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"I want you teabaggers out there to understand one thing: while you idolize the Founding Fathers and dress up like them, and smell like them, I think it's pretty clear that the Founding Fathers would have hated your guts," Maher said.Watch the video or read the full transcript of Maher's memorable rant below.
"And what's more, you would've hated them. They were everything you despise. They studied science, read Plato, hung out in Paris and thought the Bible was mostly bulls**t."
"New Rule: Now that they've finished reading the Constitution out loud, the 'teabaggers' must call out that group of elitist liberals whose values are so antithetical to theirs. I'm talking, of course, about the founding fathers. Who, the 'teabaggers' believe, are just like them. But aren't. One is a group of exclusively white men who live in a bygone century, have bad teeth and think of blacks as three-fifths of a person. And the other are the founding fathers.
"Now, I want you 'teabaggers' out there to understand one thing: while you idolize the founding fathers and dress up like them and smell like them, I think it's pretty clear that the founding fathers would have hated your guts.
"And, what's more, you would have hated them. They were everything you despise. They studied science, read Plato, hung out in Paris and thought the Bible was mostly bulls**t. And, yet, here is a popular painting in wing-nut America. [slide of painting showing Jesus, a child and the founding fathers] Yes, that's Jesus with the founding fathers behind him presenting the Constitution to America. Either that or it's a settlement offer for that boy after he sued the Rectory.
"Super-religious guy Glenn Beck [slide of Glenn Beck in 'founding fathers' outfit] likes to play dress up as Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine, an atheist who said churches were human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind.
"John Adams. Adams said this would be the best of all possible worlds if there were no religion in it. Which is not to say the founders didn't have a moral code. Of course they did. They just didn't get it from the Bible. Well, except for the part about it's cool to own slaves. It's in there, folks. I didn't make it up.
"The founders disagreed amongst themselves about that and most issues. But, the one thing they never argued about was that political power must stay in the hands of the smartest people and out of the hands of the dumbest loudmouths slowing down the checkout line at Home Depot. And yet Sarah Palin once said of Obama, 'We need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at a lectern!' How gay is that?! I hate to break it to you, but: Thomas Jefferson, lawyer; Alexander Hamilton, Constitutional lawyer; James Madison, lawyer; John Adams, Constitutional lawyer. They were not the common man of their day.
"Ben Franklin studied scientific phenomena like lightning and the Aurora Borealis. And were he alive today, he could probably explain to Bill O'Reilly why the tides go in and out. James Madison was fluent in Greek and Latin and could translate Virgil and Cicero. John Boehner can't translate Fareed Zakariah. And Thomas Jefferson was an astronomer and a physicist who founded the University of Virginia, played the violin and spoke six languages. Or as Palin would say, 'all of them.'"
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- January 19, 2011 at 9:34 am(1) Bill R says:
Bill Maher is a self serving PUTZ. He refuses to acknowledge the simple righteous goals of the Tea Party because it serves his political agenda. I reject his supposition that the Founding Fathers would hate the Tea Party as much as I reject the idea that the two aren't politically aligned. Just because some Tea Partiers are simple and religious folks doesn't mean that others aren't educated, thoughtful and determined. Perhaps it's best that you self serving lefties keep think of the Tea Party as not worthy of your engagement, that way you'll never be prepared for what's to come.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:32 am(2) umadbro says:
love all how the tea partiers blatantly reject facts as "political agenda", learn to argue intelligently please.
To all the tea partiers: U mad bro? u mad?
- January 19, 2011 at 12:35 pm(3) FloridaPete says:
So true.. The founders were Scientists, atheists, philosophers, thinkers… Everything the drooling teabaggers are not…
- January 19, 2011 at 12:38 pm(4) Ann says:
We love you, Bill Maher. Thanks to you, we know that there are intelligent Americans.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:29 pm(5) JT says:
I find it ironic that the two heroes of the conservative right, the founding fathers and Jesus Christ, one was a group of liberal radicals and the other, by all definitions, was a socialist.
- January 19, 2011 at 5:51 pm(6) Sean C. says:
Both sides say some pretty stupid things. Bill Maher is the left's equivalent to all the bags of hot air on the right. And there is nothing humorous about his so called "comedy". All this shows is that just like his opposing counterparts, he is hateful and not particularly well read.
- January 21, 2011 at 12:11 am(7) elizabeth ross says:
bill maher
i got the overall perfect name for the man who thinks he knows it all and feels like he is above everyone else – the HOLLOW MAN bill maher.
- January 21, 2011 at 12:34 am(8) judy marsh says:
I agree that bill is a hollow empty man who isnt even funny on his ridiculous show. the sad thing is that he has all those dumb younger people who follow him. Bill is arrogant, sacreligious, lacks true values, says whatever comes to his opinionated mind without regard for the next person. He is far from right about our founding fathers, They were decent, law abiding intelligent men with high ideals. This country doesnt need people like you to bring it down anymore than Obama has brought us down.
- January 21, 2011 at 7:39 am(9) Progressive Republican says:
But Judy, your response came off as arrogant, and opinionated. I can't speak to the other stuff since I don't know you. OBTW he is right about the founding fathers: he never said that they weren't decent, intelligent men with high ideals. They were,however, clearly lawbreakers. Pay attention and learn America's history because if you don't, you'll vote for "conservatives".
- January 21, 2011 at 8:51 am(10) Skip K. says:
Bill Maher is a great humorist and does a fine job of telling it like it is. Teabaggers and Sarah Palin are ignorant and stupid and don't even know what they believe—except for what Fox News tells them to believe. They are a disgrace and an embarrassment to the Country much as Bush & Co. were for eight years. Those who don't like what Bill Maher says are those who don't believe any truth they here and make up their own fantasies as they wander through life lose, dazed and confused. I anticipate the humor and idiocracy that the Republicans will provide as we approach President Obama's reelection in 2012 for another four years of sanity and intellegence in the White House.
- January 21, 2011 at 11:47 am(11) P. Colgan says:
Thankfully, we have someone like Bill Maher to throw a few facts back to those idiots who would waste any time at all in listening to Glenn Beck, Rush "Slimebaugh",and those poor uninformed sorts that look up to an elected "quitter' like Sarah Palin….as if she'll ever be anything more than an embarrassment to us as a country.
Our Founding Fathers would definitely have anything but disdain for the present day Teaparty lot! With their wanting to "take back the country", to what?, the next civil war?
Some of us like having an intelligent President for a change, and appreciate the fact that we were in serious trouble by the last administration's horrible misuse of power, wars, and bankrupting us all, in the process!!
Oh, lets's not forget the lack of any environmental concern by G.W.Bush either. Just imagine if HE would been in office any longer…..
- January 22, 2011 at 7:15 pm(12) J Russell says:
Bill Maher, you are such a breath of fresh air. You tell it like it is.
- January 22, 2011 at 9:31 pm(13) Carol Toal says:
Bill Maher,
I love your show and the mostly intelligent guests you have on. You ARE very well read and keep up with what is going on. I have one bit of advice though for you. When you have an idiot for a guest, like the Replican who sat to the left of Rachel Maddow, (don't remember his name) who interrupts every guest and talks over them and shows no manners at all. When that is happening one can not understand or even hear what another's comment is! I thought the other man was brilliant and had the good manners to let others speak. Loved and learned much from Rachel and Elizabeth Warren. Best wishes always
- January 23, 2011 at 1:02 pm(14) matt says:
FloridaPete…Our founding fathers were largely theists, not atheists, just fyi.
- January 26, 2011 at 4:57 pm(15) Joe says:
Judy, read about US history in 18th century, and you will certainly find that Founding Fathers would have way more in common with Obama, than TP folks.
Intelligence and property!
- January 28, 2011 at 9:07 pm(16) Terry Munson says:
Matt – You are confused. A "theist" is a wobbly minded critter who can't figure out how stuff happens so he concludes there must be a god causing all the stuff he can't understand. The founding fathers were "deists", meaning they couldn't comprehend what created the universe so they called it "God." They all agreed, however, they He was much too busy to concern Himself with our mundane lives, so He doesn't. The Tea Party folk are "me-ists". They don't understand what's going on but they know they don't like it and since it's all about them it has to change. They confuse problem identification with problem solution, so they give nothing a second thought. Which is o.k. by me, because, as Bill Maher so eloquently explains, they don't appear to be capable of two consecutive thoughts.
- August 9, 2011 at 2:22 pm(17) Jack Willis says:
The Tea Party is made up citizens, some are religious, racist, idealists, and some are intelligent lawyers, scientists and freedom loving peace activists. Bill M does his best to marginalize a broad spectrum of people who are unhappy with this unlawful government.
The Constitution represents limits on an out of control government. A republic is a nation based on laws to protect the individual, a democracy not rooted in law is simply Mob Rule. Leaders can do horrible, unlawful violence and theft for the good of the Mob.
- December 8, 2011 at 2:02 pm(18) Eric says:
I've got several comments that could be right or wrong but I've never posted on one of these things so I'll see what you all think. First, you guys on the ultra-conservative side need to lighten up a little and learn to laugh at yourselves. I'm a conservative that goes to a small christian university in Texas and I think Bill is pretty funny. I don't agree with a lot of what he says but people don't have to be right to be funny. As far as Bill's comments on the Tea Party members and Founding Fathers, I think that many of the Tea Party members do have a false idea of what the Founding Fathers were like, as do most people in the U.S. The Founding Fathers were mostly deist (not atheist). They were also very liberal for their time because they were starting something that had never been done before. So those who say that the Founding Fathers were conservative Christians would be mistaken (also, from what I've read about their real lives, many were alcoholics and several commited adultery on a regular basis with slaves and other women, but we generally leave that part out in middle school social studies). Those of you who say that the Founding Fathers of our country would have more in common with Obama and democrats are also mistaken. The majoroty of the FF's thought the idea of a strong central government was horrible. The Articles of Confederation gave almost no power to the central government because the original leaders of the U.S. didn't want to be controled by a large bodied system. Rather, they wanted the states to primarily govern themselves and work together when necessary to govern the nation as a whole. It wasn't until they realized that they had to give some power to the national government for the country to thrive that they wrote the Constitution.
- December 8, 2011 at 2:05 pm(19) Eric says:
Thomas Paine said that government was a "necessary evil" that had to be put in place only due to the moral failures of humanity. They FF's saw the function of government as a means to limit the evil in man and wanted it to be society, not government (and certainly not the federal government) that would promote the nation's well being (which is why I think they would be turning over in their graves about Obamacare). I think that the FF's would be very happy to see that the nation they created had gone on to thrive (for the most part) and become the greatest nation in the world. However, I think they would be dissapointed that the government they started had turned into basically a two party system with such strict divisions between the two. I don't think they would like all the political "games" that are played by both parties in today's politics. As far as their opinions on the powerful political parties of today, I think they would would warn us that a powerful party is the same as a powerful king; which is why they disliked the idea of political parties in the first place.
- January 13, 2012 at 6:43 pm(20) marval says:
Agree, Bill. They would definitely have hated them psuedo-baggers, but they would've sure loved the real McCoy, Ron Paul.
Ron Paul's got Balls!
- January 15, 2012 at 12:35 am(21) John says:
I would agree with many of his points particularly the thomas paine one. Adam's religion is fairly controversial. I don't believe liberals/democrats would feel very close to him either though. However this is what adams actually said:
Twenty times, in the course of my late reading, have I been on the point of breaking out, 'this would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it!!!!' But in this exclamation, I should have been as fanatical as Bryant or Cleverly. Without religion, this world would be something not fit to be mentioned in public companyI mean hell.
- March 12, 2013 at 8:59 pm(22) Ethel says:
Bill Maher is brilliant. No one can do political satire like him. Jon Stewart is second, and Cobert a close third.
Many people can think of some of the stuff they come up with, but they are the pros for "delivery".
- March 31, 2013 at 2:02 pm(23) michael says:
Since Obama said the constitution is deeply flawed, I suppose that only leaves the tea party to identify with them. After all the founding fathers did say the constitution would only work so long as there were intelligent men with morals. Bill and Obama and all you liberals have made it clear with your anti religious propaganda and Nazi gun controle that you have NO MORALS and I'll leave you left wing idiots to figure out your lack of intelligence.
Oh and Good Teeth are only important if you buy into the commercials yiou see on television!
- August 16, 2013 at 1:09 pm(24) TrailRvs says:
While there were two Deists (Jefferson & Franklin), there were zero atheists who signed the Declaration. Which makes sense, since it four times refers to our rights coming from God, and not human government.
Almost all were either clergy or were active members of their churches. The members of religious organizations among the signers was significantly higher than the averages for the citizens of the colonies as a whole.
Maher must be confusing these men with the founders of the Soviet Union, who were in fact all atheists like himself. We see where that, and every other government with atheist foundations, has led to tyranny because rights are said to be granted by the State instead of by a power higher than mankind.


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karen anderson:
A zillion thanks! We may argue but we don't take kindly to people attacking our own.
Boid Fink:
Thanks for recognizing an invaluable member of the Bucs fan club (kronic...yeah right!)...
This isn't a private club, it is a priviledge to post with guys, even Bucsguru, like yourselves, and I love reading your takes on things, even if I disagree, or digress.
There is nothing wrong with arguing, IMO, because it is the basis for learning at times, but that dude was just a troll at the best, and the sad thing was he was a "Buc" fan...yeah. He had serious issues, and I am pleased his arrogant, non-functional posts are being weeded out.
This place is good, both the red board, the Cove, the ticket exchange, the PI, it is all good.
Thanks for the pleasure you have provided me over the months that have gone by. This is a great MB, very tolerant, and very open to discussions.
Go Bucs!
"Agree to disagree" has never been made more sense in this place!
Good stuff.
AOL does suck in that people can hide behind it.
I still think the best way to deal with this guys and otehrs is to not pay his posts/threads any attention.
He was banned and will continue to get banned if he keeps re-registering. I sincerely hope this person remembers that we are reporters, and we know how to track people down. This message board forum allows us to track people by their I.P. addresses as well as through other things. Internet Service providers like AOL take complaints from businesses like ours very seriously when it comes to nonsense like this. They've gone as far as cancelling members' services without a refund before. I hope this person takes our warning seriously. Otherwise, we'll focus our efforts on making sure this person doesn't have a way of getting on the Internet through his current Internet provider.
karen anderson:
SR/JF are both on & fandango is gone.
I think it takes more time to report him than ignore him.
Why can't any of you do that?
karen anderson:
--- Quote from: Fandango on December 05, 2006, 11:04:43 PM ---somebody mention to JF that he didn't research the situation or talk to me (TheChronic) the please tell him.............good freaking luck.........he screwed the pooch.
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Reported again.
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He's messing up our boards.
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By Karen Cohilas - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Delinquent child support payments are a big problem, and leave single parents, moms and dads, struggling to make ends meet. So the state launched a program this week called Holiday Cheer, to encourage parents who pay child support to make a payment now, for the holidays.
The holidays are supposed to be time spent with families. But that's not the case for everyone. "Anytime you've got families that aren't together and children that are not with their dads or not with their moms and they're being shipped back and forth, then it's going to be tough for everybody," said Valerie Brown-Williams.
Sadly, this will be a tough time of year for many children whose parents are divorced. For some, it will be more difficult than others because one parent isn't paying their share of child support.
She said, "As a parent, that's something that you're supposed to do. You have to take care of your children."
But some parents have been laid off. Others just lay low to avoid those payments. Attorney Valerie Brown-Williams says if a parent will just make an effort, it can go a long way to keeping them out of court.
"If a parent can do something, even if it's not the whole thing, you need to make an effort to get something on your child support paid because your children have got to be taken care of, they've got to have a good Christmas and you can't expect one parent to do everything."
But rather, both parents pitch in, to make sure presents are under the tree and that the holidays truly are bright.
The deadline for catching up with the state's Holiday Cheer program was December 8th, but if you've fallen behind on your child support payments and need to make arrangements, contact the division of child support services.
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Where do I begin. How do I find the words to given the weight os the forthcoming subject matter. I can only say this, I will try my best to tap into the emotions I felt as I met Coach Shula and then dined at his steak house in Miami Lakes not 30 feet from him. Truly it was a thrill of a lifetime.
For this story we need to back in time and revisit Monday morning. As you know I had just finished spending 10+ hours on my bike and was ready for a whole lot of nothing for the next few days. However my routine has been, while on these stays over in Ft Lauderdale, to take in all things Dolphins. The includes stops to all the local sports store as get the latest & greatest in the new Dolphins gear. The selection here is far superior to anything I've found in my travels, and certainly more than I can find in the mall back in Toledo. Live radio shows have been another Dolphins activity that I can be found at when in the area. These are amazing and have yielded some incredible signed collectables. And Dolphins promotional events, why tomorrow from 10-12 the '72 Super Bowl trophy is going to be on public display and the IKEA showroom in Sunrise, Florida. While on vacation here,.....if it's Dolphin's related, Im there ! Period, end of story.
Now imagine if you will the excitement I felt whenI read the FB post from Shula's Steak House. They posted that they where taken reservations for Thursday evening as Coach Shula was also going to be dining there this evening as well. I was floored and made the call as to inquiry about this as it seemed to good to be true. My mind was running wild, I wanted in. But what would it cost ? Hell,...I just spent $170 for Marino's autograph while in canton over the Summer. I thought for sure it would be an arm & a leg,....if I could even manage to get the reservations. There was no answer and I left a message on their answering machine, that was around 9:30 in the morning. I got a return phone call around 3 or 4 that afternoon. After a brief conversation I discovered that there is no fee associated with this event, just the cost of dinner. Which I might add is a pretty penny,.......it ain't cheap to eat at Don's place. I will say this though, the portions are large and the food is delicious. I was sold, and our reservation was set for 5:45PM on Thursday evening. It was also explained to me that Coach about be signing autographs and taking pictures prior to dinner. I was floored,.....so excited that I called a few Dolphin buddy's in a state of ultra hyper disbelief. Now the waiting begins,.....
3 days never crawled by so slow, but it did eventually make it here. Everything had to be just right. Jeans and Dolphins gear would not do for this type of event. So out came the dress slacks and a nice white dress shirt. Now I had and 8x10 of us together from the only other time I met him 6 years ago. However i really wanted to get him to sign a Dolphins throwback mini. The only problem is I didn't have a blank one. Bob Griese signed the last one I had. No worries,....I'll just buy another one. Ahhhhhh,.......nobody close by had one in stock. After about 20-30 minutes of working the phones I located on about 40 minutes away ( each way ). The dinner was tonight and I had to have it so I made the drive. Once home I showered and readied myself for the big night. I was nervous like a little kid.
MapQuest said it was a 30 minute drive from our location, so I left 45 minutes before our reservation. Funny thing about traffic here in South Florida,.....it can be murder. Bumper to bumper traffic and I have to find my way across town. It got ugly real quick. I feared the worst, I was going to miss a golden opportunity. I called to inform them I was running behind due to traffic and I was informed that all is well and to just drive there safely. For some reason this did not set me at ease. My heart was pounding and my mood turned fowl as my Wifey noticed I was obviously upset. Those last few minutes in the truck heading over there might have been the worst feeling i've had to experience in a long time. At last we did arrive safely.
This is what greets you as you enter the building ( truth be told,....this pic was taken on our way out ).
Before we go any further I suppose I should address the pink elephant in the room,.......should I or shouldn't I bring my HOF bust for a photo op with a living legend. Part of me says "no",.....wrong place, wrong time. After all Shula's Steak House is an upscale place complete with country club golf course. Not the place for silly photos. Then there is that little kid in me that says,......"are you crazy,.....do it !". Well I went back & forth a few times but ultimately the fan in me overrode any sense of cooth.
I try not to take myself to seriously and a plan was hatched. I packed it up in a non-discript duffel bag complete with 8x10 photo and throwback mini.
We arrived 30 minutes late for reservation and I could see that there was a line of folks waiting for their moment with Coach Shula. The hostess greeted us, and put me completely at ease that I was going to in fact meet Don. I figured I was just going to be put in the line and wait my turn. Nope,......straight to the front of the line !!! here I fumble quickly through my bag as to get everything in order as make this as smooth as possible. Mind you my hear is still going pretty good and I got to pull it together enough to get a few coherent sentences out to describe me and why I got a bust with me. Talk about a pressure kick with the game on the line........
That was a rough 30 seconds but worth ever moment waiting for it to happen. With my heart really racing we were seated at our table. Now here is the thing, we just got there, walked in and had an amazing experience and it was only just beginning.
I was thrilled and on cloud nine as I came away with a new photo with Don, and a signed mini and previous 8x10. I've seen alot of mancaves, and plenty of Shula signed stuff. But this piece went from my hand to his and back again making it uniquely mine. I think it's safe to say I will be cheering extra loud this Sunday,....which is a whole other story.
Our table was a small two top with may back against the wall giving me full view of most of the dining room that sat about 200 guests. The walls had several large black & white pictures from the '72 season and there was a large table in the center of the room that sat 24 or so. Coach Shula sat at the head of the table not 30/40 ft from were I was seated. So, now I'm about to hang out and stuff myself on Don's top notch eats. I can deal with this,....easily.
As you know i'm a therapist, and I witnessed Don's gait pattern as he walked right by us to get to his seat. He's still moving, but his looks like he could use a tune up. Poor ambulation posture/ position of RW,....all very fixable, but left unchecked increases fall risk. Just say'n.......and I search out Tom the gentleman running the photo line earlier to make mention of this. It's what I do all day, every day. Increase functional mobility. So Tom introduced me to Adam, Don's assistant to a degree, and I told him too later in the evening. He tells me that Don has therapy 3x per week so I'm put at ease. However, he might need somebody in his ear to get that posture up and walker back. Let me at him and I'll coach him up a bit,......
Anyways,.....his place is awesome. it's like a mini shine to all things '72 and being there on the 40th anniversary of that season seemed awfully special.
Here I go all "next level"on you,.....my 1st "official" OFF4L "scoop" !
Enjoy !
Coach get the key to the city of Miami Lakes ! He's going to weigh in the old team and make them run gassers !!! Classic ! Cheers to you Coach Shula ,.....347 wins and still perfect !
And we have yet to eat dinner. Are you kidding me ??? How did I end up here ??? Talk about "perfect" timing.
I mention some picture around the dining room,...
I sat there stuffing myself over the 90 minutes enjoying every second of it. And in the end still can't believe how my Dolphin adventure has continued to take me to the most remarkable places. Organizing a group of 28 just weeks before the Cincy game and having the time of my life. Going to NY for week, watching a beat down and then escaping just in time. Then wrapping up the DCC. And now this this right before my 1st home game of the season ! I definitely will need a vacation from my vacation,....that is a fact.
The evening was winding down and some of the guest had left. I didn't want to be "that" guy being the last to leave so we picked up and shuffled off to the lounge / lobby area to take in some of the pictures and artifacts that are about the place. Behind the reception stand was a small pro shop. in there they had all your golf basics,.....and these old pair of shoes. Pony's huhhhh,.....I wonder if they fit ?
Ya know,...it wasn't that long ago that I was back in Ohio and now I'm on some sort of amazing Dolphin escapade. My contact at work doesn't start until a week from Monday. In there I need to find some time bring it all back together, because this is crazy !!!
Now,...a shameless self plug,...
If you are a Dolphins fans, you will rec this post. I'm way behind in my yearly "rec" quota and I'm close to losing my phinsider holiday bonus. Besides,....this is my best work to date,....
Take that martin, you 'rec" machine. Now maybe i can compete with your work,....maybe,....


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Primary school league tables out
There's been success amongst primary schools in teaching children the three Rs.
Figures out today show all counties across the region are beating new Government targets for standards in maths and English.
But we're still not doing as well as other parts of the country.
Nationally 79 per cent of children reach those standards by the time they leave primary school.
Here schools in Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and Essex all achieve that or better - but children elsewhere still aren't reaching average standards of numeracy and literacy.


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The game was postponed until Monday with a restart time of 3:05 p.m. CT. The if-necessary game is slated for 6:05 p.m. CT. Both games can be heard on the Sooner Sports Network KREF 1400 AM and seen on ESPN2.
For his part, Oklahoma coach Sunny Golloway isn't shying away from the budding stroy line. Says Golloway of Gamecocks 19-game winning streak, "I think that streak is outstanding. It's long, and I think that we need to have something to say about it." Make no mistake about it, Oklahoma feels like it should have been the team to take home the 2010 National Title, and they'll be gunning for the Gamecocks come this weekend. As of May 29 the Sooners were ranked #29 in the NCAA RPI. The Gamecocks, meanwhile are ranked #11 in the RPI and #7 in Baseball America's most recent poll.
Our gracious hosts in the Corvallis Regional have offered us a snapshot of Friday's opponent. Go 'Dawgs!
I'd prefer to see Georgia playing as the No. 2 seed in Clemson, but the Atlanta Regional is the Diamond Dogs' most likely destination. Go 'Dawgs!
Check out the NCAA baseball tournament field. Out of 64 teams, eleven played Georgia during the regular season. Five of those eleven were seeded second in their respective regionals: Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt. The other six were regional No. 1 seeds, all but one of whom are hosting regionals in their hometowns: Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and South Carolina. Two of the five regional hosts Georgia faced are among the top eight national seeds. I didn't have the heart to double-check my math, but I believe the Red and Black were 2-26 against the eleven teams they faced that made the tourney field. Go 'Dawgs!
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Island Cats was formed in 2005 to care for cats abandoned and born outdoors on Roosevelt Island with managed colonies, spay/neuter and an attempt to find permanent and foster homes for adoptable cats. The group's initial name was the Roosevelt Island Princess YinYang Project.
Our first major project was a two-year spay/neuter drive with the ASPCA, part of the national Trap-Neuter-Return program in which outdoor cats are returned after spay/neutering to live out their natural lives in their chosen colonies. We continue to spay/neuter as well as feed and provide medical attention to outdoor cats. Our volunteers are men, women and children who live throughout the Island, from Southtown to Octagon, and even in Brooklyn.
The impetus for the founding of Island Cats was the sudden death of a beloved small black-and-white cat – to some "Princess" and to others "YinYang" – who lived for years in bushes near the subway and was named one of the best things about Roosevelt Island by the local newspaper, the WIRE. She enchanted passers-by, whom she sometimes accompanied, with her curiosity, prickly charm and delight in everything from her own bowl of Costco dry food to leaping after fireflies and tumbling in high snow drifts.
YinYang, pictured at the right, died in September 2004, killed instantly by a truck. Like her, most of the outdoor cats on Roosevelt Island were once pets. Abandoning pets or allowing them to run loose outdoors is not only cruel but punishable by imprisonment and/or a fine. You can help by signing up to foster newly abandoned adoptable cats or by photographing people dumping cats, with their license plates, and forwarding the photos to us at contact@island cats.org.


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BWW Reviews: Slidell Little Theatre's ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Slidell Little Theatre's Production of dark comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE was a show that I had been looking forward to since I learned of their season schedule. It's rare that I attend shows that are not musicals, but when I read the synopsis, I knew I couldn't miss this one.
In this story, drama critic Mortimer Brewster must juggle a career that he isn't fond of with a pending marriage proposal to his love Elaine all while attempting to deal with his completely insane family. Mortimer has two aunts, Abby and Martha, who take it upon themselves to poison lonely men and bury them in their cellar. He also has two brothers, Teddy and Jonathan, who seem to have some identity issues among other things.
My absolute favorite character was Dr. Einstein, Jonathan's sidekick, played by Robert Jahncke. The quick one-liners topped off by a German accent had me in a fit of giggles. I also rather enjoy physical comedy à la Jim Carrey, and Jahncke had this down to a tee. At one point the stage was dark and he fell into the window seat, and struggled with a dummy posing as a dead body. We all know what it's like to walk through a dark house having to feel your way across the room, and that scene made for a funny dose of reality (except for the dead body part... hopefully).
Once again, Slidell Little Theatre blew me away with their amazing set. I've seen quite a bit of regional theatre on the Northshore, but never a set as elaborate as this one. With impeccable attention to detail, set designer Michelle Demontluzin created a nice Brooklyn home for the characters that was so warm and welcoming (if you ignore the fact that they were welcoming murderers and their victims). The set included a huge staircase and platform creating a two level house interior, more pictures and books on the walls and shelves than I could count, vibrant wall colors and patterned curtains, five different doorways, and a window with a window seat that opened. I definitely wouldn't mind living in a house like that!


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I ask a lot of questions on Criticwire. Too many? (See, there's another.)
I don't know. The questions aren't because I'm wishy-washy -- although I am -- but because I'm trying to start a conversation with readers. I tell you what I'm thinking, you tell me what you're thinking. When I see that someone has taken something I wrote to heart and written something back in response, that gets me excited.
So I was really excited to see that Jonathan Poritsky of The Candler Blog picked up a few of the questions I tossed off in last week's piece "The Pros and Cons of the Critic of Everything" and turned that into his own post entitled "Criticizing Everything." My original essay was inspired by Glenn Kenny's admission that he was relieved not to have to review "The Hunger Games," or to form an opinion about it, and the question -- I'm not the only one with questions! -- of whether a critic should feel obligated to have an opinion on everything. From there, Poritsky takes the idea of a "critic of everything" in a direction I hadn't necessarily intended.
While the original piece was about "The Hunger Games," Poritsky's is about "The Raid: Redemption" and the social media reaction to Roger Ebert's 1-star pan of the otherwise critically acclaimed Indonesian action film. As Poritsky debated the film's value, the conversation eventually moved into an area that, I imagine, is going to come up a lot on this blog: the endless discussion over whether to judge a movie based on its relative merits or its overall merits. In other words, should a solid action film like "The Raid: Redemption" be compared only to other action films or to films of all genres? Poritsky says a movie must stand against everything:
"When I say 'The Raid: Redemption' isn't a very good film it's because I'm judging it the same way I would any other film (a Spielberg, a Malick, a Brakhage, etc.), based on my own knowledge of the cinema. If your experience is different, then great! This is why there is no shortage of critics and viewpoints... I get that 'The Raid: Redemption' is better than a lot of the other crappy action films of the last few years, so people are jumping to laud it in hopes of seeing more like it. But this is how the bar gets lowered; this is how we end up with multiplexes full of varying levels of crap. So no, I don't think it's a good movie, and I think it's preposterous to tell me I'm judging it wrong. I'll be as good a critic of everything as I can be."
Not quite the critic of everything I had in mind -- which was more about open-mindedness than creating a single evaluative framework that can be applied to any and all films -- but an interesting one nonetheless. Maybe it is my wishy-washiness coming out, but I kind of want to have it both ways on this issue. I want to be able to exalt "The Raid: Redemption" on the relative merits of its meticulously choreographed fight scenes, breathtaking long takes, and inventive use of camera placement; as an exemplar of technique in the world of modern action, the film is certainly without recent equal. But I also want to remind the people who have proclaimed "The Raid" the greatest action film in decades (like the unnamed critic who did so on the film's poster) that action films are more than savvy technique. Plot, characters, and dialogue matter too. American action films could learn a thing or two about visual style and editing from "The Raid" but if they look to it for advice on how to deal with narrative and dramatic arcs, they're not going to get very far.
So what do you think? Is it valid to call "The Raid" a really good action film even if you don't think the elements of it besides its action are all that spectacular? Or is it unfair to give something genre props? If your instinct in praising a movie is to say that it's "Pretty good for what it is," are you really saying that it's not very good at all? It's a question I'll have to pose to the critics who participate in our weekly Criticwire surveys, the first of which premieres tomorrow morning on this blog.
I know, I know. More questions.
Thuan Dang | March 27, 2012 4:47 AM
"Pretty good for what it is" is a cop-out statement by a person giving up their own tastes for tastes from what they perceive to be a group objectivity. It's a cynical statement more about a person's insecurity than the film itself.
Secondly, a movie shouldn't be judged by others in its genre or by films of all genres, it should be judged by the amount of entertainment they supply to the viewer. Judging movies by other movies is a futile search for the perfect movie. When comparing movies, the goal is to acknowledge subjective effectiveness. There are no good or bad films, only different levels of entertainment.
(As you can obviously tell, I couldn't care less about objectivity.)
When putting a film into some sort of context (social, cultural, historical, technique, genre, etc), the comparisons and connections are still based on personal interpretation of effectiveness and still based on a level of entertainment value though after the movie is watched. When someone describes a film as good, bad, great, average, all those "grade" words, it's obvious someone's half-assing their writing and analysis of the film. I also disagree with Poritsky judging a movie based on his knowledge of film, instead he should base it on himself as a person and his entire life insofar. Why limit yourself?
jayc | March 26, 2012 11:07 PM
There's no useful reason to rate a film within a "genre" other than for the purpose of glossing over it's short comings. Fair criticism would say "it had terrific action sequences, brilliant editing, masterful camera work but the story and acting was third rate". Within such a comment if story and acting are not important to you, then you know the film might interest you.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter because "good" or "bad"...is purely subjective.
Edward Copeland | March 26, 2012 10:11 PM
No matter what the film is (and I haven't seen The Raid, so I truly have no opinion on it) a critic does a disservice to readers and to himself or herself if the review doesn't reflect their true feelings and opinions. There is no reason something can't be written that says "Movie X has some of the best action sequences I've seen in eons. Unfortunately, those scenes are surrounded by heaping piles of shit." To thine own selves, be true. Way, WAY too often, the acclaim for some films end up coming out sounding like groupthink. I believe many or most of the critics have written honestly but a lot read as if they fear if they dare dissent they'll get kicked out of the cool kids' club. I've known other people who review movies they've seen at radio-promoted screenings that don't like the film, but get unduly influenced by audience reaction and end up pulling their punches. The only way a reader will ever be able to learn to judge how a critic's opinion relates to their own is if that critic stays consistent to himself or herself. Then the reader can say, "I never agree with him, I might like this" or "She usually has good judgment. I should see this." If a critic jumps on a bandwagon or overpraises something for any reason other than they just loved that movie to death, they aren't doing their job. There are no rights and wrongs in terms of whether a film is good or bad since every opinion is subjective, but rights and wrongs exist when it comes to judgment and decisionmaking. Be true.
As for Glenn's admission of relief for not having to review The Hunger Games, I know exactly how he feels, if not about the specific movie then about many, many others in the past when I did this as a job. Now that I just see what I want to see, write what I want to write about -- granted, I get no renumeration but that's small pay not to get if it means I never have to sit through another Adam Sandler film.
Tomris Laffly | March 26, 2012 9:15 PM
It's completely fair to hand out some genre props, in my opinion. One does need to understand the film's intentions and cater their criticism accordingly. You can't for instance review TREE OF LIFE like you would do with a linearly told story. My two cents on the matter.
Brett Gallman | March 26, 2012 8:26 PM
I haven't seen THE RAID (yet--next month for me!), but I think it's fair to say this falls under the same umbrella as all "genre" movies that engender this debate. And, in my not so professional opinion, I don't think there's anything wrong with molding expectations and standards according to genre. You don't want the same thing from a slasher or action movie that you'd want from a Malick movie, so if it treads water on certain elements (acting, scripting) but blows you away with its genre stuff, I think that's fair. You'd never reverse this sort of criticism; for example, you'd never say "oh, Tree of Life was good, but it needed more exquisite martial arts and gun fights."
If a movie does what it's supposed to but you still note that that some of its more basic underpinnings are rote (or worse), you've been completely fair to it, I think.


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Muldoon will begin his new role on Aug. 26, UMass Memorial announced Friday.
"Patrick is an ideal leader for UMass Memorial Medical Center," said UMass Memorial Health Care President and CEO Eric Dickson. "Under his stewardship over the past nine years, the hospital has built a tradition of delivering quality compassionate care and is recognized annually as one of the top ten hospitals in Massachusetts."
HealthAlliance and its affiliates have net revenues of more than $190 million and about 1,500 employees. UMass Memorial Medical Center has net revenues of nearly $1.4 billion and more than 10,000 employees.
Muldoon has extensive experience in various administrative roles, including service as president and chief executive officer of South County Hospital and Healthcare System in Rhode Island and Northern Berkshire Health System in Massachusetts. He began his career in association management at the American Osteopathic Hospital Association before embarking upon his hospital administration work at Rhode Island's Cranston General Hospital.
Muldoon also serves on the boards of the Workers' Credit Union, Spanish American Center, the Shine Initiative of Fidelity Bank and the Regional Economic Development Institute at Fitchburg State College. In recognition of community service, Muldoon received the Multi Cultural Center's Distinguished Service Award in 2009, the Community Health Champion Award from Community Health Connections in 2010, and most recently, the 2013 Citizen of the Year Award from Mount Wachusett Community College.
"This is an amazing opportunity and evokes strong and mixed emotions," said Muldoon. "The past nine years at HealthAlliance Hospital have been outstanding. I am proud to have had the opportunity to work with the leadership team, board of trustees, physicians, employees and community leaders who helped us achieve state and national recognition for outstanding quality, safety and financial performance."
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Just stop for just a minute, take a breath and think of all the good stuff going on in their young and enthusiastic bodies. Think how difficult it is to grow up (you did it once), particularly in this fast moving politically corrupt world. Come on give them a break. Let's celebrate youth, afterall half the population wants to be 'young' again.
I have three young aged between 13-20, they are an inspiration to me I learn from them, they keep me sane. They are real, funny and honest. They are finding their way in a world filled with ditches (see my post 'dancing in ditches'). I hope they can dance through ditches and round all the moaners for that matter.
I know, that probably all of you reading this think like me but if not, think again. If you agree please send this to your friends, Tweeties and anyone that needs a bit of a kick up the bum and let's start supporting and celebrating our younger generation.
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I spent some time with Chris Kaman at his home in Michigan this summer. He's about as patriotic dude as you can find. For Independence Day he celebrated by buying an insane amount of fireworks and blowing them up in his front yard.
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VOCE at Pace: Nadine Sierra
February 9, 3:00 p.m.
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Curated by Matthew A. Epstein
Get your tickets to see winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Finals, rising young soprano Nadine Sierra, who is currently making her Seattle Opera debut as Gilda in Rigoletto, a role she also debuted at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. Sierra, a recipient of the Richard Tucker Career Grant, has been called "the complete package. [She] has the looks, the charisma and most importantly, the voice to become an operatic star," by the South Florida Classical Review. She has performed around the world including in Helsinki, Finland, Italy, Croatia, Turkey, Greece, and Japan.
$5 student tickets and $15 faculty and staff tickets for each event can be purchased in advance at the Schimmel box office. For more information, visit http://schimmel.pace.edu/.
VOCE at Pace: Rising Opera Stars in Recital is supported by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation in honor of Dr. Agnes Varis.
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Why SantaCruz Silver Mining Looks Good
Markets are egregiously inefficient, which means that there are a plethora of opportunities for those investors who are able to spot irrational market behavior and exploit it. One such opportunity is in shares of the tiny silver mining company, SantaCruz Silver Mining (SZSMF.PK).
Over the past several months, shares of SantaCruz Silver Mining have underperformed both the price of silver and the price of silver miners more generally, as measured by the Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SIL). However, the fundamentals do not support this underperformance — SantaCruz has recently made meaningful advances towards growing its resources and becoming a multi-million ounce producer. Not only has the company ramped up production at its flagship mine, Rosario, but we saw a huge boost recently in its total resources at the company's (formerly) tertiary property — Gavilanes. With this in mind, SantaCruz shares should have outperformed the broader sector, and consequently, I think the shares have significant upside in the near future even if the price of silver remains at around $20/ounce.
An Overview of SantaCruz Silver Mining
SantaCruz Silver Mining has an interesting strategy: it plans to develop small and inexpensive mines on its Mexican properties in order to generate a small amount of cash flow in order to further explore its these properties. The company paid just $10 million in order to bring its flagship property, Rosario, into production. By the end of the year, this production should reach an annualized rate of 800,000 ounces of silver equivalents (i.e. silver plus lead, zinc, and gold priced in silver terms). By employing this strategy, management hopes to fund its own exploration and incremental expansions of its producing mines without seeking large amounts of outside capital. This is a very appealing approach because it limits the amount of dilution that existing shareholders have to endure.
The company has three primary properties — Rosario, San Feliz, and Gavilanes. Rosario is a small producing mine that contains about 12.5 million ounces of silver. Production has been increasing from virtually nothing over the summer to hopefully 800,000 ounces on an annualized basis by the end of the year. Furthermore, the silver here is high grade — 300 grams (about 10 ounces) per tonne, which means that the operation will likely be profitable and it will generate significant cash-flow that the company can use to expand its resource.


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Ian McCall fought Demetrious Johnson to a draw at UFC on FX 2: Alves Vs. Kampmann in Sydney, Australia only weeks ago. Now the oddsmakers are giving Johnson a nearly 2-to-1 advantage to beat McCall in their rematch at UFC on FX 3 on June 8. The winner of that bout will go on to face Joseph Benavidez in the final round of the UFC flyweight tournament.
Benavidez TKO'd Yasuhiro Urushitani at UFC on FX 2 to advance in the tournament. Both Benavidez and Johnson have challenged UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and failed to take his title.
MMA Odds Breaker has Johnson at -175 and McCall at +145. They also gave odds for part of the UFC 146 card:
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Hi Gurus & Ninjas,
I have been digging deep into Qt on how to have Bluetooth support.
I have got this: http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtmobility-1...ferplugin.html
But I am confused as I couldn't find more information for the Bluetooth APIs.
I have also found this: http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...Bluetooth_Chat
But it is only for Symbian 60. I am wondering whether Qt already supports Bluetooth across various platforms.
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CVB hosts leg of blues music celebration
The Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau on Wednesday hosted an evening of music as part of a week-long celebration of the Blues that spanned the Mississippi Delta and two other states.
For its part of the "Bridging the Blues" music event, Tunica hosted a performance by Clarksdale's own James "Super Chikan" Johnson on the platform of the recently-completed Tunica Visitors Center.
"The purpose was to create a series of blues-related events for a nearly two-week period so any visitor in the Delta region is guaranteed to have the opportunity to hear live blues somewhere in the Delta on each day throughout this period," said Webster Franklin, president of the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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I realize we are only 6 games into the season, but something seems wrong with Roy. He can't seem to shake his defender and is regularly getting his shot blocked in the paint. He doesn't appear to have the same explosiveness going to the basket. Is he injured? Is he feeling malingering effects from his knee surgery? Is he going three quarters speed until the end of the season?
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The Community Cloth Has Valuable Community Partnerships
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Friendship is essentially a partnership. -Aristotle
This month, we'd like to spotlight one of our community partners that helps spread the work of The Community Cloth. We have been blessed to partner with so many outstanding Houston institutions, like The Downtown Club, The Zonta Club, Brazos Bookstore, Kuhl-Linscomb and Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, but the one that is most meaningful to me is our continuing partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences.
I spent a large portion of my childhood roaming the halls of HMNS. One of my earliest memories of Houston is of the massive Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that greets you in the main exhibition hall. With its cavernous mouth facing the doors, taunting you, threatening to turn you into a midnight snack, it was an image that burned itself into my nightmares. Being a nerdy child born to nerdy parents, nearly every birthday was celebrated at the HMNS. For my seventeenth birthday, my friends and I dragged ourselves out of bed at five in the morning to be one of the first to pass through the Lord of the Rings exhibition, and did not regret our decision (although we all took naps once we returned home). For me, the HMNS is a must-see for any Houstonian; I take my adult ESL class there every semester, and every one of them falls in love.
Last spring, we had the opportunity to partner with The Downtown Club for their weekly "Jazz and Juice" events. We thrilled at the opportunity, for it provided a chance to spread our name and hopefully meet movers and shakers touched by the stories of The Community Cloth. Stephen Sachnik of The Downtown Club was one such mover and shaker. He also happens to be the CFO at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and a self-proclaimed textile-phile. Gently examining the soft, hand-woven Karenni scarves, he immediately appreciated the craftsmanship and skill used to produce them. At this point, many people had already praised the talents of the artisans, but Stephen was the first person we encountered who had considerable knowledge of weaving and textiles, and his excitement was euphoric. Not only did he suggest new product ideas, like placemats, coasters, and napkins, but he offered to pass a few of the items over to the museum merchandiser, Jennifer King, who immediately ordered some colorful Karenni scarves for the main entrance gift shop.
This was our first step into retail, and The Community Cloth was floored by somehow managing to end up in a major Houston museum. Even better, the gift shop was remodeled a few years ago, and now houses some seriously fabulous pieces. To be sold amongst such stunning and unique pieces was, and is, a tremendous honor. But for me, it's personal. After spending a lifetime immersed in the HMNS, somehow being a part of it is surreal. Even though many of the artisans have not yet walked through the museum, they are also a part of a Houston landmark.
If you haven't been to the Houston Museum of Natural Science yet (or it's been a while), you should check it out at: 5555 Hermann Park Dr. (Be sure to pick up one of our Karenni handwoven scarves!) Follow the museum on Twitter at @hmns.


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UPDATE: Toyota has announced it will recall 3.8 million vehicles because of the safety hazard posed by the flooring mats.
Federal agencies issued a safety alert on Tuesday to owners of many Lexus and Toyota models, urging them to remove the driver's side floor mat from their cars because the mats could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator.
According to USA Today, "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 'strongly recommends taking out removable floor mats on the driver's side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota or any other brand.'"
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With colder temperatures you can expect longer and more frequent water releases. For water release schedule info, call 1-855-DAM-FLOW (1-855-326-3569) for Buford Dam and 404-329-1455 for Morgan Falls Dam. Save numbers to your cell! More »
Fishing the Chattahoochee River year-round for its trout, bass, catfish, and other species can be a great experience. The river stays a cool temperature year-round, rarely getting warmer than 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The river within the park is open for fishing from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset. Night fishing is not permitted in the park.
Anglers need to follow Georgia fishing regulations. A valid Georgia fishing license is required for anglers age 16 and older. Additionally, all resident anglers ages 16 to 64 and nonresident anglers age 16 or older must have a trout stamp. Visit the Georgia Department of Natural Resources website for more information about fishing license.
Since the Chattahoochee River is a designated trout stream from Buford Dam to the mouth of Peachtree Creek, including Bull Sluice Lake, special trout regulations apply. The use of live bait-fish in the river is prohibited within the park. Seining the river for bait-fish is also prohibited within the park. Anglers must fish with only one rod per person. Anglers are also required to possess a trout stamp even if they are fishing for other species. Learn all about fishing regulations from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources website.
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A Department of Labor grant helps Crowder build a Public Safety Program. Enrollment is underway now at the Carthage technical school where EMT/paramedic classes will be held. Those who qualify can get classes, tuition-free.
People who are unemployed or workers who are under-employed can take fire science, criminal justice or emergency medical classes.
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is Copyright?
Copyright exists in all original literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works. The copyright is created the moment a work is "fixed" i.e. written down, recorded or broadcast. There can be many copyrights in one work e.g. the words, any translation, the music, any arrangement of that music and the typesetting.
long does copyright last for?
Copyright generally lasts for the lifetime of the creator and then to the end of the 70th year afterwards. So for Elgar, say, who died in 1934, his original music came out of copyright in 2005. However copyright also exists in the editing, arrangement and reconstruction of previous music compositions and only expires 70 years after the death of the editor, etc. Copyright in recordings lasts for 50 years.
do we need a licence?
It comes as a shock to many music lovers, that to meet and play their own recordings in a formal group is in breach of copyright law and requires licensing. The permission that comes with every music CD only gives the purchaser the right to play that recording in a domestic environment, in other words the immediate family. Performance to any other grouping is regarded as "public performance" and this applies even where the group meets in a private house. Clearly an organisation such as a recorded music society comes into this category. Furthermore, although it might be thought that recorded music presentations aimed at musical understanding and appreciation are "educational" in nature, the licensing authorities will only consider exemption on such grounds where the activity is part of a structured learning programme with formal study and coursework. As a general rule, therefore, our recorded music presentations are regarded as "recreational" activities.
licences are necessary for recorded music societies?
The Performing Rights Society (PRS) represents composers and publishers of music and collects revenues under various schemes for distribution to the original copyright owners. Whilst much music is in "the public domain", being more than 70 years old, it is convenient and economic to take advantage of the FRMS licence cover. The blanket nature of our scheme means that all music is covered and therefore automatically includes modern editions, arrangements, transcriptions or reconstructions of older music as well, of course, as all music composed within the last seventy years. Because the scheme is all-encompassing, the PRS license costs charged via the Federation are correspondingly a lot more favourable than if separate licences were to be obtained independently by affiliates and are free of additional administrative effort such as reporting details of music played.
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) performs similar functions but acts on behalf of the record companies and the artists involved. Their licence covers the public performance of the recorded material via 78s, LPs, cassettes, and CDs. Although copyright in recordings expires after 50 years, the all-encompassing nature of the Federation PPL licence again offers affiliates a favourable cost structure and free of additional administrative effort such as reporting details of recordings used.
It should be noted that both these licences cover programmes given to society members. To comply precisely with the licences, any visitors to a society should be granted temporary membership. Most societies make a charge for this anyway, and it can easily be effected by means of a visitors' book and a cover note that entry signifies temporary membership.
these bodies enforce their responsibilities?
Certainly. Both organisations have regional offices and agents throughout the UK who are "on the lookout" for activities that infringe copyright legislation. Music publishers are known to look at music stands during concerts and, as a result, schools and churches have been sued. We know of an unaffiliated society that found itself on the wrong end of a retrospective demand for payment of an amount that was seven times the amount levied by FRMS for a similarly sized group. They have now affiliated!
Whilst both PRS and PPL are mainly concerned with commercial usage of recordings i.e. in pubs, clubs, discos, hotels, "music on hold", shops, etc., if any affiliate should receive worrying approaches or indeed actual demands for payment, they should immediately contact the Federation for assistance.
the licences cover other recordings e.g. from the radio or of live performances?
FRMS licences do not cover the use of recordings taken "off-air" e.g. Radio 3 live concerts, The Proms, etc, or of other live public performances e.g. the local operatic group or brass band. Copyright in these other recordings properly belongs to either the broadcaster or the performing group. Many local groups sell CDs of their performances and so, if you want to "play by the rules", it ought to be quite possible to get their permission for "public performance" at an RMS programme.
However, much very interesting music can be accessed this way and it would be a shame for RMS groups to be denied it for the short and occasional use usually involved. It is recommended that societies "come to an understanding" with recitalists who plan to use non-commercial material as to the responsibility for a possible technical breach of copyright. Obviously the ideal plan would be to exonerate the RMS from any liability, although it could be argued that they might be "aiding and abetting" the breach anyway. It is a very low risk situation and most societies "don't give it a second thought".
Recordings of commercially issued CDs, re-broadcast by the BBC, should, in all logic, be covered by our licences. Although record companies will not have benefited by this practice, it could be argued that individuals are just using a different means of capturing the original sound recording and limited use should be covered by a concept called "fair dealing". However, there is a copyright in the actual broadcast itself particularly relating to the presenters' introductions, and so it is probably best to keep such recordings for your own domestic use only and not to use them in RMS presentations.
our PRS licence cover live music performance?
No the FRMS PRS licence only covers the use of sound recordings at recorded music recitals.
If you promote live music activities, you should check with your venue whether they already have an appropriate PRS licence. Most venues that have the facilities for live music such as theatres, churches, schools, municipal halls, community centres, etc are likely to have a PRS licence for live music; some venues may include cover in the hire charge, others may recover a cost on a individual event basis.
meeting venue offers us PRS cover. Is this okay?
Maybe! If your venue has a PRS licence it means that they have acquired what is called a "direct licence" and you should check what terms apply. Some venues will have an all-embracing licence that covers music of all types i.e. live and recorded, others may only have a licence for live music and others still may only have a licence to perform music in a particular room. If you can verify that your venue has a licence that covers the playing of recorded music in the room that you use, then you do not need the Federation PRS cover and you may apply for Associate Affiliation instead. But be aware that if you change venues, or use another one for a special occasion, then you will need the FRMS cover.
meet in a church. Are the rules different?
Although the law gives no exemption for acts of worship, by convention the various regulatory agencies do not seek payment for music used in worship. But this is as far as it goes. Performance of any other form of music, whether live or recorded, requires a PRS and/or PPL licence. The church may in fact have acquired a "direct licence" that covers this activity and will include this within its hire charge or recover on a contribution basis. Do check the exact terms of occupation and hire. If you meet in a church hall, as opposed to the church itself, then you will certainly need to check out what you might be covered for within the hire charge. If in doubt on either of these instances, then you are advised to participate in the standard Federation licensing schemes.
about the use of DVDs. Are we covered for PRS?
Although it was previously thought that video was covered by our PRS licence, in the course of some discussions with PRS, it transpired that our licence did NOT in fact cover "videograms", as they are called. This is because the terms of our licence authorise the public performance of the music content contained in "sound recordings", as defined by the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act of 1988. On inspection of the licence, it was considered that DVDs were "sound recordings but with visual images". The PRS legal interpretation was that DVDs were "films, with classical musical soundtracks". However, and thankfully, after many persuasive exchanges with PRS, it has been agreed that for the purposes of the FRMS licence, "sound recordings" are now deemed to include videograms that include video cassettes and DVDs. So far so good.
what about public performance of DVDs?
The "small print" on the DVD wrappers, together with the opening on-screen warnings, makes it clear that "public performance is strictly prohibited", or words to that effect. The problem for us is that there is no single organisation that issues licences for the public performance of music DVDs.
The PPL licence only covers traditional forms of recording i.e. LPs and CDs, and does not cover videograms. Video Performance Limited (VPL) will licence pop music videograms; FilmBank Distribution will licence "feature films", including music related ones e.g. The Pianist, if released by the organisations that they represent. No one looks after the type of videogram that our affiliates are usually interested in, i.e. opera, ballet, concerts and recitals, composer/artiste profiles, etc.
The Federation has discreetly contacted a number of DVD producers to enquire about permission for affiliates to indulge in "occasional" performances on DVD. Some of these producers are located on the continent. A self-imposed time limit for the producers to respond came to a conclusion mid August 2006. The wording of our approach makes it clear that non-response will now be taken as "tacit permission". On this basis we have "approval" from several of the major producers/distributors. As we go to press, affiliates are DEFINITELY okay from the PRS angle but are, subject to the above untested "permissions", exposed to the strict copyright terms for public performance of the videogram itself. If any affiliate should experience any difficulties, we can fully demonstrate that we have already made every effort to get a permanent and workable solution within the law and have extensive correspondence and analysis to which we can refer. Any such problem should immediately be referred to the Federation for assistance.
Whilst the Federation, at present, cannot give any firm assurances on this topic, the prospect of being taken to task is a very low risk situation indeed especially if affiliates do not mention in programmes or publicity which particular version is being shown. As mentioned above there are more than a dozen major producers/distributors of music DVDs with hundreds of minor ones, and it would be necessary for an individual DVD producer to take any action under civil law which would probably not be cost effective. Affiliates intending to continue with DVD programmes do so at their own discretion, and should simply be aware of the technical legal risk involved in showing videograms.
it legal to copy CDs?
Strictly no, but under a doctrine called "fair dealing", which is likely to be enshrined in law in the near future, individuals may transfer a limited number of recordings onto different media FOR THEIR OWN USE. It's when they do so for the benefit of friends that the copyright rules really get broken. With the advent of CD and DVD writers on most modern computers it has become all too easy to make copies. Lots of folk make these copies and if they are copied in one domestic environment and used in another domestic environment then nobody is the wiser although it is a strict breach of copyright. It would be down to an individual record company to take action under civil law.
If an individual receives a copied CD from someone else, then they would be party to a breach of copyright, and any subsequent use at an RMS presentation would involve an insignificant but nevertheless technical legal risk.
presenters often use "compilations" of their own CDs in their programmes.
Is this legal?
As regards recorded music society use, we are protected in a number of ways. Firstly the recitalist who has transferred his recordings onto, say, cassette, CD, or mini-disc will have done so for his and the RMS's convenience only and it is still his own copy. This should be permissible under the "fair dealing" principle, therefore so far so good.
The "public performance" of the resultant copy comes under the same rules as playing the original recorded media. The Federation administered licence with PRS and PPL should cover affiliates for both the performance of the music and the playing of the sound recording, whether in the original retail version or the "convenience compilation". This should cover most of affiliates' recitals.
As we prepare this factsheet (January 2007), the initial results of an in-depth review of UK copyright law have been published. The Gowers Review was commissioned by the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, in December 2005 to evaluate the UK's intellectual property (IP) legislation and assess how IP rights are calculated, awarded and enforced.
One of the main recommendations is that artists' and sound recording copyright should remain at 50 years, a decision which has dismayed musicians and the recording industry alike. Among the other recommendations are a tougher policing of copyright infringement, especially online piracy, simplifying the intellectual property system and reforming copyright law to allow the use of content "in ways consistent with the digital age". The latter proposal would include the introduction of a "private copying" exception that would enable people to shift content they've purchased between different formats. This last recommendation would remove the anxieties of many affiliates in at least one of the areas discussed above, i.e. the use "convenience compilation CDs".
As usual the European Commission has a role to play in this issue and is expected to review its relevant directives on the topic in 2007/8. It may decide to suggest alternative measures!
Important Notice: We have prepared this Factsheet based on our current understanding of the issues as they affect affiliated societies. Information is given in all good faith but without prejudice or responsibility.
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Skull And Crossbones Trick-Or-Treat Totes (1 dz)
Looking for the perfect trick or treat bags? Everyone at your Halloween party will love these Skull And Crossbones Trick-Or-Treat Totes! Also can be used for pirate birthday parties.
- 1 Dozen Skull And Crossbones Trick-Or-Treat Totes.
- Bags Measure 16 1/2 Inches.
- Polyester.
- Black.
Latex Skull Balloons (4 dz)
Show everyone at your party that only true pirates are allowed with these Latex Skull Balloons. These black balloons feature a white skull. Perfect for Halloween or pirate parties!
- 4 Dozen Latex Skull Balloons.
- Balloons Measure 11 Inches.
- Black.
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Skull And Crossbones Stampers (2 dz)
Little pirates will love decorating their favorite papers with pirate seals with these Skull And Crossbones Stampers. Stamps are perfect for pirate goody bags!
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- Stampers Measure 1 1/2 Inches.
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Plastic Skull Bubble Bottles (3 dz)
Give kids a spooky treat this Halloween with these Plastic Skull Bubble Bottles. These colorful skulls are perfect for Halloween or pirate themed parties.
- 3 Dozen Plastic Skull Bubble bottles.
- Bubble Bottles Measure 2 1/2 Inches.
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- Assorted Colors.
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Adult Red Pirate Scarf Hat
Look like a true pirate this Halloween with these Adult Red Pirate Scarf Hats. Each hat is made from red polyester covered felt.
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- Hat Measures 24 Inch Circ.
- Adult Sized.
- Black Skull & Cross bone Design.
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Bag Of Bones (28 pc)
Make trick or treaters scream in horror with these Bags of Bones. These realistic looking skeleton bones come in a mesh bag. Perfect for Halloween or pirate themed parties.
- 28 Bones in the Bags of Bones Set.
- Bones Measure 6 Inches - 12 Inches.
- Plastic.
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Plastic Skull Goblets (6 pc)
Children will love drinking some scary witches brew out of these Plastic Skull Goblets. Perfect for any Halloween party!
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Plastic Skull Beaded Bracelets (1 dz)
Give children a spooky Halloween treat that will make them scream in delight with these Plastic Skull Beaded Bracelets. These bracelets are perfect for Halloween or pirate themed parties.
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- Bracelets Measure 3 Inches.
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Skull Hammer Inflatables (12 pc)
Children will be ready for battle on the seven seas with these Skull Hammer Inflatables. These hammers are perfect for pirate themed parties or pool parties.
- 1 Dozen Skull Hammer Inflatables.
- Hammers Measure 36 Inches.
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Skull Dog Tag Necklaces (1 dz)
Little soldiers will be happy to show how tough they are with these Skull Dog Tag Necklaces. Each pendant displays a skull design.
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- Pendant Measures 2 Inches.
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- Assorted Skull Designs.