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Investing.com - The dollar held modest gains the yen on Tuesday after falling to fresh two-month lows overnight amid fears over signs of a slowdown in the U.S. recovery and concerns over a crisis in emerging markets.
USD/JPY was up 0.41% to 101.36, recovering from two-month lows of 100.76.
Investors remained wary after weak U.S. factory data on Monday reinforced negative investor sentiment in the wake of a broad based selloff in emerging markets.
A report by the Institute of Supply Management on Monday showed that its manufacturing index fell to a seven-month low in January, as new orders slumped.
The data sparked concerns over the outlook for the economic recovery, ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report for January, after December's report showed that the economy added far fewer jobs than expected.
Elsewhere, the pound was fractionally higher against the dollar, with GBP/USD inching up 0.06% to 1.6314. The pair rose to session highs of 1.6344 earlier.
Sterling was boosted after date released on Tuesday showed that construction output in the U.K. rose at the fastest rate since August 2007 in January, indicating that the economic recovery is continuing.
Markit said the U.K. construction purchasing managers' index came in at 64.6 in January, up from 62.1 in December, compared to expectations for a fall to 61.5.
EUR/USD dipped 0.07% to 1.3517. The euro remained under pressure after data last week showing that the annual rate of euro zone inflation slowed in January reawakened concerns that the European Central Bank may tighten policy at its upcoming meeting on Thursday, in order to stave off the risk of deflation.
The dollar was higher against the Swiss franc, with USD/CHF up 0.29% to 0.9033.
The Australian dollar rallied, with AUD/USD up 1.70% to 0.8890 after the Reserve Bank of Australia shifted its policy stance away from easing rates on Tuesday, citing higher than forecast inflation at its latest policy meeting.
The RBA left rates on hold at 2.5%, saying "the most prudent course is likely to be a period of stability in interest rates."
The New Zealand dollar was also higher, tracking gains in Australia's dollar, with NZD/USD up 0.90% to 0.8157.
The U.S. dollar was lower against the Canadian dollar, with USD/CAD down 0.36% to 1.1077.
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, edged up 0.08% to 81.18.


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"There is only one success: to be able to spend your life in your own way, and not to give others absurd maddening claims upon it." ~ Christopher Darlington Morley
Original article Gov. Jay Nixon calls in the military to restore order after people grow weary of the militarized police. The color of the uniform must make all the difference.
Original article Said the medical examiner: "You're not supposed to shoot so many times."
Original article "The man would not calm down as police tried to detain him, so they deployed Tasers." Now, he is permanently calmed.
Original article "After a decade of sending military equipment to civilian police departments across the country, federal officials are reconsidering the idea in light of the violence in Ferguson, Missouri." It's all fun and gestapo-like until an incident finally catches the attention of the public.
Original article They could start reducing crime by eliminating the crime-reduction program, which is aiming to steal another $150,000 from the taxpayers.
Original article They primarily call out the sovereign citizens adherents, but they also lump in "middle-aged anti-tax extremists and younger zealots that regard themselves as quasi-libertarian anarchists." They suspect "extremists might regard the police as enforcers of an illegitimate government." Is there a legitimate government?
Original article "They did not take the 32-year-old man to the hospital because he had 'injuries not compatible with life,' ... The paramedics later returned after his roommate called to report he was still breathing." Mistakes can be made, no matter the job, but it is rare when officials don't rush to the defend actions of fellow government workers.
Original article The targeted theft racket "generated nearly $500 million in $100 tickets for the cash-starved city. But now it is the subject of multiple probes and political attacks after the Tribune's reports and more recent revelations that thousands of drivers were fined during suspicious spikes in tickets."
Original article "Both were charged with reckless operation and transportation of marijuana." Neither actually harmed anyone.
Original article "In his lawsuit, Riggs said that he "meticulously" followed all controlled substance laws and had the product tested at a laboratory licensed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration." His efforts were to avail though. Police responding to a robbery still "confiscated about $48,000 worth of the product."
Original article One politician literally has a sugar daddy.
Original article Market trading brings efficiencies, but there actually needs to be a market for that to be a certainty. In this case, the regulators ensure irregular markets. "[T]ansmission rights ... were granted an exemption from Dodd-Frank rules by federal regulators and are overseen by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."
Original article Because they are doing the same things and somehow envisioned themselves having better results. Not trying to rule the world didn't occur to the Bushies or their counterparts heading things now.
Original article "With a trove of new data collected earlier this year through an aerial imagery project, new electronically submitted building permits and an updated website, Ascension Parish Assessor M.J. 'Mert' Smiley Jr. is adding existing, unreported properties onto the tax rolls." High-tech looting makes Smiley smile.
Original article "City and CSX Transportation maintenance crews did not do a good job responding to repeated complaints from residents about street damage on the Baltimore block that collapsed in the spring." Failing at maintaining the roads.
Original article "An extensive analysis of the program by the New York Times shows that many graduates wind up significantly worse off than when they started — mired in unemployment and debt from training for positions that do not exist, and they end up working elsewhere for minimum wage." And the failure only cost $3.1 billion. What a bargain.
Original article Desperate to legitimize the illegitimate.
Original article "Since the 1970s astronomers have observed a few hundred objects that they thought were intermediate-mass black holes. But they couldn't measure their mass, so they couldn't be certain." Until now.
Original article "The new study shows that the sun's variation influences the climate in a similar way regardless of whether the climate is extreme, as during the Ice Age, or as it is today." So the sun's variations influence the climate? Wow, who would have guessed?
Original article Modern alchemy.
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UC President Santa Ono shaves head in support of team, charity
CLIFTON, Ohio - University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono received a special haircut after the Bearcats played against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame Monday night.
Ono made a promise that if the UC men's basketball team won 10 games in a row, he would shave his head to support the team along with the charitable organization, The Dragonfly Foundation.
A barber from Sports Clips shaved Ono's head in the middle of Fifth Third Arena after the team's loss to Notre Dame, 66-60.
UC Student Body President Lane Hart also took part in the head-shaving festivities.
The Dragonfly Foundation was established in 2010 and is an organization seeking to provide children and young adults who are being treated for cancer and blood disease distractions that will help ease the pain and fear of being sick. The Dragonfly Foundation plans events and works with celebrities to connect them with patients both in and out of the hospital.
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I didn't start AktieTorget because I am particularly fond of shares and financial matters, but because I care a lot about entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is the engine of economic development and the foundation of human wellbeing and democracy. Entrepreneurs are essential to a good society. Besides, they are usually intelligent and interesting people.
To foster entrepreneurship in Sweden, I started Jobs & Society in the 1980s. Jobs & Society is a non-profit, business sponsored chain of shops where business starters get free advice. Today, there are more than a hundred such shops in Sweden, and the initiative has been copied in other countries.
One of the main problems facing growing companies, I learned, is the lack of capital. This problem is problably more acute in Sweden than in most other places since political decisions have forced so much of the countries' savings into large institutions and funds from where little or nothing trickles down to growing, entrepreneurial businesses. Sweden needed a new piece of financial infrastructure to improve the availability of risk capital. That is why I started AktieTorget.
Initially, AktieTorget was owned by a non-profit foundation in order to infrastructural character of the endeavor. But the Financial Supervisory Authority decided AktieTorget needed a share capital of several million crowns, and that spelled the end of charity. I and some board members put up the money.
The ambitions and goals are unaltered, however. The purpose is to provide entrepreneurs and growing businesses with risk capital and the other advantages of a public listing - at lower price and better service than anybody else can offer.
In addition, we are very keen on protecting the investors. The best investor protection is not the same thing as the harshest set of regulations for the listed companies. No investor is served well by a regulatory framework which keeps the companies following rules rather than running a business. The best kind of investors' protection is a well balanced set of rules for the listed companies. We think we have that. AktieTorget's rules are of course a little tougher than those that the laws require and those that our competitors apply, but they are no more stringent than good companies can follow and the investors reasonbly demand.
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A thirteen year old eight grader at Liberty Middle School was assaulted and beaten up during a fight as he was walking to meet his mother. The fight occurred just 300 feet away from his school.
Deandre Losero is Autistic and has ADHD, and his mother said this is not the first time they have beaten her son.
"This is not the first time his wrist has been broken, this is just the first time they caught it on tape," said Losero's mother Vivian Brundidge.
In the video, a group of children yelled racial slurs at Losero. They also encouraged a sixteen year old student to hit Losero, and told Losero to take the beating. Losero yelled back that he did not want to fight.
Brundidge works as a crossing guard at Cedar Valley Elementary, and could see the large crowd from a distance. She was unaware that it was her son being harassed until one of her students told her.
Brundidge immediately contacted the school and the school district, and they initially said they would not be able to do anything about it because it happened 300 feet from the school.
It took her a few weeks to retrieve the video of her son's beating, and she was appalled once she saw it.
"This should never happen to any child, because even if it hadn't been my child, I would have been disgusted by that video," explains Brundidge. "Very disgusted."
"I feel like I want him to know that he did nothing wrong."
Losero is proud of himself because he did not fight back.
"It shouldn't have happened because, as you hear multiple times in the video I said, 'I don't want to fight.' I don't feel like I'm stronger but I feel like I was the bigger man because I repeatedly told him I don't want to do this," said Losero.
Brundidge has since contacted the police and the school district once again, and KISD released this statement.
"Killeen ISD takes the safety of
students and staff very seriously. Bullying, in any form, will not be
tolerated. This incident, while occurring off of a Killeen ISD campus,
is concerning. The district has been made aware of this situation and is
working with the Killeen Police Department in investigating this
matter. We cannot comment on individual consequences, however, this
behavior is taken very seriously."
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Guthrie's on the Strip closes
Guthrie's Chicken closed its only Knoxville store last week on the corner of Cumberland Avenue and 22nd Street.
The Alabama-based chicken finger restaurant chain had been open for more than three years at 2135 Kingston Pike.
According to the office of Knoxville businessman Sam Furrow, who is the property's landlord, another restaurant tenant has already signed on to take that space.
Furrow's office declined to name the new eatery.
The 1,800-square-foot store with drive-thru was built from the ground up. Guthrie's opened in October 2007. It closed March 31.


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Mocha Mousse Brownies Recipe
- 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- In a microwave, melt the chips and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine hot water and coffee granules; add to chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking powder; gradually add to chocolate mixture.
- Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (do not overbake and brownies will be thin). Cool on a wire rack.
- For mousse, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; beat in milk and melted chips. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in coffee granules until dissolved.
- In a small bowl, beat whipping cream until slightly thickened. Beat in gelatin. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Spread over brownies. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until set. Cut into squares. Yield: 2 dozen.
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I had a box of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix, so I used that and just made the mousse topping. The mix made and 8x8 pan, so I halved the mousse topping recipe.I would definitely add another Tbs. or so of coffee. I didn't get much of that taste, but I was expecting a big Mocha taste, so that might just be me wanting more coffee! They were so rich and delicious. Didn't need a big piece, but felt like I could have ate so much more. Loved these brownies!
These brownies were just OK for me. The texture of the top set up too "gelatin" like.
I made these this past weekend and used decaffinated coffee. They tasted good.
This is one of the best deserts I have ever made. It not only tastes great it looks great, just like the picture. It cuts into squares beautifully and looks professional. I know I will make this over and over.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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LAWRENCEVILLE -- A Lawrenceville woman has been cited after allegedly causing the Tuesday accident that sent two young children -- riding in her car and not wearing seatbelts -- to the hospital.
Angela Gamboa, 32, of Lawrenceville was ticketed following the three-vehicle crash on Ga. Highway 316 near Sugarloaf Parkway, which gummed up traffic and caused multiple subsequent accidents at about 4 p.m. Tuesday. Gwinnett County police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said Wednesday that Gamboa rear-ended a stopped vehicle, causing that car to hit a third vehicle.
Initial reports varied, but Smith said that two children -- a 10-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl -- were airlifted to Atlanta-area hospitals following the crash. Both children were riding in Gamboa's car and were not wearing seatbelts, police said.
It was unclear Wednesday if the victims were Gamboa's children. Both sustained non-life threatening injuries. More specific updates were not available.
The driver of the first car struck and a 2-year-old female passenger, as well as Gamboa, were taken to the hospital via ambulance, Smith said.
Gamboa, whom police said was also not wearing a seatbelt, received citations for following too closely and multiple seatbelt violations, Smith said.
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- Man accused of rear-ending police car ( March 25, 2007 )
mickey 2 years, 1 month ago
That's it a "citation"?????????????? How about child endangerment!
kevin 2 years, 1 month ago
texting or yelling or just plain stupid. 32 yrs old and brain-dead already.


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Maybe Bjorn Rebney didn't read the front page of CNN, USAToday sports, the LA Times, Yahoo, or ESPN back in February. Maybe he didn't watch UFC 157 and see two women deliver a great fight in front of a sell out crowd that loved every minute of it. But somebody at Bellator should have, and they should have let him know that Women's MMA has arrived in a big way. I know that the Ronda Rousey show dominated all the press, but Liz Carmouche helped deliver in both the build up to the fight, and an action packed main event that was filled with drama, and near finishes. UFC is following up with a second WMMA fight as a co-main event on one of it's FX cards. Rousey, and the winner then get a 12 week platform to sell their upcoming title fight. So, someone at Bellator should remind Bjorn that not only does he have women on his roster, he has some of the best in the world at the 115lbs weight class, and he is not getting the most out of his fighters.
Why are Jessica Aguilar, and Felice Herrig on the undercard of this week's Bellator show? I'm not saying that either women is Ronda Rousey in or out of the cage, but they are talented and don't need a whole lot of help to sell themselves. Aguilar is ranked number 1 in the world at Strawweight, and frequently contacts MMA reporters prior to her upcoming bouts so that she can volunteer an interview. She is also a bi-sexual, living with her girlfriend an angle Liz Carmouche used to generate a lot of support from the gay and lesbian community. Maybe I'm the only who thinks that a good publicist would find a way to parlay Aguilar's story into some different demographics from the normal Bellator group. Herrig is not hard to find on twitter, not only tweeting about her training, but MMA, and life in general, with some very nice pictures mixed in. She is also on a three fight win streak, and her skills are improving. Aguilar and Herrig's fights are not being buried by elite prospects, or tourney finals... they are bumped by Luis Melo vs Trey Houston, and Ronnie Mann vs. Rodrigo Lima... please let me know if you are tuning in just to see those fights on SPIKE.
Maybe Bellator doesn't want to look like it is promoting a poor man's Ronda Rousey, but I can't think of another reason that they would not promote top 10 rated female fighters on the main portion of their card at a time when WMMA has buzz and is getting attention and gaining a wider acceptance. Neither of these fighters, or Bellator could have made these fighters into Ronda and the publicity wave that took over her last fight... don't get me wrong, but Bellator is doing it's best female fighters, and itself a disservice this week by the fight placement of it's two female fights.


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Linda Annas Ferguson
is the author of five collections of poetry, including
Bird Missing from One Shoulder
(WordTech Editions, 2007);
Stepping on Cracks in the Sidewalk
(Finishing Line Press, 2006);
Last Chance to Be Lost
(Kentucky Writers' Coalition, 2004); and
It's Hard to Hate a Broken Thing
(Palanquin Press, University of S.C. Aiken, 2002). She was the 2005 Poetry Fellow for the South Carolina Arts Commission and served as the 2003-04 Poet-in-Residence for the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C. A recipient of the Poetry Fellowship of the South Carolina Academy of Authors, she is a member of the Academy's Board of Governors. She was a featured poet for the Library of Congress Poetry at Noon Series. Her work is archived by Furman University Special Collections in the James B. Duke Library. A North Carolina native, she now resides in Charleston, SC.
Dirt Sandwich
by Linda Annas Ferguson
Tom Lombardo Poetry Selection
8.5 x 5.5 paperback
80 Pages
Linda Annas Ferguson knows—to borrow Wallace Stevens' formulation—that "Death is the mother of beauty." She proclaims in one of her poems, "Everything / is drenched with endings, alive with dying." Her work exists at the shimmering mid-point between an urge to celebrate the world's beauty and a pained recognition that this beauty is mutable. She recognizes that our being only temporary inhabitants of this life is not a problem to solve but a mystery to feel—and a mystery that compels us to make poems. As she wryly puts it, she is "dying to write / a decent poem." Linda Annas Ferguson has done more than that. She has given us a book of tender, clear-eyed, complex meditations, a lovely book by a poet whose vision we can trust.
— Chris Forhan, author of
Black Leapt In
Dirt Sandwich is about love, loss, and, above all, vanishment—"an oyster, still silky and iridescent," "the ocean, never deep enough." For me, the book has three touchstones—the title poem, in which a woman whose husband is dying takes the earth he will become into her own body, "Midsummer's Eve" in which we see friends between two worlds galloping through the dark woods outside a bonfire's circle, and the last poem in the book that ends "You whisper/'stay,' to the small of my palm, my cheek/to all I thought was without need." Three touchstones are more than the law allows, but Linda Annas Ferguson has achieved them and with her permission I'll be carrying them, warm in my pocket, on my own journey.
— Lola Haskins, author of
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Happy New Year to you all!
A new year starts and I am thinking we will be seeing some radical and important additions to Dublin over the next 12 months. The Luas should be completed by June and our city street return to some normality before the fun and games of Metro start. The Port Tunnel should be ready by the years end. A new pedestrian bridge in the Docklands... and maybe the Macken St bridge started. Half of O'Connell St completed. The westside of Smithfield completed. A revamped Busaras. Building on Grand Canal Hbr and Spencer Dock will start.
It looks as if we are in for some interesting discussions


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Kristin Part 1
Return to CJ Hot Topic: Prednisone
After 8 years on Prednisone, CreakyJoints blogger Kristin decided to get off what she calls the OTHER Steroid with the help of her Rheumatologist in Los Angeles:
Kristin: "He could just kind of sense that the Prednisone wasn't worthwhile for me anymore. He commented on my face. He said 'you really have Prednisone face' and I was like, 'gee, thanks' (laughs). But it was true and I was getting very annoyed with being on Prednisone day after day after day so we decided to start weaning me off of it."
Kristin had been on 10 milligrams of Prednisone, a relatively low dose, which she says helped her deal with lesions from Lupus and ulcers on her fingers from Scleroderma:
How is Kristin doing now? Funny that you would ask, she says:
Kristin: "Before we started talking, I was treating an ulcer that is starting up on my index finger"
Which may or may not be related to going off Prednisone.
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Lyn is one of the continuing solo female artist who has her name well known to the public in Korea. Although her albums haven't been very successful in the last couple of years (assuming she released some), but has been showing up on TV where she arranged or made a melody of different songs and they have been a talk of the music for quite some time. One of my favorite musician/composer/producer Yoo Hee Yeul said she has the best voice for acoustic music and I'm not gonna lie, it is pretty awesome.
Although many people remember the heartbreaking ballad from Lyn, but I remember the energetic happy rearranged music performances she did on TV and she is just way tooo gooooooood.
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Right Action is the fourth aspect of the Buddhist Eightfold Path. But what is "right action," exactly?
For me, the words "right action" evoke social and environmental activism, and such work can be examples of right action. But "Right Action" in the Buddhist sense also means acting in harmony with the other aspects of the path. These aspects are:
- Right View
- Right Intention
- Right Speech
- Right Action
- Right Livelihood
- Right Effort
- Right Mindfulness
- Right Concentration
This means that when we act "rightly," we act without selfish attachment to our work. We act mindfully, without causing discord with our speech. Our "right" actions spring from compassion and from understanding of the dharma. Each aspects of the path supports all the other aspects.
Right Action and the Precepts
Right Action, Right Speech and Right Livelihood make up the ethical conduct part of the path. Most basically, Right Action refers to keeping the precepts. The many schools of Buddhism have various lists of precepts, but the precepts common to most schools are these:
- Not killing
- Not stealing
- Not misusing sex
- Not lying
- Not abusing intoxicants
The precepts are not a list of commandments. Instead, they describe how an enlightened being naturally lives and responds to life's challenges. As we work with the precepts, we learn to live harmoniously and compassionately.
Read More: The Buddhist Precepts: An Introduction
Read More: The Three Pure Precepts
Right Action and Mindfulness Training
The Vietnamese Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh said, "The basis of Right Action is to do everything in mindfulness." He teaches Five Mindfulness Trainings that correlate to the five precepts listed above.
The first training involves respecting life. In awareness of the suffering caused by destruction of life, we work to protect all living things and this planet that sustains life.
The second training involves generosity. We give freely of our time and resources where they are needed, without hoarding things we don't need. We do not exploit other people or resources for our own gain. We act to promote social justice and well-being for everyone.
The third training involves sexuality and avoiding sexual misconduct. In awareness of the pain caused by sexual misconduct, we honor commitments and also act when we can to protect others from sexual exploitation.
The fourth training involves loving speech and deep listening. This means avoiding language that causes enmity and discord. Through deep listening to others, we tear down the barriers that separate us.
The fifth training involves what we consume. This includes nourishing ourselves and others with healthful food and avoiding intoxicants. It also involves what books we read or what television programs we watch. Entertainments that are addictive or cause agitation might best be avoided.
Right Action and Compassion
The importance of compassion in Buddhism cannot be overstated. The Sanskrit word that is translated as "compassion" is karuna, which means "active sympathy" or the willingness to bear the pain of others. Closely related to karuna is metta, "loving kindness."
It's important to remember also that genuine compassion is rooted in prajna, or "wisdom." Very basically, prajna is the realization that the separate self is an illusion. This takes us back to not attaching our egos to what we do, expecting to be thanked or rewarded.
In The Essence of the Heart Sutra, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote,
"According to Buddhism, compassion is an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It's not passive -- it's not empathy alone -- but rather an empathetic altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering. Genuine compassion must have both wisdom and lovingkindness. That is to say, one must understand the nature of the suffering from which we wish to free others (this is wisdom), and one must experience deep intimacy and empathy with other sentient beings (this is lovingkindness)."
Read More: Buddhism and Compassion


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More of the same?
Re: "A wave of the future," Issue #2-2011, p. 20
I was disappointed that this article trotted out the same tired sexist tropes that we've heard for decades to explain low female enrollment in engineering. We're told that engineering lacks "a visible connection . . . [to] helping people"; helping people – of course – "appeals to many women." Forget that engineering, as a career, clearly helps people – it's insulting to women to suggest that they are motivated solely by altruism, and it's insulting to men to suggest that they aren't.
Your writer's critique of engineering focused on its relationship to traditional gender roles, while simultaneously reinforcing these same roles herself.


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Helen L. (Bradley) Wedge, 76, of Washington, passed away at 8:04 p.m. Tuesday at Prairie Village Living Center.
Born Dec. 12, 1936, in Cannelburg, she was the daughter of James "Gus" and Anna (Brewer) Bradley.
She attended Montgomery High School and was a member of the Eagles. She had been a caregiver for several family members and friends before becoming ill herself in 2009.
She is survived by three sons, Michael Wedge of Salt Lake City, Utah, Patrick Wedge of Big City, Ky., and Robert Wedge of Washington; three sisters, Anna Gardner of Princeton, Katherine Paolucci of Carmel, and Theresa Case of Flat Rock, Ill.; five brothers, Ralph Bradley of Carmel, John Bradley of Indianapolis, Donald Bradley and Harold Bradley, both of Washington, and Gary Bradley of Alfordsville, 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Cecilia Bradley and Bernie Klingle; two brothers, James Bradley and Leonard Bradley.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, with Rev. Gordon Mann as celebrant. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church.
Arrangements are being made through Ed Lee Mortuary. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.edleemortuary.com


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February 5, 2013
Well, it's not the scariest, but it is a good way to start the year off as far as scary movies go. Mama has some creepiness to it I'll grant you that. You'll get your money's worth as far as entertainment goes. You can ask my sister, kids are scarey, lol. No seriously. There's just an added creepy factor when you use kids in scary movies. They do scary better than anyone. I mean look at the history. Exorcist, Polterguist, Legion (y'all may not know that one but I love Paul Betany), Possession, most vampire movies, OMG and Dawn of the Dead where the movie starts off with that little attacking the guy because she's a zombie (what a way to say good morning). Kids just add an awesome creepy factor to scary movies.
So yeah Mama is a good go see movie. I kind of thought it would be a renter, but no, turns out the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a renter. However, that's only if you absolutely, positively have no other use of your time. Really people? Let's just put the chainsaw away already.


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You chose the wrong Behind the Scenes Pic of the Day. This time it will cost you.
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today's Behind the Scenes Pic!
You can't go wrong with Raiders, can you? The opening to the movie always freaked me out as a kid. The mysteriousness, the somber score, even the odd font for the opening credits always stuck out for me. Indy was a dangerous guy, someone you do not fuck with, established right out of the gate.
And right away we also get spiders and absolutely creepy corpses. First Forrestal's dusty, dry corpse and then Satipo's fresh one and while that corpse never looked a thing like Alfred Molina it was still effective.
Below you'll see Steven Spielberg, the idol and Satipo's corpse. Enjoy and click to enlargen!
If you have a behind the scenes shot you'd like to submit to this column, you can email me at email@example.com.
I'll buy tomorrow's behind the scenes pic for a dollar.
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Jan. 5, 2012, 7:07 p.m. CST
God I cant wait for the Blu of this film
by LargoJr
Want an expanded frame where we see WHY the stone block indy pushes out of the temple to escape with Marion 'bounced' It's cause it lands on a sleeping nazi and squishes him :)
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:07 p.m. CST
by godhelpus
I liked how John Buscema drew it in the comic book version.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:07 p.m. CST
Oh.. and FIRST!
by LargoJr
had to be done
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:07 p.m. CST
He looked like he'd been dead for hours.
by UGG
I never realized that was supposed to be him as a kid.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:08 p.m. CST
One of the greatest introductions to a movie hero ever
by P
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:13 p.m. CST
Best adventure movie ever made. Are there honestly any other serious contenders?
by P
Original Robin Hood or King Kong, maybe.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:16 p.m. CST
Fellowship of The Ring is a contender
by GravyAkira
but I do love me some Indy.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:16 p.m. CST
Just watched RAIDERS on 35mm...
by Vegiterrorist
My buddy built a 35mm screening room in his garage (true story!), and he does weekly screenings from his 35mm print collection. Got to show my 9 year old son RAIDERS for the first time last weekend. He's been asking to watch it for a year, but I've intentionally held him off until we could arrange a "theatrical" screening so he could see it the way it should be experienced. He loved it, of course. Interestingly, I too was struck by how much the corpse of Sapito looked nothing like Molina...had never really noticed the disparity before.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:19 p.m. CST
Yes Gravy, Fellowship is indeed a fine adventure. Still my favorites of the Rings.
by P
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:20 p.m. CST
vegi, that is fantastic. Kind of takes home theater to another level, huh?
by P
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:22 p.m. CST
That scene always scared me as a kid, the beginning of Raiders was classic...
by brocknroll
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:28 p.m. CST
The Greatest of the greats!!!
by notcher
I still remember seeing it for the first time with my Dad. What a great movie and a great pic too. "Trow me da idol and trow you da whip!....Adios senor." I'm still waiting for a Die Hard picture!!!
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:29 p.m. CST
Tintin had the ingredients of a great adventure but something was missing
by P
Pepper? I don't know. Something. My nephew liked it though. A win for 9 year olds, I guess.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:29 p.m. CST
So is tomorrow 'Robocop'?
by ATARI
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:29 p.m. CST
all those spiders crawling all over indy outside the cave is what freaked me out first viewing as a kid.
by vulturess
still freaks me out to this day too. ford better have gotten paid extra extra for that.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:34 p.m. CST
King Solomon's Mines is a contender
by Fred
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:35 p.m. CST
by Kill List Hammertime
I gotta say it's been a while since I've truly loved one of his films. Not seen War Horse yet, but would love another classic Spielberg.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:37 p.m. CST
20,000 Leagues is a contender
by Fred
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:40 p.m. CST
by jim
Not counting Crystal Skull (which is already available on blu, and I happened to enjoy) Also I want on Blu-Ray... THE ABYSS TRUE LIES GOLDENEYE EMPIRE OF THE SUN ALWAYS TITANIC MUNICH I understand that we will be getting JAWS and ET:The Extra Terrestrial (30th anniversary) this year.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:40 p.m. CST
Fred, funny was just thinking of those two!
by P
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:45 p.m. CST
Quint, you summed up the opening to "Raiders" perfectly.
by ChaunceyGardiner
As a child, I saw this pretty early on. And, as with childhood, your memory is always on the move, always in transition. So while major parts of the rest of the film were lost to me, it was always the beginning that held a special power for me. Actually, looking back at my memory now, I realize that as a child I had so internalized that opening that I approached it more as a dream than as part of a movie (which is the power of films; our great collective dream of life). There is such powerful iconography in the opening, in the reveal of Indiana Jones. You felt like you were entering a new world - and it wasn't until about age 10 that I was able to integrate the opening into the rest of the picture, as part of the narrative. And that image of the whip pulling away the gun and the gun slipping into the shore of the river, it almost has a Jungian quality for me. The whip sound with the movement of the gun into the water for the longest time made me think of snakes, that there were somehow some serpintine theme buried there. The opening informed me of the entirety of the film. A great introduction. Truly, a brilliant film. (And I am so happy to have "Tin Tin" with us. It is a tremendous adventure and so full of Spielberg's wonderfully complex system of movement that the joy I had while watching it, and my sense of vicariously felt peril, was, frankly, a little transcendant. It felt like I was watching something from my childhood's imagination.) Thank you Mr. Spielberg.
Jan. 5, 2012, 7:48 p.m. CST
So tomorrow...
by HapaPapa72
Do we get to see Peter Weller goofing around with his shot-off hand? It might help to ease my trauma from the death of Murphy scene from when I was a wee kid of 14.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:02 p.m. CST
RAIDERS changed my life
by slone13
I still remember walking out of the theater the first time I saw it at 8 years old. I was amazed. Went to film school because of it. Named my daughter Indiana. Still my favorite movie to this day.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:04 p.m. CST
Still no AICN report about Plinkett's review of the Crystal Skull fiasco.
by KilliK
i wonder why...
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:05 p.m. CST
=The opening to the movie always freaked me out as a kid. =
by KilliK
Same here.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:09 p.m. CST
Speaking of ROBOCOP...
by Vegiterrorist
Not to keep rubbing in the fact that I get to watch 35mm films in my friend's garage movie theater, but next week's 35mm double feature is all kinds of awesome: pristine 35mm prints of ROBOCOP and BUCKAROO BANZAI, back to back! Tuesday can't get here fast enough.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:15 p.m. CST
From the opening in Raiders where Indy is shown only hidden in the shadows and
by KilliK
then whips the hand of the bad guy when he tries to shoot him,to the Crystal Skull opening where Indy is an old man dressed in rags and closed in the trunk of a car. Now that's how you modernize an iconic movie series for the young generation.aha.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:18 p.m. CST
="Tin Tin" with us. It is a tremendous adventure=
by KilliK
Nope,it is a pile of shit.Better than Crystal Suck but still a very average film with all the usual Spielbergian flaws.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:20 p.m. CST
Gunga Din
by Ender's Jeesh
Precursor to Indy and its DNA is all over Raiders. Excellent flick that still holds up.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:28 p.m. CST
killik, don't be that guy
by P
I too was underwhelmed by Tintin (as stated above) but that doesn't invalidate chaunceygardiner's informed and well-articulated observations. Chauncey is a good writer and chooses his words carefully. Something you might consider.
Jan. 5, 2012, 8:57 p.m. CST
better be robocop
by Daniel
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:01 p.m. CST
The thing about Indiana...
by Fletch Gannon
In Raiders is that he was a dangerous individual there is humor in it but that movie if you watch it almost plays like a snuff film compared to allow the action movies that's spielberg has directed since.
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:04 p.m. CST
Happy times
by Boxcutter
One of my first visits to New York. July 1981. Previous day at Jones Beach, now the girlfriend has a wicked sunburn and can't get out of bed. I go for a wander in the heat on the Upper East Side and into a near-empty matinee on 86th St. Sit there in the cool dark and regress to about 11 years old from the moment the Paramount logo mixes through to the mountain, to the last shot of the crate with the Ark. Dragged her out to see it again next night. A wonderful movie.
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:06 p.m. CST
This movie is so above most films
by Nerd Rage
It's like man stole it from Mount Olympus. and it has one of the greatest closing shots too.
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:17 p.m. CST
by justmyluck
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:28 p.m. CST
@zombie_fatigue what are you talking about?
by KilliK
i just gave a sincere opinion about the movie.i never addressed chaunceygardin's opinion or him in a personal level. Besides Chaunceygardin might have his own well-written arguments to support his opinion but so do i,even though i am not in the mood to write about a film which i have almost forgotten.
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:34 p.m. CST
look at Spielberg in that photo...
by 6000_little_griglets
I wonder if he knew he was creating history... the way he's holding that iconic idle... it just blows my mind wondering what would be going through his mind at the time this photo was taken... it's like, if you took a photo of Da Vinci with the brush in his hand as he was painting the Mona Lisa...
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:37 p.m. CST
What else is there to say about Raiders . . . ?
by Nice Marmot
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:40 p.m. CST
killik, fair enough. It's just when something insightful and impassioned rises through the epic/fail muck of these talkbacks, I think we should respond in kind and repect the thought that went into their opionion.
by P
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:42 p.m. CST
Yeah but dont forget: It was Lucas who started it all while Spielberg finished it.
by KilliK
We can trash old businessman Lucas,and rightfully so,as much as we want but we must always remember that it was the young visionary Lucas who gave us SW and IJ. And for that i thank him with all my heart despite the fact that he ended up raping both SW and IJ.fucking idiot.
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:42 p.m. CST
Look closely at the eyes of the idol in the embiggened pic
by slone13
You can see the pupils in the fertility idol's eyes. This is one of the rare photos with the version of the idol that had the moving eyes. Spielberg eventually decided it was too cheesy and opted for one without.
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:59 p.m. CST
The Down in Front dudes also did a commentary on Indy4
by Rtobert
Jan. 5, 2012, 9:59 p.m. CST
Indy on Blu-Ray please
by Rtobert
It's the last of the great top-shelf series to be released. After that it'd be the rest of the Bond films.
Jan. 5, 2012, 10 p.m. CST
Poor Doc Ock.
by Yelsaeb
He just had to step in the light.
Jan. 5, 2012, 10:06 p.m. CST
by BadMrWonka
I don't get the joke. Care to explain?
Jan. 5, 2012, 10:11 p.m. CST
In my top ten all time movies...ever
by Darth_Kaos
Raiders, Spielberg at his best. Crystal Skull, Spielberg at his laziest.
Jan. 5, 2012, 10:13 p.m. CST
Raiders is my favorite film as well
by Mugato5150
and the reason I went to film school. Ironically I do CG shit now and if Raiders was made today they wouldn't have to corral a thousand snakes or make ghosts out of silk to float around in a water tank or any of the other creative shit they had to come up with as opposed to computer graphics.
Jan. 5, 2012, 10:21 p.m. CST
@slone13 good catch.Unfortunately 30 years later we got a crystal
by KilliK
skull which reads minds and turns into a space alien.
Jan. 5, 2012, 10:22 p.m. CST
by KilliK
Jan. 5, 2012, 10:30 p.m. CST
My childhood Indy experience is weird......
by fat_rancor_keeper
My issue was that I watched Temple of Doom FIRST. I fell in love with that take on the character so to me that's how an Indy movie was supposed to be. So when I came across an "older" Indy movie in the video store my child brain was like "WtF?" We rented it and I recall not liking it as a kid unfortunately. It creeped me out because it was darker though in a more realistic manner and it felt slower overall. The fun and simplicity of TOD just seemed more like what I dug at that time. Of course later on I came to appreciate all 3 of the movies. (I still hate the 4th)
Jan. 5, 2012, 10:57 p.m. CST
So hypothetically, you are a 10yr old now in 2012. What movie made today is going shape who you are?
by Feral Colon
Green Lantern? Thor? X-Men? PofC 4? (insert shit here). If I look back at every year during the 80's, their is at least 3, count them, 3 movies that I will watch over and over again at the drop of the hat. Easy riders and Raging bulls had it wrong. The 80's wasn't the end of cinema, 2011 was.
Jan. 5, 2012, 11:02 p.m. CST
FYI: fat_rancor_keeper - The exact same thing happened to me. 1981 born?
by Feral Colon
Jan. 5, 2012, 11:14 p.m. CST
Unfortunately I lost 'Raiders' long ago....
by SmokingRobot
'Temple' and 'Last Crusade' were so awful and derivative that my feelings for Raiders are kind of gone. Sort of how the prequels ruined the original trilogy for me. I didn't even bother seeing 'Skull'. What's the point? How much crap can one person watch in a lifetime?
Jan. 5, 2012, 11:20 p.m. CST
I remember my brother thinking Indy says, "Goodbye, stupid-o" to the corpse in this scene
by Nasty In The Pasty
That still makes me laugh.
Jan. 5, 2012, 11:32 p.m. CST
I think your brother was right
by HamburgerEarmuffs
He intentionally says "stupido" as a play on his name.
Jan. 5, 2012, 11:35 p.m. CST
As adventure movies go...
by dukeroberts
I rank Raiders of the Lost Ark as the greatest ever with The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn as a solid number two.
Jan. 5, 2012, 11:42 p.m. CST
Why didn't they just use Alfred Molina for the corpse shots?
by detinue
I've been wondering this for 30 years. What, they couldn't have glued some sharp sticks to his head and body and poured a little fake blood on him?
Jan. 5, 2012, 11:53 p.m. CST
Sad fact...I have the custom made Raiders jacket, per Ford's (and my) measurements from Wested leather
by wcolbert
Actually, nevermind, I'm quite happy with the jacket! I may be a geek, but I'm the only guy I know with an indy jacket that was actually made by the same people who made Ford's jacket for the movie! >:) I will never tire of any of the orginal Indy films...Indy 4 was a victim of both a jaded generation of moviegoers, and directors/producers simply forgetting the mindset they were in when they made the ones that worked...no way in hell would 1980s Lucas/Spielberg given us the fruity gophers, nuking the fridge, or cgi ants. Trying to be retro while still using CGI and writing it from a more modern mindset is always a mistake. Worst thing though was Shia Labeouff....the guy was simply not someone who belonged in the movie. Swinging with monkies? Are you kdding me? If nothing else had killed that movie...the monkey part would have. Still...I loved revisiting the character! Just dont give Indiana Jones a son. You dont give Superman a son. You don't give the hulk a son. You don't give James Bond a son. You dont give Indy a son. It just completely distracts from who the character is.
Jan. 6, 2012, 12:03 a.m. CST
by SubliminalJones
Secret Of The Incas is available for viewing here.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X33ActK3gT8 And, yes, the similarities to the Indiana Jones film are more than coincidental.
Jan. 6, 2012, 2:33 a.m. CST
Ford flubbed Molina's character's name
by slone13
He misspoke pronouncing it "Sapito" instead of "Satipo" as it was in the script.
Jan. 6, 2012, 3:54 a.m. CST
by Darth Scourge
Still one of my all time favourite movies. Saw it at the theatre during opening week in '81, and loved it ever since. Hope the Blu Ray will include the vintage docs Making of Raiders and Great Movie Stunts.
Jan. 6, 2012, 5:31 a.m. CST
badmrwonka No joke.
by UGG
Just looks like my terrible grammar has again vexed you. I meant it was such a bad dummy as a child I had no idea it was supposed to be the same character. I remember thinking it was someone else who'd died hours earlier pr something. It was only when I noticed Indy picking up the idol upon later viewings I realized who it was meant to be. Sorry it was late and I was inebriated, I'll try harder next time. ;)
Jan. 6, 2012, 5:42 a.m. CST
Raiders opening vs Back to the Future opening
by Jonathhan Kana
I find that these two movie openings did alot for me in terms of seeing how it should be DONE. In a matter of minutes we grow to love and instantly know each character. They are cool, yet suddenly completely in over their heads, and we love them for being as human as we are. The writing is just impeccable. I cant choose which opening is better. Im just glad I got to experience both as a kid and can smile and reflect on them now in 2012.
Jan. 6, 2012, 5:42 a.m. CST
by Sanyi
The Indy-review you're talking about is freakin' awesome! Plinkett's kicks ass.
Jan. 6, 2012, 5:46 a.m. CST
Stupido Satipo
by Jonathhan Kana
its alot more basic than yall think. the guy had no name, and in the script Indy just calls him Stupido for being an idiot. But they didnt want to name him Stupido in the credits, but that was the only reference. Therefore, Satipo. Common sense is good bros.
Jan. 6, 2012, 6:43 a.m. CST
HARRISON WATCHES INDY FOR THE FIRST TIME http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4aDFeFwxymA
by UGG
sorry for caps, you prob seen this already but thought this is a good enough thread to post it.
Yes, because *that's* how movies were supposed to be experienced: sitting in some weird guy's garage.
Jan. 6, 2012, 7:15 a.m. CST
Tintin lacked a compelling script
by gruntybear
It was 80% exposition, gussies up with a few, too cartoony set pieces. Too bad there won't be a sequel.
Jan. 6, 2012, 7:40 a.m. CST
by rxse7en
When's the next screening? I'll bring the popcorn.
Jan. 6, 2012, 8:21 a.m. CST
by lovesamuelfuller
God, i love all his reviews and have seen them many times. Yes, I have no life...
Jan. 6, 2012, 8:31 a.m. CST
This has to have one of the most famously mispronounced names in classic cinema history
by TheSeeker7
This has probably already been talked about, sorry, I'm not reading thru every TB entry. But how the character's name is Satipo, yet Harrison Ford clearly says "Adios, Sapito". He reverses the T and P.
Jan. 6, 2012, 8:34 a.m. CST
If I could wipe the memory of having seen just one film...
by Peter
...it would be Raiders of the Lost Ark. Just so I could watch it again and feel the same thrill that I felt watching it on the big screen back in 1981 at the age of 10. Perhaps the most perfect film ever made and definitely the greatest action-adventure flick, ever.
Jan. 6, 2012, 8:43 a.m. CST
wcolbert-- you're not alone
by Battybrain
I bought one of those same jackets (though I had them make it black)-- amazing quality, and really reasonable price. I've seen more expensive leather jackets in stores. And they don't make you feel like you're ready to search for lost antiquities and fight Nazis.
Jan. 6, 2012, 9:17 a.m. CST
First movie I remember seeing in theatres
by Autodidact
I was probably 6. Loved the movie including being scared shitless by all the gruesome deaths and snakes etc. It's one of my first "good" memories where I remember consciously noting just how fucking awesome something was.
Jan. 6, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
Cgi retro-fit Alfred Molina in there. This stupid prosthetic ripped me out of raiders when I was a lad.
by UltraTron
Fake prosthetic bullshit. Gimme a flawless Molina head replacement for the blueray with blood still spurting.
Jan. 6, 2012, 10:07 a.m. CST
Ultra, brilliant! Let's just remake the whole thing. Silly stunts and models and practical effects. Pffft.
by P
Jan. 6, 2012, 10:57 a.m. CST
battybrain - agreed!
by wcolbert
The quality is superb - though I did have to specially order a zipper from someone else in order for it to be screen accurate (for some reason they don't use the right zipper even though they are the bloody folks who made the original). The lambskin is extremely soft, especially when new, and for $400, you get a lot of value...I expect to be wearing this thing for the next decade or more, if it holds up. When I have more cash to throw around I think I'll get a nice sturdy cowhide Last Crusade jacket from them...if only so I can be more confident it can withstand a beating the lambskin might not.
Jan. 6, 2012, 11:01 a.m. CST
What this photo doesn't show is ...
by Royston Lodge
... that Satipo looks like that because Crystal Skull is being projected on the opposite wall of the cave.
Jan. 6, 2012, 11:01 a.m. CST
As perfect a movie as there's ever been. LOL at the un-Molina dummy.
by Mr Nicholas
Jan. 6, 2012, 11:03 a.m. CST
No need for a CGI Molina.
by Royston Lodge
My brain always assumed that he looked "wrong" because he was fuckin' dead! Corpses never look the same as the living person, am I right? Hey, that's how my pre-adolescent brain interpreted it, at any rate.
Jan. 6, 2012, 11:45 a.m. CST
by Blue_Demon
Funny...I speak Spanish and for the longest time I thought Ford was saying "Adios, Sapiro," pronouncing the single "r" like we do in Spanish, like the "t" in "butter" (surley Indy knows Spanish). Just thought the guy was named Sapiro. When I read the novelization, I realized his name was Satipo. You guys are right about the dark opening of the film. I love the way they held off on showing Indiana's face until after that guy tried to kill him, the somber tone of the music, the scream of the Indian guide as he finds that warning totem, the birds flying out of its mouth - Jesus, so many great images in the first FIVE MINUTES! But the part that really tightened my sphincter was when they first get to the part of the tunnel when they have to jump across the gap - We hear the whip crack and John Williams' music gets going - To me this was like being at the top of a roller coaster ride, before the first drop. All I could think was, "Here it comes!" That's why we go to the movies, kids.
Jan. 6, 2012, 11:47 a.m. CST
I second the Gunga Din reccomendation.
by v3d
A young Cary Grant gives a great manic performance. If you only know the older sophisticate from North by Northwest, you're in for great time.
Jan. 6, 2012, 11:47 a.m. CST
recommendation ^ Please add an edit feature in 2012.
by v3d
Jan. 6, 2012, 1:21 p.m. CST
tomorrow's BTSPOTD gets thrown through a window while screaming WHAT IS THIS SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTT???!!!!!!!!
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Jan. 6, 2012, 1:59 p.m. CST
@ugg that's a fake.in the real one he plays Uncharted3 for a Japanese ad.
by KilliK
here is the original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI3tsWus2KQ
Jan. 6, 2012, 2:10 p.m. CST
Raiders is glorious!
by Baragon
I can't wait for the Raiders blu-ray. It can't here fast enough! Same for the blu's for Gojira (Godzilla), E.T., JAWS and Sunset Blvd.
Jan. 6, 2012, 3:13 p.m. CST
it's just a movie you fags!!!! you praise the nostalgia...
by arthur
more than the movie itself.
Jan. 6, 2012, 3:32 p.m. CST
Cock90, what's your favorite movie?
by P
Troll? Troll 2? Trollhunters?
Jan. 6, 2012, 3:55 p.m. CST
HA! are you hurt zombie_fatwhatever? the truth does that
by arthur
don't get me wrong. I like this movie but i wasn't so impressed like you clearly were during that time.you people are starting to sound like harry. "oh my childhood", "oh I was 9 years old when it came out and my daddy took me to...". The love you have for this movie is so absurd. Just like star wars. It 's all about the nostalgia.
Jan. 6, 2012, 4:38 p.m. CST
Cock (aptly named) Umm... no.
by Mordock57
Jan. 6, 2012, 4:40 p.m. CST
It's not just about the nostalgia
by Mordock57
Raiders of the Lost Ark is still a better cinematic treat than 99% of the action movies released today. The closest anything has come in the past 30 years to even capturing anything resembling the feel of Raiders is probably the first two Mummy movies... and they're not even close in terms of sheer quality. (We do get Rachel Weisz though...)
Jan. 6, 2012, 5:59 p.m. CST
The last good Indiana Jones movie
by Keith
Also the last good movie ever to which George Lucas's name was attached.
Jan. 6, 2012, 6:30 p.m. CST
Like the T in butter
by Keith
That really depends on where you're from. North Americans, the Irish and Australians would pronounce that T as a D ('budder'), the English and Scots would pronounce it either as a proper T or with a glottal stop.
Jan. 6, 2012, 6:36 p.m. CST
The love you have for this movie is so absurd
by Keith
It's not absurd, it's because it's so bloody good, as with a slew of stuff from the late 70s and early 80s. But a lot of stuff from that era was not good, and therefore it receives little love. Nobody loves Megaforce just because it's thirty years old. And few people love Return of the Jedi because it's 29 years old. If you seriously think most modern movies are better than Raiders, or Alien, or Blade Runner, or Empire, then I would say you don't know very much about movies. Equally, if you said that most modern movies don't hold a candle to Superman 3 or Octopussy, I'd say you were a nutcase, because those movies simply aren't that good.
Jan. 6, 2012, 7:26 p.m. CST
No matter how often you run a RAIDERS BTS pic, I'm always delighted
by CountryBoy
It never gets old. And as for recent great action movies -- APOCALYPTO
Jan. 8, 2012, 3:02 a.m. CST
Raiders is a fuckin' CLASSIC.
by ChickenStu
Stone cold fuckin' CLASSIC. Love that fucking film. My kid loves it too, she's always asking me to put it on.
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Feed-In Tariffs
A feed-in tariff (FIT) is an energy supply policy that promotes the rapid deployment of renewable energy resources. A FIT offers a guarantee of payments to renewable energy developers for the electricity they produce. Payments can be composed of electricity alone or of electricity bundled with renewable energy certificates. These payments are generally awarded as long-term contracts set over a period of 15-20 years.
FIT policies can be understood as an advanced form of production-based incentive (PBI), where a payment is awarded for the actual electricity produced ($/kWh). PBIs are distinguished from capacity-based incentives like rebates, where a payment is awarded on the basis of how much capacity is installed ($/Watt).
FIT policies can be implemented to support all renewable technologies including:
- Wind
- Photovoltaics (PV)
- Solar thermal
- Geothermal
- Biogas
- Biomass
- Fuel cells
- Tidal and wave power.
So long as the payment levels are differentiated appropriately, FIT policies can increase development in a number of different technology types over a wide geographic area. At the same time, they can contribute to local job creation and increased clean energy development in a variety of different technology sectors.
FIT policies are successful around the world, notably in Europe. This suggests that they will continue to grow in importance in the United States, especially as evidence mounts about their effectiveness as framework for promoting renewable energy development and job creation.
Some of the benefits and impacts of FIT policies include:
The rapid renewable energy development seen in jurisdictions with FIT policies has helped reduce the environmental impacts of electricity generation, while providing valuable air quality and other environmental benefits.
Fixed prices created by FITs for renewable energy sources can also help stabilize electricity rates which can entice new business and attract new investment.
Due to the guaranteed terms and low barriers to entry offered by FIT policies, they have been highly successful at driving economic development and job creation.
FIT bills proposed in Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, and Indiana cite economic development and job creation in the clean energy sector as a leading reason for implementing a FIT policy. Data from countries like Germany and Spain demonstrate that well-designed FIT policies can positively impact job creation and economic growth. This opens up the prospects for significant expansions of future export opportunities.
Implementation Issues
Despite the many benefits, FIT policies pose a few challenges as well.
FIT policies do not address the barrier posed by the high up-front costs of RE systems, in contrast to rebate programs and other up-front "capacity-based" incentives. FIT policies are designed to offer stable revenue streams through long-term purchase contracts, requiring that the high up-front costs be amortized over a long period of time.
FIT policies can put near-term, upward pressure on electricity rates, particularly if high-cost technologies like PV are included in large amounts (i.e., thousands of megawatts). The risk of cost impacts grows in proportion to the rate and scale of deployment of these costlier technologies. One way to resolve this issue is to cap the total annual capacity of high-cost renewable energy resources. It is also important to weigh the broader social and economic benefits of the rapid renewable energy development generated under successful FIT policies against any near-term pressure on rates.
Well-designed FIT policies require a significant up-front administrative commitment to design the policy and to establish FIT payments based on the levelized cost of renewable energy generation. Detailed analyses on technology cost and resource quality are needed to ensure FIT payments are adequate to guarantee cost recovery without leading to windfall profits.
FIT policies designed to include guaranteed grid interconnection, regardless of location on the grid, could lead to less-than-optimal project siting. Accordingly, if projects are sited far from load centers or transmission or distribution lines, interconnection costs increase. This puts upward pressure on policy costs. However, this challenge can be largely overcome if FIT policies encourage siting projects near load centers by creating an incentive—either a bonus or a higher price based on higher spot-market prices—or if the policies require developers to bear a portion, if not the entirety, of the costs of grid connection.
Due to changes in technology costs and market prices over time, FIT policies must be adjusted periodically to account for these changes. Accounting for changes in technology costs accurately remains a challenge. Changing payment levels too often can be undesirable as well, as it creates investor uncertainty and increases overall market risk. One way to resolve this issue is to adjust the policy through a tariff degression, where the FIT payments decline by a pre-determined percentage each year. This can be coupled with periodic policy adjustments that occur every several—three to four—years. To be successful, these adjustments require a detailed methodology to track market changes effectively from year to year. Ultimately, the challenge is to provide a flexible policy framework without jeopardizing investor confidence.
Design Best Practices
Many successful FIT policies base the prices offered to suppliers on the levelized cost of renewable energy generation to ensure a reasonable rate of return. Other design best practices include:
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- Including a design feature that incorporates an incremental decrease in the FIT prices over time to encourage innovation and accelerate the pace of deployment
- Incorporating the costs of the policy into the electricity rate base
- Minimizing transaction costs by providing streamlined administrative procedures.
The information for this summary about FITs comes from an NREL technical report, State Clean Energy Policies Analysis Project: An Analysis of Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs in the United States.
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- Feed-in Tariff Policy: Design, Implementation, and RPS Policy Interactions
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MAINZ, Germany -- Chancellor Angela Merkel broke her silence Monday on allegations that a German citizen had worked as a double-agent for the U.S.
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Her comments follow last week's arrest of a 31-year-old employee of German intelligence service BND who is suspected of spying for U.S. agencies.
German-U.S. relations were been badly strained last year after Edward Snowden publicized the National Security Agency's mass surveillance program in Germany, including the tapping of Merkel's own mobile phone.
President Joachim Gauck added to growing chorus of criticism in Germany.
"If it really is the case that a service has been using an employee from our service in this way, we have to say: 'That is enough,'" he told German broadcaster ZDF.
"The NSA has a rather totalitarian understanding when it comes to surveillance methods"
According to German media reports, the BND suspect allegedly passed on more than 200 documents to U.S. agents since 2012, and received more than $34,000 in exchange.
Espionage is "not something we take lightly," government spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters in Berlin on Friday.
"The NSA has a rather totalitarian understanding when it comes to surveillance methods and in this case it has completely ignored the political implications," said Henning Riecke, head of the U.S.A. program at the Berlin-based German Council on Foreign Relations. "We are facing a crisis that is undermining transatlantic relations in a slow and continuous process."
Earlier this year, the country's lower house of parliament formed an official inquiry committee, which is investigating the NSA's activities in Germany.
Ahead of a trip to Washington in early May, Merkel had stressed that relations between the United States and Europe had been "severely shaken" and that trust between the two sides "needs to be rebuilt." But following the two-day visit, Merkel came under heavy criticism for returning to Germany without a U.S. commitment to a so-called no-spy agreement, and of being too soft on the U.S.
Professor Michael Woffsohn of the German Armed Forces University in Munich downplayed the furor over the latest espionage allegations, calling them "naive."
"Surveillance is very common, even among allies," he said. "And let's not forget that Germany has been very dependent on American intelligence when it, for example, comes to jihadist terrorism."
Andy Eckardt is a producer based in Mainz, Germany, covering news for all of NBC News' platforms. He started this role in 1994.He was part of NBC's coverage of the 2013 election of Pope Francis and the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. He also covered the Israel-Gaza conflict in November 2012, the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005 and the 60th anniversary of Allied invasion in Normandy in 2004 and 2014.In 2007, Andy was recognized for his contributions to the Emmy Award-winning investigative report "The Secret Battle Over Body Armor" on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.Eckardt previously worked as a field producer for Worldwide Television News in Frankfurt, with a focus on news reports, sports and entertainment. Eckardt spent his childhood in West Berlin and Wiesbaden, Germany, as well as Long Beach, Calif., and Boston, Mass. He lives near Frankfurt, Germany, with his wife and two children.


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SOHH Whatcha Think: Evelyn Lozada's Teen Boyfriend, Waka Flocka Gets Engaged, Bounty Hunters Sniff Out Tim Dog?
Friday, May 31, 2013 11:15AM
Finally Friday. Friday could not have come at a better time so what better way to kick things off than getting an eyeful of NFL free agent Chad Ochocinco's ex-wife Evelyn Lozada dating a teenager? Speaking of dating, it looks like Waka Flocka Flame is ready for the horse and carriage with a special someone. He may have found love but there's bounty hunters trying to find the late Tim Dog? All this coming up in SOHH Whatcha Think.
[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH]
1. Age Ain't Nothin' But A Number
Is Evelyn Lozada trying to regain her youth by dating younger men? Not quite. It turns out the 37-year-old decided to fulfill the dream of a high school senior and hers at the same time by agreeing to go to a high school prom. TMZ is all over this:
Better late than never ... so says "Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozada who finally went to prom last night -- TWENTY YEARS after graduating from high school, TMZ has learned. Here's how it all went down -- just a few months ago, a high school senior from Bloomfield, Michigan reached out to the VH1 star on Twitter and threw up a Hail Mary ... by asking her to be his date to the prom. Shockingly, Lozada ACCEPTED -- thinking it would be a fun experience ... particularly because she never went to her own high school prom because she was pregnant at the time. We're told Evelyn's date Anthony was quite the Romeo ... and even bought Evelyn's corsage. She took care of the rest -- paying for transportation (in a sick Denali) ... and a fancy dinner -- plus, she paid for her own plane ticket out from L.A.. We're told the two had a great time -- with Evelyn dancing her face off the entire night ... but unfortunately for her date -- her prom dress stayed ON after the party. Still, not a bad night. (TMZ)
Could anyone have asked for a better prom? You would think having Evelyn standing right next to you that the lucky guy would at least crack a smile. Not a bad way to say good-bye to high school. #SOHHWhatchaThink?
2. Waka Flocka Love Flame
Is Waka Flocka Flame dating? You would have to think that it's deeper than dating as the 20-something year old rapper and a very attractive woman were spotted not only kissing but donning each other's names on their fingers. Bossip has the scoop:
We know some of you heartbroken ladies had dreams of gettin' some dreadlocked thug lovin', but it's a wrap! Earlier this morning Waka Flocka's on-again-off-again girlfriend Tammy Rivera let the cat out of the bag through her Instagram page that the "O Lets Do It" rapper just did it. After a brief break-up, the ATL rapper and his banger boo are set to be married and have commemorated the moment with matching finger tattoos. Today is also Waka's birthday but it looks like he was the one giving the gifts. No sign of a ring quite yet, but we're sure Tammy will want to make her "haters" jealous by posting pics on Instagram soon as she has one. Until then, take a look at some 'kini-clad pics of the woman who will soon be christened Mrs. Flocka Flame. (Bossip)
Could this really be Mrs. Flocka Flame? Waka has said he had a girlfriend in the past but recently was enjoying the single life. Could this be it for him? Is he ready to dedicate himself to only one woman? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
3. Get At Me, Dog
Uh-oh, should Tim Dog be scared? Probably not since he's reportedly thought to be dead. It turns out there's plenty of people on the search for him and they mean business. All Hip Hop Rumors has this covered:
Ohhhhhh! Its about to get real if Tim Dog is above ground! We STILL don't fully know if the Bronx rapper is actually dead or alive! Nobody has provided concrete evidence that the man is actually dead! Remember, there were reports that Tim Dog died from a diabetic seizure. But, his family - particularly his WIFE - has yet to come forward to answer allegations that Tim is alive...or in the afterlife. So, it continues. The latest is a very small tip that I got from somebody purporting to be a bounty hunter. They are going to be looking for him! I'm not sure why, because I don't think there is a reward for his capture, but it is a high profile case in the urban world. I don't know. (All Hip Hop Rumors)
This Tim Dog situation is getting a bit out of hand. How long of a search will there be? If he really is alive, where could he have gone to and hid? Would people be more upset about him faking his own death or excited that he's still breathing? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
That about wraps it up for today. This is SOHH On The Spot giving you the morning scoop from your favorite gossip sites.
[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH]


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NOTE: I will not be leaving Amazin' Avenue, in spite of everything. I wrote this post when I was feeling a bit down, but things have since changed. (I made some significant revisions, as indicated by the omissions in strikethrough, and the additions in bold-italic.)
My friends, as you may or may not have been aware, I used to post quite frequently on this site (I went by the handle 'sj10689' before using my name); however, I have been almost entirely inactive the last three or four months, and I'm sure a few have wondered about my absence. Before I get into specifics, I would like to say one thing before I continue: it has been a pleasure (for the most part) being a part of the Amazin' Avenue community, through good times and even through bad times.
Now, it is with considerable sadness that I announce I will no longer be contributing to the site. I will contribute, from time to time, but on a more limited basis. As much as I would have liked to continue, my recent battle with depression (which I recently won, but perhaps only temporarily), in addition to the fact that I am now in dire financial straits, has left me with other responsibilities to tend to, and if when I do were to contribute to this site at all, such occasions would will be few and far between. Also, a close friend of mine recently "stabbed me in the back", and I am still very devastated by that. I will continue to read through Amazin' Avenue as my principal source of Mets news, rumors, humor and other related material, however; but right now, my mind is somewhere else. Ever since Hurricane Sandy (of which I sustained no property damage, but was still greatly affected), my life has gone downhill; but, I will recover from this. It could be worse.
I originally joined this site on an otherwise uneventful day on September 9, 2009; I have read through many Mets sites, but they all seemed to be lacking in some way. When I happened to stumble into Amazin' Avenue by some happenstance, I discovered a truly great and amazing site with considerable input from well-informed Mets fans. I considered the experience even more amazing than when I first explored Wikipedia back in c. 2006 with its dearth of encyclopedic content. Amazin' Avenue was a perfect blend of fan input, insider analysis, and to my amazement, even humor - particularly, within the posts and the FanShots/images/MS Paints, and the like. I knew this was where I wanted to be.
Back then, getting acclimated to the community was definitely a bit of a trial, at first. As is the case with entering a fraternity, there's always some kind of rite of passage upon entry, before you're well-established. It took a while, but by April 2010, I pretty much became a part of the general community. I immediately took up the study and importance of advanced statistical analysis (sabermetrics), and made some contributions to that area on this site (nothing of considerable note), as well as adding some humorous posts of my own. I've always kept an open mind to new ideas, provided that they make sense and can be proven. In addition, I've had some fun slaying my fair share of trolls and throwing flags at 'em. On some occasions, I also seemed out of touch with everyone at times, and I have had some "off days", where my attempts at humor fell (completely) flat, and where I didn't know what the hell anybody was talking about. (I've had a few terrible cold spells at times, which would last for an entire month.) But I persevered through those moments, at times taking leaves of absence.
In sum, I enjoyed my time here, and I have come to notice that the community is now more welcoming to new members while also keeping trolls in line, which is a major plus. I liken Amazin' Avenue to a Mets version of Starbucks Coffee establishments, but with more dimensionality and more facets. During my time here, I have 156 posts (ok, 157 now) and 14,828+ comments; of those, 6 in particular stand out, as truly my greatest works of all time:
1. The Amazin' Avenue Rec-ord Book - as of 2011.04.17; no newer edition was ever posted
2. fxcarden's Nightly Rant! collection - permanently ruined due to the site's reformatting - more on that later
3. The Terrible Kingdom - my greatest piece of artwork on the site
4. Mets 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft analysis: Rounds 1 – 40 - read it now, or read it later, and then wonder where they are then. In conjunction with Alex Nelson's scouting reports, it is THE most comprehensive draft analysis of the Mets 2012 draft, period.
5. Citi Field Range Map - if you want, you can also create your own, with an amazingly accurate template image
6. Amazin' Avenue's 1,000,000th post - actually, it wasn't me who did it; it was ackbar7. Good job, Admiral!
Honorable mentions: HOME COOKIN' WITH R.A. DICKEY, Coeur's Light, 1884 Game Thread (Open Dialogue), Finding Nimmo, The Dickey Chronicles (Seinfeld spoof), Guess Nick Evans (just barely made this list)
With that said, I have gave the decision to leave this site an enormous amount of thought, basically since this past September. But after coming back later on and seeing this site reformatted in this ugly, apathetic and decidedly uncolorful manner, whose design reeks of implicit smugness and elitist cachet, it was pretty much inevitable... or so I thought. (But hey, at least the 'Z' key still works!) After some further thought, still, I have once again reconsidered, and decided not to actually leave; just to post on a more limited basis. This new design basically ruined/destroyed the layout for the fxcarden rantopedia, which I have worked too hard on and have decided to no longer publish. I was considering continuing the series, but this whole new site redesign ruined any possibility of that ever happening. (My sincerest apologies to fxcarden, who is a much valued member of this community.) This was the worst thing SBNation has ever done, in robbing the individual blogs of their character (did you notice the number of blogs actually decreased, from 322 to 312!? I've never seen a decrease like that before.); now, every blog looks like a cookie-cutter imitation that was mass-produced in some industrial assembly line. Inside, I'm crying at just the thought of this. In addition, the new layout resemble Windows 8's design a little too much, except it's actually much worse. The user interface isn't even fan-friendly anymore. SBNation ought to consider handing in their credentials* as a blog network, by the fans and for the fans - it now looks like a corporate-run entity instead of a democratic one. Shameful and appalling, is how I'd describe it.
* If someone could find that comment where ThankGoodnessForHowieRose officially revoked Sam Page's editor's credentials, I would enthusiastically appreciate it. The search engine now, I should add, is completely fucked! This is another reason why continuing the rantopedia is virtually impossible.
UPDATE: Steve Sypa found it! Great job.
With all that said, I wish all of you (and the New York Mets) the best of luck going forward, and may the force/schwartz be with you!** It has been a great pleasure to serve and socialize (with) all of you through the few years that I have, and I will continue to do so, but on a more limited basis.
** Oh, and if you could find the FanShot with Darth Dickey on the mound at Citi Field and with the Death Star in the background (by The Apple, I think), that'd be super-awesome.
Thanks for all the memories.
sj10689 (a.k.a. Adam Halverson)