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Week 2 of the NFL rolled along right on schedule this past weekend, but Tuesday afternoon news broke that NFL Films president Steve Sabol had passed away at the age of 69, and almost instantly there was an avalanche of affection all over Twitter and the internet.
With good reason: Steve Sabol was the guy who made the videos that made the NFL look like the funniest, manliest, greatest sport on earth. He's a legend in football and sports, in general.
'We'll Never See Someone Like Steve Sabol Again'
So instead of running down the Week 2 storylines this week, let's just press the nostalgia button. Because there's never a bad reason to watch some NFL Films videos, and because there's no better way to remember Steve Sabol. We begin with Lawrence Taylor.
2. Reminder: Lawrence Taylor was a freight train of batshit awesomeness, and 25 years after his rookie year we've still never seen anyone like him. He was the greatest. I never saw Lawrence Taylor play, but I know this paragraph is true in part because of NFL Films and Steve Sabol.
3. At the start of this clip you've got two of the most famous coaches in NFL History -- Tony Dungy and Bill Parcells -- just sitting there laughing about the greatest defensive player to ever step on a football field. You could show an endless loop of highlights or put together a dozen interviews with former players testifying about LT, and none of them would be half as convincing as two of the greatest coaches in history laughing about how Lawrence Taylor is the only player in football who's worth every penny.
4. It seems we shouldn't be allowed to be hear a conversation like that, and that's part of what makes NFL Films so incredible: We shouldn't be able to hear a conversation like that. So it becomes twice as cool when we do. NFL Films gives that to us constantly.
5. Beyond the LT video, there are dozen of these little mini-documentaries on YouTube, all focusing on various Hall of Famers from the past, all from the same show where Sabol and NFL Films count down the 100 greatest players in NFL history. They have the feel of an old VHS documentary you might've watched in science class in high school, except literally 10 billion times cooler.
6. People talk about the way NFL Films humanized players and coaches for the public, but that's not what made Sabol's work so great. In general, these videos took characters that football had already turned into Gods and then gave us an inside look at the way they talk to each other. They were no more human afterwards, it only enhanced the legend. NFL Films taught us over and over again that the truth of football is twice as entertaining than anything we would've imagined.
7. Just an outstanding sequence from an outstanding clip on NFL Cursing.
Player: "Tippy-toein like a bitch!"
Random white dude being interviewed: "They're very emotional..."
Coach: "Take that f***ing blitz and stick it up your ass, Jerry Glanville!"
8. Later in that video, Jon Gruden to Jeff Garcia: "Would you start to have a little fun here, and shut the f*** up? Ok, Mr. f***in hero?" And if you can't appreciate a six minute clip full of coaches and players screaming profanity, would you start to have a little fun here, and shut the f*** up?
9. Speaking of stupid fun:
10. The Kris Jenkins Golf Cart Interlude. Sabol and NFL Films gave us Hard Knocks, and nothing captures what makes Hard Knocks so perfect quite like the 13 second interlude above. The joy on Jenkins' face, the sheer randomness of the moment, the perfect NFL Films music. It's an unnecessary scene to include in any reality show, it's totally irrelevant to the Jets, and a hundred little moments like that are exactly what makes Hard Knocks better and more fun than a thousand other shows that try to take you "Inside the Game" or whatever.
11. You can watch a game with a non-football fan and maybe they'll understand the appeal, but probably not. Football looks like an insane mess to the uninitiated. But show that same person an episode of Hard Knocks, and between the comedy, drama, and the sheer spectacle of it all, even the deepest skeptics will get hooked.
12. (Steve Sabol made my girlfriend like football is basically what I'm saying here.)
13. But as great as Hard Knocks is, re-watching some of Steve Sabol's greatest hits makes you remember what sports used to be like, when it was all one big Costacos Brothers Poster.
14. THUNDER AND DESTRUCTION. Jesus, this is so awesome.
15. Ronnie Lott in that video: "If you watch all the films prior to that game, it wasn't one free safety that had came up and hit Ickey Woods straight up. Most of the people that had got good shots on Ickey were hitting him on glancing blows, not direct on, but from sides. So I knew going into this game that I had to deliver a blow. You know? I just wanted to come after and make sure that he realized there was going to be somebody there that was going to attack him." [/cue montage of Ronnie Lott obliterating Ickey Woods and 10 other players.]
16. 49ers tackle Bubba Paris: "He hits people so hard that... I mean, If somebody was to hit my son that hard, I'd probably come to the game with a shotgun and shoot him..."
17. ...Yeah, everything about that video is the greatest thing ever, and it could never, EVER be made in 2012, which makes you appreciate it even more. The same way Blazing Saddles could never get made today. That's part of the charm. One obvious conclusion here might be that a guy who spent his life glorifying football's nastier side passed away at the right time because football's not necessarily something we want to glorify anymore.
18. On the other hand: The company Sabol and his father built is the ultimate counterpoint to the Fox Robot and the NFL's obsession with the U.S. military and Bob Costas and Tony Dungy's moralizing and Roger Goodell and everything else about the NFL-as-America analogy that makes you sort of hate America. NFL Films began with Ed Sabol, after he'd taped Steve's high school games and realized he was good at filming football, and eventually convinced the NFL he'd be good at filming their games, too. Together, father and son made it into the most successful sports documentary machine in the world -- simply by working harder, being smarter, and never confusing themselves with the product they were selling, always glorifying the game, not their own brand.
19. Look at this NFL Films producer talking in a profile from the Atlantic:
"It was a Jets game," he said. "Curtis Martin takes a handoff and runs to the sideline. A defender comes up, and they collide right in front of me. I thought they were both dead. Two people that big, that fast, hitting each other full speed—I thought I'd witnessed a murder. Then they jump up and run back, and I saw it 30 more times in the next hour, and I realized that what you see from the stands is nothing. That's what we want to show people: what it's really like."
20. Bringing that to life is a challenge, and sort of an art all its own. But you get the sense that the Sabols and everyone else at NFL Films always had fun with the challenge. And it's not really a fun footnote to add to a tribute piece, but the people at NFL Films don't seem to be having as much fun these days.
21. As someone pointed out on Twitter, last summer the Philadelphia Daily News ran a story on the relationship between NFL Films and the NFL Network. Sabol never criticizes the NFL in the story, but others at NFL Films aren't quite so diplomatic. As an ex-producer tells it:
"You've got these guys [at NFL Network] now with ADD, they're watching that ball spinning and they're saying, 'OK, let's catch it already. Go, go, go. Catch the ball, will ya.'
We would sit down in meetings with them occasionally when I was there and we'd be discussing programming for the upcoming season. Every time we would propose an NFL Films-type look at something, you could kind of see them say, 'Well, ya know, we were thinking of something that was a little edgier and a little punchier and a little faster.'"
22. The NFL started its own network in 2003, but handed programming control to a former ESPN executive instead of putting Sabol and NFL Films in control. Since then, the Films budget has been cut, employees have been laid off, and their programming's been reduced.
"Our autonomy was protected vigorously through the years," [a former NFL Films vice president] said of a company that Sports Illustrated once called the most effective propaganda organ in the history of corporate America. "[Pete] Rozelle believed that the ownership shouldn't be dictating to Films how these things should be done. [Paul] Tagliabue essentially carried on the same philosophy. Leave these guys alone. They're doing the job for us. We'll just screw it up if we go down there and try to change substantially what the model is and has been for all those years."
Since Roger Goodell succeeded Tagliabue as commissioner in 2006, the bottom line has become a much more integral factor in league policy and decision-making."
23. Of course.
24. It's not even a little surprising to find out that today's NFL has squeezed the NFL Films budget and reduced their influence. Today's pro football coverage is loud, clumsy, over-produced, and over-exposed, and driven by the bottom line. Basically the polar opposite of everything Steve Sabol's work embodied, and perfectly consistent with everything Roger Goodell's NFL embodies.
25. Even if football's changing and it's less enjoyable and even if it changes forever one day, remembering Steve Sabol and watching a bunch of NFL Films videos on Tuesday reminded me that no matter what happens to football from here, I'll always love what pro football was. And Steve Sabol captured what we loved better than anyone, so I guess I'll always love him, too.


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The fourth volume of the Family Platform Online Journal focuses on volunteering and families.
The European Foundations' Initiative on Dementia (EFID) launches the European Awards: "Living well with Dementia in the Community".
A group of foundations, composed of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Fondation Médéric Alzheimer, the King Baudouin Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, join forces to launch the 'Living well with Dementia in the Community - European Foundations' Initiative on Dementia-Awards' in order to improve perceptions of dementia and to stimulate solidarity at the local level. The overarching aim of the Initiative is to contribute to a better quality of life for people with dementia and their carers.
Up to 10 projects will be funded with up to € 10.000. The application is to be filled in English as the Awards are pan-European and partners are required to communicate and exchange their achievements at the European level and amongst their peers. To apply, send your application by 31st August. The full call for proposals and application form are available on the NEF website:
Since its opening in 1997, L'ENVOL pour les enfants européens has welcomed in the spring and summer close to 6,000 children (about 600 per year). All of them suffer from chronic and serious illnesses which usually confines them within a caring yet narrow world of hospital and family.
In twelve days in an exceptional setting, the domain of Echouboulains -- chateau, park plus 30 hectares complete with swimming pool and workshops -- the children discover a community through numerous activities. Their stay is safe: they benefit from constant medical supervision and a adult for every two children. This adventure allows them to live more easily with their illness and regain confidence in their bodies, their future and other people.
The involvment of many volunteers to insure the welcome of children with serious illnesses is a fundamental part of the spirit of L'ENVOL. About 30 volunteers participate at each of these camps. About 200 volunteers per year. They are totally involved in our mission for children. The volunteers are carefully selected, trained and managed by our staff. They support us to implement the activities at camp. It allows all those wishing to live a unique experience supporting children with serious illnesses.
There is a great need for volunteers, apart from taking care of children, on a permanent basis which covers the activities of doctors, nurses, activities leaders, etc. The duration of this support can be adapted to each case and the volunteer's time available.
The volunteers stay for a session in the center, attached to a group together with salaried counselors. Four counselors take care of eight children.
Volunteers are fed and lodged.
Volunteers'enrolment files should be sent to L'ENVOL according to the model given here: http://www.lenvol.asso.fr/IMG/pdf/Dossier_Benevolat_2011-5.pdf
Candidates must be more than 20 years old, stable minded, strong and speak french. Like taking care of children is an other condition.
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Peter King of SI.com reports that Falcons owner Arthur Blank plans to impose some type of discipline on quarterback Mike Vick by Tuesday.
King also reports that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reserves the right to tack additional penalties to the sanctions imposed by the team.
The Falcons' options in this regard are limited. They can cut him, pursuant to paragraph 11 of the Standard Player Contract. Or they can suspend him without pay for up to four games under the CBA.
So it's possible that the Falcons will suspend Vick for the first four games of the regular season, and then Goodell will later suspend Vick for the remaining 12 of the 2007 season. Given that the Vick prosecution is in the so-called "Rocket Docket," the case will most likely be resolved by the commencement of offseason workouts in 2008, and the team can make a decision about Vick's future after the trial.
The only flaw in this approach? Suspending Vick for the first four games of the 2007 regular season might not permit the team to tell him to stay away from training camp and the preseason. Players suspended by the league for the first four games of the season due to violations of the substance abuse policy or the steroids policy are permitted to participate in preseason preparations.
Of course, Vick could voluntarily agree to accept a banishment from camp and the preseason, but the fact that Arthur Blank spent Sunday in Montana pondering his options for disciplining Vick tells us that, as we'd heard, Vick has refused to agree to anything. And this means that Vick is likely to refuse to stay away from camp or from the preseason games.
Thus, if/when the Falcons suspend Vick, the stage will be set for a nasty T.O.-style grievance hearing, if Vick decides to fight the decision. (Before making any decisions in this regard, however, Vick should consider the fact that he'd likely have to testify at the ensuing arbitration, and that the feds would likely subpoena the transcript of any such testimony for use in the trial on the pending conspiracy charges.)
Regardless of how it turns out, it's increasingly clear to us that Vick can't be a part of the Falcons team while these charges are pending, and it's apparently becoming increasingly clear to Blank that something must be done. The possibility of pickets and increased security at training camp, and of constant boos raining down from the stands at home games, is beyond unacceptable.
If Vick isn't willing to realize that it's in everyone's best interests (including his) for Vick to not be around, then someone else will have to make that decision for him.
The stakes are nevertheless high. Ridiculously high. As we explained on Saturday, the Falcons would be able to attempt to recover more than $28 million in bonus money from Vick if he misses a single practice or game due to a suspension. That reality could force Vick to fight any effort to discipline that the Falcons try to impose, even if it means that he'll be creating evidence that could be used against him by prosecutors.
Bottom line -- this ugly situation is going to get uglier, primarily because Vick can't realize that it's in his best interests to work out a deal with the Falcons, and because no one around Vick has the juice to get him to listen.


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Updated: Apr. 25, 2014 6:26 PM EDT
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) -- Firefighting crews are looking forward to some help from Mother Nature to contain a fire that's burning in the New River Gorge National River.
Park ranger Leah Perkowski-Sisk said the fire in the Endless Wall area of the gorge remains 90 percent contained but rain on Friday should help with hot spots. The Endless Wall trail remains closed to public use.
Crews are continuing to monitor hot spots and mop up the burn.
The fire was reported on Sunday and has burned about 130 acres.
Perkowsi-Sisk said the fire was caused by human activity and remains under investigation.
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Girls soccer: Rushville at Franklin County, 5 p.m.
Tennis: Batesville at Rushville, 5 p.m.
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The BRMS seventh-grade Lady Cubs volleyball team fell to Doe Creek 25-10, 25-12. The Lady Cubs were led by Leah Kemple by serving 100 percent and having one ace. Also recording an ace on the night were Kalyleigh Paramore, Brittany Kuhn and McKenzie Muckerheide.
Juan Pablo Montoya to drive for Team Penske
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Juan Pablo Montoya is leaving NASCAR for a return to IndyCar, where he'll drive for Chip Ganassi rival Roger Penske.
The Colombian has agreed to join Team Penske next season as a teammate to current IndyCar points leader Helio Castroneves and Will Power. He could also drive in some NASCAR races as part of the deal.
The move could be seen as a betrayal by Montoya against longtime team owner Ganassi.
Ganassi decided in August he was not bringing Montoya back to his NASCAR program next season. But he and Penske are fierce rivals in IndyCar, and Ganassi driver Scott Dixon is currently locked in the championship battle with Castroneves.
Free throws lift Sun over Fever, 82-80 in OT
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — It turned into a spirited seven-on-seven game in the regular-season finale for the Connecticut Sun and Indian Fever.
Despite finishing with their worst record in franchise history (10-24), the Sun sent a near-capacity crowd home happy Sunday with an 82-80 victory in overtime.
Izzy Castro Marques made two free throws with 1.9 seconds and finished with 19 points for the Sun, who won three of their last five games despite several injuries.
Both teams played with seven players. Indiana rested starters Tamika Catchings, Shavonte Zellous and Briann January ahead of the playoffs. Jess Davenport and Jess Breland also didn't dress.


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ALBANY, GA (WALB) - The big switch to digital television is complete but some South Georgia television viewers are still trying to catch up.
Many area seniors need help with the switch and a program called "DTV: Keeping Seniors Connected" is giving them the assistance they need. One couple is entering the digital age with the help of the Sowega Council on Aging.
Life by the pond in Sumner is just picture perfect for Pete and Joyce Haman. "It's a nice getaway," said Joyce Haman.
But it's a summer getaway that gets a little snowy. "Right," said Haman, "we haven't had very good reception."
The snow has been constant since something called the Big Switch on June 12th, the historic change from analog to digital television. "I don't know much about it. It's confusing to me," said Joyce.
The confusing process has Project Manager Chris Russell stepping in to help at homes all across Southwest Georgia. The Sowega Council on Aging has received hundreds of calls from people like the Hamans needing assistance with the transition.
"Total number now is over about 1,300," said Russell.
Since the Hamans only relied on an outside antenna at their summer home all these years, they had to purchase a converter box. With a few connections and some scanning, Russell had their television up and going.
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According to Tom Dienhart of the Sporting News, DeWayne Walker has accepted Washington's offer to become its new defensive coordinator.
Here's what Dienhart has to say about it:
"Not only does losing him to Washington hurt UCLA's defense, it also will be a blow to the Bruins' recruiting efforts. Walker was one of the school's best recruiters, and there could be fallout with regard to UCLA's strong 2008 class."
I think that Walker is making a huge mistake by going to a program in which he is only guaranteed a job for a year since Willingham's status will come into question. The big issue that will come up now that Walker is gone is the incoming recruits. It's well known that Walker is instrumental in the recruiting game. Can RN convince these kids to come to Westwood? You know he'll be trying as hard as he can the minute he's allowed to do so. Even though RN stated that Walker was his No.1 recruit, I don't think he'll find this to be a terrible loss.
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East End Weekend: Highlights of August 22 to 24
Sick of the beach? That's strange, but luckily there's ample else to do around the East End this weekend.
Illegal rentals targeted by civic group in Hampton Bays
Hundreds of single-family houses in Hampton Bays operate as illegal rentals, according to numbers compiled by a civic group that wants its data-oriented approach to spur Southampton Town to shut them down.
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An opportunity for businessmen and women presents itself at the end of this month, when hotel and restaurant Capri will play host to the annual Southampton Chamber of Commerce Networking Night on Thursday, August 28. The evening, also sponsored by The Atlantic and Bentley of Southampton, kicks off at 5 p.m. and will conclude two hours later at 7 ... (more)
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The town board will host a special meeting on the East Hampton Town Airport at LTV Studios on August 27. East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell announced Monday, August 18, that the East Hampton Town Board is hosting a special meeting to hear concerns of residents of all East End townships impacted by noise and air traffic from the airport on ... (more)
Activists oppose Bridgehampton sand mine expansion
Environmentalists and local activists called on the state Monday not to issue an operating permit to allow the expansion of a Bridgehampton sand mine they say is a nuisance and a threat to drinking water in the aquifer under the land.
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Choking charge dropped against East Hampton trustee Nathaniel Miller
The Suffolk County district attorney's office has dropped a charge against an East Hampton Town elected official accused of choking a town employee during an argument.
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McNeil Art Group Hosts Pristine Summer
The McNeil Art Group is ending the season with a new show, "Pristine Summer." The opening reception for the exhibit will be on Thursday, August 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit, which is held at the group's Hill Street Gallery Space in Southampton, is a collection of works from modern contemporary artists.
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If you are going to Long Island for beaches this weekend, you should be aware that 66 Beaches throughout Suffolk County with the exception of the beaches on the South Fork of Long Island known as The Hamptons, are closed today due to bacteria levels exceeding public safety standards, presumably due to rainwater runoff.
Nancy Bennett-Donohue, who is now 103, and her husband, Brentford Bennett, opened Brent's General Store in the 1950s.
Riverside revamp gets office, website
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Maria Leon attended the Goya Awards' final candidates party photocall held at El Canal theatre in Madrid, Spain last night.
Not deterred by the fact that so many celebrities have donned the Louis Vuitton Spring 2013 chequered print before her, the actress wore a long-sleeved mini dress styled with a white LV bag and double-ankle-strap platform peep-toes.
I think it's safe to say this will not be the last time we will see this print.
The 27th Annual Goya Awards, Spain's answer to the Oscars, takes place on February 17, 2013.
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PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) - Efforts to develop a state-owned casino in southeast Kansas are getting off the ground with a plan that includes a partnership with a nearby casino in Oklahoma. The state owns casinos in Dodge City, Mulvane and Kansas City, Kansas. But developers have lost interest in the southeast region, partly because of the proximity of the Downstream Casino Resort run by Oklahoma's Quapaw Tribe. The Joplin Globe reports executives of the Quapaw casino and the Ruffin Companies are working together to build the gambling complex near Frontenac the defunct Camptown Greyhound Park.
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I'm not sure if it's Stucco or Plaster. I'm really new to this and have horrible wood paneling currently on the walls. When I removed one panel I discovered it was glued and nailed onto the original "stucco" walls. It's horrible underneath the wood paneling and I don't know what my options are to fix it? I read that I could add 1/4 rock sheet, any other idea's? How do I clean off the glue or do I sand it? Any health risk or issues I should be concerned with? This is my first home and I'm feeling overwhelmed. Thanks for any help!
I guess im wondering why you wouldn't want to put drywall up over it,instead of tearing it off the trying to fix a mess that is going to be a pain and prolly alot more costly (considering your time) than putting up the drywall.
Yes you can sand this glue down but I guess if it on stucco walls what about if the glue is on part of the high area (stucco)then you sand that off or down pretty soon you texture will look flat and scattered.
Yes you can sand this glue down but I guess if it on stucco walls what about if the glue is on part of the high area (stucco)then you sand that off or down pretty soon you texture will look flat and scattered.
I took off the paneling. A few contractors recommended ripping all of the old plaster down and re-drywalling the whole wall. Intead I decided I'd work with it. The glue did not sand down...I had to carefully chip off as much as I could, and then try to sand. For the end result, I bought wall texture mix and just textured the whole wall with a large trowel. The end result was much nicer texture than the original and saved a lot of money.
Just got the panels off completely and where going to try to sanding route. If not, then the chipping away and texture mix. Appreciate your help. Thanks!
One more thing I didn't mention...I have also used a 5 gallon bucket of joint compound as the texturing material. It is pre-mixed and ready to use. Some of the wall texture bag mixes can be difficult to get just right. It depends on what kind of look you want. The bag mixes can be mixed thinner for a lighter texture. If you still have some glue residue (I did) then I recommend the joint compound. Either way make sure to prime before you put your finish paint on to make sure to cover the color variations of the old wall and the new texture if there are any.
Not sure what the "pros" would think of this technique, but it worked for me.
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text: HOT SPRINGS (KATV) - A Hot Springs woman is dead after a truck crashed into her bedroom early Tuesday morning.The house on Lacey Street has been cleaned up after the truck drove into 87-year-old Mary Duke's bedroom where police said she was killed instantly by the impact."She's one of the cornerstones of this family, and she's going to be extremely missed," said Kay Dukes, Mary's daughter-in-law.The driver, 20-year-old Nicolas Rowe, reportedly ran a stop sign before running through Duke's gravel yard, grass and the line of roses Duke loved before smashing through the wall."How did this happen?" asked Kay. "You think you're safe in your own home and then at 86-years-old, you're a very active individual and you get killed in your own bed by an out-of-control truck."Police said Rowe then ran away, leaving his truck running and on top of Duke's body. He was brought back to the scene a short time later by a family member or friend and was then taken into custody - though never placed under arrest. At last check, he was at home pending the results of a toxicology test.Though, as of 5:00 Tuesday evening, Rowe had not been arrested, authorities did tell Channel 7 News that DWI and manslaughter charges were pending against him."It's going to be affecting him the rest of his life," said Kay. "We'll be remembering her the rest of ours, but he has to live with it."Channel 7 News went to Rowe's house Tuesday to speak with him but was told he was asleep.Duke is survived by two children, six grandchildren and more than a dozen great-grandchildren.


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- Almost one-third of respondents plan to rely 'heavily' on the CPP/QPP, despite the fact that the average CPP payout is less than $600 a month- Eighty-eight per cent will look to personal savings, including RRSPs, to play a role in covering the costs of retirement - Thirty-four per cent are hoping to win the lottery to come up with the money they need for their retirement years
- Almost one-third of respondents plan to rely 'heavily' on the CPP/QPP, despite the fact that the average CPP payout is less than $600 a month
- Eighty-eight per cent will look to personal savings, including RRSPs, to play a role in covering the costs of retirement
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 30, 2014) - According to BMO Financial Group's most recent Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) study, almost 90 per cent of Canadians plan to rely on the Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) to cover costs during their golden years. Further, almost one-third (31 per cent) reported that they plan to rely "heavily" on the CPP/QPP, despite the fact that the average monthly CPP payout is less than $600.
"Given the amount that the CPP or QPP pays out, Canadians should not rely on them as a primary source of income to fund their retirement," said Chris Buttigieg, Senior Manager, Wealth Planning Strategy, BMO Financial Group. "Rather, they should consider the CPP and QPP to be a supplementary component of their overall retirement income solution and focus on creating their very own 'personal pension plan' by contributing to an RRSP on a regular basis."
Mr. Buttigieg added that, even for those who can count on a workplace pension to help fund their retirement, the landscape is changing: "Not only are there fewer of us covered by workplace pensions, but there's also a shift happening from defined benefit plans - which specifies the fixed pension amount an employee will receive upon retirement - to a defined contribution model where retirement income depends on how much is saved and how the contributions are invested. In a defined contribution plan, there's no guarantee of the amount you will receive in retirement."
He noted that, even if someone is part of a workplace defined contribution plan, such a person still needs to ensure that contributions are invested according to his or her risk tolerance, time horizon, and retirement objectives. "Given that there are no guarantees with a defined contribution pension plan, it makes sense to diversify your retirement nest egg and identify and build up other sources of retirement income as well."
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The study also identified the sources of income Canadians plan to use to fund their retirement outside of the CPP/QPP:
"To those hoping to win the lottery to fund their retirement, the odds of actually winning are approximately 1 in 14 million. A much better bet would be to develop a personal retirement savings and investing plan and to start contributing as early and as often as possible to your RRSP," concluded Mr. Buttigieg.
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Most Americans want small government, says LP Executive Director Carla Howell
Posted on May 28, 2013
Republican and Democratic politicians support virtually identical policies designed to constantly escalate the scope and size of government, Libertarian Party Executive Director Carla Howell said in an interview featured Tuesday on the PressTV website. This stands in sharp contrast to the wishes of the vast majority of the American people.
"The Democrat and Republican politicians are no different," said Howell. "But the people who support them, the rank-and-file Republicans, are very much like Libertarians, and some Democrats are as well. Most Americans, across the board, want less government. They think government is too powerful, they think government's doing too much, and they think government is spending too much. And that's what the Libertarian Party is here for — to reduce government power, government intrusion, government spending, and government foreign meddling."
Howell pointed out that politicians use language that conceals their true intentions, misleading the voters who believe that government is far too large and powerful to support parties and political leaders who enact more of the same failed policies. Only the Libertarian Party has a consistent message of slashing government spending, shrinking debt and deficits, and eliminating the laws and bureaucracies that interfere with people's lives and livelihoods.
"We represent what a majority of Americans want," Howell said. "But, unfortunately, elected politicians don't vote that way. They [Democrats and Republicans] both vote for Big Government. Republicans, in particular, pretend to advocate for less government. They use rhetoric to this effect all the time, and it's convinced a lot of the rank-and-file Republicans that at least they're not as bad as the Democrats. We know better. We know that they are voting virtually the same as the Democrats and misleading Americans who want a much smaller government than we have today."
By joining the Libertarian Party and supporting its candidates, voters can actually shrink Big Government instead of supporting Republican and Democratic politicians who only pretend they care about what Americans want.


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The Mavericks held a foul-plagued LeBron James scoreless in the first half and dominated the defending Eastern Conference champions.
Jerry Stackhouse added 17 points for Dallas, which got six 3-pointers from Terry and finished 9-of-18 behind the arc.
James had the worst opening night of his brilliant career. He had 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting and was a non-factor in the Cavaliers' most lopsided home loss since April 5, 2005.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Cavs.
Magic 102, Bucks 83
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Rashard Lewis scored 26 points and Hedo Turkoglu had 24 to lift Orlando.
The Magic were 12-of-22 from 3-point range, compared with 4-of-17 for the Bucks. Lewis was 4-of-5 on 3s and Turkoglu 3-for-5.
The Magic shot better from 3-point range (54 percent) than the field (44 percent).
Michael Redd scored 25 points for Milwaukee and Bobby Simmons added 16. Yi Jianlian had nine points and three rebounds in 25 minutes in his debut.
Dwight Howard had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Perhaps most importantly for Orlando, he hit eight of 10 free throws.
Pacers 119, Wizards 110, OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamaal Tinsley scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Indiana won in coach Jim O'Brien's debut.
Tinsley had nine rebounds and eight assists.
Mike Dunleavy had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Danny Granger added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers.
The Pacers won without forward Jermaine O'Neal, who sat out with a hyperextended left knee. Center Troy Murphy also missed the game with a strained left Achilles' tendon.
Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 34 points, including a 3-pointer as time expired in regulation to force overtime. Antawn Jamison had 27 points and 16 rebounds, Caron Butler had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Brendan Haywood added 10 points and 13 boards.
Raptors 106, 76ers 97
TORONTO (AP) - Andrea Bargnani scored 20 points and Toronto began defense of the Atlantic Division title with the win over Philadelphia.
T.J. Ford had 14 points and 12 assists for Toronto, while Chris Bosh scored 16 points, and Anthony Parker and Jose Calderon finished with 13 apiece.
Andre Iguodala led the 76ers with 23 points, while Kyle Korver had 20.
The Sixers cut a 22-point, third-quarter deficit to 14 heading into the fourth quarter, then pulled to 90-89 on a running jump shot by Iguodala with 4:47 left.
Bargnani answered with a 3-pointer and was fouled by Samuel Dalembert. He made the free throw for just the 14th four-point play in franchise history. That put Toronto back up by five.
Nets 112, Bulls 103, OT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Antoine Wright scored 14 of his career-high 21 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead New Jersey over distracted Chicago.
Richard Jefferson added 29 points and 10 rebounds, Vince Carter had 24 points and Jason Kidd handed out 13 assists to lead the Nets to their 12th straight win over Chicago in New Jersey.
Ben Gordon had 27 points and Luol Deng added 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who have been distracted in recent days by rumors of a possible major trade for Kobe Bryant.
Andres Nocioni's 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play tied the game at 96 and forced the overtime.
Jefferson nailed a 3-pointer with 37 seconds to play to push the Nets' lead to 108-102 and he blocked a shot to end the Bulls' chances.
Spurs 104, Grizzlies 101
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Manu Ginobili scored 30 points, including the go-ahead basket with 32 seconds left, for San Antonio.
Ginobili, who had nine points down the stretch, added seven assists and drew a late charge from Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay to preserve the Spurs' lead.
Gay's desperation shot just before the buzzer was off the mark as Memphis lost its season opener.
San Antonio, the depending NBA champion, beat Portland on Tuesday.
Tim Duncan and Tony Parker both had 17 points, and Duncan grabbed nine rebounds. Matt Bonner finished with 11 points.
Pau Gasol led Memphis with 22 points, while Damon Stoudamire had 18 and Gay finished with 16.
Hornets 104, Kings 90
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Chris Paul had 22 points and 12 assists, while Peja Stojakovic added 19 points for the Hornets in their first game returning to New Orleans full-time.
Tyson Chandler had 15 points and 13 rebounds for New Orleans, while David West showed no signs of a recent ankle sprain in scoring 17.
Defensively, Sacramento missed Ron Artest, who is serving a seven-game suspension after pleading no contest to a charge related to domestic violence. With Mike Bibby out at least eight weeks after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, the Kings' offensive firepower was diminished as well.
Kevin Martin led the Kings with 26 points, while John Salmons scored 22.
Nuggets 120, SuperSonics 103
DENVER (AP) - Denver's Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and bottled up Seattle rookie Kevin Durant in his NBA debut.
Durant scored 18 points in 31 minutes, but was just 7-of-22 from the field.
Allen Iverson had 25 points and 14 assists for the Nuggets and Linas Kleiza added 18 points, all but three on 3-pointers.
Durant was taken by the Sonics with the No. 2 pick in the draft last June. He scored his first NBA point on a free throw about 10 1/2 minutes into the game, and had his first airball two minutes later on a short jumper in the lane. Durant's first basket came on a driving layup late in the first quarter.
Damien Wilkins had 21 points for the Sonics and reserve Delonte West added 19.
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Which has the highest levels of beneficial phytonutrients: baking chocolate, chocolate syrup, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or semi-sweet chocolate?
The phytonutrients in soy responsible for lowering cancer risk are called isoflavones, a type of flavanoid. There are also flavanoids in, chocolate but where are they found the most? According to a new study this year, in terms of phytonutrient content, is the healthiest chocolate fix baking chocolate, chocolate syrup, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or semi-sweet chocolate chips?
Here's the graph… Which one takes the cake? … cocoa powder, is the best way to get your chocolate fix. You know how dark chocolate is like 70% cocoa solids? Well cocoa powder is like 90+% cocoa solids—that's basically all it is!
Number 2, is the baking chocolate. Which is number 3, though? the semi-sweet chips are actually number 3, with the dark chocolate #4. Any guess on last place? They're both pretty useless, but the hint, is the "genuine chocolate flavor."
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Is it more healthful to mix cocoa powder with milk or milk alternative or with water when making a chocolate drink? I am a chocoholic but I want to consume it the most beneficial way.
Definitely not with dairy! Dairy is all harm no good. A non dairy substitute would be best. Note that cacao powder isnt sweet at all
If I want a drink I'll mix cocoa powder with rice milk which is pretty widely available but the best I've tried so far is with millet milk (Isolabio makes it but it's more difficult to find). It doesn't have any added sugar but tastes quite sweet. I mix cocoa powder with a smushed banana and enjoy that as a snack fairly often. You can also make fake nutella by mixing cocoa with hazelnut butter and adding a sugar replacement like stevia. (As you can tell, I'm a chocoholic too) ;-)
yummy: The main concern in the chocolate is the saturated fat and the sugar. If you consume cocoa powder, you will receive all the benefits without the saturated fat or sugar. The recipes and ideas are endless, but I doubt that cocoa powder and water would be a very palatable beverage. A milk alternative with added cocoa is an excellent idea. Try this recipe! http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/healthy-chocolate-milkshakes/
Here's a video on sweeteners as well: http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/sweeteners/
Hey, I beg to differ about the cocoa and water. I had something in a children's museum once that was just cocoa, water, and cinnamon. They were demonstrating something like the original Mayan's chocolatl. It was very good. I still make it that way sometimes.
I've lived with mayan chocolate makers for a few days and they also made it with water. Although I think they used the whole cocoa been and not just powder.
I make mine with mostly water but heaps and heaps of dutch cocoa powder – 4 heaped teaspoons. I also add sugar and cinnamon to mine
Surprise, surprise, milk fails again.
Love chocolate.
Cocoa powder with almond milk is delicious! I like to make a smoothie with the cocoa powder, almond milk, ground flax seeds, a little vanilla, and coconut oil. You can also change it up by adding a banana and/or peanut butter! Very good, filling and healthy! You don't need to sweeten it – the almond milk has a some sugar in it.
I would avoid the coconut oil, it is 91% saturated fat and provides empty fat calories without nutrition.
Thanks for your comment. I've seen Dr. Greger's video on coconut oil. There are conflicting opinions out there… I think an occasional tablespoon or so is not going to be life-threatening. It adds a nice flavor and texture. I am not afraid of some healthy saturated fat in moderation as long as you compensate for the fat and calories in your daily intake.
There are many opinions out there indeed on coconut oil. It has become over hyped by the media with little scientific backing, as has olive oil. Do not be fooled. A tablespoon of coconut oil has 12 grams of saturated fat, and since we have no dietary need for saturated fat and our intake should stay as close as possible to zero, the intake of this oil can only be considered harmful. The more saturated fat you take, the more you increase your risk for developing heart disease, there is no "healthy" saturated fat.
I could see the inclusion of this oil on rare occasions if one is already eating a low fat whole foods vegan diet, but other than that, Americans do not need anymore saturated fat in their diet.
This is how I get my chocolate fix:
I passed them off as regular brownies to our boy scout troop. After they scarfed them up, I asked what they thought the ingredients were.
Funny, i made those yesterday! They are very good
Thank you for the link to this recipe…have been wanting to try the black bean brownies for a while now…will bring to work also to see if folks will eat them (not telling them about the beans though)…hee hee!
For some context, please check out my associated blog post The Best Foods: Test Your Nutrition Knowledge!
What about raw cacao beans?
You've mentioned that cocoa powder is nutritious, having had the fat removed, so would that mean that whole, unprocessed cacao beans would be a case where the whole food is actually bad for you and the processed, isolated food is good? Just wondering — should I stop using raw cacao beans? raw cacao nibs? raw cacao powder?
In Dr. Greger's video, it shows 70% as the dark chocolate…what about 90% dark chocolate? That's what I've been eating when I want a chocolate treat…the cocoa powder shown is described as having 90% cacao solids…is the same true for a 90% dark chocolate bar? (Lindt is my usual go-to but I also love a Polish brand called Wawel which I believe is pronounced "Vavel") thanks so much! I ♥ Dr. Greger and his work!
I wondered same thing…
Hello Dr. Greger!
Thank you so much for all the incredibly informative and interesting videos you make for us.
I have stopped consuming whey protein after workouts. I'd like to know if you have a suggestion to replace the protein shake. Also, can my wife and I have too much soy protein isolate? We are currently blending 1/4 cup of raw oats, half banana, vanilla soymilk, 1/2 tbsp of sugar free peanut butter and 20 grm of soy protein isolate with ice and water. Thanks!
Raw cacao is the healthiest form of chocolate I hope you can post something on raw chocolate and not processed. I know youre a busy guy lol keep up the good work!
http://www.creativehealthinstitute.com/blog/raw-cacao-tops-the-table-of-orac-values-for-common-foods/ List of foods with the highest ORAC. There are many lists out there that also confirm this.
Thanks for this. Odd that it's got milk choc so high up the list after we've learnt the goodies in milk choc are not bioavaialbe. I guess the list doesn't take that into account, but then it is the only food on list that is mixed with anything else! :O)
Use this guilt-free, nutritious, and delicious dessert to incorporate the bean with the most antioxidants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-bean-2/)
and the healthiest chocolate fix into your diet.
Black Bean Brownies
-2 cups cooked black beans
-1 large very ripe banana, mashed
-½ tbsp vanilla extract
-1/3 cup cacoa powder
-pinch cayenne pepper
-pinch sea salt
Mash beans to desired consistency. Mash banana in a separate bowl and add to beans. Add vanilla and stir to combine. Stir in cacoa powder, cayenne pepper, and sea salt until thoroughly mixed. Spread mixture in a glass baking dish and cut into squares. No baking necessary.
sounds good!
I created this recipe a few years back and it satisfies my daily chocolate fix. So delicious yet so simple.
Happiness By Chocolate
– ½ banana, mashed
– 2 ½ tablespoons cacoa powder
• Simply mix two ingredients together and enjoy. Makes one serving.
• Depending on the consistency you prefer, vary the ratio of banana to chocolate. For a more pudding-like consistency use a whole banana and use less banana if you would rather a fudgier texture. The banana's ripeness will
also dictate the consistency.
What about raw chocolate, such as cacao nibs? Usually, the rule is that the less processed a food is, the better it is for you. Since raw cacao is much less processed than cocoa powder, does it have more beneficial properties?
Cocoa beans have a lot of fat – the cocoa butter. When you separate the cocoa butter from the cocoa solids, you get the good bit without the fat. This seems to be one case where processing improves the result.
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_powder
I would like to know to what extent the flavanols in cocoa powder are destroyed by adding hot water during the making of a hot cocoa beverage. I assume it would be better to consume without adding any heat, but I really like preparing it in the same way as matcha – this method works really well. Thanks,
There may be some loss but just making an assumption, it doesn't make a difference in the big picture. There may be some loss but not complete loss, and we should eat these types of foods in whichever way entices us to eat them the most.
Cocoa may be the best but people don't usually eat plain cocoa!
I put cocoa powder and cinnamon in my oatmeal. Tastes great!
I just saw the following study and would like Doctor Gregor's professional opinion on it http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672359/ it says cocoa is linked to testicular cancer and other testicular disorders. Should I halt my daily spoon of raw cacao powder in my herbal tea or coffee?
Cocoa from bars have a lot of fat, some added sugars and milk as well in some cases. I don't think this is necessarily applicable.
However, his study singles out theobromine in cocoa specifically. The paper mentioned that there were other studies done on theobromine. Any chance we could get a word from Dr. Gregor about it?


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Bank of America has proven to be quite a gift for internal whistleblowers.
Under the False Claims Act, they have alleged criminal activity by the bank in court, and in some cases, the government has joined the suit, with the whistleblowers receiving a generous cut of settlements. A group of six whistleblowers, for example, collected $46.5 million when the nation's top mortgage originators and lenders settled charges with the states, agreeing to pay $5 billion in fines and roughly $20 billion more for mortgage modifications.
The latest potential winner has proven to be a reclusive one, so far anyway. According to court records, Edward O'Donnell, of Pennsylvania resident and former executive vice president at Countrywide Home Loans who had worked at the mortgage company between 2003 and 2009 filed a suit under the False Claims Act in February. It was later joined by the United States.
The suit seeks triple damages under the act as well as civil penalties. The grand total is $1 billion. The U.S. Attorney's allegations go much farther than O'Donnell's initial suit, "which suggests that the government has been busily investigating in the months since O'Donnell initiated the case," notes Thomson Reuters New & Insights.
So far, he has stayed out of the media, but he is clearly in line for a massive payday if this case settles, which I fully expect.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Waldo E. Dodge, age 89, passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 at the Hospice of Wake County in Raleigh, N.C.
He was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Beverly and graduated from Deerfield Academy. College was interrupted by World War ll, as he was a First LT in the Army Air Corps. He graduated from Amherst College with the class of 1945. He earned graduate degrees from MIT, Rutgers and Babson Business School.
He began his business career at Old Colony Bank and Trust Company in Boston. He become Senior Vice President of the Trust Division when the bank merged with Bank of Boston and later Bank of America. He retired at age 62 to Hilton Head, S.C.
He was civic minded and donated efforts as a member of the Beverly School Committee, member of the Board of Trustees for The School for the Deaf in Beverly, and as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Forsyth Dental School in Boston.
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He is survived by Pearl, his wife of 67 years; a son, Rhett Dodge of Amelia Island, Fla.; and Pamela Dodge-Hendrickson of Raleigh, N.C. He also leaves a granddaughter, Lauren Wilhelm of Columbia, Ill.; and three great-grandchildren.
ARRANGEMENTS: Burial will be in Beverly on Sept. 24, 2011 with an 11 a.m. service at the Church in the Cove, which he helped found. Internment will immediately follow at the Central Cemetery in Beverly. He passed peacefully under the care of Hospice of Wake County in Raleigh, N.C. Donations to this nonprofit are encouraged in lieu of flowers, or Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN 38039.


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'South Africa's crackdown on press freedom comes at a treacherous time, as numerous countries have regressed, rather than progressed, on this front.'
By Rob Rose
After the African National Congress party proposed a media tribunal and Protection of Information bill, Zapiro drew this cartoon for the Mail & Guardian in South Africa.
Reprinted with permission. For more Zapiro cartoons visit
It was last summer, on August 4, that South Africa's news media confronted its most sinister moment since the fall of apartheid in 1994. Over the last 16 years, the press had become almost complacent about its hard-won freedom. Bolstered by one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, the media organizations had operated with carefree independence. But stories of corruption—particularly those of kickbacks in a $6.7 billion arms deal and government contracts being covertly dished out to the powerful—didn't impress the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
For months, the ANC had darkly threatened to install a media tribunal to rein in irresponsible journalists, a body accountable to politicians with the power to jail incorrigible hacks. This, while a new Protection of Information law was being written that would put virtually all government information behind a wall of secrecy and make criminals out of whistleblowers.
Editors and journalists largely saw this as bluster, threats unlikely to be codified because the politicians would surely remember that it was a free press that helped draw the world's attention to the plight of apartheid. Nonetheless, the chorus within the ANC was growing stronger, fueled by Julius Malema, the brash and provocative leader of the ANC's Youth League who had been savaged by a glut of stories about shady government contracts his companies had won.
Government vs. the Press
The heroic journalists of the apartheid era who had defied the tyrannical whites-only government weren't in any mood to surrender their new liberties. So on that early August day journalists from across the board attended a special meeting at the offices of
, the company that publishes the
Sunday Times
, to thrash out a response. At that moment a cadre of 20 armed policemen arrived at Avusa to arrest my colleague, Sunday Times investigative reporter Mzilikazi wa Afrika.
It was an obvious and unnecessarily intimidating show of force. But to make it worse, the police initially refused to reveal why my colleague was being arrested and where he was being taken. This led Sunday Times editor Ray Hartley to speak grimly of wa Afrika's "detention without trial," which recalled the tactic used gleefully and frequently by the former apartheid government.
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Wa Afrika's crime, it turned out, was writing about corruption in the country's northeastern Mpumalanga Province, a place where rampant bribery had secured more than one dirty little contract to help build a soccer stadium for South Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup.
Finally interrogated at 2:30 in the morning, wa Afrika was questioned about whether he had any involvement in "discrediting senior ANC office bearers." It was a striking incident, that much more so given the irony of the ANC government emulating the tactics of the one it fought so hard against; it served to jolt the more complacent into alertness. Gone were the days when journalists were seen as comrades. Now, clearly, knives had been drawn.
The clamor led within days to wa Afrika's release. Predictably, charges were dropped within weeks. But it was a wake-up call; in a country still bearing the visible scars of an oppressive totalitarian state, South Africa was still subject to the Orwellian currents that have knee-capped many post-liberation states. In other newly democratized countries, which relied on the press to expose the despotic regimes of the past, the government leaders have become as much of a threat to media freedom as the regimes they replaced, lashing the watchdogs for exposing home truths.
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In South Africa, the policy that facilitated the transfer of assets from whites (9.2 percent of the country) to non-whites was called "black economic empowerment" (BEE). Here, companies were encouraged to sell more than 25 percent of their shares to black individuals at big discounts. Those with the strongest "empowerment credentials" vault to the front of the queue for government business.
Such a strategy is necessary affirmative action in a country crippled by social inequality where blacks historically were prevented from holding all but the most menial jobs. The problem has been in its implementation. BEE has been bedeviled by paternalism, as established ANC politicians inevitably wound up taking the stakes in companies or winning government contracts in shady deals. In this way, the apartheid-era white kleptocrats are simply replaced with a new class of black oligarchs.
This scenario certainly isn't unique to South Africa: Many post-liberation societies have some form of affirmative action as assets are wrestled out of the hands of the haves and transferred to those with a more legitimate claim. Boris Yeltsin's privatization program in Russia is a notorious example. But as multibillion-dollar chunks of change are shifted around, the potential for corruption flourishes, both when it comes to choosing who gets the windfall deals and how that cash is distributed.
In South Africa, journalists, by aggressively questioning how politicians get multi-million dollar deals, haven't exactly endeared themselves to the power brokers. Malema's companies, for example, mysteriously landed government building contracts worth $20 million despite the fact that Malema lacks construction experience. Perhaps most ominously, reporters vigorously pursued the former deputy president, Jacob Zuma, whose financial adviser was jailed in 2005 for soliciting a bribe (supposedly for Zuma) from French arms firm Thomson-CSF. While Schabir Shaik was jailed, prosecutors dropped the case against Zuma in April 2009. That month, Zuma was elected president. (This occurrence should not suggest that South Africa is a banana republic: Zuma's rise has been no less colorful than that of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi nor is the system of odious patronage entirely foreign to the American practice of lobbying, personified best, perhaps, by all the Jack Abramoff-style perversions in the United States.)
Zuma was no defender of the press. He had already brought a number of defamation lawsuits against various newspapers. In December 2010 he hit the Sunday Times with a $700,000 suit for a cartoon drawn by Zapiro. The cartoonist drew Zuma in the posture of loosening his trousers while Malema and ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe held down Lady Justice. In defending his plans for the media tribunal, Zuma spoke of how "a lot of pain has been caused by how the media has been reporting on certain individuals in the country." (No prize awarded for guessing which individuals he has in mind.)
Sunday Times editorial cartoonist Zapiro depicts President Jacob Zuma unbuckling his pants while members of his government hold down Lady Justice. Two years after it was published in 2008, Zuma sued the paper and the cartoonist for $700,000. The showerhead is a satirical reference to Zuma's statement in court that after having unprotected sex with an HIV-positive woman he showered to reduce the risk of infection.
Reprinted with permission. For more Zapiro cartoons visit
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South Africa's crackdown on press freedom comes at a treacherous time, as numerous countries have regressed, rather than progressed, on this front. In December Hungary's President Pal Schmitt signed a new repressive media law. In China, party leaders don't trifle with unruly media: They jail them, as the 34 Chinese journalists now in prison will attest. But China's thumping economic triumph has shown that you don't need a democracy with the necessary evil of a critical press to be a monetary success and an emergent world leader. Speak frankly to some politicians from developing countries like Nigeria and South Africa, and they point to China as evidence of why an ambitious country doesn't need a free press. It's scant consolation that the WikiLeaks debacle shows that American political figures such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and potential 2012 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee share this same sketchy grasp of the concept.
Quite how this nasty assault on press freedom will play out in South Africa remains uncertain. Journalists have been almost hysterical in decrying the assault on their freedom, but underlying this is a sense of disbelief that this could be happening again—in the new South Africa of Nelson Mandela. In a sense, it seems that the country is at a crossroads, with its treatment of the press an indicator of which way it will turn. It is of little comfort to know that many other countries are at that same junction.
Rob Rose, a 2011 Nieman Fellow, is an investigative reporter in the business section of the
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