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Summer Camp 2013 was brilliant once again!
With a host of activities and some awesome campers, it was always going to be a great time.
There'll be a chance to watch the World Premiere of this year's "Camp Video" on Friday 4th October at the church, so why not come along and bring a friend!
If you can't wait for that, click here to see loads and loads of photos from this year...
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Samantha Ronson Takes On Joan Rivers
She's sticking up for her ex gal pal, Lindsay Lohan!
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She's sticking up for her ex gal pal, Lindsay Lohan!
Yes, it does appear to be the type of person who doesn't know about TMZ.
And Marilyn Manson has swine flu. Which goes to show that all celebrities are only human — except Michael Jackson, who thought he could heal Hitler.
Photographic evidence of an unsurprising family reunion!
Everyone, meet Helena Grace.
The CW lives on!
You didn't think we'd let another Monday go by without at least a little fix, did you?
Glory be: A judge has ruled that the 'Gossip Girl' star can bring her child to film in New York this weekend.
'Melrose Place'? 'MELROSE PLACE'? It sounds more absurd every time we say it.
We've been trying to ignore the 'Gossip Girl' star's divorce, but the time has come for us to say something.
On the bright side, Kelly Rutherford's husband accuses her of putting 'Gossip Girl' before marriage. Yay, sister!
What we mean is, Kelly Rutherford still breast-feeds her walking, talking 2-year-old son. And Cindy goes all Gitmo on Madoff's ass — love that! In the gossip roundup.
How are the other kids at Constance Billard and St. Jude's celebrating Serena's big day?
Also, his first words were, "I'm Chuck Bass." Also: Derek Jeter imbibes, Matthew McConaughey does push-ups in the sand, and more in-character behavior, in our daily gossip roundup.

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While authorities reportedly say there may be more suspects linked to the alleged terrorist plot uncovered in the city, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has reassured New Yorkers that it poses no threat to the city at large.
Officials reportedly say there may be 16 to 20 more suspects who are connected to the 24-year-old former Queens resident Najibullah Zazi.
There were also reports of law enforcement officials visiting fertilizer manufacturers and storage facilities which could potentially serve as bomb making factories.
Authorities believe Zazi was trained in an Al-Qaida camp in Pakistan. He appeared in federal court in Colorado Monday with his father, Mohammad, and they are both charged with lying to authorities.
Zazi's laptop alleged has instructions on how to make bombs. Backpacks and cell phones were also seized last week from apartments in Queens where Zazi visited.
Backpack bombs were used in the terrorist attacks carried out in Madrid and London in 2004 and 2005.
A judge ordered Zazi held until a bail hearing on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Kelly says the city is already at a security level that exceeds cities around the world, and that has not changed as a result of two FBI bulletins warning about terror plots.
"We have not engaged in any different practices or increased our security," said the police commissioner. "As I say, we do a lot every day, devote over 1,000 police officers every day to protect this city from a terrorist threat, so we have not increased that number of resources."
MTA officials also say there is "no credible threat" to the transit system and that they are in constant contact with federal, state and local law enforcement.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued two security bulletins about general terrorist interest in attacking stadiums, hotels and entertainment venues. Federal officials are also warning mass transit systems around the country to be on the alert.
"We have kept at a higher level for a long time, so we didn't have to change anything," said the mayor, "but I think the increase in security that the federal government's called for in most places really is merited. We've always thought so and I'm glad to see that others are thinking so as well."
The New York City Police Department says it's already put extra attention on the subway tunnels, ventilation system, and certain emergency exits since the London bombings in 2005.
Security experts agree that the subway can be especially vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
"If you think about the impact of an explosive on the ground versus an explosive in a bus, we have different types of casualties," said Professor Maki Haberfeld of John Jay College.
Yet commuters told NY1 Tuesday that they are still going about their daily routines.
"I really haven't put any more thought into it," said one New Yorker. "You hear about it so often, it's kind of like, more terrorism news."
"I'm not more concerned than I ever was," said another. "Look man, if it's going to happen, it's going to happen. There ain't nothing that the NYPD can do, or anyone else."
"I'm a little scared but I'm not going to modify my plans because if you do that, then you let the people who are trying to scare us win," said a third.
Federal officials say it is not uncommon for these notices to be issued and they are not supposed to be for the public.
Meanwhile, a Queens imam accused of tipping off the Zazis appeared in federal court in Brooklyn Monday.
Ahmad Wais Afzali did not formally enter a plea, but his attorney says his client did not lie to authorities who were trying to piece together details of the alleged bomb plot.
"Why in the world would he lie to the FBI about the contents of an investigation he knew they had on tape?" asked his attorney Ron Kuby.
Afzali will be held until Thursday, when a detention hearing will take place.
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The Internet's must-read links of August 6, 2013.
See how Thom Browne lives, chart Kanye's VMA style evolution and the Aaron Sorkin guide to speaking with lawyers.»
The Internet's must-read links of August 6, 2013.
See how Thom Browne lives, chart Kanye's VMA style evolution and the Aaron Sorkin guide to speaking with lawyers.»
There was plenty of good style on display during last night's Tony Awards, but our favorite was Zachary Levi's double-breasted midnight-blue tuxedo.
He wasn't one of the big names on the red carpet—you might recognize him as the titular character from Chuck, and his chances of becoming a household name might slightly improve once the next Thor movie hits theaters—but he managed to land the best tuxedo on Broadway last night. Due in part to the deftly tailored suiting, but we're mostly digging that tipped pocket square—a little accent that goes a long way in getting noticed in the more dapper circles of the red-carpet circuit.
Of course, earning MOTH honors is another very strong step in the right direction.
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Just when you thought awards season was over…
GQ has just announced this year's crop of Best New Menswear Designers—a coveted honor they've been bestowing upon the young Billy Reids and Thom Brownes of the menswear world for the past decade now—and this year's four winners run the gamut from laid-back surfer chic (Aviator Nation) to tailored gear with Savile Row lineage (Bespoken) to Jay-Z's favorite chino maker (Baldwin) and menswear's newest favorite bag maker (Ernest Alexander).
If you recall, last year GQ upped the stakes by having each winner design a small capsule collection sold exclusively at Gap across the nation. You'll have to wait until fall to get your hands on this year's batch of well-priced handsomeness, so to tide you over, take a look at our favorites from the inaugural collaborations.
Life of Pie: For your Oscar information, Daily Intel turns each best film nominee into an easily digestible pie chart.
Sheer Madness: In typical Internet-scouring fashion, BuzzFeed has tracked down the 15 craziest Oscar fashion moments of all time.
The Sinceriod: College Humor has devised eight new punctuation marks that should help lessen the confusion over what tone your next text message or email is conveying.
Spooky Sex: Turns out, everything we've ever heard about the salacious world of spies and clandestine operatives is true: they're a randy bunch, according to New Republic's inside man.
We couldn't help ourselves. With the Oscars only days away and awards season coming to a head, we felt honor-bound to weigh in on the subject of style, cinema and the intersection of the two.
So we collected our memories of the past year's worth of handsomeness on film and tried to nail down exactly what made each film stylish—much like the actual Oscars, we're breaking down the movie by individual garment performance, not just handing out awards willy-nilly.
So without further ado, the Oscar for Best Cardigan in a Supporting Role goes to…»
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Handsome Harmony: The gents from across the pond at British GQ ranked the most stylish men at the Grammys.
Can't Stop the Sideboob: Meanwhile, the folks at HuffPost Style identify the lady lawbreakers of the Grammys' dress code (and discuss things like "bare fleshy undercurves").
Candid Camera: People snapped a dozen or so photos of off-camera celebrity mingling—and speculated whether play dates were discussed.
Mumford's the Word: And just in case you missed last night's festivities entirely, Rolling Stone recaps it all.
Perhaps the best part about last night's Fey-Poehler-helmed Golden Globes was that all the tuxedos on the red carpet kept it on the straight and narrow. (It's a trend we've been readily noticing for a few awards shows now.)
There weren't many faults to find in anyone's tux—aside from the usual suspects and nitpicking bow tie sizes—so we had a hard time nailing down the winners. The competition was strong. So strong that we think Clooney may have been temporarily dethroned from his notch-lapel tuxedo reign. But in the end, there were a few contenders who became champs last night. And it had nothing to do with who ended up on the podium.
So without further ado, the three real winners of last night's Golden Globes.»
Lovebirds: Bellerose is back with more of the same awkward ornithological lookbooking. [Esquire]
Velvet Fever: GQ spends a moment with Justin Bieber to dissect his leather-tank-topped, drop-crotched and studded-slippered getup at the AMAs. [GQ]
Gangsta Chap: Leave it to Put This On to dig up this video of a rapping dandy. [PTO]
Stone Cold: The blokes at Esky across the pond have got a sneak peek at some never-been-seen Rolling Stones photos from when they bunked up at that French villa. [Esquire UK]
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Tuning in to watch Modern Family win Emmy Awards is kind of like watching Donald Draper digitally arouse a waitress.
Thankfully, Michael J. Fox (aka "Kempt 5′7″ and Under All-Star"), who has battled Parkinson's disease since the first Reagan administration, carried the night.
"I'm steady as a rock," Fox said at the podium every which way.
Once a McFly, always a McFly.
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An ungodly amount of ink has been spilled over Olympic style on and off the podium already—especially at the expense of US swimmer Ryan Lochte. (We're inclined to give the guy a break—we should be rooting for our countrymen, not tearing them down.) But we couldn't resist mentioning the gloriously tie-dyed 1992 Lithuanian Olympic basketball team, dubbed "The Other Dream Team." Yes, that really is officially sponsored tie-dyed gear. Yes ,those are fanny packs. And yes, those are bronze medals they're collecting in Barcelona—sharing the same podium as our fabled champs. The story is the stuff of legend (and a Sundance-darling film). A rag-tag bunch of athletes from a country only two years removed from the iron grip of the Soviet Union who were in danger of not even going to the Olympics until The Grateful Dead swooped in with a last-minute sponsorship (which should explain the tie-dye and dunking skeleton on their warm-ups) and who, against all odds, won a seemingly unattainable medal—uplifting a small, wayward nation in the process. This is exactly why we watch the Olympics every four years.
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This wouldn't be the first time we've waxed poetic on the bookshelf—nor will it be the last—and this bookshelf, photographed in New York Magazine's spring design spread (of the home of none other than Whoopi Goldberg) is a prime example of what you should be going for.
It's not exactly a trophy case, but a few golden statuettes wouldn't hurt.»
Last night, for the first time in recent memory, the Grammy Awards kind of felt relevant. Not for the entire three and a half hours, of course—but one would be hard-pressed to stage a more fitting memorial to the late Whitney Houston than Jennifer Hudson's haunting, a cappella rendition of "I Will Always Love You." As for the rest of the Grammys, here's how we saw it…
The Biggest Winners: Adele, Foo Fighters, Bon Iver
The Best Winners: Civil Wars, The Book of Mormon, Louis C.K.
The Coolest Winners: Gustavo Dudamel, Levon Helm
The Oldest Winner: Betty White
Best Moment: B-side of Abbey Road finale by Paul McCartney
Elsewhere: Greece and contraception under fire, Whitney remembered in Abu Dhabi…»
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Christopher Hitchens with Ian McEwan (left) and Martin Amis in Uruguay via The Guardian
We spend a good deal of time here at Kempt headquarters discussing the gentleman's style: his clothes, his facial hair, his accoutrements, etc. In addition, though, over the past year, we've attempted to broaden the definition of style to include his behavior as well: his adherence to a certain chivalric code, his etiquette, the words he uses, his manner of pursuing artistic and athletic endeavors, his morality, his aspirations and, inevitably, the periodic missteps that can and squander those aspirations.
While we hesitate to dip our toe into the murky, stale bathwater of year-end reviews (and while we have even greater hesitation to hurl ourselves, willy-nilly, into the business of doling out meaningless, award-less "awards"), we're doing so anyway.
Maybe we're slightly more nostalgic for 2011 than we've been in the past.
Or, more likely, maybe we're finding the exercise of attaching superlatives to people and things and moments to be kind of fun.
Whatever the reason, we present for your perusal—in three parts over as many days—the 2011 Kempt Awards.
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As you may know, the Emmys are this Sunday. And in the interest of getting a jump on the live-bloggers, we've developed something called a "pre-cap." It combines an in-depth study of the nominees and presenters with a reckless disregard for accuracy—resulting in minutely detailed premonitions of what will happen at the ceremony, a mere 48 hours from now. Update your Emmy pools accordingly.
Ladies and gentlemen, Neil Diamond has arrived.
Word came down the transom today that Neil is receiving the Kennedy Center honors this year, alongside Meryl Streep, Sonny Rollins and Yo-Yo Ma. (We assume it's in recognition of his powerful eyebrows and painfully sincere use of the word "cherry.") The whole thing's a bit stuffy, but we're glad to see Neil get some critical acclaim for all that AM gold. And if you're feeling as inspired as we are, we've arranged a proper congratulatory number…
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Going to an awards show when you know you won't win anything can take a bit of humility.
Going to an awards show when your current project is guaranteed to be the butt of half the jokes takes something closer to courage.
So we thought we'd salute Reeve Carney—Peter Parker in the ever-infamous Spider Man musical—not only for bringing some much-needed swagger to the gray bowtie, but for grinning through no less than eight jokes at the expense of his current gig at last night's Tony Awards.
As it turns out, gentlemanliness isn't always fun, but a few forced grins go a long way, and he made it through the night in fine form. Hats off.
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It's hard to host a party. You want everyone to enjoy themselves, which means keeping track of dozens of little details, but it also means having fun yourself. And if your guests happen to be a crowd of cred-obsessed, possibly shrooming college kids, you also don't want to come off like a square.
The answer, courtesy of Donald Glover, is to wear a tie. He hosted MTVu's Woodie Awards at SXSW this past week, in an outfit remarkably similar to an i-banker at happy hour. Granted, the tie's a little longer than we'd like (that's what he gets for loosening it on the fly), but otherwise it's just about perfect: sleeves rolled up to just below the elbow and repp stripe just playful enough to feel young.
It's still a suit, but he's done everything possible to dress it down. And if you scan the crowd, there's no mistaking who's in charge of the show.
Be Kerrful: For some reason, this woman is dating Orlando Bloom. [GQ]
Real Talk: A gentleman's guide to the drunken acceptance speech, a familiar beast to anyone who watched the Golden Globes. [BlackBook]
Money Talks: A Liebowitz-lensed look at the upcoming Wall Street sequel. [Vanity Fair]
Shake, Rattle, Roll: The long, arduous path to mastering the bartending trade. [SFGate]
Most of the pictures we see are picked up on the fly, so it's good to see something with some institutional weight behind it.
The Sony World Photography Awards just announced their top picks for the year, culled from more than 60,000 snaps overall, and the result is definitely worth a look. Naturally, we couldn't resist a quick glimpse at the above pic from Piotr Fajfer, the winner for best professional fashion photography—what is it with designers and crows?—but there's plenty more where that came from.
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It's hard for more wearable collections to break through, but Corpus seems to have what it takes.
The raingear-heavy line won this year's Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award for it's Spring/Summer collection and should be getting a higher profile in due time. It may seem a bit tame for an award winner, but look closer and you'll see smart nautical touches like buttons below the beltline on the pants, or the way they've cuffed the full-length pants just shy of clam-digging levels.
And as always, a good two-tone shoe can really take you places.
It's official: Kempt favorites Shipley & Halmos have just moved out of the "young upstart" phase, and into the "industry darling" phase.
On May 20th, the ex-Trovata duo will bring home the National Arts Club's Young Designer Award, the label's first award since launching in January. The label specializes in trim-fitting suits and summery shorts—just now coming into season—but extra touches like Oxford-cloth boxers give the line a playful edge. More recent obsessions have included black gingham and bowties.
*Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.*
Out of all the Hollywood heavies stalking the red carpet at the 14th Annual SAG Awards the other night, bearded Canuck Ryan Gosling stood out for his superlative sartoriality.
Gosling, a Chet Baker fan and accomplished jazz guitarist in his own right, sported one of those signature Tom Ford single-breasted, peak-lapel three-piece suits we've been musing on lately, in a new incarnation. His was a steel-hued silk and linen herringbone number with oversized patch pockets, worn with a white-collared tan and gray checked shirt and black leather shoes also from Ford's closet. Adorning his lapel was a special tribute to unfortunate pal Heath Ledger in the form of a black ribbon designed by his sister Mandi, Gosling's date for the evening.
*Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.*
The *New York Times* may feel no affection for it, but Brad Pitt seems solidly behind the three-piece suit surge judging by what he wore to the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
in L.A. the other night. Of course there are two mitigating factors: a) he's *Brad Pitt*, and b) his threads are by Tom Ford.
In other words, he doesn't give a shit if some twit from the *Times* advises him to "ditch the suit."»
*Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.*
Among the many things Snoop Dogg is known—or perhaps we should say notorious—for, sartorial splendor isn't really numbered among them. But we had to hand the man a MOTH for the threads he sported at the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in L.A. the other night. Eschewing the usual barfy bling of the rap star set, Snoop (pictured here with his wife Shante Broadus) pulled off an ensemble that was both eye-catching and classic at the same time.
Anchoring the look was a black four-button velvet Dolce & Gabbana frock coat with satin trim »
*Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.*
We would never have guessed it, but quirky actor Daniel Day-Lewis has garnered the much-coveted distinction of becoming the first fellow ever to be named MOTH more than once.
At the New York Film Critics Circle Awards the other night where he picked up Best Actor honors for *There Will Be Blood*, Day-Lewis was dashing in a custom-made charcoal grey double-breasted chalkstripe suit, worn with a tattersall shirt, subtly spotted silver silk tie, and brown suede shoes, Duke of Windsor-style.
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The Amazing Spider-Man coming to Vita
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Oct 12, 2013 2:00PM PDT
Better late than never? The Amazing Spider-Man game from Beenox released on nearly every platform imaginable when the corresponding film came out in 2012--except for Vita. Activision is making up for that omission next month. Read more
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game announced, coming 2014
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Oct 12, 2013 10:22AM PDT
Beenox, Activision's go-to developer of Spider-Man games, is working on a tie-in game for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Coming spring 2014, alongside... Read more
The Amazing Spider-Man coming to Wii U on March 5
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Feb 15, 2013 9:00AM PST
The Amazing Spider-Man is coming to Wii U on March 5, Activision has announced. It will sport all of the released DLC packs, and be playable off-screen with the GamePad. Read more


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To improve your SEO rank and increase traffic to your site, you need to get more popular websites to link to you. This is called inbound linking.
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There is also a new free bus service that runs daily between the VMFA and other sites in Richmond on Saturdays. "To the Bottom and Back" or "2BNB" is running a new route called "To the Museums and Back" just during the time period of this exhibit. Visitors to the VMFA will be able to hop on a bus to other museums in town. The 50-minute loop will stop approximately every half hour every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2BNB estimates that a bus will circulate every 30 minutes at the VMFA.
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The North Dakota Native American Centennial Scholarship Fund
Remember when you were a student trying to meet the many demands of college? The transition from students' home communities to campus life is often an emotional, cultural, personal, and financial challenge. Family is no longer around the corner or down the street, the homework is demanding, and finances can sometimes become so strained that students feel like giving up on their dreams of earning a college degree.
Help make a difference in the lives of American Indian students on their challenging journey through higher education at the University of North Dakota. The North Dakota Native American Centennial Scholarship Fund directly assists deserving students in financial need each semester.
Make an online donation to the fund or mail a check to the UND Foundation at:
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Marijuana Decriminalization Drops Youth Crime Rates by Stunning 20% in One YearSubmitted by hortulanus94 on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 14:40
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Marijuana — it's one of the primary reasons why California experienced a stunning 20 percent drop in juvenile arrests in just one year, between 2010 and 2011, according to provocative new research.
The San Francisco-based Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice (CJCJ) recently released a policy briefing with an analysis of arrest data collected by the California Department of Justice's Criminal Justice Statistics Center. The briefing, "California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low," identifies a new state marijuana decriminalization law that applies to juveniles, not just adults, as the driving force behind the plummeting arrest totals.
After the new pot law went into effect in January 2011, simple marijuana possession arrests of California juveniles fell from 14,991 in 2010 to 5,831 in 2011, a 61 percent difference, the report by CJCJ senior research fellow Mike Males found...
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Imagine how much "crime"
Imagine how much "crime" could be eliminated by decriminalizing all illegal drugs, prostitution and gambling. Why, people would be having so much more fun, wars might actually look positively passé.
Well, Duh!
Well, Duh!
This is the reason
that I voted for this in Colorado. I don't smoke pot. I think its stupid to inhale smoke into your lungs. But I don't believe it should be a crime punishable by jail time and giving people a rap sheet for it.
My police officer friends agreed and many in law enforcement would much rather catch major criminals and focus on violent offenders. Traffic officers are often put in a situation of having to make an arrest for a marijuana charge when all they were trying to do is enforce traffic laws.
The people have spoken. Enough already. May more states see the light.
doesnt have to be smoked
What a concept!
But in California?!?!
When Fascism goes to sleep, it checks under the bed for Ron Paul!
California is
is often surprisingly libertarian in certain issues. Not only on marijuana but on raw milk and homeschooling!
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Anonymous
The California I live in is
The California I live in is surprisingly fascistic.
Great News
This is great news indeed it just goes to show you how silly marijuana enforement is in the states. I truly feel for you guys down there; here up north If i get pulled over smoking a phatty or ripping a bong the cop will take it from me and let me be on my way, the prick will probably pull over somewhere and take a few tokes of my bud as well haha
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Quote of the day: Aren Maeir on Philistine foreskins
The quote of the day is from Aren Maeir, chief excavator at Tel es-Safi ("Gath"), regarding the approach in a recent book by Avraham Faust:
Clearly, a more in-depth dialogue between the interpretation of the archaeological remains and the modern, scientific interpretation of the biblical text is required. Bluntly put, even if a sackful of Philistine foreskins were found in an early Iron Age Judahite site, this does not prove that the story of David occurred, as described in the book of Samuel or that all the stories described in this book are true!
- Aren M. Maeir, Review of Avraham Faust, The Archaeology of Israelites Society in Iron Age II (Eisenbrauns, 2012), Review of Biblical Literature, September 2013
Indeed. And have a read of Aren's whole review of Avraham Faust, which is a significant and weighty response. Aren wears a "velvet fist" in his review, being both broadly appreciative and deeply critical of Faust's work.
(I admit, though, that I felt a little uncomfortable at Aren's juxtaposition of the words "bluntly" and "foreskins" in that quote. For as LXX Joshua 5:2 makes clear, circumcision – of the living, at least – should always be carried out with a very sharp knife.)
h/t: Aren Maeir, "Something Interesting That Was Just Published", The Tell es-Safi/Gath Excavations Official (and Unofficial) Weblog, 1 October 2013
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Misquoting Jesus – Fishes or Penises?
The Gospel of Mark 6:38-44 relates the account of Jesus's multiplication of the loaves and fish:
And he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see."
When they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."
Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled; and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.
Recently the President of Venezuela, Según Maduro, pushed for schools to multiply, "just like Christ multiplied the fishes", but accidentally said "just like Christ multiplied the penises". That's easier to do in Spanish than in English, though:
In commenting on plans to expand and improve access to education, Maduro made allusion to the Biblical miracle of the seven loaves and fish, but misspoke: instead of the Spanish word for fishes ("peces"), the Venezuelan president said "penes", meaning "penises".
Dressed in an Adidas track suit in the bright red, blue and yellow colors of the Venezuelan flag, Maduro told the audience, "We need to go in school by school, student by student, high school by high school, community by community, get in there, multiply ourselves, just like Christ multiplied the penises - ", realizing his mistake, he paused to correct himself, " – pardon me, the fishes and the loaves. Pardon the expression. Just like Christ multiplied the loaves and the fish."
- "Nicolas Maduro Verbal Gaffe: Venezuelan President Pushes For Schools To Multiply 'Just Like Christ Multiplied The Penises'", Latin Times, 28 August 2013
But the misquoting of Jesus continues, this week. Here's how the Gospel of Luke 14:12-14 quotes Jesus: "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." But this week some members of the Republican Party in the U.S. accidentally misquoted Jesus's words, here, as "Fuck the poor".
Filed under Ancient Jewish texts, Politics, War, Violence & Business
David and Goliath Story as Rhetorical Device to Legitimize Violence by Powerful or Militant "Victims"
In "David, Goliath, and the Black Panthers: The Paradox of the Oppressed Militant in the Rhetoric of Self-Defense" (Journal of Communication Inquiry 37 no. 1 (2013): 5-25), Amanda Davis Gatchet and Dana L. Cloud argue that the reference to the David and Goliath story, when used as shorthand for the defeat of a powerful opponent by a weaker party,
is a rhetorical resource that serves two functions for both mainstream political and social movement discourse. First, it potentially legitimizes the use of violence in a social conflict by figuring political collectives as aggrieved victims. Second, it crafts a paradoxical collective persona: that of an oppressed militant (in the case of social movements) or a mighty victim (in the case of hegemonic powers), an agent who is at once both powerful and oppressed. (5)
The authors examine the rhetorical use of elements shared with the David and Goliath story by the Black Panther Party for Self-Defence (BPP) and also by the media in their portrayals of the BPP. They draw some conclusions for contemporary politics:
In contrast to rhetorics justifying hegemonic violence (e.g., in the War on Terror), social movement actors lay claim to the identity of the oppressed in terms of their particular counterhegemonic position in a socioeconomic order: that of the oppressed militant. The rhetoric of the U.S. War on Terror, on the other hand, framed the George W. Bush administration's violence in terms of the mighty victim, despite the marked asymmetry of power relations between the United States and its targets. The difference may explain why (in an ideological not intentional sense) mass media and politicians more often than not framed the Panthers in discrediting ways. Explanations of sociopolitical phenomena in terms of system and structure are not commonsense or natural frames within which to interpret violence in liberal capitalist society, but critics should recognize their reasonable-ness…. Only the actors already in power maintain the prerogative of system blindness. (18-19)
As it is the tenth anniversary of Edward Said's death, here is a part of his last major speech, which should resonate with the article by Gatchet and Cloud:
The US has, at the very least, asserted its strategic dominance over the center of the world's largest known energy reserves from the Gulf to the Caspian Sea. And it plans to reshape the area by pacifying threats to its dominance in countries like Syria, Iran, and some of the Gulf emirates.
To threaten war with such belligerence and such a wasteful deployment of military resources is an abuse of human tolerance and human values….
… my point here is to assert the universal applicability of human rights to those unfortunate people — given that since World War II, there has grown up an impressive, even formidable, world-wide consensus that each individual or collectivity, no matter his or her color, ethnicity, religion, or culture, is to be protected from such horrific practices as starvation, torture, forced transfer of population, discrimination on the basis of religion or ethnos, humiliation, extra-judicial political assassinations, land expropriations and all manner of similar cruel and unusual punishment.
I want to affirm also that no power, no matter how special or how developed or how strong or how urgent its claims of past victimization, is exempt from accusation and judgment if that government practices such things.
See also:
"The Use of the David and Goliath narrative in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict", Remnant of Giants, 23 February 2013
"Israelite David versus Palestinian Goliath? Imagined Community and Israeli Missile-Defence Systems", Remnant of Giants, 14 November 2012
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Allusions and Subtle Parallels to the Story of David
In a recent article, Benjamin D. Utter argues that "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" has incorporated a number of elements from the story of David found in the book of Samuel. In the first place, there are a number of general shared themes and motifs between the story of David and Arthurian romances:
Scholars have not overlooked the similarities between the Book of Samuel and the story of Arthur. Both concern legendary monarchs for whom there is little other historical evidence, and present intriguing problems in terms of generic status, cobining national myth, folklore, priestly propaganda, monstrous challengers, and political history. R.A. Shoaf refers to Arthur as he appears in the Alliterative Morte as "Britain's David," and it is generally acknowledged that almost any medieval tale involving giants owes at least something to Goliath and his young challenger. Beowulf, for example, seems to bear the influence of the David story: Andy Orchard tallies "no fewer than twelve … points of overlap" between "Beowulf's fight with Grendel and David's encounter with Goliath". (127)
Utter goes on to note the "striking ways in which the poem's action corresponds to or at least appears to be inflected by the David story" (129). For example, just as Goliath is an intimidating "six cubits and a span" (I Samuel 17:14), the Green Knight is a "half giant at least" (2099-2102). Or again, just as Goliath taunts the Israelites with their supposed inadequacy, the Green Knight taunts the Arthur's knights, calling them "bot berdles chylder" (mere beardless children) (208).
To read the remainder of Utter's comparison of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" with the David story, see Benjamin D. Utter, "Gawain and Goliath: Davidic Parallels and the Problem of Penance in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies 44 (2013): 121-55.
See also: R.A. Shoaf, "The Alliterative 'Morte Arthure': The Story of Britain's David", The Journal of English and German Philology 81.2 (1982): 204-226; Andy Orchard, A Critical Companion to "Beowulf" (Cambridge, 2005): 142, 143-45.
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, Goliath, Literature
A Psychoanalytic Analysis of Caravaggio's David and Goliath
In "Caravaggio Four Centuries Later: Psychoanalytic Portraits of Ambivalence and Ambiguity" (Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 61 no. 2 (2013): 311-332), Nathan M. Szajnberg offers a psychoanalytic interpretation of aspects of Caravaggio's work.
Of Caravaggio's "David with the Head of Goliath" (1609-10), Szajnberg writes:
We can compare this to Bernini's David sculpture: victorious, muscular, and fiercely, angrily expressive – a look of fiero – he swipes his blade through. But Caravaggio, now in his early forties, running from justice for years, portrays something more complex. Yes, it is his face on the severed skull of Goliath. Even in death, Caravaggio/Goliath's upper face shows "corrugator action," – which Darwin called the muscle of difficulty – seen also in pain, anger, fear, and sadness. His lower face shows his mouth agape.
We can treat this picture like a dream in which the artist (or the dreamer) can parcel himself into several characters, as Freud (1900) and Erikson (1954) have taught us. Then, to the degree that this David is Caravaggio's David, the young shepherd's face shows no fiero, no anger, no joy: he looks, head tilted, slightly downward to his left, toward the dangling head held by his almost soft grasp. He shows remarkable calm, but with a tone of sadness or remorse or pity in the brows of the victor's face. That is, Caravaggio in his penultimate work somberly metes out justice (David) and is met with justice (Goliath).
… Caravaggio transgressed contemporary norms to expand the range of emotions that could be represented and to show the interplay of emotions in intense moments of human experience. He openly portrayed what psychoanalysts consider the fuller range of inner reality, including our ambivalences, thereby revealing our inner lives on the surface of the canvas. (324-25)
David and Goliath is more like Luke Skywalker and the Death Star
In "Did David Bring a Gun to a Knife Fight? Literary and Historical Considerations in Interpreting David's Victory over Goliath" (Expository Times, 30 April 2013), Benjamin J.M. Johnson considers whether the famous narrative should be interpreted as a story of faith, in which a shepherd boy uses a humble sling to defeat a great warrior, or a story of cunning, in which David's actions are the equivalent of "taking a gun to a knife fight".
Bringing a gun to a knife fight? Like the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
What was Benjamin Johnson's conclusion? The David and Goliath narrative is more like Star Wars than Raiders of the Lost Ark:
It seems we are best off seeing David's victory over Goliath as something that was possible … but not very likely. To interpret David's victory over Goliath as due primarily on David's reliance on Yhwh seems a very good reading of the evidence. If we are to seek a modern analogy we should not look to Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court or Spielberg's The Raiders of the Lost Ark. Perhaps a better modern analogy to David's victory over Goliath is Luke Skywalker's victory over the Death Star in George Lucas's Star Wars. While it may be physically possible for a proton torpedo to penetrate a small thermal exhaust port on the Death Star, it is highly unlikely and the viewer knows the real secret to Luke's success. Similarly, while it may be physically possible for David to take down the well-armored Goliath with a sling, it is highly unlikely and the reader knows the real secret to David's success. In short, just as the force was with Luke, Yhwh was with David.
- Benjamin J.M. Johnson, "Did David Bring a Gun to a Knife Fight? Literary and Historical Considerations in Interpreting David's Victory over Goliath", Expository Times, 30 April 2013, p. 8.
h/t: Aren Maeir, "And if already on the topic of new studies on Goliath…", The Tell es-Safi/Gath Excavations Official (and Unofficial) Weblog, 22 September 2013


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The actors who make up this year's Envelope Supporting Actor Roundtable — Josh Brolin for "Inherent Vice" (opening Dec. 12), based on the Thomas Pynchon novel; Edward Norton for "Birdman" (Oct. 17), a surrealist take on fame; Mark Ruffalo for "Foxcatcher" (Nov. 14), the biopic of an Olympic wrestler and his relationship to millionaire John du Pont; J.K. Simmons for "Whiplash" (Oct.10), the story of a ferocious jazz ensemble conductor; and Christoph Waltz for "Big Eyes" (Dec. 25), the true story of Walter Keane, the man who took credit for his wife's popular paintings — launched into a lively conversation, covering a wide range of topics.
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Much has been made of the rise of the TV antihero, and deservedly so. Walter White, Tony Soprano, Dexter and Don Draper gave new meaning to the term "guilty pleasure." It's taken a while for women to join those ranks, but now the airwaves are fairly teeming with female characters as ruthless, ambitious and manipulative as any man. And like Ginger Rogers dancing with Fred Astaire, they can do it backward and in heels. You've seen the ladies who lunch? These are the women who punch.
This fall, ABC gave us Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) on the new "How to Get Away With Murder," something she helps an awful lot of people do. Netflix gives us Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) in the political drama "House of Cards," who is arguably her politician husband's better half. She stands by her man, but when he crosses her, she has no qualms about stabbing him in the back. Metaphorically. So far. And it's doubtful that any male antihero has gone as low as the emotionally frayed Carrie (Claire Danes)...Read more
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Amid all the attention paid to lead and supporting actors and their award chances this time of year, it's time for The Envelope's annual look at a few of the performers who shined just as brightly in their far briefer moments onscreen.
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Having grown up on a farm, Brown notes, "that could have been my life had I not been bitten by the actor bug." His daughter agreed it was the closest role to himself that he'd ever played: scary at first glance, but then a lovable goofball.
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The term starter fertilizer refers to a practice, not a material. Starter fertilizer is placed strategically near seed so that it is readily available. This practice improves early seedling growth during cool growing conditions and can help produce earlier-maturing and higher-yielding crops.
Cool, wet soils (even high-fertility soils) reduce root growth and mobility of nutrients, especially phosphorus, thus limiting the availability of soil nutrients to the seedling plant with its very small root system.
To achieve the starter effect, place the planter fertilizer so as to give the roots ready access to the fertilizer while protecting the seed from fertilizer damage. The standard placement, 2 inches beside and 2 inches below the seed, meets the above criteria for a wide range of materials and rates. For this placement, the material should contain less than 30 pounds of nitrogen as urea, and the rate should supply no more than 60 to 70 pounds of nitrogen plus potash per acre. Generally, high rates of starter fertilizer are not necessary. There is more potential for problems from too much starter fertilizer than from too little. By reducing the rate of starter fertilizer and using the proper materials, you can reduce the distance between the fertilizer and seed from the 2-by-2-inch placement.
When you have reduced the distance to the point where you are placing the fertilizer directly along with the seed (pop-up), make sure the application rate supplies no more than 10 pounds of total nitrogen plus potash. Improper placement or excessive rates of starter fertilizer injure seedlings and reduce stands. Limited soil moisture during germination and seedling emergence increases the chance of seedling injury.
Placing starter fertilizer on the soil surface either over or beside the row will reduce its effectiveness in stimulating early-season growth.
Apply 100 to 300 pounds per acre. The data in Table 1.4-6 show the corn yield response from starter fertilizer in a recent three-year study on soils testing high in P. Early season growth was improved with both N and P fertilizers, but grain yields were similar.
The ideal starter fertilizer depends on existing soil nutrient levels. On soils with optimum or low P and K levels, a good complete starter fertilizer should contain a high percentage of P2O5; for example, N-P2O5-K2O ratios of 1-2-1, 1-3-1, 1-4-2, or 1-5-0 are common. Where P levels are high, increasing the N and decreasing the P in the starter should be considered. Often some starter response in these soils can be achieved with N alone and thus reduce the N recommendation. If N is increased in the starter or if you use an N only starter, ammonium sulfate is the preferred material. Be careful using urea in a starter because there is some risk of seedling injury, and keep 2-by-2 rates to less than 30 pounds of nitrogen as urea or move the placement more off the row to 4 inches. Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) is preferred over diammonium phosphate (DAP) as a starter fertilizer ingredient. Both dry and liquid fertilizer materials perform well.
Crop requirements for phosphate can be met by band applying all the phosphate in the starter fertilizer. Do not allow the nitrogen plus potash in this starter application to exceed 60 to 70 total pounds per acre.
When planting early or on soils with marginal potash levels, a starter fertilizer containing some potash is recommended. Some research has shown benefits to adding K to the starter in no-till soils, even at optimum K levels.
Micronutrients and secondary (Ca, Mg, and S) nutrients usually are not necessary in starter fertilizers unless you have strong reason to suspect nutrient deficiencies based on plant symptoms or analysis.


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An interesting article concerning the controversy surrounding student protests of a recent exhibit at the University of Connecticut's Homer Babbage Library.
Some of the 15 pieces in the show he has spent years preparing have been moved, rejected or altered. And last week, the Student Board of Governors took the unusual step of declaring that the show should be moved out of the library, where it was scheduled to be on display through May 15.
Students cited two pieces that especially rankled them — a dead brown sparrow on a noose with the phrase "The bird got what it deserved" etched in glass.


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I recently came across this interview of Ashton Kutcher on Ellen, talking about his speech at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards. He won the Teen Choice Award for "Ultimate Choice."
Here is the actual speech he gave.
In 2008, David won the Teen Choice Award for "Most Fanatic Fans" and "Best Smile." In 2009, he won the Teen Choice Award for "Breakout Artist of the Year," "Best Love Song (Crush)" and "Best Tour (with Demi Lovato)." In 2010, he won "Best American Idol Alum."
Now it is 2014 and David is no longer a teen. He is a grown man making choices that will affect the rest of his life. I find it interesting that while listening to Ashton's views on life and the decisions/attitudes young people should adopt to be successful, I thought of David. Listen as Ashton elaborates the three talking points of his speech:
"The first thing is about opportunity. The second thing is about being sexy. And the third thing is about living life."
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Nuance Announces Its Early Access Program For Samsung Developers
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the Early Access program for Samsung mobile developers as an extension of its successful NDEV mobile developer program. Created specifically for Samsung's ecosystem of mobile developers and announced at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, Nuance is offering early access to new NDEV features and pricing promotions for mobile apps for Samsung's platforms, including the galaxy and Samsung Smart TV device lineup.
In addition to voice recognition, NDEV gives developers access to more than 40 languages and 61 voices for text-to-speech, providing developers with a unique opportunity to create voice-enabled apps that span their global consumer base. The new features as part of the Early Access program include:
- Custom Vocabularies: Different apps have different needs, with an entirely unique set of words and phrases they must hear and understand. Participating developers will be able to create their own customized vocabularies that create a truly unique experience for their apps – whether you need a vocabulary set tailored to music, video, games, education, news and content, health and fitness, specific product names and brands, and more.
- Expanded Support for Samsung TV Apps: Nuance's NDEV program gives developers access to language models specifically optimized for the second-screen TV app experience. Nuance is expanding that support for Samsung developers, providing access to French, Italian, German and Spanish.
- Universal Access: Samsung mobile developers will have access to one million free transactions per month, per application developer – creating even more flexibility and support to bring innovative apps to market.
"We designed the Early Access program specifically for Samsung's incredibly unique set of developers, and are giving them even more support and resources to build customizable voice applications as part of the Samsung mobile experience," said Matt Revis, vice president and general manager, Dragon Devices. "This exclusive program gives Samsung's Android developer community more options and flexibility for Samsung phones, tablets and TVs."
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