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Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe: U.S. Helsinki Commission
"One Hour Eighteen"
Yury Urnov
The Event Was Held From 6:00 p.m. To 7:00 p.m. in 121 Cannon House Office
Building, Washington, D.C., Kyle Parker, CSCE, Moderating
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Transcript by
Federal News Service
Washington, D.C.
KYLE PARKER: Well, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Chairman Chris Smith and
Co-Chair Ben Cardin, I would like to welcome you to tonight's event hosted by
the Helsinki Commission.
I'll be very brief because we're going to have a discussion following the play
– (inaudible) – question and answer, and it will be transcribed for the record.
And I would – just a couple of housekeeping items: Because we have such small
space tonight – sort of recreating that coffeehouse theater, if you will, up on
here on Capitol Hill – we will try to keep the door closed, just to minimize
the disturbance, as well as ask anyone with cellphones to silence them, shut
them off.
One note about the clock: The clock has a habit of beeping irregularly, and
that has to do with votes happening on the floor of the House of
Representatives right now, so don't mind the clock.
The play we're going to – at the Helsinki Commission, we are mandated by
Congress to focus on the human dimension – (inaudible) – OSCE participating
states. States? Russia is a participating state, and the United States is a
participating state. And so we focus on the human dimension, the human face.
And the play tonight, "One Hour Eighteen," is – the story of Sergei Magnitsky
is a very – it's been called an emblematic example of the devastating human
cost of corruption and the lack of rule of law. Today is the second
anniversary of the death of Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow pre-trial detention
facility. There is a lot more information on the table about the case, and I
won't take the time up now to go into that, but – (inaudible) – will have
opportunities. And the play we're about to see is based on (documented ?)
evidence, diaries, prison diaries that Sergei Magnitsky kept and other public
So with that, we'll start.
YURY URNOV: Kyle, so we're coming back for a – we were talking, like, five,
now. Are we taking a short break?
MR. PARKER: Yeah. Yeah, why don't we – you could change up and we'll –
(inaudible) – just a little bit, and we'll start in about – a couple of minutes.
MR. URNOV: Thank you.
MR. PARKER: I think we'll leave the papers around here – (inaudible).
By the way, for anyone, the bathrooms are just around the corner, in case they
are needed.
MARK MILOSCH: That was, of course – (inaudible) – incredibly powerful.
My name is Mark Milosch. I'm staff director of the Helsinki Commission.
(Inaudible) – in the room today. I want to, on behalf of our (Helsinki
Commission ?) chairman, Congressman Chris Smith, a very big thank-you to the
actors, Mr. Urnov, and Arnoult's Center for International Theater Development.
We will now have a short discussion up here. Maybe we – I'd like to begin a
little bit with a statement or comments, and then we can go into questions up
here and from out there, and of course include the actors. You can direct your
direct questions to – (inaudible). It's a small room – going to be very
I'd like to say, we've got Kyle Parker. This is – this is the commission
staffer, who has done tremendous work on the Magnitsky case for the commission,
for so – for so many people. He's been a real leader on the issue. And I'll
ask Kyle to sort of monitor (the speed ?) of discussion since he knows the
issue like few people.
MR. PARKER: Thank you, Mark.
You know, I thought – I thought we might begin – Yury, if you have a few words
to sort of set the context and then perhaps tell us a little bit about the
theater in which this comes out of. You're a Fulbright, I believe, right?
MR. URNOV: I was, yeah.
MR. PARKER: Oh, you were? OK. I believe this play – and I also know that
this was performed today in London so – by Amnesty International in London and
it's –
MR. URNOV: On Sputnik Theatre.
MR. PARKER: – in the Sputnik Theatre – and continues, to my knowledge, to run
in Moscow, and has now for – almost a year?
MR. URNOV: More than that. I think a year, a year and a half. There are
actually people from – (inaudible).
MR. PARKER: Oh, there are? Well, welcome to you.
MR. URNOV: (Inaudible) – (maybe beginning of June ?) 2009, so it was probably
a year old.
MR. PARKER: Somewhere in there.
MR. URNOV: Half a year – so now it's a year and half. They're not – they're
not playing it every night.
But it's this very small theater, very, very small theater in (very central ?)
Moscow, which became a very powerful – (inaudible) – the Russian culture and
the new writing which is really an important – (inaudible) – and most
importantly, to the Russian culture of the last 20 years – playwrights who were
formed – most of them were fully formed after 1990. Many of them don't have
professional education. Many of them are using the language which –
(inaudible) – what's useful – (inaudible) – writing for a long time. Many of
them are using the knowledge of – (inaudible).
And that was important for many reasons – (inaudible) – and pretty much changed
the landscape of contemporary – of playwriting – of the Russian – (inaudible).
It's one of the – it's one of the examples. It's almost like – I believe 90
percent of it is other words that were pronounced by this – (inaudible) –
people, and some of them were introduced specifically for (this ?) performance
– (inaudible) – produced, so the words were from mass media. But we have,
like, 90 percent – (inaudible) – all these words are real. So that's one of
the – that's one of the (trends ?). That's one of the – that's one of the new
things happening in Russia. We are very – and certainly comparing to the
previous years, it's something we are very – (inaudible). And it really, I
think – (inaudible) – we were very smart – (inaudible) – bigger stages, but –
MR. PARKER: Could you tell us just a little bit about Gremina and Ugarov?
MR. PARKER: – a husband and wife, right, who had written the play and directed
MR. URNOV: Well, again, when we brought in – (inaudible) – but I think they
worked together very much. They are kind of – I don't know – (inaudible) –
grandmother and grandfather of the – of the – of the – (inaudible) – drama
movement or modern father of the drama movement. That's a couple who basically
– there were (the three of them ?) who built this theater with their hands and
who created this – who brought together – I don't know – I don't know how many
– how many playwrights – a whole lot of playwrights, and they're bringing more
and more every year. And – (inaudible) – and both of them – (inaudible) –
pretty well-known playwrights. And actually, at some point – (inaudible) – it
was her play after – (inaudible) – long period of time. She was very different
– (inaudible) – I think that's – that's also specific to – (inaudible). But I
think – (inaudible) – in real life for – (inaudible).
MR. PARKER: Well, thank you. You know, I would also just mention, it's
interesting, of course, that the play, you know, featured people who are around
in Moscow, and – (inaudible) – come see themselves portrayed in it.
MR. URNOV: That's the thing. That's – (inaudible) –
MR. PARKER: (In Moscow ?) –
MR. URNOV: – which – (inaudible).
We are – (inaudible) – we say that we're – we (encourage ?) people to come –
MR. PARKER: Right, right. And this, of course, is still a very dynamic story,
and it's – you know, I can't think of too many murders, cases like this that
remain in the news two years later. And it's certainly – I think that there is
a – probably a daily story somewhere on a Russian wire. And here in the West,
the Magnitsky story – depending on activity and things that are going on, but
certainly every month a major story – sometimes many in the case of a week.
And so it's really sort of seized the attention and become a global human
rights cause.
I – you know, Judge Stachen (ph), who was portrayed in the play, I see this
morning on (the ?) Russian wire has some protesters or people who came to the
courtroom this morning to make a statement. And, you know, the complaints you
see are actually real complaints. Magnitsky wrote I think 450 written
complaints during eleven-some months in pre-trial detention. And 20 of them
were specific requests for medical care. And if anyone has any particular
questions on the case itself, I certainly would think we can – we can address
those as well.
This is my second time seeing the play. I happened to catch it when it
premiered at the Kennedy Center. And you know, I guess my reaction initially
was, first, sort of the guilty laughter – you know, things that are – things
that are funny but really shouldn't be funny, and then just, you know, the
powerful symbolism of the glass of water. You know, it's sort of this –
something that really is biblical and also has a tradition in Russia as well –
like, you know, I – obviously, you know – (inaudible) – look at the New
Testament. You know, anyone who gives a glass of water to these, my little
ones, you know, in Matthew 25. You know, I was thirsty, and you gave me the
drink. I was a prisoner and you visited me.
And then thinking – recently, some of the commissions involved in – around the
commemoration of Katyn, it was interesting how the Polish prisoners of war, I
would note – (inaudible) – the boiling water, the cup of water. That was a –
that was a staple and a ration, which was – which was always provided. And
another example, more recent, I think, of – in Russia around sort of the
symbolism of the water – the Beslan terrorist attack and tragedy. Many of you,
I'm sure, are familiar, but – what was it? 2004?
MR.: Four, maybe.
MR. PARKER: Yeah.
MR.: Four.
MR. PARKER: Well, in any case, these children who were taken hostage on the
first day of school were held in a gymnasium for about – I think it was about
three days, and were prohibited from drinking water. There were awful stories
of, you know, people with severe dehydration and in some cases having to resort
to drinking urine – just incredible barbarism.
And it was – it was really moving to see the memorial on the first anniversary
of that attack. There were just a lot of water bottles sitting there at the
school. So it's something to me that really seems to be, you know, a very
powerful symbol in the Russian context and in the human context.
And another thing I would sort of, again, be interested in other reactions
today: As much as this play sort of – and the story of Magnitsky – has
humanized a victim, in a sense, it also humanizes the so-called bad guys who –
for the lack of a better – for lack of a better word. I think that's quite
interesting (to ?) sort of really – and really very powerfully raises the
question first raised by Cain in the fourth chapter of Genesis – am I my
brother's keeper? You know, is this really my problem? Is it OK for me to
simply turn the music up? And what is going on behind the walls of Matrosskaya
Tishina or Butyrka, as, you know, the ambulance driver talks about, well, you
drive by these things every day.
And pre-trial detention in Russia remains a very current issue. There have
been a number of deaths following Magnitsky's case. And a number of reforms
that President Medvedev appeared to put into place either don't seem to be in
place or don't seem to be working. And it's interesting how (corruption ?) has
very directly has exacerbated an overcrowding problem in Russian prisons. It's
directly related to how many particularly white-collar criminals – or I
shouldn't say "criminals" – white-collar suspects – are in juvenile detention
on very dubious pretexts.
But my – and I don't want to monopolize the discussion, so please – (inaudible)
– open it up – (inaudible) –
Q: I have a question.
MR. PARKER: Sure, OK.
Q: My name is Natali Entina (ph). I'm a Fulbright visiting scholar here from
Moscow, Russia. I work in Cana (ph) Institute for – (inaudible) – center. So
I'm not in theater, but I'm – (inaudible) – political science.
I have a question to Yury. Could you please tell us about the moment when you
make – when you made this decision to make this play, how you felt, and what
was your message. Which effect to you expect to have on this play in Moscow –
(inaudible)? And do you – do you believe that theater can change society? And
do you – (inaudible) – some government officials who attended this play?
MR. URNOV: (Inaudible.) I mean, I can go – we'll do things – like, we –
people do different things. Some people – (inaudible) – some people –
(inaudible). So we knew – we knew what we should do.
But I think that was a very – actually (it was ?) not my idea. It was
Stephen's idea – he's sitting here. He read the play before I read the play.
(Inaudible) – we did – (inaudible) – translations – (inaudible) – performances
of that.
And then Stephen brought this play here. And I was really afraid of this play
because this – it's not a play, basically. It doesn't have this dramatic
development. And I never – (inaudible).
But there is something really very, very specific about this particular –
(inaudible). There are so many questions there. (Inaudible) – starting from
there? And – (inaudible) – because the – (inaudible) – is this old, right?
There is a way to find one person, or, you know, even two people – (inaudible).
I think – (inaudible) – investigating, is who – (inaudible) – how do you – how
do you – how do – how do we kill people and how can we – well, what is – what
is the measure of guilt in each of us, in a sense? Because – (inaudible) – is
very different measure of guilt as much as each of us has a measure of guilt in
this – (inaudible) – right?
So I think that's what this play is trying to understand. And that was – that
was finally a reason for me to say, yeah, we should – we should probably do
As much as – as much as just this unbelievable fact that the death of the small
man, right – speaking in the terms of Russian culture, the small person –
suddenly became such a huge event – I'm very glad it did become a huge event,
but it's very – but it's very unusual. Many, many, many people die that way.
Nobody – (inaudible). So I think that's a small door into this – into this
culture, into – (inaudible) – judicial culture that is working there now.
And this was kind of – (inaudible) – that this (worked ?) at all, you know.
Well, (never mind ?). That's my personal – (inaudible).
Q: Thank you, and thank you for being so honest. (Laughter.)
MR. PARKER: I'm sorry. Anna Stasia (ph)?
Q: Yes.
MR. PARKER: Yes.
Q: What has been happening to – with the girl who presents – (inaudible) – to
the judge – to the medical doctor? Has anyone lost their job?
MR. URNOV: (Inaudible) On the contrary – on the contrary. They are – most of
them are – (inaudible).
Q: That's a funny question.
Q: (It's the ?) Russian system.
MR. PARKER: It's an interesting question also because Dr. Alexander Gous (ph),
who was in the play, was in – this summer, President Medvedev's special
commission – (inaudible) – human rights commission presented their findings in
a report to the president of Russia. And Gous (ph) was one who was really
quite singled out for a lot of culpability here.
And I also would – I mean, again, remind people that what we're looking at in
the Magnitsky case is not simply a case of prison abuse and neglect –
withdrawing – you know, withholding the medical treatment. It is that indeed.
But there's also, again, the question of how Magnitsky ended up in that
situation, and what exactly – and the role of the investigators.
And of course, this surrounds a tax fraud rebate of $230 million. And one of –
one of, I think, the shocking things for many in the United States or wherever,
is – you know, is the realization that, you know, it's actually a mid-level
fraud. This is really – I mean, $230 million is significant; it needs to be
investigated. But it's – you know, when you – when you look at just the level
of some of the – some of the frauds – (inaudible) – this is – this is really
very much at the mid-level. And of course, the people we're talking about it
are also sort of the rank and file.
And there was – I will say – shortly after there was – there was a great sort
of uproar in the Russian press shortly after Magnitsky's death. And then there
was at least the impression that President Medvedev had relieved 20 prison
officials. In reality, I think all but one or two of those officials had –
couldn't possibly have had any involvement in the case, and was part of a
planned shuffle of prison officials. And so currently there are two doctors
who, I believe, have been indicted on charges –
MR. URNOV: Not the ones mentioned in the play.
MR. PARKER: No, not the ones mentioned in the play. And the charges
themselves are very strange, because they're charges of failure to diagnose
illnesses that by all accounts were never present. And it's hard to wonder
what strategy is going on there, if it's not just the step up for them to walk.
MR. MILOSCH: But Yury, when the play is performed in Moscow, do the
performers, the producers, the director hear from the people who call them,
contact them – (inaudible) – and say, by the way, I am – these are people who
are out there today, who you see on the streets. (Inaudible) – people who say,
one of my relatives, one of my friends – you know, I know people who were
involved in this? It's –
MR. URNOV: I never heard about this. Did you – did you ever hear about these
kind of reactions from real people involved with this case to the departments
in Moscow – (inaudible)?
Q: No. No reaction. Just total silence, nothing.
Q: Ignored.
Q: Ignored.
Q: Let me just say one?
(Cross talk.)
Q: My name is Gregory Petai (ph). I'm a film director for Moscow –
(inaudible). I was invited also so make a stage play in the – (inaudible).
I'm not attached to the theater, probably not very well, but – (inaudible).
And I just wanted to say that, of course, the case is that for the American
audience, you should understand that it's just the – (inaudible) – of many
cases of that kind, not so well known, because the Magnitsky case – it just so
happened that it started to be – it happened to be very well known all over in
Russia and in the world.
But (sticking that pole?) over Russia, you have to remember that it's not the –
all the people of Russia – just those people who are going on the Internet or
to the radio station – (inaudible) – station, or the – (inaudible) – station,
because you actually can find nothing about this case in the official – in the
official press, just except the news that it's – (inaudible) – for some –
(inaudible) – just two – one or two or, in this case, nothing. Not a word
about this on the official TV channels – nothing, just ignored it – silence.
So for many people who saw this show – (inaudible) – in Moscow and here, it
just is our way to understand – (inaudible). And it's the – (inaudible) – of
many, many cases which we don't even know about, but we heard about them, and
the people who are in charge of and engaged in this situation, and the
journalist and their relatives who are – (inaudible) – so we should quickly
know of many cases with this kind of threatening in Russia. That they – the –
(inaudible) – they charge for water, for anything. So this is not the case,
and I just – (inaudible) – about – (inaudible).
I want to congratulate you with – as a – as a director. I want to thank you
for this – for this – for this excellent, spectacular play. I like it very
much. The actors are wonderful, thank you so much, and the director's – the
gesture that you made into this – (inaudible) – this meeting – (inaudible) – of
these people. That's, I think – that's the most important thing. That brought
– I didn't have enough, though I liked it very much and they are my friends –
(inaudible) – but I didn't get this much for this – (inaudible) – in Theater
Gluck (ph) in Moscow.
They wanted it to be more like a social gesture, not like a theater spectacle.
But of course, it's a theater. And the only way to get to the heart of the
spectators is like the needle that does inside the heart, to be very, very –
oh, I'm sorry for my English – to be very confident and profound in the
characters that you show. Then the – you – the demands you make – then all the
explanations of these people, only in this case, they start being very obvious,
that each of them has the explanation why he didn't do this or that.
So only when you show the character so brightly is – so artistically, and so –
and so – and so truthfully, then I understand the – (inaudible) – the awfulness
of the situation, because it's not even the question of Putin or the Russian
regime. It's the question about internal – the spiritual, psychological –
Q: Connection.
Q: -- understanding of the – of the comprehension of those people – the judge,
the medic – paramedic, the doctor, the girl in – right, exactly – in –
(inaudible). It's – for me as a director, very crucial that I saw in Europe –
in your spectacular – when you understand the reason – (inaudible) – you
understand the character. And then – (inaudible) – and he talking –
(inaudible) – and of course he will sit and – (inaudible). So –
(Cross talk.)
Q: Thank you very much – (inaudible).
MR. URNOV: But I think this is – this is very important to say that this be
part of – that this – (inaudible) – area here are being – (inaudible). So when
you think about me coming to the Moscow – doing the performance in Moscow where
we already did – (inaudible). We hope that not just for – (inaudible) – but
also some kind of recognition of the types who are – (inaudible) – like this –
all the – all the architects of the – you know, of the – like, when Russians
say investigate –
(Cross talk, laughter.)
MR. URNOV: I think there is – there is – there is an awful lot of –
(inaudible) – associations in the – (inaudible). That's not right, that's not
exactly that, I hope. (Laughter.)
MR. MILOSCH: Well, I don't know.
(Cross talk.)
Q: On the – (inaudible) – correct, that you take as a director to represent –
(inaudible) –
MR. URNOV: (Inaudible) – different. You know – sorry, I hate to – (inaudible)
– as we're going just overseas. Sorry, we're going to – we're trying to
understand these people from, I think – (inaudible) – from a very – (inaudible).
MR. MILOSCH: Picking up on some of the things they were saying – (inaudible) –
and their efforts to – (inaudible) – I came here really not knowing about –
(inaudible) – I intended to sort of tell the story and – (inaudible) – Slavic
Theater (sp) and – (inaudible) – modern art.
And, you know – (inaudible) – true story – (inaudible) – a play – (inaudible) –
true story and – so that you're – you're asked to play a role unlike –
(inaudible) – Shakespeare or Beckett or whoever else you're playing. And this
probably feeds into a lot of – (inaudible) – training, a lot of things –
(inaudible) – Washington theater, right at – (inaudible) – method acting –
built into the character – (inaudible).
So anybody – (inaudible) – different or interesting or challenging you want to
share about playing in a real story? And please introduce yourselves.
MR. URNOV: We can – (inaudible).
MR. PARKER: Oh, sorry, sure
STEPHEN NUNNS: Stephen Nunns – (inaudible) – programs out there – (inaudible).
I can't – I can't speak anybody else, but I don't think that – I don't think
it's much different from doing anything else. I think it's just a question of
you – I mean, I'm a little connected to this because I worked with Yury on the
script, so it – so I'm in a sort of different position – (inaudible) – than
they are. But – and I was a little deeper into it as a result of that, because
– (inaudible) – literal translation, and then I basically turned it into
American language. (Laughter.)
And so I think – I think it's – I probably think from a very different place,
but I don't think it's much different. I think it's just a character and you
just sort of make decisions about who the person is. And I didn't do any
investigation about these people, and I don't – I mean, I don't think Temple
did either. I mean, we just – we just – we took some cues from the director,
and we went with that, basically, you know.
TEMPLE CROCKER: I think, also, in some ways, we didn't want to say we know who
these people are and that we wanted to be clear that this is – this could be
who they are – (inaudible) – representing – (inaudible) – their thinking and
their hearts and minds, but we don't really know.
And especially as – I know one of the challenges that we talked about a lot
with Yury was, to Yury, some of these characters seemed like Russian archetypes
in some way – like, you see people like this; you are in contact with people
like this on a regular basis. And I didn't feel like I was in my own life in
the States. And so that was also very challenging because these characters
have so many veils or so many masks and you're kind of trying to portray all
those different masks. And there's a lot of fear there as well that's driving
them. And so that's challenging as well, you know. So it's like the
characters have these veils; we have these veils in us too that we're trying to
move away – move out of the way to understand something about these (people ?).
MR. URNOV: Yeah, I think fear, actually, is kind of a key word – key word to
understand – (inaudible) – different kinds of fear – (inaudible). Each of
these characters are afraid of – (inaudible) – but they – (inaudible) – some
kind of very specific fear. So I think that fear is very much the reason for
what they are doing. So – (inaudible) – fear.
Q: Mmm hmm. (Affirmative.) Actually –
MR. URNOV: I think there was –
Q: Ah.
MR. PARKER: Someone on this side – (inaudible)?
Q: One of the things that struck me – (inaudible) – performance was wonderful.
The – (inaudible) – really came along so well. And as you're saying, true
that – (inaudible) – exactly what those particular people are feeling or
thinking or if they were at the time.
But what really I have been thinking about in the last few minutes is how
universal the situation really is. I mean, I thought the whole – (inaudible) –
to some extent, and are they – are these people not – (inaudible)? It's really
quite fascinating. And it's much more universal – we've been talking about it
in particular horrible case – (inaudible) – representative of many other cases
that are unknown. And yeah, I think it's a lot more universal – (inaudible).
MR. PARKER: Sure. It's really – (inaudible) – again striking at something
very human. And I think, again, that's something – (inaudible) – you know, at
once, sort of Magnitsky is a symbol, and at the same time, he's also a real
person. And it's interesting because –
And it's also – in this case in particular, it sort of seems so accidental,
right? I mean, who would have thought that a 36-year-old sort of – I mean,
what could be a more sort of a banal profession than a tax attorney, right?
You know, a tax attorney comes to the cubicle in the morning and with a cup of
coffee, and then ends up being the person who's unbroken by the Russian penal
system, you know.
I mean – and just the name – and I think you should read the documents – I'm
always struck by the repression, yes, and brutal honesty of the name of the
Russian Federal Service for the Execution of Punishment. No, I – you know,
it's – and it's – and it's – and it's, again, something that – who would have
thought and how many will – (inaudible) – documented that way.
And, you know, I remember watching Mrs. Magnitsky talk about her son and how
sort of this was really his way to – (inaudible) – withdrawing – (inaudible) –
himself and documenting this, and in a sense, there's a sort of homeless – you
know, I – the word is a nerd, but there's a certain bookish quality. I mean,
you know, where you're throwing at – what the hell does he think this is,
right? You know, you're in a Russia pre-trial detention cell, and you expect
there'd be window panes on your cell wall? And you expect this? And, of
course, those are all conditions that, probably together, faced by many. In
Magnitsky's case, there were certain very specific pressure – (inaudible) –
applied to break him in this case.
Just sort of offhand – (inaudible) – my views, and when we talk about the
Russian press, here's a document. I don't know how well you see it, but
there's November 2009, there's May of 2011, and it's more than 3,500 articles
written by the Russia media repeating this story.
So – and it's also an interesting story because – (inaudible) – again, you
know, to me – I cover Russia for the commission, and I sort of – again –
(inaudible) – work on some other countries – (inaudible) – inherently, but
Russia, by comparison, in many senses, is a – (inaudible) – society and –
(inaudible). And yes – (inaudible) – of course, the national TV is highly
controlled. But the things that are being said and done and going into Moscow
is, it's interesting to see it happening in an authoritarian state, to be sure,
but not a totalitarian state, and a very sort of mixed set of issues.
And also, in this case, again, it' s – you know, this is something that, as
much as it outrages many of us, outrages many Russians, and probably many
Russian officials. (Inaudible) – I say – (inaudible) – for some time.
And it's also a case, I might say, that sort of really has, at least for me
personally, changed my sort of approach in looking at how we sort of – at least
how I do my job – (inaudible) – and getting my coffee and sitting in my cubicle
and sort of covering Russia – (inaudible) – human rights.
I knew about this case when Magnitsky was alive, and I was, of course, shocked
by it, but I'm shocked by so many, right? I mean, so many people come –
(inaudible) – office – (inaudible) – United States. I'll never forget Natalia
Estemoriva who meets with us and then, shortly after, I see it in a headline
that her – (inaudible) – body sat on a roadside in the North Caucasus. It's
sort of, you almost want to pinch yourself – is this real? Is this really –
sort of – you know, because of the one hand, you know, for me, I – (inaudible)
– ride on the metro to work, I live in suburban Maryland and, wow.
And on – (inaudible) – case, I go, well, this is really outrageous, we should
do something. And so we featured it at a hearing. And then, after that, I
thought we had served our duty, right? I mean, there's a lot of cases, and you
can't deal with everything. You can't – (inaudible). And then, the next thing
I know, I walk in, November 16th, 2009, turn my computer on. What? This guy's
And, you know, again, not to say – I mean, you can only do what you can do; you
can't do everything about everything. But sort of, like, an interesting way of
approaching this – and I've often thought, you know, you see the poor on the
street. And, you know, if you had $100 to feed the poor, how do you do the
best good? Do you – do you give a dollar to a hundred beggars? Or do you give
$100 to one beggar?
And sort of this case really sort of having some interesting lessons in it
about the dangers of proportionalism, about the notion that it's one case and
it's not just one case, but it is one case. And that one case is enough and
that one case is important – and the value, infinite value of one person, and,
again, the sort of danger of collapsing something into an issue – (inaudible).
And then what? You know – (inaudible) – you hear – you hear about the
statistics about awful corruption and awful human rights situation and you sort
of walk away and say, well, it sucks to be you. (Chuckles.) I'm glad it's not
my problem. But, again, the human face just – (inaudible) – so powerful, and
never being a distraction from the issue – (inaudible) – the issue itself.
And, again, it's sort of so magnificent that it comes across in this play and
in such a beautiful as it does also for those in the other side, for those who
caused the suffering, who are human as well.
And of course, on the prison – (inaudible) – right? You know, it's not just
those who are, you know, wrongly imprisoned. I mean, it's – (inaudible). In
some sense, in Russia, it's almost a rite a passage, right, to have been
imprisoned. It conveys a certain literary coolness, right, you know.
MR. URNOV: (Inaudible.)
MR. PARKER: But, of course, for those who are rightly imprisoned, that their
rights and their sort of purchase on our humanity is just as strong, maybe
stronger. And I think this is something that really is very rich – (inaudible).
MR. URNOV: Let's take a couple more.
MR. PARKER: OK, yeah. We should wind up – (inaudible) – please.
Q: (Inaudible.)
MR. PARKER: (Inaudible.)
Q: I have one quick question. I was just wondering, right now since is
seeking membership in the WTO, whether or not you think this will be a factor
in that and if this could affect – (inaudible) – how they're dealing with the
MR. PARKER: Well – (laughter) – well, yeah – I mean, it's – you know, these
things are covered quite widely in the press and in – you know, on the one
hand, I would say that they're sort of unrelated, and on the other hand, you
know – I guess I would – I would assume you're looking at perhaps some of the
U.S. sort of say about it. At this point, it looks like Russia is going to
join the WTO, at least as far as the news I've read, in December.
And what that will mean in the broader context and why that should have any
human rights meaning, I think one of the reasons that it does is, of course,
the historic and successful Jackson-Vanik amendment to the Trade Act of 1974,
which was sort of, in a sense, to paraphrase it, it was, no free movement of
goods without the free movement of people. It was linking two seemingly
unrelated issues. And, of course, of the big issues of the day was Jewish
emigration and – (inaudible) – Jewish – (inaudible).
So I do expect that it will all be talked about. What it all means and where
this all ends is a very good question. I certainly don't know. It's still a
very dynamic story.
(Ambassador ?)?
Q: Can I – can I ask the people who are here from Russia, who are Russians –
because when we hear about dissent within Russia, about (this kind of case ?),
we hear about journalists. We might hear about some opposition political
person. This play strikes me very much in the line – and I don't want to
over-intellectualize it because I was really touched, but in the line of
avant-garde or Russian theater from early in the 20th century, and is – you
know, the – and it was the intellectuals who were encouraging opposition to
injustice. Is that going on among – I mean, is there – are there intellectuals
in Russia who are attending this play, who are thinking about these things? I
was struck that you said that people who are in this theater have not had
training or, you know –
MR. URNOV: Yeah – (inaudible).
Q: So is there a current going on that we should know about?
Q: (Inaudible.) (Laughter.)
You know, in my view, the real problem, the real – (inaudible) – described by
this play is that these are quite hundred percent ordinary people behaving
according everyday culture. They – (inaudible) – a code of (culture ?) and –
(inaudible) – by their position, they help to go against one ordinary person,
preferring to violate this prescription of everyday culture, because of some
moral (code ?).
So what we see here, just – (inaudible) – the matrix of – (inaudible) – the
matrix of Russian everyday culture poisoned by – (inaudible) –. And this is –
(inaudible) – undermining any efforts to modernize the country, just –
(inaudible) – to renew it – (inaudible) – the moral basis. This is –
(inaudible) – it's not an exception. It's not a Shakespearian – (inaudible).
Ordinary – (inaudible) – ordinary person.
And of course, when you explain why they do so, why you paint them as the
criminals, no. We – (inaudible). This is – (inaudible). They're not just
devils. (Inaudible) – but I – (inaudible) – that the majority of the people at
their position who replicate such – (inaudible) – behavior – (inaudible) – this
devil – (inaudible). This is my – (inaudible). This is my – (inaudible). And
this – that's why I thank you so much to propose at this stage this inner part
of everyday life – maybe one of the most important elements.
This is the international – (inaudible). (Laughter.)
MR. MILOSCH: (Inaudible.) (Laughter.)
Q: Just want to agree with Mark – (inaudible) – I can feel that society is
infected by – (inaudible) – national character, that's how the system hurts
people, and they have to cope, they have to adapt. And – (inaudible) –
self-defense mechanisms, they work, and they try to protect themselves just not
to be bothered. This is – (inaudible) – irrational for them – (inaudible) –
going on. That's how they can survive in today's society.
MR. URNOV: That's – (inaudible) – if I could – (inaudible) – one more thing,
that's something that I think we – (inaudible) – this play, that Magnitsky is
the only person who is – who, in this story, behaves against this logic.
Everybody else follows one logic and he's following (it ?). And then again,
you bring – (inaudible). From the point of view not just of most characters –
(inaudible) – but I'm afraid, from the point of view of very many – (inaudible)
– that he's weird – (inaudible). So that's – and that's, again, exactly to the
beginning of – (inaudible) – that was – that was – (inaudible) – for me what –
you don't do that. You don't do that. He did. Go figure.
MR. MILOSCH: Seems to be the moment that – (inaudible). Thank you, Yury.
Thank you – (inaudible). (Applause.)


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It's probably not the way Maria Sharapova wanted to kick off her 2010 season. Just a guess.
The 3-time Grand Slammer was shell-shocked at the Australian Open, falling 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 to compatriot and good friend Maria Kirilenko in the tourney's first round. But if you look at the stat sheet it was littered with reasons: 45 winners against 77 errors, 11 double faults and 31% conversion on break points (5 of 16.) It was Shrieka's first opening round loss at a major since falling in the same rounds as a qualifier at Roland Garros in 2003.
Kiri will now face Austrian Yvonne Meusbuger for a spot in the third round.
The former No. 1 was questioned about her confidence at the moment in her post-match presser:
Q. In Grand Slams, you've always given the impression of knowing exactly where the ball is going. Have you lost a little bit of the belief that where you hit it is where it's going to land?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I wouldn't say it's 'belief.' I think 'belief' is either something you have or you don't have. Whether it's just a little bit of, uhm, you know, maybe confidence, uhm, obviously it's the first tournament of the year and, you know, I just came up against somebody that just played really good tennis. That's just the way it goes.
Q. How would you describe your sense of confidence right now?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, well, I'm leaving on Monday of the first week, so that explains a lot.
As for Kiri, it was probably the biggest win of her career - first round of a Grand Slam, taking down a former Oz Open champ and No.1. So why tell her box to shut their pie holes after taking the big match?
Q. You put your fingers to your lips late in the match. Was that to get the crowd to quieten down?BIG props to Kiri for not getting down when she lost the second set. She kept fighting and stuck to her game plan which was to be the steadier one on the court and move Shrieka around. As we've all seen, it's not easy playing someone so familiar and she did a great job of leaving their friendship on the sidelines - they way her more accomplished friend does so well.
MARIA KIRILENKO: It's unbelievable. I got so many questions in the locker room, in the players' lounge. What did you do? What does it mean? I don't know. Everyone can think what does that mean.
Normally, it was for me actually, that everything is calm, you know. Because, you know, of course it's a great win, but it's only the first round I pass. It's nothing big happens actually.
Q. Do you know that usually [Andrei] Arshavin does the same when he kicks the goal?
MARIA KIRILENKO: Yeah, that's true. That's what Kuznetsova just told me. Because she thinking that I was watching Arshavin before the match.
But that's not it. I said, No, I didn't watch.
Shrieka will be disappointed not just for the obvious reasons but because she was in the softest part of the draw littered with mental midgets i.e. Dinara Safina, Jelena Jankovic. She was the fave to get through this section and now it's been blown wide open. She hasn't played much since the U.S. Open (playing two tourneys and one exo, winning one title in Tokyo) so I do think she'll get better as the season progresses. But this one will definitely hurt.
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Nada for our group. Very disappointing weekend 6 guys in camp and no one even got to fling an arrow. Hunted an area where we had always done very well before but heard that there may have been a die off last year and also the Mexican Mafia and local growers probably had something to do with it as well. I'll have to try another of my spots next weekend and see if I fare better.
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Van Halen played its first show of 2013 and first since last spring on Saturday night (April 20th) as one of the headliners at the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia. The band has not played live since canceling 31 North American dates last summer, citing exhaustion. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen was then sidelined for four to six months after undergoing surgery for the inflammatory intestinal affliction diverticulitis.
The group opened its 20-song set with "Unchained" and proceeded through a solid list of hits and fan favorites, ending the night with "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" and "Jump." Only three songs from its 2012 album, A Different Kind Of Truth -- "She's The Woman," "Tattoo" and "China Town" -- were performed during the evening.
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The Royals return to Kansas City on Monday, September 13 for a six-game homestand. The Oakland Athletics visit Kauffman Stadium for a three-game series, September 13-15, which opens with a special 2:10 p.m. matinee on Monday prior to the Monday Night Football game at Arrowhead Stadium. Following an off day on September 16, the Royals host the Cleveland Indians for a three-game weekend set, September 17-19.
The homestand is packed with great giveaways and special events, including a Joakim Soria T-Shirt Tuesday, a Halfway to St. Paddy's Day celebration, the second Girls Night Out event of the season, and more.
Monday, September 13 – Oakland Athletics vs. Royals, 2:10 p.m.
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· Elvis Night – Break out your blue suede shoes and join us for Elvis Night! The pregame party starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Outfield Experience with Elvis impersonator E-Rock taking the stage at 6:00 p.m. A costume contest will follow at 6:50 p.m. with the chance to win a Royals prize pack. KCMO 94.9 FM morning show host Dick Wilson will also be on hand for a live remote throughout the pregame event. www.royals.com/elvis.
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· INK College Night – www.royals.com/college.
Friday, September 17 – Cleveland Indians vs. Royals, 7:10 p.m.
· Halfway to St. Paddy's Day – The annual Halfway to St. Paddy's Day celebration begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Outfield Experience. The festivities will feature a performance by local Irish band Flannigan's Right Hook and green draft beer. Ticket packages, which include a game ticket, $6 in loaded value for concessions or retail purchases, and a green and white Royals cap, are available at www.royals.com/irish. Please note that the pictured cap is exclusive to the Halfway to St. Paddy's Day ticket package.
· Hy-Vee/Pepsi Fireworks Fridays – A spectacular fireworks show after every Friday home game.
· Bases Loaded 4-Pack – www.royals.com/basesloaded.
Saturday, September 18 – Cleveland Indians vs. Royals, 6:10 p.m.
· Girls Night Out presented by Chevy – A special pregame happy hour is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Outfield Experience for those with Girls Night Out VIP ticket packages and will open up to all ladies at 4:30 p.m. The event will feature mini spa services, product sampling from Hy-Vee and Pepsi, entertainment from Howl at the Moon dueling pianos, and a fall fashion show from Macy's. Girls Night Out media partner 98.1 KUDL will be on hand, and NBC Action News anchor Christa Dubill is scheduled to emcee the event. Fans can purchase a Girls Night Out package, which includes a game ticket with $6 in loaded value, a specially-designed Royals t-shirt and a $5 donation to the American Heart Association, online at www.royals.com/girlsnightout or by phone at 1-800-6ROYALS. Please note that the shirt is exclusive to the Girls Night Out ticket package.
· Royals Cap – In conjunction with the Girls Night Out event, the first 10,000 ladies through the gates will receive a Royals knit cap courtesy of Chevy.
· 610 Saturday – Enjoy great food, live music and activities for fans of all ages prior to the game in the Outfield Experience. www.royals.com/610saturday.
Sunday, September 19 – Cleveland Indians vs. Royals, 1:10 p.m.
· Silly Bandz Day – The first 8,000 kids age 14 and under receive a pack of Silly Bandz featuring Royals-themed designs.
· Fun Run presented by Sprint. All fans can run the bases after the game (conditions permitting).
· Bases Loaded 4-Pack – www.royals.com/basesloaded.
TRAFFIC REMINDER: The Royals remind fans that Stadium Drive is currently closed at Raytown Road. To access parking on the west side of Kauffman Stadium, fans may proceed on Raytown Road past Stadium Drive and enter the Truman Sports Complex through Gate 5. To access parking on the east side of Kauffman Stadium, fans may continue on Raytown Road approximately one mile past Gate 5 and enter the complex through Gate 4.


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Testimony :: B. Lynn Pascoe
Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs - State Department
Mr. Chairman, I greatly appreciate this opportunity to represent the administration today to discuss with you and your colleagues our policies in Georgia to promote democracy, protect human rights and enhance that nation's security.
We view these three goals as inter-related. For this reason I would like to begin my testimony with a brief discussion of Georgia's security situation, because it has a bearing on its ability to carry out political and economic reforms.
In a much publicized September 11 statement, President Putin asserted what he claimed was Russia's international right to take unilateral military action against Chechen fighters and other terrorists in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge if Georgia did not carry out more active measures against these fighters. He followed his statement with a letter to President Bush, which he copied to the United Nations and world leaders.
The U.S. government immediately responded through public statements and high-level diplomatic channels, stating our unequivocal opposition to any unilateral, military action by Russia inside Georgia. We repeated our strong support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and our belief that security problems in the Pankisi Gorge should be addressed by the Georgians themselves.
We believe that this Russian pressure is due, for the most part, to the presence of armed Chechens and international terrorists on Georgian territory, Georgia's efforts to avoid entanglement in the Chechen War, and perhaps because of Russia's displeasure with Georgia's commitment to the East-West energy transportation corridor. Further, we should not discount the fact that some in Russia viscerally dislike Shevardnadze. Since July 29, there have been five instances of Russian cross-border aerial bombardment of Georgia. During the most recent attack on August 23, which was witnessed by OSCE border monitors and which we confirmed through our own means, Russian bombs claimed the life of a Georgian civilian and wounded seven others.
We have strongly urged Georgia to regain control of the Pankisi Gorge where we also believe there are third-country terrorists who have links to al-Qa'ida. They threaten Georgia's security and political stability, as well as Russia's stability. We understand the Russians' concern, but believe this is a problem for the Georgians to resolve. Thus, the United States is attempting to help Georgia address its internal security problems through assistance and cooperative programs, including the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). The latter is intended to help the Government of Georgia eliminate terrorists, secure its borders, reassert central control over its territory and deny the use of it to foreign militants and international terrorists.
GTEP is a four-phase effort, designed to help the Georgians establish a National Crisis Action Center, to field an operational headquarters, and to train and equip specific units. The GTEP is on track. Headquarters and staff training began in late May with 120 students receiving classroom instruction. In early June, additional staff training for the Land Forces Command (LFC) began and ended with a successful command-post exercise.
Earlier this month, U.S. trainers began the program's third phase in which they are conducting unit-level tactical military training of Ministry of Defense and other security forces. As noted earlier, the intent of the program is to strengthen Georgia's ability to fight terrorism, control its borders and increase internal security. Georgia is already attempting to do this. In recent weeks, it has deployed Interior Ministry troops into the Pankisi Gorge to establish check-points and root out Chechen fighters and criminal and international terrorist elements. These efforts signal Georgia's commitment to restoring Georgian authority in the Pankisi Gorge, and dealing seriously with international terrorists linked to al-Qa'ida. Moscow, however, has dismissed these efforts as "cosmetic," and asserted its right to unilateral military action or joint Russian-Georgian military operations in Georgian territory. We believe Georgia's action represents a serious effort to reassert control in the Pankisi Gorge.
The United States is encouraging Georgia and Russia to work together to promote regional security within their respective territories and to find negotiated, political solutions to their many disagreements. These latter include Russia's periodic cutting off of Georgia's winter gas supply, Russia's stalling of negotiations on political settlement in the break-away Georgian region of Abkhazia, and its delaying of negotiations to meet CFE Istanbul commitments for the withdrawal of Russian military forces still on Georgian territory.
Resolution of the conflict in Abkhazia, which has used armed conflict as a means of seeking independence from Georgia, is of particular importance to us. We are working with the United Nations-sponsored Friends of Georgia group to move forward on the Abkhazia peace process. We continue to press Russia to persuade the Abkhaz leadership to accept the Boden Paper -- a proposal supported by all the Friends and by the Security Council -- as a basis for political negotiations.
Despite its security problems, Georgia is a potential leader in political and economic reform in the region. It has created a strong framework of legal reform and institutional structures. Georgia's laws are among the region's most compliant with Council of Europe (COE) and World Trade Organization (WTO) norms. With our assistance and encouragement, Georgia has made significant progress in passing democratic reform-oriented legislation, although its implementation has been slower than we have wished. Corruption continues to be a primary obstacle to economic reforms and development. Georgia also still has serious human rights problems, especially police misconduct, torture and pre-trial detention, and harassment of non-traditional religious groups.
More positively, despite these ongoing problems, Georgia has a free press. We are concerned, however, that the murder of independent journalist Sinaya has not yet been solved. Also, it is essential that next year's parliamentary elections meet OSCE standards, and we are discussing with Georgian officials how to ensure a free and fair election.
Georgia's tradition of religious tolerance has been severely challenged by an increasing number of attacks by Georgian Orthodox extremists against human rights advocates as well as against Protestants and non-traditional religious groups, especially Jehovah's Witnesses. Mr. Chairman, we are deeply concerned about these acts. In public statements and in the State Department's annual reports on human rights and religious freedom, we have deplored such attacks. The Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary Armitage, and our Ambassador in Tbilisi are forcefully pressing the Government of Georgia to take effective measures to punish those who perpetrate such acts and to promote respect for human rights and freedom of religion. We have stressed to President Shevardnadze and his government again and again that poor records on human rights and freedom of religion not only undermine Georgia's efforts at economic and democratic reform, but will also negatively affect our assistance if such problems are not addressed.
Let me say in this latter regard, that we have devoted a large portion of our FREEDOM Support Act budget for Georgia, which totals $89.6 million in FY-02, to fund activities that directly promote the building of democratic institutions and practices in Georgia. For example, the Departments of State and Justice are sponsoring anti-crime training and a technical assistance program that funds a Justice Department Legal Advisor in Tbilisi. Through this office, the Department of Justice has carried out training for Georgian prosecutors, investigators, judges, members of parliament, and policy makers on various law enforcement and related subjects, including transnational crime,
money laundering, public corruption, criminal procedures, excessive force/human rights violations and interrogation techniques. Through the American Bar Association's Central and East European Law Initiative, the U.S. Government has provided significant resources to support human rights through legal clinics and legal service organizations.
We are carrying out programs this year in Georgia for activities that combat the trafficking of persons, a growing problem throughout this region. Other initiatives promote leadership programs that seek to empower Georgian women in areas such as civic activism, community development, public health and education. As part of its democratic reform efforts, the U.S. Agency for International Development supported the drafting of Georgia's first Unified Electoral Code, which was signed into law in August 2001. This code was first implemented during recent parliamentary by-elections. As a result, international observers and domestic monitors alike noted improved election administration.
The United States is also providing local government officials with training in financial management, constituent outreach, service delivery and budget training skills to maximize the limited resources available to local governments in Georgia. We are also focussing programs that have as their goal creating a strong, active citizenry that is able to hold government officials accountable for government services. Our Democracy Commission program has provided small grants to help establish neighborhood committees of residents to monitor and ensure transparency in government. Other FREEDOM Support Act grants underwrite the development of independent print and broadcast media throughout Georgia.
Through our educational and other exchange programs we send every year a growing number of talented young Georgians to the United States. We see this as a crucial investment in the creation of a new generation of western-trained Georgians who will be the future leaders of their country.
The United States is helping Georgia integrate into a wider community of nations based on a commitment to democratization, the rule of law, market economies and an adherence to the Helsinki final acts and other OSCE documents of which Georgia is a signatory.
As I have noted during this presentation, Georgia has serious security problems and also must improve its record in areas including human rights, religious tolerance, and economic and political reform. That is our message of tough love, and we send that message because our bilateral relationship is a strong and close one. Sustaining these relations requires continued progress in all these areas. We have particularly appreciated Georgia's support as a partner of the United States and other coalition members in the global war against terrorism.
We certainly recognize the challenges ahead as we work to help Georgia through the process of political and economic reform and development. But Georgia's importance to the West cannot be overstated. Georgia is a fulcrum for east-west energy pipelines, which will include significant U.S. private-sector involvement. Standing as it does at the historic crossroads among regional powers including Russia, Iran and Turkey, a stable and democratic Georgia will have geo-strategic importance for our international relations far into the future.
Mr. Chairman, I would be happy to answer any questions that you and other members of the Commission have.


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Last year, someone noticed lights meant to illuminate the West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston were not working....
... And yet state officials were not aware the lighting system was malfunctioning, there is some confusion over who is supposed to maintain the lights, and they are looking for a contractor to make repairs. The Director of Administration should be embarrassed. And I have to wonder, since the description of this department says they PROVIDE maintenance, is not a single one of these employees qualified and/or allowed to just go out and fix the lights?
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WUSA9) -- Some high school seniors from Northern Virginia are making connections with students all over the world and they are doing it from outer space. To complete their work on a small satellite they received a lot of help, and now it's time to give back.
Eight years of hard work passed down from one senior class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology to the next is about to pay off big time. Students built their own satellite with 6 solar panels on the outsidde and 6 circuits.
Recently, they got to see their work head to its final destination: outer space. A NASA rocket lifted off from Wallops Island Virginia carrying the 10 by 10 centimeter cube satellite into orbit. They are the first high school team in history to do it. It has always been a college level project.
TJ has been showered with praise before. It has been visited by presidents, honored with international awards, but what makes this project special is that they want to take everyone along for the ride.
On a website, you can request an access code and submit a text for the satellite. Then, the students will put the text on the satellite. While in orbit, it will beam down that text being spoken.
Schools worldwide will be able to send and receive messages from the satellite. Also, TJ's research methods and presentations will be posted online for anyone to use and learn how to do it, too.
A total of 50 students worked on the cube satellite over the years. Corporate partners like Orbital Sciences and Cal Poly Tech helped them reach their stellar goal.
Their next goal is to pay it forward, and perhaps upward.
You'll be able to hear the messages by logging on to their website or by using a small portable ham radio. The key here is they want everyone to be involved!
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Kennedy outlasts West Hempstead for title
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Top-ranked and undefeated Bellmore-JFK powered its way to a fourth Nassau Class B boys' volleyball title in five years on Monday afternoon, but No. 3 West Hempstead provided a stiff challenge.
The Cougars, behind the hitting of tournament MVP Gary Anderson and Matt Murphy, outlasted the Rams in four thrilling sets in a packed gym at Roslyn High School, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20. West Hempstead, which had upset Roslyn a day before in the semifinals, was led by seniors Tom Wood, Chris McAvoy, Liam Donovan and Eric Finkelstein.
"It was quite a match," Kennedy coach Dennis Ringel said. "Versatility is our biggest strength. We don't set to anyone in particular, and that makes us hard to defend.
"West Hempstead executed so well at the net," he added. "I haven't seen a team block like that in years. They deserve a lot of credit."
McAvoy, Donovan and junior Darren Davy made the Cougars (21-0) work hard for every point, and helped the Rams become just the second team since the middle of October to win a set against them.
"I don't think we could've played any better," West Hempstead coach Andrew Wilson said. "The kids did a tremendous job. Kennedy comes at you from everywhere on the court. Our defense kept us in it, but they showed why they've been the best team all year."
With the opening set in the bag, the Cougars, who swept the Rams (14-4) twice during the Conference III regular season, raced to an 18-11 lead in the second set and seemed poised for another sweep. But West Hempstead caught fire with senior Terry Oh serving, and not only made things interesting but stole the set.
Oh's service produced 11 points, including two aces, and was keyed by the net play of McAvoy and Donovan. Suddenly it was 22-18 after a kill by sophomore Bryce Cohen. "Momentum changed quick," Ringel said. "We just had that one rotation where we couldn't make anything happen." A kill by Davy closed out the set and evened the match.
"I think it bodes well to be tested," Ringel said. "After that second set we were going to find out if we were a team that panics or a team that holds it together under pressure."
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It's the latest round of gunfire in what has been an ongoing problem in the city in recent weeks.
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Kathleen "Kitty" M. Pick, 81 years old, of Remsen, Iowa, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 surrounded by her 9 children after a short battle with cancer, at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 14, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Remsen with Reverend William McCarthy and Deacon Rick Roder officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Remsen. Visitation will be anytime after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2012. There will be a parish rosary at 5 p.m. and a vigil prayer service at 7:00 p.m. all at the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Services have been entrusted to Fisch Funeral Home and Monument in Remsen. Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com.
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ACA Accreditation means that your camp or program cares enough to undergo a thorough (up to 300 standards) review of its operation — from staff qualifications and training to emergency management. The American Camp Association collaborates with experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Red Cross, and other youth-serving agencies to assure that current practices at your child's camp or program reflect the most up-to-date, research-based standards in camp and program operation. Camps and ACA form a partnership that promotes growth and fun in an environment committed to safety.
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The main purpose of the ACA-accreditation program is to educate camp owners and directors in the administration of key aspects of camp and program operation, particularly those related to program quality and the health and safety of campers and staff.
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Scottsdale, AZ (Sports Network) - Wilin Rosario clubbed a two-run home run on
Thursday to help the Colorado Rockies defeat the San Francisco Giants, 10-4,
in spring training action.
Charlie Culberson recorded two RBI and a run scored, while Jonathan Herrera,
Carlos Gonzalez, Corey Dickerson, Troy Tulowitzki and Reid Brignac each
registered an RBI for the Rockies.
Colorado starter Drew Pomeranz allowed three runs on 10 hits and two walks
over five frames.
Ryan Cavan clubbed a solo home run and finished with two RBI, while Francisco
Peguero and Buster Posey added an RBI apiece for the Giants.
San Francisco starter Matt Cain struck out eight, but gave up four runs on
seven hits in five innings.
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The man responsible for all those and much more, Hollywood special-effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, died Tuesday in London at the age of 92. His family announced his death via The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Facebook page.
The legendary effects wizard's influence was felt both in his sci-fi and fantasy movies as well as in the works of later filmmakers such as George Lucas and Peter Jackson. Beginning his career in the 1940s, Harryhausen became well known for using stop-motion model animation and having them interact with actors in a live-action world.
"Harryhausen's genius was in being able to bring his models alive," said a statement on the movie icon's Facebook page. "Whether they were prehistoric dinosaurs or mythological creatures, in Ray's hands they were no longer puppets but became instead characters in their own right, just as important as the actors they played against and in most cases even more so."
Born in Los Angeles, Harryhausen first became inspired as a 13-year-old watching Willis H. O'Brien's large beast of King King come alive via stop-motion photography in 1933. The young Harryhausen would then work with O'Brien as a technician on Mighty Joe Young (1943) before his breakthrough 10 years later with The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, where he designed a giant rampaging lizard that attacked New York City.
Monster movies became his forte in the 1950s and '60s, and he unleashed a wide variety of various creatures, including the gigantic irradiated octopus of It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955), alien spacecraft in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), a whole island of beasties in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and a prehistoric mollusk in Mysterious Island (1961).
Harryhausen really put actor Todd Armstrong's Greek hero through the wringer in Jason and the Argonauts, pitting Jason against dangerous harpies, a multi-headed hydra and arguably Harryhausen's most famous creations, an animated army of skeleton warriors. The swordfight between them and live actors took Harryhausen more than four months to complete.
His final special-effects work was as a producer on the original 1981 Clash of the Titans, which featured the memorable sea monster the Kraken (an 18-inch model that Harryhausen used) as well as the snake-headed femme fatale Medusa.
"I'm grateful that we made pictures that have lasted," Harryhausen told USA TODAY in 2010. "We tried, like Greek mythology, to make them in the classic manner."
When asked to pick a favorite, he was stumped. "I can't. The others get jealous."
Those filmmakers who grew up on his movies and later made their own have paid tribute to Harryhausen over the years.
"Ray has been a great inspiration to us all in special visual industry. The art of his earlier films, which most of us grew up on, inspired us so much. Without Ray Harryhausen, there would likely have been no Star Wars," Lucas said.
"The Lord of the Rings is my Ray Harryhausen movie. Without his lifelong love of his wondrous images and storytelling it would never have been made -- not by me, at least," Jackson stated.
"I think all of us who are practitioners in the arts of science-fiction and fantasy movies now all feel that we're standing on the shoulders of a giant," said director James Cameron. "If not for Ray's contribution to the collective dreamscape, we wouldn't be who we are."
People have also paid direct homage to Harryhausen in their films, as well. Tim Burton's stop-motion animated film Corpse Bride featured a character playing a Harryhausen piano -- instead of a Steinway -- and in Pixar's Monsters, Inc., one-eyed Mike Wazowski takes a date to a restaurant called Harryhausen's.
The New York Times found the following Harryhausen clips on YouTube.
The Skeleton Fight from Jason and the Argonauts
The Beast that Destroys Coney Island
A highlight from One Million B.C.
And the trailer for Mighty Joe Young
The Skeleton Fight from Jason and the Argonauts
The Beast that Destroys Coney Island
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Fresno, CA (Sports Network) - Derek Carr surpassed 400 yards passing for the
sixth time this season as the Fresno State Bulldogs routed the Air Force
Falcons, 48-15, at Bulldog Stadium.
Fresno State (9-3, 7-1 MWC) clinches at least a share of the Mountain West
title with the victory. San Diego State also finished the season 7-1, while
Boise State is 6-1 and will finish its season next week against Nevada.
Carr finished with 452 yards and four touchdowns on 28-of-32 passing. Robbie
Rouse led the Bulldogs on the ground with 106 yards on 25 carries. Davante
Adams had a career day, catching nine passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns,
while Isaiah Burse caught seven for 158 and a score.
Air Force (6-6, 5-3) quarterback Connor Dietz threw just four times,
completing two passes for 32 yards and a touchdown. Cody Getz led the Falcons
on the ground with 82 yards on 19 tries. 12 players recorded at least one
The Bulldogs took a quick lead after the Falcons were forced to punt on their
first possession of the game. Carr threw twice on the scoring drive, once to
Burse for 28 yards and a 64-yard strike to Adams for the score. Carr became
the sixth quarterback in FBS history to surpass 7,000 passing yards with the
touchdown throw.
Carr threw his second touchdown pass of the game just minutes later. Phillip
Thomas sacked Dietz and caused a fumble, which was recovered by fellow Bulldog
Shawn Plummer. Two plays later, Carr and Burse hooked up for a 36-yard score.
Desperate to make a splash, Air Force gambled on fourth down on it's next
possession but Getz was stuffed for a marginal gain. Fresno State took
advantage, once again marching right down the field and scoring on a Rouse
halfback pass to Marcel Jensen. Fresno led 21-0 after the first quarter.
Air Force made it 21-7 when Dietz and Ty MacArthur hooked up for a 10-yard
touchdown pass early in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs went on to score the final ten points of the half on a Quentin
Breshears 26-yard field goal and a short touchdown pass from Carr to Jensen.
At halftime, Fresno led 31-7. Carr was nearly flawless in the first half,
completing 90 percent of his throws.
After turning the ball over on downs on it's first drive of the second half,
Fresno State bounced back and Greg Watson scored on the ground from one-yard
out. Carr completed his terrific afternoon with another touchdown pass to
Adams later in the period, this one from 24 yards out.
Breshears added his second field goal of the afternoon early in the fourth
quarter.Anthony LaCoste added a late touchdown run and two-point conversion
for Air Force to conclude the scoring.
Air Force still leads the all-time series, 4-3.
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|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $50,921,738.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Drama, Period, Romance
James McAvoy
Keira Knightley
Saoirse Ronan
Brenda Blethyn
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Summary:In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister, Cecilia. Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony--who has a crush on Robbie--is compelled to interfere, going so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arre... Full Summary >>
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