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Ask any of the player development people, the coaches, the people around Tyrus Thomas and it was never about the physical stuff. In a league filled with athletes he is one of the elite ones.
It was about wanting it, being aggressive. Playing through the contact. It was a focus issue. His teammates in Charlotte were frank in saying as much to the Observer.
"I think he's still a little immature," small forward Gerald Wallace said. "But at the same time, when he focuses on playing the game the right way, and not worrying about the referees or worrying about getting fouled or getting hit, he's amazing."
Added shooting guard Stephen Jackson, "All he has to do is keep his mind in the game, and you'll see a lot of good this season."
Bobcats coach Larry Brown could be the one guy who could make that happen. Brown is still a teacher at heart, and a guy who has seen everything. Twice. He has forged a real bond with Brown, saying this is the best relationship he has ever had with a coach.
Brown is not soft, but he listens and cares. He talked to Thomas about things other than basketball, about family and issues that really matter.
"When you've got a guy who cares about you as a person, it makes it easier to take" the critiques, Thomas described. "So when he curses me out, or he's fussing at me or just riding me the whole practice, I know it's for a reason.
"And maybe sometimes it's not for a reason, but that's just how L.B. is. After (the harangue) he'll come give you a hug and tell you exactly how to get better."
There is a Chinese proverb that when the student is ready, the teacher will come. Maybe Brown is the guy that can get Thomas to really bring his incredible talent nightly. Maybe that is more because of Thomas maturing than Brown.
Bottom line is if he does, the Bobcats become a much better team.
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Greetings Project Wezesha Supporters!
This is sure to be my favorite update so far. After four years of fundraising, planning, negotiating, (struggling), and succeeding - we are so excited to share the news that Amahoro Secondary School is open! There are 70 Form 1 students currently studying in our completed classrooms! Of this cohort, 15 are newly added girls for our Girls Education International Scholarship Tanzania program! We really couldn't be more happy, excited, and hopeful!
In January 2015, I traveled with two friends to the Kigoma Region. For the first few days, we met with leaders at the district level - planning the opening party, budgeting for the festivities, negotiating PW's contribution and the government's contribution, and much more. We visited the site of the school and met with the enthusiastic and proud new Head Master, Mr. Kumenya, as well as the local village leaders who have been working with us since the beginning. Village 'Diwani' (Chief) Patrick Maganga was on hand all week - preparing the final details for the opening, including finishing the latrines, building steps into the classrooms, and staying on top of official business (organizing entertainment groups, arranging the schedule of events, staying in close contact with district leaders, etc.). He is a model of what true leadership should look like! Thank you, Diwani Maganga!!
One of the final hurdles to overcome prior to the opening of the school was completion of the latrines. I'll admit - I was very impressed when I finally saw them! Our top supporters, Shelmina and Minaz are responsible for the completion of the latrines. (Thank you, Shelmina and Minaz!!) The latrines come complete with porceline base toilets and a state of the art system for storing waste - which will last up to 70 years before it has to be cleared out by truck! Not just your average hole in the ground! Of course, our fabulous builder Isaya Lameck brought his A-Game to finish them, and his crew of laborers put in many hours digging deeper and deeper through very rocky soil. It was one of the toughest parts of the overall job!
The party was a smash! There were entertainment groups from the village and neighboring towns. They brought in an MC, a DJ, and set up a big tent for the VIP guests. Parties like this are a very big deal for villages and they let it show!
There was a theatrical song and dance performance, dancing by youth hip hop groups, and even some dancing by our current scholarship students. Interspersed with the entertainment were speeches by the village and district leaders. The village exective officer read a speech prepared by Lucas which outlined the timeline of the project, acknowledged the many contributors - near and far, and ultimately celebrated the big opening day!
The District Commissioner, Ramadhani Maneno gave a big speech about the promise of the future with education at the helm. He told the crowd of over 1,000 that I would be back in the future with volunteer teachers of English, Science, and Math to help build capacity ... no pressure! (Any volunteers?) This summer, funding permitting, I plan to return with 4-5 of my MA TEFL student teachers who will complete their English as a Foreign Language teaching internship in local primary and secondary classrooms. If this pilot goes well, we expect great future teacher collaborations in the future!
After all the dance, music, and speeches - they revealed the beautiful foundation plaques on the wall of the school. And then - the feast! All villagers and VIP guests were treated to a celebration lunch. Lucas showed that his skills even extend to being an event caterer and food server! He was tireless in his efforts to make sure this entire celebration was a huge success. By the end of the day, needless to say - we were all an exhausted group of planners and supporters!
But enough reading ... take a little break from whatever else you have to do right now and watch this video mash-up of the celebration!
Thank you very much to everyone who has collaborated, contributed, and cheered along the way! We'll continue to work with the leaders and the headmaster to continue this school's development - building laboratories, finishing additional classroom spaces, and of course - getting the football pitch ready for matches! So - we'll take you along for the journey for as long as you'll let us!
Asante sana,
Rai Farrelly and Lucas LameckCo-founders, Project Wezeshawww.ProjectWezesha.org
First off, a big apology is due to our donors for delayed reporting. We had a little mixup in communications here at Girls Ed, and we're very sorry not to have been in touch. We shall endeavor to do better in the future.
For those unfamiliar with Girls Education International, we're a tiny, all-volunteer, pass-through organization, that helps raise visibility and funding for established NGOs serving girls' educational missions in regions where young women often don't have equal educational opportunities. This project is our second partnership with Bedari in Pakistan - the first ran for three years in the villages of Laphi and Sar Kalan ending in the Spring of 2014. That program assisted thirty girls and young women through scholarships that primarily helped with logistics of attending secondary school in this remote, rural area. When the program became self-sufficient through the contributions of parents and the community, we agreed to collaborate on a program double the size in the same general region.
Bedari visited the region through the first part of 2014, and settled on three villages that were geographically affiliated: Maira Aemah, Thirchak, and Hattar. A combined cohort of sixty students was identified, and arrangements were made to launch in the Fall. A common thread in the girls' stories is the high cost of transportation to attend school, and we agreed that the scholarships would focus on that need.
After the Fall program began, we had incredible news from Bedari: parents and the community were so enthusiastic about this opportunity, that they were increasing their contribution to the costs. As a result we were able to add another dozen students from the existing villages, as well as add another nearby village called Dharyala Kahoon. In total, we are now supporting 100 students, but at the same expense planned for 60!
We look forward to bringing you continued good news about this program, and sharing stories of the individual students as they progress.
Season's Greetings Project Wezesha Supporters!
As we round the bend in 2014 (that was fast!), we are celebrating here at Project Wezesha because this has been a great year of success stories for us!
Hindu and Khadija
In our November update, we shared the great news that our students, Hindu and Khadija were graduating from their programs at the Vocational Education Training Authority. Well, they did and we are so happy for them (check out their graduation pics)! Project Wezesha supported them through 4 year of secondary school and 2 years of vocational training, and now, they are leaving our scholarship program. What the future holds is yet to be determined, but you better believe we'll be close by to see what's next for these determined, bright young women! Thanks for your part in their success.
Dibeit, Saidi, and Tumsifu
In 2011, three amazing young men - Dibeit, Saidi, and Tumsifu - began their studies as Form 1 students in secondary school, with the help of Project Wezesha. Now, join me in congratulating them on their graduation! Their ceremonies were held in November!
Dibeit: Due to his excellent performance on the secondary school entrance exams, Dibeit was selected by the government to study in Dodoma, Tanzania at a boarding school. He studied hard and stayed focused, even though he was half way across the country from his family. He remained among the top of his class throughout these four years.
Saidi: Saidi began his studies in Kiganza village, but at the insistence of his father (for the betterment of his education) we brought him into Kigoma town and paid half of his school fees for a private secondary school - his father paid the other half. He believed in Saidi so much that it was worth investing his small income to give Saidi the best shot possible at a better life. Both of his parents spend most of the year very far from their home village, living at the farm. Saidi and his siblings live with their grandparents most of the time. While studying in town for the past 3 years, Saidi has been living with Lucas. Saidi has made his whole family proud and the future impact of his education on all of them will be a great story to share!! Lucas attended Saidi's graduation and captured some great shots of the ceremony and his proud family!
Tumsifu: Tumsifu began his studies in Kagongo village, but like Saidi, it was important that he move to a secondary school that could really tap into his potential. At Mlore Secondary School, he thrived and held a spot at the top of his class. He has been dedicated to his studies and has high hopes for his future. He wishes to continue his studies through high school and into university with the ultimate aspiration of becoming either a doctor or an engineer.
The Cycle of Education - Our Graduates return as Teachers
Since graduation, these three young men have returned home to their villages (Kiganza and Kagongo). But, eager to keep their brains working and stay connected to their studies, they have volunteered to help us fill a big gap in our program - tutoring our current students. All of our students put two things on the top of their 'wish list' when we discuss what would help them succeed in secondary school: 1) textbooks and 2) after school tutoring.
Textbooks are expensive and most students don't have them. They take notes from the board, written by the teacher, who has the only text in the room (and often limited English language proficiency). This is their only resource from which to study later - and sometimes, the notes don't make sense when they read them later. So far, Project Wezesha has only been able to keep up with school fees; textbooks have been just out of our financial reach.
Providing after school tutoring has also been a challenge for us. Finding a qualified teacher who is willing and able to offer after school study sessions for our students wasn't as easy as we thought. Most teachers charge per subject and per student, again pushing it just out of our reach.
Well - problem solved! Dibeit, Saidi, and Tumsifu are now earning a monthly stipend from Project Wezesha to offer supplemental study sessions to our Form 1 and Form 2 students on the topics that are most challenging for them: math, chemistry, biology, physics, civics ... and taught in English! They teach groups of students at a time. The income they are receiving is more than their families have been bringing in from subsistence farming and fishing - and, it doesn't depend on the weather! Rain, Shine, or Drought - there are students to teach! When the time comes for them to leave for high school, we'll see which of our next graduates can step in to help out!
Is it Worth It? We Think So!
Lucas had a focus group interview with our students this month to see if, after one month, the investment is worthwhile. He asked the students if the support they were receiving was useful and accessible. They unanimously reported that it was great. They said that Saidi, Dibeit and Tumsifu were clarifying things so much! They hailed their teaching abilities and said that they would continue to be lost if not for these young teachers. Bravo! Bravo!
Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way so that we can support the students! They literally are the future and as we invest in them, we invest in a better world!
As the end of the year approaches (rapidly) and you consider last minute recipients for your end of year giving, please do keep us in mind. Project Wezesha is a very small scale nonprofit operating with almost no overhead. Your contribution to our scholarship fund goes directly to Kigoma where Lucas distributes the money to pay school fees, pay our new tutors' stipends, and take his salary. In other words, it's all invested in education! We hope that with these recent graduations, we will be able to add more students to our scholarship program, but we need your help to make that happen.
If you are still looking for last minute gifts, give the gift of education. You can make a donation to Project Wezesha in honor of a loved one. You can choose to send them an e-card or print a card at home to mail.
If you have a little extra motivation, you can even build your own online fundraiser and grow a larger donation through an event, such as a holiday party! On the project page, just click the green fundraiser button under the Donate button - then get creative with your page!
We (Lucas and Rai) are indebted to all of our supporters for helping us make this happen. The two of us are simply the instruments of your kindness.
Happy Holidays and much love, joy, and peace in the New Year!
Sincerely,Rai Farrelly and Lucas LameckCo-founders, Project Wezesha


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The terms of the agreement finalized Jan. 14 dictate that Pasco County will pay $11 million for the project and the remainder of the investment would be raised by Tampa developer Blue Marble Strategic, the Tampa Bay Times said. The development in Wesley Chapel includes sports fields, a 2,100-seat stadium, a parking garage and other features.
There is currently no timeline for the start of construction. Blue Marble will seek to attract investors including investment banks and private equity firms, the Times said. Once started, it will take about 18 months to complete. The original plans for the 200-acre complex called for eight baseball and softball fields and about 12 multipurpose fields for soccer and lacrosse.
Advocates of the project believe they may even be able to lure a Major League Baseball team to bring its Spring Training games there.
"It's a big step, a really big step," commission Chairman Jack Mariano said. "I'm very pleased because it helps us move forward to bring in a major attractor."
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We particularly loved the little turn of the head and smile he gave after delivering #7 on the list: "As hard as I've tried, I don't know how to not be adorable."
#5 had a great sight gag as well. After Bieber said, "I'm not really a big fan of Kevin James," the camera cut to James in the green room and he did a great sad sack expression.
Other highlights on the list included Bieber revealing he was Green Lantern, though Letterman was Larry King and at the top of the list: "It's a hairpiece."
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Justin Beiber was adorable on Letterman!
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be quiet your just mad because your not talented
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Not a big fan, I'm a bit older but I thought the Top 10 idea was adorable and funny.. WTG
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Okay I am not a fan of Justin, but him and the Top 10 were good.
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He left out the most obvious one: the little beeber girl is gay.
Take that bleebers. I weep for this country if this pansy's fans are our future.
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Hosanna (Be Lifted Higher)..by Israel Houghton.
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"Thomas *said to Him, 'Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?'' Jesus *said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." (John 14:5-6)
There were many times that Jesus declared prophetic words over His children and the Kingdom of God. This powerful word was spoken by Jesus in the present tense: "I AM". When Jesus died on the cross, He spiritually, permanently and legally won the right to become present-tense. So right now, Jesus is the present-day, active truth, life and way in all things. This changes the context of every verse to an action verse! So as an example, in the context of this verse in Psalm 23, "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever," becomes (by His proxy) [I AM] dwelling in the house of the Lord forever. The power of Jesus' New Covenant changed it all! When we read our Bible, we read it in context, knowing to look for the truth, the life and the way in the I AM. It will always be there and it will always be life-changing!
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There has been a lot of hand-wringing among Christians about whether or not we will be "strong enough" to withstand persecution or to resist receiving "the mark of the beast". True Christians should never have to concern themselves with that. We have just witnessed firsthand how Jesus gave strength to the 21 Christians from Egypt. They died with boldness, praying to their Savior. We also know that there have been children who have died refusing to renounce their Christian faith. That unyielding devotion in itself proves the authenticity of Christianity.
But how is that possible under so much duress? The answer is written in Ephesians 1. It is impossible for true Christians to take on the mark of the beast or renounce their faith because we have been ALREADY sealed with a mark. It is the indelible mark of the Holy Spirit - our guaranteed inheritance. This mark is as visible in the spirit realm as any "mark of the beast" will be during The Tribulation. We are marked as His. We carry the Holy Spirit in power and light:
"And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory." (Ephesians 1:13-14)
Make no mistake, however, who our real enemy is. It is the devil who is driving all of this hatred and bloodshed. He will always find willing hands to do his work. This is why ISIS hates Christians so much - because it is the devil who hates us - because of the One to whom we belong.
Part of the good news of the gospel is the full assurance that we have been permanently included in Christ when [we] heard the word of truth. No matter the circumstances or how much the enemy hates us, the victory is always ours. We never have to cover our faces or be ashamed of our faith or our actions. It's important to remember that when those 21 Christian men uttered, 'Ya Rabbi Yasou', (My Lord Jesus)*, and they took their last breaths, they were instantaneously with their Savior, Jesus. They have brought great glory to the Kingdom of God.
So as an honor and tribute to all Christian martyrs (including Jesus, Himself), we live our lives in great boldness. We go out boldly to the lost and bring them in because the time is short. We also walk in victory, knowing that nothing can touch our souls. We are ALIVE - always! The devil can never touch that.
*Read this amazing article about the last statement of faith of the martyrs here: Brother of Slain Coptic Christians Thanks ISIS
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Yesterday's general strike in Zimbabwe was always likely to be a relative flop. The people of that nation are demoralised and intimidated. Only once in the past decade has there been much general support for a "stayaway". With inflation running at 100,000 per cent and four out of five people unemployed, few of those who still have a job were willing to risk a day's pay. So the weary and impoverished population formed the usual daily queues at banks to withdraw just enough hyperinflationary cash to buy bread, for which they had to queue again at the supermarkets.
The strike was called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change to press for publication of last month's general election results. The poll gave new meaning to the term "secret ballot" when President Robert Mugabe refused to announce the voters' verdict when it turned out not to suit him. A strike was a feeble strategy but it was all the opposition could muster once the High Court, packed with judges who are Mugabe stooges, ruled that it was perfectly legal for Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission to delay its announcement pending a "recount" in 23 constituencies – no doubt to give Mr Mugabe time to rig the results.
The sad truth is that Mr Mugabe's gangster tactics are working. He has had arrested five election officials who were insufficiently malleable. He has had the thuggish militia he calls the "war veterans" invade 60 of the biggest white-owned commercial farms to stir up atavistic resentments from the colonial era. He did this just two weeks before the wheat-planting season, despite projections that Zimbabwe will run out of maize by mid-July. He has had his courtroom cronies give the stamp of specious legality to the process. Yesterday came the first reports of the murder of MDC supporters in a systematic crackdown which saw foreign journalists detained and the arrest of the lawyer representing the MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Intimidation is spreading through rural areas north of Harare which were once Mugabe strongholds but which voted for the opposition a fortnight ago. Two hundred MDC supporters have been hospitalised after being brutally beaten into chanting pro-government slogans, in what Mugabe loyalists are calling "Operation Mavhoterapapi" ("Operation where you put your X"). Its aim is to "re-educate" MDC supporters to vote the right way next time and scare civil servants who run polling stations to allow vote-rigging in any future ballot. The violence is escalating. The harsh reality is that the momentum is now very clearly with Mr Mugabe.
Zimbabwe's neighbours have failed its people badly. The summit called by President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia at the weekend, under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), did not urge Mr Mugabe to step aside, as the MDC had requested, but merely called for the election results to be announced "expeditiously". The crooked Zimbabwean president failed to attend. And when SADC's designated mediator, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, went to Harare instead, it was only to announce that there was "no crisis" and to call for patience.
The world's patience, however, is exhausted with Mr Mugabe. Mr Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" has failed. So has the SADC's limp initiative. But though Britain and the US will today raise the Zimbabwe crisis at a UN Security Council meeting, the solution rests with Africa. It is now time for the African Union – a body which has prided itself on requiring human rights, democracy and good governance – to become involved and condemn Mr Mugabe's coup. The African Union's credibility is on the line and, the West should make clear, so is the financial and political backing that the industrialised nations currently offer it.
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Brian Grazer has accepted the Academy's urgent request that he step in to replace Brett Ratner as producer of the 84th Academy Awards.
As The Hollywood Reporter first reported, Academy president Tom Sherak moved quickly to reboot the venerable awards show, which had lost one of its producers as well as host Eddie Murphy, who announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing from the show in the wake of Ratner's departure the previous day.
Grazer, a producer of the upcoming J. Edgar, was at the top of the list of producers whom Sherak approached to come aboard and co-produce the show along with the previously announced Don Mischer. Grazer's first order of business will be naming a new host.
It will be the first time Grazer, who won the best picture award in 2001 for A Beautiful Mind, has produced the telecast, scheduled for Feb. 26.
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"Brian Grazer is a renowned filmmaker who over the past 25 years has produced a diverse and extranordinary body of work," Sherak said. "he will certainly bring his tremendous talent, creativity and relationships to the Oscars."
Mischer added, "I am thrilled to welcome Brian Grazer as my partner."
"It's very gratifying to be part of a show that honors excellence in the medium to which I have devoted so much of my career," said Grazer. "Don is a legend, and I am excited to work with him."
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The Academy's new CEO Dawn Hudson added, "I too am delighted that Brian will join Don in producing the Academy Awards and I am looking forward to our producers delivering the movie event of the year."
In addition to his Mind best picture win, Grazer has been nominated in the writing category for Splash and received best picture nominations in 1995 and 2008 for Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon.
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The evil that most terrifies the Jewish state today is the nuclear holocaust threatened by Iran's dictators; and it is no accident that the new film The Dictator, by the Jewish comic Sacha Baron Cohen, tackles precisely this subject.The film's protagonist, Admiral General Aladeen of Wadiya, a composite of Middle Eastern dictators from Muammar Gaddafi to Saddam Hussein, harbors the same dastardly nuclear ambitions as Ayatollah Khameini. He pursues them through tactics that are shrewd and stupid, highly offensive and very funny.Laughing at Aladeen is a fine coping mechanism in a world beset by terrifyingly evil men.But, of course, such laughter does not help us understand or explain such men. For those tasks we must turn to another Baron Cohen – Simon, Sacha's first cousin, a distinguished British neuroscientist. Simon Baron-Cohen recently published The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty, an erudite but concise and accessible book devoted to the scientific explanation of human malice. One benefit of Sacha's recent piece of inspired lunacy may be to call more attention to Simon's sane and scholarly work.The Science of Evil is part of a trilogy of books by Baron-Cohen that summarize for non-specialists the results of decades of painstaking neuroscientific research by his Cambridge laboratory, much of it with children suffering from autism and Asperger Syndrome but also with adults exhibiting personality disorders from narcissism to criminal psychopathy.Baron-Cohen has studied these individuals through clinical analysis, therapy, what he calls "gene-hunting," and functional magnetic resonance imaging of brain activity. Using this last technique, Baron-Cohen has found that all his subjects have a common denominator: a discernible deficit of empathy in their brain circuitry.Baron-Cohen argues that trying to explain human cruelty through metaphysical or religious notions of good and evil produces "no explanation at all." But, "unlike the concept of evil, empathy has explanatory power"; and his book demonstrates this power. In a minor masterpiece of popular scientific writing, Baron-Cohen takes readers on a fascinating tour of the 10-region "empathy circuit" of the brains of his empathy-deficient subjects, from the criminally psychopathic to the benignly autistic, examining them from angles environmental to chemical.Because Baron-Cohen uses a single, if complex standard – low scores on the empathy scale – to explain behavior in subjects from innocently autistic children to criminal sociopaths, his argument might appear dangerously reductive.Some scientists and social scientists – including Steven Pinker, in his recent book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined – have mentioned Baron-Cohen in deriding what Pinker dubs the "empathy fad" (an audacious criticism coming from a man who, unlike Baron-Cohen, bases his wisdom almost entirely on others' clinical work). And when Science of Evil appeared, advocates for autistic children criticized it for lumping those children together with heartless murderers.But Baron-Cohen is no reductionist. He takes pains to make the moral distinctions between innocent and culpable and between positive and negative manifestations of what he calls ZPE (Zero Percent Empathy).Those with autism and Asperger Syndrome, he makes clear, are innocently indifferent – literally, clueless when it comes to reading the feelings of others. In extreme cases they treat others like inanimate objects; but they have no malice or intention of causing harm to others, let alone deriving joy from doing so. Baron- Cohen illustrates with a story from Joe: The Only Boy in the World, Michael Blastland's memoir of raising his autistic son. Blastland and Joe, 10, were in an elevator in a local shopping center one day, and a mother came in with her baby in a stroller. The baby started to cry, and Joe – to everyone's shock – punched the baby to shut her up. Michael asks in his book: "how do you explain to a complete stranger, this woman who cares about her baby more than anyone else in the world, that the pain your son has just caused was not malicious, bad behavior, but is because your tenyear- old son has no idea that another person can suffer pain or feel hurt by a punch?" Baron-Cohen is sympathetic to this plight; indeed, as a clinician and therapist, he has pioneered the field of empathy training. Among his works is the DVD The Transporters, designed to enhance empathy in autistic children.Baron-Cohen also points to potentially positive consequences of "zero degrees of empathy." Chief among them is a superior ability to systematize, which explains why many Asperger Syndrome individuals have unusually high aptitudes in math and science. Their "remarkable attention to detail" and their "ability to concentrate on a small topic for hours, to understand that topic in a highly systematic way," Baron-Cohen argues, "can lead the individual to blossom in certain fields."Strikingly, Baron-Cohen's Jewish upbringing and education and his liberal Zionist sensibilities emerge throughout the book as central – indeed, formative – in his thinking. He begins by recalling the traumatic impact of having been told as a child that Nazis used the skins of their Jewish victims to make lampshades.His early exposure to the Holocaust's evil triggered a life-long fascination with human cruelty – and, indirectly, his stellar career in neuroscience.The book also describes Baron-Cohen's engagement with the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber's "I-Thou" paradigm as a way of framing empathy; and the final chapter includes a calm, cogent demolition of Hannah Arendt's thesis that the Holocaust is explained by the "banality of evil."Baron-Cohen is a leading member of an international cadre of cutting-edge clinical scientists who painstakingly study the functioning of compromised human brains.Antonio Damasio has done work similar to Baron- Cohen's, mainly with victims of severe head trauma.Damasio's most philosophically intriguing book, Looking for Spinoza, describes the modern scientist's discovery that the 17th-century Jewish heretic anticipated all of Damasio's scientific findings about human emotions.Spinoza's pantheism – his belief that God and Nature are one and the same, bound by immutable laws – leaves no room for any beings beyond the physical universe, whether angels or evil spirits. The work of scientists like Baron-Cohen and Damasio substantiates clinically what Spinoza intuited philosophically: It powerfully debunks religious and metaphysical approaches that explain evil as a struggle between benign and malignant spirits within human souls. Instead, for these scientists, the biological explanations of all our feelings, emotions, and deeds, good and evil, are so concrete and precise that they can be mapped by MRIs.Yet, for Baron-Cohen, this work coexists with his deep affection for his Jewish identity and for Israel. This, at least, he shares with his more flamboyant cousin.The writer is a professor of religious studies and the director of the program in Jewish studies at Drew University. This article was reprinted with permission of Jewish Ideas Daily.
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Probation ordered for 2 charged in 'The List' investigation
"They worked in the same office and they had access to information that is defined as confidential and within the work environment, that information gets shared among them on a daily basis," Reed said. "What happened here was information that she shared with a co-worker, in turn, got out of the office, which is wrong."
Reed said he believes Carson didn't know what the information would be used for until after she had already released a sizable portion of it, and had therefore participated in the crime. The information was provided to Bassett months before it was delivered to various law enforcement agencies and media outlets in July, under the name "Concerned Citizens of the United States."
"It's pretty egregious conduct," Reed said. "What Leah Carson did was wrong, but the ripple effect, the political effect and the ideological impact may be much more profound than the criminal conduct in this case."
Reed repeated to Hilder that the ripple effect in the community was larger than the crime, but that prosecutors were happy with the deal in both cases. He said Monday that no official action was ever taken involving the list, which called for the deportation of those it contained.
The infamous list caused a huge stir in the community when it came to light in July. Carson and Bassett lost their jobs as a result of the accusations and the investigations that followed.
A trio of Latino community leaders lashed out against the plea deals during a media conference held at Centro Civico Mexicano, saying the punishment didn't fit a crime that spread terror among undocumented Utahns.
"For weeks, people were sure there would be a thump on the door and somebody coming to arrest them and take them away," Utah La Raza chairman Archie Archuleta said.
The impact of the list being compiled was hardest on the U.S.-born children of the men and women whose names appeared on the list, Archuleta said, describing their fears that they would be left alone.
Yapias said many parents are no longer applying for the medical and other government benefits their children are entitled to because they don't want to risk appearing on another list. Even though no one was deported as a result of the list, he said the families are doing without the benefits.
"Like everything else, at the end of the day, we're shortchanging the kids," Yapias said.
Frank Cordova, Centro Civico president, said the damage done by the list includes perpetuating the perception many have that if someone's skin in brown, they are in the country illegally. They're "all treated as if they are undocumented," he said.
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In anticipation of tonight's return of REMEDY on Global TV (9PM ET/PT) the TV Addict was recently afforded the opportunity to check in with series star Enrico Colantoni. Not surprisingly, the affable actor and star of such TV Addict favourites like VERONICA MARS, JUST SHOOT ME and PERSON OF INTEREST was only too happy to share what attracted him to the project, why you should be watching REMEDY and what's next for one of Canada's biggest and brightest exports. [Read more...]
Your 2015 Canadian Screen Awards Winners
On Sunday night the Canadian Screen Awards capped off a week of festivities with an awards gala on CBC. Missed the two-hour broadcast hosted by Canadian comedian Andrea Martin? Here are your winners… [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: Jack Laskey Finds His Inner Hero on X COMPANY
When you think of secret agents or action heroes, an endless montage of American or British figures are likely to appear in your mind: James Bond, Captain America, Sydney Bristol, Natasha Romanoff, etc. The list goes on and on.
But what if I told you that a synesthete, a journalist, a student, a policeman, and a salesman were among the ordinary citizens who were handpicked by the Allies to become some of the world's first secret agents? That's the concept behind Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern's (FLASHPOINT) new CBC spy series X COMPANY, which is led by a rising English export from the British stage — Jack Laskey. [Read more...]
X COMPANY Interview: I Spy a Return to Television for Dustin Milligan
90210 fans can look forward to seeing the return of Dustin Milligan this winter in the role of Tom Cummings on CBC's new spy series X COMPANY.
Milligan, who also stars as Ted Mullens on CBC's other freshman series SCHITT'S CREEK, has not had a regular role on the small screen since his departure from the Beverly Hills-set drama back in 2009. But if fans are expecting more teen angst and love triangles, then they're not going to get that from this series by FLASHPOINT co-creators Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern. [Read more...]
Today's TV Addict Top 5: Questions with OPEN HEART Star Mena Massoud
OPEN HEART follows Dylan (Karis Cameron) a sixteen year old who is pained by her fathers sudden disappearance, she acts out and has to serve community service at Open Heart Hospital. Dylan decides to take matters into her own hands and investigate her fathers disappearance, all while dealing with the fact that her grandparents and mother are all doctors at Open Heart. I caught up with one of the young stars of the Canadian hit, Mena Massoud about his character Jared, how his audition went, and some scenes he's excited for viewers to see. [Read more...]
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Tune in on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 8:00 PM (8:30 NT) as Don Ferguson, Luba Goy, Craig Lauzon, Alan Park, and Penelope Corrin return to CBC with two new cast members—Second City alumnus Darryl Hinds and the multi-talented Aisha Alfa—and a line-up of famous Canadians ready to join in the fun. [Read more...]
CraveTV Review
If you're wondering why it has taken this TV Addict slightly longer than expected to post our review of CraveTV, Bell Media's Netflix competitor that launched earlier this month, look no further than the service itself.
Billed as "a video streaming service offering full seasons and series of the most loved and celebrated shows ever," CraveTV is — simply put — a TV Addict's dream. No really. Any grammar, spelling and/or syntax errors from here on in should be solely attributed to the fact that even as we type this, we're half-watching INSIDE AMY SCHUMER in a little window at the top left of our desktop! That's how good CraveTV is, we cannot stop watching it. It's a problem, a big one. But before we get into why, let's start off with the glowingly positive shall we.
CraveTV isn't messing around when it comes to selection. From genre-defining series that we're embarrassed to admit we still haven't found the time to watch (See: HBO classics such as THE SOPRANOS, THE WIRE and DEADWOOD) and half-hour sketch shows we've only seen bits and pieces of on YouTube (See: KEY AND PEELE, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER and KROLL SHOW) to exclusives that we've already started binge-watching (Hello WGN's MANHATTAN) and classics that we can't get enough of (See: MONTY PYTHON, SEINFELD, and FRASIER), CraveTV isn't messing around when it comes to feeding our seemingly insatiable appetite for all things television. Suffice it to say, if you are eligible to subscribe to CraveTV — particularly at the launch price of $4 per month — it's an absolute no brainer. No really. There's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't stop what you're doing right now, call your local cable provider and spend this holiday season holed up in your living room watching the glory that is STAR TREK's most underrated and under-appreciated gem DEEP SPACE NINE!
Oh wait there is a reason… which brings me to that dark side of the service that I teased earlier in this post.
Related: "How Bell Media Bumbled the Launch of CraveTV"
First and foremost. As a long time Rogers customer, myself — not to mention millions of others across Canada — are shut out from this service due to the unholy war between Bell Media and Rogers that does little but infuriate customers on both sides (See: Rogers equally childish treatment of NHL fans who aren't paying a pretty penny to Rogers each and every month). But even more troubling than Bell Media's exclusionary policies* is that CraveTV's new business model effectively sidesteps any regulatory issues put in place by the astoundingly ineffective CRTC in terms of their recent purchase of Astral Media. Which is to say. non-Bell subscribers to HBO Canada should all but assume that any new and exciting content will no longer be built around the traditional over-the-air model that many of us have been subscribing to for all these years but rather reserved for CraveTV's catalogue. Case in point, Bell Media's recent announcement** that will see a remastered, 16×9, full-frame, high definition version of THE WIRE be exclusively released to CraveTV subscribers this January rather than where it belongs on HBO Canada.
shomi Review: Why We're Not Buying What Rogers and Shaw are Selling (At Least Not Yet!)
And finally, any review of CraveTV wouldn't be complete without the mention of their advertising strategy. You know those posters and billboards that have been plastered across the city? Well, they're sort of missing a giant asterisk when it comes to that $4 per month price tag. Just to be clear: CraveTV is only $4 per month if you already subscribe to Bell or one of their partner's cable packages. Packages, which after a quick scan online appear to range between $39.99 and $111.95 per month. (Current cable partners include: TELUS Optik TV, Bell Fibe TV, and Bell Aliant FibreOP TV subscribers)
All that being said, if you are one of the shrinking number of Canadians who, like us, fork over one hundred plus dollars a month to prop up an antiquated cable model, CraveTV is completely worth it. One can only hope that (a) Bell Media sees the error of their ways and opens up this package to all of Canada as soon as possible. Or at the very least, (b), allows me to a finish binge-watching the fantastic first season of MANHATTAN before they pull my media credentials in response to this review!
* Correction from Scott Henderson, Vice-President Communications Bell Media: We have no exclusionary policy. We have been very clear from the beginning that CraveTV is "available to every TV provider in Canada" (see release) and Kevin Crull has been clear he wants to get it into as many hands as possible. We have had meetings with all distributors, including Rogers, and we hope they come on board soon. Already Telus, Eastlink and other small cable providers have signed up and made the product available to their providers.
The TV Addict's Response: While it's all well and good that Bell Media doesn't have an official exclusionary policy, I'll believe it when I see it. Case in point, I've been waiting over a year, possibly two for CTV to meet with Rogers and allow me access to streaming content on CTV.ca and CTV's mobile apps. (Photo Below)
** Correction from Scott Henderson, Vice-President Communications Bell Media: We also announced in this fall a deal for the entire HBO back catalogue for CraveTV (see release). This is separate than current HBO programming. All back catalogue programming will be available on CraveTV, including the Sopranos, Sex and the City and, as you note, The Wire. HBO Canada features current programming – so The Wire won't air on HBO Canada. But to be clear, this is the same situation as in the U.S. – To our understanding The Wire will not be broadcast on HBO there.
The TV Addict's Response: According to an official HBO (US) Press Release, the new high-definition re-mastering of THE WIRE will be available to all HBO subscribers across the US on HBO GO, as well over the air. From the release, "Now, new and old fans of the series can watch the show like never before thanks to a brand new High-Definition upgrade of all 60 episodes, which will debut in December on HBO Signature® and HBO GO®"
How Bell Media Bumbled the Launch of CraveTV
After months of hype teasing the imminent arrival of "Project Latte," a new streaming service that promised television Addicts such as ourselves with an amazing catalogue of new and old shows, yesterday saw Bell Media unwrap the details of their answer to Netflix named CraveTV.
And while Bell Media bigwigs spent much of yesterday patting themselves on the back for offering Canadians what Mike Cosentino (Senior VP, Programming, Bell Media) characterized as, "an incredible offering of some of TV's most-watched and most-loved shows," our reaction is somewhat less that effusive. But before we get into the massively missed opportunity by Bell Media to… I don't know… put Canadians customers first and actually acknowledge that the ways in which our country consumes media has changed since 1975, let's start with the good. [Read more...]
shomi Review: Why We're Not Buying What Rogers and Shaw are Selling (At Least Not Yet!)
This week, Rogers and Shaw teamed up to launch shomi, their attempt to unseat Netflix as Canada's go-to for streaming television and video entertainment. At launch, Rogers boasts that shomi has more than 12,000 hours of telvision and movie content. And while this TV Addict is inclined to agree with David Purdy (SVP, Product Management Video & Content) who proudly proclaimed that the service "combines binge-worthy television shows and Hollywood hits," whether or not one should 'shomi the money' (See what we did there!), is another question entirely. And quite frankly, one that we've been struggling to answer all week. But before we get into the downside of shomi's launch, let us start with the positive shall we.
As advertised, shomi has done an admirable job of replicating the Netflix experience by offering up a colourful collection of popular television shows and movies available across all devices. By combining catalogues from parent companies Rogers and Shaw, there is quite something for TV Addicts of all ages. What's more, in an attempt to differentiate themselves from the incumbent, shomi has cleverly hired actual human beings to curate collections such as "Comic Con Hangover," "The Art of War" and "Gretzky has the Ball" to name a few. Also of note, their "shomi later" and "shomi history" features, the former of which allows viewers to create a playlist of must-sees to watch later with the latter allowing users to see their viewing history and continue watching shows they may have stopped part-way through.
Content wise, shomi has plenty of binge-worthy television shows and a handful of popular movies. And while we're not going to complain about any service that makes available such TV Addict favorites like THE WEST WING, BUNHEADS, JANE THE VIRGIN, ALIAS, PART DOWN and many more we'd list by name if the service would allow us to log in*, the majority of the shows aren't exclusive to the service and are also available on Netflix. Which brings me to the first of our two serious issues with shomi.
* Since shomi is technically launching in "beta," we are going to gloss over the plethora of technical difficulties it seems to have launched with. Including but not limited to… the fact that it hasn't been able to remember where we stopped watching Notting Hill, a somewhat sluggish interface and a serious unreliability when it comes to logging in and out of the service.
The single biggest issue we have with shomi is that it is completely devoid of original content.** And while the service gets point for launching with plenty of kids content, quality television shows and movies we love ("I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy…"), there is no must-see show akin to Netflix's HOUSE OF CARDS, or Netflix's ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK or Netflix… well, you get the idea! Look, if we were one of the increasingly large number of Canadians cutting the cable cord, it would be a different story. But since we still pay for cable (You're welcome Rogers), subscribe to Netflix and don't have kids to entertain 24/7 (Sorry Mom!) we simply can't justify recommending a service that offers very little we don't already have access to. We also won't tout a service that is only available to a handful of Canadians, which brings us two issue number two.
** shomi recently announced plans to launch an original Canadian drama to be produces in partnership with Rogers and, curiously enough, rival network Netflix.
WIth shomi's launch leaving Bell customers out in the cold, I'm once again left with the unsettling feeling that parent companies Rogers and Shaw care more about the bottom line then they do building an amazing product. When will Rogers, Shaw and Bell learn that GREAT companies like Amazon, Apple and Netflix release products that put their customers first while companies more interested in serving shareholders release a product with strings attached***. Suffice it so say, if there is any truth to the saying "you only get one chance to make a good first impresesion" shomi failed spectacularly so. Worse still, launching shomi as an exclusive for Rogers and Shaw customers all but guarantees that when Bell releases their currently-in-delveopment "Project Latte" it will be exclusive to their customers. Thus, continuing the petty and small-minded pattern of Canadian cable conglomeretes doing nothhing but infuritating hard-working and honest customers for choosing one service over the other. But I digress.
*** Strings like tacky upsells upon sign up that offer shomi to Rogers customers free of charge, but only if one agrees to sign up for far pricier tier of internet service.
The bottom line is, that despite the fact that we will not commit to spending $8.99 per month for shomi until they expand their offerings and produce original and compelling content that we can't see anywhere else, we approve of their service and look forward to checking back with them once they drop the "beta." If for no other reason than competition is not only good for customers, but something we're sorely lacking up here in Hollywood North.
For Canadian Eyes Only: shomi Announces New Content Deals with Warner Bros International Television
Press Release: shomi™ just scored even more incredible content for its customers, inking deals with Warner Bros. International Distribution for both new and library series, as well as big feature films.
In the mood for some snappy one liners served up by the sarcastic waitresses in mustard-coloured uniforms. Check. How about some post-apocalyptic alien action? All over it. shomi has you covered. Starting this November, shomi, Canada's premier subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, becomes the exclusive streaming home to some of the hottest shows on television including 2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men, Shameless, and Falling Skies. shomi also becomes the exclusive Canadian premiere home of the new Rob Thomas series, iZombie. And good news for those lucky fans of the Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals, shomi will have all past seasons and will stream new episodes after its television premiere.
The deal provides shomi users with second window access to timeless fan favourites that are gone, but not forgotten, as well as some fave animated titles for the kidlets, including: [Read more...]
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Spoken Phor - Best New Songs, Albums, & Features
Listen to the best new songs and albums from Spoken Phor as well as features written by the DJ Booth Staff. Last updated on September 25, 2012
Artist: Spoken Phor
Featuring: Euro League
Song: Cashmere Promises
It has been several months since New York City rhymeslinger Spoken Phor made his DJBooth debut with the highly-praised Echoes, but the emcee has finally returned to our pages for the world premiere of his latest single,... More
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Artist: Spoken Phor
Song: Echoes
Spoken Phor may be new to the Booth, but believe you me: the man is built to win. As proof, I present Echoes, the latest single off his forthcoming full-length. Here, B.A.R.S. Productions' laid-back boardwork sets the... More
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Easy Upgrades: 11 Must-Haves Under $100
Fill out your wardrobe with these sub-Benjamin buys from the January issue of GQ
1. Swims galoshes
This time of year, one nasty puddle can send your dress shoes to a soggy grave. But now, you can fight back. At its Milan fashion show, Prada unveiled shoes that looked like they had old-school galoshes on them. Turns out the shoes are dipped in rubber—an innovation in the war on winter. But if you're looking to get in on the most practical style of the season for a little less coin, Swims makes rubbers in zippy colors that snap onto your brogues and don't cost a lot of bucks.
$98, available at brooksbrothers.com
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