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When was the last time you saw James McAvoy on screen? Okay, when was the last time you heard James McAvoy on screen? The answer to both those questions involves 2011 movies: "X-Men: First Class" and "Arthur Christmas," respectively. 2012, then, has been something of a James McAvoy-less year, but don't worry, he's keeping busy; in fact, Deadline says he's not just in talks, but in DEEP talks to join DreamWorks's WikiLeaks film. Benedict Cumberbatch is already set to star, with Bill Condon directing.
Cumberbatch is already set to play WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and McAvoy would play his "right hand man" Daniel Domscheit-Berg, The film is partially based on Domscheit-Berg's book "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With Julian Assange At The World's Most Dangerous Website." Josh Singer wrote the script. There are, by the way, three other WikiLeaks movies in development, plus a documentary. This one seems the furthest along, which could leave the others in a very difficult position–who wants to be the fourth WikiLeaks movie?
Meanwhile, McAvoy has plenty of movies on the way over the next year: "Welcome to the Punch," "Trance," "Filth," and the pair "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His" and "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers." Then, of course, he's getting ready to film "X-Men: Days of Future Past," which goes into production early next year. So yeah, if you've been missing James McAvoy, well, soon you won't.


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Anna and the KingReviewed by: Gabe Rodriguez Better than Average
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Starring: Jodie Foster, Yun-Fat Chow, Bai Ling, Deanna Yusoff, Melissa Campbell | Director: Andy Tennant | Producers: Lawrence Bender, Ed Elbert | Distributed by: Twentieth Century Fox "Anna and the King" is one of the most surprising movies to come from Hollywood in quite a while. Morally speaking, it contains no language whatsoever (not even a minor blasphemous use of God's name), barely any sexual content (and that only consists of the fact that the King of Siam has many wives and concubines, and no nudity or sexual activity is seen with any of them), and no drug use. The violence is rather discreet, but still present. There are a few mildly bloody scenes with guns and the like, and one rather disturbing scene where a pair of star-crossed lovers are publicly beheaded (only implied, not actually seen). The story follows Anna (played in an Oscar-worthy fashion by the amazing Jodie Foster) who travels to Siam to become teacher to the King's many, many children. Once there, she stands up for what she believes to be right, and, by way of courage, shapes the destiny of a nation. A classic story that is now put on screen by director Andy Tennant (who also did last year's superb "Ever After," with Drew Barrymore) with some astounding cinematography and lush costume design. Always good to look at and equally moving, "Anna and the King" not only proves to be one of the year's best films, but also one of the best for parents to take their older children to. Year of Release—1999 highly recommended… Having read Anna Leonowens diaries, I believe that Yul Brenner's portrayal of the king in "The King and I" was more accurate than the portrayal given in this version (Anna reports that the spoiled King was prone to temper tantrums. The king in this version, though spoiled, was more rational than Anna's diaries indicate). However, this latest version of Leonowens' story is beautifully done and the negative content is minimal—enough to advance the story, but no more. Nothing gratuitious. The finale was exciting, though fictionalized (I kept expecting Indiana Jones to appear at any moment!). One of the best films I've seen in a long time. I highly recommend it.
[4½/5]—Nora Mayers, age 44 some historical inaccuracies… As a former serviceman and missionary to Thailand, I was understandably curious about this movie. I also wanted to find out how much Thai I would be able to pick up in the dialogue. I liked the story line a lot; it had a lot of good qualities, such as two very different cultures coming into a reconciliation of each other. Anna came to realize that the king was not just a belligerent, egotistical and oversexed monarch monarch, but a progressive man who had a vision for his country, perhaps energized more than anything else by practicality, based on the colonialism of the day. The thing that disturbs me about the film are the historical inaccuracies portrayed there. I got to this Christian movie critic web page by a link "Thaistudents.com". They cited such inaccuracies such as the fact that King Mongut, by 1862 was already 65, not the young, spry, handsome guy he was portrayed in the movie. In addition to that was the rather dubious action scene at the end, which undoubtedly had no basis in historical fact. I can understand, having been there, why Thai people are so upset about it, and why it has been banned over there. It's like I have told my co-workers—over there, you don't mess with the king.
[5/4]—Clifford Smart, age 48 no foul language or sexual content… Enjoyed the movie a great deal. It is so wonderful to view a movie with no foul language and sexual content. I went with 5 other ladies and we all felt the same. It is a very good movie. Hope Hollywood makes more like this one!
[5/5]—June Lowell, age 47 I thought it was a wonderful movie. …I cried both times I saw it and I loved it. I loved the way it was done. It is definitely in my top 10.
[4/5]—Joey, age 15 "extremely impressed"… Our family recently went to see this movie and were extremely impressed. It was magnificent to see in a theatre and for the first time in ages, we all commented as we walked out—no bad language! This kind of superb entertainment needs to come out of Hollywood more often. We have two teenage sons who were the ones with the greatest interest in going to see it and they were not disappointed.
[5/5]—Barb Kral, age 40+ My husband and I just saw the movie and I want to see it again. It was very well done, and the scenery is breathtaking. I'm not sure just how accurate it is historically, but it makes you want to find out more about this country. A beautifully done film, well worth seeing.
—Irma, age 56 This is such a great movie. I have to admit that I was dragged to this movie by my girlfriend, but I'm glad that she did. This is a must see for all people of all ages!
[4/5]—Kee, age 17 Saw this excellent movie today with my 11 yr old granddaughter. I loved it. The films has much beauty, scenery, costumes, the many children, the cast, well worth seeing. Everyone did wonderfully.
[4/5]—Dr. Anna Rich, over 21 After a recent mission trip to Thailand itself, I am even more refreshed after watching this movie. Even as I may be able to relate to the unique culture and language, I am truly thankful to the real Anna. Reason because, if one would have noticed, at the end of the movie, it stated that Siam (I don't know how long since Anna left) abolished slavery and also at the same time allowed Religious Freedom! I'm thankful to God that, Anna (real) could be among the first few to pave a way for Christianity to enter into Thailand. This nation is one of the very fortunate few (in Asia) one can evangelise freely in…
[4½/4]—Winnie, age 18 What a great movie! You will want to see it again and again, to re-live the happy feelings you experienced walking out of this movie. It is a pure movie with a great cast. If you can handle the scene where it is implied that two "lovers" get beheaded, you will find this movie to have a 5 star Christian rating as well.
[3½/5]—Shannon, age 19 Having seen two other versions of this movie, this one is by far the best. Yun-Fat Chow was excellent as the King and the movie was visually stunning. The love story was noble and portrayed with tenderness. Young children will not relate to this movie but this is one you can see with your older teen with no apologies and provides a good opportunity to discuss the beliefs of other cultures. [4/5]
—Donna Kristiansen, age 49 Excellent movie! It is so nice to find a Hollywood production that we could take our 13 year old to, and not be embarrassed about the content. Jodi Foster and Yun-Fat Chow were excellent. We would highly recommend it to families with older children. [4½/5]
—Peggy Showalter, age 43 highly recommended …there are the few scenes of rather strong brutality depicting a time of war, after all this account does take place during a time of war for Siam. I believe however the overall splendor, excellent story line, superb acting (Jodi Foster not to be out performed by Yun-Fat Chow who was superb) and vivid emphasis to detail makes this one of the most worthwhile movies to come out this year. Everything from scenery to costumes set a superb stage for this most excellent drama/love story. It is too bad they waited until the end of the year to release this film. It was for my wife and I a wonderful afternoon of entertainment and conversation that followed. We highly recommend this new release. [3½/5]
—Glenn Lockwood, age 52 Foster's fake English accent disappointing… I thought that the movie was done very well; however, I was somewhat disappointed overall. Yun-Fat Chow had an excellent portrayal of the King of Siam; however, I didn't think that Jodie Foster's portrayal of Anna was the greatest. The fake English accent took away from her character quite a bit. All in all, the movie was very good and very well done. There was some violence that I think would upset children such as the hanging scene as well as the beheading. The scenery was absolutely beautiful! [3/4½]
—Lynn, age 22 "visually engaging, a good documentary"… Despite the length of the movie (2 hrs, 45 minutes), I found it to be visually engaging and a good documentary on the state of intercultural relations between Siam, Burma, England, and France during the late 1800's. The scenery and the costuming make it worth seeing alone. Excellent character development, both of the main characters and the supporting cast. There is some dialogue regarding the differences in belief systems (Buddhist vs. Christian) which can provide an opportunity for discussion with older children. For those who like romance, there is romance without offensive sexual overtones. There are some violent scenes of hanging and border warfare; I would not take young children to this. I will definitely go to see this again.
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The Vienna State Opera is opening up performances for potential new fans and existing lovers of the music genre with a new app. The app enables over the top (OTT) TV viewing of operas, synchronised with the live opera performance.
Civolution, provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising content, has announced that its Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology has been integrated with the Vienna State Opera's multilingual second screen app for live performances distributed as OTT TV.
The Vienna State Opera is quickly embracing the adoption of second screen companion devices and saw an opportunity to demystify the opera experience for potential new fans and provide a richer and deeper interaction for existing opera lovers.
"The opera is an experience people from all over the world would love to enjoy on a more regular basis," said Christopher Widauer spokesperson for the Vienna State Opera. "Through OTT delivery we are now able to provide access locally and reach a brand new and wider audience. By providing compelling second screen experiences, we aim to create a stronger link with viewers globally and enable them to better follow and enjoy the opera play, whatever their language or location.
"Bringing together various app developers and ACR technology by Civolution ensures that we are delivering outstanding second screen experiences, which really brings the opera alive on TV," Widauer added.
The launch of this new app will enable event specialists to offer a local version of the opera to the viewer's screen by delivering synchronised translations of the lyrics to the viewer's own language.
Civolution and app development company PocketScience joined forces to develop the Wiener Staatsoper App for the Opera, which paves the way for opera companies to reach new audiences. This new feature relies on Civolution's ACR technology SyncNow, which enables the app to 'hear' watermarks in the OTT soundtrack, that are used to synchronise the app with the Opera. One of the key features of this approach is that however delayed the OTT experience is, the app is always in sync with the event, as the watermark is detected after its journey over the internet.
The app will ultimately provide a number of features such as partition display, information about the performance, details of the singers and provide multilingual subtitles of the play in English, Japanese, Korean and more, claimed Civolution.
The app will be available on iOS and Android from 27 October 2013 as part of the Opera's special OTT ticket offer, which is an important part of its strategy to modernise and build a global audience for opera.
"By delivering a synchronised experience between the stage and the second screen, the Vienna State Opera is enabling viewers to engage with the play in a way that has never been seen before," noted Andy Nobbs, chief marketing officer, Civolution. "We are very proud to once again be part of a visionary and exciting new project that sees synchronisation taken to new grounds."


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I think the first thing we need to cover is the overclocking side of things. With the ASRock Z77E-ITX we saw that board get our 3770k up to a solid 4.79GHz while on the other hand the ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe came in at only 4.5GHz today. While this does make the ASRock offering look more attractive from an overclocking standpoint, there's one important factor.
At 4.79GHz we saw our 3770k CPU hit 104c during load. While our system was rock solid the whole time, this just isn't a temperature you'd want to have your CPU running at every time you did something that was intensive. On the other hand the 4.5GHz we got out of the ASUS offering today is still a very strong overclock and at load we see our CPU get into only the 70s.
When it comes to the overall design of the board the ASUS offering also feels a little cleaner. The DIGI+ VRM card helps make the board look a bit neater and the placement of the 8-pin CPU connector by the side of the board near the 24-pin ATX power connector also helps make for a really clean setup.
Out of the box performance on the ASUS offering is also slightly stronger across the board in a number of areas. It's nothing major, but you can see it's consistent under a lot of our benchmarks and you can't deny that if you want the fastest board out of the box, the ASUS offering does manage to sneak out ahead in a couple of areas.
The P8Z77-I Deluxe isn't without its flaws, though. At $199.99, this isn't just an expensive Mini-ITX motherboard, but an expensive motherboard period. It comes in at $50 more than the ASRock offering and lacks the mSATA connectivity seen on the ASRock offering.
The motherboard is all quality, though, and it feels so polished from top to bottom with everything just looking and feeling great. As always the BIOS is also one of the nicest to use on the market and if you've used a ASUS BIOS in recent times, you should have no issues at all working your way around.
Mini-ITX motherboards continue to be limited when it comes to options. The awesome news, though, is that while we don't have a lot of options on the market, we're seeing awesome quality motherboards from companies that carry a large amount of features while packing some awesome performance in this small size setup.


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All three armed forces, plus MI5, made it into the 2015 list - but who is number one?
All three of the armed forces are in the top 100 employers for gay, bisexual and lesbian people in 2015, a new report says released today (14 January).
Stonewall, the UK's LGB charity, has published its list showcasing Britain's best pro-gay places to work.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is this year's top gay friendly employer, followed in second place by Tower Hamlets Homes and Lloyds Banking Group in third.
After falling in love whilst in the British Army together, Tracey and Samantha Henry became moms to twin boys Finlay and Logan in 2011 through utilizing the IVF services at London Women's Clinic. Tracey told GSN about the experience
'Sam and I are both 34 years old and have been together almost seven years. We met whilst serving in the Army but got to know each other during a tour of duty in Iraq in 2007. We started a relationship in February 2008.
'Sam has been in the army 16 years and is a Staff Sergeant with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. I left the Army after maternity leave and now work for BNP Paribas Rental Solutions in Basingstoke.
'We first talked about starting a family in 2009 after we got engaged but wanted to wait as Sam was on an 18-month career course.
We explore the opulence of St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London, a Downton Abbey-style treat with a magical Spice Girls twist
What unites the Spice Girls, Harry Potter, Victorian engineering and one of Britain's greatest poets?
The answer is the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London.
Like stepping through a time warp into Downton Abbey, this hotel offers all the splendor of the golden ages of British rail travel and stately living but with en-suite bathrooms replacing the chamber pots.
This gothic revival pile first opened as the Midland Grand Hotel in 1873 as a showpiece for the Midland Railway Company, offering the height of luxury to its travelers.
America's fallen LGBTI military personnel will be honored with a permanent monument in Washington DC's Congressional Cemetery if the National LGBT Veterans Memorial Project gets its way and the group recently released the design for it
The US National LGBT Veterans Memorial Project has unveiled its design for a national monument to fallen LGBTI military personnel which they plan to have erected in Washington DC's Congressional Cemetery.
The memorial will feature three eleven foot tall stone monoliths, arranged in a triangle, with each baring two of the emblems of the United States' six military forces – the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines.
Lisa Weiszmiller was kicked out of the US Army in 1979 for being a lesbian but 35 years later it has recorded her discharge as honorable
Oklahoma lesbian Lisa Weiszmiller has had her Army certificate of discharge reissued to list her discharge as honorable instead of dishonorable after she was kicked out of the army in 1979.
The reissued certificate is dated to 22 June 1979 and was given to her just days before the 35 year anniversary of her being kicked out of the army over her sexual orientation.
'It's a far better, richer, and more honest reflection of who I am and always have been: a woman named Chelsea'
A judge in Kansas ruled Wednesday (23 April) that the transgender US Army private convicted of leaking government files to the website WikiLeaks can legally change her name to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.
Last summer, the former Bradley Edward Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the leaking of more than 700,000 government files.
Manning, 26, said in a statement that she had been working for months on the official name change but actually waiting for years.
James Wharton, a friend of Prince Harry, is receiving backlash after calling on saunas to be closed as it 'feeds the haters'
A gay British former soldier has said if LGBT people want equality and respect, gay saunas should be shut down.
James Wharton, a former army pal of Prince Harry's, have said saunas promote homophobia and undermine gains in equality.
Writing in Winq magazine, he said: 'Sex saunas need to be history. The time has come to close them down.'
Wharton said if gay people want to be respected and accepted as 'the new normal', the community must stop supporting establishments that encourage promiscuity and sex.
Gay soldier James Wharton has withdrawn from a gay awards shortlist saying an openly gay Army major should be honored instead
A gay former soldier who chronicled his army career in best selling memoir Out In The Army has quit the shortlist of a glitzy awards ceremony.
James Wharton was hotly tipped to pick up the Diversity Champion of the Year accolade at the Out In The City Magazine Awards in a star-studded ceremony at London's Landmark Hotel on 25 April.
But now he has pulled out and thrown his support to British Army Major Damian Jenkins.
James Wharton, a friend of Prince Harry, will receive the Freedom of the City of London accolade for his work to end homophobic bullying in schools
A gay soldier is to receive a historic London honor for fighting to end homophobic bullying in schools.
James Wharton, one of the first openly gay soldiers in the British Army, will receive the Freedom of the City of London next month.
'I'm honored to be awarded such an historic accolade and I accept the Freedom of the City with great humility,' he said.
'I find it incredible that, in the space of 45 years, we have gone from criminalizing gay people to awarding and recognizing the contribution that we make to British society.'
Stonewall has revealed their top 100 gay-friendly employer list of the UK. Check out the full list here
A list of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the UK has revealed several have changed their homophobic ways and improved for the better.
The Ministry of Defence was named as the most improved company to work for in the UK.
Gay campaigning charity Stonewall chose the MoD because it had shown a 'real commitment' to build a gay-friendly workplace.
Until 2000, men and women were automatically dismissed if found to be gay or lesbian.
Apostle Paul David Rodgers has told an Illinois Fox News local television crew that he thinks same-sex couples trying to raise kids are like 5-year-olds who think they can drive cars
Dolton, Illinois pastor Apostle Paul David Rodgers has compared gay couples trying to raise kids to 5-year-olds trying to drive cars in comments made to a local Fox News television news crew.
'Our nation is not built on the strength of its army or its finances but what goes on in our living rooms and family has always been and will always be the foundation and bedrock of society and so we're going to stand for what God ordained,' Rodgers said before boarding buses with his supporters to protest in the state capital.
A new report in Australia's Army Journal has found that a majority of gay and lesbian personnel are out to colleagues - though a significant minority aren't out of fear it will affect their career while nearly 1 in 10 say they have been victims to homophobic harassment
A new study on LGBTs serving in the Australian Army has found that one in seven are out to colleagues but one in three is in the closet at work out of fear it will affect their careers if their sexuality becomes known.
The report was published in Australia's Army Journal by Captain Dominic Lopez, an openly gay soldier with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, who sought out information on the workplace experiences of other gay and lesbian personnel after the Army Journal published a piece about the experiences of gay soldiers during World War II.
Buddhist monk arrested for alleged gay pedophilia, transgender schoolboy entrapped in smear campaign
After state-supported homophobic campaigns in Russia, Zimbabwe and several other African countries, the Buddhist island state of Sri Lanka has also begun a systematic crackdown on its gay community, rights activists say.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa's government, which controls the army, law enforcement agencies and the media, is now orchestrating a smear campaign against the community to project its members as criminals and pedophiles and alienate them from civil society, according to human rights defenders.
Darren Manzella, who served two two tours of duty in the Iraq War, continued to fight against DADT after his honorable discharge in 2008.
Darren Manzella, the Army sergeant who came out in 2007 to protest the US military policy Don't Ask, Don't Tell, died this week in car accident. He was 36-years-old.
According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Manzella was involved in a highway accident, with another car, on 29 August in Pittsford, New York.
He stopped his vehicle, got out, and began to push it from behind. A sports utility rear-ended his car, pinning Manzella between the two vehicles.
Model Nick Gruber is back in New York City, looking for the next chanpter after being the boyfriend of Calvin Klein
Nick Gruber has no problem admitting he and Calvin Klein were a couple, but the 23-year-old model does not describe his sexuality as gay.
In an interview with New York magazine, the former gay porn model discuses growing up, his up and down relationship with the famed fashion designer and his plans for the future.
'I'm not gay, but I don't believe in labels, I believe in love,' Gruber said to the magazine.
'I'm sorry I hurt people. I'm sorry that I hurt the United States'
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, convicted last month of espionage and other charges for leaking 700,000 secret government documents, apologized for his actions on Wednesday.
'I'm sorry I hurt people. I'm sorry that I hurt the United States,' Manning said during the sentencing portion of his court martial. 'I'm apologizing for the unexpected results of my actions. The last three years have been a learning experience for me.'
Manning, who was deployed in Iraq at the time, says he did not believe that leaking the information would cause harm.
Guilty of espionage, theft and computer fraud in connection to leaking 700,000 confidential documents to WikiLeaks
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was given a bit of a break by a military judge today when his maximum possible sentence was trimmed from 136 years to 90 years.
The 25 year old, who is gay, was found not guilty last week of aiding the enemy after leaking approximately 700,000 confidential documents to Wikileaks. A conviction on that charge could have resulted in a sentence of life in prison.
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was charged with leaking 700,000 confidential documents to WikiLeaks
Gay US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, charged with leaking approximately 700,000 confidential documents to Wikileaks, has been found not guilty of aiding the enemy.
While not convicted of the most serious charge, the 25 year old was found guilty of 19 other counts in all including five counts of espionage, five counts of theft and one of computer fraud.
Army Col. Denise Lind presented her verdict in a courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland.
GSN reports for duty at the UK's Ministry of Defence and admires the leadership being shown on workplace diversity
It was a Friday afternoon in London. A proper summer's day when it's warm and sunny, with blue sky and everything.
London looks kind of spectacular in the summer – I walked through Trafalgar Square and down Whitehall, taking photos like a tourist, overwhelmed by the imposing buildings and monuments that line the streets in this part of the city.
The main headquarters of the UK's Ministry of Defence is in Horse Guards Avenue. It's an impressive building with predictably tight security.
James Wharton, the author of a new book about ten years of being gay in the British military, has refuted reports he would send an apology to Prince Harry
Prince Harry would describe himself as '100% gay-friendly', a gay soldier has revealed to Gay Star News.
James Wharton, in his new autobiography Out in the Army, describes serving openly gay in the British military for ten years.
In 2008, six soldiers threatened to beat him up over him being gay.
'I think I'm going to be murdered by the infantry,' he told Prince Harry, who apparently told him: 'Right, I'm going to sort this shit out once and for all.'
Long Island Democrat Steve Israel has announced he will put forward legislation repealing the dishonorable discharges of gay and lesbian military personnel under the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell and before homosexuality was legalized
Long Island Democratic member of the US House of Representatives Steve Israel has announced that he will move legislation that would see the repeal of dishonorable discharges of gays and lesbians who were drummed out of the military when their sexuality was revealed.
Military veterans are afforded a range of benefits in the US, however those are not available to personnel who have been dishonorably discharged and over 30,000 gay and lesbian veterans are believed to be excluded from receiving those benefits because their sexuality was discovered.
Starting 1 September 2013, same-sex domestic partners of US troops will be eligible for some benefits
The US military has made a groundbreaking move to offer some benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian troops.
The Army and National Guard posted online this week that same-sex domestic partners (SSDO) of serving troops will receive an ID card entitling them to a number of benefits.
This move comes after former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced in February his intentions to extend benefits to same-sex partners.
Bernard Gaynor, who was deselected as a candidate for senate by Katter's Australian Party, disciplined by the Australian army for anti-Islamic and anti-LGBT comments
Reserve Australian army officer and former senate candidate Bernard Gaynor has been disciplined by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for comments about Islam and the army marching in the Sydney Mardi Gras LGBT rights parade.
Gaynor said on Facebook yesterday that he had been charged seven times by the ADF for, in his words:
Senior psychologist in the army says abuse is covered up, and speaks of his own experiences as a victim of anti-gay bullying
A whistleblower has spoken out on Australian TV about the 'cover-up' of abuse in the army.
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Morgan, an openly gay senior army psychologist in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) said on ABC TV on yesterday:
'The way army deals with abuse is entirely consistent with how you would run a cover-up.'
Morgan, whose job is to look after the mental health of soldiers serving in East Timor, Iraq and the Middle East, said:
Study shows soldiers who do not reveal their sexuality are more likely to show signs of extreme stress, or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Gay soldiers who do not reveal their sexuality while in service are more likely to attempt suicide, a study has found.
Researchers at the University of Montana and other institutions found compared to their straight counterparts, lesbian, gay and bisexual soldiers in the closet are more likely to be depressed, have anxiety disorders and take drugs.
From 1981 to 2011, the US anti-gay policy Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) said gay people should not serve openly in the military, but the effects are still affecting thousands of people.
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At that moment the issue of gun control became a national crisis and ignited into public pressure for lawmakers to do more to legislate who can legally own a firearm and what else can be done to remove firearms from someone who is no longer mentally stable. It was in this explosive environment that Ben Vincent and his business partner, Charlie Himschoot, opened Gun Works in Cleveland.
Vincent, who served in the U.S. Marines in field artillery from 1995 to 2002, said, "We were scheduled to open the store the day Sandy Hook happened. That was a sad day. The fact that I got into the gun business when that mass tragedy happened made me second guess what I was doing. Then I realized the kid that did all of that had mental health issues. It wasn't the gun. It was the person."
The 38-year-old Athens native who was in the reserves in Mike Battery in Chattanooga said, "Gun control is not the issue. People control is the issue. Yes, guns are violent, but everything is violent. Cars are violent. Drinking and driving is violent, but no one is banning alcohol. My philosophy is that gun ownership is a good thing if it's held by responsible people. I think the rules they have in place now are perfectly acceptable."
Despite all of the controversy surrounding firearms after Sandy Hook, the FBI released new statistics from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System showing 2013 gun sales actually hit a new record.
The total number of background checks conducted for gun sales in 2013 added up to 21,093,273, beating the previous 2012 record of 19,592,303. The message was clear: Firearms in America are as popular as ever. The need, therefore, to differentiate between a good guy purchasing a gun and a bad guy buying one is receiving more attention.
According to the official FBI website at www.fbi.gov, the NICS is "used by Federal Firearms Licensees to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms or explosives. Before ringing up the sale, cashiers call in a check to the FBI or to other designated agencies to ensure that each customer does not have a criminal record or isn't otherwise ineligible to make a purchase. More than 100 million such checks have been made in the last decade, leading to more than 700,000 denials."
"Yes, I think they should have more mental health regulations in background checks," Vincent said. "I think that is a good thing. When we run a background check, we run your driver's license through the Tennessee check system. It goes through a state and federal background system. If you've had mental problems it should be tagged into that. It flags you. You can't buy a gun for mental health reasons."
Since access to a firearm is the only common denominator in every firearm-related death or injury, analysis of the psychological factors, social circumstances and cultural factors that lead to gun violence is also being considered by health professionals as a way to prevent deaths and injuries associated with firearms.
Dr. Clinton W. Anderson, associate executive director with the American Psychological Association, said, "Some have argued that we need to focus on policies that prosecute criminals and prevent those individuals who have been found to be a danger to themselves or others from obtaining a firearm. While these policies have merit, they are clearly not fully effective, and do not address the roots of violence in our society.
"With our jails and prisons already overflowing, we need to create programs designed to prevent incidents from escalating to violence in the first place, and to ensure that those in crisis are not afraid to seek help. No one policy can prevent violence; it will take a multi-faceted approach."
Anderson concluded, "There is clearly no silver bullet for preventing gun violence, but the only way forward is to learn more about the phenomenon in all its diversity and to use this knowledge to evaluate and promote preventive interventions. Otherwise I fear we will never succeed in reducing the tragic harm from firearm violence that we have seen occur in recent mass shootings, and in daily unpublicized incidents of gang shootings, intimate partner violence, impulsive suicide and child accidents."
For Vincent, the problem is less complicated. The gun store owner said, "We've had a few mentally unstable people to come here. But we have the right in this business to deny anybody a transaction if we don't feel comfortable with it. We can deny them right then and there if we don't feel comfortable. It's pretty much a judgement call. We've had to deny a few sales. We've had a few people who came in who had suicidal tendencies. Another person wanted to buy just one bullet. We've had to call the police once.
"I just think most of the shootings that happen in this country are not by responsible people. They're by people who have gotten guns illegally or by felons who are not supposed to even have guns. Yes, guns are abused a lot. I realize that. Most of the people we deal with are responsible gun owners. For many it's a hobby. They collect them."
When asked what advice he would give to youths or beginners interested in firearms, Vincent, who said he was 7 or 8 years old when he first fired a gun, said, "I would stress gun safety as the most important thing. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded. Keep your finger off the trigger until you intend to shoot. Never point your weapon at anything you don't intend to shoot and keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire. Most people I see don't check to see if the gun is unloaded before they handle it. You'd be surprised.
"When we go to gun shows — even though our guns are zip tied and made safe — people will still pick up a gun and put their finger on the trigger! They've actually pulled the trigger without ever checking to see if it was loaded! Gun safety is my biggest thing. The sign outside (the store) says, 'Keep it holstered.' That's for people who have a permit, which I'm all for, to come into our store. Keep it holstered and make sure it's safe for everyone around you."
Although he owns firearms, Vincent admitted, "I've never hunted for sport. That's not my thing. I like to target shoot. It's relaxing. I like the challenge of target shooting — of hitting the bullseye. That's why we opened a gun shop. This is a hobby. I think gun ownership is a great thing for families. It teaches a lot of things — No. 1 — to be safe."
According to Dr. Anderson, there are more than 30,000 firearm fatalities each year and more than 80,000 non-fatal firearm injuries requiring emergency medical care or hospitalization.
"Clearly, we need research to identify factors that both cause and protect against gun violence," he said.
President Barack Obama stated, "Today there is still genuine disagreement among well-meaning people about what steps we should take to reduce the epidemic of gun violence in this country."
While a number of lawmakers, including several advocates for gun rights, have agreed it is time for the nation to take a closer look at its gun control laws, others feel this could lead to the government interfering with their right to keep and bear arms as protected under the Second Amendment.
"There will always be those people who think the government is going to try and take everything they own," Vincent said. "I'm not 100 percent on that bandwagon. In the United States, yes, people buy a lot of guns. They love their firearms. I don't see a need for change right now."
The U.S. currently has the highest gun ownership rate in the world with more gun-related deaths than any other developed country.


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Maybe, but I don't think so. The clueless person always will experience
strange behaviour of a computer, something similar to
"I'm using foo for around a year now, but since last week there always
opens a window and ask me to report a bug, but I never experienced a
bug". This does cause fear, if the LEDs of a stand alone device start to
flash and they'll stop after a slap, it does cause some worries, but not
fear. The difference is, that the computer user guesses that he made a
mistake, that makes the software unstable, while the stand alone device
user is without doubts, he simply thinks that the gear is broken, but
not regarding to a faulty operation.
Btw. I own different stand alone devices, most are much better to use
than a computer, but they were much more expensive too and they are old,
but some stand alone devices are much harder to use than a computer,
I've got a 19" device from Behringer, that isn't that old, but OTOH
wasn't expensive, however, I know one musician who does buy cheap and
new stand alone devices that are still easier to use, than a computer.
Just give a technical noob, but gifted musician some 19" delays and
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Give a technical noob a pre-build Linux audio PC and ask her/him to set
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We've been using the GIGABYTE Z77X-UD5H motherboard for a while now and you would've seen it in a lot of our Ivy Bridge coverage over the last month. We started off with a look at the Intel Core i5 3570k where in that article we had a good look at the board itself. It was then featured in our preview article on the Intel Core i7 3770k.
After that it was also the board we used when we overclocked both Ivy Bridge processors along with it also being used when we previewed the upcoming 2666MHz DDR G.Skill kit. Today, though, we finally run the board through our standard motherboard benchmark line up while also taking the time to see how overclocking looks with the latest BIOS.
While normally we'd move onto the package before taking a closer look at the board, because we received this board so early the bundle is almost nonexistent with just a pair of SATA cables and a driver CD that just had Z77X-UD5H hand written on it.
Additionally, while we'd then normally move onto taking a closer look at the board itself, we covered the board top to bottom in our original i5 3570k preview. If you missed that coverage, you can head on over to original article starting at page 2. What we haven't looked at, though, on the Z77X-UD5H is the BIOS so from here that's the first thing we're going to be doing.
Once we've checked out the latest BIOS from GIGABYTE, we'll move onto our testbed and cover the overclocking side of things to see just what we could get out of the Z77X-UD5H today. From there it's all about the performance of the board before we finally wrap everything up. Let's go!


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Foreign Ministry calls for investigation of attack on silent protest
Posted By JJ Robinson On January 12, 2012 @ 9:24 PM In Politics,Society & Culture | Comments Disabled
The Foreign Ministry has called on "relevant national institutions", including police and the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM), to investigate allegations of violence that led to the hospitalisation of blogger Ismail 'Hilath' Rasheed on December 10.
The statement [1] came in response to Amnesty International's expression of alarm [2] at the government's failure to prosecute a group of men who attacked the blogger with stones for his participation in a 'silent protest' calling for religious tolerance. Images of the attackers were provided to police and posted online by the protesters, despite threats against them if they did so, however no arrests were made.
Rasheed was designated an Amnesty 'prisoner of conscience' after he was arrested and detained for 24 days while he was investigated for his role in the protest, and the content of his blocked blog which the Islamic Ministry had earlier deemed anti-Islamic. He was released on January 6 without charge.
In its response to Amnesty, the Foreign Ministry stated that Rasheed was "treated in full accordance with his human rights as guaranteed under domestic law".
"The Constitution of the Maldives affirms that Islam is the religion of the State of the Maldives. The Constitution does not allow for freedom of religion," the Foreign Ministry stated, observing that the Maldives "maintains a reservation [on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights] under Article 18 on freedom of religion and conscience."
"The basis of the police investigation into Mr Rasheed's blog was therefore reflective of and in accordance with domestic law and with the Maldives' international human rights obligations," the Ministry argued.
The Ministry noted "with concern" the attack on Rasheed, but criticised the protesters for failing to inform the authorities about the protest, "a step which would have allowed the police to maintain order and protect him and other members of the public."
"The right to freedom of assembly is enshrined in Maldivian law. However, under the law, while it is not necessary to seek authorisation for assemblies from the authorities (in line with international human rights norms), it is necessary to inform the authorities so that protests can be effectively policed," the Ministry argued.
"Mr Rasheed and others participating in the December 10th gathering did not comply with these legal requirements, a fact which unfortunately contributed to the breakdown of law and order on that day when the protesters were violently attacked," the statement read.
Speaking to Minivan News this week [3] following his release, Rasheed observed that prison conditions "have not changed since [former President] Gayoom's time".
The blogger was locked for three weeks in a small, three-sided room with 11 other people. Despite the opening there was no airflow, the room was unventilated and the fan in the room was broken, he said.
The room was so small and crowded it was impossible for 12 people to fully stretch out and sleep properly, and despite requirements that inmates be allowed out for at least an hour's exercise every day, no one was allowed outside during his detention, Rasheed told Minivan News.
The blogger also expressed concern that some of his fellow inmates had been remanded in custody for up to three months without charge pending police investigations, trapped in "legal limbo".
In its statement, the Foreign Ministry said it "takes note of comments made by Mr Rasheed in the press regarding mistreatment while in detention."
"The Foreign Ministry notes in this regard that, as a State Party to the Convention against Torture (CAT) and its Optional Protocol (OPCAT), a national mechanism exists to investigate such claims and related issues such as conditions in places of detention – namely the National Preventative Mechanism (NPM).
"The Foreign Ministry therefore expresses its confidence that the NPM will immediate look into the claims made by Mr Rasheed and will publish its independent findings."
The Ministry concluded by "welcoming" Amnesty International's "interest in and engagement with human rights issues in the Maldives."
"The government has a strong and positive relationship with Amnesty International at both a domestic level and at the level of the UN, and looks forward to a continued constructive dialogue with them and with other international human rights NGOs."
President Mohamed Nasheed was himself designated a prisoner of conscience during his incarceration by the former government.
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Alpha B is great. Dunno why so many people are against the idea of change for this line. Classics through Generations has generally been towards re-imagining
Adam 3 Hours AgoAnother 5 cent raise which brings it to $2.049, good buy sub $2 or less a gallon, I wonder if I we will ever meet again?
JimJamBonds 4 Hours AgoClone Wars Season VI....so...ummm....yeah. That was sort of all over the place.
JimJamBonds 4 Hours AgoI forgot to mention, there will be two other SW titles: Darth Vader (out in Feb.) and Princess Leia (out in Mar.). Issue #2 of the regular series is out
Bel-Cam Jos 5 Hours AgoPlus, it's only the first season and the writers are still just trying to figure out who these characters are. I'm sure things will change when season
bigbarada 9 Hours AgoYep, there is absolutely a continuity to the season, and to me that's a really strong aspect of this show. I didn't mean to imply that the show doesn't
Mr. JabbaJohnL 9 Hours AgoActually, Fighter Flight is still one of my favorite episodes of this show so far.
While the show does have mostly self contained stories
Nope. "Vision of Hope" airs next Monday, but it's online and on demand right now.
Well, I guess it is realistic, so I should've
Red Dawn (2012). I'd been curious to see this remake for a while and finally got around to it. It wasn't bad, yet it wasn't great. Had a different feel
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I sort of see it that way as well. In addition, Zeb actually has tried, or at least suggested that they get rid of Ezra. However, he has
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first time repress of this lost art punk gem out of Wisconsin -pressed in an edition of 500 -officially licensed release
Even given the vantage point of several decades worth of antagonisms on conservative "Punk†eardrums, countless poorly-printed fanzines championing all manner of anti-social sound/performance and the Internet more or less rendering nothing, past or present, unbelievable, some records are still hard to wrap one's ugly mug 'round. Like this one right here, fr'instance! What is this strange, acerbic music and how did it come out of the early Eighties Wisconsin Hardcore Punk scene? Sure, there are plenty of near contemporary comparisons, regional bands lost to the mists of tyme who imbibed early Fall singles like they were manna (I'm lookin' your way Art Phag, Easter Monkeys, Y Front), but it's really a pretty strange document for the time and place, with allah the prime skiffle 'n thump of God Bless The Red Crayola… as interpreted by The 49 Americans were they really, well, American, and adding a supersized dose of Flipper's drone/dirge to the pot for good measure. "Hideous Plastic Flowers†sounds like Blight or Church Police covering Hasil Adkins. The instrumental "Reflective Reformation†wasted-ly approximates Country Joe's first via the same route Andrew Klimek took to Van Vilet, and truthfully, these guys would have made much more sense rolling 'round the CLE (or maybe Akron on a track like "Liquid Lunchâ€) gutters than from where they actually sprang, though a catalog # reading Thermidor or Subterranean wouldn't be out of place either. God, that bass tone; what a ridiculous, glorious, throbbing wet fart, and finally providing an answer to the eternal question: "What if the Fuckin' Flyin' A-Heads recorded a whole album?†The de-railed Seeds cover opening Side B lends some credence to the notion that, as much as Hollywood Autopsy were an Art Punk concern (and one of considerable menace and aplomb) they also drank from the same trough of nocturnal Proto-Punk pessimism as Vertical Slit and the like. I don't know how much further I can spew over this thing, I mean every track sounds better than the last, a tasteful and primitive blend of deconstructed Rockabilly, battered free Psychedelia and generally inimical art provocation that only increases in potency the more its contents sibilate about your paltry brain. Ostensibly a college project of University of Wisconsin Madison students who disbanded after a few shows, zines and cheap recording sessions with a future member of Garbage (!), and would go on to legit academic/art careers and work with such local legends as Killdozer and Tar Babies, one off reunions happen from time to time, but no recordings outside of this single, shimmering platter exist. First time reissue of any kind offered up here, and by far the most fiscally sound option, lest you're keen on walking, biking, driving or flying over to Manitowoc, WI to hunt in crusty bins for an OG. And besides, we all know that's not sustainable; do you really think the band that wrote "Standing Naked in the Carnival†would want such a thing?
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Amazon smartphone re-invigorates Appstore hunt
Technology blogs and forums are rife with rumors about the upcoming launch of an Amazon Smartphone - coming as early as September. It's a given that if they're intending to enter a market already well-gripped by Apple and Samsung, Amazon will have differentiate itself at all levels. We have already spoken about the possibility of 3D features on the phone, tapping the hardware details several times as well. What's left? Software - specifically apps.


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My son got me a hyacynth that is already blooming. There are three plants in a fairly small container. The blooms are already leaning (popsickle sticks are doing wonders), but everything looks healthy. Should I repot the blooming plants in a larger pot now? I have never worked with bulbs before, and do container/balcony gardening, so can't just go plant it outside. Any help would be great. |
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- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Wed, Feb 4, 09 at 23:50
I wouldn't recommend repotting now if that means you will pull the bulbs apart. You will likely finish the blooms off prematurely, though it probably wouldn't damage the bulbs. You actually could take these outside to your balcony. I grow hyacinths in pots on my front porch every winter and you're further south than I am. They'd probably like the additional sun. If you think they're in danger of freezing due to the small pot, just lift the whole soil clump out of the small container and ease it into one of your larger pots for the rest of the winter. Be sure to let the foliage ripen and turn brown before you cut it back. This allows the bulb time to make baby blooms that will appear next year. You'll need to save the bulbs and chill them in your fridge next fall for 8 to 10 weeks before re-planting. (This is why alot of hyacinth bulbs, and tulips, too, get thrown out and re-planted each year. Whether it's worth the trouble is your call.) |
- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 5, 09 at 12:36
There's a lot of different areas included in a zone 8 and whether or not you'll need to prechill these bulbs before replanting next fall will depend on exactly where you are located. I have a pot of hyacinths pretty much exactly as you describe that have been sitting (in the exact same pot) since last spring, first in my carport and now on my back porch and they are beginning to sprout both foliage and the start of a flower bud. I meant to plant them out in the garden, but an injury this summer prevented me from doing as much gardening activity as I would have liked. Otherwise, Donna's advice is dead-on. ps. Donna, some zone 8's are pretty far north :-)) I'm further north than Maine!! |
- Posted by foxesearth 8b GA/FL line (My Page) on Fri, Feb 6, 09 at 17:28
I can't speak to any zone 8 except my own, which is on the Georgia/Florida/Alabama line. I force hyacinths every year. Once chilled, forced and bloomed, I plant them in the ground when the blossoms fade. Subsequent years, they continue to bloom planted in the ground, without chill except as provided by nature. The first year in the ground, blooms will be smaller, but in rich soil, they recover well. Nell |
- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Tue, Feb 10, 09 at 21:53
Whoops! I did it again, Gardengal! You are so right, and you're getting a winter alot more like Maine's than mine this year too! Folks, please post your state for the old and absentminded among us. :) Foxes, I am very interested in your post. What type of soil do you have? I left some hyacinths in the ground last year as an experiment and they didn't even come up this year. Mine is well amended clay. |
- Posted by foxesearth 8b GA/FL line (My Page) on Wed, Feb 11, 09 at 15:33
Sandy, very sandy loam. I garden on the Coastal Plain in a sandpile that used to be the bottom of the sea. My stones have seashell fossils. The garden has fifty years of cow manure added, oak leaves chopped, cotton trash, whatever I could add, but no clay, except 2 feet down. Everywhere I put hyacinths, I try to make sure they're not going to stand in water, ever. Depending on the cultivar, yours may make it out of the ground, yet, Donna. Not all mine come up at the same time, and they're still coming up in places. Delft Blue is just starting to bloom; China Pink came up ahead of those. None of the Pink Pearl have bloomed yet, nor are all of them up. Blue Jacket is a late one, as is Gypsy Queen. The whites are late, the yellows are, too. Nell |
(Imagine a very quiet voice here) I would pot on and I would NOT separate the bulbs at this point. A pot an inch bigger all round and, if it's the usual shallow misery of a pot that they arrived in, one that's about two inches deeper. If the bulbs are visible I'd lightly cover them but leave the stems free. If they've been inside and frost-free I'd probably start to harden them off by putting them out on fine days for morning sun, or rainy days, and into shelter for the night. If I was going to take them out and dry-store over summer I'd be watching the pots. When the leaves die down I'd leave them for a week or two more. The roots often haven't finished even when the leaves have. When I took them out I'd put them in a mesh container and store them in a cool airy place with a permanent label in the container to remind me about what they are. Then I'd put a date in the diary to replant in good time. Otherwise I'd leave the pot in a cool place over summer where it wouldn't drought out. Excess dry tends to shrivel the bulbs. If you don't get summer rain and you do get high temperatures, maintaining a moderate in-pot temperature is important. One way of doing this is to plunge the pot either into a plunge bed in the garden or into a cachepot arrangement (bigger pot with a packing of some sort of insulation material between the walls of the big pot and the outside of the smaller pot.) Pebbles can be useful and aren't as messy as polystyrene. Add them on the top to keep the weeds off, too. |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Mon, Feb 16, 09 at 12:23
My hyacinths are just starting to grow. Our zone 8 out here has so much less sun and warmth than the zone 8 in the SE US. I never repot store bought potted bulbs. I enjoy them and then plant them out. You can plant them out in containers if you don't have a yard. I have many bulbs in containers, some have been in the same one for years. Mostly because I'm too lazy to bust it all up and plant them. |
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