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LINKS: Minority Research & Training - Spring 2009April 10, 2009
- NIA's Technical Assistance Workshop—Supporting the Future of Aging Research
- Diversity in the Biology of the Brain
- Roberta Diaz Brinton–A Shining STAR
- New Publications from NIA
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- K01 Funding Announcement
- NIA's Health Disparities Resource Persons Network
- Remember: July 17th Deadline for Applications to Technical Assistance Workshop
NIA's Technical Assistance Workshop—Supporting the Future of Aging Research
"I want you!" It may be the army's famous recruitment tagline, but it could just as easily be used by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). NIA is dedicated to building new generations of aging researchers, especially those interested in studying underrepresented populations.
As part of its efforts to foster the careers of new investigators, NIA hosts the Grants Technical Assistance Workshop, or TAW, preceding the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America and invites young researchers to participate.
"The workshop is specifically designed to meet the needs of pre- and post-doctoral students and recent recipients of Ph.D., M.D., or related doctoral degrees who seek careers in aging research," said J. Taylor Harden, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. "NIA especially encourages minority or underrepresented scientists to apply."
Over the course of the 2-day interactive forum, participants learn from more seasoned investigators about the challenges and opportunities of a career in aging research. Fittingly, the 2008 keynote address was presented by Mary Ganguli, M.D., M.P.H., on "Taking the Next Step to a Successful Research Career." Ganguli spoke from her experience as not only the program director for the Division of Geriatrics and Neuropsychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, but also as a Principal Investigator on several NIA-funded studies and member of NIA's National Advisory Council on Aging. The meeting also featured a "State of NIA" address presented by the Institute's (then) new deputy director, Marie A. Bernard, M.D., a recognized leader in the field of aging research. TAW participants noted that the information from Ganguli and Bernard will be particularly helpful as they move forward to build their scientific careers.
Along with opening their eyes to the breadth of research supported by NIA, participants received specific guidance on the NIA/NIH grant application process from the people who know it best, the NIA staff experts who review submissions. Participants also had a chance to present their plans for current or future research projects and get personalized feedback from peers and NIA staff. For many, this was the highlight of the workshop.
"The TAW gave me the tools to navigate the NIA/NIH grant writing websites which will save my mentor, department, and school's time. I can teach my fellow colleagues about grant writing and will recommend this workshop to them," said one TAW participant.
According to another, "I am now more aware of the overall process and motivated to try to obtain funding." This motivation is what the TAW is all about, supporting a future for aging research.
Diversity in the Biology of the Brain
Diagnosing dementia and other cognitive disorders among racially and ethnically diverse populations can be challenging. Many of the tests used for such diagnoses have intrinsic cultural and linguistic bias. Consequently, scientists have yet to characterize differences in the prevalence, incidence, and etiology (factors contributing to) of dementia among various racial and ethnic groups.
Faced with the challenge of determining whether cognitive problems manifest differently on a biological level among racial groups, a team of researchers from the University of California at Davis and Berkley turned their attention to structural brain imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As they explain, "Structural brain imaging is commonly used to study the biology of normal aging and cognitive impairment and may therefore serve to explore potential biological differences of cognitive impairment among racially and ethnically diverse individuals." Specifically, researchers studied how the relationship between brain structure and dementia are similar and different among African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians. Investigators used this information to validate the accuracy (and linguistic sensitivity) of their methods for clinically diagnosing cognitive impairment. Their findings, "Brain Behavior Relationships Among African Americans, Whites, and Hispanics," are published in the October-December 2008 issue of Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders.
The researchers first clinically diagnosed each participant as having normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, or dementia using traditional methods that included physical and psychological exams. Following clinical diagnosis, investigators (who were not aware of subjects' age, sex, ethnicity, race, and diagnostic category) used MRI images to scan for any biological differences and similarities in the brains of the participants, looking for any patterns.
"What we learned is that we can bring in a very diverse group of individuals, African American, Hispanic, and White, ranging in education from none to 20 years, [clinically] diagnose them using uniform methods, and show that the relationship between the clinical diagnosis and brain variables are the same among all individuals," says lead author, Charles DeCarli, M.D. All participants with dementia had lost some brain volume and had an increase in white matter abnormalities. The abnormalities are an indication of a problem with connections between areas of the brain, associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
"By looking at diverse people, we can see interesting and potentially informative biological influences that might tell us about disease pathophysiology," says DeCarli.
This study demonstrates the benefit of having a diverse participant pool. When research involves a homogeneous group, the findings may not apply to or benefit other populations. According to the investigators in this study, their findings are more likely to help a broader group of people because they are based on research with diverse participants. The investigators point out that recruiting underrepresented populations may not be easy—in fact, it is a continual challenge for investigators in all fields, not just aging. But the results of studies with diverse participants can be more meaningful and have a much greater impact.
Roberta Diaz Brinton—A Shining STAR
"Typically, diversity is defined in terms of ethnicity, gender, or economic features. But I see diversity from a different perspective. It is at the core of the scientific enterprise. The scientific challenges that face us as a society are too complex, too pressing to be solved by one way of knowing. It is diversity of perspective, analytic strategy, and insight that will lead to diversity of solutions. " –Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D.
This issue of Links profiles Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D., an NIA-supported researcher. Brinton's compelling story starts with her childhood recovery from spinal meningitis and leads to her work today as Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Pharmacy. At USC, Brinton explores the neurobiology of the aging female brain and its vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease. In addition to her research, Brinton serves as the Director of the USC STAR Science Education Program, an active collaboration with local schools to cultivate new generations of scientific explorers that is supported by the National Science Foundation. In the STAR Program, students join a research team to learn science by doing science in a way that is fun and that matters. Links writer Megan Homer talked to Brinton about her scientific interests and her unique personal history. The following excerpts from their conversation illustrate how Brinton uses her passion for science to advance what we know about Alzheimer's disease and make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth.
Did you always plan on pursuing a career in biomedical research?
Mine was not a typical career path—it is nothing short of divine intervention that I am a scientist. My family was, by American standards, not wealthy. We had a substantial number of economic, social, and health challenges. Despite these difficulties, at the core of my family was an incredible commitment to the work ethic and a dogged determination to persevere. Both of these traits have served me tremendously well. The cost of college tuition was beyond our reach, so I worked, saved money, took college classes at night, and finally was able to attend college full time at 25. It was not until then that my journey to become a scientist started in earnest. From that point on, I was on the fast track. I graduated from college in 2.5 years and then went on to graduate school at the University of Arizona.
How did you choose to study cellular mechanisms of learning and memory?
In my first years of graduate school I found my life's purpose in working to understand the mechanisms of learning and memory and, based on those insights, develop therapeutics to prevent Alzheimer's disease. I was studying the neuropsychological profiles of people with brain damage when I observed a pattern. Every person with brain damage, regardless of severity, exhibited significant memory dysfunction. I was fascinated by this – no other domain of brain function was so vulnerable. I decided to figure out why memory was so vulnerable.
Can you tell me a little bit about how you came to investigate estrogen action in the brain?
During my postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Bruce McEwen, I was invited to observe Dr. Howard Fillit's 8-week clinical trial of estrogen therapy in women with Alzheimer's disease. Howard was interested in pursuing the clinical significance of Dr. Vicki Luine's finding that estrogen increased choline acetyltransferase activity. During this time, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to observe and interact with women who had profound Alzheimer's disease. The effects of estrogen in women with Alzheimer's disease ranged from subtle effects, experienced by many, to a rare but substantial effect in one woman. I was hooked. I had to know how this molecule worked in the brain. This began what has now been a 20-year journey of discovery.
Following your decision to study the cellular mechanisms of learning and memory, how did you get started in the particular area of research on bioenergetics and estrogen?
Women represent 68% of all people living with Alzheimer's disease. So if we are to stem the tide of the Alzheimer's epidemic, it makes sense to determine whether there are features unique to women that makes them inherently more vulnerable to developing the disease.
Our research began with investigating what estrogen does in the brain. This work kept leading us into the mitochondria. The brain is the most bioenergetically demanding organ in the body and is almost completely dependent on glucose for its fuel. Estrogen sustains the brain's ability to use glucose as its primary fuel source, thereby preventing the switch to less efficient fuel alternatives (such as ketone bodies) that is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.
Currently, we are focused on determining the earliest events of bioenergetic dysfunction as indicators of impending Alzheimer's disease. We hope to develop interventions to prevent the dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease, particularly in postmenopausal women. At the same time, we are developing estrogen alternatives that will activate estrogen action in the brain (and bone) while being inactive in breast and uterus.
You have been the Director of the USC Science Technology and Research (STAR) program for 20 years. Can you tell me about this work?
People rightly expect that science will help us to discover how the world works and, armed with that knowledge, create solutions to the world's problems.
The STAR program is a collaborative venture with an inner city urban ethnically and culturally diverse high school, Bravo Medical Magnet, which is adjacent to USC's health science campus. STAR students conduct research as part of their academic year curriculum and during summer months. They work 50 weeks a year conducting real science aimed at results that really matter. STAR students learn science by doing science. They are valued members of the research team. Most of the students continue to conduct research in college and frequently return to their research at USC during the summer. Their contributions are acknowledged in publications and, when appropriate, the students are included as coauthors.
As I became more familiar with the school system in LA, it became apparent that STAR students were even more remarkable than I realized. They had survived an educational system that discouraged interest in science and math. This led to development of a project to see if we could reach back into the educational system and increase the number of math and science "survivors." We provide mentoring to elementary school students in science, math and engineering with the expectation that they will eventually matriculate into the high school STAR program. The high school STAR students act as both teacher and role model for the young scientific explorers. Each year we have at least 25 Bravo Medical Magnet high school students in USC labs and another 25 preparing to enter our labs. Plus, we mentor approximately 300 elementary school students.
Creating a new generation of scientists and engineers is a long term, meaningful investment. My philosophy is to not lower standards but to give each student everything they need to succeed in science and math. So far this has been tremendously successful. The STAR Program is evidence that, even under the challenging conditions of urban America, young people can excel in science and math.
What take-away message would you give to students around the country who want to pursue science?
Scientists are real people, like you. The challenges society faces today requires diverse intellects from every sector of our citizenry. STAR students prove that disadvantaged does not mean unwilling or unable, it simply means undiscovered. So, regardless of your socioeconomic or ethnic background, if you want to change the world for the better, become a scientist.
New Publications from the National Institute on Aging
The following are some of the newest publications from NIA. All of these resources are FREE and available in bulk quantities. They are easy to order by calling toll-free 800-222-2225 or visiting www.nia.nih.gov/health.
Healthy Aging: Lessons from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
For 50 years, the NIA's Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) has been challenging stereotypes about aging and transforming what we know about getting older. This booklet offers a lively overview of the research and practical suggestions for healthy aging, based on BLSA and other NIA-supported research.
Exercise and Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging.
This book for older adults provides tips for how to start exercising, including how to set goals, measure progress, and stick with it. Easy-to-follow directions for exercises and colorful photos help readers, including those with chronic conditions, exercise safely.
Talking with Your Older Patient: A Clinician's Handbook.
Designed for quick reference, this book introduces and/or reinforces communication skills that health professionals can use when working with older people. Topics range from discussing sensitive subjects to suggestions for encouraging wellness. If you are familiar with the older version of the handbook, expect to see a fresh design as well as new and revised content.
Older Adults and Alcohol: You Can Get Help.
This easy-to-read booklet provides readers the facts about alcohol and aging through engaging stories, bullets, questions/answers, and check-off lists.
Making Your Website Senior Friendly: Tips from the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine.
This tip sheet offers research-based guidelines that can help you create websites that work well for older adults.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the NIA received approximately $275 million in direct appropriations to obligate over 2 years. These stimulus funds will be used to intensify and expand scientific study and support the research infrastructure in aging and age related cognitive change, including Alzheimer's disease, through a series of grants and initiatives. The funds also will be used for training opportunities for pre- and post-doctoral candidates, high school and college students, and science teachers. NIA has several mechanisms to distribute ARRA funds. For more information about ARRA, please visit NIA's website at www.nia.nih.gov/recovery.
K01 Funding Announcement: Promoting Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research
The NIA encourages applications for the K01 grant—Promoting Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research. Eligible individuals are applicants who have been determined by the grantee institution to be committed to a career in health disparities research related to aging and who are members of or knowledgeable about health disparity population groups. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or non-citizen nationals, or individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence, who hold a research or health professional doctoral degree or its equivalent and can commit a minimum of 75% of full-time professional effort conducting research and relevant career development activities specified in the application. For more information about this K01 award, including additional eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-033.html.
NIA's Health Disparities Resource Persons Network
NIA's Minority Workgroup encourages investigators who have experience working with diverse populations and older adults to register to be an expert resource for the Health Disparities Resource Persons Network. The network helps connect early career scientists with investigators who have significant experience in aging research, minority health, health disparities, and minority recruitment and retention. If you are interested in joining or using the resources available on the network, please visit: www.nia.nih.gov/about/minority-aging-and-health-disparities#toolbox.
Remember: July 17th Deadline for Applications to Technical Assistance Workshop
On November 17-18, NIA will hold its 2-day interactive forum, the Technical Assistance Workshop for Minority and Emerging Scientists and Students. During the workshop, NIA staff and associated faculty members will present information and provide technical assistance on applying for NIA grants. Participants in the workshop, depending on career stage, will have an opportunity to make podium presentations of current or planned research projects and receive feedback from peers and NIA staff. The workshop will be held immediately before the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America, in Atlanta, GA. Participation is by competitive application.
NIA encourages applications from members of groups underrepresented in aging research and investigators committed to research careers related to minority aging issues. Applicants should be pre- and post-doctoral students or recent recipients of Ph.D., M.D., or related doctoral degrees; new to the NIH application process and/or embarking on an independent program of research; investigators with less than 5 years of research experience; and U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals or permanent residents.
Applications are due by July 17. For information and application forms, please contact Andrea Griffin-Mann at 301-496-0765; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Let us hear from you!
We are always interested in hearing from minority program faculty, alumni, and students. Please contact us and let us know where you are and what you are doing.
Work Group on Minority Aging
Office of the Director
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C35
Bethesda, MD 20892-2292
Phone: 301-496-0765
Links: Minority Research and Training newsletter is published twice a year by the Work Group on Minority Aging, Office of the Director, National Institute on Aging, Building 31, Room 5C35, Bethesda, MD 20892.
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Diablo II Latest News
Diablo II gets first official patch since 2011
For those of you still playing Diablo II, Blizzard has announced a new 1.14a patch for the venerable roguelike action-RPG from 2000 that updates the game to run better on modern machines. This patch is the first official update for the game since 2011's 1.13d patch.
Stay Awhile and Listen author reveals 'Diablo in space' project that almost was
Blizzard had other galactic plans in motion outside of StarCraft, reveals Stay Awhile and Listen author David Craddock, whose book explores former devs time at Blizzard Entertainment.
The studio split into two teams after Diablo 2, reveals Craddock, and one "started and scrapped" many ideas. Someone came up with a Diablo sci-fi clone, codenamed 'Starblo'.
Dev: Diablo II's Hardcore mode was nearly included in original Diablo
Stay Awhile and Listen is an unauthorized book by David Craddock which has been four years in the making. The book covers interviews of nearly 80 former Blizzard employees, including Condor (which became Blizzard North), and Silicon & Synapse (Blizzard's original name), as well as those who had regular contact with Blizzard bigwigs.
Diablo III's Wilson on former Diablo dev's mixed feelings on game: "F--k that loser"
An interesting insight into the office politics of Blizzard has arisen with the reaction of Blizzard South members to former Blizzard North and Diablo II developer David Brevik in an interview with Inc Gamers.
Diablo III has "way more quest content" than Diablo 2, "period"
Blizzard's Lead Content Designer Kevin Martens for Diablo III has talked up the action-RPG's love of randomisation and how it keeps things fresh and spontaneous.
There are by default "way more quests" than Diablo II ever had, including in variety. All over the game world there are "random elements" to discover and loot.

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Editor's Corner: Video Game Review Scores Will Never Change
Posted on Tuesday, March 11 @ 16:00:00 PST by Daniel Bischoff
For most gamers, it doesn't matter what the reviewer says if you've already become personally invested in a product like countless Call of Duty fanboys or those that could argue the merits of a PlayStation exclusive against a Nintendo exclusive until everyone else shows Xbox green on their faces.
All my life I've gotten to know my favorite video game reviewers and their tastes through repeated encounters meaning it wasn't until the third or fourth review that I could coorraborate pluses and minuses with a voice on the Internet or in a magazine. The same might be true of movie reviewers, but flick fanatics don't have the same issues gamers have with scores.
That's because video games and movies affect us in totally different ways, both as consumers and critics.
Movies might impart some emotional weight onto the viewer, maybe with the tragic fall of a hero or the vicious defeat of evil, but then you get up, walk out of the theater, and leave the emotions behind too. You can carry those feelings as far as you continue to discuss the film with other viewers, but once you get in the car and go home you tend to move on with your life.
Games give the player so much ownership over the experience that it's impossible to diverge your own reactions from, not just what you've seen on screen and how it relates to life, but the fact that dozens of human beings put thousands of hours into giving you that digital life.
Let's take The Last of Us, for example. Sure, you could watch it like you would a movie. You'll get that chance when Sony releases the live-action film of The Last of Us, but playing it gives you the kind of helpless hopefulness that defines that world.
You feel helpless when you're challeneged by Clickers, but you feel the hopefulness when interacting with Ellie. Waxing between the two took true artistry and by the end you can't help but feel connected with the characters as if you had actually lived it.
Taking the amount of time and effort in developing a game like The Last of Us into account, it's impossible not to have some reverance for the lives of those creators. It's impossible not to say "Wow, there was so much to do and so much to see and I don't think I caught all of it and I wish it never ended but I'm glad it did because I feel so much."
When you consider that the truly awful games go by the wayside and never get attention from press or consumers alike, it's easy to see how Metacritic scores don't hit the red all that often. Movies might tank with critics and still hit it rich at the box office, but games are as much an investment of time as they are of a consumer's money.
No one wants to put themselves in an experience they won't truly love, and reviewers cater to that sensibility. I don't think anyone alive would say "I really wanna sift through sh** with my bare hands for 8-12 hours, just to see what it's like." Reviewers aren't going to spend very much time evaluating a product that asks them to do the same either.
Video game review scores are inherenetly broken when you look at them this way. That score means so little in the face of a thousand words or a major video production or even best of E3 awards. Could any so-called journalist face their peers if they didn't back up their "MUST-PLAY BEST GAME EVEH" E3 award with a glowing 9/10 review? My guess is that most struggle more than they let on.
Recently, at a review event I attended, one of my peers downloaded and booted an entirely different game during a planned lunch break. While many of us were eating and conversing, this reviewer launched into another game and probably ruffled some feathers with the PR folks organizing the event.
This is a disheartening sign of the maturity level in game reviewers throughout the industry, moreso given that this individual is well known in most gaming circles and placed in a position of power at one of the more high-profile web sites out there.
I love video games, but video game review scores will never change unless both consumers and critics learn to look at themselves and the content they consume in a new light.
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We've all been there before: bobbing along on a tour bus, shoehorned into a seat, the sights flying by at the speed of a moving car. You try to take pictures of the landmarks, but end up capturing your own reflection in the window. You try to stay awake, but the rhythm of road dulls your brain like Ambien. You try to make the best of it, but can't -- the other travelers in your group won't stop snoring, jostling, chattering, whimpering.
Blame the tour, not you. Simply put, you don't belong on a bus or in the middle of a herd. You're an explorer, not a pack animal.
To find a tour that elevates rote sightseeing into a monumental adventure, grab a virtual shovel and start digging. Start with the websites of tourism offices; indie ideas lurk among the more conventional information. For example, New Zealand.com lists an "artstay" where you can learn pottery and painting from local artists in Auckland, while VisitBerlin.de well represents its edgy city with bike and brewery tours. Creative wanderers should peruse ShawGuides.com, whose listings lean toward the arts and smarts. ToursByLocals.com offers just what the name suggests -- individually led tours from local experts on everything from Norwegian Vikings to Jewish heritage in Buenos Aires.
When Do You Need a Tour Guide?
To help you get started, we've assembled eight tours around the globe that break from the crowd and veer off into unexpected and intriguing directions.
China, one of the most popular tourist destinations on the planet, is the Land of Dragons and Group Tours. But you can escape the sea of color-coded visors by tramping along the Great Wall, which stretches for thousands of miles. With the Great Wall Adventure Club, you can spend the day putting foot to stone on any of 15 routes. Or take an extra day (or dozen) and follow the ancient fortification into terrain wild with mountains, lakes and fields of wildflowers. Come night, arrange your sleeping gear inside one of the dramatic watchtowers. From this vantage, the only crowds you'll see are the stars amassed in the sky.
To fully explore Canada's Prince Edward Island, you'll need the freedom to stop on a whim for, say, a plate of raw oysters in Charlottetown or a nap on the white sands of Panmure Island. One of the most emancipating forms of travel is a bike, especially when the tour operator has your back. The PEI-based MacQueen's does all the heavy lifting on its Supported Independent Cycle tours. The outfitter sketches out the itinerary (with lots of wiggle room), arranges the homey accommodations (B&Bs and inns), hauls the gear and provides emergency roadside assistance. The five- to seven-night trips offer plenty of excuses to hop off your saddle, such as the East Point Lighthouse, the sand dunes of Greenwich National Park, a cultured mussel farm and the "singing" (squeaky) sands of Basin Head. Your only job is to pedal, pedal ... and coast.
Llamas are built for carrying bags, not riding like a pony. But you'll want to use your own legs anyway on Peru's invigorating trail from Olleros to Chavin de Huantar, a pre-Incan archaeological site nearly 10,500 feet high. On the three-day "llama trek" organized by RESPONSible Travel Peru, your hiking troupe will hoof it up mountains, down valleys and through peasant villages. Along the way, you will soak up Andean culture, from the food and music to the tradition of using llamas as luggage carts. At night, the mammals without built-in fur blankets will sleep in tents; those with insulation stay outdoors. At the end of the 23-mile adventure, don't forget to tip your woolly guide with a carrot or handful of grass.
Alone in Paris, the untrained shopper might end up with a gauche beret or badly translated copy of Rousseau. Mon dieu! Best to call in the experts. The Antiques Diva & Co. helps visitors navigate the warrens of flea markets and overwhelming quantity of quality stores, in addition to such local haunts as vide-greniers (attic sales) and brocantes (traveling antique fairs). The company is owned by an American expat who once scored a Louis XV-style commode worth eight times what she paid for it. The half- to full-day excursions are led by professional stylistas and tailored to your fancies, whether it's for Versailles-worthy chandeliers, Chanel hand-me-downs or the perfect French scarf.
Sing it loud and proud on a tour of Harlem gospel in New York City. Harlem Spirituals hits such high notes as the Sugar Hill neighborhood, home of musical legends like Duke Ellington; the groundbreaking Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater; and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Wednesday excursion finishes with a flourish: the Hour of Power Gospel Service, performed by the ARC choir, which helps support the Addicts Rehabilitation Center. On Sundays, don your pearls and finest church hat for an uplifting gospel service followed by a brunch that feeds more than just your soul.
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Cape Town life centers on its harbor, so don't just stand there on the shore -- get out on the water. The Waterfront Boat Company organizes a variety of sailing excursions that stay at sea until the day calls it a night. The 90-minute sunset voyage, with optional glass of bubbly, cruises Table Bay during the magical hour of nautical twilight (when the sun falls 12 degrees below the horizon). Board the Spirit of Victoria, a 58-foot gaff-rigged schooner, and sail away to Milnerton Lighthouse and Granger Bay, in the shadow of Table Mountain.
On a tapas twirl through Madrid, you won't stop chewing until the last plate is cleared from the table. The Walks of Spain tour leads bellies on an evening crawl of four tapas restaurants and taverns. Guests sample at least six small plates of traditional fare, such as chorizo and spinach croquetas. To quench thirsts, the native guide, a member of the Spanish Wine Tasting Association (he enviably tests hundreds of wines a year), pairs the food with a handful of liquid love matches. Before leaving the table, make sure you didn't leave anything behind, such as that bite of artisan blue cheese or swig of Pedro Ximenez.
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The young guides who captain the Salaam Baalak Trust City Walk know the roads of Paharganj intimately; they grew up as citizens of New Delhi's gritty streets. However, with the help of the nonprofit Salaam Baalak Trust, these kids found shelter and opportunity, some as trained guides. On the tours, guests follow their leader through back alleyways lined with recycling shops, temples and a pottery market. The commentary is peppered with personal stories of struggle and survival. The walk ends near one of the trust's facilities, which is open to visitors interested in observing the rescued children's classes and activities. The fee helps support the organization and shape future tour guides -- or just futures.
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I know from personal experience that as a manager or boss, going into a poorly run business is a lot easier than taking over one that is running smoothly.
It is easy to spot problems, to make change.
Having met new mayor Sheryl Mai several times, I believe she is a smart person who will make short-term change that will assert herself as the new boss.
She will also already be thinking about the long-term change necessary. After some time vainly hoping for the best, I lost faith in the previous council after the manner in which it conducted the review into CEO Mark Simpson.
The review answered very few questions about Mr Simpson's conduct, after he sacked his PA for breaching council protocols that he gave someone else permission to breach.
There are some fine individuals representing Whangarei, but as a collective I believe it lost the plot in a term that suffered from lack of leadership and saw, I believe, the lunatics take over the asylum.
How can we manage a project such as the multi-million dollar Hatea River bridge, and not have any money left to finish the footpaths nearby?
Why are central city streets patched like an old asphalt quilt? Why do we have a code of conduct for councillors that requires transparency, and action in the best interests of the town, that they are not held accountable to?
And why do Whangarei residents say their 20-something kids won't come back home until it's safe to walk around our streets at night?
I encourage Ms Mai to call for a judicial review of the previous council's handling of Mark Simpson's review, to put an end to the speculation and rumour around how it was handled.
Otherwise it is a political millstone that Ms Mai will be forced to carry.
I would also suggest a conversation with residents, other than the local newspaper editor, about why Whangarei is not safe at night.
It is not the council's job to solve that problem, but they have a leadership role and there are plenty of people, myself included, who will offer to help.
Part of the reason Ms Mai won was because in public, she was articulate, positive, and open to change and new ideas.
Now she also gets to demonstrate what she can achieve internally, with staff and re-elected politicians indoctrinated in the arrogant, old school way.
Having lost faith in the past council, I am starting again and putting my faith in democracy and a new mayor leading to positive change.
Haere mai Sheryl, and good luck with the hard work in front of you.


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quote:no. it doesn't
I think thats exactly what that means
She just comes to you and says "I just don't love you anymore and I want to leave you"
people who don't have kids are dumb? I'm pretty sure the numbers are saying the EXACT opposite
, wife cheats on you and still loves you,
Like I told the other guy, I feel like someone trying to describe colors to a blind man
well, you're kinda spewing your experience and opinions as fact..
quote:that is YOUR opinion based on YOUR life experiences
If you do that and never marry and have a family of your own, there will come a day when you realize how every wrong you were but it will be too late
I'm happily married and extremely excited to have kids. What exactly am I missing here? Because as far as I can gather, you just appear to be spewing your own opinions about your worldview and calling everyone else who doesn't share your views as "blind"
What your missing here is this mistaken concept that someone who loves someone else can cheat on them. That's what started this whole conversation.
People aren't the same though. Love, marriage, kids, none of that is one size fits all. That's why people with differing beliefs just criticize what is perceived as different and taboo instead if trying to understand how people find their own happiness.
the "mistaken" part of that is just your opinion that you're stating as fact.
quote:i don't recall calling you dumb
Kinda like me being called "dumb" for having my worldview.
quote:yea. That's YOUR opinion. In YOUR opinion, when someone fricks up, that means they can't love that person. Because why would they frick up if they loved them, right?
What your missing here is this mistaken concept that someone who loves someone else can cheat on them. That's what started this whole conversation.
quote:just because I believe that things in life are complicated and nuanced, doesn't mean I'm blind and it certainly doesn't mean I don't have an unbelievable amount of love for my wife
I used it because trying to explain the nature of true love between a man and woman to someone who does not have that type of love already is like trying to describe colors to a blind person
quote:ok. that's YOUR life, guy.
OK. Fine. But from my years of experience and my interactions with people, one common them has always stuck out. No matter how rich you become, no matter what great feats you accomplish, no matter how popular you are or how many places you go, in the end the only thing that matters is your family.
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you have stated your opinions as fact as well.
and you keep throwing you YOUR opinion as well as though YOUR opinion is anything more than just YOUR opinion.
ok. that's YOUR life, guy. Some people have shitty families. Some people don't want families. Some people have super close friends they consider to be their family
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The flagship of Terry Gou's empire is Hon Hai Precision, from which flows more than 200 holding companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions. (I am not kidding, Hon Hai owns or controls at least 230 companies!)
A few of those, such as Innolux and Pan-International, have either been spun off for public listing or were acquired by the group and rarely get confused with the mothership.
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Dynamic, compact and vivid, the Finish violinist and guest director Pekka Kuusisto led the Australian Chamber Orchestra with a fiery sense of the immediacy of the musical moment.
Perhaps that explains why he particularly excelled in music built from short sections and dance and folk-like pieces, which savour the spontaneity at particular points in time, rather than in works calling for the ebb and flow of tension over a long range.
Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Opus 35a takes the haunting small piece Legend from Tchaikovsky's Songs for Children through a series of settings. They conjured up the archaic and languorous mood of an old dance, before moving on to patterns of limited inventiveness.
Also archaic and languorous was the third of Respighi's suites of Ancient Airs and Dances, which reinvented Renaissance dance styles with the expressive heat of romantic string sound. Kuusisto phrased the lines of the first piece, Italiana, with intensity, gushing through the swelling part of the phrase like an impassioned prince.
Aria di corte is a series of bright dance episodes framed by a viola solo with strummed cello, which was lonely to the point of almost withering away. The sicilienne continued the languor but rose at the close to some welcome impassioned intensity. The passacaglia, which started off with the promise of some vigorous counterpoint, ended with a glorious golden glow from the ACO strings.
Afterwards, Bartok's Rumanian Dances started to draw out some of the key elements of Kuusisto's musical personality - his improvisatory spontaneity in simple folk tunes and his feeling for the stranger sounds of the violin. In the third piece, he made his 1752 Guadagnini violin squeal with plaintive harmonics like a hurt animal, while the last three dances romped with hoe-down rhythmic vitality.
Tchaikovsky's wonderfully radiant Serenade for Strings, Opus 48, to close, had all the brilliance of articulatory precision in which the ACO excels. Occasionally, I found Kuusisto's rhythmic dynamism led to over-emphasis and over-clipping of cadential points. A gallant flourish is welcome but too much clicking together of heels can become a mannerism if one starts to notice it.
Overall, it was youthful, vibrant and immediate.
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Integrated in HBase-TRUNK #2224 (See https://builds.apache.org/job/HBase-TRUNK/2224/)
HBASE-4411 When copying tables/CFs, allow CF names to be changed
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New Hampshire guard Tyrone Conley hit 8-of-11 field goals for a game-high 22 points to lead the visiting Wildcats (11-13, 5-7 AE) to a 65-59 victory over Binghamton (6-18, 3-8 AE) in an America East basketball game Feb. 5, from the Events Center. The loss was the Bearcats' eighth straight and dropped them into last place in the conference standings.
New Hampshire shot 52 percent and fended off a late Binghamton rally by hitting 10-of-16 free throws in the final 1:05. The Bearcats had trimmed a 10-point deficit to three, 57-54, with 46 seconds left but then lost the merry-go-round of intentional fouls and UNH free throws that bogged down the final seconds. The Wildcats made five trips to the line with limited success, but earned one backbreaking offensive rebound off a miss with 30 seconds left, leading to two more free throws and a six-point lead, which wound up being the final margin.
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A couple of months back, The Otaku HQ release a terrific post entitled, "Religion in the Anime Community." The blog's editor, Jordan, put together excerpts from three interviews, with Nafi (Muslim), Canne (Buddhism and ghost worship), and myself (Christian), investigating how our faiths affect our viewing of anime (or how they don't). For some, faith might effect habits profoundly. I feel strange doing this, but allow me to quote myself (ha!):
I think, most of all, [my faith] holds me accountable to watch what I consume. Maybe I'm just easily swayed, but for me that old idiom, 'trash in, trash out' really applies. And we all know there's a lot of trash in anime – not just poor quality productions, but also themes and imagery that I believe influence us to sin. In this regard, [blogging] helps me, because I know I'll be writing about what I watch and I don't want to be ashamed of it, before men or God.
For others, like Canne, there's significantly less of a connection:
Buddhism affects the way I live as a whole person but not specifically as an anime fan, though sometime it makes me understand some of the ceremonies in anime more easily.
But what about you?
Does your faith (or lack of one) affect your viewing habits?
Do you avoid some anime or specifically watch others because of your faith? Do you turn off an anime when some scenes perhaps run counter to your religion?
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There are scenes which I can't watch, but I think that has more to do with me not liking it (excessive gore or incest) than it has to do with my faith. It comes down to our moral code and how flimsy it is, I guess.
19 April 2012 at 2:35 am
Ah Charles. You've made the classic religious blunder of saying that atheist morality is informed by religion. The bottom line is that no moral guidelines are informed by religion. Religion merely claims to be the source of morality but if you research it in depth you realize that the source of morality is rooted deeply in biology. I don't have time to go into all the details and evidence for it here (nor would it be appropriate), but long story short, morality evolves with animals and societies as new challenges arrive that they must face (that's why morality is relative). Only the most robust moral systems survive to this day after a long process of becoming more and more moral from the time we first started making civilizations tens of thousands of years ago. It doesn't take very long to realize that less than 20% of modern morality is biblical (really it's probably closer to less than 1%, but I'm simplifying by pointing to the only two of the ten commandments that are actually laws).
Getting back on topic, as an atheist/humanist, because I keep my mind open to new ideas about exploring sociological phenomenon I don't limit myself to any content in anime as intrinsically being amoral. I love having my views challenged by things that make me uncomfortable and trying to understand the responses people have for opportunities both good and evil that may arise when we least expect it. So in short, I don't turn off anime that is morally questionable. I turn off anime that's boring, and morally questionable anime are rarely boring.
Not really.
Most of the time I just get turned off by excessive violence or things I don't find funny, excessive fanservice and the like. As TRazor said, the moral code is flimsy. It depends on how much I can tolerate watching, which really is subjective.
Although there are times that I am slightly offended. For example, the dick jokes at the final ep of Yondemasu Yo! Azazel-san was not that funny. If used once, it was okay. But used more than once, I'm like, can't you come up with something else?! Hehehe. Maybe you should watch it to know what I mean.
17 April 2012 at 8:19 am
Hmm, I can't quite explain it but somehow felt disrespectful. Though I'm not sure if that's the correct word.
I don't like excessive fanservice because I know who it's for–like pantyshots in every ep (if not every minute). It doesn't do anything for me, it just annoys me.
I don't think my beliefs particularly affect my choice of anime, but I think they have shaped the way I react to what I watch.
I think in my rare better moments my faith produces a bit of critical distance: if I'm called to be a friendly foreigner in this world, then I should maintain that stance towards this world's entertainment, including anime. But I think it can also produce a tendency towards redemptive interpretation: although one part of my mind has a rather Calvinist suspicion about most things humans have made, I also like to believe that, by grace, there're often good things and half-dissipated echoes of the Good in odd and unexpected places. (Though I wouldn't subscribe to the depth metaphor employed in your blog's title.)
My answer to this has changed after coming across some truly abhorrent things in my media. Yes, I there are things I will avoid because I feel they're morally wrong, such as shows that glamorize the sexualization of women (Eiken comes to mind here), or try to pass off things that are morally repugnant as funny or acceptable (DearS because of the subjugation of women and how it makes slavery 'romantic', or the manga Phantom Dream for passing off abuse in relationhips as normal).
It's a little different from avoiding simply because there's fanservice or violence – it's when it's excessive to the point of sexism that I start having a problem. I love TTGL, which has a lot of fanservice, but it never renders the women into objects of lust.
16 April 2012 at 5:09 pm
I admit that occasionally, I'll go ahead and watch or read things that I know beforehand have objectionable material- usually because I know that there's a certain portion of the fandom that thinks it's sweet or romantic (DearS, for instance, seems to be fairly popular among guys for whatever reason), and I want to know the material in order to construct an argument against why they shouldn't support the licensor and shouldn't watch it.
Phantom Dream I can across accidentally, and I had to force myself to finish the first volume and refuse to read more. But DearS seems to be one I'll be returning to because of its popularity. Sometimes you gotta deal with the garbage in order to prevent it.
When I noticed a shift in my faith I didn't notice any similar shift in how I viewed entertainment (which didn't include anime at the same but I guess that would have applied to anime as well)
I don't think I'd view anime any differently if I was still believing as much as I did, I mean, anime is entertainment and while it may influence some people to sin as you said, it may also influence people to do good.
As for me, I do seem to accept more things in anime than I'd accept in movies or series, for example I love gore anime but I absolutely hate gore movies, I won't turn away from one if I see one because I'm curious but I won't go seeking it out.
Actually it seems like it all comes down to that, I'm more curious about things than put off. There are things I won't like and/or find morally wrong but I'll still watch it.
On the other hand I think my religious background and general knowledge of religions do affect how I understand anime, a bit like Canne actually, it makes it all the more interesting to see religious themes in anime, especially in how our westerns religions are perceived by Japanese.
On the topic, and now I think about it, there's often a "sister" character in a lot of anime. Does it usually put you off?
17 April 2012 at 1:03 pm
The first shift happened after a tragic event of my life that made me become really religious, the second, well, I don't really why it happened, I have been thinking about it a lot but still can't find an explanation.
I have to agree that often the more the link is apparent the less knowledgeable it appears (case in hands Ao no Exorcist) while some anime that don't seem to have a link with these faiths at all do it much better. (Code Geass I think did it better in naming alone)
To be honest, Nisemonogatari was hard to bear for me as well, no matter how open to fetishes I try to be and how hard it is to reach my own limit in pervertness
My faith definitely affects my viewing habits. My rule tends to be: if it dirties my mind or callouses me to what should still shock me, I shouldn't watch it. I don't always follow this rule very well, but I try.
It's harder with anime (or any TV show online) than with movies. With movies, I can look at the back. If it's rated PG-13 for sensual/sexual scenes or for too much language, I won't pick it up. With anime, it's more of a guessing game. Sites don't list why the anime is rated TV-14 or TV-MA – and they might not even show the ratings (or show really inaccurate ratings). Then, once I start watching an anime, I might think, "okay, maybe it was just that one scene. Maybe it will only happen one more time."
I don't mind anime violence or even gore very much – blood is a fact of life, and violence doesn't bother or influence me. If it's too much gore, I can turn it away for the scene.
Fanservice doesn't usually dirty my mind. I'm, obviously, a girl, and the objects of fanservice are usually girls. But it does annoy me because of my beliefs. So if it's excessive, my face with wrinkle with disgust and I'll turn it off.
I've made a number of mistakes since I started watching anime. For example: Yes, Berserk is only meant for mature audiences, and not just because of gore. No, it isn't just a scene or too. No, it doesn't get better. The last episode is the worst of all. I really, really, really regret that one. I'm becoming better at judging anime, but I can't unwatch my past mistakes.
Mine certainly doesn't affect me in the way it affects you ("there is nothing outside a man which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him." yada yada) but it does affect what I enjoy. My fascination with religion has definitely led me to appreciate shows like Simoun, Mouryou no Hako and Mawaru Penguindrum more, and to see much of what I watch in a different light.
In a way, I think dark and gritty and dirty shows with sinful themes have the power to bring us closer to God than happier shows do. These shows are able to reveal to us the terrible powers of this world and show what love truly means in the face of the fear of death, rather than "appropriate" shows which typically is a euphemism for resorting to a fantasy land where carrying the cross is easy and everything is sunshine and rainbows. The light shines brightest in the darkness.
So anyway, I think Christians should watch more shows with sex and violence. Not gratuitous violence, to be clear, or gratuitous sex (although that is more out of good taste than a moral imperative), but I think we should confront the evils of this world rather than hiding from them.
Also see this relevant post from the same guy I linked to you before, who is fast becoming my favorite blogger http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2012/04/holiness-of-f-word.html
Really, there have only been two anime that would be a "faith matter." One was Evangelion. For a long time, I didnt want to watch it because it is highly anti-Christian. But when it was on Adult Swim, I decided to give it a try. Although I don't think it's the greatest anime ever, I did enjoy it a lot, in spite of the misgivings I initially had.
The other anime is more positive: Chrono Crusade. As a Catholic, I really enjoyed this series. I was really impressed at its nearly authentic portrayal of Catholicism and Christianity. I liked the fact that Rosette was willing to sacrifice herself for her brother, which is exactly what Christ would require of each of us if it came to that. True, the story took some liberties (we wouldn't be so friendly towards demons, for instance), but for the most part, it was actually pretty accurate.
But for the most part, I put my religion aside when I watch anime. I know that I can't expect the Japanese to be kind to Christianity, much less portray it, given the history.
I would say my faith effects how I view anime. Sometimes, something in an anime makes me think of something spiritual, which can be a good thing. On the other hand, some anime I will avoid due to content that I do not agree with. It'd have to be A REALLY GOOD STORY for it to redeem certain content that I either 1) can't handle, or 2) is against my values. Sometimes it's both. I love anime, however, because it portrays various emotions, and in some ways, shows the human condition. Some people are strong in faith, others are really messed up. I love how it shows character developement, and gives backstory as to why. That is the most redeeming part of anime is it's characters, and how they overcome obstacles. It makes me think of the walk of life, and can you withstand so much crap, yet still keep moving forward? Anyway, my 2 cents. Not sure if it makes sense, but….yeah ^.^
hm, I don't think religion influences what I watch per se. I watched and enjoyed things like trinity blood and devil may cry and i suppose there's so much anime out there that glorifies demons and such that I don't bat an eyelid anymore. On the other hand, I think religion has influenced my upbringing a great deal, which would explain my reaction. I try to stir clear of fanservice (although that may be because i'm a girl) and I don't particulary like extreme violence as well.
The one example that really comes to mind about how religion and anime intersect for me, was when I watched Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo, the lateset movie by Makoto Shinkai. I was struck, how as a Christian I don't have to worry about the afterlife. Because the movie dealt so much with death and trying to bring people back to life, it just seemed really pointless from my perspective.
But yea, my two cents worth.
I've a feeling that others may call me out on this (after my previous declaration that I'm a muslim) but no, it doesn't affect my viewing habits. I think it's probably because I'm just not as religious as others (for example, I don't wear the Hijab). I watch whatever I want to watch (to some extent) if I find it enjoyable.
In short: no.
In not as short: I'm more likely to be turned off certain shows if I sport any pet peeves (e.g.: lazy characterisation/ mere 'types', banal dialogue, slooow plot, etc.), though this is probably because (fortunately) I've yet to see a show that has had any clearly blasphemous material in it. Though, I do avoid NSFW stuff in general (even shows with a fair amount of fan-service and any ecchi elements I'd also avoid, though mainly because they just don't interest me).
I guess, being primarily a shoujo, josei, drama and mystery lover, I wouldn't come across anything I'd find obviously offensive… I think I'm more likely to be offended by shockingly mediocre (or should that be terribad?!) storytelling, haha!
20 April 2012 at 6:41 pm
Yes, that demeaning (of the Quran and/ or any of God's prophets) would do it for me, too. I don't mind being questioned or challenged re: my faith, but that is, of course, very different to being deliberately insulted for no other purpose than to cause hurt and to spread intolerance and hatred. As I said, thankfully, I can't see it happening (much) in anime, as opposed to (sadly) in the wider media sometimes. Re: the anime piece that you saw, if it's any consolation, it was probably a terrible anime anyway; such hurtful and lazy demeaning attacks are no doubt inseparable from lazy storytelling as a whole.
20 April 2012 at 6:44 pm
I'm pretty sure that any attacks against any religion would bring up controversy as someone would be getting hurt in the end. Animes like that are few though otherwise it'd be considered a terrible anime as Hana said.
My religion doesn't sway my viewing habits much, although there are themes I'm more aversive towards than others (e.g. incest, excess gore, torture). I don't really have much of a guiding principle behind my viewership beyond personal tastes and the context of themes within the show in question.


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KINGSPORT, Tenn. - A Kingsport man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after being convicted on federal drug and gun charges.
News 5 has learned 62-year-old Stephen Leon Williams was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Greeneville. He was convicted of participating in an Oxycodone conspiracy out of Kingsport and for selling a gun to an undercover agent.
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The Luxury Visionaries 2016
Yves Saint Laurent died at the age of 71 in Paris, after a long period of ill health. This month, Yves Saint Laurent, a visionary, a major exhibition examining the immense contribution the designer made to fashion, makes its international debut in the ING Cultural Centre, Place Royale in Brussels.
Born in Oran, Algeria, in 1936 Yves Saint Laurent found success shortly after moving to Paris at the age of 17 and followed a period at Dior with the launch of his own label. Yves Saint Laurent, a visionary focuses primarily on his successes from the 1960s and 1970s and approximately 100 displayed items – some 80 of which have never been displayed before – recount his triumphs.
Yves Saint Laurent's innovations included the women's trouser suits, sahara outfits, jumpsuits, uniform jackets and tuxedos, and as well as showing clothing, the exhibition reveals drawings, sketches and other unpublished documents that provided the blueprints for some of his most successful designs.
Although the exhibition will particularly appeal to fans of Yves Saint Laurent, there are a number of exhibitions opening around the world in 2013 that will appeal to followers of fashion. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk exhibition is currently touring the world; Punk: Chaos to Couture opens at the Costume Institute at MoMA in New York in May; and, in London, the V&A Museum hosts both David Bowie Is (March 23 – July 28) and From Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the '80s (July 10 – February 16, 2014).
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Yves Saint Laurent, a visionary
Opening Dates: January 30 – May 5, 2013
Address: Espace Culturel ING, ING Cultuurcentrum, pl. Royale 6, Koningspl. 6, 1000 – Brussels
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Back in 2007 I added a line on my cingular account (before it was AT&T) for my roommate at the time. He moved back home to LA around May 2007. He called me around July to ask if he could take his number off my account and open his own account. I said that was fine with me as I no longer had to track him down for his phone bill, I thought nothing more of it as the number is no longer on my monthly bill that came to my house.
Then on Friday October 9th 2009 I had a phone call from BCR collection agency saying I owed AT&T over $300. I told them I had credit on my account and who are they. They had an address for me in MS. I am orginally from England and have only ever lived in VA and moved to TN in March of this year (2009). I told them this was fraud and I was calling AT&T. They gave me a hard time and I told them to stop calling me that this was not my debt and fraud. I then called AT&T right away and went through to the fraud department and made a report.
Next day the debt collectors called me again and I told them to stop calling me that I had been in touch with AT&T and there was a fraud case with them pending. They said how do we know, I said call AT&T. They were not easy to deal with at all, very pushy and rude. I called AT&T and told them to get them to stop calling me as it was not my debt. Then we looked further into the case. Come to find out it was my old roommates phone. What AT&T had done was done a relocation on my account so he could have a phone with a LA area code and sent the bill to his address. They made all these changes to the account with my permission or knowledge. My old roommate was not an authorized on my account, it was mine alone. AT&T say this is my debt. I have asked them for proof I authorized this with my signature or voice, they don't have anything. I said how can you say this is my debt with no proof? Get this, this is AT&T's policy. Anyone who has the last 4 of your social security can make changes to your account, they don't need to prove they are the account holder. My old roommate does not know any of my personal information. He is a Police Officer in LA and I hold a Private Investigation Licence. I am very careful to where my personal information goes.
I don't understand how they can say this is my debt when I have not authorized it and they have no proof. I also want to know how they protect there customers? I have got in touch with the BBB to resolve this and still going though it even though an AT&T rep in the resolution department has called me twice and says it is my debt. I hope no one else has to deal with Arash Rahnama as he has not resolved anything. He has stated my roommate has lied to me and knows my personal information. Where do I go from here? I need help because there is no reasoning with AT&T and this is going to affect my credit if I don't resolve this issue. My roommate says he paid them and even moved his phone to Verizon which he could not have done until the bill was paid in full. I tired of getting the run around and getting know where. Help
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I thought I explained well but I guess not. I had 3 lines on my account at one time, 2 mine and 1 for my old roommate. This all happened in VA where I lived (till I moved to TN in March 2009). My roommate moved to LA back in May 2007 and took his phone with him that was on my account (Only my account he was not on the account nor was he an authorized user). He was just going to send me what he owed me each month. Around July 2007 he called and asked if he could take his phone number and open up his own account so he could change the area code. I had no problem with this as he could then take care of his own bill and change his number. What I did not agree to was it still being in my name, it was going to be his own account. AT&T never called me to make any changes to my account, they just did it all in store. They put this all in my name and sent the bill to his address, I never saw the bill and still to this day have never seen a bill. He should NEVER have been able to make these changes to my account, AT&T should have not allowed it to happen without my say so. My old roommate has stated he knows nothing of my personal information and they just did all this in the store in Slidell, LA.
I am an authorized user on my boyfriends cable bill as I pay it, but I can't call up and make changes to his account and put HBO or anything on it. I am an authorized user on that account and can't do it, but my old roommate was not even an authorized user on my AT&T account yet AT&T made these changes.
First off AT&T should not have allowed this to happen to me (there customer) yet did. Second this is not my debt and they should go after my old roommate for the debt, not me. They allowed a new account for him, because if I knew about it I would have put an end to it right away. If need be paid the $150 for early cancellation. But yet I am the victim here and the one being attacked and going to be hurt. AT&T say this is not fraud as I knew the person. But what is it then? I never gave permission for it. They don't have my signature or voice authorizing these changes to my account. Keep saying my roommate had the last 4 of my social and he says he does not.
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53 Things President Obama Should Not Be Celebrating On His Birthday Today NRCC | August 4th, 2014
Happy 53rd birthday, Mr. President! We hope you enjoy your day. We also hope that you spend a little bit of time reflecting on where you've led the country for the past five years.
Here, we'll help you out – here are 53 things that you should not be celebrating today.
1. The failed launch of HealthCare.gov.
2. The fact that HealthCare.gov has cost almost $1 billion.
3. Your "If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep It" Lie of the Year.
4. Health care premiums are still going up for American families.
5. The way you jammed ObamaCare through Congress and forced it on the American people.
6. Your complete lack of interest in getting to the bottom of the IRS Scandal.
7. Eric Holder's complete lack of interest in investigating the IRS Scandal.
8. That time you flew to Las Vegas to campaign just hours after the terrorist attack on our U.S. embassy in Benghazi.
9. Blaming the Benghazi attack on a video while initially refusing to call it an act of terror.
10. The wasteful, trillion dollar, failed stimulus bill that you jammed through Congress.
11. The unemployment rate, which your stimulus plan failed to lower like you promised taxpayers it would.
12. Your 2009 trillion dollar deficit.
13. Your 2010 trillion dollar deficit.
14. Your 2011 trillion dollar deficit.
15. Your 2012 trillion dollar deficit.
16. Your $3.9 trillion budget proposal that even Democrats in your own party rejected (and you failed to submit on time.)
17. Our $17 trillion debt.
18. That time you cut Medicare by $700 billion to pay for ObamaCare.
19. The CIA's breaching of authority when they hacked into computers in the Senate.
20. Your decision to release five dangerous Taliban operatives in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl.
21. Your labeling of the scandals in your White House as "phony."
22. The missing IRS emails (seriously, where are they?)
23. The lack of accountability at your EPA.
24. The new anti-coal regulations that your White House is pushing to bankrupt the coal industry.
25. The job-killing cap-and-trade bill that you tried to pass.
26. Your refusal to approve the Keystone Pipeline.
27. The time you told small business owners on the campaign trail that "You didn't build that."
28. The hundreds of Democrat fundraisers you have held instead of leading the country.
29. That time you didn't have time to meet with world leaders at the UN, but somehow found time to make an appearance on The View.
30. Your dozens and dozens of golfing trips you've taken instead of leading the country.
31. The Solyndra Scandal.
32. Your failure to lead on student loan reform.
33. The complete lack of accountability at the GAO.
34. The big government Dodd-Frank bill.
35. Your weak response to the Malaysian Airlines plane crash in Ukraine.
36. The complete lack of accountability at the Veterans' Affairs.
37. The suffering that our veterans have gone through thanks to the VA.
38. Your complete lack of interest in the Fast and Furious scandal.
39. The AP wiretapping scandal.
40. Your disregard for the constitutional separation of powers.
41. Your refusal to work with Congress to pass commonsense jobs bills.
42. Your decision to score political points on equal pay while ignoring the gender pay gap in your own White House.
43. The time he gave the Queen of England an iPod as a gift.
44. The hundreds of billions of tax increases passed you signed into law.
45. Your refusal to respect religious freedom in ObamaCare.
46. Your decision to drink a beer in Colorado for a photo-op instead of visiting the border to address the immigration crisis.
47. Your declaration in 2012 that "the private sector is doing fine."
48. Your infamous "reset" with Russia.
49. Your complete unwillingness to preserve and protect Medicare and Social Security.
50. Your dedication to reinstalling Nancy Pelosi as speaker.
51. Dismissing the number of jobs the Keystone pipeline would create.
52. Your collapsing approval ratings.
53. Your failed presidency that you're already checked-out from.


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FELIX RIESENBERG, SEA AUTHOR, DIES; Master Mariner and Engineer Succumbs Suddenly at His Home in Scarsdale at 60 MADE POLAR EXPEDITION Member of the Wellman Party in 1906--Was Navigator of Airship America in 1907
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BRONXVILLE, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 19--Felix Riesenberg, engineer, master mariner and author of sea tales, died early today in Lawrence Hospital here after a heart attack. He was 60 years old.
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