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The Graduate Center offers more than thirty doctoral programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, including History.
Learn about the Graduate Center's core faculty,
including Distinguished Professor David Joselit (pictured),
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Through its extensive public programming, the Graduate Center contributes to the intellectual and cultural vitality of New York City.
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Susan L. Woodward is an expert on Balkan, East European, and post-Soviet affairs, on intervention in civil wars, and on peacebuilding and post-conflict statebuilding and reconstruction. She is the author of Balkan Tragedy: Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War (1995), selected a Choice "Outstanding Academic Book 1995" and Socialist Unemployment: The Political Economy of Yugoslavia, 1945–1990 (1995), winner of the 1996 Hewett Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, and numerous articles on southeastern Europe, the post-communist transition in eastern Europe, state failure, peacekeeping, post-conflict reconstruction, and the relation between development and security.
Woodward, who holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University, came to the Graduate Center in January 2001 from King's College, University of London, where she was a senior research fellow at the Centre for Defence Studies. From 1990 to 1999, she served as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, where she also taught graduate seminars at Georgetown, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. Before that she held positions in political science on the faculties of Yale University (1982–89), Williams College (1978–82), Mount Holyoke College (1977–78), and Northwestern University (1972–77). In 1994, she was head of the analysis and assessment unit in the office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), and in the 1998 election period, she was a special advisor to the head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2010 to 2013, she was a member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration.


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Lottery Warns Oklahomans of Potential Scam
The Lottery encourages Oklahomans to be aware of a potential scam seeking to trick citizens into believing they've won a lump sum of money. The scam is primarily focused around the Mega Millions game.
"The Lottery security department has observed an increased number of calls from people inquiring if they have actually won a prize or if the call is indeed a scam," said Rollo Redburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Lottery.
Most of the phone calls are coming from the area code 876. The caller tells the person answering the phone that he or she has won a large sum of money and/or additional prizes such as a car or a trip. Citizens are then asked to pay taxes on the prize in up-front payments.
"The information in the phone call is not associated with the Oklahoma Lottery," said Rollo Redburn. "The Lottery will never ask you to send an up-front payment in order to claim a prize."
The Oklahoma Lottery security department urges anyone who receives a call that could be a potential scam to contact the Attorney General's Office (405.521.3921) or the Federal Trade Commission (877.382.4357).
All Oklahoma Lottery prizes over $600 must be claimed in person either at an Authorized Oklahoma Lottery Claim Center or at Oklahoma Lottery Headquarters. All prizes over $5,000 must be claimed at Oklahoma Lottery Headquarters in Oklahoma City.

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FLETCHER ADAMS, Brandon: Led the Bulldog defense in a 42-7 win over Forest Hill with 7 tackles, including 3 for losses and a sack.
TERRY BAILEY, Greenville St. Joseph: Ran for 3 TDs and two 2-point conversions and caught a scoring pass in a 45-6 win over Durant.
JAMARCUS BRADLEY, Choctaw Co.: Totaled 240 yards and 4 TDs running and passing in a 45-28 victory over Raleigh.
LEDARIUS CARPENTER, Pearl: Was 16-of-31 passing for 202 yards and 3 TDs in a 43-6 win over Canton.
DOMINIQUE CROW, Leflore Co.: Caught 6 passes for 212 yards and 2 TDs and had 12 tackles in a 58-40 loss to East Side.
DAKOTA DAILEY, Marshall Aca.: Ran for 150 yards and 3 TDs and passed for 191 yards in a 31-28 win over North Delta.
DEMARCO DAVIS, Independence: Was credited with 14 tackles, with 3 for losses, in a 46-20 win over Marks Palmer.
TIM DURR, Collins: Carried 18 times for 134 yards, with a 47-yard TD run, in a 26-8 win over Prentiss.
EDWARD FORBES, East Marion: Was 8-of-14 passing for 292 yards and 3 TDs in a 34-16 victory over Purvis.
J.T. GRAY, Clarksdale: Ran for 100 yards and a TD, threw a scoring pass and had an interception and 15 tackles in a 39-34 win over West Point.
ROMAN GRAY, Philadelphia: Totaled 218 yards and 2 TDs running and passing in a 34-27 win over Forest.
KWANDRA GRIGGS, Greenwood: Completed 14 of 18 pases for 238 yards and 2 TDs in a 34-6 win over Yazoo City.
KHARI HARRISON, Madison St. Joseph: Caught 5 passes for 108 yards and one TD in a 40-6 win over Tchula Marshall.
TY HATHORN, Louisville: Had 11 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and 2 pass deflections in a 35-0 win over Winona.
DARRELL HENDERSON, South Panola: Totaled 234 all-purpose yards, ran for 2 TDs and two 2-point conversions and caught a 53-yard scoring pass in a 40-21 win over Olive Branch.
JACOB HOWSE, Russell Chr.: Connected on 13 of 18 passes for 345 yards and 4 TDs in a 55-28 win over Tuscaloosa Christian (Ala.).
STACEE JAMES, Pearl: Had 3 interceptions in a 43-6 win over Canton.
ROBERT JOHNSON, Terry: Ran for 10 times for 107 yards and one TD and caught a 45-yard scoring pass in a 50-20 win over Jim Hill.
PRINCETON JONES, Starkville: Passed for 230 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for a TD in a 35-0 win over Northwest Rankin.
JALON KINGSTON, Clinton: Had 4 receptions for 117 yards and 3 TDs in a 44-29 loss to Columbus.
DEYTON LINGLE, Morton: Was 16-of-23 passing for 361 yards and 4 TDs in a 42-36 victory over Velma Jackson.
JOSH MILLER, West Marion: Ran and passed for 274 yards and 3 TDs in a 32-0 win over St. Patrick.
TAYLOR NAZARY, Leake Aca.: Carried 19 times for 142 yards and one TD in a 21-0 win over Winston.
DENARRIUS NOEL, Hinds AHS: Had 12 tackles, with 3 sacks, in a 39-7 win over Sacred Heart.
KENZIE PHILLIPS, Oxford: Ran 19 times for 220 yards and 2 TDs and had 8 receptions for 64 yards in a 31-7 win over Saltillo.
D'ALEX ROCKINGHAM, Hazlehurst: Carried 11 times for 153 yards and 2 TDs in a 45-20 win over Wesson.
DALLAS SIMS, Wayne Co.: Ran 19 times for 177 yards and 3 TDs in a 44-6 win over Brookhaven Academy.
TREY SMITH, Madison Central: Carried 22 times for 186 yards and 3 TDs in a 42-18 win over Murrah.
BLAKE SPRUILL, East Union: Ran 14 times for 217 yards and 3 TDs in a 59-22 win over New Site.
KELDRICK STOKES, Pelahatchie: Carried 13 times for 111 yards and 2 TDs in a 35-21 win over Sebastopol.
DANIEL TAYLOR, Simpson: Carried 12 times for 152 yards and 3 TDs in a 47-6 win over Brookhaven Academy.
JALON THOMAS, East Side: Ran 11 times for 193 yards and 3 TDs in a 58-40 win over Leflore County.
DEVIN VOOHIES, Wilkinson Co.: Carried 18 times for 260 yards and 3 TDs in a 40-28 win over Franklin County.
CONNOR WOODALL, St. Andrew's: Ran for 114 yards and 2 TDs and had 8 tackles and a fumble recovery in a 31-6 win over McLaurin.
Fast-Pitch Softball
Fast-Pitch Softball
KELLY BYRD, Copiah: Hit a walkoff homer in a 4-2 win over Magnolia Heights and had 2 run-scoring doubles in a 4-1 victory over Parklane at the MAIS AA tournament.
Slow-Pitch Softball
Slow-Pitch Softball
KAITLYN BRADLEY, New Hope: Had 4 singles and a double in a 12-1 win over Grenada.
ROBIN RUSSELL, Clinton: Had 2 homers including a grand slam, 2 singles and 6 RBIs in an 11-10 win over Warren Central.
KATIE VANDIVER, Corinth: Singled 3 times, homered twice, doubled and drove in 9 runs in wins over Tishomingo County and Amory.
SHELBY WALTERS, Northwest Rankin: Had 5 singles, a triple and a homer but the Lady Cugars dropped a doubleheader to Clinton.
TRISTAN WHEAT, Poplarville: Homered twice and plated 5 runs in a 6-4 win over Purvis.
Girls Soccer
Girls Soccer
CLAYTON NOBLIN, Jackson Prep: Scored 3 goals in a 5-0 win over Starkville Academy and had a goal and assist in a 2-0 victory over Presbyterian Christian in the MAIS Division I playoffs.
KATIE VALENTINE, Laurel Chr.: Scored 4 times in a 9-1 win over Lee Academy in the MAIS Division II quarterfinals.


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Middlesboro Police say a man failed to provide medical help for a woman in Bell County. They charged Erstill Sheckles with attempted murder.
Police say the charges stem from an incident May 18 that involved Tammy Baker, at a home on Webb Lane in Middlesboro. Police say Sheckles caused serious injury to Baker on several occasions during the night, and didn't get her medical care.
Baker was flown to a Tennessee hospital for treatment. Police say she is still hospitalized, weeks later, because of the extent of her injuries.


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Northeast Implement - Canada
Valby Tractor Grapple Model SGR 76
Bypass Tractor Grapple:
The modern bypass tractor grapple is an improvement over clamp grapples. The Valby tractor grapple is unique in that it has a double jaw on one side, and a single jaw on the other. As the grapple closes, the double jaw inter-meshes with the single jaw. The form of the bypass grapple provides for easy "roll in" of the logs. The logs are then held firmly in place because the load is supported from all directions by the bypass jaws.
Click here to watch a short video of the SGR76 tractor grapple.This may take up to 2 1/2 minutes to download, depending on the speed of your internet connection.
The Valby SGR76 Grapple converts your farm tractor into a productive forest machine. It can be used three ways:
The skidding grapple is your best choice machine if you work on flat terrain, which is dry, and you have a large tractor with sufficient front end weights. The ruggedness of the grapple enables multiple tree length stems to be skidded out at one time.
Transport of Small Stems:
Small stems, stacks of pulp wood, brush, and slabs can be lifted clear off the ground. This keeps the material clean, and transfers the weight of the material to the rear tires, for added traction.
The side-shift function enables easy placement of the material in stacks. The hight of the stacks depends on the tractor, but four to five foot stacking heights are typical.
The Valby SGR76 can be side-shifted 30 degrees to either side, as shown in the photo below. Side shifting allows the operator to grab loads from the side, without spending time maneuvering the tractor. The side shifting also allows for controlled stacking of pulpwood and similar materials.
Durable Design:
The grapple is designed to endure years of professional use. The materials used are thick, and the jaws are boxed for added strength.
Both cylinders of the grapple are welded design, and have an inside diameter of over 3". That provides strong holding pressure for the jaws that hold onto the logs. The cylinders can take pressure of up to 2900 PSI. The piston is also overdimentioned, and has a diameter of almost two inches. Click here for a close up of the cylinder.
Every joint has a grease fitting, and the unit weighs 680lbs. The head-board plate can be used to bunch the logs into piles suitable for transport by the tractor grapple. The jaws are made to withstand hard use, and the pins have large diameters.
The grapple mounts on the three point hitch of any category II tractor between 50 and 100 HP. The tractor must be equipped with a full set of front end weights. The grapple has a parking stand, which enables easy hook up and removal of the machine.
The grapple needs two pairs of hydraulic outlets off the tractor. One pair opens and closes the grapple. The other pair works the side shift. If the grapple is used for skidding, when the ends of the stems drag on the ground, then one will benefit from having a floating position on the valve that operates the side-shift. Your dealer can retrofit older tractors with a valve that has a float position.
For front end weight requirements, click here. Skidding grapples work best in clear-cuts. If you are working in hilly, wet, or slippery terrain, or if you want to reduce damage to the stand by selective cutting, there is equipment that will work better than a skidding grapple. Click here to read about the Farmi Tree Harvesting Method.
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The Texas A&M Foundation has raised $10.5 million for the Memorial Student Center (MSC) renovation — more than halfway to the $20 million requested by Texas A&M University for the project.
An emotional tie to the MSC often prompts these private gifts, which allow contributors to name pillars and spaces in the MSC with the approval of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, said David Wilkinson, who directs the MSC fundraising campaign for the Texas A&M Foundation.
Retired Army Col. Robert F. Gonzales, for instance, plans to have a conference room named after his parents, Rachel and Ralph Gonzales, and himself through his gift to the Our MSC: A Tribute to Honor fundraising campaign.
"Daddy was class of 1953, so he was a student when the MSC was being built and when it opened. Mom and I were with him," said Gonzales, class of 1968 at Texas A&M. "I can remember getting my monthly haircut in the MSC barbershop in the basement, and I considered it a big treat to eat in the MSC cafeteria, which did not happen often. Daddy and Mother had part-time jobs on campus at Guion Hall, and both had a contribution to the MSC building fund deducted from their pay every two weeks."
During his Texas A&M student years, Gonzales regularly attended meetings in the MSC.
"I worked with SCONA [Student Conference On National Affairs] my sophomore year and with Town Hall [concerts] my junior and senior years. I was the chairman of Town Hall my senior year, when we started the Rotary Club-Community Series of plays, symphonies and musical ensembles that over the years matured into what is now OPAS," an acronym for Opera and Performing Arts Society.
"The MSC means a lot to us," Gonzales added. "We feel closer to that building than any other building on campus. I am very, very happy to be doing this for my parents and me."
The MSC, which closed for construction in August 2009, functions as Texas A&M's student union and as a memorial to Aggies who gave their lives for their country. Dedicated in 1951, the original MSC was built for a student body of 6,600, and enrollment at Texas A&M exceeded 50,000 students in fall 2011 for the first time.
The expanded and reconfigured MSC will have more meeting rooms for the 19 MSC programming committees that present 300-plus educational, entertaining and charitable programs each year. More than 1,500 students gain leadership experience through their work with these MSC programs in any given academic year.
Reopening in April 2012, the MSC will prominently pay tribute to the seven Aggies who were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during military service.
The project, expected to cost $125 million, will bring the facility in line with current building codes and Americans with Disabilities Act standards. Changes to the building harmonize with the original architecture but will create a lighter, more-spacious interior.
Through a fee increase adopted in 2007, students are funding $82 million of the renovation. Texas A&M University asked the Texas A&M Foundation to assist with fundraising in 2008. After Board of Regents' approval, Texas A&M will recognize gifts from former students and other supporters with permanent displays on pillars in the building, on major entrances and even in the courtyard near Rudder Tower.
Many naming opportunities are still available. For details, contact the Texas A&M Foundation's David Wilkinson or Cindy Munson at (800) 392-3310, firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. The Foundation accepts online gifts at giving.tamu.edu/SupportMSC.
For more information about the Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization that raises and manages major gifts for Texas A&M University academics, visit giving.tamu.edu.


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Welcome to my repository of knowledge, inspiration and resources in celebration of the Earth.. hope you like it and will find it useful.
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Tree Tribute
By wrapping certain trees we are re-establishing a respectful partnership between people and plants. When we wrap the trunks of our beloved trees, we are subtly advocating a kind of tree awareness which in turn promotes an active stewardship of the trees in our midst.Jan Johnsen
4 comments:
- Cheryl said...
Beautiful Hedgewitch,
I am always hopeful that people will become more aware of trees and learn to honour and respect them.
I have two trees in my garden that are sacred to me......my old and very beautiful apple tree......the other is an ancient medlar.
I visit them each day as I walk the garden.
My old apple tree is full of ribbons. A druid friend suggested each time I had a worry or concern I take it to the old tree, tie the ribbon on our boughs and leave my anxiety with her.
- 2 October 2011 at 08:08
- kaiteM said...
hi and thanks for promoting our wrapt, tied, marked by nature project. It finished much earlier this year and we had some interesting results but mostly they were very subtle. We had no spiritual intent here, just wanted to see what would happen, that's all.
It must be said tho that in certain circumstances wrapping the trunk of a living tree could harm it because the wrapping may encourage the growth of unwanted bugs or parasites, so it should be done carefully, not too tightly and not for too long, and definately not in a sensitive or endangered environment.
- 2 October 2011 at 14:48
- Hedgewitch said...
Hello Cheryl, I love that idea of leaving your anxieties with the tree. It reminds me of tying fabric to trees near holy wells in the Celtic parts of Britain (I must look this up) .. I suppose the same idea of asking for help with a problem. The physical act of tying the fabric makes the whole thing tangible. I remember well you posting about your beautiful old apple tree. Would love to hear about your medlar.
Hi Kaite,
How kind of you to stop by and thank you for your comments about the idea of tree wrapping. I loved the story on the Hand/Eye article about how someone discovered the technique by accident!
I would hate to think that any harm would come to the tree. I am thinking of trying with the fig in my back garden (though it is only small) and we have a little acacia. But there are a number of large well-established eucalyptus trees in the town including a couple in the churchyard on top of the hill by the sea which experience a fair bit of weather. If the back garden attempts work I would love to approach the church about doing a tiny wrap on one of these.
- 3 October 2011 at 07:51
- Cheryl said...
Hi Hedgewitch,
We had a historian visit the house to put a rough date on it. After several months of research, we found out that parts of the house date back to the medieval period.
In the copse stands a medlar.....I knew it was old, mainly due to the height. Medlars are very slow growing. I got in touch with the Woodland Trust, sent them some images and the history of the house. They came to the conclusion the tree was ancient and could possibly (only possibly) have been planted when the house was built.
I was so amazed and am humbled by its presence.
- 3 October 2011 at 10:25


text: Rockefeller Impostor Gets 27 Years to Life Christian Gerhartsreiter sentenced for murder of John Sohus By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Aug 15, 2013 12:59 PM CDT STORY COMMENTS (6) (Newser) – A man who assumed numerous identities including as a Rockefeller heir has been sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for a 1980s murder in California. Christian Gerhartsreiter was sentenced today in Los Angeles Superior Court for the killing of John Sohus, who disappeared along with his wife, Linda, in 1985. Gerhartsreiter fired his lawyers and acted as his own attorney after he was convicted of first-degree murder. John Sohus' bones were eventually dug up in the backyard of a suburban San Marino home where Gerhartsreiter had been a tenant living under a false name. The German immigrant, meanwhile, vanished and spent three decades masquerading across the US under a series of identities including an heir to the fabled Rockefeller fortune, a movie producer, and a wizard of Wall Street. Publicity over his conviction in the Massachusetts kidnapping of his own daughter in a custody dispute led investigators to re-examine the California cold case. At a recent hearing, Gerhartsreiter hinted that he might have information about Linda Sohus' whereabouts. This Monday April 8, 2013 file photo shows Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter listening during final arguments at his trial at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow Associated Press (Source Grid ») Crime & Courts • US Clark Rockefeller • Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 13% 4% 2% 72% 6% 2% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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Walmart has named Technical Consumer Products as a 2013 Hardware/Paint Supplier of the Year in appreciation for the company's support, outstanding contributions and overall operational fulfillment.
Walmart was an early proponent of compact fluorescent light bulbs and now, thanks to a collaboration with GE, it plans to introduce low cost LED light bulbs under its Great Value store brand.
Walgreens recently upgraded its general lighting across 80% of the chain's nationwide locations, through a partnership with GE Lighting.


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The Toronto Star published an excellent article by Gordon Pape today. His view? "The low interest rate party may be ending." To link to that article Click Here.
The message from the US Central Bank is that quantitative easing may be nearing an end and a "normalizing" process of economic policy is in the near future.


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A Free and Christian Nation?May 22nd, 2015
I've been wondering this….
Could you see it? Jesus walks into a public park and finds there are five thousand men (not counting women and children) just hoping to see him. Without a permit, mind you. He sees them and heals their sick (without a license) and hangs out for the entire day doing so. Sunset starts to approach and he's reminded that those he healed and who are here to see him and listen to him are probably going to get hungry. Jesus is concerned and snags up the snacks that he and his best buds brought with them. He tells all those five thousand people to cop a squat and get cozy….at sunset, in a public park, with no permit for a public gathering, and certainly no food permits. He hands those snacks out to his buds and tells them to pass them around. And, he manages to feed everyone at the park. And then gets fined for public meeting without a permit, practicing medicine without a license and feeding the homeless (as surely some in the crowd were vagabonds given the sheer number; and, certainly most of them were far from home without a current roof over their heads).
Now, admittedly, the "Feeding of the Five Thousand" took place in a "solitary place" instead of the city streets; however, the fact of the matter is – he fed those people. He healed those people. He didn't sit there and come up reasons for the people to feed themselves – as the disciples were wont to do (Matthew 14:15). Instead, he told them not to be making people move on, instead feed them (Matthew 14:16). They tried to find reasons why that would be impossible (vs 17) and Jesus kicked them in their butts and told them to not be so stingy and make it happen (vs 18-21).
If Jesus could do that for the five thousand men and who knows how many women and children out of the pocket scraps of the men with him….why is it that we are not encouraging each person in this "Christian country" to go out and share what little we can (or what largest we can) with those who are in need? Instead, we are behaving more of a country of Sadducees and Pharisees….or of disciples that can't seem to remember the words – and, even more importantly actions – of the man a "CHRISTian" country should be emulating.
I don't once see anywhere in the Bible where Christ looked down on the homeless, downtrodden or poor. Instead, I see action after action of him lifting them up. Of him providing a hand where needed without guile, without demand for recompense, without anything other than genuine compassion and from a place of love.
Consider this…Jesus himself, according to Matthew and Luke "had nowhere to lay his head". Yes, there's bickering back and forth about what that means; but, think on this…with all the wandering he did, with his passing from town to town constantly on the move…it is more than likely he was being literal when he said, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but, the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." (Matthew 8:20 // Luke 9:58) Imagine, then – Jesus being in your town and on your streets.
Would you treat that man sitting with his dog any different if you knew it was Jesus sitting there? Would you treat that 90+ year old man handing out food to the indigent the same way if you knew he was Jesus? Would you tell him to drop the plate he was holding and demand to see his information so you can write up a citation for passing out food to the homeless? Would you make him face up to sixty days in jail or make him pay a fine for feeding the crowd gathered?
There are many places that are going farther than saying that individuals cannot hand out food. Many are placing serious restrictions on food banks/pantries that are tying their hands more and more as the years go by. All to "keep people safe". Every choice they make that tightens regulations down more and more on the homeless (this does not necessarily relate to street people – anyone without a home is technically homeless) is always tagged with a "safety concern". I cry shenanigans. I cry foul.
It really is sad to me that a country that is having so many trying desperately to say it is "Christian" is so epic in its failure in following its supposed role model. A country that is supposedly so free has so many restrictions on so many things that other "less free" countries take for granted.
I dare you to try and tell a Mexican that they cannot give a bit of food to a homeless person because it's against the law. They'd stare at you like you'd lost your mind and then bust out laughing and do it anyway. Same thing in Italy (saw it many times where people would walk down the street handing out food to those who needed it).
Boy, would Jesus be spending an awful lot of time in jail if he were here today.


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Hacker releases Symantec antivirus source code
updated 08:25 pm EST, Tue February 7, 2012
Hacker tried to extort $50k to "humiliate" company
Symantec has revealed that a hacker has followed through on a threat to release the source code for the company's pcAnywhere utility software. The hacker, known as YamaTough, took the action after negotiations via e-mail for a forced payment of $50,000 failed. The exchange, it has been revealed, was actually between the hacker and police in a sting.
The hacker, member of the group known the Lords of Dharmaraja, ultimately obtained the code as the result of a breach of Symantec's corporate website in 2006. The group is associated with the larger hacking organization Anonymous. In January, Yamatough began releasing pieces of the source code. He then began an e-mail dialog with who he thought were Symantec employees. They were actually members of an unidentified law enforcement agency. The hacker sought to extort payment in return for not making the code public. During the email exchanges, the hacker began to post portions of the negotiation dialog.
The two parties were close to an agreement on a sum in the amount of $50,000, and were haggling over a payment method and schedule. The agents offered to pay using PayPal, but that was rejected. During negotiations, YamaTough had released pieces of the software. Today, the negotiations fell through and the hacker released the full code.
Symantec claims that the release of the code doesn't put consumers at risk. The code was stolen in 2006, and new, different code has been written since then. While negotiations were ongoing, the company began writing and releasing patches and fixes to close any vulnerabilities on January 23, the app developer said. Symantec at one point had taken the step of asking customers to stop using the app for a brief time while it created the patches.
The hacker claims he never intended to take the money. His main objective was to "humiliate" the company by forcing them to offer a "bribe."
During the 2006 breach, source code from other products, including Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition and Norton Internet Security were also stolen. Symantec has indicated that it believes that this code will also be made public by the hacker, but contend that because it is six years old, the risk of exposure is minimal. [via Reuters]


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The Magazine
Pandering to the Middle Class
The four flaws in John McCain's four-point economic plan
Jan 24, 2000, Vol. 5, No. 18 • By DAVID FRUM
WHAT IS JOHN McCAIN UP TO? Until now, McCain has appealed to voters and wowed the press by presenting himself as something bolder and better than an ordinary politician: a man beholden to nobody, a risk-taker, a truth-teller. The tax plan he unveiled last week, however, is the work of quite a different character: The plan is a conventional, poll-driven assemblage of special offers to key constituencies. "It looks like something that would emerge from the Senate finance committee after three weeks of deal-making," quips Stephen Moore of the Cato Institute. The McCain campaign may shrug off worries that their plan lets George W. Bush get to McCain's right ideologically. Their candidate's appeal, after all, is not ideological. But the plan also allows Bush plausibly to present himself as the more daring, imaginative, and principled candidate -- and that puts the entire rationale of the McCain candidacy at risk.
McCain's plan promises to accomplish four grand aims: (1) to shore up the Social Security system; (2) to increase savings and investment; (3) to keep the budget in balance by holding the line on spending and closing loopholes; and (4) to provide middle-income Americans with a measure of tax relief. On all four counts, though, the plan raises troubling questions about who John McCain really is and what he really seeks to do.
Start with Social Security. McCain proposes to save the endangered retirement system by funneling close to half a trillion dollars in general revenues into the Social Security trust fund over the next 10 years. In addition, he would permit Americans to direct about 20 percent of their payroll tax money into a personal retirement account.
What McCain and his advisers seem not to recognize is that these two policies are entirely contradictory. If bulking up the Social Security trust fund is an intelligent way to cope with the looming retirement of the Baby Boomers, then his individual retirement account idea makes no sense. If, on the other hand, the personal retirement idea is a good one, then funneling general revenues into Social Security is a waste of money.
Here's why: The pensions of all of today's retirees cost a sum approximately equal to 10 percent of America's payroll. Social Security, however, collects 12.6 percent. The 2.6 percent difference between what's needed and what's collected is paid into the trust fund, which has run a huge surplus since the early 1980s. McCain is now offering to let Americans pay that 2.6 percent into an IRA. If they accept, then the Social Security surplus will vanish.
Is that a problem? It would not be a problem if the surplus disappeared. Most economists agree that the surplus is a fiction, the fiscal equivalent of eating a huge lunch today to protect yourself against being hungry a week from Thursday. When the Baby Boomers are retiring in droves in the 2020s and 2030s, the fact that the U.S. government ran big surpluses in the '00s will be remembered as a historical curiosity, but not much more.
Now, if the surplus is a fiction, then McCain's plan to permit today's workers to keep the excess portion of their payroll tax is not irresponsible. Yet this would also mean that McCain's plan to pour the regular budget surplus into the Social Security trust fund is pointless.
Internal contradictions plague the McCain camp's suggestions for stimulating savings as well. McCain would permit middle-income wage-earners to put up to $ 6,000 a year in a tax-sheltered savings vehicle, Family Security Accounts. The money would be taxed when and if it was withdrawn. McCain's economic advisers hail the plan as the first step toward a more consumption-based tax system. But if it's a consumption-based tax system they want, why is another centerpiece of their plan a commitment to keep the Internet free of tax forever? The day is not far off when appliances, cars, and even groceries will be commonly sold over the Net. A promise to keep it tax-free is a promise to move toward the abolition of all sales taxes -- exactly the opposite of what sincere proponents of a consumption tax should want to do.


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WALLA WALLA - An across-the-board 7.1 percent salary increase this year for the city's department directors has some crying foul, especially after police, fire and other city employees gave up benefits and raises for the next two years to make up for budget shortfalls.
Records confirm the police chief, fire chief, parks and recreation director and support services director received increases of 7.1 percent for 2011.
Directors, however, were not the only city employees to receive significant raises, and not just for this year, City Manager Nabiel Shawa and Human Resource Manager Jennifer Seekamp said in a meeting with Union-Bulletin staff.
According to Shawa and Seekamp, the city switched to a new methodology for setting pay scales and market adjustments in 2010; that new method was based on cost of labor.
Traditionally, most public agencies base annual salary adjustments on cost of living, which is a measurement of various goods required to maintain a given lifestyle - such as gas, milk, utilities.
Cost of labor, on the other hand, looks at what competitors are paying employees who perform the same services within the same competitive market region, and it is commonly used in the private sector by employers who track what their competitors pay their employees, said labor analyst and practice leader James Stoeckmann of WorldatWork.
"You will want to pay more but you will want to pay near the average," Stoeckmann said is the general rule.
To facilitate the switch to a cost-of-labor methodology, in January 2009 the City Council approved an $80,000 compensation study conducted by Milliman, Inc.
Though Shawa wasn't working for the city at that time, the city manager defended the switch to cost of labor because that was what the city had promised it would do.
In 2009, while the Milliman study was being completed, and while city management negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement with more than 100 union employees, all salary adjustments were frozen until the new cost-of-labor study could reveal what the city was paying its employees when compared to the rest of the market.
When the study was finished later that year, it revealed the majority of city employees who were annually making $60,000 or more were paid less than the median average or 50 percentile mark.
In other words, the city was underpaying its top wage earners, and thus creating a situation that made it harder to retain and recruit skilled professionals.
"To recruit for mid-management we have a very difficult time," Shawa said.
So in 2010 the city increased salaries for a number of non-represented employees who were making below the median average; some of those employees, including directors, saw as much as a 5 percent increase as the city attempted to close the median-range gap.
Then in 2011 the city increased salaries for a number of non-represented employees who were still under the median average; that adjustment included four key directors, all of whom received 7.1 percent increases.
So how much were directors being underpaid according to the Milliman study?
It reported the following directors were under the median average: police chief, 20 percent under; fire chief, 20 percent under; parks and recreation director, 13 percent under; and support services director, 9 percent under.
The city's public library director came in at 9 percent over the median average, but that position has remained vacant for the last year because of budget constraints. In addition, the development services director has moved to the new city-county joint development agency.
The public works director and city manager were hired within the last two years, so their salaries were not reflected in the 2009 Milliman study.
How much of a salary increase did the four key directors receive?
The following is a comparison of "actual" monthly salaries paid to the four directors since 2007, followed by the change from the previous year in percentage, ending with the current maximum annual salary:
Police chief - 2007, $8,005; 2008, $8,237, up 2.9 percent; 2009, same as previous; 2010, $8,604, up 4.46 percent; 2011, $9,215, up 7.1; current annual maximum of $125,676.
Fire chief - 2007, $7,920; 2008, $8,150, up 2.90 percent; 2009, same as previous; 2010, $8,604, up 5.57 percent; $9,215, up 7.10 percent; current annual maximum of $125,676.
Parks and Recreation director - 2007, $7,615; 2008, $8,086, up 6.19 percent; 2009, same as previous; 2010, $8,244, up 1.95 percent; 2011, $8,829, up 7.1 percent; current annual maximum of $113,520.
Support Services director - 2007, $8,112; 2008, $8,514, up 4.96 percent; 2009, same as previous; 2010, $8,681, up 1.96 percent; 2011, $9,297, up 7.10 percent; current annual maximum of $125,676.
On the flip side, the Milliman study showed that a little less than half the employees making less than $60,000 annually were overpaid when compared to the median average.
Of all the 102 positions surveyed by Milliman, ranging from accountant to young peoples librarian, 58 were for position paid under $60,000 per year. Of those 58 positions, 26 were rated as paying more than 5 percent over the median average.
According to the Milliman study, the employee positions that came in the highest, at 20 percent or more, were emergency medical clerk, $41,976, 20 percent over; administrative secretary, $55,749, 22 percent over; domestic violence services officer, $57,138, 22 percent over; senior financial analyst, $89,412, 26 percent over; hazardous waste technician, $61,872, 42 percent over; and confidential clerk, $58,284, 43 percent over.
According to Shawa, the goal is to bring all salaries to 100 percent of the median average or 50 percentile. But the city will not cut wages to do this. Instead, Shawa said those employees will not get salary increases, and eventually they will move down to the 50 percentile as the market adjusts.
The city manager also said the goal is to move away from a system where salary increases are automatic, regardless of performance or what other professionals are making in the same field.
Instead, Shawa said he favors a system where employees are given goals each year, and their increases are based on how well they did to attain those goals. While no such system has been worked out, Shawa said the merit system could also work in reverse.
"If you don't have satisfactory work and you are not hitting your goals, I am taking money away," he said.


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DethsidualsDethsiduals (2010) Season 3 Episode 307- Metalocalypse Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch
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- 2010
- Williams Street
- Adult Swim, Cartoon Network
- Metalocalypse Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Toki Wartooth, William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Pickles the Drummer, Nathan Explosion, Senator Stampingston, General Krosier, 216's Brother (Metal-Masked Assassin).
- Vocal Talent: Tommy Blacha (Toki Wartooth, William Murderface), Brendon Small (Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Pickles the Drummer, Nathan Explosion), Mark Hamill (Senator Stampingston), Victor Brandt (General Krosier), George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher (216's Brother [Metal-Masked Assassin]).
- Directed By Jon Schnepp, Chris Prynoski.
- Produced By Keith Fay.
Supervising Producer: Chris Prynoski.
Co-Producer: Jon Schnepp.
Associate Producer: Natasha Ypsilanti.
Executive Producers: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small.
Executive Producers (Williams Street): Keith Crofford, Nick Weidenfeld.
- Animated By Dik Pose.
Lead Animator: Mike Roush.
Layout Artist: Dik Pose.
Background Painter: Otto Tang.
- Written By Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha.
- Edited By Jon Schnepp, Damon P. Yoches.
Assistant Editor: Felipe Salazar.
- Creators: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small.
- Art Direction: Antonio Canobbio.
- General Manager (Titmouse): Shannon Barrett Prynoski.
- Storybook Artist: Mark Brooks.
- Sound Designer: Felipe Salazar.
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Joe Harawira, New Zealand storyteller in Singapore
Joe Harawira, a renowned storyteller from New Zealand, participated in the 2012 Singapore International Storytelling Festival in September, with support from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Public Diplomacy Fund.
During his week-long visit, Joe performed as part of the International Storytelling Showcases and conducted master-classes before sell-out crowds. Joe also visited the North Vista Secondary School, Wellington Primary School and United World College South East Asia to run storytelling sessions with students. He also tutored the Ta'Moko Lions, a non-profit rugby club in Singapore, in performing the haka.
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Media Share uses Windows Media Player as a defaulkt server. It looks in the default Windows folders that are created. In Wiundows & these are the public folders. The file type that Media Share plays is MPG2. I suggest yuou locate a short MPG2 clip, put it in the Public Videos folder. Open Windows Media Player and configure the player to share under the streaming header. Temporarily disable your computer's firewall and then do a red button (inside card door) reset of your HD DVR. When booted up the music etc option should appear under the Menu -> Extras screen.
Re: how to use media sharetonyvr4 Mar 2, 2013 1:11 PM (in response to tonyvr4)
Is there a specific MP2 format I need to use?
I converted a short clip using freemake video converter and converted it to Mpeg2
But when I play the clip through the receiver the video is garbled and there is no sound. But the file plays fine on the pc
Any suggestions?
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I'm having the same issue. I've checked all of the codecs and compared them to videos that will play. Even though the codecs are the same everything is pixelated with no sound.


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Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology - December 22, 2006
Toufic Mobarak, left, and Gavin Macomber hope more mobile phone users let their fingers do the talking.
This week, Boston's MobileSphere Ltd. launched its first non-demo version of its Joopz web texting service, which was originally introduced in limited scope this past September.
The consumer application enables users to send and receive simple messaging service (SMS) text messages to mobile phones from a web-enabled computer, targeting a growing number of users in the United States.
But as the application grows in popularity among consumers, analysts see a market in the enterprise.
Since its introduction in September, Joopz has gained traction in the consumer market, enabling users to "text" cell phones via the Internet.
According to officials, Joopz will remain a consumer-based product for the time being, though the company is exploring other applications, including enterprise and university uses, and is considering licensing to carriers and mobile virtual network operators.
Macomber declined to give specific usage numbers, but said Joopz is averaging one message every two minutes over the past couple of months.
The service helps bridge the gap between the Internet and wireless worlds, as well as the gap between the e-mail generation and the "texting" generation, said Gavin Macomber, co-founder and executive vice president of marketing and business development for MobileSphere.
"One of the reasons that text messaging has had a slow adoption rate in the U.S. is because it is generational," he said. "Teenagers are comfortable with texting, but it is something new for the older generations."
But the demographics are changing -- and drastically, according to some analysts. Seattle-based M:Metrics Inc., a mobile research company, calls adults the fastest-growing market segment for texting in the U.S. market.
As texting penetrates older generations, however, it hits more professionals using communications in the workplace-- and that presents an opportunity for Joopz and applications like it in the enterprise.
"It is indicative of a consumer pattern moving into the enterprise space, and that's usually when a lot of innovation happens," said Mike Gotta, a principal analyst at The Burton Group in Utah.
Gartner Inc., an analyst firm in Stamford, Conn., has been beating the consumer-to-enterprise drum for much of 2006, dubbing the phenomenon "consumeration of IT." In one report, Gartner predicts that between 2007 and 2012, the majority of new enterprise IT products will have their roots in the consumer market.
There are challenges to penetrating the enterprise with a consumer technology, however. Security issues, for one, are much more complex -- and more mission-critical -- when operating within an enterprise network, said Jill Aldort, a senior analyst with Yankee Group in Boston.
PHILIPPINE technology product distributor Axis Global Technologies Inc. has announced its entry into the mobile application business through subsidiary Axis Global Interactive, the company said.
This was after it acquired a license to locally sell a group text messaging service, dubbed Moblabber, developed by San Francisco-based Feedtext Inc.
Feedtext Inc. is a web and mobile entertainment company that develops consumer and business applications for media companies and wireless carriers in North America.
The local firm is now working with a local mobile phone operator in the testing of the new mobile phone service, Axis Global Interactive marketing manager Richelle Chan, in a telephone interview.
Chan said the service will become available to all networks by next year.
Moblabber allows people to send a broadcast text message to groups they have created. The service can be accessed both from the web and the mobile phone.
"When Feedtext launched Moblabber, I knew I had to get in touch with the people behind the application. I knew it's something that the Philippine market will find extremely useful since it touches a core need and the application has distinct features that the market will surely enjoy and appreciate," Ricky Sy, chief executive officer of Axis Global Interactive, added in a statement.
Citing National Telecommunications Commission figures, the company said that there are about 250 million text messages sent a day, with local telecom companies earning US$5 million everyday on SMS alone (with cost at US$0.02 per SMS),
"When we pitched the idea to Feedtext, their decision was almost immediate. The Philippines, having been one of the major players in the APAC market in this particular industry, carried a lot of weight in their decision," Sy said.
Chan said Axis Global Interactive was formed to develop more Filipino-developed mobile phone applications in the country.
The company currently maintains its own WAP portal, where people can download mobile contents such as wallpapers, themes, screensavers, logos, picture messages, ring tones and games.
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In a press release issued today, Sega has announced that Master System games will indeed be heading to the US Virtual Console. The games will cost 400 Wii Points each, 100 less than in Japan, where they're 500 each.
The first two games will be Wonder Boy and Fantasy Zone. No exact date yet, but Sega says you can expect them "soon".
No word on a date for the system in Europe yet - But both games mentioned were already rated by the OFLC a few weeks ago, so it is to be expected that Europeans will be able to savour the system's delights around the same time as the US. The European game prices are, for now, unknown.


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Arts & Entertainment
Your complete guide to Kuala Lumpur's art exhibitions, theatre plays, musicals, comedy, movie reviews and film trailers
D'state we're in: 'D'State of D'Nation'
Instant Cafe Theatre Company's sell-out show, 'D'State of D'Nation', as described by the satirical show's characters
Star Wars vs Bond: Battle of the super-franchises
This year-end, two of cinema's biggest action series go head-to-head, but which one are Time Out's nerdiest writers most excited about?
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
So here it is, the triumphant finale to 'The Hunger Games' franchise, and time for plucky heroine Katniss Everdeen to march proudly into the Capitol, aim her trusty arrow and loose it straight into the heart of that dastardly villain President Snow.
Daniel Craig interview
As Daniel Craig bursts back onto our screens as 007, he talks to Time Out about staying in shape, Sam Mendes and 'Spectre'
The Good Dinosaur
You wait two years for a new Pixar movie, then two come along at once.
Latest film reviews and releases
The Good Dinosaur
You wait two years for a new Pixar movie, then two come along at once. Hot-ish on the heels of this summer's 'Inside Out' comes this more traditional family-friendly affair set in an alternate reality populated by intelligent dinosaurs (the meteorite that killed them off never hit us, you see). The story follows an Apatosaurus named Arlo who, with shades of 'The Lion King', loses his Dad in a sudden accident and wanders off into the wilderness, only to make friends with a human boy. Director Peter Sohn's only credit thus far is on likeable short 'Partly Cloudy', but with a script co-written by Pixar stalwart Bob Peterson, we reckon this one could be a lot of fun.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's funny and bruising second movie is like 'The Fault in Our Stars' remade for arthouse movie-lovers.
Victor Frankenstein
Just when you thought all angles of Mary Shelley's nineteenth-century novel had been well and truly exhausted by filmmakers, along comes another interpretation.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
So here it is, the triumphant finale to 'The Hunger Games' franchise, and time for plucky heroine Katniss Everdeen to march proudly into the Capitol, aim her trusty arrow and loose it straight into the heart of that dastardly villain President Snow.
Upcoming theatre and comedy events in KL
D'State of D'Nation
In late 1989, Jo Kukathas, Andrew Leci, Jit Murad and Zahim Albakri started their own theatre company and roped in some friends from all walks of life –...
Time Out Comedy Thursday
Time Out Comedy Thursday (TOCT) is the city's monthly comedy night happening on the first Thursday of every month. Back at Mango's Tropical Café, headlining...
Angels in America
'Angels in America' is one of the most iconic pieces of literature in the HIV/AIDS era. Many of us might remember the high profile 2003 HBO miniseries...
Psycho Circus of Magic & Mayhem
Comedic magician Ed Alonzo is no ordinary illusionist. His wacky tricks and comedy illusions are known for tickling audiences' funny bones. This psycho...
ONE presents In Your Face
First staged in 2014, 'In Your Face' combines Joanne Kam's humour with Tony Eusoff's acting charm in this musical variety show. Not only does this year's...
Mud: Our Story of Kuala Lumpur
It's the year 1880, when a mining boom prompts a host of fortune seekers from across Asia to descend upon the junction of two rivers: the erstwhile Sungai...
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Khayamiya: Khedival To Contemporary – The Tentmakers of Cairo
Khayamiya is the Egyptian art of tentmaking. Visitors will get to explore the stunning transformations of khayamiya from the late Ottoman Empire to the...
Portrayal of Pakistan by Awais Yaqub
Photographer Awais Yaqub will give visitors an intimate look on how modern Pakistan has been shaped through his camera lens. This photography exhibition goes...
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After years filled with renaming, relocations and rotations of directors, the National Visual Arts Gallery (NVAG) seems to be finally settling into a more...
The PavilionNOW presents an active deliberation of living, creativity and sustainability through the investigations of the familiar 'pavilion concept'. Jade...
Picturing the Nation
Ilham gallery, owned by former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin, opened to much fanfare two months ago. First, it features the earliest works of Dato'...
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Daniel Craig interview
If you want to know how James Bond – sorry, I mean Daniel Craig – starts the day, I can tell you. Two double espressos with honey. Plus poached eggs on toast. With another double espresso to follow. So basically: caffeine, more caffeine and some more caffeine, with honey to soften the blow. And some eggs. It's the British actor's fourth outing as Bond, and his second with the director Sam Mendes after the huge success of 'Skyfall' – which in 2012 took over USD1,000 million at the global box office. So, no pressure, then. Another double espresso, please… When we speak, Craig is tired and he's wired. He turns up in jeans, T-shirt, leather jacket and a New York Yankees cap at the photo studio where he's being shot for Time Out. His arms betray the intense fitness training that goes into playing 007. At one point during our hour together he jokes: 'Am I getting my kit off in this movie? Yes, I've been working out for six months. Of course I'm getting my kit off!' He's exhausted but he's also on a high from two years of intensive work – first getting the story right in close collaboration with Mendes and the film's writers and producers. Then came the shoot, hopping back and forth between Pinewood Studios near London and Mexico City, Morocco, the Austrian Alps and Rome. He thinks – thinks – 'Spectre' is going to be a good, stylish, classic Bond movie, and Craig is not an actor who talks bullshit. He's blunt. He's thoughtful. He's wary of being precious. But he's obviously nervo
Sir Ian McKellen interview
His close friends call him 'Serena'. Meant as a campy play on 'Sir Ian', it's an oddly appropriate nickname for an actor who exudes an air of such immaculate serenity. Whether he's glad-handing 'X-Men' fans on the red carpet, defending gay rights in his role as co-founder of Stonewall or saving Middle Earth as Gandalf the Grey, Ian McKellen is the calm eye of whatever storm happens to be raging. And he's just as laidback in person, spending a fair portion of our interview umm-ing, aah-ing and gazing wistfully out of the window – not in a senior-moment sort of way, but with the confident demeanour of a man who simply refuses to be hurried. But like any stage veteran, he does occasionally show his thespian streak: grabbing his back theatrically to evoke the aches of old age, or grinning slyly as he recounts a cheeky anecdote about working with Will Smith. We're at the Langham Hotel in central London to discuss 'Mr Holmes', in which the 75-year-old McKellen dons ageing make-up to play a 90-year-old Sherlock Holmes, who's living in a quiet corner of post-WWII Sussex until an old case rears its head. It's an incredibly controlled performance, packed with pathos and subtlety: not as crowd-pleasing, perhaps, as Gandalf or Magneto, but every bit as memorable. Have you always wanted to play Sherlock Holmes? I never thought I'd play him. Sometimes these things just happen. I never thought I'd play Hitler, but someone once asked me to and it was a jolly good script! The list of screen
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Rebel Wilson interview
First things first. Rebel Wilson is not Fat Amy – the character she plays in 'Pitch Perfect'. This is disappointing for precisely as long as it takes for her to answer my first question. Disappointing because Fat Amy (she calls herself that so 'twig bitches' don't do it behind her back) is one of the most hilarious characters in recent movie memory – so funny people have taken to wearing her off-the-wall one-liners on t-shirts. The actress is one of the most impressive people I've met – funny, yes, but totally focussed and refreshingly honest about her ambition, refusing play down her intelligence. Put simply, Rebel Wilson is the living, breathing woman you want to be after reading Sheryl Sandberg's motivational book 'Lean In'. The 29-year-old moved to Hollywood in 2010 after working on the stand-up circuit and TV in Australia, and within months landed a role in 'Bridesmaids' playing Kristen Wiig's flatmate. It was a tiny part but here's the thing about Rebel Wilson – she's got a knack for stealing every scene she appears in. Within two weeks, she signed up to six new films, including 'Pitch Perfect'. The sequel, out this week, opens with Fat Amy flashing her vagina to President Obama on his birthday in front of a crowd of thousands. Okay, let's talk about that opening scene in 'Pitch Perfect 2'. You end up dangling in mid-air with a split leotard in a massive concert hall. Is it true that you went to circus school to prepare?Yes! I trained really hard. I had to, because th


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Question: I'd like to take my car to one of the many carwash fundraisers over the weekend. It's usually "by donation" or $5. Should I give more?
Answer: We see them everywhere on the weekends -- Saturdays and Sundays, teenagers standing on the side of the streets holding signs that read "Car Wash This Way." Sometimes you'll see elementary kids out there waving, but it's quite dangerous for them being so close to passing cars, so I think parents are pretty cautious about it and let the older ones do it.
These kids, and adults, are out there working hard for specific reasons. Some might be raising ...


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Planting Flowers to Mark the Locations of Homophobic Abuse
Artist Paul Harfleet plants a single pansy at places where he, or other gay men or women, have been harassed for their sexual orientation. So far, he's planted around 10,000 flowers, and wants to encourage others to do the same- for him, it's a way of collecting stories and marking experiences.
h/t Co.Exist