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Factory Farm Pollution
In today's world there are a host of serious environmental problems, and factory farming is one of the top causes of pollution.[1] Scientific research has found that factory farming's method of crowding and confining animals in warehouse-like conditions before killing them and mass-producing both "meat" from cows, pigs and chickens as well as dairy and eggs poses "an unacceptable level of risk to public health and damage to the environment…"[2] Yet, despite factory farming's severe social and ecological costs, many governments promote this unsustainable industry to supply a growing global "meat" market that is projected to double by 2050.[3]
Factory Farm Pollutants
In general, there are two primary sources of factory farm pollution:
Waste from Animal Farms
Factory farms typically concentrate tens or hundreds of thousands of animals in one area, and a large operation can produce as much excrement as a small city.[4] According to the EPA, "A single dairy cow produces about 120 pounds of wet manure per day, which is equivalent to the waste produced by 20–40 people. That means California's 1.4 million dairy cows produce as much waste as 28–56 million people."[5] So, when taking into consideration tens or hundreds of thousands of animals, it's not surprising that this amounts to about 130 times more excrement than is produced by the entire human population every year.[6] For centuries, farmers have used animal manure to fertilize their fields, but factory farms produce far more waste than the land can absorb,[7] turning disposal of this toxic by-product into a big problem for both the agriculture industry and society.
Unlike human waste, animal excrement from factory farms is not processed as sewage—making it about 500 times more concentrated than treated human waste[8] while leaving pathogens (like Salmonella and E. coli)[9] and volatile chemicals intact.[10] Even so, farmers typically spray some liquidized manure onto the food being grown for animals using giant sprinkler jets, and store the rest in open-air cesspools that can be as large as several football fields[11] and hold millions of gallons of waste.[12] However, neither of these dispersal techniques is environmentally safe or sustainable.
Agricultural Chemicals
Of all the agricultural chemicals applied in the U.S. every year, about 37 percent are used to grow crops for animals raised for food.[13] Agricultural chemicals (or agrichemicals) refer to the wide variety of chemical products used in agriculture, such as pesticides (including insecticides, herbicides and fungicides), as well as synthetic fertilizers, hormones and antibiotics. Farmers spray agricultural chemicals onto food grown for animals in order to kill bugs, rodents, weeds, and other organisms that would otherwise supplant or eat the grain grown for the animals. They also apply these substances directly to animals' skin, fur or feathers to combat insect infestation.[14]
However, many of the agricultural chemicals approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain ingredients that are known carcinogens,[15] while others cause severe allergies, birth defects and various health problems.[16] In addition, those who grow food for animals rely heavily on synthetic petroleum-based fertilizers,[17] and animal waste itself contains residues from the massive doses of non-therapeutic antibiotics and artificial growth hormones that animals are routinely fed or injected with to prevent illness and accelerate weight gain.[18] Ultimately, the dangerous compounds found in agrichemicals end up as pollutants when wind and rain disperse them into the environment.
Environmental Impacts of Factory Farm Pollution
Factory farms dump tens of millions of tons of animal waste and agricultural chemicals into the environment every year—driving land, water and air pollution in the process:
Land Pollution
Most food produced for animals is grown using a combination of untreated animal waste and synthetic fertilizers, both of which contain excessive amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metals (such as zinc, copper, chromium, arsenic, cadmium, and lead).[19] Even though most of these substances usually act as nutrients that nourish plants, industrial farmers overuse them to increase crop yields, and the remainder that cannot be absorbed into the earth—especially when it is already saturated after heavy rains[20] —ends up polluting the soil, while degrading its water retention ability and fertility over time.[21]
In addition, U.S. farmers use 750 million pounds of some 20,000 different agricultural chemicals every year,[22] and those that are used to kill insects and weeds that threaten crop yields end up poisoning natural ecosystems. Plus, as some weeds and bugs have developed resistance to these compounds over the years, chemists have continued to create ever more powerfully-toxic pesticides that are even worse for the environment.
The residues of these chemicals are found at every level of the food chain, and—through the process of bioaccumulation—become more concentrated the higher up the chain one looks. Meaning, in a system that runs the gamut from micro-organisms to humans, people who eat animal products get the highest dosage of toxins.
Water Pollution
The most common cause of water pollution in the U.S. is excess levels of nitrogen and phosphorous, the main source of which is fertilizer runoff[23] that occurs when rain carries fertilizer into waterways. Runoff from both synthetic fertilizers and animal waste can poison drinking water and aquatic ecosystems, wreaking havoc on human health[24] and wildlife.[25] In the Southern U.S. , where there is an abundance of chicken factory farms, as many as one-third of all underground wells fall below EPA safe drinking water standards for nitrate, a form of nitrogen concentrated in chicken waste.[26]
Excrement from animal waste cesspools can also seep through the soil into nearby groundwater and overflow during storms.[27] In 1995, for example, an eight-acre pig-manure lagoon in North Carolina ruptured, spilling 25 million gallons of untreated waste into the New River, which killed about 10 million fish. In California, the nation's top dairy-producing state, officials found animal agriculture (specifically dairy operations) to be the largest source of nitrate pollution in more than 100,000 square miles of contaminated groundwater.[28] Throughout the U.S., animal excrement from factory farms has contaminated groundwater in 17 states and polluted 35,000 miles of rivers in 22 states.[29]
Factory farm runoff also causes algal blooms that kill fish by depleting water of its oxygen, contributing to the formation of hundreds of "dead zones" worldwide where sea creatures cannot survive. The largest of these can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and is nearly the size of the State of New Jersey.[30]
Aquaculture (basically, the factory farming of fish in underwater enclosures) also makes a large contribution to water pollution, especially in the coastal mangrove swamps where these operations are typically located. Like land-based animal agriculture, intensive fish farming maximizes production efficiency by concentrating as many animals into the smallest amount of space possible—and also creates tons of untreated fecal waste that pollutes and de-oxygenates aquatic habitats.
Air Pollution
Various gases from animal waste are all major sources of factory farm air pollution,[31] and particulate matter and bacterial toxins found in high concentrations at and around industrialized animal facilities have caused serious respiratory[32] and cardiac disorders.[33] The ammonia from waste slurry lagoons also breeds bacteria, which creates acid that evaporates and combines with nitrous oxide from fertilizers and industrial pollution to form nitric acid rain—which leaches nutrients from the soil, despoils forest habitats, and kills fish by releasing toxic minerals from the earth that flow into aquatic ecosystems. Even though agricultural fertilizer emissions are the leading cause of nitric acid rain (after motor vehicles and coal plants), they remain virtually unregulated in the U.S.[34]
In addition, animal agriculture is responsible for more than half of humanity's total greenhouse gas emissions[35] (largely created by using arable land to grow food for animals, animal belching and flatulence, and chemical emanations from manure). This includes 37 percent of anthropogenic (i.e., human-made) methane, and methane gas is 23 times more potent a climate change agent than carbon dioxide.[36] Yet, despite factory farming's leading role in the climate change crisis, the EPA does not currently have the authority to regulate the U.S. livestock industry's greenhouse gas emissions.[37]
How You Can Help
Taking a stand against factory farming's ecological destructiveness by becoming vegan is not only better for your health, but also saves the lives of animals. You can take environmental eating a step further by supporting organic farmers who don't use agricultural chemicals and synthetic fertilizers. Eating organic can also improve your health—and helps reduce the number of farm workers exposed to toxic chemicals too.
[1] "Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options." The United Nations: Food and Agriculture Organization. 2006. Retrieved 3/5/2013 from http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM
[2] "Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America." Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. 2008. http://www.ncifap.org/bin/e/j/PCIFAPFin.pdf (11/13/10)
[3] Bittman, Mark. "Rethinking the Meat Guzzler." The New York Times. 2008.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html (11/13/10)
[4] "Facts about Pollution from Livestock Farms." National Resources Defense Council. 2005.http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/ffarms.asp (11/13/10)
[5] "Notes from Underground," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Fall 2001. (11/13/10)
[6] Moore, Heather. "You Can't Be a Meat-Eating Environmentalist." American Chronicle. 2007.http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/24825 (11/13/10)
[7] "Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America." Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. 2008. http://www.ncifap.org/bin/e/j/PCIFAPFin.pdf (11/13/10)
[8] "Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America." Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. 2008. http://www.ncifap.org/bin/e/j/PCIFAPFin.pdf (11/13/10)
[9] "Facts about Pollution from Livestock Farms." National Resources Defense Council. 2005.http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/ffarms.asp (11/13/10)
[10] "Pollution from Giant Livestock Farms Threatens Public Health." National Resources Defense Council. 2005. http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/nspills.asp (11/13/10)
[11] Marks, Robbin. "Cesspools of Shame: How Factory Farm Lagoons and Sprayfields Threaten Environmental and Public Health." National Resources Defense Council. 2001.http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/cesspools/cesspools.pdf (11/23/10)
[12] Motavalli, Jim. "The Case Against Meat: Evidence Shows that Our Meat-Based Diet is Bad for the Environment, Aggravates Global Hunger, Brutalizes Animals and Compromises Our Health."Creations Magazine. 2002. Retrieved 3/7/2013 from http://www.creationsmagazine.com/articles/C84/Motavalli.html
[13] "Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options." The United Nations: Food and Agriculture Organization. 2006. http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm (11/13/10)
[14] "Agricultural Chemical Usage Swine and Swine Facilities." U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2006.http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/AgChemUseSwine/AgChemUseSwine-12-20-2006.txt(11/13/10)
[15] "Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now." The President's Cancer Panel. 2010. http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualReports/pcp08-09rpt/PCP_Report_08-09_508.pdf (11/13/10)
[16] Gellatley, Juliet, The Silent Ark. 1996, page 172
[17] Horrigan, L., Lawrence, R., Walker, P. "How Sustainable Agriculture Can Address the Environmental and Human Health Harms of Industrial Agriculture."
Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Environmental Health Perspectives. 2002. http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/2002-05-sustainable-agriculture.pdf (4/12/13)
[18] Orlando, E., Kolok, A., et al. "Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Cattle Feedlot Effluent on an Aquatic Sentinel Species, the Fathead Minnow." Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 112(3). p. 346-52. March 2004. Retrieved 3/7/2013 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241866/pdf/ehp0112-000353.pdf
[19] Li, Y., McCrory, F., et al. "A Survey of Selected Heavy Metal Concentrations in Wisconsin Dairy Feeds." American Dairy Science Association, 2005.http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0022-0302/PIIS0022030205729726.pdf(11/13/10)
[20] Hamilton, Keegan, "Craptastrophe: Record rainfall has created a dung dilemma for Missouri farmers." The River Front Times. July 9, 2008. http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2008-07-09/news/craptastrophe-record-rainfall-has-created-a-dung-dilemma-for-missouri-farmers/(11/23/10)
[21] Horrigan, L., Lawrence, R., Walker, P. "How Sustainable Agriculture Can Address the Environmental and Human Health Harms of Industrial Agriculture."
Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Environmental Health Perspectives. 2002. http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/2002-05-sustainable-agriculture.pdf (4/12/13)
[22] Fano, Alix, Lethal Laws, 1997, page 108.
[23] Carpenter, Stephen. "Nonpoint Pollution of Surface Waters with Phosphorous and Nitrogen," Issues in Ecology. September 1998. Retrieved 3/7/2013 from http://www.esa.org/science_resources/issues/FileEnglish/issue3.pdf
[24] Moore, Heather. "Tyson Fined $2M For Mucking Up Missouri River." Care2.org. 2009.http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/tyson-fined-2m-for-mucking-up-missouri-river/(11/13/10)
[25] Royte, Elizabeth. "Transsexual Frogs: A popular weed killer makes some frogs grow the wrong sex organs. Your drinking water may have 30 times the dose they're getting." Discover. February 2003. http://discovermagazine.com/2003/feb/featfrogs (11/13/10)
[26] Goodman, Peter S, "An Unsavory Byproduct," Washington Post. August 1, 1999.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/aug99/chicken1.htm (11/23/10)
[27] Moore, Heather. "Tyson Fined $2M For Mucking Up Missouri River." Care2.org. 2009.http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/tyson-fined-2m-for-mucking-up-missouri-river/(11/13/10)
[28] "Facts about Pollution from Livestock Farms." National Resources Defense Council. 2005.http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/ffarms.asp (11/13/10)
[29] Weeks, Jennifer. "Factory Farms." CQ Researcher. January 12, 2007.http://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/factory-farms.pdf (11/13/10)
[30] Roach, John. "Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Is Size of New Jersey," National Geographic News. May 25, 2005. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0525_050525_deadzone.html(11/13/10)
[31] "Manure Gas Dangers Fact Sheet." Farm Safety Association. 2002.http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/airpollution/footnotes/7_8_18.pdf (11/13/10)
[32] "Controlling Livestock Ammonia Emissions Could Reduce Harmful Atmospheric Particulates Blanketing US East Coast." ScienceDaily. March 9, 2007.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070227105447.htm (11/23/2010)
[33] Brigham, K., and Meyrick, D. "Endotoxin and Lung Injury." American Review of Respiratory Disease. May 1986. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3085564?dopt=Citation (11/13/10)
[34] Tennesen, Michael. "Sour Showers: Acid Rain Returns—This Time It Is Caused by Nitrogen Emissions." Scientific American. June 21, 2010. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=acid-rain-caused-by-nitrogen-emissions (11/26/10)
[35] Goodland, R., and Anhang, J. "Livestock and Climate Change." World Watch Institute. 2009.http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf (11/13/10)
[36] "Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options." The United Nations: Food and Agriculture Organization. 2006. Retrieved 3/7/2013 from http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM
[37] Bravender, R., Geman, B., et al. "Farm Interests Use EPA Spending Bill to Fight Climate Regs." The New York Times. June 19, 2009http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/19/19greenwire-farm-interests-use-epa-spending-bill-to-fight-85048.html (11/13/10)


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Release Date: 2000-02-11 (NY/LA)
Genre: Documentary,
Rating: NR
Duration: 1hr 26min
On January 19, 1995, Annabel Chong, a twenty-two-year-old masters student in gender studies, embarked on a marathon crusade to secure fame, notoriety, and a permanent place in the hallowed halls of fornication. Her feat: having sex with 251 men over the course of one ten-hour day, doubling the record set by a sex worker in Amsterdam. What motivates a woman to engage in the "world's largest gang bang" and who this woman is comprise the subject of this fascinating, disturbing, and intensely provocative documentary. Cliches define female porn stars as typically deluded and self-destructive, victimized by the patriarchy that controls the industry and consumes its product. Such stereotyping assumes a state of disempowerment that Annabel Chong, an unrepentant, self-styled feminist, defensively denies. For Chong, pornography is a vehicle by which she can exert her will, sate her rampant sexual cravings, and assert her repugnance for societal repression and the "politically correct" constructs of sexual normalcy. But as the camera probes behind the rhetoric and hollow stare of its feisty protagonist, we begin to piece together the complex mosaic of Chong's inner nature and the troubled history that informs it. At once explicit and candid, Sex combines multitextured storytelling, graphic footage of the Caligula-style gang bang, and behind-the-scenes interviews with Chong and her Singaporean family, colleagues, and friends. Made with Chong's guidance and full cooperation, this is first-rate filmmaking, a moving and shocking portrait of self-hood and the politics and psychology of sexuality.
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Annabel Chong, Ron Jeremy, Seymore Butts, John Bowen, Al Goldstein
- Directed by Gough Lewis
- Produced by Hugh F Curry, David Whitten
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By Paul
Copyright 2005 The Dance Insider
PARIS -- Maria Pages
is a modernizer. Maria Pages is a reactionary. She brings both sides
to the Theatre National de Chaillot through tonight in a spectacle
that, seen Wednesday, collates flamenco to music as disparate as
Astor Piazzolla and Tom Waits and celebrates this high art form
as articulated in the male feet and the female torso, shoulder blades,
arms, head, and visage.
"El Perro Andaluz" --
hey, it's just flamenco, why should the program list a year of creation!
-- or "The Andalucian Dog," a title which echoes the Bunuel film,
begins in a manner bound to deflate the flamenco purist: The music's
on tape. (Not counting the music in the live performers' feet.)
One doesn't need to be a flamenco insider to know that half the
joy of the experience is beholding and sensing the way the dancers
and musicians interact. The interplay is not just between the movement
and the music but a personal one; the guitarists, singers, and percussionists
-- even the hand-clappers -- are clearly regarding the dancer, and
vice-versa; in the second part of the concert, Pages will dip her
head back towards the musicians looking for a sign of hope, and
then swing it back towards us dejectedly when she doesn't receive
it. So when this piece began and it became clear the music would
be pre-recorded, it seemed to me at first like half a show, the
dancers almost cut off and distanced from the source. Low-points
came when recorded clapping overwhelmed live stomping; recorded
applause for a Piazzolla selection had the same effect.
Yet with the Piazzolla
track (a dance to something from Peter Gabriel's "Passion," the
soundtrack to Martin Scorcese's film of the same name, fell strangely
flat -- perhaps because here the music was a dilution of the source,
to a dance closer to it), it also became clearer what Pages was
trying to pull off here, and why it couldn't be done with live music.
One could certainly bring in a live tango ensemble but one could
not resurrect Piazzolla, so what was a choreographic innovator to
do -- nix the idea because she might offend some purists or a pigeon-holing
gringo critic? This segment itself was largely nondescript -- what
besides generic night-time atmosphere was a park bench illuminated
by an old-fashioned street lantern doing at the back of the stage?
-- until a circle formed around a couple, Pages and Angel Munoz,
her swain for the evening. The tempo of the music had slowed here
-- I believe a violin had kicked in -- and so did the mood of the
dance, Munoz slowly circling his partner.
But somber is not where
Pages lives; the first of many droll notes was introduced in the
next segment, a rollicking cut-loose jam to...Tom Waits! If you've
seen David Neumann's "Dose,"
a sort of scat dance to Waits's "Step Right up," you know this chanteur
was meant to be danced to: his gravelly voice provides texture to
ride, and his orchestrations offer percussion aplenty. The percussion
here is tribal, festive, and Pages and her troupe of 12 rock out.
Slant -- bodies at a diagonal to the floor -- is introduced, V formations
-- a jump in which the butt becomes the triangle's apex and man!,
do those hands and fingers shimmy, particularly on Munoz. As my
colleague Anna Arias Rubio has pointed out in print and to me directly,
flamenco is not the two-dimensional feast of angst and amour that
some gringo critics would have it. (She didn't put it quite that
way; I choose to use the word 'gringo.') I think some of us perceive
it that way for honest reasons -- the passion is so unrestrained
when the songs and dances do address love and misery, we've
never seen or felt anything like it. (El Chocolate, the legendary
flamenco singer, says in Jana Bokova's 1988 documentary "Voyage
to Andalucia," screened recently at the Centre Pompidou here, that
the cry of the flamenco singer comes from the wail of the newborn.)
But really what this passion reflects is not so much a proclivity
for these extremes, but the expressive power of the art. Pages knows
how to channel this to and through humor. (She also knows how to
explore the places in between; my companion -- and hopefully I'm
expressing her thoughts accurately -- liked how she traversed and
balanced on the continuum between the extremes, particularly in
the Piazzolla duet.)
How then is Pages a
'reactionary'? Maybe 'throwback' is a better, less politically loaded
word to use. As demonstrated in the evening's second work, "Flamenco
Republic," she takes us back to pre-Amaya
times, before the Lady in Pants decided flamenco women
could give the men a run for their money in footwork. We are back
in the land of the torso now, concentrated especially in the terrain
that starts with an often-contracted belly, continues up into an
expressive chest-plate, carries the weight of the world in the shoulders
and frees it in arms I wish I had when my ballet teacher scolded
me, "Get those arms back, Ben-Itzak!" If her head speaks tragedy,
it's not over-wrought. Like any good actress, Pages understands
that the way to act pain naturally is not to let it all hang out
but to try to contain it. (When you're sad, you don't try to cry,
you try not to cry. (Well, I don't, but you probably do.))
That expression turns
to saucy during the work's penultimate segment, a duel of sorts
between Pages's lady of the castanets and two men with canes. It's
a challenge, Pages -- in a tight, short, form-fitting modern skirt,
and she has a form, a relevant point here because she uses it, flipping
her butt out provocatively (I don't mean sexually) -- laying down
the first challenge with a castanet rhythm, the guys good-spiritedly
matching her beat for beat with their canes. Finally she gets too
fancy for them, and they offer a surrender of sorts, calling on
their feet to aid the canework. This section, the 12-beat seguiriya
(I believe), was choreographed (I believe) by Fernando Romero, who
also took care of the farruca, a bravura display for the six men,
featuring seamless break-outs -- one man peels off to stage right,
a couple to stage left, before they all come back together in the
center for a diagonal, fierce feet perfectly syncopated all the
time. Will Smith? Tommy Lee Jones? Forgetabout it! These are my
Men in Black.
The male stand-out was
Jose Barrios, both in the aforementioned cane combo (I'm sorry,
the program didn't identify the other man, also great here; I have
a source for Barrios) and throughout the evening. The cooler, suaver
Munoz got top billing, but Barrios, like Avis, seemed to try harder,
particularly in a reckless segment where he loomed over the ground
while his feet sped under him and he looked out at us in sheer borderline
manic delight. Munoz was no slouch; his daring was more subtle,
as he frequently danced at, and even landed on, a sort of purposely
precarious slant. In poise and maturity he proved an equal foil
to Pages, but I would have liked to see more of the fleet footwork
for which he's renowned.
The women in black,
or dark grey anyway, finally stepped up in the latter part of the
evening as well, just before the cane-castanet battle royal; I don't
know why, but for some reason the short, tight, modern dresses seemed
to give them more confidence.
The fin de fiesta also
had its original touches. My favorite part -- don't get me wrong,
she was aptly powerful and moving, the high notes just unnerved
me at times because we were seated close to the speakers -- came
when the ensemble ganged up on singer Ana Ramon to clamp their hands
over her mid-note. It's not that I wanted her to stop; what I liked
here, again, was the sense of play. Singers are rightly revered
in flamenco, and it takes a secure performer to be able to be knocked
off that pedestal, even in fun. For this whole finish, the unaccompanied
rhythm, to the chant "My Father, My Father" (in Spanish) was spellbinding.
Maria Pages and company
close tonight at the Theatre National de Chaillot, turning the stage
over tomorrow through Sunday to the queen of flamenco song, Carmen
Linares, and the Gerardo Nunez Trio. For more information, please
visit the Chaillot Web
site. To see a video excerpt from "Flamenco Republic"
on the Flamenco World site, please click here.
You'll find the link to the video on the left-hand side of the page.
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"Jaszbereny town of the Goldern Horn and Electrolux" Jaszbereny by budapest8
Jaszbereny Travel Guide: 17 reviews and 37 photos
I decided to pay a visit here on my daughters birthday on July 26th
just to get out of the house and fed up with the heat wave which
forced us to stay inside the previous days. Here is some text copied from the net.
The city of J�szber�ny (1991 est. pop. 29,221)I would guess the population
is around 40,000 today, is located one hundred kilometers
east of Budapest, Hungary. J�szber�ny is the Hungarian sister city
of Yazd in Iran.central Hungary, on the Zagyva River, a tributary
of the Tisza. Attila the Hun was reputedly buried at JAszberEny.
The History of J�szber�ny
The 'J�sz' people are of Iranian descent and settled near the
rivers Zagyva and Tarna together with the 'Kun' people during
the course of the thirteenth century.The Hungarian rulers
granted the J�sz special privileges.
Thus, the J�sz were able to be more or less self-governing in
an area in which J�szber�ny developed into the regional,
cultural and administrative centre. After the end of the
Ottoman Empire,Emperor Lipot I sold the area to the Knights
of the Teutonic Order. This saw the end of the privileged position
of J�szber�ny. However, the J�sz did not want to accept this
situation and started to collect money with which they could
buy their freedom. By 1745, they had collected half a million
Rhinish gold florins, a considerable sum for those days.
However, then the famous 'Act of Salvation' took place:
the Empress Maria Theresa restored their land and their
hereditary privileges to the J�sz. From this point onwards,
Jaszber�ny flourished.
In the 1950s, various industrial firms chose to settle in
J�szber�ny which had been very much an agricultural
community up to this point. This development resulted
in an increase in the number and type of jobs available
and brought increased prosperity to the inhabitants of
J�szber�ny. Despite the economic difficulties of recent
years, J�szber�ny has continued to grow and has been
able to invest in the necessary infrastructure.
At the same time, more and more firms have chosen J�szber�ny
as a centre for their operations. However, J�szber�ny
not only values economic growth but has also developed
into a cultural centre of national renown. In 1995, the two
hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of the Act of Salvation was
celebrated in J�szber�ny with the President of Hungary as
guest of honour as well as numerous foreign dignitaries.
J�szber�ny has numerous historic monuments.
One of the most famous is the Nagyboldogaszony
Church (Church of the Virgin Mary) which is situated in
Lehel Vezer Square, the vibrant main square in J�szber�ny.
The church was originally Gothic but the present building
is pure baroque in style. The actual date when the church
was built is unknown but it was already mentioned in 1332
I will be adding my photos soon....
check out the local website..http://www.jaszbereny.hu/
they have not yet done an English version yet though...
here is a link to a map of the town...
famous buildings in Lehel Vezer Square include the Town Hall
which was built in the style of continental classicism popular
around 1839, the Regional Hall which was originally baroque
but which betrays the influence of classicism,
the House of Culture built in 1894, and the Courts of Justice.
Finally, the J�sz Museum is also to be found in the Lehel Vezer Square.
The museum itself is of architectural interest and houses
one of the most famous national treasures, the Horn of Lehel.
- Pros:Really cool town to visit to experiance the real Hungary
- Cons:Bad communication to Budapest with infrequent trains.
- In a nutshell:If the place is good enough for Atilla the Hun to be buried, then it must be good.
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This looks like a nice town that still holds the treasures of Hungary of old. Glad you got out of the house of a hot days to enjoy the area.
"Emperor Lipot I."? This is extremely Hungarian. The rest of the world knows him as "Leopold", but somebody with Sherlock-Holmes-qualities might detect who is referred to by "Lipot". in the J�szber�ny-Trip!
Fantasztikus ez a templom. Rem�lem, egyszer megn�zhetem �lőben is!
Atilla the Hun & Electrolux : What a combination !! ;~)
Interesting history tips with Attila burial place in your intro! It is nice that the food is not only meat "cooked" under Attila's saddle!
Fascinating intro Tim, great photo of Clara! lol. (~_~)
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The Juice Pack Air also functions as a virtual speaker box, redirecting sound from the loud speakers on the front of your iPhone to the bottom, resulting in a richer, fuller sound quality. A headphone adapter is included to ensure that you can still plug in for private listening, while the camera is left fully visible too, so you won't be sacrificing any functions by using the Juice Pack Air.
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Options Price in Another Big Move for Stocks With Jobs Friday
Ahead of Friday's key employment report, options traders are expecting still more fireworks in an already volatile week.
The options market is pricing in an additional 1.3% move in either direction for the popular SPDR S&P 500 ETF tracking the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500-stock index before the week is out.
So far this year, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index and its related ETF have only finished up more than 1.3% on two days, while finishing down more than 1.3% on five days, including two over the past week.
"The market is in a period of flux," said Steve Claussen, chief investment strategist at PEAK6 Investments' online brokerage OptionsHouse. With volatility in stocks across the globe and concern that the Fed will begin backing away from its bond-buying program, the jobs report Friday is just one more catalyst for big swings, he said.
And all that uncertainty might be leading some investors to back away from options premium selling, leading contract prices higher, he said. That uncertainty might create bigger-than-average moves in the market, and investors might be less willing to take on the risks of selling options and ending up on the wrong side of those moves.
The SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund slipped $2.29, or 1.4%, to $161.27 Wednesday. That downward slide comes just three sessions after a 1.4% downswing Friday.
But the price Wednesday of a neutral options trading strategy known as a "straddle" in weekly options suggests investors are pricing in another large swing Friday.
A straddle in weekly $161.50 "strike" options cost $2.04 a share Wednesday. That means the options market is pricing in a SPY move to above $163.54 or to below $159.46 through the close Friday. A downward move of that magnitude would notch the lowest finish for the S&P 500 ETF since May 1, while an upward move that size would simply undo most of Wednesday's decline.
The price for a straddle–a strategy involving the purchase of both put and call options with a strike in line with the current stock price–is an indicator of how much a stock is expected to move following a scheduled event. Being a neutral strategy, it can profit by moves in either direction. When setting up a straddle, investors look to the put and call options that have "strike" prices nearest the current trading price.
Put options grant the right to sell at a set price by a set date, where calls convey the right to buy.
More broadly, activity in SPY and S&P 500 index options Wednesday was bearish, according to Alison Edwards, derivatives market analyst at Susquehanna Financial Group.
"There is a lot of buying puts, following up on a huge sale of futures yesterday," Ms. Edwards said. On Tuesday, an investor sold about 70,000 e-mini S&P 500 futures contracts, which was the equivalent of selling $5.7 billion worth of the index, according to Susquehanna data.
The most actively traded weekly SPY options contracts Wednesday included $161.50, $161 and $163 puts, which grant the right to sell shares at those prices, and $165 calls, which grant the right to buy shares at $165-about 2.3% above Wednesday's level.


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Antique Japanese Lady Warrior Doll, Large Ningyo Set
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Antique Japanese warrior doll, 20" Empress Jingyo ningyo(doll) set. Clad in armor is a beautiful young widow, Empress Jingo doll with her faithful minister, Takenouchi no Sukune, holding her baby Ojin. Over time, many of the baby dolls were lost or intentionally thrown away by later generations, probably because of the lack of historical understanding. An old Samurai holding a baby is simply inconceivable and uncharacteristic of a Samurai warrior. The Empress, after losing her hair, was treated as a regular Samurai doll by mistake. This baby happens to be the 15th Japanese emperor, Emperor Ojin, who was later known as The God of War.
Some records indicate that in 300 AD, God came down to talk to Empress Jingo in her sleep. This was when her husband, Emperor Chuai, was about to conquer the land of Kumaso (the southern Kyushu Island). In her dream, a god supposedly pointed at the sea towards the direction of Korea. However, Emperor Chuai ignored her dream and the warning and went ahead with his original plan. He should have listened to his wife, always ... As a result, god punished him; he became gravely ill and died. After his death, Empress Jingo, to spare her and her family from an angry curse placed upon them, gathered up the troops and embarked on a conquest to Korea. There was no resistance. Upon her triumphant return, she gave birth to Ojin in her country and raised him to be a strong warrior. Empress Jingo established herself as the mother or womens mirror in Japanese terms, a character that parents wished to be reflected upon their daughters. The values have changed in Japan over the years but yet she will continue to be remembered as a legendary hero figure through dolls.
The dimensions of this set are: She is 20 inches tall (hat on), 14 inches across between the sleeves and he is 13 1/2 inches tall, 10 inches across. Their profiles show that they are the original pairs (see photo 9). The baby is a later addition and so is her hair.
When the dolls were taken out of the box, their condition was almost new except her hair. Her original human hair was brittle and fell apart in the box which was replaced with old but unused silk threads. The style of her hair was chosen by adding another reminiscent of the past, when the beauty of women was measured by the length of their hair. The faces are covered with Gofun, the mixture of ground oyster shells and animal glue, without any damage; eyes are covered with thin flat glass. His eyebrows are partially lost in small areas in the center of his eyebrows and neck lines which shows a white Gofun finish beneath. It could be easily hidden by adding/pasting more hair (cutting his beard?) on his eyebrows. Ca, Meiji (1868-1912)


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The Different Types Of Commercial Diving Equipment
Commercial diving equipment is used by individuals who want to go underwater for extended periods of time and is available in a number of different shapes and sizes. The most important type of commercial diving equipment is the self contained underwater breathing apparatus which comes in two main categories: Open circuit and closed circuit gear. In addition to the breathing apparatus itself, however, there is an extensive variety of additional commercial diving equipment that a scuba diver can depend on to make their scuba diving experience more pleasant.
Open circuit commercial diving equipment is the simplest type of dive gear and is also the most frequently used commercial diving equipment. It is commonly referred to as an aqualung and involves the scuba diver breathing in from the equipment and exhaling out into the surrounding water. On the other hand, the closed circuit equipment, more commonly known as a re-breather. In a re-breather system, air is inhaled through the equipment and then blown out back into the equipment, where it is processed in order that it can be used again.
For extended dives, closed-circuit commercial diving equipment is recommended because longer durations can be achieved with a comparable weight. For instance a standard sized re-breather tank with a decent soda lime scrubber to filter the air can allow dives of four to five hours. On the other hand, open-circuit commercial diving equipment will allow a diver to stay underwater for only about an hour or less, making it ideal for sport diving but little else.
Other types of commercial diving equipment have nothing to do with either open-circuit or closed-circuit. A snorkel, for instance, is a very low tech form of underwater breathing apparatus, which basically comprises of a short tube that enables shallow divers to keep their mouth and nose submerged underwater while still breathing air from the surface. A surface supplied commercial diving equipment is similar to a snorkel, with the exception of a much longer tube, pumping water down deep in order to sustain the diver. Initially, this was used by professional divers but nowadays, it is often used as scuba equipment to depths of only 20 to 30 feet for tourists.
Other pieces of commercial diving equipment include fins, which allows a diver to swim faster. Commercial diving equipment also includes protective equipment to guard the body in the form of a wetsuit. Buoyancy compensator and electric diver propulsion vehicles help a diver move more swiftly and further through water. Divers may also wear commercial diving equipment such as diving masks.
The Different Types Of Free Diving Gear
Unlike scuba diving, free diving provides an underwater experience without the heavy scuba equipment. Freediving, also called apnea diving, is diving without a breathing apparatus. In order to free dive, you need nothing more than a swimming costume and the ability to hold your breath underwater. Nevertheless, serious free divers usually dive with some important free diving gear. Free diving gear is designed and intended to maximize your diving efficiency underwater and you also should take some safety free diving gear along with you every time you free dive. In the following paragraphs, we will talk about the different types of free diving gear.
Wetsuits or 'skins' as they are often referred to as are free diving gear that keep a scuba diver's body warm during long periods in the ocean. Even though you are diving in a tropical and hot location, this free diving gear will protect you and prevents any cuts from corals or when climbing back into the boat. Wetsuits with short sleeves and legs are known as 'shorties'. Full length suits are used in cooler waters. Most wetsuits used as free diving gear are made of neoprene rubber, The thickness of a wetsuit establishes its capability to insulate. Free divers might use thinner wetsuits as compared to scuba divers in order to facilitate movement below the surface
Fins or flippers are free diving gear that is much more flexible and longer than the average scuba fins. Free divers usually make use of fins that are about 35 to 43 inches in length. One style of fins is the monofin, it is joined at the feet, which looks a lot like the long, powerful tail of a dolphin or a whale. Divers swim through the water by kicking their legs together at the same time. The best free diving gear provides maximum forward movement from the smallest possible kicking motion. This allows the diver to spend more time under the water seeing as less oxygen is used for swimming.
Face Mask:
Face masks frequently used for scuba diving are not suitable as free diving gear. In its place, free divers make use of specialized face masks as free diving gear with smaller air pockets. As with scuba masks, the lens is toughened and unbreakable in order to deal with the pressure of deep dives.


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The fans of "NCIS: Los Angeles" will have a taste of Hollywood in the upcoming show. The surroundings of the story was shot, in part, at Hollywood and Highland. The mall is only steps away from the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. The backdrop of the show is almost as thrilling as the story the show offers this week. According to TV Fanatic on Sunday, the team looks for the theft of software, but this case gets personal for one agent.
This "NCIS: Los Angeles" spoiler offers details about the show and fans who do not want information about the upcoming episode called "One More Chance" should look away now. NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna is convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle is connected with another case.
The disappearance of the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter, a girl Agent Hanna once provided protection detail for in Saudi Arabia, seems to be related to the theft of software used to control unmanned aerial vehicles. However, in the beginning of the episode there is no proof until Sam decides to follow a hunch and this leads to a shocking surprise.
The tough team sets up a sting at a mall and they have to blend into the crowd to wait. Getting different quadrants, the individual agents have to wait before the man they need to find, John Stikler, comes to their location.
Knowing that there is only one chance to find the 10-year-old girl and get the software back, the team has to strike fast to get answers and results. As with any case from "NCIS: Los Angeles" the back and forth banter is reason enough to tune in as the team is never without a few good words to share and plenty of action in the streets of Los Angeles (and Hollywood too.)
"NCIS: Los Angeles" airs on Tuesday at 9 p.m. on CBS.


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REDCAT's 11th Annual New Original Works Festival will feature the first half hour of O-Lan Jones and Emmett Tinley's new experimental theatre piece, ICELAND, an event that looks to be one of the ultimate viewing experiences of the summer.
Jones, the Artistic Director for Overtone Industries, and Tinley, an acclaimed singer-songwriter, have partnered up to create a story of mythical proportions for the modern day audience. ICELAND tells the story of Vala, who is on a trip to northern Iceland, in search of a change of pace. When she has to escape her plane by parachute, she lands in a surreal, fantastical world not of the modern landscape into which she was born. Vala is searched for by Mundur, a clerk who happened to be at the airport where Vala first began her journey. The two proceed through the archetypal heroine and hero's journey, through abstract and realistic spaces and times, looking for each other and for the end of their journeys.
ICELAND is comprised of twenty cast members, twelve chorus singers, and a chamber orchestra, all of whom contribute to the unconventional presentation of the story, which was directed, written, and composed by O-Lan Jones, who has become a legend on stage, as well as on screen. She has appeared in classic films like Edward Scissorhands and on celebrated television shows, including Seinfeld and The X-Files.
Jones's ICELAND collaborator, Tinley, has worked not only with The Prayer Boat as their frontman, but has also pursued a solo career, winning the 2005 Choice Music Prize (Irish Mercury Prize) for Best Irish Album. His creative, moving sounds will perfectly complement Jones's exceptional directing eye in ICELAND. Jones and Tinley are supported by Music Director John Ballinger, who has toured with renowned artists like Rufus Wainwright, as well as having worked on productions like Dancing With the Stars. These three individuals' distinct aesthetics will shine through, interwoven, to the eye of the audience experiencing ICELAND.
Vala will be played by Cesili Williams, the actress known for her role as Celie in The Color Purple The Musical, as well as her recurring role on the American sitcom HOT in Cleveland. She has received multiple award nominations for her contributions to theatrical shows and television, and will be bringing her talent and versatile acting abilities to ICELAND alongside her co-star, David O. O has worked as an award-winning composer and music director for many years, appearing at REDCAT as a soloist for the first time this year.
Those interested in purchasing tickets for ICELAND should visit the REDCAT NOW 2014 site. Overtone Industries can be contacted through their Facebook page or via Twitter, as well as on their main website.


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Flames Fall Short versus Cleveland State, 2-1
Oct. 14, 2011
Zach Kaleta scored his second goal of the season, but the UIC men's soccer team fell behind by two goals early in the second half, and came up short in a 2-1 decision versus Cleveland State in a Horizon League match at Flames Field Friday night.
The loss snapped a three-game home winning streak for the Flames, and handed UIC (6-3-3, 1-1-1 Horizon) its first Horizon League setback. Cleveland State improved to 6-6-1, with a 3-1-1 mark in conference action.
"We dominated the game statistically, but that's not the name of the game in soccer," said UIC head coach Sean Phillips. "We allowed Cleveland State to make a couple of critical plays, which they are very good at, and set up to do. They capitalized, and we didn't come to play tonight. A lot of that has to do with how Cleveland State played, and they deserve to be complimented for that.
"We're in a bit of an offensive funk, and when you're in one of those, you've got to do a better job defensively. We weren't able to do that tonight, because of what Cleveland State brought to the table."
Cleveland State got on the scoreboard in the 16th minute (15:04), when Aaron Adkins received a ball from Aslinn Rodas at midfield, attacked the left box, and finished low post to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead. CSU took a 1-0 lead into halftime despite UIC holding a 9-2 advantage in the shots department during the opening 45 minutes of play.
The Vikings tallied the eventual game-winning goal less than five minutes (49:17) into the second half, when Admir Suljevic played a ball Rodas just outside the 18-yard box, and beat UIC goalkeeper Piotr Kikolski in a one-on-one situation.
Kaleta capitalized on an opportunistic chance in the 62nd minute (61:40), putting the ball in the back of the net after a ricocheted attack by Craig Krzyskowski. Cleveland State held off a flurry of offensive chances down the stretch to post the win.
UIC recorded a convincing 17-7 advantage in the shots department, and forced Cleveland State goalkeeper Brad Stuver to make 11 saves. Kikolski turned away two shots between the posts for UIC. Senior forward Eric Frazier attempted a match-high six saves for the Flames, while Josh Beard, Isai Lemus and Ivan Stanisavljevic each took two shots. Suljevic attempted a team-high four shots for the Vikings.
UIC will take a break from Horizon League play Sunday, when the Flames host Nebraska-Omaha under the lights of Flames Field beginning at 7 p.m. CST.


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Just wondering if there is any official documentation for unixODBC, e.g. how the configuration files have to look like and what parameters they expect? (I am using only a shell, no GUI) Even http://www.unixodbc.org/doc/ doesn't look very promising. I somehow have the impression, the best information are 3rd party pages, but can this be true?
You're right the documentation about
You can find a great documentation about installing this drivers and libraries on various linux systems here:
More complete documentation that include API for various languages can be found here:
All the config and installation stuff can be made without GUI :), an old good terminal shell suffice.
From a developer point a view (iused the C API few years ago, and i remember that it was a non trivial task): you need to connect and then perform a request.
here you can find a good documentation on the C API:
http://www.easysoft.com/developer/languages/c/odbc_tutorial.html http://www.easysoft.com/developer/languages/c/odbc-tutorial-fetching-results.html http://www.easysoft.com/developer/interfaces/odbc/diagnostics_error_status_codes.html
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America and the meaning of a Mormon president
Would Romney's election signal an end to anti-Mormonism?
SALT LAKE CITY — When asked how Joe Lieberman's Jewish faith would affect his campaign, a U.S. senator from Louisiana said, "I don't think American voters care where a man goes to church on Sunday."
The senator had forgot that Lieberman, a practicing Jew, worships at a synagogue, not a church, on Saturday, not Sunday. The comment was an example of an ignorance about religious minorities that can sometimes lead to religious bigotry at the polls. Mitt Romney's candidacy may be a sign things are changing.
Many Americans believe Barack Obama's inauguration marked a rejection of racial prejudices in America. Some feel the election of a Mormon president could mark a rejection of religious prejudice, at least of Mormons.
"Obama's election in 2008 and inauguration in 2009 represented the advancement of America in racial dialogue and relationships," said Keith Hamilton, an adjunct law professor at Brigham Young University and BYU's first black law graduate. "If a Latter-day Saint were elected president, it would represent another example of how America has grown up about these issues."
"The LDS Church has suffered greater religious persecution in its history than any other religious group in American history," said Harvard law professor Noah Feldman, a practicing Jew. "For a member of the LDS Church to be elected president, or honestly even just to come close, would represent in some important way a repudiation of (anti-Mormon) prejudice."
"And make no mistake about it," Feldman warned, "that prejudice is real."
Prejudice against Mormons began when their founding prophet and president, Joseph Smith, claimed heavenly visions in upstate New York. Subsequently, he and his followers were driven from Ohio to Missouri to Illinois. After Smith's violent death in Illinois, more persecution prompted a mass exodus to the Salt Lake Valley. The flight to the Utah Territory didn't stay American prejudice; it continued with the Utah War and the Edmunds-Tucker Act, which dictated the incarceration of polygamists and the federal confiscation of Church land.
Even after Utah's incorporation as a state in 1896, the U.S. House of Representatives still refused to seat the recently elected Mormon, B.H. Roberts. In the early twentieth century American-Mormon relations began to turn a corner, but only after Reed Smoot's Congressional hearings. Reed Smoot (a Mormon Apostle) was elected to the U.S. senate in 1903, yet his seating faced a three-year-long Congressional debate that included a three-day-long interrogation of Mormon Prophet Joseph F. Smith.
Smoot's distinguished thirty-year career in the senate, along with other 20th century developments, eventually helped assuage Mormonphobia by showing Americans that the LDS Church was, by most accounts, a benign institution.
Despite this progression, studies continue to find that prejudices against the LDS persist. A 2007 Vanderbilt University survey concurred, finding that "bias against Mormons is significantly more intense among the public compared to bias against women and blacks."
Hamilton laments that recent "acceptance of the Latter-Day Saints in politics and the general population has been slower than the acceptance of African-Americans in America." A Gallup poll study showed that in 1967 only 53 percent of potential voters were willing to support a black presidential candidate, and 57 percent a female candidate; for Mormons, it was 75 percent. By 2007 the results had changed dramatically in favor of blacks — as 94 percent said they could support a black candidate — and women: 88 percent were willing to back a female candidate. But the number who said they would be able to vote for a Mormon dropped to 72 percent.
"You'd be surprised," said Feldman, "by how many people pride themselves on having no prejudices at all but preserve a little place in their heart for this kind of soft anti-Mormon prejudice."
Dividing bias against Mormons into two categories, Feldman described hard prejudices and soft prejudices.
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The first official trailer for Zach Braff's new film Wish I Was Here was released online today, courtesy of it's distributor, Focus Features. Premiering at this past Sundance Film Festival, the indie feature was funded in part on Kickstarter and eventually went on to beat its $2M goal by over $1.1M. The film features new music from Cat Power & Coldplay, Bon Iver, Radical Face and The Shins (the latter of which can be heard at the end of this new trailer).
Judging from this new preview, this is a return to form for director/star Braff, reminiscent of the feel-good dramatic comedies like his hit TV show "Scrubs" and his first film, Garden State (2004). Braff stars here as a mid-30's, over-extended father of two who isn't finding much work as an actor. In an attempt to save money on education, he decides to home-school his young offspring. With no experience in educating anyone, he struggles with the task but eventually finds his own identity in the process.
The plot may sound simple on its head (and a few early reviews out of Sundance have called the film shallow and self-indulgent), but hopefully Braff's writing will be on point in his second feature. Garden State felt like such a breath of fresh air, so hopefully the director has carved out a deep and intriguing story for his latest effort, even if he is in familiar territory.
Wish I Was Here will open for a limited release in New York and LA on July 18, before expanding to more cities in subsequent weeks. The film stars Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Pierce Gagnon, Joey King, Donald Faison and Jim Parsons. For more information on the film, you can visit it's official website here. For further social media fun, you can also check out its Twitter account, follow its official Facebook page or check out images related to the film on Instagram.


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Can a very extroverted person, for example, be more favored than a very quiet person? Or is this not ethical? Can someone who is psychopathic be barred from admission?
Yes, decisions based at least partially on personality do occur. It's not clear to me what the legal technicalities are - for example, depending on your country there may be laws regarding things like discrimination against the mentally ill - but in practice an admissions committee can do whatever it likes, and nobody will be able to prove there was any illegal discrimination.
The way it typically works is that having a particularly pleasant or agreeable personality won't help you, but having an unpleasant personality may hurt you. If you seem likely to be difficult to get along with, rude, disruptive, uncooperative, or otherwise problematic, then that will generally be held against you. (This may be judged based on your personal statement, letters of recommendation, etc.) It won't necessarily doom your chances: some committee members just won't care, and others may be willing to excuse bad behavior if you are sufficiently talented. However, on average it will hurt your chances, sometimes substantially.
Personalities can count, because nobody wants to be an environment with lots of boorish colleagues. It's just not very fun.
However, in most cases—at least in the US—admissions are done without interviews. Therefore, the only way the personality of the candidate comes through is through what's written in the application. Either the personal statement or the letters of reference might reveal some details about the personality of the applicant. Usually, though, this is negative; I don't put much stock in letters of reference saying "so-and-so has a pleasant personality," since that is almost a de rigeur statement. (Something exceptional that goes into considerable detail, however, is different.)
When you have an interview, however, it's hard to hide your personality for very long. It can make a difference—but generally only if you're a candidate "on the bubble," or if your personality is so polarizing that nobody wants to bother with you, regardless of how nice you are. On the converse, though, I don't think a super-nice personality is enough to get someone on the bubble in.


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Princeton Caps Brilliant Weekend With 10th Ivy Title In Last 12 Years
The final memory, outside of the traditional celebratory leap into the pool, was Megan Waters - the fastest swimmer of one of the league's fastest weekends - blazing past the field, touching the wall first and igniting one final roar from her jubilant teammates.
Really, could the 2011 Women's Swimming & Diving Ivy League Championship meet have ended any other way?
Waters didn't need this kind of weekend to cement herself as one of Princeton's best swimmers during an amazing run of 10 championships in 12 years, but she certainly put an exclamation point (or seven) on that career. Her three individual victories and four relay wins led Princeton to a second straight Ivy League title in front of a loud and adoring DeNunzio Pool crowd.
Princeton won the Ivy League title with 1,562 points, while Harvard finished second with 1,496 points. Columbia used a superb final day to leapfrog both Penn and Yale for third place with 894 points.
Waters was named the Ivy League Championships Swimmer of the Meet, and she had a pair of teammates joining her on the individual awards stand. Freshman Rachel Zambrowicz won Diver of the Meet honors after winning the 1-meter title by less than one point, while senior Carolyn Littlefield won the Career High Point Diver honor after winning the 3-meter title Friday night.
All in all, Princeton won 12 of the 21 events, including both diving competitions and four of the five relays. Princeton built on its lead and each day and didn't need to sweat out the final event as it did a year ago, when the Tigers dethroned Harvard in its own Blodgett Pool by a mere 27 points.
"I'm just really proud of my girls," said veteran head coach Susan Teeter, minutes before she was thrown into the pool with the rest of her championship team. "We swam well all weekend long. We dove well all weekend long. We had great fans and alumni cheering us the whole way. I couldn't ask for a better championship weekend for our team and for this league."
The evening began with the 1,000 final, which was won by Penn's impressive freshman Shelby Fortin. A three-event winner, Fortin cruised to victory in 9:45.17. As they did all weekend, when the Tigers weren't winning an event, they were scoring points. Freshman Maureen McCotter took second in 9:57.73, while senior co-captain Ming Ong placed fourth in 10:01.18. Junior Aislinn Smalling added a third Top-10 finish by taking 10th in 10:06.37.
Defending 200 back champion Meredith Monroe, a junior co-captain for the 2010-11 Tigers, placed third in a very exciting 200 back championship final. Harvard's Meghan Leddy won the event by taking charge in the middle 100 and holding off both Monroe and Molly Albrecht of Yale with a winning time of 1:55.66. Albrecht took second in 1:56.72, while a hard-charging Monroe took third in 1:56.98. The Tiger junior had the fastest final split in 29.32, but the gap between her and Leddy was too much to overcome.
Freshman Karen Wang added a Top 10 finish for the Tigers by finishing second in the consolation final with a time of 2:01.33.
Waters capped her perfect individual meet by defending her 100 free title in an Ivy League record time of 48.66. That score beat the previous Ivy record of 48.88, set by Waters during the morning preliminary swim. Just behind Waters was Princeton freshman Lisa Boyce, who took second in a B-cut time of 49.69. Princeton had three of the top five, with junior Jillian Altenburger taking fifth in 50.85.
Freshman Andrea Kropp won her second Ivy League title by taking her top event, the 200 breast, in 2:12.29. The win was not without drama, as Yale junior Athena Liao never let Kropp get too far away Leno was within .05 of a second with 50 yards to go, but Kropp won the final split between the two and touched the wall for a sweep in the breast events.
Yale's Hayes Hyde won the 200 fly in 1:57.74, while sophomore Carter Stephens finished third in the championship final with a time of 1:59.75.
The final two events were thrillers, and both ended with Princeton on top. Zambrowicz showed plenty by finishing third in the three-meter final on Friday, but she topped that in a big way. In one of the closest diving finals ever, in which the top three were separated by one point and the top four were separated by less than three total points, Zambrowicz won her first title with a score of 269.70. Harvard's Jenny Reese finished second with 268.85 points, while Yale's Rachel Rosenberg took third with 268.70. Princeton junior Christina Kirkwood finished fourth with 267.15 points, while Littlefield ended eighth with 248.10 points.
With the team title wrapped up, Princeton looked for the ultimate ending in the 400 free relay. The quartet of Boyce, Monroe, Altenburger and Waters were challenged by a strong Harvard foursome and trailed by more than 1.5 seconds with 100 yards remaining. Swimming for the Crimson was senior Kate Mills, one of the league's best competitors and the 2011 Career High Point Swimmer honoree.
Her opponent was Waters. Her lead, when she first hit the water, was 1.63 seconds.
It wasn't enough. Waters cut most of the deficit in the first 50, recording the only sub-23 second split (22.92), and she put it away in the final stretch to give Princeton a meet record win in 3:20.17. The Crimson finished second in 3:20.32.
The roar that followed was one of many heard throughout the weekend, and it is a roar that has become part of Princeton's tradition during these championship weekends.