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By Emily Parker | Sep 8 2011Arts ,bouazizi ,Cannes' ,culture ,Europe ,
An international movie producer and distributor, Tarak Ben Ammar is the owner of the French production and distribution company Quinta Communications. He is particularly well-known for producing and distributing artistic films that focus on Mediterranean and North African cultures. According to his website, his main aim, however, is to, "put Tunisia on the world film map".
Tarak Ben Ammar was born on June 12, 1949 in Tunis to a French mother who immigrated to Tunisia. His father was a diplomat, and his aunt was Wassila Bourguiba, the second wife of President Habib Bourguiba. Ben Ammar credits his open and objective outlook, both in his life and in his films, to his non-religious, pluralistic upbringing. He began his education at the American School in Tunisia, before being sent to a boarding school in Rome at the age of thirteen. In Rome, he discovered the works of major directors and producers with whom he would later collaborate, such as Roberto Rossellini and Dino de Laurentiis.
Ben Ammar received his degree in International Economy from Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) in 1970 and shortly thereafter moved back to Tunisia. Just four years later, the Carthago Films Production Company was established in Tunisia, and Ben Ammar took on the dual roles of being its CEO and producer. He is known for producing numerous feature-length movies from France and Italy, such as L'autre (1991), à‰crans de Sable (1991), La Traviata (1982), and Young Toscanini (1988). In total, he has produced more than 60 films, and collaborated on many others.
According to his website, Ben Ammar has "implemented a strategy to develop North-South exchanges [by encouraging] foreigners to come and film in his country." As such, he assists with the logistics of filming in Tunisia and has actively worked to open production and post-production companies in Tunisia, for example, the post-production center LTC-Gammart, which opened in 2006. His studios have generated jobs to 100,000 people over a span of 30 years. He additionally has recently announced a partnership with the Maghrebian Nessma TV station, with the goal of strengthening ties between the Maghreb and Europe.
This native Tunisian, but self-described "citizen of the world," has also worked with several famous American directors and celebrities. In 1979, Ben Ammar worked as the executive producer in Tunisia for Monthy Python, The Life of Brian, by Terry Jones. He is also attributed to being the individual who convinced George Lucas to shoot his infamous Star Wars series in Tunisia. Moreover, he served as the production coordinator in Tunisia for Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, and as producer for Peter Webber's Hannibal Rising, in 2007. For two years, beginning in 1996, Ben Ammar even worked as pop star Michael Jackson's manager, and he produced this celebrity's world tour.
In 1989, Ben Ammar created Quinta Communications in association with Silvio Berlusconi. This European production company describes itself as specializing in, "…prestigious series and television films…whose objective is to support productions initiated by third parties." He is currently teaming up with New York investment bank Goldman Sachs to create "Europe's first genuinely integrated standalone movie powerhouse."
On January 31st, 2011, Ben Ammar announced his plans to produce and fully finance a feature film about Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruit vendor who famously set himself aflame to protest the difficult living conditions and corruptness of the former Tunisian regime, and who later became one of the emblems of the January 14th revolution. Ben Ammar plans to consult with the Bouazizi family throughout the filming process, and all profits from the movie will go directly to the family. The project is planned to be filmed later this year, all in Tunisia. It is to be released at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012.
Ben Ammar has received numerous awards and recognitions, and in 1984, Franà§ois Mitterrand awarded him the French "Légion d'Honneur" in recognition of his contribution to cinema.
CNBC European Business / April 2008
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Showing Skip Gates who's boss
Don Wycliff July 22, 2009 - 10:55pm
How "tumultuous" is an American citizen entitled to be in his or her own home? I always thought that the space for such behavior in your own home was supposed to be pretty large, as long as you didn't disturb the neighbors. But thanks to the Cambridge (Mass.) Police Department, I've been disabused of that notion.It sounds from the news stories I've read as if Henry Louis "Skip" Gates was not exactly a model of calm rationality in his encounter last week with the Cambridge police. Had he been less exhausted (after traveling from China), less irritated (after having had to force open a balky door to his house), he might have been more understanding of and accommodating to the officer sent to check a report of two black men (Gates and a cabbie) possibly breaking into a house.But Gates wasn't. He was exhausted and irritated and, some reports said, slightly under the weather. And the last thing he wanted was to be confronted by a cop asking why this black man was in this house--his house.Again, I am relying on news accounts, which may or may not be full and accurate. But it appears that Gates finally did show the police identification that demonstrated who he was and that the house was his own. So why does any extracurricular shouting and remonstrating matter. Why was his "tumultuous" behavior in his own home considered grounds for an arrest (never mind that the charge has now been dropped)?Why, indeed? Unless the purpose was to show an uppity black man who was boss?
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A few months ago I bought some grass shears at Lowes. It was dark but even so I wanted to trim the lawn, so I did. A cruiser pulled up and the cop asked what I was doing and whether I lived at my house. If I had lost my temper, called him names, and demanded his badge number instead of answering his questions in a reasonable tone, I'm pretty sure the routine inquiry would have escalated. Given Gates' situation--travel, prestige, frustration of several kinds--I can imagine losing my temper in a situation like his. Still, losing one's temper at cops and making a scene, during a routine response to a plausibly legitimate call, is uncitizenlike.
Since when does your race, color or political/social affiliation(s) excuse the ignorant and abusive treatment of those who protect and serve? I live in Pittsburgh, and three officers recently lost their lives responding to a call; should Skip Gates be treated differently for his political affiliations and friendship with the president? Such a dangerous double standard. Before our commander-in-chief talks about how STUPIDLY those officers responded to Gate's abuse, ask yourselves (any of you, regardless of color) how you might respond to an angry, irrational man, if your life were on the line? I stand behind the officers, and believe that we shouldn't blame racism when stupidity is the REAL issue.
I thought Von at Obsidian Wings had some interesting thoughts on this topic. But this bit at the end sums up my reaction, for what it's worth: "Even if the cops are telling the truth -- and, candidly, I don't know why we should believe them over Gates -- the cops are still in the wrong."Bryce, I think you're missing a crucial fact in your analysis: Professor Gates was arrested for being IN HIS OWN HOME. After having shown ID. I don't know where you got the idea that the cop's "life was on the line," but if "the police should not enter people's homes and arrest them when they've committed no crimes" is a double standard, I'm all for it. And if being "citizenlike" requires being extra-obsequious to cops because they tend to overstep whenever their authority is questioned -- and they have a gun -- then we may need to reevaluate our expectations for citizens and cops.
Mollie's right. I think the importance of the fact that he was in his own home cannot be underestimated. He probably wanted nothing more than to be home--and the hassle with the police was the final straw.He was upset--I can imagine what that would be like--he probably just wanted to go home. ANd everything, everything went wrong?But was he seen as a tired, frustrated, member of the Cambridge community, or an interloper? Would they have behaved the same way to Alan Dershowitz or Mary Ann Glendon?And . . . don't police normally de-escalate situations involving tired, frustrated members of the community--aren't they trained to do so? (I remember being on the scene of an accident, and what the police basically did was calm everyone down enough to file insurance reports).Why not here?This isn't to say I don't respect the police. . . I really do -but what went wrong here?
Mr WycliffA few facts may be in order.First, yes, it was his house, but that was the whole point - the cops didn't know that when they got there and when they tried to establish it, instead of calmly showing him his ID and letting it go, Gates started shouting at him and accusing him of racism. This was not some plan to get the "uppity black man." They were responding to a legitimate call.Second, on the travel. Yes, he had traveled from overseas, but he had spent the night in the NY area and just taken a 1 hr afternoon flight to Boston. And if these kind of environmental concerns are legitimate - how about a cop who walks into a situation he knows nothing about - only that a witness saw someone breaking in the house - being immediately shouted at and called a racist. That might get your heart pumping too.Third, it was a limo driver, not a "cabbie." Not a big difference, but I know calling him a "cabbie" takes a little of the Ivy League elitism sting out of the story, so lets go for accuracy.Fourth, according to Professor Gates "he never raised his voice" at the officers. According to the officers AND two other eyewitnesses (and as seems apparent in a photograph of the incident) he is outright lying about that. And, by the way much of this was taking place not in his house, but ouside it. In fact, according to the police report the officers were leaving when Gates just had to take one more abusive shouting rant at them - that's when he was arrested.Did the cope do the smart thing? Probably not. But injecting race in this situation was wrong, and it was Gates who did it. Moreover, he was the one person who couild have avoided the problem at the begining. He was not without fault.
The fact that he was in his home is the key. Once that had been established there was, literally, no reason for the police to even be on his property. The fact that he was surly or nasty ON HIS OWN PROPERTY is not a crime. If a policeman walks by your house and you stand on your front porch exclaiming how much you hate the police, you have not committed a crime. There is no criminal code provision that requires you to "be nice" to police officers.
Since there were no witnesses to the goings on here and there is no particular reason to accept the account of either of the participants as perfectly true, it seems to me best simply to say this incident was unfortunate and regrettable, and then say no more. Further comment is likely to tell more about the commentator than the incident.
Here is the definitive account of why the police officer's actions were so outrageous:http://www.samefacts.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-t.cgi/7076 I support the police, of course, but having been treated abusively in the last few years for conduct that wasn't by any stretch disruptive I definitely think that it's important to call police out for improper conduct. And if you don't have time to read the whole thing, here are some key "facts" that Mr. Hannaway didn't refer to:"But for the sake of education, let's watch while Crowley makes it worse. Read on. He's staying put in Gates' home, having been asked to leave, and Gates is demanding his identification. What does Crowley do? He suggests that if Gates wants his name and badge number, he'll have to come outside to get it. What? Crowley may be forgiven for the initial approach and questioning, but surely he should understand that a citizen will be miffed at being questioned about his right to be in his own home. Perhaps Crowley could commit the following sentences to memory: "I'm sorry for disturbing you," and "I'm glad you're all right.""Spoiling for a fight, Crowley refuses to repeat his name and badge number. Most of us would hand over a business card or write the information on a scrap of paper. No, Crowley is upset and he's mad at Gates. He's been accused of racism. Nobody likes that, but if a cop can't take an insult without retaliating, he's in the wrong job. When a person is given a gun and a badge, we better make sure he's got a firm grasp on his temper. If Crowley had called Gates a name, I'd be disappointed in him, but Crowley did something much worse. He set Gates up for a criminal charge to punish Gates for his own embarrassment."By telling Gates to come outside, Crowley establishes that he has lost all semblance of professionalism. It has now become personal and he wants to create a violation of 272/53. He gets Gates out onto the porch because a crowd has gathered providing onlookers who could experience alarm. Note his careful recitation (tumultuous behavior outside the residence in view of the public). And please do not overlook Crowley's final act of provocation. He tells an angry citizen to calm down while producing handcuffs. The only plausible question for the chief to ask about that little detail is: "Are you stupid, or do you think I'm stupid?" Crowley produced those handcuffs to provoke Gates and then arrested him. The decision to arrest is telling. If Crowley believed the charge was valid, he could have issued a summons. An arrest under these circumstances shows his true intent: to humiliate Gates."
One of the few advantages of living in a village of under 2,000 souls is that the two cops here know everybody--white, black, hispanic and other. They don't do this by just driving around in their cruisers, but by walking around, visiting the schools, and, yes, having coffee and donuts at the local cafe.They know who you are, where you live, what kind of car you drive (and they'll help you break into it with their Slim Jim if you leave the keys in it when you go to the beauty shop, while a crowd of geezers gathers around giving advice and telling telling loud stories about stupid things their wives have done while you want to crawl inside your keyless purse). They also solve crimes! A good police force recruits and hires sufficient individuals individuals who have a good instincts about human relations, keep their heads in tense situations, know the territory, and get acquainted with the people they are assigned to serve and protect. Henry Louis Gates, whatever motivated him to mouth off, would have failed to get a rise out of a good cop.
I would love to go back to the days of the beat cop. Although I imagine that wasn't always Mayberry, either.But what I would really like to see is an eminently cultured, highly respected professor, who could certainly be expected to draw on his own extensive communications skills to diffuse a situation, take responsibility for losing his temper.
This was a 'good' outcome from a police minority encounter; all involved should have dinner together and give thanks. Four police and the perp were shot to death in Oakland this year in a similar encounter. It's a who cares , news story. if it was Poduck community college.
Barbara, thanks.
This is certainly a Rorschach test. I guess neither Gates nor the cop was on his best behavior, but it sounds very much like the arrest was -- as the title of the thread says -- a case of the cop showing Gates who was boss. He abused his authority. As I watched Obama commenting, the thought came into my mind that in New York City, when an unarmed civilian is accidentally shot and killed by the police, it's always a black male. Nobody keeps statistics about how many unarmed, innocent black males are mistreated by the police, and it is probably very rare that anybody but a Harvard professor has a chance to get anywhere if he wants a complaint to be taken seriously.It is very easy for white people, who will never be pulled over for "driving while black," to give the benefit of the doubt to the police.
Although I imagine that wasnt always Mayberry, either.Here is my idea for a new television series: CSI: Mayberry.
Mayberry jokes aside, was it Gates' responsibility to "diffuse the situation"? That is, is it any citizen's responsibility to calm down a hopped up cop during a misunderstanding? I don't think so. Hope that clears everything up, cuz I gotta go ask Aunt Bea about a pie crust recipe now.
I think a nostalgia show might be more accurately titled Mayberry, KKK.David, I've been stopped for crazy reasons. Isn't everybody? My friend and I were pulled over because she was driving her little Mazda too slow in the fast lane. Yes, it's a hazard, but it's a funny thing to stop teenagers for. One time I was saying my prayers in the Poor Clares parking lot and a cop pulled in and asked me what I was up to. He took a while to shake off, actually.Should I have immediately become so enraged that my first instinct was to prove to the cop how unfair he was, and to report him?
There's consensus here that police can get very 'hoped up" when their discretion is questioned.Racial profiling is a problem well recognized in the enforcement community.How a citizen reacts may be conditioned on the circumstances in a given matter, but ...the clear expectation should be that police should respond professionally and be especially sensitive in matters of race.
Kathy, read this:http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/mcwhorter/archive/2009/07/22/gates-is-rig... much of how we react rests on preconceived notions or expectations regarding how we are likely to be treated. To ignore the rather overwhelming evidence that black men are not treated as well by the police as young white girls is to ignore reality.
Young white girls (which I'm not, by the way) who lose their tempers during basic police inquiries are almost certainly not treated well.It's an incident, not a "narrative." It's basic police work and basic citizenry, not an outrage. I read the blog post, Barbara. Perhaps you could elaborate on why you pointed to it? I agree that injustice and profiling exist. But it's a category error to read them into every situation. I don't see it here at all.
Besides profiling, and connected to it, here is another aspect of the justice system that I do believe need a serious overhaul, and that is the procedure of indictments.I sat on a Grand Jury in DC. My jury focused on in-and-out drug cases. Cops were readily believed, suspects were almost always indicted. Identifications in some cases seemed very tenuous. What is an indicted kid going to do, even if innocent? He's probably going to plead out. I habitually questioned the police witnesses very closely. My fellow jurors, most of whom were Afro-American, reproached me. One man said, "Just wait until drugs come into your neighborhood."But my sense was that there was a real opportunity for injustice. Once indicted, it's often advantageous to take a plea bargain--and it's very easy to get indicted, mistaken identity or not.
The police officer refused to identify himself to a man who was inside his own home after it had been definitively established that it was, indeed his own home, and then demanded that said man "come outside" if he wanted to know his identity. And yet, you seem able to focus solely on Gates' conduct. Why is that?
Barbara, why is that? Isn't it obvious? I'm a racist.Haha. No, the reason is that, when sorting out incidents, I like to go step by step. Step 10 or so is the cop's overreaction. Gates' was first.Step 1: Gates did an unusual thing. He broke into his own house, which was a good action, but might look bad to neighbors or passersby. Whether a white girl or black man breaks into a house, questions may well arise. That's part of the good and bad of having neighbors.Step 1 is blame-neutral.Step 2: Neighbor calls police to report break-in. Is this call racially motivated? Perhaps. Would the call have been made if two white men broke into the house? Perhaps, but maybe not necessarily. Should the caller have known and recognized Gates? Would she have if he were white?Step 2 is possibly blameworthy.Step 3: Officer responds, to protect property-- Gates' property, in fact. It would be disrepectful of Gates' rights if he did not respond. In order to investigate he had to talk to the person who broke in. That person was Gates. Step 3 is blameless, in fact a positive action.And yet Step 3 offended Gates.Step 4: Gates refuses, to some degree at least, to cooperate with police.I'd be perfectly happy to move on to the officer's actions if we can all agree that Gates made the first unreasonable move, that "context" doesn't warrant such behavior, and that we're better off having police investigating break-ins.I'd be even happier if we could agree that using the existence of real injustice to justify an unwarranted bout of rage is a disgrace to the memory of truly heroic actions and to victims of this country's egregious history of racist policies and attacks.
For what it's worth, here's a link to a interview with Gates in today's edition of The Root, an online publication that he founded and edits and which is owned by the Washington Post: http://www.theroot.com/views/skip-gates-speaksObviously I can't vouch for Gates' rendition of the facts, but assuming it's anywhere close to true, it inspires some thoughts:1. There's a world of difference between having a police officer knock on your door and say, "Good afternoon, sir. We received a report of a possible break-in here. May I speak with you for a moment?" and, "Would you step outside onto the porch?" Remember, you're looking at a man who is wearing a sport coat and slacks and holding a telephone.2. The wisdom of defying a person with a badge and a gun aside, how many of us would feel comfortable being ordered, without explanation, to leave our house and present ourselves outside for questioning by the police? That doesn't sound like America to me.3. Here's a bit of perspective from another city: http://www.policeone.com/investigations/articles/1857461-Store-video-cat... Wycliff
Joseph Gannon wrote:Since there were no witnesses to the goings on here and there is no particular reason to accept the account of either of the participants as perfectly true, it seems to me best simply to say this incident was unfortunate and regrettable, and then say no more. Further comment is likely to tell more about the commentator than the incident.--I've read quite a bit on this incident, and I am afraid that Joseph Cannon is right. Myself, this incident reminded me of the old Jewish joke about the rabbi listening to two disputatious women. "You're right," he said after listening to the first woman. "You're right," he said after listening to the second woman, who gave a different version. "How," asked the rabbi's wife, "is it possible that both of them are right?" The rabbi thought for a few moments and said, "You're right too."Not sure if this is relevant or not to the Gates incident, but according to the wikipedia entry on Gates:Sgt. James Crowley, the arresting officer, says that he is not racist, pointing to his actions trying to resuscitate Reggie Lewis while working as a campus police officer at Brandeis University in 1993. Crowley stated that has no "ill feelings toward the professor" but that he has nothing to apologize for.[20]
Both Gates and the police have acknowledged the incident was unfortunate and regrettable, or something to that effect. But it is ignited again by comments from POTUS yesterday.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/us/23race.html?ref=usThe statement was a bit of political jujitsu that acknowledged the intense security that surrounds any president while letting sink in the image of what would happen to a black man who might seem to be breaking into the White House.Mr. Obamas response immediately lit up the blogosphere, where a debate developed over whether he had gone too far...
Concerning the law in this situation (which the good sergeant had to know long before becoming a police sergeant), Slate has an Explainer segment that summarizes it well:
Gates repeatedly requested the arresting officer's name and badge number. Gates says the officer provided neither, although the officer claims that he did, in fact, state his name. Was the officer required to provide this information?Yes. Massachusetts law requires police officers to carry identification cards and present them upon request. Officers are also required to wear a "badge, tag, or label" with their name and/or identifying number. The law is aimed at precisely the situation in questionsuspects who feel their rights are being violated. Few other states impose this requirement on their officers as a matter of law, but many individual police departments, such as the New York Police Department, have adopted it (PDF) as a matter of policy.Gates initially refused to emerge from his home and provide identification. Was he required to?No. There's nothing to stop an officer from requesting your presence on the front porch or asking you questions, but he cannot force you to identify yourself or come out of your house without probable cause. (The rules are different for drivers and immigrants, who are required to provide identification upon request.) If you don't feel like chatting, ask the officer whether you are free to go about your business. If he answers no, you are being detained, which means the officer must acknowledge and abide by your full menu of civil rights, including the famous Miranda warnings.
The instant that Gates identified himself as the homeowner any trace of probable cause of exigent circumstances dissapeared. This means that he could only enter or remain in Gates' house with a warrant, or with Gates' permission. The sergeant was legally required, in Massachusetts, to identify himself immediatly, not just his name, but proof beyond an easily obtainable costume that he was in fact a policeman. It does not matter at all if Gates was being nice about it or not. This would be a bit exrreme, but Gates or his driver could have called 911 and reported the police sergeant as an intruder -- because at that moment he was.This is not a matter of who was being a bigger jerk. Centuries of common law, the Fourth Amendment, state law, and a rather large stack of specific case law place limits on what police can do, with a wide leeway built in to make sure police can do their job. This was outside of that.
Kathy, right, and my comment is that step 4 -- that Gates gets huffy but, crucially DOES produce identification showing his right to be in the house. Ergo, he cooperates, and the only thing he does "wrong" is that he makes it clear that he is unhappy about being required to provide his ID in the first place. This is not a crime. Which is to say, that nothing in Step 1-4 in any way justified Step 5, the officer's refusal to provide Gates with HIS identifying information, which request, apparently caused the officer to go around the bend when he realize that a complaint might be filed against him, and thus pretty clearly willfully escalate the confrontation with Gates. Gates may have gotten huffy and upset, but the police officer escalated -- and that is exactly what police officers are supposed NOT to do.
Enough already.. if this keeps up we will be hearing from Pat Buchanan and Al Sharpton.. and their nasty wisdom .. cable news is making the calls now ...ugh
Barbara, are you clear on the timeline of Step 4? When did he produce his ID? After how many minutes of arguing?I can just imagine if a cop stops me driving. "License and registration, please." Then me yelling for--how long?--before finally handing over my documents. Somehow "cooperation" is not what I would call that.Huffy okay. Upset okay. Unreasonable delay in complying with a perfectly reasonable request because huffy and upset, uncooperative citizen, not okay. And I'm pretty sure it's against the law. Steps 5 on: The officer, was wrong to refuse to identify himself, especially after Gates (eventually) identified himself. He was wrong not to leave the house, and he was wrong to trick Gates into going onto the porch. That looks incredibly like entrapment to me. He was wrong to arrest somebody he'd tricked into a code violation. If I'm accurately reading his actions, he deserves disciplinary action.I think Gates should at most have gotten a ticket or something, if indeed the stautes say that people have to cooperate "promptly" or "immediately." But his arrest was wrong and a civil rights violation whether race had anything to do with the officer's actions or not.And yet the fact remains that all of this could easily have been avoided if Gates had just reasonably realized that people who break into houses look suspicious, that breaking into one's own house "looks" exactly like breaking into anyone else's house, and if he could possibly even have summoned up the perspective to laugh it off. Gates is perhaps the preeminent scholar on race in the country. He's the dean. More than anyone else he should be able to recognize the difference between a racially charged question and a regular question. I think he blew the call.
No question there is racial profiling and that a black person will be questioned much more than a white person. But there is no question in my mind that Skip Gates was out of order and provocative. The Sergeant has said that Gates referred to Gates' mother. Why everyone is slightly faulting Gates and strongly accusing Crowley is unfair in my opinion. Secondly, Obama made an enormous gaffe. He made a valid point on the wrong story. Rightly or wrongly we all know that you remain calm when a police office approaches. We know he is a police officer. S/he does not know who we are. Gates exploited this situation and that does not serve him well. He should not get away with that. Nor should Obama.
Kathy, your analysis is missing something pretty crucial: the balance of power was all on the policeman's side. He had the weapon; he had the power to make an arrest, incarcerate, cook up charges, etc. to teach the non-cop not to mess with him. That's why the responsibility can't be shifted back to Gates, no matter how much you might disapprove of his alleged behavior. He can do whatever he wants in his house; the police can't arrest him because they don't like his hospitality. It's great that you were able to keep your cool when being questioned by police officers for stupid reasons. But if you weren't such a model citizen, if you got shouty and asked for a badge number and all that, it still wouldn't be even a little bit OK for the police officer to arrest you when he had the option of simply walking (or driving) away. "Sorry to have bothered you." That's all the cop needed to say. Attempts to make this anything other than a story about a cop abusing his authority end up reminding me of the old joke -- "You're under arrest?" "What for?" "Resisting arrest!"
I don't follow, Mollie. I'm trying to understand exactly what you mean. You seem to be suggesting that citizens when confronted by police in their own homes can speak as they please, resist as they may, and always be right, Not just within the law, but also right. And the reason they are right is they have less power. Is this what you mean? Correct me if I misunderstand.
Kathy,The more I read, the more I think Gates acted obnoxiously. But I agree with Mollie. It seems to me that the arrest for disorderly conduct was to punish Gates for obnoxious behavior that was not a crime. Both men felt they were being disrespected. Gate's response was to be loud and obnoxious and threaten to file a complaint. Crowley's reaction was to arrest and handcuff Gates and take him in to be booked. The arrest was not for failure to cooperate. It was not for resisting arrest. It was punishment for behaving in a way that Crowley didn't like. Which one would I rather have a beer with? Crowley. I'd take his side in this matter right up to the moment he made the arrest. But the arrest was a mistake.
MollieThe one thing the officer didn't have was information, and had Gates provided it reasonably and promptly it would have been over in 5 minutes.If you are able, you should listen to the officer's interview - it is all over the radio in Boston, so I don't know where it originated. And BTW, there were witnesses, and they so far have coroborated Sgt Crowley's version of events - including the fact that the whole thing started with him saying something like - I am Sgt Crowley with the Cambridge Police and I am investigating an active break-in could you step out on the porch so I can speak with you. and Gates saying (or shouting) something like - Why because I am a black man in America?Crowley's version was not that this ticked him off, but that it seemed a strange response. When he saked if there were other people in the house, Gates said - that's none of your business.Try and put yourself in his shoes. He's been told by a witness that there are two men - he sees one. The possibilities are endless at this point. Moreover, Gates is acting in an unusual and unreasonable manner. Is he under durress? Are there two other people inside and Gates doesn't know about it? Is this a dometic violence situation? Granted, at some point Crowley figures what's what. Should he have arrested him? As far as the whole - in his own house argument - he was definitely outside - all four cops and two witnesses confirm this, and he warned twice that he would be arrested if he didn't stop shouting and name calling. Also, I have seen arguments about Gates being "lured" outside, but Criowley explained - and it seems reasonable - the he wanted him outside because it is safer for both the cop and the subject to be out of a confined space if things escalate. Crowley made a judgment call, and you may or may not agree with it, but it is unfair, and I think inaccurate to attribute it to race.
The more one looks into it the worse Gates looks. Maybe it is a case of power (or status) corrupts. "According to the report, Professor Gates also accused the sergeant of being racist and yelled that he wasnt someone to mess with. Right. He is not someone to mess with. He is the expert on racism while he pulls a racism gotcha."Charles J. Ogletree, a Harvard professor who is acting as Professor Gatess lawyer, said he had looked into Sergeant Crowleys professional record but would not say whether he had found anything troubling."What about the reverse. Gates' professional record? Situations do nor create character. They reveal it. "Mr. Ogletree added that Professor Gates had not ruled out a lawsuit, but that for now, he was focusing on how to keep the country talking about issues of race and law enforcement. "Yeah. Thanks Officer Crowley for furthering my agenda. This is now becoming hucksterism. Enter stage left--Al Sharpton.
I stand by my previous comment and would add, that after listening to the nPR report this morning, there's something of a Rashomon phenomenon here not onl yamong the principals, but the commentators.I think continuing to badget the topic serves little useful purpose except to make talking heads and bloggers happy/
Crowley made a judgment call, and you may or may not agree with it, but it is unfair, and I think inaccurate to attribute it to race.I think there is absolutely no way to know if race played a role here in Crowley's thinking, so I think it is only fair to assume it didn't. But it apparently was instantly the issue for Gates. So it is fairly clear that it was Gates who was the one engaging in racial stereotyping. However, it seems clear to me that Crowley was saying, "If you don't shut up, I'm going to arrest you." It's kind of like when parents say to kids, "If you don't stop crying, I'll give you something to cry about!" I would certainly want a police officer to try to calm things down under this kind of situation. After all, it had been established that no breaking and entering had taken place and Gates was in his own home. I don't think it is wrong, in the wake of this incident, to point out that many blacks fear and distrust the police, and with good reason. But I still think Gates was in the wrong to instantly jump to the conclusion that he was the victim of racism.I remember a laugh-out-loud funny moment on the old show Sanford and Son when Fred Sanford (Red Foxx) called an airline and got a recorded message something like, "All our representatives are busy. Please stay on the line. You will be connected with the next available representative." And Fred Sanford muttered to himself, "I bet I wouldn't have to wait if I was white." I think Gates might have been doing something a bit similar in instantly assuming he was dealing with a racial incident.
As someone who travels alot, often gets home about midnight after a long day, and is dragging stuff into my house in the dark, I have to admit that my first response to descriptions of Gates' behaviour was puzzlement. I couldn't imagine responding that way in such a situation - even if i was really tired.My response is, of course, colored by the fact that I've never had any kind of bad experience with the law and so my immediate first response would be "There must be some kind of bizarre mistake going on here." It would never occur to me to come out swinging verbally or to even feel afraid. (I was once mistaken for an Arab terrorist by Israeli security in the Arab part of jerusalem cause I was waiting on a street corner for ride across the street from a mosque - but also kitty-corner from the American Embassy. But even in that situation, my "innocence" kept me from taking in or fully believing the potential of the situation in which I found myself.)If one had had lots of experiences of being harassed because of race or some other factor, I understand that it would be easy to respond with "they are doing it again". But I would still expect a more balanced response from a man of Gates' background and standing. Unless there are some other factors that we know nothing about.
Mr. Gannon, I agree with you. Furthermore, when a police officer leaves his/her home to go on patrol, it could be his/her last time doing so! (Unrelated point: domestic disturbance runs are among the most dangerous scenarios faced by law enforcement.)Based on the information provided by Mr. Hannaway, it would certainly appear that Professor Gates --- weariness from overseas travel, difficulty getting into house, etc. --- behaved inappropriately toward the police officer. I acknowledge the reality of racial profiling in our country, but if it is operative in this case, it would appear to be on the part of the good professor, not the officer.
Getting to yes: What would it take for Gates, Crowley to shake handshttp://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/getting_to_yes.ht... Pride seems like an insurmountable obstacle sometimes. On one hand, you have a black man who has withstood taunts from other blacks for working with The Man and achieving success in mainstream society. On the other hand, you've got an officer who is sworn to uphold civil society, dealing with, in his mind, someone who is being decidedly uncivil. How do you get both sides to admit they maybe went too far?Mnookin: What I would ask each is if they would find it valuable to have an opportunity to really explain to the other person their perspective, to really make it clear what their perspective is, and as part of that, would they be willing to take in the perspective of the other.
Definitely my last comment. It seems to me that both of these guys erred in one primary way, and that was to take the other's behavior personally. They didn't know each other, and I can understand why the police officer was extremely insulted at being called a racist, but he shouldn't have been. Why? Because he should have known that the guy in question was being irrational under the circumstances. In any event, police officers are supposed to find alternative ways of dealing with insults besides ratcheting up the temperature by producing handcuffs.
"I dont think it is wrong, in the wake of this incident, to point out that many blacks fear and distrust the police, and with good reason. "Completely agree. And that's all I'm going to say!
If Obama had only said "wrong-headed" rather than "stupid," this would only have been yesterday's news.He's an intelligent man, but made a stupid (oops, wrong-headed) mistake this time.I'll chalk it up to his being exhausted and depressed because of the sheer idiocy with which he has had to deal (mostly from alleged Democrats) over the healthcare situation.I wonder how many times he has said to his family: maybe I made one hell of a mistake in taking this job?
It's over. Obama invited both to the White House for beer.... solved....next issue please? Vatican III is easy after race... ?Jim; No drinks after Margaret's talk.. over half of SF are friends of Bill... (-:
I think this incident provides a teachable moment, except that it isn't about race. There are other occasions on that. This occasion, however, is teachable about disorderly conduct.As suggested in the article below, officers vary in their perceptions and reactions to "disorderly conduct." It's a relief to hear, really. Like all of us, police officers aren't machines. They can't behave the same; indeed, they shouldn't.While this incident has all the markings of "he said, she said" (or "he said, he said"), my own suspicion is that Crowley was ticked off when Gates accused him of racism. I wish the journalists had asked the police interviewed for the article about accusations of racism while on the line of duty & reactions to them. But again it is disorderly conduct rather than race that is rightly (if slightly belatedly) receiving attention from the media.--http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/us/25cop.htmlThough Professor Gates said he was not abusive and was the victim of racism, the police report said he told Sgt. James M. Crowley, Ill speak with your mama outside.Several officers interviewed in four cities on Friday said they tried to ignore such remarks. Others said they had zero tolerance for being treated disrespectfully in public.The line of when to put on handcuffs is a personal and blurry one, varying among officers in the same city, the same precinct, even the same patrol car.
"In any event, police officers are supposed to find alternative ways of dealing with insults besides ratcheting up the temperature by producing handcuffs."Barbara, Perhaps this is not your area as a lawyer. I suggest you are mixing up some serious things here. Yes police officers should be patient as Crowley was to a certain extent. The laws on the books against insulting a police officer are there for a very good reason. Copycats multiply. Unfortunately, excessive tolerance leads to chaos and an uncomfortable society if not criminal. This is why Giuliani was such a success in New York. Hoods were running the streets even in Manhattan. Squeegee characters were intimidating locals and tourists if they would object to washing their windows. Boom boxes were ubiquitous and insulting of officers was widespread. There was a famous incident where Giuliani had people arrested who mooned him. He could have let it go. But he was making a point. This is a society of laws. No question Giuliani was excessive in some things. But his general thrust on the law was right and people appreciated it.Even Gates was sure to mention that he respected the police. For sure because without them his upscale house would be at serious risk as it would be for anybody. We rightly prosecute police abuses. At the same time we acknowledge that the making of law and order is in the hands of the police.
This situation spun out of control for one reason: PRIDE. If someone was willing to back down, this would never have happened. I understand completely how insulted Professor Gates was to be in his own home and to have an officer approach him about a potential burglary. Whatever happened after that, oh well. But, when it was established that he was not a burglar, these words should have been said by Officer Crowley: "Im sorry, Sir....". That would have diffused everything, I'm sure. Instead, the officer's pride was hurt because the Professor was not fearful (oh no, are you kidding me, how dare him show no fear of the police!). Yes, he was not fearful, had the audacity to question why the officer was there, etc, etc. Now, that being said, if Professor Gates had calmed down, as hard as that was to do, he probably would not have been arrested. When dealing with someone not willing to listen to reason, it is even more important to be calm, even if you have the absolute right to be upset. What especially disturbs me about this is the police report (I read it) said the officer was trying to radio in something and couldn't because the Professor was yelling and the "acoustics" in his kitchen were not good. So, he turned to go outside and invited the Professon outside if he wanted to continue to speak to him. After going outside on his porch, he was then arrested. Ok, follow me here--did the officer know he couldn't arrest the Professor unless he was outside of his home? Did he knowlingly "set him up" by "inviting" him outside to talk and then arrested him for "disorderly conduct", which is something that must be done publicly? I wonder...To make the arrest was a judgement call, a call that, I think ,was poor judgement, and was an angry response to the Professor. A little empathy could have gone a long way.
Race in this situation is a straw man.It can be incontrovertibly true that Gates was rude. Horribly, inexcusably rude.There are remedies for rudeness - being deprived of your freedom, even for 4 hours is not one of them.It doesn't matter if you're white, black, green or purple.
KAnnThe officers pride was hurt because the Professor was not fearful?? Really??Perhaps it was not fear he was hoping to get, but, oh, say reasonableness, common human decency perhaps.Maybe the ultimate decision to arrest the man wasn't the right one - like the President, I don't have all the facts, but I won't say it was stupid, and I don't think there is any evidence that it was motivated by personal or racial animus.David,You say -"I dont think it is wrong, in the wake of this incident, to point out that many blacks fear and distrust the police, and with good reason."and I say, in the words of Sherman T Potter - horse hockeyThis incident had nothing to do with race until this wealthy, arrogant, Ivy Leaguer who happens to be black interjected it. Why is this suddenly a learning opportunity for everyone else? When people behave badly it's best to focus the attention on that, and not everything else that might be wrong anywhere else.
Apropos of nothing but my own late middle-aged crankiness, the inimitable Sherman T. Potter's phrase was "horse PUCKEY."

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((brightlines_include)) After a decade of brutal political trench warfare, the surreal debate in the U.S. on the reality of climate change is over. A Democratic Congress looking to put climate in play in 2008, serious buy-in for federal regulation from a band of corporate heavyweights, and a rash of climate conversions from the likes of Pat Robertson and Frank Luntz (author of the infamous strategy memo advising Bush administration operatives how to muddle the climate change debate) demonstrate that a significant and probably permanent shift in climate change political gravity has taken place within the last year. U.S. environmentalists have a very brief opportunity to reshape our climate agenda in order to meet the demands and seize the opportunities of new circumstances, and the stakes could not be higher. It is likely that the actions of U.S. environmentalists in the next two or three years –- more so than any other group of people on the planet -– will determine whether a functional global response to abrupt climate change is advanced.
((brightlines_include)) Our climate agenda is inadequate and may even be detrimental to the sort of effort U.S. environmentalists must now undertake. I'd like to offer for comment an alternative "bright lines" framework for climate action, and propose a shift in role and agenda for U.S. environmentalists that takes account of the circumstances in which we find ourselves and squarely faces the almost incomprehensible challenge before us. Our goal, put starkly and simply, is to prevent the planned investment of $20 trillion over the next 25 years to increase fossil fuel supply, substituting in its place a crash global program -- capitalized at the same level -- to cut emissions, improve efficiencies, and develop renewables. The choice should not be viewed, in the frequently invoked Robert Frost imagine, as " two roads diverged." The world is committed whole hog to fossil fuels, and there is no other road -- yet. To create one will require restructuring the world's largest corporations, inventing appealing, low- or zero-carbon consumer products, and convincing the world's most powerful, nuclear-weapon-equipped nations to leave their reserves of oil, gas, and coal in the ground. We have less than a decade to do it. Tectonic social change on such a scale is rapid, haphazard, and non-linear. It cannot be achieved in the time left to us by incremental, measured steps. The image of change we should carry in our minds is not Cape Wind or Toyota Prius, but the Berlin Wall crashing down.
Today is Part V of Ken Ward's response to "The Death of Environmentalism," in which he concludes by laying out concrete steps the movement could take to mount an appropriate response to the danger of global warming. It's a bold strategy -- curious to hear what readers think of it. Don't forget to read Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV.
Today comes Part IV of Ken Ward's response to "The Death of Environmentalism," in which he argues that some of The Reapers' ire -- nay, most of it -- should have been reserved for environmental funders. The narrow focus, political ineptitude, and technocratic fixes come not from the environmental advocacy groups, he says, but from the foundations that fund them. Good stuff today. (An edited version of this installment appears today in Soapbox.) Don't forget to read Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part V.
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Today comes Part III of Ken Ward's response to "The Death of Environmentalism," in which Ken argues that environmentalists should resist efforts to make environmental justice the core tenant of the movement and instead refocus on the most successful weapon in their arsenal: protest. Don't forget to read Part I, Part II, Part IV, and Part V.
Today we present Part II of Ken Ward's response to "The Death of Environmentalism," in which he argues that greens should reject the political position embedded in Lakoff's framing analysis -- namely, that environmentalism is just one more single-issue liberal group. Rather, the green movement should preserve its ability to speak across the left/right divide and focus on mobilizing and energizing its core supporters. Don't forget to read Part I, and Part III, Part IV, and Part V.
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Auburn Takes Unblemished Record To Death Valley
It is Saturday night in Baton Rouge and that can mean only one thing-SEC football is in full effect!! The undefeated Auburn Tigers will look to move to 4-0 as they take on the #6 ranked LSU Tigers. Last season LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger struggled on the road as LSU picked up a hard fought 12-10 victory.
Key Stats:
-LSU has won 2 straight games and the home team has won 11 of the last 13 games in the series.
-LSU has to play Georgia the week after this matchup- will they be looking ahead to the Bullodgs?
-LSU offense is hitting on all cylinders averaging 46 points per game over their first three games of the year.
-LSU ranked 38th in the nation in rushing offense at 218.7 rushing yards per game
-LSU wide receivers are the strength of the team with Odell Beckham with 15 receptions for 330 yards with 4 touchdowns and 22.2 yards per catch/Jarvis Landry with 17 receptions for 246 yards and 5 touchdown
-LSU even in turnover margin
-LSU defense giving up 110 rushing yards per game and 157 passing yards per game.
-LSU only has 6 sacks on the season defensively
-Auburn had comeback victory over SEC opponent Miss. State pulling out a 24-20 victory.
-Auburn defense has only given up 17.7 points per game over three games.
-Auburn pass defense has been mediocre yielding 276.3 passing yards per game.
-Auburn rushing defense giving up 157.33 yards per game and facing a strong rushing attack in LSU
-Auburn running backs of Tre Mason and Corey Grant have been having solid season. Mason is averaging 5.3 rushing yards per carry and Grant is averaging 9.6 yards per carry.
-Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall came on late in the ball game against MSU. Marshall completed 23 of 34 passes for 339 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 INT's.
-Auburn rushing offense is on fire averaging 238.6 yards per game and 201.7 passing yards per game.
Check back for the prediction of this game on Thursday!!!
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When looking to invest or generate income with peer-to-peer lending, it is important to consider what your goals are and what part this money plays in your overall financial situation. Understanding what you have in mind for this money can help you then determine how much money you should have in the peer-to-peer marketplace.
Prosper Lending as an Asset Class
In order to fully understand the role that this type of money plays, you first have to understand how it works as an asset class. The most common types of assets are:
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Cash
- Real Estate
Sure, there are other derivatives of asset types, but these are the four most common types of assets that make up a typical person's portfolio. So, where does peer-to-peer lending fit in?
When you lend money to someone on Prosper, it is essentially the same as buying a bond. A bond is defined as: "A certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government, individual, or corporation to an individual holder, usually bearing a fixed rate of interest."
For example, when you buy a U.S. Savings Bond, you are lending money to the government, and in return they agree to repay you over a specified amount of time plus a specific amount of interest. The same transaction happens in peer-to-peer lending-only the agreement is between two individuals.
Comparing Prosper Loans and Bond Risk
All bonds are not created equal, and depending on the issuer, a bond may carry more or less risk than another bond. Take government bonds for example. These are considered the safest of all bonds because repayment is backed by the full faith and credit of the government. This security comes at a price-lower interest rates.
Then consider corporate bonds. These are companies seeking loans from investors. Since the repayment generally isn't guaranteed, they typically command a higher interest rate to attract lenders. Very large and stable corporations will typically have lower interest rates, whereas very small or financially insecure companies may offer very high interest rates because the possibility of defaulting on the bond is much higher.
Prosper loans are no different. The higher the risk of default, typically the higher the interest rate you can receive. If you are interested in funding a Prosper loan to someone with a poor credit rating, relatively high debt-to-income ratio and a 21% interest rate, you have to realize that this is no different than buying a bond from a small start-up internet company that has a chance of failing. With the higher rate comes added risk.
Where This Fits Into Your Portfolio
Now that we've determined that peer-to-peer loans are nothing more than personal bonds, where do they fit into your portfolio? To answer that, it comes down to what your goal for this money is. Do you want to generate regular income that you can use today? Do you want to simply generate income so that you can place the money into more Prosper loans? Or is this all part of the bigger picture where you're looking to simply accumulate more money for long-term goals such as retirement?
Short-Term Goals
For short-term income you can focus more on diversifying across different Prosper loans and cash you may have elsewhere compared to how it fits within your overall portfolio. Short-term goals can put this money at risk, but you are doing so knowing that it is money you can afford to possibly lose or earn less since it isn't being used to fund something like retirement.
Here you want to focus developing a good mix of loans and cash that produces the highest reward with least amount of risk. As far as how much money you should be putting into this practice, you really just want to make sure that you are comfortable with the amount of funds you have committed and that tying this money up isn't sacrificing your other long-term goal funding.
Long-Term Goals
When P2P lending with a long-term focus, things are a little bit different. Since this money makes up part of your portfolio that shares a similar goal, you want to make sure they work together and you keep your risk/reward balance in-check.
You may have heard about typical asset allocations before that are based on age and risk-tolerance-90/10 mix of stocks and bonds, 70/30, 30/70, and so on. Conventional wisdom suggests that the younger you are, the more aggressive you can be with stocks because you have more time to recover from losses and see higher long-term average returns. As you age and approach retirement, you generally move to a more conservative approach that protects principal since you likely are or will be living off of that money.
Comparing Prosper loans to bonds is only a start, because you first need to know what type of bonds you're dealing with. Remember, most of the asset allocation models consider the bond portion as a very conservative bond position that consists of primarily government bonds for guaranteed principal. When lending money on Prosper, you aren't getting a guarantee that the government will pay you back, so these loans are much more like corporate bonds where there is a varying degree of risk.
That being said, does this mean if you consider yourself someone who should be in a 90% stock and 10% bond portfolio that you should allocate 10% of your assets to Prosper? Not exactly. Remember, in a typical asset allocation strategy, the bond holdings are used to safeguard your stock declines with protection of principal and interest payments. Thinking about corporate bonds and Prosper loans is closer to comparing them to stocks in this regard.
So, if you have a $100,000 long-term portfolio that is appropriately invested in 75% stocks and 25% bonds, what would be reasonable as a peer-to-peer lending allocation? If you're seeking low-quality loans and trying to obtain the highest interest rates, your peer-to-peer lending holdings should be treated more like stock. This means that of your $75,000 in stocks, you should either sell some of the stock position to put in Prosper, or if adding new money, treat it as purchasing new stock and adjust your bond holdings appropriately.
If you are being much more conservative with your Prosper lending and seeking only the highest grade loans, you have a bit more flexibility. While even the highest rated borrowers aren't guaranteed to repay the loan, the likelihood is much higher. For the most part, you can probably be fairly comfortable in considering this money as part of the bond portion of your portfolio.
Final Thoughts
Ultimately, your financial portfolio is more of an art than science. There are no rules that are set in stone, and it is up to you to determine how much risk you're willing to take. Lending money on Prosper is a great way to add diversification to your portfolio, but you do need to understand how this money fits into your financial picture. Different goals will determine how much money you should allocate towards peer-to-peer lending and the amount of risk you should take.
Jeremy is the author of the personal finance blog Generation X Finance, which aims to help a unique generation achieve financial independence. Jeremy also writes for the Financial Planning topic over at About.com. He currently works as a retirement plan specialist with a focus on employer-sponsored plans.


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UCF Football began in January 1979 when the newly inaugurated Dr. Trevor Colborn announced he would look into a football team for the university. Within several months, Dr. Colborn and Athletics Director Jack O'Leary approved the formation of a new football team for UCF, which started play later that fall in NCAA Division III. Since then, UCF Football has seen enormous growth both with the success of its former players as well as its facilities. Several players went on to have stellar careers in the NFL, including UCF's most famous player, Daunte Culpepper. UCF Football comes home to the Brighthouse Networks Stadium in September 2007 after playing their first twenty eight seasons at the Citrus Bowl in downtown Orlando, Florida.
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August 11, 2008Mississippi College students will get the opportunity to meet with nearly a dozen area employers when MC's Office of Career Services hosts a Part-Time Job Fair on Sept. 3.
Representatives from such companies as Regions, Trustmark, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, Brown Bottling Company, UPS and the YMCA- Metro Jackson are expected to attend the event at the B.C. Rogers Student Center. The three-hour job fair begins at 11 a.m. in the MC cafeteria.
This is the first time MC has hosted a part-time job fair. The event is geared to reach students who want to make extra money while in school, said Karen Lindsey-Lloyd, the MC career services coordinator. She expects MC will host a similar event in the spring. The event is free.
Thousands of MC students return for fall semester classes beginning Aug. 27.
The MC career services office is also gearing up for its bigger Career Day on Feb. 19, 2009. That's the day at the B.C. Rogers Student Center when more than 70 Mississippi employers will flock to the Clinton campus. They will be on hand to conduct job interviews as they look to hire MC seniors and graduate students on track to graduate in May 2009.
For more information on MC's Part-Time Job Fair, call 601-925-7717 or visit the Office of Career Services on the third floor of Nelson Hall.


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Description: Painting shows one corner of the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida. Behind the building and a line of trees the sea is visible.
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Citation: Reproduction of a painting by Antonio Vedovelli, 19--
Digital ID: 12051
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Such spouted vessels were originally for domestic use, but were ideal for use as kensui, or waste water vessels, for the Tea Ceremony. Fine pieces such as this were probably made for that function. The mark 'Akahadayama' stamped on the base is that of a studio active in Kyoto from the end of the sixteenth century.


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(Photo courtesy of Kevin Sprague/Studio Two) Edith Wharton designed and built this home and gardens in Lowell, Mass. Is there no end to the country's foreclosure woes? Even Edith Wharton's home has the threat of foreclosure looming over its gracious, spacious roof. The Mount, a National Historic Landmark, is the home and gardens designed and […] [Read More]
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(Gloria Ferniz/ Express-News) The excitement continues for beer/condo fans. Word of the Lone Star Brewery's new ownership and future redevelopment came as good news for advocates of South Side development and for people who have ever wanted to live inside a brewery. Since the new owner has taken over, most of the work has involved […] [Read More]
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The national office of the Associated Builders and Contractors launched a program this week that will move the industry one step closer to having another green certification program. It began pilot testing a Green Contractor Certification program in the Washington, D.C. area. The program will offer certification to contractors who go green in their workplaces […] [Read More]
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We read a lot of real estate news and statistics, most of which are national numbers that lump all states together. But what's happening here? The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas emailed its Beige Book Wednesday, and here's my CliffsNotes version for real estate: The economy slowed in August and September thanks to Hurricane Ike. […] [Read More]
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Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching, so Nat from 3OH!3 was kind enough to share some sweet stories + an original poem with us! Check it out!
Who was your very first crush?
This teaching assistant that worked at our school. She was hot.
What's the most outrageous (or creative) thing you've done to get someone's attention?
I called a girl on the telephone once. Land line. 1999.
Can you tell us any memorable stories from Valentines Days past?
This one chick let her 55-foot long hair down for me to climb, once. I think her name was Repretzel
If you could date a character from a TV show, who would you choose?
Summer from the O.C. .... actually check that, Lurch from the Adams Family
What's the best relationship advice you've ever received?
Keep it secret, keep it safe. Or was that my world saving secret?
What's the worst romantic comedy you've ever seen?
Die Hard 4: Die Hardest, Die Tomorrow, Die Again, for Today.
What band/artist writes the best love songs?
Wesley Willis
How/Where will you spend Valentines Day 2012?
In the studio, with Greg Kurstin and Sean Foreman. I love those dudes very much.
Bonus: Will you write us a V-Day poem?
Don't eat the yellow snow, for that is where the mountain goats go
Well that was sweet of him! Happy Valentine's Day!
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Santa Fe – A Georgia O'Keeffe painting from the New Mexico museum that's named after her is going on the auction block in New York City.
"Canna Red and Orange" is estimated to bring $1.2 million to $1.8 million at Christie's on Wednesday.
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe is selling the 1926 oil depicting a colorful canna lily. It was originally owned by the Downtown Gallery in New York. In 1960, it was sold into a private collection and donated to the museum in 1997.
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Jay Woudstra, superintendent of Sioux Falls Christian Schools, speaks Thursday at Callaways during a meeting about a proposed Walmart store at 69th Street and Cliff Avenue. / Elisha Page/Argus Leader
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The city planning and zoning board is expected to hear the rezoning request at its March 7 meeting.
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Concerned residents packed into a meeting on Thursday to voice concerns about a proposed new Walmart in southeast Sioux Falls.
More than 100 people attended a meeting at Callaways to talk about the retail giant, which wants to build a 150,000-square-foot store on the northeast corner of 69th Street and Cliff Avenue.
Thursdays meeting was aimed at gathering the publics concerns and comments on the proposed project. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. invited residents who live within approximately 400 feet of the proposed store site to the meeting. No one with Wal-Mart corporate attended.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has filed an application with the city to rezone portions of property at 69th and Cliff where the company would like to build its third Sioux Falls store.
Much of the 17-acre parcel is zoned for commercial use. A portion is proposed to be rezoned from office to commercial to allow for parking, and another portion rezoned to recreation/conservation to deal with storm water, and will act as a buffer between the existing wetlands in that area and the store.
Many residents who attended the meeting were disgruntled at those leading the project. Many said Wal-Mart, Inc.s decision to pursue a store in the neighborhood, which is highly populated with homes, apartment buildings and a school, is a mistake.
If I wanted to live next to a Walmart, I would have built a house next to a Walmart. I could drive to Walmart if I wanted to go, said Clarence Dewald, who lives in the neighborhood. I dont think youre being fair with us citizens who have been living here. You guys come in, run the show and tell us whats going to happen ... I can tell you this, there is going to be a lot of houses for sale, and I dont think there has to be.
Walmarts last new store in Sioux Falls opened on the east side about 10 years ago at 5521 E. Arrowhead Parkway. The company also has an older Walmart store and Sams Club in southwestern Sioux Falls. It also has considered building a Sams Club near the Arrowhead Walmart.
Most of the land eyed for the proposed new store was zoned for commercial use several years ago when Hy-Vee considered building a store there. Hy-Vee has since acquired the former Sunshine Foods at 57th Street and Cliff.
Walmart does want to be a good citizen of the community and we do want to hear your concerns, said Rick Rohlfing, site engineer for the proposed project. If Walmart werent to come here, Hy-Vee looked at this property and Hy-Vee had gained their approvals to come here. At some point, a commercial entity will very likely build at this location. Thats what its zoned for. Thats what the city is intending this property to be developed as.
The proposed store would be one-third grocery and two-thirds general merchandise, project officials said. It would be roughly 25 percent smaller than the other two Sioux Falls locations.
Traffic was a topic most often brought up as a concern Thursday .
Jay Woudstra, superintendent of Sioux Falls Christian Schools, which is located near the proposed site, said traffic in the area of the proposed site is already heavy and difficult to navigate during key times, such as right before school is in session and after.
Every day, we have cars lined up forever trying to get on 69th Street, and now I see youre going to put trucks going west on 69th, and weve got high school kids leaving that and parents, and elementary kids every day, he said. Traffic does not warrant a Walmart in that neighborhood.
Rohlfing said a traffic firm has been hired to study the traffic in the area along with what future needs would exist with the addition of a Walmart . He said the study should be finished and presented to the city prior to the March 7 planning and zoning meeting.
As a 24-hour business, customers will be visiting the store at all hours of the night, making safety a concern, said Disraelly Cruz, who lives in the area.
It makes it, as a female, slightly more dangerous to live in any of those communities because theres going to be more individuals in that particular area, she said. When I come home at 6, 7 or 8oclock at night from my work, am I still going to be safe?
Rohlfing said precautions can be taken to further ensure the safety of the area.
If there were a concern, Im sure the city would heighten police presence, Rohlfing said. Walmart may, and I can take this back to Walmart, they may actually implement, during certain hours of the day, a parking lot security system.
Surrounding Communities
If built, the new Walmart would not just affect Sioux Falls, but also surrounding areas, like Harrisburg. Project officials predict those who would use the new store the most would live within a five-mile radius.
Truthfully, anything that helps our residents have a better quality of life or better services in Harrisburg, its a win for us, said Julie Bowen, Harrisburg city councilor. If its not in our city limits, thats not necessarily a problem.
Harrisburg Economic Development Board member Lori Sisson said if the new Walmart is built, it will offer new opportunities for residents because of its close proximity to the city, but said it may inhibit some businesses from moving into the city limits.
I think in the long run, the development on the southeast side of town will spur additional growth that will trickle down to Harrisburg, Sisson said.
Grocery options are limited in Harrisburg, city officials said, with a butcher shop and a few convenience stores. The economic development board has, over the years, been in contact with various companies nationwide who typically open grocery stores in small communities, Sisson said.
City Growth
As the city grows, it pushes against its borders, and overflows them. A possible new southeast Walmart could change the face of that area of the city, with the potential for more housing development as well as opportunities for smaller retail stores.
Naturally, any time you see a significant development in an area, its going to spark additional development, primarily residential and small retail that could feed off of the traffic counts that a large retail entity like Walmart will tend to generate, said Darrin Smith, director of the city of Sioux Falls Community Development. Sometimes it will help drive residential development, too, because people want to live in neighborhoods and in areas that have convenient access to a variety of services.
General Retail
Stores like Target, Lewis Drug, Walgreens, Shopko and Kmart already make Sioux Falls home and a third Walmart could increase market competition even more.
Lewis in particular has a stake in the development of the Cliff and 69th intersection, since the company owns land on the southwest corner. President and CEO Mark Griffin said they havent made any decisions on what it will do with its land.
Were fully engaged elsewhere, he said. Right now, I think we have our Sioux Falls market pretty well served and in terms of the population being within a one or two mile radius from a Lewis Drug, were covering the market as well as anybody.
But he is doubtful the potential opening of an additional Walmart would impact business overall.
Its a strong growth area in town, and thats the reason theyre thinking of moving out there, take some of the pressure off their other ones, Griffin said. Everybody in our market, the customers win, because weve got such a great cross-section of retailers ... .
Hy-Vee and Walmart are the two biggest grocers in Sioux Falls. Target also has expanded its grocery selection in recent years. Next largest is Sunshine Foods, which has one location in the city, followed by several niche and neighborhood stores.
Hy-Vee employs more than 2,681, followed by Walmart with more than 1,200 employees.
Ruth Comer, Hy-Vee spokeswoman, said the addition of another Walmart in the city wouldnt affect any future plans for the chain to expand in Sioux Falls.
We have new competitors all the time, so we focus on trying to keep improving our business, keep serving our customers, because we know well always have new competitors, Comer said.
The intersection of Cliff Avenue and 57th Street already is slated for some improvements, including the addition of extra lanes and a slight widening in addition to surface work northward to Libby Lane this year.
If both of these roads are altered, it could make room for additional growth on this side of the city.
City engineer Chad Huwe said the city looked at future roadway and traffic needs in the area of 69th and Cliff Avenue prior to Walmarts announcement that it was eyeing the location.
Thats a commercial corner, and so based on some type of a commercial business we kind of estimated everything, and we estimated the traffic volumes and everything, we have a layout of what that intersection will ultimately look like, Huwe said. At this point, its not in our immediate plans to do anything to that intersection.
But, any estimations on changes to that area could change with the addition of Walmart, he said. Huwe said he hasnt seen any plans from the company yet.
Whether or not Walmart moves into the area, he said the city is staying proactive, and keeping an eye on development in order to plan future roadway improvements.


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