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Why Praise Woody Guthrie?
By: Steve Byas
I have come to a conclusion: the reason many people like Woody Guthrie so much is because he was a philosophical communist, not in spite of it.
Once again, Woody Guthrie, a native of Oklahoma from Okemah, has garnered favorable accolades in the popular culture, this time promoted by the state government of Oklahoma in the form of the Oklahoma History Center.
Time Changes Everything is the tile of a play performed at the Oklahoma History Center in late March, which centers on a fictional meeting between Oklahoma's legendary Western Swing performer Bob Wills and Guthrie.
The promotional post card sent by the Oklahoma History Center for the event explains, "Bob Wills and Woody Guthrie are not known to have met in real life, but this theatrical play envisions a discussion about music and life between the two iconic figures portrayed by Oklahoma musicians John Cooper and Brad Piccolo."
The screen play was written by former Tulsa World entertainment writers Thomas Conner and John Wooley. On Wooley's website he is critical of "those who still believe that folks like Bill O'Reilly speak for America."
One supposes he thinks Woody Guthrie does "speak for America."
Who was Woody Guthrie, and why does he hold such appeal for so many?
While Guthrie claimed to have joined the American Communist Party, there was no evidence that he actually did. What he did do was write 174 columns under the title of Woody Sez for the Communist newspaper, The Daily Worker. Among his columns, he praised Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, even defending his unprovoked invasion of Poland in 1939!
Guthrie's most famous song was probably This Land Is Your Land, which was inspired as a retort to the patriotic God Bless America by Irving Berlin. One of the verses reveals the anti-private property views of the leftist Guthrie.
"As I went walking, I saw a sign there, And on the sign there, it said Private Property (some versions say "no trespassing," but the thought is the same in either version), But on the other side, it didn't say nothing! That side was made for you and me."
One could go on with Guthrie's communistic philosophy, and discuss his close friendships with avowed communists, but hopefully this makes the point that Woody Guthrie was a philosophical communist, who wrote for a communist newspaper. One could even say he was the most extreme kind of communist—a Stalinist.
The question is, why praise this man, who admired a mass murderer like Stalin?
I recently tried to ask this question of the editorial staff of the liberal Oklahoma Gazette, at a public meeting. They gave the appearance, either real or contrived, of not understanding my question. I asked if instead of being a philosophical communist, who wrote for a communist newspaper, let's say Guthrie was a philosophical Nazi, who had written for a Nazi newspaper. Would he have plays written about him, have festivals in his honor, have musical awards named for him?
The answer is clearly no.
One of the Gazette leaders tried to deflect my question by asking me if I knew of a popular author from Oklahoma attending a Communist Party meeting. Since I was asking about Woody Guthrie, I did not understand why it mattered about someone else.
I am perplexed as to how Joe Stalin, a mass murderer, can far receive less criticism from these folks than Joe McCarthy. So far as I know, Joe McCarthy never killed anybody.
I have come to a conclusion: the reason many people like Woody Guthrie so much is because he was a philosophical communist, not in spite of it. That says more about them than it does Woody Guthrie.
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Name: David Zimmerman
Date: Monday, May 31st, 2010 03:51:47 PM
Comment: Place your comments here. Transplanted across the KS border in 1979 and began to study OK history, eventually teaching elderhostels for OU. I too, am amazed at Guthrie's popularity but I think it is primarily because of "This Land". The story of how he was made to alter the lyrics in order to get a job singing on a children's show--the director wouldn't let him spout his hateful communist ideals-- is a supreme irony in that the lyrics he abhorred were exactly the ones people love. Abusive to his family, such a loose cannon the American Communist Party didn't want him, Lots of forgettable strident politics songs of the Roosevelt administration. Oh, and he influenced 'Bob Dylan', Bob Zimmerman, a long lost cousin of mine.
Name: Jeff s
Date: Saturday, January 14th, 2012 10:31:28 PM
Comment: People like Woody Guthrie simply because of his songs. And they like his songs because they are heartfelt. Guthrie was a troubled individual. He suffered from a hereditary disease called Huntingtons. This disease produces a type of protein that destroys a persons brain. They slowly go insane. They slowy lose muscle control. Think alzhiemers and ALS. It's hard to understand how Oklahomans can bad mouth someone like Woody. Woody was writing about how people like the Okies were being treated. People who lost everything because of a drought and because of broken banking system. Their only sin was to be born poor sharecroppers. In an effort to survive, they loaded up their broken down truck and drove to the promise land. They werent looking for a handout. They went there looking for an honest days wages for an honest days work. Woody saw these people and was moved by their situation. No one says that you have to agree with his politics. But at the least I think people should appreciate that he was trying to help fellow Oklahomans. It was a terrible time in American history. If nothing else, woody and his songs helped fellow oklahomans forget their problems for a little while.
Name: Nate Leanin
Date: Thursday, April 12th, 2012 08:20:51 AM
Comment: Its quite the presumption on your part that because Woody Guthrie wrote for a communist newspaper that he in fact endorsed Joseph Stalin's murderous activities. Wouldn't that be the same as my assuming that the staff of the "The Oklahoma Constitution" all visit the brothels of New Orleans, as I'm sure you are admirers of David Vitter?
Name: Matthew Rothenberg
Date: Thursday, July 5th, 2012 11:42:41 AM
Comment: I raised this topic elsewhere on your site, Dear Editor. Henry Ford was a vicious antisemite who received the Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Adolph Hitler, who had praised him in "Mein Kampf." Yet we in the U.S. fall over ourselves in adoration of Henry Ford. How does this square with your assertion that Nazi sympathizers don't get love in this country?
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Shunryu Suzuki lecture dated July 26, 1965 - verbatim, checked to the tape.
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A talk is alwaysthe conclusion of my talk is always why we should practice zazen. This is notmy talk is not just casual talk. And basically, my talk is based on Shōbōgenzō. And fortunately we have a system ofwe have a complete system [of] how to understand true religion.
The true religion cannot be understood by philosophical way or scientific way. The only way to understand or to realize our true nature is just through practice. Without true practice it is impossible to realize our true nature. Of course, what we do, whether we are aware of it or not, what we do in our everyday life is based on trueour true nature. True nature drive us to do something, but if you do not understand, or if you do not realize your truewhat is true nature, and if you have no system to know the actual meaning of your true nature, you will get into confusion.
There are many and many scientists who become interested in religion, it is true. Some of them [are] perhaps interested in true religion, but some of them will not have the true understanding of religion. As long as there are justtheir understanding is just limited in scientific realm, it is impossible to know what is true religion because religion should be understood by religious way. Religion shou- [partial word]is not understood by philosophy or science.
And some philosophers, of course, may [be] interested in true religion, but it is impossible for philosophersit is impossible to reach the complete understanding of religion through philosophical study, because in philosophical study the conclusion of philosophy will be different. The authority of Greek philosophy is still powerful in this age. So it is very difficult to understandto reach the true understanding of religion which everyone will agree with it.
Sobut Sōtō school has pretty deep philosophy, but as I said last night, the Shōbōgenzō, or the philosophy of Zen, is just a lid, just a cover of a pan, because people may interested in Zen, but it may be rather difficult for them to know what is true Zen. Without some intellectual understanding, it is difficult to figure out what is Zen. So that is why we have philosophy of Zen. But by philosophy you cannot have true understanding of Zen. Zen should be understood by Zen, by practice of Zen, not by philosophyeven by Shōbōgenzō, even readingeven by reading Shōbōgenzō, you cannot [laughs] understand whatyou cannot realize what itactually realize what is Zen.
So only way is just practice Zen with right understanding. If you do not have right understanding, theyour practice will be mixed up with some other practice. And that is why, I think, in America there are so many misunderstanding of Zen.
So by Shōbōgenzō we have to polish our practice, and we have to keep various misunderstandingkeeps our practice [of] Zen from various misunderstanding. That is why we have Shōbōgenzō. That is why in sesshin I should talk. This kind of talk is not, you knowthe purpose of my talk is not to give you some knowledge, but toby my talk I want you toI want to encourage your practice without being interested in philosophical depth of our system. In this point, if you make misunderstanding, result will be pretty serious.
And fortunately our system of encouraging people is the sameis the same as other schoolsphilosophy of other schools. So if you understand Shōbōgenzō, you will understand some other schools and why there are so many schools in Buddhism. If we do not have this system of various schools in Buddhism is quite different from other schools, and there will not be any connection with each other. With this system, we willeach schoolswe will find out the meaning of existencewhy Sōtō Zen exist, why Rinzai Zen exist, why Pure Land school exist, why Tendai school exist, why all those schools are important. Unfortunately, it is rather difficult to translate Shōbōgenzō in English, but we are making effort to do it. And many scholars has given some interpretationsome modern, or some up-to-date interpretation to it. So if we only have time, it is not impossible to give you complete system of our understanding of Buddhism.
We say we have two kinds of knowledge: intuitive knowledge andand thinking, discriminating knowledge. The scientific knowledge and the philosophical knowledge is the dualistic thinking knowledge. As long as we use word and we think by words, it is impossible to reach the absolute conclusion. When we just resume to our own nature, which is universal to everyone, we can achievewe can realize our true nature, which is universal to human being and even for animals, and plants, and everythingexistence. And that is why in Zen practice we stop our mind. We do not put any consideration to our sensitivity or thinking. Whatever image come, you just accept it and let them go out. [Laughs.] And whatever sound you hear, you let them come in and let them go out. When you do not pay any attention to outward object, you will find out your true nature.
This true nature, when you are healthy and practice zazen in this way, itit is just calm and some inexplicable thing itself. But when you have some actual problemwhen you have pain on your legs, you will have direct experience of [laughs] your true nature. But, you know, don't [make the] mistake [that] that is true nature. That is true nature plus somethingplus your painful legs. Something is added on true nature, and true nature takes the form of pain. This relationship is very important, and if you understand this relationshipyour true nature and your painthere is a key to solve all the problem of life. Through problem we will realize our naturetrue nature. When wewhen I am hungry, what I feel is what you will feel when you are hungry [laughs]. There might be some difference, but not much difference.
And how you feel when you sit is how everyone feels when you sit. Strictly speaking, that is enough, even though you do not attain enlightenment [laughs]. If everyone sit and find out how you feel when you sit, that's good enough. We willin this pointwe will reach some agreement. But if you are caught by some fancy idea of religionthere may be various religionand you don't know what religion is yours [laughs]Buddhism, Christianity, or Indian religion, or some folk native religionyou don't know what to choose. Sometimes everyoneevery religion looks like same. Sometime it doesn't look like same. But when religion is studied [in] the most simplest way, the most universal way, for an instance, want of sleep, or hunger, or pain, orwe will reach the universal religionuniversal religion even to animals. Here we have common playground. Everyone will play in this common playground.
So you shouldn't haveaccording to Buddha, or our patriarchs, or founder of various religionyou should not have too fancy idea of religion. Religion should be understood [by] the most foolish [laughs] man, not learned wise man. Wise man's religion is compli- [partial word]very complicated and very fancy. If he is stoo great, you willyou will be attached to his religion. That is good. If you really want to do it, that's good [laughs]but just because of the name or, you know, some gaining idea.
We should not attach to some particular religion. That is why we say don't study religion with gaining ideagaining idea. Gaining idea is notgaining idea is not based on your true nature. That's a very superficial desirenot so deep as your hunger. When we give up various gaining idea, we will find out our true nature. And this true nature is very primitive, of course. And at the same time it could be very, very refined and deep, lofty ideadesire. In this primitive, fundamental desire there are true strengths and various possibility. But if you start from fancy idea of religion, you will be conf- [partial word]more confused. So to realize why we studywhy we study religion is to find out the meaning of our fundamental desirehow important it is, and how miraculous it is, and how much possibility it has.
When weall of us is concentrated on this point, there will not be any religious sectarianism. Because we start from some particular philosophy of religion, we have various sectarianism. When we have just one lid, just one cover which covers various pan and bowls [laughs], there will be no problem. Our cover, our philosophy, is not the same philosophy as usual philosophers will provide for us.
Today, I just gave you some generalgeneral idea of our system. But this pointwe sh- [partial word]as a Sōtō student, this point should not be neglected. We should bewhen we study Buddhism intellectually, we should be concentrated on this point andas well as your practice. Just practice is not so good, because you may practice zazen for sake of something. You will abuse your Zen practice until you mix pure practice with various fancy or wrong practice.
In short, Sōtō way is to use everything in right purpose and to put everything [in] its ownits own place. What should be put on high place should be put on high place, and what should be put on floor should be on floor.[2] In America, you know, you put scriptures [laughs] on the floor where you walk. We don't, you know. But I don't know how to do ithow to treat those scriptures in your way of life. So until I find out [laughs] some way, I don't say, "Don't put scriptures on the floor." But this is not supposed to be put onsupposed to be treated as a rubbish, you knowas rubbish. This is not rubbish. Scripture should be put on table, or altar, or in your hand. Those small things is very important.
And this ideawith this idea, we study science: What is science? What is religion? What is philosophy? There is the way to study philosophy. There is particular way to study science. There is particular way to study religion. Religion should be studied by religious way, not by science. Scientist cannot criticize [laughs] what religion unless he become religious. Butand religiousreligion givesor give way [to?] science and philosophy. The findto find the meaning of science is religion. To find the meaning of philosophy is religion. But science or philosophyin science or in philosophy, there is no religion. This relationthis relationship is very important. Dōgen-zenji says, "Our ordinal [ordinary] wayalthough you know our ordinal [ordinary] wayin our ordinal [ordinary] worldly life there is no Buddha's way." People understand that or not, I don't know [laughs]may not understand it, but he says: "They may understand there is noit is impossible to realizeto know what is religion in worldly way. But from viewpoint of religion, there is no worldly life. Everything what we do is religion.
This kind of system is very important for us. I shall be very glad if you find out why this kind of understanding is so necessary for us. It is very important because it is the only way to find out the harmony in various religion we have. When various religious people understand this secretthis system, the religion will be one: not Buddhism, not Christianity, not one school of Christianity or Buddhism. The one whole big family of religious people will be established. There is this possibility in his [Dōgen's] understanding.
Source: City Center original tape. Verbatim transcript by Judith Randall and Bill Redican (5/17/01).
[1] According to a note in Wind Bell (1965, IV, No. 4, p. 1), this seven-day sesshin began at 5:45 am, Monday, July 26, 1965.
[2] From Dōgen's Tenzokyōkun (Instructions for the Cook): "For all the various things, put away in high places things that belong in high places, and put away in low places things that belong in low places" (trans. by T. D. Leighton and S. Okumura, 1996, pp. 35-36). See also SR-69-12-02.
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41st Anniversary Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association Resilience Narratives Panel at NeMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association)
April 7-11, 2010
Montreal, Quebec - Hilton Bonaventure
This panel invites papers that examine the significance of resilience in contemporary culture. In a wide array of fields, including ecology, health sciences, globalization studies, business and economics, the concept of "resilience" has become increasingly significant. Referring generally to a system or organism's capacity to "bounce back" following traumatic disruption, its contemporary currency reflects a sense of a constantly changing world. In ecology, resilience theory replaces traditional conceptions of stability or balance with models in which surprise plays a constitutive rather than an anomalous role in ecosystem development. Economists and management theorists draw on Nassim Nicholas Taleb's theory of "black swans," which stresses the need for planners to take account of the inevitability of "highly improbably events." In health sciences, one aspect of resilience theory is a move away from emphasizing vulnerability and dysfunction to a more positive focus on strategies that enable individuals to cope with adverse events. In literature and popular culture, resilience is nothing new: from Tristram Shandy to Midnight's Children to Rabbit-Proof Fence and Slumdog Millionaire, stories of survival in the face of adversity hold strong appeal, while reality TV shows like Survivor, MXC and American Idol highlight different kinds of endurance. Among the questions that might be addressed in this panel: How has the meaning or value of resilience shifted in the context of globalization? In what narrative contexts does the concept of resilience appear, and to what ends? What avenues of thought does the concept of resilience open up or close off? How might theories of resilience help to illuminate connections between complex cultural and ecological systems? To what extent does the idea of resilience mask and/or perpetuate unjust power relations (e.g. by legitimating what Naomi Klein terms disaster capitalism)? Is the interdisciplinary flexibility of resilience a measure of its critical usefulness or its ideological power?
Please submit 250-500 word abstracts (Word or PDF) to Susie O'Brien at firstname.lastname@example.com by September 30, 2009. For more information about NeMLA, see http://www.nemla.org/ (conference information will be updated in June, 2009)


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Mitt Romney's 2012 election problem appears to be that money can't buy him love.
Despite record campaign contributions from right-wing funded Super PACs, a new Bloomberg National poll shows Mitt Romney now trailing President Obama by a whopping 13 points. Obama leads with 53%, over Romney's 40%.
While there were some numbers that favored Romney, the overall results pointed to a single factor: People just don't like or trust Mitt Romney.
Romney's big trouble seems to stem, in part, from a lack of support from his own Republican Party. Among the likely registered voters polled, 33% said they were Republicans, 38%, Democrats.
Romney's lackluster support from the electorate has a common thread among independents and Democrats, as well as Republicans. The majority said they simply didn't like Romney, calling him out of touch, by a 55% to 36% margin. Fewer than one-third said they wanted to sit next to Romney on an airplane, and nearly two-thirds don't want to look at him on television for the next four years.
One respondent told the San Francisco Chronicle that while Obama, "hasn't fulfilled a lot of his campaign promises," he would vote for him anyway because "Romney would be extremely destructive for this country."
Business Week reports: "The poll also undercuts Romney's central argument for his candidacy, suggesting that his background as a private-equity executive isn't seen by voters as his greatest strength."
President Obama's advertising on Romney's time at Bain Capital LLC has apparently hit a chord with voters who lack confidence in Romney's ability to be a job creator.
A Colorado small businessman said, Romney has "too much money to understand what a guy like me deals with," the Business Week report added.
Education and immigration have been hot-button issues for Romney in recent weeks that could haunt him right up to Election Day in November. Romney said he would eliminate the Department of Education during the primaries, and just last week, reiterated his anti-Dream Act policy, saying that he would veto the bill if he were president.
The combination of education cuts and his immigration policy make it harder to sell a Romney presidency to an electorate whose top priority is job creation.
"Immigrants from Asia who come with a high level of education and highly marketable skills now outnumber Hispanic immigrants. Unlike the Mexicans who were taking jobs that Americans did not want to do, the new Asian immigrants are snapping up high paying positions for which too many American kids lack training," according to the Los Angeles Times.
Young people in America are already having a hard time getting the education skills they need to compete in a high-tech world. More budget cuts to education gives foreigners an edge in the job market.
These latest numbers should give the GOP pause when it comes to negative campaign advertising against President Obama. The poll also showed that voters don't really know who Romney really is, what he stands for, or what he would do as president. Therefore, it is not likely Romney can win with Obama-bashing alone.
The polls can change between now and November and likely will. Whether they show more Obama strength or shift in Romney's favor is a wild card right now. The only thing that seems certain is that the outcome of 2012 presidential race will be a game-changer for the direction of the U.S. no matter who inevitably wins.
This poll was conducted, June 15 -18, 2012.
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Pen testing on IPv6 networks
In Through the Back Door
If you have enabled IPv6 on your network without considering basic security issues, you might have opened up a hole for attackers. In this article, we demonstrate a successful attack on a server via IPv6 and explain how the popular security tools handle IPv6.
Although the "next generation" IPv6 Internet protocol can already look back on more than 10 years of history, many companies are only now starting to migrate to the new version. Some experts have already begun to point out that IPv6 security has some unexpected complications for admins who are accustomed to IPv4 networks. One such under-mentioned problem is the need to lock down or turn off IPv6 services that might be running on an IPv4 or a dual IPv4/ IPv6 network. Some modern systems enable IPv6 by default. Even if your network is primarily focused on IPv4, it is a good idea to pay some special attention to IPv6 in your pen testing. You might discover that your systems are vulnerable to exploits in IPv6 that aren't available (or don't appear) through conventional IPv4 pen tests.
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Saturday, May 12, 2007
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art
If you've ever been fascinated by the wreckage of the Titanic, the underwater treasure of the ancient Romans, or shipwrecks from the age of exploration, then don't miss this unique day of special lectures examining ancient shipwrecks.
The featured lecture topics include:
• Ancient shipwrecks of the Greek and Romans
• Shipwrecks of the Vikings
• Discovered ships of the early explorers and colonial America
• Eighteenth-century slave ships
• Shipwrecks from the Revolutionary through Civil Wars
• Modern shipwrecks including the Titanic and atomic test fleets
Among the featured speakers are:
• Dr. George F. Bass, founder of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University
• Dr. James P. Delgado, co-host of the television series The Sea Hunters and Director of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology
• Dr. Deborah Carlson, classical archaeologist and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas
• Dr. Frederick Hocker, Senior Researcher and Research Coordinator for the National Museum of Denmark's Center for Maritime Archaeology
• Dr. Roger Smith, Archaeology Supervisor of the Underwater Archaeology Program, State of Florida
• Dr. Corey Malcom, Director of Archaeology at the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum
• Dr. John Broadwater, Program Manager at NOAA's Maritime Heritage Program
In addition to the lectures, this event will include an assortment of family activities, performances, and films. For a full schedule of events and lecture titles visit DallasMuseumofArt.org.
Presented by the Boshell Family Lecture Series on Archaeology with kind assistance from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University.


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Joel Cohen & Sons Plumbing & Heating - Rockledge, PA - Phone: (215) 663-0886
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Plumbing contractors are individuals who are involved in the installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing fixtures which control the supply of water to and from a building. Plumbing contractors in Rockledge often work for residential, commercial or industrial sectors. A few of the plumbing contractors in Rockledge work independently, whereas, others have people working under their guidance.
Different plumbing contractors have different ways of working. Some may work on contractual basis with commercial organizations, while others may work only for new buildings of construction. The charges are pre-fixed when plumbing contractors are contacted. For residential work, these contractors in Rockledge mention their rate, when they are contacted, over telephone, and if the homeowners accept that rate, they come and do their work.
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Two New York teams are among the finalists (Long Island, NY) Alliance for Green Heat and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced that seven pellet stoves have been chosen as finalists in the Pellet Stove Design Challenge. This international competition, administered by the Alliance for Green Heat, identifies innovative low emissions and high efficiency..


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Why is it that individuals who become stars in the entertainment field are always blaming someone else for their failures? Since the age of drugs became acceptable, we've had two huge stars, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
You would think they were strapped to a table and forced to swallow an assortment of pills. Of course, that's not true, but they always have someone else to blame.
Why not simply face the truth? They apparently loved the highs they supposedly got — the more you took, the higher you got. Why not call them both just what they were — druggies, plain and simple.
Elevated to "the King" by the TV and movies, they actually believed it. In fact, they were drug addicts. They got what they deserved: a rotten life brought on by themselves.
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Hey primal peeps,
Has anyone experienced blurred or out-of-focus vision when transitioning to a primal diet? It's almost like I can see my eyelids and eyelashes blinking, and things are kind of hazy. It's not blindness or anything, I mean, I can see the words I'm typing on the screen right now. But still, this is a little weird, and I don't know what else to attribute it to.


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Dave Richards: Daughters discover joys of film
Why is it that most kids think the world began the year they were born?
Mine showed little interest in anything that happened before they existed, whether it was the Beatles, Charlie Chaplin, John F. Kennedy or Abraham Lincoln.
The only exception, the only "older" thing that intrigued them, were dinosaurs from millions of years ago.
T Rex, the dinosaur? Cool! T Rex, the band? Who?
I tried introducing my heroes. Any film in black and white, however, was soundly rejected. They laughed at "Dracula" like it was "The Three Stooges." And no matter how much Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin or Talking Heads I blasted over the stereo, my daughters became fans of Hilary Duff, LFO and the Spice Girls.
I understood, to a point. I can do math. I was born in 1956. Did anything from before I was born, say, 1936, interest me? I wasn't exactly high on Dixieland, Al Jolson, Mae West and the Great Depression.
Brontosauruses were a different story.
Fortunately, kids grow up, become young adults and realize life doesn't entirely revolve around them. They gain a sense of history, they start to appreciate the vast scope of life.
Kate, now 21, has discovered that great films were produced before 1991. In fact, film has become her passion. She wants to devour the classics and four-star films she never saw before.
She watched "Citizen Kane" -- and liked it! She sat through "2001: A Space Odyssey" and sort of got it, so I had her explain it to me.
Now her younger sister Bette, 19, is following suit. After Kate and I went to see "Back to the Future" at Tinseltown -- a film she had routinely refused to watch on the grounds that it was from the '80s, then totally enjoyed -- the three of us set out to see "Animal House" on Wednesday.
I have seen "Animal House" so many times, I have an honorary degree from Faber College. I saw it on opening night at the Co-ed Theater when I was a junior at the University of Illinois -- a riotous night I'll never forget.
Kate and Bette, however, had seen just bits and pieces, flipping by it on cable; they never really paid attention. Seeing it on the big screen, with no commercials and no distractions, like texting, they ate it up. They loved John Belushi's antics -- the raised eyebrows, his trip through the cafeteria food line, his horror when authorities haul away the Delta's booze.
"They took the bar! The whole $&$^#! bar!"
Next is "American Graffiti," one of my all-time favorites. "You'll love it," I told them. It's by George Lucas."
They were stunned to learn he did anything without Wookies.
"There was life before 'Star Wars,'" I said. "Here, and in a galaxy far, far away."
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Based on his comments to CNN's Anderson Cooper on the day of the Rev. Jerry Falwell's death, it looks like author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens (pictured) will have to wait a while to be invited back into President Bush's inner circle. Hitchens channeled his disdain for religion and for Falwell into one scathing send-off on Cooper's show.
Radar Online:
Newly naturalized Christopher Hitchens did his version of a homily for the Rev. Jerry Falwell on last night's Anderson Cooper 360. Joining Cooper from Raleigh, N.C., the atheist author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything figuratively boogied on Falwell's barely cold corpse.
He's with Tinky-Winky: Christopher Hitchens is not a fan of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, telling Cooper that Falwell would be in hell if such a destination existed.


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Jerry Leiber, 78, the songwriter who with partner Mike Stoller wrote an unending stream of early rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues hits including "Hound Dog," "Stand by Me," "Kansas City," "Charlie Brown," "Jailhouse Rock," and "On Broadway," has died of cardiopulmonary failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
With Stoller, Mr. Leiber was a member of the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. The duo, who first met in 1950 in Los Angeles, where Mr. Leiber, a Baltimore native, had moved as a teenager, won Grammy Awards for "Is That All There Is?," a hit for Peggy Lee in 1969, and for the Broadway cast album of Smokey Joe's Cafe, a revue of Stoller-Leiber songs, in 1995.


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Someone else on the list may correct me, but I think the problem is
that the computer joining the domain is discovering the domain
controller by broadcast -- and broadcasts don't cross the router.
AFAIK DNS on the client has to point to the PDC to join the Domain.
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FORT WORTH (AP) - Derrick Davenport scored 24 points and Greedy Daniels added 20, leading Texas Christian to a 92-78 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night.
Myron Anthony scored 15 points and Ryan Carroll added 12 for the Horned Frogs (9-3). Davenport had 15 rebounds and Bingo Merriex had 10 rebounds. Andy Ellis led Texas Tech (5-5) with 23 points.
Cliff Owens scored 16 points, and Jamal Brown and Marcus Shropshire each scored 15. Owens had 13 rebounds for Texas Tech, and Andre Emmett added eight.
TCU shot 44.8 percent from the field, and Tech shot 39.8 percent.
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Trying something new today – Storytime. Let me know what you think. These will be stories I share around the dinner table. Stories that involve running or fitness in one way or the other but still, just stories for the fun of a good story.
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Michael Miebach, President, Middle East and Africa, Master Card Worldwide, speaking at the formal opening of the MasterCard office in Qatar, at St Regis Hotel Doha, yesterday. Kammutty VP
Doha: In line with its commitment to expand its presence in the Middle East and Africa and extend seamless support to customers, global payments and technology company MasterCard has opened its dedicated office in Doha.
The official launch was hosted by Michael Miebach, President, Middle East and Africa, MasterCard Worldwide.
The launch of office in Doha follows recent successful product launches by several leading financial institutions in Qatar working in close collaboration with MasterCard.
They have led to the development of highly innovative payment solutions, most notably the MasterCard® PayPass™ payments programme, which enables customers to make payments by tapping their contactless card, key fob or cell phone on a point-of-sale terminal reader. MasterCard's PayPass contactless payment network now boasts nearly 550,000 merchant locations in 48 countries as of Q3 2012.
Commenting on the launch of MasterCard's office in Doha, Michael Miebach said:
"Over the last two decades, MasterCard has been at the forefront of advancing electronic payments in the Middle East and Africa from debit, credit and prepaid cards to emerging payments such as contactless and mobile payment solutions. Our geographical presence and market position have witnessed sustained growth and today with the launch of our office in Doha, we have achieved yet another significant milestone."
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Appeared in 44 games, making 36 starts at three different infield positions ... made 19 starts at second base, 15 at shortstop and two at third base ... enjoyed five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI efforts ... was 3-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored at Jacksonville (4/7) ... best offensive game of the season came against Northern Kentucky (5/11), when he went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI ... was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI against Florida State (5/7) ... batted .444 (12-27) over his last nine games, raising his season average from .176 to .241 ... hit .302 in 17 A-Sun games.
Prior to Stetson
Played at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla. ...coached by former Hatter player and assistant coach Mitch Markham ... earned Defensive Player of the Year honors with the Pioneers ... batted .305 with three home runs and 33 RBI in 46 games as a sophomore ... drafted in the 23rd Round of the MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays after his freshman season.
High School
Graduated from Plant City High in 2010, playing four years of baseball ... member of the National Honor Society.
Born on July 31, 1992 in Tallahassee, Florida ... son of Kenneth Smith and Tanya Gerard ... has four siblings; Kaylon (20), Shamar (11), Shakai (7), and Kamden (3) ... Psychology major.


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I think thats my fave photo from your whole gallery! Really gorgeous!!
Aaahhh I <3 the tones the colors give off
god! you are a doll so soft & brand new
god! you are a doll so soft & brand new
Your portraits always set a high standard
The overall bluish hue to the photograph really accentuates the brightness of your hair, and the exceptional lighting creates some very contouring shading for your facial features, most prominently the downcast shadows of your eyelashes. That sultry, melancholy draw of your mouth compliments the emotion that your eyes, shoulder posture, and gentle, slacked hand positioning seem to evoke. It looks to me like you are reminiscing longingly, or with a heavy burden or sadness that you hold dear to yourself. Of course the fact that it is all overcast in blue is an obvious indicator of the "blue" feeling, but all the details of the composition make for a very powerful and classy piece.
Lovely and wonderfully executed again. Thank you so much for sharing.
Lovely and wonderfully executed again. Thank you so much for sharing.
I REALLY love all your comments. every single one is so thoughtful and sincere. its comments like these that really make all my hard work feel so fulfilled and thankful. so thank you. so very much!
Well in that case, my appreciation feels to you like your photographs and artwork feel to me Sincerely, you are an amazing artist and model, and its my pleasure to give your work the attention it deserves.


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Editor's note: A number of students from Hudson County who won medals at The Jersey Journal's Hudson County Science Fair are sending dispatches from the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles this
week. This blog entry was written by John Mankarious of Bayonne High School on Monday, May 9, 2011.
Today we visited the Mt Wilson Observatory and attended the opening ceremonies.
As today progressed, I have learned a very important lesson. It was to always to carry a jacket whenever you go on top of the mountain. Apparently, on top of Mt. Wilson, it was approximately 37 degrees. We actually walked through the clouds up there.
Later on that day, I have observed one of the greatest parties I have ever attended. Many great people inspired me to upgrade my project. Jeffery Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks, have showed that no matter what background you come from, you could still achieve your goals.
Previous coverage:
- Blogging from the science fair: Hudson students enjoy international experience, score high in laser maze
- Blogging from the science fair: Arriving in Los Angeles!
- 2 students are off to Los Angeles to represent Hudson County in this week's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
- Overall Hudson County Science Fair winners announced, 74 hailed at ceremony


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Eminem has long made his ex-wife, Kim Mathers, a target in his lyrics – and Mathers says the abuse pushed her to try and take her own life.
Mathers, 32, tells Dr. Keith Ablow in an episode of his talk show airing Friday that the final straw came when she saw Eminem (real name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III) onstage beating a blow-up doll that resembled her while singing a song about her.
"Seeing the crowd's response and everybody cheering, singing the words and laughing and it just felt like everyone was staring at me," she says. "I knew that it was about me and that night I went home and I tried to commit suicide."
Eminem, 34, and the former Kim Scott were married twice, from 1999 to 2001 and again for less than three months last year. They have a daughter, Hailie Jade, 11, and adopted Mathers's niece, Alaina, 13.
Mathers tells Ablow that she married Eminem the first time to keep him "faithful and grounded" when he went on tour – but it didn't work.
"When Marshall's first tour started is when his ego just went 'poof,' " she says. "Like he was God, that's what he thought. ... I was just told that I should be grateful that he still talks to me, you know how many women throw themselves at him. And I just pretty much felt like a piece of crap."
But she still agreed to marry him a second time in 2006. "We decided [to get married] on Jan. 14," she says. "Marshall wanted to do it because it was our 15th year together from our original day we started going out.
"And even on that day I said, 'Let's just go through the ceremony but not sign the marriage license.' Because I was just afraid of what would happen if we had to go through a divorce, our kids. And then 41 days later, Feb. 25, Marshall left."
Last week, a British tabloid said the couple were planning to wed a third time, a report Eminem's rep told PEOPLE was "absolutely untrue."
Now, Mathers tells Ablow of her ex, "I believe that Marshall has issues on how to express his love, and I don't think he knows how to treat women because he wasn't treated well by his mother. He still had a lot of anger towards her."
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There is no stopping JR he is taking over Los Angeles. This new piece is in downtown Los Angeles just south of 3rd and Alameda Ave. This wall as procured by the LA Free Walls Project. They have been instrumental in securing walls all over Los Angeles for great artist like JR.
Street Artist JR New Works At MOCA in Los Angeles
Epic new works by JR in Downtown Los Angeles on the South Side of MOCA off Alameda. The work is just around the corner where the BLU work once was.
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Pissing Dog by Banksy in Little Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills making his urine rainbow marking his territory. He is taking on Los Angeles in full force. Thanks to melroseandfairfax for pics
New Banksy Billboard on Sunset Blvd Los Angeles: Living The Dream with Drunken Mickey and Minnie
This piece, Living the Dream" just popped up on Sunset Blvd of a drunken Mickey and Minnie. Banksy is all over Los Angeles.
New Bansky in Los Angeles – Good Grief It's Charlie Brown on Sunset Blvd
Special thanks to Joanna Koldony for the tip on this Banksy on Sunset Blvd. Charlie Brown with a gas can and a cigarette…is old Charlie and arsonist…see the video below.
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New work by Banksy just surfaced in Los Angeles of a a machine gun boy with flowers. Thanks to Melroseandfairfax for the pics. I am sure we are going to see more with the Oscars coming soon. dfdfd
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Curtis Kulig bombed the Sonora Cafe Wall. An interesting pattern I have observed is two walls he has hit in the past. The first being in an active wall in a alley not far here. The wall is now dead. Then he bombed the Beverly wall that was very active, including a Banksy piece and […]
Catch a Child by the Toe: Street Art by Dogbyte on Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles
This new work by Dogbyte, perhaps a play on "Eenie meany miny moe…", is a nice play agains Swift's tiger that was previously there. Dogbyte turns the tables and man becomes the prey.
Enik One: Street Art From Downtown Los Angeles
I was recently in Downtown Los Angeles and these paste were still wet with globs of glue on the ground. These are the works from Enik One, I appreciate the subtly, beauty and imagery of Enik One's work. Note the Mexican flag colors juxtaposed onto the American one. Dig it.
Amazing Wall Projection by Kubik
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Whistler Blackcomb has been named the No. 1 overall ski resort in North America by the readers of Ski Magazine. The 26th annual readers' poll ranks the top 60 North America ski resorts in Ski Magazine's Resort Guide, hitting newsstands Oct. 16. The survey of 20,000 Ski readers is the longest running and most comprehensive [read more]
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Whistler Film Premieres
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Whistler Turkey Sale
Whistler Turkey Sale and Ski & Snow Board Swap – October 5 – 8, 2012 A pre-winter Whistler tradition, the Whistler Blackcomb Turkey Sale returns October 5-8, 2012. With over 20,000 square feet of ski and snowboard gear for sale at up to 70% off, the Turkey Sale marks the unofficial start to winter. Located [read more]
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As summer comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on how amazing the last couple of months have been in Whistler. Glorious warm and sunny days coupled with amazing events and Whistler scenery. But don't take my word for it – these photos say it all. Enjoy! PEAK 2 PEAK – Photo by Tourism [read more]
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Don't miss Whistler's biggest bike festival of the year – Crankworx : August 10 – 19, 2012 This annual adrenaline-fueled Whistler event is a smorgasbord of amazing gear-head talent. Come watch some of the world's most renowned athletes compete, show-off and otherwise impress the heck out of everyone. Prepare yourself for epic, jaw-dropping and fearless [read more]
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Whistler may be the ultimate destination for adrenaline junkies and thrill seekers, but it's also an amazing place for families. Check out Summit Lodge & Spa's Top Ten Whistler kids activities, festival and Must-Dos While in Whistler. Awards: In 2011, Whistler Blackcomb was Rated No. 5 in the "Top 10 Family Friendly Resort" Category in [read more]
Dine in Whistler
Ever wonder what Whistlerites do in the "shoulder" season? We eat. In fact, Whistler is such a Mecca of extraordinary culinary delights that we often celebrate it, flaunt it and even create festivals and events to highlight our unique flare for fabulous fare. One such event is Dine in Whistler – an annual event which [read more]
Telus Ski & Snowboard Festival
The third record-breaking season in a row is nearing its end and snow sport enthusiasts are beginning to look forward to the-best-fest-in-the-west, TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival. Ear-marking another super amazing season, this mid April festival promises to celebrate long and hard into each night of it's 10 day duration. With Legendary Filmmaker showdowns, [read more]
Whistler Ice Skating
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Ashley Barker Photography
If you've skied Whistler – then like me, you've probably sat at the top of Whistler Mountain, looked out over countless mountain tops, and had your mind blown by the awe-inspiring beauty that lay before you. And although I can truly appreciate the scenes before me, any attempt I make at capturing these images with a [read more]


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Slideshow: Plenty of food, fun at Phillips Creek Ranch Community's spring festival
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Mike Gipp records his son, Jeremy Gipp, 18 months, first pony ride with the help of Krista Aguilar from the North Texas Petting Zoo at the Phillips Creek Ranch Community Grand Opening Spring Festival and Family Fun Day.
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Wilder Elementary third grader Mark Broidy got the chance to examine a meteorite with a magnifying glass last Wednesday when the Pacific Science Center brought its science van "Space Odyssey" to the school. The heavy chunk of space detritus and 20 other space-related exhibits are part of an outreach program that visited 45 percent of all Washington state school districts during the 1995-96 school year. Other exhibits included scales that told kids how much they weighed on Pluto and Neptune, jigsaw puzzles of the moon, and an inflatable planetarium.
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Meal, auction to benefit Bartels
Brady 3-year-old fighting cancer.
A sloppy joe feed and auction at the Brady Community Center on Saturday will raise money to help pay medical expenses for 3-year-old Leyha Bartels.
Leyha, daughter of Catherine Stewart and Jason Bartels of Brady, has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer which has settled in her bones.
She has been receiving treatments at the Children's Hospital in Omaha and the family will continue to make regular trips back and forth for more treatments for the next six months.
Saturday's benefit, hosted by Becky Bartels, will include a free-will donation meal, bake sale, piggy bank contest, raffle, live auction and entertainment provided by Shelter Reality, a traveling drum group.
The meal will be served beginning at 5 p.m. followed by the auction and raffle.
Raffle items include a variety of gift certificates for food and services. Items range from a movie rental or afghan to a complete car detailing package.
There is something for everyone at the auction from gift baskets, produce and art to clothing items and even a live pig.
To make a donation for the event or to contribute to the benefit, contact Becky Bartels at 308-650-0330.
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The event, taking place during the week of Oct. 5 to 9, encourages commuters across the country to make a pledge to carpool, vanpool, ride the bus or rail, bike or walk to work at least one day during the week.
Rideshare Week participants will also qualify to win a number of great prizes.
Community members looking to participate in Rideshare Week 2009 can log on to www.Metro.net and pledge to share the ride.
Those who pledge are eligible to win great prizes, including a Playstation 3 Console with Insomniac Games Bundle, iPod Shuffle, Auto Club Membership, Disneyland gift package including 4 tickets, $50 gas cards, tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific and more.
"Rideshare Week is a great opportunity for residents to help cut traffic and improve air quality," said Mayor Frank Ferry.
"In addition to helping protect the environment, participants will also save on gas and enjoy the chance to win some great prizes while doing so."
Rideshare Week participants need only to share a ride one day during Rideshare Week to be eligible for prizes. Community members can fill out a pledge form to participate in the event at www.Metro.net.


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Catholic churches in Europe host as many bones as a graveyard, with bits of saints and intact incorrupt bodies encased in glass and displayed on ornate altars.Continue Reading →
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With Catholicism's long connection with the arts, from Michelangelo making the Sistine Chapel a place of transcendence to the Vatican Museums' huge troves of artifacts and art, it's worth looking at how the incoming pope may feel about contemporary visual culture. Yet while the outgoing Pope Benedict XII was surprisingly open about art and even convened artists at the Vatican in order to improve relations, the prospects for Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who will now be Pope Francis (he'll become Pope Francis I once there's a Pope Francis II), seem less promising.Continue Reading →
As the first Catholic Pope to resign from his position since Gregory XII in the 15th century, Pope Benedict XVI has startled the world with his announcement that he will step down by the end of this month. While controversially conservative (and much less benevolent-appearing than his predecessor the grandfatherly Pope John Paul II), the German-born religious leader did have an open mind at least in encouraging a renewed relationship between the Catholic Church and art, viewing the use of beauty as a path to the sacred.Continue Reading →


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Crystal Thompsons frustration was palpable as she settled down at a table in the SC Works Career Center in Summerville this week.
She swore she already had filled out a particular unemployment form on a prior visit. Her 5- and 3-year-old daughters were fidgeting and chatty. And then, of course, there was the larger circumstance that brought her into 2885 West 5th North St. Wednesday afternoon: no job.
Thompson made $18 an hour as a senior account executive at Daniel Island giftware manufacturer Davis & Small until March, and the 36-year-old single mother hasnt been able to find suitable replacement work since.
She said she would simply work two jobs if she didnt have children, but since she has to support her girls, she figures she needs to be paid at least $14 an hour.
Theres so many people who are unemployed that theyre all going for the same jobs, she said.
Thompson already moved in with her mother to save money, even though its not emotionally healthy for me and my children. And if no one hires her this month, its about to get rougher.
Thompson is one of 29,000 South Carolinians who will lose their federal unemployment benefits at the end of the year.
After several extensions of the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program to help out-of-work Americans ride out the recession the past few years, its over. Congress passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 in February, which cut off the benefits by Jan. 3, 2013.
Thompson doesnt know what shes going to do to get by without that $273 weekly check.
The Department of Social Services offices is going to be seeing a lot of single females, she predicted. What else are you going to do?
Tri-county impact
Dorchester County will be among the hardest hit by this development, with 1,004 people set to lose their EUC.
Charleston County has more people enrolled in the program 1,852 but its population is twice as large as Dorchesters. And Berkeley County has two-thirds the number of affected beneficiaries as Dorchester with a larger population.
According to state unemployment figures from October, that 1,004 constitutes more than one-fifth of the unemployed people in Dorchester County.
Larry Hargett, chairman of the County Council, said he was rather stunned when I saw the numbers this week.
I feel for those folks, he said, noting that it will be an unwelcome ending to the holiday season. It couldnt have come at a worse time.
As the EUC is a federal program and the people affected already have exhausted their state benefits, Hargett said the county isnt in a position to ease the pain.
Im not sure theres a lot we can do, he said.
Getting new skills
Back at the career center, Seth Duncan, the site manager, said he has seen this target coming, and has been trying to plan with partner agencies and organizations.
As many as 4,500 people per month walk through the centers doors, Duncan said, and some 85 percent of them come for unemployment insurance.
There were notices in clear plastic stands on tables around the center Wednesday, and Duncan said his staff has let the affected people know when they come in for their regular eligibility reviews.
These tiers do end at the end of the year, Duncan said he has counseled people about the series of extensions, so lets talk about what we can do to find your next great jobs.
But the expiration of the program was news to Joshua Watson, a 23-year-old Summerville resident, who like Thompson visited the center Wednesday afternoon to file for an extension.
After three years making latex gloves at the Honeywell factory in North Charleston, Watson was fired a year ago. By March he had started working at Morelli Heating & Air Conditioning, but Watson said there was no work for him by the end of July, and he hasnt had steady work since.
Asked what he would like to do next, Watson said, Anything really. Asked what he planned to do next month after he receives his last $326 check from the government, he couldnt even muster a verbal answer.
Duncan said the answer for many of the long-term unemployed is acquiring new skills to compete in todays labor market.
Ready and waiting
The main federal training program, Duncan said, is funded through the Workforce Investment Act, and he encourages everyone to apply as soon as they sign up for unemployment benefits.
Its especially crucial from now on, he said, because the state is the only unemployment insurance available now, and last year, the S.C. Legislature cut the maximum benefit period from 26 to 20 weeks.
Thats why were trying to engage them from the moment they file for unemployment insurance.
Duncan said the Department of Social Services and the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department also do job training. And in addition to his SC Works center, there are centers in Charleston and Berkeley counties.
Asked what early January might look like at his center, Duncan remained optimistic.
Ideally what I hope to see is those who are impacted in this office, looking for resources, he said. Well be ready and waiting for them.
Thompson might be one of them. But despite her situation, she too sees a light at the end of the tunnel.
This too shall pass, Thompson said. Its just taking an awful long time.


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I consume most my carbs from vegetables (carrots, beats, gourds, beans), and am fine. But when I start on starch/grains, it triggers something and I immediately want to eat more. It's impossible to just try a bit of chocolate cake and stop at one bite.
I recently noticed that my heart starts beating faster and I feel 'off' after too much carbs (usually rice, fermented rice pancakes) after a meal. If just the right amount, I feel energized. This started happening when I've been lower-carb for awhile.
*big sigh*
But I've got to do it or I'll feel like this all over again. Getting together with family is going to be so hard now. Food forms the center of our gaatherings and they all eat radically different than I do now. Who knew going primal would have an effect on social situations? I certainly wasn't considering that when I first made my decision to try it out.
Besides that, we usually have a full plate of activities planned on our Christmas trips, so I won't exactly have time to go shopping either. It's a nice idea Marissa, but it's TOTALLY not feasable given how things usually work.
Oh, and there would be some butt-hurt family members bitching about the fact that I have to be "difficult" and have "abnormal dietary needs." We do get sensitive about our food in this family.
Thanksgiving took things to a whole new level though. I decided to just eat what my family made for dinner and to really enjoy it, then get right back to eating well the next day. Well, I topped off dinner with THREE slices of pie. Yesterday I started off with pumpkin coffee cake, then ate clean, then had 2 drinks, which made me want more sugar, so I had a paleo dessert, which also made me want more sugar, and I ended up having 3 slices of pie again.
I have to go cold turkey, including cutting out the paleo desserts, and that's all there is to it. Thanks for mentioning the Radiant Recovery website, I'm going to check it out.
Thank you for this. I actually printed this out and highlighted the bolded section. Tonight when the demons start calling, I will put on my Vibrams, grab my iPod full of podcasts, and go for a long walk.
I'm also going to re-read Robb Wolf's book to reinforce what gluten and sugar do to the body. For a long time, when I looked at things like cookies and pies and anything packaged, I didn't see food. I need to find a way to get back to that place.
I'm grateful for this timely thread. I felt really good when I did the GAPS intro diet a few weeks ago, it's time to get back to it.
I'm done.
5'0" female, 45 years old. Started Primal October 31, 2011, at a skinny fat 111.5 lbs. Low weight: 99.5 lb on a fast. Gained back to 115(!) on SAD chocolate, potato chips, and stress. Currently 111.
I feel your pain OP I have been on many yo yo diets over the years. What derailed every one was relaxing on the sugar/carbs. I have a weird thing where if I have something with sugar, I then seem to need something salty/savoury to counteract it......followed by something sugary LOL. a neverending cycle. I have now found I am very allergic to eggs and dairy, so a lot of my favourite puddings etc. are just not possible anymore, which makes me sad, but will make keeping honest a lot easier.


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