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This is worrying. Romney has the best credentials and best shot of winning the general election and I do not see why he is viewed with such suspicion. I do not think Newt can win. Too much baggage.
How do so many people know Newt cannot win? The same was said about Obama against Hillary. Newt is the smartest, most articulate and the most mature candidate on the Republican side. He is not a flip flopper like Mitt, running to the left of Kennedy one year and to the right of Ron Paul the next election. Newt is what you see. He has formulated policy, he has led conservatives and he has matured a bit as our culture has changed. I think he would be a fantastic candidate against Obama. For those who claim his past "sins" exclude him, have we forgotten Bill Clinton? I suggest we practice a little forgiveness and listen to where Newt is today. I suspect he has outgrown his old habits and would be a very focused President.
Newt is a conservative that can win. Newt's life having gone to the wilderness,his command of American History, his ability to cut through the PC retoric, and having served as speaker during the last period of significant goverment spending reform give him the track record to run against Obama. His persoanl trials also give him a humaninty that Obama does not have. We have too many community orgainizers, and big libral money connected politicians like Obama. Obama never worked a day in his life and has always had everything given to him. It is no wonder he can get nothing done. Newt has had to come back from mistakes.
Romney, Mr. Flip-Flop, should be looking over his shoulder.
I want to see Gingrich and Romney in a Lincoln-Douglas debate, that would bring in the sunshine.
Regardless of baggage, changing positions constantly is a telling tale that voters haven't allowed to go unnoticed. American's don't want an Obamacare look a like, they want someone who has a proven record of accomplishment.
Like him or hate him (and he was never my first choice) Newt Gingrich changed the face of Congress in the 90s and can out debate Barack Obama. Those are key factors people will notice and they will forgive the so-called "baggage."
Endorsing Gingrich in the republican primary is endorsing Obama in the general election.
Thank you.
Newt is the best for Republicans.
Newt is just another machine candidate. He took $Ms from Freddie Mac for the housing lobby effort and lied about it. We don't need more liars and crooks and cronies. We need honest governance, and less governance.
Romney has sterling character, proven leadership and has the right ideas to right our ship of state. Gingrich is an unbearable loudmouth who will turn independents away. It would be a tragedy to nominate Gingrich which will ensure a second term for the current President. We need to use our brains and nominate the guy who can win AND govern. Too much is at stake.
For those who think Romney is the answer, ask any independent what they will do if he is nominated: they won't show up to vote. Romney is not much different from the status quo, and he will perpetuate it. Independents are looking for another answer. The only way to get independents energized is to nominate Ron Paul.
Combine the ideas of a Newt Gingrich with the business savvy of a Herman Cain, and there may be hope for this nation after all. One helova ticket, you betcha.
Wasn't Gingrich pretty much run out of Washington in disgrace in the late 90"s? And that's saying something to be run out of that town!
There is just no proof that Romney is the best candidate. In reality, the data shows the opposite (no matter what the Rove-ites are touting with number crunching in the states and precincts). People are (and have been historically) rejecting Romney. He cannot pull a majority to save his life. His non-controvesial, silent and stealth-like campaign won't stop the Dems from destroying him out the gate.
So, David Frum announced he would leave the GOP if Newt is chosen. Whatever. He's a Canadian, who knows not what a "conservative" is. Stephen Harper is more right of center left than what an American conservative is. All of the old "establishment" folks are screaming we need to wrap ourselves around whoever wins the nominee, unless, of course, it is not who they were supporting.
Once Newt is nominated, the folks will remember why he was run out of town. The day to day running of the government has no appeal for Mr. G. He is a poor executive, unable to work with dumb people and their ideas which he calls stupid. Obama is a pleasant person with no executive skills and a far left liberal outlook. The GOP would do much better with Mr. R. a moderate Republican with superior executive skills and moral integrity.
Gingrich has no discipline and has yet to put together a team to run a campaign. His current gains are because of the collapse of Perry and Cain as the not Romneys.
Please nominate him teapublicans, we are so scared of his .....brilliance?
I tried to make sure Newt had hard questions and that his answers would disqualify him from getting the nomination, but the nasty republicans just wont go away,,,,
All I know is, Winston Churchill wasn't a living saint without baggage. But, he saved England in it's darkest hour. That isn't to say that moral character doesn't matter. But, (1) time has passed and (2) Gingrich says he's learned some things and (3) some of his 'baggage' is propaganda by those who do not want a real conservative and (4) other parts of his'baggage' are just simply lies.
Romney does have some things going for him. He's Obama lite - without a doubt. But, he's not as aggressive as Obama and as a result, would give us time to educate a rather uneducated public on the dangers of big government.
I would LOVE to watch a debate between Gingrich and Obama.... I'm not sure I would find a debate between Romney and Obama quite so definitive or interesting.
Gag me! This is the best you can do?
Gingrich is an unscrupulous, ruthless, mendacious, amoral, money-grubbing megalomaniac whose resume is nothing more than a litany of shame. No wonder he's surging in popularity among the GOP base.
They keep evolving, yet denying the theory of evolution.
David Gregory Commits Journalistic Malfeasance!
We can't let Norquist re-write American economic history starting in 1980! But David Gregory does just that on MTP today. David, please put your tax history questions in perspective. Today's economy relates to the Depression most closely, so...please point out that....From 1940-80 the wealthiest Americans paid between 70% and 90% in income taxes!
God, after missing the obvious WWII era tax comparison, now Gregory is referencing pre-Civil War history to discuss the presidential race! This is selective amnesia on our true tax history on the part all major media! This can't be an accident, these people aren't uneducated, but it will be a tragedy if we aren't allowed to have an honest discussion of these issues.
SPREAD THE NEWS...From 1940-80 the wealthiest Americans paid between 70% and 90% in income taxes and in fact that's how we built the American Dream. Between 1940-80 we fought and paid for WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, we built our US Interstate Expressway system, Roads, Electrical Grid, Telephone, our main Bridges and Tunnels; we Made every Car we Drove and we wore just the Clothes we Sewed and WE WENT TO THE MOON SIX TIMES-AND WE PAID FOR IT ALL!
There is no other way out of this hole we're in other than to move back in this direction of higher tax rates on the most wealthy...the 1%.
Newt won't back up the pro gun laws, at least not till he can see what side to fall on, the idiot just needs to poll the stats for hunting licenses, those people alone can put him in office . Just ANOTHER stupid politician, people the quote, leaders are not leaders their people who can't do anything else but BS people ! 2nd for Newt, is his stance on illegals, he wants the ones that have slipped thru our laws over a period of years stay. In other words if you can beat our system you can stay. STAY AWAY FROM NEWT HE LIES !
He will tell you anything YOU WANT TO HEAR, sounds like someone else you know, that's right
our muslim president Obama.
It's Sunday, dude, crawl back into bed with your ewe.
Gingrich's record in Congress from 1995 to 1999 is laudable. He reduced the capital gains tax rate from 28% to 20% and created a budget surplus simultaneously. He is the candidate to repeal Obamacare, Dodd-Frank; reduce the deficit and taxes; create a privatized option for Social Security. If he ends up doing half of these things, it would be a substantial improvement over the current situation.
The Dems are hoping that Romney gets the nomination, since Obama stands a far better chance of winning against Romney than he does against Newt. Newt is too intelligent for Obama's rhetoric to make much of a dent. Obama will lose against Newt, and that is why the MSM is so convinced that Romney has the Republican nomination sewed up by a 75% to 80% probability. The problem with the Dems' hopes and prayers is that Romney has a difficult time getting over the 20% to 25% approval factor, while Newt is surging.
@Pete L.
I agree. Gingrich is the only candidate who has the right economic plan and the debate skills to embarrass Obama on national television.
@neoclassical_libertarian: No true libertarian would support Newt. Newt wouldn't exist or thrive without the largesse of government and cronyism. Newt will propel the status quo. The only substantial improvements will come from a candidate like Ron Paul, the only candidate who will do what he says before getting elected. The American people don't need another power-hungry candidate that looks for the establishment booty to feed a socialite spouse. We need honest governance and less of it. We are bankrupt.
That's a pretty whitewashed recounting, especially for someone who calls him/her self a libertarian. As part of the bipartisan coalition that reduced the capital gains tax, Gingrich helped further the looting of America by the wealthy at everyone else's expense, landing us in the situation we are in today. As leader of an opposition to a wildly popular president, he willfully chose to make the president's sex life a matter of national importance--lacking anything better to attack the president on--and spent millions in taxpayer dollars and valuable legislative time pursuing the prurient details of the president's life, all for nought, and all the while bed-hopping with GOP tarts--ultimately costing him his job and his party much of its power for the remainder of the century. His numerous House ethics violations show a consistent difficulty with telling the truth, no matter what the situation.
Republican stalwarts seem so desperate these days that I have a feeling that if Warren Harding were alive, someone would add his name to list of potential candidates deserving of a second, or third, or fourth look.
New Gingrich is a morally bankrupt individual whose failings will be presented to the American public in full living color by the Obama attack machine if he were to be the Republican nominee.
Please let Newt be the republican nominee. There is no way I can stomach a vote for any of those other fools.
Gingrich is an antidote to the "flip-flop" Romney? Let's look at a few issues where he has changed positions:
- Health care mandate
- Confronting Libya
- Immigration
- Republican (Ryan) tax plan
- Taking money from Freddie Mac
It's actually hard to find a major issue on which Gingrich HASN'T changed his position. Consistency is not always a good thing, but if that's your criterion for choosing a candidate, look elsewhere.
New Hampshire Union Leader...shame on you. Gingrich is the same A...H... that during Clinton's Monica's days, said of him; "I think he is doing an excellent job" But wait... may be he was refering to the blow job Bill was getting, from Monica.
Let me get this straight, your issue with Newt is that he gave Clinton (who was a hell of a president) a compliment). You right wing nut jobs are your own worst enemies.
I'm reading such accolades for Newt, but last month it was Cain, and the month before it was Perry, and before that it was Palin or Bachmann or Trump. Republicans better take a look the downside of their candidates too. For Newt, that probably includes a lot of video moments. Better get prepared. http://moderatepoli.blogspot.com/2011/10/just-leftovers.html
Astonishing that anyone with an ounce of historical perspective would even consider Newt for any elected office.
This is the man who invented and personified "wedge politics". When he was speaker of the house, he encouraged the GOP to "divide the country" as a way to "fragment the oppositions strength". Here we are 20 years later with the most divisive political environment in history and Newt started it all.
And don't forget that he was finally run out of office for massive ethical violations, essentially for turning his office into a cash machine. And what has he done since? He's continued to make politics a business, making millions by peddling influence, the very same thing he decries…what a bold faced liar.
And when he was not cashing-in on his office or dividing America he as having multiple affairs one of which was his current wife who was a lobbyist at the time. So it looks like as speaker the gavel was not the only thing he as banging heavily.
So you must be kidding me. This guy is a fraud, a joke, a pathetic has-been phony.
Newt is the smartest of the bunch. He could easily out debate Obama giving Obama a teleprompter and he having none. Cain would be a great choice as a VP. Cain could attack Obama and not be called a racist. How refreshing that would be! We REALLY need to get Obama out of Washington!
Fattest A H running. Please nominate him.
Is Fannie and Freddie also going to support him? After all they did bribe him to pass a bailout.
Fricken sellout.
I can vote for Newt or almost any other Repub candidate; but not the "white Obama" know as Mitt Romney. Romney is too much like Obama. As a matter of fact if Romney wins I might as well vote for the black one because I never voted for a black candidate for president before -- of course this would mean voting a split ticket for one Democrat and the rest for Repubs, independents or even another party (Democrats excluded except for Obama). This will be my revenge for the establishment Repubs by setting up the supercomitte and thereby sabatoging the 2010 election that clearly indicated a reduction in spending was required.
Newt is the most politically experienced candidate for the Republicans so I could vote for him -- anything but Romney who inspired Obama with Romney care.
Bill Clinton: Gingrich Could Be GOP Nominee in 2012
Former President Bill Clinton acknowledges that Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are the clear front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination, but he says it's too early to count out former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
In an exclusive Newsmax interview, Clinton asserts: "If you ask who has the power to get back into the mix, assuming no new people enter — I think Mitch Daniels would have been very competitive, I think Haley Barbour would have appeal, I think the governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, would have appeal. But if you assume nobody else gets in, then of those that are there, the question is: Can Speaker Gingrich pull what McCain did last time?
"The one thing that makes it very hard to count him out is he's always thinking. He's always got a bunch of new ideas and some of them are pretty good. So a guy that can still use his brain cells and come up with good ideas, you're never really sure what happens there.
"If it stays between Romney and Perry, I think Perry will have the juice of being perceived as the more conservative one, Romney will have the power of being perceived as perhaps more electable because he's more moderate.
"I just have this uneasy feeling that politics is not so static that it will be these two guys fighting it out all the way to the end, with nothing unpredictable happening. We just live in a world that's too unpredictable."
Message to New Hampshire voters: Ron Paul is the honest candidate with the conviction and fortitude to make the fiscal and foreign policy changes that will forestall a debt and currency crisis from hitting our shores. NH is the "free state" and what better way to continue that tradition than to support the "defense of liberty" (Paul's words)? Ron Paul is a courageous war veteran that knows better than most about the toll of a brutal undeclared war. He would defend this country against serious threats, both sovereign and economic, and right now our most serious threat is of an economic nature. Those demagoguing his conviction to defend our country as a patriot are misguided and duped by the establishment political system and the slanted media that supports it.
For all of you that even think Cain has a chance, man are you in Disney Land. The GOP is NEVER going to nominate a black man for President, what would all those god-fearing racists in the party do?
And as for Newt. He's in this for the publicity as a way to build his influence peddling business. Question, does that wife of his even speak or does she just walk around with that pasted on smile all the time.
Ron Paul is the only answer to this crisis. We do not need another tarted up rhino like Newt or Romney. They are statist that will continue to grow the Federal government. Ron Paul is the only candidate telling the truth and has a plan to save the Republic. Wake up folks we may only have one chance left to save the Republic.
RonPaul in 2012.
"Positive leadership"? "Innovative strategy"? Is this newspaper really talking about Newt Gingrich? Sounds like New Hampshire has gone off the rails if their version of "positive" is defined by the ugly mug of a raging Newt, lecturing every American on how stupid they are and how only Newt knows best. The paper cites Newt's time as Speaker of the House in justifying their endorsement. Do they know that he had to resign that position because of his political incompetence and personal scandal? They think this man can be president? The Union Leader must hate America if this is the case. http://www.sunstateactivist.org
Our problems stem from the political sphere, but that it is specifically, because we still operate under the false assumption that all ideas are equal and valid. We have had thirty years for Reaganomics to prove their worth. They have failed. And yet we still have politicians talking about how lower taxes are necessary to help job creators. We're still arguing about climate change and evolution as if the science isn't settled. We're still talking about how we need to fight al Qaeda in Afghanistan, even though there are less than 100 al Qaeda members, if that, in the country. We're still pretending that the American Dream has become unattainable to more and more citizens because we're still arguing for the same failed policies by the same wrong-headed pundits instead of taking them off the table.
he Union Leader's endorsement is only partly predictive of who will win the nomination. It went for Ronald Reagan in 1976, when he narrowly lost, and in 1980 when he won. It went for Pierre DuPont in 1988; no one has figured that one out. It endorsed Pat Buchanan in 1992 and 1996, both insurgent runs, and he actually won the second. It endorsed Steve Forbes in 2000. There are really two kinds of Union Leader endorsements -- the ones that salute a candidate with an idea, and the ones that train guns on a candidate the paper can't stand. This endorsement blends the two instincts. The only good it does Romney, I guess, is that for the first time since he lost to McCain, he can claim to be a sort of underdog. That's nuts, and it's based on vapor, but what isn't?
If I were Mitt Romney, I'd be freaked out by this endorsement and here's why: for the first time, a real heavyweight in Republican politics has unequivocally put its muscle behind a single Not Romney. And given that Mitt Romney's path to the nomination depends on dividing the Republican field, the potential emergence of a single opponent is a scary prospect indeed.
Those who are claiming that Newt would destroy Obama in a debate are the same folks who claimed that Obama is afraid of Palin.
Different conclusion, same fantasy world.
Newt will not get to debate the President , because........
He will not be nominated
Everyone is stupid, especially those who read the idiotic blogs in the MSM.
That means YOU!
American Solutions for Winning the Future, a tax-exempt political organization Newt Gingrich founded in 2006, went out of business in July and is now $20,000 in debt to its landlord, according to Washington, D.C., Superior Court records.
No one has turned over the keys to the group's K Street offices in downtown Washington, which still contain some furniture and office equipment. The U.S. Marshals Service will be sent in next month to retake possession of the group's premises if the debt isn't paid, said Michael R. Cogan, attorney for B.G.W. Limited Partnership, which leases the space.
Gingrich severed ties with American Solutions earlier this year to run for president. Still, Cogan said, the former Georgia congressman should have insisted the dismantling of his complex network of businesses and independent groups be done in a proper manner.
"Being a fiscal conservative and having the message of personal responsibility, you would think that even if you're not legally liable, anything you're involved with at this level you would want to have an amicable outcome or resolution," Cogan said. His client "will be pursuing further legal action," if necessary, to collect the back rent.
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Synopsis: Some of us keep a "go bag" packed with flashlights, batteries, a first aid kit, and other essentials in case of an emergency. Others have a couple cases of bottled water and a stock of nonperishable food in the kitchen. Most of us feel pretty confident that we can make it through a few days without power, or we'd have what we need in order to evacuate our homes quickly. But after all the movies where a meteor hits Earth, all the news reports on tsunamis and wildfires, not to mention the buzz about the Mayan apocalypse in 2012, do we actually know what to do if a real disaster strikes? How would we survive if a catastrophe results in TEOTWAWKI (in survivalist lingo, "The End of the World As We Know It")?
In THE DISASTER DIARIES: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse (The Penguin Press, January 28, 2013), author and survival expert Sam Sheridan embarks on a quest to prepare himself and his family for the end of the world. He had traveled the world as an EMT, a mixed martial arts fighter, a sailor, a firefighter, and a construction worker in the South Pole. There was hardly any extreme survival situation he had not faced head-on. Yet when Sheridan became a father he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. If a rogue wave hit his beach community, would he be able to get out? If the power grid went down, did he have enough food and water for his family? Unable to set aside his fears, he decided instead to confront them by acquiring as many skills, in as many different doomsday situations, as he possibly could—including city-leveling earthquakes, being dropped into the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on his back, and even being attacked by a horde of zombies.
From training with an Olympic weightlifter to an apprenticeship in stealing cars with an ex-gang member, from an intense three week-long gun course in the hundred-degree heat of Alabama to agonizing lessons in Arctic survival and igloo-buidling, Sheridan left no stone unturned. Did he learn enough to survive if a meteor struck the earth? Sheridan can't be one hundred percent sure, but as he points out, it would be a damn shame to live through the initial impact only to die a few days later because he didn't know how to build a fire.
Action-packed, brave, and surprisingly moving, THE DISASTER DIARIES is irresistible armchair adventure reading for everyone curious about what it might take to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. Though deeply entertaining and often very funny, Sheridan's book also helps expand our understanding of the world by urging us to be aware of our surroundings, to pay attention to intuition, and to take responsibility for what happens to us and our loved ones.
"Sheridan's matter-of-fact tone is informational and gripping, and he never descends into a paranoid, 'us or them' tone. Ultimately, learning to live through an apocalypse is about learning to be a human being; it takes an appetite for knowledge, the ability to cooperate, and most of all, adaptability. Anyone who thinks humankind is getting soft should read this book—no matter what happens, it's clear that some of us will survive."
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Synopsis: In his acclaimed national best seller, A Fighter's Heart, Sam Sheridan took readers with him as he stepped through the ropes and into the dangerous world of professional fighting. From a muay Thai bout in Bangkok to Rio, where he trained with jiu-jitsu royalty, to Iowa, where he matched up against the toughest mixed martial arts stars, Sheridan threw himself into a quest to understand how and why we fight. In The Fighter's Mind,Sheridan does for the brain what his first book did for the body. Every athlete knows that physical conditioning and skill are only part of what makes a champion. Sheridan heard time and again that "fighting is 90 percent mental." But isn't fighting—two guys in a ring smashing each other—the ultimate physical endeavor? Was this an empty cliché? To uncover the truth about the mental game, Sheridan interviewed dozens of the world's most fascinating and dangerous men. He spoke at length with celebrated trainers Freddie Roach and Greg Jackson; champion fighters Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock, and Marcelo Garcia; ultrarunner David Horton; chess prodigy (and the inspiration for Searching for Bobby Fischer) turned tai chi expert Josh Waitzkin; and the legendary Olympic gold medalist wrestler Dan Gable, among others. What are their secrets? How do they stay committed through years of training, craft a game plan, and adjust to the harsh realities of the ring or cage? How do they hold strong to their identity, recover from crushing defeat, and rein in their ego after victory? How do they project strength when weak, and remain mentally tough despite incredible physical pain? The Fighter's Mindis a captivating book, bursting at the seams with memorable stories and fascinating insight for everyone. As Sheridan writes, "we're all fighting something."
"In Sam Sheridan's The Fighter's Mind you are taken on a journey that starts in the mind of wrestling great Dan Gable and meanders through the inner psyche of today's fighters. Paradoxically, the knowledge illuminated from this fascinating journey remains timeless and true, reflecting the wisdom of the archetypal ancient warrior—truly a great contribution to the field of mental athletic peak performance."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The last few weeks, there's been a sign outside the Chiefs' locker room that read, ``Eliminate Bad Football.'' It was taken down this week and a new sign tacked up Thursday.
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(ABC News) With a storm as disastrous as Sandy, one would think that an ark would be the only safe place. But even "Noah's Ark" might have met its match in Hurricane Sandy.
The film "Noah," directed by "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky, is in production in Oyster Bay on Long Island where, according to the Hollywood Reporter, the condition of the huge ark that was built for the film is unclear.
An interior set built on a Brooklyn sound stage was unharmed but the crew have been unable to reach the 75-foot-tall, 450-foot-long and 45-f00t-wide exterior structure in Oyster Bay, which was directly in Sandy's path.
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By Joanne N. Smith
WeNews guest author
Sunday, May 15, 2011
In this intro from "Hey, Shorty!" Joanne Smith recalls how the rape of an 8-year-old catalyzed the co-authors' work to end violence against girls in public schools. The book offers a manual on applying Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in education.
This feeling of progress was halted suddenly in December 2001, when an 8-year-old girl who attended school with many of our enrollees was raped on her way to school.
A man had been trailing her. She'd passed a couple of corner stores, but did not go inside. When the police later asked her why she hadn't gone into them to seek safety, she said she didn't want to be embarrassed and she was only a block away from school.
She pushed on and the man--smelling of alcohol and wearing red contact lenses--grabbed her and dragged her to a nearby rooftop. He brutally raped her and then fled. She managed to make it to the school before collapsing into the principal's arms. She eventually gathered enough strength to report the rape.
As program participants met me in the gym that afternoon, they raced up to me to blurt out these awful details. I was shocked. It was so painful to hear that a child had been raped and that it had happened only 500 feet from where we lived, played and worked.
The girls and I sat around the half-court circle to share our feelings.
The girls repeated comments that they had heard from teachers, parents and peers. "She deserved it;" "She was fast;" "She shouldn't have been alone."
I was stunned and angry, forced to confront the reality that society trains girls to internalize misogyny. Blaming the victim by identifying with the aggressor allowed the girls to distance themselves from her, thereby gaining a false sense of security.
The fact that the child was able to walk to school, bleeding and crying after being raped, without anyone stopping her to ask, "What's wrong?" or "Are you okay?" told our girls that people had no compassion for abused black girls. It also communicated to our girls that if they were seen as weak or vulnerable, they were powerless against an attack.
Although the victim looked like them, went to their same school and did the same things they did daily, she must have done something wrong to bring this on herself.
In that circle, I pressed the girls to hear themselves and to see that the man's crime was not being acknowledged.
After an hour and 15 minutes, one child said with stern conviction: "That's why she shouldn't be fast, wearing them clothes, act like a woman be treated like a woman."
I was caught off guard and handled the situation badly by ending the conversation with a disapproving 15-minute speech countering every one of their points. Then I sent the girls home. That night I felt defeated.
I face an extremely difficult question: Could Girls for Gender Equity really effect change?
All I could think about was how this 8-year-old baby had walked to school bleeding and disheveled without anyone asking her if she needed help. She was only visible to the man who wanted to rape her. A puppy roaming the streets would never have gone unnoticed if it were bleeding. This rape received little media coverage or community response. Many adults in the neighborhood did not know about it until I told them.
The facts of this rape, and the lack of community response, were my gut check: doing nothing was not an option.
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It keeps getting worse. With weaker lead-in support, day four of new ABC daytime talker The Revolution dropped to a 1.3 rating/4 share in the metered markets, according to Nielsen. Comparably, that was a loss of 28 percent from the lead-in average, with erosion from year-ago occupant One Life to Live of an extensive 43 percent. Versus its already sluggish debut on Monday, The Revolution declined by 32 percent. Also alarming yesterday, meanwhile, was immediate growth of 38 percent for lead-out General Hospital (1.8/ 6). Word of advice to ABC: don't make the same mistake with General Hospital that you made with All My Children and One Life to Live.
Keep in mind that total viewer tallies for The Revolution should be available by next Tuesday. Here is the four-day overnight breakdown:
January 2011 time period average: 2.3/ 6
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I really don't like this show anymore.
Previously on Popstars: a photo shoot. The girls yawned, posed, cried, whined, and bitched.
Tonight the girls will be whisked to New York for media shoots, to meet a fan, perform on Regis and Kelly, and then record the final song for the album. Oh, and then they cry quite a bit. And there're only like two more episodes before we say, "Get over yourself, goodbye." I can't wait.
Yeah, I was right there
Like good writer
I was recapping all you need
Making things seem brighter
I was feeling you, entertaining you, feeding your desires
But that was then, this is now
I stabbed myself in the eye.
Ooh, oooh, oh.
If I could choose sides
Ooh, oooh, oh.
I'd scoop out their insides
The girls are dancing in a van as the narrator tells us that they have been together now for four months and they don't have to keep their identities a secret anymore. We see the girls get their pictures taken by a few crusty men.
Cut to the girls on KTLA, the Los Angeles WB's morning news show. The "news" man asks Nicole if this has changed her life. She's all drugged up on something fierce as she props her eyelids open with her microphone to slur that it's "definitely" changed her life. "It is a dream come true and we all feel very blessed and fortunate to be here but it is a really hard [sic]. But we love it. I mean, we love, I, I love it. Personally." The other girls stand there and hold their microphones. Rosanna looks furious that they've still got her in that bad bob haircut. The newsman asks "what's the thing" that got them picked over any of the other girls. He says this while snapping his fingers, as if there's some sort of magic to all of this. Maile says it's all about if they can interact with each other and work well within a group. This is coming from the person that didn't have to go through any of the workshops or auditions. She lisps around saying that they all work really well together and they knew that from day one. Yeah. After they had been chosen. Does Maile not know we watch the show? Well, I guess it's a pretty safe assumption to think that we don't. Because I wouldn't if I didn't have to. No one watches this show with me anymore. I used to be able to invite all sorts of people over to watch it with me. Now there's nobody even slightly interested anymore.


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Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are the most abundant biological entities on our planet, and their nucleic acids constitute a substantial proportion of total DNA in Earth's ecosystems [1,2]. While the advent of metagenomic methods has allowed the rapid and efficient investigation of microbial and viral communities [3-5], there has not been a comprehensive comparative analysis of phage genes and genomes present in all sequenced ecosystems [6,7]. To examine the abundance and distribution of phage genes in environmental metagenomic sequences, we developed a web-based tool, Phage Eco-Locator [http://www.phantome.org/eco-locator webcite] that screens all publicly available sequenced metagenomes for a user-defined phage genome, or all phage genomes within a user-selected metagenomic sample.
Materials and methods
The tool relies on pre-calculated tBLASTX searches in which metagenomic sequence reads are the input query and all phage genomes are the BLAST database [8]. For optimization, several BLAST parameters have been tested, and the best results are obtained when all tBLASTX matches above a threshold E-value of 10-5 are included as positive hits. Positive hits are then mapped to phage genome scaffolds and visualized in two different types of plots: one representing sequence hits at different similarity scores (Fig. 1; upper panel) and another representing the coverage density over phage nucleotides (Fig. 1; lower panel).
Figure 1. An example of Eco-Locator output. The upper panel is a scaffolding plot (recruitment plot) where each metagenomic sequence read (horizontal blue bars) is mapped to its exact location within a phage genome. The Y-axis of the upper panel represents the average percent similarity of metagenomic sequence read to the target region in the phage genome. The lower panel represents a map of every nucleotide in the phage genomes that hits a metagenomic sequence read. The Y-axis of the lower panel represents the number of hits per genomic position.
All 588 phage genomes available in the PhAnToMe database [http://www.phantome.org webcite] (as of January 1, 2011) were screened against 296 de-replicated metagenomic libraries. The graphical output was translated into metrics representing phage abundance, extent and breadth of distribution, and coverage density and evenness. Applying these metrics to all samples demonstrated a pervasive, yet uneven, distribution of phage genes in metagenomic libraries and allowed the separation of phage genomes into distinct groups. The analyses also showed a tendency for phage genomes to prevail in environments similar to their original isolation source, where their bacterial hosts are expected to thrive (e.g., cyanophages in aquatic samples and halophages in hypersaline environments).
Phage Eco-Locator effectively allows the global analysis of all phage sequences in metagenomes while also permitting gene-level analysis of individual phage genomes. In the future, application of this tool to sequences from a wide range of ecosystems will enhance our understanding of the factors controlling phage biogeography and environmental selection.
This work was supported by the PhAnToMe grant from the NSF Division of Biological Infrastructure to RAE (NSF DBI-0850356) and MB (NSF DBI-0850206).
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Expand Your Focus to Impact Retention
by Richard Ekstrom,President
As we enter another new year, it is difficult not to notice the media frenzy regarding the growing fitness and obesity crisis facing America. Bestseller lists contain books on the latest diet fads and television infomercials are constantly hawking the newest exercise programs that people hope will be their magic bullet. As always, in January, we see our membership rosters grow with hopeful people looking for the help they need to win their battle for a healthier life.
As health club operators, we are in a great position to capitalize on our nation's obsession with health and fitness. However, there is a large percentage of our membership base that continues to leave us year after year. Retention rates have not significantly improved. Why?
It is important that we stay focused on the quality of our clubs, including the latest equipment, comprehensive program offerings and wonderfully friendly and educated personnel. Our clubs have impacted a large number of people in extremely positive ways. However, is this dedicated focus truly serving the needs of all of our clients? Stagnant retention rates indicate that we are somehow not impacting a large number of our members (35-45 percent cancel every year).
We do not make major inroads with retention because people are constantly bombarded with messages of instant results -success in 30 days, 10 pounds in 10 days. This all leads to dissatisfaction with the long process of developing and leading a healthy lifestyle. Secondly, our customer communication is geared toward the masses. We must tailor our communications based on individual needs and desires.
There are some things that we can do to make sure we provide focused communication to our members from the very beginning so they are working with realistic expectations.
• Get new members integrated and comfortable with a comprehensive orientation. This is not merely showing them how to use equipment, but emphasizing that the first two months of their membership may not only be the hardest but it is the most critical to their long-term success.
• New member goal setting should focus more on regular usage than results. Educate them on the importance of creating a pattern of regular usage.
To make a significant improvement in retention we need to aggressively reach out to those members who are not visiting our clubs regularly -they are the ones who hold the key to improved retention. Identify and target low and non-users and keep them up to date on club activities and health trends. They don't necessarily need more effort on your part, just a different type of effort than you are used to giving.
• Send your members information on everything available at your club, include details, policies and procedures on how to sign up and take part. New members and low and non-users are often passive and will not ask questions or seek out new activities.
• Keep them informed of special events, holiday hours or changes in class schedules. These members are not as active as your regular users, extra care should be taken to keep them informed and connected.
• Send them interesting fitness-related articles and health/nutrition tips. They will be receiving value and benefit from their membership even though they may not be visiting regularly.
Low and non-users are very fragile. It is imperative that they have a positive experience when they visit. A welcoming smile and hello is very powerful. Also, analyze your attendance data and target those individuals most likely to leave. Flag those who are not using the club regularly and respond quickly to changes in attendance patterns. Contact them to see how they are doing and if they need your help with any part of their routine. Knowing that someone noticed their absence and cared enough to reach out will have a positive reflection on your club. This individual attention may be just what they need to get rolling again, or at least postpone a cancellation.
We don't need to change our focus but we do need to expand our focus to include low and non-users. These forgotten ones are your key to improved retention and long-term financial success.


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This past Thursday night, Juxtapoz, Converse, and Chandran Gallery teamed up to bring The Black Lips to the Shore Club South Beach for a special poolside performance. What became of the night was a bit of perfect garage rock, a great DJ set by Roofeeo of TV on the Radio, some girls taking their tops of and jumping in the pool, some boys taking their shirts off and jumping in the pool, and maybe something extra for the pool. Amazing night.


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Mariah Carey's remix album, titled Angel's Advocate, has been pushed back to March 9th, 2010. It had been slated for February, but they've pushed it back.
Now, I am gonna say that it was pushed back since they just laid off staff at Universal Music Group — staff that of course would be utilized to go out and "buy" the album; but the real reason is probably because "Precious" also hits DVD that day and she's also going on a tour of the same name around the same time.
The original just went gold — and I just read that Rihanna went platinum. How/why/who? LOL.
I won't be paying for this remix album or this tour — this is not the 90's and there is no ODB in sight so I'm good. As far as the tour — come on, really? I'd rather pull out my MTV Unplugged live of Mariah's from a grip ago and call it a wrap. Of course the lambs are gonna come out and support. I eat lambchops for dinner though! Pow!
Are Mary and Mariah doing a remix of sorts? That's gonna sound like Bert & Ernie playing with a See 'N Say. Lawd. More after the jump!
Featuring remixed versions of songs from her recent Gold album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," "Angels Advocate" is being fronted by the lead singles "Angels Cry" with Ne-Yo and a remix to "Up Out My Face" with rapper Nicki Minaj. Videos were shot for both singles and are expected to be released soon.
"Working with Mariah was a learning experience. Her level of professionalism is almost double what mine is and the thing is, you won't expect it," Ne-Yo said of his recent collaboration with Carey. "Normally, when you see Mariah, you just see the glitz and the glamour, and she's a diva, she's fabulous. But when it's time to work, she focuses and gets the job done."
Remixes of "Obsessed" Gucci Mane and "H.A.T.E. U," with Mane, OJ Da Juiceman, and Big Boi were previously serviced to radio. "Angels Advocate" is also expected to feature collaborations with T-Pain, Trey Songz, and Mary J. Blige. (Source)


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It is easy to tell if you have a defective Lincoln Mark Vii strut assembly because the symptoms are very evident and will have an impact on your driving routine. When your motor vehicle wobbles when you turn and you hear pounding sounds every time there are bumps on the path, it's evident that your assembly requires your attention. To steer clear of problems in this certain assembly, you can always do maintenance checkups that will help you and remedy glitches early and help you save some money.
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Girl Scout Day
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10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Attention all Girl Scouts! Join us on Endangered Species Day when Zoo Atlanta welcomes you with an admission discount, special activities, private animal encounters and a SWAP!
Bring your swaps and enjoy the animal encounters between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. We will also have exciting, Zoo-wide public activities in honor of Endangered Species Day. Each Girl Scout will receive one complimentary Zoo Atlanta Scout Day patch, while supplies last.
Registration information:
- Cost: $10.75 per person (tax included)
- No minimum group size required! Register as a family or with your troop.
- Advance registration and payment are required.
- Zoo Atlanta Members are admitted for free, but must pre-register online.
- Girl Scouts who do not pre-register and arrive in full or partial uniform receive the $10.75 per person rate, too! Accompanying adults are required and receive this discounted rate as well.
- Additional Girl Scout Day patches will be available for purchase for $4 each on the day of the event only.
- Event will be held rain or shine, no refunds.


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Run this stored proc from the database. It will create the SQL statements required to re-assign permissions to users defined in the database. This script will work for SQL2005 and above. There are a number of scripts out there to do this for SQL2000, and whilst these still work for SQL2005 and above they can create problems when run back in as old style syntax is used and schemas are not accounted for.
The stored proc is most useful for storing away current permissions in a database before it is overwritten by a restore from a different database, especially prod to test refreshes. After the restore you can then use the script output by the proc to recreate the permissons for the dev users. I would scan the output first and run it in sections to recreate just the permissions you need rather than just execute the whole script. With the aid of exec sp_helpuser you will need to decide for yourself what to do about users carried across from the other environment!
The stored proc can also be used to document permissions for auditing or perhaps DR purposes.
With so many types of principals and securables now there may be some edge cases not covered but this should cover 99% of cases and certainly fulfills my needs. For application roles I have used a placeholder of 'insertpwdhere' for the password as it must be specified in freetext when creating an application role and it would be a security risk to display that, and anyway there does not seem to be a way to reverse engineer the password.
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A worker installs an HVAC system at the America Building in downtown Hattiesburg. The America and Carter buildings are being renovated to build Hub City Lofts, which will add 55 new apartment spaces and 12,000 square feet of commercial space downtown.
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Walk along Front Street in downtown Hattiesburg these days and you hear the cacophony of construction as workers busily move through the America and Carter buildings.
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Moderate snow ahead of a warm front brings down the visibility over Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon. View looking east across the city in moderate snow. (Leon Brown/uk.weather.com)
UK Outlook - 13th February 2013
Atlantic fronts moving eastwards tonight will be followed by mild weather for the rest of the week, but beware fog and frost this weekend.
On Thursday morning an occluding front will gradually clear away from the SE, but the day will start cloudy and wet over East Anglia and SE England. Lying snow steadily melting over central and northern Britain as mild winds move in from the west. A few showers over the west but mainly dry and bright in central Britain.
Dry and bright on Thursday afternoon for much of central and eastern Britain, and feeling very mild compared to recently. A few scattered rain showers over the SW and Wales, but some heavier and more frequent showers over the NW of Scotland with fresh to strong winds. Temperatures reaching 10C in the south and 7 to 8C in the north. Any remaining snow steadily thawing away.
On Friday a ridge of high pressure should bring a fine and bright day with light winds. A chilly start with a touch of frost. Still a few showers at first over NW Scotland and increasing cloud in the west ahead of a warm front that will bring rain to SW Ireland. Temperatures a mild 7 to 9C. Becoming misty overnight with fog patches developing.
Weekend outlook
Over the weekend the weather will stay mainly dry, but misty with fog forming. Patchy frost overnight.
A rather grey and misty start to Saturday with fog patches in central Britain and a slight frost. Some brighter spells later. A little drizzle in the west in a moist southerly flow. Temperatures up to 10C in the SW and North Wales, 7 to 8C in the east where mist or low cloud lingers.
On Sunday it may start foggy across much of central Britain, some of the fog dense and lingering much of the morning, slowly lifting to low cloud and mist by the afternoon. Becoming clearer in the south as SE winds bring in drier air from France. Brighter spells also developing over NE England and Scotland. Temperatures lifting to 7 to 9C in the brighter areas, but may struggle to reaching 4 or 5C where mist and fog is slow to clear.
Outlook for next week
Clearer with more sunshine as winds pick up from the east, but turning colder. Threat later of some snow showers in the east.


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Space Junk (Dar's Adventures in Space Book 2)
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Space Junk
Book Two of Dar's Adventures in Space
If it weren't for bad luck, freighter captain Dar Meltom would have no luck at all.
Stalled by fate, and with a cargo of Jamaraian Rum, Dar is captured by Soothian pirates and pressed into slavery in the treacherous and deadly mines on the unstable planet Versith 5. He wonders what will kill him first: the mines, or the planet exploding.
Princess Parnela Vischof of Kruelis, desperately wants to free her people from the barbaric and ruthless Versithians who are raping her planet of thidium—a mineral they need to survive. Her only hope is the mysterious device known as the Plexus, now stolen from the Versithians. If the device is not delivered, her planet will be laid to waste.
Teamed up with Parnela, Dar uses his unique abilities to hunt down the pirates and retrieve the Plexus. Dar and Parnela face warring species, unstable planets, pirates, and their own growing attraction. But can they save their two species from extinction?
Watch the book trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKT7UFSZITc&feature=youtu.be
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- Author: K. Rowe
- Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Publisher: Sturgeon Creek Publishing
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The key to getting the most out of your new Gstrings is learning how to adjust the 3D-Sling to produce the various grip positions: edge, jug, crimp, sloper, pinch (horizontal and vertical), mantle and undercling. It's easy and quick to change from one grip position to another once you understand the basic principles and practice it a few times.
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It's easiest to remove the Gstrings from whatever they're hanging from, make the adjustment, then re-hang. It's possible to adjust them while they hanging from their mounts but it's a bit clumsy and you may need a chair, step-stool, or short ladder to do it. The photo sequence below illustrates the simple process of adjusting the Classics' 3D-Slings by loosening the Prusik knot and sliding the hang loop along the sling. This allows you to set the different grip positions and fine tune the angle (difficulty) of each position.
Locate the locking loop of the Prusik knot on the hang loop.
Loosen it by flipping it back with your thumb.
Insert three fingers and cradle the loosened Prusik knot...and
...pull up and slide the knot forward or backward along the sling to the new position.
Press the locking loop back in place and pull to tighten the Prusik knot.
Make sure to keep the Prusik knot centered in order to keep the Gstring hanging straight.
If needed, the overhand knot can be loosened and retied to make minor adjustments in the hanging height of the Gstrings.
Periodically check the cords for wear by the holes where it goes into the hold. Also check the knots inside of crimper to make sure they're secure.
The "fine print"
‣Gstrings are designed for exercise only and should only be used as described in this website. Each Gstring should be suspended so each of the four cords of the sling holds an equal amount of the climber's weight. Using a single Gstring repeatedly with only two of the four cords holding over 200 lbs can lead to metal fatigue and possible failure of the hold. The vertical pinch grip is an exception to this. In this position it is designed to hold the climber's weight using just two of the four cords for support. It is the sole responsibility of the user to follow these instructions.
‣Climbing-related activities are inherently dangerous and the risk of death or serious injury can never be completely eliminated. It is the climber's responsibility to seek competent climbing instruction and then make his/her own choices regarding acceptable risk.
How to adjust for different grip positions
Also, make sure that all four cords of the 3D-Sling are of equal length so they equally support your weight. If they are unequal, pop the cord-lock tube up and shorten the longer leg by pulling cord slightly through the tube, then re-lock the cord by pushing the tube down against the bottom of the grip.


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The Work of Antonio SortinoIllustration // Thursday, March 07, 2013
Antonio Sortino, a.k.a. Rom, is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer currently living and working in Sicily, Italy. Stylistically, his work ranges from digitally rendered, clean vector drawings, and more traditionally rendered works. In an intensively deep and introspective portion of his biography, he states, 'I drink blueberry tea and I can't play football.'
Antonio Sortino's LoversErotica // Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Antonio Sortino is an illustrator and graphic designer based in London who just proved his erotic capabilities with this piece he created digitally, entitled 'Lovers'. Now doesn't that just make you feel all sweet and sensual inside?? Yeah, us too. Enjoy.


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am writing in response to Miriam Axel-Lutes article [Go
Unpublished or Perish, Nov. 13]. While Dimitrovs story is
one example of inequity and out-and-out discrimination, it
is difficult to convey accurately the extent to which the
academic system is failing postdoctoral researchers, especially
foreign scientists.
As an American researcher, I have been extremely fortunate
in my passage through the academic ranks, but have watched
with horror the abuses that some of my colleagues have suffered
under domineering, self-serving PIs [principal investigators]
who are devoid of basic managerial skills.
While NPAs call for formalized agreements prior to postdoctoral
employment is an admirable and necessary goal, I believe it
is unrealistic. Foreign scientists are correct in the assumption
that their choices are limited (typically take it or leave
it), as ever-increasing numbers of foreign researchers clamor
for positions. Universities protect themselves by failing
to set standards for salaries and working conditions for postdoctoral
scientists, and leave these decisions instead to the PIs.
It is difficult to pinpoint discrepancies without standards,
but many conversations with my foreign colleagues have recurring
themes: Foreign scientists are paid consistently less and
work more than Americans and rarely (if ever) complain because
they fear losing jobs to which their visas are linked. I commend
Dimitrov for standing up for what is rightfully his intellectual
property. Unfortunately, the outcome of his ordeal only serves
to further discourage postdoctoral scientists from doing the
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York City
the Capital Regions alternative newspaper publishes an alternative
to the truth, it must not go unchallenged. Go Unpublished
or Perish falsely claims on its front page that a certain
postdoc was denied credit for the work he did in our laboratories
at RPI. Both of us spoke to the reporter, Miriam Axel-Lute,
and explained that Roumen Dimitrov, the postdoc in question,
was never denied credit for his work, nor was he fired without
ample warning. The feature that appeared last week with Dr.
Dimitrov sitting like Rodins Thinker on the front
page, declared in large type: Should this man get credit
for software he wrote while doing postdoctoral work at RPI?
He thought so. RPI disagreed. Now he has to go back to Bulgaria.
If you read just the front page, you are left with the impression
that RPI professors take credit for their postdocs work and
fire them if they protest.
The story within supports this bias with numerous factual
errors and hearsay, but nothing could be further from the
truth. Postdocs are treated as colleagues, the next generation
of faculty. They are the first authors on their published
works and the presenters at conferences. A professors job
is to make their names known, not to steal their work. Our
postdocs carry forward the reputation of the laboratory. We
have every reason to make them happy. Roumen was fired, twice,
because he did not carry out his mission as a postdoc. He
did his work in secrecy and his results were not reproducible
by anyone but him. His deep mistrust of authority prevented
him from doing real science. It is not surprising that he
swiped back at us after losing his job, even if it was his
own fault, but the editors of Metroland should know
better. This story was nothing more than a cheap shot.
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Secretary Donovan testified about the president's "Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan" to help homeowners restructure or refinance mortgages to avoid foreclosure. Amidst some disagreement among members about whether the plan would rescue deserving families or assist reckless borrowers, he said it would help responsible homeowners avoid foreclosure and protect the home values by stopping blight from infecting neighborhoods. He also said it could protect average owners in the U.S. from as much as a $6,000 fall in value. close
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Gamers play leaked copies of Halo 4 early, then get banned permanently
Microsoft is issuing permanent Xbox Live bans to individuals who've played Halo 4 early… well, and who were stupid enough to then connect their Xbox back to the internet. Microsoft has said that people who've played the game — through piracy, or purchasing a game off the back of a truck — are now being emailed about the ban, according to MCV.
The emails themselves say that each banned user has been "permanently suspended for illegitimate prerelease title play," and continues to say that "Xbox Live privileges will not be reinstated." This swing of the banhammer mirrors a similar one made by Microsoft regarding early access to Halo: Reach.
Speaking with Joystiq, Microsoft also confirmed that some users would be receiving both a ban on their gamertag and on their console, meaning they couldn't sign-up for a new gamertag on the particular Xbox used to play Halo 4.
This news comes after the story last week where Microsoft acknowledged reports last week that Halo 4 had been leaked onto the internet. Microsoft maintains that it is "working closely with its security teams and law enforcement to address the situation."


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It is 1984 in Los Angeles, and a young punk named Otto Maddox (Emilio Estevez) is outraged to learn his dopey, doper parents have given his entire life savings away to a televangelist. Desperate for cash, Otto signs on with the Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation as a repo man. He is mentored by Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a boundlessly cynical husk of a man ("Look at 'em: ordinary fuckin' people. I hate 'em"). Together, they explore LA's mean streets, encountering rambling street prophets, CIA agents and creatures from outer space, as Otto learns the shocking truth about shrimp, John Wayne and tree-shaped air fresheners. While almost everybody is familiar with such "cult hits" as The Rocky Horror Picture Showand This is Spinal Tap (seriously, your grandma could probably quote the "This one goes to 11" scene), Repo Man is mostly beloved by a very specific demographic of bitter, pasty, couch-dwelling ne'er-do-wells, the guys who stay up late watching Adult Swim because they know there's no fucking point getting up early to try and find a job anyway. Either this movie absolutely speaks to you, or you hate it, you hate the people who made it and you hate anybody who could possibly like it. This is a (surprisingly) rare chance to see this tweaked classic on the big screen, and free refreshments provided by Z-Pizza will be served at 6:30 p.m. So, you gonna go . . . or do I gotta go to your house and shove your dog's head down the toilet? UC Irvine Humanities Instruction Building, Room 100, Campus & W. Peltason drs., Irvine, (949) 824-5493. Thurs., Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Also Showing:
2001: A Space Odyssey. Personally, I think Kubrick's version of the year 2001 looks like a nicer place to live in than the real 2001 was. Whenever you felt like it, you could hop on a Pan Am flight to the moon, enjoy some Howard Johnson's Salisbury steak out of a tube and make a quick call home on the walk-in TV phone. Maybe it's a little sterile, but damn, it looks cool. Imagine: 2001 with no Paris Hilton! No reality shows! No 9/11! Sure, there'd be those freaky, zero-G toilets to deal with, but you'd get the hang of it. Wouldn't it be worth learning to pee in zero Gs to live a life without George W.? Bay Theatre, 340 Main St., Seal Beach, (562) 431-9988. Sun., 6 p.m.; Mon., 8 p.m.; Wed., 8 p.m. $6-$8.
Another Gay Movie. The press release invites you to join "the entire OC LGBT community and our friends" for the Orange County premiere of this gay-themed teen-movie spoof at Regal's Edwards University Town Center Theater . . . although, frankly, even if you were stacking people like cordwood, I have my doubts you could fit the entire OC LGBT community (and their friends!) in that one theater. And it says here the cast and crew will be attending, too! Maybe they can just squeeze in between the bi's and the trannies. The press release notes, "Based on the expected number of guests, this will be sold-out," so you're encouraged to arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. in order to join the dense pile of humanity packed within the strained and groaning walls of this theater. Edwards University Town Center Theater, 4245 Campus Dr., Irvine, (949) 854-8818. Fri., 7:45 p.m. $7-$9.50.
Casablanca. A pretty good script, skilled direction, gorgeous photography and flawless casting come together to create a masterpiece far greater than the sum of its parts. The film's dark look was highly influential on the film-noir thrillers that came along a few years later, and its story has since "influenced" dozens of movies, everything from Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam (A line Bogie never actually said, by the way) to that infamous Pamela Anderson bomb, Barb Wire. Discussion will be hosted by local film authority Dr. Arthur Taussig. Orange Coast College, Fine Arts Building, Room 116, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, (714) 432-5599. Fri., 6:30 p.m. $5-$6.
La Dolce Vita. Federico Fellini's surreal classic about a journalist (Marcello Mastroianni) living the wild life in '60s Rome. Free refreshments provided by Z-Pizza served at 6:30 p.m. UCI Humanities Instruction Building, Room 100, Campus & W. Peltason drs., Irvine, (949) 824-5493. Thurs., Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Peace Parks. Documentary filmmaker Thomas Grimm appears at this screening of his film about efforts to secure large conservation areas in South Africa and the DMX in Korea. It screens with The Man Who Planted Trees, a hypnotic animated short about a man who takes it upon himself to replant an entire valley. It's the latest show in the Water and Earth: Ocean Cinema series. Aquarium of the Pacific, Honda Theater, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, (562) 590-3100. Fri., 8 p.m. $10-$12.
Mousehunt. Nathan Lane, Lee Evans and a cute little fake rodent star in this 1997 non-hit about two brothers desperate to rid their home of a very persistent mouse so they can get rich selling the place. It's screening on the beach, so be sure to dress warm and bring some comfortable chairs. Newport Dunes Resort, 1131 Back Bay Dr., Newport Dunes, (949) 729-DUNE. Fri., dusk. Free; parking, $10.
Rising Son, The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi.Premiere screening of this documentary about . . . well, that title pretty much writes the blurb for me, doesn't it? Hosoi and the rest of the Quiksilver skate team appear for a skating demo. Quiksilver Inc., 15202 Graham St., Huntington Beach, (714) 889-2200. Thurs., Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. Free.
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