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So, I'm back from vacation and taking note of what's been going on over the past week while my family was celebrating a high school graduation. …
Amid a disappointing showing so far in postseason play by UGA's spring sports teams and the apparent hiring of a new gymnastics coach, the Bulldogs football program picked up a new director of on-campus recruiting (at last), lost former Dawg Tony Gilbert from its strength and conditioning staff, and continued to struggle to unload single-game tickets for Buffalo, Florida Atlantic and Vandy while still peddling a few single season tickets as well.
Ah, but there appears to have been good news on the SEC front, with the conference signing a deal with the Big 12 for a New Year's Day bowl that will match their champions if they're not in a new four-team playoff and other conference representatives (most likely the next highest-rated teams) in the likely event both conference champs are in the playoff. This sounds like a win-win situation — unless you're the ACC, which is in danger of being marginalized by a new big four of football conferences (SEC, Big 12, PAC 12 and Big 10).
Meanwhile, SportsBusiness Journal reports the SEC is finally taking a serious look at launching its own cable channel, probably in conjunction with ESPN, by the fall of 2014. Whether the conference will be an equity partner in its channel, following the Big 10 model, or simply sells the rights for an additional fee remains to be seen.
Either way, both the New Year's Day bowl and SEC channel likely mean a bigger payout to conference teams — which is a good thing considering there are now two more teams taking slices of the pie since the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M.
Speaking of which, the same SportsBusiness Journal article noted that the SEC continues to renegotiate its main TV deal with CBS and the network is balking at paying as big an increase as the conference is seeking, arguing that Missouri and A&M don't really add much value to the deal and the network shouldn't pay more just because the SEC added two new schools.
Which prompts one fan who dropped me a note to ask: "So why did we add two new schools to split the pie further and completely screw up scheduling?"
Actually, I think it's likely the talk about CBS not wanting to pay more for a 14-team SEC is wishful saber-rattling on the network's part. Considering the deals other conferences have gotten since the CBS-SEC deal in 2008, it's pretty obvious that even without the nine conference games it covets, CBS will have to pay up big to keep the SEC. And while Missouri and Texas A&M might not be the most glamorous of new additions to the conference, they do bring valuable television markets with them.
CBS definitely wants to keep the conference, which draws the highest TV ratings in college football, so they're going to have to pay more, all grumbling aside.
The question is whether the increased payout to conference members will be large enough to make up for the fact that two additional schools will be taking a share.
As it stands now, the increased payment the SEC is likely to get out of CBS probably won't be as sweet as it could be if CBS had more games involving conference members to peddle. What CBS would be willing to pay even more for is enhanced inventory, meaning it wants the SEC to go to a nine-conference-game schedule. However, from all reports that appears to be a nonstarter with conference members.
Which brings us back to the SEC-Big 12 alliance. Could we next see the conferences signing a deal for regular-season match-ups, along the lines of the recent agreement between the PAC 12 and Big 10?
Whether it involved every team in the two conferences or just a smattering of SEC-Big 12 games each year, such a deal certainly would give CBS the kind of marquee inventory it's looking for and perhaps generate enough new revenue to make the addition of Missouri and A&M worthwhile financially to the original SEC members. (Especially if Florida State and Clemson jump to the Big 12 as rumored.)
It also would toughen up the strength-of-schedule factor for both conferences, which might end up being a factor in however the participants in the new national championship playoff are selected.
And there's little doubt UGA fans would be quicker to snap up those home-game tickets with the addition of a Big 12 team in place of the likes of Buffalo or Florida Atlantic.
What do you think? Is the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M going to be worthwhile in the long run? And should the SEC and Big 12 take their relationship to the next level?
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May 22nd, 2012
11:06 am
Your asking a question that can't be answered at the moment. In time we will find out.
May 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
Can we give A&M and Mizzou back? I'd much rather just play them in annual SEC-Big 12 match-ups.
May 22nd, 2012
11:14 am
The HISTORY of college football is really changing fast. We will look back and decide after all this crap the crowning a True National Champion was not really worth it.
May 22nd, 2012
11:16 am
Nothing really makes much sense any more. The loss of geographic distinctions has blurred identity and will eventually take an edge off of the historic rivalries. Now that the logic of the conferences has been dismantled a true playoff system would be welcomed and makes sense. It's a new era in CFb and I don't know if I really like it.
May 22nd, 2012
11:18 am
go dawgs
May 22nd, 2012
11:20 am
Who cares about that new bowl game? Last years matchup would have been Kansas State vs. Arkansas. Boy that's really some must see TV there.
May 22nd, 2012
11:35 am
What SEC should've done was grab Wake Forest instead of Mizzo, had WF be in the east moved Vandy to west along with Texas A&M brought either AL or Auburn to East that would be a interesting conference then.
May 22nd, 2012
11:38 am
FSU and Clempson aren't going anywhere.
May 22nd, 2012
11:48 am
It's just a matter of time before the league of super-conferences take form…4 to be exact, like Bill said(SEC being Superman, of course)…the champ of those will be the play-off teams…that's kinda-sorta-but not really- fair…I guess! …Maybe one more cup of coffee, LOL
May 22nd, 2012
11:52 am
I'm tired of all the complaining about our scheduling. You can't play a top 25 team every week, you'll never get to the national championship game that way. No less than two cupcakes a year is a must. Personally, I'd prefer series like we had with ASU and Colorado over Tech. They aren't relevant anymore and hurt our strenght of schedule.
May 22nd, 2012
11:55 am
If the SEC starts its own network then the potential eyeballs in STL and Texas makes that a much better deal. It also makes TX an easier place to recruit–lots of talent in that state. I have had the BigTen network and while the football games are not usually appealing, it is great that "minor" sports get coverage. The SEC has very good teams outside of football (and at times, basketball) that could use the coverage. SEC baseball is probably even better/deeper than football respective to other conferences. Track and field is also very good (esp with addition of TAMU). I think that by the time the network gets launched, they will have seen how the Big10 network (highly successful), the Longhorn network and the Pac12 networks did things and learn from them.
May 22nd, 2012
12:03 pm
I'm not that excited about either of the new additions to the conference, and I wasn't that excited about Arkansas. In terms of TV markets, both Texas A&M and Missouri are better than markets than Arkansas and that's like saying I've got a new car … and it's a Ford Fiesta.
As for the new bowl format, what's up with dat? With a 4-team play-off almost assured of having the tip teams from the SEC and Big 12, we'll be stuck watching the next best teams … again, a Ford Fiesta.
May 22nd, 2012
12:18 pm
I would rather see us give Mizzou back and take Clemson for the SEC East. Not happening I know but would have made much much more sense.
May 22nd, 2012
12:20 pm
once Mizzou or A&M whip UF or UT it will then be worth expansion
May 22nd, 2012
12:24 pm
The CBS contract is peanuts compared to the ESPN (Tier2) contract and the SEC Network that's about to be launched.
Look for SEC schools to be pulling in $30million+ once the new deals are announced….Up from $17million pre-expansion. Yeah,lol, I'd say the additions of A&M and Missouri were worth it.
May 22nd, 2012
12:29 pm
The SEC has definitely taken it to the next level. Unfortunatly, it was one or two notches down from where we started. And the only teams in the SEC that will truly benefit from this are Missouri and A&M.
May 22nd, 2012
12:51 pm
BK. Tough question. Wouldn't want to be either of those two teams when they get into a full SEC schedule. The traveling alone will take its toll on both.
Anyone catch the ESPN CFB roundtable a week or so ago? UGA was the subject and if could they go all the way this season and win the SEC. One concensus was the dawgs need a new playbook or at least major revisions. Current one is too dated and lacks plays to keep Defenses off balance. Point many GA bloggers have been making for several years now. Hope someone was listening at GA HQ. Might make a good article, BK.
May 22nd, 2012
1:05 pm
FSU & CLEMSON announcing changing to BIG 12 in the next few days.
May 22nd, 2012
1:06 pm
All very interesting, but will we be able to run the ball this year and will special teams finally win us a game vs costing us a game? How many OL lineman will we sign? going to be a big class. I would hope for at least 6.
May 22nd, 2012
1:09 pm
Look for SEC schools to be pulling in $30million+ once the new deals are announced
The current estimations are that the SEC will get close to 25 million total after the new deals are announced. They won't come anywhere close to 30 million.
May 22nd, 2012
1:11 pm
Thank you Mr. Insider GTBob.
May 22nd, 2012
1:14 pm
Boy, if Clemson and FSU leave the ACC, that league is way watered down. Ouch. Although it would give Tech 2 more wins when they replace them with 2nd or 3rd tier teams.
May 22nd, 2012
1:19 pm
Thank you Mr. Insider GTBob.
Its not like I made that up out of the blue:
May 22nd, 2012
1:21 pm
Boy, if Clemson and FSU leave the ACC, that league is way watered down. Ouch. Although it would give Tech 2 more wins when they replace them with 2nd or 3rd tier teams.
Tech has won 5 of the last 6 against Clemson and FSU. They aren't exactly stellar programs.
May 22nd, 2012
1:23 pm
Desert Fox……….Our play book. The whole world knows it's dated and predictable. Even when Kiffen was at Tennessee, he said about Georgia ," we know what they don't and we will be prepared"……He handed Richt his hat. Most woman who watch UGA football can look at the field position, down and distance and call the play 80% of the time. You don't think the DC's of our foes can't?
May 22nd, 2012
1:30 pm
Doesnt 25 million qualify as close to 30 million? It certainly isn't anywhere near. Also I think the SEC will be just fine with 25 million Bob.
May 22nd, 2012
1:36 pm
ESPN…INCLUDING DAVID POLLACK…BASICALLY CALLED BOBO AN IDIOT AND SHAMED GREG McGARRITY (KING WIMP) FOR THE HORRIBLE SCHEDULE.
May 22nd, 2012
1:40 pm
Doesnt 25 million qualify as close to 30 million? It certainly isn't anywhere near. Also I think the SEC will be just fine with 25 million Bob.
No, 5 million per team per year is a lot of money. For a 15 year contract that is over a billion dollar difference total. Sure the SEC will be fine though. They will probably be 4th in TV money when all of this shakes out but they will be ok. They would benefit greatly if they started their own conference television network, although it probably wouldn't have much of a national audience.
May 22nd, 2012
1:42 pm
Bob,Bob,Bob the SEC will be just fine. Thank you though for your continued interest into all thing UGA and SEC.
May 22nd, 2012
1:44 pm
If CBS will not pay what the market will allow then you sign a deal with another network. End of discussion.
Bring in Texas A&M and Missouri was a very smart thing. It is Pro Active and the SEC had no choice but to be in the lead of the way College football is changing. If they want to bury their heads in the sand and make like the changing dynamics of College Football, because of advancements in the media coverage and thus pay outs, is not going to happen then they will be left behind and the SEC will lose it's relevance as the leader of college football.
May 22nd, 2012
1:56 pm
If CBS will not pay what the market will allow then you sign a deal with another network. End of discussion.
This is a renegotiation of a contract, not a new contract. They can't just sign with whoever they want on the open market.
May 22nd, 2012
1:58 pm
Missouri 42, Georgia 13
It's coming, you just know it is!
May 22nd, 2012
2:14 pm
Across the Wide? Do you really think you can put 43 on Georgia's defense? I am not saying the dawgs win but that is a pretty bold number to throw out. Do you have some new huge impact players this year? I don't remember you being the powerhouse of the big 12 last year? Do you know something the Dawgnation doesn't? Just curious. We may not win the big games, but it is not too often teams throw 43 against the Dawgs ( though it has happened more than I wish to remember ). Good luck, the east is wide open. If you can put 43 on the Dawgs I am pretty sure you can beat SC and Florida and own the east. Not a bad start. Division champs in th year one. Who knows, with a power offense putting up 43, you may be able to dent Bama and LSU defenses. You do that and your are playing for the NC! Wow, from mid pack big 12 to playing for the NC all in one conference move. Can't wait to see it.
May 22nd, 2012
2:17 pm
Why does everyone keep ripping on the would've-been match-up of Kansas State and Arkansas? Given how they played last season, and the fact that Arkansas won the Cotton Bowl by 13 points, I wouldn't call that a bad match-up. Plenty of people though Clemson would be better than they were, but they lost their bowl by 70-33. Was that necessarily a bad match-up going in? No. Chances are slim that an SEC of Big XII champ plays in the new bowl game for a while. Doesn't mean you have to knock the game. A second-tier SEC-BigXII game is still better than the ACC Championship Game.
May 22nd, 2012
2:24 pm
I will tell you what is coming MR TECH TROLL-aka Across the wide missouri
A first rate butt kicking at the hand of the Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia 56
Mizzou 17
May 22nd, 2012
2:26 pm
Across the wide missouri aka Tech fan
Here is reality
Georgia 56
Mizzou 17
Franklin won't finish the game
May 22nd, 2012
2:39 pm
Dawg's D this year is why all the love from the National Press. It's legit. We might not have given up 43 points TOTAL by the time we get to Jacksonville.
May 22nd, 2012
2:40 pm
Why does everyone keep ripping on the would've-been match-up of Kansas State and Arkansas?
Because nobody cares about either one of them and Kansas St was average at best last season.
May 22nd, 2012
2:40 pm
In other football news, It's Tuesday at Tech today.
May 22nd, 2012
3:08 pm
If Franklin does finish the game, it will be on his back-side or the side-line. They better have a running game to fall back on! And their All-Star Freshmen W/R ain't never been hit, like he's gonna get hit by the JYDs…
May 22nd, 2012
3:11 pm
Bill (The Real) King
Great to have you back, please don't ever leave again! Ever!!!
May 22nd, 2012
3:15 pm
This expansion stuff is already starting to get out of control. The SEC will be fine, but tradition is taking a serious hit across the entire college football landscape. I have no plans of ever traveling to see the Dawgs play in Missouri, but I'd make the short trip to Clemson or Tallahassee in a heartbeat.
May 22nd, 2012
3:27 pm
i watched the ESPN roundtable about Georgia
Pollack never called Bobo an idiot. He stated quite well that the offense has not changed like some other schools have done but is capable if Murray can be a leader and limit mistakes.
Big difference from what you described
May 22nd, 2012
3:28 pm
Free Shoes and The Clemp will stay in the ACC……Free Shoes cant even win the ACC and there thinking of the Big 12? The Clemp got torched to the tune of 70+ by a big east school- that set them back lightyears……
May 22nd, 2012
3:31 pm
and let's not forget the mistake on North Ave- funny, nobody is trying to get them in their conference. Probably because all they bring is two hotdogs…two cokes….HA!
May 22nd, 2012
3:31 pm
So 5 years ago, when the schedule was developed for the SEC games(except switching Bama for Mizzou which the SEC office did), you think the schedule was crap back then?
Auburn was capable of winning big-2006 were a top 10 team when we beat them
Florida was in the middle of Tebow leading them to glory
UT was capable of winning the East, which they did in 2007
SC had just hired Spurrier so they were getting better
Kentucky beat LSU in 2007, they year they won the BCS
So when the schedule was made 5 years ago, wasn't it considered tough?
Richt and McGarity can't help that things have gone bad in Gainesville and Knoxville
May 22nd, 2012
3:59 pm
No because Mizzou will beat Georgia!!
May 22nd, 2012
4:00 pm
Only two teams in the SEC I like to see loose….UGA and Bama!
May 22nd, 2012
4:06 pm
You will get your wish
UGA will run "loose" all over Mizzou
One of the requirements of being a good TROLL is knowing how to spell………………
May 22nd, 2012
4:06 pm
Only two teams in the SEC I like to see loose
loose????? HA! easy to tell GATiger is from "Da Barn"! 5 of the last 6 and blowouts to boot except when you pay for a QB!!!! GO Dawgs!


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Brodziak Has a Big Game
With all the first rounders lined up (2003-2007 editions), it's a guy taken 4,958th overall who kicks out the jams. WHY do we even pay attention to the first round?
I kid. Sam Gagner delivered like a first rounder should, and there seemed to be some good signs for the other two 1st rounders '03-'07 who play forward on this team. Below is the list of selected Oilers first round picks in tonight's game, their minutes (this may be wonky, nhl.com may have been drinking tonight) and how Brodziak compared to them on the night.
- Kyle Brodziak: Selected 214th overall in 2003. 2 goals, 1 assist, +2. 18 shifts, 16:33 TOI, 1:59PP, 2:31PK. He was splendid based on the play-by-play and the results. Listening to Rod from the first shift of the night through the last it was clear that Brodziak was not only on a mission but had prepared for the opportunity. THIS is how players win NHL jobs.
- Marc Pouliot: Selected 22nd overall in 2003. 0 goals, 0 assists, -1. 14 shifts, 13:50 TOI, 2:14PP, 1:45PK. He had a couple of chances and his line seemed to force the issue later in the third period, but the offense didn't come for him tonight. With Reasoner injured and unable to take the final two faceoffs of the game, Pouliot did so and had a positive outcome both times.
- Rob Schremp: Selected 25th overall in 2004. 0 goals, 0 assists, -1. 12 shifts, 11:12 TOI, 2:29PP, 0:00PK. Had a nice chance late but it sounded like he's still a step or two behind this training camp. Schremp got passed over with the penalty brigade and didn't seem to get it back until midway through the third period when he had what Morley described as the best chance for his line on the night.
- Sam Gagner: Selected 6th overall in 2007. 1 goal, 0 assists, +1. 21 shifts, 17:33 TOI, 4:55PP, 0:39PK. Popped a goal and had several chances again tonight. I know they're showcasing the kid and giving him every opportunity, but he's also delivering results. Each time he does it, we say "well let's wait until he does it against better competition." Tonight's result came in a game against an NHL team with NHL goaltending. At what point do we begin to take him seriously?
All of them got plenty of icetime. Can all four make this team? What about Cogliano?

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Q&A: Edward Luttwak
The military strategist talks about Israeli security, Henry Kissinger, the Arab Spring, and the death of Osama Bin Laden
One final question. When I heard the Bin Laden news and you look at the circumstances surrounding his place of residence, and the length of his stay there, it seems clear that he was sold to the U.S. by somebody inside the Pakistani security apparatus, no?
I don't believe that at all.
You think that the CIA independently developed this information?
First of all, it was not the CIA because the CIA doesn't run interrogations in Guantanamo.
You believe the story about the courier?
I believe it and I believe it categorically. Look, the Pakistanis had been sheltering Bin Laden. But in these matters, the only way to proceed is to develop thoughts that are based only on uncontroversial facts. Any analysis of the Bin Laden story tells you that there was active Pakistani complicity simply because people cannot go to Abbottabad and live in a compound without somebody asking questions. For one thing, Pakistan has this system where foreign citizens have to obtain the residence permits and renew them, and there are foreigners including Arabs living there, and they would be asked to show their papers. Pakistani complicity is certain. That's point one. Point two: The guy uses couriers. Therefore, if you're going to find him, you had to find the courier. The courier story is not the cover story.
The proof of this is that if they got the information from some Pakistani guy, if one of the protectors of Osama decided to sell out, they would have known what was in the compound, and if they had known what was in the compound, they would not have attacked it the way they did. The attack against the compound reflected the central fact they did not know what they would find inside. The only thing that they hoped to find was Osama Bin Laden, among other objects, furniture, walls, people. Had a Pakistani provided the information, they would have provided two pieces of information, not just one. One is that Osama Bin Laden is there and two, a platoon is not there.
You understand the thing that keeps bothering me.
Now you are entering an area that is highly technical, and I'm not at liberty to speak because I'm in this line of business myself so there are limits to what I can tell you. But tell me what bothers you?
What bothers me is that you have a secret that was obviously known by more than one person. Let's say that only three people in the ISI knew that Bin Laden was there.
The people who knew that he was in Abbottabad were a minimum number of some 12 people, and the reason is that you had to keep telling the police not to enter, you had to communicate with the other parts of the Pakistani state. But I repeat, but if American information had come from inside Pakistan, and there was knowledge of what was in the compound, they would have not attacked the compound in this way.
If 12 people know a secret, then there are also many people surrounding those 12 people who might also have access to some part of that information.
So, in other words, there are fragments of that secret.
With that many people knowing a big secret over that long a period of time, something must have leaked.
I know the courier information would tell you that Osama Bin Laden is in that space and nothing else. And the military operation that was mounted reflects that fact. Whoever designed that military operation had the kind of information that is consistent with the courier and is not consistent with any other story.
If I am in the receipt of information about Bin Laden's whereabouts from a source in the ISI who wanted to submarine his boss, or gain the support of America, or pay off his mistress, I might design an operation that would match my cover story about the courier, who definitely existed, but might not have led anyone back to Bin Laden's house.
No, no, no. It's a very technical thing. It has to do with how you attack a target when you know that there are maximum of two people who will shoot at you or three people who will shoot at you, neither of the three being trained gunmen, versus how you design an attack on a target when you think there might be 25 people shooting at you. That's all. The official word is that there was a courier, and I'm inclined to believe it. Because when somebody tells you how something happened, operationally speaking, do not disbelieve it until you have evidence that tells you that it's wrong. Then you can pursue some other theory. All the information I have is consistent with the courier story because the courier story would tell you that there's the bad guy in the space but nothing else.
Why kill him?
They were under orders to kill him.
Wouldn't Osama Bin Laden be a source of useful intelligence? Alternately, one good reason to kill him is that you have a deal with the Pakistanis—"we're gonna get rid of this problem"—then you need to kill him, because otherwise he might start talking about who protected him for the past 10 years.
There was no deal with the Pakistanis. There's no institutional integrity. Therefore you cannot make deals with the Pakistani system. They would betray each other. There was no deal.
They killed Bin Laden simply because of the inconvenience of a trial?
They killed him because of the fact that if we captured Bin Laden, every Jihadist in the world would have been duty-bound to kidnap any American citizen anywhere and exchange him for Bin Laden.
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Don't Let The Kids Drink The Kool-Aid by Marybeth Hicks
October 6, 2011 by Bob Livingston
But, I opened the book and figured maybe I could give the author the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps an art director at the publishing company had picked out the cover and Hicks hadn't seen it. Or she'd been talked into thinking the languid child on the cover represented the power of political propaganda to lure innocent children into doing something no parent has ever managed to pull off – get them to hold still and watch really boring television.
Unconvincing Arguments
Just like the unconvincing cover, though, Hicks' opinions inside the book, arguing that left-wing control of the media is turning kids into socialist zombies ready to drink the Kool-Aid served up by agenda-driven puppet masters who dwell in hidden Hollywood mansions, is pretty far-fetched. Yes, most of what MTV and other youth-oriented networks put on the tube is pretty trashy. Yes, the attitudes evinced by sitcom characters are appalling. (They insult each other, they insult their parents and they're generally obnoxious.) And, yes, it's a safe bet that many creative people putting out movies and TV shows lean to the left.
But should we believe Hicks that films like "Bambi," put out by that well-known socialist Walt Disney, have tried to make us all into radical environmentalists just because one of the animators was ardently in favor of protecting national parks?
Telling parents to turn off the garbage their kids are watching on television and limit their kids' unsupervised use of the Internet seems like pretty obvious advice. You don't need to reference a few shows with left-wing sympathies to know that parents need to take responsibility for their kids' media diet. It seems pretty self-evident that most pop culture is a waste of time that kids could be using to play outside. Or read a decent book.
Corporate Propaganda
Unfortunately, Hicks strays from being obvious and banal into seriously irresponsible territory when she shifts from arguing for censorship of entertainment to questioning the need to limit the marketing of junk foods to juveniles. Does she really believe that we should squeeze SpongeBob SquarePants out of kids' viewing diet but allow commercial cartoon characters to convince kids to get hooked on high fructose corn syrup?
Hicks maintains that the childhood obesity epidemic, which has been substantiated by myriad studies and statistics, is a myth. She quotes Brian Wansink, a Cornell researcher who has studied America's overeating habits, as saying that the obesity problem "… gets really blown out of proportion." Wansink may have said words to that effect on a radio show once. But she neglects to tell us that Wansink is co-director of Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (BEN), an organization that has joined with the Federal government to fight childhood obesity. That hardly supports the proposition that Wansink thinks juvenile obesity is a myth. And Hicks never does get around to telling us that Wansink has joined forces with the very anti-obesity efforts that she derides.
At one point, Hicks tell us, "I'm not arguing against the merits of a healthier school lunch." No, but she's against taking any practical steps to trying to make that happen. She also looks for support for her position from the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF). Talk about a hidden agenda. The Center for Consumer Freedom is a front organization for fast food chains like Wendy's and Arby's. The group was originally started in 1995 with money from the tobacco industry to try to make sure Americans continued to use unhealthy products. It has reportedly been banned from YouTube for undisclosed "terms of service violations" and once posted a video criticizing Charlotte's Web for encouraging kids to refuse to eat bacon.
Toward the end of her book, Hicks implores us that, "If our children's generation is to answer the call to greatness, we must raise the bar of our expectations." In that vein, parents can and should talk to their kids about the politics of their country and what they believe in. Those same parents should oversee the television, movies and videos that their kids consume.
But we need to protect the health of our children so that they have a future within which to be great. As a country, we need to stop subsidizing the heavy dose of corn syrup and fast foods that are wrecking kids' health. While Hicks hides behind the language of freedom to support giant corporations whose oversized profits depend on children's oversized waistlines, the truth is parents need to monitor the commercials kids watch as well as the shows those advertisements sponsor. Our children's bodies and minds depend on that vigilance.


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Spin-offs, split-offs, and asset sales are usually good news for investors. They represent a streamlining of a firm and are evidence that managers are willing to make their fiefdoms smaller if it makes sense strategically. Today I will examine financial service firms that are streamlining their operations and product offerings.
Regime Change Opportunity
Now that Michael Corbat has taken the place of Pandit at the helm of Citigroup (NYSE: C), some shareholders want to exploit this leadership change to get parts of Citigroup spun off. The Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastic and the AFSCME Employees Pension Plan, who own a collective $9 million of Citigroup shares, filed the proposal along with Trillium Asset Management.
The proposal calls for the bank to be broken up. Rebuttals to the proposal suggest that it lacks specifics since it does not say what exactly is to be spun off. The proposal may suffer from accounting errors after one of the group contested the difference in figures between what the market indicates Citigroup's assets are worth and what Citigroup itself claims. Citigroup could opt for its investment banking division, although it is argued that the unit is not worth much considering it has generally been a laggard; it only benefits from being tied to Citigroup's large bank and relatively cheap access to funds. Global investment banks have generally struggled since the financial crisis, and finding a buyer may not be easy either.
Another option would be to sell Citigroup's global transaction processing unit. However, this has been its consistent money maker and did not cause any problems in the financial crisis. Selling it may not be prudent either, since separating it from the rest of Citigroup's banking business would undermine its core function as a bank—enabling customers to make payments around the world.
Corbat will probably need to try something different to revive a firm that has consistently underperformed its peers for years. The vice president of Trillium Asset Management, Jonas Krons, emphasized, "If there's not an appetite for our proposal so be it. But we think there should be a discussion."
Citigroup is cheap on a price-to-sales and a price-to-book basis, but it is no bargain:
Citigroup has a low price-to-sales multiple, but it is not the cheapest on the basis of earnings nor is it the cheapest based on the book value of its assets.
Though an activist investor-led asset disposal or spin off would be amazing news for Citigroup shareholders, we don't know if this will actually happen. Don't hold your breath: selling assets might require write-downs and would require willingness from board members and executives.
With this in mind, don't buy Citigroup yet. If you are looking to buy Citigroup, wait for a price decline based upon news of a write-down or some other management announcement that assigns bad news to past management. Once the stock price sinks in response to news like this and the stock trades at lower multiples than its peers, then Citigroup would be a good choice among other bank stocks.
AIG to Sell Unit
American International Group (NYSE: AIG) plans to dispose of its 90% stake in International Lease Finance, a segment that leases airlines. A Chinese investor group will buy this stake for about $5.28 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, the group would acquire an 80.1% stake in International Lease Finance for about $4.2 billion, with an option to buy an additional 9.9% stake in it. The Chinese investor group is led by Weng Xianding, the Chairman of New China Trust, and comprises of China Aviation Industrial Fund and P3 Investments.
The deal is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2013. The deal is pending U.S. regulatory approval.
Henri Courpron, the CEO, and Frederick Cromer, the president of International Lease Finance, would continue to operate the company after the business changes ownership. Earlier in June, Henri was docked $1 million in pay after discovering that he had an inappropriate relationship with an employee that was against AIG's expectations of its officers.
During the financial crisis in 2008, the company received a $182 billion bailout from the government, which it is trying to pay back by selling off parts of its business. Earlier, the government had 77% stake in AIG, which it is selling off gradually. According to the regulatory filing, the U.S. owned about 16% of the outstanding shares in the company as of Sept. 30. The company is still complex, but it is clearly streamlining its assets and its obligations.
More Disposals
ING Group (NYSE: ING) announced the sale of its Malaysian insurance unit for 1.3 billion euros to AIA Group. This transaction would increase AIA's profit percentage to 13%, which would be a 5% increase in overall scenario.
This deal is likely to go through. Mark Tucker, AIA's CEO, took it upon himself to re-imagine the company's future after it had suffered a huge setback during the financial crisis after its parent company, American International Group, was bailed out in 2008. Tucker said that AIA is so strong now that it can grow while simultaneously acquiring new assets calling it an "excellent strategic fit."
Big Insurance Valuations
Among big insurers, AIG and ING are the cheapest based on price-to-book values. They are also cheap on a price-to-sales basis. Investors should consider these two stocks as potential buy candidates among financials based on their low price multiples and their intentions to simplify their businesses.
Like most big financial service companies, AIG and ING are complex and probably too hard for mere mortals to understand. Arguably the most prudent course would be to swear off these companies altogether. If you can't bring yourself to do that, AIG and ING are cheap speculative bets.
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Great location, just across the road from Cabelas and Trail King and three miles from the World Famous Corn Palace. We offer FREE wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel, a business center, FREE deluxe continental breakfast, indoor pool, hot tub, sauna and guest Laundry. We have rooms with king and two queen beds, coffee makers, hairdryers...
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close to restaurants.
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Excellent 9.0
It was clean, quiet, and conveniently located. My grandsons really enjoyed the indoor pool.
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In the heart of Mitchell, AmericInn Lodge & Suites Mitchell is close to Dakota Discovery Museum and Dakota Wesleyan University. This hotel is within close proximity of Hitchcock Park and Mitchell Aquatic Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 52 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet ac...
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The motel was very nice, the breakfast was great. It was located close to our meeting. The rooms were very lovely,just what you'd expect from AmericInn.
We thought that the hotel was overpriced.
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Clean, friendly staff, and just what I expected for the price. Pool and breakfast both very nice and parking is very easy.
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The room looked clean.
It smells like old cigarettes, especially in the public spaces.Not my first choice for a hotel again. Maybe 2nd or 3rd choice in this price range.
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Staff was friendly. Free breakfast included waffles. Quiet for sleeping. Fresh, iced drinking water in lobby.Not the fault of the hotel, but there ended up only being smoking rooms available for our last-minute booking. However, there wasn't a screen on the window for us to air out the room without worrying about bugs and we are non-smokers so it made sleeping uncomfortable. Breakfast was ok, but limited healthy options.
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Excellent 10.0
Room was very clean. Staff very friendly.
Water slide could be open same hours as pool.
Good 8.0
Free full breakfast in morning
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fun for the whole family welcome to the Hampton Inn Mitchell Home to the world-famous Corn Palace, Mitchell offers plenty of family friendly entertainment. It all starts with a visit to the world's only Corn Palace, where you'll discover murals created with thousands of bushels of corn, grain, grasses, wheat, wild oats, and much more! You'll find all this an...
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They are remodeling so breakfast area was a little out of the way, but the Hostesses made sure everything was available. Love the new look in the rooms
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Inn is right next to I-90; room was noisy all night as a result. Great room with flat screen TV, fridge, microwave, etc., but slept poorly as you could hear traffic on I-90, footsteps above, and the TV in the next room. Make sure you ask for a room on the top floor and on the side away from I-90.
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Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this motel serves donuts and coffee in the morning. Located off Interstate 90, Dakota Wesleyan University is 900 m away from the motel. Free Wi-Fi access is available. All guest rooms at Coachlight Motel feature a cable TV, microwave, and refrigerator. Extras include a work desk, linens, and free toiletries. Vending machi...
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The latest to join that rich tradition is Toni Braxton, the Severn native who was one of the highest-selling artists of the 1990s but has seen her sales droop to dramatic lows, just 145,000 units for last year's "Pulse."
The singer says "Braxton Family Values," which premieres Tuesday on We TV and revolves around her life with her sisters, is an attempt to take ownership of her media narrative and return to the spotlight she has ceded to younger stars.
"My sisters kept telling me, come 2011, you have to start telling your story. Everyone knows about your financial woes, your bankruptcies, but they don't know what really happened," she says. "In the end, I'm glad I did it."
The jury is still out on the impact of reality TV on a flagging music career. The path to a comeback is littered with stars who didn't fare much better than a token slot on "Celebrity Apprentice" or "Dancing with the Stars." Tellingly, Braxton's already done the latter. She placed sixth in 2008, bested by Cloris Leachman.
Makeba Riddick — the recently Grammy-nominated Baltimore songwriter who worked on Braxton's "Pulse" album — says it's her best bet.
"It's just where we are. Everything is reality TV," she says. "I think with Toni, it's helping her to get her audience back, to keep her relevant."
Advertised as an intimate look at Braxton's life, "sibling rivalry, man drama, bankruptcy, a DUI and much more," the show delivers on that premise.
In the first episode Traci, Towanda, Tamar, Trina and Evelyn, the family matriarch, squabble, sun-tan, toast champagne, and lounge on the private plane they've rented to fly to the Bermudas.
Tamar shows herself to be a student of the genre. She shrieks and pouts and generally plays the part of histrionic diva better than Countess LuAnn de Lesseps herself.
We TV, which has taken a page out of the Bravo handbook, has been building up its reality TV programming and was looking for a follow-up to their just-finished Joan and Melissa Rivers show.
John Miller, a senior vice president, said the network was attracted to the show because of the backstage dynamic of the sisters.
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The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
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1. Fanboy says there are three things he wants in this world more than anything, two that he will tell you and one that he will not. Can you think of three things you want more than anything? Would you tell anyone what they are?
2. Fanboy gets bullied pretty badly at school. How does he react? Would you react in the same way?
3. Fanboy's one friend before he meets Goth Girl is Cal. How does Cal treat Fanboy? Do you think he is a good friend? Why or why not?
4. Goth Girl has a very colorful personality and an extreme view of the world. Do you like her? Do you think she is good for Fanboy? Why or why not?
5. Fanboy seems to be toying with the idea of violence, either toward others or toward himself. Did you think he would actually become violent? Does Goth Girl help him to get past these thoughts or does she encourage them?
6. How do Fanboy's mother and step-fascist relate to him? Would you want to be a part of his family?
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For those who find the "Harry Potter" franchise too dark, intense or cerebral, there's "Percy Jackson." The first in what could turn out to be five films, "The Lightning Thief" is a shameless Potter knock-off that forgoes things like nuance and depth and replaces them with broad family action and humor and a simpleton plot.
As disposable and instantly forgettable as it may be, the Jackson series of books (penned by Rick Riordan) deserves high marks for taking what is generally regarded as a stuffy and arcane literary genre (Greek mythology) and made it if not "cool" at least interesting and fun for the 'tween and under set. With any luck, the hordes that gobbled up Riordan's books and those who see this movie might actually take a leap and crack open a dusty old edition of something by Homer, Herodotus or Virgil to see where it all started.
Where Harry Potter was the progeny of two wizards, Percy (Logan Lerman) is the son of a human mother (a mostly wasted Catherine Keener) and the Greek god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd). Diagnosed with the catch-all ADD disease and dyslexia, Percy is an unremarkable New York teen who butts heads with his lout of a stepfather (Joe Pantoliano) and as no idea of his real father's identity.
With Percy's enemies knocking at the gates, his two earthly guardians reveal the identity of his father and his ultimate mission which of course, throws him for a loop. This is the point where the Potter similarities take over in earnest.
Percy's first stop is Camp Half-Blood where he and other demigods receive training. It is overseen by Chiron (Pierce Brosnan), a centaur who provides tough love and Dumbeldore-ish sage advice. Sidekick number one, the satyr Grover (Brandon T. Jackson), will act as Percy's Ron Weasley only with more personality. Sidekick number two is fellow demigod Annabeth (Alexandra Daldario), the daughter of Athena who, like Hermione to Harry, will go from being a quasi-adversary to possible love interest.
With the Power Teen Trio assembled, the journey begins to clear Percy's name and identify the person(s) who stole Zeus' lightning. To aid in the search Percy is given a magic pen, a spiffy, multi-use shield and a pair of Chuck Taylor sneakers with wings.
In a race to beat the clock and avoid a heavenly war, Percy and his mates criss-cross the US on a scavenger hunt of sorts that puts them in the company of some interesting, if not altogether menacing foes.
The first and best of the lot is Medusa (Uma Thurman looking a little too much like Madonna), whose hair is a mass of snakes and whose gaze can turn people into stone. Pouring on the camp, Thurman milks the part for all it's worth and delivers most of the film's few laughs.
Coming in a close second and third are Steve Coogan as Hades, the brother of Poseidon and Zeus, and his consort Persephone (Rosario Dawson), aka, Queen of the Dead. Their S&M-inspired costumes and lair in Hell looks as if it was designed by Bob Guccione and originally intended as the backdrop for a men's magazine photo shoot.
For Lerman, who was essentially the only good thing going on in last year's "My One and Only," the role of Percy will certainly provide him with a higher profile but does little to challenge him as an actor. In what is a truly odd bit of Hollywood timing, Lerman has been just recently pegged to play the title role in the 2011 reboot of "Spider-man," which could present him with quite a big scheduling problem if this first "Percy" leads to second.
If you or your children are fans of the books, prepare yourself for a movie that strays far from Riordan's original text. The changes to the characters and plot are too numerous to list here but a quick Internet search will fill you in on all the details. If the reaction of the mostly younger preview audience was any kind of indicator, about half of the book's followers won't like these changes in the least. (Fox)
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John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress was originally published in 1678 and it has never been out of print in the 332 years since. So it's not a big surprise that this is one of the bestselling books in the English language. And it should be.
The Pilgrim's Progress is the allegorical story of a man named Christian, all the way from conviction to conversion to glorification. Once Christian finds forgiveness for his sins in the cross, he begins a lifelong pilgrimage as a child of the King on his way to the Celestial City. An array of spiritual themes permeate the book, including worldliness, pride, humility, and friendship. Treacherous spiritual temptations are presented in pictures of monsters, giants, and deceivers. It is a brilliant fantasy, richly adorned with symbolism and penetrating spiritual insights.
But as popular as the book has been in church history it's not a common read today. Its author—John Bunyan—was an uneducated, kettle fix-it-man and pastor from the 17th century whose book would likely have never been published except for his friendship with John Owen. Still, for all his success Bunyan is largely a stranger even among Christian folk. (I know this firsthand because I named my son Bunyan and 99 in 100 people find it odd that I would name my child after a common foot deformity.)
Of course it's not a perfect book, but John Bunyan's masterpiece is an important book. And thankfully there are many publishers working to keep the book available and accessible to modern readers. Not long ago Crossway released a beautifully illustrated version of the book, The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come (my preview here). This latest edition joins several now in print, ranging from reprints of the original text, modernized revisions, and this nice version for kids.
But I doubt any product has more potential for introducing the themes of Bunyan's classic to a new generation of Christians quite like the new DVD of the musical simply titled Pilgrim. The Pilgrim DVD is a recording of a performance at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD (disclosure: that's my church). The high school students from the church performed all the acting and their work is exceptional.
But the real brilliance of Pilgrim is the theology of the script. One of my favorite scenes is between Goodwill, played by an energetic Irish woman, and Christian. Christian has not yet been to the cross. Watch how the theology unfolds:
Christian: I'm a mess. I need get myself cleaned up before I get there [to the cross].
Goodwill: You can't. Oh, lots of pilgrims put off going to the cross so they can clean themselves up first, but you can't do that on your own. The King is the only one who can make you clean. He loves you, despite your dirt.
Christian: I guess it's good to know He loves me …(shrugs) … makes me feel better about myself.
Goodwill: Oh, laddie! He doesn't love ye to make you feel better about yerself. He loves ye because that's WHO HE IS. He died for ye to purchase ye back from the Prince of Destruction. He plans ta do a work in ye, Pilgrim, ta conform ye to His lovin' image. And He wants to make sure ye git home safely.
Christian: Home?! NO! I want to go to the Celestial City.
Goodwill: Once you git to the cross, the Celestial City becomes yer new home.
Christian: Oh, right. That's why I'm here. That's why I made my decision.
Goodwill: Your decision.
Christian: Yeah, you know, to come down this road. I'm glad I'm finally doing it.
Goodwill: (chuckling) Ah, lad, ye think yer desire to walk this road began with you? No, Laddie. It began with the King. He put that desire in ye. He started it! On yer own, ye wouldn't have come this way. And I'll tell ye somethin' more. It's a blessed promise from that book [the Bible]. Since this wasn't your idea but His, the same One who started His good work in ye will carry it through. Right to the finish.
The Pilgrim DVD is just under two hours in length and currently sells online for $18.00. I make no hesitation in saying this is a must-have addition to your family library. We recently enjoyed the presentation for our family movie night, and we used the theology of the film as a means of further discussion on the various spiritual themes. The allegory is brought forth in striking imagery and acting and singing. And while it is a serious and sobering production—how could an allegory about the Christian life not be serious and sobering?—there is some delightful humor at times, too.
Taken together I would say Pilgrim is an epic achievement in the long Bunyan legacy.
If you'd like more detail you can watch a brief trailer for the DVD here:
It's also worth mentioning that Pilgrim was intentionally developed with the goal of helping other local churches to stage their own production of the play. Work is being completed on a performance package that will include the DVD, a reproducible script, chord charts, music, and lyrics for all songs, a music CD with full vocals, and the option to upgrade to an accompaniment CD/backing track. The performance package is now available. See here for details.
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Miscellaneous Monday
Good morning friends! I've got a list of things I need to write on and figured these would be best expressed in some miscellaneous notes.
Resources for children
First off this Monday morning I want to recommend some excellent resources for children. My wife and I made a commitment last year to package our television away. We had grown lazy and began extending our time in front of the tube so we decided to wrap it up and put it out of sight. Now we spend a lot more time together reading, listening to music, and watching DVD movies on our computer (we're much less prone to laziness with a computer and limited DVDs). Much of what we've read, listened to and watched we do not recommend. But here are three resources we've tested and found to be excellent.
Reading. Communicating the substitutionary atonement of Christ to appease the wrath of a holy God is a concept parents must work at communicating to little souls. Yet, many resources for children fail to communicate this theme. C.S. Lewis', The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe presents the work of Aslan (Christ) as the appeasement the White Witch (Satan) sounding more like Origen's "Ransom to Satan Theory" than the Biblical Gospel. I think this shows just how tough it really is to present to children the substitution of Christ as the appeasement of God's justice (even the literary genius struggles here). This is why Caleb's Lamb by Helen Santos remains one of our family-favorite books. Santos succeeds at clarifying the atonement for children and keeping it within the context of the holiness of God. In the beginning a young boy rescues a spotless lamb and in the end the spotless lamb rescues the boy. It's set in the historical time of the Exodus. We reviewed this book in months past but a book I recommend time and time again.
Listening. Our family has enjoyed Hide the Word CDs by Mark Altrogge that take biblical passages and set them to music. We just came across a new series of CDs written with the same purpose called Seeds Family Worship. After listening to two albums (Seeds of Courage and Seeds of Purpose) we are very impressed with the quality of this project. The Seeds series music was recorded with a full band and is of the same musical quality as the best contemporary recordings. It would, however, be nice to hear more songs centered on the Gospel, so I'll continue highly recommending the Hide the Word series where children are constantly pointed back to the Cross. Nevertheless, I would put the Seeds CDs on a wishlish. You can listen to excerpts and get more information here.
Watching. As much as my children love vegetables, I try to expose them also to biographical videos. The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith series does this very well. These are animated movies of about 30 minutes each. They contain very accurate historical details that you may not catch until you compare these movies with books. The William Tyndale Story and the John Bunyan Story are our favorites. Tyndale worked on (and died for) translating the Bible into English. The video portrays his struggles, successes and eventual martyrdom. Because I love Bunyan, The John Bunyan Story was my personal favorite. It revealed a gentle man driven out of a love for souls and firmly committed to preaching the Word of God to that end. My son loved the fight with the dragon in the Pilgrim's Progress flashback scenes. These are children's movies with plenty of action but also loaded with historical content and come with study guides for further use in homeschooling or Sunday school classes. In passing, I would recommend two documentary DVDs for adults. First was the interview with Dr. David Daniell titled William Tyndale: Man with a Mission. Daniell is a top Tyndale scholar and filled with interesting historical details of Tyndale's life. The John Bunyan: The Journey of a Pilgrim DVD was an interesting tour of the life of Bunyan by John Prestell who works at the Bunyan Museum in Bedford, England. My wife and I enjoyed watching the animations with the kids and then the documentaries after the kids were in bed. Date nights the Calvinist way.
Ever headed over to desiringGod.com and found the Piper sermon you were looking for? It's a breeze because of the diligent work of website manger Joshua Sowin. When he's not indexing and making accessible the life works of John Piper he directs the Fire and Knowledge blog/website. Today at his site he posted an interview with myself. We talked about life, books and reading. You can read the interview here.
Today over at TakeUpAndRead.com I published John Tweeddale's review of Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics by Richard Muller. I would recommend you check it out. I asked John to write a review focused on how educated laypersons and pastors could effectively use this excellent work and he did not disappoint! Read the review here. Note that Monergism has dropped the price of this set down to just $79.00!
New Winslow
As many of you know, my favorite author is Octavius Winslow (1808-1878). I like to track when his books are printed. The latest is Our God a study of the communicable attributes of God. Chapters include topics of God's love, hope, patience, comfort, grace, holiness, peace and light. You can read many of Winslow's books online for free here but I always recommend the dead tree version as best for posterity and reflection.
Well, I think that's it for now. Have a great Monday in Christ! Tony
Reformation day idea: Martin Luther DVD [1953]
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Martin Luther, DVD [1953]
How will you be celebrating Reformation Day (Oct. 31st)? A game of pin the 95 theses on the door? Munching on gummy worms (aka Diet of Worms)? Grilling hamburgers (aka a Papal Bull BBQ)? Well this year my family and I will celebrate the day with a movie night.
Although there is a more recent movie on the great reformer, in my opinion nothing beats the movie Martin Luther. Released in 1953, Martin Luther is a black-and-white classic, unsurpassed in depicting both the boldness of Luther and the doctrinal divisions at stake. It depicts Luther wrestling with Paul and the ever-important phrase, "the just shall live by faith."
One of my favorite scenes is from the debate at Leipzig where Luther says,
"I have the right to believe freely, to be a slave to no man's authority, to confess what appears to be true whether it is proved or disproved, whether it is spoken by Catholic or by heretic… In matters of faith I think that neither counsel nor Pope nor any man has the power over my conscience. And where they disagree with Scripture, I deny Pope and council and all. A simple layman armed with Scripture is greater than the mightiest Pope without it."
Luther was bold and strong. The writing of this movie and the acting of Niall MacGinnis bring these characteristics out clearly.
Though it is an older movie, technological upgrades have been introduced to the DVD version. Especially helpful are the subtitles (as the audio can be a bit unclear at times) and the photographic tour of locations and characters. Before watching the movie (especially with kids) it's great to become familiar with the characters and locations. The DVD also includes a documentary on the making of the film and actor/actress biographies.
So to go along with the Papal Bull BBQ and a Diet of Worms, consider sanctifying October 31st with the classic movie, Martin Luther.


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Okay, well, if you read the news on Bleeding Cool, I unfortunately have the sad duty to confirm that it's true. As of Wednesday of last week, I was informed by an email from my new editor that I am no longer the writer of Batgirl.
I cannot express my disappointment at this. I think everyone is aware how important Barbara Gordon is to me, and how important it is to me that her stories be told with respect and care, both for the character and the readers.
We tried our very best to do that, and it was an honor to write Barbara for these many years.
I have to thank the previous editors, the intelligent and classy Bobbie Chase, and the absolutely wonderful Brian Smith. I want to thank the rest of the bat-office writers and artists who never failed to be supportive and inspiring to work with. In particular, Scott Snyder has made a Herculean effort to support me, Batgirl, and the entire Bat-line, and I am proud to call him my friend.
I am in debt forever to the magnificent artists I've gotten to work with telling these stories. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Ardian, Ed, Daniel, Vincente, Admira, Stanley, and all the rest of you wonderful people I am too scattered right now to name. You guys have no idea how much joy your talents and craft have brought me. It's absolutely humbling to work with people like you.
I want to thank DC for giving me the opportunity to write Barbara. When the new52 was announced, I was terrified that telling early stories of Barbara would mean completely invalidating her story as a disabled icon. We tried our best never to forget that, even when putting her back in the suit.
Very few writers are ever lucky enough to get to work in the bat-offices, it's a rare honor and thrill and I absolutely loved it and will miss it terribly.
I am probably sounding a little bit maudlin right now, as I feel a genuine sense of loss. This wasn't just another assignment to me.
When this was announced just a little while ago on bleedingcool.com, I confirmed it, and when I came back, my twitter feed was completely flooded by incredibly kind words.
So, while I am very sad right now and I won't deny it, I have to say, I'm sure this sounds corny, but I feel very, very fortunate.
I have been lucky enough to live a dream that was too big for me to even think about as a child. I got to write Batgirl. When I was just a little kid, she was the first superhero I'd ever seen. A redhaired smart girl who could kick ass? It changed my life. And I grew up and got to write her. I wouldn't be any happier if I'd won the lottery.
I still understand that not everyone was happy with the changes to her in the new52. But if it was going to happen, I wanted it to be done with honesty and care. And we produced a book that was a critical and commercial success. Twice in the past year we got raves from the New York Times. We had many sell-out issues. In short, I am very, very proud of what we've done.
But the reason I feel fortunate right now is you guys. Here's where the corn level goes nuclear.
You guys have NO IDEA, no CONCEPTION AT ALL, how much you mean to me. The support on Twitter in the past hour was almost more than I could take, I had to stop reading because I was getting too choked up.
You guys have supported me and said kind things when I was low, and you let me know that fighting for things to get better was important and worth the effort, you made me laugh too many times to count, and you have added so much to my life I can't even explain it.
Yes, I know this sounds corny, but it's true and I can't help it.
I thought I was going to be just hearbroken giving this news, and I definitely am, but the support from you guys and from the pro community is something very very special and I will cherish it.You guys made a rotten week much, much more bearable.
Thank you so, so much. And I wish the next team on Batgirl the very best of luck.
What a classy way to handle a fairly classless firing, Ms. Simone; I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Wed, Dec 12 @ 2:57 PM
Considering that the Editor in Chief is a baldy, its probably not that much of a stretch
hatred towards DC;...smart, respectful
DC's part. And...term we do not use lightly.
fairly classless firing, Ms. Simone;...your future endeavors.
cheered so loud when...panel, Gail. It means...such great...
is talented! Someone at Marvel hire
Gail, you are a class act, and a helluva comic book creator!! Best of luck to you on your future endeavors and projects....
this… like really, DC?...don't even know.


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Southwestern Washington lawmakers have invited their Oregon counterparts to form a new coalition to discuss an Interstate 5 bridge replacement project.
By Eric Florip April 17, 2014 8:27 p.m.
By the time the Columbia River Crossing locks its doors for good next month, taxpayers may end up spending more than $200 million on an effort that never turned a shovel toward actual construction.
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A state audit of the Columbia River Crossing found $17 million in excess or questionable spending, including larger-than-usual profit markups to project consultants and work that wasn't authorized by contract in advance.
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While officials involved with the Columbia River Crossing work to shut the $2.9 billion project down, state Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, is joining forces with Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, to create a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both Oregon and Washington to discuss whether there is a path forward on some type of Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project.
By Eric Florip March 26, 2014 7:59 p.m.
The Columbia River Crossing's downtown project office is approaching its final moving day, and it looks the part.
By Lou Brancaccio March 24, 2014 11:25 a.m.
While interviewing County Commissioner David Madore back in January he broke some big news. Not only would there be an East County Bridge crossing the mighty Columbia River, we'd all be driving on it in five years! Certainly there are skeptics; there always are skeptics of those who have new visions.
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When a proposed transportation revenue package again flamed out in the Washington Legislature this year, the predictable finger pointing began.
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Clark County Commissioner David Madore has spoken passionately about the need to build a third metro-area bridge across the Columbia River, but when it comes to that proposal, partnerships may be hard to foment.
By Eric Florip March 7, 2014 11:45 p.m.
The Columbia River Crossing is dead, and it just might be for good this time.
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i need to move my frogbit. 3$ per handful i can
get about 6 handfuls in a flate rate box so any
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I have about 25 Gold Doubloon Molly Fish (2-3
months old) that I need to find a new home for.
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Here is an 11 year old African Lungfish. His name
is Lungey and he is 2.5 feet long. Lungey has been ...


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The more severe forms of laryngotracheal clefts, grades 3 and 4, must be repaired through an open incision in the neck to perform a double-layer closure of the defect. This may be done on either ECMO or cardiopulmonary bypass depending on the child's case and the preference of the surgeon.
The major purpose of the surgical repair is to separate the airway from the esophagus in order to prevent aspiration. This occasionally requires the placement of a tracheostomy tube to provide a safe airway for the child.