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This radar reflectivity image from the millimeter wave cloud radar at the ARM Climate Research Facility site in Darwin, Australia, shows a precipitating convective cloud case on January 22, 2006, about one week into the experiment. The distinctive melting layer is visible at about 5 km.
The crew onboard the Southern Surveyor research vessel endured more than a week of rough seas before the winds calmed and research flights over the ship could take place.
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In addition to revealing the composition of these high altitude clouds, the in-cloud observations will be used to refine the methodologies used to infer cloud microphysical properties from the long-term data collected at the ARM Climate Research Facility sites in the Tropical Western Pacific.
The experiment included twenty missions with multiple aircraft flying at altitudes ranging from 60 feet to 55,000 feet, obtaining critical in situ cloud observations. Some of these data were obtained during flights over the ARM Climate Research Facility site in Darwin, Australia, as well as over the PNNL Atmospheric Remote Sensing Laboratory (PARSL) onboard a ship located about 60 miles west of Darwin in the Timor Sea. These comparative measurements will help scientists to study the difference in cloud processes over land and water, and consider these factors in climate modeling efforts.
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Six months ago today, on January 10, 2007, the President announced his policy of escalation in Iraq. He claimed that "if we increase our support at this crucial moment, and help the Iraqis break the current cycle of violence, we can hasten the day our troops begin coming home."
A host of administration officials and media pundits quickly embraced Bush's call, and asked that the American public give it a chance to succeed. Building off the work that has been done by Atrios and others, ThinkProgress has compiled a list of administration officials and media pundits who promised a reassessment after giving the surge a chance. Some examples:
CONDOLEEZZA RICE: So it's not as if there is a date, at six months we'll know and then we have to do something dramatic. [Time Magazine, 1/12/07]
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: I think we ought to give him and the president the benefit of the doubt, give them six months and see if it can be controlled. [Fox News, 1/12/07]
BILL O'REILLY: We can't force these people to stop killing each other. They're either going to do it or they're not, but now they know. Now they know. They've got six months and that's it. [The O'Reilly Factor, 1/24/07]
Six months later, the cycle of violence in Iraq continues. Since Bush announced the escalation, 590 U.S. soldiers and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have died. Military assessments suggest that "the U.S. military's plan to secure Baghdad against a rising insurgency is falling far short of its goal" and "no progress has been made on the political benchmarks the Iraqi government was supposed to have met already."
Bush's escalation has failed, and time is up for the following list of people. Read the report HERE, and let us know if there's someone we missed.


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Last week, the House Judiciary Committee hurtled toward reauthorization of a controversial spying law with a loud-and-clear declaration: not only do we have no idea how many American citizens are caught in the NSA's warrantless surveillance dragnet, we don't care—so please don't tell us! By a 20–11 majority, the panel rejected an amendment that would have required the agency's inspector general to produce an estimate of the number of Americans whose calls and e-mails were vacuumed up pursuant to broad "authorizations" under the FISA Amendments Act.
The agency's Inspector General has apparently claimed that producing such an estimate would be "beyond the capacity of his office" and (wait for it) "would itself violate the privacy of U.S. persons." This is hard to swallow on its face: there might plausibly be difficulties identifying the parties to intercepted e-mail communications, but at least for traditional phone calls, it should be trivial to tally up the number of distinct phone lines with U.S. area codes that have been subject to interception.
If the claim is even partly accurate, however, this should in itself be quite troubling. In theory, the FAA is designed to permit algorithmic surveillance of overseas terror suspects—even when they communicate with Americans. (Traditionally, FISA left surveillance of wholly foreign communications unregulated, but required a warrant when at least one end of a wire communication was in the United States.) But FAA surveillance programs must be designed to "prevent the intentional acquisition of any communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known at the time of the acquisition to be located in the United States"—a feature the law's supporters tout to reassure us they haven't opened the door to warrantless surveillance of purely domestic communications. The wording leaves a substantial loophole, though. "Persons" as defined under FISA covers groups and other corporate entities, so an interception algorithm could easily "target persons" abroad but still flag purely domestic communications—a concern pointedly raised by the former head of the Justice Department's National Security Division. The "prevent the intentional acquisition" language is meant to prevent that. Attorney General Eric Holder has made it explicit that the point of the FAA is precisely to allow eavesdropping on broad "Categories" of surveillance targets, defined by general search criteria, without having to identify individual targets. But, of course, if the NSA routinely sweeps up communications in bulk without any way of knowing where the endpoints are located, then it never has to worry about violating the "known at the time of acquisition" clause. Indeed, we already know that "overcollection" of purely domestic communications occurred on a large scale, almost immediately after the law came into effect.
If we care about the spirit as well as the letter of that constraint being respected, it ought to be a little disturbing that the NSA has admitted it doesn't have any systematic mechanism for identifying communications with U.S. endpoints. Similar considerations apply to the "minimization procedures" which are supposed to limit the retention and dissemination of information about U.S. persons: How meaningfully can these be applied if there's no systematic effort to detect when a U.S. person is party to a communication? If this is done, even if only for the subset of communications reviewed by human analysts, why can't that sample be used to generate a ballpark estimate for the broader pool of intercepted messages? How can the Senate report on the FAA extension seriously tout "extensive" oversight of the law's implementation when it lacks even these elementary figures? If it is truly impossible to generate those figures, isn't that a tacit admission that meaningful oversight of these incredible powers is also impossible?
Here's a slightly cynical suggestion: Congress isn't interested in demanding the data here because it might make it harder to maintain the pretense that the FAA is all about "foreign" surveillance, and therefore needn't provoke any concern about domestic civil liberties. A cold hard figure confirming that large numbers of Americans are being spied on under the program would make such assurances harder to deliver with a straight face. The "overcollection" of domestic traffic by NSA reported in 2009 may have encompassed "millions" of communications, and still constituted only a small fraction of the total—which suggests that we could be dealing with a truly massive number.
In truth, the "foreign targeting" argument was profoundly misleading. FISA has never regulated surveillance of wholly foreign communications: if all you're doing is listening in on calls between foreigners in Pakistan and Yemen, you don't even need the broad authority provided by the FAA. FISA and the FAA only need to come into play when one end of the parties to the communication is a U.S. person—and perhaps for e-mails stored in the U.S. whose ultimate destination is unknown. Just as importantly, when you're talking about large scale, algorithm-based surveillance, it's a mistake to put too much weight on "targeting" in the initial broad acquisition stage. If the first stage of your acquisition algorithm says "intercept all calls and e-mails between New York and Pakistan," that will be kosher for FAA purposes provided the nominal target is the Pakistan side, but will entail spying on just as many Americans as foreigners in practice. If we knew just how many Americans, the FAA might not enjoy such a quick, quiet ride to reauthorization.


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I've been a fan of Jose Mojica Marins' work for some time now. I was blown away by his no-budget inventiveness and uniquely perverse sensibility in This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse, went back and was wowed by Coffin Joe's debut in At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, and was completely brainfuckled by his nightmarish metafictional trip-out, Awakening of the Beast. I was mesmerized by his artistry, hypnotized by his vision, thrilled and awed by what he achieved through creativity, passion, and sheer force of will. I grabbed everything of hs I could get my hands on in order to complete my education. I wrote a feature article about him for the late lamented City Slab Magazine, singing his praises and encouraging everyone to check him out. Any chance I've had since that first exposure, I've done my best to spread the gospel of this largely unsung cinematic savant from Brazil.
I have loved Coffin Joe in all his incarnations, been shocked and delighted by his creepy cool. I have respected the director, the artist, in all his efforts. But I have never been literally afraid of the man, Jose Mojica Marins, himself.
But now I've seen Mojica's 2008 opus, Embodiment of Evil (Encarnação do Demônio)--and I don't mind telling you, parisioners: I'm scared.
According to interviews he's given, Mojica always wanted to do a third and final film about his iconic alter-ego's life, but due to a confluence of unfortunate circumstances--and perhaps the machinations of a loving but moribund God--he was never able to complete the trilogy.* Lacking funding, support, and even film stock, Mojica had to take the projects that came his way, letting the ideas he had for the final Coffin Joe film percolate and distill themselves in his brain all these years.
*Though Coffin Joe appeared as a character in several other of Mojica's films--The Strange World of Coffin Joe, The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe, The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures, just to name a few--only At Midnight... and This Night... are actually about Zé do Caixão's own story.
Embodiment of Evil, the third and final chapter in the Coffin Joe saga. Questions flew wildly--at 83 years old, would Mojica still have the imagination and energy to deliver on the promises of nearly forty years? In a world where Coffin Joe's shocking exploits have become almost quaint by comparison with newer, gorier horrors, could the aged filmmaker hope to make Zé anything more than a nostalgic retread?
Allow me, my loves, to allay your fears: Coffin Joe is back, and he's lost *none* of his edge. In fact, he's put edges ON, delivering such an avalanche of shocking, horrifying, soul-scarring imagery and ideas that it's almost hard to believe it could be allowed, even now, even in this day and age. Over-hype, do I? History will be my judge--but I don't think so.
The movie begins in the present day, where some very nervous prison guards are descending into the lower depths of a very filthy fortress to free a prisoner who's done his 40 years and is scheduled for release--as if you had any doubt, the claw-like nails that creep through the opening door announce his identity: Zé do Caixão, known to us as Coffin Joe. Undaunted and unreformed, Joe strides out of the prison in his trademark top hat and cape, his wrinkled, aged countenance a roadmap of hatred and contempt for the inferior beings who surround him.
Bruno, still hunchbacked after all these years. After a surprising bit of difficulty getting out on the streets, Joe and Bruno head to the slums of São Paulo, where the seemingly mentally challenged Bruno displays some frankly astounding organizational skills. Not only has he secured and furnished a perfect lair for Coffin Joe's operations (complete with coffins, chains, sharp implements, and a horned-skull throne fit for Lucifer himself), he's also rounded up four devotees of the just-established Cult of Zé, two men and two women willing to give their own lives at Joe's whim, and anybody else's even more readily. Thus headquartered and staffed, Joe gets right back to the business at clawed-hand--finding the perfect woman to bear his child and thus make him immortal.
Alas, the course of Evil Immortality never did run smooth, and Joe is opposed in his quest by various representatives of the side of "good," though most of them with very questionable angelic credentials. His chief adversaries are a couple of extremely corrupt police officials (one of whom Joe blinded in one eye, as we get to see in an excellent flashback), two elderly Macumba priestesses intent on keeping their niece out of Zé's clutches, and a fanatical priest whose father Joe killed back in the day and who wants to damn Joe to hell before killing him in revenge--as if such a precaution were necessary.
If there were ever any doubt about Mojica's technical skill as a director, Embodiment of Evil should lay them to rest once and for all. The low budgets and borrowed equipment that made his early flicks impressive in their ingenuity clearly were not masking any directorial shortcomings, as is sometimes the case--this movie looks GREAT, with wonderful cinematography, long shadows and garish eerie lighting, and truly spectacular practical effects. From the dirty streets of São Paulo to the hellish lair where Joe continues his atrocities to the nightmarish dreamscapes where he confronts the ghosts and demons who stand in his way, Embodiment of Evil is a visual feast. The pacing is superb, the music evocative, the story disquieting--everything here bespeaks an artiste still at the very top of his game, finally possessed of the resources he never had before in order to bring his vision to the screen. It's something to see, and Mojica's visuals will be rattling around in your head long after the end credits.
assembling his bevy of possible Perfect Women (almost all of whom are naked and extremely Zang-worthy), taking revenge on those who would stand in his way, or simply ordering a mug of wine, he takes his trademark palpable malevolence and turns it up to eleven. And he backs it up too--the movie boasts several extremely difficult-to-watch torture scenes (including such niceties as flaying, unsimulated hook suspension, forced self-cannibalism, and submersion in a barrel of guts--and that's just scratching the surface!), as well as some fascinating set pieces with his brides, including a smokin' hawt nude Macumba ritual and a jaw-dropper where Joe takes his bride carnally in a rain of blood! As the Duke of DVD opined after watching this, "Just when you think even Joe wouldn't go there...not only does he go there, he razes the ground, builds a house, and moves in!"
Coffin Joe has always been a complicated character, paradoxically haunted by personal demons even while denying their existence. In this flick these demons take the shape of his former "brides" from the earlier two movies. We get flashbacks to their deaths which are pristinely restored scenes from At Midnight... and This Night..., in black and white of course--and in a nice cinematic touch, when the women appear to Joe, they are shown in unearthly monochrome, despite the dark colorful world around them. (The latex masks used to replicate the original actresses' faces look strange and disturbing, another example of Mojica using low-tech methods to greater-than-expected effect.) And a dream sequence in which Joe once again enters the afterworld to observe the activities of the damned is equal parts Hell from This Night... and LSD trip from Awakening of the Beast, but harsher.
This is a triumphant and mind-blowing conclusion to the Coffin Joe saga (the ending image is just *perfect*, imo), and one that I hope horror fans get to see--if not in a region 1 release, at least in region 2. But if you're a Coffin Joe fan, SEE THIS, by hook or by crook--but be warned: you are not ready.
666 taloned thumbs for this, imo the movie of the year, any year.
(images © Twentieth Century Fox)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Embodiment of Evil (2008): or, Dear God, Joe, What Have You Done?
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 9:20 AM
Labels: '00s, 3+ Thumbs, Coffin Joe, Haunting, Jose Mojica Marins, Psycho Killer, Revenge, Strange, Witchcraft
11 comments:
- The Duke of DVD said...
Ahh Vicar, I was scared when you said you were going to give this one the holy treatment. Scared for you, that is, for to even attempt to write about the scenes in this movie is to dance on the razor-thin edge of the abyss. How can one possibly recount the horrors this film visits upon one's self without further defilement?
You have done it, though, sir, and with a rating that is beyond perfection. Movie of the Aeon this is, no doubt. Coffin Joe has not only managed to beat all other horror directors at their own game, he has also managed to corrupt the previously-thought uncorrupable: Me. I felt like I needed a shower after watching this. (Note to those new to MMMMMovies: I watch movies about nuns having sexual relations with Satan.)
Dearest readers, if you watch no other movie this year, watch this one.
- March 4, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Samuel Wilson said...
The fact that Marins got to make this film is a triumph not just for him but for the global fan culture that has emerged since the advent of VHS (so kudos to you, Vicar)to give the man enough of an international audience to justify the venture. Having seen This Night and Awakenings of the Beast, I'm definitely ready for this one.
- March 4, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Nate Y. said...
I'm ready. Bring it on.
(Er, how is this to be brought-en, anyway? Is it out on Region 1 in the States now?)
- March 4, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Duke--I'm so glad the two of us got to watch this one, having been Mojica fans for so long. The lesson here is: watch it with someone you love. :)
@Samuel Wilson--This one really is a culmination of what Mojica did before with the Coffin Joe character--it escalates through each movie, reaching an apex here. If you haven't seen At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, you should go back and check it out. I think it works better as a prequel to This Night than chronologically, but that may just be b/c that's the order I originally watched them in. :)
@Nate Y.--according to this article on Dread Central, Anchor Bay UK has picked up EoE for distribution; we can only hope the US wing of the company follows suit.
- March 5, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- Rachel said...
OMG - I would rather not run into this guy in real life. I will have to challenge myself to see this one - it sounds the kind of scary that you can't dismiss as just a movie - it sounds like it seeps right through into real life...
- March 6, 2009 at 12:20 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Rachel--thanks for commenting!
Don't get me wrong--Embodiment of Evil is very fantastical and not at all a "slice of life" (one hopes, anyway); but the imagery and ideas are powerful and hard to shake, esp. if you've seen some of Mojica's earlier Coffin Joe flicks.
If you see it, let me know what you think! And thanks for the linkage! :)
- March 6, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Gary D Macabre said...
How is it you were so able to view said movie that we all have been awaiting with eager anticipation?
- March 7, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Gary--there are some screeners floating around, and I am not a man without connections. ;) Thanks for stopping by!
- March 7, 2009 at 6:02 PM
- The Flying Maciste Brothers said...
I ran into Marins at one of the first, if not the first, CHILLER conventions in the early '90's. One of his entourage got to chatting with me and I informed her how I had been unsuspecting witness to one of the Coffin Joe films when I was but a wee bairn in the '70's while eating at a place called Frank'n'Stein in Boston. This joint was awesome -- a double feature projected on 16mm while patrons chomped down hot dogs and siphoned fine ale! When my family got there, I think The Maltese Falcon had just ended and the Coffin Joe flick came on -- needless to say, I stayed with my mom for the entire film while my dad took my horrified sisters around town -- this might have been Cambridge -- can't remember. So I told CJ's entourage ladyfriend this and she quickly whisked me over to the Mordant Master himself and relayed this story to him. Turns out that they had been in dealings with a "distributor" from Boston in the mid-70's who made off with some prints and was never to be heard from again (I think this is what she told me, but I would love to double check with someone). In any case, it pays to be a blabbermouth to friends of scary strangers! I was in awe of Marins in person -- he was like a dark Santa -- I wanted to sit on his lap and make a wish for Candlemass before getting my eyes ripped from my skull and my soul thrown into a pit of exquisite torment for an eternity.
Great post, BTW - how did you come to see this film???
- March 9, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Maciste Bros.--I'm so jealous! I would *love* to meet Mojica. And the idea of someone programming The Maltese Falcon (also a fave of mine--Humphrey Bogart has to be the coolest man ever to walk the earth) and following it with a Coffin Joe flick is so awesome, I might just explode with joy at the thought of it! BTW--Mojica as "Dark Santa" FTW. :)
I've heard of Frank'n'Stein before, but never been--it *does* still exist, yes? If so, should I ever find myself in Boston again, let's meet for franks and geekery!
As to how the film fell into my clutches, see above. ;)
- March 9, 2009 at 2:22 PM
NO! What are you doing?! This is the sickest, most disgusting movie of all time, and I have seen OVERFIEND! And this Coffin Joe gorefest gave me nightmares! I'll never look at melted cheese or car batteries the same way again!
I saw it at a film festival in Korea and it made women run away SCREAMING! I also heard someone puke.
Save yourselves! DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE! Stick it in the corner with Manos: Hand of Fate and burn it!
- May 4, 2009 at 11:02 AM


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Ten people were killed and dozens more injured Monday when an explosion rocked a subway train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, authorities said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in Russia's second-largest city at the time, offered condolences to families and loved ones of those killed.
"The causes of this event have not been determined yet," Putin said. "Certainly, we will consider all possibilities: common, criminal, but first of all of a terrorist nature."
Several metro stations across the city were shut down following the blast. Photos and video posted on social media from the scene showed a smoke-filled platform, a damaged subway train and people lying on the ground.
"So far, we say it was an unidentified explosive device," Andrei Przhezdomsky, a spokesman for the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, told Rossiya-24 TV. He said the Federal Security Service's bomb specialists were working to establish the exact cause of this explosion."
Andrei Kibitov, spokesman for the St. Petersburg governor, told Russian TV that 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in the blast, the Associated Press reported. Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee ordered tightened security at all critical transport facilities. Interfax said local prosecutors had turned over the probe to the federal Investigative Committee.
Anthony Roman, a global risk-management expert and president of Roman & Assoc. in Lynbrook, N.Y., told USA TODAY that based on pictures of the damaged train with the doors blown out and scarring on the walls, the blast seemed to occur inside the car.
"We're still in the fog of war here," Roman said. "You can see considerable damage within the cab itself — structural damage and collateral scarring of the internal frame. That's what you'd expect to see in a blast."
Roman's firm observed Russian security first-hand for transportation during the Sochi Olympics and found it "wholly inadequate." But he said that subways and other train systems are difficult to protect from terrorists because of the large number of people using them.
The investigation of the blast will immediately focus on interviewing witnesses, gathering evidence from the scene and studying shrapnel from the explosive to determine what it was and how it was made, Roman said.
"This might not be the end of it," Roman added. "The next week or so could be a high-risk period."
St. Petersburg, a city of about 5 million people on the Baltic Sea in western Russia, was founded by Peter the Great and served as Russia's capital for two centuries. The city remains a cultural center. Tass said the explosion took place near the Sennaya Ploshchad station, or "Hay Square," historically a trading center for hay, straw and wood.


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Eliminating the Effect of a School Attendance Policy on Students with Disabilities
A district's policy allows for adding three extra points to a student's average grade per quarter if a student has perfect attendance. The complainant alleged her daughter was adversely affected by this policy because of her asthma. Although the district questioned whether the daughter was disabled, it had not conducted an evaluation. The district agreed to evaluate the student to determine whether she had an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, and, if so, whether reasonable modifications could be made to give the student an equal opportunity to benefit from the attendance policy.
Communicating with Parents Who Do Not Speak English
A school district discriminated against parents of national origin minority students with limited English proficiency by failing to communicate information about their children in a language they could understand. The complaint was resolved based on the district's commitment to establish interpreter and translation services and other parent communication procedures. The procedures ensure that the district's communication of information to national origin minority parents is as effective as its communication with parents who speak English.
Communicating with Visually Impaired Students
A complainant alleged that a university discriminated against a visually impaired student by sending him letters about his financial aid that he was unable to read. Under the agreement OCR negotiated, the university assigned an employee in the financial aid office to reformat outgoing correspondence to the complainant in a font size at least as large as that determined appropriate for written materials in the complainant's classes. The university also provided a page magnifier so that the complainant could review promptly any correspondence from the financial aid office that inadvertently is missed during the manual review.
Another OCR investigation at a state university determined that visually impaired students did not receive requested alternate format textbooks in a timely manner. In several instances, the complainant had to withdraw from classes because textbooks were not available. The university made comprehensive commitments to ensure that visually impaired students have timely access to textbooks. This includes an improved tracking system so students know the status of their requests.
Eliminating Shortened School Day for Students with Disabilities
Transportation scheduling resulted in a shortened school day for 140 students with disabilities. OCR's investigation showed that some students were denied as much as one hour of daily instruction. Under its resolution agreement, the district altered bus transportation schedules so that no student was denied access to a full school day. The district also provided compensatory services for the students who were affected by previous transportation schedules.
Providing Students with Disabilities Equal Access to a Childcare Program
A parent requested a personal aide for her son, who has Tourette's syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), to permit his access to a childcare program. The school district did not act on the parent's request for an aide or consider another reasonable accommodation. This resulted in his termination from the program because of behaviors manifested by his disabilities. As a remedy, the district established a process for responding to all requests for accommodations and will apply the process to the student.
Providing Necessary Services for Students with Disabilities
A mobility-impaired student was forced to withdraw from driver's education because the district did not provide an automobile with hand controls and an instructor trained in their use. After discussing the matter with OCR, the district outfitted a car with hand controls and obtained the services of an instructor from the physical therapy department of a medical center, who trained the student in using the equipment. The district also informed OCR that the student's learning permit, which was suspended while she was not participating in the driver's education program, was reinstated. The complainant confirmed, after the district provided the accommodations, that his daughter was able to participate in the road instruction portion of the driving course.
Removing Discriminatory Pre-Admission Inquiries from Admission Applications
An applicant was denied admission to a school district's adult and continuing education program based on a response to a question regarding disability on the admissions application. The district deleted the question from the application and granted admission to the complainant.
"For more than a decade, the female students at [the high school] have been ignored, neglected, and lied to.… They were forced to settle for not less but nothing, while the boys sports programs were given anything they need. The response when you asked someone in charge was 'we'll look into it.' The response when you asked a parent of a female athlete was 'there's no hope'… OCR solved years of frustration.… For the first time this year, our girls will have adequate and equal facilities. We had been prepared to settle for substandard just to get anything. God bless you."
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Improving Athletic Facilities for Female Athletes
A complainant alleged that a university was failing to treat female and male student athletes equally in the provision of practice and competitive facilities. OCR's on-site investigation revealed that the interior walls of the women's swimming pool had significant decay, which could present health and safety risks to the team's participants. The swimming facility was the only campus athletic facility that lacked adequate seating arrangements for spectators. The women's soccer field was the only competitive facility without a scoreboard. Also, the women's soccer team practiced on the same field used for competitions. The added wear and tear placed on the soccer field during practices affected the quality of the field available for competitions. The on-campus outdoor tennis courts were not available to the women's tennis team because of the courts' poor quality. As a result, the team had to practice during inconvenient evening hours at two off-site facilities. Also, the women's soccer field was inadequately watered and the women's softball field was never watered, which diminished the quality of the playing surfaces available to those teams. When reviewing the athletic program as a whole, OCR found that these disparities consistently disadvantaged the university's female athletes and were substantial enough to deny them equal athletic opportunity.
Based on OCR's findings, the university agreed to repair and install spectator seating in the women's swimming facility and install an electronic scoreboard for the women's soccer field. The university ensured that the women's soccer team has access to a separate practice area that adequately met the team's practice needs. Under its agreement, the university also implemented a schedule for the equitable maintenance of all outdoor practice and competitive facilities and will resurface or replace the on-campus outdoor tennis courts.
Making Programs Accessible to Students with Disabilities
An individual with a disability may not be excluded from an educational program because an institution's facilities are inaccessible or unusable by individuals with disabilities. OCR investigated a complaint on the accessibility of more than 1,500 portable trailers a district uses for regular classrooms. OCR substantiated that all of the trailers lacked ramps and accessible entrances , and also fell into the "new construction" provision of the Section 504 regulation. Additionally, we found that the programs housed in each of these trailers were used to provide educational programs which were not otherwise available in an accessible location. Therefore, all of the trailers were required to meet new construction accessibility standards. The district made commitments to either eliminate the portable trailers or make them accessible to students with mobility impairments.
Students experienced serious problems because a university was not meeting accessibility standards. An undergraduate student had problems entering her dormitory and reaching the card readers to access vending machines. On one occasion, facilities staff bumped her scooter down the stairs to evacuate her from a building because they were unaware of how to transport the scooter. Another student who uses a wheelchair had to wait four months before the university installed a shower seat, hose, and handrails in his dormitory's bathroom. Students in wheelchairs had to be carried while trying to obtain services at the health center.
OCR obtained a compliance agreement that ensured that the campus is fully accessible. The university agreed to a plan ensuring students with mobility impairments access to its programs and activities. Also, the university provided training to all administrators and its student life and disability services employees about Section 504 requirements for accessibility of existing facilities and newly constructed or altered facilities.
Ensuring Emergency Treatment for Students with Diabetes
A mother of a student with diabetes alleged the district was in violation of the disability laws by not designating trained individuals to administer glucagon in the event the school nurse is not available at the time of an emergency. The district's policy permitted only registered nurses to administer injections but designates a partner nurse at each campus to fill in during an emergency. The resolution agreement required the district to provide specific information and guidelines on the use of the partner nurse. These include communication procedures between the school campus and partner nurse and a protocol for contacting the parent and the emergency medical system and for monitoring response time.
Assuring Students Are Not Placed in a Racially Segregated Educational Setting
A complainant alleged a school discriminated against her son and approximately 70 other third- and fourth-grade African American students by treating them differently on the basis of race. She alleged the students were taken from their classrooms, placed in a racially segregated setting, and given their test scores on the state's assessment test. The test results showed lower scores for African American students compared to white students. The vice principal confirmed that he talked to the African American students without any nonminority students being present. He stated the purpose of the meeting was to encourage African American students to improve their scores. The students were told if they performed better in future tests, they would each be rewarded with a popsicle.
Under Title VI, no person on the basis of race shall be subject to segregation or separate treatment in any matter related to the receipt of any service or benefit. The district submitted assurances that it will not segregate African American students on the basis of race in any educational setting and will treat all similarly situated students the same. Also, the district agreed to write to parents, staff, and students explaining the incident and providing assurance that this type of action will not occur in the future.
Ensuring Opportunity for Students with Disabilities to Participate in School Graduation
A mother was informed that her son, because of his disability, would not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony the same as other students. Instead, the student would be seated with his parents and his diploma would be handed to him. The decision was based on the opinion of a special education teacher that the student would not be able to participate in the ceremony without difficulty. The complaint was resolved after the district reconvened the student's individual education program team to determine the full extent and manner in which the student could participate in the graduation ceremony.
Ending Racial Harassment of Minority Students
A complaint alleged that a school district neglected to prevent and end racial harassment of African American and Hispanic students at a high school. The complainant stated that the district permitted a hallway where only white students were allowed to walk, discriminated in enforcing its dress code, and retaliated against the complainant for reporting incidents of racial harassment. OCR participated in detailed discussions and facilitated an agreement whereby the school district consented to conduct school and community forums to improve racial harmony and enforce disciplinary rules prohibiting racial harassment, including offensive conduct.
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Hi Toby, this is my first time on the forum but have read abit about what you have to say. was wondering how long you have been in the sport because i find your advice useful. thanks for the tips. you seem real keen on the X2 12m, i have one but haven't had the chance to fly it (damn light winds). i was wondering how it is going to compare to my 2001 9.4 BT. any thoughts? Was wondering how the 16m X2 Compares with the 12.2 2002 BT as well because i feel like i'm gonna need a bigger kite for the light winds this season.
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The Best Compact Cars: A List of Our Favorites
If you're searching for a new compact car, it might be difficult to find the right one. After all, there are a lot of choices and a lot of advertisements touting fuel economy, features, warranty and value. Just in case you aren't sure which compact is right for you, we've listed our favorites in order, along with the reasons behind our decisions.
1. Mazda3
It's unanimous on our staff: The 2014 Mazda3 is the best small car on the road. There are many things that make this true, including the Mazda3's handsome styling and its sporty handling, which gives it more character than most other small cars. But we're also taken with the Mazda3's reasonable pricing (it starts around $18,500 with shipping) and its long list of available features that includes class-exclusive luxury-car-like items such as automatic high-beam control and adaptive cruise control, not to mention its sedan or hatchback body styles. The best part? Mazda3 models equipped with the standard 2.0-liter engine return 41 miles per gallon on the highway, and that's without choosing a special eco or high fuel economy model.
2. Kia Forte
We're very impressed with the 2014 Kia Forte. Newly redesigned for the latest model year, the Forte offers everything we look for in a compact car. That includes excellent fuel economy (the Forte returns 25 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway with its base engine), an engaging driving experience, sedan or hatchback body styles and reasonable base pricing that starts around $17,500 with shipping. We're also impressed with the Forte's roomy cabin and its long list of features and options, which include ventilated seats, a navigation system, a heated steering wheel and xenon headlights. In essence, the Forte lets you decide whether you want your economy car to be frugal or opulent.
3. Ford Focus
On sale with only minor changes since 2012, the Ford Focus is among the oldest cars on our list, but in this case, that isn't a bad thing. That's because the Focus hardly shows its age, offering a sharp look, potent engines and a lot of equipment. The 2014 Focus is also one of the most high-tech compacts on the market thanks to Ford's SYNC infotainment system with MyFord Touch, which is available on most models. Other benefits include excellent fuel economy (up to 28 mpg city/40 mpg hwy with the Focus SFE), reasonable pricing (ranging from $18,000 for a base-level Focus to $24,500 for a high-end Focus Titanium), available sedan or hatchback body styles and two unique offerings: a high-performance ST version for drivers interested in speed and a fully electric model for those who want to save fuel. All in all, it's hard to go wrong with any Focus.
4. Dodge Dart
Available only as a sedan, the 2014 Dodge Dart is a capable small car with lots of benefits. We like its exterior styling, for example, which sets it apart from the compact crowd. The same goes for its interior, which makes the Dart look pricier than it is. And we love its Uconnect infotainment system, which is among the best in the business. The only drawbacks: For one, we wish there was a hatchback, and fuel economy isn't excellent unless you opt for the 40-mpg Dart Aero. But given the Dart's positive qualities, and a starting price of less than $18,000 with shipping, you'd do well to add it to your shopping list.
5. Hyundai Elantra
The Hyundai Elantra has come a long way since arriving in the U.S. during the early 1990s. Now in its fifth generation, the latest Elantra offers an excellent choice among compact cars thanks to its stylish lines, roomy interior and impressive warranty. We also love the fact that Hyundai still offers a sedan, a coupe and a hatchback, making it the only automaker to do so. Icing on the cake is the Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy ratings of up to 38 mpg, an available 7-inch touchscreen with Hyundai's Blue Link infotainment system and base pricing that starts at $18,500 with shipping.
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6. Kia Soul
In past years, we probably would've recommended the 5-door Kia Soul hatchback over the brand's Forte compact sedan because of the Soul's unique looks and added practicality. With its latest redesign, however, we're partial to the Forte, but that doesn't mean the Soul has fallen out of favor. On the contrary, the tall-roofed compact hatchback was drastically updated for 2014, boasting new features, new styling and an improved cabin. It also still includes traits that made last year's model so great, such as low pricing (it starts around $16,000), a roomy interior with lots of cargo room, a long warranty and appealing equipment. The only drawback is fuel economy: Because of its unusual shape, the Soul can't crack 24 mpg city/31 mpg hwy.
7. Honda Civic
The latest Honda Civic still includes everything that has traditionally made it one of the most popular cars on the market: reliability, excellent gas mileage, durability, a simple interior and a roomy, comfortable cabin. It's also still available as a sedan or, for shoppers who want a little extra enjoyment, as a sporty coupe. Unfortunately, base pricing, which starts around $19,000, is a little higher than most rivals, and we think the Civic's center stack is dated compared to many other compact cars. But with up to 41 mpg from the Civic HF and an available hybrid model for even better fuel economy, it's easy to see why so many shoppers go for the Civic.
8. Chevrolet Cruze
The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze boasts a lot of impressive attributes, ranging from its exterior styling and roomy cabin to its fuel-efficient engines that can return up to 42 mpg if you go for the eco model or 46 mpg if you choose the diesel. We also like the Cruze's big trunk and MyLink infotainment interface. We're not entirely sold on its performance, however, especially if you choose the base-level Cruze LS, which has less torque than higher-end models. Pricing is also a bit steep, as the sedan's base MSRP is around $19,000, and the newly available Cruze Diesel can't be had for under $26,000. Still, the Cruze is a solid effort in a competitive segment.


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Then a second time they called the man who was blind and said to him, Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, "Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that being blind, now I see" (John 9:24-25)
I would like to begin with a question: What is Orthodoxy? You may give me an answer related to the purity of the dogmas, or the correct worship or something of the sort. You would be very right thinking this way. I personally find appealing a definition that I've found in an article of a contemporary theologian, deacon Andrey Kuraev. He says that Orthodoxy is Christ seen through the eyes of the Apostles.
This definition needs a bit of an explanation. In life different people can look at the same person or occurrence and understand it differently. Likewise, Christ's messianic activity was seen and understood differently by his contemporaries. Take for instance the episode when Pontius Pilate interviews Jesus in the Praetorium. Pilate saw in Jesus a religious fanatic, a man living in a world of dreams that cannot accurately perceive the harsh reality in which He will most probably be condemned to a horrible death. In the same room, the Jews leaders saw Christ as a threat to their status quo, a great challenge to their self-righteous way of life. The crowd outside, incited by their leaders, saw Him as someone of no value, or at least of less value than a common criminal, like Barabbas. The only people that indeed saw in Christ Who He really was, the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God Who came to save the world from its eminent perdition, where the Holy Apostles.
Of course even the Apostles did not understood this right from the beginning and they did not truly believe everything until the Resurrection and Pentecost. But after these events their vision was opened and with their transfigured sensed they had a clear vision that was captured in the Holy Scriptures and in the entire Holy Tradition of the Church. This is Orthodoxy.
Of course you may ask yourselves now what this long introduction has to do with icons? In my opinion has everything to do with the icons because in a similar fashion we can say that the icons are a representation of the reality of God as it is seen through the transfigured eyes of the Church.
I say this because the authenticity of the reality we see around us is confined to the limitations of our human senses. We can only see, smell, taste what is material, what has the same composition as we do. The sight, the hearing, the smell, the taste and touch are nothing but chemical, mechanical or electrical stimulations interpreted by our brain. They are by definition physical, material. Based on this one can say that the senses, on which we base most of our understanding of the world are, in a way, crippling us in what it concerns the spiritual perception of reality.
Let me explain this further. There is a very interesting book, written by a French author, specialized in detective stories, Guy de Cars called "The Brute". The book revolves around the life of a man who was born blind, deaf and dumb. To put things into perspective an ordinary person receives 80% of the information through the eyes, another 10-15% through the ears and the remaining 5% is split between the others smell, touch and taste. A person like the man in our book would be linked with the world only through a tiny fraction of His total potential perceptual reality. His understanding of reality would be very different than ours.
In our current fallen state, today we live like the man from this book. Through sin we have lost almost entirely our perception of God and of His Kingdom. Now we see everything like "in a mirror dimly" (1Cor 13:12) failing to penetrate in the reality of God.
Because of this condition we need to be guided toward God for we are blind. We need to rely on those that have seen the light, the ones that have become for us beacons of light, guiding us out of darkness. The ones that have truly seen God are what we can call true theologians. Through their teachings and their dogmas they are sharing with us their vision of heaven.
One way of sharing this untainted vision is through the icons. The icons are so important in our Church that we can even go so far as to say that the Orthodox Church has an iconic vision of the world. Icons are not painted, but written, because they transmit a message of Orthodox dogmatic theology
An icon is not a picture, a portrait, but a representation of a person that has reached theosis, union with God in grace. The icon is a portrayal of our way of life, the finish line of our earthly labor. The purpose of our existence is this to become "perfect, even as our Father in Heaven is perfect" (Mat 5:48). Our whole time on earth is actually askesis, struggle, training, to achieve a state of being that is above the natural order of things and prepare our entrance in the Kingdom.
Through this process of perpetual metamorphosis into something always better and better, our physical senses are transfigured and they begin perceiving the reality of God, above the reality of nature. The icons represent this by depicting transfigured sensory organs. The eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth, even the skin do not appear natural, but have an "out of this world" appearance that underlines this very fact.
The icons reveal things that we couldn't normally see in a regular picture. Take the example of the icon of Archangel Gabriel, or any of the Holy Angels. We know that in fact we can't actually perceive an angel through our eyes, unless they discover themselves and change their appearance so we can process it. This is, if you want to use a modern term, a downgrade for them, an incomplete representation of who they are, because we can only perceive physical forms and they have no form or material substance, they are only spiritual rational beings.
Using the language of icons we can however transcend what we cannot perceive through our senses and create a bridge between our world and their world that will help us understand them better. The iconic representations of the angels contain in the details of their canonic depiction clues that convey a message beyond just a pretty image, describing an entire attitude, personality, mission and place in the great plan of Creation.
All the icons do the same thing; they are not reproductions of a painter's model "filling in" for a departed Jesus Christ, Mother of God, or any of the saints. The icon is a representation of a person that has developed a personal relationship with God and has reached a stage of permanent Communion with Him.
In iconography we don't use models but symbols that have the capacity to transmit more than what a facial expression can. Icons don't smile, they don't get angry. The most I've seen an icon do is weep for the sins of the world. Icons keep a sober attitude of serious dedication to their mission in the world: save their souls and others'.
Looking at an icon we perceive a world for which we are insensitive. The transcending beauty of the icon forces a breach in the thick armor of indifference and secularism in which we live and through it we can get glimpse at the genuine reality of God: the heavenly Jerusalem. He is not the reality we have fabricated, but He is what He told Moses on the mountain: "I AM WHO I AM" (Exo 3:14). God and His world is not what we make on our own using our crooked rationality and our blind senses, but He reveals Himself to us through means like the icons that become windows to heaven.
The icons are translated theology, the genuine experience of God explained in a manner we can grasp, in a language we know and understand. Using them we have a much quicker access to God, which may help us develop a personal experience and start to live our own transfiguration.
This is why we pray with icons, not to the icons. We don't worship the paint, gold or wood, but through their usage we worship God and ask for the intercession of the Saints. The icons are not just pretty objects or works of art, they are instruments that increase our awareness of God. Their place is not in museums or exhibitions, their place is in churches and in our homes, a permanent exit route to the only saving reality that is: the Kingdom of heaven.
Fr. Vasile Tudora pastors St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Euless, Texas, and edits the Gladsome Light Dialogues blog.


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Marquette Central allows students to access the services of the offices of the Bursar, Financial Aid, Registrar and Student Employment in one centralized location.
Have a question about reapplying for financial aid? Need an official copy of your transcript sent? Need to pay your bursar bill? Marquette Central professional staff members are able to respond to these types of student questions and others. Our office is housed on the first floor of Zilber Hall, located at 1250 W. Wisconsin Ave. Walk-in and phone service (414) 288-4000 is available between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. View Marquette Central's Mission Statement.


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More Than Just a Local Hauling & Excavation Company in Addison, Il
Burke's Hauling Inc. is a local family operated and owned business with more than 47 years combined experience.
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Services & Service Area
Because we have our own dirt fields where landscapers, etc. buy their pulverized top soil, mulch and stone you would be buying directly from their suppliers. Call Burke's Hauling for the dirt field hours and location.
Hauling in Addison, Il
Burke's Hauling Inc. has over 47 years of combined experience, providing a variety of hauling services from delivery to removal. Burke's offers several trucks for all hauling purposes, from semis to four-wheelers. All products offered by Burke's can be delivered right to the job site, whether that be commercial or residential. Burke's also offers removal services ranging from removing dirt and asphalt to debris and broken concrete, if you need it removed Burke's is the solution for you.
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Excavating in Addison, Il
Burke's Hauling Inc. is an excavating contractor that specializes in handling the excavation needs of underground installation. We provide full service for contractors ranging from small businesses to large corporations. We pride ourselves in being one of the most responsive contractors in the industry today. We also provide 24 hour emergency service for all of our clients. Burke's Hauling's top priorities are safety and efficiency. We are affiliated with the Local 150 operating engineers. When working with Burke's Hauling you can always count on getting an operator who is trained to the highest level in safety, as well as productivity for the work specific to your business. Let Burke's Hauling provide our expertise in excavation so you can focus your expertise.
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Burke's Hauling has over 50 years combine experience in the Chicagoland/Northern Illinois Market. We have equipment to fit every company's needs. From the small apartment buildings to a large distribution hub, we have solutions starting with zero tolerance programs to customized solutions that fit every cutomers needs. With our up-to-date meteorologist reports, we predict and manage our snow removal operations. To maintain the safest possible environment for our customers.
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Topsoil Services in Addison, Il
Burke's Hauling has their own dirt fields which supply the topsoil, so everytime you call Burke's for topsoil needs you're getting the absolute best quality and prices around, because you're buying directly through the supplier. Burke's also offers delivery on all of their products right to your door or project site.
We offer Topsoil and Mulch by the yard, from our dirt field right here in DeKalb, IL! Please call Burke's Hauling to get the location and hours of our dirt field!
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Everytime you call Burke's for mulch needs you're getting the absolute best quality and prices around, because you're buying directly through the supplier. Burke offers only the best mulch in many varieties, so that you have the best quality mulch for whatever project you may be working on. Burke's also offers delivery on all of their products right to your door or project site. With #1 best premium hardwood mulch, Burke's selection of mulch is the best around! Let Burke's Hauling handle the hard part while you focus on the important parts of the project.
We offer Topsoil and Mulch by the yard. Call for our Hours of Operation.
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- Keeps Soil Moist and Soft
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- Organic Mulch Will Decompose
- Appearance: Pick a mulch that won't have your neighbors whispering behind your back
- Fine (premium) rots faster, while coarser mulches tend to hand around longer and need less maintenance
- Other Dyed Mulches may not be the correct color, or fade quickly to ugly colors
- Some cheap pallet mulches are not heavy enough and blow around in the wind, our mulch has Staying Power!
- Mulch or Compost?
In wet soil and humid climates, organic mulches can promote diseases and increased chance of rot. If spread too thickly, mulch can interfere with the soils air circulation. Inorganic mulches such as landscape fabric are good to keep weeds down, but first you should spread 1-2" of compost over the soil. Once the landscape fabric is in place, it is hard to replenish soil organic matter. Spread mulch evenly at least 4" for new beds and existing beds 2-4" deep and 1-2" away from plants.
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Triple Ground Premium Hardwood (#1 Best Seller**)This is our most requested mulch because of it's rich color and it's all organic. Requested by most landscapers, businesses, and municipalities.
Safetree-Mat (playground material), no sharps, very soft, if drained properly will last approx. 4 years. Will be dusty when delivered. Will settle in layered big pieces on top. No recycled materials. ASTM Certified.
Premium Bark 10% red oak bark, imported from La Crosse, WI. & Huston, MN. Triple processed, sweet smell, breaks down into great compost every 2 years.
Treated Hardwood Same as Triple Ground Premium Hardwood and treated with vegetable oil based paint, not dye. Chocolate.
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Premium Animal Bedding Screened from recycled wood grindings, very absorbant, low dust. Bulk Buy only.
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Mushroom Compost We can also make your 2 year specifications garden mix, perennial mix, etc.
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Located along the Appomattox River in Chesterfield County, Eppington was the Georgian plantation home of Mary Jefferson Eppes and John Wayles Eppes. The builder of Eppington, Francis Eppes, was a cousin of Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. Following Martha's death in 1782, two of Thomas Jefferson's daughters, Maria (Polly) and Lucy, lived there with the Eppes family while Jefferson served as minister to France. Tragically, Lucy died at age two in 1784 and was buried at Eppington. In 1797, Polly married Francis Eppes's son, John Wayles Eppes, and made the plantation her home. Jefferson visited Eppington on several occasions, and was at this location when he received a letter from George Washington offering him the position of secretary of state.
The two-and-a-half-story center portion of Eppington was built around 1770 and the one-story wings were added around 1790. The practice of combining several varying sections developed in the third quarter of the 18th century, to break down the dominance of the central block of earlier Virginia houses.
In 1810, Archibald Thweatt bought the plantation. In 1989, the Cherry family donated Eppington to Chesterfield County, and the Chesterfield Historical Society and the Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department manage nearly 400 acres of the original plantation.
Further Sources
- Chesterfield Historical Society. Eppington.
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Theobald, Mary Miley. "Eppington." Colonial Williamsburg. Summer (1997): 54-60.
- Weaver, Bettie Woodson. "Mary Jefferson and Eppington". Virginia Cavalcade. 19(1969): 30-35.


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There are two general methods of connecting brokers into a conventional cluster: from the command line (using the -cluster option) or by setting the imq.cluster.brokerlist property in the cluster configuration file.
Whichever method you use, each broker that you start attempts to connect to the other brokers in the cluster every five seconds; the connection will succeed once the master broker is started up (if one is configured). If a broker in the cluster starts before the master broker, it will remain in a suspended state, rejecting client connections, until the master broker starts; the suspended broker then will automatically become fully functional. It is therefore a good idea to start the master broker first and then the others, after the master broker has completed its startup.
When connecting brokers into a conventional cluster, you should be aware of the following issues:
Mixed broker versions. A conventional cluster can contain brokers of different versions if all brokers have a version at least as great as that of the master broker. If the cluster is not configured to use a master broker, then all brokers must be of the same version.
Matching broker property values. In addition to cluster configuration properties, the following broker properties also must have the same value for all brokers in a cluster:
This restriction is particularly important when a cluster contains mixed broker versions that might contain properties with different default values. For example, If you are clustering a Message Queue version 4.1 or later broker together with those from earlier versions than Message Queue 4.1, you must set the value of the imq.autocreate.queue.maxNumActiveConsumers property, which has different default values before and after version 4.1 (1 and -1, respectively), to be the same. Otherwise the brokers will not be able to establish a cluster connection.
Multiple interface cards. On a multi-homed computer, in which there is more than one network interface card, be sure to explicitly set the network interface to be used by the broker for client connection services (imq.hostname) and for the cluster connection service (imq.cluster.hostname). If imq.cluster.hostname is not set, then connections between brokers might not succeed and as a result, the cluster will not be established.
Network loopback IP address. You must make sure that no broker in the cluster is given an address that resolves to the network loopback IP address (127.0.0.1). Any broker configured with this address will be unable to connect to other brokers in the cluster.
In particular, some Linux installers automatically set the localhost entry to the network loopback address. On such systems, you must modify the system IP address so that all brokers in the cluster can be addressed properly: For each Linux system participating in the cluster, check the /etc/hosts file as part of cluster setup. If the system uses a static IP address, edit the /etc/hosts file to specify the correct address for localhost. If the address is registered with Domain Name Service (DNS), edit the file DNS lookup is performed before consulting the local hosts file. The line in /etc/nsswitch.conf should read as follows: hosts: dns files/etc/nsswitch.conf to change the order of the entries so that
The method best suited for production systems is to use a cluster configuration file to specify the configuration of the cluster:
Create a cluster configuration file that uses the imq.cluster.brokerlist property to specify the list of brokers to be connected.
If you are using a master broker, identify it with the imq.cluster.masterbroker property in the configuration file.
For each broker in the cluster, set the imq.cluster.url property in the broker's instance configuration file to point to the cluster configuration file.
Use the imqbrokerd command to start each broker.
If there is a master broker, start it first, then the others after it has completed its startup.
If you are using a master broker, start it with the imqbrokerd command, using the -cluster option to specify the complete list of brokers to be included in the cluster.
For example, the following command starts the broker as part of a cluster consisting of the brokers running at the default port (7676) on host1, at port 5000 on host2, and at port 9876 on the default host (localhost):
imqbrokerd -cluster host1,host2:5000,:9876
Once the master broker (if any) is running, start each of the other brokers in the cluster with the imqbrokerd command, using the same list of brokers with the -cluster option that you used for the master broker.
The value specified for the -cluster option must be the same for all brokers in the cluster.
If you want secure, encrypted message delivery between brokers in a cluster, configure the cluster connection service to use an SSL-based transport protocol:
For each broker in the cluster, set up SSL-based connection services, as described in Message Encryption.
Set each broker's imq.cluster.transport property to ssl, either in the cluster configuration file or individually for each broker.


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Jesse Metcalfe was born in 1978, the year "Dallas" debuted, so obviously he didn't watch the show during its original run. Now 33, he's starring in TNT's continuation of the iconic series as Christopher Ewing, the adopted son of Bobby (Patrick Duffy).
While Metcalfe is best known as the sexy gardener who slept with Eva Longoria in "Desperate Housewives," he's playing a more honorable sort in "Dallas," which premieres at 8 p.m. June 13.
Metcalfe and I talked recently about original cast members Duffy, Larry Hagman and Linda Gray, his initial hesitation to join the project and why his character isn't just a good guy.
Watch the video above for another interview I did with Metcalfe when he visited Chicago.
Because Bobby was the "good son" on the original, one could assume that is true for his son, Christopher?
I was lucky enough to have an incredibly conflicted character, probably one of the most conflicted characters on the show. Christopher is very much a chip off the old block. He has a very strong moral compass. He's incredibly ethical.
Unlike Bobby, who almost always does the right thing, Christopher is dealing with some personal issues that make him a lot more volatile, a lot more temperamental. I approach the character with a sense of great abandonment. Christopher is trying to find his place in the Ewing family hierarchy, and live up to his father--which is a tall order, because Bobby is so well respected. He really wants to make his father proud and prove to his father that he has the same strength of character and that he can be at the head of the table and run Southfork in his absence.
All of that combined tends to make Christopher a bit temperamental. When you really want something from somebody and they're not giving it to you, it can create a great deal of conflict. That's what we see between Bobby and Christopher. Obviously underneath that is a great amount of love and respect, but on the surface they're at odds over some central issues within the story.
Do you think Christopher wants to live up to that standard, but he's more practical in that he realizes good guys always finish last?
Absolutely. Oftentimes Patrick talks about sort of being boxed in by playing the good guy. Often I've posed the question, do I feel like I have the same challenge? To a degree it can be difficult playing the good guy, but due to the great writing on the new "Dallas" I'm not really put into that position. Christopher has so much on his plate that literally throughout the first season he's teetering on the edge. I love that.
Were you excited to be on the continuation of such an iconic series? Or was it daunting?
Honestly, my first reaction was hesitation. I questioned whether or not it was a good idea to remake such an iconic show. With the wave of remakes and reboots of shows that have come over the last five years, most were met with a lukewarm response and failed quickly. I think I would have been ignorant to go into this blindly and not have those apprehensions.
And after you read some scripts?
I thought it was a great piece of material, whether it had the title of "Dallas" on it or not. I thought it was incredibly well written and I thought that it was something that I can definitely sink my teeth into as an actor. That was the hook for me. The icing on the cake was meeting Larry, Linda and Patrick and seeing their enthusiasm and commitment to the new series knowing that they had passed on so many other scripts for TV and film reincarnations. I figured if these three people who I definitely respected had given this project their stamp of approval, then that definitely furthered my commitment to be part of the project.
How has it been working with them?
It's been incredible working with them. They have a 35-year friendship and it permeates the new series. It permeates on set and it all just trickles down from them. It's been a very supportive and nurturing environment. I think it's fostered great work, but it's also fostered great relationships. I think that chemistry transcends on screen.
You mentioned their long friendships. I was wondering, as a young actor do you hope that is something that can happen to you?
Definitely. Oftentimes I'm asked the question, "What advice have you gotten from Larry, Linda, or Patrick?" They haven't really given us a ton of advice, because they've respected us as the actors that we are and as the young adults that we are.
But they really lead by example. Patrick in particular, playing my father, he just has such a grace and dignity on set. He loves every moment. He doesn't take a single day for granted. As a young actor who really wants to prove himself and wants to give a great performance every scene, he really is a calming influence for me. He really is a father figure for me, on and off screen.
Linda's incredible. She's just love and light every single day. And Larry is a very deep guy. There's a lot that people don't know about him. He's not at all like his character. He really is an incredible man.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Brenda Strong, who obviously I worked with on "Desperate Housewives" although at that time we didn't really get the opportunity to get to know each other very well. She is such a powerful presence and such a strong woman and an incredible actor.
To be working opposite these really compassionate people who are incredible actors, it brings the best out of you. It's a wonderful working environment.
Your character and John Ross take up the Ewing family rivalry. How has it been bringing that rivalry to screen with Josh Henderson?
It's been awesome. It's been a lot of fun. Josh and I come into this situation with a 10-year history. We've been friends for the last decade and at times rivals. I think we had a lot to bring to this onscreen relationship and to bring to these characters. I think the surprising thing about that is that we've also found a great friendship too.
I love working with Josh. He takes his work incredibly seriously. I think the chemistry is outstanding. Chemistry is not always being on the same side as the person you're working with. Sometimes the chemistry, especially in a rival type relationship, is about finding yourself at odds and accentuating the differences between two people. I think we do that incredibly well.


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A stop in Carteret County was part of a three-day kick-off of a conservative group�s new initiative focused on spending cuts in Washington.
CAPE CARTERET � A stop in Carteret County was part of a three-day kick-off of a conservative group�s new initiative focused on spending cuts in Washington.
Dallas Woodhouse, state director for Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina, spoke at the monthly meeting of the Carteret County Men�s Republican Club as part of this week�s events announcing the organization�s Spending Accountability Project.
The group traveled around the state Tuesday through Thursday to introduce the initiative to put pressure on the state�s congressional delegation to stop overspending.
After a day of visiting district offices of congressmen, including the offices of Rep. Walter Jones and Sen. Kay Hagan in Greenville, Woodhouse asked those gathered Wednesday night in Cape Carteret to join the organization in its efforts.
�I�m asking you to help us send this message to Washington,� Woodhouse said.
As part of that effort, AFP invited everyone in attendance to sign cards to be delivered to the congressional delegation encouraging spending cuts and asking Congress not to block $85 billion in upcoming automatic federal spending cuts.
�They need to hear from you,� Woodhouse said.
During his comments Woodhouse also spoke about the decreased regulation, tax reform and limiting unemployment benefits.
�We want people to get a work check and not a dependency check,� he said.
As AFP announced the Spending Accountability Project, it also expressed its support for Gov. Pat McCrory�s decision not to create a state healthcare exchange or expand the state Medicaid program.
At the stop in Carteret County, Woodhouse said decisions by the governor and GOP-led General Assembly such as rejecting federal money for the extension of unemployment benefits, declining to expand Medicaid and not creating a state-based or federal partnership health insurance exchange is setting an example.
�North Carolina is going to send a message to Washington and other states across the country that yes we can get our fiscal house in order,� he said.
The North Carolina AFP chapter is the first in country to launch the Spending Accountability Project.
The three-day kick-off closed Thursday in the Wilmington area with an action breakfast and visits to district offices of Sen. Richard Burr and Rep. Mike McIntyre to deliver signed petition cards.
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