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Arthur B. McDonald (PhD '70), director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) in Ontario, Canada, and Takaaki Kajita, at the University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan, have shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery that neutrinos can change their identities as they travel through space.
McDonald and Kajita lead two large research teams whose work has upended the standard model of particle physics and settled a debate that has raged since 1930, when the neutrino's existence was first proposed by physicist Wolfgang Pauli. Pauli initially devised the neutrino as a bookkeeping device—one to carry away surplus energy from nuclear reactions in stars and from radioactive decay processes on Earth. In order to make the math work, he gave it no charge, almost no mass, and only the weakest of interactions with ordinary matter. Billions of them are coursing through our bodies every second, and we are entirely unaware of them.
There are three types of neutrinos—electron, muon, and tau—and they were, for many years, assumed to be massless and immutable. The technology to detect electron neutrinos emerged in the 1950s, and it slowly became apparent that as few as one-third of the neutrinos the theorists said the sun should be emitting were actually being observed. Various theories were proposed to explain the deficit, including the possibility that the detectable electron neutrinos were somehow transmuting into their undetectable kin en route to Earth.
Solving the mystery of the missing neutrinos would require extremely large detectors in order to catch enough of the elusive particles to get accurate statistics. Such sensitive detectors also require enormous amounts of shielding to avoid false readings.
The University of Tokyo's Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector, which came online in 1996, was built 1,000 meters underground in a zinc mine. Its detector, which counts muon neutrinos and records their direction of travel, found fewer cosmic-ray neutrinos coming up through the Earth than from any other direction. Since they should not be affected in any way by traveling through the 12,742-kilometer diameter of our planet, Kajita and his colleagues concluded that the extra distance had given them a little extra time to change their identities.
McDonald's SNO, built 2,100 meters deep in a nickel mine, began taking data in 1999. It has two counting systems. One is exclusively sensitive to electron neutrinos, which are the type emitted by the sun; the other records all neutrinos but does not identify their types. The SNO also recorded only about one-third of the predicted number of solar electron-type neutrinos—but the aggregate of all three types measured by the other counting systems matched the theory.
The conclusion, for which McDonald and Kajita were awarded the Nobel Prize, was that neutrinos must have a nonzero mass. Quantum mechanics treats particles as waves, and the potentially differing masses associated with muons and taus gives them different wavelengths. The probability waves of the three particle types are aligned when the particle is formed, but as they propagate they get out of synch. Therefore, there is a one-third chance of seeing any particular neutrino in its electron form. Because these particles have this nonzero mass, their gravitational effects on the large-scale behavior of the universe must be taken into account—a profound implication for cosmology.
McDonald came to Caltech in 1965 to pursue a PhD in physics in the Kellogg Radiation Laboratory under the mentorship of the late Charles A. Barnes, professor of physics, emeritus, who passed away in August 2015. "Charlie Barnes was a great mentor who was very proud of his students," says Bradley W. Filippone, professor of physics and a postdoctoral researcher under Barnes. "It is a shame that Charlie didn't get to see Art receive this tremendous honor."
A native of Sydney, Canada, McDonald received his bachelor of science and master's degrees, both in physics, from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1964 and 1965, respectively. After receiving his doctorate, he worked for the Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario until 1982, when he became a professor of physics at Princeton University. He left Princeton in 1989 and became a professor at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada; the same year, he became the director of the SNO. In 2006, he became the holder of the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics, a position he held until his retirement in 2013.
Among many other awards and honors, McDonald is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the Royal Society of Canada, and of Great Britain's Royal Society. He is the recipient of the Killam Prize in the Natural Sciences; the Henry Marshall Tory Medal from the Royal Society of Canada, its highest award for scientific achievement; and the European Physics Society HEP Division Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize for Particle Astrophysics.
To date, 34 Caltech alumni and faculty have won a total of 35 Nobel Prizes. Last year, alumnus Eric Betzig (BS '83) received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Before embarking on a transcontinental journey, jet airplanes fill up with tens of thousands of gallons of fuel. In the event of a crash, such large quantities of fuel increase the severity of an explosion upon impact. Researchers at Caltech and JPL have discovered a polymeric fuel additive that can reduce the intensity of postimpact explosions that occur during accidents and terrorist acts. Furthermore, preliminary results show that the additive can provide this benefit without adversely affecting fuel performance.
The work is published in the October 2 issue of the journal Science.
Jet engines compress air and combine it with a fine spray of jet fuel. Ignition of the mixture of air and jet fuel by an electric spark triggers a controlled explosion that thrusts the plane forward. Jet airplanes are powered by thousands of these tiny explosions. However, the process that distributes the spray of fuel for ignition—known as misting—also causes fuel to rapidly disperse and easily catch fire in the event of an impact.
The additive, created in the laboratory of Julia Kornfield (BS '83), professor of chemical engineering, is a type of polymer—a long molecule made up of many repeating subunits—capped at each end by units that act like Velcro. The individual polymers spontaneously link into ultralong chains called "megasupramolecules."
Megasupramolecules, Kornfield says, have an unprecedented combination of properties that allows them to control fuel misting, improve the flow of fuel through pipelines, and reduce soot formation. Megasupramolecules inhibit misting under crash conditions and permit misting during fuel injection in the engine.
Other polymers have shown these benefits, but have deficiencies that limit their usefulness. For example, ultralong polymers tend to break irreversibly when passing through pumps, pipelines, and filters. As a result, they lose their useful properties. This is not an issue with megasupramolecules, however. Although supramolecules also detach into smaller parts as they pass through a pump, the process is reversible. The Velcro-like units at the ends of the individual chains simply reconnect when they meet, effectively "healing" the megasupramolecules.
When added to fuel, megasupramolecules dramatically affect the flow behavior even when the polymer concentration is too low to influence other properties of the liquid. For example, the additive does not change the energy content, surface tension, or density of the fuel. In addition, the power and efficiency of engines that use fuel with the additive is unchanged—at least in the diesel engines that have been tested so far.
When an impact occurs, the supramolecules spring into action. The supramolecules spend most of their time coiled up in a compact conformation. When there is a sudden elongation of the fluid, however, the polymer molecules stretch out and resist further elongation. This stretching allows them to inhibit the breakup of droplets under impact conditions—thus reducing the size of explosions—as well as to reduce turbulence in pipelines.
"The idea of megasupramolecules grew out of ultralong polymers," says research scientist and co–first author Ming-Hsin "Jeremy" Wei (PhD '14). "In the late 1970s and early 1980s, polymer scientists were very enthusiastic about adding ultralong polymers to fuel in order to make postimpact explosions of aircrafts less intense." The concept was tested in a full-scale crash test of an airplane in 1984. The plane was briefly engulfed in a fireball, generating negative headlines and causing ultralong polymers to quickly fall out of favor, Wei says.
In 2002, Virendra Sarohia (PhD '75) at JPL sought to revive research on mist control in hopes of preventing another attack like that of 9-11. "He reached out to me and convinced me to design a new polymer for mist control of jet fuel," says Kornfield, the corresponding author on the new paper. The first breakthrough came in 2006 with the theoretical prediction of megasupramolecules by Ameri David (PhD '08), then a graduate student in her lab. David designed individual chains that are small enough to eliminate prior problems and that dynamically associate together into megasupramolecules, even at low concentrations. He suggested that these assemblies might provide the benefits of ultralong polymers, with the new feature that they could pass through pumps and filters unharmed.
When Wei joined the project in 2007, he set out to create these theoretical molecules. Producing polymers of the desired length with sufficiently strong "molecular Velcro" on both ends proved to be a challenge. With the help of a catalyst developed by Robert Grubbs, the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry and winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Wei developed a method to precisely control the structure of the molecular Velcro and put it in the right place on the polymer chains.
Integration of science and engineering was the key to success. Simon Jones, an industrial chemist now at JPL, helped Wei develop practical methods to produce longer and longer chains with the Velcro-like end groups. Co–first author and Caltech graduate student Boyu Li helped Wei explore the physics behind the exciting behavior of these new polymers. Joel Schmitigal, a scientist at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) in Warren, Michigan, performed essential tests that put the polymer on the path toward approval as a new fuel additive.
"Looking to the future, if you want to use this additive in thousands of gallons of jet fuel, diesel, or oil, you need a process to mass-produce it," Wei says. "That is why my goal is to develop a reactor that will continuously produce the polymer—and I plan to achieve it less than a year from now."
"Above all," Kornfield says, "we hope these new polymers will save lives and minimize burns that result from postimpact fuel fires."
The findings are published in a paper titled "Megasupramolecules for safer, cleaner fuel by end association of long telechelic polymers." The work was funded by TARDEC, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Schlumberger Foundation, and the Gates Grubstake Fund.
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation has awarded two new grants to benefit Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE), funding faculty start-up investments and leading-edge instrumentation.
These gifts are the latest in a decades-long association between the foundation and Caltech that has advanced research and education in fields including sustainable energy, materials science, and applied physics.
"The industrial-academic partnership between Dow and Caltech exemplifies our two institutions' commitment to addressing urgent problems that confront the world," says Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Caltech's president, holder of the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair, and professor of physics. "We are grateful to The Dow Chemical Company Foundation for enabling chemists and chemical engineers to pursue their best ideas in defining areas such as materials chemistry and renewable energy."
One grant will underwrite start-up costs for new faculty members, giving CCE a key advantage in attracting creative, original thinkers. This is especially important funding for CCE—an academic program that has pushed the frontiers of discovery and trained generations of scientific leaders by making every recruitment count. This approach has helped the division build an active faculty that includes three Nobel laureates, four National Medal of Science recipients, one recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and 20 members of the National Academies.
The second commitment will help CCE update and maintain equipment shared by all of its scholars—facilities for nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, and mass spectrometry. The funds also will support the cost of teaching graduate students how to use these instruments.
"Dow and Caltech have built a robust relationship, with a history of advancing research that addresses some of society's toughest challenges. These latest grants from the foundation will expand research opportunities, delivering benefits to engineering, the science community, the Institute, and ultimately society," says A.N. Sreeram, Dow's corporate vice president for research and development.
The link between the Institute and Dow stretches back more than 30 years and includes numerous joint research projects as well as steady foundation support for Caltech's Dow Travel Fellowship and Dow's Seminar Series in Organic and Organometallic Chemistry.
In 2009, Dow and Caltech initiated a $4.2 million partnership that fueled investigations aimed at creating solar cells from inexpensive, abundant materials. That same year, Dow's Graduate Fellowship in Chemical Sciences and Engineering was endowed with help from the Gordon and Betty Moore Matching Program.
A $10 million collaboration followed in 2011, providing resources for the Resnick Sustainability Institute at Caltech as well as endowing five graduate fellowships in chemistry and chemical engineering and another five fellowships in energy science. The agreement made Dow a member of Caltech's Corporate Partners Program, which provides a gateway for exchange and productive collaborations between industry and the Institute.
"Caltech's leadership in science education and sustainability research make these grants a perfect fit in advancing innovation and building the workforce of tomorrow," says Rob Vallentine, president and executive director of The Dow Chemical Company Foundation and global director of corporate citizenship at The Dow Chemical Company. "We are pleased to provide resources that enable Caltech faculty and students to advance science and invent important technologies."
Established in 1979, The Dow Chemical Company Foundation contributes to sustainable communities by supporting strategic philanthropic investments to build the workforce of tomorrow and drive innovative global solutions to address the world's most pressing challenges. The foundation is a separately governed private foundation designed to carry out the charitable efforts of Dow.
Caltech undergraduate students returned to campus this week, many after spending the summer working at companies in biotechnology, technology, and finance, among other fields. These students have had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the career opportunities and paths that may be available to them after graduation. They also had the chance to put Caltech's rigorous academic and problem-solving training to the test.
In the summer of 2015, nearly a third of returning sophomores, juniors, and seniors were placed in an internship position through Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP). The program, run through the Institute's Career Development Center (CDC), helps connect current undergraduate students with a wide range of companies and businesses that can provide practical skills and work experiences that give the students an edge in the future job market.
Many undergraduates find paid summer internships through the CDC, says Lauren Stolper, the director of fellowships, advising, study abroad, and the CDC. The center organizes fall and winter career fairs and offers workshops related to finding internships; provides individual advising on internship options and conducting a job hunt for an internship; organizes interviews for students through its on-campus recruiting program; and provides web-based internship listings and company information through Techerlink, its online job-posting system.
Through the formal establishment of SUIP two years ago—thanks, in part, to the initiative of Craig SanPietro (BS '68, engineering; MS '69, mechanical engineering) and with seed money provided by him and three of his alumni friends and former Dabney House roommates, Peter Cross (BS '68, engineering), Eric Garen (BS '68, engineering), and Charles Zeller (BS '68, engineering)—the CDC has been able to dedicate even more time and attention to helping undergraduates secure these important positions, Stolper says.
"Through internships, students have the opportunity to learn more about the practical applications of their knowledge by contributing to ongoing projects under the guidance of professionals," says Aneesha Akram, a career counselor for internship development/advising, who oversees SUIP.
"Completing summer internships help undergraduates become competitive candidates for full-time positions," says Akram. "When it comes to recruiting for full-time positions, companies seek out candidates with previous internship experience. We have found that many large companies extend return offers and full-time conversions to students who previously interned with them."
The infographic at the above right provides a snapshot of Caltech undergraduate internships over this past summer. Students seeking internships for next summer can contact Akram or look at the CDC website for more information.


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48 The Bath 1925
Oil on canvas 86 x 120 (33 7/8 x 47 1/4)
Tate Gallery. Presented by Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill through the Contemporary Art Society 1930
Dauberville 1334
This unsigned work was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1925 as Baignoire. It was bought in October by the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, who sold it to Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill in 1927.
It is the first realisation of a woman lying full length in a bath, an image that was to preoccupy Bonnard for the next twenty years. The canvas is unevenly shaped, which, given Bonnard's practice of painting one or more pictures on a single piece of canvas tacked to the wall and then cutting it up, is not unusual.
The location of this bathroom has not been identified, although it could conceivably be 48 boulevard des Batignolles, the apartment Bonnard and Marthe moved to in 1924. The same division of the wall behind the bath also appears in Nude in the Bath, 1924 (Dauberville 1281).
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Southeastern Connecticut state representatives will wield more power in the upcoming legislative session.
In the House of Representatives, the region's delegation will hold four of the seven deputy speaker positions, the chairmanship of two of 27 committees, one vice chairmanship position on the committees and one ranking member position.
State Reps. Ernest Hewett, D-New London, and Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford, will join Linda Orange, D-Colchester, and Kevin Ryan, D-Montville, as deputy speakers from the region.
"We have more influence, the higher up in leadership we are," Ritter said.
Ritter had a choice between remaining the co-chairman of the Public Health Committee or becoming a deputy speaker in the House.
"This is a new challenge for me, and I had a choice, and I was very excited to be able to take it," she said.
Hewett said he kind of knew it was coming, but didn't believe it until he saw it in writing.
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As someone who never had the chance to go to college, he said, rising to this level was a "major feat."
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by colorfulgina / 12/12/2009 at 1:29pm / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, I fainted and woke up in a hospital. My mom drove me to the emergency room. The doctor said I had a panic attack. What did I have a panic attack from? Bidding on ebay. FML
by graospe / 12/11/2009 at 8:31pm / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, I was in a meeting at work. In the middle of our CEO's speech, I farted. Everyone heard including my boss, who looked over and said, "Do you have anything else you wanted to add?" FML
by Anonymous / 12/11/2009 at 1:11pm / United States (California) / Work
Today, after five months of working overtime and doing my own repairs around the house, such as patching my own roof to save money, I walk into my home office. I find my $2500, week old, top of the line laptop won't turn on because it's drenched in water. Apparently there's a leak in the roof. FML
by LostFocus / 12/11/2009 at 6:11am / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, during a review session for a botany class, I began to space out. Then, I started to go, "beep, beep, beep, beep." I stopped when I noticed the entire class staring at me as if I were insane. This was not the first time this had happened. FML
by Anonymous / 12/10/2009 at 4:29am / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, I was walking through the bar area of the restaurant I work at and fell on my ass. Customers complained to my manager that I shouldn't be drinking on the job. FML
by Melinda / 12/10/2009 at 12:14am / United States (California) / Love
Today, I was attending a drug-free lecture at school. The speaker said, "There are many ways to quit smoking. You can try patches, gum, or even quitting cold turkey. Any questions?" I raised my hand, and she called on me. I asked, "How does cold turkey help?" And then I realized. FML
by Anonymous / 12/09/2009 at 7:53pm / United States (California) / Health
Today, my girlfriend was telling me how concerned she was about her weight. I told her not to worry, because it gives more cushion for the pushin' anyway. She picked up a lamp and threw it right at my dingleberries. FML
by ouch / 12/09/2009 at 12:09pm / United States (California) / Love
Today, while sleeping over at my guy friend's house, I woke up mid-air after falling off his abnormally high loft bed. Luckily, there was a table and 3 shot glasses to break my fall. FML
by Anonymous / 12/08/2009 at 7:23pm / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, in aerobics, while stretching, my friend leaned over to pull the long hair off my pants. It was my pubic hair sticking through my pants, and I screamed. FML
by cookscatastrophy / 12/08/2009 at 3:19am / United States (California) / Miscellaneous


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Luxemburg, Rosa
(1871–1919), German revolutionary leader, born in Poland. Together with German socialist Karl Liebknecht ˈlēpkneKHt (1871–1919), she founded the Spartacus League in 1916 and the German Communist Party in 1918.
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Janis Joplin left $2,500 in her will for her friends to "have a ball after I'm gone."
It took 60 hours.
Pottermore just released three unpublished illustrations by J.K. Rowling.
The 'Alien' designer wasn't always so revered: early reviews of his work involved spitting.
Right now it's a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean. But meteorologists are keeping a watchful eye on it.
Scientists looking at geckos under a microscope have found out that some parts of the tail are weaker than other parts.
The gem reportedly sat under the lucky man's bed for more than a decade.
People were more willing to overlook errors when the robot expressed regret.
A study of domestic flights found that charging passengers to check their bags made U.S. airlines more likely to depart on time.
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Ok, something regarding football and transfers.
Manchester City signed Negredo for £16million.
Manchester United signed Fellaini for £27million.
Now, let that one sink in..
Now, which idiot would be daft enough to cough up £27 million for Fellaini?
Oh, that's right, Man U under 'the chosen one' Moyes! LMFAO
Now Moyes is eyeing up Sunderland's keeper Vito Mannone, which begs the question, is Moyes trying to unsettle Mannone or his own butterfingers goalie, the 'dougnut' thief David de Gea just before the League Cup semi-final second leg?
What I find funny though, is that Sunderland have a habit of buying Man U's old cast offs, but here's Man U interested in an Arsenal cast off that's recently signed for the mackems, how quickly the times change ey?
Prawnchester Uniturd, only singing when they're winning!
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Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Operation Pillar of Defense:
by Prof. Efraim Inbar and Dr. Max Singer
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 186, November 19, 2012
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel needs to send IDF ground forces into Gaza to destroy the military capabilities of Hamas and other Islamic terror groups. While Israel may pay a high diplomatic price for its actions, the longer it waits the greater the political obstacles will be to actions that limit future Palestinian and Arab attacks on Israel. If fears such as the changed political environment of the Middle East deter Israel from destroying Hamas' military force now, the Arabs will only escalate their attacks on Israel. An immediate and strong Israeli response is necessary to ensure the Jewish state's ability to stand against the rising tide of Islamist militancy.
For nearly a week, Israel has been under attack from terrorist elements in Gaza, primarily Hamas. As the Israeli air force and navy respond with surgical, targeted strikes on Hamas facilities, the government is weighing the possibility of ordering a ground offensive too.
Posted on 11/20/2012 8:27 AM by Hugh Fitzgerald
20 Nov 2012
Christina McIntosh
"the Jewish state's ability to stand against the rising tide of Islamist militancy".
"The Jewish state's ability to withstand the Jihad".


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Colorado Springs police investigating a disturbance found two bodies in a residence late Saturday night. It happened in the 3500 block of Lenoso Terrace. Both of the victims, a man and a woman, had been shot in the head.
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Leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another: Rose's parents emigrated to Australia
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- First, skilled workers are legally emigrating, temporarily or permanently, to rich countries.
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move abroad, move overseas, leave one's country, migrate;
relocate, resettle, start a new life;
Late 18th century: from Latin emigrat- 'emigrated', from the verb emigrare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + migrare 'migrate'.
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Skip to comments.North Korea Likes Kerry - Does That Say Something?
Posted on 03/08/2004 8:10:17 PM PST by Maurice Tift
The North Korean state-run media is supporting John Kerry for U.S. President, hoping that he will be soft on communism. Their deferential treatment of him has included playing up polls showing he could defeat Bush and broadcasting his speeches throughout North Korea on Radio Pyongyang.
Iranian leaders like Senator John Kerry. Does that say something?
North Korea likes Senator John Kerry. Does that say something?
According to Financial Times Andrew Ward in Seoul and James Harding in Washington, North Korean media is taking quite ambitiously and kindly to Kerry for United States President. How very interesting for those of us who champion George W. Bush for US President.
"North Korea Warms to Kerry Presidency Bid" headlines the Financial Times piece.
North Korea smilingly regards Kerry as soft on global terrorism. Hes an easy catch when it comes to living with those doing nuclear build-ups. Hes not going to be aggressive like GWB when it comes to protecting the planet from killers international.
North Korea sees Kerry as an idealist who is more pliable for playing with. Hes more gullible, in other words.
Therefore, its with "reverential reporting" that North Koreas media gives center stage coverage to Kerry. Hes become a favorite for headlines, even to the extent of his speeches being plastered throughout. His oratory has made it big time on Radio Pyongyang. His rhetoric has come into its own through the Korea Central News Agency, "the official mouthpiece of Mr. Kims communist regime.
Does that say something?
Around the world, those regimes that are into clandestine activities, seeking to do in democracy planting and further their own global control agendas are becoming willing fans of Kerry and Team. They are unabashedly broadcasting their applause for his winning the presidency come November.
With such friends on Americas side, why fear the future? Right?
Kerry links with Jane Fonda once again. Vietnam Vets are up in arms about his playing hero while exploiting them as criminals, accusing them of setting loose atrocities numerous. And now North Korea sees him as a kiss-up major.
North Koreans think that Kerry is right-on when "pledging to adopt a more sincere attitude toward North Korea if elected."
Again, I repeat, does this say something important or does this say something important?
Therefore, I think it is ridiculous to assume we have to play this power game based on total warfare. I think there will be guerrilla wars and I think we must have a capability to fight those. And we may have to fight them somewhere based on legitimate threats, but we must learn, in this country, how to define those threats and that is what I would say to the question of world peace. I think it is bogus, totally artificial. There is no threat. The Communists are not about to take over our McDonald hamburger stands.
John Kerry's Senate testimony in 1971
Again, I repeat, does this say something important or does this say something important?
Does that say something we didn't already know?
Kerry's more consistent than some of us would like to admit.
Darned right it does. North Korea, and especially Kim Jong-Il, is scared to the bone of George W. Bush. ANYBODY looks better to him, and Kerry looks like a way to bow out of further confrontation with the US, an awkward position that Kim wil like very much to back away from, but does not know how to when dealing with Bush.
There is an easy answer. Kim could simply capitulate and leave North Korea, remaining in exile for the remainder of his life. Odd nobody has suggested this to North Korea.
How hard is that!?
Kim Jong Il:
Bush BAD ! Kerry GOOD !
We vote for Kerry !
Where can we send campaign contribution ?? $$$$$$$
Kerry = Krington 2 ...
Mark Steyn (click below for entire article):
Take a look at a satellite picture of the peninsula by night: South Korea ablaze in electric light, the North in darkness. In Far East Asia, North Koreas the hole in the doughnut.
North Korea at Night
Quite a contrast illustrated there, N. Korea vs S. Korea, huh ?
Like Kerry, N. Korea is working in the dark.
Oh, yeah. Mark Steyn has a way with words. I like most of his articles I've seen.
... It's really kind of sad, when you think of the people who live there!!
It really is. My sister-in-law told me a few years ago that she had gone to Korea and it really is sad. She told me about the starving kids there. It is inhumane what the N. Korean Communists have done there.
I read an article just a few minutes ago about a letter of criticism that Amnesty International sent regarding the death penalty given to John Allen Muhammad for the Beltway Sniper murders. I wonder if they have ever weighed in on atrocities that N. Korea has committed ? Or Saddam Hussein ? Or Al-Qaeda ? Or any other of the mass murderers in the world ? ...
Amnesty International USA Statement on
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s/b she had gone to NORTH Korea ...
I'm surprised your sister in law was even able to get into North Korea! Remember a year or so ago when they opened the border and let relatives see each other for the first time in years?
As I recall, I think it was years ago when she worked for the 'Vice-Mayor' of Shenyang, in mainland China. She doesn't work for them anymore now that she has been in the U.S. for 8 years and has her permanent residency now.
The two China's hate each other. When the Kumantang (sp?) left Mainland China and went to Formosa. It's now called Taiwan. Mainland China keeps rattling their swords at Taiwan and the U.S. takes sides with Taiwan. Rightfully so too, imho. The Mainland Communists have killed so many innocents over the last 55 years ...
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how was it for u pregnant souls? i am studying to become a doula and am very curious!!
i feel there is an angel in me whom i am constantly shocking
Hmm, have thought about this but haven't tried it yet. Let's see, how would it be to have my feet get even more swollen and have to pee all of the time? I've also heard that being pregnant during the hot summer months pretty much blows. Morning sickness on the playa could be fun. Remember leave no trace.
So, yeah, when I get preggers, I may have to kiss the playa goodbye for awhile.
So, yeah, when I get preggers, I may have to kiss the playa goodbye for awhile.
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They can't feel too confident about how they won the game today. What's great is that we played them to the very end, and they were genuinely surprised about how much of a fight we gave them. Adrian Peterson looked stunned whenever we took him down after 1, 2 yard gains. I bet this game is one of the only games where a defense holds him to less than a hundred yards. We should take pride in that we've got AP's number.
I hope someone spanks Minnesota. And I don't see Favre making it through the entire season, if he continues to take a beating like he has been. Without Favre, the Vikings are not the same team. I can't wait until the next time we meet them. We will be ready and even more determined to beat them.


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The morning after the Ravens terminated the contract of Ray Rice and the NFL suspended the running back indefinitely, his wife broke her silence in response to the TMZ release of the video depicting what occurred in the Atlantic City casino elevator and reaction from media and the public to the incident.
Janay Rice's statement is presented without editing:
I woke up this morning feeling like I had a horrible nightmare, feeling like I'm mourning the death of my closest friend. But to have to accept the fact that it's reality is a nightmare in itself. No one knows the pain that the media & unwanted options from the public has caused my family. To make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret everyday is a horrible thing. To take something away from the man I love that he has worked his ass of for all his life just to gain ratings is a horrific. THIS IS OUR LIFE! What don't you all get. If your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you've succeeded on so many levels. Just know we will continue to grow & show the world what real love is! Ravensnation we love you!


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Parents need to know that this reality series -- which centers on the day-to-day operations of Southwest Airlines -- highlights both positive and negative interactions with customers. Many of the featured customers are angry and/or intoxicated and, as a result, yell and/or openly swear at Southwest employees (words like "f--k" and "bulls--t" are bleeped out). Others exhibit odd or bizarre behavior (usually after drinking or taking tranquilizers to calm flying jitters). These scenes may be funny to adults, but they make the show iffy for tweens.
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AIRLINE follows Southwest Airlines' day-to-day operations as passengers check in, board, and head off for their final destinations. Viewers watch as the airline's staff and crew deal with excited travelers, nervous fliers, and unhappily stranded customers and work to ensure the safe, timely passage of thousands of passengers. Every day, the employees meet lots of fascinating people with heartwarming (and sometimes heartbreaking) stories. But as airline regulations get tighter and the number of passengers increases, they must also contend with dissatisfied and often irate customers who believe they've been treated unfairly. Also challenging is staff's increased need to tag people who are too intoxicated to fly, many of whom are humorously dramatic and belligerent.
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The ups and downs faced by both Southwest customers and staff members may provide some entertaining viewing moments, but AIRLINE might also strike a sore nerve in folks who are no stranger to the inconveniences associated with air travel. It doesn't help when Southwest employees are sometimes unaccommodating or rude when enforcing their policies.
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I guess its a hiding to nothing really Andre. Even a cricket score for the Reds will win no medals and anything less will probably be ridiculed by the media. At least our Yank owners now seem to have got their finances sorted out though where all this leaves Benitez is anyones guess. I dont think there is much difference between this and the situation that Martin Jol found himself in at Spurs. What do you make of the Swansea result tonight? Tonking Donny on their own midden by 4-nil? To me, Leeds should be doing this to all the other outfits in L1.After the Reds, Leeds is the first result I look for these days...then Accrington Stanley (another Phoenix rising from the ashes!). As I say I'd dearly like to see your lot climbing back up to where they belong...in the Prem again and fast. Best wishes!


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The Film Possibilities I was surprised that none of the Traverse City Film Festival films addressed the most pressing and dangerous issue of the day: radical Islamic Jihad. Perhaps a storyline could have illustrated how the West brought this on themselves, or if we could only find jobs for those fellows! Perhaps put it down to global warming...
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Or multiplied by 100. That's the rationale behind "100 Women Who Care," a group of women who meet four times a year, and in less than an hour raise over $10,000 for a local cause.
Calling all women...
Women have struggled for the right to vote in 1920, for equal pay for equal work, equity in upper management jobs, the resources to care for their families, fairness in health insurance coverage, and the right to make our health care choices.
Today, with the problems confronting our nation: jobs, debt, education, wars, shrinking middle class, etc., the Republican Party has focused its priority on restricting, devaluing and disrespecting our health care choices and rights as women.
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On March 2010 they took out $649.00 the first month and $450.00 everymonth after that, they were suppose to take out only $400.00 a month but I left it at $450.00 then I lowered it to $300.00 a month after I got very ill and lost my job. (N G & A collected $4,249.00 from March 2010 to Oct 2011.)
Then in March 11, Wells Fargo called about paying them I told them Ive been paying Neson Gamble and that they had to go to nelson and gamble to get the monies. Nelson and Gamble told me not to talk to them (WellsFargo) to write down all the time the bank has been harrassing me and keep notes and send it to them which Ive done. But everytime I call to speak to someone there at NG&A either no answer or recorder with no return calls and finally always busy, thats when I found out they sold the business to Jackson Hunter Morris and Knight in Oct 2011. I didnt even recieve a letter or a call saying that Nelson Gamble was going out of business until Feb 15, 2012 when I called Global Solution whos relationship was with NG&A and they told me NG&A went bankrupt. In the mean time another company who supposingly bought out NG&A was Jackson Hunter Morris and Knight (JHMK) they told me I was to be expecting a check from NG&A and do not cash it but send it to them so they can get started with their program with me, I was expecting all my monies back maybe except 15 percent of what Ive been giving , but all I got back was $250.00 and no way to get a hold of NG&A but Global Solution told me they have no money and is sending me a copy of what Ive paid and whats left and Michelle who I spoke with says theres nothing, so where is all my money and JHMK says they dont have it neither so now they are garnishing my boyfriends check twice a month only because I had his name on my checking account in case anything happened to me he could get into my account he had nothing to do with this money I used from a line of credit but they are charging him, so by Nelson and Gamble not paying Wells Fargo ,they have messed up my boyfriends credit and our finances and put me in distress,.
and because of this I no longer need any help from any debt collection people or especially lawyers, I do not trust them. Warning:: Don't believe everything you see on TV or anywhere about getting help getting out of debt,there only trying to help them selves before helping you. I got this add long time ago when Obama just got into presidency and he did this advertisement about getting out of debt. Be careful what you read and get into don't trust anyone .
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I finally received my free copies of my book in mid-October. I overlooked the book as I started to plan the event that I had cancelled and lost big on. The front of the cover was great but my name was mis-spelled on the side binder. There were also numerous errors within the text of the book. I immediately notified them of the error, and I was told that I authorized everything in the proofs. I informed them that that was not in the proofs and demanded that it gets corrected immediately because I'm a serious writer, but no one that sees that book would take me seriously. I was then told that the corrections could be made if I pay $800.00 for the text corrections and $800.00 for the cover correction.
I escalated my complaint to management requesting some immediate assistance. I was then told that they had bent over backwards for me to get my work out. I informed them that they were not doing me any favors. I paid for a service, and I wanted the service that they had elegantly written on their web page and in the emails prior to publishing. I did not get one on one author support. I did not get a quality product. I did not get the immediate response that they promised. As a matter fact, everytime I called the main line and requested to speak to a manager, they were always in a meeting and the call was never returned. At that point, I was told that if I didn't stop harassing them, they'd void my contract. My log on to the autor website was deleted, and each time I sent them an email or letter asking about my proofs and the status of my book sales, I never received a response. Now, my book is posted on several of their websites for sale, but my followers and readers are calling me saying they ordered my book online, but they never received it in the mail. Some of them have been waiting for three months for their book or their money. I didn't receive any royalty information in February and I know for a fact, at least 50 copies have been ordered online by family and friends.
Do not use Schiel & Denver for you life work because it will end in disappointment. They'll throw the contract in your face that you have to honor, but they are not honoring anything in it except their payment. If anyone has a class action suit against Schiel & Denver in the process, I would like to be contacted. If their are any attorneys willing to file a suit against Schiel & Denver, please let me know.
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as did xbs2034 I found the projection and audio first rate. I have friends who have never been here and highly recommend they visit it.
now every so often a poster on this page mentions the Ziegfeld's "eminent closing". unless a poster has rock solid reliable uncontestable info as to this theater's "eminent closing" please don't get fans of this theater worried about the theater's demise with just vague oft repeated rumors.
Correct Al
Cablevision owns the theatre lease, not the building.
This theater is still owned by Cablevison and operated by Bowtie. Once Cablevision able to find a buyer for the building the theater will ceased operation.
I went to Mission Impossible here as well (also saw Ant-Man a couple weeks back as I want to go here as much as possible if it is indeed closing soon). And actually, not only was the presentation quality great as usual, but at that showing (7:30 PM Friday) there was a decent crowd of a couple hundred people- not nearly sold out but more than I usually see there.
Scroll back or google "Ziegfeld may close" as the prior operator Cablevision (Cleaview)is losing money paying the rent. BowTie is operating it under that arrangement.
I went to the first screening of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation which was 10:45 a.m. yesterday Sun. 8/2. and I agree with Howard H. that the projection and sound were A+. but I was saddene to see that at most there were 25? people in the audience. there were a lot more people buying tickets for the next showing.
also what is all this talk about the eminent closing of this theater? I read all three NYC papers and lots on the web but have not come across anything that recent. are there links to these rather recent articles about the alleged eminent closing of the Ziegfeld?
I don't speak for Bow Tie but I will say Bow Tie is still operating the Ziegfeld. Walter Reade's return is only the historic nameplate.
Did Bow Tie take their sign down? I know Walter Reade Theaters have been long sold off but it would be great if their family restarted the company by taking over this wonderful gem.
I saw the new Mission Impossible movie at the Ziegfeld yesterday, with great projection & surround sound. As has been the pattern for some time, the curtain isn't used for regular movies but I was told by someone in charge (not on scene) that it works just fine! On the theater marquee can be seen A Walter Reade Theater, for the 1st time since in years since before the current operator BowTie put their nameplate there, Clearview covered it up with their own nameplate. This year's news reports have indicated that the Ziegfeld's future is endangered, so visit & enjoy while open!
It would be great if they fixed the curtain and used it for all screenings. But when we know the theater loses a lot of money and may be closing soon (obviously nobody knows outside of Cablevision/BowTie but I wouldn't be shocked if they close the theater after the summer movie season as that usually is a slow time for the Ziegfeld), I don't think they are looking to spend even a couple thousand on a fix which is not necessary for the theater to operate normally.
They really should fix the curtain I don't think it'll be much spent a couple thousand at most. What is the point of having a nice thick Curtian that doesn't open and close!! It just hangs there sadly
Yes Mike (saps) I use to open and close the curtain and raise and lower the lights.
I am sure the theater will still be open and showing movies on the Dec 19th 2015 when Star Wars opens
The last time I went to the Ziegfeld to see the second best exotic Marigold Hotel. I spoke to some of the employees to inquire why the curtain is not being used anymore. As I know they used it during interstellar. To boil it down they basically said that the mechanism had broken during one showing of interstellar. To boil it down they basically said that the mechanism was broken and it needed to be fixed but they weren't sure if bowtie Was going to invest the money to fix it.
And how to push the button to close the frikkin curtain…
You can learn anything on the internet these days. But if you were like me, then you actually worked with the different formats. During my 39 years as a projectionist, I worked with 16, 35, and 70MM film, 15/70 IMAX, Digital. Aspect ratios of 1.37, 1.66, 1.75, 1.85, 2.25, 2.35, 2.55. Thats about all you need to know back then to put on a good show.
Hey moviebuff82 you seems to be very knowledgeable about formats and projection stuff. Wondering how you learned this?
I hope star wars plays at this theater if the theater is still around…
Thank you Walter for that well written and informative comment. I am only occasional visitor to NYC but I used to work for Loew's and Walter Reade so I enjoy following the comments for these NYC theatres. Although I am sure it was old news to New Yorkers I enjoyed the article in the Post that you linked to as well as a link in the article about some of the long gone NYC theatres.
Atlanta has done even worse than New York when it comes to plowing under its theatre history and replacing it with the slick megaplexes of today. One survivor which might be of interest to followers of this page is the old Martin Rialto which is almost an exact duplicate of the Ziegfeld. Since it was built in 1962 you could even say the Ziegfeld is a copy of the Rialto.
On the Rialto page are some photos from which anyone who has attended the Ziegfeld can see the resemblence. There are also photos of the Rialto today in its role as the performing arts center for Georgia State University.
the main reason for the Ziegfeld's often mentioned possible closing is its unprofitable status. but I find something even more fascinating. even if it was fairly profitable and met its weekly nut I am sure the land underneath it is wayyyyyyy more valuable than any $$$ the theater could possibly bring in. so I am surprised it hasn't been sold for that very reason.
Fears seem to stem from a statement made in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter by Cablevision CEO James Dolan this past April. Here's the question and his answer:
Q: You run the Ziegfeld Theatre, which is said to be unprofitable. Are you going to close it?
A: Probably. Yeah. [It] loses a lot of money. The theater business is a tough business.
The link above is to an article about what Dolan said in the interview and was posted here over 2 months ago, not the interview itself. I will post a link to that if anybody asks, but this was the only mention of the Ziegfeld in that interview.
Cablevision was quick to issue a statement that said the Ziegfeld would remain open for the "foreseeable future". Most take that to mean they are looking for somebody to take over the lease, which is reported to run till 2018. If they don't… well, they can close it anytime they choose.
If they can't find someone and continue to lose money till the lease is up, who will take it over and keep it a single screen? Endangered is a term that comes to mind when talking about the status of the Ziegfeld.
I found this article by NY Post film critic Lou Lumenick from April worth the read and perhaps some discussion of its content.
when was the last report either online or in newspapers that this theater could actually close at anytime?
THeres got to be someone, anyone who has a love of cinema or a ton of money who could take this place over and keep it going like has happened in many other cities around the country. Christ, at this point I wish Tarantino would take it over. At least we know film would always be there.
Saw Avengers: Age of Ultron here on its opening Friday night: the middle section was nearly full, but the sides and the balcony mostly empty.
My friend (who either has never been to the Ziegfeld or not in years) also really liked the theater- certainly hope something is worked out so it can remain open.


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