eyes are to wander. Perhaps you've stopped trying, perhaps you take the relationship for granted, perhaps you're too tired to make the effort. We can never stop trying, we can never stop making the effort – not if we want our marriages to stay alive. And that applies to every one, in every marriage, whether their husband has wandering eyes or not.
If, in spite of your best efforts, he continues in this behavior, I recommend that you go for some counseling. Maybe he will be able to hear from a third party what he can't hear from you – how demeaning and insensitive his behavior feels to you. And maybe he will be able to express in a safe environment that it is certainly not his intention to hurt you and the two of you will be able to work out better communication skills and behaviors.
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Dear Emuna,
Last night was my daughter's school production, their big song and dance extravaganza. She has been practicing for weeks and talked of nothing else so I was very excited to go. But the experience wasn't as pleasant as I had anticipated. I understand that certain talented girls will always get the lead dramatic roles, musical solos and dance parts. But beyond that, it seemed to me that some girls were in every dance or choir number (and front and center no less) while my daughter's dance group got about 30 seconds of stage time. As my daughter said to me on her way out the door, "Don't blink or you will miss me." While I enjoyed many aspects of the production, I was unable to quell my feelings of frustration and resentment. Can you help me?
Green-Eyed Monster Mom
Dear Tiger Mom,
You are clearly a mother who is zealous on behalf of her daughter. That is good. It is a mother's/parent's job to look out for her children, to be their advocate, to want their best. This is just a variation of that instinct – taken to an extreme. Because it's certainly not clear that a lead role – with all the accompanying honor and attention – is always what's best for our children.
The most important issue here is your daughter's attitude. Did she like participating in the play? Was she as frustrated and resentful as you or did she just have a good time? Was she able to enjoy the sense of unity and fun that rippled through the whole school?
Was her comment meant good-naturedly or was it an expression of pique?
If she is fine (and perhaps even more than fine), don't allow your frustration to communicate itself to her. Don't spoil her experience and, above all, don't introduce jealousy and resentment where there is none.
Your daughter will take her cues from you so you need to get over it! If she has the ability to take true pleasure in the good of others, then learn from her good character. Sometimes our children are our best teachers.
Winning by Cheating
Dear Emuna,
My 5-year-old daughter likes to play games. The problem is that she's always changing the rules, dare I say cheating, to make sure that she wins. Is this normal or is it a bad quality that I must immediately try to uproot?
Unsure Mom
Dear Uncertain Mom,
Most likely that is just a reflection of the innate desire to win, our inherent self-centeredness and it's certainly not uncommon in children of her age.
A very positive spin would suggest that she is a very creative person whose talents are inhibited by things like "rules" in games (that's the excuse my husband makes when we play Scrabble!).
But since life does indeed have rules we need to follow, and since we do want to encourage honesty, I would gently introduce the idea of choosing some rules at the beginning of the game and sticking with them (although I wouldn't fight about it). This is consistent with the Torah's dictum "M'dvar sheker tirchak," "Stay far away from falsehoods."
I don't think there's anything to worry about at this point but I do think you should slowly and carefully try to weed out this behavior, both for her character's sake and for her social life. Other children will only put up with this type of action for so long before they react negatively to it and then the "winner" needs to do a little bullying to keep getting her way.
Again, I don't think you are at that point and I don't think it's cause for concern at the moment. I just think you should act (slowly, carefully, gently) before it is.


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Marvin Miller, The Man Who Reinvented Baseball
Last season, $10,000 would have bought you eight front-row tickets to one regular season game at Yankee Stadium.
In 1966, $10,000 was the average salary of a Major League Baseball Player.
1966 was not one of the years of Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Inflation since then has not been 7500 percent. Reggie Jackson and Johnny Bench and Nolan Ryan were on the cusp of the majors, the Mets had just gotten the right to sign Tom Seaver, three-year old Jamie Moyer had already thrown a baseball, and Peter Gammons had just begun to write sports for The North Carolina Daily Tar Heel.
1966 is not ancient history. And as Marvin Miller became the head of the nascent Major League Players Association that season, Sandy Koufax was pitching his last campaign for the Dodgers. To get Walter O'Malley Dodgers to pay Koufax just $125,000, Koufax and Don Drysdale had to threaten to sit out the season. Along side them on the Dodgers' pitching staff, a rookie named Don Sutton was being paid $6,000. Sutton was hoping to soon reach the income of the average major leaguer. Ten Grand didn't exactly leave you homeless, but if you didn't also have a regular working stiff's job in the off-season, it wasn't enough to raise a family on.
And Marvin Miller changed that.
You can argue that the pendulum Marvin unleashed from its artificial restraint has swung too far to the other side (and you'd be wrong – who is about to sign a six billion dollar contract? The new Dodgers owners, or Evan Longoria?) You can argue that what Marvin wrought has destroyed competitive balance and especially the small markets (and you'd be wrong – in the 18 seasons before his ascent, the Yankees had won 15 pennants and the Dodgers had won nine, and the team then in Kansas City had finished last or in the bottom four 13 times). You can argue that the freedom Marvin enabled has destroyed the continuity of players and made the one-team player nearly extinct (and you'd be wrong – there are 41 Hall of Famers who played for only one team, and a disproportionate number, 11, are from the Free Agent era. The only thing that's changed is that the players can now initiate their own jarring relocation, not just the owners).
You can also argue that free agency and everything else Marvin Miller accomplished has created that bill for $10,000 for eight tickets at Yankee Stadium, and you'd be wrong yet again. As someone long ago observed, this assumption requires the secondary one that the owners would never have raised prices if there hadn't been free agency. That assumption ignores the fundaments of business, to say nothing of the reality of baseball pre-Marvin Miller, in which the owners managed to quadruple ticket prices while barely doubling player salaries. As the realities of the new economics of the game unfolded in the '70s and '80s it became obvious that for years, for decades, for generations, the owners had been keeping 70, 80, or maybe 90 percent of all revenues, and that even as society grew more affluent and the definitions of disposable income and luxury almost switched places, the owners kept hitting the players over the head with the economic hammer just because they could.
One thing you can not argue is that Marvin Miller hurt the owners. This used to be the first response to the Major League Baseball Players Association that he built: that the man that Braves' Vice President Paul Richards called a "mustachioed four-flusher" was a communist or a socialist or anarchist who would destroy the game, its owners, and their God-given right to profit. It was an act of faith for owners and Commissioners and even a huge percentage of players (Stockholm Syndrome) that without the Reserve Clause that Miller and Curt Flood and Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally and Peter Seitz brought down, teams would go bankrupt, or at best the small markets would never compete nor last (in the 19 years ending in 1972, 10 franchises moved. In the 40 years since, one moved).
As the first wave of Free Agents mourn him, and all the players since give distant thanks, the owners ought to build statues to Marvin Miller. According to an anecdote told by their then-VPs Buzzy Bavasi and Fresco Thompson, the Dodgers profited six million dollars in 1963 and four million in 1964 (and thus owner Walter O'Malley complained that he'd "lost" two million). That the Dodgers – and everybody else – went from those then-dizzying figures to tens of millions, then hundreds, then to signing multi-billion dollar tv deals – is directly attributable to the new economics that Miller unleashed.
He, personally, put the word "billion" into baseball. Into all sports, for that matter. And via the miracle of imitation, probably into other forms of entertainment.
Marvin once admitted to me that he did not foresee the intangibles that the liberated player would create. Who could have known that player contract negotiations and the covering of them and the kibitzing about them would become an industry that would rival coverage of the game on the field itself? Baseball's off-seasons used to have occasional trade rumors, an invigorating flurry of deals at the all-too-brief Winter Meetings, and the searing experience of the release of veteran former stars late in Spring Training.
And then suddenly you could spend weeks wondering where Reggie Jackson would go – and the Free Agent Season was born. And suddenly fans, battered by decades of owner disloyalty and now confused by the added mobility of the players, decided they could create their own teams – and Fantasy Baseball was born. And then teams began to offload unsignable players and the drama of the Trade Deadline took on new form and dimensions. And then the idea of trying to scientifically put the proverbial dollar sign on the muscle replaced the "Sign Wayne Garland – he won 20!" methodology, and SABRmetrics began to gain a head of steam that is years away from culmination.
In that he utterly reshaped the way the game was played on the field, Babe Ruth probably reigns supreme on the list of those who changed baseball most. In that they reshaped its color (and our nation's attitude – and laws), Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson probably share second place. But only they can even be considered above Marvin Miller as men who had greater influence on the history of baseball. As an aside, I do not slight Curt Flood here. I revered him, and was honored to have met him. Conceivably he sacrificed a Hall of Fame career to try to gain for himself and his colleagues the freedom Miller and the arbitrator Seitz and some lunkheaded owners, and Dave McNally and Andy Messersmith finally gave them. But remember that Marvin Miller tried to talk Flood out of suing, and warned him that he was not operating from a position of strength, and that the players did not yet understand why they needed to support him, and that he would probably lose his case. As always, Marvin was – tragically – right. Curt Flood is just behind Miller on this list.
My first personal exposure to Marvin Miller came while covering the second wave of the union's struggles, in the 1980's. By 1981 the owners still didn't see what gifts he had bestowed upon them, and they stubbornly tried to force him to take them back. The players had no choice but to strike, and for 50 days I got to cover Marvin's profound sighs. I found myself fascinated watching him conduct himself with such an even keel, such aplomb, amid chaos and confusion and anger and fools who would not suffer him, gladly or otherwise. It was an unintentional education, and I later got to tell him so. I'd love to be as good at it some day as he was on his worst day.
Update 4:00 PM EDT: I was just re-watching Hot Stove's coverage of Marvin's passing and I thought this was a fitting picture to freeze from the 'b-roll':
Marvin Miller, before or during the 1981 baseball strike negotiations. The guy in the mustache and the all-too-thin tie, back left, is a 22-year old radio reporter who would get his first tv shot because CNN's strike correspondent took two weeks off after the strike was settled.
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Even in 1983 the union had its own internecine growing pains. One night I was coming home from CNN and walking up Third Avenue when I saw his unmistakably dapper figure walking down it, towards me. I was going to say hello, but even at a distance I could read that there was something even more focused than usual, even more purposeful, even more burdened, about the look on his face. I thought the least I could do as thanks for all his cooperation with me was to leave him alone.
Later that night I was bowled over to discover that the Union, the direction of which he had turned over to the mediator who had worked the 1981 strike, had rebelled against and unseated his successor. When I passed him on the street Marvin had been on his way to the meeting at which he would help the players rid themselves of the new director, and himself semi-reluctantly came out of semi-retirement to help Don Fehr get on his feet as the new chief.
I mentioned that to him when we spoke two Fridays ago. "I remember," he said with a laugh. "I thought I was fortunate that that damn fool kid reporter didn't recognize me!" The conversation did not dwell on the embarrassment that is his absence from the Hall of Fame, nor his complete repainting of the baseball landscape, nor the strikes and other tortures of his 17 years giving birth to his union. It was mostly about his fears for the loss of individual freedom in the American society that would so soon be without him.
Fitting, that, because whatever happened after he achieved it, Marvin Miller's original goal as the head of the players' union was freedom – to eliminate the nonsensical conclusion (improbably upheld by the Supreme Court) that because baseball players "played," their bosses were not truly running interstate commerce. And thus, a 17-year old kid who signed a one-year contract with, say, the Philadelphia Phillies, was actually signing a 25-year contract. Each "one-year" agreement had a proviso allowing the owners to "renew" the contract for another year. And in the renewal year, the proviso re-set, and the contract could be "renewed" again.
It wasn't actually slavery, but it sure as hell wasn't freedom.
And that one word was what Marvin Miller was all about.
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It was an act of faith for owners and Commissioners and even a huge percentage of players (Stockholm Syndrome) that without the Reserve Clause that Miller and Curt Flood and Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally and Peter Seitz brought down, teams would go bankrupt, or at best the small markets would never compete nor last (in the 19 years ending in 1972, 10 franchises moved. In the 40 years since, one moved).
One nitpick. Sure, only one has moved. How many screwed the taxpayers of their corresponding cities out of millions and million in subsidies, and for stadiums(see Miami!!)?
would be great if a law professor could explain how not a single entity has ever risen up to challenge the supreme court's decision allowing the mlb to be a legal monopoly.
the 8 black sox were banned from baseball for taking bribes and throwing the series, but those crooks on the court got to serve for a lifetime
Excellent article, KO. I was watching your Cornell speech (Part 2, about labor) again just this morning, and the two dovetail quite nicely. It really is about freedom, isn't it? As you said in the Cornell speech "We are threatening every low-income American, for whom the safety net is already way too narrow and way too aged, with a choice of their legal right to strike, or their moral right to eat food, not cardboard." Every American should have the right to strike, and the right to freedom of choice. The outcome might not make everyone happy, but it is much better than the alternative.
Rights are for all of us, not just the richest few. There are far too many in this country who do not seem to understand that principle. Many are not willing to look past their own skin to the wants and needs of other human beings.
I think you nailed it with this sentence (from the Cornell speech): "The whole premise of being Republican is the awful thought that somewhere, some poor person has a dollar that some rich person actually deserves." It seems that would apply to most of those at the top of the corporate world, including those who are at the top of baseball's hierarchy.
It's a shame that they do not understand that we are all human beings, and that their eventual happiness and well-being often depends on the happiness and well-being of those they consider "lesser beings".
Thank you for getting it.
Your expertise in baseball is great. We do, however, miss you being the Standard Bearer of the democratic message. You were/are/will always be THE BEST!
Terrific piece. Yes, Marvin Miller should have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame years ago. But in constructing your opening parallels with 1966, you wrote that 1866 "was not one of the years of Abraham Lincoln's presidency." Of course it wasn't; he had been assassinated a year earlier.
Thanks for this. As it is a part of baseball history I do have some meager understanding of while most of the rest of baseball history is a mystery I can not only appreciate, as always, the writing I can appreciate the point.
It'll do me as Special Comment for awhile; something I have been in sore need of for far too long.
I didn't know anything about Marvin Miller until I read 'Ball Four' by Jim Bouton. The phrase "mustachioed four-flusher" did come up and now I understand how the owners must have hated and feared him. They kept warning the players to be very, very careful of Marvin Miller. It is too bad that owners could not see the potential of having great players being paid their worth, and having the representation to protect them. The owners could not bring themselves to be human and understand that these players had families, and responsibilities. The only responsibilities the owners thought about were to themselves and how much profit they could garner. Marvin Miller opened their eyes and their wallets. He also had influence with Topps Cards (not that they would say it outright according to the book) to give the players more for their signed baseballs. In the formative years this was a lot to a player. Marvin Miller did way more for baseball than I could imagine.
I'm glad you wrote a great piece about Mr. Miller. You went into more analysis, including historical facts, than I could have ever understood. That is why I appreciate your blog so much. I learn a lot from it.
You were very lucky to meet such a man. He was tenacious and dedicated, not to mention tactically adept. I'm impressed he knew you on sight as that damn fool kid reporter. That made me smile. I'm sure he meant it as a cross-eyed endearment.
This is the best analysis of Marvin Miller's importance that I have read or expect to read. The reference to Buzzie Bavasi is striking because after he finished telling the Dodgers how bad Miller would be, one of the players said they realized that if Bavasi was that scared of him, he HAD to be the right guy.
Why doesn't Keith Olbermann have a show?
Keith, would you kindly repost to DKos? This is important info, and there is a discussion in several diaries over there regarding the worthy contributions of the father of the unionization of baseball. Thanks.
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Would the people who want to discuss Olbermann's career–and they generally want to attack it because they are small-minded people living in a small-minded world–please leave? The rest of us, including Olbermann, are here to talk about baseball. Go back to your hateful, lying, bigoted, right-wing websites that link to the KKK, ok?
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Marvin Miller is also the name of a character actor in classic movies who tended to play sinister parts, perhaps most memorably in "Dead Reckoning" starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott (Lizabeth is still alive).
You people are obviously as stupid as ko! He couldn't make it on the sorriest cable commentary station (obiously not an actual news source) so he is back to sports, huh? What a laugher!! Omg, there are more out there like him? Say it ain't so!
Are all of you as brain dead as he is? Do you all have a unibrow also? He is an affront to journalism. He is a ranter, not a journalist! Come on. I have wondered for some time if he just gave up on socialism and went straight to Marxism. Oh and Rupert? Thank God there is someone to offset the babble of a ko. The lefties lost their monopoly on what they refer to as "news". Oh my, what is a socialist to do? You are all about as stupid and misguided as he is, obviously! Thank you though, Fox is thriving because of your kind. MSNBC will be lucky to survive, spewing rather than reporting. Keep it up though, really! It, and you, will send people to Fox for actual news!!!
Beautifully written.
The continued absence iof Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame is an indelible stain on the honor of baseball and t hose responsible for voting in the veterans category. Bowie Kuhn, who fiddled while baseball burned, is in because his owner buddies put him in. I have been in contact with Jim Bouton via his Ball Four Yahoo group and he is incensed that Marvin isn't in. What is needed is a concerted campaign starting now to pressure the Hall of Fame to induct Marvin Miller, to make it impossible for his rejection to occur again. We can't wait for his year to come up again, the pressure has to be constant and applied over an extended period of time.
Oh my gosh! Why does MLB have this moran Olberman on their website. He was lousy at KTLA 5 in LA, lousy at ESPN, lousy at MSNBC and now he shows up here?
NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS, JUST KEEP SCROLLING PAST TO SOME "ON TOPIC" POSTS. Are you getting a blister from all the scrolling past this vast Ocean of unrelated verbiage from this ABUSER of this blog? Yea, I do too, never read any of it, personally.
May we have a moderator please? The irrelevant posts are becoming spamlike.
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Well, here we are in 2015 and Bowie Kuhn, the master of of obfuscation, is enshrined in the NBHoF and Marvin Miller, who wrested baseball out of its 19th Century mentality and into the 20th Century, is not. Those who pine for the "good old days" of players being indentured servants can sit smugly in the knowledge that as "guardians of the game," they have brought the good name of baseball into disrepute. This is not a debate about a player or manager, this is denying history. As long as Marvin Miller is not enshrined, the NBHoF remains incomplete.


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The government's troops are rallying behind the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. "After the House voted this month to defund a major part of the U.S. Census Bureau, the agency is taking the threat very seriously," reports the Washington Times, "with its supporters in both business and government rallying to preserve the annual questionnaire."
Wait. Who could be against the Census Bureau? Its constitutional charter is to enumerate citizens every ten years for the purpose of apportioning representation in Congress. This is a necessary and unremarkable administrative function.
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The mint-green Boostassio is designed to generate everything from a transparent clean boost—up to 20 dB's worth—to more saturated tones. It has a fairly spartan user interface, with knobs for Volume (ranging from None to Done) and Bias (which rotates between Bliss and Pissed).
I first put the Boostassio through its paces using a Fender Custom Shop '63 Telecaster and a Fender Pro Junior amp. To check out the clean-boost capability, I set the volume halfway between None and Done and the bias to Bliss. With the effect off, I was pleased to note how quiet the pedal was. It was also more transparent than I expected a tube pedal to be. When engaged, the effect bolstered the sound without dirtying it, as promised. In a band setting, it was perfect for being heard above a din of bass and drums without having to resort to more distortion. Turning the bias knob slightly closer to Pissed than Bliss, I got a warm and slightly gritty tone that, even at low volume, had great depth and presence.
When I plugged in a mid-'50s Gibson ES-175DN hollowbody with twin P-90s, I was able to get a gently overdriven but robust sound at a low volume without feeding back—perfect for Chuck Berry-approved shuffle patterns and Americana soloing with a bunch of open-string licks.
As I expected, the Boostassio worked equally well with humbuckers. I plugged in an early-'90s ES-335 Dot and rolled back its Tone knob, and cranked the pedal's Volume and Bias controls to yield a creamy, woman-toned overdrive that lent itself extremely well to extended pentatonic excursions. When I switched to the bridge pickup and tuned to open G, the Boostassio growled with the perfect combination of bite and wooliness for Keith Richards-style rhythm stabs. Regardless of the setting, the Boostassio was rich and musical—a pleasure to operate.
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DA's race may be settled by Nov. 20
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A winner in the close race for 9th Judicial District Attorney might be known by Tuesday, according to Garfield County Clerk Jean Alberico.
Democratic challenger Sherry Caloia, of Glenwood Springs, held a 124-vote lead over Republican incumbent District Attorney Martin Beeson, of Rifle, after a small lot of ballots were recounted on Nov. 7.
According to results published on Nov. 8, Beeson held the lead in Garfield County, which has the largest population in the district, by a margin of 1,269 votes, from a tally of 11,926 for Beeson to 10,657 for Caloia. He also led in Rio Blanco County by a margin of 1,492 votes, from a tally of 2,276-784.
But Caloia's lead in Pitkin County, a margin of 2,885 votes, from a tally of 5,859 for Caloia to 2,974 for Beeson, outweighs the 2,761-vote advantage Beeson has from Garfield and Rio Blanco counties.
Hundreds of provisional ballots are being verified by clerks in Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties, which make up the 9th Judicial District.
And while officials hope the results of the race will be known by next week, Alberico said that, if a recount is either requested by either candidate or required, the result might not be known until mid-December.
"We are diligently working on the verification process of the provisional ballots," Alberico said, referring to more than 550 ballots issued to voters who were unable to cast a normal ballot on Election Day.
Alberico said her provisional judges will gather Thursday to prepare the provisional ballots for the counting procedure, which is to begin Tuesday.
One of the difficulties facing election officials, Alberico said, involves voters who "knowingly voted in the wrong precinct" and whose ballots can be counted only in federal and state races.
"It's not that unusual," Alberico said. "It has happened a lot in the past."
She said this problem particularly affects the Glenwood Springs precincts. She explained that a number of voters who live in other towns but work in Glenwood Springs decided to vote in Glenwood at the end of the workday rather than risk being too late to vote in their hometowns.
Those votes often were cast in what Alberico said were "two races that were a top priority for a lot of voters," Amendment 64 to legalize recreational use of marijuana and the presidential race.
On Monday, Alberico added, the county's resolution board will convene to examine the out-of-precinct ballots and remake them to reflect only state and federal votes.
On Tuesday, Alberico said, election officials will begin counting the ballots, and on the same day the canvas board will meet to begin the process of verifying the ballots.
By Wednesday, at the latest, "You should know what the three counties have turned in," Alberico said.
At that point, she explained, district voters might know who their district attorney is unless a recount is either required or requested.
Alberico said Nov. 26 is the absolute deadline for submitting the formal voter abstract to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, and Dec. 6 is the final day for the state to order a recount, which is required if the margin between the candidates is within one-half of 1 percent.
Dec. 7, Alberico said, is the last day for an "interested party" such as the candidates or their committees to request a recount even if the vote margins do not automatically require one.
And Dec. 13, she said, is the deadline for completing a requested recount.
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Consider the dandelion and the bristlecone pine, says Utah State University ecologist Peter Adler.
The former grows 'like a weed,' issues copious amounts of fluffy seeds (which provide entertainment for kids and less amusement for lawn owners trying to maintain pristine turf), but dies within a few weeks. In contrast, the brawny bristlecone pine matures at a glacial pace, is rather stingy with seeds; yet lives for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years.
"How can you explain such variation?" asks Adler, associate professor in USU's Department of Wildland Resources and the USU Ecology Center. "Is it enough to know the size of a species' seeds or the thickness of its leaves?"
With USU graduate student and Quinney Fellow Aldo Compagnoni, along with colleagues Roberto Salguero-Gómez of Australia's University of Queensland and Germany's Max Planck Institute; USU alums Joanna Hsu of the University of California, Berkeley and Jayanti Ray-Mukherjee of South Africa's University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, and Cyril Mbeau-Ache and Miguel Franco of Britain's Plymouth University, Adler published a paper showing that simple morphological traits can, in fact, explain variation in the life histories of plants. The research, supported by the National Science Foundation, appears in the Dec. 30, 2013, online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"There's traditionally been a disciplinary divide in ecology between the physiology of organisms versus population biology," says Adler, a 2011 recipient of the NSF's Faculty Early Career Development "CAREER" Award. "Trait-based approaches assume that simple functional traits influence fitness and life history evolution, but these assumptions have not been rigorously tested."
To remedy this, Adler and his team linked a global traits database with empirical population models for more than 200 species.
"We found strong relationships between functional traits and plant life histories," he says. "We show that simple morphological measurements can predict where a species falls within the global range of life histories."
Essentially, species with large seeds, long-lived leaves and dense wood have population growth rates influenced primarily by survival. (Live long and prosper.) In contrast, species with small seeds, short-lived leaves or soft wood, depend on fecundity — having lots of babies — for population growth and persistence.
"These results increase our ability to explain complex population processes with a few easily measured character traits," Adler says. "If we can refine this approach, it could have important applications in conservation and natural resource management."
Having these tools, he says, could help managers determine the most cost-effective ways of controlling invasive species or protecting threatened species without spending years collecting demographic data.
"We're confirming that trait-based ecology is built on a solid foundation, and that the field is moving in the right direction," Adler says.
Related links:
- "USU Ecologists Predict a 'Range of Changes' for the American West," Utah State Today
- USU Department of Wildland Resources
- USU Ecology Center
- USU Quinney College of Natural Resources
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"The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him. And we shall all (if we are zealous for the Lord of hosts) ere long shine as the stars in the firmament, in the kingdom of our heavenly Father, for ever and ever."—George Whitefield
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The Daily Mail (my favorite Paper of Record, if you hadn't guessed by now) is reporting that more than 1 in 4 mothers—27% to be precise—will hand her cranky or bored baby a cellphone—rather than, you know, something whose name literally means to pacify.
But, while such a statistic to some may seem like an unfortunate sign of the times, this actually might not be such a terrible thing.
With increasingly many touchscreen and trackpad smartphones on the market, babies given their mother's phone to play with have the opportunity to begin developing their fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination at an early age. Of course there are all sort of educational apps available for toddlers and small children, too: puzzles, word games, number games like Sudoku, etc.
Sure, too much technological stimulation can pose its own unfavorable effects—attention span being the favorite subject in this type of discussion. But, before anyone goes and writes off this 1-in-4 statistic as a maternal crime against humanity, or as just a real shame, perhaps we ought to take a look at these smart-phone babies, say, ten years down the line. It is possible that they will be better off.
Update: ...It is also possible, upon further consideration, that these children will not learn how to self-sooth and rely on material objects for happiness and comfort. [DailyMail - Image via Apple's Eyes Studio/Shutterstock]


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Curiosity Comes to Mars
With the Mars Science Laboratory—a rover called Curiosity—safely installed in its spacecraft, the Mars Science Laboratory mission set out for the red planet on November 26, 2011, with a projected arrival at Mars on August 5, 2012 PDT. About the size of a small SUV, Curiosity is truly a sophisticated mobile laboratory with the most advanced instruments ever sent to Mars.
Curiosity's Job on Mars
The main science goal of the mission is to evaluate whether Mars has or has ever had an environment that could support bacteria or other microbial life. To try to find out, Curiosity will study rocks and soil to find records of the geologic and climate history of Mars. It will also look for carbon and other chemical building blocks of life.
Rover Innovations
With each new Mars mission, NASA has reused technologies and design elements that have worked well in the past. Curiosity has six-wheels, for example, as did the earlier rovers, and a rocker-bogie suspension system that has proven to provide excellent stability and obstacle-climbing ability. But each mission has brought innovations as well. Here's what's new for Curiosity: MORE »
Spirit and Opportunity
Spirit and Opportunity, the twin Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs), landed on Mars in early 2004. Part of NASA's long-term Mars Exploration Program, the mission has succeeded well beyond the hopes of its creators. MORE »
MER Tools of the Trade
Powered by a bank of solar cells on its upper surface, each MER has advanced communication capabilities that allow it to keep in touch with orbiting probes and directly with Earth. MORE »
Highlights of Early Missions
In the early 1960s, both the United States and the Soviet Union began trying to get up close and personal with the red planet. NASA's Mariner 4 accomplished the first successful flyby in 1965 and sent back... MORE »


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I feel shit this morning. I wouldn't mind but I barely (relatively) drunk last night. I had two pints of IPA in the beer garden with Frank and a can, 1 bloody can, of Calsberg when I got back. I put it squarely at the feet of exhaustion and over indulgence following the weekend.
Yesterday was cack. I could barely keep my eyes open at work, business just wasn't happening and my Slayer wallet hasn't arrived. The post here doesn't arrive until gone 11 so I was like a dog with two, not one, but two members until discovering that the post wasn't bearing my goods. In fact I'm currently waiting for 2 other items and they're late too. After that I sort of gave up. If I'd been old and infirm I would've probably slipped 'next door'.
When I cycled back home in the afternoon, I could barely be pissed to pedal and as a result got back ten minutes later than I would if I'd made some sort of effort. If it wasn't for the appointment with Frank I may have been tempted to take to my bed like a Victorian Duchess. After the drinks I got home and made a marinade for some chicken breast (olive oil, thyme, parsley, chives, seasoning, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, caper vinegar, dash of Worcester sauce and Tabasco) and violently slammed them in the mixture before shoving them in the fridge for an hour. I watched University Challenge, which seemed (comparably) pathetically simple this week before being flabbergasted by Nigella's 'Express' dishes. Despite the fact that I still would, the programme really is awful; I also discovered that the kitchen is a mock up of the kitchen in the house she shares with Charles Saatchi, it's in a studio off the south circular, so accurate is it that it even comes with children's drawings. Actually, whilst were on for exposing BBC things, it's a badly kept secret in the BBC (and comes from a friend who knows the chap in question) that it was Peter Duncan that vandalised the Blue Peter garden following his sacking from the show and a night in the BBC bar.
After I'd cooked the chicken and some streaky smoked bacon, I tore up the former, shredded the latter and combined with rocket, watercress and spinach. I made a dressing by shaking together olive oil, vinegar, garlic puree and capers, before tossing the whole fucking lot together. I'm not really a salad fan; this was so good I got a chubby. I ate the lot in front of a superb programme about The Dandy and The Beano on BBC4, By 11pm I was in bed with a joint and a cup of tea.
Short Piqued today, I'm very busy.
This bird is fucking 50 She's looking terrific don't you think? Enjoy her first solo outing since she split with hubby.


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I was very excited to find this article and to find out about Simone Schwarz-Bart's return to the literary stage. In "Rentrée littéraire 2019: les ouvrages d'écrivains d'Outre-mer à paraître," Philippe Triay (FranceTV Info) lists forthcoming works by writers from the French Overseas Departments. He previews four books: L'enlèvement du mardi-gras, enquête sur une disparition (Éditions Ecriture) by Raphaël Confiant; Élie Stephenson (Éditions du Manguier) by Lydie Ho-Fong-Choy Choucoutou and Monique Dorcy; Zwazo, récit de vie d'un prêtre hindou commandeur d'habitation à la Martinique (HC Éditions) by Victorien Permal and Gerry L'Étang; and Nous n'avons pas vu passer les jours (Éditions Grasset) by Simone Schwarz-Bart. Triay writes:
In the midst of this abounding literary season with the publication of more than 500 books during the first quarter, several overseas authors are included. [. . .] While waiting for a little more effort towards diversity on the part of publishing houses—to broaden the horizons and leave the narrow "amongst ourselves" attitude [l'entre-soi]—we nevertheless preserve some famous novelists like Raphaël Confiant and Simone Schwarz-Bart, whose latest books will be published in the coming weeks.
L'enlèvement du mardi-gras, enquête sur une disparition (Raphaël Confiant)
In this new novel, funny and satirical on demand, where Martinicans will easily recognize the various protagonists, a university president is kidnapped in the middle of carnival! The events take place during the Mardi Gras parade in the capital of the imaginary island of Nadiland. Commissioner Nobertin is trying to unravel the threads of an affair involving embezzlement by organized gangs, crimes of favoritism, and forgeries in public writing. All this is reminiscent of real events that hit the headlines a few years ago. The police officer will soon discover that the university president, "the Queen of Abyssinia," as nicknamed by her captors, had stood against corruption. A land of cyclones, earthquakes, and eruptions, is Nadiland also the land of nepotism, embezzlement, and ritual crimes? At once a roman à clé and a thriller, Raphaël Confiant unveils, with his truculent style, the gloomy and violent, though often funny, world of a true island Mafia.
Élie Stephenson (Éditions du Manguier) by Lydie Ho-Fong-Choy Choucoutou and Monique Dorcy
Initiated with the portrait of Léon-Gontran Damas, the Orénoque collection (which features portraits of emblematic figures from Guyana) Éditions du Manguier continues with the biography of Élie Stephenson—poet, playwright and novelist. The book is divided into two parts: a biography that places him in the political history of Guyana, in his relation to France and more broadly to that of the Third World; and the transcript of an interview that reflects his background, projects and expectations. Critical, sometimes bitter and desperate but always loving, it shows his native land and the Guyanese man without complacency.
Élie Stephenson (Éditions du Manguier) by Lydie Ho-Fong-Choy Choucoutou and Monique Dorcy
This book is the life story of Martinican Antoine Tangamen aka Zwazo (1902-1992). Of Indian origin, his knowledge and practice of Hinduism made him the main interlocutor of those who were interested in this religion, including ethnologists, who felt that with him, a whole world would disappear. During his lifetime, on weekdays, many of the faithful crowded in front of his door to beg him to lead their ceremonies. On Sundays, when the ceremonial drums stopped, people said that Zwazo was talking to the gods. This Hindu priest also lived a century of Indian conditioning and creolization, and knew the transformations of plantation society, of which he was one of the essential cogs: a chief officer, a sugarcane harvest foreman. With this testimony, Zwazo immerses us in the great changes of the twentieth century in Martinique.
Nous n'avons pas vu passer les jours (Éditions Grasset) by Simone Schwarz-Bart.
In this story, Simone Schwarz-Bart tells the story of a rare couple. The story of two writers, one Guadeloupean, the other a French-Polish Jew, whose respective work bears witness to the suffering of their people. It is also the story of two passionately linked beings, who for fifty-five years, every night, read a love poem by Pablo Neruda. There is, however, a mystery around the Schwarz-Barts. Why, in the mid-1970s, did they suddenly remain silent and shut themselves up in their home in Guadeloupe? Twelve years after the death of her husband, Simone Schwarz-Bart lifts the veil and delivers the truth on their extraordinary journey.
[Translated by Ivette Romero. Read the original (in French) at https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/rentree-litteraire-2019-ouvrages-ecrivains-outre-mer-paraitre-666637.html.


text: Conditions InDepth: Kidney Stones by Jean Baker, MS, RDMain PageRisk FactorsSymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentScreeningReducing Your RiskTalking to Your DoctorResource GuideEn Español (Spanish Version)Kidney stones are one of the most common and painful kidney disorders. About 10% of people will develop a kidney stone at some point in their lives. For many, stones become a chronic problem. People who get one stone are more likely to develop others.The kidneys, each about the size of a fist, are located in the lower back. They are connected to the bladder by narrow tubes called ureters. The kidneys act as filters for the bloodstream. They catch needed substances and return them to circulation. They also dispose of unneeded substances in urine. Urine collects in the bladder and then passes through another narrow tube called the urethra and before exiting the body.Kidney stones are formed when minerals and other substances build up in the kidneys. They become so concentrated that they crystallize into solid particles. Under normal circumstances, urine contains chemicals that keep this from happening. This action can fail under certain conditions. If the resulting crystallized particles remain small, they can pass through the urinary system without problems. Larger stones, though, can become lodged in the kidney or further down the urinary tract.Kidney StoneCopyright © Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.There are 5 main types of kidney stones:Calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate stones —These 2 types are the most common. They make up about 80% of cases. These kidney stones usually form when the concentration of calcium or other minerals in the urine becomes too high. Struvite stones —These stones are composed of ammonium, magnesium, and phosphate salts. These develop as the result of a urinary tract infection. Uric acid stones —These stones form when urine is acidic. They may also occur in people with gout or those having chemotherapy. Cystine stones —The result of a rare genetic disorder that causes the kidneys to build up excess amounts of cystine, one of the amino acids that make up proteins. What are the risk factors for kidney stones?What are the symptoms of kidney stones?How are kidney stones diagnosed?What are the treatments for kidney stones?Are there screening tests for kidney stones?How can I reduce my risk of kidney stones?What questions should I ask my doctor?Where can I get more information about kidney stones?References:Coe FL, Evan A, Worcester, E. Kidney stone disease. J Clin Invest. 2005;115(10):2598-2608.Kidney stones. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/urologic-disease/kidney-stones-in-adults/Pages/facts.aspx. Accessed March 6, 2017.Nephrolithiasis. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T114904/Nephrolithiasis. Updated January 15, 2017. Accessed March 6, 2017. Last reviewed March 2017 by Adrienne Carmack, MDPlease be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Copyright © EBSCO Publishing. All rights reserved.Editorial PolicyPrivacy PolicyTerms and ConditionsSupport


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Fernandez gets nod for Grapefruit opener
JUPITER, Fla. -- High-energy Jose Fernandez has shown in his first few bullpen sessions an eagerness to face hitters.
The 21-year-old won't have to wait much longer to see some game action.
Manager Mike Redmond on Saturday named Fernandez the Marlins' starter for their first Grapefruit League game, when they visit the Cardinals on Friday at Roger Dean Stadium. St. Louis is going with Carlos Martinez.
Fernandez is not expected to throw more than two innings.
The reigning National League Rookie of the Year, Fernandez comes off a stellar 12-6 season in which he posted a 2.19 ERA. Due to an innings limit, he was shut down after he beat the Braves on Sept. 11 at Marlins Park. His season came to a halt after 172 2/3 innings.
The Marlins have yet to officially announce Fernandez as their Opening Day starter, but that is considered a formality. The club will likely relax the right-hander's innings limit in his sophomore season. It could approach 200, but the team will remain careful.
"Innings-wise, we'll wait and see how he does, and how that goes as we get further along in the season," Redmond said. "But we treat all our young pitchers the same way. We try to protect those guys and keep them as fresh as we can throughout the course of the year."
Fernandez's pitch counts per game likely will be about the same, in the 110 range.
"It's like with every young guy, we're going to take care of him," Redmond said. "We'll see how things go in spring, as far as how built up he will be. Pitch count-wise, he will stay about the same. We're going to take care of him early."
The Marlins open their exhibition season on Wednesday against the University of Miami in Jupiter. Angel Sanchez, acquired from the Dodgers last July in the Ricky Nolasco trade, will get the nod against the Hurricanes.


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August 09, 2019 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The four-driver lineup for Clauson-Marshall Racing, the winningest team this season in USAC Midget National Championship this season, leads the latest entry update for the Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink on Sept. 4-5 at The Dirt Track at IMS.
Clauson-Marshall Racing has entered its four full-time USAC competitors: Tyler Courtney, Chris Windom, Zeb Wise and Andrew Layser. The team is co-owned by Tim Clauson, the father of late USAC champion and Indianapolis 500 veteran Bryan Clauson, the namesake of the showcase USAC event on the quarter-mile dirt oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Defending USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion Courtney, from Indianapolis, leads all drivers with six USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature wins in 2019 and has led the standings since the start of the season. His CMR teammate Windom, from Canton, Illinois, is second in the standings. Windom, the 2016 Silver Crown and 2017 National Sprint Car champion, has won his first two National Midget races over the past two months.
Wise, a 16-year-old from Angola, Indiana, is fourth in the standings with two recent victories during Pennsylvania Midget Week. He won the Stoops Pursuit race on opening night of the BC39 last year. Layser, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, is in his first year for CMR and tops the series' rookie points as he seeks to make his first BC39 feature start.
Michael Pickens, the winningest driver from New Zealand in the USAC National Midget history with four series wins, will drive for the RMS LLC team at the BC39 alongside teammate Thomas Meseraull, a nine-time winner in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car series.
David Prickett, the 2012 USAC Western States Dirt Midget champ, will drive for Neverlift Motorsports in his second BC39 appearance. Trey Osborne, a veteran of Kenyon Midget racing and the Little 500 at Anderson (Indiana) Speedway, will drive the famed yellow No. 61 for Mel Kenyon, USAC's winningest National Midget driver with 111 career victories and a four-time top-five finisher at the Indianapolis 500 between 1966 and 1973.
Those drivers join a talented list of entries, which also includes 2017 USAC National Midget champion Spencer Bayston, 2018 Jason Leffler Memorial winner Tyler Thomas, USAC National Sprint Car feature winners Brent Beauchamp and Matt Westfall, plus past USAC Western States Midget champion Shannon McQueen, among many others.
More entries are expected to be filed leading into the second annual Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink. Tickets are on sale at www.ims.com.
On-track action begins Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the quarter-mile Dirt Track at IMS. Public gates open at 3 p.m., with cars on track for practice at 4 p.m., followed by opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. Heat races and the Stoops Pursuit race will conclude the night's racing action.
Public gates will open at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 for the second and final night of action. Cars will be on track for practice at 4 p.m., with qualifying races at 5 p.m. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and followed by the main feature events, starting with multiple D-Mains and C-Mains, the semi-feature and the 39-lap main event.
BC39 ENTRY LIST (38 cars as of Aug. 7)
1NZ MICHAEL PICKENS/Auckland, NZ (RMS LLC)
1ST TBA (Daryl Saucier)
2 RYAN HALL/Midlothian, TX (Mark Bush)
2x MATT LINDER/Hoschton, GA (Mark Bush)
3N JAKE NEUMAN/New Berlin, IL (Jim Neuman)
7BC TYLER COURTNEY/Indianapolis, IN (Clauson/Marshall Racing)
7u KYLE JONES/Kennedale, TX (Trifecta Motorsports)
7x THOMAS MESERAULL/San Jose, CA (RMS LLC)
8 RANDI PANKRATZ/Atascadero, CA (Wally Pankratz)
9 CHRIS BAUE/Indianapolis, IN (Chris Baue)
11L AARON LEFFEL/Springfield, OH (Chuck Taylor)
11T TBA (Chuck Taylor)
14H TBA (Mike Dickerson)
15J JEFF WIMMENAUER/Indianapolis, IN (Jeff Wimmenauer)
15s SHANNON McQUEEN/Bakersfield, CA (Broc Garrett)
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28 ACE McCARTHY/Tahlequah, OK (Jim Neuman)
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Need to Find Relative Arrested by Immigration? See Online Detainee Locator
Sometimes what's going in in the headlines becomes all too personal. That's what happened for me recently, when a friend called to say that her cleaning woman from El Salvador was in a panic, having received word that her sisters had been arrested by immigration authorities after crossing the border into Texas. They're apparently part of the flood of young people fleeing countries beset by violence, attempting to cross the Mexican border into the United States.
The first question then becomes, "Where are they?"
Back when I was actively practicing immigration law, this question could take days of calling detention centers and desperately begging information out of disinterested guards and officials. But now there's an "Online Detainee Locator" provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Would it work?
At first, no. (Probably not too surprising — data entry may not be the first thing on the to-do list after an immigrant is arrested.) But within about 15 hours, voila — we entered a name and birth date and received the name of the detention facility where one sister was being held, as well as a phone number for reaching that facility. The U.S.-based sister was able to call the facility and get more information about the status of her sister's case.
Whether the online system is always this workable, I can't say. It's easy to imagine situations where the name might be misspelled, or a birth date taken down inaccurately, leading to a complete info void.
And an even more difficult aspect of the system is that it's mostly in English. Yes, you can choose other languages from a dropdown menu when you first perform the search, but as far as I could tell, this doesn't lead to any different screens when it's time for the results.
Still, it was immensely satisfying to see the name pop up and know that, as alarming as the news of the arrest was, the sister hadn't just disappeared into the system. Now, if Congress would only come up with an intelligent and humane way to deal with this influx.


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World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has had more than 50 professional fights. But none may be more important than the battle he has joined against the trafficking of tens of thousands of women and children.
Pacquiao, who is also a lawmaker in his native Philippines, teamed up with campaigner Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, who has spent 20 years trying to protect victims of sex slavery and forced labor.
CNN spent two years documenting her struggle as she enlisted the help of Pacquiao. The resulting full length film premieres on CNN International on May 17 and 18. Watch the trailer here.
To draw worldwide attention to the horrendous crimes and to help the victims, CNN and iReport is joining forces with the End it Movement, which launched its red X campaign in February.
Download the Fighters-End It boxing glove here, share it with your friends and join The Fighters to end modern-day slavery.
The Fighters shows how one person can make a difference on the ground. End It helps by raising awareness in countries hundreds or thousands of miles away.
From February 1 through April 9, End It encouraged people to look at modern-day slavery - many of them learning about the extent of the issue for the first time - and to mark an X on their hand as a symbol of their support.
Bryson Vogeltanz, chief steward for End It, said: "The Fighters is a powerful, real-life story of what is happening in the Philippines. End It has hundreds of thousands of people who now know about slavery and they want to do more. They want to change their lives to help end slavery.
"People like Cecilia are doing the groundwork of rescue, restoration and prevention. We are the awareness side, promoting what they are doing. There are hundreds of fighters like Cecilia who are in the trenches doing great work."
He added: "Whether civil rights or apartheid or modern-day slavery, it ends when ordinary people use their influence. When we make it a priority in our lives, in our part of the world, then the world can change."
How very Filipino, a noble cause wearing the face of a gambling, womanizing demigod. He's a great boxer, but beyond that he's an embarrassment in anything else he touches or comes near.
How did you know, Expat Will? I guess you were there when it all happened?
Don't judge the man when you really know nothing about him in real life. At least he's trying to help a cause for others. What about you? What have you done lately to your fellow humans?
Angeles said P210 million of the P300 million from the USAID remained unaccounted for. "However, what is clear at the moment, based on evidence, is that receipts for P41 million had been faked," said the NBI antifraud chief.
Angeles said the NBI probe had established that the order to manufacture the fake receipts came from the VFFI president.
"In a meeting, the bookkeepers, including the whistle-blower, were allegedly ordered by its president to fake receipts to fill in the gap of unsubstantiated expenses," she said.
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Expat Will: you know absolutely nothing about Manny and the wonderful works he has done in his home country. If you did you would have more respect. How many other athletes, particularly boxers, bother to care about or get involved in anything other than themselves? Manny took his time and his own money to help flood victims in the southern regions. He donates his own money to helping kids through numerous charities in his country and building infrastructure in his congressional district. What have you done for anyone other than run your uninformed mouth?
Sorry to burst your bubble - he ran for Congress because as he said, he doesn't want to use his money to give to people - so he ran and won a seat in philippine congress and spent all of his time there preparing for fights that earned him millions. Outside of boxing ring, Filipinos do not respect Pacquiao.
Agree. Thank you for pointing this out.
I would never defend the practice, but it absolutely unstoppable. It is growing by leaps and bounds all over South East Asia, especially in that place that blitzes the TV with never ending ads for "Malaysia. Truly Asia" BS
Let us all extend our help in our smallest ways in supporting this cause for humanity. Let us be more vigilant than ever to end all forms of crimes against humanity specially against the weak and helpless by reporting to proper authorities/organisations, this way we can make a difference even only once in our lifetime..
Boxing is a barbaric and violent sport and should not be used for any causes where the victims themselves suffer violence!!! CNN, I am very disappointed in you.
Boxing is a combat sport, where people contest to showcase their athletic prowess. Yes, it might be more injury-prone than other sports, but the people involved are taking the risks with full knowledge of the consequences. What they do takes place in the ring and any altercation outside can lead to severe sanctions or even criminal prosecution.
If you don't like the sport, it is absolutely okay to criticize it. But, don't use your hatred simply as an excuse to attack someone who is using his popularity to combat true social evils.
What color is the sky in your strange, naive world?
Boxing is a sport (or a martial art if you want to get technical) and done between two completely willing athletes. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you get to pass judgement on others who do.
Boxing is now a 'martial art'? LOL
a) The fad of "share to stop xyz" is finally dying on fb. Please don't encourage it CNN.
b) Doesn't seem very philanthropic considering the only logo on it is CNN's. Seems more like a lame attempt at viral marketing.
I don't get it. People think that if you "share" or "Like" something on Facebook, the problem will be solved. I notice that we still have cancer, animal abuse, GMO food etc. All things like that do is provide more user accounts for the scammers. IF they want to stop the problem, they should finance groups of people who whould go after the perps.
And "we" still have people like you and others that use Facebook, which is a pure bs site.
The End It Movement is pushing to create awareness of modern day slavery which is happening everywhere, even in the smallest cities and towns. Sharing it on Facebook helps people realize the problem exists, which then results in people donating money and resources to stop it.
I realize not all things shared on Facebook are legit but it can be a very useful tool to spread messages.
You should share the picture of the boxing glove with the red X on it – traffickers will see it, and turn themselves in to the authorities. It'll totally work – remember how social media caught Kony last year?
What is it like out there in space where you apparently are?
End it Movement is a great group! this needs more awareness!! Good job CNN!
Putting this glove does about as much as those stupid Co-Exist bumper stickers, absolutely nothing.
@ Matt
Really, it does absolutely nothing?
I'm assuming the picture on CNN's homepage was what made you click on this article? So now you know about the End it Movement and are aware that slavery is still happening. Looks like the picture served its purpose.
I am a Filipina, a domestic worker abroad, I work hard to feed my family.... I am proud to be Pinoy right now and I am proud of my fellow countrymen espcially my Idol Pacquiao.... He is not only a true Fighter in the Boxing Ring but also for the rights of Filipino People. May God bless the people who R fighting for others! GO GO GO PINOY!
Well this is really good news for the Filipinos, at least now, we are not featured as bastion of illegal acts but already a protector of rights and fighters of victims of exploitation and abuses. Makes you proud of your kababayans! Let's support them.... This is one big leap for Filipinos!!
Philippines has been getting a bad rap for years. "A country of maids", " most corrupt country", blah, blah, blah. It is neither of those. Filipinos are strong, resilient, kind and friendly. It takes more than the 'all too often calamities' to knock Pinas down. I am glad to call Dumaguete my (half-time) home.
Although I may not bet on his (boxing) fights-(No payoff, always favored) but, I will put my money him
being a future President of Philippines.
My idol is a human trafficking advocate! Whatever you think about boxing or whatever, we can all agree trafficking is bad.
Hey there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any
trouble with hackers? My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing several weeks of hard work due to no back
up. Do you have any methods to prevent hackers?
Is a excelent project!!.. How can I began that in my country?¿.... GO PACQUIO!!
The Philippines wants to find blame with foreigners and they are part of the problem but the biggest blame and problem are Philippinos themselves. Corrupt government, police, people, and Catholic Church. Blame the tens of thousands of Philippino men who get their girlfriends and wives pregnant then dump them. Manny Pacqiuao will do nothing because he is a typical rich Philippino who cares about nothing but money. But, hey in the story he has a beautiful Cadillac Escalade!!! Another CNN puff piece that pulls heart strings but doesn't ever dig into the truth.
Catholic Church #1. No abortions, no rubbers, no divorce. Screw all churches.
This conversation is missing the point that children from the Philippines are being misused and sometimes tortured.
This has to stop. The illegal slave trade is a $32 Billion dollar industry that is fighting back against those who try
to save these innocent children.
What,this is incredible,please let something be done fast to put a stop to this madness.
Thanks CNN for airing "The Fighters" for the second time to give chance to those who missed watching it.
A remarkable story for a remarkable cause, indeed. We support you in your efforts to end modern-day slavery.
Your 'proud' presentation of a serious problem, seems to be going badly wrong in 2 respects.
You are making 'filmstars' out of well-meaning people.
However much I appreciate CNN-I, must I really watch your constant bombardment – at least 4 times per hour ?
It simply works adversely !
I think if more people get involved like Pacquio is doing then we can save the children of our planet...What governments are doing anything for the children of the world so you go Pacquio and continue the great work you are doing
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Troubled rugby league star Blake Ferguson has taken a further step towards proving he's a fit person to return to the NRL, after completing his referees course.
Ferguson is currently working with the Sydney Roosters in an off-field role, however an application to have him registered to return to playing this year was rejected by the NRL.
The 24-year-old was found guilty of indecent assault after groping a woman in a late-night incident last year, however the NRL have indicated that they may lift his deregistration for next season if he demonstrates he's taken measures to improve his life off the field.
Former NRL referee Greg McCallum, who is working with the NSW Referees Association as a director of refereeing development, says Ferguson was "excellent" in the way he approached the course.
Ferguson would need to be cleared by the NRL to work with children if he was to actually take up the whistle, but McCallum said by completing the course, Ferguson had displayed a genuine interest in getting back involved in the game.
"It's excellent. He performed really well and showed a real interest in it," McCallum told AAP.
"I think he needs to show the game that he's serious about being involved in it. That's the key and refereeing isn't the most glamorous of things to be involved in but it's a very crucial part of the game. I think it's a very positive thing that he would do that.
"He's got a lot of ground to make up and this is a positive step forward - and he's been doing a lot of work with the Roosters as well."
McCallum said Ferguson had "significant issues" to overcome in terms of compliance, however if he was cleared by the NRL he would be eligible to referee mini and mod league as well as juniors 13 years and over.
If cleared, Ferguson would most likely referee in the Cronulla area, however, he is also recovering from a broken leg.
McCallum said John Hopoate undertook a similar course several years ago when he was involved in an incident at a junior rugby league match - and the former match review committee chairman said more players should get involved with refereeing.
Provided the NRL gave him the green light, McCallum says sacked Sharks five-eighth Todd Carney would also be welcomed into the refereeing ranks.
"If they were to clear Blake or Todd or anyone else to be involved in the game at that level, the NSW Referees association wouldn't stand in the way of anyone being involved," he said.
Ferguson was not convicted over the incident, however his guilt was upheld at his appeals hearing, and he's been ordered to stay away from pubs, clubs, bottleshops and undertake counselling for alcohol abuse.


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Zummo's Café in Scranton, Pennsylvania
"This is Zummo's Café—Pennsylvania's, and perhaps America's, best coffee shop."
If you're the sort of person that doesn't know why they should visit Scranton, Pennsylvania—except to see if the Dunder Mifflin office really exists—I'm here to help. Imagine you're lost in a sort of run down neighborhood. You spot a café, and pull over. It's across the street from a church, down the street from a storefront courtroom, Catholic school, and rectory and in an old wood-frame house. A police car is parked outside and construction workers are having a smoke out front. What do you expect? Plastic-wrapped danishes? Week-old doughnuts? At least you'll get directions.
When you walk in though, you notice the Clover machine. Yeah, they make coffee here that way. And the menu choices aren't for frozen, reheated sandwiches, they're for micro-roasted coffees prepared in the Clover (there's espresso for dilettantes too), real sandwiches on good bread, and a row of candies. Only in Scranton can you get a cup of micro-roasted, Clover-brewed coffee, and a pack of Skittles at the same shop.
For coffee fans, this place is so thrilling that you'll get all worked up before you even take a sip of caffeine. This is Zummo's Café—Pennsylvania's, and perhaps America's, best coffee shop. Grab your coffee (I chose a "Brazil-Fazenda Cachoeira Natural Yellow Burbon") check out the local historical photos (No! the woman weight lifter with the big Seventies hair isn't the owner), study the map of Italy (always appropriate in this corner of the world), and relax, work and pretend that every neighborhood café roasts its own single-origin beans, owns a Clover machine, and makes its own mozzarella.
Zummo's is the most public manifestation of Mary Tellie, a coffee fanatic and certified Q Grader who began by roasting beans with a heat gun in her basement. Somehow, this begat the Electric City Roasting Company, a highly regarded micro-roaster, and then Zummo's Café.
Indeed, this is what Mary wanted in the first place: a local café serving world class product. She frequently travels to the coffee farms she buys from, offers public cupping events—call ahead for this, they're not as frequent as you might wish—and employs two CIA grads to supervise the kitchen.
Most people who are serious about coffee know somebody who's spent some time in their basement with a heat gun and find it hard to imagine that you could go from this level of extreme fanaticism to business ownership and somehow Mary Tellie managed. She's a former banker, hence the business skills, and a former New Jersey resident, hence the desire to create a comfortable space someplace else.
Mary and I sat down for a chat. It didn't last long—not the chat, but the sitting. She was everywhere! There were several moments when I had to actually run after her so she could show me things or introduce me to staff members. One minute, she'd be pointing at that map of Italy so I could see where her ancestors came from, and then, suddenly, I'd be watching one of the chefs pull mozzarella curd and trying to catch my breath.
Mary's mantra is "everything's fresh, when it's sold out, it's gone." This isn't surprising, she had another mantra though that was more to the point: "roast to the equipment." In other words, make sure the coffee beans, methods, and equipment suit each other. Therefore, there are beans for espresso, that Clover, and even regular brewing.
Looking around, I was in a place I'd always dreamed of (indeed, my wife and I dreamed of opening just such a shop in nearby Jim Thorpe some years ago). A local shop devoted to excellence in coffee, excellence in food, and with a box of Skittles on the counter. A coffee lovers paradise.
And the name? Zummo's was the name of the business, a shoe repair shop, that occupied the space before them. Why change?
Zummo's Café
918 Marion Street, Scranton PA 18509 (map) 570-344-2715
Note: For more information on Clover coffee machines go here and watch this video. Since Starbucks bought the Clover company and stopped selling the machines to other shops, there's been a huge amount of discussion. I doubt this will stop master roasters like Mary though. I suspect they can make a great cup of coffee with whatever is at hand, as long as they can, as they say, "roast for the equipment."
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