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Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Measure for Measure Gender Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line). Line numbers correspond to the Riverside edition.
Quote #1
Behold, behold. where Madam Mitigation comes! I
have purchased as many diseases under her roof as come to-- (1.2.9)
When Lucio brags about how much money he's spent at Mistress Overdone's brothel (and the number of STDs he's contracted), it's clear that the unruly Mistress Overdone thumbs her nose at the legal system and operates outside the sphere of masculine authority.
Quote #2
It is a man's voice. Gentle Isabella,
Turn you the key, and know his business of him;
You may, I may not; you are yet unsworn.
When you have vow'd, you must not speak with men
But in the presence of the prioress:
Then, if you speak, you must not show your face,
Or, if you show your face, you must not speak.
He calls again; I pray you, answer him. (1.2.4)
Nuns at St. Clare's aren't allowed to talk to a man and show their faces at the same time. They can do one or the other but not both. Also, any speaking or showing of faces to men must be done in the presence of the prioress (head nun).
Brain Snack: In 1538, Henry VIII (the English king who broke with the Catholic Church) began the dissolution of all the monasteries and convents in England. This eliminated an important option for women who would seek life as nuns. By the time Shakespeare wrote Measure for Measure around 1604, there weren't any left. There were, however, plenty of them in Vienna (the seat of the Holy Roman Empire), which is the setting of Shakespeare's play.
Quote #3
Yes, truly; I speak not as desiring more;
But rather wishing a more strict restraint
Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare. (1.4.1)
In a previous passage, we saw how Mistress Overdone breaks the law by running a brothel. Here, when we first encounter Isabella, we find out she wants to join a convent (a very strict convent at that). But why? Is it because she's seeking refuge from the kind of corruption and sleaziness that's so rampant in Vienna? Or, is this another way for a woman to lead a life independent of men?
Why does Shakespeare place his two major female characters on opposite ends of the social spectrum? Is a woman's only option to be a virgin or a whore?


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Roman Catholicism in Africa
Roman Catholicism in Africa is the part of the Catholic Church in the various countries of Africa. Christian activity in Africa began in the 1st century when the Patriarchate of Alexandria was formed as one of the four original Patriarchs of the East (the others being Constantinople, Antioch, and Jerusalem). In 2005, the Roman and Eastern Catholic Churches of Africa embraced approximately 135 million of the 809 million people in Africa. In 2009, when Pope Benedict XVI visited Africa, it was estimated at 158 million.[1] By 2025, one-sixth (230 million) of the world's Catholics are expected to be African.[2] The world's largest seminary is in Nigeria, which borders on Cameroon in western Africa, and Africa produces a large percentage of the world's priests. There are also 16 cardinals from Africa, out of 192, and 400,000 catechists. Cardinal Peter Turkson, formerly Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana, is Africa's youngest cardinal at 64 years old.[1][3]
Many important members of the early Church were from Africa, including Mark the Evangelist, Origen, Tertullian, Saint Augustine of Hippo (from Hippo Regius in what is now Annaba, Algeria[4]) and Clement of Alexandria. Churches in eastern North Africa, such as those in Egypt and Ethiopia, tended to align with the practice of the Eastern Church, but those to the West (the area now known as the Maghreb) were connected to the Roman Church. Three early popes were from the Roman Africa Province. These were Pope Victor I (reigned c . 189 to 199), Pope Miltiades (reigned 311 to 314) and Pope Gelasius I (492 to 496) and all of them were Christian Berbers.
Church membership rose from 2 million in 1900 to 140 million in 2000.[5]
End of indigenous Christianity in northwest Africa after the Arab conquest by 700 AD[edit]
The conventional historical view is that the conquest of North Africa by the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate between AD 647–709 effectively ended Catholicism in Africa for several centuries. A prevailing view is that the Church at that time lacked the backbone of a monastic tradition and was still suffering from the aftermath of heresies including the so-called Donatist heresy, and this contributed to the earlier obliteration of the Church in the present day Maghreb. Some historians contrast this with the strong monastic tradition in Coptic Egypt, which is credited as a factor that allowed the Coptic Church to remain the majority faith in that country until around after the 14th century.
However, new scholarship has appeared that disputes this. There are reports that the Roman Catholic faith persisted in the region from Tripolitania (present-day western Libya) to present-day Morocco for several centuries after the completion of the Arab conquest by 700 AD.[6] There are currently archaeological excavations in western Libya that are focused on the remains of Christian churches dated from the 10th century. There is also evidence of religious pilgrimages after 850 AD to tombs of Catholic saints outside of the city of Carthage, and evidence of religious contacts with Christians of Muslim Spain. In addition, calendar reforms adopted in Europe at this time were disseminated amongst the indigenous Christians of Tunis, which would have not been possible had there been an absence of contact with Rome. Jonathan Conant (Staying Roman, Conquest and Identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439-700, Cambridge, 2012, pp. 362-370) reviews the evidence. He states that Islam did not become the majority in Tunisia until quite late in the 9th century and the "vast majority until some time in the tenth," pp. 363-64. Christians tended to live in towns and cities and often spoke African Latin, al-latini al-afriqi, until "at least the 12th century" ibid. p. 363. By 1076 there were only two bishops left in Africa. Pope Gregory had to appoint a third in order to bring up the number to three to consecrate a new bishop of Hippo Regius. The decline of Christianity was hastened in part by the destruction wrote by the invasion of the Banu Hilal, sent by the Fatimids in Cairo to punish the Zaid Sunni emirs. This resulted in the arabization of Tunisia up till then Berber and Latin speaking. In 1159-60 many of the remaining Chrisitans were evacuated by the Normans to Sicily.
It does look like local Catholicism came under enormous pressure around the time that the Muslim fundamentalist regimes of the Almohads and Almoravids came into power, and the record shows demands made of the local Christians of Tunis to convert to Islam. We still have reports of Christian inhabitants and a bishop in the city of Kairoun around 1150 AD - a significant report, since this city of founded by Arab muslims around 680 AD as their administrative center after their conquest. A letter in the Catholic Church archives from the 14th century shows that there were still four bishoprics left in North Africa, admittedly a sharp decline from the over four hundred bishoprics in existence at the time of the Arab conquest.
By 1830, when the French came as colonial conquerors to Algeria and Tunis, local Catholicism had been extinguished. The growth of Catholicism in the region after the French conquest was built on European colonizers and settlers, and these immigrants and most of their descendants left when the countries of the region became independent.
Modern African papabili[edit]
According to Philip Jenkins, the 20th century saw major changes for the Catholic Church. In 1920 Hilaire Belloc had proclaimed, "The Church is Europe, and Europe is the Church." By 1960, the College of Cardinals had its first African, Laurean Rugambwa. By deliberate policy, John Paul II selected many cardinals from Third World nations, and by 2001 they made up over 40 percent of the body.[7] In 2002, Italian cardinals made up just 15 percent of the College, a drop from 60 percent in the 1950s.[8]
Jenkins sees the conservatism of John Paul II as particularly attractive to Catholics in developing nations and likely to be a dominant force in Catholic politics for some time.[7] Francis Arinze, a Nigerian cardinal and adviser to Pope John Paul II, was considered papabile before the 2005 papal conclave, which elected Benedict XVI.[9] As Arinze is theologically conservative, Jenkins suggests he would bring African "notions of authority and charisma" to the office, rather than democracy.[7]
Jenkins states, "The prospect of a Black African pope understandably excites Christians of all political persuasions."[7] Even Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, three years before his own selection as Pope, labeled the prospect of an African pope as "entirely plausible" and a "wonderful sign for all Christianity."[8] According to Financial Times, an African such as Arinze would "boost the popularity" of the Church, which is facing strong competition in Africa from Pentecostal, Baptist, and Evangelical churches.[10] The Daily Telegraph has said that an "African papacy is the logical outcome" given that the majority of Catholics now live in the developing world, and in particular, the African Catholic church "has grown by 20 times since 1980."[8]
In the next conclave, Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana has been called "the most likely" candidate from Africa and was considered the favorite to win the papacy before the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 2013.[11]
Celibacy in Africa[edit]
Africa presents particular problems for the Catholic priestly vow of celibacy, (Celibacy is a general challenge for all priests in the Roman Catholic Church not only the African priests) as there are cultural expectations for a man to have a family. Early in the 21st century, as celibacy continued to come under question, Africa was cited as a region where the violation of celibacy is particularly rampant. Priests on the continent were accused of taking wives and concubines. Isolation of priests working in rural Africa, and the low status of women, add to the temptation. A breakaway sect of married Catholic priests in Uganda, called the Catholic Apostolic National Church, formed in 2010 following the excommunication of a married priest by Pope Benedict XVI.[12]
See also[edit]
- List of African popes
- List of Saints from Africa
- Roman Catholicism in Asia
- Roman Catholicism in North America
- Roman Catholicism in South America
- Roman Catholicism in Australia
- Roman Catholicism in Europe
- Christian Berbers
- ^ a b Rachel Donadio, "On Africa Trip, Pope Will Find Place Where Church Is Surging Amid Travail," New York Times, 16 March 2009.
- ^ David Barrett, International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 30, No 1, January 2006, 29.
- ^ "Synod to Address Ethnic and Religious Divisions," America, 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Bona, Algeria". World Digital Library. 1899. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ The Catholic Explosion, Zenit News Agency, 11 November 2011
- ^ Last autochthonous christians in the Maghreb (in French)
- ^ a b c d Philip Jenkins (2002). The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514616-6.
- ^ a b c Bruce Johnston (April 5, 2002). "King-maker cardinal hints at possibility of African pope". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ Carroll, Rory. 2003, October 3. "The Guardian Profile: Francis Cardinal Arinze." The Guardian.
- ^ Andrew England (April 4, 2005). "Kenyans pledge to carry on papal projects". Financial Times. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ Greg Watts (November 2, 2007). "A mission to speak out of Africa". The Times. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ Lisa Miller (April 7, 2010). "The trouble with celibacy". Newsweek. Retrieved 2010-04-09.


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A Spartanburg County sheriff's deputy crashed into a utility pole while en route to a break-in at a credit union early Thursday.
According to an incident report, deputies responded to an alarm at S.C. Telco Federal Credit Union at 130 N. Town Drive about 6:30 a.m.
Deputies found that someone used a large brick-like object to break a back window of the business, the report states. Deputies and an employee of the business entered the building and found that several drawers had been opened inside.
The credit union's surveillance system showed a person jump a counter to get into the teller area, the report states. He had a hood over his head and was wearing a mask. The video showed the person leaving the building at 6:20 a.m., according to the report.
The person seen on the video was wearing a blue or black hoodie with a red horizontal stripe, jeans with some kind of design on the back pockets and black Nike shoes with a white stripe and soles, the report states.
While en route to the break-in, Master Deputy Kevin Bobo said Deputy Chris Morrow accelerated, lost traction, overcorrected and crashed the 2008 marked Crown Victoria he was driving into a utility pole at St. John Street and Daniel Morgan Avenue.
Morrow was not injured. The incident will be reviewed by the sheriff's office, Bobo said.
The S.C. Highway Patrol investigated the crash. Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne said Morrow was wearing a seat belt. No charges have been filed.
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GAO discussed the preliminary results of its ongoing review of the administration of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, focusing on: (1) the first year's performance of the CDFI and Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) programs and opportunities for improving their effectiveness; (2) the Fund's progress in developing performance measures for awardees and systems to monitor and evaluate their progress; (3) the impact of the BEA program on banks' investments in CDFIs and distressed communities; and (4) CDFI's progress in meeting the strategic planning requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
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A private landlords' group has accused housing charity Shelter of "needlessly playing to people's fears" and has demanded that it "ends its campaign against landlords".
The Residential Landlords Association has reacted angrily after Shelter published data suggesting that 200,000 tenants in the private rented sector faced eviction last year after asking their landlord to fix a problem in their home.
However, according to the RLA, Shelter's data, which it published jointly with British Gas, "ignored inconvenient truths".
The RLA says that Shelter's data indicates there are nine million tenants in the PRS in England, thus 200,000 is only a little over 2% of all tenants, meaning "almost 98% have not faced the problems Shelter and British Gas warn of".
The landlords' group says it should be noted that the figures refer "only to tenants facing evictions and not actual evictions".
The RLA highlights official figures published by the Ministry of Justice in February that showed, in 2013, the total for all tenants - in both public and PRS housing - having their homes repossessed by the courts amounted to 37,739 homes: "a combined figure that equates to only 0.5% of all rented homes in England".
And, according to the RLA, Shelter fails to explain how many of the 200,000 tenants were failing to pay their rent on time and "how many of the 'evictions' were as a result of tenancies coming to a close".
The association also notes that Shelter fails to indicate how many tenant evictions were as a result of anti-social behaviour.
Alan Ward, RLA chairman, said: "Shelter are once again needlessly playing to people's fears.
"Whilst the RLA accepts that there are landlords who should be rooted out of the sector, the fact that almost 98% of tenants have not faced the problems should be a sober reminder to Shelter that the majority of tenants face no problems whatsoever with their landlord.
"The best response to the problems that Shelter identifies is to encourage more good landlords into the sector in order to boost the supply of homes to rent and to provide tenants with genuine choices over where they live. Shelter's continued vilification of landlords will serve only to put the good landlords off further investment in the sector and push tenants into the hands of those operating under the radar."
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Again I try to only get deliveries when needed they refuse. At the end of the 2nd season we have a high bill of just about $1,000.00 and ended things with Petro . In the mean time continue to make payments then they send to collections. We continue to make payments.
When our account was sent to collections at the (Collection Bureau of Hudson Valley Inc.) we had a balance of $527.08. We continued to make payments. The collector by the name of Wendy M. would call my house and tell me that she spoke to my husband about payments when she did not. Then change her mind when I would correct her and say oh here it is I spoke to the wife. She would yell at me to just pay my bills which I was doing or I would still have a bill. She would tell me that she was going to send payments back to me that I have mailed in because they were not full amounts. She would accuse me of being so rude to her but she would lie every time she called. I asked to speak to a supervisior about her she told me she was the supervisior and there is no one higher then her. Everyone has someone higher.
The notice before last she sent me was in Feburary said my balance was $109.00. I divided in to 2 payments because I am out on maternity leave and still paying for oil for this season with a new company. Between oil to heat my house and gas to get to work there is only so much money to go around. Wendy called telling me that she was going to send it back. I told her she will cash it.
She couldnt even keep my balance straight telling my I owed less then I did then when my balance was $63.00 with my calculations and what my balance was with Petro. Wendy's balance was $54.00.
Then she sent me a bill for $163.00. When I called her to discuss this error she told me that balance is what Petro said I owed and that because of the way I talked to her that she didnt have to discuss anything further with me. This balance was now going to be sent to the collection agency and I would have to pay it.
She said since you had you superman attitude last time we spoke Petro said I dont have to talk to you. She says all conversations are recorded I hope they are because someone should listen to her calls. For being responsible for accounts she isnt the best for this job. There should really be a disposition on the way collection people are allowed to speak to consumers it seems they can say what ever they want to you and you have no defense, they can charge you what ever they want with no action taken.
So I called Petro they said they had no conversations with Wendy M. They told me what my balance was. So now no one can tell me why they are trying to collect $100.00 more then was due. Petro said once they hand this over to collections they have no more dealings with it.
So I now have letters going to Petro, Wendy, and management of both with the beginning balance and all of my cashed checks from the collections payments.
I really hope other people didnt give in and pay them what is not due. Please beware of your balances and your payments. I think sometimes we take the word of others a little to easy.
Amanda F
Franklinville, New Jersey
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2013 IEEE 54th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (1962)
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Hi there had Ba with nipple correction done in march and my recovery was great
yeah mine are the same did you have unders?,mine are a bit veiny and low down,but i was assured that when the implant goes into the right place it kinda makes the nipple pop back up.
im wearing vest tops with support,as they dont look so bad then, as i still am not allowed to wear a bra,in my 6 th week now.
your not alone its just a waiting game.
yes I had my unders and got told that my nipple will pop back up
how funny. it's been 9 weeks since mine not sure how much longer it will b. run out of bio oil I've been rubbing them that much. how are your scars ?
I was told between 3/4 months you get the final result?.
been getting my bio oil from ebay only 11.49 for 125ml,just got my second lot!,athough i saw a program last night that said the top stretch march cream was palmers coco butter for strech marks and its only 3.99 so i got some of that for the top of my boobs and keep the good stuf for under,my scars are ok ,but i do have mondors cord under both boobs so im waiting for that to go aswel!!, im sure all will be well for both of us by the time the summer comes?......i cant wait to show off the new twins!! LOL.
sorry shani but what is mondors cord ? and will get some coco butter as I've got a few stretch marks on top of my boobs or my new babies as I call them
thanks jeanette x
mondors cord is like a large branch(vein) coming from the scar all the way down my belly,its common,and goes away by itself looks really bad though,they can sometimes be painful but mine is not so bad,usually lasts 4/6 weeks.cant wait till they look good!!,so excited for the summer,bought lots of unpadded bikinis look out beach here i come!! LOL.


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Written by | Bill Center | 5:13 p.m., Jul 17, 2009
Right-hander Tim Stauffer will face the Florida Marlins on Monday at Petco Park.
But Padres manager Bud Black is still tight-lipped as to the identity of Sunday afternoon's starter.
In his daily media briefing before Friday's game at Petco Park against the Rockies (7:05 p.m. / TV: 4 San Diego) Black said: "We'll probably let everyone know after tonight's game."
Hint: Mat Latos was scratched last night from his scheduled start with Double-A San Antonio.
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Vintage Crochet Pattern Child's Hood
(from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
Use eiderdown or very heavy Germantown worsted, with a hook large enough to carry the wool without fraying.
(Explanation of Crochet Stitches Used)
Chain 4 stitches, join.
1. Chain 3, draw a loop through 2d and 3d stitches of chain, and 2 through the ring; take up wool and work off all together, chain 1 to close the star, draw a loop through eye of star (under 1 chain just made), another through back part of last loop, and 2 in ring; work off as before, and repeat until you have made 6 stars; join.
2. Make 12 stars in the row, taking the 4th loop of each star in same stitch with last stitch of preceding star, and 5th in stitch ahead, so that you get 2 stars over each star of preceding row.
3. Make 16 stars, widening 4 times.
4, 5, 6. Leave 4 stars for back of neck and work back and forth for 3 rows. Break wool at end of each row and fasten in at beginning, so the stars will come on the right side; chain 3, draw 2 loops through 2d and 3d stitches of chain, then proceed as usual.
Make 4 rows of doubles around the lower edge, then a row of stars entirely around the hood, widening by putting an extra star at each corner of front to prevent drawing.
For the rosette: Chain 3, join; chain 7, * a double treble in ring, chain 3, repeat from * 6 times, and join to 4th of 7 chain. Run ribbon in and out the spaces, sew the rosette in place, and finish with ties of ribbon.
This hood is easily enlarged, by following general directions, and any stitch, plain or fancy, may be used for it.
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A committee is working to get a permanent memorial built at US Bank Arena in remembrance of the people that were killed at The Who concert.
On Dec. 3, 1979, 11 people were trampled to death at the concert.
Thirty-four years later a committee wants to have a permanent memorial for those people who lost their lives.
"It's time to remember the victims for who they were and not the tragic and horrific way in which they lost their lives," The Who concert memorial committee person Thomas Brown said.
The Who Concert Foundation, which is a 501C 3 nonprofit also wants to establish a scholarship fund at each of the high schools where the victims attended.
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The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
by Christopher Marlowe
Symbol Analysis
Shmoop's gonna let you in on a little secret. Many of the specific kinds of plants mentioned in this poem have symbolic meaning attached to them, so we thought we'd give them the special treatment here. Read on for all the hidden meanings in the leafy greens.
- Line 9: There's a reason the girls on The Bachelor get roses and not, say, turnips during the elimination ceremony. This is because roses, then as now, are the flowers of love, often associated with the Roman goddess of love, Venus, and her Greek counterpart, Aphrodite. They symbolize romance, passion, lust, and, during Marlowe's lifetime, royalty—the rose was the official flower of Queen Elizabeth and the Tudor family. By introducing roses into the mix, the speaker is adding a sex and regality to what was before a pretty G-rated scenario.
- Line 10: We discussed the pun on the word "posey" in the "Summary," but the time period in which Marlowe was writing gives this word additional significance. Remember when you were little, and you played Ring Around the Rosie on the playground? You may or may not have learned since then that the game you thought was about flowers was actually about the Bubonic Plague, a super deadly disease that was kicking butt and taking (thousands of) names in Europe during the 16th century. Back in the day, the disease was thought to be transmitted by bad smells, so people would carry around bunches of flowers, or posies, in their pockets as an attempt to ward it off. The Plague was known to break out in especially crowded parts of the city (like, say, the theater district), so Marlowe's reference to posies in a pastoral poem could be read as a longing for the safety of the country or a lament about the dangers of urbanization and modern life.
- Line 12: Myrtle trees are also classic symbols of love. Like roses, they are sacred to Aphrodite and Venus and also frequently present in marriage ceremonies and things of that nature. Maybe Marlowe was just looking for something to rhyme with the word "kirtle" (or was it the other way around?), but we think the romantic vibes of this plant are a little too convenient for its inclusion to be unintentional.


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A lot of people tend to forget that lolita fashion, besides the Victorian period's style, was also based on the styles of the Rococo period, mostly because the two periods were very similar. So sometimes just to throw people off, I describe something as "Rococo" instead of "Victorian" and make myself sound like a complete know-it-all. I'm kidding. I don't really do that! In fact, I don't really know too much about the Rococo period besides what Wiki tells me.So who is dying to see the new Harry Potter movie? Eh, eh? My husband and I have been doing HP (Harry Potter, not the computer) movie marathons, and I still need to catch up because it's been so long since I've last seen them.I bought these fishnet and satin gloves (in pairs, of course) and the rose leggings while we were in downtown Philadelphia at a place called Soho. Let me tell you though, the store next to Soho was disgustingly called "Erogenous Zone," and passing by it was the most uncomfortable thing I had to go through in a long time. Not only did it look like a strip club with mannequins behind the glass, but there was also a creepy-looking man at the store waiting at the door, scoping out passersby and hoping for customers. Now if I had wanted to buy lingerie, I really wouldn't have wanted a guy to help me through the store to find underwear. Why does it seem like everywhere I go (not that I really shop in these places), these kinds of places are manned by men?From the photo below, you'll see that I got my first petticoat. Because I'm Filipino, I have already acquired half slips (happy slip) from my mother, but they were nothing like this gorgeous petticoat. I like that it's so long and really adds volume to any skirt. By the way, please do not mistake petticoats for pea coats. I do agree, though, that the two are very confusing! Who came up with the brilliant idea of naming an undergarment skirt a coat?
Hope everyone has had a good weekend! I know I'm going to be really busy very soon because I just got two new projects for my Web design freelancing job, and on top of that, I'm going back to school before I look too old to pass for a college student! Before I go, here's "Rococo" from Arcade Fire's newest album The Suburbs:
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Rocky Timms of Timms Harley-Davidson in Anderson, S.C. will face the town's zoning board this afternoon to defend the bike nights he's been holding since early May.
A vocal group of residents who live on and near Old Mill Road near the dealership say owner Rocky Timms has been misusing a picnic shelter for the events, which they say are too noisy, crowded and leave trash in their wake.
Timms previously sought a "special exception to the dealership's commercial zoning permit from the Anderson County Citizens Advisory Committee, according to the Independent Mail. The panel voted unanimously to deny Timms' request.
"We are trying to follow all the rules," he says. "What we have is an event you can take your family to. My 5-month-old daughter is out there."
Planning director Bill West saysTimms may have to seek rezoning to support outdoor commercial recreation.
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So there's a "RoboCop" remake. That's something I have to tell my unborn children as well as my unknown bastards. It's also about to clear 150 million on a 100 million dollar budget. Though only 50 of them bones is domestic it's still not out of the realm of possibility I'll have to tell those tiny bearded boys and girls there's a "Robocop 2" too. (As in 'also', not 2x2 which would be weird but not impossible.
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Video Games and TV: Do They Make Kids Smarter?
TV as a Learning Tool continued...
"Video games can provide valuable hand-eye coordination and develop skills of strategy and anticipation," says Farrel, author of How to Be Your Own Therapist. "You can play chess and, perhaps, develop some similar skills, but most kids prefer to be active and the video games fit the bill."
Kevin Leman, a psychologist in Tucson, Ariz., and author of several books including the recent Home Court Advantage: Preparing Your Children to Be Winners in Life, says that Johnson's ideas are doing a tremendous disservice. "We are pushing kids ahead emotionally for things that they are not ready for," says this father of five, referring to some of the tumultuous dramas on television.
"I think adults have taken the license to say 'it's no big deal and kids can make their own choices,'" he says. But "kids are like a delicate plant. We don't expose them to everything, we protect them," he says.
A Call for More Imagination Time
In Home Court Advantage, Leman calls for more creativity and downtime over video games and television shows. "This is what is missing -- the time for kids to use their imagination," he says. "Kids today cocoon at age 7 or 8, they sit in front of their computers and they log on and talk to their buddies."
Leman believes that "benign old video like Centipede and Pacman were pretty innocuous and entertaining; we are now blowing people up and shooting semi-automatic and automatic weapons."
"There is a difference between being appropriately entertained with something that's benign and something that is violent," says Leman.
A new study in the Journal of Personality adds some weight to the claim that violent video games can increase aggression. The study of more than 200 college students found that those who had played more violent video games as teenagers reported engaging in more aggressive behavior.
Of Violence and Video Games
Johnson tells WebMD that he believes "there is very little correlation between fictional violence and real-world violence."
According to Johnson, "The television shows and video games have never been more violent -- at least in terms of the specific bloodshed and gore that they show. And yet we've just experienced the single most dramatic drop in violent crime in U.S. history."
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Kickstands are awesome. No arguing: a built-in angled prop is the perfect companion for a large-screen, video-friendly device. But one of the (admittedly numerous) problems with implementing them is that they mess up the smooth fascia of a device's back - while Archos and HTC are willing to have an "ugly" element turn the back of their device into a utilitarian eyesore, more style-conscious manufacturers aren't. Sony may have found a way to have its cake and eat it too. A concept device shown under glass at CES includes a metallic cloth back with an expanding kickstand that simply "grows" out of the back of the device. They call the concept Slate.
Before the rumor mill runs wild, let me say that this is absolutely, positively a concept device - they didn't even have a working example of the primary mechanism. The idea of a device that changes itself to suit particular usage cases is nothing new, even if it's currently a little less dramatic. These kinds of materials and processes have been shown in automotive concepts before, and expanding their sphere of influence to gadgets isn't that far out when manufacturers are desperate for hardware differentiation.
That said, there are already a few problems with the idea. Whatever process goes into that flexible back, it almost certainly isn't as tough as plastic, metal or even tempered glass - a careless toss of your car keys seems like it could tear or fray the material. And more moving parts in a gadget, especially one as comparatively simple as a tablet, means more points of possible failure. (Rest in peace, Palm Tungsten T3.) But the fact that more companies are considering user-friendly additions like a kickstand, especially those as obsessed with clean design as Sony, is promising.


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by Lewis Carroll
Jabberwocky Good vs. Evil Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (line) or, if referencing Looking Glass, (page)
Quote #1
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; (1-2)
This doesn't seem much to have anything to do with good and evil, but if we wade through the strange words a little bit, we can see how the poem sets up the scene as something that could, really, be good or evil. Even though in Through The Looking-Glass, Humpty-Dumpty tells us that brillig means late afternoon, the word looks an awful lot like brilliant – something that's nearly always associated with good. But then, right away, we have the word slithy, which is pretty close to being slimy. We don't typically think of slimy things as good things. And what are they doing? Well, they're gyre-ing, and gimble-ing, apparently. Both of these words sound like dance moves, don't they? It's almost contradictory to a word like slithy. And so, because there's no black and white interpretation of the scene here, we get this uneasy sense that there could be both good and bad things going on here.
Quote #2
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! (4-5)
Now here is where we get some real opposition in this poem. The father warns his son about what's out in the woods: the Jabberwock (and also the Jubjub Bird and the Bandersnatch). In this case, our themes of "Good vs. Evil" and "Violence" come together a little bit. We can recognize something as evil (or at the very least, bad/scary) if it physically threatens us. The Jabberwock is being put in opposition to the humans in the poem because the Jabberwock is threatening.
Quote #3
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought– (9-10)
And we're off on the hunt to defeat that which threatens us, of course. In classic adventure tales (old and new), the hero doesn't reason with the enemy. He doesn't avoid it, and he doesn't try to convert it. No, he tries to defeat it – and that's exactly what we have here. Directly after the warning is given, our protagonist takes up the sword, because our definition of heroism practically requires him to.


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Bishops' Advisory Commission on Doctrine
Parish Development Working Group
Added on 15/04/2013
Derry / Londonderry's Mayor has been presented with a specially inscribed copy of Luke's Gospel. The presentation to Mayor Kevin Campbell was made today (15th April 2013) by local church leaders at the city's Guildhall.
L–R: Bishop Ken Good (Bishop of Derry & Raphoe), Rev Peter Murray (Superintendant of Methodist City Mission), Monsignor Eamon Martin Mayor Kevin Campbell & Rev Dr Robert Buick – photo on The Peace Bridge. (Photograph ©Stephen Latimer)
Today's presentation will be one of the last official public duties that Monsignor Eamon Martin will perform with other church leaders here before his move to Armagh. He will shortly take up his position as Coadjutor (assistant) Archbishop to the Archdiocese of Armagh. Monsignor Martin currently leads the Diocese of Derry, in his caretaker role as diocesan administrator.
The presentation to the Mayor marks the first copy to be given as part of A Free Gift For All – an initiative to give out 40,000 free commemorative copies of St Luke's Gospel across the city.
A spokesperson for the project organisers said, "A Free Gift For All brings together so many strands of good news for out city. We are delighted to present the Mayor with a free gift of the Gospel of Luke. This is the first step in the distribution to all 40,000 households in our city". He continued, "It is a unique coming together of the church community in our city to give a gift to our fellow citizens, as a celebration of our designation as the UK City in 2013".
The four church leaders who made the presentation to the Mayor were Monsignor Eamon Martin (Diocese of Derry), Bishop Ken Good (Bishop of Derry & Raphoe), Rev Peter Murray (Superintendant of Methodist City Mission) and Rev Dr Robert Buick (Clerk of Presbytery).
A Free Gift for All is an initiative by churches from across the city community. Specially illustrated copies of Luke's Gospel will be hand–delivered to every home in the city. Improving weather and brighter evenings will allow distribution to begin shortly.
|For further information please contact:
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All of the High Five has reopened following police investigation Tuesday morning
Update at 7:40 a.m.: All ramps connecting LBJ and N. Central Expressway are now open.
Update at 6:40 a.m.: The northbound N. Central Expressway service road is opening to traffic.
Original item posted at 6:08 a.m.: The ramp from westbound LBJ Freeway to southbound N. Central Expressway is closed this morning, as is part of the northbound N. Central service road running between the east- and westbound LBJ service road. The reason: Dallas police are investigating what appears to be a suicide after a man jumped off the High Five early Tuesday.
Police were called to the ramp around 4 this morning, told a man was threatening suicide. He reportedly jumped not long after that, landing on the northbound N. Central service road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The westbound LBJ-to-southbound ramp will remain closed until police wrap up their investigation.


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March 25, 2010
LINCOLN CO., Ga.--A loud noise was heard around 6:45 pm Thursday in Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said they received about 25 phone calls about the boom sound.
The US geological survey reports that there was a 2.5 magnitude earthquake centered in the county Thursday evening.
On Friday night, it was very quiet in Red Devil country, but Thursday neighbors like Missy Wright and her daughter Icy said the sound was much different.
"I was inside the house and I heard it go, 'Blooo-Doom,'" Missy said.
"My sister came out the room and she heard some sounds," Icy said. "Then we heard these boom boom sounds."
Jamie Cox and his family felt it shake his house while also hearing it.
"My daughter said, 'Daddy what's that? What's that?'" he said. "And it seemed to last longer than it should've, so we thought it was thunder."
But it turned out to be an earthquake. Lincoln County High School student Behren Bass didn't hear or feel it when it happened, but her parents called to tell her about it while she was driving.
"They said they heard a big boom and there was an earthquake," Bass said. "I thought they were crazy, honestly, because I wasn't expecting it, but they said it made the horses go crazy."
Bass' horse Ginger was pretty shaken up. The quake also shook up Missy's young daughter Icy.
"I thought it was coming," she said. "I thought it would probably tear our house down."
Lincoln County lies along the fall line where the Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain meets the Piedmont Region, meaning quakes will occur in the area from time to time.
"When people think about earthquakes they don't think about Georgia, but the reality is, there are fault lines here," said Lincoln County EMS Director Casey Broom.
One factor that contributes to seismic activity, Broom says, is water. Thurmond Lake causes changes in pressure that can generate seismic activity.
Broom said nobody was hurt in the quake and there was little damage done to properties throughout the county.
Some people said they hope they never feel or hear another earthquake again in Lincoln County.
To see a map of where the earthquake happened, go to


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DOHA: Sound navigation across Qatar's desert terrain will be key to producing favourable times at this week's Sealine Cross-Country Rally, former Dakar champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah said yesterday.
Four-time Dakar bike champion Marc Coma of Spain and Polish World Cup champion Krzysztof Holowczy endorsed Al Attiya's words, saying the secret to good results this week would be a combination of smart piloting and a manageable number of mistakes across Qatar's notorious off-road routes.
"OK, I am the local driver and I know the place and the driving area really well but the routes are changed for every race," Al Attiyah, the 2011 Dakar Rally champion, said yesterday.
"It is important to follow your co-driver's advice. If you don't follow the co-driver's advice then you get lost and lose a lot of time. It is very important to co-ordinate with your co-driver. You need proper advice," the 43-year-old added.
"Of course I would like to win this race. This is a big event. Most of the times we have gravel and small sand dunes to tackle. It is important to start well. I missed the first three races but I want to win this one," Al Attiyah said.
"The objective is to continue racing. Sealine Rally is very important race in the world. You see so many Mini and Toyota drivers here," the Qatari added.
The drivers and riders will cover a distance of 1739.55kms over five days of gruelling racing under temperatures that are expected to touch 40 degrees Celsius this week.
Hołowczy, the veteran Polish racer, also said Qatar presented a unique challenge to the drivers.
"Last year I was second but for sure it is a hard rally. It is true that it is hard," Hołowczy, 51, said. "There is a lot of navigation problems but my car is working nicely. We always have the possibility to change something. Year by year our car is looking better," the 1997 European Rally Champion added.
"There is possibility to find more power and quality of our car is fantastic," he added.
Coma, a winner in Qatar two years ago, said: "We know riding conditions are tough. We are in a special country where terrains are brutal. Now we have experience but we know it is tough for riders and machines (cars) also. The small dunes are also different to ride. It is important to be competitive here."
He added: "Qatar is very special ride for me. Last year we couldn't win as we lost by three seconds. We can picture how close it is going to be. We don't have big number of riders here but we know top names are here. It will be a close race here. Small things matter. I want to fight until the end. I hope I can get a good result."
Qatar's Mohamed Abu Issa, who made his Dakar Rally debut in quad bike racing with a fourth-place finish last January, warned rivals about the tough terrain.
"Of course I am trying to win but I have to try and not make mistakes," Issa said. "I want to navigate well. Last year I crashed and I don't want to crash this year. It is a tough ride (in Qatar). We changed a lot of tires last year and we need to be careful as the terrain is tough," Issa added.
"It is quite hard and there are lot of experience riders. But I am trying to be consistent. It is a home rally for me," Issa said.
British rider Sam Sunderland, who is based in the UAE, said: "Hopefully I can win as it is an important rally. It is a difficult rally in terms of navigation."
Riding for KTM after switching from Honda, Sunderland, 24, said with a smile: "It is a dream come true to be part of KTM. It feels like a child that I ask a lot of questions. It is a great position to be in."
UAE's Mohamed Al Balooshi said: "Navigation is very demanding. You have all those points what you don't have at home. This is a very good place to learn for Dakar Rally. If you want to go to Dakar then come here. I love Qatar terrain. I like this track."
Paulo Goncalves, who won the Dubai Desert Challenge for the first time a couple of weeks ago, said: "This is our second race. After I won the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge I need to keep focus. This is a really hard race. The trick is not to make mistakes as a lot of directions change here. It is hard condition with a lot of stones. We have to be careful and not make mistakes during the race." Goncalves added: "There are a lot of fights in the race. There are seven or eight riders who can win. We will try to win again. This is our target."
Saudi rally giant Yazeed Al Rajhi said he wanted to pick up points in Qatar this week after a sluggish show in the Dubai Desert Challenge.
"Yes, we were unlucky 10 days ago. We lost 60 points. Our plan here to get back in the points race," Al Rajhi said.
Home hero Al Attiyah, however, issued a clear warning to his rivals when he said: "I am using the same car I drove during this year's Dakar Rally. It is a Mini. It is a very good and strong car. I think I will enjoy driving in this race. It won't be easy but my car is ready to win this race."


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Jude Law Talks Without a Prescription About 'Side Effects'
Steven Soderbergh's latest film, "Side Effects," explores the multibillion dollar drug industry – the good, the bad, and the unprescribable.
The psychological thriller stars Rooney Mara, and past Soderbergh collaborators Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jude Law and Channing Tatum. The role antidepressants play in society today isn't a subject many directors would want to take on. Yet Soderbergh, in what he has called his last feature film before retiring (not including his upcoming HBO film on Liberace), embraces the controversy with great deftness – but he leaves it up to the viewer to draw our own conclusions.
Jude Law, who plays psychiatrist Jonathan Banks, weighs in on the film over tea at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
I mentioned to Steven Soderbergh that he's now covered all of America's favorites – germs ("Contagion"), strippers ("Magic Mike") and now drugs.
Yes, all the loves, all the passions.
When you signed on to this film, did you think, "antidepressants – I'm not sure I want to go there"?
Look, first of all it's Steven Soderbergh. I had a great experience with him on "Contagion" and I was keen to work with him again and get on board. You know he's going to make something smart and make something with great style and pace and wit. But of course, I was also intrigued with the script – it surprised me. It made me think. [It] posed questions that I hadn't necessarily considered…and that kind of work doesn't come along all that often. It was rich pickings.
Let's talk Rooney (Mara).
She's a very accomplished actress, which is a really rare quality. A sort of intelligent aloofness, which I think makes you inquisitive to make you want to know more…She's also got no vanity whatsoever. She's just into whatever works.
It seems this film will create awareness about antidepressants.
I think so. It does it in a very subtle way, it's not a sledgehammer approach, nor is it judgmental. I think it lays it before the viewer to make their own assessment. The film does the same with the characters. You're left to weather the journey [of the characters] any which way you feel or see fit. It was Stephen's idea that I use my accent – because he was written American – and there was an opportunity to say why I was there, which added a new twist to my character as you well know. That helped me to realize that this guy (my character) was ambitious. Because I think to be a psychiatrist in London, you can have a great career. [In New York] there's a certain kind of social fame you get if you're a successful psychiatrist. So the fact my character has chosen to go there and be in a society that's more open to psychiatry and prescription drugs, says a lot about him.
Sorry that was an awful longwinded way to answer your question. I have a very limited knowledge and understanding of antidepressants. Because culturally I never felt like it was discussed in my life. Would I take them? I don't know whether I would actually. I don't even really like taking painkillers. I don't like to take pills in general.
Were you bummed you weren't cast in "Liberace?"
I was a little jealous. I knew very little about the "Liberace" story but now I know and it's just extraordinary. Steven makes film very effortless, with great calm, so he is someone you want to keep working with. There's a great ease to it. There's a lot to be said as well for his ability to edit, light and operate too, because sometimes it's just him, the focus puller, and you. All the attention on the set is about what's going into the camera. There's no diffusion of energy.
Lastly, Academy Awards are coming up fast and furious. You presented the SAG Award for Best Ensemble. While "Argo" won, your former "Sherlock Holmes" compatriot Jared Harris was on hand for "Lincoln."
I just thought "Lincoln" was extraordinary. I do wish Jared had been in it more – I felt that way when I saw "Benjamin Button." What a part! I thought 'Who is that and I want more of him!' He's just one of those people who's always doing brave stuff – he's someone without vanity and totally committed. He's always good though, right? Always.


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Berets had a stuttering 2012 season in the FKF Division one and are looking to atone for it in the coming year, with a strong display and according to Sande, they are in the right frame.
- Our pre-season has been good. We have played a good number of friendly matches that have shown me where we are as a unit.
- The aim this season will be to ensure we are competitive throughout and give ourselves as much chance of finishing in the top places as we can, he told Futaa.com.
Berets were mid-tabel finishers last term.


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The Roommate
Coolest extra: Alternate opening sequence (DVD); "The Roommate: Next Generation Of Stars" featurette (Blu-ray only)
Complex says: Christian E. Christiansen (yes, that's his real name) and the team behind The Roommate deserve some kind of award. Seriously. Somehow, they've turned what should've been a foolproof recipe for cheap titillation into a hottie-filled bore that couldn't arouse the horniest of teenage boys.
Apparently unaware of the project's inherent sex appeal, Christiansen and company opted to drain this insipid Single White Female knockoff of all its fun. This idea-less clunker stars the very hot Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) as a psychotic co-ed who becomes obsessed with her even-hotter new roomie, played by Friday Night Lights co-star Minka Kelly. You see, Meester's character lost her sister when she was little, and she's longed for that kind of bond ever since, and, in Kelly's character, she sees.... OK, nevermind. The Roommate is puddle-deep.
With its litany of lazy jump scares and inept characterization (Meester shifts from cute to crazy seemingly out of nowhere), The Roommate trudges through the checklist of awful-thriller-moviemaking clichés at a sluggish pace. And, worst of all, it's never once sexy. Call us superficial, but a movie starring Meester, Kelly, and Alyson Michalka as co-eds who lie in bed together and take part in shower scenes should stimulate something other than hatred.
Buy it now: The Roommate
The Mechanic
Coolest extra: "Tools Of The Trade: Inside The Action" featurette (DVD/Blu-ray)
Complex says: Jason Statham may be unimaginative in his role choices, but you can't say that he doesn't bust his ass to make completely derivative action movies. As seen in his latest, the quasi-remake The Mechanic, the "Stath" never skimps on the high-octane stunts, weapons training, and brute fisticuffs; he's pretty damn good at what he does, even if, like in this mediocre showcase of stylized violence, the actual flick underwhelms.
In this one-note revenge story, Statham plays an assassin (or "mechanic") who teams up with his mentor's son (Ben Foster) after the teacher is murdered. The Mechanic could've been so much more. Statham, when he's not dodging bullets or diving away from firestorms, is actually a serviceable actor (see: The Bank Job), while Foster, who's stolen many a scene in flicks like 30 Days Of Night and 3:10 To Yuma, is just flat-out good.
Had director Simon West approached The Mechanic with the touches of, say, a narrative filmmaker, Statham and Foster's unique skills would've been ripe for some dramatic lifting. But, as it is, West's by-the-numbers pic only pays attention to the explosions and anarchy. If you're the type who prefers Rambo over Rocky, that's good news; everyone else is advised to spend 90 minutes reading a book.
Buy it now: The Mechanic
The Rite
Coolest extra: Alternate ending (DVD/Blu-ray combo only)
Complex says: For all of its masterful elements and classic respect, director William Friedkin's 1973 horror game-changer The Exorcist has also inadvertently hurt the genre. It's a frivolous argument, no doubt, but ponder this: Without The Exorcist, horror fans wouldn't have had to endure all of the horrible exorcism flicks that have come in its wake. Namely, The Rite, a real snooze that was exorcised out of theaters faster than one can say "You suck" this past January.
Billed as Anthony Hopkins' return to his Hannibal Lecter days, The Rite is more comparable to last year's The Wolfman, another genre hack-job in which the esteemed Welsh actor chews scenery while dreaming about his paycheck. Here, he plays a radical exorcist who mentors a young priest-in-training (the vapid Colin O'Donoghue) as they attempt to rid an Italian teenager of her demons.
Director Mikael Hafstrom (1408) rehashes all of the prerequisite exorcism tropes, such as crazy-voiced subjects talking dirty, eyeballs rolling into the backs of heads and bodily contortions, with an additional employment of cats to supply telegraphed "Boo!" moments. At one point, a possessed Hopkins says, "Whatever, dude." We couldn't agree more, bro.
Buy it now: The Rite
ESPN Films: 30 For 30 (Limited Edition Collector Set)
Coolest extra: Various director's commentaries and deleted scenes for each included film (DVD)
Complex says: The first thing about ESPN Film's second edition of 30 For 30 DVDs is the price: $90—what a bargain! That's 30 documentaries at what's basically three bucks a piece. You can't beat that, sports heads.
Though, to be fair, ESPN's 30 For 30 franchise isn't just for Sportscenter junkies; with each film centered more upon the compelling narratives than simplistic in-game archival footage, the movies included in this set have wisely been made accessible for all viewers.
Amongst the set's best entries: "Without Bias," which details the cocaine overdose death of NBA superstar in the making Len Bias; "The U," focused on the University of Miami's awe-inspiring bad boy football program; and "The Two Escobars," which shows how interspersed crime and sports were in Colombia during the 1990s. Honestly, we could list all 30 but that seems a bit excessive. Just do yourself a favor and add this one to the collection.
Buy it now: ESPN Films: 30 For 30 (Limited Edition Collector Set)
Red, White & Blue
Coolest extra: Making-of featurette (DVD)
Complex says: Simply put, Red, White & Blue is a movie that deserves to be seen. Though, we should warn you, it's about as pleasant as a jackhammer to the groin.
Written and directed by England native Simon Rumley, Red, White & Blue follows the connected lives of three lost souls: Erica, a depressed girl (Amanda Fuller) who sleeps with men just to feel loved; Nate, a troubled man (Noah Taylor) who was discharged from the Iraqi war; and Franki (Marc Senter), one of Erica's loser jump-offs. How Rumley's script plays out is best left to the viewer's eyes, but we will say this—by the end of Red, White & Blue, we were shell-shocked, exhausted, and, most importantly, heavily impressed.
The first half of the movie is presented in sweeping montage, a series of loosely tied scenes that flow by like dreamscapes and helped in part by a haunting organ score. It's a clever tactic on Rumley's part, disarming viewers before ramming them in the guts with profound heartache, ferocious acting, and unpredictable brutality.
Despite the fact that it flew under everyone's radar, Red, White & Blue was one of 2010's best movies. It's a difficult film to categorize; at times, it's quietly romantic, in other instances it's poignantly dramatic, and throughout the final act it's devastatingly horrific. However one classifies it, though, the bottom line is that Red, White & Blue is independent filmmaking of the highest order.
Buy it now: Red, White & Blue
Beverly Hills Cop (Blu-ray)
Coolest extra: "A Glimpse Inside The Casting Process" featurette (Blu-ray)
Complex says: First, the bad news: this new Blu-ray version of Beverly Hills Cop, 1984's highest-grossing movie, is pretty much a washout, only adding a lame photo stills gallery to the pre-existing features first included on the 2002 standard DVD release. Why the folks behind this re-mastered edition couldn't spring for a new Eddie Murphy interview, or, shit, even a Judge Reinhold sit-down is beyond us.
But here's the good news: Beverly Hills Cop is still as entertaining and funny as ever, reminding us that Murphy was once one of the most bankable actors in Hollywood. It's astonishing, in some ways, to watch him in action as this action-comedy's hero, Axel Foley, and think that he'd one day lose all of his earlier spunk and degrade himself in junk like Norbit.
In Beverly Hills Cop, he runs shit, exuding tons of charm, firing off endless one-liners, and scoring with racially charged humor that never feels hokey; the bit in which Foley checks into a posh hotel remains hilarious. The supplements on this Blu-ray are lame, but the movie itself is definitely worth another look, especially with its crispy new transfer.
Buy it now: Beverly Hills Cop (Blu-ray)
Diabolique (Criterion Collection)
Coolest extra: Selected-scene commentary by French-film scholar Kelley Conway (DVD/Blu-ray)
Complex says: Within circles of horror fanatics, acclaimed French director Henri-Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques (more widely known as Diabolique) is hailed as one of the genre's best works. Alfred Hitchcock, the "master of suspense" himself, admitted to the film's huge influence on Psycho, and it's easy to see just how Hitch drew guidance from this creepy flick. Patiently told and thick with dread, Diabolique is the rare black-and-white horror standard that's still eerie as fuck today, complete with a rather brilliant twist ending that'll leave you floored.
Two women, a boarding school master's wife and his mistress, plot to kill their mutual lover, drowning him in a bathtub and then tossing his corpse into the school's never-used swimming pool. Just as the ladies are about to breathe sighs of relief, though, dude's body disappears; his wife, the most vulnerable of the two conspirators, begins seeing little clues that he's still alive, such as his ghostly figure standing in the background of a photograph (one of the movie's freakiest images).
Per usual, the Criterion Collection has assembled a great restoration package, though this one's strictly for cinema nerds. The most interesting of the disc's features are a selected-scene commentary from noted French movie brain Kelly Conway and an exclusive video interview with veteran horror journalist Kim Newman. Even if the names Conway and Newman fly right over your head, though, Diabolique itself shouldn't. Horror-thrillers don't get much darker, nor better, than this.


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Forest Insect and Disease Newsletter
Thousand cankers disease of black walnut
Thousand cankers disease of black walnut Dieback and mortality of eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) in several western states have become more common and severe during the last decade. The first confirmation of the beetle and fungus within the native range of black walnut was in Tennessee (July 2010).
A tiny bark beetle is creating numerous galleries beneath the bark of affected branches, resulting in fungal infection and canker formation. The large numbers of cankers associated with dead branches suggest the disease's name—thousand cankers disease. The principal agents involved in this disease are a newly identified fungus (Geosmithia sp. with a proposed name of Geosmithia morbida) and the walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis). Both the fungus and the beetle only occur on walnut species. An infested tree usually dies within 3 years of initial symptoms.
The potential damage of this disease to eastern forests could be great because of the widespread distribution of eastern black walnut, the susceptibility of this tree species to the disease, and the capacity of the fungus and beetle to invade new areas and survive under a wide range of climatic conditions in the west.
A formal state exterior quarantine restricting the import of walnut trees and certain related products into Minnesota from areas known to be infested with thousand cankers disease (TCD) was signed into effect on August 8, 2011, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's (MDA) Commissioner Dave Frederickson. The formal quarantine is similar to the state emergency exterior quarantine that was issued in February, with a few minor revisions based on stakeholder comments. One of these revisions is to regulate "all hardwood firewood" rather than just firewood from Juglans species, making this order consistent with the firewood regulations in other states TCD quarantines and Minnesota's emerald ash borer quarantine. More information
More information about TCD and the quarantine can be found on these websites:
- Thousand Cankers Disease - Pest Alert NA-PR-02-10, USDA
- Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut - MDA
If you do find walnut trees with unexplained dieback or decline, please call the Arrest the Pest Hotline (1-888-545-6684) and/or fill out the 2012 Walnut Decline/Dieback reporting form and send it to USFS-Northern Research Station.