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Attackers hacking into American computer networks appear to be leaving "cyber fingerprints" to send a message that critical systems are vulnerable, the top US cyber-warrior said Thursday.
Attackers hacking into American computer networks appear to be leaving "cyber fingerprints" to send a message that critical systems are vulnerable, the top US cyber-warrior said Thursday.
As hacking attacks reach epidemic proportions, the US cybersecurity community is looking at new ways to step up defense, including counterattacking the hackers themselves.
The National Security Agency's website went down Friday and the US spy service known for hacking into computer networks said it was investigating the outage, a spokesperson said.
US spy services conducted 231 "offensive cyberoperations" in 2011, mostly targeting Iran, Russia, China and North Korea, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
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Cybersecurity experts urged senators Thursday to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure.
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Fantastic account of yesterday's Twins-Tigers game at the Detroit Free Press. Not often you see a line like the QOTD or one like this:
Two dozen plays could have decided this epic. We still don't know which one did.
Tip of the cap to the Twins and Tigers on delivering a game worthy of its stakes. The experts say the Twins are cannon fodder for the imposing Yankees tonight and maybe they are but the pressure in that series is squarely on the Yankees. The Twins are playing with house money.
A little vaccine hysteria courtesy of Dan.
The "new conservative Bible". There are a few cheap shots in there, of course, but some of them are good for a laugh. The one about the fishes and loaves still has me laughing this morning.
Can I just say that ranking NFL teams is irrelevant. The NFL HAS a playoff system. They have Number One right, though. The Colts are playing fantastic right now mainly due to the presence of Peyton Manning, who is playing some of the best football I have ever seen. He is a great player by any standard and it looks like he wants a few more championship rings.
Quote of the Day
If you had to make a list of the remarkable events in the Twins' extra-inning, extra-game, extra-painful elimination of the Tigers on Tuesday, the indoor rain would be ... what, 47th on the list?
Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "It took the entire team to win this division and it took the entire team to win this game."

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BETHLEHEM A small group of Bethlehem residents are hoping to form a nonprofit group to help out the Parks and Recreation Department.
Joan Gavrilik and Kim Phelan were both members of the citizen Budget Advisory Committee that worked to draft a list of savings in the town budget, including cuts to the parks department. One of the suggestions was to establish a "friends" group to help raise funds and provide additional maintenance of areas, pursue various grants and possibly enter into a shared services agreement with the Highway Department.
"This was one of our favorite ideas that came out of the group, and we thought it should be done even if it can't help with this year's budget issues," said Gavrilik.
The group is looking for additional members, especially those with expertise in nonprofit work and grant writing. They also need people who would be willing to sit on the organization's board of directors.
To become a nonprofit, the group has to submit a three-year plan, which is being drafted. Three people have committed to sitting on the board.
"While on the committee we looked closely at the Bethlehem Senior Projects group and all of their volunteers," said Gavrilik. "They are very similar to a friends group and they made us realize what you can do to use the community's help to get things accomplished."
The group is working closely with Parks and Recreation Department Director Nan Lanahan. She said she is thankful for their efforts.
"I see this organization being a long-term thing, and not a way to bail us out of shortages and the problems we're having," said Lanahan. "This is not a quick fix. We may still be facing cuts next year despite whether or not we have a friends group in place."
The town is facing a possible $3.5 million budget gap, thought cutbacks this year wil likely lessen that figure. The Parks and Recreation Department was one of the areas looked at for cuts to be made. The department has an annual budget of $1.7 million, of which about 40 percent is supplemented by user fees.
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The Heron Lake-Okabena Girls and Boys Basketball team will be holding fundraisers on February 13th and 14th
The Wildcat Girls and Boys basketball team have been raising money for former Southwest Star Concept student/athlete Tyler Leopold and his family. Tyler's two-year-old daughter Elliana was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in September. She has been going through chemotherapy in Rochester and has a very successful surgery last week that removed 98% of her tumor.
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Top 10 things to do in Scarborough when it's raining:
If you have lived in the UK for any amount of time. There is one thing we cannot predict, the weather, hopefully this list below will give you a few ideas.
1. Scarborough go-karting
Scarborough go-karting facility is a stylist modern 16.000 sq ft Unit, the spectacular Indoor Go karting venue boasts an upstairs spectators area and a PitStop Café So you can refuel and relax. With a host of set-up combinations available each event can be tailor-made to meet your racing needs. The powerful 200cc Honda engines SODI GT3 & adjustable pedals and seats, also we have 160cc Junior Karts for the Younger Race Driver. The minimum age for driving at Scarborough Indoor Karting is 8 and all drivers should be over 1.3 meters tall. This is not a guarantee that they will be able to drive. The only way to tell for definite is to come down and sit in a kart.
2. Ten Pin Bowling
With 12 lanes the Ten Pin Bowling Alley, with its modernised interior, updated scoring system and air conditioning, is a fantastic place to relax.
They have fabulous balcony views of Scarborough's Seafront and Bay. It's the perfect venue for an Office or Workplace party, Student celebration, Holiday activity, or just a regular get together of friends.
Come on in and see what you have been missing!
3. Arcades / 2p machines
More for the kids or people young at heart, from 20p – 50p a go usually, you can spend a few hours in the amusements for roughly £5.
The 2p machines, which are quintessentially part of the beach holiday, along with ice cream and fish and chips. You could even win a small prize for your hard earned change.
4. Indoor pool
A 6 lane, 25m pool and child's pool. Sometimes inflatables, swim boards are used during "splash" times. If you have kids this is the best time to take your children to go swimming, but make sure you have the times before you make the trip, as sometimes the pool is only open to adults or swimming clubs at certain times. If you have arrived in winter the pool closes for 2 weeks for maintenance and cleaning.
5. Go to the cinema
There are 3 places in Scarborough offering the latest cinema releases, at a price which is a lot lower than your typical chains. At £6.50 an adult ticket and £5.50 a children's ticket, you would be hard pressed to find cheaper for the latest cinema releases. The Futurist is also the fifth largest seated theatre/cinema outsite London.
The 3 places that show films in Scarborough are the, Futurist Theatre, Hollywood Plaza and the Stephen Joseph Theatre. The Futurist Theatre is the closest cinema near the Crown Spa Hotel.
6. Go to the theatre
World renowned playright Sir Alan Ayckbourn, premiers all of his plays at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, which usually go onto West End and New York. the Stephen Joseph Theatre opened on 30th April 1996 and has two auditoria: The Round, a 404-seat in the round and The McCarthy, a 165-seat endstage/cinema. The building also contains a restaurant, shop, and full front-of-house and backstage facilities.
The Round boasts two important technical innovations: the stage lift, facilitating speedy set changes and the trampoline, a Canadian invention which allows technicians particularly easy access to the lighting grid.
7. Brunswick Shopping Centre
The Brunswick Shopping Centre is Scarborough's premier shopping destination, housing 31 shops and stores catering for your every need, from fashions for all the family to home wares, accessories and gifts.
The centre is open seven days a week, 364 days a year (closed Christmas Day) for your convenience. With a carpark situated above the shopping centre which has 350 spaces including disabled and mother and baby parking spaces.
8. Scarborough Art Galleries
With the Art Gallery, Rotunda and Scarborough Collections, all located in walking distance. (Two located next to each other, one a 2-5 minute walk away) You can spend a few hours looking around without having to spend a penny.
9. Go for a meal at a local restaurant or cafe
Lots of local restaurants and cafes around, from Mexican, Turkish, Indian, Chinese, British and Italian, perfect for a night out, lunch or even breakfast. Plus by the time you have finished your meal the weather may of cleared up, a win win situation. (Maybe not for your wallet though).
10. Scarborough Laser Quest
A favourite with everyone who wants to be like Rambo.
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Having more than one spouse is expressly illegal in the United States of America, regardless of a person's religion or culture. Surprisingly, not all families agree that the bigamy marriage laws in the U.S. are fair. Last year, the reality T.V. show Sister Wives became a public display of bigamy and challenged Utah's laws on the subject. The four women who lived with one man and called themselves a unified family were not actually legally bound to each other. However, it certainly seemed that way.
Kody Brown is the husband of 4 wives and the father of 16 children whom he says are a part of his family. As a Mormon, he believes that his religion serves as a reasonable excuse to practice polygamy. The wives are not actually recognized as Kody's lawfully wedded spouses under Utah's laws. Instead, they are cohabiting in the same house, and were "married" in a religious ceremony that excluded the state government or a marriage license. Kody is only legally married to one woman named Meri Brown.
The Brown family left Utah and moved to Nevada when their T.V. show sparked a legal investigation. In Utah, bigamy is a third-degree felony, and a person can be found guilty of the crime through cohabitation as well as through a legal marriage contract. A family attorney decided to challenge Utah's laws by filing a lawsuit. He claimed that people should have their own choice as to how they want to handle their personal lives. If they want to live with more than one persona and have not tried to marry to women or men legally, then he believes they should be free to do that. Essentially, the lawyer said that he thinks that Utah should protect a person's right to be left alone.
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I looked at the Starz list of movies last night on Netflix, added to my instant queue the few that interested me (I've seen most of the Autry already, chose a couple early John Wayne and a Roy Rogers) and I've got almost 6 months to see them. Hardly worth a premium payment, and if enough people continue to drop cable, Starz will be back.
Starz wanted Netflix to charge more for "premium tier"
Netflix couldn't come to a deal to keep Starz content on their service, so they'll be losing it next February, but it turns out Starz wanted more than just Netflix's money to stay -- they wanted more of our money too:
Netflix offered Starz more than $300 million per year to renew their agreement, but the pay cable channel was insistent on so-called tiered pricing, according to people close to the negotiations but not authorized to speak on the record. Tiered pricing would require Netflix subscribers who want movies and television shows from Starz and other premium providers to pay more than the standard $8 per month.
Basically, they wanted Netflix to become as expensive as cable so we, the customers are discouraged from leaving cable and living off digital antennas and services like Netflix.
That's nice for Starz, but do you want to pay more for Netflix to keep The Karate Kid on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV?
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Starz wanted Netflix to charge more for "premium tier"
Cord cutters, streamers, etc. Why would you get the best HD equipment, screens etc and then ruin the experience by getting poor streaming content that doesn't even take advantage of that nice equipment you have.. Might as well go back to 4:3 screens and crt monitors.. And now they want to charge you for that streaming content the same as they would if you had cable? Priceless.
Most people are sick of paying for channels they don't need or wan't. I find streaming on apple tv awesome. A lot of movies and free podcasts in HD.Netflix is used more than regular cable and ota is better looking in Hd than through a satellite or cable box. So your idea of people not using equipment to its potential is false and actually they are getting smarter and at a cheaper price. Some people have it all wrong!!!!!
Thank you for making my point. Just because you see an HD logo does not mean you are seeing it in FULL HD.. Last I checked your Apple TV can't even play FULL HD (1080P) video, it can connect at 1080p but then up-scales all video from 720p to 1080p (which is stretching the image). Have you ever hooked a bluray player (with bluray movie) up to your TV? (assuming you have a newer TV that even supports 1080p).. Try it sometime, you can see the difference VERY easily :) Not to mention your STREAMING is compressing the image as well adding more distortion to both the image and sound. So you might want to check your facts before you claim some people have it all wrong. My point was - people spend money on the new full hd (1080p) equipment, but then try to save a buck by going to streaming, making it so they don't even get the full benefit. Personally - when I take the time to watch something, I'm going to make sure I'm seeing it in the best possible resolution and sound my TV can handle.. and once you have done this, there is no going back to streaming / 720p (Dvd's) etc.
Wired has an Interesting take on what this (lack of a) deal portends for the future. The author sees significant Netflix customer growth, not in movies, but in TV viewers who just want back catalogs of shows, on demand. I use Netflix for this extensively; they just do it better than anybody else so far, though HBOGO is pretty good now, too.
Starz's mistake was treating Netflix as if it were a cable operator negotiating with a premium pay network, rather than what it's become: a premium pay network every bit the rival of Starz, Showtime or HBO with a distribution model that bypasses the cable operators altogether.
I didn't know people actually watched Starz. Premium cable channels is one of the biggest rip offs cable has to offer.
I'm talking about the ones who will go out and spend $1000's on the best HD equipment and then turn around and stream everything to save a few bucks on their cable bill.. HD Entertainment and Media is obviously not a priority for you, so yes, I can see where paying money on cable is a waste.
For someone like myself, I'm saving money now by being able to ditch the streaming option and go with just the blu-ray disk plan as far as netflix is concerned.. I also have everything but HBO/Premium Movie Channels for cable service (so the full HD lineup, etc).. Of course I also have 42" 1080p LCD's in each bedroom and a 155" HD Projector screen (all connected via SageTV server/extenders).. Therefore without HD cable and bluray quality movies, all of it would be wasted. I can't stress enough how crappy streaming, analog/non-HD cable channels, or even DVD's look on any of the screens..
I've got 50Mb down so im doing just fine, but Again some amature misses the point.. even with the best connection, the media being streamed is not full hd @1080p or dts audio. so no matter how good your connection you are not going to get bluray quality through netfix or your apple tv. You will be lucky to even get close to dvd quality.. You really think these people trying to save a buck by cutting cable are willing to get the highest tier of internet speed, chances are they dont undertand bandwidth either.. In the end it won't matter if you give up cable for streaming because as soon as enough people do it, cable companies will just put caps on your net connections and deals like this one with starz will fall through because those companies are still in control weither your streaming or not..
Do yourself a favor, go out and get Amazon Prime - $75 for the year (last i checked) - you get free 2 day shipping from amazon, and you can then just start ordering all of your normal daily consumer goods from them in bulk or on the cheap, then you get free movie/tv show streaming through them as well.. You can also add other familiy members (who live elsewhere, etc) to your prime account so they also get free 2 day shipping (or 3.99 1 day). Our prime membership paid for itself in less than 2 months (in shipping costs and product savings vs local/tax purchases for common items).. The free streaming is just icing on the cake.
Except Amazon Primse doesnt offer nearly as much as Netflix when it comes to variety and titles, PLUS with Netflix you can stream it on your iPhone, iPad, iMac, PC, Ps3, 360, Wii, 3DS, Ds, Smart TV and on and on ....
Amazon recently had gained some major content for streaming - not sure if you have looked at it lately.. Also Amazon also streams to any of those devices with PlayON, and most of them with their own app or browser - there is an app (Smart TV's, Android, etc) for just about every device, and if it supports Flash it works out of the gate.
Me thinks someone is on Amazon payroll here ;) lol
Nope - just pointing out ALTERNATIVES that have other value besides streaming... Sounds like your on Netflix's payroll ;) and besides I use netflix, just not for streaming, I subscribe to the 6 disks at a time with the blu-ray disk option - and I discontinued streaming services through them because I never used it (So I saved money with their plan changes). If I'm going to take the time to watch a show on my HD equipment, im damn well going to do it in the best format possible. I already had Amazon Prime before they even started offering the streaming, now its just another bonus and another reason I don't need it through netflix too.
Not that I agree with Starz in general, but it seems like you twisted their words a WAY too much, Rene.
Your quoted:
"Tiered pricing would require Netflix subscribers who want movies and television shows from Starz and other premium providers to pay more than the standard $8 per month"
And then you turn around and write:
"Basically, they wanted Netflix to become as expensive as cable"
How in the world do you reach that conclusion? There's quite a big of a gap from $8/month to the typical ~$50 (or more)/month.
Try to show some journalistic integrity.
Great move by Netflix to stand firm and say NO to Starz,
Starz will soon realize that $300M/year was better than what they will get now from Netflix come February ; ZERO!
And this is why you fail..
No, Nerd, this is why YOU fail. You put too much focus on your precious equipment and not the content. Unlike you, I don't need to watch everything in the highest resolution possible every time. I'm perfectly happy, when I'm on the train or at a friend's, to watch the content in decent, if not end-all-be-all HD. This is because I understand there's more to movies and TV than wanking off to who has the bigger screen.
Get your head out of your ass and realize your way I not the only way. In fact, your way is the minority at best.
the difference is however is that the cable companies also control the majority of high speed net connections, so if too many people start streaming, then they will just put caps in place and bandwidth throttles. dont kid yourself, this is more about control to starz then money..
I almost think I want this.
Look at HBO Go. There is absolutely no way to pay monthly to get HBO Go, other than having the HBO cable channel. I would easily pay monthly for HBO, but can't.
If HBO approached Netflix and essentially, can we use your billing system? You charge users $5 extra for HBO and we provide the content.
I'd pay for that in an instant. Not really sure I'd do that for Starz, but I can see what they might have been trying for.
Never gone HD, I will when a tv breaks. Just hooked up netflix through the Wii and am very disappointed in the quality. Anything scfi looks like crap. Anything dark or shadowy is just black. Have decent cable Internet, maybe it is because the Wii is using wireless.
Anyone else have this problem with dark content?
I don't have the Starz channels, even with my provider DISH Network. The price increase for the same amount of content with Netflix is what made me cancel. If they were going to raise the price, I wish they would have at least added more content! My provider and employer had come out with the Blockbuster Movie Pass at about the same time as the Netflix price increase so I tried it out. For $10 a month, I get DVD exchanges in-store and by mail, streaming to my DVR or computer, 20 channels on my lineup, plus video games and Blu-rays are included in any exchange (which Netflix always charged extra for, and didn't have games)! I like being able to see movies almost a month earlier than Netflix. For now, the Blockbuster Movie Pass is only available to DISH Network subscribers, but since Blockbuster listens to customers, they are working on making the service available for those who don't have a TV service. Blockbuster is a great alternative if you've recently cancelled Netflix too. Starz shouldn't count on me subscribing any time soon.


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The Single (Magic) Bullet Theory continues to endure as the official version of the wounding of Governor John Connally. Many highly regarded critics of the Warren Commission, rightly dismiss the idea that one bullet wounded both men, but accept the general time frame of the Governor's wounding. But if the presence of a fact, or the lack of a necessary fact makes a theory impossible; then that theory must be discarded, and a new theory developed which includes all of the known facts. To date what has been occurring is rather to ignore the evidence that doesn't fit the existing theory. I would like to offer a different scenario of the wounding of Governor Connally; one that is observable on the Zapruder film, is backed up by numerous testimony, and is supported by scientific evidence.
When I first began studying this case I was attracted to the wounding of Governor Connally because little attention had been paid to it, yet it is central to the Single Bullet Theory. I had read about the Governor's Lapel Flap, shoulder drop, and puffed cheeks. While I recognized that the time separation between these events logically precluded that they were all the result of a single bullet strike, I had no reason to believe that the Governor had not been wounded during that time frame. In this commonly accepted view, the Governor was wounded shortly after the throat shot to the President, but long before the fatal headshot. But, two thirds of all ear witnesses of three shots, including Secret Service Agents William Greer and Roy Kellerman seated in the front of the limousine, tell a story diametrically opposed to this. These witnesses heard a single shot followed by a pause, then two shots in rapid succession.
Governor Connally told the Warren Commission, "I was turning to look back over my left shoulder into the back seat, but I never got that far in my turn. I got about in the position I am in now facing you, looking a little bit to the left of center, and then I felt like someone had hit me in the back."(1) He elaborated to the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) "...so I was in the process of, at least I was turning to look over my left shoulder into the back seat to see if I could see him. I never looked, I never made the full turn. About the time I turned back where I was facing more or less straight ahead, the way the car was moving, I was hit. I was knocked over, just doubled over by the force of the bullet. It went in my back and came out my chest about 2 inches below and to the left of my right nipple. The force of the bullet drove my body over almost double and when I looked, immediately I could see I was just drenched with blood. (2)
This sequence of events where the Governor turns to the left just prior to being hit is also reported by Mr. S.M. Holland, who was standing on the triple overpass, in Mark Lane's documentary film, Rush to Judgment -- The Plot to Kill Kennedy. "The first bullet, the President slumped over and Governor Connally made his turn to the right and then back to the left and that's when the second shot was fired and knocked him down to the floorboard."
Mrs. Nellie Connally supported her husband's description in her testimony to the House Select Commitee:
Mr. DODD: "So, you are still looking at the President and it is your recollection that you then heard what sounded like a second shot?
Mrs. CONNALLY: "Yes.
Mr. DODD: "Is that correct?
Mrs. CONNALLY: "Yes. What was a second shot."
Mr. DODD: "At that point your husband, Governor Connally, slumped over in your direction?"
Mrs. CONNALLY: "No, he lunged forward and then just kind of collapsed." (3)
What the Governor, his wife, and Mr. Holland aptly describe is Newton's Law of Conservation of Momentum. It says that when an object in motion collides with a stationary one, all momentum will be conserved, or in other words all momentum will be accountable after the collision. This conservation of momentum results in the deceleration of the bullet, accelerating the torso as the bullet penetrates the body impacting bones, etc.
When I learned of these statements concerning the impact of the bullet, it was immediately apparent that such forward motion would pinpoint the time of the impact within one frame of the Zapruder film, so I decided to look for that motion. At frame 224, the time of the Lapel Flap there is no motion that matches the description given by the Governor . So I looked at Frame 236, the shoulder drop, surely if the bullet drove his shoulder down it would have driven him forward; but no. What about frame 238, the puffing of the cheeks? Still no cigar. So rather than accept that the Governor was not yet wounded most researchers choose to ignore the statements of the two people most intimate with the event, the wounded man and his wife who was seated next to him at the time of the shooting.
So I continued to let the VCR run in slow motion. During the headshot sequence I thought I saw the governor driven forward. I replayed the headshot sequence time after time at normal speed, in slow motion, and in single frame step mode, often covering the President with my hand so as to be able to focus completely on the Governor without my eyes being drawn to the headshot.
All indications are that the Governor was the victim of the last two shots of what was obviously a four shot volley aimed at the President's head. The first shot of this volley, at frame 312, was apparently only a tangential hit, gently shoving the President's head forward and possibly denting the windshield frame of the limo. The second shot from the Grassy Knoll at frame 313 was a solid impact, driving the President's head violently backward. With JFK's head deflected from its targeted location, the third shot sailed past at frame 315 and into the Governor's back shattering his fifth rib, rupturing his right lung and exiting out of his chest. The last shot, fired at about frame 338, impacts the Governor's wrist, shattering the radius bone with the remains coming to rest in his thigh.
Having determined that the Governor had been wounded immediately after the headshot to the President, what caused the Lapel Flap, Shoulder Drop and Puffed Cheeks?
A close analysis of the Zapruder film will reveal that Nellie Connally was the first to react defensively, by turning and pressing her back against the left side of the car. In frame 190, and the Willis Photo #5(5), taken at about the same time, Nellie is still facing forward indicating that she had not yet recognized the threat; but in frame 240, she can be seen to be in this position with certainty. Her location as evidenced by her hair, which is essentially all that is visible, appears already fixed as early as frame 225. Considering that she cannot be seen to make a turn after exiting from behind the Stemmons Freeway sign, it is appparent that she had already assumed the position much earlier. Her testimony to the HSCA indicates that she made the turn while hidden from the camera by the Stemmons Freeway sign, "I just heard a disturbing noise and turned to my right from where I thought the noise had come and looked in the back and saw the President clutch his neck with both hands." (6)
Gerald Posner, in his book "Case Closed" (8), wrongly described the fact that Governor Connally's lapel flapped up at about frame 224, as evidence of a bullet strike. For such a bullet to penetrate both men, as proposed in the Single Bullet Theory, the right to left trajectory through Connally would have to line up with JFK's neck and the weapon.
At frame 224, Connally is seated erect, relaxed with his torso facing forward. The trajectory of the bullet that entered under his right armpit and exited below his right nipple was measured by Dr. Robert Shaw, Governor Connally's attending physician, at an angle of 27 degrees relative to the forward facing torso(9). If this trajectory were traced backwards at frame 224, the bullet would have passed several feet to Kennedy's right.
If the lapel flap is not the result of a bullet hit nor the result of wind as some assume, the only logical cause of the lapel flap is Nellie pulling to the left on the back of her husband's suit coat in her attempt to ... pull him down out of the line of fire. Evidence of Mrs. Connally's effort is that the "V" of his lapel is no longer centered, but is moved to the right beginning with frame 223, then causing the lapel flap at frame 224.
Governor Connally's shoulder can be seen to drop sharply at frame 238, while his torso remains essentially stationary. This movement was reported as evidence of a bullet hit by Dr. Cyril Wecht in his testimony to the HSCA (10). Governor Connally was not hit in the upper arm or the shoulder, either of which could have driven the shoulder down; but instead he was wounded under the armpit. In addition, the trajectory through the body of 25 degrees downward, as measured by Dr. Shaw (11), would have transferred the majority of its momentum in the forward direction instead of downward, as was noted by the Governor and his wife.
This shoulder motion could only have been the result of a downward pull on his right arm or coat sleeve by his wife in her attempt to extricate him from the line of fire. Since his torso was turned to face the right side of the car at this point in time, his right arm was within Nellie's reach. The fact that his right arm is not visible throughout this event is further indication that it was behind his back. During this time he rotates further around to the right as a result of Nellie pulling on his right arm/coat sleeve. Note that he remains in the same shoulder down orientation in frame 261, over a second later. If he had been struck by a bullet the shoulder would have rebounded upward after ending its downward travel; instead it is obviously being pulled down. Additional evidence of the pull on his right coat sleeve is that the collar and lapel of his coat are pulled toward his right shoulder.
Both attempts of tugging at his coat and arm are consistent with Nellie's final success in getting him into her lap; so too is the puffing of his cheeks as he resisted the backward pull.
Additional evidence that the Governor was not hit between frames 220 and 240, is the fact that he does not exhibit the effects of the impact of a bullet. A high velocity bullet that destroys 5 inches of his fifth rib, parts of which practically explode out of his chest, would cause severe pain. It was described to the Warren Commission by Dr. Shaw as "... both a shocking and painful wound" (12). The pain would be evident as a grimace of agony on his face. It is NOT! His facial expression is one of being startled and confused. Shortly there after, as he is falling into his wife's lap, he can be seen watching the President with interest; an activity that he later denies. This obvious concern for the well being of another, visible in frame 273, is not the action of a severely wounded man.
Importantly, while raising himself and turning left, his torso was leaned over toward Nellie from the seat that he originally occupied. This left leaning angle of the torso relative to the normal vertical posture, rotates the bullet's apparent trajectory clockwise. With this rotation, the downward angle of the shot gives the erroneous appearance of a more right to left trajectory through the body; which of course is exactly what we see with his wounds.
A photo of the limousine taken at Parkland Hospital (13) has evidence of the emergence of this bullet. There is a severe dent in the lower left corner of the chrome panel surrounding the ashtray in the back of the front seat. This final impact before falling to the floor of the car, would be consistent with the trajectory described earlier as well as bullet fragments retrieved from the vehicle.
According to the Warren Commission Report, `Observing his blood covered chest as he was pulled into his wife's lap, Governor Connally believed himself mortally wounded. He cried out, "Oh, no, no, no. My God, They are going to kill us all".'(14) It is quite evident on the Zapruder film that he was NOT yet covered with blood when he was pulled into Nellie's lap as is obvious in frame 273; and this sequence of events is not supported by the Connally's testimony to the HSCA, as noted earlier. But, he does appear to be mouthing these words during this period.
While it makes perfect sense for him to make such an exclamation after hearing the first shot, and prior to being wounded himself; it is ludicrous to expect this of a man who had " a sucking wound of the chest". This description of his chest wound and ruptured lung was given to the Warren Commission by Dr. Shaw as "...he had what we call a sucking wound of the chest. This would not allow him to breathe."(15) The "sucking wound of the chest" allows air to be inhaled and exhaled via the wound, rather than through the windpipe, larynx, etc. This inability to breathe would essentially eliminate any significant amount of air across the larynx, precluding his crying out.
Nellie supports the timing issue with her testimony to the Warren Commission, "...As the first shot was hit, and I turned to look at the same time, I recall John saying, `Oh, no, no, no., Then there was a second shot, and it hit John..."(16). She reinforced the timing with her statement to the HSCA, "...John had turned to his right also when we heard that first noise and shouted, `no, no, no,' and in the process of turning back around so that he could look back and see the President--I don't think he could see him when he turned to his right--the second shot was fired and hit him. (17) The Governor's statement to the HSCA indicates that he was having trouble keeping his story straight, "When I was hit, or shortly before I was hit--no, I guess it was after I was hit--I said first, just almost in despair, I said, "no, no, no,...". (18) This Freudian slip indicates that he actually made the statement before he was wounded, but that did not fit the official story and had to be altered.
The last shot, apparently a belated final round of the four shot volley, strikes Connally in the wrist and thigh at about frame 338 as he lay across the car. He can be seen to make a violent movement immediately after frame 338, which is evidence of the bullet's impact. Timing for this shot is supported by data developed during the acoustic analysis of the Dallas Police radio tape, performed by Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., as well as data on the camera motion analysis of the Zapruder film by W. K. Hartman, and Frank Scott separately for the HSCA (19). This bullet's trajectory, if extended back through the approximate location of JFK's head, would most likely originate from the roof of the Dallas County Records Building, where a spent 30.06 cartridge was found in 1975 by an air-conditioner repairman (20).
Contrary to popular belief, Governor Connally was not wounded until after the fatal headshot to the President. Several strange occurrences, such as the lapel flap, the shoulder drop, and the puffed cheeks that have been ascribed to be the result of bullet hits, actually were due to Nellie's continued and eventually successful efforts to pull her husband down into her lap and out of the line of fire. The key to determining the actual timing of the Governor's wounding is the transfer of the bullet's momentum to the torso as it impacts the rib bone. This momentum transfer is visible immediately after the headshot to the President. Both bullets that wounded the Governor were part of a final volley that included probably 4 shots in a little over 1 second.
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I've been umming & ahing lately as to what to do & where to go with this blog.
To be completely honest, I just don't have time to do it justice. At the same time though, I don't want to dump it altogether, because I enjoy sharing the little dude couture love!
So, here's what I've decided. From now, I won't be posting here anymore. Instead, I've incorporated everything back into my other blog, so if you're not following, go get on it to keep up to date - Little Dude Couture even has it's very own page & post tag - woo! You might like the Parental Guidance tab too?
Of course it won't be ALL about the little boyshapes over there, but if you're not interested in my shameless self promotion & crafty babble, you can always just skip those posts - I won't mind... honest ;)
I hope you'll decide to come follow, if you're not already, and thanks for putting up with me & my neurotic ways - tis appreciated!


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Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder January 13, 2015Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Humor, Writing & Writers.
Tags: Blogging, Blogs, Humor, Writers, Writing
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As some of you noticed and noted – thank you! – I have not been posting every day.
That trend may continue:
1. I started SLTW, in part, to create a searchable database for notes and quotes gathering dust in files, notebooks, and journals.
After five years (and more than 2,500 posts), much of that backlog is now up and running. Yay!
2. Last year, I culled my draft folder from 80+ unfinished posts to a more manageable 17! Yay! I'm satisfied with that level of behind-the-scenes ballast.
3. My mantra this year is "acceptance" and "let it be." I don't feel like pushing myself to crank out "one a day" posts.
If it happens, it happens. If it don't, it don't.
4. For now, sharing my view of the world seems less compelling than using that time to play the guitar, stretch, exercise, meditate, create, cook, listen to music, eat chocolate, etc.
5. Posts on SLTW often flow from using thought-provoking and compelling posts on other blogs as springboards.
At the moment, the community offered by reading and commenting on other blogs seems sufficient.
6. Instead of staying on the Post-A-Day treadmill, I'm (a) being lax, (b) cutting myself some slack, and (c) going with the flow.
7. I want to post when I have something to say . . . not just because I want to say something.
As I relax and let life unfold, I anticipate posting often enough that it won't be a case of "out of sight, out of mind."
I much prefer the adage, "absence makes the heart grow fonder."
Aah . . . that's better!
Tagged . . . I'm It! November 25, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Humor, Mindfulness.
Tags: Blogging, Blogs, Humor, Mindfulness, Questions
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Kate tagged me (and 6 other bloggers) on her Q&A Time post last week.
Here are her questions and my answers:
1. Why did you start blogging?
While writing on WEbook, I realized I wanted to house my unique perspective on life in one searchable data base. I decided a blog would be perfect.
What followed has been tons of FUN (with more than a few FUN followers) ~> cyber sharing is far more entertaining than writing in a journal.
2. If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and who would it be for?
Assuming cost was no object and time didn't act as a barrier to attendance, I'd rent a cruise ship for a week's cruise with gatherings for different groups ~ e.g., a pool party for grade school buddies, a pizza party for high school friends, a keg party for college classmates, a debating game for law school students and professors, cocktail parties for co-workers, buffet dinners with neighbors (from NJ, SC, NC, VA, MD, FL) . . . and a casino night with FREE drinks and chips for all my Blogging Buddies.
We'd enjoy non-stop on-board entertainment (with fabulous gifts and exciting prizes), water sports (windsurfing, parasailing, paddleboarding, sunbathing, wave running), and a stop at my private island.
What? It's my fantasy. Nowhere in the question did it say I couldn't have a private island.
3. When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you pass that time?
I visualize how to (a) solve world hunger or (b) win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Or both.
Both would be good.
4. At what age did you become an adult?
Age 26-27 ~> I graduated from law school, got married, started practicing law, bought a house, adopted two kittens, bought a car, etc.
A mortgage + real estate taxes screams "adult."
5. What story does your family always tell about you?
They don't talk about me, they're too busy . . .
What have you heard?
6. Is a picture worth a thousand words? Explain.
In Words and Pictures, an artist and a writer spar to decide whether words trump pictures or vice versa.
They conclude, and I agree, that it depends on the subject matter being depicted.
Some abstract subjects require the subtle nuance of words.
When discussing more concrete subject matter, like FOOD, a picture is worth way more than a thousand words.
Especially since it's rude to talk with your mouth full.
7. Whasssssuuuupppppp?
What a subtle and insidious way to put pressure on the addressee (in this case, ME!) to come up with an interesting topic for conversation rather than assuming responsibility for getting the conversation started by sharing some interesting insight into life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.
What's up with that, Kate?
Aah . . . that's better!
If you're interested in playing along, answer these 7 questions on your own blog or in the comment thread below:
1. What's been the "best day" of your life . . . so far?
2. When calories and cost are no object, what's your favorite thing to eat?
3. What's been your "greatest" accomplishment to date?
4. If you could have someone "on staff" for a week, at no cost to you, would you choose a personal chef, chauffeur, masseuse, hairdresser, pool boy or concubine?
5. What's your favorite season? Where do you enjoy spending it?
6. If you could travel anywhere right now with a simple snap of your fingers, where would you go?
7. If you won a million $'s, what would you change in your day-to-day life?
Tag! You're It!
Related post: Yippee! . . . Yuppie! . . . YOU?
Taking Things Out Of Context September 19, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Life Balance, Mindfulness.
Tags: Blogging, Blogs, Context, Interpretation, Writers, Writing
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The perspective we bring to what we read affects our "take away."
If we read something when we are angry, we perceive the writer's words in a different way than we would when feeling calm and peaceful.
We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. ~ Anais Nin
Experiences that come to mind while reading also flavor our perception.
For example, if I talk about a "pothole in the path" while picturing a broken thermos or some other insignificant obstacle, my words may make sense.
If a reader stumbles upon my words after experiencing a catastrophic event (e.g., having their home washed away in a flood or mowed down by a tornado), that reader's experiential overlay will impact their interpretation of my words, and may cause them to conclude, "That's Just Crazy Talk!"
"We see the world behind our eyes."
The ability to take things out of context is facilitated when reading blog posts and e-mails because we cannot hear the writer's inflection.
Words written in a calm and soothing tone may be transformed into an angry and hostile diatribe or attack depending on what's going on in our head as we read.
Our history with the person in question may magnify this phenomenon.
When we like and admire someone, we view their words without suspicion. If something sounds "off," we're apt to give them the benefit of the doubt.
In contrast, if we're not a fan of a writer, our distrust may season their words, causing them to become bitter, unpalatable, and hard to swallow.
If a writer's words rub you the wrong way, take a look at what you're bringing to the table.
When we leave our hostility and animosity at the door, the world becomes a friendlier place.
A quiet mind, like the surface of a still pond, provides a more accurate reflection.
Aah . . . that's better!
Social media can be bad for people without foresight, impulse control, self-awareness, and the ability to anticipate consequences. ~ Eric J. Baker
Like A Box of Chocolates September 11, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Humor, Word Play, Writing & Writers.
Tags: Blogs, Chocolate, Humor, Word Play, Writing
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The titles of blog posts can be misleading.
Titillating titles and teasers may grab our attention without holding it.
Great curb appeal may mask an empty shell:
Inside the vestibule, we encounter a veritable dumping ground of mish mash and pish posh with little rhyme or reason, almost as if the author tossed a bunch of unrelated thoughts into the air and allowed the hodge podge and hoi polloi to descend and settle willy nilly into disordered and discordant chaos and disarray.
Like so much falderal and fiddle dee dee.
If a post leaves me befuddled (because "the point" of the post is M.I.A.), I leave the pointless post, post haste.
Of course, the opposite also occurs.
On occasion, we stumble across a blog title so dumpy or frumpy that we lower our expectations before stepping across the threshold.
Why step inside at all?
Curiosity, perhaps. Or maybe the slim reed of hope that the dowdy exterior, like an oyster shell, houses a pearl of wisdom.
Sometimes, despite the gloomy interior heralded on the marquee, intrepid visitors are rewarded.
Instead of finding a warren of empty rooms, we encounter a brilliant flash of light as a veritable palace of jewels and gems opens before us.
What a delight when valuable insight awaits those who venture past a dingy signpost outside.
Aah . . . that's better!
"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." ~ Forest Gump
10 Things I Know About You July 10, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Fun & Games, Humor, People.
Tags: Blogging, Blogs, Fun & Games, Humor, People
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Blogging is a great way to get to know people from all around the globe.
From comment threads and posts, we learn about differences in food, culture, climate, and opinion.
But we also see similarities.
Here are 10 Things I Know About You:
1) You are reading this.
2) You are human. Or a cyborg. My bet is on human.
3) You can't breathe through your nose when your tongue is out.
Put your tongue back in your mouth!
That's rude!
4) You can't count all the hairs on your body.
5) You can't wash your eyes with soap.
6) You can't say the letter "P" without moving your lips.
7) You just attempted to do it.
9) You are laughing at yourself.
10) You skipped No. 8.
11) You just checked to see if there is a No. 8.
So . . . how'd I do?
Did I get any wrong?
E-mail from unknown author (sent by Granny 1947)
Fly By Nighters March 31, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Art & Photography, Blogs & Blogging, Humor, People.
Tags: Blogs, Humor, People, Roderick MacIver
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Comment threads on the blogs I follow are informative, entertaining, silly, happy, funny, and thoughtful.
It's great when a post sparks thought-provoking comments from diverse and varied visitors. Comments that make me sit up and say WOW! often inspire me to head round and meet the blogger on their home turf.
That said, some "fly by nighters" need to brush up on comment etiquette:
* X scrolls through partial posts on his reader at lightning speed, pressing "LIKE" for each . . . without bothering to read them first.
* Y slows down long enough to leave comments in his wake, but most are banal . . . and often off putting. Colonialist gave a terrific example once upon a time:
Post: My whole family was wiped out today. I am distraught.
Comment: LOL
* Z hasn't been around for weeks. She rushes in, out of breath from cruising around 47 other blogs during a 15-minute blog break, blitzes through 12 posts in 3 minutes, leaves cursory comments on each . . . AND expects us to believe she read each post.
Silly rabbits!
All of us have days when our comments don't flow ~ sometimes it's a slow go, other times a no go. That's to be expected.
But if we act like X Y or Z on a daily basis, perhaps we need to rethink our practices and priorities? Are we following the blogs we follow because we enjoy reading them . . . or for some other ulterior motive?
Aah . . . that's better!
Related posts (on being "the perfect host"): The Perfect Host ~ Comment Moderation (WP Daily Post) * Commenting on Posts (Carol Balawyder)
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Artwork available at Roderick MacIver Arts. Rod conveys nature with brilliant brushstrokes. The beauty of Rod's watercolors lies in his ability NOT to control all aspects of the water ~ he allows it latitude to do its thing while he does his. The result speaks for itself.
OMPM: Television & Blogging March 14, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Life Balance, Mindfulness.
Tags: Blogs, Life Balance, Mindfulness, Television, TV
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It's been a long time since I wrote an OMPM: One Mistake People Make post.
Two posts I read yesterday spurred me to write this one.
(1) Maggie's post ~ Land of the Free, Home of the Ignorant?
Maggie's review of Susan Jacoby's book, The Age of American Unreason, included Jacoby's unreasoned opinion on blogging:
Blogs "spew forth, in largely unedited form, the crude observations of people who are unable to express themselves coherently in writing…"
Jacoby might be right . . . about some of the blogs some of the time.
But that doesn't mean that we should make Jacoby's mistake and lump all blogs together before dumping them into a single "waste" basket.
When blogs "spew forth, in largely unedited form, the crude observations of people who are unable to express themselves coherently in writing," the solution is simple:
Stop following those blogs.
(2) Eric's post ~ Wasting, Existing, or Thriving
Eric's post has much to commend it, but his admonition about television lumps a panoply of education and entertainment into a very small "waste" basket:
4. And this one might get me in trouble… Turn off the TV. How many hours do you waste (see, we've come full circle to waste) in front of that screen? Lessen your attraction (addiction?) to it and find other things to do, things that will stretch or challenge you. Consider actions that will nourish your thriving.
Whether watching TV is a "waste of time" depends on the viewer. Engaging in any activity in a mindless way can be a waste of time ~ whether that's blogging, listening to a podcast, watching TV, or reading a book.
It's NOT the activity but the attention we bring to it that matters.
Television brings nature, history, science, discovery, travel, cooking, drama, medicine, space exploration, and comedy directly into our living rooms.
Most of us could never hope to experience all of that on our own even if Oprah agreed to finance our endeavors and we didn't mind increasing our carbon footprint.
Watching thought-provoking shows (and reading inspiring blogs) allows us to expand our minds and experience life through the eyes of others.
Of course, there's also a lot of "empty fodder" out there. It's up to us to pick and choose where to place our attention. See #1 on Eric's List.
We control the remote and can change channels from mind-numbing to mind-expanding fare.
When we are actively engaged and enjoying ourselves (even if we are "only" chopping wood or carrying water or cooking dinner or watching TV or reading a blog), we are not wasting time ~ we are living in the now.
When we are mindful as we read, write, sing, dance, and observe life (in real time or on TV), we are in a better position to:
* weigh possibilities and make wiser choices
* reclaim the reins and honor our priorities
* enhance what we get out of every experience
By way of example, watching a short clip like this might help us plan a fun, exciting, and educational summer get-a-way for the whole family:
When we remain awake and aware, we find we have not wasted our time.
Aah . . . that's better!
Addendum: David at Raptitude shared 15 Powerful Side Benefits of Living in the Moment. On TV viewing, he has this to say:
11. You become less attracted to passive entertainment like TV.
One of the big draws of television is that it's an effective way of giving you a break from your thoughts at the end of the day. A mindfulness habit gives you frequent breaks from your thoughts throughout the day, and so you no longer need TV as a therapeutic device. You're already "unwound" by the time you get there. It can still be entertaining, but your standards for what to watch will rise.
Related posts: 75 Waggish Ways to Waste Time * OMPM ~ Overkill * OMPM ~ Hanging on to Anger * Blogging: A Waggish Waste of Time? * Spring Break? Travel Blogs Help You Pack Your Bags (WP News)
Passing the Hat . . . to Write February 8, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Books & Movies, Writing & Writers.
Tags: Crowdsourcing, Cyber Begging, Fundraising, Writers, Writing
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The internet has changed the writing landscape in many ways:
* Writers can start a blog to gain a fan base.
* Writers can create a platform on Facebook to discuss work in progress.
* Writers can tweet about their new or soon-to-be releases to build interest.
And . . . they can pass the hat to sell their promised words BEFORE they've even set them down in digital ink.
Imagine if everyone could get paid for doing nothing.
* Would you pay a chef to create a meal that you might never get to taste?
* Would you pay a chauffeur to buy a car that you might never occupy?
* Would you pay an attorney for advice not yet proffered?
If not, why would you pay a writer (you've never met) to write a book you might never have a chance to read . . . because it hasn't been written yet?
Internet Begging is BIG business.
There are hundreds of cyber begging sites designed to allow people to raise money to support the penchant for designer clothes, a desire for bigger boobs, or to create a fund of creative financing for creatives endeavoring to create creative endeavors before those endeavors have been created.
I'm all for supporting The Arts . . . but I'm not inclined to pay a writer for words not yet written.
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What say you?
When people "pass the hat" to finance unfulfilled desires, are you inclined to toss money into the pot? Do you swing by Kickstarter on a regular basis to discover writing projects to support? If so, there are 15,828 potential publishing projects on Kickstarter from which to choose.
Or, like me, would you rather support writers by buying books AFTER they've been written?
Aah . . . that's better!
Psst . . . I've Got A Secret January 10, 2014Posted by nrhatch in Art & Photography, Blogs & Blogging.
Tags: Art, Blogs, Frank Warren, Lies, PostSecret, Truth
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For 10 years, Frank Warren has been collecting and selling secrets.
He started the PostSecret Project in 2004 by handing out 3,000 postcards on the streets of D.C. and asking people to mail in their secrets.
Who knew there'd be people in D.C. with secrets?
Since then, he's received a mountain of secrets (more than 1/2 a million) from all corners of the globe.
He shares a few secrets each week on PostSecret.com, and he's written 5 books and started a traveling art exhibit. In short, he's making a living selling other people's secrets.
PostSecret postcards profess to share real life issues, struggles, sadness, challenges, victories, and humor.
But do they do what they profess to do?
When communication is both anonymous and public, don't we lose the ability to discern whether the communication is honest and heartfelt?
Especially when taken "out of context."
Some postcards communicate issues, struggles, and challenges that real people have faced. Others, no doubt, are blatant lies and fabricated fictions submitted by people wanting to see if their "secret" would be made "public" by being posted on the web or included in a book.
And those in the audience may never know which is which.
If a "secret" is nothing more than an attempt to address a "taboo" topic in a sensational way to obtain free air time, what have we gained by being on the receiving end?
When a sensational and titillating secret is NOT true, are those in the audience "voyeurs" or something else?
Puppets, perhaps?
Aah . . . that's better!
Quotes to Ponder:
"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
~ Roald Dahl
"Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides."
~ André Malraux
Enough December 17, 2013Posted by nrhatch in Blogs & Blogging, Gratitude, Life Lessons, Poetry.
Tags: Blogs, Gratitude, Poetry, PTC, Word Play
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A few years back, PTC asked guest bloggers to take the reins while she went off to enjoy a relaxing stay in "a posh spa" . . . a/k/a the hospital. As PTC is fond of wishing us "Enough," I used that word as a catalyst for my Guest Post on Reflections from A Cloudy Mirror.
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Sometimes when challenges seem too too tough
We cry out, "It's too hard. Life is too rough."
Tossed around like a lightweight powder puff
We collapse in a heap and scream "ENOUGH!"
Feeling like we can't take any more guff
We grow angry and slam doors in a huff
Crossing our arms and sitting on our duff
We stare at the sky and shout out "ENOUGH!"
Then we hear a slight whisper from within
Urging us to stand up and try again
"Wipe away your tears and stop your crying
You cannot fail unless you stop trying"
The voice within knows that life can be tough
It nudges us when the going gets rough
Calming our fears, listening to our guff
It's never far when we cry out "ENOUGH!"
Each day we decide which way to focus
We can choose gratitude as our locus
Instead of crying out, "Life is so tough!"
We stay in the moment, "Aah . . . that's enough"
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Fairland church plans monthly open mic nights
PROCTORVILLE -- Fairland Southern Baptist Church, 10178 County Road 107, Proctorville, is hosting an Open Mic Night for Christian or gospel music at 5 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month.
A free will offering will be taken. Money will support the church's youth softball league.
All are welcome to attend and to sing Christian or gospel selections. For more information, call 740-531-5404.
Craft show to fund Christmas outreach
SOUTH POINT -- A vendor and craft show and silent auction event to raise money for Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry is planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at Tri-State Worship Center, 901 Solida Road, South Point.
Various vendors will display and sell their merchandise, along with crafters who will offer handmade and homemade items for sale.
Silent auction tickets will be sold for $1 each, or six for $5.
All proceeds will be used for shipping to shoeboxes of gifts to children in need.


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With the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicking off tomorrow in South Africa, we asked Martha Saavedra, Ph.D., soccer fan and Associate Director of the UC Berkeley Center for African Studies, to answer some questions about the the single biggest event in the world's most widely played sport.
California magazine: For Americans who may not appreciate the importance of the World Cup, can you give a sense of just how much this tournament means to the rest of the world?
Martha Saavedra: Soccer, association football or just football, as most of the world calls the game, is simply the most popular sport in the world. Over 270 million people are actively involved in the game as players and officials, and many more participate as fans, spectators and consumers. Football is big business, generating an estimated $400 billion worldwide, and it is so big because it is an integral part of daily life for many, many people on this planet. It provides immense pleasure and elicits much passion. It can also bring bitter disappointment, but those afflicted, keep coming back in search of the perfect pass threaded up the line, the dance of one player through a line of defenders, a flying header into an upper corner or a diving save punching a certain goal up and over the top post. This is the allure of the "beautiful game" as a player, coach, official or fan. There are other tournaments and mega-events, but the FIFA [men's!] World Cup has come to epitomize this daily passion.
During the World Cup, the normal work-a-day life stops in much of the world during matches. Fans follow the exploits of their favorite players from club teams - mostly from the European leagues: the English Premier League or La Liga or the Italian Serie A - watching how they perform on their respective national teams. Football personalities, such as Becks, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Drogba, permeate popular culture. People are invested in players, in teams. There is history that is recalled, such that moments from the past- a play, a cross, a foul, a shot - are shared among all. "The hand of God" for instance is enshrined as a global collective memory.
By the way, my favorite player is Marta. She plays for Brazil, of course, and FC Gold Pride, the Bay Area women's professional side.
CM: Will you be attending the tournament?
MS: I will be in Africa, but my plans now are to watch the tournament from Kenya and Tanzania and experience the "African" world cup as most Africans will experience it - from afar but in the same time zone. The number of Africans attending the World Cup is far below what was hoped for. The costs and barriers to buying tickets and traveling are too high for most Africans even though South Africa explicitly lauded this event as not just theirs, but part of the renaissance for all of Africa.
CM: Who will you be rooting for?
MS: I don't have a favorite team yet. I'd love for Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana or any of the African teams to advance. Of course, it would be great for South Africa as the host to go forward. With each match, my loyalties seem to change, especially as I have family ties to both Germany and Chile, and living in California one has to love Mexico. Last year I was in South Africa for the Confederations Cup, and it was wonderful to see Bafana Bafana do well and advance to the semi-finals. And I was so thrilled when the US was beating Brazil 2-0 at one point in the final match - I could have waved a flag if I had had one. The first US match in this tournament is against England and I will be rooting for the US.
CM: You serve on the editorial board of a scholarly journal called Soccer and Society. Can you tell us what that is?
MS: The 10-year-old journal was the first peer-reviewed academic journal to focus on the game of football. It takes on the sport from a multidisciplinary and global point of view. J.A. Mangan, a British historian, was the founding editor. Many, including Roberta Park, Professor Emeritus here at UC Berkeley, credit "Tony" Mangan with bringing the study of global sport to the attention of the academy through his own writing and work in publishing. Boria Majumdar of La Trobe University in Melbourne is the current editor. The journal now publishes five to six issues a year, indicating the growth of serious research on the game. I first became involved with a 2003 special issue on the women's game. There have been special issues on everything from fan culture to a social history of the game in India to football in Scandinavia. The journal is global, but also has local connections. Berkeley faculty members, including Sam Mchombo (African American Studies) and Derek Van Rheenen (Education), have published articles in the journal. Sam's 2006 article examined football, development and the fight against HIV-AIDS in Malawi. Derek's 2009 piece explored the rich history of ethnic and amateur soccer in the United States with a study of the rise of the Greek-American Athletic Club in the San Francisco Soccer Football League (SFSFL), the oldest American soccer league in continuous existence. Ilann Messeri, a Berkeley native and UC Santa Cruz alumni, wrote a 2008 study of how the Richmond High School soccer team plays a central role in local Latino community, strengthening and even creating social networks. The critical study of sport still is not fully accepted in the academy, but the success of this journal and many other peer-reviewed journals on sport indicate how this is changing.
CM: The writer Franklin Foer wrote a book a couple years back called How Soccer Explains the World. Not having read it, can you tell us: Does soccer explain the world?
MS: I did read Foer's book and met him when he did a reading at Cody's back in the day. He chose a great title and does present interesting material, but there is much more illuminating work on football. Nevertheless, I would say that one can learn a lot about the world by paying attention to football as well to other forms of popular culture. On one level you can learn about local social histories connected with particular clubs or grounds. One can also gain insight into specific patterns of power and authority. My colleague, Susann Baller of Basel University, and I have just edited a volume on the politics of football in Africa (Politique Africaine, no. 118 - June 2010, Les terrains politiques du football) where we argue that football can both reflect and inform larger political processes, though often in complicated ways. Football is also exquisitely global and is a good case study in complex, transnational activity. Europe, for instance, is the dominant hegemonic power, but that power is contested from inside and out. There is also the example of American exceptionalism in regards to association football, which one could argue reflects its relationship to the rest of the world in other ways as well. However, if you want to understand some parts of the world, particularly South Asia, you will have to wrap your head around cricket.
CM: Aside from South Africa, which automatically qualified as the host country, and Algeria, the other African teams in the tournament -- Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria -- are all West African. Is this regional dominance in the sport historical?
MS: This is a good question. Passion for football is deep across the continent. North African countries are also strong. Egypt, though knocked out of this tournament by Algeria, is a powerhouse. Its national team won the last three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, and Al-Ahly, the Cairo-based club is the most successful on the continent. Other countries have a strong historically presence in the game. Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and South Africa formed the Confederation of African Football in 1957. Ethiopia won the Cup of Nations in 1962 and Sudan in 1970. Ydnekatchew Tessema, an Ethiopian, was the president of CAF from 1972 until his death in 1987, and left a strong if somewhat controversial legacy. The dominant African teams to some extent represent countries with larger populations as well as post-colonial ties to Europe. Indeed, 80% of the African players in the 2010 World Cup play for European teams.
Developing a team at the top level also requires deep pockets, though FIFA provides some assistance. On the women's side, Nigeria has long been dominant, but at the last Women's African Championship in 2008, the hosts, Equatorial Guinea, beat South Africa, 2-1, in the finals. Equatorial Guinea has a population of barely a half a million as compared to seven-time champion Nigeria's population of over 150 million. No doubt their oil revenues along with the commitment of someone high in the leadership played a role in helping them to successfully prepare.
CM: Much has been made of the fact that there is a single white player on the South African squad. Is that significant and do you think race is going to be an issue in this tournament?
MS: In South Africa, football historically was associated with the Black African population while cricket was associated with the white English-speaking population and rugby with the Afrikaaner and Coloured communities. The South Asian community was evident in both football and cricket. Of course, the lines were never fully clear and there is a history of mixed sport, consciously so during the long fight against apartheid. In 1995, as the movie Invictus portrayed, the Rugby World Cup took place in and was won by South Africa. That tournament and Nelson Mandela's embrace of the Springboks, symbolized the end of the apartheid in sport. However, history is ever-present and the trajectories laid down in the past century still exert a lot of power. So the cluster of social, economic and cultural factors which draw a child to or exclude him or her (and for women there is a whole other set of issues) from one sport or another result in a tendency for the historical patterns to repeat.
Will race be significant? It is always significant in South Africa, and it continues to be salient in football. However, some recent work indicates that the game is more integrated and racially diverse than recognized. And gender, class, ethnicity and age may be just as salient.
CM: Earlier this month, Archbishop Desmond Tutu severely criticized South Africa. Citing rampant crime, cronyism and corruption, he said, "It looks like we have lost our pride." Do you think the World Cup will help salvage South Africa's pride or will it highlight the purported loss of it?
MS: It will do both. I have read comments recently about how FIFA has become the government (e.g. not allowing a flyover above the stadium as was done in the 1995 Rugby World Cup). There is a lot of controversy as to whether the tournament will bring all the purported benefits - infrastructure, jobs, tourists, investment, etc. Instead, many see it as a large public subsidy of private gain. There are concerns about corruption, debt, suspension of democratic freedoms, and repression of protests. Africa Action sponsored an online conference today (9 June) to address the true political economy of this mega-event. The bottom-line is that these mega-events have never brought the social and economic development promised. Many feel that the excesses reflect the larger problems of the South African polity.
There is the somewhat intangible element of exposure to a global audience. There are certainly a lot of stereotypes about Africa in general and South Africa in particular. The next few weeks could change the images that many have embedded in their psyche about Africa.
CM: How big a concern is security at this World Cup?
MS: The US State Department seems to think there could be a problem. And there have been reports of thefts already. Last year, when the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition, the newest, biggest sporting global venture, encountered security concerns in India, the whole second season was moved to South Africa without a problem.
CM: Another developing country, Brazil, is due to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Do you think these two events signal the emergence of the Southern Hemisphere in global affairs?
MS: Absolutely. The Global South, so to speak, is flexing its power and influence in many areas, including sport. The 2008 Beijing Olympics was part of this trend as is the aforementioned IPL. And Brazil will also host the 2014 men's World Cup. Yet, it is important to remember that the first World Cup was held in South America in 1930 in Uruguay, a country thoroughly 'footballized' according to Eduardo Galeano.
The evolution of FIFA into its current corporate form also occurred under the leadership of Brazilian João Havelange, the president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998, and mentor to Sepp Blatter, the current president. In terms of international sport, though, most federations are still based in Europe, but as the IPL indicates the circuits of power are becoming more globally diffuse.
CM: Both South Korea and North Korea qualified for the tournament. Given the heightened political tensions on the Korean peninsula, that would be, needless to say, an interesting match-up. Are there other potential contests that might carry some geopolitical significance?MS: The US versus England match on Saturday. This could re-ignite historical struggles!


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And the song that sparked the unforgettable fire in millions of kids watching the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 - boys and girls - was She Loves You, a tune hammered out by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in a Newcastle hotel only nine months earlier.
The tune had actually flopped when released on an obscure label in the US in September 1963, eight weeks before JFK's callow presidency was ended by Lee Harvey Oswald's rifle.
But something in that song, with its unforgettable hook, Yeah Yeah Yeah, shimmering harmonies and rolling drum intro, fused a collective charge in a pop culture that had been comatose since Elvis cut his hair and joined the army.
Today, half century down the line, the energy from that first performance of She Loves You is still a crackling, vibrant touchstone in the collective consciousness of those millions of baby-boomers who first tuned in and later dropped out to the songs of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
It was the third song they performed that night for the avuncular Sullivan, with All My Loving and Till There Was You providing the building blocks before the ear-splitting crescendo that reshaped American youth forever.
Within weeks, five Beatles singles occupied the top five slots in the Billboard Hot 100. She Loves You was at number 2 but eventually nudged I Want To Hold Your Hand to sit imperiously at the summit, beginning a 15-week stay in the charts. Today, it remains the fifth most-played Beatles song on American radio behind the likes of Hey Jude, Yesterday and I Want To Hold Your Hand, and was last year placed at 64 in Rolling Stone's 500 greatest songs of all time.
It sold 3.8 million copies in the country that gave the world rock 'n' roll but which now bowed in homage to four young guys from Liverpool.
Steve Marinucci, who runs the Beatles Examiner website in the States, has no doubt that the high-voltage energy released by She Loves You provided the initial impetus for the Beatles to endure in America.
He said: "Sinatra and Elvis had both attracted screamers but nothing compared to the Beatles. She Loves You was the one song where any talk of resistance to the band finally broke. It was a seminal moment in American pop culture and the Beatles have amazingly remained at its centre ever since."
There is one ironic postscript to She Loves You that would surely bring a smile to the face of Uncle Sam himself. When McCartney first played the song to his father, Jim, he was taken aback by the older man's withering putdown of the song's most famous element.
The older McCartney said: "Son, there are enough Americanisms around. Couldn't you sing, 'Yes, yes, yes,' just for once?"
McCartney replied: "You don't understand, Dad. It wouldn't work."
Ken McNab is the author of The Beatles in Scotland


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As long as we pray earnestly and sincerely with all our being, if we have strong and genuine faith, even though results may not be immediately visible, they will definitely manifest without fail in generations of our children and our children's children. I would like all of you to have absolute confidence in this.
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WARNING: Do not watch this video with your mom! in this segment the Dads ask the authors of "Babyproofing Your Marriage" why some women find it so hard to get along with their mother in law. Not that anything like that happens in our families. We just heard it happens...in...you know...other people's houses. The guys from DadLabs weigh in on the classic struggle between husbands, wives, their parents and the relationship between them. DadLabs ep. 222 The Lounge.
Daddy Clay: Alright we are back in the studio again with the authors of Baby Proofing Your Marriage. We've got Julia Stone and Stacy Cockrell both in here. What are you doing? Are you screwing around already? We haven't' even started the segment yet,
Julia Stone: They are like Sumo wrestlers one time.
Daddy Clay: Okay they are ready to face off because today we are going to talk about our mothers.
Daddy Brad: Our mothers, our dear sweet mothers.
Daddy Clay: And what in the hell did our mothers ever do to you? What is the deal with mothers-in-law and wives?
Stacy Cockrell: This is entrapment.
Julia Stone: Yeah. This isn't fair.
Stacy Cockrell: This is not fair. I do like my mother-in-law.
Daddy Clay: Okay so is allowed to -at whatever time she is welcome to come anytime.
Stacy Cockrell: She lives in Arkansas.
Daddy Clay: See that's not even, that doesn't even count. Explain to me why there is this tension between wives and their mothers-in-law.
Julia Stone: We think, what we wrote about in the book is the maternal instinct is so strong and it often overwhelms our judgment.
Stacy Cockrell: It's powerful.
Julia Stone: our judgment and balance and reason. We will admit that. But once you are a mom and once you have this lioness instinct to protect and nurture your offspring for its survival you don't give that up very easily.
Stacy Cockrell: No.
Julia Stone: And so the lionesses start to have a little sparring.
Stacy Cockrell: And the women-women control the nest. The house environment is our turf.
Daddy Brad: Do you understand a little more after having your own children about what moms -your husband's moms are feeling toward their sons as you'll feel?
Stacy Cockrell: We both have two boys each and we are afraid of our future daughter-in-laws.
Julia Stone: They are going to be very carefully screened.
Daddy Clay: The Karma wheel is turning ladies. Can I just say this?
Julia Stone: It is.
Daddy Clay: Do unto your mother-in-law as you want done unto you. Because one of these days they are gong to show up and they are going to. And what I don't understand is that you have to know that your mother-in-law is perfect because your husband is perfect, right? I mean we know that they are great parents because they raised us.
Daddy Brad: Absolutely.
Daddy Clay: So she must be an expert and should be allowed to tell you what to do.
Stacy Cockrell: But sometimes mother-in-laws can over step their bounds. Sometimes they offer their opinions. Or I love the stories-this is within my family, not my mother-in-law, within the family of moving your plant in the kitchen and rearranging your spices and suggesting decorating the house, different ideas for that. I mean what is that?
Julia Stone: There's turf infringement where mother-in-laws should maintain some sort of respect. And you know the current mother is the one with the responsibility so therefore yes we often welcome some opinions but other times it should be pretty clear.
Daddy Clay: So here is a question. Intervene, be in between a wife and mother-in-law or just say "You two guys work it out."
Stacy Cockrell: You have to run interference.
Julia Stone: That's your job.
Stacy Cockrell: If we say no juice and cookies after six that relationship could be over.
Daddy Clay: Really? I've got to negotiate between you and the mother-in-law every time?
Julia Stone: You've got to step up.
Stacy Cockrell: You are between a rock and a hard place buddy.
Julia Stone: Every time.
Daddy Clay: Oh my gosh why don't you guys just work it out?
Julia Stone: Well see that is the thing.
Daddy Brad: You talk about it figure it out.
Stacy Cockrell: How is your sex life?
Daddy Clay: What?
Daddy Brad: Hello mom! Stop!
Daddy Clay: What I thought we were talking about my mother?
Daddy Brad: Dude if you do it then you can have sex.
Daddy Clay: This is horrible
Stacy Cockrell: You've got to be on the same team with your wife and support her. She will take notes for later.
Daddy Clay: Alright, alright I will run interference.
Julia Stone: You know how do you feel if your wife is saying my dad, you know, insinuating that maybe her father was a better parent than you are being. Or my mom always made lasagna on Sunday. Or why don't you do it like my mom did it. How do you think you would feel if your wife said that about her father?
Daddy Brad: I'll tell them you go and eat lasagna with your daddy and -
Daddy Clay: I just thought I would run your interference. We are going to run interference for our wives. Thanks a lot for coming in and talking to us about how to manage that wife/mother-in-law relationship.
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