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Children of a Lesser God | |
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Directed by | Randa Haines |
Produced by |
Written by |
Based on | Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff |
Starring | |
Music by | Michael Convertino |
Cinematography | John Seale |
Editing by | Lisa Fruchtman |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Budget | $2 million[1] |
Box office | $31,853,080 (North America) |
Children of a Lesser God | |
Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Randa Haines |
Produced by |
Written by |
Based on | Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff |
Starring | |
Music by | Michael Convertino |
Cinematography | John Seale |
Editing by | Lisa Fruchtman |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language |
Budget | $2 million[1] |
Box office | $31,853,080 (North America) |
Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Randa Haines and written by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff. An adaptation of Medoff's Tony Award-winning stage play of the same name, the film stars William Hurt and Marlee Matlin (in an Oscar-winning performance) as employees at a school for the deaf: a hearing speech teacher and a deaf custodian, respectively, whose conflicting ideologies on speech and deafness create tension and discord in their developing romantic relationship.
Marking the film debut for deaf actress Matlin, Children of a Lesser God is notable for being the first since the 1926 silent film You'd Be Surprised to feature a deaf actor in a major role.[2]
After meeting deaf actress Phyllis Frelich in 1977 at the University of Rhode Island's New Repertory Project, playwright Medoff wrote the play Children of a Lesser God to be her star vehicle.[3] Based partially on Frelich's relationship with her hearing husband Robert Steinberg,[4] the play chronicles the turmoiled relationship and marriage between a reluctant-to-speak deaf woman and an unconventional speech pathologist for the deaf. With Frelich starring, Children of a Lesser God opened on Broadway in 1980, received three Tony Awards, including Best Play, and ran for 887 performances before closing in 1982.[5]
Enjoying the vast success of his Broadway debut, Medoff, with fellow writer Anderson, penned a screenplay adapted from the original script. Though many changes were made, the core love story remained intact. The film version premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 1986 and was released widely in the United States on October 3 of the same year. Not unlike its source material, the film generally gained praise from the hearing and deaf communities alike.
It received five Academy Award nominations, including Matlin's win for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.[6] Only 21 years old at the time, Matlin is the youngest actress to receive the award and the only deaf Academy Award recipient (in any category) as of 2013.[7] It was the first film directed by a woman to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.[citation needed]
Sarah Norman (Marlee Matlin) is a troubled young deaf woman working as a cleaner at a school for the deaf and hard of hearing in New England. An energetic new teacher, James Leeds (William Hurt), arrives at the school and encourages her to set aside her insular life by learning how to speak aloud.
As she already uses sign language, Sarah resists James's attempts to get her to talk. Romantic interest develops between James and Sarah and they are soon living together, though their differences and mutual stubbornness eventually strains their relationship to the breaking point, as he continues to want her to talk, and she feels somewhat stifled in his presence.
Sarah leaves James and goes to live with her estranged mother (Piper Laurie) in a nearby city, reconciling with her in the process. However, she and James later find a way to resolve their differences.
The title of the film comes from the twelfth chapter of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Idylls of the King." The stanza in which the line is contained reads as follows:
I found Him in the shining of the stars,
I marked Him in the flowering of His fields,
But in His ways with men I find Him not.
I waged His wars, and now I pass and die.
O me! for why is all around us here
As if some lesser god had made the world,
But had not force to shape it as he would,
Till the High God behold it from beyond,
And enter it, and make it beautiful?
Or else as if the world were wholly fair,
But that these eyes of men are dense and dim,
And have not power to see it as it is:
Perchance, because we see not to the close;—
For I, being simple, thought to work His will,
And have but stricken with the sword in vain;
And all whereon I leaned in wife and friend
Is traitor to my peace, and all my realm
Reels back into the beast, and is no more.
My God, thou hast forgotten me in my death;
Nay — God my Christ — I pass but shall not die.[8][9]
The movie was shot primarily in and around Saint John, New Brunswick, with the Rothesay Netherwood School serving as the main set. Aside from locations in Saint John and Rothesay Netherwood School, sets were constructed by Saint John local Keith MacDonald.
Although budget details are not known, the film opened at number 5 at the North American box office with an opening weekend gross of $1,909,084. The film stayed in the Top 10 for 8 weeks and grossed a total of $31,853,080 in North America.[10]
Children of a Lesser God received generally positive reviews. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film received a score of 81%.[11] Particular praise was given to the films two leads. Richard Schickel of TIME Magazine says of Matlin, "she has an unusual talent for concentrating her emotions--and an audience's--in her signing. But there is something more here, an ironic intelligence, a fierce but not distancing wit, that the movies, with their famous ability to photograph thought, discover in very few performances." [12] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of a possible 4 stars, describing the subject matter as "new and challenging", saying he was "interested in everything the movie had to tell me about deafness." He continued, "The performances are strong and wonderful - not only by Hurt, one of the best actors of his generation, but also by Matlin, a deaf actress who is appearing in her first movie. She holds her own against the powerhouse she's acting with, carrying scenes with a passion and almost painful fear of being rejected and hurt, which is really what her rebellion is about." [13] Paul Attasanio of the Washington Post says of the film, "This is romance the way Hollywood used to make it, with both conflict and tenderness, at times capturing the texture of the day-to-day, at times finding the lyrical moments when two lovers find that time stops." He goes on to say of Matlin, "The most obvious challenge of the role is to communicate without speaking, but Matlin rises to it in the same way the stars of the silent era did -- she acts with her eyes, her gestures."[14]
There was some criticism that the film was told entirely from a hearing perspective, for a hearing audience. The film is not subtitled (neither the spoken dialogue nor the signing); instead, as pointed out by Ebert, the signed dialogue is repeated aloud by Hurt's character, "as if to himself."[13]
Hurt, Matlin, and Piper Laurie (in her role as Sarah's mother, Mrs. Norman) all went on to receive Academy Award nominations for their performances, with Matlin becoming the first and only deaf performer to win to date, as well as the youngest winner in the Lead Actress category.


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Come Support Our Smokeshow Guest Bartenders Tonight At Mad River
Thirsty citizens of Philadelphia,
Today marks the second straight Friday of our ongoing Smokeshow Guest Bartender competition. Last week it was Drexel behind the bar, this week we got Villanova's own Natalie and Steph. They'll be tending bar starting at 8 giving out $1 Coors Lights, $2 mixed drinks, and general goodwill to all of the Barstool faithful. As always, Mad River Manayunk has you covered with all the games on tonight, as the place is fitted out with literally dozens of HD screens. Oh, and did I mention they have a deck? Yeah — it's nice as hell out. Nova, do your school proud and get to Mad River early to support your girls as they try to earn more tips and win it all. Plus our St. Joe's Smoke duo will be in the house next Friday so tonight is crucial.
Get there early and say maurice sent you. Or don't. That could sound weird.

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Horse racing under new congressional scrutiny
Lawmakers cite drugging, gambling, and abuse of animals as reasons to probe.
Paul J. Bereswill/Newsday/NEWSCOM
First, the filly Eight Belles falls awkwardly after finishing second at the Kentucky Derby, becoming one of some 5,000 horses that have died in the US since 2003.
Then Big Brown, a beefy 3-year-old bay colt that dominated the Preakness and the Derby, shockingly peters out on the final stretch at the Belmont Stakes – the first Triple Crown contender to ever finish last.
And now this week Congress begins hearings on the ethics of horse racing, auguring the end of a steroid-boosted era of superhero colts and phenom fillies – a three-decade span that has been unable to produce a Triple Crown winner.
Hooves down, it's been a tough year for the $40 billion US horse racing industry. As the world watched the Eight Belles tragedy on the track last month, horse racing overall saw attendance fizzle and wagering flatline – signs that one of the world's oldest sports is wrestling with some of modern society's toughest questions about the effects of greed on animal husbandry.
"When you talk about the Kentucky Derby, Belmont, Preakness, the whole country focuses on those, they attract stars from Hollywood, and it's all pretty romantic and wonderful," says US Rep. Ed Whitfield (R) of Kentucky, who holds hearings Thursday. "But in everyday racing, there are horses going down, and then the horses unable to fulfill their promise going to slaughter. The greed has trumped the concern for the horse, it's trumped the safety of the jockeys, and it's trumped the integrity of the sport."
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Kush G
- She Liteskin Feat. Kush G
- 01First Song
- 02Track Number Two
- 03Third Song
- 04Composition #Four
- 055th
- 06Song
Kush G was born Turon William Jackson on December 9th, 1986 in Los Angelas, California. As a child in elementary school he was the star of many school plays and performances. He Moved to Moreno Valley, California in 1996 where he attended another performing arts school. During his high school years he started rapping with the group "Varsity Squad" which was very known throughout the city. Kush G was known then as "Dakid!" In 2004 "Varsity Squad" hooks up with local record label "Royalty Records." Kush G and the Varsity Squad dropped their 1st mixtape "This is our city." After the release of the mixtape Kush G gets into legal trouble and is incarcerated for 3 months. Upon his release he vowed to never go back and make music his main priority. In 2007 Kush G was blessed with his first daughter and has been working overtime with his music to provide a better life for her! Kush G went solo in 2008 and was going by the name "King Dollaz!" As King Dollaz he made a name for himself throughout Cali and the internet! In 2009 "King Dollaz" Dropped his first solo mixtape titled "Who Am I" which is available on Datpiff.com as a free download. King Dollaz recorded and mixed/mastered the whole "Who Am I" mixtape on his own no professional help. In 2010 he changed his name to "Kush G" and made it his official name. Kush G is currently working a new mixtape entitled "I am only man I am not perfect" It is set for release at the end of the summer. Kush G feels he is a mixture of all true artists who make good music. His plan is to open up the eyes and the ears of weak lost and those who need to be heard! Kush G King Understanding my Super High God!


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does anyone not like perlite?
just realized i could buy perlite in my area (the names are different here and I'm still quite ignorant but learning), mixed up a potting mix to try it out, figured a bit of everything would be a good way to start, so i used 1 part each of
. tired-looking topsoil (clay, silty looking, dull grayish color)
. rich-looking compost from local farms (complete with lil' beetles)
. peat
. perlite
the potting mix looks pretty good, much better than the used soil looks on its own, let's see how it goes
i'm wondering if the perlite has any problems associated with it? it looks a little alien in the soil. Does it limit soil reuse options? Does it breakdown into the soil? Does anyone out there have strong opinions against the use of perlite?
Most container/potting mixes contain perlite or vermiculite and they are both great soil additives for containers. They improve drainage and improve root access to oxygen.
What is NOT a positive contribution to container mix is topsoil or any kind of dirt. ;) Adding it defeats the purpose of making a container mix by turning it into potting soil and so you have all the problems associated with trying to use potting soils in containers - poor drainage, conpaction, root suffocation, root rot, etc. Check out the many recipes for great container mixes you can find over on the Container Gardening forum here.
Perlite is a mineral so will break down but very slowly over time and no, it does not limit mix reuse tho generally container mix needs to be refreshed by at least 1/2 annually.
Hope this helps.
Yeah point taken, I noticed the absence of soil from a lot of the mixes I read about, and while the reasoning seems sound, its slightly off-putting to me to grow without soil. Also I have loads of old topsoil, buying in all that compost/perlite/peat to replace it is too much work & cost at this point
another reason I want to use my topsoil is that living in egypt give me access to nile-fed soil (tired and potted in my case), this should be some of the most historic soil in the world, right? fed by the nutrient rich silt runoff from the Mountains of the Moon, traveling across East Africa, replenished every year by flood, that's worth something isn't it? just the names should makes the soil richer
I guess this sounds pretty silly, good advice like "soil is no good for potting mixes" is met by stubborn resistance "but I like my soil..." But how about any advice to regarding using topsoil in potting soil? how to counter its problems? or have people just moved onto better mediums and don't bother with topsoil?
thanks for the comments though, I would be interested in hearing from anyone who doesn't like perlite
I love the stuff.
I've noticed no one seems to use it outdoors in gardens, unless I just don't know about it. It seems like it would improve drainage and be beneficial.
Some of it will eventually float up to the surface it is less dense than the rest of the soil. No big deal though.
kcchuck, unfortunately for our containerized plants, top soil (no matter how exotic the origin) turns into something less than desirable when used 'in captivity'. All of the great properties of a good top soil become null and void when you remove it from the 'system' of a working soil system. The functionality and performance changes dramatically.
SO! In order to create an optimum growing environment for our containerized plants, it's up to us to make sure that we aren't using anything that will muck up the works. The ingredients need to be coarse textured to insure rapid drainage and long lasting and large pore spaces. Top soil, compost, sand, and even peat (if it's milled very finely) can help create a cement-like substance in which our plants are not likely to thrive.
Perlite is a great addition to a good, long-lasting potting medium and can mitigate the problems that peat can create. I use conifer bark fines, perlite, granite grit, and Turface MVP as a growing medium. I first began using that combination for my bonsai about 20 years ago and decided to use it for everything. Much to my plants' happiness. If I were to suggest something simple for you, I'd encourage you to mix perlite and peat by a 50:50 ratio.


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Facebook's news feed update is directed to users
By Chris Marentis
GenNext Media Corp.
Recently, Facebook completed a facelift and the most apparent change was a shift to a more visual, user-friendly interface, specifically to the newsfeed. Facebook realized that people are visual animals and prefer to interact socially in a more visually enticing environment. The change in the news feed is believed to be an attempt to redirect the user's attention back to the feed.
If it's more visual, it will be more "visualized"
Some of the most noticeable changes to the news feed include the following:
- Almost half of the space allotted for every news feed story will now be given to larger images connected to the news story.
- The design surrounding the news feed has also been updated to enhance the images and clean up the news feed.
A less noticeable, but actually more useful, update to the news feed is the ability for users to view more news feeds at the same time. Users will also now have greater control over how their selected news feeds are displayed on the page. For example, users now have the ability to subscribe to a specific type of news feed like the photo feed, friends feed, music feed, and more. Once subscribed, that news feed will only show the user content of a specific type. The update also includes the long-anticipated ability to sort news feeds in chronological order.
Facebook gave mobile an update
When Facebook updated its website look, it also updated its mobile look and features. News feeds are now easier to access and view on mobile devices. Many user requested tools were added, such as a navigation bar for easier browsing and additional white space for easier reading.
How the changes affect Facebook business pages
Local search marketing services and experts have begun to discuss these Facebook changes and how they relate to the success of business marketing on Facebook. There are two important points for business owners to take to heart:
- Businesses should have a plan to evolve from the very beginning. No successful business is the same today as it was one, five, or 10 years ago. Businesses that refuse to evolve die off fast. Facebook and social media marketing will continue to evolve, as well. As with any new venture, getting in early and working as best you can with the tools provided are key to long-term success. The opportunities Facebook offers for businesses are too great to ignore simply because it, too, chooses to evolve over time.
- Facebook generates revenue for itself through various avenues. One of the main revenue sources for Facebook is advertising revenue. Like Google, eBay, and others, the success of Facebook is greatly enhanced by the success of its advertisers. By this logic, Facebook will do what is necessary to enhance, improve, and simplify the advertiser experience, while maintaining the front-end user social experience that brings an audience of hundreds of millions per day.


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What's New
An added notice that this application only works with the meteorites found on the Isle of WightApp Description
Come Walking with Dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight with Dinosaur Island – an Augmented Reality app.The exciting new Dinosaur Island app is based on the ancestral links between the characters in the film Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie and dinosaurs found on the Isle of Wight. It will give you the chance to be seen standing alongside dinosaurs in the very place they were discovered.
The new app utilises Augmented Reality technology which allows you to use smart phones and tablets to take pictures of family and friends walking alongside the dinosaurs that roamed the Isle of Wight 130 million years ago, while at the same time learning more about their relatives - the dinosaur characters in Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie. The Augmented Reality app is available to download from anywhere in the world, but will only be triggered into life at six coastal locations on the Isle of Wight.
Book your trip to the Isle of Wight today at www.visitisleofwight.co.uk
Catch Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D movie in cinemas nationwide from December
Developed by Appshaker
App Changes
February 15, 2014 New version 1.04
September 26, 2013 New version 1.03
June 17, 2013 Initial Release


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You know, the one MSM's afraid to tell you about.
The Kurdistan Development Corporation will launch a multi-front advertising and public relations campaign next week - thanking the United States and Coalition Partners for the military campaign that liberated the Iraqi Kurds from the ravages of Saddam Hussein. The program will be launched with a national TV ad campaign, print ads and an extensive public relations program.
The campaign, "The Other Iraq," is named such to distinguish the public perception of Iraq as a violent and dangerous place with the more prosperous and peaceful Kurdistan.
Along with the TV and print ads is the launch of the website: TheOtherIraq.com
At the website you can view the three new TV ads that have been produced, in addition to a new documentary about Kurdistan that will be distributed throughout the United States and Europe.


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AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE – Death of "Bepi" Berton, the apostle of child soldiers in Sierra Leone
Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Giuseppe Berton, a Xaverian missionary, apostle of child soldiers in Sierra Leone died on June 25, at the mother house of the Xaverians in Parma.
In a note sent to Fides Agency the current superior of the Xaverians, Fr. Carlo Di Sopra remembers him like this: "Father Bepi had always been an active volcano in Sierra Leone, full of human and missionary resourcefulness, also thanks to the collaboration with agencies like the U.S. CRS, Caritas and Italian friends and benefactors. In all the activities and initiatives, this is what he aimed at: to form - men and women - free, conscious and self-sufficient, able to support their families and develop society. Now the "volcano" has died, but on his lava land thousands of people have taken deep root and will bear fruit. "
Another confrere, Fr. Vincenzo Munari, says: "I lived the last years in Kissy (Freetown) with Fr. Bepi Berton. What surprises me is that so many know him, especially on the outskirts of Freetown! He is on everyone's lips, to the point that wherever I go, even though I do not look like him at all, children shout, "Father Berton! Father Berton."
His activity with children - soldiers allowed him to maintain contacts and relationships with thousands of boys and girls, who are now the most resourceful young people in Freetown. Thanks to his affection and encouraged by his help, they managed to set up small businesses, rescuing them from a painful past that everyone wants to forget."
Since June last year, he was being treated in Parma. Lately he had spent a month in hospital and was discharged on June 19. Born in Marostica (Vicenza) on February 5, 1932, he was 81 years old.
From 1973 until the eve of his death, father Joseph - known to all as "father Bepi" – lived and worked in Sierra Leone, dedicating himself to missionary pastoral and social activity, in the diocese of Makeni and then in the capital Freetown.
During the ten-year war in Sierra Leone (1992-2000), he lived the dramatic events of the kidnapping by the rebels, who were also abusing child soldiers for mutilation, murder and all sorts of violence. Since then he had initiated projects that have enabled the recovery of thousands of boys and girls allowing them to lead a normal life.
In an interview with Fides released in 2004 (see Fides 29/1/2004) Fr. Berton said: "The most important challenge we face is to recover the identity of these people. They are still children because they have skipped some stages of their psychological development, but also have already experienced terrible experiences during the civil war. Having participated in the violence that rocked the country, the civilian population is not always able to accept and help them regain a normal life. "
For this supreme dedication, Father Berton received several prestigious awards by international Organizations, including the UN. In 2001, the then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan wanted to meet the missionary in person and visit the rehab center in Kissy, on the outskirts of Freetown. As a result of this visit, Father Berton was called to testify in various international conferences, drawing the attention of crowded assemblies, as an "expert in humanitarian recovery". (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 27/06/2013)
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Evolving Ourselves, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, Bats, and The Invaders.
Evolving Ourselves, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, Bats, and The Invaders.
Babies who ate peanuts were less likely to develop an allergy to the food by the time they hit kindergarten, according to a new study.
With a promised pay hike delayed, thousands of Indian PhD students launch protests in New Delhi.
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In the introduction to his latest book, author Melvin Konner explains why he considers maleness a departure from normal physiology.
Gut bacteria in mice spur regulatory B cells to differentiate and release an anti-inflammatory cytokine.
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Microorganisms continually challenge our assumptions of what life can achieve.


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Baton Rouge
Does anyone remember Baton Rouge?
Having a mild flu for the last week means I've had a lot of time to click around the Internet and watch videos. This leads me to Baton Rouge and "Walks Like a Woman." I really like this song.
I guess the members of Baton Rouge broke off into different bands. Lead singer Kelly Keeling was also in the Michael Schenker Group and later, Blue Murder.
I wonder if Baton Rouge would ever consider reuniting for a few shows or for Rocklahoma? I'd definitely be down for that.
So...what do you think of Baton Rouge?
Reader Comments (14)
I just picked up one of their reissued CD's that I didnt have.
Wounded Bird Records just released Baton Rouge's debut and 2nd disc.
They are worth checking out!
Wounded Bird Records just released Baton Rouge's debut and 2nd disc.
They are worth checking out!
February 2, 2008 |
Rob Rockitt, Hard Rock Hideout
Baton Rouge is awesome and would love to see them at Rocklahoma!
February 2, 2008 |
I remember the name, but never heard them. One of the many bands that kind of got lost when labels were siging everyone without thinking about how they would market them.
February 2, 2008 |
Metal Mark
Yeah, Baton Rouge! Someone mentioned them a week or 2 ago in the message boards about your favorite unknown glam bands. As I wrote there, I was hanging with them in a studio in NJ one night (shooting interviews with the band) while they were recording "Tie You Up". That was a lot of fun. After being reminded of them, I searched the web and bought "Lights out on the Playground" last week. Those guys were really good. I wonder what they're all doing now. Anyone know?
February 2, 2008 |
I saw Baton Rouge years back in concert when they first came out..They rocked and put on an awesome show..Thanks for the cool article Allyson =)
February 3, 2008 |
never heard of them, if they didn't do much back in the day i'd pass on them for rocklahoma.
February 3, 2008 |
These guys were awesome and before people say to pass on the for Rocklahoma, I think you should check out their stuff first. Of course are they even around or able to get back together for something like Rocklahoma? Allyson, maybe we should start a thread on the Rocklahoma forums and see what people think?
February 3, 2008 |
Baton Rouge ROCKS! I have their 2nd disc, "Lights Out On The Playground"...and it is a truly underated gem.
February 3, 2008 |
aXe mAn
baton rouge kicks some major ass i thought they were gonna be huge and the shake your soul cd should have been if youve never heard it check it out you wont be diappointed
February 3, 2008 |
I agree - KixRules. Baton Rouge are awesome. They had a big push behind them in the day, and the songs were top notch, I can't imagine why they didn't take off, except that perhaps they were a little too 'corporate' sounding for the mood of the times. I still love them tho, especially 'shake your soul'. I also think their choice of singles sucked. There's not a bad song on that CD, but 'walks like a woman' was perhaps a low point. I'd have picked 'doctor', 'big trouble' or 'baby's so cool' for the single.
February 4, 2008 |
Christian Graus
Christian - Doctor is an amzing song!! That whole cd is awesome. Wish they would consider reuniting and playing ROK sometime.
February 4, 2008 |
Baton Rouge is one of the most under-rated bands EVER. Kelly Keeling's vocals are outstanding, and I have known this band from the start to today...
I am sure they'll be thrilled to read these posts, and I'll pass the word on to the band members!
(yes they are still around working on solo projects!)
I am sure they'll be thrilled to read these posts, and I'll pass the word on to the band members!
(yes they are still around working on solo projects!)
February 28, 2008 |
Baton Rouge is playing Rocklahoma!!!
March 23, 2009 |
Baton Rouge are way underrated. Definitely check them out, one of the best of the entire genre.
March 24, 2009 |
Mike Winters


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Table Saw Safety Tips
Posted By Ethan On February 21, 2011 @ 7:00 am In Tools | 9 Comments
A good table saw is practically a necessity for lots jobs like installing hardwood floors [1]. There's been a lot of talk lately about table saw safety and whether or not the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [2] will mandate the use of a new technology called the SawStop [3]. No matter what you think about the SawStop, the onus is still on the user to be safe. This post includes some of the safety guidelines suggested by the The California Polytechnic State University [4] and other best practices.
If you've never heard about the SawStop technology, it's designed to immediately stop the blade when it comes in contact with skin. The saw blade will be shot but it's a very effective safety mechanism. You can find lots of SawStop demonstrations [5] on YouTube if you look around.
Safety Equipment
Whether you're using a table saw, miter saw [6] or any other power tool, it's important for the operator to wear safety glasses and, at times, a face shield. Skip the work-gloves as any good table saw will cut right through them and you'll lose your sense of touch. You should also consider hearing protection, not just for a table saw but all power tools.
You want to run through a short list of checks before using a table saw. It's not a bad idea to print out this list and tape it down to the surface of your saw as a constant reminder. This can also be useful when teaching teenagers to work with the tool.
Standing Position
Position yourself comfortably and well balanced but not directly in-line with the blade. Standing to the side of the wood minimizes the danger from kickback. Kickback occurs when, rather than cutting a board, the spinning saw blade grabs the board and throws it back at you.
If your stomach is in the way of the oncoming board when this happens, you could very well end up with a serious abdominal injury. The risk of this happening is increased when using a dull blade on the table saw, or when cutting hard lumber, such as jatoba, cumaru, or purple heart. Extra precaution is critical in this situation. We have found that this mistake is extremely common with new table saw users who may be careless in their standing position.
Set the blade height so that the top of the teeth are no more than a 1/4″ above the wood. Check the blade guards, splitters and anti-kickback device before starting. Always use the fence or miter gauge, and never try to cut freehand. Use feather boards to hold the stock securely against the fence and push sticks to move stock through the saw. Always keep your hand 6″ or more away from the blade.
Try to keep the boards moving through the saw at a slow and steady pace. If you try to overcut the board (moving it too fast), the risk of kickback is greatly increased.
Disconnect the power before changing the blade or servicing the saw (and double check).
Choosing the right saw blade can go a long way in keeping an operator safe, and it can be a huge difference in how well your saw performs. For a quick blade comparison, read Todd's Saw Blade Comparison [7] over at Home Construction & Improvement. It's one of the better quick overviews of the different types of saw blades available.
What do you think? What safety suggestions can you add?
Image courtesy of AMagill [8] and Robbie1 [9]
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The Delta Aquarid meteor shower begins annually roughly from July 12 and is active up to August 23. The shower can be seen all over the planet, however it is best observed from the Southern Hemisphere and southern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
The debris from the comet 96P/Machholz, which orbits the Sun every five years, is suspected to be the cause of the Delta Aquarids. Comet 96P/Machholz was found in 1986 by Donald Machholz and its nucleus is 6.4 km wide.
The 2013 Delta Aquarid meteor shower will peak 28-29 July. The moonlight from a last quarter moon might make the Delta Aquarids very difficult to observe at their peak. Late July is the best time to spot these meteors, althought if you don`t catch any at that time you can probably catch some Delta Aquarids while observing the Perseids in August.
The constellation Aquarius is the radiant (the position in the sky from where the meteor shower appears) for the Delta Aquarids.
Delta Aquarids radiant sky map made by Stellarium software (Credit: Stellarium)
Because Delta Aquarid meteors are often faint the best method for observing them is using a telescope, although enough brighter members exist to make visual and imaging observations worthwhile too, primarily from more southerly sites. Radio work can pick up the Delta Aquarids as well, and indeed the shower has sometimes given a surprisingly strong radio signature. Careful visual plotting is advised, to help with accurate shower association. (IMO)
Experienced skywatchers suggest to bring along a sleeping bag or a blanket and to lie on your back looking up and watching as much of the sky as you can.
It is advised when viewing meteors to look about halfway between the horizon and the zenith, and if you find the constellation, 45 degrees from it. It takes about 30 minutes for your eyes to adapt to the dark and you will be able to see meteors. Also be patient because the shower will last until dawn and you will have enough time to spot meteors.
Featured image: Video screenshot Delta Aquarid Meteors 3rd August 2012 (Credit: v1v2a)
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How to test a new product
How to test a new product
I love creating new products. It is probably the most invoragting part of my day. However a good idea does not necessarily mean you will sell a lot of the product, so i have come up with some guidelines to follow. The first guidelines are what I call my basic rulebook for new products.
Rule #1. I never start out with a new product in great quantities. I start with a prototype and then create a couple locally. For example, lets say uou were going to design a new shirt that you think you can sell a lot of. It would be very tempting to buy the shirts in bulk (overseas) and then try to sell them. A better approach is to create the shirt in a small quantity such as ten and pay a higher price for the unit. Then you test the shirt for sales appeal. If you sell them all rather quickly, order 20 in the next run. Even at a quantity of 20, you most likely will not make any money kuch less the first quantity of ten. It does not matter at this point. If you go through the 20 fairly fast step up to 50. At this point you might make a buck or two per shirt. If sales demand looks good after a bigger test then consider buying in larger quantities to lower your cost and increase your margin. This works for any product whether its a shirt or a dining room table.
Rule #2. Make a test schedule. when you create a new product, you need to build a page on your site for it to live on. That page needs to have all the elements of good eccomerce design to compell someone to buy. Because the page is new, your rankings for it most likely do not exist, this is how you test it.
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These types of test build some hype around the new product until it naturally ranks in the search engines.
Rule #3. Decide if you will make money selling the product individually to consumers or you want to sell it by the case load to other vendors. Selling one by one is fine if you get a lot of traffic and have a good shipping system to handle individual orders. However sometimes you can make more money selling by the case load. One way to do this is to have a site that is under your business name. Nyou can showcase the product for sale to your competitors as well as selling it as a vendor on your site. You will need to create a master product cost sheet to your desktop tools so you can have prices ready. In it include your cost to create, your wholsale price per unit, uour case price wholesale and your list price. Use these numbers and list your product on sites such as global sources or Alibaba. If you just want the product to stay within your country and not export it, you can select that option.
The last item is not really a rule but a technique. I like to know who my competitors are for a certain product. I take the time to list them out and keep them for reference. When i am ready i send an email to possible sites that can carry my product with the offer of a new product. This combined with my other sales efforts completes a whole spectrum of activity. Lets review it as a whole.
- Create the product in small quantities.
- Build the page for that product on your site.
- Promote it via social media
- Promote the product page with a facebook ad and a PPC campaign
- Put the item up on ebay.
- If you have a merchant account and are approved for the appropiate category, put it on Amazon.
- Contact competitors with the opportunties to buy it by the case load.
- List the product on Global Sources and Alibaba domestically.
If you follow this blueprint for a new product it simply becomes a checklist that you repeat over and over again every time you have a new product.


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Assuming the plaintiff successfully shows a clearly established right was violated, the defendant actor shifts the analysis to demonstrate that he/she acted "objectively reasonable," as judged by the standard of an "objectively reasonable" actor. Thus, the "intent" of the official is generally irrelevant (such as in situations where there is an allegation that the official acted out of a discriminatory intent). There is also quite a bit of litigation on whether or not the actions of the defendant actor met these standards.
4. Can I sue a governmental entity for a civil rights violation in Federal Court?
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5 What types of Georgia entities can I sue in Federal Court for a civil rights violation, without having to worry about sovereign immunity?
In answering this question, the key factor is whether or not the entity is the "State of Georgia" or one if its departments or if the entity is a merely a creature created by State law. For example, counties (generally) and cities are not considered to be arms of the State of Georgia. Similarly, local school boards are also not the State. However, State prisons, the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, the Department of Transportation, the Attorney General's Office . . ., etc. – these are all examples of State of Georgia entities not subject to suit in the State of Georgia. Keep in mind, even if you cannot sue the entity, you can still sue the individual actor.
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An entity is sued through its customs, policies, or procedures and/or through the actions (or inactions) of a "final policy-making official." Thus, you first have to define the unconstitutional custom, policy, or procedure and/or the unconstitutional actions of the final policy-making official. If you are suing a municipality, you sue it through its final policy-making official (generally the mayor or, in some jurisdictions a "city manager); if you are suing a county, you sue through the chairperson of the county board of commissioners (you sometimes also name the whole board).
In addition to naming the final policy-making official, there may be another individual named as a department's policy-making official, whose decisions are deemed to be those of the entity. For instance, if you are suing a municipality for police brutality, you might name the Police Chief, as a policy-making official for the police department, because of his/her individual decisions or decision to adopt an unconstitutional custom, policy, or procedure.
However, you have to careful about suing a County for the actions of its Sheriff's Department, as sometimes the Sheriff is considered to be a State actor and sometimes not. It depends on the reason you are suing the County – where the Sheriff is considered the State, you cannot even sue the County for the Sheriff's Departments alleged unconstitutional custom, policy, or procedure, since the Sheriff IS the final policy-making official for the County (there is no one above the Sheriff) and, if he/she is "the State," the Sheriff is immune from suit (as is, therefore, the County). Of course, if there were also individual deputies (not the actual Sheriff) who engaged in unconstitutional actions, the individual deputies can still be sued, even if the Sheriff and the County cannot.
7. Can I sue a Georgia government entity for violating my rights in State Court?
Yes. The Georgia Legislature has passed a law, partially waiving the immunity for the actions of government actors of the various entities of the State of Georgia, for lawsuits filed in Georgia courts, by the "Georgia Tort Claims Act" and/or by statutes specific to Counties and Municipalities. This provides for a limited waiver of immunity for lawsuits against State and County entities – for municipalities there is a separate statute partially mirroring the GTCA – in certain narrow circumstances. Generally speaking liability is waived for failure to act in accordance with a "ministerial" act, one which is a simple, mandatory action, required under a law or policy – such as the requirement to respond to a 911 call; but, NOT for failure to perform "discretionary" acts – such as when to make an arrest or how to respond to a 911 call.
Liability for a State or County entity is also NOT waived, where the government actor commits an "intentional" tort, such as an assault or battery – as this is a part of the GTCA, this specific limitation is not applicable to Municipal entities. Thus, if State or County actor negligently uses excessive force, in violation of a ministerial duty to only use reasonable force, the entity may be liable, but NOT if the actor intentionally caused injury. Of course, in the latter circumstance, the individual actor would clearly have violated the injured citizen's rights.
With respect to injury caused by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle, the waiver is fairly broad. There is a separate narrowly specific statute, which requires State, County, or Municipal entities to purchase automobile liability insurance for acts of simple negligence of government actors from the operation of motor vehicles. And, it provides for fairly high ceilings on the resulting liability – depending on when the cause of action accrues, this waiver for bodily injury damages is up to $100,000.00 (after January 1, 2005), up to $250,000.00 (after January 1, 2006) and up to $500,000.00 (after January 1, 2007).
8. Are there any specific rules for suing a Georgia government entity for violating my rights in State Court?
Yes. In order to preserve the right to sue in state courts, you have to comply with strict "ante litem" or notice provisions; States are entitled to twelve (12) months (municipalities receive six (6) months) advanced written notice from the date of injury, before suing the State or Municipal entity; with Counties, the time-frame is twelve (12) months, as with the State, but you do NOT have to provide advanced written notice, as the filing of a complaint is deemed substantial compliance with the notice provisions. These statutes are very particular on who has to be sued AND that you have to prove that the proper written notice was actually received within the relevant six (6) or twelve (12) month period; you do NOT have to provide an individual actor with this notice, to preserve your right to sue. Because the law is so particular, this is something you will want to consult with an experienced attorney, before the requisite time runs out to provide the ante litem notice.
9. Are there specific immunity rights protecting government actors from lawsuits filed in State Court, similar to those in federal civil rights cases?
Yes. But, the relevant immunity is called "official" immunity. The analysis often ends up with the same result, yet it is very different. Borrowing from the waiver language in the GTCA and in the analogous Municipal statute, an individual governmental actor is protected from suit, where he or she has "discretion" on how to act; there is no protection for failure to act in accordance with a "ministerial" (mandatory) act.
This distinction can be tricky. In addition to the examples above, consider a claim for an illegally maintained roadway. Where a governmental actor has discretion over how to build a road, or how to inspect a road, the actor is protected from suit by "official" immunity. On the other hand, the failure to build a road according to accepted mandatory engineering practices, or the abject failure to inspect the safety of a road damaged by a flood, may not be protected by "official" immunity.
10. Can I sue a private actor for violating my civil rights?
Yes. This issue really does not come up under State law, since there are state laws permitting the suing of a private individual (or entity) for various types of injuries, but it is an issue that is more and more prominently featured in Federal lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Traditionally, if a private individual (or entity) uses the machine of government to accomplish an illegal goal, the private individual (or entity) can be sued for a civil rights violation. For example, if an apartment complex hires a police officer to provide security in an apartment complex, and the officer negligently investigates the report of a rape; the victim could claim a constitutional right to have the report investigated. The officer will probably be protected by "qualified" and "official" immunities, but the apartment manager and/or owner could both be liable for negligently not having a policy requiring the officer to take specific actions in response to a claim of rape. You should note that, if the officer was acting "on the job" the government entity would have to have an unconstitutional policy, not merely a negligent one.
But, the reason there is an increase of civil rights lawsuits against a private individual (or entity) is very simple – "privatization" or the tendency to pass on traditionally governmental responsibilities to private actors. For example, county jails have a state-imposed responsibility to provide medical care to their inmates, while the constitutional imposition is only the requirement of some medical care. However, many county jails hire a private company (or individuals) to provide this state-imposed medical care for inmates. Thus, the responsibility of the county to do so is passed on to the company and, if that company (or individuals) adopts policies meting out medical care in very minimal degrees, an inmate harmed by that policy can sue for negligence in the adoption of such parsimonious policies, in violation of the inmate's civil rights. On the other hand, the county probably could not be sued for hiring this private company and DEFINITELY could not be sued just for just having a "negligent" policy, either adopted by the county or by the private company.
11. Why are these Federal immunity rules so important; why can't I just sue anyway?
The reason these rules of immunity are so important is because of a legal procedural rule called "summary judgment." A party to a lawsuit, can seek "summary judgment" on any issue and, in civil rights cases, government (individual or entity) defendants file for one to frustrate a plaintiff seeking justice for a wrong. When the government defendant files for summary judgment, the judge is asked to consider the various immunity issues and decide if the plaintiff can continue with civil rights lawsuit. If the judge grants the government defendant's request for summary judgment, the lawsuit comes to a screeching halt and the plaintiff either has to go through an expensive, and often fruitless, appeal process or drop the lawsuit – without ever getting to present the case to a jury!
This is particularly frustrating where the judge is considering whether or not a "right" is "clearly established." In deciding this issue, the judge looks to see if there has been a nearly exact prior court ruling or specific statute outlawing the complained of activities. Where there is no such exact ruling and specific statute, the judge might find the complained of activities to be reprehensible, but the government defendant receives a "free" pass, because of the lack of prior clarity that specific actions would be a violation of a citizen's rights. Henceforth, there would be such a ruling, but not for the suing plaintiff left with no remedy for the, now, admitted violation of his/her constitutional rights.
The quirks of this analysis might be illustrated by the argument that while shooting into the passenger compartment of a moving vehicle might be "clearly established" as unconstitutional, merely shooting AT the vehicle might not be.
12. Is the summary judgment analysis the same for a state civil rights lawsuit?
No. While it is sometimes tricky to distinguish between discretionary acts and ministerial acts, with state law civil rights analysis you do not have the absurd result suggested by the federal analysis, i.e., that a wrong might be found to have been committed without a remedy. This is because there is technically no requirement that a ministerial obligation be "clearly established." However, the same principle applies, e.g., if you cannot defeat the state immunity defenses at summary judgment, the case dissolves.
13. How does summary judgment issues affect my right to sue?
Because of how civil rights cases are decided, particularly in federal cases, it is common to lose cases at summary judgment. Therefore, Plaintiff's Attorneys have to be very cautious about taking on civil rights cases. Generally speaking, Plaintiff's Attorneys look for cases where the law appears to be clearly established AND there are catastrophic, or near-catastrophic, injuries. For this reason, other than where a non-profit organization, like the American Civil Liberties Union or Southern Poverty Law Center, is willing to take on the case, only a plaintiff with monetary resources can afford an attorney to sue over an "insult" injury, like school prayer cases.
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MG : A pseudo religious person tormented between Spirituality & Sexuality?
Posted by hinduexistence on April 8, 2011
'I never wrote that Gandhi was bisexual'
Last updated on: April 7, 2011 || rediff.com
Joseph Lelyveld, whose book on Mahatma Gandhi has infuriated many, tellsRediff.com's Arthur J Pais how the controversy went viral.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joseph Lelyveld has three words for those who have banned or sought to ban his book Great Soul – Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India: "Read it carefully."
Speaking to Rediff.com from his New York home, he says the passages about Mahatma Gandhi's friendship with Herman Kallenbach, the German architect Gandhi lived with for about four years in Johannesburg, that have offended some people — who probably haven't read the book — have been misunderstood, and in two specific cases, deliberately distorted. Read more here……
Gandhi's sex life laid bare in new book
LiveLeak presents some facts:
A new book on Mahatma Gandhi has delved into the intimate life of the Indian icon whose famous vow of chastity did not prevent him sleeping with naked women and conducting bizarre sex "experiments".
"Gandhi: Naked Ambition" by British historian Jad Adams sheds new light on the spiritual leader and independence hero whose spartan existence and resistance to earthly pleasures are an integral part of his popular image.
The book has been released in Britain and will be available soon in India where it is bound to make waves in a country where Gandhi's image is fiercely protected and a source of national pride.
That his attitudes to sex were censorious and unusual is well known. He wrote of his disgust at himself for having intercourse with his wife Kasturba, aged 15, when his father died in 1885.
In later life, having fathered four children, he forbade even married couples in his ashram retreats from having sex and lectured men on the need to take a cold bath when they felt lustful.
More than 60 years after Gandhi's death, Adams has gone through hundreds of pages of his writings and eyewitness accounts to build a behind-closed-doors picture of a man considered both a saint and the father of the nation in India.
"One of things you find about Gandhi is how much he wrote about sex," Adams told AFP by telephone from his home in London.
"When we look at his sexuality, what happens is that he has a perfectly normal sex life for the first part of his life, one that would be recognisable to almost anyone in the world.
"He gets married and has a family of four.
"But what interested me was that he made a decision that it would be a good idea to be chaste (in 1900). Six years later, he makes a vow and puts it into practice."
But contrary to the image of the abstemious Hindu ascetic, in later life Gandhi frequently bathed with nubile young women, had nude massages and often shared a bed with one or more of his followers, Adams' book said. Read more here……
Related readings…..
The Mahatma and his 'girls'
Gandhi's Celibate Sex Life a Testing Striptease
Thrill of the chaste: The truth about Gandhi's sex life
MG: The Naked Fakir unmasked-his sex life & political failures
GANDHI'S EXPERIMENT WITH CELIBACY -By Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari
Sex Antics of Mohandas Gandhi: His failures, Pedophila & sexual perversion fetishes
Courtesy : Rediff News | Sources | Agencies.
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