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Canada's Dirty Little Secret: The Buying and Selling of Our Youth
By Joy Smith On February 8, 2013 @ 11:19 pm In Viewpoints | No Comments
Each minute, every sixty seconds, two children are sold into sex trafficking. 1.2 million children are trafficked annually for the purposes of sexual exploitation. This crime, what has become well-known as modern-day slavery, is occurring in every city, town and community in each country across the globe.
What thoughts come to your mind as you hear the words "sex trafficking"? Many would think this phenomenon only occurs in areas of Southeast Asia, Central or South America and Eastern Europe. "Surely," they say, "this does not happen in a developed nation such as Canada, which is considered advanced in human rights, democracy and the rule of law…a country built on the precepts of tolerance, acceptance and justice."
Yet, as the number of sex trafficking cases continues to rise in Canada, and more victims speak out, it has become a reality that we can no longer ignore.
It is the reality for a young trafficked woman in Montreal, who is now bravely testifying against her pimp, Evgueni Mataev, who forced her to sleep with up to 40 men per night. Mataev is currently on trial for the crimes of human trafficking, pimping and attempted murder. The Montreal Gazette reported that this young woman escaped from her life of abuse after she was forced to shoplift from a local pharmacy.
It is the reality for another victim, reported in a recent case by CBC News, in North Bay, ON. The victim had the courage to tell a hotel concierge that she was being held against her will. The man was arrested last week in North Bay for drug possession and for living off the avails of prostitution and is now being charged with human trafficking.
Sex trafficking is a $32 billion dollar industry, greater than the profits of Nike, Google and Starbucks combined.
—MP Joy Smith
It is also the reality for underage girls who are being targeted for exploitation in Calgary. This week, police arrested two Calgary men and charged them with several criminal charges in relation to prostitution and human trafficking.
These are just a few instances in a sea of abuse perpetuated upon girls and young women annually who are forced to participate in pornography, dance in strip clubs and sell their bodies in virtually every Canadian city.
Sex trafficking is a $32 billion dollar industry, greater than the profits of Nike, Google and Starbucks combined (Source: UN News Centre, International Labour Office). The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) estimates domestic sex traffickers earn an average of $280,000 annually from every victim under their control.
Unfortunately, trafficking is no different than any other industry, and thus, the laws of supply and demand apply. Men fuel the business of human trafficking by paying for pornography, frequenting strip clubs and soliciting sex with women for profit. As long as there are enormous sums of money to be made from selling sex, there are those who will seek to profit by supplying vulnerable women and girls.
Men fuel the business of human trafficking by paying for pornography, frequenting strip clubs and soliciting sex.
—MP Joy Smith
Recent changes to Canadian legislation have been made. Bill C-49 amended the Criminal Code to specifically prohibit trafficking in persons in Canada. Bill C-268 created a new offence for child trafficking with a five-year mandatory penalty. Bill C-310 allows the Canadian government to prosecute Canadian citizens and permanent residents who engage in trafficking outside of Canada and also enhances the definition of exploitation in the trafficking of persons offence. Canada's National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking was launched in June 2012. With participation from 18 federal departments, it is a comprehensive blueprint to guide the Government of Canada's fight against the serious crime of human trafficking. Currently, Motion M-317 is awaiting approval to declare February 22 as Canada's National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
Although these are all steps in the right direction, Canadians must do more in the fight against this crime. The men and women who prey on innocent victims create a market that buys and sells our youth today in Canada. Men who pay to use the bodies of these young people fuel the profit and demand for this modern day slavery that is happening right here in our own backyards. Countries such as Norway and Sweden have made substantive progress toward eliminating human trafficking by targeting the market, eliminating the demand, supporting victims, and placing the ownership for these crimes on the perpetrators. Will Canadians call for a 'target the market' model so that our youth are no longer bought and sold?
Joy Smith is the Member of Parliament for Kildonan – St. Paul, Winnipeg and one of Canada's leading anti-human trafficking activists.
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Manufacturing gurus — and those seeking to become ones — are invited to an information session at Vance-Granville Community College on Monday to learn about a new program aimed at bringing trade skills back to North Carolina.
The session will be held at the college's south campus, 1547 South Campus Drive, Creedmoor, in Room G134 from 3 to 6 p.m. The program will start this fall.
Applied technologies department chairman Wesley Williams said the new mechatronics engineering technology curriculum will build multi-faceted technicians who can master different components of the manufacturing system — computer technology, electronics and mechanics — to compete with those in foreign markets.
"Most of the time, you have to hire a separate person for each," he said. "The goal of this program is to hire one person with those multiple skills."
Students will also learn other skills such as automation, electronics and hydraulics, along with machinery assembly, testing, startup, troubleshooting, repair and upgrades.
The college received a $1.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor in October — the largest competitive grant award in its history — to serve individuals in fields displaced by manufacturing jobs that have gone overseas. The funds are part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant program, which funds community colleges in participating in this initiative.
Kenneth Wilson, the grant's coordinator at Vance-Granville, said high-paying manufacturing jobs are in high demand.
"We know that there will be jobs for them once they graduate," he said.
Williams said the program prepares people for careers such as industrial maintenance, advanced manufacturing and assembly production.
The college will partner with five local industry leaders — Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions of Oxford, Glen Raven Custom Fabrics of Norlina, Procter & Gamble Co. of Henderson, Altec of Creedmoor and Ardagh Glass of Henderson — to train students.
Wilson said he is confident in the curriculum because it was designed by these corporations.
"They told us what courses students should take and what they should learn," he said. "The industries are telling us what they need, and we hope that we can fulfill this need and go on to fulfill others they may have."
The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant is a four-year $2 billion initiative started in 2010 when President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor received its last installment of $450 million to administer to community colleges in April.
Wilson said he hopes to continue building the program with the community.
"We are looking for other industry partners so that our students will be first in line for these high-demand jobs when they graduate," he said.
He said the grant also pays for full-time and part-time instructors to get the program off the ground.
Vance-Granville has received about $245,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation to upgrade a building and purchase equipment for a advanced manufacturing skills center, as well.
Williams said the college is enrolling students for the program already. Anyone interested can contact him at (252) 738-3256.
He said anyone can apply regardless of experience.
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With all the buzz about online
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Gallery owners work hard in a difficult economy with extremely high
overhead. Many galleries have had to go out of business and
it's not only a huge loss for artists, but for our communities as well.
have my work in over 50 galleries across the country and, trust me,
there's nothing better for your career as an artist than great
gallery/artist relationships. Let's look at why you should be willing
to give a gallery 50% or more commission to sell your work.
I co-owned a gallery with a good
friend and metal artist for
about ten years. It's not an easy business from that side either. Most
artists are a delight to work with but those who come in with a chip on
their shoulders resenting the gallery commission—well, not so much! If
you can come in with an understanding of the trade off, it can be
win/win for both of you.
(Varies from place to place but this
is the minimum)
I see galleries in five categories
these days:
Art & Artisans Gallery is one
of my favorite galleries
and best clients. They have been in business for over 20 years with
four great locations in the heart of downtown Chicago. When I reached
out to the owner of this busy gallery, here's what she told me to share
with you:
"As a buyer of American fine crafts, I
look for art that I
have not seen before. It should fit in with a variety of decorative
styles for home or office, with a perceived value that's in line with
the retail price which, with a gallery's overhead expenses, we have to
price at least 2.5 times the amount paid to the artist.
"A story always helps the sale, so a
catchy title and any
interesting information that makes the piece unique, and/or makes the
memorable helps. Even if an artist does not have a lavish art
background, they can create a bio story describing their inspiration
and process.
"Artists should show several items
that work well together so
that your buyer can merchandise a nice grouping of the work to make an
impressive representation of your pieces to impact customers.
"Re-ordering: A wholesale website,
digital or hard copy
catalog is a must for buyers to be able to reorder your work. Catalogs
should list images, sizes, colors, prices, care instructions etc. If
it's functional art, is it food and dishwasher safe? If it is left in
sunlight will the color fade? If it's a line of jewelry, what are the
base metals used? How do you clean them and store them to keep them
looking new? Are the stones real or lab grown? Do you create custom
"I highly discourage having a retail
and wholesale website
under the same name. Gallery owners don't want their customers
contacting artists directly and thus competing with them. If you must
sell online, distinguish your wholesale name from your retail! In the
same way galleries don't want your contact information on the work or
biography cards that accompany the work. With the Internet so
accessible, customers are always looking to find the work cheaper
someplace else. Buyers will be very impressed when you inform them that
set up your business keeping their best interest in mind.
"Consistency: Recreating an art piece
to look like the one the
buyer ordered is essential for continued sales. If you duplicate a
piece and it turns out much smaller, or faded in color, or has
imperfections, you are better off selling it yourself at a retail show
where you can discount it.
"Shipping: Shipping &
packaging materials, along with
your time to pack, should be paid by the gallery. Under shipping
charges in your catalog, give the buyer an idea of what to expect.
(Usually listed as a % of cost of goods.) Always include a packing list
or invoice with pricing in the box with the order so the gallery can
get the work priced and out on their shelves as soon as it comes in.
"Payment: Galleries should have no
problem paying by credit
card for the first order, but Net-30 (paying by check 30 days later) is
common practice after the initial order. However, if you do not have
anyone to take care of your accounts receivable, continuing to prefer
credit card payment is fine."
Anne Nye studied fine art at
University of Idaho and California
College of Arts & Crafts. She is a mostly-self-taught glass
with a strong background in painting and graphic
design. Anne runs a successful studio in Omaha, has been a part-owner
of an art gallery, and teaches her frit-painting methods at D&L
Art Glass
and other venues.
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303-449-8737 • 303-442-3429 fax
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I woke up this morning to see a short Stars & Stripes story called 'Impact of 10 years of war by the numbers.' It was familiar. The figures, compiled by Veterans for Common Sense, included the number of dead and wounded, 6,211 and 45,889, respectively. The numbers get bigger from there and include 367,749 veterans […] [Read More]
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. The Quinnipiac University women's basketball team defeated Northeast Conference opponent Long Island, 76-59, at the Wellness Center to clinch a berth in the NEC Tournament. Erin Kerner (Erie, Pa.) had her eighth 20-point game of the season with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor. Mandy Pennewell (West Chester, Pa.) added 18 points for the Bobcats. The win improves Quinnipiac's conference mark to 8-7 and 15-10 overall, while the Blackbirds fall to 2-13 in league play and 7-19 overall with the loss and are eliminated from post-season play.
Pennewell's 18 points came on 7-of-17 shooting from the field. Despite not scoring in the first 20 minutes of play, senior Brianna Rooney (Guilford, Conn.) had 15 second-half points, while adding a game-high six assists. Jacinda Dunbar (Edison, N.J.) and Kathleen Neyens (Jaffrey, N.H.) led the team with six rebounds each. Long Island's Chelsi Johnson and Ashley Palmer each scored 19 points in the defeat. Palmer added 10 rebounds for a double-double.
"Basketball is a game of momentum and we are lucky to have built up that lead early," said Head Coach Tricia Fabbri. "The remainder of this season and the success we have depends on the play of the three seniors and today's game showed that."
Pennewell helped Quinnipiac to an early lead in the game. The senior guard scored all of her 10 first-half points in the first six and a half minutes of play as the Bobcats built the lead to as much as 17. Long Island's Palmer matched Pennewell with 10 first-half points of her own. Kerner shot 3-of-5 from the field and had nine points in the opening period as the Bobcats took a 35-20 halftime lead into the locker room.
The second half saw Quinnipiac get into foul trouble early, but was able to maintain a 16-point lead, 45-29, through the first five minutes of play. Kerner and Rooney each had three-point field goals for the Bobcats in the opening minutes of the second half.
Midway through the second, the Bobcats began to pull away, building the lead to 22 with just under 12 minutes remaining, 56-34. Pennewell and Rooney led the second-half surge, combining to score 17 of the team's first 21 points in the half.
Long Island went on a late second-half run, pulling to within 10, 61-51, with under four minutes to play, but it was not enough as Quinnipiac held on for the 17-point victory. Johnson scored all of her 19 points in the second half, including the first eight of the half to help the Blackbirds cut into the Bobcats' lead. Johnson's strong second half was not enough as Quinnipiac put the Blackbirds away in the final minutes for the 76-59 win.
For the game, Long Island outrebounded Quinnipiac 33-28. The Bobcats outshot the Blackbirds 48.1 percent (26-54) to 38.1 percent (19-49). The Bobcats missed just three free throws in the game, shooting 17-of-20 (85 percent), while Long Island connected on 19 of its 22 (86 percent) opportunities from the line.
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What Did Chris Bukowski Name His Bar? Drumroll, Please!
Bachelor Pad 3 alum Chris Bukowski is a man of many talents. Talents like flexing his abs, wearing hoodies, and opening awesome sports bars.
Chris recently moved to Maryland to open a new restaurant in the Washington D.C. metro area (you're welcome, President Obama and Bo The Dog), and his fresh new eatery has an official name!
Welcome to Bracket Room, a lovely lounge that opens in Summer 2013. According to Bracket Room's release statement it will "boldly redefine the upscale, state-of-the-art sports bar, with wit and irreverent charm." Sounds fab!
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Not to derail the thread, but every fantasy position is highly dependent on the performance of team mates. Just a few examples:
- WRs depend on the QB to throw them the ball and do so accurately and when they're open.
- RBs depend on their FB and linemen to open up holes
- QBs depend on WRs to get open and linemen giving them time
Every fantasy stat is dependent on more than just the performance of the player receiving the stat. That's one of the reasons fantasy performance can be so hard to predict (and IMO a primary reason fantasy football is so appealing).


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After acquiring star corner Stephon Gilmore out of South Carolina with the 10th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft (as well as CB Ron Brooks from LSU near the tail-end of the fourth round), Drayton Florence received the boot by the team on Tuesday morning, according to Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com.
Florence, 31, has spent the past three years with the Buffalo Bills, collecting 168 tackles, seven interceptions, two touchdowns and a pair of forced fumbles in 46 games (45 starts).
Analogous to the rest of the team's secondary, the former second-round selection by the San Diego Chargers in the 2003 NFL Draft didn't fair too well in 2011. Florence forfeited a passer rating of 103.3 on his watch in coverage and surrendered a completion rate of 60.3 percent of passes thrown in his direction for 714 yards and six scores, according to ProFootballFocus.com.
With Drayton's departure and Terrence McGee likely to stay pending his health, the Bills will look to hold onto five or six players at the position heading into the upcoming season.
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From his earliest days at Moravian, he impressed colleagues and students with his intelligence, wit, and collegiality.
"Dennis and I were hired the same September 1970, he from Princeton and I from Indiana University," recalled Robert Stinson, professor emeritus of history. "I remember seeing him for the first time during a new faculty orientation and feeling scared to death of him. He was bow-tied and tweedy and carried an awfully academic-looking leather brief case, looking something like Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
"Of all my professors at Moravian, Dr. Glew probably had the biggest influence on me, not only guiding me through my academics, but also shaping my future career decisions."
"Dennis has been my friend since the day I applied for the position at Moravian in 1971," said Janet Loengard, professor emerita of history. "His kind and welcoming manner helped convince me that this was the place I wanted to teach. He was one of the very best chairmen the department had during my years there, and his students both loved and respected him."
"Of all my professors at Moravian, Dr. Glew probably had the biggest influence on me, not only guiding me through my academics, but also shaping my future career decisions," said Judy Stevenson '06, now archivist at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Del.
"One of my most memorable moments was when the Classics Society (he was advisor and I was president) put on a production of Minotaurus, an original Latin play written by Moravian's own Dr. Jim Tyler. After years of hearing Dr. Glew enthusiastically read Latin aloud in class, I knew we had to cast him in the play. After much coercion, he agreed to play a small role involving a grand speech. To this day, I can picture Dr. Glew standing statuesquely in his toga as he delivered his lines with great gusto and authority in a manner befitting a Roman god!"
One of Glew's first post-Moravian projects will be to complete a study of the coins of the eight kings of Bithynia, who ruled from approximately 310-74 BC. He and his wife, Dorothy Glew, information literacy and reference librarian (who also is retiring), plan to travel, especially in the West. Dennis looks forward to more hiking and backpacking, birding, and bicycling.
"I will miss my colleagues and students, and the Honors Committee," he said. His hopes for Moravian? "Increased support for SOAR [Student Opportunities for Academic Research] and Honors, and more students who are open-minded, hard-working, and full of curiosity and imagination."
Students like Doug Anderson '80, he added. "Doug studied ancient Greek and Greek history with me. It was a great pleasure to introduce Professor Douglas Anderson [philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale] as the guest speaker at the recent undergraduate Philosophy Conference at Moravian. Those years, around 1980, were some of the best of my career."
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Philippines' Philex Mining 2011 profit at record high
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Core net income 5.57 vs 4.15
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Revenue 15.57 vs 13.06
EPS (peso) 1.17 vs 0.81
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"The Perfect Mate"
Air date: 4/27/1992
Teleplay by Gary Perconte and Michael Piller
Story by Rene Echevarria and Gary Perconte
Directed by Cliff Bole
Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan
The Enterprise provides transport for the ambassador (Tim O'Connor) of a world that's attempting to negotiate with a neighboring system the end of their long-standing conflict by way of special negotiations and reconciliation ceremonies. The ambassador has brought aboard mysterious cargo that will be used in these negotiations. It turns out the cargo is actually an empathic metamorph — an exotic woman named Kamala (Famke Janssen) who has the unique ability to sense what a mate wants and be exactly what he wants her to be.
Her entire life has been in preparation for an arranged marriage; she is to be a gift in these negotiations (though the episode is very clear that she does this of her own free will and is not a slave). Kamala was supposed to spend the trip in stasis, but the meddling of some mischievous Ferengi releases her prematurely, leaving her with several days to spend aboard the Enterprise, where she attracts a great deal of attention.
First, let's get this out of the way: The Ferengi (including one played by Max Grodenchik, the future Rom) are an egregiously dumb piece of business here. They provide their typically annoying and contrived role. Why are they so easily able to access the cargo bay, which is supposed to be under lock and key because of the special cargo? Simply because the plot requires it, just like it requires the Ferengi later to bumble their way into accidentally knocking down the ambassador and putting him in a coma, requiring Picard to step in and carry out the negotiations.
But forget about the Ferengi. "The Perfect Mate" is really a story about Picard, and the relationship that he has — or, more to the point, doesn't have — with Kamala in the course of the days leading up to the arranged marriage. Kamala's diverse education has prepared her for all possibilities, and her empathic nature allows her to adapt to almost any situation. What's interesting here is not just that Picard finds that Kamala may actually be exactly the kind of woman he needs, but that Picard may be exactly what Kamala needs in return. The fact that Kamala will miss out on a much richer, fuller life aboard the Enterprise, instead being a diplomat's trophy wife, is not lost on her.
What we have here are two people trapped between their duty to the greater good and the possibility of a meaningful relationship. And what most struck me about this episode was the unspoken but clearly conveyed message that a man like Picard is essentially destined to a life of solitude because his responsibilities as a starship captain do not allow him to make a relationship a priority. Here's a man who's the paragon of integrity, sometimes at the expense of his own personal happiness. That all sounds like a cliche, but in its quietly effective and unassuming way, this is a character study examining that sacrifice.
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"I'll be in Holodeck Four."
And it aint the Ferengi.
Seriously, this is a 2 star show. Maybe 2 and a half.
One thing I didn't like about it was the casting of a young hottie for Picard's love interest. Why are tv shows always casting young women for older actors?
It just felt off to me. In a year they would wisely cast an age appropriate actress in "Lessons" with Neela Darren.
Lots of interesting subtext:
-I think this was Famke Janssen's debut and then eight years later her and Patrick Stewart team up again for the X-Men films.
-Love the hilarious holodeck line, which was the one time it was pretty explicitly stated that the holodecks were used for sex, but that Riker uses it for that purpose was an interesting quirk.
-Geordi's throwaway line later references the dolphins that the TNG Manual said were onboard.
This episode reminds me of the reasons I don't buy The Game. Picard is able to resist a woman that no other man on the ship can resist; but not a video game? (it was unclear to me whether the whole crew is smitten because she is their perfect woman, or if she actually has some magical/chemical/whatever force that actually has a controlling influence, but either way, Picard resists it).
I like this one a lot more as an adult than I did as a child; likely because the concepts of loved-and-lost, and the great subtle performances did not register with me at that age.
There was really no purpose for them. There was no reason for Kamala to be in the cocoon - they could have made a mysterious request to have her transported to quarters from the beginning. Captain demands that the identity and purpose of all passengers be known to him, there's a conflict with the ambassador, who then informs the Captain who is coming aboard, and there you go.
The beginning actually made me angry - it was another episode where you really can tell the show was written by people who have never worked in positions of authority. You simply require that all cargo be disclosed and lock the doors they go into. No questions need to be asked. You're not being "mean" by doing so.
And the ambassador could have tripped in the holodeck or something.
But back to the substance of the episode. Yeah, great. We see Captain Picard in a situation that truly challenges him, and the tension, the resolution and subsequent tragedy of it packs a real emotional punch.
Also, this is perhaps the closest any tv episode has been to actually convincing me that two people fall in love in a 43 minute tv episode. Kudos.
I forgive them for not going into the ethics of the situation deeper than they could. I was hoping for the second conversation with Dr. Crusher to go a little deeper, but it was helpful in its way - perhaps giving a hint that relationships built on shared experience go deeper than ones based on telepathy.
An interesting way to go into the ethics would have been to do something I find they do not do enough in Star Trek: portray aliens has having different natures than "human" nature (I always cringe when Guinan advocates "human" nature - shouldn't it be "humanoid" or something like that?). Maybe it's not unethical, because she actually does fulfill her role by doing what she does in a way that humans can't entirely relate to. But then again, they can barely be bothered to make the aliens look different from humans, so I guess it goes the same way for the insides. They had to have her learn how to think differently. Which means her actions are culturally enforced and unethical. Which, granted, ends the episode on a relatively profound note, as this casts a small shadow on the practices of the federation. I don't think they made the wrong decision - it's just that the episode skillfully leads you to doubt it enough for there to be something at stake.
After writing all that, I almost want to give it 4 stars. Damnit, Ferengi!
I think he stayed, they made love, and that's when she bonded. It actually seemed pretty clear to me that that's what happened, but no one else has mentioned it.
I think also that when the ambassador asked how the captain could resist, he was just dying to say "I DIDN'T!", but instead held it all in and just wished him on his way rather than address the question and have to lie.
This episode has many other flaws: the clumsy use of the Ferengi in moving the plot; the unsecured cargo bay, and (biggest of all for me) the fact that nobody thought to simply have a female chaperone for Kamala.
All that said, Famke Janssen was outstanding. Her performance hit exactly the right notes each time - from her open and confident demeanor on her emergence to her gregariousness in Ten Forward, she was utterly believable in what could have been a very hokey role. Stewart's Picard - as we all have come to expect - was just as effective in his task of showing the gradual erosion of his carefully constructed walls.
The sidebar discussion about free will was also compelling considering the relatively small amount of screen time devoted to it.
3 of 4 stars seems fair to me, on the strength of the two leads alone.
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I totally expected him to say it was because he respected her or something, but he doesn't answer the question, so we're left to wonder.
Probably one of the best examinations of Picard in the whole series. Stewart is phenominal in this.
And I even laughed in a couple of places. Outrageous!
I think he stayed, they made love, and that's when she bonded. It actually seemed pretty clear to me that that's what happened, but no one else has mentioned it."
Oh yeah, of course. But every time I watch it I decide something else. I keep waiting for Picard to give more away one way or the other--and he doesn't.
Today, I think it went as you describe.
yeah the "I'll be in holodeck 4" line was funny, but I suspect on a ship of 1000 the holodecks are pretty much in use all the time and scheduled at least a bit in advance. Holodeck 4 was surely not just waiting empty in case Riker "needed it".
Plus the supposedly profound bits with Picard I think were simply the metamorph finer-tuning herself to Picard's desires, not poignantly realising what she was missing, and then the Picard scenes were simply him being taken in (or resisting being taken in) by this, regardless of whether she was consciously being manipulative or not. But I don't think it was a great character study - not that I wish to fight with anyone who does.
Not wanting to offend... but does Jammer's high rating for this one have to do with the fact that the aliens of the week look like the DS9 Trills?
Still the ensuing shenanigans balanced things out to make the story enjoyable. The ten forward scene was played out perfectly, ending witha turned on Worf who couldn't help himself. 3 and a half stars.
No one dies in this one, but it's still a brutal ending, especially if you believe, as I do and as some commenters above have suggested, that Picard stayed and slept with Kamala and that is what led to their bonding, which leads to Kamala's permanently being with a man she is not meant for. Unlike "The Masterpiece Society's" fairly forced tragic ending, the one here feels genuinely earned because each step (aside from the inciting scenes involving the Ferengi) feels natural and inevitable. Picard goes to Kamala because he is concerned that she is going to be married against her desires and he wants to save her from that fate; and in the process, he *creates* the scenario wherein she is bonded against her desires. Each scene plays delicately, as Picard tries to balance the demands of his conscience with his duty with his desires with *her* desires, and tries to figure out which of her desires are really just reflections of his. Kamala slowly works her way through his walls and in the process "discovers" herself, though the self she discovers is really one she creates, and one that dooms her to a life of duty. Their combined impulse to allow Kamala (and Picard) to have something for themselves outside of duty is what leads to their bonding, which is what leads to Kamala knowing Picard's sense of duty and being unable to defy it.
Stewart is amazing, of course, but Famke Janssen is extraordinary too. I read on Memory Alpha that she was the first choice to play Jadzia but had to drop out -- and it almost hurts to read that. Watching her in this episode, I feel like she could play the conflincting impulses from many previous hosts convincingly and effectively, or at the very least turn on a dime from one to another, in a way that Farrell never managed. Sigh.
Love her part as Kamala here. Who wouldn't fall for her? Picard not answering that final question says it all.
Lemme guess, you're all male.
Doesn't it sadden ANY single one of you that civilizations who develop the technology to travel the stars, still use women as pawns in war&peace? Annoying, outdated, sexist, stupid. Zero stars.
@William B: Your comments are very insightful. Thank you for sharing your perspective. I find your interpretations and ratings to be spot on.
I agree with both of you about the Ferengi. When the cold open mentioned an alien race transporting valuable goods and suddenly a Ferengi vessel in distress appears, I was prepared for the worst. Luckily, this episode took a turn for the best and I really enjoyed the ride.
William mentions that Picard creates the situation that he fears: the one in which Kamala is bonded against her desire. Picard also creates the situation he desires: that Kamala makes a choice to become her own person. Throughout the episode Kamala acts as a mirror to whatever potential mate she shares a room with. In her final conversation with Picard, Kamala reveals that she has chosen to bond herself to Jean-Luc. In that moment Kamala stands in front of a full-length mirror and we see her reflection, not Picard's or anyone else's. In that moment Kamala has become her own person by making a choice for herself.
However, isn't this exactly the behavior that mirroring Picard would produce? Kamala's self-awareness, her personhood, is gained *because* she mirrors Picard. Before Picard arrived she didn't know she had a choice to act for herself and become her own person, she simply wantonly mirrored every man she came in contact with. Yet, wantonly mirroring Picard is what drove her to this realization.
When thinking of the causal sequence I picture the infinite regress of a hall of mirrors, which is a perfect metaphor for what Kamala becomes. She becomes herself because she chooses to bond with Picard because she emulates Picard who upholds freewill but who is bound to duty. In a way, Kamala's marriage to the Ambassador is a metaphor for Picard's love life. She is herself because of him and she is giving herself to duty and responsibility and he is acutely aware that his actions made her that way.
Kudos to Patrick Stewart during those last few scenes. The subtle emotions visible on his face were perfect to be ambiguous about what happened the previous night and whether he knows the extent of his influence upon Kamala's decisions, but suggest he is fully aware of what he has done.
What's "annoying, outdated, sexist, stupid" is the way that you accuse us of "all being men" as if male genitalia is just cause for anger. That outburst reads like a caricature of the irate, irrational misandrist. You do your own feminist ideology a disservice.
Which leads to interesting free will vs biology arguments. Kamala was being "forced" to become independent, so was she really becoming independent at all? Or was she simply following her instinct and only "pretending" to be thinking for herself? Isn't her personality just an extension of what Picard wanted and not real? But in the end, does it actually matter? We want our kids to become independent and think for themselves, but it's still with our guidance. You can't make a child completely an independent person; they will always have some remnant of their upbringing as part of them.
So should Picard have felt guilty at all? He spent his time trying to be as dull as possible to keep from imprinting himself on her, and yet it happened anyway. He was all righteous about keeping her an independent person, and then he went and formed her in his image. Shouldn't he have realized that would happen? And shouldn't he have avoided her entirely? Isn't he just being hypocritical? Does he just feel loss at the end, or does he feel bad that his attempt to give her a life outside of imprinting was itself an imprinting?
The fact that these issues are shown rather than told is part of what makes this episode pretty good. And the fact that it's all told as a great character story between Picard and a guest character, with fantastic acting from both, also makes the episode pretty good. And the fact the Ferengi... well, I'm having too good a time being positive so I'll just ignore that part.
As for the "did they or didn't they" question, I am firmly in the didn't they camp. First of all, I hate the accidental/sympathetic adultery trope. There's nothing accidental about it; you know what you're doing. There's enough time between the first moment of passion and the final act that the knowledge of what you're doing will creep in. And if you don't want to do something, you won't. You'll stop it. Heck, even a horndog like Riker managed to break away even after getting an impassioned kiss. So no, I have no sympathy for the "I didn't mean it to happen" excuse.
Which is important, because the episode then eliminates this possibility. Kamala specifically mentioned that she learned the meaning of duty, and is willing to sacrifice her desires in order to do the right thing... and that she learned it from Picard. Given that, how could they possibly have had sex? She would have imprinted on Picard's desire to throw away duty in favor of personal desires!
Seems pretty cut and dry to me.
That said, it's not like they didn't share a personal connection. It's possible to share a deep emotional bond with someone without it being physical, and it's likely that that is what happened between them. Perhaps he did stay, at least most of the night, but did not retire to the bedroom. That's why he didn't answer the ambassador at the end. He resisted her physically, but not emotionally.
OK, one final thought directed at those complaining that this is some kind of sexist fantasy. Huh? First of all, they did mention that males could get this power too, but just didn't focus on them (since the plot didn't need them). More importantly, the plot had nothing to do with a adolescent male fantasy. And isn't that more important?
I mean, Star Trek is just some liberal adolescent fantasy. It's some magical land where all problems are solved and there's peace and harmony and no difficult problems and you get to do cool stuff like gallivanting around the galaxy on a magic starship. How is that not an adolescent fantasy? And yet, none of us care, because the stories themselves aren't. The adolescent fantasy is just a backdrop for an interesting tale and interesting stories. And that's the case here.
I would probably make a similar statement (as others have) about her claim to have 'bonded' to Picard. As far as I can tell, there's no way to know whether she's correct (and if this 'bonding' idea is real in-universe at all), or if the claim is simply an automatic response to Picard's innermost wishes. The truly sad thing about it is, just as we don't really know, it would seem she doesn't really know either! A being like this could never have a meaningful notion of 'self'. I'm pretty sure that's the saddest thing that was ever sad.
It also means now I'm attached to her too. So her fictional power penetrates the 4th wall. This is clearly pure fact.
I agree that Janssen's performance was great -- especially how she changed her voice and mannerisms in the scene with the "ebullient" miners. As others have pointed out, the role of free will in someone who has basically been raised from birth to fulfill a particular function, and on whom an entire planet pins their hopes for peace, is questionable. Especially given that her mate-to-be makes it a point to say that the trade agreements are a much bigger concern to him than the "gift," I was expecting Picard to offer Kamala an out. Even if he'd just said, "It won't be easy letting down your people, but peace can proceed without you having to make this sacrifice to duty. You do have options." Or something to that effect.
As pretty as Kamala appeared in this episode, I couldn't help thinking that "an empathic metamorph" would not make the ideal mate for a mature man with a strong sense of self. This reads more like a 13-year-old boy's fantasy of the ideal girlfriend. There exist women (and men, I suspect) who so want to be in a relationship that they will mold themselves in accordance to what they perceive as the other person's interests, hobbies, attitudes, etc. Ugh! What a turnoff. The dating advice "just be yourself" has merit. Ideally, you find someone who shares some things with you and differs in other things -- perhaps even challenges you in some respects. That's what really makes for attraction, in my opinion.


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Cool. It's nice to see night photographs sometimes. Mine usually look terrible.
What is that building? It reminds me of a library.
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Pretty fancy digs for a City Hall ! Our mayor here in Bham would like a place like that. It's kind of an "Emperor's New Clothes" deal down here.
Your photo is brilliantly shot. Very nice KM
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BB's comment is smack on — that was the first thing I thought of too.
I really love your night shots. I'm just so glad you're a night prowler. Fantastic architecture and beautiful lighting.
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I can see dark and spooky...strange shadows, eerie lighting...Yikes!
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Oh, so pretty! I actually thought of Ghostbusters, too...
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Caught at the right time. The detail on this building is awesome.
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Did you happen to see my friend Shannon Plumb's little movies on the video screens near the Shake Shack in the park. They play from 11 to 5 during the day and are up until April 23rd. Some of them are pretty funny.
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Shelby Intermediate School (N.C.) students gather around the tiny robot.They eagerly tinker with its exterior, making tiny adjustments to the robot's frame.
When they are satisfied with their changes, they carefully cradle the robot and place it on an outlined course.
The robot moves, and the once-chattering students are quiet with anticipation.
The students are part of the CyberKids Robotics program, a nonprofit organization focused on promoting STEM — an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math — learning. The program is part of a movement taking place in schools throughout the country to encourage STEM curricula.
"Everything that we do now, just about, is based on some form of technology," said Dr. Martha Hill, Cleveland County Schools assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
Educating students in technology-related fields now could mean it's easier for them to find better-paying jobs after graduation.
A Georgetown University Center on Education and the Work Force study released in October found that a majority of people with bachelor's degrees in a STEM field earn more than people with master's degrees in a non-STEM field. Similarly, 47 percent of people holding a STEM-related bachelor's degree earned more than someone with a doctorate degree in a non-STEM field.


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QUEENSBURY - The Warren County Sherriff's Office is looking for more information on a man suspected of robbing a Queensbury liquor store.
The sherriff's office says that around 7 p.m. Tuesday the suspect ordered the clerk at Jim's Wines and Liquor to empty the register, taking the money and running away.
A weapon wasn't displayed, but it was implied he had one.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Muskies had a great performance at this weekend's New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory in New York City. Eight women and six men made the trip with three records broken. The caliber of competition in the Big Apple was top-notch.
Junior standout Tommy Kauffmann ran a lifetime best, while lowering his indoor 5,000-meter school record placing third in the championship division. Kauffmann crossed at 14:23.95.
Sophomore sprinter Brittani Peltz lowered her personal indoor best and school record in the 400-meter race, touring the track in 58.03.
Junior Caitlin Thomas placed fifth in the collegiate division of the 5,000-meter race, running a lifetime best and indoor school record time of 17:36.22.
There were also impressive team performances on the day in the relay races. The men's distance medley ran the second fast time in Xavier history with a 10:19.34. Sophomore Keith Albrektson led off the relay in the 1,200-meter run crossing in 3:08. Sophomore Nick Williams picked up where Albrektson picked off running a 49 split in the 400-meter leg. Junior Ben Nathan ran the 800-meters in 1:55.76 before handing off to rookie Hank Geer who closed out the race with the 1,600-meters in a personal best time of 4:25.
The women ran their distance medley in 12:14.79. Senior Bethany Moore led off the race with a 3:44 in the 1,200-meters. Sophomore Brittani Peltz ran a 58 split in the 400-meters before handing off the senior Catherine Phillips who ran a 2:22 800-meter split. Sophomore Caylin Howell anchored the relay with a 5:09 split in the 1,600-meters.
Senior Catherine Phillips had a season-best performance in the 800-meter run with a 2:21.21 time. Grace Venzor also ran the race in 2:22.97.
Sophomore Nick Williams also posted an impressive 22.66 in the 200-meter dash college bracket.
The team travels to Bowling Green, Ohio to compete in the All-Ohio Indoor Championships February 12-13. Stay tuned to GOXAVIER.com for more information on Xavier track and field.


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Adrian Fenty's dreams of extending his mayoralty fizzled in September, when he was beaten badly in the D.C. Democratic primary. Over the intervening six months, the hard-driving politico has had little difficulty outlining a narrative that does two things: 1) explains why he lost; and 2) makes him look good in the process.
The answer? School reform.
In interview after interview, the ex-mayor and Michelle Rhee, his former schools chancellor, have argued that political defeat is what happens to those who are so bold as to champion an aggressive stance toward teachers unions and a program of radical shifts in how business is conducted in the classroom.
This started pretty early. The day after the election, Rhee said she "absolutely" felt responsible for Fenty's loss. (This was at the same event where she predicted the election results would be "devastating" for D.C. school children.)
"If it's a war," Fenty said a month later, in a bit of incredibly over-the-top rhetoric. "Someone's got to be at the front of the line, and they've got to get killed first. That's how you win a war, is by going forward."
And it's continued to the present, as Fenty starts a career as a public speaker and Rhee launches her advocacy group Students First. Fenty took aim at public employee unions (not specifically teachers' unions) during an appearance last week on Morning Joe. Rhee recently told lawmakers in Michigan (she's also hobnobbed with top officials from Florida and New Jersey) that making changes to teacher tenure would be "incredibly difficult politically."
This narrative, while accepted by the national political class, is increasingly betrayed by the facts on the ground in the District. Education reform, it appears, is the cause no politician can afford not to support.
While battling a series of political crises, Fenty's successor, Vince Gray, has turned toward the education reform movement for cover. He nominated a top Rhee deputy to become the new schools chancellor. He's appealed an arbitrator's decision that overturned many of Rhee's firings. If the unions are so powerful; if their organization and money defeated Fenty, why would Gray dare to cross them? Isn't he sending himself to political doom? Nathan Saunders, the new president of the Washington Teachers' Union, would have you believe that.
"What is alarming is that this mayor is going to put himself in the exact same position that Mayor Fenty was in with chancellor Rhee," says Saunders. "That's surprising."
At the same time, all the major candidates running in a special election for an open at-large seat are generally supportive of the Rhee-Fenty brand of reform. Meanwhile, Gray's moves toward the Fenty position haven't drawn much of an outcry from members of the council. If there is a large constituency out there opposed to education reform, it lacks a politician willing to carry its flag.
Gray wasn't the union crony he was made out to be, and Fenty's own political blunders sealed his fate as much as anything the Washington Teachers' Union said or did during the campaign.
During the campaign, Gray refused to say whether or not he would fire Rhee if he won. While Fenty supporters criticized him for his ambivalence, Gray focused the campaign's energies elsewhere, hammering Fenty for ethical lapses and over high unemployment east of the Anacostia. When he did talk about education, he walked a fine line, often noting that he voted for mayoral control of the schools back in 2007, when Fenty asked for it.
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In February of 2012, when "Linsanity" took over the sporting world, many wondered how Jeremy Lin was able to come out of seemingly nowhere.
Well, he didn't. Lin was a star high school player at Palo Alto High School, winning California's Player of the Year award and leading his team to the state championship. Yet the Taiwanese-American point guard didn't get a single athletic scholarship offer from any school in the nation, which Lin attributes to his skin color.
In an interview with the CBS show 60 Minutes, Lin, responding to host Charlie Rose's question about his lack of scholarship, said: "Well, the obvious thing in my mind is that I was Asian American which, you know, is a whole different issue but...I think that was a barrier."
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NBA commissioner David Stern didn't exactly disagree either. In a separate interview, which will also air with the show, Stern responded: "I think in the true sense the answer to that is yes. In terms of looking at somebody...I don't know whether he was discriminated against because he was at Harvard or because he was Asian."
The stereotype that Asians are not athletic has been around for generations, and one that the current generation of Asian American youths try to battle daily. While the best basketball players in the country are indeed mostly black, it's foolish to write off a player just because he's Chinese or any other race that's not usually associated with professional sports.
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It is said to be similar to Apple's iTunes Radio that was launched last year. It would play music based on the user's preferences, rather than a all-you-can-consume service like Spotify.
The move was reported by the Wall Street Journal.
According to the paper, Amazon will limit the number of times a song can be listened to. The company would then prompt the user to buy the song or album if they try to listen to it more than a couple of times.
Amazon is said to be in talks with Universal, Sony and Warner Music to access their music collections. It is unknown if the company has managed to sign any deals with the record labels.
This isn't the first time rumours of an Amazon streaming radio service have emerged. Last year, it was reported that Amazon had begun informal discussions with a number of publishers about launching such as a service.
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