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Is Sony Taking a Darker Approach With the 'Little House on the Prairie' Movie?
Movie News By Adam Bellotto on October 10, 2014 | Be the First To CommentSometimes TV series adaptations stir up something furious in us, a sudden supercharged desire to destroy the unholy abomination before it taints something we love (ahem, The Equalizer). Other times, they don't seem like such a bad idea, as is the case with Little House on the Prairie. In our current climate, where people (me) are going around tagging TV adaptations as "unholy abominations" that should probably be purged from society, we could all use a palette cleanser. And there's none better than Little House, a series as plain, tall and uniformly wholesome as TV could ever be. Or maybe not, because as The Hollywood Reporter has announced, the Little House movie has picked up Sean Durkin as its director. The same Sean Durkin whose only feature credit is Martha Marcy May Marlene, which is also about a quaint little family living out in the wilderness — only Durkin's version has a few more instances of rape and psychological torture. For those screamingly obvious reasons, he's an odd pick for Little House, but the last director Sony had lined up for the project was just as bizarre: David Gordon Green, whose indie dramas and freaky comedies with Danny McBride have just as little to do with gentle pioneer families and the soft rustle of the country wind through your prairie bonnet.
'The Exorcist' to Turn Heads as Network Television Series
Movie News By Samantha Wilson on August 8, 2013 | Be the First To CommentUndoubtedly inspired by the success of horror-film-to-serial-dramas Hannibal and Bates Motel, Morgan Creek Entertainment and producer Roy Lee (The Ring, The Grudge) are shopping around a television version of The Exorcist to the major networks. Last year, the team announced that the project was to be a 10-hour miniseries directed by Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) that functioned as both a prequel and remake of the 1973 film, but it seems that this plan has been scrapped altogether – The Playlist reports that Durkin is no longer involved, and they've brought in writer Jeremy Slater (the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot) to pen what is now going to be a weekly drama series based on the novel by William Peter Blatty. The story, for foggy minds, follows the harrowing demonic possession of a young girl and the efforts by her mother, doctors and priests to save her from the entity. The 1973 film was so considered so graphic and terrifying that people vomited in theaters. This is what Slater has to live up to.
'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Director and Tony-Winning Actress Will Harmonize On Janis Joplin Biopic
In Development By Nathan Adams on July 10, 2012 | Be the First To CommentProducer Peter Newman has wanted to get a Janis Joplin biopic together for quite a while now. For years it was at the top of his to-do list, but despite his efforts, actresses like Pink and Zooey Deschanel floated in and out of the project without it ever actually getting made. Things even got so bad that Newman gave up on the film for a while and pursued a career in academia; but two big developments have pulled him back into the world of film production and put this Joplin project back into development.
Hollywood Trend: Movie Horror Icons Might Be Moving to Television
Movie News By Scott Beggs on May 28, 2012 | Comments (2)According to Vulture, Martha Marcy May Marlene writer/director Sean Durkin is preparing to pitch a ten-episode television series concept of The Exorcist. It's a promising idea from a strong, disturbing storyteller, so hopefully a solid network picks it up. The potential for trenchant drama aside, what's fascinating is that this project paired with two possible Silence of the Lambs television shows marks a mini-trend in TV that sees the conversion of movies into the format. Of course, both franchises were born as books (from William Peter Blatty and Thomas Harris respectively), but they were made even more famous (if not downright iconic) by the films – especially because of performances from Max Von Sydow, Linda Blair, and Anthony Hopkins. So that's two (count 'em, two) shows based on Hannibal Lecter: Clarice over at Lifetime and Hannibal over at NBC. The first, clearly, focuses on Clarice Starling, and the second uses Will Graham as its FBI agent of choice. These are all in various stages of development, but it seems clear that some showrunners and channels are looking to horror movies for inspiration and content. The natural question? What horror movie icons would work best on TV?
Awards Season Rages On: National Board of Review Picks 'Hugo' and Scorsese
Movie News By Kate Erbland on December 1, 2011 | Comments (1)It is day four of awards season, and already some names are growing wearyingly familiar, and even the surprises don't quite pop like they used to. On Monday evening, the Gothams announced their annual awards, followed swiftly by the Film Independent Spirit nominations announcement and the NYFCC's winners, but director Martin Scorsese and his latest film, Hugo, were without some big awards love – until now. The National Board of Review has announced their best-of picks for the year, and Hugo has topped out as Best Film, with Scorsese grabbing Best Director. As the film opened just last week, here's hoping that this NBR endorsement will pump up somewhat lackluster box office returns. Paired with a weekend box office free of new major releases, and maybe Hugo can swing up to the top of the heap. As for the rest of the Board's awards, there's a bevy of names here that already seem like old hat – picks like Christopher Plummer for Beginners and The Artist, The Descendants, and The Tree of Life as a "top" films for the year – but there are still a few eyebrow-raisers, as our friends over at /Film note, J.C. Chandor picking up another award for his debut, Margin Call, continues to be surprising. Where is Sean Durkin and his own Sundance hit Martha Marcy May Marlene? And J. Edgar as one of the year's best? And a Breakthrough to Felicity Jones and Rooney Mara, but no Elizabeth Olsen? Bizarre, really. But there are […]
Interview: John Hawkes Comes from Outer Space for 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
Features By Jack Giroux on October 27, 2011 | Be the First To CommentJohn Hawkes describes his cult leading character Patrick as if he "just came from outer space." After you've seen the film, you'll know that that description could not be more apt. Patrick is a walking and talking enigma with no past or future. He's someone who lives in the moment and is only interested in feeling that moment. Does he have a greater agenda? Maybe. Are his intentions malicious? Possibly. Where does he come from, and what does he believe in? No idea. That's Patrick: a mystery. The gentle and quietly frightening character is one of the many mysteries in Sean Durkin's feature debut, Martha Marcy May Marlene. The Sundance hit raises far more questions than the answers it barely gives. Durkin's psychological horror film trusts you to fill in the blanks, as does John Hawkes. Here's what the actor had to say about the oddly and charming ways of Patrick, the walking mystery:
Review: 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' is Haunting, Harrowing, Humane and Heartfelt
Movie Reviews By Robert Levin on October 21, 2011 | Comments (1)The real-life experience of being seduced into a cult and dealing with its psychological ramifications is probably a lot like that undergone by Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) in Martha Marcy May Marlene. That's the highest praise one could offer this engaging drama, which arrives in theaters after causing a mini sensation on the festival circuit, complete with an unfortunate title and a brand new Indie It Girl in Olsen. Writer/director Sean Durkin's feature filmmaking debut isn't going to cure global hunger or cause world peace, despite what the frenzied hype might suggest. It is, however, an assured work that achieves the tricky feat of offering a finely-tuned window into the existential burdens of its protagonist while simultaneously keeping her at a distance. The picture's split chronology parallels Martha's introduction into the Upstate New York "family" led by the manipulative, charismatic Patrick (John Hawkes) and her re-integration into her real family two years later. Without launching into convoluted explanations for Martha's actions, the film follows her experiences in the harrowing reclusive clan, which has a propensity for guns, austere clothing and psychological torture, as well as a general acceptance of vicious physical abuse. At the same time, she is shown adrift in the lavish lakefront Connecticut home of her sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law Ted (Hugh Dancy).
Interview: Writer/Director Sean Durkin On Crafting 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
Features By Jack Giroux on October 21, 2011 | Be the First To CommentVery few films resemble the structure of Martha Marcy May Marlene. The story follows a young girl, Martha (Elizaebth Olsen), both when she was a part of a cult and when she leaves it to try to relive a normal life. The psychological drama doesn't give you the introduction of how Martha made it into the cult, which one would expect to take up the first act, and the film also ends on a scene that would've been the beginning of any other story's third act. Martha Marcy May Marlene features subverted conventions, bare-boned exposition, and a whole lot of ambiguity. However, writer/director Sean Durkin never approached his drama to deliberately "subvert conventions," it just happened to turn out that way. Durkin confessed to never quite getting the lessons from screenwriting courses, and perhaps that was for the better. By avoiding expected screenwriting tropes, in his feature debut, Durkin made an anti-cliche cult film. There are no heroes. There is no third act bang. Plus, the moral compass of the film, Ted (Hugh Dancy), is almost as off-putting as the ambiguous cult leader, Patrick (John Hawkes). Clearly, not your regular "cult" film. Here's what Sean Durkin had to say about cracking the structure of Martha Marcy May Marlene, approaching the story with a fresh perspective, despising lazy flashbacks, and the mysterious ways of the warm and scary community leader, Patrick:
Reel Sex: Getting Frisky with the Fall Releases
Features By Gwen Reyes on October 19, 2011 | Comments (2)As the temperatures turn just the slightest bit colder and the fall colors settle in the landscape (if you're lucky enough to live near trees), we should start directing our film focus to the fall movie season. We love summer for its mind-numbing fun, but the last season of the year tends to offer some of the most vulnerable, honest, and captivating films (you know, just in time for that other "big O"). Fall supplies films meant to scandalize our minds and even our naughty bits, and there is nothing wrong with that. But with so many films and film festivals to choose from between now and December, it becomes overwhelming to sort through all the goodness being dispensed our way. Lucky for you, my love of highlighting full-frontal male nudity and questionable sexual conduct happens to pay off for a change. Below you'll find a helpful collection of five sultry features sure to stimulate your brain and your nethers.
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Movie News By Kate Erbland on August 22, 2011 | Be the First To CommentFilms about cults were all the rage at this year's Sundance Film Festival, with some of the buzziest titles all revolving around veritable innocents sucked into organizations that are far, far more terrifying than they first let on. Vera Farmiga starred in and directed the religious-tinged Higher Ground, Sundance It Girl Brit Marling haunted audiences in Sound of My Voice, but the only culty hit that captured my attention (and made it wear rags, sleep in a room with eight other people, and till a garden) was Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene. The film starred another Sundance break-out talent, Elizabeth Olsen (sister to the twins) as the titular Martha (or is it Marcy May? or even Marlene?), a young woman who has recently escaped a cult, led by none other than the magnetic John Hawkes. The film follows Martha's attempts to reintegrate herself into a "normal life" with her sister (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law (Hugh Dancy), both of whom have no idea what's she been through to get back to them. The film flashes back frequently to show just what Olsen's character has been through. It is, in one word, consuming. Fox Searchlight has released two new trailers today, both hidden in QR codes, but our pals over at The Film Stage went ahead and embedded them for your viewing pleasure (i.e. terror). Check them out after the break.
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When Good Things Happen To A Heck Of A Guy
in accordance with the Law of Large Numbers, there have indeed been those shining moments in DrHGuy's life when things have unaccountably – and certainly unexpectedly – gone right.
One such example, notable for its spectacularly serendipitous timing, took place on the occasion of DrHGuy's (or, more accurately, then MedStudenHGuy's) Internal Medicine final exam. While DrHGuy, it is important to note, was confident that he had passed the test by a comfortable margin, he was to discover that almost every one of the answers of which he was less than certain turned out, in fact, to be correct, resulting in a score so aberrantly high that the medical school faculty revised their previous (and absolutely appropriate) assessment of DrHGuy as a competent but less than outstanding performer in that discipline to an evaluation that was tinged with something akin to the adulation of the Magi for the just born Messiah. Happily for the future of healthcare and DrHGuy's psychiatry career, sanity and logic returned shortly, albeit not before DrHGuy was awarded Honors for the course.
And what can we learn from this parable?
Well, no one said it has said it more clearly than Tom Peters,1
Not a fucking thing,
except it's really great to be lucky
To which I can only add the DrHGuy Corollary to the Tom Peters Principle follows:
It's infuckingcredibly2 great
to be lucky on the final exam in Internal Medicine
Getting Lucky With Heck Of A House
As it came to pass, the designing and building of Heck Of A House included more and perhaps way, way more than its statistical share of instances when the results of plans and projects were as good as or better than the hoped-for outcomes.3
The Miraculous Vision: A Hallway With A View
(And a semi-miraculous shift to first person)
During one of our weekend visitations to the Heck Of A House building site, Julie and I were walking through the second story interior hallway of what would become my office when we noticed that, because the walls of the pool area abutting the office then consisted only of framing, that we had a gorgeous view of our yard and an adjacent field. After a brief discussion with our talented and empathic builder, an asymmetric window had been added to the plans for wall between the office hallway and the pool.
And, in defiance of the odds, the window placement worked perfectly, framing the view we had seen that day during the construction.
Consequently, every time I walk to the stairway from my office, I encounter the window pictured in the preceding graphic and, especially in the spring and summer, exterior views that are sometimes, without exaggeration, magnificent. That this experience rarely occurs without my recalling the episode when Julie and I first encountered this scene is a non-trivial bonus.
It is really great to be lucky.
The Photos
Snapping photos of Heck Of A House for insurance documentation this past summer, I followed my typical protocol, taking large quantities of pictures in hopes of producing one or two of decent quality.
One group of photos that resulted from that session shows the crossbeams of the pool area set against the view of the trees outside the house, and I've convinced myself that some of these pictures rate high enough on the artsy-fartsy scale4 to warrant presenting them in this post.
The sequence of nine photos, all taken within a few minutes of one another, begins with the view seen in the graphic atop this post and ends with a more prosaic, insurer-requested snapshot that shows part of the pool itself, the ceiling fans, etc. as well as the beams and trees. The seven images in the middle more interesting. Each of those is similar with details and angles that vary only minutely, but in ways that are, to me at least, intriguing. Because I took these photos for non-aesthetic reasons, the sizes vary and the lighting and focus are, well, let's call them charmingly imperfect. My only manipulation of these pictures has been cropping some such that they all portray more or less the same area.
This gallery can be found at ~Media: Crosses And Windows~
- See Hewlett-Packard, Tom, and I Were All Lucky – OK, HP and Tom were REALLY lucky, but still … [↩]
- "Infuckingcredibly" is, of course, an example of tmesis, a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is interjected between parts of a compound word or between syllables of a word. It is also an expletive infixation, a figure of speech in which an expletive or profanity is inserted into a word. An expletive infixation may, as in this case, also be a tmesis, but if the word attached to the explicative is not a compound, that instance of expletive infixation would not meet the criterion for a tmesis. In this case, I chose the term, "infuckingcredibly" to echo the "fucking" in the quote from Tom Peters. Also, it provides me a rationale to make a reference to the formal names of figures of speech, one of those "scholastic trifles" essential to my signature formula for making each post a challenge for readers (see 12 Ways To Minimize The Popularity Of A Well-written Blog) [↩]
- DrHGuy did put the odds in his favor by cleverly making every mistake possible in designing and building the predecessor of Heck Of A House [↩]
- If the reader will be kind enough to tentatively buy into my artsy-fartsy self-evaluation, I will be kind enough to forgo writing one of those interminably long paragraphs describing these photos with terms like "evocative of a contemporary cathedral, albeit one that is atypically suffused in unfiltered sunlight," "contrast between man's well-crafted artifice and nature's unrestricted beauty," "play of shadow and light," and "subtle, nuanced modulations" [↩]


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Theater Review | 'The Golden Toad'
A Long, Strange Trip Indeed
By NEIL GENZLINGER
"The Golden Toad," by the experimental troupe the Talking Band, unfolds over several locations and 27 years.
"The Iceman Cometh," directed by Robert Falls and starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy, prepares to come to New York.
"The Golden Toad," by the experimental troupe the Talking Band, unfolds over several locations and 27 years.
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The docudrama play "X's and O's (A Football Love Story)" looks at how a sport damages its players.
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The playwright's first new stage production in nine years provides a lot of food for thought on the murkiness of a chaotic universe.
Recommended shows from Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood and other theater critics for The New York Times.
Recent show reviews from Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood and other theater critics for The New York Times.
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Jonathan Christenson's "Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe" opens at New World Stages.
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The London plays "Bad Jews'' and "Taken at Midnight'' tackle the gravity of the Holocaust then and now.
The innocently murderous child at the heart of "Let the Right One In" is nothing like the beautiful It vampires who slither across screens in movies like the "Twilight" series.
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The comedy troupe Parallel Exit evokes "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in its new show, "Everybody Gets Cake!"
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The Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park program will offer "The Tempest" and "Cymbeline" in Central Park.
Two veteran producers are planning to open "King Charles III," Mike Bartlett's future-history play, on Broadway this fall.
What distinguishes acts like Sebastian Maniscalco's is a full-bodied commitment to the act-out: stand-up jargon describing a shift from narrating a joke to acting it.
Mr. Harron, a busy stage actor in the 1950s and 1960s, became best known for playing Charlie Farquharson, a wisecracking hayseed on "Hee Haw."
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The first step in the adoption process is to fill out an online adoption application. You can find a copy of that application here. We sometimes receive a lot of interest on an animal and can't always reply to each email in a timely manner. An application does not obligate you to adopt from us, but it does show that you are serious about the adoption process. Please remember we are all volunteers.
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Tropical Gardens Miniature Golf strips away the cartoonish aspects of the game found on many courses, instead situating its 18 putting greens amid a diverse landscape of ponds and blooming floras. As a waterfall trickles nearby, a flamboyance of fake flamingos perches under the shade of a tree, silently observing golfers' mannerisms to use in their upcoming novel. Aside from navigating the miniature fairways, players can swing at baseballs in the batting cages or reunite quarters with their captive brethren in the video arcade.
Paradise Rental Boats carefully curates fleets of Yamaha, Bayliner, and Sun Tracker boats, so that sun-kissed riders can jet across the sparkling waters of Indiana's Lake Monroe and Georgia's Lake Lanier and Lake Allatoona at their leisure. The company's vessels range from party barges and yachts—which hold groups of up to 26—to the smaller, two-person WaveRunner, whose highly responsive steering suits drivers trying to chase down and catch their fish dinner. Onboard radios and CD players let mariners groove to their favorite tunes, and the company also rents optional accessories for water sports, such as wakeboards, water skis, and artificial bait for licensed fishermen.
Adventure Landing sports ample free parking and is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day except Friday and Saturday, when it keeps the courses open until midnight for party-animal clubbers. There are three different courses; each of them features well-manicured Astroturf, luscious landscapes, and challenges around every bend. Master a single green or experience all three shades without leaving the grounds or hailing a golf cart. In between rounds, explore all that this fun, pay-as-you-play factory has to offer, including arcade games, batting cages, and more. When your group's perfectionist is spending way too much time reading the wind, slip off to the nearby snack bar for a quick bite or sip while you wait.


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I was hoping someone might offer a solution to my problem. An alternate career rank for my assassin.
Im playing an assassin Rank 5 and im merely 300 xp to reach the next rank. The problem I'm facing is that reading through both the career options of death adept or free blade, neither of them fit my character.
so far he has been leveled exclusively in agility stat, agility based skills, and dual pistol combat. Home world was a forge world and I took the untouchable package making any Fellowship interactions pointless.
He is not the charmismatic leader/ infiltrator or the brutal melee combatant the comes with the imperator mortis. I've looked through the Radicals handbook, Inquisitors handbook, Book of judgment, Blood of martyrs and Salvation demands sacrifice. The only thing that has appealed to me so far is the Malfian bloodsworn but the career really only offers 600xp worth of talents/skills that I would want which would be rough since I'd need 1400 more xp to get the next rank.
I'm hoping that someone might have a written up a homebrew career tree or some other alternate rank that I hanv't looked into. At this point I'm contemplating retiring him and starting another character. Sorry if this doesnt belong in this forum and thanks for the help!


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The Arabs and the Holocaust
Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands, by Robert Satloff.
New York: Public Affairs, 2006, 204 pages. Notes to 227.
Bibl. to p. 239. Index to p. 251. $26.00.
Reviewed by Joseph V. Montville
On the afternoon of September 11, 2001, Robert Satloff was walking in the middle of Manhattan's Fifth Avenue which was devoid of traffic in a city stunned by the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers that morning. The question came into his mind: "Did any Arabs save any Jews during the Holocaust?" He judged, as did this writer after the second tower was hit, that Arabs were behind the deed. He wanted to teach Arabs about the Holocaust and the depths of its meaning for Israeli and Diaspora Jews. Satloff decided to answer his question, and this book is the result.
What establishes the nobility of Among the Righteous…is the conviction of its author, a historian, an Arabist and an American Jew, that there is much more to Arab and Muslim humanity than the destructive, suicidal rage that the 9/11 hijackers displayed that momentous day. While he had never heard of "righteous" Arabs—people who took great risks to protect Jews from the Nazis and their underlings–Satloff felt in his bones that he could find some. He did not believe that the apparent absence of knowledge or discussion about the Holocaust among Arabs was the complete picture.
The author thought that if he could prove that Arabs had saved Jewish lives during World War II, they might be induced to face the Holocaust squarely and understand its power in the final thrust to establish the Jewish state in Palestine. He hoped that the shared prosocial values of Islam and Judaism could induce Arab cooperation in his research and generate pride in Arab heroes. He cites Muslim and Jewish sacred literature to make his point. "'Whoever saves one life saves the entire world,' says the Qur'an, an echo of the Talmud's injunction 'If you save one life, it is as if you have saved the world.'" (p. 6.) In the process of searching for "righteous" Arabs in North Africa, Israel and Europe, Satloff has filled an important gap in the history of World War II, and he has also reflected the best traditions of Jewish humanism. It is not insignificant that Satloff is also executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy which the Jewish weekly, Forward, calls "a think tank known for its pro-Israel views and for its predominantly Jewish board."1
The narrative concentrates on the North African states of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya under French—the first three—and Italian and therefore fascist colonial rule during the Vichy and Mussolini regimes. Half a million Jews lived in these countries, and the Nazi policy of degradation and ultimately destruction was meant to apply also to these trans-Mediterranean people. There were also 30,000 Libyan Jews who faced danger and abuse.
Israel's Growing Insanity
January 21, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
I wrote this on 9th February 2009, the day before Israel's election, after seeing an interview with Benjamin Netanyahu's father on Israeli TV. Benjamin Netanyahu's father—described as "sharp as a razor" at the ripe old age of 99—gave a rare interview to Amit Segel of Israel's Channel 2 to support his son's election campaign (Channel 2 website. 7 Feb. 2009).
At some point in the interview Professor Ben-Zion Netanyahu said, "Today we are facing plain and simple, a danger of annihilation. This is not only the ongoing existential danger to Israel, but a real danger of complete annihilation. People think that the Shoah (Holocaust) is over — but it is not, it is continuing all the time" (My translation from the Hebrew).
The views of Netanyahu Senior do not represent a lunatic fringe, but the Israeli mainstream. When I was growing up in Israel, things were much the same. I and everyone I knew believed in earnest that we were always at risk of annihilation. Fear of annihilation is at the heart of Jewish, not just Israeli culture and it pre-dates the Holocaust. But the climate in Israel today is far more extreme than it was in my time, as Israel on the whole moves further and further to an irrational fanatic position.
When a person's perception of reality is completely out of touch with reality itself, we begin to get an uneasy feeling that something might be wrong with his or her mind. Where is the evidence that the Jews, right now are facing a "real danger of complete annihilation"? Where is the evidence that the Holocaust, a systematic and deliberate plan to eliminate all Jews during the Second World War, is still being carried out?
I would even argue that saying this is an insult to the victims of the real Holocaust. Israel is rumored to have one of the most powerful military forces in the world but Israelis still believe that they are right now being annihilated. This is insanity.
Someone is indeed facing a risk of cultural, economic, political and even physical annihilation, but it's not Israel or Jews, it's the Palestinians, and the annihilator is Israel itself.
Our politics and our economics are both a product of our psychology, not something separate. We make political and economic choices based on who we are and what we feel and believe. Many rational people search for a rational analysis—often political or economic—for what is happening in Israel-Palestine. But the only way to interpret Israel's behavior during the past 61 years is through understanding the psychology of its society and its leaders.
To ignore Israel's psychology is dangerous because it means that any intervention based only on political considerations, will miss the mark and risk being irrelevant. Indeed if you look at the history of diplomacy and `peace negotiations' in the region, it is quite obvious that they have achieved nothing at all. Things seem to be progressing on a trajectory determined by something that to someone in my profession, looks more like a mental illness than a political plan, bearing no relation to any rational diplomatic efforts, `roadmaps', peace plans or truces.
Israel's behavior is a direct product of its psychological struggle with the implications of Jewish identity, which in turn determines Israel's very reason for existence. In his book Alternative to a Psychotic State Akiva Orr asks if Israel is a `Jewish state' or a `state for the Jews'. Since it is clearly not a Jewish state—Israeli state law is different to religious law—then it must be a state for the Jews. And this begs the question of `who or what is a Jew', and to that there has never been a satisfactory legal answer.
Israel has no constitution precisely because it cannot resolve the question of who or what it wants to be. The de-facto, modern secular Zionist definition of a Jew is someone who would have been considered a Jew by Hitler. Effectively Jews are allowing themselves to be defined by those who hated them and sought their annihilation. In other words, this identity was formed as a reaction to a particular set of circumstances.
But what happens if the circumstances change? What does that do to this identity? In other words, if the world is now safe for Jews and is no longer what Jewish people thought it was, then Jewish people no longer know who they are, in which case either Jewish identity needs to change, or you make sure that the world is back to what it was when the Jews were persecuted. That way there is no need to go through the difficult process of self-examination or live in a world that doesn't make sense.
The reason for the existence of the state of Israel is a direct result of Jewish self-perception as victims of persecution. Israel was created to offer a safe haven for Jews from persecution. I could be wrong, I might be naïve, but I don't believe that Israeli leaders are conscious that they are now hyping up more traditional forms of anti-Semitism—that is to say, I don't think that they are consciously plotting to do it. They are operating without awareness and they probably believe in their own explanations for what they are doing, for example that they attacked Gaza to weaken Hamas. But we must look at the real consequences of Israel's actions in Gaza and three years ago in Lebanon for example, to understand Israel's real motivation.
If Israel's actions lead to an increase in fanaticism and in anti-Jewish sentiment, this is because this is what Israel wants to achieve, albeit unconsciously.
But why does Israel need more fanaticism and antisemitism? An increase in real anti-Semitism and attacks on Jews would bring current reality into line with the outdated imaginary reality, and would help keep Jewish identity unchanged. The reality is that Jews have not been victims, certainly not of a genocidal regime for over sixty years—the Holocaust is not happening now and there is no attempt by anyone to annihilate the Jews.
The fact that Jews live in safety everywhere and are not persecuted makes Israel uncomfortable. If the Jews are doing well everywhere, then Jewish identity is being put to question, and so is the very reason for the existence of Israel. The very state that was created to save the Jews from persecution, now needs them to be persecuted again so that it can continue to exist. Escalating the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is one of the means to achieving this end.
The Palestinians, who are desperately trying to understand what has been happening to them, are caught in this madness and are the victims of it. It's not because of who they are or something they did, that they are suffering. It's because they had the misfortune of living on the land that a neurotic Zionist movement was determined to take for itself regardless of cost. I think many Palestinians are beginning to recognise this but the world leaders still believe Israel's racist propaganda, which says that there is something inherent in the Palestinian people that means that they deserve what they get.
This is why it is essential that the world intervene decisively. I do not trust Israel to suddenly develop sufficient self-awareness to understand what it's doing and put a stop to it. Israel's growing delinquency demonstrates the exact opposite. The Palestinians do not have any more time to spare.
Houstonian Corner (V11-I39)
September 17, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
ISGH President Dr. Aziz Siddiqi at the Holocaust Museum
Holocaust Museum Houston invited the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) President Dr. Aziz Siddiqi at the opening reception of the Photographic Exhibition called "Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust in Albania". This Exhibition shows Heart-Melting Kindness and Righteous Determination of Muslim Heroes, who saved Jews during the Holocaust. The Exhibition started on July 17, 2009 and runs through to February 7, 2010.
After his welcoming remarks, Michael Goldberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Holocaust Museum, requested ISGH President Dr. Aziz Siddiqi to speak to the invited guests. Dr. Siddiqi welcomed the opportunity to talk to the guests and acknowledged a strong presence of Muslims in the exhibit reception.
Dr. Aziz Siddiqi said that throughout the Islamic history Muslims have always provided protection to the oppressed. Whenever persecution was carried out against Jews whether it was in Spain, Albania or anywhere else, Muslims were in the forefront to save the lives of innocent Jews. He also cited other examples of Muslims helping Non-Muslims from persecution in other parts of the world. He said, "Muslims practice what they preach" and quoted the Ayah (Verse) of Quran: "……………….And whoever saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the entire people………….." Holy Quran, Chapter 005 Verse 032.
This Photographic Exhibition "Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust Albania", depicts about this European country with a Muslim majority, that succeeded where other European nations failed in dealing with Nazi Germany. Almost all Jews living within Albanian borders during the German occupation – those of Albanian origin and refugees alike – were saved. In a five-year project, Colorado-based photographer Norman Gershman set out to collect the names of righteous, non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. He discovered that some of the names were of Albanian Muslims. He then began a quest to meet and photograph the Albanian rescuers or their descendents. During his interviews, when he asked why they had rescued Jews, the resounding response was "Besa" the code of honor deeply rooted in Albanian culture and incorporated in the faith of Albanian Muslims. As Gershman later would explain, "There was no government conspiracy, no underground railroad, no organized resistance of any kind – only individual Albanians, acting alone, to save the lives of people whose lives were in immediate danger. My portraits of these people, and their stories, are meant to reflect their humanity, their dignity, their religious and moral convictions, and their quiet courage."
Holocaust Museum Houston is free and open to the public. It is located in Houston's Museum District at 5401 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas 77004. For more information about the Museum, visit www.hmh.org or call 713-942-8000.
The New Muslim Cool at ICNA Relief Iftar-&-Dinner
The Annual Iftar-&-Dinner organized by Islamic Circle of North America Relief (ICNA Relief) was held at Shahnai Restaurant Hillcroft, which was well attended.
Hamza Pérez, famously known as The New Muslim Cool, was the keynote presenter, who in a most emotional and motivational manner informed about the immense need and significance of humanitarian work at grassroots level in America, in which ICNA Relief is at the forefront. Present on the occasion were Ayub Badat, National Director of ICNA Relief; Haseeb Abdali, President of ICNA Houston; Saad Ansari, Director of ICNA Relief Texas; Dr. Aziz Siddiqi, President ISGH; Jaime Mujahid Fletcher, Founder & President of Islam in Spanish; Hashim Badat, Vice-President ISGH; Iqbal Badat Vice-President Pakistani-American Association of Greater Houston (PAGH); and many others. A slide show of all the nationwide projects of ICNA Relief was presented with remarks by Ayub Badat.
ICNA Relief is one of the largest humanitarian services organizations of the Muslims, working solely in USA. At present in Baton Rouge Louisiana and Houston-Galveston Texas, ICNA Relief has received federal grants to provide services to those, who got affected by Hurricane Ike.
The major human and social services work of ICNA Relief at the domestic level in USA is being done only through the assistance provided by the Muslim Community of USA. It includes Emergency Financial Assistance (rent & utility bills assistance; family support; hunger prevention; immigration support and funeral services), Women Temporary Shelter Homes; Domestic Disaster Relief; Medical Clinics; Educational programs; and so on.
For more information and contributions, one can visit: www.ICNARelief.ORg
Rooftop Films has screened Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's film New Muslim Cool, which chronicles the personal journey of Puerto-Rican American rapper Hamza Pérez. He ended life as a drug dealer 12 years ago, and started down a new path as a young Muslim. Now he's moved to Pittsburgh's tough North Side to start a new religious community, rebuild his shattered family, and take his message of faith to other young people through his uncompromising music as part of the hip-hop duo M-Team. But when the FBI raided his mosque, Hamza confronted the realities of the Post-9/11 world.
The Unnecessary Bengali Famine
April 5, 2007 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Courtesy BBC
The famine in British-ruled Bengal in 1943-44 ultimately took the lives of about 4 million people. The speaker talks of how this man-made famine is absent from most history books and virtually unknown to most people.
BBC Transcript:
Robyn Williams: Can you turn science to history? To test it, I mean? You can't really do experiments on the past, so how could it be applied? Dr Gideon Polya insists that science does have a role in this regard, and he'll explain in a minute. But the point of such an exercise is important here, because the reason for Dr Polya's concern (and he's written a book about it) is one of the worst genocides on record, or not on record, unless you search long and hard.
Gideon Polya is reader in biochemistry at La Trobe University in Melbourne.
Gideon Polya: Humanity has made immense technological and scientific advances in the last few millennia through application of a scientific method involving the gathering of data, the generation of testable hypotheses, and experimentation to test the validity of such hypotheses. Reiteration of this process yields models that are progressively better approximations to reality.
Of course historically, this process has been impaired through authoritarian religious or political intervention. Such societal constraints aside, application of the scientific method can also encounter difficulties when past processes of the physical or biological world are considered. However, while we cannot recreate the explosion of a star, we can construct models that are consistent with the residual physical consequences of such events and with our current understanding of physical reality. Similarly, while we cannot recreate life currently, to biological scientists the Darwinian Theory of Evolution remains a powerful model explaining and systematising a huge body of information about past and present biological complexity.
Scientific approaches to human history are similarly constrained by the reality that it is generally not possible to do physical experiments to test historical models (although one can envisage, for example, computer simulations of past battles). In general the history is confined to relating model predictions back to pre-existing data, the physical consequences of events and human oral and written records of events. Of course value judgements, or culturally and philosophically biased 'weightings' will inevitably be applied to the relative importance of historical data. However some events involving massive loss of human life, such as the Jewish Holocaust, are so immense that they cannot be ignored, if at least for scientific predictive utility. Thus the Jewish Holocaust warns us of future dangers due to racism, moral unresponsiveness and the technological capacity for mass destruction.
The bottom line is that historians, like scientists, must respect the basic data. Selectively ignoring the data thwarts the quest for better approximations to the truth, and jeopardises informed prediction. While we all cynically accept the truism that 'history is written by the victors', the history of genocide in the 20th century, from South West Africa and Anatolia, to East Timor and Rwanda, reinforces the message that 'history ignored yields history repeated'. Deletion of massive man-made human catastrophes from history and from general perception is not simply scientifically flawed and unethical, it also increases the probability that the same unaddressed, contributing social pathologies will yield the same carnage in the future.
One of the most extraordinary examples of such whitewashing of history is the sustained, continuing deletion of two centuries of massive, recurrent, man-made famine in British India from British and world history, and hence from general public perception. This massive, sustained lying by omission by two centuries of British academic historians occurred in a society having Parliamentary democracy, the means to readily disseminate information and a steadily expanding literate population. Furthermore, this process of lying by omission continues to this day in Britain and its English-speaking offshoots, such as Australia, countries having free speech, high literacy, democracy, prosperity and extensive media of all kinds.
To dramatise this perversion, imagine that the Jewish Holocaust was almost completely deleted from our history books and from general public perception, that there was virtually a total absence of any mention at all of this cataclysm in our newspapers and electronic media or in our schools and universities. Truth, reason, ethics and humanity aside, objective analysis suggests that such a situation would greatly increase the probability of recurrence of racial mass murder. Fortunately, in reality, virtually everyone is aware of this event and indeed in Germany today it is a criminal offence to deny the actuality of the Jewish Holocaust.
In contrast, during the Second World War, a man-made catastrophe occurred within the British Empire that killed almost as many people as died in the Jewish Holocaust, but which has been effectively deleted from history, it is a 'forgotten holocaust'. The man-made famine in British-ruled Bengal in 1943-1944 ultimately took the lives of about 4-million people, about 90% of the total British Empire casualties of that conflict, and was accompanied by a multitude of horrors, not the least being massive civilian and military sexual abuse of starving women and young girls that compares unfavourable with the comfort women abuses of the Japanese Army.
The causes of the famine are complex, but ultimately when the price of rice rose above the ability of landless rural poor to pay and in the absence of humane, concerned government, millions simply starved to death or otherwise died of starvation-related causes. Although there was plenty of food potentially available, the price of rice rose through 'market forces', driven by a number of factors including: the cessation of imports from Japanese-occupied Burma, a dramatic wartime decline in other requisite grain imports into India, compounded by the deliberate strategic slashing of Allied Indian Ocean shipping; heavy-handed government action in seizing Bengali rice stocks in sensitive areas; the seizure of boats critically required for food acquisition and rice distribution; and finally the 'divide and rule' policy of giving the various Indian provinces control over their own food stocks. Critically, cashed-up, wartime, industrial, Calcutta could pay for rice and sucked food out of a starving, food-producing countryside.
Ultimately, millions of Bengalis died because their British rulers didn't give a damn and had other strategic imperatives. The Bengal Famine and its aftermath for the debilitated Bengal population consumed its victims over several years in the case of complete British inaction through most of 1943 or insufficient subsequent action. Churchill had a confessed hatred for Indians and during the famine he opposed the humanitarian attempts of people such as the Prime Minister of Canada, Louis Mountbatten, Viceroy General Wavell, and even of Japanese collaborationist leader Subhash Chandra Bose. The hypothesis can be legitimately advanced that the extent of the Bengal Famine derived in part from sustained, deliberate policy.
The wartime Bengal Famine has become a 'forgotten holocaust' and has been effectively deleted from our history books, from school and university curricula and from general public perception. To the best of my knowledge, Churchill only wrote of it once, in a secret letter to Roosevelt dated April 29th 1944 in which he made the following remarkable plea for help in shipping Australian grain to India: 'I am no longer justified in not asking for your help.' Churchill's six-volume 'History of the Second World War' fails to mention the cataclysm that was responsible for about 90% of total British Empire casualties in that conflict but makes the extraordinary obverse claim: 'No great portion of the world population was so effectively protected from the horrors and perils of the World War as were the people of Hindustan. They were carried through the struggle on the shoulders of our small island.'
This whitewashing of Indian famine extends to two centuries of famine in British India. I have recently published a very detailed account of this two-century holocaust in British India that commenced with the Great Bengal Famine of 1769-1770 (10-million victims) and concluded with the World War 2 Bengal Famine (4-million victims) and took tens of millions of lives in between. In contrast to the response to the Jewish Holocaust, these events have been almost completely written out of history and removed from general perception and there has been no apology nor amends made. While Tony Blair has apologised for the mid-19th century Irish Famine that took over a million lives, there has been no apology for the World War 2 Bengal Famine.
My book is entitled, 'Jane Austen and the Black Hole of British History' and sub-titled, 'Colonial rapacity, holocaust denial and the crisis in biological sustainability'. I describe this whitewashing of history as 'Austenising' after Jane Austen, whose exquisite novels were utterly free of the ugly social realities of her time. Some of Jane Austen's siblings and other connections, were involved in the rape of India. Of major note was Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of India, who ferociously taxed famine-devastated Bengal and was eventually impeached and tried but ultimately acquitted for his manifold abuses in India. Warren Hastings almost certainly seduced Jane Austen's aunt, Philadelphia Hancock. This adultery gave rise to Jane Austen's lively cousin Eliza who is an evident model for the more advanced women of Jane Austen's novels. While much of the huge academic Jane Austen industry has ignored (or 'Austenised') such interesting aspects of the lives of Jane Austen's relatives, Jane Austen herself was much more forthcoming; thus to the initiated, 'Sense and Sensibility', the most Indian of her novels, includes a very detailed and barely disguised account of the Warren Hastings Scandal.
While it was legitimate for Jane Austen, the artist, to render her exquisite novels free of the contemporary awfulness in which her connections participated, the continuing 'Austenising' of British history is a holocaust-denying outrage that threatens humanity. Currently, 20-million people die each year of starvation-related causes and conservative, status quo productivity estimates would predict 30-million such deaths per year in the year 2050. A more realistic but still non-Malthusian view can be taken based on declining per capita agricultural production due to land degradation, decreased water availability, global warming effects on tropical cereal yields and increased population. A return from the current annual mortalities of about 10 per 1000 to the 35 per 1000 per year that obtained in British India in 1947 would yield a Third World excess mortality in 2050 of a staggering 200-million persons per year. Nevertheless this is avoidable, thus peri-conception, male sex selection provides just one simple example of a cheap, non-intrusive, pro-choice and technologically and socially feasible approach to slowing and indeed reversing population growth. That such an apparently radical suggestion is socially feasible is evidenced by the extraordinarily peaceful and tolerant multiracial society of Fiji, yet the initial male to female ratio among the indentured Indian five-year slaves was about 3 to 1.
The remorselessly continuing human catastrophe of mass starvation is avoidable provided that there is determined global responsiveness of a kind that was absent for both the Jewish Holocaust and the Bengal Famine of half a century ago. One hopes that the recent award of the Nobel Prize for Economics to Amartya Sen, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and expert analyst of the Bengal Famine, will increase global responsiveness to this continuing humanitarian disaster. We must resurrect the horrors hidden by two centuries of holocaust-ignoring historians, resolutely face the current environmental and humanitarian cris and apply the post-Holocaust injunction of 'Never again'.
Robyn Williams: 'Never again', says Dr Gideon Polya, Reader in biochemistry at La Trobe University in Melbourne. And his interest in the subject of India (yes, I did ask) stems in part from having a Bengali wife. His book, by the way, can be ordered by writing to Dr Polya at La Trobe University in Melbourne.
Dr. Gideon Polya
Associate Professor in Biochemistry
Dept. of Biochemistry
La Trobe University, Bundoora Vic. 3083
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
His book Jane Austen and the Black Hole of British History can be obtained from the author by writing to him at La Trobe University


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Quoted from Christopher1 Regular dentists suck. Sorry to put it so plainly.Fluoride, mercury, root canals, x-raying - and they sure make a lot of money!Go to one of those holistic dentists. It's worth the extra money.
Quoted from Averno My dentist tries to foist root canals and procedures on me at every turn. He does good work where I allow it, but I have to keep him on a short leash. I read somewhere that as much as 50% of such procedures are exploratory. Meaning "let's go in and see if this is really necessary".
Quoted from Andrea AWsec Root canal is a waste of money-- better to just go for the implant learned that the hard way--- but will never have a root canal again.
Quoted from Lloyd I had a root canal done in 1990 that is doing just fine, thank you. Never had a problem with it.
Quoted from Dr. D Root canals, if done well, are generally well-tolerated, despite the hysterical pronouncements. However, they fundamentally only postpone the inevitable, as the tooth, now dead, cannot remineralize, so eventually it just wears out or cracks.
Quoted from susanC Bottom line--a root canaled tooth is a dead tooth.
Quoted from Wikipedia Success or failure of implants depends on the health of the person receiving it, drugs which impact the chances of osseointegration and the health of the tissues in the mouth. The amount of stress that will be put on the implant and fixture during normal function is also evaluated. Planning the position and number of implants is key to the long-term health of the prosthetic since biomechanical forces created during chewing can be significant. The position of implants is determined by the position and angle of adjacent teeth, lab simulations or by using computed tomography with CAD/CAM simulations and surgical guides called stents. The prerequisites to long term success of osseointegrated dental implants, are healthy bone and gingiva. Since both can atrophy after tooth extraction pre-prosthetic procedures, such as sinus lifts or gingival grafts, are sometimes required to recreate ideal bone and gingiva.
Quoted from susanC Given enough time encapsulated abscesses may form down at the tips of the roots. These do not show up with the x-ray equipment that most dentist offices have. The endodontist will have more precise equipment, or in my case the holistic dentist I finally resorted to had such (expensive) equipment. And, as DrD says, the tooth will cease to mineralize and eventually will fail--in most cases. I guess one has to live long enough. Bottom line--a root canaled tooth is a dead tooth.
Quoted from Andrea AWsec Mine lasted 15 years but finally need to be replaced. no one size fits all answer here--
Quoted from Andrea AWsec Lloyd did I do something to you that causes you to sort of pick on everything I say?I apologize if I did-- but in the last few months you have decided that everything I say is some how a point of disagreement. Why not just delete my comments if you are unhappy with them.
Quoted from susanC My abscessed tooth apparently lingered on for years without giving off any signals of pain.
Quoted from susanC Andrea and I seem to have had similar root canal experiences. My abscessed tooth apparently lingered on for years without giving off any signals of pain. But my body was sickened and running down. Was it the cause of my breast cancer a year before the tooth was identified as a problem--I don't know. The holistic dentist thought so. Not sure I'd go that far, but the low level infection made me sick all over, evidenced by how much better I felt after its removal.
Quoted from ruthiegirl Of course it's ideal to keep your teeth healthy and not need root canals or implants- but we don't live in an ideal world.


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Daybreak: An Arming for An Arming
Plus Bibi wants a Gaza probe (really), and more in the news
• Iran's nuclear program has prompted the United States to increase the flow of arms, particularly anti-missile weapons and technology, to its nearby allies. It has also moved two cruisers to the Gulf. [WSJ]
• A top Hamas guy was found dead, mysteriously, in a Dubai hotel room; he was a crucial weapons middleman between Iran, on the one hand, and Hamas as well as Hezbollah on the other. Israel said it suspects this will slow arms smuggling, at least for a time. [LAT]
• That said, a U.S. diplomat told a London Arabic-language newspaper that the amount and types of weapons currently making their way to Hezbollah threatens to destabilize southern Lebanon and its Israeli border. [Haaretz]
• Prime Minister Netanyahu favors an independent probe into Israeli targeting of civilians during last January's Gaza conflict, but he has so far held off due to the vociferous opposition of Defense Minister Ehud Barak as well as the military. [Haaretz]
• It was revealed that CIA Director Leon Panetta semi-secretly visited Israel last week to talk Iran and "relations." Reports also placed him in Cairo. [Laura Rozen]
• On February 11th—the 31st anniversary of the Iranian Revolution—Iran will retaliate against "global arrogance," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged. This will also be the first revolutionary anniversary since last summer's election and opposition movement, so actually, A'jad's as excited as we are. [Press TV Iran/Vos Iz Neias?]


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Identify and repair the weakest links in vulnerable systems and infrastructures;
Use defenses-in-depth (do not rely only on perimeter defenses or firewalls);
Use "circuit breakers" to isolate and stabilize failing system elements;
Build security into basic system designs where possible;
Build flexibility into systems so that they can be modified to address unforeseen threats;
Pay attention to the human factors in the design of all systems, particularly those used by first responders; and
Take advantage of dual-use strategies to reduce vulnerabilities of private-sector targets while enhancing productivity or providing new commercial capabilities.
These general strategies reflect concepts that appear repeatedly throughout this report, in recommendations aimed at different infrastructures and at different phases of prevention and response. In addition to sharing common themes, recommendations in various chapters also repeat some key solutions and programs. There are research and engineering opportunities in crosscutting areas, where new technologies and programs have the potential to mitigate multiple vulnerabilities in different areas. These technologies and programs are described in Chapter 11 and include the following:
Systems analysis, modeling, and simulation;
Integrated data management;
Sensors and sensor networks;
Autonomous mobile robotic technologies;
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems;
Controlling access to physical and information systems using technologies such as biometrics; and
Human and organizational factors.
Each of the chapters on society's infrastructures or systems contains a number of recommendations that represent the committee's highest priorities for actions in that area. In addition, in the executive summary, the three or four most important recommendations in each area are summarized, and a list of top short-term actions and long-term research opportunities cutting across all of the areas is provided. However, the final decisions about which measures should be taken first and which programs should be most vigorously pursued will depend on a variety of factors, including the relative likelihood of attacks in each area. The committee did not have access to all relevant information and hence does not claim to offer a definitive prioritization of counterterrorism actions.


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New Delhi: There is confusion among Nokia cell phone owners.
Several users are lining up in front of Nokia showrooms and service centres to get the faulty batteries changed.
Nokia earlier had recalled its branded BL-5C batteries due to complaints of overheating caused while charging.
And Nokia had even advised that users could visit nokia.com slash replacement to find out if their batteries need to be replaced.
The batteries were manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.
About 4.6 crores batteries were manufactured in this period and close to 100 incidents of overheating have been reported globally,
Analysts say the recall could cost Nokia over 563 crore rupees. Matsushita says the problem was caused by a manufacturing error rather than a design error.


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Cypress Lakes in Lakeland, Florida is a great community designed for active adults aged 55 and better. Residents of the community enjoy a resort-style clubhouse with a myriad of amenities. A social calendar full of clubs and activities keep homeowners physically and socially active. Situated in a great Central Florida location residents of the community love the tropical weather and numerous options for fun outside of the community.
Cypress Lakes Amenities
The 30,000 square-foot clubhouse is the center of all activities in Cypress Lakes. Here residents can meet each other for a few games of cards in the hobby and game room or join in one of the many clubs that meet in the multi-purpose room. The library serves as a quiet place for residents to relax and read from some of the newest titles. A state-of-the-art fitness center offers cardiovascular and weight training equipment to stay fit and toned.
Outside the clubhouse more great amenities await. Directly behind the clubhouse there is an outdoor resort-style pool with a sundeck perfect for taking a swim or relaxing in the sun. Those with a competitive side can utilize the tennis courts, bocce ball courts, shuffleboard courts, or horseshoe pits. Golfers love the two 18-hole golf courses in Cypress Lakes. These holes wind through the community and offer great play for all skill levels. While all of these great amenities are available to all residents in the community use of the golf course requires an extra membership.
Cypress Lakes Homes & Real Estate
Cypress Lakes offers low-maintenance manufactured homes on both a new and resale basis. New homebuyers can select from eleven floor plans designed with active adults in mind. These models range from 1,040 to 1,760 square feet of living space. Each model has at least two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and one or two-car garages or carports. Some models offer dens and back patios perfect for relaxing and reading the morning paper.
Cypress Lakes Lifestyle
Residents of Cypress Lakes enjoy a low-maintenance lifestyle. An annual homeowners' association fee covers general maintenance of the community grounds, amenities, and lawn care of all homes. This gives residents the chance to enjoy all the great clubs and activities in the community. A calendar of clubs and events keeps homeowners informed on all that is happening in the community. From book clubs and card clubs to travel groups and movie nights there is surely something for everyone at Cypress Lakes.
Located in Lakeland, Florida, residents of Cypress Lakes enjoy a scenic setting with endless options for entertainment and shopping. Situated close to I-4, travel to other parts of Florida is a breeze. Tampa Bay is less than an hour's drive away and offers a great urban escape. Sports fans will love the professional sports teams in the area like the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team and the Tampa Bay Lighting hockey team. Many residents of Cypress Lakes take day trips to enjoy the beautiful beaches up and down the Gulf Coast. The numerous fresh water lakes in the Lakeland area provide great opportunities for fishing, boating, and other water sports. This area attracts active adults from across the country looking to relax in a scenic setting with an abundance of fun.
- Clubhouse - 30,000 Sq. Ft.
- 18-Hole Big Cypress South Course
- 18-Hole Big Cypress North Course
- Outdoor Pool
- Fitness Center
- Hobby & Game Room
- Multi-Purpose Room
- Arts & Crafts Studio
- Library
- Catering Kitchen
- Billiards
- 2 Tennis Courts
- Bocce Ball Courts
- 8 Shuffleboard Courts
- Horseshoe Pits
- Scenic Ponds
- Walking & Biking Trails
- Locker Rooms
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There are plenty of activities available in Cypress Lakes. Here is a sample of some of the clubs, activities and classes offered here.
- Golf
- Jewelry Making
- Painting
- Quilters at Heart
- Bingo
- Euchre
- Mah Jongg
- Poker
- Trivial Pursuit
- Computer Club
- Genealogy Group
- Singles Club
- Travel Club
- Yoga
- Zumba
- Water Aerobics
- Billiards
- Bocce Ball
- Bowling
- Tennis
- Shuffleboard
- Classic Movie Night
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Marin Alsop, conductor Truls Mørk, cello Seattle Symphony
Bright Sheng: Tibetan Swing Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, "Little Russian"
Lecture Title: "Musical Impulses" Pre-concert lecture one hour prior to perfromance. Lecturer: Carol Scott-Kassner, Music Educator and Author
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Thursday's concert is sponsored by Harris Private Bank. Media support provided by Classical KING FM 98.1.
Applause Series, 2004-2005 Six Saturday evenings at 8pm
Listener's Choice Series - Thursdays 2004-2005 12 Thursday evenings at 7:30pm
Listener's Choice Series - Saturdays 2004-2005 12 Saturday evenings at 8pm
Masterpiece Series - Mixed Nights 2004-2005 18 concerts, Mixed Nights: Thursday & Saturday combination
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LOS ANGELES, November 30, 2013 — On Thanksgiving Day, my children asked, "why do they call 'Black Friday' black?" Is it a day when black people get discounts? Why isn't it called "White Friday," "Red Friday" or "Blue Friday"?
With racial tension so high in America today, we might almost assume that any mention of color refers to someone's race. Black Friday is not a federal holiday, or any kind of holiday or commemoration. There are different stories about the name, "Black Friday." One is that it originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy vehicle traffic flow and people in the streets which would happen on the day after Thanksgiving.
SEE RELATED: Wal-Mart protesters outside of Fairfax, Virginia, arrested on Black Friday
Early references to Black Friday appeared before 1961 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Employees of many non-retail businesses, teachers and students have Thanksgiving and the following Friday off, making it a four-day holiday. In California we observe the day after Thanksgiving as a holiday for state government employees.
Retailers have benefited from the surge in traffic on that Friday. Supposedly they operate in the red (they make losses) from January through Thanksgiving, then go into the black (start making profits for the year) on Black Friday. So for some people the black in "Black Friday" indicates the starting point at which retailers turn profits before year's end.
For large retail chains like JC Penny, Wal-Mart and Macy's, net income is positive from the beginning of the year. Black Friday is just icing on the cake, the start of a period when profit margins are even larger than usual.
This all points to another important color for the year: green. You might flunk your physics class if you say this, but in retail, red plus green makes black.
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More and more retailers depend more and more on Black Friday to define their year. The holiday shopping season — let's not be politically correct here; this shopping is for Christmas, not New Year's Eve, Kwanzaa or Festivus — can make or break a small retailer. That's why the marketing is so aggressive, the sales — many of them phony — such serious business. This is why people are trampled, tasered, and beaten as they try to buy merchandise to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace.
Companies need them lined up, revved up and ready to buy while the taste of turkey is still in their mouths.
With the growth of social media, Black Friday shoppers are using #hashtags to communicate deals online, and this is driving sudden movements of shoppers on the streets. Retailers have tried to harness social media platforms like Twitter to drive traffice. BestBuy was one of the most active early in the week, sending out dozens of tweets to promote items like digital cameras and appliances: "Treating customers at Best Buy Union Square with snuggies, scarves and other fun treats http://yhoo.it/fCstgA #bbyfriday" read one.
Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Staples and Target were among the busiest firms pushing Black Friday sales on Twitter. Among the most popular Black Friday hashtags were #blackfriday, with 1,325,280 posts, #blackfriday2013, with 7,308 posts, and #blackfridaydeals, with 7,209 posts.
SEE RELATED: Part I: Thanksgiving = Black Friday Eve?
Not everyone was on the Black Friday bandwagon this year. There were Black Friday protests at Walmart stores across the country, with nine protestors arrested in Fairfax, Virginia. The Walmart protests focused on wages. But other groups, like the Overpass Light Brigade, found the day a good one to protest for "progressive causes." OLB stresses the "peaceful" and "playful" nature of its protests.
For some people, shopping on Black Friday is a family tradition; for others it represents what's wrong with the Christmas season, the relentless and crass commercialization of a religious observance. For some it represents an important time in business that will keep their firms solvent and their workforce employed; for others it represents the oppression of American labor.
In social media, #blackfriday has evolved to mean different things to do after Thanksgiving — shop or protest.
Tell us, what did you do on #blackfriday? Have you added this as American tradition in your family holidays?
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Banguecoque The Ambassador Bangkok Hotel
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171 Soi 11, Sukhumvit Road
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Ambassador Hotel Bangkok is a Thai popular hospitality in the bustling city that is Bangkok. The Ambassador Bangkok Hotel is renowned for pampering guests with unparalleled service and first class facilities. We offer total of 750 well – appointed guest rooms, all with comfort style.
Facilities & Services:
Airport Transfer
Baby Sitting
Banquet Facilities
Bars & Restaurants
Business Centre with Secretarial Service
Car Rental/Hire
24 hr. Coffee Shop
Conference Facilities
Express Laundry
Dry Cleaning
Fitness/Health Centre
Foreign Exchange Counter
24hr. Front desk &
Concierge Service
Indoor & Outdoor Parking
Live Entertainment
Luggage Storage
Non Smoking Rooms
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Pharmacy Shop
24 hr. Room Service
Safe Deposit Box at
Front Office
24 hr. Security
Spa & Massage
Taxi & Limousine
Tour Desk / Travel Agent
WI-FI Internet
A Café:
International Cuisine Served a la carte all day, featuring buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Open-daily 24 hours
Dicken's Pub:
British pub style serving great drinks and snacks until late at night.
Open daily 06.00 p.m.-2.00 a.m.
Hong Teh:
Chinese Restaurant that serves the finest traditional Cantonese cuisines.
Try our renowned Dim Sum Buffet or A La Carte favorites.
Open daily
Lobby Lounge:
Trendy lounge to sooth your soul at the end of day, feature tropical cocktail.
And live entertainment.
Espresso, Espresso@11:
Savor the variety of gourmet coffee and tea plus our home made baked pastries & cakes.
Tang's terrace:
Relax and unwind in a specious and cozy ambience while savoring sumptuous food complement with a variety of beers and dinner beverages
Recreation: Wellness Centre
Spa & Massage, a charming place created with an imagination of relaxation. Discover the essential oil aromatherapy massage and complexion treatment using fresh fruits and honey for your face and body or select from one of our many slimming treatments to suit your body desire.
Health Centre
Take advantage of our fully supervised fitness center, where guests can work out on our equipments, partake in an instructor-led aerobics classes, or relax in our many saunas,
There are Steam rooms and Jacuzzis. Try your hand at squash, take a leisurely jog around our outdoor track or float your worries away at our large pool.
Bamrungrath Hospital – Walking Distance
Benjasiri Public Park – Walking Distance
British Embassy - 1 mile
Central Department Store - 1 mile
Central World Plaza – 1.5 miles
Chuvit Garden– Walking Distance
Emporium Department Store - 1 mile
Four Face Buddha – 1.5 miles
Mahboonkrong Shopping Center – 1.5 miles
Panthip Plaza – 1.5 miles
Queen Sirikit National Convention Center - 1 mile
Robinson Department Store – Walking Distance
Siam Center (shopping & Entertainment) – 1.5 miles
Siam Paragon & Aquarium– 1.5 miles
Shopping Plaza, Shopping Street-Walking along the road.
Whether for business or leisure, The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok offers guests with a wide variety of rooms and suites to suit both your desires and your budget.
On one hand stand the seven storeys Main Building, wonderfully complemented by the contemporary look of the 26 storey state-of-the art Tower Wing. Together, we offer 755 rooms and suites furnished in a distinctive yet comfortable style with every amenity catering to business travelers and leisure seekers alike.
Directions / Driving instructions:
Directions from Suvarnabhumi Airport by car:
Travel through Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway, via Rama 9 Expressway, exit at North Phloen Chit and turn left to Sukhumvit Road, go straight ahead, then left, turn to Soi 11 and continue driving straight for 300 meters before reaching the Hotel.
Only a 5 minutes walk from the Nana Sky train Station and 10 minutes walk to the Sukhumvit Subway Station. Taxi stand is at the front of the street, Limousine service at the hotel is available 24 hrs.
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Alchemy is different from other watering holes. It's a place to relax, sip a fine drink, and enjoy one another's company. As such, we've set a few guidelines to make everyone's experience a bit more pleasurable.
Keep your mind open to new experiences.
Look sharp. Please dress appropriately and speak easy. Mind your manners.
Enjoy your present company. Please refrain from talking on your telephone while inside the bar.
Please be patient. Quality cocktails take time and love.
Gentlemen, please be so good as to remove your hats.
If you would like to smoke, please leave your drink at the table and exit through the back door. Full re-entry is required.
Gentlemen shall not approach ladies. If you'd like to make someone's acquaintance, please ask your alchemist to introduce you.
Speak easy and enjoy.
Do you know the secret password?
Our drink menu is only a list of recommendations, a guide to assist if you're not sure what to order.
Our alchemists can suggest many more concoctions than we could possibly list here, so don't hesitate to ask for guidance.
Michter's American Whiskey KY
Michter's Straight Rye KY
Michter's Bourbon Whiskey KY
Angel's Envy Bourbon Whiskey KY
Hudson Corn Whiskey NY
Hudson Single Malt Whiskey NY
Hudson Baby Bourbon NY
Hudson Rye NY
Hudson Four Grains Whiskey NY
St George Single Malt Whiskey CA
Spicebox Spiced Whiskey CA
Berkshire Bourbon Whiskey CA
Tap 357 Maple Rye CA
Boodles British
Bluecoat American Dry
St George Dry Rye
St George Botanivore
Broker's London Dry
Herradura Silver
Herradura Reposado
Herradura Añejo
Corzo Silver
Corzo Añejo
Corzo Reoposado
Vida Mezcal
Wild Shot Mezcal
10 Cane
Mt. Gay
Ron Zapata
Appleton Estate
Peat Monster Blended Malt Scotch Whiskey
Spice Tree Malt Scotch Whiskey
Orangerie Scotch Whiskey
Highland Park 18 Single Malt
Balvenie 15 Single Malt
Ordinaire (France)
Kübler (Swizerland)
Advocaat Egg Liqueur
Aguardiente Nectar
Aperol Aperitivo
Aquavite Grappa
Averna Sambuca
Bon Genever
Caravella Limoncello
Chartreuse Yellow
Chartreuse Green
Disaronno Amaretto
Dow's Ruby Porto
Fernet Branca
Grand Marnier
King's Ginger Liqueur
Lillet Rouge
Lillet Blanc
Luxardo Amaretto
Luxardo Limoncello
Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Luxardo Sambuca
Lazzaroni Amaretto
Pimm's No. 1
Praline Pecan Liqueur
Root Herb & Cane Liqueur
St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur
Vya Sweet Vermouth Aperitif
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- Access to rare limited edition bottles
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Alchemy is proud to present the Goose Island Beer Tasting on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 6:30 - 8 pm. Goose Island craft beer will be served, including 9-month aged vintage beers Pepe Nero, Pierre Jacque, Matilda and Sofie, along with cheese and cracker pairings for light to heaviest flavors of the Goose Island vintage beer. Tickets cost $30 in advance online, $35 at the door. Quantities are extremely limited, so get yours today.
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Our drink menu is only a list of recommendations, a guide to assist if you're not sure what to order. Our alchemists can suggest many more concoctions than we could possibly list here, so don't hesitate to ask for guidance.
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Wednesday - Sunday
7 p.m. - 2 a.m
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Get Interactive With Dick's Running 2014 Gear
Dick's Sporting Goods has come up with with an innovative and interactive way to view their 2014 collection of running gear.
Head over to Dick's Sporting Goods and click on each runner as they run by to view what gear they are wearing. Featuring all-new shoes, apparel and accessories from companies like Brooks Running, Nike, Mizuno and others, DSG has all your running needs covered from head to toe and then some.
Go to dickssportinggoods.com to check out the collection and keep it with Sneaker Report for news regarding all your favorite gear.
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Can it be used to draw things?
I'm assuming that it can also work as a tablet type thing so that you could draw a picture with it or something.
- Asked by Riley S from Huntsville
- Jul 27, 2010
- Flag as inappropriate (Can it be used to draw things?)
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Given the look of the product, the pictures showing a hand using it, and descriptions of its functionality being basically the same as what the built-in trackpads on the MacBooks currently do, the answer is probably no. It's really just bringing the gesture functionality (scrolling, swiping, etc.) that the MacBooks have made part of the Mac experience to desktop Macs.
Using that reasoning, it probably will not work like a tablet in the sense of using a stylus (except a specialize conductive one perhaps), absolute position tracking, pressure-sensitivity, eraser function, etc. However, you could use it to draw things in the same way you can use a MacBook trackpad to draw things: not very well, but some people can do better with patience and practice.- Answered by Collin O from Sacramento
- Jul 27, 2010
- Flag as inappropriate Answer 1
With all due respect, that's a very vague and difficult question to answer, but I'll try. The trackpad itself doesn't come bundled with any software allowing you to write handwritten notes or draw anything, but I'm sure on the Mac App Store there is a drawing pad/paint application which allows you to use a mouse/trackpad to draw something.
- Answered by Mark F
- Jul 14, 2011
- Flag as inappropriate Answer 2
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