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Today marks three years since Michael Jackson's death. On the first anniversary, Jeff Weinstein reflected on his rapidly changing legacy. Originally published June 2010 on Obit-Mag.com.
It may sound mean to say, but the only time I'd bring Michael Jackson home to dinner is tomorrow, exactly a year after his death. Why? He's not the same person. The King of Pop no longer scares me.
I don't think I'm alone in my newfound Jackson attraction. Within 12 short months, the clueless baby-dangler, the addled Peter Pan who bunked with little Johns and Michaels, the frightening and wasted Dorian Gray alien who cut himself up and cut himself off has evaporated from boldface memory and well-nigh vanished from the entertainment planet.
Michael Jackson, 1988 (Wikimedia Commons/Zoran Veselinovic)
Certainly, the postmortem process of editing out the bad parts is one we have seen before, but this latest example has been a model of mercantile efficiency. As soon as Jackson was announced dead and the Internet collapsed in digital grief, the Cultural Eraser began its work, first smudging and then obliterating the terrifying and unfortunate Wacko Jacko. He was weird, but aren't all great artists weird? It's just not nice to ridicule or slander the dead. After all, nothing in court stuck.
The "good," innocent, harmless Jackson began to take form again as fine critics everywhere thoughtfully summarized his achievements and strengths. In doing so, they took up the task that historians and critics treasure as their most important: defining who and what will last.
Before the rest of us knew it, we could claim again our own private Michaels: the adorable boy soprano, the supreme magician of moves, the crossover black paragon, the momentary AIDS activist, and most of all, the almost-four-octave wailer of ecstatic anthems for a rainbow sexual world. We can adorn our Michaels with funky Motown poly, gilded epaulets, illuminated glove -- makes no difference. Chameleon Roi in his many beneficent guises is permanently recrowned.
So why are we not surprised that the hand that held the eraser is raking it in? Billboard recently estimated post-funeral additions to the Jackson estate, and the total reaches and may even exceed $1 billion -- yes, billion with a B – resulting from album sales as well as 44 million song and ringtone downloads and digital licensing. Add to these the proceeds from the film Michael Jackson's This Is It, from all sorts of musical reissues plus TV rights, and from thousands of unreturned, possibly tear-stained, tickets to those cancelled London concerts.
Plans are afoot for not one but two Cirque du Soleil Jackson extravaganzas as well as an MJ videogame. And if the mayor of Gary, Indiana, has his way, there'll be a Michael Museum, perhaps with a casino attached, going up on Jackson Street in the Jackson family's hometown. The singer's estate, however, has not signed off on that. Nonetheless, Jackson's outstanding debt – hundreds of millions of dollars -- the result of classic mismanagement and parasitic skimming, is still not paid off.
You've heard of the "death bump"? Michael Jackson's bump is more a death spike, death surge, death gush. We've long been aware that reputations as well as fortunes of many public figures improve dramatically after they pass. Art collectors, for example, are famous – infamous, some say -- for waiting until the creator of work they own dies before they put said masterpieces up for sale. Don't for a second think that they're trying to save the artist from embarrassment: a finite oeuvre is almost always worth more and won't be watered down by second-rate "late works."
Yet cultural affection is fickle, and we can't predict for certain which celebrities get the big bump and who just lies there and molders away. Jackson Pollock? Bump! The car crash came as he was dripping his best. Andy Warhol? Value of core work keeps rising, but reputation not so clear, as the show of last-decade paintings now at the Brooklyn Museum illuminates. Louise Bourgeois? Can't tell, because her bump process has just begun.
J.D. Salinger? A writerly bumpette, as young folks try on his vintage brand of alienation to see if it fits our time. James Dean? Another in-character crash, and a keen, steady reputation bump that brings the fledgling closer to the actors pantheon every decade. Marilyn Monroe? Bump! But a different, voyeuristic kind. Judy Garland? Hard to say, because she got the bump, and lost it, when she was still alive. Judy's doing fine right now.
Will the real Michael Jackson, the best and all the rest of him together, survive his posthumous bump? That's hard to say. It's odd, but after they're gone, the famous have less control over who they are, who they're allowed to be, than most of us do. I'll leave the answer to the cultural critics who continue to negotiate Jackson's media-clotted world, and to those others who can't get the sound of his voice, or the look of his dance, out of their heads.
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Fluoride. The so-called roommate law. Blighted neighborhoods. Better communication with residents. Council salaries. Should the city have a dog park?
These were just some of the issues that the six Watertown City Council primary candidates discussed during a forum Thursday night at the Italian American Civic Association club on Bellew Avenue.
Not a debate, the event was billed as a chance for voters to hear and see the candidates running in Tuesdays primary. It was the only time incumbents Teresa R. Macaluso and Jeffrey M. Smith and challengers Jasmine W. Borreggine, Stephen A. Jennings, Cody J. Horbacz and Rodney J. LaFave came together to discuss their views on issues facing the city.
Attended by about 40 people, the forum did not produce any sparks, with candidates having no chance to respond to their opponents answers.
The only news that came out of the event was produced when a panelist asked Ms. Macaluso about her views on whether fluoride should continue to be added to the citys water system.
It was the first time she said she personally would like the city not to use the tasteless and colorless chemical, but she also added that she would listen to her constituents to see if it they would like to see it remain.
I know Im going to be crucified, she said, adding that children need fluoride to protect their teeth but that its use is not warranted for adults.
Last winter, fluoride became an issue when council members were faced with purchasing new equipment for the program. Within a few weeks, a group of anti-fluoride activists started attending council meetings to urge its elimination from the water supply.
The issue also influenced the entrance of two other candidates Mr. Jennings, a supporter of fluoridation, and Mrs. Borreggine, who opposes it into the race. Neither they nor the other three candidates were asked about their views on fluoride Thursday night.
But Mr. Jennings was asked about his proposal to help deteriorating houses and neighborhoods. He was asked whether it was out of the realm of the citys responsibility to be involved in such activities.
I think it is out of the realm of our current city government, he answered. We have to change our thinking.
Based on a national program, he would like to see city planners, law enforcement officers and educators work collaboratively to clean up neighborhoods and rental properties, helping to improve peoples lives along the way.
But Mr. Smith, who has been on the council for 10 years, said programs like that are the responsibility of county government, not the city.
City government is not into socialization, he said, adding that he generally opposes using public money to fix up private rental properties.
Calling herself a fiscal conservative with centrist views, Mrs. Borreggine said she is for limited government and lower taxes. She believes that government should not be in your bedroom or your health system.
She maintained that the city should help businesses create jobs, and keep young people from moving out of the area by lowering taxes. But Mr. Smith countered that the City Council has lowered property taxes from about $14 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to about $7 per $1,000 during the past several years.
Asked about the effects that big-box retailers have on Watertowns small businesses, Mrs. Borreggine, who runs a local cheerleading school, contended that big businesses should not be demonized because they typically start from small ones. But too often smaller businesses skip the city and start in the town of Watertown, she observed. The city should do more to help them get their start here, she said.
Mr. LaFave agreed. He has proposed a program, called Home Grown Business, which has been successful in Littleton, Co. It consists of a city office that specifically helps small businesses with such things as incentives, job growth, marketing, putting together geographic information and demographics, he explained.
He also told the audience that he would not ever support a pay increase for council members, who earn about $12,000 a year for the part-time position.
Its about serving the public, not the pay, he said.
When asked about the changes during her time on the council, Ms. Macaluso, who is running for a second four-year term, noted the way council members work together. She said a camaraderie has evolved over time, and she said she brings a voice of reason to the five-member board.
She always listens to her constituents and never promises anything that she cannot deliver, Ms. Macaluso added.
But Mr. Horbacz criticized members for not always listening to residents.
He got involved in the race after hearing about the flap over a zoning change associated with no longer allowing roomers living in single-family homes in Residential A districts. During the campaign, he also has talked about a ban on dogs at events on city property and a lack of movement on a longtime proposal for a canine park.
He told the audience about a recent conversation he had with a local kayaker who often goes out on the Black River with a group of fans. The kayaker wondered why council members did not approach them when the city was considering applying for a grant for bike trail improvements along the river.
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Kings Bowl will bring more than 150 jobs and about $1.5 million in wages to the local economy.
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Isla Fisher Is A Little Dramatic With Paparazzi At Los Angeles Airport! (Photos)natalieklein
Isla FIsher is often spotted wtih her daughter coming two and from dance class, getting a coffee or just out shopping.
Today while Isla was spotted in the Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Isla freaked out on the paparazzi walking fast and covering her face! At time she covered with her arms and others with a blanket!
While I understand wanting privacy, I do think this was over – doing the drama!
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Isla Fisher 1 of 7Isla Fisher arrives at LAX in Los Angeles.
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WOW! 6 of 7Either she doesn't want to get sick... or really does not want to be seen?
Amazing! 7 of 7I have absolutely never seen Isla be this camera shy! Wonder why?
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Posted on February 12, 2008The main body of the forthcoming Slipknot DVD is the band's incredible live performance at their sold-out London Docklands show in February this year. Filmed with over 35 cameras (many attached to the band's masks) it is, arguably, the most devastating concert committed to film. This amazing DVD perfectly captures the Iowan's full pyro-enhanced U.S. stage show playing all the Slipknot classics to date – 'Wait & Bleed', 'Left Behind', 'Heretic Anthem', 'Spit It Out', 'Surfacing' – they're all here. Also included are several multi-camera tracks, backstage peaks, interviews and all the band's promo videos to date, including the rare unseen "puppet" video for 'Wait & Bleed'.
Other features include:
- Photo gallery.
- Backstage footage.
- Behind-the-scenes footage.
- Multi-angle camera views on some tracks – pick your fave band member.
- Stereo
- Dolby 5.1
- Double CD - 1 is a 5, the other is a 9.
And here's the tracklisting:
The live set list:
"People = Shit", "Liberate", "Left Behind", "Eeyore", "Get This", "Disasterpiece", "Purity", "Gently", "Eyeless", "My Plague", "The Heretic Anthem", "Spit It Out", "Wait And Bleed", "Surfacing".
The band:
Take a Slipknot view into the world of the band as they prepare for the show.
Travel with the band as they meet the maggots face-to-face.
The videos:
"My Plague", "Left Behind (Director's Cut)", "Wait And Bleed" (animated), "Wait And Bleed", "Spit It Out"
The music:
Includes the rare bonus track "Purity"
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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz on Thu, 05/11/06, 09:32am:
- (1st, 7:33) One of the few ancillary benefits of a missed Clipper PUJIT in this series is that PHX's defense is rarely set when the shot goes up. When Mobley fires at :19, Brand has controlled position on the weak-side block. This is EB's office tonight, and these are his two easiest points.
- (1st, 4:41, 4:39) Let's state the obvious here - the purpose of running an offensive set in the pro game is to obtain a sick matchup advantage over your opponent. When Vlad sets the high screen for Cassell, he picks up Nash on the switch and lures Stevie down to the weak side block, meanwhile Brand is backing down Thomas on the right side post. Brand misses the shot, but with nobody on Vlad except Nash, Vlad picks up the board, misses, followed by Brand coming in to close. Two Points.
- (1st, 3:36) Off a Mobley fadeaway miss, Marion isn't anywhere in position - so it's Vlad and the Lilliputians. Easy tip-in over Raja Bell. Two points. [side note: John likes Raja on account of the whole the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend equation, but he's far too floppy for my liking.]
- (1st, 2:41) This is one of those strange statistical technicalities where a stripped ball/blocked shot out-of-bounds gets recorded as an "offensive rebound." That's what happens when Barbosa strips EB of the ball.
- (1st, 1:14) Off a sick baseline pass from Livingston, Brand uncharacteristically misses the little chippy, but collects his miss because Tim Thomas couldn't box out Lara Flynn Boyle if she got any semblance of position - much less EB. Thomas fouls him, and EB goes to the line, sinking 1 of 2.
- (1st, :21) Sam recognizes and loves the Eddie House matchup. He fires a jump shot over Casa, misses and then actually stutter-steps when he realizes that nobody in a white uniform has much interest in collecting the ball. Cassell follows his shot. What happened? Everyone PHX player was busy lacing up their trainers ready for the next offensive set, totally unmindful of the fact that, you know, maybe Sam might miss the shot. No matter. Two points either way.
- (2nd, 11:44) A pattern is starting to emerge: every time a Clipper shot goes up, the rest of the team is staking out position on the weak side glass. Textbook example here when Waltah fires up an awkward runner that draws only glass - but Mobley races in to fetch the rebound and an easy two.
I'm a big Barbosa guy, but watching these sequences in slo-mo, I'm starting to feel sorry for the guy. He has no rebounding game whatsoever and is an absolute liability to his team once a shot goes up.
- (2nd, 8:55) Again, that weird statistical oddity whereby a blocked shot out-of-bounds is tallied as an offensive rebound. Here, it's Mobley's ill-fated inside lay-in against TT.
- (2nd, 8:11) As Dave Han did earlier, let's welcome Chris Kaman to the Western Conference Semifinals, shall we? Off a missed EB 15-footer, Kaman lords over Boris Diaw on the block, collects the miss, goes up strong with that left hand. Two points. This is particularly large because the Clips haven't hit from the field since John and I called Hop Li for some takeout.
- (2nd, 7:28) Maggette finds Kaman with superior position over Diaw on the right block. Kaman has a nice look here off a nice spin move left into the paint. It's a shot he makes about 60% of the time and it'll go down Friday night. What happens here is that when Marion leaves EB to contest Kaman's shot, it opens up some space for Elton to follow Kaman's miss, which he does with an easy tip-in. Two more second chancers for EB.
- (2nd, 6:43) The Clippers kill two birds with one stone here as Kaman sets a nice high screen on Barbosa to create an open jump shot for Mobley at the top of the circle. Upon Mobley's release and with nobody but a staggering Barbosa on him off the switch, Kaman crashes the lane and is there for the board. He dribbles baseline for a better look, then drops the ball in with ease. Two more for Kaman.
- (2nd, 6:15) Almost every possession now. Maggette puts up a ridiculous shot, so ridiculous, in fact, that it effectively becomes a jump ball under the rim. Mobley does what he's been doing effectively all night - race to the weak side glass upon any Clipper outside release. Sure enough, he's there to collect. Two points for Cat.
- (2nd, 1:49, 1:47) The Clippers' big guards are really exploiting Barbosa in the half-court now. Livingston uses his size to get inside against Leandro, misses the layup, but out of the scrum comes Kaman with the board (which makes sense since he's the biggest guy out there by, like, four inches). Kaman misses, but Livingston gets the easy tip because Barbosa is helpless. I can't stress this enough. We love the kid's speed, but he's going to kill PHX defensively in the half-court. Two points.
- (2nd, :47) Off a long miss by Mobley, Livingston scrambles for the board. This is the advantage of having a long 6'7" point guard roaming around your offense. With a twelve point lead and the half winding down, he brings the rock back out to reset. The ball is swung around and ultimately returns to Shaun, who has his shot blocked. No conversion here off the offensive board - but the Clippers, at least, slow the tempo once again by chewing up another possession on their end.
- (3rd, 8:42) Off a Q missed jumper (Q shot 5-10 from the field last night. My man was a contributor), Kaman snags a difficult rebound over both Diaw and James Jones. Jones hacks a frustration foul, and the Clippers reset. The Clips ultimately deliver into Kaman in the post, Marion fouls Chris this time and Chris converts both foul shots. Two more.
- (3rd, 5:54) Nice pass from Mobley in the left corner when he spots Q in the paint. Q, not the master of the slick post moves, has his shot blocked by the Matrix, but stays with the follow, bodies up against James Jones - who has come over to help - for the put back, sinks the lay-in off the glass...and one. Clipper by 21 after the make.
- (3rd, 2:08) Cassell gets some space against TT on the perimeter, fires up a jumper at :09 (and this is a good thing). The greatest thing to watch here is EB just brutalizing Shawn Marion under the glass to collect the miss. The Clippers are killing them, just pounding them at will. Up by 15 at this juncture, EB send out back out to Sam to reset. The Clips don't convert here, but manage to eat thirty seconds between PHX possessions.
- (4th, 10:48) Off the Vlad 3-point miss, EB slashes in for the rebound and fires a beautiful pass to Shaun on the baseline for a dunk. EB has never been a superlative passer in this league, but has improves markedly over the second half of this season - it helps to have teammates who know where they're supposed to be on the basketball court. Two more.
That's about it - roll the dice a little by crashing the offensive glass rather than worrying about getting back on every miss. Don't be careless about it, but pick your spots strategically. Mobley is a genius for setting up shop on the weak side glass; let Kaman know that his best work will be off misses and, for good measure, stick a picture of Boris Diaw on his locker. Keep your speed team out there for additional chances. And, whenever possible, get your bigs switched onto Barbosa and down into the post. These are fairly simple remedies to (a) grab 15 extra offensive boards a game to the tune of 20-30 points and (b) a nifty way to keep the ball on your end of the floor for an extra few possessions. Hey...every little bit counts.


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By LYNNDA JOHNSONSun Advocate editor
A two-vehicle traffic accident near Soldier Summit last Friday claimed the life of an Orangeville man and the law enforcement investigation into the incident resulted in the arrest of an Arizona motorist on an automobile homicide charge.
The Nov. 5 fatal accident occurred at 2:50 a.m. after a westbound 1995 Ford F250 pickup truck operated by Jeffrey Grunwald, age 40 of Paige, Ariz., reportedly drifted off the right side of U.S. Highway 6 at the curve east of the Summit, indicated Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. David Bennion during an interview Monday.
Grunwald purportedly overcorrected and the Ford pickup crossed the center line of the canyon roadway, colliding into the driver's side of a 2000 four-door Saturn sedan operated by 43-year-old Joseph Lott of Orangeville.
The force of the collision fatally injured Lott and the Orangeville resident apparently died on impact, explained Bennion. Lott and Grunwald were the sole occupants traveling inside the Saturn and Ford pickup at the time of the crash and both drivers were wearing safety belts when the vehicles collided.
Following the preliminary investigation at the scene of the fatal traffic accident, law enforcement officers arrested Grunwald and transported the Arizona motorist to Heber City, confirmed Bennion. The authorities booked the suspect into the Wasatch County Jail on the automobile homicide charge in connection with the fatal traffic accident.


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There were two injuries in a single-car crash just before noon today on US 421 in Deep Gap. The crash occurred as Julie Hicks of East Bend ran a wheel off the left shoulder and ran off of the road to the right, flipping her 2008 Saturn onto its side. Hicks, 20, refused transport by Watauga Medics,
but her passenger, 24-year old Kyle Haynes of Yadkinville was transported to Watauga Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. Hicks was cited by trooper Townsend with Failure to Maintain Lane Control in the 11:20am wreck.
A couple of crashes earlier this morning, including one that blocked traffic on NC 194 and another on NC 105. The 194 crash involved a tree that fell across the road immediately in front of a woman who's car struck the tree, followed by the crash of two others. No injuries were reported in the 7:30am crash, but there were some slight injuries in a crash that blocked inbound traffic for Boone near the Shulls Mill Road intersection closest to Boone. Weather played a part in both accidents, and may be a factor in travel today with winds picking up as the weather system passes.
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A new colleague has mooted the idea of using Resharper annotations within our code base (we already are great fans and users of Resharper).
My new colleague cites things like explicitly stating whether a parameter can be null or not null at coding time is a good thing so that consumers of that class can see warnings at coding time.
My reservation is it adds noise to the code, is not runtime executed hence I favour Guard clauses. I am also concerned that like comments that they can go stale. I am also concerned about code readability and the overhead of writing them in the first place. Ultimately I am trying to keep development lean so don't want to add overhead for relatively little gain.
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garden variety wrote:So I believe one of the things in a protege' that we can "sense" when he is willing and ready is desperation. For me, that's an ingredient that made the whole idea of 12 steps more meaningful. I knew that I was going to drink again, and that would mean to die, so I was desperate just like the book says.
Precisely. Desparation is the primary component. When the desparation is not there -- it's like trying to bake a cake without the flower. A primary ingredient is missing from the recipe (formula i.e. 12 Steps)... (comment: if a new man/woman has gone to 30 meetings in 30 days or 150 meetings in 90 days... and hasn't taken the Steps... he/she has become less and less desparate... and lacks the necessary ingredient for the spiritual awakening in a timely fashion. It may take them 5, 10, 20, 30 years... to have it on an educational installment plan.).
When the desparation is gone the feet are dragging. Then, if the newcomer is staying dry... they have to wait until there is another major crisis in their life to motivate them to get "Into Action". Something like life becomes unbearable while sober... or life comes apart at the seams and they are at the "jumping off place." They'll most often take a drink or take the Steps.
The term "sponsor" originated with the Oxford Groups. Eventually, the way the Drunks Squad (future AA's) were using it became like this:
On day one:
1. The sober drunks would call on the drinking drunk, and tell him what the problem was and then leave. The problem was described like Dr. Silkworth had explained to Bill: Allergy. Compulsion. Progressive. Gates of insanity or death. "But, ha ha ha... I'm staying sober and you're gonna die because you don't have the solution that I have!" (Maybe not in those words... but that was the idea of the approach).
They wanted the prospect to reach "desparation and hopeless and become willing to go to any lengths." (Step 1)
A couple of days later:
2. A sober drunk, or sober drunk(s) would call on the drinking drunk and ask him if he believed in God. (Step 2)
If the drinking drunk was physically sober... "out of the fog"... admitted that he was hopeless and desparate, (Step 1), and believed in God, (Step 2)... the sober drunk would take him to an Oxford Group meeting held at Dr. Bob's house... and announce:
"I vouch that this drunk is sober, he has admitted that he's a hopeless alcoholic (understands the problem as described by Silkworth), and he believes in God. (Steps 1 & 2), he is NOW willing to go to any lengths NOW, and I am willing to sponsor him. (i.e. take the remaining Steps)."
If the fellowship said "Okay", usually Dr. Bob and a couple of other sober drunks would take him upstairs in Dr. Bob's house, and have him get down on his knees and make the "surrender" (take the 3rd Step)... "if" they did not believe the guy was sincere in his surrender they didn't let him in. The guy had to be serious about wanting to "change."
Bill knew that alcoholics can't handle religious terms like "surrender" so he dropped the word, in the 3rd Step, he softened the language to be "made a decision".
Then, the sponsor got together and led the new man/woman through the rest of the formula to top off the "conversion" (the list of character defects, asking God to remove them, restitution, and the daily guidelines to help him live sober. (Daily prayer and meditation, seeking guidance and direction from God, and cleaning up any new mistakes while he worked on finishing up making restitution... what would become Steps 8, 9, 10, 11).
Then the new man/woman was expected to "carry the message" immediately ("witness" another religious term that drunks choked on, and was changed to "carry this message")... as a vital part of his recovery and sobriety... to another alcoholic.
Seldom did the process take more than a few days.
Bill, in the letter that I referred to above, indicated, that in Akron and Cleveland... their results were 80% successful, and only 20% successful in New York, when they tried the different approach. Perhaps, this is why the Forward to the Second Edition, written in 1955, indicated a combined percentage of "50% were getting sober on their first trip in, and 25% were making it after a few relapses" (in the early 1940's era of AA and a BIG difference in the 5% or less successful rate that we see today).
After good publicity in Cleveland, where Clarence S. was heading up the new society... (Clarence was using Dr. Bob's way of leading the new person through the Steps in a very timely fashion (faster than we see it done today and different, in many regards)... there were too many newcomers for the sponsors to be able to sponsor them, one-to-one, leading them through the Steps.
Clarence knew that if they (the sober AA's in Cleveland) didn't get them through the Steps while they were still desparate (first few days of sobriety)... they would lose them because the alcoholic would go back to drinking... so, he started having meetings that are similar to what we often refer to today, as "work-shop type meetings"... where he could lead them through the Steps in mass form.
Clarence also believed that no amount of meetings would keep the alkie dry -- if they didn't have the vital spiritual experience to remove the obsession and the compulsion to drink... and "to change."
garden variety wrote:But that passage also refers to us, the "menotrs" or "sponsors" - the men and women who have had a spiritual awakening and now have a message to carry - that there is a solution to the problem of alcoholism.
Yep. That was the requirement to be able to sponsor a new man/woman. The sponsor had to have had the spiritual awakening as the result of the first 11 Steps. Or, he wasn't qualified to sponsor. He couldn't pass on something that he didn't have...
His basic job as sponsor, was to :
1. make sure his new prospect understood what the problem was: alcoholism = allergy, compulsion, progression, hopeless. (Step 1)
2. make sure that he knew what the solution was... a spiritual awakening as the result of the 12 Steps.
3. Lead the new person through the Steps, out of the problem and into the solution for recovery.
Thanks for letting me share.
And, thanks to all of you for your participation in this topic! I appreciate you and your sharing!!!


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Talk about a hunky household!
"Vanderpump Rules" star Jax Taylor revealed on "Watch What Happens Live" Monday night that he and Channing Tatum used to be roommates during his "modeling days" in New York.
And like his ex-roomie/"Magic Mike" star, Jax has no problems taking his clothes off (as proven here and here). Host Andy Cohen made the sexy SUR bartender remove his shirt ... for pretty much no reason at all:
The roommate revelation came during a game of "Two Truths and a Jax" -- a version of "Two Truths and a Lie." The Channing roommate revelation was one of Jax's truths; his lie was that he slept with more than two people at SUR (which we infer to be Stassi Schroeder and Laura Leigh).
As for Jax and Stassi, they played coy when asked about getting coital.
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MASSENA - For a local social organization to have been in existence for nearly three quarters of a century requires dedication, enthusiastic members, and likely a unique instigator who came up with the idea for the group so many years ago.
The Grandmothers Club is getting closer to that historical milestone after celebrating their 71st anniversary this week
The club was founded by former Massena resident Ruth Hutton along with 20other grandmothers on June 4, 1942. Ms. Hutton was a Massena resident during the early and middle parts of the 20th century and on that late spring day she and the other women of Cretona Chapter 516 Order of the Eastern Star met for a luncheon at her house to form the unique club.
According to a document describing the history of the club written by Massena Town Historian and club member MaryEllen Casselman, Ms. Hutton had desired a group where Order of the Easter Star grandmothers could have just a social time.
Current Grandmothers Club members range from newbies to veterans like secretary Martha Palmer.
Ive been (part of) the Grandmothers Club for probably around 20 years. My granddaughter is here today, and I was bringing her in a high chair (when I started), so its been at least 20 years, Ms. Palmer said.
The group typically holds their monthly meetings on the first Thursday of the month. In the past they have met at the Massena Country Club, members homes, and the Masonic Hall, but now get together at local restaurants like Dars Place.
Ms. Palmer acknowledged that the group gives to local charities and is focused on enjoying social activities together. They also sometimes welcome guest speakers to their meetings.
The club was more exclusive in the past, as membership use to require being a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, being at least 60 years old and, in some cases, to be an actual grandmother. Restrictions have become more lenient in recent years though.
(Only) to be sponsored by an Eastern Star member and to be of an age of a grandmother. You dont have to be a grandmother because some people, that doesnt happen for them. You just have to be of an age of a grandmother, Ms. Palmer said.
Treasurer Sharon Neault explained that most of the members are from Massena but there are a few out of towners as well.
I live in Brasher. The majority are from Massena, and we have a couple who are in the nursing home. Also, a couple of the inactive members live away, she said.
The club currently has 25 active members and six inactive members.
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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate reporter
An alley in Price city is at the heart of an issue and the final outcome could have effects on other alleys throughout the city.
As part of the Division of Water Quality projects going on throughout the Spring and Summer, staff from the Water and Sewer Department identified possible problem spots in the city. A sewer line is being replaced in an alley near 450 E. 600 N. in the Parkdale Townsite Subdivision. An existing sewer main is in approximately two-thirds of the alley and is being replaced because it is old, deteriorating and substandard.
At the center of the discussion was the issue of the city having to remove the landscaping, including a lawn and bushes, to accomplish the work on the project.
Russell Seeley, city engineer with Price City, said that the alley was determined to be a public right of way. In July, Gary Sonntag, public works director with Price City, sent a letter to the residence next to the alleyway notifying them of the work that would be done, Seeley said.
The city explored different options to replace the sewer line including using the technique of pipe bursting so as not to disturb the area. The technique has been used by the city during the sewer line work throughout the summer but the cost for using the pipe bursting technique would cost around $76,000, Seeley said.
"The cost of the project to do pipe bursting, which is $76,000, is not a very practical option for the city," Seeley said.
One of the questions posed to the city from residents in the area is whether or not the city will allow the landscaping to be fixed to the way it was before or to leave it the way it is now.
For businesses like Rocky Mountain Power, Emery Telcom and the Price Utility Department, limited access to the alley has presented a problem for them, Seeley said. Because of the size of their vehicles, they are not able to maneuver around the area and if they enter the alley way from the South they must back up to get out from the way they came in. The access to the alley in the winter season causes more problems as well, Seeley said.
What the city does with this particular alley could have repercussions with other alleys throughout Price. If the city chooses to allow the residences in the area to continue landscaping the entrance to the alley, then other alleys in the city could possibly do the same. Things such as dust, mud and rocks are just some of the reasons residents don't want to have a curb cut put in, opening the alley for access. A majority of the alleys in the city have gravel or dirt roads, Seeley said.
"What about the other alleys in the city?" asked Mayor Joe Piccolo. "We can't treat this one alley any differently than the rest of them."
In order to determine the best course of action, Mayor Piccolo said the city needs to see some renditions of what things might look like with a curb cut put into place and what the costs for putting in barriers to keep rocks and dirt from affecting nearby residences.
"This is quite the dilemma," said Councilwoman Jeanne McEvoy.
"We need to scope the project out, considering the whole scope," Piccolo said. "It might make a hard decision a little easier."
For the most part the work on the sewer project is complete, with some touch-up and cleanup that still needs to be done, Seeley said.
The city council passed a motion tabling the agenda item until the following city council meeting on Aug. 25.
"We're not going to change the world in two weeks," Councilman Richard Tatton said. "We need to get a little more information and details."


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20 U.S. Code § 6314 - Schoolwide programs
(a) Use of funds for schoolwide programs
(1) In general
A local educational agency may consolidate and use funds under this part, together with other Federal, State, and local funds, in order to upgrade the entire educational program of a school that serves an eligible school attendance area in which not less than 40 percent of the children are from low-income families, or not less than 40 percent of the children enrolled in the school are from such families.
(2) Identification of students not required
(A) In general
No school participating in a schoolwide program shall be required—
(i) to identify particular children under this part as eligible to participate in a schoolwide program; or
(B) Supplemental funds
A school participating in a schoolwide program shall use funds available to carry out this section only to supplement the amount of funds that would, in the absence of funds under this part, be made available from non-Federal sources for the school, including funds needed to provide services that are required by law for children with disabilities and children with limited English proficiency.
(3) Exemption from statutory and regulatory requirements
(A) Exemption
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may, through publication of a notice in the Federal Register, exempt schoolwide programs under this section from statutory or regulatory provisions of any other noncompetitive formula grant program administered by the Secretary (other than formula or discretionary grant programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.], except as provided in section 613(a)(2)(D) of such Act [20 U.S.C. 1413 (a)(2)(D)]), or any discretionary grant program administered by the Secretary, to support schoolwide programs if the intent and purposes of such other programs are met.
(B) Requirements
A school that chooses to use funds from such other programs shall not be relieved of the requirements relating to health, safety, civil rights, student and parental participation and involvement, services to private school children, maintenance of effort, comparability of services, uses of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant non-Federal funds, or the distribution of funds to State educational agencies or local educational agencies that apply to the receipt of funds from such programs.
(C) Records
A school that consolidates and uses funds from different Federal programs under this section shall not be required to maintain separate fiscal accounting records, by program, that identify the specific activities supported by those particular funds as long as the school maintains records that demonstrate that the schoolwide program, considered as a whole, addresses the intent and purposes of each of the Federal programs that were consolidated to support the schoolwide program.
(4) Professional development
Each school receiving funds under this part for any fiscal year shall devote sufficient resources to effectively carry out the activities described in subsection (b)(1)(D) of this section in accordance with section 6319 of this title for such fiscal year, except that a school may enter into a consortium with another school to carry out such activities.
(b) Components of a schoolwide program
(1) In general
A schoolwide program shall include the following components:
(A) A comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school (including taking into account the needs of migratory children as defined in section 6399 (2) of this title) that is based on information which includes the achievement of children in relation to the State academic content standards and the State student academic achievement standards described in section 6311 (b)(1) of this title.
(B) Schoolwide reform strategies that—
(i) provide opportunities for all children to meet the State's proficient and advanced levels of student academic achievement described in section 6311 (b)(1)(D) of this title;
(ii) use effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically based research that—
(II) increase the amount and quality of learning time, such as providing an extended school year and before- and after-school and summer programs and opportunities, and help provide an enriched and accelerated curriculum; and
(I) include strategies to address the needs of all children in the school, but particularly the needs of low-achieving children and those at risk of not meeting the State student academic achievement standards who are members of the target population of any program that is included in the schoolwide program, which may include—
(bb) college and career awareness and preparation, such as college and career guidance, personal finance education, and innovative teaching methods, which may include applied learning and team-teaching strategies; and
(D) In accordance with section 6319 of this title and subsection (a)(4) of this section, high-quality and ongoing professional development for teachers, principals, and paraprofessionals and, if appropriate, pupil services personnel, parents, and other staff to enable all children in the school to meet the State's student academic achievement standards.
(F) Strategies to increase parental involvement in accordance with section 6318 of this title, such as family literary services.
(G) Plans for assisting preschool children in the transition from early childhood programs, such as Head Start, Even Start, Early Reading First, or a State-run preschool program, to local elementary school programs.
(H) Measures to include teachers in the decisions regarding the use of academic assessments described in section 6311 (b)(3) of this title in order to provide information on, and to improve, the achievement of individual students and the overall instructional program.
(I) Activities to ensure that students who experience difficulty mastering the proficient or advanced levels of academic achievement standards required by section 6311 (b)(1) of this title shall be provided with effective, timely additional assistance which shall include measures to ensure that students' difficulties are identified on a timely basis and to provide sufficient information on which to base effective assistance.
(2) Plan
(A) In general
Any eligible school that desires to operate a schoolwide program shall first develop (or amend a plan for such a program that was in existence on the day before January 8, 2002), in consultation with the local educational agency and its school support team or other technical assistance provider under section 6317 of this title, a comprehensive plan for reforming the total instructional program in the school that—
(ii) describes how the school will use resources under this part and from other sources to implement those components;
(iii) includes a list of State educational agency and local educational agency programs and other Federal programs under subsection (a)(3) of this section that will be consolidated in the schoolwide program; and
(B) Plan development
The comprehensive plan shall be—
(i) developed during a one-year period, unless—
(I) the local educational agency, after considering the recommendation of the technical assistance providers under section 6317 of this title, determines that less time is needed to develop and implement the schoolwide program; or
(ii) developed with the involvement of parents and other members of the community to be served and individuals who will carry out such plan, including teachers, principals, and administrators (including administrators of programs described in other parts of this subchapter), and, if appropriate, pupil services personnel, technical assistance providers, school staff, and, if the plan relates to a secondary school, students from such school;
(iii) in effect for the duration of the school's participation under this part and reviewed and revised, as necessary, by the school;
(iv) available to the local educational agency, parents, and the public, and the information contained in such plan shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand; and
Source(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1114, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101,Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1471; amended Pub. L. 109–270, § 2(f)(3),Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 747.)
References in Text
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(A), is title VI of Pub. L. 91–230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1400 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1400 of this title and Tables.
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B)(v), is Pub. L. 88–210, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 403, as amended generally by Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b),Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 683, which is classified generally to chapter 44 (§ 2301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2301 of this title and Tables.
The Head Start Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B)(v), is subchapter B (§§ 635–657) of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of Pub. L. 97–35, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 499, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 9831 et seq.) of chapter 105 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9801 of Title 42 and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 6314,Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1114, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101,Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3534; amended Pub. L. 105–332, § 3(c)(1),Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3125, related to schoolwide programs, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
2006—Subsec. (b)(2)(B)(v). Pub. L. 109–270substituted "the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" for "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998".
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With Gus Kenworthy being crowned overall AFP world champion, Nicky Keefer winning the 'ruler of the week' and the 'best style' awards at the Nine Knights and Mike Riddle claiming the FIS world halfpipe championship, another highly successful season has come to a close.
The competitive freeski calendar began in August with the New Zealand Winter Games. After the AFP World Championships in Whistler nine months later, the sport has indelibly changed with the Olympic debut on the horizon. No athletes seem better prepared for Sochi than Gus Kenworthy and Mike Riddle, both claiming World Championship titles after the long and arduous season.
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Also competing in all three disciplines was Jossi Wells, who stood on the podium at the One Hit Wonder Big Air in Australia and the X Games Tignes Slopestyle while consistently placing in the top five in every discipline. Jossi's 2nd place in Tignes marks his fifth X medal and his first X Games Slopestyle Medal since winning bronze in 2010. Second place in the Overall AFP World Championship standings marks a fantastic finish for the young Kiwi's season. Riding the brand new nfamous ski in both Slopestyle and Big Air competitions, Jossi maintained his stylish approach to park skiing while dominating the competition.
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Two of the most important trunk railroads in the Confederacy passed through Corinth, Miss. The Memphis & Charleston and the Mobile & Ohio railroads gave Corinth a strategic significance that made it the most strategic transportation hub in the western Confederacy.
The first coast-to-coast, non-stop passenger flight in the U.S. was made by Captain Roscoe Turner, a native of Corinth. Turner landed his plane in New York after 19½ hours long flight from Los Angeles. Turner also set an east-to-west transcontinental flight record of 12 hours and 33 minutes, a feat for which this aviation pioneer received the coveted Harmon Trophy for "Outstanding Achievement in Aviation," on November 11, 1932.
Corona College, established in 1857 by the Rev. L.B. Gaston, was an elegant girls school. It was used as a hospital during 1862-1864 by Confederate and later Union Armies. In January 1864, it was burned when Federal forces abandoned Corinth.
Corinth native, Roscoe Turner is the only Mississippian in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. Turner is the only three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy Race. He also established the cross-country airplane speed record in 1925. One of Turner's planes is featured in the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institute.
December 7, 1874, three to four members of the Jesse James-Cole Younger gang rode into Corinth, hitched their horses and carried out a seamless plan to rob the Tishomingo Savings Institution. Refusing to cooperate, the bank owner, Alonzo Taylor, allegedly told them "I'd rather be in hell than in Corinth without money." The outlaws escaped with $15,000.
Jacinto Courthouse once served the largest county in the State of Mississippi. Jacinto, the land which became Tishomingo County, was first occupied by the Chickasaw Indian tribe. Jacinto also served as home for Eli S. Mitchell, one of the early explorers of the far west. Jacinto's 4th of July annual festival every 4th year is the 2nd largest political rally in the state
In terms of aggregate numbers of troops involved, the Siege of Corinth was the largest in the history of the Western Hemisphere.
The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center (a unit of Shiloh National Military Park) contains a unique water feature that spans 100 years of American history.
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During the 1940's and continuing through the 1960's, Corinth gained a reputation for being the hide-away for several Chicago mob affiliates and home to a notorious group from Alabama that became known as the "State Line Mob."
Nicknamed "Little Chicago" in the 1960's, Corinth's nightlife became one filled with many "questionable" activities. In 1964, Bufford Pusser pinned on the badge of McNairy County Tennessee Sheriff and immediately pursued avenues to rid the Mississippi – Tennessee State Line Area of criminal activities. Now this tranquil stretch of by-passed highway holds only memories of Corinth's colorful, yet checkered, past.
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The Corinth Siege was in the early stage of the Civil War and the remaining earthworks are rare surviving examples of Civil War fortifications and part of a developing technology later applied extensively at Vicksburg, Northern Virginia, Petersburg and Atlanta. They were studied by foreign armies prior to World War I and this technology evolved into the trench warfare system of World War I.
The Battle of Corinth was one of the fiercest and bloodiest of the war. Analysts consider it the beginning of the end of the War in the West. More than 200 generals and 300,000 soldiers were in the Corinth area from 1861-1865.
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A gun created completely from a 3-D printer is seen firing in a video documented by Forbes.
The gun was created by Defense Distrubuted, a nonprofit group created by a libertarian law student from Texas.
Cody Wilson started the nonprofit last August with the intent to create a working weapon that could be made on a 3-D printer.
The weapon is dubbed "The Liberator," named for the pistols designed to be air-dropped by the Allies over France during its Nazi occupation in World War II.
Unlike its original steel predecessor, the 3-D printed gun is made completely of plastic, aside from one single firing pin, which is a common hardware store nail.
It was created inside an $8,000 second-hand Stratasys Dimension SST 3D printer, which lays down threads of melted polymer that add up to precisely-shaped solid objects just as easily as a traditional printer lays ink on a page.
The digital images to create the device could be uploaded to the web and downloaded by anyone.
"You can print a lethal device. It's kind of scary, but that's what we're aiming to show," Wilson told Forbes. "Anywhere there's a computer and an Internet connection, there would be the promise of a gun."
On May 1, Wilson allowed the magazine to take pictures of the unproven device and a day later the weapon was tested at a location that he did not want revealed.
Read the entire article and view the video here.