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'Byzantine' Tips For Today's Foreign Policy October 31, 2009 When we say "Byzantine" today, we usually mean complicated and disorganized. But historian Edward Luttwak argues that the U.S. should look to the Byzantines — the ancient empire, that is — for foreign policy answers today. Luttwak, who wrote the book The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire, tells host Guy Raz about what strategic tips President Obama could get from the Byzantium. Listen Loading… 4:27 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114360989/114360973" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Yearwood On The News: Afghanistan, Honduras October 31, 2009 Headlines were plentiful on the world stage this week, with one candidate threatening a boycott of the Afghan runoff election, Hillary Clinton jousting with Pakistani journalists, and a potential political breakthrough in Honduras. Host Guy Raz gets behind those headlines with John Yearwood, the world editor for The Miami Herald. Listen Loading… 4:23 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114360985/114360972" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Afghanistan Afghans Cope With Violence In Kabul October 31, 2009 Earlier this week, the Taliban took credit for two attacks in Kabul. One killed eight people at a United Nations office; the other targeted the city's best-known hotel, the Serena. Reporter Jean MacKenzie of GlobalPost, who was in the Serena at the time of the attack, talks to host Guy Raz about the latest violence. Listen Loading… 3:31 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114360981/114360971" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Afghanistan Karzai Challenger May Boycott Afghan Runoff October 31, 2009 Abdullah Abdullah, the runner-up in Afghanistan's presidential election, is threatening to boycott next weekend's runoff. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson talks to host Guy Raz about Abdullah's announcement, which is expected Sunday morning, and how that could scramble the country's political scene. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114360977/114360970" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Strange News Halloween Warning: That's Not A Polar Bear Costume October 31, 2009 It's polar bear season in the town of Churchill, Manitoba. Officials usually warn kids to stay inside after dark in case a migrating bear comes too close to town. But on Halloween night, the town bands together in a polar bear patrol to keep the streets safe for trick-or-treaters. Listen Loading… 1:38 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114351042/114352480" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Iraq Iraq Reconstruction Program Needs Its Own Rebuild October 31, 2009 The U.S. government established the "CERP" fund -- Commander's Emergency Response Program -- to win hearts and minds in Iraq by building schools, roads and water purification facilities that the country needs. Today, almost two years later, the program is still marred by allegations of corruption and waste. Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, is leading the battle to clean up CERP. He joins host Scott Simon to talk about the progress he's made and where he'd like to see improvement. Listen Loading… 5:00 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114351038/114352476" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Analysis Week In Review With Daniel Schorr October 31, 2009 This week there was growth in the GDP but not in consumer confidence. The House version of a health care bill headed to a vote, and violence continued throughout the Middle East. Host Scott Simon reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr. Listen Loading… 6:30 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114351034/114351009" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
An Iraqi schoolgirl wears a protective mask as she is walked to school in the central Iraqi city of Kut, Oct. 19, 2009. Panic over swine flu prompted officials in Iraq to close about 2,000 schools in a bid to combat the virus. Ali al-Alak/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Ali al-Alak/AFP/Getty Images Iraq Iraqis Fear New Enemy: H1N1 Virus October 31, 2009 Fewer than 500 cases of H1N1 have been reported in Iraq, but it's not uncommon to see schoolchildren walking home wearing surgical masks. Fear of the virus has caused a rash of school closures, and is even preventing some Iraqis from making this year's pilgrimage to Mecca. Listen Loading… 2:21 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114334999/114351003" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Europe U.K. Drug Adviser Fired After Marijuana Comments October 30, 2009 David Nutt said a government decision to tighten restrictions on marijuana over the protests of many prominent British scientists had undermined public faith in government science. Nutt had long argued that marijuana is far less dangerous than legal drugs — including alcohol.
Middle East Iran Appears To Reject Uranium Deal, Seek Changes October 30, 2009 Iran has apparently rejected a nuclear deal with the United States, Russia and France that it initially agreed to. Iran is saying it wants another arrangement, but Iran's leaders insist they are not reneging on the deal. The U.S. and Europe aren't so sure. Listen Loading… 3:53 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114329472/114329471" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Workers transport ballot boxes on a trolley to be loaded on trucks at the Independent Election Commission compound in Kabul. Taliban fighters have warned Afghans not to take part in the country's Nov. 7 presidential runoff election. Altaf Qadri/AP hide caption itoggle caption Altaf Qadri/AP Afghanistan Can Afghanistan Hold A Clean Runoff Election? October 30, 2009 The August presidential election was so marred by fraud it has raised questions about whether Afghanistan can do much to make the Nov. 7 runoff a credible vote. The credibility of the Afghan government is at stake and the Obama administration has delayed a decision on whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan.
Latin America Deal In Honduras Could End Political Crisis October 30, 2009 The de facto leader of Honduras has agreed to sign a deal to end the country's months-long political stalemate and form a power-sharing government with ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Business China Lifts Ban On U.S. Pork Products KCUR-FM October 30, 2009 American pork producers say China's decision to lift a ban on U.S. pork imports comes at a critical time. The industry is struggling because of fears over swine flu. China imposed the ban on U.S. pork five months ago following the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus. The disease cannot be caught by eating pork. Listen Loading… 1:38 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114308710/114308686" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
Clinton Faults Pakistan On Al-Qaida Inaction October 30, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wraps up her trip to Pakistan Friday, and she's been causing a stir. On Thursday, she suggested the Pakistani government was not doing enough to root out al-Qaida. Her remarks were the strongest suggestion yet by the Obama Administration that the Pakistanis could find al-Qaida leaders, but aren't really going after them. Listen Loading… 3:41 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114308689/114308678" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
In this file photo from April 2008, supporters of Egypt's main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, demonstrate in Alexandria, Egypt, against a wave of arrests targeting the group's leaders and potential candidates in upcoming local elections. Members of the group say it is experiencing similar persecution now, more than a year away from parliamentary elections. AP hide caption itoggle caption AP Middle East In Egypt, Succession Worries Prompting Crackdown? October 30, 2009 Egypt's ruling party is working to quell speculation about President Hosni Mubarak's intentions — and whether his son will succeed him. Parliamentary elections are a year off, but the opposition, including the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, is already facing daunting obstacles. Listen Loading… 4:28 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/114283776/114308740" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">


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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., March 7, 2003 - Gail L. Robertson of Poplar Bluff, Mo., has been appointed to a six-year term on the Board of Regents at Southeast Missouri State University. Missouri Gov. Bob Holden appointed Robertson to the post on Thursday. Robertson's term will expire Jan. 1, 2009. Her appointment is subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate. A confirmation hearing date has not been set. She replaces Kim Mothershead, vice president of the Board of Regents of Benton, Mo., whose term on the Board expired Jan. 1. Robertson, 34, is chair of the Social Studies Department and teaches social studies and English at Poplar Bluff Senior High School. She has served as the professional development district chairperson for the school. "Gail, like so many teachers in Missouri, has dedicated her life to the improvement of our state's students," Holden said. "Her expertise will be a great asset to Southeast Missouri State University." Donald L. Dickerson, president of the Board of Regents, added, "We are delighted to learn that Governor Holden has appointed Gail Robertson, an alumna of Southeast, to the Board of Regents. She will represent an important part of our service region and will be an asset to our continued strong relationship with Three Rivers Community College. She has outstanding credentials and was, in fact, named Teacher of the Year. It's great to have someone on the Board who is in the classroom every day, especially given the fact that Southeast provides critical teacher education services to the region." Robertson was named 2002 Teacher of the Year by the Poplar Bluff School District. In 1997, she was named Teacher of the Year by Poplar Bluff Senior High School. She is as a MAP Senior Leader-Class 10 with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and is a New York Times/Scholastic UPFRONT Teacher Advisory Board member. She also is a member of the National Social Studies Council. Robertson has prior social studies teaching experience at Kelly Junior High School and Delta High School. She holds a master of arts in secondary guidance and counseling and a bachelor of science in secondary education degree, both from Southeast Missouri State University. She earned an associate of arts degree from Three Rivers Community College. Robertson is certified to teach in the areas of secondary administration, secondary guidance and counseling, secondary social studies and secondary English. | |
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COLUMBIA — Wednesday was a difficult day in court for Susan Kohler, but Friday could be a lot tougher. That's the day Kohler, who pleaded guilty to animal abuse months after Animal Control discovered 33 of her cats in a filthy motel room, will have to pick the three she can keep.
"It's going to be a really hard choice. It's going to destroy me," Kohler said in an interview after her court appearance.
Kohler of Columbia appeared in municipal court on Wednesday and entered her guilty plea. Judge Bob Aulgur suspended imposition of her sentence, dismissed three other charges and placed her on probation for two years. He warned her, though, that she'll face consequences if she fails to comply with the conditions of her probation.
Municipal Court Clerk Shara Meyer said Kohler could face a full range of punishment if she violates probation. That could include a fine of up to $500 plus up to 30 days in jail.
Under the terms of her probation, Kohler, who has paid more than $40,000 to keep her cats at the Central Missouri Humane Society's shelter since they were seized in June, will be allowed to have three of her cats. She'll also be allowed to keep her Pomeranian dog.
Kohler's offenses include keeping more than four animals and failing to provide adequate water, food, vaccinations, clean shelter and veterinary care.
Animal Control Supervisor Molly Aust, who was responding to complaints when she discovered the cats at Motel 6, 3402 I-70 Drive S.E. in March — and again in June — described the conditions in the room in a June 10 report to the city prosecutor's office.
Aust reported finding four dead kittens: three were in the freezer of the room's refrigerator, the other was in "a urine soaked crate."
The room, Aust wrote, was filthy.
"All of the crates were completely urine soaked. The bed (mattresses) was yellow and soaked with urine. There was vomit and feces all over the room. The walls of the room were yellow with streaks of urine running down the walls from where the cats had sprayed. There was no food or water present."
Aulgur's decision to suspend the sentence went along with an agreement among city-county Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning, Animal Control, defense attorney Steve Wilson and City Counselor Fred Boeckmann.
Kohler has been diagnosed with depression, according to court documents, and Wilson said she has been under psychiatric care for 15 years.
She normally showed and sold cats, Aust said.
Wilson said Kohler had stopped taking her medicine and was caring for a sick father and injured mother when the situation with the cats exploded.
Kohler told the Missourian that she received financial help from her mother and took money from her retirement account in order to pay more than $45,000 to keep the cats at the Humane Society shelter and to provide them veterinary care. She said she is devastated about losing her cats but thankful she can keep three.
Kohler said she stopped taking her medicine in April because she has Type 2 diabetes and one side effect is elevated blood sugar. Kohler said she returned to taking her medicine in June.
"I kept it a secret from everyone. ... I was ashamed to tell my psychiatrist about the cats and stopping the medicine," Kohler said.
She said she paid $850 a week to keep the cats at Motel 6. The motel is not seeking restitution.
Kohler disputed some of Aust's findings. She said her cats did get veterinary care and that she fed them and gave them water regularly. The kittens died, she said, because Oriental shorthairs are a fragile breed.
"I am not saying I didn't do anything wrong," Kohler said. "I did. I stopped taking my medication, and the cats suffered directly because of me. I didn't mean for that to happen. The cats are like my children."
Kohler had hoped to get all of her cats back. Since they were seized, she has remodeled her house. And she had planned to make her garage a "cat habitat" and to pay a service to clean once a week.
Aulgur ordered Kohler to continue seeing her psychiatrist and to comply with prescriptions. She must notify the court in writing within 72 hours if she switches doctors or medicines. He ordered her not to harbor or possess more than three cats over the next two years or to own any other animal beside the three cats and her dog. She also must notify the court if her address changes, and she must spay, neuter and vaccinate her cats as needed.
Finally, Aulgur ordered Kohler to allow Animal Control to inspect any building, office or shed in or outside the city where she might be keeping animals.
After Kohler selects her three cats on Friday, the Humane Society will neuter or spay, vaccinate and microchip them, Aust said. Animal Control has scanners that will allow them to verify whether any cats she has over the next two years are the same ones, Wilson said.
Aust seemed optimistic. "(Kohler) has a plan, and with (Animal Control) monitoring her and getting those numbers down, she should be able to follow the conditions and maintain adequate care for the animals that remain in her custody," Aust said.
Animal Control is working with The Cat Fanciers' Association to find appropriate homes for all the remaining cats, Aust said. People from all over the United States have been coming forward to claim some of the cats as theirs. Aust explained that there is a lot of networking and animal sharing among people who show and sell cats.


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I have a Fagor Rapida 6 liter pressure cooker. According to the manual, I should know pressure is achieved because the yellow indicator will be popped up (it was up the entire cooking time). I, however, don't get the difference between 'A gentle, steady stream of steam' being released from the operating valve indicative of normal opperation from 'a large continous amount of steam' escaping which indicates I have the heat too high. Would having the heat too high cause pressure loss?
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Monday, October 29, 2007; 6:00 p.m.
Municipal Building - Chambers
I. Call To Order
II. Agenda Changes
III. Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items
IV. Approval of Minutes
V. Action Items
A. Resolution 2422 – A Resolution Making Revisions to the Personnel Rules
1. Setting Calendar for 2008 Assembly Standing Committee Meetings
2. Setting date for Full Assembly Sitting as HRC to interview Planning Commission and Bartlett Regional Hospital BoardC. Boards & Commissions
1. Board Appointments [due to the personal information contained on applications, we do not post them to the internet, however, paper copies are available in the clerk's office and will be at the meeting]
a) Juneau Commission on Aging
b) Juneau Economic Development Council
c) Local Emergency Planning Committee2. Discussion on Pending Board Issues
a) Americans with Disabilities Act Committee
VI. Other Items
VII. Adjournment
Pending Items to be discussed at future HRC meetings:
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Learning how to use Adobe Photoshop efficiently and effectively is the best way to get the most out of your pixels and create stunning imagery. Master the fundamentals of this program with Julieanne Kost, and discover how to achieve the results you want with Photoshop and its companion programs, Bridge and Camera Raw. This comprehensive course covers nondestructive editing techniques using layers, masking, adjustment layers, blend modes, and Smart Objects. Find out how to perform common editing tasks, including lens correction, cropping and straightening, color and tonal adjustments, noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, sharpening, and retouching. Julieanne also shows how to achieve more creative effects with filters, layer effects, illustrative type, and the Photomerge command for creating panoramas and composites.
Let's start by learning to download your images from a digital camera. Of course, you can do this through the operating system, but by using Adobe Camera Downloader, we can add important information to the files as we download them. So, to launch the downloader, I'm going to click on this little icon here, with the camera and the downward-pointing arrow, and Bridge is going to ask me If every time I insert a card into a card reader and plug that into my machine if bridge should automatically load or launch this photo downloader. I don't want it to do it every time so I'm going to click No.
Now, here at the top, Photo Downloader has automatically detected that card in the card reader, so we can see that card listed right here. If you don't have a card plugged in, then i'tll just say, None Detected here. I can tell the Downloader where I want to save these files by clicking on Choose. In this case, I'll select the Desktop and then click Open. And then I can either choose from one of these different presets as far as creating subfolders or I can create my own.
One of the ones that's really nice to use might be the shot date. Here, you can see that it's listed year, month and day. The reason I say this is useful is because if you set up your folder structure by day, and if you have multiple images on your card that were photgraphed over multiple days. This enables photo downloader to automatically generate all of the different folders for all of the different dates and put the cooresponding images into those folders. If you prefer though to just lump all of your images into a single folder.
Then go ahead and click custom name, and then just enter the custom name here. So in this case we could call this Beijing, and that would be the name of the folder and we could see that previewed right up here at the top. Then we could choose whether or not we want to rename our files. Again, we have a number of presets that we can choose from, some of them have the date included, or we can create our own custom sequence. In order to do that, I'll click custom name. And then we'll enter in the custom name. Now, this could be the same name as the folder or it could be something different.
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On windows you could use the character map and just copy that copyright symbol and then paste it in here. And then I'll put the year and I'll go ahead and put my name again. In a later lesson, we'll learn how to actually create a metadata template that has a lot more information in it, including things like our website and maybe our contact information. Two last options that I want to mention, now they're under the advanced options, but they actually were available in the standard dialogue.
And that's the option to Delete your original files. Although it might be tempting to Check this On, I personally don't have the Downloader delete my original files. Instead, I take care of deleting the files on the card the next time I put the card in my camera, I'll just Reformat that card. You can also Save the copies to a secondary location when you download. Which might be convenient. So, you could download them, say to your, internal drive that you're working with and then also to a secondary, external drive, just so that you know that you have backup, of all of those images. I'll go ahead and turn it off for now, and then click Get Media. When I choose Get Media, the downloader will go ahead and download those images from the card to the location that I told it to. And you can see that Bridge has automatically redirected where it's looking to the Desktop, to this new Beijing Folder and we can see all of our images here.
We can also see that each one of the images has been renamed. And if I click on the Image over here in the Metadata area underneath the IPTC Core area. We can scroll down and actually see that our copyright has been inserted here. So, although you can download your files in the operating system. I think you can see the advantage of using the camera downloader to not only rename your files when you're downloading them, but also maybe copy them to a secondary location and add important metadata information. But also add your copyright to the images.
So I think you can see the advantage of using the Camera Downloader to download your files, not only is it going to give you the option to do things like rename your files and create a folder structure as well as substructure if you want to, but it also allows you to apply important copyright information to your files.
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Test SetupAs I am using a 1/2" ID setup on my watercooling I attached the 1/4" BSP to 1/2" Barbs to the block.
The test rig used is:
Intel Conroe E6600 @ 3379MHz
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Club3D 7900GTX 512mb
Aquacomputer Evo 360 Radiator
Danger Den 3.5" Bay Res
Laing D5 Pump
Swiftech Apogee CPU Block
Clearflex 1/2" ID Tubing
Jubilee Clips to seal it
I added some Green UV Water Dye and the appropriate amount of Zerex Watercoolant.
The loop was left to leak-test for 12 hours prior to testing.
Idle Tests were performed by leaving on the PC on for 30 minutes and then recoding the temperature using the nVidia monitoring software, getting the average result over a 30 minute period.
Load Tests were gained by first running a loop of 3DMark06, then running RTHDRIBL. The temperatures were recorded over a 30 minute period, and the average result obtained.
All of the tests were performed at an ambient temperature of 25°C.
Overclocking was done using nVidia's forceware drivers and using the coolbits registry hack.
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Great review mate, I sadly can think of many improvments they could make to the design.
Sound methodology and a balanced conclusion.
I'd take the EK over the alpha due to ability to change barb direction... That and it performs better lol
I'd take the EK over the alpha due to ability to change barb direction... That and it performs better lol
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"Destitution and a lonely death are often the plight of women who help run many households all through their working lives," says Rupa Kulkarni, President of the Nagpur-based Vidarbha Molkarin Sanghatana and a serving member of the Maharashtra Domestic Workers Welfare Board.
Kulkarni's own domestic help faced a similar fate 35 years ago, when an aging Lakshmi stopped coming in to do odd jobs around the house, everybody just assumed that she had decided to give up working. And no one really gave her much thought until much later when Kulkarni found out – entirely by chance - that Lakshmi had died begging on the streets of Nagpur.
The news shocked Kulkarni so much that she decided to do something for domestic workers and began to collect the names and addresses of all those who were doing domestic work in her area. She helped them form an informal group. It was in the early 1980s when no one had thought of unionising the informal workers whose appallingly low wages – anywhere between Rs. 2 and Rs. 5 a day left them with no savings even after years of doing back-breaking work in innumerable homes. Moreover, their wages would be cut on the flimsiest of grounds and employment terminated without notice.
"Some things have not really changed even now," opines Medha Thatte, General Secretary of the Pune District Molkarin Sanghatana as well as Shramik Mahila Morcha, an offshoot of the Pune Sanghatana. She points to a recent case where a domestic worker who had worked at a home for 25 years was turned out on the pretext that she was wearing indecent clothes – red low cut blouses with short sleeves. Says Thatte, "In all these years her employers had said nothing about her clothes. Now that they needed an excuse to dismiss her…they raised this issue."
Of course, where earlier this poor woman would have simply had to accept her plight without any questions asked, today she is in a position to negotiate for gratuity and damages for wrongful termination with assistance from the Pune District Molkarin Sanghatana.
There are Molkarin Sanghatanas across 14 cities in Maharashtra now. In Pune, when a domestic worker was thrown out from work because she had fallen ill, domestic workers already agitated by low wages and poor working conditions, created an uproar. A strike ensued with workers from different localities taking to the streets. Although it was completely unplanned, the strike spread across Pune. Issues like stagnant wages despite rising prices, and uncertain working conditions came to light and the women who hardly had an identity as a united workforce found direction and formed the Pune Shahar Molkarin Sanghatana.
In its efforts to organise, domestic workers' committees were formed inside slums, where social activists would enrol members and take up their day-to-day problems. In the very first year of its existence, the Pune Sanghatana worked on the issue of wage hikes linked to price rise and set to work out a bonus as well. Since most domestic workers worked throughout the year - sometimes for years at a stretch - with the same employers, it was felt that they had a right to a yearly bonus. So for the first time, in the interest of a fair deal, a month's pay was set as the bonus amount. While there was no legal way to enforce this, with awareness being built up through the media and pressure created by the workers themselves, the scenario improved slowly.
The Pune Sanghatana runs a counseling centre for domestic workers where even employers who have problems with their employees can come in to sort out the issues. Its core activity, however, is to tackle family issues that arise out of a lack of literacy of the women and a consequent lack of awareness and, most importantly, alcoholism among the men in their families.
At one point, recalls Thatte, members of the Sanghatana took matters into their own hands. With the police in attendance, they descended in large numbers on liquor shops near slums and requested shopkeepers to down the shutters. When their requests fell on deaf ears, they entered the 'thekas', emptied the liquor barrels, broke the glasses and asked them to leave. Eventually, in this manner, they forced many to shut shop.
Kulkarni firmly believes that welfare is "not about wages alone". The Vidarbha Molkarin Sanghatana also worked on legislative issues. As a result of years of hard work put in by activists and Sanghatana members, Maharashtra passed the Domestic Workers Act, 2008, that finally recognised 'domestic help' as a 'worker'. (Women's Feature Service)
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Then I try to either use this knowledge to fix the problems, or figure out workarounds in presenting myself to others.
Some people are pretty okay with you knowing bad things about yourself if you wish that they aren't true. A lot of my closer friends are like that, so I can continue being totally honest with them. If someone isn't okay with that, then I either preempt all complaints by saying I messed up (many people find that less offensive than evasiveness), or avoid the conversations entirely.
In extreme cases, I'd rather know something about myself and hide it (either by omission and lying) or just let other people judge me for knowing it.
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Mirchpur accused let off lightly New Delhi/Hisar, Sept 24 The charges were framed in March this year and the court began recording evidence in June, making it one of the fastest trials in the country involving so many accused. The judicial decision by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kamini Lau, has not gone down well with the Dalits, who appeared shocked at the verdict. They also let it be known that they would appeal against the order. The mob violence in Mirchpur village of Hisar district in Haryana had polarised politics and divided the people. For several months the Dalit victims, whose houses were torched by the mob, camped in the open or in tents provided by the district administration. Apprehension expressed by them of a miscarriage of justice had prompted the Supreme Court of India to shift the trial out of the state. For setting ablaze Tara Chand's house, which resulted in burning alive of the father-daughter duo on April 21, 2010, after a dispute between Jat and Dalit community of the village, the court convicted Kulwinder, Ramphal and Rajender on charges of committing unintetional killing under Section 304 of the IPC. "Tara Chand in his dying declaration to the judicial magistrate does not say that petrol or oil was sprinkled on him, which corroborates the medical evidence and FSL report which shows absence of kerosene, petrol or diesel."Therefore, the oral testimonies of Pradeep, Kamal and Amar Lal (prosecution witnesses) to the extent that oil or petrol was sprinkled on them is liable to be rejected, more so as it does not find support from the circumstantial, medical and forensic evidence present on record," the judge said. Arguing for the accused persons, advocates Arun Rathee and B.S. Rana had defended them contending that most of the 64 prosecution witnesses were planted and interested witnesses and their statements were not corroborated. Even Kamala, wife of Tarachand who was one of those killed, had vision only in one eye and as such she could not have seen the assailants properly, the advocates had argued. The trial court had also examined 28 witnesses who deposed in support of the accused. After the attack in which houses of the Dalits were set ablaze, about 150 victims had fled to Delhi and taken shelter at the Balmiki temple near Connaught Place in the heart of the city. While shifting the trial to Delhi, the SC Bench comprising Justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly had remarked that it was passing the order after a careful perusal of the report summoned from the Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar, who was conducting the trial. The report had talked about the advocates appearing for the victims feeling scared and terrorised in view of the presence of a large number of relatives and supporters of the accused persons present outside the Hisar trial court. The case
The case concerns burning alive of a 70-year-old Dalit and his physically- challenged daughter at Mirchpur village in Haryana last year. The accused resorted to rioting and attacked the houses of persons of Valmiki community on April 21 as a pet dog of a Dalit had barked at a group of Jats two days ago when they were passing through the colony, the chargesheet said. The accused got enraged when a Dalit boy objected to hurling of stones by Jat youths on the dog, it said, adding that later it led to the killings of Tara Chand and his physically challenged teenaged daughter. Of the 15 persons convicted, three of them will be sentenced under Section 304 relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The maximum sentence under this section is 10 years of imprisonment. Remaining 12 convicts will be sentenced for stone-throwing and rioting. Chronology
Apr 21: A 70-year-old man and his 18-year-old physically-challenged daughter burnt alive allegedly by a mob of 100 people of Jat community at Mirchpur village of Hisar district. Aug: Haryana police arrests the accused after SC pulls it up. Nov 23: SC says it may transfer the case from Haryana to Chandigarh as victims and witnesses were harassed. Dec 9: SC transfers the case to Delhi on the plea of families of victims. Dec 23: Additional Sessions Judge starts hearing. 2011 Jan 9: Court orders transfer of the accused to Tihar from a Hisar jail. Jan 15: Jats protest transfer of case, seeks fresh probe. Jan 20: CBI asked to take over probe. Feb 1: Court orders deployment of CRPF at Mirchpur village to protect prosecution witnesses. Feb 10: Court asks chief secretaries of Delhi and Haryana to ensure transportation and stay of witnesses. Mar 11: Court frames charges against 97 for murder, rioting and other offences. Apr 25: SC orders magisterial probe into case. June 23: Recording of evidence begins with the testimony of the son of deceased. Sep 17: Court defers pronouncement of verdict to September 24. PTI
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I am not THE cichlid expert so you may wanna wait on others to confirm... I suspect the first pic being a Firemouth and the last with the part yellow one being a bumblebee one. |
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I looked up OB on the net and found pics of the same style fish I have here.. the orange must be an OB all I did was type in OB cichlid |
I don't believe the top one is a firemouth. My firemouth has spots, one on his gill cover, one halfway back and one at the base of his tail. Also my firemouth has vertical stripes, but no horizontal stripes. ALso the anal fin of your fish is more rounded as opposed to my firemouth that has a more pointed fin. I am definately no where near an expert on any fish but to me, this does not look like my fish. EDIT <--- my avatar is a picture of my firemouth |
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For those who like George R.R. Martin, Adventures of 2.0 will be hosting a Read-a-long of A Game of Thrones, and The Lit Bitch will be hosting A Game of Thrones challenge to read the whole series.
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Howling Frog Books (don't you just love that title) will be hosting a Greek Classics Challenge which should fit in nicely with our Well Educated Mind Mini challenge (which unfortunately I totally failed at this year.)
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I do like read-a-longs, but I am determined to take a break from all challenges in January and then see what appeals to me. I have read more books this year thanks to you--and I found this challenge to be the most challenging challenge I have participated in during the past three years that I have been blogging. Thanks for hosting.
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Burn injuries are most often caused by coming into contact with fire but can also be caused by chemicals (such as acids) that can penetrate the skin, hot liquids (scalding), heated metals (such as a stove top), or electricity. Burn injuries are most common in children younger than 5 years and in people aged 65 years and older. The August 13, 2003, issue of JAMA includes an article about treating burn injuries.
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Burns are categorized according to the depth of the burn on the skin, which is made up of multiple layers. Normal skin functions as a barrier that keeps toxins and irritants out of the body and moisture in.
First-degree burns—affect only the epidermis (the outermost layer of the skin). Mild sunburn, with reddening of the skin but no blistering, is a good example of a first-degree burn. These burns can usually be treated with cool water and lotions to help soothe the skin.
Second-degree burns—penetrate the second layer of the skin known as the dermis. These burns redden the skin and produce blisters and can be very painful. Second-degree burns may require medical attention.
Third-degree burns—cause extensive damage to the skin including the subcutaneous layer located beneath the dermis. The skin may look charred or white.
Fourth-degree burns—involve underlying fat, muscle, tendons, or bones as well as full thickness of the skin. Medical attention is required immediately for proper treatment of third- and fourth-degree burns.
Treatment of severe burns may involve skin grafting, where healthy skin is removed from one part of the body and placed over the burned part. Physical therapy to prevent stiffening of joints due to excessive scar tissue formation may also be needed.
The ideal treatment for burn injuries is prevention. Here are some basic things you can do to prevent burn injuries at home:
Make sure your home has at least one smoke detector on every floor of the house, and check the batteries at least twice a year.
Keep fire extinguishers handy and know how to use them.
Don't use space heaters near combustible materials like sheets, newspapers, or drapes, and avoid using extension cords.
Store hazardous materials in safe containers away from children.
Roll up long loose sleeves while cooking.
Turn all pot handles in on the stove.
Make sure bath, sink, and shower water is not too hot before using it.
Don't smoke, especially in bed.
Have an escape plan in case there is a fire in your house, and go over it with the entire family.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission800/638-CPSC (2772)http://www.cpsc.gov
American Burn Association312/642-9260http://www.ameriburn.org
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Sources: US Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Burn Association, Home Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association
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dc.creator | Bullough, Rosemary Price | |
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dc.date.available | 2009-09-30T21:36:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1982-06-08 | |
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dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this research project was to provide a resource for individuals doing historic restoration and preservation of buildings built between 1850 and 1900 in Oregon. The research attempted to determine the styles, patterns, and colors of wallpaper that were used, who applied the wallpaper, the methods of application, and the sources of the wallpaper. Data collection instruments were developed to record information about styles, patterns, and methods of application from photographs of Oregon interiors taken before 1900; information about styles, patterns, and colors from illustrated advertisements and existing examples of wallpaper; information about services offered and products carried by individuals or companies who were associated with wallpaper as advertised in non-illustrated advertisements; and how long individuals or companies associated with wallpaper were in business. The sources consulted were selected issues of the Portland Oregonian between 1851-1900, Portland City Directory between 1863- 1900, the West Shore magazine from 1876-1891; and mail-order catalogs for Montgomery Ward and Company (1895) and Sears and Roebuck Company (1897 and 1902), photographs in the residence files of the Oregon Historical Society, and existing examples of wallpaper. The most popular styles were the Arts and Crafts style and the Transitional style. The most popular patterns were the floral pattern and the arabesque/scroll pattern. There were not enough photographs or examples illustrating color to draw a conclusion about the most frequently used colors, although greens, browns, and creams were the most frequently listed in the mail-order catalogs advertisements. The wallpaper was applied by painters until 1885, when paperhanging began to be a more specialized occupation. Before the 1880's, wallpaper was sold by stores which dealt in carpets, furniture, and oilcloths, but during the late 1880's, it began to be sold almost exclusively by the paint dealers. The method of application most frequently seen in the photographs was one pattern from floor to ceiling, followed closely by one pattern from floor to frieze, with a coordinating pattern on the frieze. The wallpaper was obtained by ship as early as 1851 from San Francisco or New York. After introduction of the railroad in 1883, it began to arrive by rail either directly to the dealer or to the home owner after ordering from a mail-order catalog. | en |
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dc.subject.lcsh | Wallpaper -- Oregon -- History | en |
dc.title | Wallpaper in Portland, Oregon, 1850-1900 : a resource for historical restoration | en |
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Mariner of the Seas - not at all relaxing
So we had just finished a couple of frenetic weeks in the States, seeing and doing lots of different things. We had a choice between some time in Hawaii or a short cruise. I convinced my husband that a short cruise would be an excellent way to relax before we went back to work. We booked the cruise through our local travel agents, we thought by booking a promenade room we would have a slightly larger room with a lovely window and we would be able to catch up on sleep and recharge.
Upon arrival we were disturbed by the noise outside our window - on the promenade outside. We couldn't sleep because of the thudding of the bass speakers directly outside our window... I went down to the promenade and was told it should be finished soon... It really got loud when they held the parade in the promenade... The noise stopped just after midnight and started again at 8am!
We asked if we could up/down grade our room to escape the noise and we were told that there were no More
vacancies, and that there was nothing they could do. We were also told that our travel agent should have known and told us it would be noisy - which is ridiculous - how would a travel agent in Australia know how noisy specific cabins are on a ship in the USA? There should be a warning when you go to book a promenade room, even a clause that you need to signoff on stating that the room will be noisy. We spoke with staff on several occasions and were totally fobbed off. The constant bad music/parades/announcements from the promenade made our cabin horrible to stay in. It was really disapointing.
The icing on the cake was the final night, the parade went until 1am - even though we had to be up at 6am to clear immigration/customs (because we weren't from the USA). Apart from the lack of sleep, it took forever to clear the government red tape and when we finally got off the ship, the tour of LA that we had booked had left without us, even though we were told by the Explorations! people that the tour would not leave without us. When we asked the guy looking after buses for help he gave us a phone number to call. After calling the number and being put on hold for 20 mins we were told that we need to contact our travel agent in Australia for reimbursement. We told them that we had booked the tour on board the Mariner - they did not care.
So, in summary, we got no sleep and lost $100 on a tour that left without us because we had to go through immigration and customs...
I would not recommend this cruise to anyone who wants to get some rest and relaxation - unless they are deaf... Less
Published 12/14/10
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text: [[quoteright:181:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ChinatownPoster_1887.JPG]]One of the seminal Neo-Noir films, and considered by many to be among the best of FilmNoir films in general, ''Chinatown'' (1974) was written by Robert Towne and directed by Creator/RomanPolanski. The film stars JackNicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Creator/JohnHuston. It is ''[[CrapsackWorld DARK.]]''''Chinatown'' tells the story of J.J. "Jake" Gittes, a former cop turned PrivateDetective in 1937 Los Angeles. Gittes is hired by a woman claiming to be Evelyn Mulwray, the wife of the city's water commissioner, to prove that her husband is having an affair. It seems like a simple enough job. But it isn't. The woman who hired him isn't the real Mrs. Mulwray. Then the water commissioner ends up dead and the real Mrs. Mulwray hires Gittes to find out what really happened. He may think he knows what he's dealing with. But he doesn't.Fun fact: ''Chinatown'' was co-financed by Bob Guccione, the publisher of the famous pornographic magazine ''Penthouse''.[[IThoughtItMeant For the kind of place]], see FriendlyLocalChinatown. Don't confuse this with ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina'', however tempting it may be.Had a lesser-known (and less well-regarded) sequel, ''The Two Jakes'', directed by Creator/JackNicholson and released in 1990.----!!This movie contains examples of:* AccidentalMisnaming: Cross persists in pronouncing Jake's last name as "Gitts" even after he's corrected. Also, Curly addresses him as "Mr. Geetis" a couple times.* AdultFear: Got evidence of corruption in the government? The rich and powerful will just cover it up. Not fair? Too bad; you're a nobody.* AmbiguouslyJewish: Gittes; there are hints given in both films.* AndThenWhat: Subverted - Jake attempts this with the villain. It doesn't work.--> '''Jake Gittes:''' I just wanna know what you're worth. More than 10 million?--> [[spoiler:'''Noah Cross:''']] Oh my, yes!--> '''Jake Gittes:''' Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford?--> [[spoiler:'''Noah Cross:''']] [[VisionaryVillain The future, Mr. Gitts! The future]].* ArcWords: "As little as possible."* ArmorPiercingQuestion: In ''The Two Jakes'', "The past, does it ever go away?" [[spoiler: Jake answers the question at the end, "No, it never goes away."]]* ArmorPiercingSlap: [[spoiler: The REAL]] Mrs. Mulwray gives Jake Gittes one. He shocked to realize he'd been duped [[spoiler: by a fake Mrs. Mulwray]].* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: "Bad for glass" or "bad for grass"?* AteHisGun: In ''The Two Jakes'' a highly cathartic sequence has Jake [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4fylYYIrUc forcing]] Detective Loach to perform fellatio on his gun, which results in Loach's PottyFailure.* AudienceSurrogate: Jake. He appears in every scene and we learn all the various plot twists at the same time he does.* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins]]* BerserkButton: The orange grove workers knock Jake unconscious after he calls one of them a "dumb Okie".* BinocularShot* BrickJoke: The very first scene has Jake showing Curly the evidence of his wife's infidelity. Toward the end of the film, when Jake goes to Curly's house to shake off the cops, the door is answered by his wife... who [[DomesticAbuse sports a noticeable shiner]].* ChekhovsGun: The script is loaded with these. ''Nothing'' is superfluous in this movie.** 'Bad for glass'. [[spoiler:The salt water is bad for the ''[[JapaneseRanguage grass]]''.]]** [[spoiler:Evelyn]] has a flaw in her left eye. Guess where [[spoiler: Evelyn]] eventually gets shot?** Even the seemingly insignificant touch of Evelyn accidentally setting off the car horn by resting her head on the steering wheel comes back with a vengeance at the end, when [[spoiler: Jake (and the audience) know her fate even before seeing the carnage by the continuous sound of the car horn]]. * ChekhovsGunman: Jake's client Curly in the opening scene, and the fact that he cannot afford to pay Jake for his services.* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Mrs. Mulwray gets so nervous that she lights a cigarette while her previous one is still burning.* CreatorCameo: Roman Polanski himself appears in the film as the short hoodlum with the knife who slices Jake's nose.* CutHimselfShaving: Jake's response when Yelburton asks what happened to his nose.* DarkAndTroubledPast: Both Jake and Evelyn turn out to have one. [[spoiler: Evelyn was raped by her father and ran away at 15. Jake's is less elaborated upon, but his work in Chinatown prior to the start of the movie is treated as one. This is especially relevant in the scene where he remarks that Chinatown still bothers everyone who was assigned there.]]* DeadpanSnarker: Jake is master of this.* {{Deconstruction}}: A broad one of FilmNoir, considering that Noir is hardly conventional storytelling itself that shows how dark the film is:** As per Robert Towne, the film is a more accurate portrayal of the Private Detective archetype than seen in the works of Creator/RaymondChandler. Where the likes of Philip Marlowe are noble "tarnished knights" or KnightInSourArmor, J. J. Gittes does actual Private Detective work. That is, taking seedy and sleazy pictures of adulterous spouses for suspicious clients, illegal surveillance and voyeurism, and generally living a wery well-heeled existence. Gittes defends his line of work by pointing out that the police is equally sleazy and corrupt while [[AtLeastIAdmitIt he is honest]]. [[spoiler:In the end he gets a powerful reality check]].** Moreover, noir stories often had the hero get entangled in stories and have the detective try and solve the mystery to unearth a conspiracy. In this film, the detective is himself an UnwittingPawn to the real conspiracy and [[spoiler:had he done "As little as possible", the heroine could perhaps have lived and made it across the border anyway]]. * DeliberateValuesDissonance: The characters' casual sexism/racism/antisemitism. The manager of the Vista Inn retirement home, who openly tells Gittes they won't provide any service to Jews, [[WriterOnBoard is a notable example.]]* DetectivePatsy: Jake, when he works for the first "Mrs. Mulwray". [[spoiler: And pretty much every moment after.]]* DirtyCop: Gittes strongly implies that Mulvihill was one during his time with the police. In their first scene together, Gittes mentions that when Mulvihill served (during Prohibition) "the rumrunners never lost a drop," hinting that he was on the take.* DownerEnding: An incredibly nasty example. [[spoiler: Noah gets away with it all. Everything, from raping his daughter, to kidnapping his his daughter's daughter. And Jake can do nothing about it. Keeping in mind Noah had ''raped'' his daughter, it looks bleak for his granddaughter/daughter Katherine. She gets away from him, as noted in ''The Two Jakes''.]] * DownLADrain: The plot revolves around the LA water system. The concrete structures are featured.* EurekaMoment: [[spoiler: The salt water pond]] is what is 'bad for glass.'* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: You want to know how bleak the ending is? Even Noah Cross, one of the most evil and despicable villains ever put on screen, is visibly shocked and upset when Evelyn Mulwray is shot.]]* EverybodySmokes: Appropriate for the period. Lampshaded when Jake asks the coroner, Morty, how he's doing, to which Morty complains of a cough - puffing away all the while, [[HistoricalInJoke blissfully unaware of things like emphysema or lung cancer]].* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler:Just ''listen'' to Creator/JohnHuston's voice.]] Screenwriter Robert Towne once expressed that [[spoiler:Huston]] was the second best-cast actor in the film, next to JackNicholson. [[spoiler:Huston]]'s performance, he claimed, elevated [[spoiler:Cross]] above the portrayal in the script and made him truly memorable.* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Evelyn ends up getting fatally shot through the eye at the end. It was her "flawed" eye.]]* FailureKnight: Jake* FauxAffablyEvil: This is the facade that [[spoiler:Noah Cross]] hides behind. Beneath, [[spoiler:Cross]] is a living example of what a man is capable of doing if he had no moral scruples and no law to stop him.-->[[spoiler:'''Cross:''']] See, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that, at the right time, and the right place, they're capable of ANYTHING. * FemmeFatale: Everyone thinks Evelyn Mulwray is one of these. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope She is the exact opposite]]]].* FilmNoir: The film goes out of its way to subvert almost all the core tropes of the genre. Gittes isn't a tough, emotionally detached private eye, but rather a vulnerable, flawed AntiHero. Evelyn ''isn't'' a FemmeFatale, but everyone assumes she is (in part because of the misogynistic value system underpinning 1930s California). And the villain is so rich, powerful and influential that Gittes is ultimately powerless to stop him or his conspiracy. And so on.* {{Foreshadowing}}: Right after Gittes gets his nose sliced (by RomanPolanski), he talks about suing the people responsible for the shenanigans. His assistants snark that the people he's after would have the judge in their pocket....** When Gittes asks Evelyn what the "C" monogram on a certain document stands for, she briefly chokes on the name before she says "Cross".** Most famously...Evelyn's head hitting her car horn.* GenreSavvy: Gittes has become this by ''The Two Jakes''. When someone tells him about ''another'' CorruptCorporateExecutive engaging in a nasty power-grab involving resources, Gittes--having learned his lesson from the first movie--sadly tells him to drop it.* GratuitousFrench: When Jake is in bed with Evelyn and speaks about his bad memories of Chinatown.-->'''Evelyn:''' ''Cherchez la femme''.\\'''Jake:''' (*looks back in blank incomprehension*)\\'''Evelyn:''' Was there a woman involved?\\'''Jake:''' Of course.** And earlier, when Jake tells Evelyn, "I'm in matrimonial work. It's my ''m�tier''."* GuileHero: While "hero" might be something of a stretch, the fact is that Jake is VERY good at making people slip up so he can wring info out of them, and has so many tricks up his sleeve he'd do Franchise/{{Batman}} proud.* HardboiledDetective: Jake* HeroicBSOD: Jake has one of the more famous ones in cinematic history [[spoiler: after Evelyn is killed.]]* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Noah constantly mispronounces Jake's last name as "Gits".* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Part of the Downer Ending is that Noah Cross gets away scot-free for his crimes, and even takes Katherine, his daughter/granddaughter, away at the end. It's implied that he'll go on to molest her the same way he did his daughter.]]* MeaningfulName: ** "'''Holl'''is '''Mul'''wray" is derived from William '''Mulholl'''and, the name of one of the men involved in the real events which the film fictionalizes (see VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory) and who also gave his name to [[MulhollandDrive a famous road in California]]. ** [[spoiler:''Noah'' Cross, who is trying to gain control of all the water in Los Angeles. Noah Cross' original name in the script was Julian, so someone on the team probably decided to change the name sometime during production in realization.]]** The coroner's name is Morty (''Mort'' is French for "dead").* MetaCasting: John Huston, the director of many of the FilmNoir classics, [[spoiler:in the role of the villain]].* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: At the beginning of the film, farmers are campaigning for the construction of a new dam which will allow for better irrigation. Hollis explains that the proposed site for the new dam has a shale base, as did the previous dam in the area, which collapsed and killed five hundred people. In a line of dialogue [[AllThereInTheScript present in the screenplay but not the film itself]], Escobar explains that the reason this collapse and all the deaths it caused didn't get sufficient publicity was because most of the people killed were Mexican immigrants.* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ** [[spoiler:Gittes gives Cross the only piece of evidence capable of proving him guilty of murdering Hollis Mulwray.]] Whoops.** [[spoiler:Calling the cops on Evelyn under the erroneous belief that she's the culprit]].* NoodleIncident: We never do find out exactly what happened in Chinatown when Jake was working there.* ObstructiveBureaucrat: The irritating clerk at the Hall of Records seems to be doing everything he can to be as unhelpful as humanly possible.* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:It's revealed that Noah Cross raped Evelyn Mulwray, his daughter, and Katherine is the result of this. Towne said it was a metaphor for Los Angeles' corruption at the time. "Incest and water".]]* PoliceAreUseless: They are powerless to stop [[spoiler:Noah Cross's plot, in part because according to Evelyn he ''owns'' the police.]]* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:How Katherine was conceived, although Cross claims otherwise.]]* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Hollis not wearing his glasses when his body is recovered. Gittes finds a pair of glasses and assumes they belong to him, when in fact they belong to his killer.]]* {{Retraux}}: The sepia-toned opening credits, right down to the vintage Paramount logo, complete with 4:3 aspect ratio.* TheReveal[=/=]WhamLine: Katherine turns out to be [[spoiler: Mrs. Mulwray's sister ''AND'' [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo her daughter]]]].* ShoutOut: ** The casting of Creator/JohnHuston, the director of many of the great, early noirs including ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'' and ''KeyLargo'', as Noah Cross.** The scene in which Gittes repeatedly slaps Evelyn to try and get her to fess up recalls a similar scene in ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.* SmokingHotSex: Between [[spoiler:Gittes and Evelyn.]]* StoppedClock: Jack places a watch under the car of the person he's tailing. That way he can know at what time he left by the time the watch was run over.* TitleDrop: Probably one of the most famous examples: "Forget it, Jake--it's ''Chinatown''...."* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The city of Los Angeles [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Water_Wars#Los_Angeles_Aqueduct:_the_beginning_of_the_water_wars really did]] steal water from valley farmers. Interestingly, this was neither the first nor the last time the events in question were fictionalized, merely the most well-known.* VillainousIncest: One of several things that really helps to cement [[spoiler:Noah Cross]] as a thoroughly nasty villain.* VisionaryVillain: [[spoiler:Noah Cross.]] See AndThenWhat, above.* WouldHitAGirl: Jake slaps Evelyn repeatedly to get the truth out of her. When he comes to call in a favour from a man that hired him to find out if his wife was cheating on him, the wife opens the door sporting a huge black eye. In keeping with the DeliberateValuesDissonance, neither of these instances spark much outrage in-universe.* WretchedHive: From the way Jake reminisces about his days there and the events by the film's end, you can tell Chinatown was one of these.* WriterOnBoard: The reason for Gittes' totally-out-of-left-field question ("Do you accept those of the Jewish persuasion?") and the ensuing DeliberateValuesDissonance at the upper-class retirement home. Although it would also give him an excuse to look at the records of the place, so it's a little justified in universe. * YourCheatingHeart: Gittes specializes in "matrimonial work" resulting from this, which is how he gets involved with the Mulwrays to begin with.* YourMom: Gittes uses the wife variation to insult a cop:-->'''Loach''': What happened to your nose, Gittes? [[ChivalrousPervert Somebody slammed a bedroom window on it?]]-->'''Jake''': Nope. Your wife got excited. 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