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Arizona assistant coach Joe Pasternack issued a statement attempting to explain his interaction with California forward Jorge Gutierrez in a game Thursday night, although it stopped short of an apology. Pasternack appeared to kick Gutierrez as he jumped into the Arizona bench area while trying to retrieve a loose ball with 4:45 remaining in Arizonas 78-74 victory in Berkeley. As Gutierrez returned to the court, he immediately pointed at Pasternack and had to be held back by Cal teammates. I would like to clarify that my actions (Thursday) night were a reflex in response to a player falling on top of me while running at top speed toward our bench. Prior to my arrival at Arizona and as a former head coach and assistant coach for eight season at the University of California, I have great respect for the Pac-12 Conference, the Cal program and Jorge Gutierrez and the competitiveness he brings to the court, Pasternacks statement read. In no way was I deliberately attempting to engage h...
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My name is William Neilson Stirling, and I was born on 3rd January 1927 at a Medical Missionary station, in what was then Portuguese East Africa, and is now Mozambique. In 1927 my father was a newly qualified doctor and the son of a Church of Scotland minister, who felt he wanted to spread the word and use his medical skills at the same time. He had studied at Glasgow University but had had his studies interrupted by the First World War. Following the war he completed his studies and married Janet, daughter of the local Bank Manager. Janet had herself attended University and had a degree in languages and was a gifted musician. The young couple went out to Africa where conditions were very primitive – it was at the Missionary Station, which was some two weeks' trek from the coast that I was born. I was delivered by my father whilst my mother held the paraffin lamp! I was only the second baby to be born at the Station and was the first white baby. My father was in charge of all aspects of the Station but the medical help he was able to give was restricted by the conditions and medical supplies available there. Most of his patients would have called to see him and many would have had to travel across difficult terrain to get to him. Communications were also difficult with letters to home taking on average 2 months! After 2 years in Africa he decided to move to India. He went to work for Findley & Co, a large company with interests in tea plantations and forestry. The family went to Assam in the North East of India where my father was in charge of several Indian doctors and also had responsibly for the hospital there. One of the benefits of the job was the fact that a car was essential to the position and at any one time there were usually about 3 cars as breakdowns took several weeks to get mended and spare parts were very hard to come by. My father had to cover a large area to look after his patients and transport was a priority. This move was a big change for us, as we now had a large bungalow to live in and a much more active social life. I had lots of other youngsters to play with and in my early years, spoke both Hindi and English! I still have a liking for Assam tea which I acquired from the time I lived on the plantation. Obviously I was very influenced by my father, and from a very young age I knew that I wanted to be a doctor – although I have to admit with a rue smile that I also always wanted to have a car and the only person I knew who had one in those days was a doctor! My father now had a chance to practice his medical skills to the full; acting as everything from GP to chief surgeon he had to undertake all kinds of work. Although life was a lot easier with Findley & Co it was essential to have a knowledgeable competent doctor in the post. As a family, we only had 6 months off every 3 years so the first time I came to the UK I was 5 years old. I went to live in Glasgow with my paternal Grandmother, and also had to start at school! I must confess that it was very traumatic when my parents returned to India, knowing it would be another 3 years until I saw them again. My parents moved back to the United Kingdom on a full time basis in 1948, after the Second World War. By this time I had a sister, Irene, who was of course born in India. It was a difficult few years for us as the war came very close to Assam and the women and children were evacuated to Lahore so large amounts of time were spent apart. My father returned to Glasgow and worked in the hospital there, specialising in Psychiatry. He was still working when he died – sadly from a heart attack at the very young age of 60. Meanwhile, I was pursuing my dream of becoming a doctor (and owning my first car!), attending primary and public school, and then following my father's footsteps to Glasgow University, which I attended from 1945 – 1950 studying general medicine. I continued to live with my Grandmother, and traveled to University on the bus every day. There were no grants available in those days and my father paid for my education. I really enjoyed University life, and worked hard to achieve my ambition of being a family doctor. I have to confess to also enjoying the odd drink at the Students Union, having been brought up in a teetotal household! Following completion of my education, I went straight into National Service, spending the majority of my time in Korea as a Regimental Medical Officer. Although no stranger to foreign parts, I found the climate there very harsh with very hot summers and very cold winters. There was no opportunity to return to Scotland during my tour of duty, the only leave I managed being a couple of short stays in nearby Japan for some R&R, where conditions were rather bleak in the aftermath of the war. Happier times were ahead after National Service, with my first job. I found a position as a trainee in Loch Lomond, where I acted as assistant to the local GP. I stayed in lodgings with an Italian landlady known affectionately as Mrs D. Once again I found myself in a very busy post where I was forced to learn quickly, but I did have the opportunity to make some new friends. My most notable new acquaintance was a midwifery student named Marguerite, who by coincidence was born in Cheshire. Whilst it was work that brought us together, I knew from the outset that this was to be a special person in my life. Our first date was at the local Police Ball, where we got to know each other a lot better. Marguerite and I got married in December 1955 at her family church in Doddington, Cheshire. My parents and sister traveled south to attend the wedding. We honeymooned in Stratford-upon-Avon, with a visit to the theatre to see Much Ado About Nothing! In 1956 Marguerite and I moved to Liverpool and bought a house in Penny Lane. I had gained a position as an assistant to a GP and was again learning my trade with a hands on job. My two daughters Helen and Fiona were born during our time in here. Three years later, in 1959, we moved to Newcastle under Lyme where I became a partner in a family practice in Burslem. I worked here until 1976, and my two sons Neilson and Crawford were born. Although a partner, I still had to work hard as GPs in those days had to do everything from taking blood pressure to making home visits – plus being on call! But it was what I had always wanted to do – look after people and make them well again. Although my father sadly died at the young age of 60, my mother lived to be 92, apparently none the worse for the exciting and adventurous life she had led, and so I returned to my native Scotland on a regular basis to visit her. My daughters followed in the family tradition of medicine with Helen becoming a radiographer while Fiona trained as a midwife. My sons however found alternative careers one studying at Agricultural college and the other becoming a financier in The City. In 1976 I took the decision to resign from the NHS to go into private practice – this was a huge step to take with a large family support, but it turned out to be a good decision as it gave me the opportunity to go back to old fashioned medicine with time to talk to my patients. The practice had its own dispensary, which enabled patients to be treated straight away. I continued here until 1987. From 1959 to 2003, I also had the privilege of serving as the local Police Surgeon. 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One of these is Bepi, played by the Croatian actor Rade Sherbedgia. You may not recall the name but you will remember the face: 60-ish, weathered, wise. He plays a man facing retirement, who lost his wife a year ago, and is a solitary soul. The bar is owned by Chinese, and one day, a new bartender appears. This is Shun Li (Tao Zhao), in her 30s, divorced, working to pay back the people who paid to bring her from China and to pay for a ticket so her 8-year-old son can join her.
The customers, like all the regulars in small provincial places, know each other well and don't fail to observe a thing. When a subtle, unstated friendship begins to form between Shun Li and Bepi, they do not approve. They feel somehow threatened, as if this relationship will disturb the fixed pattern of their days.
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We learn something of the system that brought Shun Li to Italy, first to a factory in Rome, and now to Chioggia. She essentially works for free to pay off her debt and lives with Lian, another Chinese woman. It is forbidden for her to fraternize with the locals, and when word of her new friendship gets back, as it is sure to do, she is told to have nothing more to do with Bepi. For her this is inarguable; her life centers on being reunited with her son.
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Very informative & interesting, and something I can do while I wait for spring to unbury my oven - thanks John!
I tried to make starter a year or so ago and things 'started' out great, but sometime into the process, I began to question the look and smell of the stuff and when I tried to make bread it just didn't work. Thanks to the FB forum, I'll try again and post a distress call here if need be.
I've copied all the information into a document I can shorten and print out to work with a bit more easily and, like Frances, may try spelt, since I have a bag of it in the cupboard.
Now, if only it works for me - actually, for all of us trying to harness those wild yeasts ... may our starter 'live long and prosper'!
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Frances, Sarah, John,
I certainly have The Bread Builders and certainly admire David Wing. However, the clearest, simplest, most foolproof method I've ever seen of developing and nurturing a starter is contained in Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice. It's not perfect, but almost, and certainly dispels the mystery and voodoo out there. Another clear, fine approach is from David Hamelman in Bread. The development of mold is a sure sign that the starter is getting too warm. Once it's reached full maturity after a feeding, either use it or refrigerate it. There are lots of bugs, good ones, in a mature levain, but you don't want to create an environment that welcomes the bad guys. When developing a starter, it's important to keep it feeding actively but not let it get too warm. True, if you keep doubling it, soon enough you'll need a forklift to move it around. Grit your teeth and toss half of it.
At least in the early, developmental stages spelt will not have the strength to develop a strong starter. Once the culture is well established, though, you could take a portion and try making a spelt starter, but I'd use it only in small proportions at first, then see how it goes. Really, the best flour to use when creating a starter from scratch is hard, unbleached bread flour. Again, once established, you can turn it into a whole wheat or rye starter as you will. Hamelman is very good on this subject.
"Made are tools, and born are hands"--William Blake, 1757-1827
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Thank you Jim!
So if my starter is all bubbly and developing mold, that means its ready to use or refrigerate or feed, even though I only started it last Tuesday?
Ok, I'll feed it then, and use the other bit for a small loaf of bread, just to see what happens...
I used spelt because its the most natural wholemeal flour I had in the house at the time, but I'll start feeding it regular flour from now on.
Thanks again, I'll let you know how it turns out...
"May your starter live long and prosper" - I love it!
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Thanks Jim. Since I haven't begun yet, I'll go with white flour. And maybe look for that Reinhart book too.
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Easy answer: Scrape off the mold and keep going.
Much tougher answer: The seondary sponge is really about flavor. You could make your dough directly from the primary sponge in a pinch, but it wouldn't be ripe, and wouldn't have near the flavor you want. It is the production of acid that gives natural leavens (or any breads) their flavor. THat's why straight dough method breads made with commercial yeasts have so little flavor. So the answer is yes, you can, but you really don't want to. THe reason you triple it twice is to give the yeasts that have already developed more fresh food, so they can continue to ferment for longer without overdeveloping and thus starving to death.
Now, let's make sure we have the math right. You want to keep at least half your starter. You say tripling that would give you too much sponge. So use less starter. (As Jim says, grit your teeth and throw some away, if neccessary. You'll get used to it). If you want to make two one-kilo loaves, you could start with, say, 100 grams of starter. Triple to 300. Throw away 100 grams starter, and refresh your starter with 100 g water, 100 g flour, let ripen a bit, and put back in the fridge. After your primary sponge is ready, "triple" your primary sponge to 800g (40% of two kilos, if it's still winter where you are). Let ripen, then make the dough, autolyze, knead, rise, divide, rest, shape, bench-proof, slash, bake. Patience. You're gonna love this stuff.
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Sarah, the mold was just a very small patch on the edge of the glass, so this time I'll risk it. If I thought it was developing throughout the starter of course I'd start over.
John: somehow I thought it wouldn't be that easy... .
I made a small loaf of bread yesterday, and to my complete and utter surprise it did in fact rise and produced an edible product that two out of five family members are prepared to eat for breakfast. So still plenty of room for improvement - I'll plan a proper three stage bread for next weekend.
Thank you for all the advice!
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Congratulations on your first natural leaven bread! Even with the hurry-up method you described, I'm certain it has more flavor and texture than any straight-dough method bread, just because of the increased rising and proofing times. When you add that extra ferment, I think you'll be very pleased with the results. And the starter will just keep getting better with time, giving you a higher rise and more flavor. The first of a long line of great breads.
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Quick update: This time I went for longer rising times. Not quite as long as you suggest, the first trippling was more a sort of doubling, so it bubbled up faster and had to sit in the fridge till I was ready... I also added some malt, as the first loaf made me think that would be a good addition tastewise.
But the bread really is better than with bought yeast! It has more texture somehow. Everybody loved it! As a newcomer to all this, I find it fascinating that all you need is flour and water to replace the yeast. Weird... cool!
It didn't have a sour taste at all, which is great, because thats what my family objects to... propbably only beginners luck though. So my next question is: How do I keep the sour taste low?
Here's a pic of one of the four small loaves, and one of the copious notes I had to make to get there...
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Congratulations, well done. The crumb structure will become more open as the culture matures. You also might experiment with higher hydration levels and more steam while baking in the first half of the time alloted. Retardation of the shaped loaves overnight in the fridge will result in more complex flavours, too.
Soudough/levain cultures can be prevented from becoming too sour by several methods. The first is to stick to hard white, unbleached bread flour for feeding. Both whole wheat and rye flours have much more in the natural sugar department, resulting in more aggressive feeding by the wild yeast and more acetic acid production, leading to a more sour flavour. The size of the feeding just before you plan to bake also has an effect. The larger the feeding, the less sour, the smaller the more. It's really not complicated (except biochemically), and it's a great way to manipulate the flavour of the final outcome.
"Made are tools, and born are hands"--William Blake, 1757-1827
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Beautiful, Frances! One other thing I noticed is that it doesn't appear that you slashed the bread. If you slash it, you get a much better oven spring, resulting in a looser, more open crumb. A razor or a (fairly sharp) serrated knife will do it. You can find all sorts of slash patterns. I just usually do a box cut (a rectangle, essentially, slashed into the top of the bread just where it starts to curve down and become the sides), followed by a small X in the center of the box. 1/4" to 1/2" is about how deep you want your slashes.
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Next, is a discussion of the positioning of the hands on uke's arm to execute Shihonage. He proposes that a common hand placement used is ineffective and suggests using the teachings of Morihei Ueshiba and Morihiro Saito as models. Finally, a comparison of some differences in the execution of Shihonage omote and ura are presented.
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Warner Bros. Records recording artist Eric Hutchinson will kick off "The Almost Solo Tour" on October 15th at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. The series of special acoustic evenings will take place at intimate venues across the U.S., with audiences seated up close to Eric and his longtime band member, multi-instrumentalist Elliott Blaufuss. Special guest Jessie Payo will open on most dates. They will play three shows in Hutchinson's hometown of New York City: City Winery on October 29th and Joe's Pub on November 2nd and 3rd. Tickets go on sale this Friday and Saturday, September 14 and 15. See below for itinerary.
"When I was starting out, I would play rooms that let me get so personal with the audience - that feeling is totally energizing," says Hutchinson. "On the Almost Solo Tour, we're going to strip the songs to their roots, share some stories, and get up close and personal!"
Eric will do a live Twitter chat about "The Almost Solo Tour" tomorrow, September 12th, at 6:00 PM ET.
"The Almost Solo Tour" follows Hutchinson's 50-date U.S. headline run, which included sold-out shows at such venues as New York City's Highline Ballroom (two nights), Los Angeles' Troubadour, First Avenue in Minneapolis and the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC.
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Well it's certainly not lost on me that we're in part here to protest a war that two separate presidents have told us is over, from two separate political parties. Bush announced 'mission accomplished' aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln back in 2003, and of course our current president wants us to believe that leaving 50,000 combat troops, not to mention somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 private contractor mercenaries is bringing a conclusion to this war in Iraq. I think it's incredible that anybody would actually believe this rhetoric. And I think it's important that those of us who care about this country and care about the future of this country raise questions about these outrageous statements.
In 2005, after I left the board of supervisors, I was asked by Ralph Nader to accompany him on a tour of California to talk about trying to end the war in Iraq. We traveled from Willis all the way down to San Diego. I don't think either of us at that time ever thought that this conflict would exceed the length of the Vietnam war. At the time we were trying to say to people that, even putting aside questions about what kind of foreign policy the United States should have, the notion that we would be spending this kind of money in a foreign land for very obscure and unclear objectives wasn't justified. It couldn't be justified. I tried to point out, having come from a city council like San Francisco, that this war was draining even a local municipality like San Francisco of $500 to $600 million dollars every single year. And trying to get people to think about what we could actually do with that money.
When we don't have that money the left and the right fight over taxation. They fight over scarce resources. Rather than having plenty we have very little. A few years later in 2008 Nader sought the presidency and I ran with him as his vice presidential nominee. We got on about 45 or 46 different ballots around the country despite very draconian ballot access laws. During that time people said to me, 'Well what's wrong with Barack Obama?' He wants to end the war. He's going to protect our civil liberties and things like that. And yet, when you go to his record what do you see? Support for the Patriot Act. Support for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Support for the Military Commissions Act. You've got somebody voting for every war appropriation.
At some point the rhetoric runs out, and we have to ask ourselves, 'Are we simply going to standby while somebody's rhetoric is good, but their actions are so lousy?' Are we going to stand up for that? Are we going to reach the conclusion that they want us to believe without examining their own record? Or, are we going to object to it?
Now, the phenomena that is Barack Obama is also complicated by his new strategy with Afghanistan. During that campaign I wrote about Afghanistan. Between 1979 and 1989 the Russians, the Soviet Union had over 600,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. They left that country defeated. Of the over 600,000 soldiers they had, over 500,000 were casualties, when you took into account wounds, deaths, and all the infectious diseases that caused those soldiers not to be able to engage in combat. The United States has just under 100,000 soldiers with about another 100,000 private contractors and I can assure you we are not going to succeed, even if we were morally justified in being there.
Now, when we look at this history, when we look at this record, we have to no step back and say, 'Ok, we've got a president of the United States saying he was going to protect our civil liberties and he has failed. He's going to get us out of the wars, but we're still fully engaged. What is it that we can do?'
In 2008 Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, the Green Party nominee Cynthia McKinney, and Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party came together on some points of agreement to try to say the left and the right can come together. I'd like to talk about those briefly, and suggest that rather than rewarding incumbent politicians that show us that they're not going to protect our rights, that we start engaging in a litmus test that takes these points of agreement and we simply say, 'If you're not with us on these, you're not entitled to our support. You're not going to get our votes. You're not going to get our money.' We're going to vote for a candidate elsewhere. What were these points of agreement?
First, we need to end the war in Iraq. To withdraw troops, and to withdraw troops from all bases in foreign countries. We're talking about over 700 military bases.
The second point dealt with privacy. The protection of civil liberties. Some of the things I've already mentioned. The repeal of things like the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the Patriot Act. But also, the ending of torture. Ending the eroding of Habeas Corpus. The end of secret tribunals and military trials etc.
The third point dealt with the National debt, and a commitment by our candidates not to increase that national debt, and in affect place that burden on future generations.
Finally, the fourth point was about the Federal Reserve. That we need to end this cozy relationship with corporate banking and other financial institutions. We appose tax payer bailouts. No corporate subsidies. And to aggressively prosecute corporate crimes and fraud.
These are not left or right issues. These are issues we can work on together. Now, one of the things I've noticed, and some of you may disagree with this, but I've noticed that the natural opposition to Barack Obama on the left should critique him on these four points, but instead of the opposition that should be there, because some elements on the right call him a socialist, a label that does not belong to him, but by calling him a socialist, that outrage on the right is containing the outrage on the left. It's causing the left not to see the points of comparison and points of agreement that we have with the right or with libertarians and others. I think that it's important that we be careful about that. This is not a socialist president who is engaging in bank bailouts. It's not a socialist president who passes healthcare that forces you to buy private medical insurance. It's not a socialist president that keeps hundreds of thousands of troops in foreign counties.
Finally, let me just say that we need to have a foreign policy the is based on some overriding guiding principle. This notion that we're going to prop up foreign governments, that we're going to invade other countries for some kind of perceived benefit where we're going to install somebody who's going to be supportive of American interests or American corporate private interests needs to stop. We have to allow the natural evolution of democratic principles to take place in foreign countries. We've learned our lesson. When you have a democratically elected president of Iran you don't topple him for the Shah. You don't help topple Arbenz in Guatemala. You don't do what we did in Vietnam etc. We cannot have a healthy democracy, a healthy republic if we erode our own Constitution and we engage in a foreign policy that is contrary to all of the principles that the founder had in mind.
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Hi az. 7. d4 is a very nice double attack. Keep doing tactics. At 10. Bxf6 you really don't have to capture the pawn to lose your bishop, in general exchanges are preferable with equal valued pieces. Cheers.
I am not qualified to analyze your game, but for a 977 player I think you did very good. Your 7th move was very good ( he should have moved his queen though).
Normally you play your bishop out before your knight to c3 in this opening, ( on move 3) Giuoco Piano and then pawn to c3 instead of the knight preparing d4, which prepares the knight to g5 (now it would be protected by your dark square bishop) for the fried liver attack. There is a line you play your knight to c3, but usually you play pawn to d3. before the knight to c3. Thats a more conservative approach to control the center however, but the move order could be changed some, I guess, called transposing. What time limit was on this game BTW ?
There are lots of variations, and I don't know them all, but these lines lead to all kinds of fireworks, and usually the games are very exciting. Congrats on your win.
This is game 2. Enjoy.
7... Bd6+ wins the queen.
Analysis: stop leaving your pieces en prise!
6.e5 was a terrible move by white. Overextends, and busts open the center, while having almost nothing developed. Black was ambitious, and capitalized nicely.
Move 9....Rxe2 would have been tempting to me. Although the move played is fine, too. Whites game is just collapsing at that stage.
Move 11.Nc3 would have developed a piece. His 11.Qf3? just forced the black queen into the attack, and digs whites grave deeper.
White HAD to play 15.Bd3. He needs to control the 1st rank. His own back yard.
Black played an excellent game, then blundered with 16....b6. Lucky white didnt notice.
18....Bb7 would have been very strong.
For the most part, very good game! Other than hanging the rook at one point, you did great. You were creative, and aggresive. Am amazed you are only rated 900.
Game 3! enjoy.
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Alkaline Trio includes, from left, Derek Grant, Dan Andriano and Matt Skiba.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 25: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been altered: Mimicking Analogue Darkroom Techniques) (L-R) Derek Grant (drums), Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar) and Dan Andriano (vocals/bass) of Alkaline Trio pose during a photoshoot on January 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Nigel Crane/Redferns)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 25: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been altered: Mimicking Analogue Darkroom Techniques) (L-R) Derek Grant (drums), Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar) and Dan Andriano (vocals/bass) of Alkaline Trio pose during a photoshoot on January 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Nigel Crane/Redferns)
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Poetic punk rockers Alkaline Trio have always worn their hearts on their tattooed sleeves, but latest album "My Shame Is True" arguably is the band's most personal yet. Songs about alcohol-soaked agony and heartbreak are nothing new in guitarist Matt Skiba, bassist Dan Andriano and drummer Derek Grant's repertoire of sonically upbeat pop-punk, but the subject matter digs a little deeper.
For the new album, the band enlisted the help of a few friends and opted to record at Blasting Room Studios in Fort Collins, Colo. Andriano talked to 29-95 about "Shame," a special guest star and working with Milla Jovovich before Alkaline Trio's Friday show at the House of Blues.
Q: What was it like recording "My Shame Is True" with producer Bill Stevenson (from the Descendents) in the Blasting Room?
A: We've been good acquaintances for a number of years now. Bill is the hardest-working man in the recording industry. I've never worked with a producer or engineer that shows up every day at 10 in the morning and wants to work until the band is done. For me, I loved that. I went out to Fort Collins to make a record and record songs, and I was living at the studio. It was great to just wake up, drink some coffee and get to work.
Q: Tim McIlrath from Rise Against guest stars with you on "I, Pessimist," and your voices really worked well together. How did that collaboration come about?
A: When I wrote that song, I knew right away I wasn't the person (who was) supposed to sing it, at least not all of it. (For) the energy I wanted to create with that song, I knew I needed someone with a little more 'agro,' so the first person I thought of was Tim. I think he's the king of that genre, and what he does and how he can bring that energy and still bring a nice melody and sing in tune.
Q: After years of progression, are the past two records (This Addiction" and "Shame") a good indication of what modern-day Alkaline Trio will continue to sound like?
A: It's hard to tell. We can go into the studio the next day and make a record that sounds like "Agony and Irony" or "Crimson." We just kinda write what we write, and whatever ends up happening ends up happening. We never made a conscious effort with "This Addiction" to sound like early Alkaline Trio. It just kinda happened because we went back to Atlas (Studios) in Chicago and worked with Matt Allison, who did our early stuff, and it turned out similar in that regard, but I still think the songwriting was a little different. On this record, it came together pretty naturally, and that is the goal.
Q: How does the band gauge what songs it works with to incorporate other instrumentation, like keyboards on "Only Love" and "Young Lovers," as opposed to others?
A: The band isn't a synth-based, keyboard-based type of band. We've done some of that stuff in the past, but, generally, we do it when it feels like it is going to help with the song. We aren't trying to do stuff like that just to do it. On "Crimson" and "Agony and Irony" that is what we wanted to do with the songs, and some of it was additive, and some of it, I feel, was a little unnecessary. For this record, it all sounds pretty natural. The piano in "Only Love" kinda wrote itself in a cool way. … Derek started messing around with this part, and it is interesting because I think that part sounds like Coldplay. I'm not afraid to say it, but Derek ... I think he's never even heard their songs. I love Coldplay.
Q: What was it like working with Milla Jovovich on the "I Wanna Be a Warhol" video?
A: She just got into it and knocked out her scenes so fast. She's a normal person, and she's buds with Matt (Skiba), and it wasn't like there was a high-maintenance movie-star thing. Matt wrote every scene in that video. He came up with the treatment, and we all really liked it, and it definitely worked out. It is my favorite video we've ever done, as well.


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An unknown software researcher discovered a highly critical vulnerability in the Star Office package. Manufacturer Sun has released patches to resolve the issue.
Attackers could use a carefully crafted TIFF file to exploit the vulnerability (CVE-2007-2834) in Star Office. If a user opened the file, it would trigger a buffer overflow that would allow the attacker to run arbitrary code on the machine and corrupt the victim's operating system.
The error affects versions 6, 7 and the current Star Office 8 on the Solaris, Linux and Windows platforms. Earlier versions are not affected says Sun. Patches for various versions and systems are available for downloading from Sun Support. Due to the severity of the bug an immediate update is recommended.
Open Office, which uses the same code base, was also affected by the issue. Version 2.3, which was released September 17, fixed the bug. Users with earlier versions should update to 2.3 as soon as possible.
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Two weeks after leading Oregon to its first championship in 30 years, Jenna Prandini brought the Hayward Field crowd to its feet again.
Jasmine Todd qualified to the IAAF World Championships in her second event, Saturday, finishing fourth in the long jump.
Three Oregon athletes qualified for the World Championships in August by finishing in the top six of the women's 100.
Sam Crouser was one of many current and former Ducks on display at at the 2015 USA Track and Field Championships.
Oregon track and field student-athletes Edward Cheserek and Jenna Prandini were named to the Academic All-America Second Team, Wednesday.
Hayward Field hosts the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships and junior nationals Thursday through Sunday, and 52 entries have UO ties.
Oregon junior Jenna Prandini was named the Honda Sports Award winner for track & field.
The Pac-12 announced its track and field all-academic teams on Thursday and 28 Oregon student-athletes were recognized for their hard work.
Oregon head coach Robert Johnson was named the National Coach of the Year and Andy Powell won men's National Assistant Coach of the Year.
The Oregon women won their first NCAA Outdoor team title in 30 years Saturday, giving the Ducks their first ever sweep of the team races.
The Ducks figure to get help in the team race from Jenna Prandini, but can the women follow the men's lead and bust form charts elsewhere?
Surprising efforts in the 110 hurdles and 400 plus typical domination by Edward Cheserek and Eric Jenkins fueled the UO men's title run.


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President Obama wished Israel a happy independence day in a statement that reiterated his commitment to the two-state solution.
"We will continue to work with Israel to support a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict," Obama wrote in a statement published on the White House website Tuesday, "one that ensures that the Israelis will live alongside their neighbors in peace and with security."
Obama's statement also noted that "generations of Jews dreamed of the day when the Jewish people would have their own state in their historic homeland, and 66 years ago today that dream came true."
Today, "Israel thrives as a diverse and vibrant democracy and as a 'start-up nation' that celebrates entrepreneurship and innovation," he added.
The United States, Obama noted, "was the first nation to recognize the government of Israel in 1948, and today we are still the first to come to Israel's defense. The enduring relationship between our two nations, based on shared democratic values and our unwavering commitment to Israel's security, has never been stronger."
Obama's statement on behalf of the American people contained congratulations addressed to President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli people.
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Unemployment Rate Up Locally
La Crosse's May unemployment rate has edged up over six percent. The latest numbers from the state shows the city with an unemployment rate of 6.1% for May. That's up from 5.8% in April but still half a percent lower than during May of last year. The lowest rate in the state continues to be in Caledonia which has an unemployment rate of 3.8%. The highest is in Beloit at 11.6%. Meanwhile, the state says La Crosse is just one of four measured metro areas in the state to lose jobs between April and May. But has still added 14 hundred jobs since Mayo of last year.
Koula Trial Could Wrap Up By Middle Of Next Week
Jurors at the Eric Koula murder trial may be seeing light at the end of the tunnel...
Thirteen days into the La Crosse County trial, they've been told that the defense is likely to call its last witness on Thursday. And after the D-A has a second chance at some witnesses, closing arguments could happen early next week.
Judge Scott Horne says the jury would be sequestered until it reaches a verdict...and if the discussions last more than one day, the jury could meet until 9 p-m on any given day. Koula is on trial for the shooting deaths of his parents over two years ago. The judge kept his schedule open for the trial through June 29th.
Forensic Expert Explains Pro Killer Theory At Koula Trial
A forensic expert for the defense believes that the murders of Eric Koula's parents were the work of an 'organized do-er'...
Max Scott of Colorado does not use the term 'hit man,' but he argues that the lack of physical evidence and the skill of the shooter suggests that an experienced killer committed the murders at Barre Mills two years ago. Scott also suggests there could be two shooters, because the bullets that killed Dennis and Merna Koula may not have been from the same gun. The defense has argued throughout the trial that Eric Koula hardly ever fired guns, except to shoot at rabbits in his yard.
Watchdog Group Calls for Political Reforms
It would only take a little political will to make monumental shifts in campaign regulations. From Wisconsin Common Cause, Jay Heck has some ideas for making needed reforms
Heck says, with legislation already written for all three reforms, it would take a matter of days to pass all three were the governor to call for a special session of the legislature.
Koula's Alibi Is Not Shaken
Two days of questioning on the witness stand did not shake Eric Koula from his position of innocence in the shooting deaths of his parents.
During testimony on Tuesday, Koula did say that failing to tell police about signing his father's name to a 50-thousand dollar check might make him appear guilty. Prosecutor Gary Freyberg (FRY-berg) also accused Eric Koula of steering police away from the main suspect...Koula himself...by faking the threatening note which said 'Fixed You':
Koula became emotional at times on Tuesday, but mostly he challenged the prosecution's questions and repeated standard answers about his actions around the time his parents were killed.


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North County kids more fit than state average, but most scores are low
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Children in most North County School districts are more physically fit than their peers throughout California, according to state fitness tests released Monday, but the majority of students in North County, San Diego county and across the state are not fit enough to pass a basic physical fitness test, according state results released Monday.
"We still have quite a long way to go when it comes to getting students physically fit," said Debbie Vigil, a California Department of Education consultant who oversaw the administration of the department's 2001 fitness test.
Less than one quarter of California's students could pass the test, which educators called extremely basic. The test, which was given to students in fifth, seventh and ninth grades, included running a timed mile, stretching, doing push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups, and other physical skills.
To pass the test, students must meet minimum standards in each of six fitness areas. For example, a 10-year old boy would have to run a mile in nine to 11.5 minutes.
In most North County districts, results were a bit higher than state averages. Ten of 12 North County districts with elementary schools scored above the state average, as did 10 of 12 districts with middle schools. Eight of nine districts with high schools scored above the state average. Most North County districts also scored higher than the San Diego County average.
Across the state, the passing rates are about 3 percentage points higher than in 1999, when the same test was administered. About 21 percent of California's fifth-grade students passed the exam along with about 25 percent of seventh-grade students and 23 percent of ninth-grade students. Across San Diego County, passing rates were about 25 percent of fifth-grade students, 30 percent of seventh-grade students and 27 percent of ninth-grade students.
Educators frowned at the results. State Superintendent Delaine Eastin called the overall results "alarming."
Only one school district in North County -- Rancho Santa Fe Unified School District -- had more than half of its students pass the test.
In most districts, such as San Marcos Unified School District and the two Escondido districts, about one quarter to one third of students passed.
Teachers and physical education advocates blamed the low fitness scores on a lack of regular gym class in schools, which often skimp on classes like art and physical education to make room for the academic courses subject to high-stakes state testing.
"I don't think a lot of people realize that physical education has been cut so dramatically from schools," said Brenda VanLengen, spokeswoman for a Washington-based nonprofit group called P.E.4Life. The organization promotes the importance of physical activity during the school day.
California law requires middle and elementary schools to hold 200 to 400 minutes of physical education classes for every 10-day period.
But some local educators said schools don't always follow that requirement because of time constraints.
"As a whole, it's not happening," said Joe Barry, a physical education specialist for Carlsbad Unified School District. "They are lucky if they get out there 30 minutes a week."


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A reel deal: These local film festivals are easy on the wallet
There are a lot of film festival out there — Venice, Cannes, Sundance, etc. If you can't afford the jet-set lifestyle it takes to walk all those red carpets, you're in luck. There are two film festivals this fall in Southwest Florida that won't break the bank.
The 2013 Rush Library Film Series kicks off at Edison State College on Friday, Sept. 20, with "When You Feel Love," which was shown at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
"Our region has a strong love for theater and the arts, and Edison State College wants to create additional opportunities for students — and anyone with a passion for the arts — to participate in more than classroom experiences," said Jane Bigelow, faculty librarian and adjunct history professor at Edison State College.
The film follows a young man who comes to understand what it really means to be in love after realizing his previous mistakes. It was directed by Edison State College Fine Arts Adjunct Professor Steve Chase and features music composed by Chris Ludvigsen, Rush Library Circulation Services Assistant. Edison State College alumni Jed Krause and Willie Filkowski star in this short film, which was featured in the Short Film Corner at Cannes Film Festival. Light refreshments will be served before the screening and a Q-and-A with the director and composer will follow the 25-minute film.
The second film, "Persepolis," Oct. 4, is about Marji, an audacious and outspoken Iranian girl who grows up in Iran and Austria during the Islamic Revolution.
■ "When You Feel Love," 7 p.m. Sept. 20. Screening includes food, drinks, Q&A with director and composer
■ "Persepolis," 7 p.m. Oct. 4
■ "The Singularity is Near," 7 p.m. Nov. 18
Where: Rush Library Auditorium, Edison State College, 8099 College Parkway SW, Fort Myers
Cost: Free
Something else: Faculty Librarian and U.S. History Professor Jane Bigelow leads a discussion after each screening
Information: www.edison.edu/library/filmseries
When: 1 and 6 p.m. Sept. 27-29
Where: Silverspot Cinema, 9118 Strada Place, North Naples
Cost: $16, adults; $13.25, seniors; $10.50 children
Tickets: www.silverspot.net
The final film in the 2013 Rush Library Film Series, "The Singularity is Near," Nov. 18, is based on Ray Kurzweil's New York Times best-selling book, "The Singularity is Near: when Humans Transcend Biology." The film is part documentary, part science fiction, and explores transhumanism and the evolving union of human and machine.
All films are at 7 p.m.
Also mark your calendar for the Manhattan Short Film Festival, which is being screened in theaters in more than 300 cities. It will be at Silverspot Cinema 1 and 6 p.m. Sept. 27-29.
After viewing the 10 finalists, the audience is asked to vote for the winning film. Votes are tallied by each host venue and sent to the festival's New York City headquarters, where the winner will be announced Oct. 6.
The short films include:
■ "Do I Have To Take Care Of Everything": Directed by Selma Vilhunen. Finland. A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids and a mother determined to take care of everything herself.
■ "I Am A Big Ball Of Sadness": Directed by Ken Urban. U.S. At a swanky, rooftop party in New York City, three guests try to get past their cocktail smiles.
■ "Irish Folk Furniture": Directed by Tony Donoghue. Ireland. An animated documentary about repair and recycling in rural Ireland.
■ "Black Metal": Directed by Kat Candler. U.S. The lead singer of a Black Metal band confronts the effect of his violent lyrics.
■ "Friday": Directed by Seb Edwards. England. A young man plots revenge after losing his mother in a terrorist bombing in London.
■ "No Comment": Directed by Alexandra Naoum. France. A girl has two unexpected encounters with men in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.
■ "Faces From Places": Directed by Bastien Dubois. France. Portraits of Moscow, Pakistan, and Quebec as seen through the eyes of a traveling illustrator with a flair for adventure.
■ "Kizmet Diner": Directed by Mark Nunnely. England. A singing waitress in a diner finds the song that opens the heart of a disinterested customer.
■ "Pale Of Settlement": Directed by Jacob Sillman. U.S. Based on true events, the film tells the story of a Jewish boy, Moische, who must escape forced conscription into the Russian Army during the Crimean War.
■ "#30": Directed by Timothy Wilde. Australia. A talented young actress auditions for the role of Hamlet and not even Shakespeare could anticipate the result.
Mark your calendar
Here's a quick look at upcoming film festivals and ongoing film series in Southwest Florida
■ "The Met: Live in HD" live screenings of the Metropolitan Opera season, beginning Oct. 5. See a schedule for Met Live in HD and find out how to buy tickets
■ The Black Maria Film Festival, Nov. 1-2, www.edisonfordwinterestates.
■ Fifth Annual Naples International Film Festival, Nov. 7-10. naplesfilmfest.com
■ Fort Myers Film Festival, March 19-23. fortmyersfilmfestival.com
■ Collier County Public Library fall film series. Showings are free, but registration is required. See website for details.
■ Center for the Arts Bonita Springs' Films for Film Lovers. This Monday nights series features foreign and independent films. See Film for Film Lovers site for full details.
■ Renaissance Academy offers film discussions throughout the fall, see www.fgcu.edu/academy
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Asia Program
TPP and the Political Economy of U.S.-Japan Trade Negotiations
October 22, 2014 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Japan may no longer be the economic threat it once was, but tensions with the United States still prevail over trade, most notably in pushing forward with the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
Foreign Policy and Security Implications of Global Aging for the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations HELD IN TOKYO
October 09, 2014 // 10:00am — 5:30pm
The sixth annual joint U.S.-Japan public policy forum held with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation will focus on the foreign policy and security implications of an ageing society worldwide. This event is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Pakistan's Biggest Challenge: Turning Around a Broken Education System
October 08, 2014 // 9:00am — 4:00pm
Over a third of Pakistan's population is under the age of 15, yet it has the world's second-highest number of children out of school. Pakistan's youth could be the nation's greatest asset—or its biggest liability.
I Was Not Alone: A Pakistani Activist's Journey for Change
September 30, 2014 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
In I Was Not Alone, Fouzia Saeed tells the story of working women's struggles in Pakistan. Forming a movement called AASHA, she and hundreds of others dared to challenge the nation's behavior toward working women. This movement led the whole country to stand together against sexual harassment in the workplace, and resulted in the passage of legislation protecting women's rights.
Pakistan's Long March: Reflections on the Anti-Government Protests in Islamabad
September 24, 2014 // 9:30am — 11:00am
This summer, Pakistan was plunged into crisis as anti-government protestors converged on the capital city of Islamabad to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. This protest movement marks the latest in a series of "Long Marches" Pakistan has experienced in recent decades.
Deal or No Deal: How To Negotiate Successful Nuclear Agreements
September 17, 2014 // 2:30pm — 4:30pm
When are nuclear agreements successfully negotiated? A combination of factors—technical, domestic political, and strategic—enabled Washington and New Delhi to conclude a civil nuclear accord in 2008. The US-India case offers useful lessons for negotiations in progress with Iran, and for possible future nuclear accommodation with Pakistan and North Korea.
Platforms, Pipelines & Policies: Energy & Security in China and Asia Pacific
September 17, 2014 // 10:30am — 12:00pm
China's search for expanded, more reliable, and more sustainable sources of energy to fuel its development has become a major driver of China's foreign relations. The challenges and opportunities of China's rise cannot be understood without expert appraisal of its energy needs and strategies – and consideration of alternative policy responses. China and its periphery was the focus of the second in the Wilson Center's series on Regional and Global Energy Issues, which was launched in July 2014.
The Rebalance Within Asia: The Evolution of Japan-India Relations
September 11, 2014 // 2:00pm — 5:30pm
Japan and India are the two largest democracies in the most populous and dynamic region in the world. Join us in a discussion about prospects for a strategic partnership between the two countries and how closer ties will impact relations with their neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region.
Privacy Vs Democracy: The Challenge for Japan and Australia
August 06, 2014 // 4:00pm — 5:00pm
Protecting privacy is as critical as information sharing. In a democracy, protecting information goes hand in hand with ensuring individual liberty, and the rapid development of digital technology has made the protection of privacy even more important.
Book Launch—Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka: The Labor Behind the Global Garments and Textiles Industries
July 29, 2014 // 11:00am — 12:15pm
The garments and textiles sector is one of the world's oldest export industries. It has often served as the "starter" industry for many countries, especially in Asia. Dr. Saxena's book, based on original, in-depth research in three different Asian countries, casts light on some of the significant policy and attitudinal shifts that have occurred in this industry.


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One morning a few months ago, one of my colleagues was walking from his flat to the station when he crossed paths with three charming young gentlemen, all in their early teens. One of them was holding a flyer for a pizza delivery company. Not because he planned to order a lavishly artery-clogging breakfast – he'd thought of something much more satisfying to do with it. He tore it carefully into shreds, tossed them on to the road, and then strolled off.
Now, being a servant of this upstanding publication, the Telegraph man wasn't going to let him get away with it. He told him to pick up the shreds and put them in the bin, mere feet away. Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. In the process, he narrowly avoided being hit by a bus. Still, you can't have everything.
The readiness to comply with authority was unusual, but the readiness to drop litter was not. Britain today, as anyone with a working pair of eyes will have noticed, is engulfed by rubbish. You might have seen the statistic in yesterday's newspaper: the amount of rubbish dropped here has risen by 500 per cent since the 1960s.
And it isn't only happening on our streets. Look, if you can bear to, at our roadsides, particularly in the countryside. More than a million pieces of litter are thrown from cars every weekend. According to the Keep Britain Tidy campaign group, discarded cigarette ends are also everywhere, except the bin. "Over the past couple of years, we've seen a massive increase in cigarette butts left on the streets," says the campaign's spokesman. "The smoking ban of July 2007 has driven smokers outdoors."
Perhaps this is why a British Rail poster from 1976, unearthed last December (see slideshow above), looks so amusingly quaint. It's not simply that it depicts Abba, the kings and queens of jaunty tat. It's because it shows four adults who clearly take an unashamed interest in promoting tidiness.
Local authorities are finding it hard to cope. A survey carried out by Keep Britain Tidy in September last year found that half of England was strewn with "unacceptable" levels of rubbish. Only one council, Kennet in Wiltshire, was considered "good".
These statistics and surveys tell us that much of our country is, in the most straightforward sense, a mess. What they don't tell us is who's responsible, but perhaps we can draw inferences from certain other information in yesterday's story. It claimed that a quarter of all the litter on English streets is fast-food packaging. Almost a third of that is from McDonald's and there is also a lot marked with the logos of Greggs, KFC and Subway.
Now, I don't know how often you see a pensioner flinging a Big Mac carton on the pavement, but in my experience it's reasonably rare. So I hope it isn't monstrously fogeyish of me to suggest that litterers are more likely to be young.
This might be a sweeping supposition, but it's one that anyone who lives near a school will be in a position to forgive. This category includes my parents, who have lived beside one for the past 25 years. Between the playing fields and their house is the driveway of a large estate (of the country-house rather than the council variety). Every lunchtime, they find the driveway adorned by fast-food packaging.
On one of the numerous occasions my mother complained to the school, a senior teacher told her that he was disinclined to punish any pupils because he "didn't want to rub their noses in it" – even though this would sound like an extremely satisfactory course of action. Another told her that it wasn't the school's responsibility to teach pupils not to drop litter. The problem was society's fault, you see.
The wonderful thing about blaming society for a problem is that it is the ultimate buck-pass: no one person or body is in charge of "society", so nothing can be done and nobody need be punished. Then again, perhaps that's not true, because other societies seem to be more confident about flexing their muscles when it comes to managing litter.
The most obvious case is Singapore, which has a history of fascinating penalties for litter-dropping: heavy fines, community service orders, even eviction. Chewing gum was banned there in 1992 (although the restriction was partially lifted in 2004 to permit the sale of nicotine gum for smokers). Try to picture that: city pavements that aren't stippled with patches of discarded gum.
Introducing, and more importantly enforcing, such severe punishments is probably a non-starter in this country. We may loathe litter, but we're not much keener on busybody councils or any health and safety notice more officious than "Please wash your hands". In January last year, it was reported that a woman in Wolverhampton had been fined £60 for throwing an apple core out of her car window. She denied being the culprit and was taken to court – where, like the fruit, the case was thrown out. A farcical episode, certainly. But it demonstrates the difficulty we face in enforcing strict anti-litter laws. Even if the authorities had collared the right person, you can be pretty sure that they would have been attacked for pettiness.
On the other hand, there are signs that when punishment doesn't work, incentive does. The perfect examples are the two open-air concerts that the rock band Radiohead held in Victoria Park in London last summer. Traditionally, the music is the only thing that distinguishes such an event from a landfill site: every square inch of grass will be obscured by a carpet of plastic beer glasses.
Not at the Radiohead gigs, though. Plenty of beer was served, but none of the glasses were tossed aside, for the simple reason that there was a 2p reward for returning them to the bar. All over the park, thrifty rock fans were busy amassing as many empty glasses as they could carry. Admittedly, the motive was to save on the next pint, rather than maintain the park's natural beauty, but it still worked. When it comes to encouraging selfless behaviour, there's nothing like a little self-interest.
We do hear of instances when people dispose of their rubbish without the promise of financial reward. In 2002, having completed a protest in Hyde Park, members of the Countryside Alliance dutifully collected the litter they'd dropped along the way. Around 400,000 marchers were in attendance; afterwards it was reported that no litter had been left behind.
But then, it's only natural that such people would want to keep the city tidy, given the amount of campaigning they do to keep the countryside clean. Their efforts to highlight the problem of fly-tipping would appear to have had some effect: in December last year, local authorities in England reported that in 2007-08 there had been 7.5 per cent fewer incidents than during the year before. That sounds good, until you learn that the number was still over a million.
Littering in Britain clearly isn't going to be eradicated by protest alone. It needs to be eradicated by education. Pupils need to be told, unequivocally, from the earliest age, that littering is wrong and that the consequences of doing it, both for our environment and for themselves, will be unhappy.
If a school receives reports that any of its pupils have been littering during lunch, it should have the power to keep them all within its gates. Students need lessons not only in numeracy and literacy but in considerate behaviour. It may be too late to deal with the current generation of grown-up litter louts, but we must make every effort to stop them being succeeded by another.
And if children won't respond to the efforts of teachers, perhaps they'll respond to a higher authority: celebrity. In 2007, Bill Bryson threw his weight behind the Campaign to Protect Rural England, but we probably can't expect today's children to pay much attention to a man who writes books for a living. Instead, the Government should persuade Jamie Oliver that litter is the television-friendly cause that can nudge him towards a knighthood. Next time the crusading chef is touring schools, urging pupils to forswear junk food, let's hope he also urges them to dispose of the junk it's packaged in.
Additional reporting by Becky Pugh