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People in this country are pretty funny, they really are.
It's a damn shame how we exert so much energy for what we want, and considerably less for what we really need. People will queue up for a week, and risk weather and robbery ("Violence Mars PlayStation 3 Launch") to secure the "opportunity" to spend $500+ of slave labor earned money to buy a PS3 while probably oblivious of how that same amount of money could buy them computing power that could set them free(r).
What we need are more Penguinz in da hood and fewer PS3s.
But I can almost hear some not in da hood geek shout, "dude, ya can run Linux on a PS3, and still have all the awesome games too..." Right, but it misses the point.
Penguinz versus PS3s, where I live, its a no brainer. Given the choice they'd take the PS3 invariably every time. Why?..Marketing!
In da hood people usually get only what others are willing to sell them, and many times, that's not what they need. Because Linux/FOSS is basically free, there hasn't been any incentive to inundate da hood with free CDs with (pick your distro) on it, like AOL used to do with its CDs ubiquitously stuck into just about every paper you could get.
Now I can almost hear someone else say, "well, most people in da hood don't have computers to run Linux/FOSS on"...yeh, right. Did most people in da hood have computers to run AOL on? Back in the day almost everybody I knew with an email address had it with AOL, and they used something to get onto AOL.
No, people in da hood are exposed (even over exposed) to what's going on in society, its just that most of the things they are exposed to aren't "easily" accessible, with the key word here being easily. You see Gameboys, PS2s, and Nintendos in the hood, and computers with Microsoft on them, and even a few Macs, because certain people made concerted efforts to sell those things to people in da hood. And people in the hood made specific financial decisions (and sacrifices) to get these things.
So, why aren't Penguinz in da hood just as ubiquitous as PS2/3s. The answer is obvious, the FOSS movement hasn't specifically seen fit to target the hoods in this country where Black, Brown, and poor people proliferate, to put Penguinz in them as they have foreign underdeveloped countries and societies, with such efforts as the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative.
As for all the marketing prowess the Mozilla Foundation and OpenOffice.org are supposed to have, they've just blown a bigtime, practically free, opportunity of mass marketing Penguinz in da hood this holiday season. You see, there's this animated movie (Happy Feet) out with all these—guess what—PENGUINS! in it. Did anybody in the movement see this coming? Why hasn't there been a deal made where penguin laden CDs of (pick a distro) are given out in the lobbies of theaters. In this same vein, a couple of years ago you had an Academy Award winning documentary on—guess what—PENGUINS! (March of the Penguins) and not a Tux mascot in sight in the theaters. Since people in da hood go to the movies a lot these would have been perfect opportunities to market to them. Because I can tell you, a lot more people from the hood went (along with their imploring kids) to see cute little penguins march across Antarctica than have gone to see about how those cute little penguins won't be around much longer if we don't change our fossil fuel burning ways, in an Inconvenient Truth.
So I challenge the FOSS movement to make a new years resolution for putting Penguinz in da hood a high priority. For every 10 OLPC PCs put into Soweto, put just one in Watts, or Southeast DC.
I ain't asking much, just a little vision and love for my peeps here.
After all, if Barney and Kermit can make it in da hood so can Tux.
penguinz everywhere!!
lol - this blogpost is really well written! penguinz everywhere!!
And the point made is absolutely true. We need those penguinz paddling around badly. It's a shame the FOSS community doesn't care more about marketing...
I lately read 'In the Beginning was the Command Line' (should've read it long before), and it says really a whole lot about why the mind-share of GNU/Linux in the general public is that low. It's all about feelings. When people buy Windows or Macs they think they're getting something for their money. How could Linux be worth just a damn? We have to get the people value the freedom they would get - somehow.
Why not make a computer animated film with penguins, gnus, leopards (OS X) and some strange windows hanging around in the landscape! ;-)
another person "in da hood"
I agree completely. Prior to 9/11/01, I worked as a computer support consultant for many fortune 1000 companies. Since then, my income has been significantly reduced. I've been working toward setting up a non-profit that gets re-conditioned computers to low-income families. We don't do Windows because GNU/Linux simply makes much more sense.
I have, however, found some issues for which I hope I could get some suggestions. What I see is that most kids are interested in being able to use their computers to play games that are comparable to Playstation, XBox, etc. I'm not sure how to get Ubuntu/Edubuntu to do that. Additionally, many of them seem to be particularly interested in watching music videos from sites like http://music.yahoo.com just as easily as they can using Windows or a Macintosh. I've personally used greasemonkey, pklaunch, and mplayer with some success, but it doesn't seem to work with the latest Ubuntu/Edubuntu (6.10).
you mean GNU/Linux right, not only the kernel I guess.
The PS3 is the next Linux Innovation Platform
Don't knock the PS3.
IBM's Cell architecture is a breath of fresh air to an industry that has been stagnent since the IBM PC took us all on the great leap backwards, and allowed Wintel to give us 80's 32bit GUI computing in small increments over the last decade, while making oodles of profits from 70's old R&D.
According to measurements, a dual Cell system is 3 to 50 times faster than a dual core MAC, and 30% more thermal efficient. 50 PS3s can connect at the hardware level into an OpenGrid with more power than IBM's Blue Gene, currently the fastest supercomputer on the planet, at a cost less than $50,000. Quite a bit cheaper than $25M and using a lot less airconditioning and energy. The PS3 is greener.
The other area the Cell is useful to Linux hackers is audio visual recognition and response. Part of the holy grail of a really useful user interface. An Open Grid of PS3s can process large AI data domains, even over a broadband network.
Couple all this with existing Linux daemons and tools and the money you spend on your PS3 can become the interface to an intelligent computing slave instead of saving your money on outdated technology dumb PCs.
IBM's Cell architecture
I agree that PS3s will be great (for those who can afford them). Still, I can't help but wonder why the free software community isn't pushing the idea of kids (and adults) using GNU/Linux in low-income communities here in the USA.
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[QUOTE]Don't knock the PS3[/QUOTE].
I'm sure the author used the PS/3 to drive down the more important point of FOSS missing opportunities to make FOSS more widely known.
I know this is easier said than done. Any marketing initiative will need funding. And any marketing initiative on even a medium scale - e.g. giving away "Live" CDs of «YOUR_FAV_DISTRO» - needs, money, people and coordination.
There used to be an ad on UK TV last year from IBM talking about Linux taking over and being the next big thing. That ad has now disappeared.
It is things like that ad, Live CD give-aways, local events and demos at local PC shows and such that can spread awareness about freedom of software choice, the problems that software vendor lock-in poses, and how FOSS software addresses these issues.
So, despite the technological prowess demonstrated by the PS/3, GNU/Linux being embedded and therefore invisible to the average end-user does not achieve any increased awareness among average people about software freedom of choice. In other words, the PS/3 will perhaps be a great dual-boot platform for gaming and running GNU/Linux services for the GNU/Linux enthusiast. For the average gaming enthusiast, this will mean nothing and they will happily plug on with PS/3 games.
another thought
It is a sad but true fact that a greater percentage of the "colored population" (black & brown skinned people) lives in "da hood", than the percentage of the "caucasian population" (our white brothers & sisters). There are many factors that have led to this reality, but I don't want to go into that here.
It just seems to me that if the FOSS community can push GNU/Linux in South Africa, India, China, and many other countries, where there are lots of "poor" people, somethings terribly wrong if it can't be pushed similarly here in the Bronx, in Compton, and everywhere in between.
What schools can use (in the USA) is determined by Federal, State, and local governments who all too often are corrupted by kick-backs & other such questionable money deals. Perhaps we need to find a way to get kids & their parents some GNU/Linux exposure. My hope is that upon experiencing it, they will ask for it by name in schools and elsewhere.
The Tenant Association office in my housing complex has some computers available for tenants to use. They are about 8 Internet connected PCs running MS Windows. The "TA" President does all the maintenance and support for those PCs. He seems fairly "set in his ways", so getting him to change his mind could be a daunting task. Perhaps I could find a decent used PC, install & configure GNU/Linux, and give it to them. I could offer to help him to do whatever support he needs.
Suggestions are welcome.
People in "da hood" need to be educated first.
You can't put penquins into an environment where knowledge and education are looked at as a weakness and expect them to thrive. These hoods and barrios were once nice safe neighborhoods that were destroyed by those that now occupy them. Do you really think something as mind expanding and potentially educational as a computer, regardless of OS, would fair any better? Good luck with that.
no education doesn't mean stupid
You don't necesarrily need a lot of education to be able to use a computer, surf the net and use the technology to something useful. You learn how to use a computer only by using it, not by getting taught how to use it. And bundled with 'Net access, a computer could even help these people to get to more information.
Only because they aren't given the opportunity to go to private schools, that doesn't mean these people are stupid.
classism, racism, and over-generalizing
I knew this topic was in danger of going downhill, simply because of the (potentially? apparently?) condescending usage of "da hood".
Your statement follows a couple of common logical fallacies. The dismissively racist and classist overtones, which essentially resolve to a claim that the plight of the poor is their own fault (an all-too-common excuse for middle-class Americans to ignore social problems) are among them, but I don't think much is served by doing more than noting them. I'll just point out that you are almost always about to make a really stupid mistake when you let these prejudices guide your thinking.
The most egregious error, however, is the "one bad apple" theory. You speak of neighborhoods "destroyed" by "those that now occupy them". This is perhaps referring to crime rates. In any real population, including even the worst neighborhoods in America, "law-abiding citizens" out-number "criminals" by a considerable margin.
Crimes are perpetrated by a usually tiny minority which is disproportionately visible. Reacting against the whole population is therefore a highly inefficient response. You are mostly punishing innocent people when you do that, which only serves to further destabilize the situation. Many of America's urban and race problems are directly attributable to authorities also making this mistake. This is why many honest poor people in the US regard the police as an occupying army to be avoided. This kind of response only increases class polarization and increases the risk of violence for everyone involved (even the rich who misguidedly called for "more police" and a "hard on crime" policy, even though those will actually exacerbate the problem in most cases).
Tarring all of the low-income inhabitants of a neighborhood with the same brush is not only unethical, but it is also inaccurate. You will draw many false conclusions by doing that. One of them is this idea that "knowledge and education" are "looked at as a weakness". Sorry, but that just isn't true for many honest low-income families of whatever ethnicity. Providing opportunities for those who will take advantage of them provides a means for those honest citizens to "take back" their communities.
What is true is that poor families (or individuals) in such neighborhoods are in a constant state of crisis. Their fight-or-flight reflex is operating at a constant low-idle, and it does interfere with rational decision-making. In a FoF state, the mind drops long term goals in order to focus on immediate crisis. This is usually the right thing to do when FoF is actually a point-like event as it is meant to be in nature. However, constant fear of authorities, landlords, police, crime, and racist/classist attitudes like ones expressed above, contributes to a sustained FoF response which becomes endemic. It's even taught to children by example and sometimes explicit instruction. Kids are taught not to care about "non-essentials" and that they can't trust authorities or mainstream society's values and ideas of "education".
Getting these people to trust that— 1) you actually understand their problems, so are capable of formulating sane responses to them, 2) that you care about their success and not some hidden agenda (i.e. you're not going to stab them in the back as so many have before you), and 3) that you actually have the resources to back up what you are promising — is extremely difficult. These people believe that "education" of the kind that the society has been trying to push on them is a "weakness", because it is. Most of the "educational" programs pushed on these people are simply programs designed to control them for the benefit of the wealthy, not to genuinely help them.
Much more constructive approaches do exist for urban-renewal. Community watch organizations (and community-based policing in general), church or non-profit programs for education, and business start-up help are often more positive. In fact, it is through these latter initiatives that GNU/Linux advocacy could actually be useful. You have to work with people the community will trust. Ultimately, change comes from within, it can't be imposed from without. If you want to see improvement, however, then you can help by contributing resources to the insiders who are trying to improve their communities. In America, this generally means working with church groups, and sometimes inter-denominational alliances of church groups.
Be aware, however, that on the scale of the problems these groups face, the licensing of their software is small potatoes. You have to demonstrate that there is a real benefit to be gained by using free software. And be prepared to be turned down a lot. A lot of folks are just going to stick to what they know. It's only after there are real examples to point to of people using free software to make real strides forward that usage will take off.
re: classism, racism, and over-generalizing
Thank you, thank you, thank you. In my opinion, you've hit the nail on the head, on several accounts. What you've said, is what needs to be taught everywhere.
where has all the kit gone?
i used to be able to find as many pii300's as i wanted 2 years ago at the flea market. now i cannot seem to find anything faster than my 1200. the reason is hw recycling has grown, i think in this neighborhood. but are the old boxes going to be reborn to linux or shredded? any capitalistic ecology invites a middleman to squat wherever some more profit can be squeezed out of a product. think ebay.
i was seriously tempted at the time to offer reborn boxes at that flea market. maybe somebody has stolen their thunder from me!
think VIRAL
I DIGG the energy, enthusiasm and sincerity in this blog and the thread in general.
Glad to find social concience alive and well.
Glad to see your brains and your heart Shaykh Jabari Al-Zakiya! (Mumtaz!)
However... the usual trap has been sprung, and I think you need to escape!
Let me explain: "Why doesn't [insert_person_or_organisation] do something about ..."
Haven't you heard of viral marketing? It's the latest BIG THING buzzword fest getting capitalists salivating. It is also the basis for YouTube success (and others)
Viral marketing may be considered a new thing, but all it really means is that "ordinary people" become carriers of the product marketing, and infect their friends through word of mouth.
This is cheap, and it relies on grass roots interaction with people, enthusiasm and a good product to capture people's imagination: things we already have.
Some thinking still needs to be done, i'm not advocating a "lock'n'load" attitude, but if you are crying over opportunities missed by others, then please look closer to home, your tears will sting! You live in a community. That community has needs, grinding poverty, low esteem, poor access to information and knowledge, and even a disdain for any highminded values that interfere with "keeping it real" and making money. In other words, they are people waiting for someone to reach out their hand to them, guide them and help them and educate them.
Is there a Bronx LUG? If not, then maybe now is the time to set one up. If there is, then I am sure you are an active member, yes?(swap BRONX for your local deprived area).
The "thinking" I mentioned earlier would revolve around a few things:
1) What is the "HOOK": What aspect of GNU/Linux/FOSS will be the killer feature that excites the community you wish to target? Sorry for stereotyping, but maybe it's the audio authoring capabilities of Jack, Rosegarden, Audacity, Ardour et al (a cheap way of building your own MIDI studio) that would excite some people in "da hood", and get them talking about Linux, and giving disks to their friends (I'm sorry, but music and sports are still considered the best means to escape from ghetto poverty). Maybe there are other "killer apps'" that would excite these people, but I wouldn't know (and neither would you) without talking to them and discovering their needs.
Repetative marketing and naked ladies is the means used to create the feeling of a need in people, and make them desire a product. You don't have the money or the ethics for that, so instead you need to talk to them to find out what is their real need is, then try to provide a solution according to your means.
2) How do you meet the people and disseminate your ideas to them effectively? Through the LUG? To your freinds only? Go to community centres? give handouts on the street? (sounds dangerous and unproductive if you don't "make a connection" with the people.)
okay, I've definately gone on enough! Just one small(ish) point, then I'll quit.
While it is natural for knowledgeable people to be enthusiastic about open source, and motivated by the ethics and ideology, it is not a natural selling point for most people. What they want is a way to solve a problem that they are living with, and you need to prove your solution is good and effective (and accessible)-the "killer app/feature". Once they have bought this solution (embodied in GNU/Linux), then you can indoctrinate them why FOSS is better than proprietary, because they are already taking that medicine, and they are committed to it.


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ABC won't stay in Wonderland too long at this rate.Once Upon a Time in Wonderland dropped to a series low Thursday, drawing just 3.5 million viewers and a 0.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. In an even bigger ignominy, Grey's Anatomy (8.5 million, 2.7) followed by tripling Wonderland's demo. Scandal (8.6 million, 2.7) shed two tenths to hit a season low.25 totally unnecessary spin-offsThe Big Bang Theory (16.6 million, 4.8) topped the night, dropping four tenths from its last new episode. The Millers (10.7 million, 2.7) and The Crazy Ones (8.1 million, 2.1) enjoyed boosts after falling to series lows last week out of a Big Bang repeat. Two and a Half Men (8.1 million, 2.0), however, returned to a series low and Elementary (8.8 million, 1.7) dipped one tenth.On NBC, a special episode of The Voice (10.2 million, 2.7) helped Sean Saves the World (5.6 million, 1.7) rise to a series high, and The Michael J. Fox Show (4.2 million, 1.3) and Parenthood (4.5 million, 1.5) climbed a few tenths.Fox's The X Factor (3.6 million, 1.2) dropped eight tenths from its last Thursday episode and tied The Vampire Diaries (2.6 million, 1.2) in the demo, which grew three tenths. Glee (4 million, 1.5) returned to a series low.
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UNH women's hockey coach McCloskey challenging university's decision
"This whole process has been fear-driven, and I don't know why," McCloskey said. "Immediately, when they terminated me, they put the Maxwell Smart code of silence on all the coaches in the university…
nobody says a word about it, no one has any contact with me in the university from the Athletic Department."
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they have technology available because they DO have money available.
i have seen these 'monks' several times on television shows, for each appearance they are paid at least 'scale' which i believe is $3000.
i'm not saying they use technology, but they do have it available to them.
just because you've seen something with your own eyes does not mean that it was 'real'. in person, live, right in front of my own eyes... i have seen penn and teller kill each other, i have seen david copperfield fly, and yes i have seen a few people walk on water. however, by know stretch of my mind do i even begin to believe any of this was real. its just for your entertainment. just like ms cleo.
hugh grants hooker wrote: you can NOT change the density of an object with your mind.
you can not block large amounts of pain unless you kill the nerve endings.
just the facts.
what your friend told you, we in america call 'urban legends'.
dont judge all westerners unless you want to be judged the same way.
stereotyping is silly.


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The Most-Read Washington Wire of 2013 Is…
Our live blogs of the Supreme Court's two days of oral arguments on gay marriage topped the list of most-read Washington Wire blog posts this year, with the budget showdown, Obama health law, the NSA, drones, immigration and Afghanistan all making appearances in the list. One big surprise: A brief item on George P. Bush's plans to run for land commissioner in Texas, which got a big traffic boost from a Drudge Report link to land it third in our list.
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1. Live Blog: Court Weighs Gay Marriage (Day 1)
Proposition 8 — the California ballot initiative banning gay marriage — comes before the high court Tuesday. On Wednesday, the justices are to weigh the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 federal law that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages blessed by states. Here, our live blog of Tuesday's action. (Jess Bravin, Evan Perez, Brent Kendall and Tennille Tracy)
2. Live Blog: Court Weighs Gay Marriage (Day 2)
The Supreme Court Wednesday heard arguments on the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, completing a two-day exploration of gay marriage after arguments Tuesday that showed the justices divided over how far the rights of gays and lesbians should extend. (Jess Bravin, Brent Kendall, Evan Perez and Ryan Tracy)
3. George P. Bush Runs for Office in Texas
George P. Bush is officially running for Texas land commissioner — ending months of speculation about which statewide office the grandson of one former president and nephew of another planned to seek. (WSJ Roundup)
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The Senate plunged into debate over legislation to fund the government while cutting of money for the new health-care law, with both sides accusing the other of threatening to bring about a government shutdown. (Janet Hook)
5. Tech Surge Planned to Fix Obamacare
The Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday it was bringing in outside help to resolve some of the technical woes that have beset the federally run insurance exchanges, which the agency acknowledged "has not lived up to the expectations of the American people." (Louise Radnofsky)
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Over the mud, through the "spider web" and over the flames they'll go - about 200 people are going to get down and dirty on Saturday when the starting gun goes off for Gypsum's first Dirty Dozen 5K race.
Saturday also features a Collin Raye Concert, a beer tent and all-day fun and games.
Registration for the race now costs $65 for adults. All children under 12 may participate for $25. The cost of registration includes a T-shirt, a ticket for one beer and admission to the Collin Raye concert at Lundgren Theater.
Non-racers may enjoy the all-day festivities, including the concert, for $15. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult.
The foot race involves 12 earthy obstacles that are encountered throughout the approximately 3-mile course. Children 12 and under will run two laps through the first four obstacles, a distance of about 1 mile.
"They are going to get really muddy," said Scott Ruff, manager of the Gypsum Recreation Center and organizer of the event. "The depth of the mud varies. In some places it's about a foot, and in others - where people will be crawling through pipes into water and mud on their stomachs - it's shallower, to make it a safe depth."
There is now a 13th obstacle as well, which wasn't planned.
"A large tree fell across the path of the race course this spring," Ruff said. "I figured we might as well make it part of the course."
The highlight obstacle will be at the finish line near Lundgren Theater and is likely to ignite interest from spectators.
"The adult racers will jump over burning logs into the finish line," Ruff said. "There won't be big flames - the logs will only be smoldering under the supervision of the fire department - but they'll be hot and you'd better get your feet up."
Last week, Matt Kottenstette, a Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District employee, was putting the finishing touches on some of the obstacles, including the spider web. The latter is a web of bungee cord woven vertically and horizontally between trees. People are very likely to fall down there.
"My favorite obstacle I've worked on so far is the A-frame," said Kottenstette, who has been working on the course off and on since December.
"I've probably put in a little less than 80 hours," he said.
The A-frame is a steep wooden ramp with ropes to the top where it drops off, forcing racers to jump or down-climb rope ladders.
There is also a gauntlet of tire swings. Tires of various sizes will be in motion as racers run through them, perhaps getting knocked around a bit.
"They won't be swinging hard enough to hurt you but they'll slow you down," Ruff said.
The Dirty Dozen race is from 8 to 11:30 a.m. It was inspired by Beaver Creek's Tough Mudder race but it will be much mellower, designed for all ages to have fun.
"I would really like to see the kids mudder take off," Ruff said, citing the number of kids already registered. "We've been planning and working hard to get the logistics set and offer a quality event that will only get bigger."
As the race runs its course, music gets started and food and craft vendors will be on site. A beer garden is planned from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and a variety of live music and special events are planned throughout the day. To conclude the day's fun, Collin Raye will take the stage at 8:30 p.m.
Collin Raye seems to be a musician whose work is better known than he is.
For anyone who catches his concert at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Lundgren Theater, odds are good to hear something familiar even if you've never heard Raye's name before. His heart-felt music has been popular at weddings and funerals since the early 1990s and his pitch-perfect voice continues to produce hits today. If you're familiar with the lyrics, "Every second, every minute, every hour of every day," you've heard Collin Raye, who has been nominated five times as country music's Male Vocalist of the Year.
Raye has been known especially for addressing social issues in his work. "Little Rock" was used in an Alcoholics Anonymous awareness campaign and "I Think About You" was part of a child-advocacy campaign.
"Love, Me" brought Raye his first bit of fame in 1991 and "In This Life" became a wedding favorite shortly after.
Besides his serious songs, Raye has a good portfolio of fun ones, such as "Hurricane Jane" and "Mid-Life Chrysler." Those songs and "Never Going Back" contrast his softer music with a bluesy hard-rock style.
Comments on YouTube attest to the quality of Raye's live performances.
"This guy is a must-see in concert," reads one comment on a video of a live performance of "Mid-Life Chrysler."
"He is a great live entertainer/singer," reads another comment associated with the video.
Raye is obviously doing what he loves and continues to work hard at what he does.
"I'll be in the recording studio tomorrow recording a greatly anticipated song!" his Facebook page read on Monday.
"I believe there's a reason things happen the way they do," Raye says on his website, www.collinraye.com. "I also believe that if you've treated people right and you continue to work hard at your craft, things will happen. I want to keep going. I want hit records. I want to make music."
He'll do just that Saturday evening in Gypsum.


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I think Brock is beginning to look old in the face. I think his last 2 UFC fights took a lot out of him. I really enjoy seeing him in a WWE ring though and hope he around a little bit more with this new contract.
The thing that sucks about wrestlemania is the fact that it is completely centered around part time wrestlers. Rock/Brock/HHH/Undertaker. The current roster is barely going to get any quality screen time at WM and leading up to it.
07/07/10.. Brock Lesnar will beat any HW he faces in the next 3 years and will retire with only one loss on his record. (was wrong about this, for sure!)
Jon Jones is the most talented d*ck tucking b*tch in UFC history! Just fight Rashad already if you're not scared like you say you are.
I don't think i was exactly hiding my hatred - i was making it as blatantly obvious as possible to see if Crack Magnet had his typical internet white knights here.
Problem is i don't mind his pre-WWE stuff. But every one of his angles since winning the title has been a play off someone else. Yet the internetz experts seem to think he is cutting edge and original... anyone can grab a mic and ramble for 20mins non-stop about how they've been held back - Austin is one of the few that made an impact with it. Punk has really been given more shots than most - he just doesn't ever stay all that important when he hasn't got a belt.
It may be more blame on the creative team - but good performers find a way. Punk, IMO always just seems to need them to get right behind him because he just doesn't sell himself in a way that keeps people interested for all that long.
Kofi Kingston is one that gets dogged regularly, but still has a massive fan following both with the "bloggers" and the mainstream audience. It's almost like he doesn't need creative to give him a monster run because people like him anyway.
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My bro has always had a knack for picking wresling talent. He picked out Rick Rude when he was like 3 in 1986, he picked out "Rocky Maivia" as a "huge star in the making" in 1996, and he picked "The Prototype" as the next big thing in 2000. His latest pick for superstar? Dolph Ziggler. He said he is the next coming of Curt Hennig, and he said that 2 1/2 years ago.
New WWE Championship. I don't know if I really like it. My favorite is still the Eagle belt, but anything is better than the spinner title
I'm a big rock fan,
But why is he back in the WWE? Is his movie roles going down? I saw a new commercial for his new movie, "snitch"
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Banana Don started his broadcasting career as a teenage DJ near the Jefferson family farm in Rolla, Missouri - the "Gateway To The Ozarks" - on a small station powered by a water wheel. From there he went to St. Louis, MO. There he bought a bitchin' 1978 Camaro and hung out backstage with Bruce Springsteen, but there were no cell phones with cameras back then, so he has no proof. After that, he went to Pittsburgh, PA where he was on the radio every morning for almost 20 years. The highlight of that time was meeting his lovely wife Michelle, who was, at the time, Miss USA 1987. And, then, just as the Steelers were starting to win Superbowls again, Banana went to Birmingham, Alabama, to another "Top 40" radio station . Alas, he was now married, a dad and 40 years old. There was one last prank phone call to Britney Spears mom... and, it was over. He went looking for a job in country radio, and found one at WITL in Lansing. Banana Don and Michelle live in DeWitt. One daughter goes to school at MSU, the other is a hipster living in L.A. The Jeffersons have a German Shepherd named Axel who scares joggers and will try to eat anything smaller than an SUV. Banana enjoys deer hunting, NASCAR and any History Channel TV show having the word "alien" in it's title. And, yes, he has his commercial pilots license. And yes, he used to fly around in bi-planes upside down, but it cut into his beer drinking time, so he stopped doing that.


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Many students and faculty members at Kemper County High are moving into temporary modular classrooms and offices Wednesday.
In December, an office near the cafeteria at the school was destroyed by fire. The main office and several classrooms were also vandalized. School officials say they expect to use the structures throughout the remainder of this year.
Throughout the day construction workers applied the finishing touches, while students and faculty did some last minute moving by using school buses and even personal vehicles.
Some on the campus call the area where the modular structures are located, 'The Village.' The 15 structures in the area are serving as the temporary home for 24 classes, a cafeteria, an office for food service employees and the main office.
For more than twenty years, Sheila Spencer has worked as the secretary at Kemper County High School.
"As you can see, we have no copy machines," said Spencer. "As far as the office phones and fax to work with, we have none of the equipment that we normally work with."
From the temporary office to the main building, faculty and students stream throughout the day.
Because of the situation, school officials say nothing is normal. In fact, the principal even uses a two-way radio to signal teachers when it's time to change classes.
"We call students or whatever we have to do," said Calvin Melton, principal.
The temporary cafeteria can seat up to 130 people, so school officials say they are hopeful that they will be able to resume their regular cafeteria schedule. However, that's yet to be seen.
"It is tiring. It is exhausting, but hopefully with testing by the end of the year it will have all been worth it," said Melton. "I expect it to be here definitely until the end of the year, and hopefully, by August we'll be back in the building."
The fire is believed to be the result of arson. So far, no arrests have been made. A $2,500 reward is still being offered for information leading to arrest in the case.


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EAGLE-VAIL - On Thursday, yoga teacher Mariah Schuette will guide a Valentine's Day partner workshop at Revolution Power Yoga in Eagle-Vail.
There's a lot to love about yoga, but think about how powerful the practice can be when it's paired with partnership and connection. This Valentine's Day, Revolution Power Yoga invites you to a partner workshop to explore how to share physical and emotional energy.
Yoga teacher Mariah Schuette recently completed a partner yoga teacher training, and said she is excited to share this fun and interactive style of movement.
"This workshop is about creating a powerful connection with a loved one, friend, family member, or even someone you have never met," Schuette said. "Come with an open heart, and the desire to try something new!"
The two-hour evening class will incorporate communication, trust and assistance, and will focus on creative and safe methods of partner yoga.
"It's great to be able to try new poses with the support of another person," Schuette said. "Challenges always arise in yoga, and in life, and sometimes we simply need each other to break through those barriers."
She said this is also a great opportunity to meet new people, as well as a chance to share your love of yoga with others. So bring yourself, or find a Valentine.
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MIAMI -- For those who didn't believe the Warriors were for real, perhaps a win over the defending NBA champs will change some minds.
"This is who we are," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "We're a different team. Everybody knows it."
Golden State celebrated on the floor of AmericanAirlines Arena after surviving with a 97-95 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. And, fittingly for such an improbable victory, the game-winning basket was made by someone nobody expected: rookie forward Draymond Green.
"Of course guys are going to go with Klay and Steph," Green said. "I just happened to be wide open."
In the final seconds, and with the game tied at 95, Warriors guard Jarrett Jack dribbled away the clock as the Warriors' scorers -- guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson -- tried to get open. All game long, Miami focused on limiting Curry. Thompson became their focus in the second half, too, after he lit up the Heat for 21 first-half points.
Paying so much attention to the Warriors' shooters, Miami forgot about Green. But Jack, who was getting ready to shoot it, saw Green open at the last second and slipped a pass through traffic. Green, in motion while in midair, caught it and banked in the layup with nine-tenths of a second remaining.
Jack went into his now-trademark celebratory crouch as Miami called a timeout. The Heat's last gasp, a turnaround 19-footer by LeBron James, rimmed out at the buzzer.
Golden State (15-7) is now 5-0 on the trip. The last time the Warriors pulled off such a feat, in 1978, Jackson was 13 years old.
"It doesn't matter where you are playing," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. "If you win five straight on the road, that is impressive. They took control of this game. They played more consistently with more force and rhythm. They dug out a good win tonight."
The Warriors, all game long, refused to give in to the might of the Heat, arguably the best team in the league. The goal was to stay close and pull it out at the end, and everything went according to plan.
It appeared James was about to take over midway through the fourth quarter. He drilled a 3-pointer, then stared at the Warriors bench. He followed that with a fadeaway over David Lee, putting Miami ahead 89-87.
But the Warriors got a stop that led to a Thompson fast-break dunk, retying the game. It was symbolic of how they answered every Heat surge.
The game was tied at 91 with 4:49 left. Miami went up by four after a jumper by Heat forward Chris Bosh and a runner in the lane by Dwyane Wade. The Heat led 95-91 with 3:18 left.
But the Warriors knuckled down on defense and started getting stops. The next three Miami possessions ended in a missed 3-pointer and two turnovers. Golden State tied the game on a Curry jumper followed by free throws from Lee with 1:54 left in the game.
"We got lucky on one," Curry said. "Ray Allen was wide open. But the rest of them, we played defense like we were supposed to -- shrinking the floor and contesting 3s in the corner."
Miami didn't score again. Over the last 3:18, the Warriors held the Heat to 0-for-5 shooting with two turnovers.
In the end, the Heat managed just 21 points in the fourth quarter. Golden State held Miami eight points below its season average, won the battle of the boards (40-38) and forced the Heat into 17 turnovers, three more than their season average.
James had 31 points and five assists, and Bosh had 21 points and 13 rebounds. But Wade had just 14 points.
"We found a way to just be able to defend them, impose our will," Jackson said. "I'm telling you. It's unbelievable. ... We understand that if we're going to win games, we've got to do it on the defensive end -- especially against championship-caliber teams. ...
"The best player in the world made some tough shots. Those are daggers that can suck the life out of you. But I've got a team that looks at each other and says, 'OK, let's go execute and give ourselves another chance.' Defensively was where we won this ballgame."
The Warriors are now 10-3 against teams at .500 or better. They get a day off before visiting Orlando on Friday, where they can push the streak of road wins to six.
"We feel we belong amongst the elite," Jack said after totaling 20 points off the bench. "Don't be surprised with the things we do on this nice journey."
With 9:24 left in the fourth quarter, and James starting to take over, he drove to the basket and dropped in a driving hook. He got the foul and the basket, then followed with some words for Green. The Warriors rookie then walked right into James' face and barked back.
"I'm not going to back down from anyone," Green said. "Yes he is one of the greatest players in the world. But that's not a license for me to back down. I'm trying to make a name for myself in this league just like he did once upon a time."
As soon as the game ended, James went out of his way to shake Green's hand.
"He played hard," James said. "It was great competition out there between me and him. I have always respected him, especially in college. You could tell he really knows how to play the game. It was good to see him out there."
Friday's game
Warriors (15-7) at Orlando (8-13), 4 p.m., CSNBA
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5-0 Warriors record on their current seven-game trip.
10-1 Heat's home record before losing to the Warriors.
27 Points scored by Klay Thompson, tying a season high. Thompson hit five-3-pointers in the first half.
1978 The last year the Warriors started a trip with five straight wins.


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Autism Speaks U Spotlight: University of Michigan
This guest post is by Maressa Criscito, the Co-President and Co-Founder of the Autism Speaks U Chapter at the University of Michigan. Autism Speaks U is a program designed for college students who host awareness, advocacy and fundraising events, while supporting their local autism communities.
Alexandra Lewisohn and I started our Autism Speaks U chapter during the summer of 2009. It was during this time that we began researching student organizations related to autism spectrum disorders at the University of Michigan, and to our surprise, there were none. Due to personal connections with autism, as well as our desire to raise awareness and funds for this cause, we took it upon ourselves to create a successful and active student organization for autism spectrum disorders. After much research, both online and via word-of-mouth, we realized the dedication that Autism Speaks had to raising awareness and funds for autism research, while advocating for the autism community. Their dedication was definitely paralleled to ours. After contacting both the national and local Autism Speaks staff, we began our journey to create a student organization at the University of Michigan in fall of 2009.
Our chapter aims to further the mission of Autism Speaks by engaging the campus community to support this important cause. We strive to create a community that will educate, support, and enhance the lives of those affected by autism. Students join our organization to take part in fundraising events, volunteer opportunities, and/or to just become involved in raising autism awareness around campus and the Ann Arbor community. Previous fundraising activities include bake sales, local bar nights, and a restaurant week that took place in May 2010. Active members also have the option to volunteer with children on the spectrum once a month at the Judson Center, a local community center in the Ann Arbor area. We also promote numerous awareness events such as, "Wear Blue for Autism Awareness Day." This year, Autism Speaks U at the University of Michigan has grown immensely, now having over 200 members and the support from many others.
On October 23, 2010, we hosted our first basketball tournament and basketball knockout event, raising almost $800 and attracting sponsors from local bars, restaurants and Grublife. All of the food, beverages and prizes were donated! Prizes included DEADMAU5 tickets, gift certificates to high-end restaurants (such as Melange and Zingerman's), other gift certificates to local restaurants, University of Michigan apparel stores, and Autism Speaks U gear. The basketball tournament involved 4-on-4 half-court basketball games that were played up to 11. It was $10 per person to register for the tournament and each team could have a maximum of 5 players per team. There were a total of 16 teams participating in the basketball tournament. We also had a basketball knockout game where about 20 individuals formed a single file line at the free throw line and shot foul shots. This game continued until 1 winner was left and was $5 per person to play. In order to get support and involvement from the community, we posted flyers around campus, as well as sent e-mails to other student organizations and Greek Life on campus. It was truly a great event that we hope to expand even more so in the following years!
If you are involved with Autism Speaks U on your campus and would like your story to be featured on the Autism Speaks blog, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
November 1, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Congrats, Maressa Criscito & Alexandra Lewisohn, 4 starting the Autism Speaks U chapter @ the University of Michigan during the summer of 2009! Young ppl who CARE R exactly what R society NEEDS!! U hav given ME the idea of asking college students 2 start chapters in MY field of interest: END Distracted Driving Globally NOW 2 save R loved 1s from 100% PREVENTABLE vehicle crashes… Pls let me know if U know any1 on Ur campus that may B interested!!!
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As a Michigan alumna and mom to an extraordinary boy who happens to have autism, I am extra proud and thankful for your efforts. Wish I could be a part of your group, but I am now living in FL… too far from my beloved Ann Arbor. Go Blue!
March 29, 2011 at 10:16 pm
Congratulations. Your efforts will make a huge difference so many. Keep up the great work.
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Sean Murphy of Pine City and Jacob Wichtowski of Wellsburg have joined the Professional Golf Management Club at SUNY Delhi.
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Ruling delayed on accused killer dad's mental competency
Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 8:01 p.m.
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A judge has delayed his decision on whether a Thibodaux man accused of decapitating his disabled son is fit to stand trial.
Jeremiah Wright, 31, is accused of beheading his disabled 7-year-old son Jori Lirette in 2011.
After a six-day hearing ended Feb. 4, state District Judge John LeBlanc of Thibodaux said he would make his decision two days later. He then sent a memo to employees within the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court's Office, as well as prosecutors and defense attorneys, alerting them that he was deferring his decision until this past Wednesday.
The decision is still forthcoming, and LeBlanc has not alerted officials of when he will issue the decision.
LeBlanc declared him unfit to stand trial that same year, but last year, doctors at the mental hospital Wright was sent to announced that he was ready.
Wright's attorneys disputed that during the hearing. They asked that he be sent back to the state mental hospital in Jackson for more treatment aimed at making him competent to assist his attorneys and understand the legal proceedings.
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News 12 This Morning / Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Four people are recovering after a stabbing outside a club in downtown Augusta. It happened outside of Club Rehab on Broad Street between 9th and 10th Street a little after 2 a.m. Friday.
"The first word that comes to mind is horrific," said Michael Kelly, who witnessed the whole incident. "The guy with the knife came outside the club in a tank top with the knife in his hand. I yelled out, 'He has a knife in his hand.'"
Kelly says that's when the stabbing began.
"I'm really hurt because I was right there and I couldn't do nothing. I felt helpless," he said.
Kelly and his friends were inside the club. Investigators say there was an argument over a girl so bar security kicked them out.
"The patrons inside, the security of them comes first," said Dennis King, who does security for Club Rehab. "If something's going on in there, we have to put them out and what happened out here -- sorry to say this -- it happened, we can't stop that."
After they were kicked out, they came out the door and onto the sidewalk where the stabbing happened. In the daylight, blood could be seen covering the ground. When an officer pulled up, everyone ran, scattering across the street into the parking lot where the ambulances picked them up.
"Life is short this could've been prevented all this from happening by just saying 'I don't know you, you don't know me. Whatever just happened don't even worry about it bro'," said Joshua Black. He was friends with the victims and inside the club when the argument happened.
But unfortunately, that's not what happened, and now four people are left with injuries as a result of the violence. That violence is something witnesses say has become all too common.
"I'm a native of Augusta," Kelly said. "It didn't ever used to be this bad. Now it's to the point that you're scared to even go out and have a good time at night in Augusta."
"Everywhere is dangerous," King said. "You can't hide from crime no matter where you go. In your house, in your sleep."
Three people were taken to the hospital for stab wounds. The possible suspect was taken for a head injury.
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Saturday, 06/24/2000
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
Set 1: MomaThe Moma Dance > Runaway Jim, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Strange Design, Cavern
Set 2: BOAFBirds of a Feather, Bug, MSOMy Sweet One[1], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Frankie Says, Carini, CoilThe Squirming Coil, CaspianPrince Caspian
Encore: Guyute, The Inlaw Josie Wales, Driver, TweepriseTweezer Reprise
[1] Botched. Band intros from Trey, extended solos from Fish, Mike, and Page.
· I Know You Rider, Silent in the Morning, and Fire (The Ohio Players) teases in Tweezer
· Charge! tease
Noteworthy Jams: The Moma Dance, Tweezer (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 6.56
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Tweezer included an I Know You Rider tease, a Silent in the Morning tease from Mike, and a Fire (The Ohio Players) tease from Trey. My Sweet One was botched, which led to band introductions from Trey and extended solos from Fish, Mike, and Page. Trey explained that My Sweet One and Dog Faced Boy were both written about the same person by Fish and that one was at the beginning of the relationship and the other at the end, finally asking the crowd "can you guess which?" Mike "bantered" a bit and showed off his fight bell. During the banter after My Sweet One, Page teased "Charge!" twice.
Song Distribution:
4 The Story of the Ghost
4 Lawn Boy
3 Farmhouse
3 A Picture of Nectar
1 Billy Breathes
1 Stash
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "2000 Summer U.S. Tour."
I've been to around 30 or so Phish shows and this show continues to be neglected or completely forgotten. We got the beautiful rarity Strange Design. I had just been talking about this song with a friend on the way up and Phish by cosmic mind manipulation pulled it out just for me. It usually happens that way at a good show.
There are plenty of silly details that made this particular show stellar, such as my friend losing his shoes and getting very confused when, in Cavern, Trey shouted louder than usual, "Whatever you do take care of your shoes!"
I remember being really pleased with the Moma opener. This looks back to the night before (6/23/00) but I remember when they started up Bouncing a lot of people around me moaned. I wasn't jaded enough to mislike Bouncing yet so I just found it ironical. The Tweezer: the main thing I was thinking about was how it was almost as long as the one on A Live One. Don't remember the Rider tease but I got into the Dead after Phish.
Really psyched to hear BOAF open the second set. Bug put me in a really reflective mood, since (as some phans agree) I think the song is partly about the Y2K fear and really any pre-millennial tension. I really enjoyed Frankie Says. I got a bit uptight during Carini because one of our crew had just arrived and well, someone was hogging my new bowl from the lot. Excellent encore: Guyute is the only Phish song even now I can capably pull off on electric guitar so I look back fondly. Driver was a really nice moment, everyone was kinda just floaty and blissful.
I kinda burst my own bubble open by overindulging in psychedelics so I don't know if I'll ever see Phish live again. I still continue to pre-order the LivePhish MP3s and listen next day to every show. Everyone I met at these two Lakewood '00 shows was really friendly, but maybe I've been spending too much time on PT where everything is always negative. The idea of playing smaller venues appeals to me but I'd like some indoor Fall Phish without having to travel too far. Good show, for 2000, for 1.0, for Phish.


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TULSA, Okla. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's golf team used a strong second round to move into fourth place at the Oral Roberts Shootout, presented by Bob Hurley Auto Family. The Islanders (314-309) had the second-best score of the afternoon session at the par-72 Meadowbrook Country Club.
"I was really proud of how we bounced back in the second round today," Carol Blackmar said. "We showed a lot of mental toughness after struggling in the first 18 holes. If we continue to improve in the final round tomorrow this will be a solid result for our team."
Corpus Christi native Vanessa Johnson leads the Islanders with a 151 (74-77) to sit in a tie for fifth place at the Shootout. The Carroll High School product is just five shots behind leader Julie Aime of Lamar (73-73-146) and four behind Sam Houston State's Shelby Hardy (72-75-147) – both of whom were all-Southland Conference selections a year ago.
Lamar (302-303-605) holds a commanding 11-shot lead on second-place ORU (306-310-616) heading into the final round. Sam Houston State (304-316-620) is three shots ahead of the Islanders, as the top four teams in the event all hail from the Southland Conference.
Krista Fenniak is second among the Islanders at the event, posting a 155 (76-79) to sit in a tie for 18th through the first two rounds. Nikki Dunn is in a tie for 30th with a 158 (81-77), while Taylor Slagle posted the best round of the afternoon session for the Islanders with a 76 and sits 32nd overall with a 159 (83-76). Lindsay Biehler posted a 167 (85-82) on the day.
In the opening round, Johnson shined, coming into the clubhouse in fourth place after firing a 74. It was the sophomore's second round of 74 or better on the season and the fifth such round of her career. Fenniak added a 76 to find herself eighth through the opening 18 holes. Dunn shot an 81, while Slagle delivered an 83 and Biehler posted an 85 to round out the scoring.
The Islanders will tee off at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and will play alongside Southern Utah and UTEP for the final 18 holes. For all the latest on Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Golf, be sure to follow the team on Facebook (IslandersGolf) and Twitter (@IslandersGolf).
T5. Vanessa Johnson – 74-77—151
T18. Krista Fenniak – 76-79—155
T30. Nikki Dunn – 81-77—158
T32. Taylor Slagle – 83-76—159
T58. Lindsay Biehler – 85-82—167


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dallasbboy wrote:
Yeah and you think the lifers get put away without a trial?
Yossarian wrote: Dear Texas,
If you want to lower the cost that the prison system is shoving on the taxpayers, why don't you start by fixing some problems you already have. Murderers and rapists are being given parole and let out to make room for the 1st time, non-violent, no-parole drug offenders. Your prison systems are already dangerously overcrowded and you offer to take prisoners off other states for a hefty price. I could go on for a long time about how stupid your policies are, but I'd rather do something productive, like touch myself.
common sense
FireFly wrote: My point is, there are other ways of reducing the cost of the 'justice' system then killing off a few dozen every year.


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Chillicothe Middle School will hold their annual Scholastic BOGO (buy-one-get-one free) Book Fair this week.
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|Isn't this the kind of rural fantasy that's plagued Philippine fiction for ages? <impish grin>
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James Carpenter has been holding court on Bay Area stages from Cal Shakes to San Jose Rep for almost 30 years. The consummate actor has reigned supreme in Shakespearean roles from "Richard III" and "Henry V" to "Titus Andronicus." His cavalcade of performances has earned him the mantle of Bay Area theater royalty.
"He's one of the finest American actors anywhere," says Carey Perloff, artistic director at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. "When I think back to the gallery of portraits he has created over the years from his 'Master Builder' at Aurora to his beaten-down salesman in 'Glengarry Glen Ross' at ACT, I feel incredibly grateful that he has chosen to make the Bay Area his home."
A quick study
Hailed as a local treasure, the 60-year-old thespian brings unmistakable intelligence and forcefulness to every role, but also seems to disappear into the part so that he can hop from Strindberg to Stoppard in a heartbeat. In 2010, he won the prestigious Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship for his contribution to the theater world. Now he is bringing his gravitas to bear on Scrooge in ACT's "A Christmas Carol." But despite many years in the spotlight, he still bristles at accolades.
"Local treasure? How the heck did that happen?" Carpenter says. "It's hard to believe that people think of me that way. I've always had trouble taking compliments with grace because I usually think there is something I could have done better, but getting recognized for your work is very humbling. I feel incredibly blessed to have this kind of career. It's miraculous."
Those in local theater praise him to the skies.
"In all his characters, from kings to everyman, he is able to endow each with deep humanity," says actress Amy Resnick. "When you look into his eyes, you see fire, you see a twinkle, you see an ache."
An Army brat who moved perpetually as a boy, Carpenter lived everywhere from New Mexico to Germany. He moved to the Bay Area in the 1980s, becoming a stalwart company member at Berkeley Rep. The region appealed to him far more than New York or Los Angeles because he always wanted to be an artist and not a celebrity.
"I fell in love with the Bay Area right away," he recalls. "I think you have to live where you can be happy in your life as well as your work. Too many actors move somewhere just to make more money, and that very rarely makes you happy. It may make you rich, but that's not the same thing."
For the record, he treats "A Christmas Carol" with the seriousness of political theater. Carpenter views the Dickens perennial as a cautionary tale for our society.
Scrooge times seven
The actor, who cut his teeth at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, approaches Scrooge with the same nuance as he would King Lear. Even though this is his seventh whirl through ACT's seasonal chestnut, he invests every moment with a deeply felt sense of realism.
"Children love this play, but it's not really a show for children," he says. "That's not whom it resonates with. You have to have lived for a while for the themes to register with you. Dickens was an angry man when he wrote this. It's very political. It's a fable for adults.
"You can't experience this play and then walk past the homeless people outside. I know I can't," says the actor, who lives in Oakland. "If I see someone with their hand out, I give what I can. That's the power of theater."
He takes all of his roles to heart. When he plays a tortured soul, like the title character in "The Dresser" at San Jose Rep, he feels the sting deeply. In fact, he turned down a part at the Magic Theatre because he'd "done a lot of dark stuff lately, and it can be hard to take."
That intense sense of empathy may be the secret to his versatility as an actor.
"Compassion might be a key to why his range is so broad and true, an ability to relate across a wide spectrum of humanity," says actress Stacy Ross. "He's absolutely committed, well-read, smart, experienced and with a truly broad range. He's also one of the best guys you'll ever meet."
And he's also the rare actor who listens as much as he talks. He makes a point of chatting with the homeless people who camp out near San Francisco's Union Square. He's even trying to snag some of them tickets to "A Christmas Carol."
A true craftsman
"He's a pal. While he has a great intensity of stage, he is laid-back and warm in real life," says Tom Ross, artistic director of Berkeley's Aurora Theatre Company. "He takes his work seriously, comes into rehearsal super-prepared and hones his performances until they are polished like gems."
Carpenter's commitment to the craft is unparalleled. Honesty is mandatory. If he does something that doesn't feel true, his "bogometer" goes off. Despite his experience, he still sees himself as a student of the form.
"I try to choose projects because I can learn something from the people involved, from the playwright or the director or the other actors," he says. "And then I invite them to push me as hard they can. That's what I want. Every performance has to be fresh, or it's no better than a recording."
He pays great attention to details, partially because he has to. Lighting designs can sometimes trigger his epilepsy, so he vets strobe effects ahead of time.
Rigor and discipline come naturally to him. He had to be the best to please his father, an Army colonel who repeatedly told him that he had no talent and advised him to quit the stage or court disaster.
His father relented after seeing Carpenter play Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew" in the 1970s. "It was the first time I had ever seen that kind of pride on his face," recalls the actor. "I'll never forget it. Finally getting his approval like that was very gratifying for me."
For the record, his father was right about the grim reality of being a starving artist. Money is always tight for Carpenter and his wife, Cassandra, a costume designer. In order to afford the luxury of starring in Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming" at the Aurora back in 2000, he had to pump espresso at Peet's Coffee between performances.
"Theatergoers kept coming in saying, 'What are you doing here?'" he says, chuckling. "I was just trying to survive."
The gig paid Carpenter the princely sum of about $250 a week but the performance was a master class in subtlety and restraint.
But make no mistake, Carpenter is no theater snob. He had a ball playing the Frankenstein monster in "The Creature," and he's a rambunctious blogger in his spare time. But it's his devotion to the power of art that makes this "Christmas Carol" far more than just another holiday show.
"Can theater change the world? I hope so," the actor says. "I know it can change how we think and the way we feel."
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772.
'A Christmas Carol'
Adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh from the novel by Charles Dickens
Through: Monday
Where: American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary St., San Francisco
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Some commissioners are hoping to build an international dragstrip along Highway 56 in South Augusta. That idea hasn't gone over well with homeowners there. News 12 is on your side with how some commissioners are hoping the results of a sound test today will change the minds of those against the dragstrip.
It's a debate that continues to drag on.
Those in favor of building a dragstrip hope it will end after a sound test this afternoon, hoping to change the minds of homeowners who are opposed to the idea because of the noise they say the dragstrip would generate.
"I'm talking right along this line here, there's nothing but houses. They are going to be in the back of this dragstrip. There's a lot of trailers, double wides, they're not soundproof," said Debbie Walker.
A decibel meter measured the noise level during normal conditions and then again as two dragsters were rev'd and running.
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And the results, Andy Cheek says they're exactly what he expected. The noise level with the cars running raised 30 decibels. He says that's equivalent to the sound of a loud logging truck.
"Yeah, you will be able to detect the cars just like you would a different bird singing, but it's really not a noise that's going to impact the neighborhood," Cheek said.
But the results don't have everyone convinced.
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