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Brutality, War Crimes, Genocide, and Rape – Should Children Be Reading This Book?
Imagine if the leader of a modern country decided his people required land and then proceeded to invade neighbouring countries. Imagine if in some areas he enslaved entire cities, and in others, he ordered his army to completely annihilate the population, first killing soldiers, then killing non-combatants in cold blood (women, children, even babies). Imagine if in some cities he allowed his men to force women they found attractive to have sex with them. Imagine if in some cities he plundered all the goods he found, while in others he simply burnt them to the ground. Imagine if this leader even went so far as to kill livestock for no purpose other than spite. Imagine if this leader also commanded his troops to desecrate the places of worship in the lands he had conquered. Then imagine if his followers kept records of his campaigns, recording with pride the killing of 12,000 people on one day, and 25,000 on another.
Imagine if, in the society he built, the criminal justice system dictated public execution by stoning or by burning, and if some lesser crimes resulted in the cutting off of a limb. Imagine if slavery was legal, and that a slave owner who beat his slave so hard that after a few days he died of his injuries received no State punishment. Imagine if rapists were not punished, but were simply forced to marry the girl they were caught raping. Imagine if girls who were found to have had pre-marital sex were publicly stoned to death. Imagine if religious freedom was non-existent, and apostates from the State religion were executed. Imagine if the regime encouraged people to inform on members of their own family who secretly adhered to a different faith than that dictated by the State, so that they could be put to death. Imagine if the leader commanded people to kill their own friends and families for disloyalty to the regime, and if, on one day alone, 3,000 people were put to death in cold blood. Imagine if the leader planned revenge on another nation, and if an official publication proclaimed that the babies of that nation would be smashed to death on rocks.
Now imagine if the leader grew angry with his people, believing them to be disloyal. Imagine if he repeatedly launched terror campaigns against his own people. Imagine if he deliberately starved whole swaths of his own nation, so they became so desperate that they resorted to cannibalism, with parents eating their children, and children eating their parents. Imagine if he unleashed germ warfare on his own people, spreading disease throughout the land. Imagine if he hired mercenaries from other nations to attack his people. Imagine if he commanded those mercenaries to kill men, women, children, and babies. Imagine if he commanded them to force men to watch as their babies were killed before them, their wives were raped, and their houses were destroyed. Having seen that horror, imagine if those men were then stabbed to death. Imagine if the corpses were not even buried, but were instead left to rot. Imagine if he commanded not only babies to be killed, put pregnant women to have their stomachs ripped open.
Imagine if all these horrific crimes were recorded in a book. This book would stand forever as a record of grotesque inhumanity, of brutal State violence, of human rights violations, of war crimes, and of genocide. This leader would surely go down in history with the likes of Hitler and Stalin, as a dictator of almost unimaginable sickness and brutality.
Now imagine if, defying all standards of logic and human decency, millions of people throughout the world revered this leader, worshipped him, and declared both his actions, and the book reporting them, to be righteous and infallible. Imagine if children were raised to read that book, not as a record of depravity, but instead as a holy book. Imagine if the leader was proclaimed to be good and just, and if people throughout the world prayed to him, and taught that if only the whole world believed his book to be infallible then all social ills would disappear. Imagine if the President of the United States of America regularly read this book, declared himself to be a follower of the leader, and cited it in public addresses. Surely this would be a world gone mad?
Sadly, this is our world today. The leader I referred to in my narrative above is the God spoken of in the Old Testament, the God of Jews and Christians, and the book recording his actions is, of course, the Bible. The God proclaimed in the Old Testament, were he to be a modern leader, would be indicted for crimes against humanity. Instead, he is worshipped today by millions. This is a tragedy.
The biblical material upon which the narrative above is based is as follows:
Crime and punishment:
God speaking: 'If a man takes a stick and beats his slave, whether male or female, and the slave dies on the spot, the man is to be punished. But if the slave does not die for a day or two, the master is not to be punished. The loss of his property is punishment enough' (Exodus 21:20-21).
God speaking: 'If a man commits adultery with the wife of a fellow-Israelite, both he and the woman shall be put to death' (Leviticus 20:10).
God speaking: 'If a man has sexual relations with another man, they have done a disgusting thing, and both shall be put to death. They are responsible for their own death' (Leviticus 20:13).
God speaking: 'If a man marries a woman and her mother, all three shall be burnt to death because of the disgraceful thing they have done' (Leviticus 20:14).
On a man who cursed God during a quarrel: 'The LORD said to Moses, "Take that man out of the camp. Everyone who heard him curse shall put his hands on the man's head to testify that he is guilty, and then the whole community shall stone him to death. Then tell the people of Israel that anyone who curses God must suffer the consequences and be put to death. Any Israelite or any foreigner living in Israel who curses the LORD shall be stoned to death by the whole community"' (Leviticus 24:13-26).
'Once, while the Israelites were still in the wilderness, a man was found gathering firewood on the Sabbath. He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and whole community, and was put under guard, because it was not clear what should be done with him. Then the LORD said to Moses, "The man must be put to death; the whole community is to stone him to death outside the camp." So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded' (Numbers 15:32-36).
God speaking: 'Suppose a man has a son who is stubborn and rebellious, a son who will not obey his parents, even though they punish him … Then the men of the city are to stone him to death, and so you will get rid of this evil' (Deuteronomy 21:18-21).
God speaking: 'But if the charge is true and there is no proof that the girl was a virgin, then they are to take her out to the entrance of her father's house, where the men of her city are to stone her to death. She has done a shameful thing among our people by having intercourse before she was married, and while she was still living in her father's house. In this way you will get rid of this evil' (Deuteronomy 22:20-21).
God speaking: 'Suppose a man is caught raping a girl who is not engaged. He is to pay the girl's father the bride price of fifty pieces of silver, and she is to become his wife, because he forced her to have intercourse with him' (Deuteronomy 22:28-29).
God speaking: 'If two men are having a fight and the wife of one tries to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man's genitals, show her no mercy; cut off her hand' (Deuteronomy 25:11-12).
Religious intolerance:
God speaking: 'Do not make any treaties with the people of the country into which you are going … Instead, tear down their altars, destroy their sacred pillars, and cut down the symbols of their goddess Asherah' (Exodus 34:12-13).
God speaking: 'In the land that you are taking, destroy all the places where the people worship their gods on high mountains, on hills, and under green trees. Tear down their altars and smash their sacred stone pillars to pieces. Burn their symbols of the goddess Asherah and chop down their idols, so that they will never again be worshipped at those places' (Deuteronomy 12:2-3).
Death for apostasy:
God speaking: 'Even your brother or your son or your daughter or the wife you love or your closest friend may secretly encourage you to worship other gods, gods that you and your ancestors have never worshipped. One of them may encourage you to worship the gods of the people who live near you or the gods of those who live far away. But do not let him persuade you; do not even listen to him. Show him no mercy or pity, and do not protect him. Kill him! Be the first to stone him, and then let everyone else stone him too. Stone him to death!' (Deuteronomy 13:6-10).
God speaking: 'When you are living in the towns that the LORD your God gives you, you may hear that some worthless men of your nation have misled the people of their town to worship gods that you have never worshipped before. If you hear such a rumour, investigate it thoroughly; and if it is true that this evil thing did happen, then kill all the people in that town and all their cattle too. Destroy that town completely. Bring together all the possessions of the people who live there and pile them up in the town square. Then burn the town and everything in it as an offering to the LORD your God. It must be left in ruins for ever and never again be rebuilt' (Deuteronomy 13:12-16).
God speaking: 'Suppose you hear that in one of your towns some man or woman has sinned against the LORD and broken his covenant by worshipping and serving other gods or the sun or the moon or the stars, contrary to the LORD's command … If it is true that this evil thing has happened in Israel, then take that person outside the town and stone him to death' (Deuteronomy 17:2-5).
War crimes and genocide:
On the towns of King Sihon of Heshbon: '[W]e captured and destroyed every town, and put everyone to death, men, women, and children. We took the cattle and plundered the towns' (Deuteronomy 2:34-35).
On the towns of King Og of Bashan: 'We destroyed all the towns and put to death all the men, women, and children, just as we did in the towns that belonged to King Sihon of Heshbon. We took the cattle and plundered the towns' (Deuteronomy 3:6-7).
God speaking: 'When you go to attack a city, first give its people a chance to surrender. If they open the gates and surrender, they are all to become your slaves and do forced labour for you. But if the people in that city will not surrender, but choose to fight, surround it with your army. Then, when the LORD your God lets you capture the city, kill every man in it. You may, however, take for yourselves the women, the children, the livestock, and everything else in the city. You may use everything that belongs to your enemies. The LORD has given it to you. That is how you are to deal with those cities that are far away from the land you will settle in. But when you capture cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, kill everyone. Completely destroy all the people: the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, as the LORD ordered you to do' (Deuteronomy 20:10-17).
God speaking: 'When the LORD you God gives you victory in battle and you take prisoners, you may see among them a beautiful woman that you like and want to marry. Take her to your home … Later, if you no longer want her, you are to let her go free. Since you forced her to have intercourse with you, you cannot treat her as a slave and sell her' (Deuteronomy 21:10-14).
On the city of Jericho: 'With their swords they killed everyone in the city, men and women, young and old. They also killed the cattle, sheep, and donkeys' (Joshua 6:21).
'Then they set fire to the city and burnt it to the ground, along with everything in it, except the things made of gold, silver, bronze, and iron, which they took and put in the LORD's treasury' (Joshua 6:24).
On the city of Ai: 'The Israelites killed every one of the enemy in the barren country where they had chased them. They then went back to Ai and killed everyone there. Joshua kept his spear pointed at Ai and did not put it down until every person there had been killed. The whole population of Ai was killed that day – twelve thousand men and women. The Israelites kept for themselves the cattle and goods captured in the city, as the LORD had told Joshua. Joshua burnt Ai and left it in ruins. It is still like that today. He hanged the king of Ai from a tree and left his body there until evening. At sunset Joshua gave orders for the body to be removed, and it was thrown down at the entrance to the city gate. They covered it with a huge pile of stones, which is still there today' (Joshua 8:24-29).
'Joshua ordered the people of Gibeon to be brought to him, and he asked them, "Why did you deceive us and tell us that you were from far away, when you live right here? Because you did this, God has condemned you. Your people will always be slaves, cutting wood and carrying water for the sanctuary of my God"' (Joshua 9:22-23).
Joshua attacked the cities of Makkedah, Libnah, Lachish, Eglon, Hebron, Debir, and surrounding towns (Joshua 10:28-39). In each case, 'He spared no one; everyone was put to death. This was what the LORD God of Israel had commanded' (Joshua 10:40). 'Joshua conquered all these kings and their territory in one campaign because the LORD, Israel's God, was fighting for Israel' (Joshua 10:42).
'But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among the Ephraimites to this day, but they have been forced to work as slaves' (Joshua 16:10).
'The Israelites had the army trapped, and without stopping they pursued them as far as a point East of Gibeah, killing them as they went. Eighteen thousand of the best Benjaminite soldiers were killed. The others turned and ran towards the open country to the Rock of Rimmon. Five thousand of them were killed along the road. The Israelites continued to pursue the rest to Gidom, killing two thousand. In all, twenty-five thousand Benjaminites were killed that day – all of them brave soldiers. But six hundred men were able to escape to the open country to the Rock of Rimmon, and they stayed there four months. The Israelites turned back against the rest of the Benjaminites and killed them all – men, women, and children, and animals as well. They burnt every town in the area' (Judges 20:43-46).
'So the assembly sent twelve thousand of their bravest men with the orders, "Go and kill everyone in Jabesh, including the women and children. Kill all the males, and also any woman who is not a virgin"' (Judges 21:10-11).
'Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the man who pays you back for what you have done to us – who takes your babies and smashes them against a rock' (Psalm 137:8-9).
God's punishments against his own people, the Israelites:
'Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get out of control and make fools of themselves in front of their enemies. So he stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, "Everyone who is on the LORD's side come over here!" So all the Levites gathered round him, and he said to them, "The LORD God of Israel commands every one of you to put on his sword and go through the camp from this gate to the other and kill his brothers, his friends, and his neighbours." The Levites obeyed, and killed about three thousand men that day. Moses said to the Levites, "Today you have consecrated yourselves as priests in the service of the LORD by killing your sons and brothers, so the LORD has given you his blessing' (Exodus 32:25-29).
'Because the LORD Almighty is angry, his punishment burns like a fire throughout the land and destroys the people … Everywhere in the country people snatch and eat any bit of food they can find, but their hunger is never satisfied. They even eat their own children!' (Isaiah 9:19-20).
Isaiah reporting God's message: 'Anyone who is caught will be stabbed to death. While they look on helplessly, their babies will be battered to death, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped. The LORD says, "I am stirring up the Medes to attack Babylon … With their bows and arrows they will kill the young men. They will show no mercy to babies and take no pity on children"' (Isaiah 13:15-18).
God speaking: 'I destroyed you, my people, I killed your children because you did not stop your evil ways … I killed your young men in their prime and made their mothers suffer … The mother who lost her seven children has fainted, gasping for breath. Her daylight has turned to darkness; she is disgraced and sick at heart' (Jeremiah 15:7-9).
God speaking: 'Moab has been destroyed; listen to the children crying. Hear the sound of their sobs … the cries of distress' (Jeremiah 48:4-5).
'Look, O LORD! Look at those you are torturing! Women are eating the bodies of the children they loved! … Young and old alike lie dead in the streets … You slaughtered them without mercy on the day of your anger' (Lamentations 2:20-21).
God speaking: 'parents in Jerusalem will eat their children, and children will eat their parents' (Ezekiel 5:10).
God speaking: 'I will send hunger and wild animals to kill your children, and will send sickness, violence, and war to kill you. I, the LORD, have spoken' (Ezekiel 5:17).
God speaking: 'They are going to die in war, by famine, and by disease. Those far away will fall ill and die; those near by will be killed in war; those who survive will starve to death' (Ezekiel 6:12).
God speaking: 'Spare no one; have mercy on no one. Kill the old men, young men, young women, mothers, and children … Defile the Temple. Fill its courtyards with corpses. Get to work!' (Ezekiel 9:5-7).
God speaking: 'Samaria must be punished for rebelling against me. Her people will die in war; babies will be dashed to the ground, and pregnant women will be ripped open' (Hosea 13:16).
God's punishments against other nations:
'The LORD is angry with all the nations and their armies. He has condemned them to destruction. Their corpses will not be buried, but will lie there rotting and stinking; and the mountains will be red with blood' (Isaiah 34:2-3).
'The LORD Almighty says that disaster is coming on one nation after another, and a great storm is gathering at the far ends of the earth. On that day the bodies of those whom the LORD has killed will lie scattered from one end of the earth to the other. No one will mourn for them, and they will not be taken away and buried. They will lie on the ground like piles of manure' (Jeremiah 25:32-33).
Note: All biblical quotes are taken from the 'Good News' version of the Bible, which comes with illustrations, and is a popular gift, especially for children.
Edmund Standing holds a BA in Theology & Religious Studies and an MA in Critical & Cultural Theory. His other articles on this website can be found in the articles archive.


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- Heilongjiang Province, two months before the break through three billion U.S. dollars export value growth of 19.9%
- Heilongjiang's foreign trade in January this year, showing upward trend to achieve a positive growth
- Heilongjiang Province from January to September imports of 4.334 million cubic meters log the country ranks No. 2
- Import and Export of Heilongjiang in May before the 6.36 billion U.S. dollars to achieve better than the national average
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Harbin, according to customs statistics, from 1 August this year, the province of the Russian import and export value of $ 4,590,000,000, up 32.5% over last year. Which Russia exports 2.72 billion, up 21.1%; 1.88 billion of imports from Russia, an increase of 53.5%.
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The on-and-off voice troubles that have plagued Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles over the last year have resurfaced, forcing the duo to cancel two planned appearances.
The duo had been slated to open one show apiece for Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban over the weekend. "I went into the studio between being out on the road, and I sang too much," Jennifer explained in a July 20 video message to fans. "I blew my voice. It's like a muscle, it's like another part of your body that if you sprain it or strain it you have to heal it or else you will break it. And I don't want to break it, because I want us to come back out there and see you." Lady Antebellum filled in for Sugarland at Kenny's San Francisco show, where fans were alerted about the cancellation as they arrived at the venue and offered refunds.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – After an impressive first-place finish over the weekend at the Islander Splash, the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's cross country team moved up six spots in the NCAA South Central Regional poll today, the largest jump by any team in any region in the nation. The men's team maintained its spot in eighth place after a successful first-place finish at the Islander Splash over the weekend.
"The women's team had a tremendous race at the splash and the results of the poll reflect the effort they put forth Friday night," Head Coach Shawn Flanagan said. "We are moving in the right direction toward our long term goal which is to be a force to be reckon with on the national stage. We are moving in the right direction we just have to keep going."
The women's team improved its 12th place ranking after securing the title at the Islander Splash. The team collected a score of 44 and was led by Cecilia Jones, who clocked a second-place finish with a time of 18:21.2. The team holds the top spot in the Southland with Sam Houston State (No. 8) and Lamar (No. 9) sitting behind the Islanders in the poll.
The men's team stayed strong, holding the eighth spot in the South Central Regional poll and currently sits in fourth place in a very competitive Southland league. The Islanders are behind Stephen F. Austin (No. 5), Lamar (No. 6) and defending Southland Conference Champions McNeese State (No. 7).
"The men's team's steady ranking reflects a solid performance from the splash and now both teams will get the opportunity to improve their rankings at the pre-national meet at Terre Haute, Ind. on Oct. 19," Flanagan added.
The Islanders will next be in action on Oct. 12 at the University of Incarnate Word Cardinal Invitational in San Antonio. Both teams will then head to Terre Haute, Ind. for the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Oct. 19.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).
Women's USTFCCCA South Central Regional Rankings:
1. Arkansas, 2. Texas, 3. Texas A&M, 4. SMU, 5. Baylor, 6. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, 7. Rice, 8. Sam Houston State, 9. Lamar, 10. UT Arlington, 11. UTSA, 12. Arkansas State, 13. Central Arkansas, 14. Texas Southern, 15. Stephen F. Austin
Men's USTFCCCA South Central Regional Rankings:
1. Arkansas, 2. Texas, 3. Rice, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Stephen F. Austin, 6. Lamar, 7. McNeese State, 8. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, 9. Ark.-Little Rock, 10. Houston, 11. Central Arkansas, 12. ULM, 13. UT Arlington, 14. UTSA, 15. North Texas


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"I was a weird kid," confesses Rebecca Drysdale. She was a tomboy by nature and her family moved frequently, which, combined, put Drysdale on the line separating weird from outcast.Comedy, then, was a means of social survival as well as entertainment."Humor was my defense and my way in," said Drysdale. "When you're different, you're either weird or you're funny. I chose funny."
So before she hit the big one-oh, Drysdale was reciting the routines of Ellen Degeneres and Paula Poundstone on the playground. Which didn't make Drysdale seem any more normal. But it did give her at least some measure of peer acceptance, and gave her more focus than the average preadolescent has."Nobody knew what I was talking about," said Drysdale, who began doing stand-up at the age of 16. "I was so nerdy about it. There was a time when all I wanted to do was stand-up. So I'd speak entirely in stand-up quotes. Everyone else was getting drunk for the first time and I was focused on writing."Some would say that weird kid has turned into a weird adult. Drysdale, a member of Chicago's Second City, Etc. cast, specializes in the kind of humor that has audiences wondering whether laughter is the appropriate response.
"I love looking at the audience's faces, trying to figure out what to do," said the 25-year-old, whose brother Eric, 10 years her senior, is a writer for "The Daily Show with John Stewart." "Because nobody wants to see a Jewish white woman saying 'nigger' over and over. So people don't know what to do with it."Drysdale is referring to the rap song that is one of four bits she'll be performing in her one-woman show at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. The rap features exactly three words: yeah, come-on and the aforementioned nigger, repeated endlessly. By the end, listeners don't know what to make of either Drysdale or the material."It's one of my favorites," she said. "Because on one hand, I'm a giant hip-hop fan and it's a good song. But the force and the anger in these words lose their meaning. My saying the words over and over, it's commenting on the nature of content. People are shocked at first, but at the end they're nodding their heads."
Crowds will get more insight into Drysdale with her song parody, set to Dr. Seuss' anti-segregationist masterpiece "The Sneetches." But instead of examining the conflicts between star-bellied Sneetches and Sneetches with no stars upon thars, Drysdale cuts up the divide between different camps of lesbians."It's a template to talk about butch/fem politics that I don't really understand and don't want any part of," said Drysdale, a lesbian. "At Sarah Lawrence, I was introduced to this whole world of gay politics. I questioned why do you bother dividing butch from fem, this kind of lesbian from that kind? Because I was 20, it had a lot of fire to it." Drysdale ends the piece with the line, "You can't rely on clothes to make a good match/'Cause when the clothing comes off, a snatch is a snatch."Rounding out Drysdale's show are a monologue where she uses the lingo and style of a personal trainer to point out what's wrong with the United States, and a mock bat mitzvah speech that she says is "lovingly bitter."Stewart Oksenhorn's e-mail address is email@example.com


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American Airlines sought to reassure customers Tuesday that they'll see no changes in American's schedule, frequent-flier program or tickets even as the Fort Worth-based carrier tries to reorganize its finances in federal bankruptcy court.
"American expects to continue normal business operations throughout the reorganization process, and the business will continue to be operated by the company's management," the airline said in its announcement.
American and parent AMR filed for protection from creditors Tuesday morning in U.S. bankruptcy court in New York, citing the need to lower its costs.
"I think it's fair to say that we are looking to be competitive," said Tom Horton, named Tuesday as chairman and chief executive of AMR and American, adding those titles to his president's position. "I think when you level the playing field, American wins. That's what we're going to aim to do."
His predecessor, Gerard Arpey, retired rather than lead the company through the Chapter 11 reorganization. A Houston-based real-estate investment firm, Emerald Creek Group, announced that Arpey would join it.
Emerald Creek was founded by Larry Kellner, who retired as Continental Airlines chairman and CEO at the end of 2009.
Industry analysts said that the bankruptcy filings should be good for the industry.
"We would view this filing as a positive for the group, due to the fact that during restructuring, AMR should remove unnecessary aircraft/capacity from the industry and will allow AMR's competitors to keep load factors and pricing higher," analyst Helane Becker of Dahlman Rose & Co. said in a Tuesday research note.
Airline analyst Michael Linenberg of Deutsche Bank said filing of bankruptcy papers by AMR and American shouldn't be read as an indication that the industry is in trouble. The issues are "specific to AMR and a reflection of the company's struggles to achieve a more competitive cost and debt structure," Linenberg said.
"In that regard, the US airline industry is on track to generate a net profit in the seasonally-weak December quarter, something that we have observed only twice during the past decade," Linenberg said.
While almost all U.S. carriers are expected to post a profit for 2011, analysts' consensus is that AMR will lose about $342 million in the fourth quarter and $1.2 billion for the full year.
Like Becker, Linenberg said the AMR restructuring "will include further rationalization of its network which likely means some capacity cuts. We view this as positive for the rest of the industry and could see the stocks of the financially strongest carriers outperform on this news."
Horton said American Airlines likely will be "modestly" smaller after it exits bankruptcy proceedings.
"There is customarily some trimming of the capacity and some re-optimization of the fleet as you go through the iteration of the fleet and the capital structure," Horton said. "I would expect some of that. It would be relative modest in my view."
In a goodbye message to employees, Arpey explained his decision to retire after 26 years with AMR and American rather than stay through the reorganization.
"I respect the decision of the Board of Directors to take this path, and I am grateful for their request that I continue serving as your Chairman and Chief Executive. However, after careful consideration, I concluded that my remaining in those roles would not be best for the company," Arpey wrote.
"In my view, executing the Board's plan will require not only a reevaluation of every aspect of our business, but also the leadership of a new Chairman and CEO who will bring restructuring experience and a different perspective to the process," Arpey added. "That is why I informed the Board of my decision to retire from the company."
Horton, in his own message to employees, warned that the company faces challenges as it reorganizes. He called the bankruptcy filing "the necessary and correct path for us to take — and take now — to become a more efficient, financially stronger, and more competitive airline."
"I realize this news might be difficult to absorb; change is never easy," Horton wrote in his message.
He told employees that we expect to continue to provide employee wages, healthcare coverage, vacation, and other benefits, without interruption."


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By Ron Cox
First published as a guest column in the Nashville Business Journal January 28, 2011 edition.
With Music & Entertainment being one of the key industries in Nashville, it is no surprise that banks offer specialized services for this industry – but what does that really mean?
Do bankers in Nashville trade their pinstripes for sequined suits? Do they wear cowboy boots and join in jam sessions?
Well, not necessarily, but relationships are vitally important to success in our business, and bankers are at their best when they are part of an artist's or songwriter's support team that often includes an agent, manager, accountant, and an attorney, among others. Understanding the various roles of the players on these teams, and developing trusting relationships with the client's best interests at heart, is an absolute requirement to a banker working in this particular industry.
The products and services offered to music clients are generally the same as other consumer or business clients –home mortgages, working capital lines of credit, checking accounts and business loans. But, there are some significant differences.
One of the biggest is having an understanding and appreciation for the value of the collateral that secures any credit. In the entertainment industry, collateral is often based on 'intellectual property' rather than more tangible assets that banks typically prefer. A bank's credit underwriting team must be able to assess these intangible values in order to evaluate the risk and reward proposition of what the customer is requesting.
Also, the cash flow for performing artists and musicians can vary wildly and don't fit a traditional 'monthly income' model. For example, the year an artist spends working on an album may actually yield little or no income, but time on the road performing – selling tickets and merchandise - can be very lucrative. For songwriters, there is a lag between writing a song, having it recorded and actually receiving royalties. This waiting time can easily be a year or more. Bankers must understand the revenue cycles of this industry and be able to help manage those income streams.
Finally, throw those traditional 'banker's hours' out the window. A music industry banker is expected to be available 24/7 because artists don't keep standard office hours and often work out of town. And if corporate business gets done on the golf course, music industry business gets done in clubs and performance venues. Plus, there are after hours industry functions, awards shows, and fundraisers to attend.
And, yes, sometimes I put on my boots, grab my banjo and join in a jam session. There's no better way to end my day . . . even if it is after office hours.
Ron Cox is a Senior Vice President and Private Client Banker with Avenue Bank's Music & Entertainment Group. He also plays banjo and is a member of The Hummingbirds, Avenue Bank's corporate band.
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Cathy Come Home
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|Cathy Come Home
|Written by
|Jeremy Sandford
|Directed by
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|Carol White
Ray Brooks
|Paul Jones
Michael Giddings[1]
|Country of origin
|Tony Garnett
|Roy Watts
|Tony Imi
|Running time
|75 minutes
|Original network
|Original release
|16 November 1966 (UK)
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|The Wednesday Play
Cathy Come Home is a 1966 BBC television play by Jeremy Sandford, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach, about homelessness. A 1998 Radio Times readers' poll voted it the "best single television drama" and a 2000 industry poll rated it as the second best British television programme ever made.[2][3] Filmed in a gritty, realistic drama documentary style, it was first broadcast on 16 November 1966 on BBC1. The play was shown in the BBC's The Wednesday Play anthology strand, which often tackled social issues.
Plot summary[edit]
The play tells the story of a young couple, Cathy (played by Carol White) and Reg (Ray Brooks). Initially their relationship flourishes; they have a child and move into a modern home. When Reg is injured and loses his job, they are evicted by bailiffs, and they face a life of poverty and unemployment, illegally squatting in empty houses and staying in shelters for the homeless. Finally, Cathy has her children taken away by social services.
The play broached issues that were not then widely discussed in the popular media, such as homelessness, unemployment and the rights of mothers to keep their own children. It was watched by 12 million people – a quarter of the British population at the time – on its first broadcast. Its hard-hitting subject matter and highly realistic documentary style, new to British television, created a huge impact on its audience.
One commentator called it "an ice-pick in the brain of all who saw it". The play produced a storm of phone calls to the BBC, and discussion in Parliament. For years afterwards Carol White was stopped in the street by people pressing money into her hand, convinced she must be actually homeless.[4]
In a 2000 poll of industry professionals conducted by the British Film Institute to determine the BFI TV 100 of the 20th century, Cathy Come Home was voted second (the highest-placed drama on the list), behind the comedy Fawlty Towers. In 2005 it was named by Broadcast as the UK's most influential TV programme of all time.[5][6]
In the light of public reaction to the film, and following a publicity campaign led by Willam Shearman and Ian Macleod highlighting the plight of the homeless, the charity Crisis was formed the following year in 1967.
By coincidence, another charity for the homeless, Shelter, was launched a few days after the first broadcast. Though it was not connected to the programme, "the film alerted the public, the media, and the government to the scale of the housing crisis, and Shelter gained many new supporters."[7]
However, Ken Loach has said that despite the public outcry following the play, it had little practical effect in reducing homelessness other than changing rules so that homeless fathers could stay with their wives and children in hostels.[4]
The play was written by Jeremy Sandford, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach, who went on to become a major figure in British film. Loach employed a realistic documentary style, using predominantly 16 mm film on location, which contrasted with the vast amount of BBC drama of the time, the bulk of which was entirely shot in a television studio. Union regulations of the time forced about ten minutes of Cathy Come Home to be shot in this way, with the material shot in a studio on electronic cameras being telerecorded and spliced into the film as required.
The cinematographer was Tony Imi. Imi's innovative use of a hand-held camera to take moving action shots and close-ups gave Cathy almost a feel of a current affairs broadcast and a realism which was rare in British TV drama at the time. This produced shots some traditionalists thought "not technically acceptable". Imi commented: "I was stuck in a rut after working on Dr Finlay's Casebook and Maigret – standard BBC productions. All of a sudden, with The Wednesday Play and Ken, there was a newness that fitted into the way I was thinking at the time." Tony Imi died on 8 March 2010.
Loach's naturalistic style helped to heighten the play's impact. Many scenes were improvised, and some include unknowing members of the public, such as the final scene in which Cathy's children are taken from her at a railway station (none of the passers-by intervened).[4]
Broadcast history and availability[edit]
After the first transmission in 1966, the play was repeated on BBC1 on 11 January 1967, 13 November 1968 and again on BBC2 on 11 August 1976. It was also screened by Channel 4 on 31 March 1993 as part of a season of programmes on homelessness, and by BBC Four in a season on the same subject in 2006. BBC Four also aired this drama on 5 and 11 June 2003 (shown as part of Time Shift). On 31 July 2016 it was repeated on BBC Four as part of a retrospective on 1966.
In 2003 the play was released on VHS and DVD by the British Film Institute with an audio commentary by Loach, and original production documentation (the BFI has screened the play on numerous occasions, including in a 2011 Ken Loach film festival). In 2011 the play was re-released on DVD by 2 Entertain with audio commentary by Loach. Along with other Loach films, it is currently available to watch on Loach's YouTube channel. It is also available as a special feature on the 2011 Criterion Blu-ray and DVD release of Kes, another Ken Loach film.
Theme song[edit]
The song that is played at the beginning and end of the film is a cover version of "500 Miles" by Sonny & Cher.
- ^ "Air Marshal Sir Michael Giddings". The Daily Telegraph. London. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ Childs, Peter; Storry, Michael, eds. (1999). Encyclopaedia of Contemporary British Culture. London: Routledge. p. 159. ISBN 9780415147262.
- ^ Duguid, Mark. "Cathy Come Home (1966)". British Film Institute. London. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Witness: Cathy Come Home". BBC World Service. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Television that changed our world". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Top 10 TV Programmes That Changed The World". London Evening Standard. London. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Our history". Shelter. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2010.


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PORTSMOUTH — A domestic violence-related assault charge against retired police detective Stephen Arnold, 49, will be dismissed providing Arnold completes a "batterers intervention" program and a substance-abuse evaluation.
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OCEANSIDE Seventeen-year-old Roberto Ramirez rarely ventures far from his troubled Crown Heights neighborhood in Oceanside but on Wednesday he went surfing, kayaking and paddle boarding in Mission Beach.
Ramirez was one of about a dozen kids, ages 11 to 17, from the violence-plagued Oceanside neighborhood who participated in the Bridges to the Beach program run by the San Diego Junior Lifeguard Foundation at the Santa Clara Recreation Center.
The one-day outing aims to inspire confidence and develop water safety skills for at-risk children and teens. For the Crown Heights kids, it was part of a yearlong Inspiring Future Leaders program developed by North County Lifeline, Outdoor Outreach and funded by San Diego Gas & Electric.
The leadership program is designed to combat gang violence through mentoring, community service and special activities like Bridges to Beach.
"It's an awesome program, everyone should join," Ramirez said, still dripping wet from kayaking Wednesday morning.
He recently graduated from Oceanside High School and plans to attend MiraCosta College with an eye on a degree in criminal justice.
Not long ago, Ramirez' parents would not allow him to go far from home fearing that he might be tempted to join a gang or be killed.
The fear is real, he said.
Last year, Ramirez's friend, Anthony Carachuri-Perez, was gunned down in front of a house on Grant Street.
Ramirez said he remembers his mother waking him up to tell him about "Tony's" death.
"I just broke down," he said.
But it also inspired him to choose a career.
"I want to be a police officer," Ramirez said. "But I want to be a police officer in my own neighborhood."
Organizers with the leadership program said outings like the one Wednesday helps expose teens who might be tempted to join a gang to a different environment.
"It shows them that there is a whole other world for them," said Barbara Moreno, who runs North County Lifeline's after-school program in Crown Heights.
Moreno said many of the children in that neighborhood rarely visit the beach, even though it's only about 10 blocks away, due to fear of gang violence on the way to or from there.
Joe McLeod, director of operations at Outdoor Outreach — a group that works with other agencies to organize the outings — said there are also economic reasons why some children don't visit the beach or go rock climbing or visit museums.
Some families simply don't have the money to take their children to those places, he said.
"It's hard for a lot of us to understand but that is their reality," McLeod said.
More than 150 children participate in the leadership program throughout the year, organizers said.
"These are the youth that we typically worry about," said Don Stump, executive director of North County Lifeline.
Stump said he has seen evidence that the program works. During a recent outing, a boy saw the Navy ships in San Diego and began asking about them and how he might work in one of them.
"That's a perfect story about what we want to accomplish," Stump said.


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Hi Doug,
Been a while since I wrote, college exams and whatnot. The Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler rematch had the kind of intensity that you couldn't take your eyes off the screen. I might be in the minority, but I think this version of Froch – ie. utilising his boxing skills more – presents a stiffer challenge to Andre Ward. Don't get me wrong, Ward should and would be odds on favourite but I don't think it would be the simple case of rinse and repeat that some commentators seem to believe.
Lucas Matthysse lands his bombs precisely because he isn't crude. I think he stops Danny Garcia late and that is in no way meant to disrespect Garcia who is a really good fighter in my humble opinion. I know this fight is a long ways off but if Manny Pacquiao can rediscover his form he beats the tar out of Brandon Rios. If not, well …….
One last note, 118-110 ?????
Look after yourself. – Ken, Cork, Ireland
Thanks for checking in Ken.
I didn't get that 118-110 score for the Froch-Kessler rematch, either. Perhaps that score would have made sense if the bout were conducted under amateur rules or if Kessler's punches lacked all snap and pop, but we both know that the Danish star was landing bombs (55 percent of his power punches, according to CompuBox), as was Froch.
I scored it 115-113 for Froch, and can see a 116-112 total for the Brit, but the 118-110 scorecard seems a bit disrespectful to Kessler in my opinion and does not convey the competitive nature of the bout.
I agree that if Pacquiao can regain the form he had two-to-three years ago, he'll punish Rios. However, I don't think the Filipino hero can turn back the clock or regain the hunger he had as "the Pac-monster," so I see a brutally competitive fight that makes for good TV. And I don't count "Bam Bam" out in that fight, either.
I've been saying (and writing) that Matthysse has good technique and boxing ability since before his fight with Devon Alexander. (And unlike a lot of other boxing writers and bloggers, I can back my claims up with actual stories – here's a 2011 Gym Notes I wrote on Matty about a week before he traveled to St. Louis, where he was blatantly screwed.)
Anyone who classifies Matthysse as "crude" doesn't know what they are looking at.
And anyone who thinks Ward will "have his way" with Froch in a rematch is sadly mistaken. I would still favor Ward to win a return bout with The Cobra, but I think it's a fight worth seeing, especially if the promoters and networks involved can work out a deal to entice the American champion to leave the U.S. and face the Brit in the UK.
whats up dougie?
first of all let me start off with the cobra. i believe he won decisively but was in a competitive fight, not sure about the 118-110 scorecard, but i had about 4-6 rounds depending on how you view the 4th or 12th rounds. but all the judges were neutral, so there can be no real complaints from team kessler, not that they were. they're classy people.
i was impressed with carl's accurate snappy jab in the first 3 rounds, they came from his waist. it was a little reminiscent of tommy hearn's flicker. kessler didn't see it coming, but like a real champ he adapted and remained competitive, even rocking the cobra in the 11th, but that chin is made off that plaster s__t margarito put in his gloves.
what are your views on froch? he's regarded as a british great now, but what do you think he has to achieve to be a great in this era.
mythical/potential matchups:
froch vs ward and calzaghe, not both at once (lol)
calzaghe vs ward
also i know you're not too fund of p4p discussions but surely froch deserves to be ahead of some of these young guns, just my 2 cent, as you guys say.
mythical matchups:
w. klitchko vs lennox lewis and larry holmes, all have great jabs and defence, but does wladdy's size and reach behind his jab beat them?
(and what do you think he has to achieve to become recognised as a truly great heavyweight by the u.s., beat joe louis title defences record?)
hopkins vs monzon
duran vs arguello
would appreciate a shoutback. – abdirahman from london
"Big ups" (as Lennox used to say after his fights) to my man Abdi from London – the top of the food chain! How's that for a shoutback?
I scored both rounds four and 12 for Kessler, which is why my very unofficial scorecard was so close. I fully recognize that both of those rounds were close and could easily be scored for Froch.
Froch's jab – along with his activity and refusal to be backed up – was the difference in the fight. The way he fired it from his hip was a little reminiscent of Hearns' left stick. Too bad Froch doesn't possess the Hitman's speed and power, he'd be unstoppable!
(Come to think of it, too bad Hearns didn't possess Froch's iron chin – he really would have been unstoppable! LOL.)
I think Froch has earned the right to be considered a British great. He's arguably accomplished enough to merit eventual hall of fame consideration. In order to be considered an all-time great, though, he'll have to accomplish more – starting with a rematch victory over Ward. A successful run at light heavyweight would also help his argument for greatness.
As for the current pound-for-pound ratings, yes, I think Froch is definitely worthy of a spot in the top 10 (certainly more worthy than Saul Alvarez and Adrien Broner).
Mythical/potential matchups:
I think both Ward (obviously) and Calzaghe at their best beat Froch at his.
I think Calzaghe beats Ward.
Mythical matchups:
Wladdy vs. Lewis is matter of who strikes first – both have tremendous power and athleticism with mortal chins. I'll go with Big L to land the first fight-ending combo in that fascinating mythical matchup, which would be fun while it lasted.
I think Holmes' quickness, ring savvy, underrated heart and chin, plus his big right hand would eventually spell doom for Wlad in what would likely amount to an intense chess match until the Easton Assassin struck in the late rounds of a closely contested fight.
I think Wlad already has hall-of-fame numbers, but in order to have any hope of being considered an ATG, he'll have equal or break Louis' record of consecutive title defenses.
Monzon outjabs Hopkins from the outside and out-roughhouses the Philly badass on the inside en route to a narrow but deserved decision.
Duran outboxes Arguello and then physically overwhelms his fellow Latino legend to a late stoppage.
Well Dougie, what a fantastic, fantastic fight.
Clearly, I'm lost for superlatives after the showing. The most incredible facet of this epic fight was the fact that neither of these two absolute gladiators hit the deck. What's more, when either fighter did get caught with any number of the monstrous hits that we saw in the fight, they would just come back swinging, let alone any holding (and god forbid either touching down on the canvas!).
Carl's jab was fantastic and Mikkel was thunderous with his looping, concussive hooks (well, concussive to any other man on this planet save Nottingham's very own Cobra). Kessler was not the flat-footed plodder some thought he had become since the Calzaghe fight; he showed fantastic upper-body movement in ducking under Froch's hooks, as shown even in the last throws of the twelfth round – when many thought the fight might be coming to an early halt – when Mikkel was clearly dazed but still somehow managed to show the wherewithal to duck Carl's left hook and move into relative safety to hear the final bell. Kessler also showed his class as he started to slip Carl's jab from the fourth. Carl showed that he has the capacity to box skillfully, as opposed to being the crude, limited brawler many have proclaimed him to be.
It was a privilege to witness such a fiercely contested war; to see the fight's momentum swinging to and fro, from where it looked like Kessler might stop Froch in the 11th, for Froch to then come back to nearly stop Kessler in the final round.
A fascinating theme of the fight was to see the contest between Kessler's superior punching and Froch's slightly superior chin. These men are hewn from granite, and while we can contest the differences in their respective arsenals, one thing is for sure: they both have cast iron wills.
Carl deserved the win but I had it a lot closer than the judges (I think the 118-110 scorecard was outrageous). I had Carl by one round, and could even see a case for a draw or a win for Mikkel.
I'd like to see Mikkel hang the gloves up now as I think the fight would have taken more out of him than Froch (and also bearing in mind that Kessler has had almost 20 more fights than the Sheriff of Nottingham), whereas I'd like to see Carl have another couple of fights.
These two men have my utmost respect, which was further enhanced by their joint interview for SkySports straight after the fight. I was left in total awe.
Sorry for the length of the message and good luck with dealing with the rest of the English and Danish fanatics for the mailbag!
Keep well. – James, London
Thank you for the heartfelt and well-worded email on a terrific fight, James. Obviously, the Froch-Kessler rematch was a special one of European boxing fans, especially those of the UK and even more so for those who reside in the host city, London.
It's been awhile since London was the site for a super middleweight contest as heated and special as Froch-Kessler II. Off the top of my head, I'd say it was the most dramatic 168-pound bout hosted by the city since the tragic rematch between Chris Eubank and Michael Watson back in 1991.
It would be great if Froch could fight in London a few more times before he hangs up his gloves. My guess is that Ward-Froch II would sellout the O2 Arena just as quickly (3 hours) as Froch-Kessler II did, maybe faster. A domestic showdown with London native George Groves would also be a massive event at O2 Arena.
It's hard to believe the days of "the Dark Destroyer" fighting regularly in London are now 18-to-26 years behind us.
I didn't get a chance to watch the SkySports post-fight interview with both Froch and Kessler but both veterans already had my respect going into to Saturday's return bout and both enhanced it with the class they showed during those 12 rounds.
I agree that Kessler displayed impressive head/upper-body movement (as well as a tight guard, and nice step-around moves after he slipped punches) to compliment his accurate power punching during the fight. Which is why, I disagree that he should retire after Saturday's fight.
Apart from Froch and Ward, I think Kessler would have outclassed any other super middleweight on the planet with the fight he put forth on May 25. Kessler spoke of possible retirement if he lost going into the fight, so if he doesn't feel the hunger and passion he once had for the sport, I agree that he should hang up the gloves.
However, if he was pleased with his effort (which he should be) and still has some fire in his belly, I certainly wouldn't mind watching Kessler test London's young guns – Groves and James DeGale – or challenge fellow veteran and promotional stablemate, Robert Stieglitz, who would make for a big fight in Denmark or Germany.
There's also Arthur Abraham (a loser-must-retire bout if there ever was one) and the winner of Sakio Bika-Marco Antonio Periban.
Oh yeah, and there's a lucrative rubbermatch with Froch.
This is just a hunch, but I don't think we've seen the last of "The Viking Warrior."
Greetings Dougie,
I'm still buzzing about Froch- Kessler II. What a fight! Froch takes bombs so well sometimes you'd be forgiven for thinking they have missed!
The question is what now for Froch? When he asked Kessler on Sky if he'd like a rubber match Kessler didn't seem that enthusiastic. Maybe he wants to retire or see his ease out his career in Denmark (and who can blame him after that?)
Froch mentioned a rematch with Andre Ward after the fight in the UK, and I'm not certain what Andre Ward was saying on HBO but he was interviewed after the fight on Sky and said and I quote "First and foremost, America is where you got to come to become a star, you can be a great domestic fighter but if you want to be a great worldwide fighter you got to steak you claim there." Seems to me he's not interested in a fight in the UK, and I don't think I'm alone in saying I don't want to see it anywhere else. Ward is all wrong for Froch anyway.
So who else is there? At 175 there's Bernard Hopkins and Nathan Cleverly, however Froch did signal his intent before the Kessler fight to stop at 168 and unless one of them two are willing to drop a weight that doesn't look likely either (although something tells me Hopkins might be willing to AND come to the UK).
Of the current 168 fighters, I think a rematch with Bute is out of the question at this stage with him fighting Pascal in December. George Groves looked good on the undercard but needs more significant wins. Robert Stieglitz is a belt holder but I think Froch's promoter Eddie Hearn is eyeing him up as one of Groves significant wins.
So how about this? Carl Froch v Gennady Golovkin? GGG has been struggling to get big fights with a lot of middleweights have and will continue to duck him. Froch certainly doesn't have a long history of ducking fighters and we will see for sure if Golovkin is the real deal or when he's fed to The Cobra he's just the new Arthur Abraham/ Lucian Bute, and we will also see if anything can dent Froch's iron jaw.
Take Care. – Sam, Blackburn, UK
Despite the American champion's comments, don't rule out a Ward-Froch rematch in the UK just yet.
Though he is still proving it, I think Ward is cut from an old-school cloth, which means he's willing to travel overseas for suitable challenges or business opportunities. The nonsense about a fighter having to fight in the U.S. to be star is just Ward's way of kicking off the negotiations between his people and Froch's representation. Ward went from wearing his commentator's hat to wearing his businessman hat with those post-fight comments, but under any hat he wears is a boxing brain.
He knows he can beat Froch and he knows that the rematch is probably a much bigger event in the UK than it is in the U.S. However, Ward wants to see if he can get Froch on his turf, and if there's good money to be made with the fight in the States. If he can't get Froch to budge, or if there isn't enough money in a U.S.-based rematch, my guess is that Ward will give serious consideration to fighting the Englishman in the UK.
Why? Because Ward doesn't have many lucrative options at 168 pounds or at light heavyweight. He's already defeated the light heavyweight champ, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is at least two comeback wins away from being ready or viable as a high-profile challenger, and the only super middleweight who approaches Ward's class and accomplishment is Froch.
If Ward's reps and Froc'sh reps can't make a deal, they'll go their separate ways and I believe our man Golovkin will wind up in the American's path, not Froch's. GGG is a player on HBO, which is hoping to build the Kazakhstan puncher into a potential pay-per-view B-side for Ward. Of course, Golovkin will have to defeat Matthew Macklin next month and then probably beat the winner of the Daniel Geale-Darren Barker fight before the U.S. cable network will start beating the drums for Ward-Golovkin.
I think the lucrative options for Froch (beyond return bouts with Ward and Kessler) are showdowns with Hopkins or Cleverly. You're correct that Froch doesn't see himself as a light heavyweight and would expect a 175-pound beltholder to meet him at a catchweight. I don't know if Cleverly is willing (or physically able) to come down enough in weight to suit Froch, but I know that Hopkins is. And "The Immortal B-Hop," who fought both Winky Wright and Kelly Pavlik at 170-pound catchweights, is also willing to travel to the UK.
Hopkins vs. Froch makes sense (and dollars), if B-Hop gets by Karo Murat in July.
What's up Doug?
Didn't hear back from you last Monday so here's my four cents worth regarding the last two weeks of crunch-action:
I KNEW that Matthysse was going splatter Peterson! And man, "The Machine" just swiftly pounded out Peterson like Petey was the inbred c__ksucker that ransacked Matty's home.
Peterson can gripe all he wants about the "premature stoppage." Matthysse nearly decapitated him with a grazing punch for f__k's sakes! If that fight was allowed to continue Petey would had his face looking like someone's bare ass after it was dragged across bad road.
And speaking of which, as much as I respect Danny Garcia, if he doesn't do some smart boxing when he takes on The Argentine War-Machine later this year it will be his face looking like road-rash (or road-kill)! If Amir Khan wants to be next in line, no problem. He'll just get his chandelier chin smashed into little, bitty microchips!
As for Devon Alexander he looked pretty good in pounding Purdy into putty with one arm. Now if he can keep fighting like that against real contenders like Keith Thurman or Ruslan Provo and actually win then I'll be impressed!
And what's with Devon's grunting out loud when he throws a punch? The dude sounds like a rhino in heat having an orgasm!
Froch-Kessler: Brutal fight! The thing about Froch is that he's this rangy mother-f-ing, meat-grinding mutt of a fighter who cracks like he has paving stones in his mitts! The look on Kessler's banged-up kisser says it all.
But man, the one thing harder than Froch's fists is his head! Those were some really massive shots that Kessler cracked him with. If that was any other 168 pounder, Kessler's right fist would've been rammed down the poor bastard's throat and out his ass.
And yet here was Froch in round 12 tearing into Kessler like he wanted to splatter him all over the ropes. Kessler scored the harder shots but Froch's greater aggression won him the fight.
While the bloodthirsty bastard in me would like to see these two pound each other to pieces once again or fight other badasses like Cleverly, Bika or Sergei Kovalev, I won't blame Froch if he was to beat on a stay busy opponent or two like Robert Stieglitz before going back to waging war on the division's murderer's row. Well I'm done! Cheers!! – Triple T
Given the magnitude of his latest victory and the sellout crowd he and Kessler attracted to the O2 Arena, I think Froch has reached a certain level (and pay scale) in the sport that usually precludes "stay busy" opponents (not that I think Stieglitz is easy work for anyone).
I don't think Stieglitz, Kovalev or Bika are big enough names (or accomplished-enough fighters) for Froch at this point in his career. Cleverly is still a pup compared to Froch, but he's got a name in the UK and could make for an interesting domestic showdown. I can see Froch-Cleverly happening in the future. However, if Froch is going to take on a light heavyweight titleholder, it will be Bernard Hopkins, who has the biggest name among 175-pound fighters (and is arguably the most accomplished boxer in the sport).
My guess is that Froch will be a very interested observer when Hopkins defends his IBF belt against Murat on July 13.
I won't fault Froch for fighting Hopkins, and I've got nothing but respect for the great B-Hop, who is still willing to challenge himself at 48, but I'd rather watch The Cobra and Kessler do it a third time.
I think their styles, physical attributes (and limitations), and mentalities will always mesh to make for a rousing 12-round fight.
I agree that Froch's chin is harder than his granite mitts, and along with his high punch output, I think his ability to take a great shot was what earned his rematch victory. Froch's ability to absorb flush punches without much "wobble" or pause detracted from the perceived "effectiveness" of Kessler's offense.
I have no idea why Alexander has to provide extra sound effects for his punches, but thanks you and your sick imagination, every time I hear him bark during his next fight I'll think ofa rhino in heat having an orgasm. That's just nasty (but, hey, it made me laugh).
Hopefully, Alexander will be in with a live body in his next fight – either the Paul Malignaggi-Adrien Broner winner, Josesito Lopez (if he upsets Marcos Maidana on June 8), the winner of Kell Brook-Carson Jones II, or The Thurminator.
Nobody has to tell Garcia or Khan not to be too brave in the ring if they take on Matthysse. I think from now on everyone who faces The Argentine War Machine (love that name!) will unashamedly make tracks like Usain Bolt for as long as they can.
And ya know what? I think that gameplan/mentality will help them go rounds with him but it won't help them win the damn fight. I don't believe the strategies that Alexander and Zab Judah used to barely outpoint Matty a few years ago will work against him anymore. He starts faster these days and he's just as crafty as he is busy with his punch selection.
No, he doesn't cut the ring off like a prime Julio Cesar Chavez (nobody does), but he's got a way forcing supposedly superior boxers and better athletes to stop running and exchange with him. And once that happens they're in a world of pain.
Photos / Scott Heavey-Getty Images
Email Dougie at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @dougiefischer


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Updated: 04/15/2009 - Lansing school superintendent T.C. Wallace will recommend closing 2 elementary schools to the Board of Education.
Updated: 04/15/2009 - Lansing school superintendent T.C. Wallace will recommend closing 2 elementary schools to the Board of Education.
Posted: 04/14/2009 - A new GI bill provides money for college tuition and fees for post 9/11 vets and their families starting August 1, 2009.
Updated: 04/03/2009 - Fire officials say they believe the burning of two Grand Ledge school buses is arson.
Updated: 04/02/2009 - Lansing excels in some areas, needs improvement in others
Posted: 04/02/2009 - Congressman Mark Schauer announces millions of dollars in emergency education funding Thursday.
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Posted: 04/01/2009 - More than 20 students sent to the hospital after a stomach illness circulates around one dorm.
Updated: 03/31/2009 - Preschool not required by law; some state lawmakers calling for universal four-year-old preschool.
Updated: 03/31/2009 - Paid for by income tax increase.
Posted: 03/31/2009 - Parents of Grand River Elementary students plead their case to the Lansing School District to try and keep the doors open.
Updated: 03/25/2009 - Lansing pulls out all the stops to get students to sign up for school
Posted: 03/05/2009 - Wayne State University in Detroit ups tuition aid
Updated: 03/04/2009 - Chinese educators come to East Lansing to exchange ideas and learn about American education.
Posted: 02/27/2009 - Super feels recommendations to eliminate numerous buildings fits into his vision for the district.
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Posted: 02/26/2009 - The Lansing Schools Community Advisory Task Force for Right Sizing is close to making its recommendations to the Superintendent and the School Board.
Posted: 02/25/2009 - The Lansing School Board called a special meeting Tuesday to question Superintendent T.C. Wallace.
Posted: 02/24/2009 - Board says the new "neighborhood school zones" will save the district $750,000 and solve complicated busing system.
Updated: 02/24/2009 - DeWitt Junior High School is sending its students home early Tuesday, due to a small, contained fire.
Posted: 02/23/2009 - Lansing Superintendent Dr. T.C. Wallace answers questions about why he is looking to leave the district after less than two years
Updated: 02/19/2009 - The Senator visits a Lansing high school to talk about the stimulus package
Updated: 02/19/2009 - Decision expected next month.
Posted: 02/19/2009 - Senate money watchdog head says Granholm's proposed education cuts may be blocked.
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next there's some thoughts on words, my love.
then there's what's been through my hands since i started keeping this list. perhaps i won't remember to put everything i read on here, or will fail to make time to review much of it. but without trying, one will never know what might have been.
i do most of my reading online. there are a zillion and one things to see on the internet, and there are at least hundreds objectively worth reading. much of my LiveJournal Friends page does not necessarily fall under that category (of course it's all subjectively great or i wouldn't spend so much of my time there!), but there are a few consistent exceptions to that rule which i'll share with you here.
i also read some webcomics. usually i drink words by the liter, but when i want them by the drop with guaranteed humor in, i go here.
there are also quite a few more things i'm interested in on my amazon wishlist.
and some things that are in progress. most of them are at least medium term: typically i find them worthwhile but hard reading, so i won't give up, but i'm easily distracted to lighter reading. however some are just what i'm actually reading at the moment, as in, making daily progress. and i hate myself (just a little) for ever adding more to this list without taking some off.
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|Learning Guitar - Lesson Eight
|Part 6: String Bending
Bending Technique
Bending the strings far enough to get the pitch to change (which is what we're trying to do) takes a good deal of effort. The key is to use three of your fingers to bend the string, instead of just the finger on the fret you're trying to bend. You accomplish this by placing your third finger on the fret you're trying to bend. Place your first and second fingers on the frets behind it, and exert pressure with all three fingers. Let's look at the first exercise.
Start by fretting the note on the tenth fret of the second string, with your third finger. Your second finger should rest on the second string, ninth fret. Your first finger should rest on the second string, eighth fret. Our goal is to bend this note up one semi-tone (called a "half step"), and then return the note to it's original pitch. Play the tenth fret, then the 11th fret, so you can hear the proper pitch of the note you're trying to bend to. Then pick the note, and exert force in an upwards motion (towards you), while still putting some pressure on the string so it keeps ringing. Try and use all three fingers to bend the string, not just the third finger. Then, return the note to it's original pitch.
Chances are, when you first attempt this, you won't get the pitch to change much. This will be especially true if you try bending on an acoustic guitar - they are much harder to bend strings on. Be extremely patient... chances are you haven't used these muscles before, and they'll take time to strengthen. Keep practicing, and you'll get the hang of it eventually. Be sure and listen to the audio clip to hear what the bend should sound like.
A Harder Bending Technique
This exercise is exactly the same as the one above, except this time, we're going to attempt to bend the note up two frets (a "tone", or a "full step"). Start by playing the tenth fret, then the 12th fret, to hear the pitch you're trying to bend the note to. Now, while fretting the note on the tenth fret of the second string with your third finger, pick the note, and try to bend it up to the 12th fret, then return it to it's original pitch. Remember: use all three fingers to help bend the note, or you'll never be able to push the note far enough.
Things to Remember:
Now, let's move on to learning some new songs.