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Before opening the bottle or ordering the beer I try to forget everything I might have heard or read about it, I also try to ignore as much as possible what the label says (easier with a beer on tap). The only information that at the moment is useful for me is the ABV or the gravity. This isn't easy to do, almost impossible I would say, but the aim is to be able to focus on the most important thing, what I will have in the glass.
At home, I pour the beer carefully, in a clean grass and try to do it at the proper temperature. Once served, I make a couple of photos and start taking notes.
Usually the first sip is rather big. I close my eyes and keep the beer in my mouth for some time trying to "listen" to it. I want to understand what the beer wants to tell me. Only then I might start reading the label, looking for the list of ingredients and any other bit of info that the brewer saw fit to include. Unless I can't understand the language on the label, I hardly ever look for information about the beer on the internet.
As I empty the glass and take notes, I try to imagine moments for the beer, what sort of foods I could pair it with, etc. (that is, of course, if I like the beer). If my wife is around, I always give her to taste and pay attention to what she has to say, this helps to see things from another perspective.
Never ever, nor before, nor during, nor after I look the beer up in RateBeer or BeerAdvocate, or any other similar web site. I think it is an utter waste of time. I will not like the beer more or less if my opinion about it agrees or not with that of people I don't know and likely will never know. And needless to say, I don't decide whether I'm going to taste a new beer based on the ratings of those sites, that, to me, is something bordering the stupid.
I do like discussing the beer with friends, people I know, readers of my blog or fellow bloggers. It is interesting to compare impressions with other people, but my opinion about the beer will always remain, at least then. It can change with time, though, beers change and so do tastes; a beer that I found wonderful me the first time, might not be so later, and viceversa.
But this is not dogma, and many times I drink a new beer without paying too much attention to what I'm drinking, just for the sake of drinking it.
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I found at one point that thinking too much about the beer stopped the enjoyment as much, so I gave up taking notes and just enjoyed the beer for a while.ReplyDelete
Quite often I just take mental notes, I can't help it. But basically, it all comes down to this: I like it = good beer.ReplyDelete
Pretty much the same process for me. If I get tired of "thinking" about the beer I'm drinking I go for homebrew or stuff I've had before, or some which of which I have several bottles.ReplyDelete
I try to avoid ratebeer and beer advocate, but will sometimes look after the fact to get details on the brewery, or what kind of beer they think it is. In some cases I'm not sure what "style" I'm drinking, but I try not to put labels on beer. The brewer can do that. :D
- Michael H20 April 2009 at 17:22
I have to say that I enjoy reading the information about a particular beer or brewer on BA and other sites. It can be a learning tool (grain of salt needed of course) for beginners that are trying to understand styles, proper glassware, best drinking temps, etc, etc...ReplyDelete
The ratings are a whole other ball of wax though. They are inherently flawed and have to be taken with a whole box of salt. It seems, to me at least, that the trend is to bash anything made by the big brewers and favor extreme beers. Big alcohol beers and beers that are hard to get seem to be very popular and highly rated. Some reviewers are good though and provide alot of context in their descriptions which can be helpful when on the hunt for something specific.
- mike00420 April 2009 at 17:38
What is the best temperature for a Czech lager?ReplyDelete
Before now I have been in Prague in the really hot summer and found that the beer can be served up too cold for my tastes...
The temperature is around 6-7°C I would say, if it is a pale lager what we talk about, though it does happen in summer that you'll find them a bit colder than it should be.
To the other two,
I think BA and RB are good sources of information about breweries. What I meant is that their core thing, the ratings, is a waste of time, for the reasons Michael H very well mentions.
And, actually, I think that a newbie should completely ignore them, they should taste as many beers as they can to build their own minds about what is for them good or not. At least that is how I've done it, and I'm happy with the results so far.
I am not convinced that the ratings on BeerAdvocate and RateBeer are a waste of time. I prefer to think of them as each individual's reaction to that particular beer, and the beer's ratin as the cumulative opinion of people interested enough to take part - at least in theory. No system of evaluation is perfect, after all we are talking about human beings here but as a guideline both sites serve their purpose well.ReplyDelete
I think that Micheael H got the ratings perfectly.ReplyDelete
It's been shown many times that most people like stronger beers more, why, because they are tastier. Then you have that anything that is or becomes rare, hard to get and/or expensive will be more appreciated by many if not most. A good example of that is this article.
But the reason I believe the ratings at BA and RB are a waste of time are the following:
Before tasting the beer: I don't want my opinion to be influenced anyone, very difficult to do already, don't need any ratings to add up to that.
While tasting the beer: I want to concentrate on it, can't be arsed with looking the beer up in BA or RB and read its reviews.
After tasting the beer: Why do I need it? I've tasted the beer and have my opinion about it. It won't change whether it agrees or not with a bunch of ratings.
I do like exchanging opinions and discussing a beer, though, but with people, not with user names.
But once again, that's me and my personality.
I generally read ratings after I have drunk the beer, just out of interest in what other people have to say about. As I don't have the internet at home I can't read them while drinking beer, and to be honest I can't think of anyone that does so it is kind of a non-issue really.ReplyDelete
I find the difference in experience that goes with the rating fascinating, but that is probably because I find people fascinating and behind every user name is a person.
I would disagree that stronger beers are tastier - the best tasting beer in Prague is a 10 degree pale lager.
I think there is a mindset which says "it must be good because it is extreme" whereas I completely agree with Lew Bryson and the Session Beer Project, it is possible to make tasty beers which are less than 4%ABV, they are the kind of beers I want to drink regularly.
Stronger beers are tastier in the sense that they have more taste, which doesn't mean all by itself better.ReplyDelete
I prefer session beers as well, those are the ones I drink more often and they can be really tasty as well.
I like the Lew Bryson project, though, for me, a 5%ABV pale lager can also be a very good session beer.
- Michael H22 April 2009 at 16:56
I have to say that this topic fascinates me as well for the same reason Al stated. It is a little peek into human nature. And, a little peek at human nature when it is distorted by a keyboard. It's obviously not just the beer community either.ReplyDelete
Of course, just like anything on teh internets, you have to heavily filter for pertinent and accurate information. Beer ratings require a good filter to avoid the information cascade.
In the end, we all like what we like and anyone who deflates us because of it can, well (head tucked safely behind monitor), go stick it.
First of all, I want to make clear that, although I don't rate myself, I don't doubt the honesty of at least most raters in BA, RB and similar sitesReplyDelete
I like reading beer reviews, but in blogs. At RB or BA you sometimes have to read 100's of them and if you want to know about who the reviewer is, you have to click on their profile etc, etc, etc. Whereas with a blog you you are following you can have a better "view" of the personality of the author(s) and what they like and don't like. Not to mention that you can leave a comment that can start a discussion with the author.
For me, it is also more interesting in the sense that many bloggers will also tell you when and where they drunk those beers they are reviewing, which is something you don't get all that often in rating sites (at least not that I remember).
But as I've said, this is what works for me. And I'm actually glad my post has started this debate.
Enjoying the "When Lobster was Spam" link :DReplyDelete
I rate beers on ratebeer for me, to have it easy on one place all my notes on beer.ReplyDelete
I very rarely read rates on beers that aren't made by friends of mine ;)


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Now that I'm up, I have chores to do today. Laundry first, I have to really look around for one here since there really aren't many. I found one on the waterfront eventually. It's very small and absolutely brimming with clothes hang up from the ceiling and in bags stacked up inside and outside the shop!
13:37 From the laundry I went for a wander in the area tying to decide what to do. On cannon street I found a few pet shops where I could gaze at the puppies
The next bit of business for the day was to buy a hard drive for dad. He needs one and I thought I could send home my photos and videos for the last couple of months on them.
What was funny was that after nearly knocking down an old Chinese man he asked me of all people, directions to the ferry!
I must look like I know what I'm doing for someone to ask me. Mind you I was in jeans (about the only thing not getting washed) and not carrying a backpack or anything, just strolling around with purpose since I knew where I was going on this occasion.
16:42 I've picked up my camera now which has had a little bit of a clean so I'm really going to look after it properly as it was expensive to sort
17:16 There are things I still need to do here.
Go to Cheung Chau island
Go to Lantau island
Go to Lamma island
Go to the Matilda hospital and also see the peak by day
Go on the peak tram
Go to Sha Tin Temple
Go to Ocean park
Go to Heritage Museum
Go to see where Kai tak airport was
18:34 Happy Valley racecourse is a really nice track. It only cost 5 dollars to get in and the middle of the track has football fields and a running track etc in it which I good use of space
19:20 Unbelievable
I did not. There are no horses. We've come to the races to watch a tv screen. Hugely disappointed.
I've discovered why. The horses are in Sha Tin! I thought there was only one racecourse here! It seems we're not the only disappointed people here, there were several tourists I overheard being as bemused as us followed by curses when they also discovered that there would be no horses about.
20:55 Having been disappointed by the lack of actual horses at Happy Valley we left a bit unhappy.
We got back on the Tram and decided to ride it to the end.
Beyond north point there were far more residential highrise buildings all looking very scruffy and dirty with paint flaking off.
Im not sure what's worse - the laundry all hanging out on wooden poles and metal racks or the sterile White strip lights emanating from the flats.
We got to the end which was charming as it went round in a tight circle and we came back.
21:09 Today has ended with me in bed with some tv again and my lonely planet books planning out the next stages again.
It has been nice to spend time here and not feel rushed or getting up early all the time. I really feel like I've been able to absorb my surroundings a lot more.
Best thing today: discovering some new places to eat and feeling a bit more like a local
Worst thing: no horses at the racecourse
Most beautiful: happy valley racetrack - it was really greeeeeen

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I find it extremely annoying how we NEVER utilize the middle of the field. If you clamp down the outside part of the field and stuff Rice, our offense is inept.
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Well I would immediately notify my supervisor that I consider this to be a hostile work environment and if they didn't do something about it they would be hearing from my attorney! :rolleyes:
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Well I would immediately notify my supervisor that I consider this to be a hostile work environment and if they didn't do something about it they would be hearing from my attorney! :rolleyes:
Truth be told, probably every person that works in a cubicle farm has days they would love to do just what is shown on the video.
That looked like a BAD Dilbert cartoon.
Call police and MAYBE engage/contain him. Wouldn't draw though.
Probably pepper spray him.
All this because he lost his coffee break?:rofl:
No gun was needed...the guy did not seem to be attacking any person, just the computer screens...
Any two of the male office workers could have ended this guy's rant in a few seconds...OMO
Lots of opportunities to take him down with a full contact body hit when he was distracted with destroying something. I've done it many times as a linebacker (although the last time was several decades ago, I think I still have a few in me). Then he could either be subdued or pounded into submission. Maybe some of the wimps standing around would even help after the guy was taken down.
He needed taken out early. I think the first monitor he threw hit some lady in the head.
What a bunch of wimps. The guy was actively putting people in danger, and people just stood around and watched.
one word - tazer
Aside from the assaulting of people and, I guess, the unmerited and illegal destruction of property, the anti-industrialism/modernism in me almost applauds the guy. Office Space, anyone?
Gutsy on the security guard at the end who rips the lamp out of his hands; he could have gotten clocked big time there.
I don't know, I rewound the second throwing of the computer monitor a dozen times and he absolutely levels that lady. I mean that was some serious intent to harm -- he threw it right at her. That's a bit more than having a bad day. If I saw this entire video minus that part, I'd agree with what most folks are saying....If I were standing RIGHT there while I saw that monitor take out the woman...I might draw.
Go back and rewind that part! She gets completely taken out... :confused: Right at about the 25 second mark.
He just needs to ride the lightning....that would cool his jets...pronto
This is why God gave Man finger-saps.:smile:
Several Of The Employees Should Have Tackled This Guy. He Was Really Having A Bad Day. Theres No Need To Pull A Gun In This Case.
Appears to be a stunt
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Like I said, too corny. Nobody who really went berzerk would jump around like a ninny as this guy did. When people go nuts bosses end up in the hospital.


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It has parallels to Windows Phone 7 by being late on the market in 2009, but a) it is fully featured (with still the best multitasking on the market), has a much publicised tablet focus and a dedicated sugar daddy in new owner HP which has promised to forgo all other mobile platforms and plough its tremendous resources into webOS development. Even Palm itself still benefits from a lot of consumer goodwill due to its numerous innovations in the past.
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This study examined whether participation in leisure activities during early and middle adulthood was associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. The sample consisted of 107 same-sex twin pairs discordant for dementia and for whom information on leisure activities was self-reported more than 20 years prior to clinical evaluation. A factor analysis of these activities yielded three activity factors: intellectual–cultural, self-improvement, and domestic activity. Matched-pair analyses compared activities within the discordant twin pairs while controlling for level of education. For the total sample, participation in a greater overall number of leisure activities was associated with lower risk of both Alzheimer's disease and dementia in general. Greater participation in intellectual–cultural activities was associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease for women, although not for men.


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Kanye West is totally swooning over Kim Kardashian.
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"They were really just chillin' all day and Kanye wanted to be with her. They were with Kris [Jenner] earlier in the day then he got some one on one time with Kim and went with her on a few errands in L.A," a source tells HollywoodLife.com.
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Grumpy Cat's Star Continues to Rise with Movie Deal
Friday, May 31, 2013
The water company that wanted rid of an image of Grumpy Cat an artist painted on one of its towers may not think much of the sour feline. But apparently Hollywood does because Grumpy Cat is getting a movie.
She will even have a speaking role, which reminds us of the Garfield movie from 2004.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Grumpy Cat, whose real name at home is Tardar Sauce, will be starring in a movie by Broken Road Productions, the company that produced such movies as "Jack and Jill" starring Adam Sandler and "Paul Blart Mall Cop."
It may not win an Academy Award, but Grumpy Cat was named one of 2013's top internet memes by Know Your Meme.
Grumpy Cat's fame started as many internet memes do, one of her mom's relatives posted a picture of her on Reddit. The cat's star started to rise within 48 hours when she received 1 million hits on her photo.
Grumpy Cat was then seen around the internet lending her public grumpy persona to many topics. In one, Steve Perry with the band Journey is singing the 1980s mega-hit, "Don't Stop Believin" and Grumpy Cat responds, "I never started."
Grumpy Cat's fame rose and she now has over 800,000 Facebook fans.
Tardar Sauce is far from grumpy at home, though, her mom says she is a very sweet kitty who plays with her feline sister, Pokey.
Grumpy Cat belongs to Tabatha Bundeson, who filed for trademark and copyright protection on her image and merchandise earlier this year.
You can now find her image on t-shirts, calendars, mugs and at least in the beginning, Bundeson was donating most, if not all of the proceeds to animal rescue.
Grumpy Cat even has a book due out from Chronicle books, "Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book: Disgruntled Tips and Activities Designed to Put a Frown on Your Face."
Hollywood has obviously taken notice of the popularity of internet cats as this is not the first feline themed movie recently. A documentary about a kitten born to a feral mother premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April and another movie about a cat that gives birth to a litter of kittens on Christmas was for sale at the Cannes Film Festival market.
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September 1999
BeschreibungA classic monograph by the master architect's long-time collaborator.
InhaltsverzeichnisStructural and spatial concepts; three projects - introduction; glass skyscraper; concrete office building; brick country house; two seminal buildings - introduction; Barcelona Pavilion; Tugendhat House; projects 1931-8 - introduction; court houses; Resor House; Brussels Pavilion; structural and special concepts - summary; three building types - introduction; high-rise skeleton frame buildings - introduction; office buildings; apartment buildings; three skin solutions; scale; 860 Lake Shore Drive apartments; Commonwealth Promenade Apartments; Colonnade Apartments; Seagram Building; Toronto Dominion Bank Tower; US Courthouse and Federal Office Building; low-rise skeleton frame buildings - introduction; Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering Building at IIT; the Commons at IIT; library and administration building; clear span buildings - introduction; Farnsworth House; Crown Hall at IIT; National Theatre, Mannheim; New National Gallery, Berlin; Convention Hall; structure, materials and detailing; three building types - summary; urban spaces; Illinois Institute of Technology - a campus in the city; 860 Lake Shore Apartments; Lafayette Park; Seagram Building; Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines; Chicago Federal Center; Toronto-Dominion Center; Westmount Square; a new city square and office tower in the city of London; Plaza detailing; landscaping; urban spaces - summary; education of architects.
PortraitPeter Carter is an architect now living in London. In 1958 he joined Mies van der Rohe's office after studying with him in Chicago. He continued to work with Mies for 13 years and became an associate in the firm.
Pressestimmen'One of the very few certainties in life is that the best books are out of print! When, as now with Peter Carter's Mies van der Rohe at Work, the situation is remedied by reprinting (with a fresh preface by Phyllis Lambert), it is a cause for celebration...splendid illustrations...an authoritative work of reference for students of architecture, practitioners, art historians and the enthusiastic amateur.' (Lord Palumbo [nb previous owner of Farnsworth House, designed by Mies van der Rohe], The Architect's Journal)
Untertitel: New ed. 240 b&W illustrations, 160 line drawings, notes, bibliography, index. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Phaidon Press Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: September 1999
Seitenanzahl: 192 Seiten
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Pull the Plug on HBGary Robo-Trolls: Subpoena Air Force General Schwartz. Free Bradley Manning.
You've got to wonder who they are. Even my friends on the right wing of the spectrum, in discussing Bradley Manning, grudgingly admit that he has yet to be convicted of anything and cannot be punished before he is tried. "So try him then put him away, but yea, you are still innocent before found guilty, ok, so what?" -- is a typical small debate victory, before going on to the rest of the work of trying to explain why Bradley Manning is a hero who was doing exactly what, in 2005, General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said:
"It is absolutely the responsibility of every U.S. service member [in Iraq], if they see inhumane treatment being conducted, to try to stop it."
But online one can get the eerie feeling of a disconnect:
"Bradley Manning is a traitor, he deserves what he is getting..." and different versions of this over and over. Excuse me, did you hear me? He has not been convicted. Are we having a conversation?
The anonymity of the Interwebs is a two-edged sword. Posting one's opinion anonymously has a long and valid tradition in this country, from when Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay authored the Federalist Papers as "Publius." This forces the audience to treat the arguments on their merits by separating them from who is doing the writing.
But the danger of infowars waged by would-be Wizards of Oz who pull the levers of numerous sock puppets, in order to create an illusion of consensus, has always been obvious. Now it turns out the Department of Defense is illegally, unethically, and perhaps treasonously already in this game.
"Air Force ordered software to manage army of fake virtual people, HBGary Federal among bidders"
In the continuing saga of data security firm HBGary, a new caveat has come to light: not only did they plot to help destroy secrets outlet WikiLeaks and discredit progressive bloggers, they also crafted detailed proposals for software that manages online "personas," allowing a single human to assume the identities of as many fake people as they'd like.
The revelation was among those contained in the company's emails, which were dumped onto bittorrent networks after hackers with cyber protest group "Anonymous" broke into their systems...
the software would require licenses for 50 users with 10 personas each, for a total of 500. These personas would have to be "replete with background , history, supporting details, and cyber presences that are technically, culturally and geographacilly consistent."
Hang Bradley Manning, Manning is a traitor, if there is a sock puppet army paid for with your tax dollars, how convenient for the generals who were embarrassed when Wikileaks, and allegedly Manning, revealed that they allowed peaceful Iraqi dissidents to be tortured by the Maliki government for following the money trail, for millions which were supposed to be used to give Iraqis clean water, trash pick-up, and working sewers.
Soon after deployment to Iraq, Chase Mader writes, Manning:
"soon found himself helping the Iraqi authorities detain civilians for distributing "anti-Iraqi literature" -- which turned out to be an investigative report into financial corruption in their own government entitled "Where does the money go?" The penalty for this "crime" in Iraq was not a slap on the wrist. Imprisonment and torture, as well as systematic abuse of prisoners, are widespread in the new Iraq. From the military's own Sigacts (Significant Actions) reports, we have a multitude of credible accounts of Iraqi police and soldiers shooting prisoners, beating them to death, pulling out fingernails or teeth, cutting off fingers, burning with acid, torturing with electric shocks or the use of suffocation, and various kinds of sexual abuse including sodomization with gun barrels and forcing prisoners to perform sexual acts on guards and each other...
Like any good soldier, Manning immediately took these concerns up the chain of command. And how did his superiors respond? His commanding officer told him to "shut up" and get back to rounding up more prisoners for the Iraqi Federal Police to treat however they cared to..."
Manning also found a video and an official report on American air strikes on the village of Granai in Afghanistan's Farah Province (also known as "the Granai massacre"). He also brought to light the cold-blooded murder of wounded on the "battlefield," in the Baghdad 2007 Wikileaks video.
Manning wrote to Adrian Lamo that after finding his superiors were complicit in Iraqi torture:
"I had always questioned [how] things worked, and investigated to find the truth… but that was a point where I was a part of something… I was actively involved in something that I was completely against…"I just couldn't let these things stay inside of the system and inside of my head,"
Manning allegedly wrote to Lamo that his biggest worry if he were caught was to:
"Try and figure out how I could get my side of the story out, before everything was twisted around to make me look like Nidal Hassan (the Fort Hood shooter.)"
After nearly ten months in isolation, prohibited from meaningful exercise, and being given God-knows-what that he is told are "anti-depressants," Manning friend David House reports that Bradley appears near "catatonic." He may now never be in condition to get his "side of the story out."
Trollish comments about Manning range from insisting that he gave away important state secrets (he didn't, anymore than Daniel Ellsberg did when he leaked the Pentagon Papers) to stealing government property. But let's not pretend we don't know what this is about. Rumsfeld/Cheney/Bush stole $2.3 trillion from the Pentagon on the day before 911, announcing it could not be accounted for and of course it was never mentioned again after the next day. If the CEO of your company just announced $2.3 trillion was gone, the FBI would be all over his offices the next morning and hauling out files in bankers boxes, and he would be up at the very least for violation of fiduciary responsibility. Cheney's office revealed the identity of a covert agent against the Covert Agents Identity Protection Act and no one went to jail. George Bush lied to congress about Saddam trying to get uranium from Niger, nothing happened, although lying to congress is a crime.
Who gets prosecuted for "stealing?" A private who was reporting war crimes.
What Bradley Manning did was reveal the ugly face of war, which will help turn opinion against these wars. It is especially important because since Vietnam the media is censored and sanitized, you don't see pictures of little girls on fire anymore which elicits a normal human reaction of horror and disgust and helps end the war no matter what the generals say. Bradley Manning is a hero.
Doubtless there are real people who are challenged enough intellectually to be unable to differentiate between allegation and conviction, who cannot understand that the rights they are gleefully shredding are their own. But the very fact that the military is even considering a contract for the described sock puppet armies with HBGary shows that it has no problem with fraud, misuse of taxpayer dollars, and subversion of the civilian form of government. As one blogger said:
"I don't know about you, but it matters to me what fellow progressives think...I consider all views. And if there appears to be a consensus that some reporter isn't credible, for example, or some candidate for congress in another state can't be trusted, I won't base my entire judgment on it, but it carries some weight."
Now a group of House Democrats has shown dangerous signs of a pulse in a call on Republican leaders to investigate HBGary and a prominent Washington law firm and two other federal technology contractors, who have been shown by Anonymous to be discussing, in hacked emails, dirty tricks such as a "disinformation campaign" against foes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This happened after HBgary declared war on Anonymous and but got his hash settled by Anonymous instead. The letter from Hank Johnson and colleaguesreads:
"We are deeply concerned by evidence that intelligence contractors may have engaged in a criminal conspiracy to target American citizens on behalf of powerful corporate interests...We believe a full Congressional investigation is warranted to determine whether laws were broken and whether existing laws are sufficient to protect Americans from high-tech dirty tricks."
Co-signers are Bruce Braley, Donna Edwards, Keith Ellison, Bob Filner, Barney Frank, Raul Grijalva, Mike Honda, Luis Gutiérrez, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Shelia Jackson Lee, Hank Johnson, Barbara Lee, Jim McDermott, Chris Murphy, Tim Ryan, Pete Stark, Ed Tow, Betty SuttonMaxine Waters, Peter Welch.
The letter was sent to Reps. Darrell Issa, Lamar Smith, Mike Rogers, and Howard McKeon, chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
The investigation should be expanded and a subpoena issued to Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A. Schwartz, who should be called upon to explain his service's intrusion into what amounts to fraud in the civilian sphere and subversion of the democratic process he is sworn to uphold:
I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic..
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Apple released iTunes 10.5, and the major change in this new release is the iOS 5 and iCloud.
iTunes 10.5 can be downloaded from www.apple.com/itunes or from Apple's Software Update.
What's new in iTunes 10.5
• iTunes in the Cloud. iTunes now stores your music and TV purchases in iCloud and makes them available on your devices anywhere, any time, at no additional cost.
• Automatic Downloads. Purchase music from any device or computer and automatically download a copy to your Mac and iOS devices.
• Download Previous Purchases. Download your past music, TV, app, and book purchases again, at no additional cost. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they are no longer on the iTunes Store.
• Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.
• Wi-Fi Syncing. Automatically sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes any time they're both on the same Wi-Fi network.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
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This year's Royal Holloway, University of London, Information Security Group articles discuss topics from a variety of information security disciplines, including Wi-Fi security risks, secure payments, Android security, and secuire RFID.
Previous years' articles, including the 2012 Royal Holloway Thesis series, have focused on topics such as secure contactless payments, the risks of multi-tenancy cloud computing, and cloud security certifications.
Techtarget's Computer Weekly is pleased to present the following articles from the best and brightest of this year's RHUL master of science graduates.
Table of contents:
Underexposed risks of public Wi-Fi hotspots
All is not always as it appears when users access public Wi-Fi networks via seemingly authentic and trustworthy providers.
This article by Daan Stakenburg and Jason Crampton in our Royal Holloway Information Security Thesis series seeks to raise awareness of the underexposed risks for identity and data theft by exploring the status quo and potential developments for minimising those risks.
Fair exchange protocols with anonymity and non-repudiation for payments
The integration of electronic transactions throughout the spectrum of business and our individual daily activities is undeniably widespread.
The shift from the standard bricks-and-mortar environment with point of sale (POS) transactions to the virtual, electronic, card-not-present (CNP) environment have expanded the attack surface and created the need for higher security in transactions.
This report by By Athanasios Polychronis and Konstantinos Markantonakis looks in detail at two key principles necessary for secure payments: fair exchange and non-repudiation for the participants.
Protecting against modern password cracking
Attackers are increasingly turning to human psychology and the study of password selection patterns among user groups to develop sophisticated techniques that can quickly and effectively recover passwords.
Passwords are commonly protected by applying a one-way cryptographic algorithm that produces a hash of set length given any password as input. However, cryptography can only protect something to the point where the only feasible attack on the encrypted secret is to try to guess it. When it comes to passwords, guessing can be easy.
Passwords are insecure by nature because they are used to prevent humans from guessing a small secret created by humans themselves.
This article by Yiannis Chrysanthou and Allan Tomlinson shows that guessing passwords is as easy as creating them: most commonly used passwords are easy to guess and harder passwords are almost never used.
Sleeping Android: the danger of dormant permissions
A weakness in the permissions architecture of the Android platform means that apps could gain access to functionality without a user's knowledge or consent, leaving them open to exploitation or abuse by attackers. Changes to the way the Android platform authorises permission requests could compromise the security of unwary users.
Since the first commercial device was made available in October 2008, the Android platform has enjoyed a meteoric rise. In those four years it has grown to hold the greatest market share among many of the world's most significant smartphone markets. Competing head to head with Apple's iOS platform, the two operating systems are used in the vast majority of the world's smartphones.
The Android platform has evolved considerably since its introduction. Since 2008, there have been 25 platform version releases – the latest being 4.2.1 – introducing 17 different API levels in that time. These releases have introduced numerous new features and, as one might expect nowadays, they have also included various bug fixes and security patches.
One area of the Android platform has undergone continued development in that time and has received close scrutiny due to its significant security role and noticeable disparity from similar mechanisms on other platforms.
This article by James Sellwood and Jason Crampton examines the Android permission architecture.
Security visualisation
Have you ever been stuck looking at a list of security vulnerabilities that seems endless? – You are not alone... Even worse: All issues appear to be of high priority and of equal importance at first sight. However, given the limited amount of time and resources in practice, it is key that each of them is carefully evaluated and prioritised to take adequate steps towards mitigation. If not done properly, the lack of prioritisation many times leads to the fact that known vulnerabilities do not get fixed within an appropriate time frame – if they get fixed at all.
This is a perfect example where information visualisation can help with the process of prioritisation. What if you had a visual representation of the findings that not only shows the underlying network architecture but makes the most critical issues sticking out immediately? What if you could see from this visual the attack path and identify potential security enforcement points along that path to cut-off the attacker?
If done properly, information visualisation takes advantages of human perception. As human beings we are literally wired to see: The human visual system is often described as a flexible pattern finder that can quickly detect changes in size, color, shape, movement or texture.
This article by Marco Krebs and William Rothwell is guideline of how to generate a visual representation of a given dataset and use in the evaluation of known security vulnerabilities. Although this example is based on the output of an automated vulnerability scanner (Nessus), the suggested information visualisation process can be applied to generate any kind of visualisation.
Enabling the secure use of RFID
UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) promises vastly improved data collection and the analysis of physical objects from consumables to patients. Before its full potential can be exploited, it is critical that security surrounding its use is effectively implemented to ensure the data itself is not exploited.
A few years ago, it was hard to believe that physical objects could be connected to the Internet in the same way as a file uploaded to a server, with their own IP addresses, but this is becoming a reality by the development of new low-cost technologies that could easily become widespread.
One of the technologies that allows this is UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, which has the advantage of being low cost, but promises computational resources that, in a couple of years, may be adequate to overcome problems linked to information security.
The article by Dario Bevilacqua and Keith Mayes describes the design of an RFID system for identification and tracking of items that could be applied in various scenarios with an emphasis on information security.


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Pistachio Veggie Burger
READY IN: 27mins
Recipe by Sharon123
This is from the California Pistachio Commision. It looks different and delicious, I have yet to try it, but putting it here so I can soon!
Top Review by meares_david
Nice introduction to vegetarian BBQ ideas. Would suggest slight changes:- add 1/2 onion finely chopped and change dressing to Plum Sauce
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup finely chopped pistachios
- 2 cups grated zucchini (coarse grate)
- 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained and mashed
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1⁄2 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons oil-and-vinegar dressing (bottled or homemade)
Directions See How It's Made
- Combine all ingredients, except dressing and mix well. Shape into 6 patties. Brush both sides generously with dressing and place in a grill basket with a fine grid. Grill in covered barbecue over medium coals for 5 to 6 minutes. Or you may cook this inside in a grill pan or under the broiler. Baste with dressing and flip burger. Cook another 5 to 6 minutes.
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Chemistry is the study of the composition, properties, and interactions of matter. Much of chemistry can be described as taking substances apart and putting the parts together again in different ways. Using this approach, the chemical industry produces materials that are vital to the industrialized world.
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All transferability of classes to four-year institutions is at the discretion of the receiving institution. Students should contact an advisor at the college to which they intend to transfer. Please visit the College Transfer Center for more information.
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Date of Stay: September, 2013
We stayed here for 3 nights while visiting Winchester. The site was very accessible and we were shown our site via golf cart. I had some problems with the cable hookup, and they came promptly and checked the post with a monitor which showed that I had an internal problem which I resolved. The cable itself is very basic with little on it but it provided our dogs with something to watch. The WiFi is Tengo Net and cost $10 for 4 days. It was OK but when I got my MiFi going it was much faster than the campground WiFi. The cost seems excessive for those of us who don't use the game room or other activities available. The campground is very clean. and the staff is very dependable and we would stay here again.
Date of Stay: November, 2012
This is a small park located in Alamo, TX. I spent the winter here from Nov. until mid March. This is a destination park for those of us who have no desire for pools or organized activities. This park has onsite owners and there is a small meeting room with a pool table. It's where they hold dinners for various occasions such as birthdays etc. The restroom is cleaned daily and there is a clean laundry room with 2 washers and dryers. This is a great park for seeing the sights around the Rio Grande Valley. The Wi-Fi is excellent and some sites do have cable. If you're looking for an inexpensive ($195 per month with electric @ .12kw) place to spend the winter this is a good choice.
Date of Stay: November, 2011
After spending the winter at this "resort" I would like to share my experiences. If a resort constitutes a horse shoe pit and a shuffle board court, then this is a resort. The Wi-Fi was slow and I was unable to connect on numerous occasions. The TV cable was so so, with the upper channels difficult to see due to "snow". The owners were not the least bit friendly and acted like they were doing you a favor by accepting your money. I will not stay at this park again.
Date of Stay: November, 2010
I stayed at this park in April and November of 2010 and really liked it. Unfortunately there seems to be some changes being made and none of the pull through sites are available for those of us wanting to stay longer that a month. I traded motorhomes during this time and unfortunately there were no sites available that could accommodate my 40 footer so I was forced to move to another park. Hopefully the staff will reconsider their decision to only offer pull through sites to those staying for shorter periods.
Date of Stay: November, 2010
I've been here since 11/18/2010 and will be staying until April. The rate above is based on a monthly rate. This is an excellent park run by very caring people who live on site. The grounds are taken care of and all the residents are very friendly. Most have been coming here for some time which indicates a good quality park.


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Jun 25, 2014
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Statement on NY-13
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement regarding the primary in New York's 13th Congressional District:
"I congratulate Congressman Rangel on his victory. As a decorated veteran and Congressman, Charlie has been a trailblazer, dedicated advocate, and an outspoken voice for New Yorkers in Washington. While Republicans in Congress continue to stack the deck for special interests, Congressman Rangel has fought to protect and strengthen the community in northern Manhattan and the Bronx."


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Discussing Ellsbury's HR Call With John Sterling
Legendary radio voice of the Yankees John Sterling is known for having creative home run calls for some of the Yankees players, like 'A-Bomb from A-Rod'.
Sterling joined Armen Williams on 104.5 The Team Wednesday afternoon to discuss what the home run call should be for newly named Yankee Jacoby Ellsbury, who agreed to a 7-year, $153-million deal on Tuesday night.
"Usually, it just occurs to me," said Sterling, when asked of how he comes up with his signature calls. "They just kind of came to me while I was doing it."
Well, many around the country have helped out with suggestions for Ellsbury's home run call. Even ESPN Radio's morning show Mike & Mike have stepped up with several possibilities.
We played the options thus far to Sterling and got his reaction to see if any of them are a winner yet.
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Craggy mountain backdrops, time-weathered monasteries, stunning lake panoramas, hearty national cuisine – Macedonia has only one missing ingredient from the standard Europe recipe.
And happily, that happens to be crowds. Landlocked into relative obscurity in a region worshipped for its coast, Macedonia's tract of the Balkans is often overlooked. Yet for those looking to venture beyond the Adriatic and Aegean, Macedonia's rugged interior contains rewards aplenty. Excellent hiking can be had in the mountain forests, Lake Ohrid's waters rival the clarity of Croatia's and 500 years of Ottoman rule can be acutely felt in the capital's bazaars. And to round it all out, the locals will be delighted to have you.
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Tipping is not customary in Macedonia, but a 10-15% tip at a nice restaurant will be very much appreciated. Some top-end restaurants may include a service charge, in which case there is no need to tip additionally unless the service has really been excellent.
Internet access exists in the major towns and connections are generally very good.
Roaming agreements are in place with most of the major international phone companies, and coverage is generally pretty good.
Western-style, flushable toilets are fast becoming the standard in Macedonia, however squat toilets can still be found in public restrooms and at some cafes and restaurants
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Cappuccino in a cafe = 75 MKD
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Three-course meal for two at an expensive restaurant = 1,000 MKD
Macedonia's tap water is safe to drink, so stave off buying bottled water for the landfill it produces.
As a general rule, credit cards are really only accepted at upmarket restaurants and hotels.
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Casey Wilson Marries Happy Endings Creator, Jokes About Kimye Wedding (PIC)
Casey Wilson just got her real-life happy ending. The "Happy Endings" star married David Caspe, the show's creator, in Ojai on Sunday. The series' cast was in attendance, including Elisha Cuthbert, Adam Pally, Eliza Coupe, Damon Wayans Jr and Zachary Knighton.
"David and I couldn't have been more excited to celebrate our special day with all of our closest friends and family," Wilson tells Us Weekly. The actress wore a Monique Lhuillier gown for the Jewish ceremony, which was officiated by her brother.
Wilson and Caspe — who are also teaming up on the new NBC series "Marry Me" — plan to honeymoon in Italy, the cite of this weekend's other big nuptials with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The couple posted a photoshopped pic joking about their shared big day.
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text: SINGAPORE, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Hour, the world's largest movement for the planet, has launched its 2013 campaign on the back of record environmental outcomes it achieved in 2012. Andy Ridley, CEO and Co-Founder of Earth Hour, spoke at the media launch of the environmental campaign in Singapore today. Earth Hour 2013 will take place on Saturday, March 23 at 8:30PM. "Earth Hour has always been more than a lights off campaign, and we are now seeing some extraordinary environmental outcomes on the way to achieving our long-term vision," Ridley said. "Last December, the Russian parliament passed a long-awaited law to protect the country's seas from oil pollution, after the voices of 120,000 Russians were presented to the government during our I Will If You Will campaign for Earth Hour 2012," he said. Following on from the massive success of its 120,000-strong signature petition, WWF's Earth Hour in Russia has launched its 2013 campaign aiming to secure more than 100,000 signatures from Russian citizens to petition for amendments to the current forest legislation. If successful, it will return a ban on industrial logging in an area of land equal to twice the size of France, with protective forests equalling almost 18% of all forest territory in the country. In Africa, the first Earth Hour Forest has begun in the nation of Uganda, an important first step in the fight against the 6,000 hectares of deforestation that occurs in the country every month. WWF Uganda identified close to 2,700 hectares of degraded land, and set a goal to fill it with at least 500,000 indigenous trees as part of their Earth Hour 2013 campaign. In Botswana, former President Mr Festus Mogae has made a four-year commitment to plant one million indigenous trees as part of his I Will If You Will challenge, starting with 100,000 in a severely degraded area in Southern Botswana called Goodhope. Across Latin America, preparations for ' La Hora Del Planeta' are well underway with Argentinian Earth Hour organisers and WWF affiliate Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina, mobilizing thousands of participants to help champion the passing of a Senate bill to make Banco Burwood the biggest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the country. If the pending Senate bill is passed, the 3.4 million-hectare MPA will raise the level of protection of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone* from 1% to 4%. After recently moving its headquarters to Singapore, the Earth Hour Global office is now amidst some of the fastest growing Earth Hour movements around the world, who are using the rising influence of Asia to expand their actions. The ' Ini Aksiku! Mana Aksimu?' campaign (localised Indonesian version of I Will If You Will) has led to a revolutionary use of Twitter to mobilise 30 cities across Indonesia to take ongoing action beyond the hour. "What Earth Hour has done in Indonesia, through ' Ini Aksiku! Mana Aksimu?', has led to thousands of people taking actions now, that they weren't doing before. And this is just the start," said Verena Puspawardani, Campaign Coordinator of the Climate & Energy Program at WWF Indonesia. In the USA, nearly 35,000 Girls Scouts took part in Earth Hour last year through the Save Energy Project, and installed 132,141 energy efficient light bulbs across the country. The impact is a staggering 75,392,654 pounds of CO2 emissions eliminated, equivalent to the CO2 sequestration from planting 7,286 acres of trees per year*. "These outcomes both evidence the power of our collective action and the potential for future outcomes for the environment, generated by hundreds of millions of people coming together as part of the Earth Hour movement," Ridley said.


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It is not easy to create distractions.
Somehow, the South Pasadena High School boys volleyball team knows how to do it. Perhaps that's because the Tigers, who play for a CIF-Southern Section title today, have so many options.
"It makes for a lot of opportunities," South Pasadena coach Ben Diaz said, "That makes us feel real good."
The Tigers have six players who consistently step into the hitting role in their rotation. They have a 6-foot-7 middle blocker who can stymie most opponents, too.
"That's our game plan," Diaz said. "If one way is not working, we have another way to make it happen."
The Tigers get significant offense from Robert Adamson, Richard Yu, middle blocker Quinn Hutchings, Jason Qui, Max Luck and David Barker.
It's one reason why South Pasadena will be seeking its first CIF-SS title in three tries. The second-seeded Tigers play top seed Camarillo at 2p.m. today at Orange's Santiago Canyon College for the Division 3 title. The Tigers have played for the title two previous times, losing in straight sets in 1983 and 2005. The Scorpions won in their only other title game appearance, in 2003, beating San Gabriel.
"It's amazing," Yu said of advancing to the finals.
South Pasadena is 28-1 and Camarillo of the Pacific View League is 29-5-1.
The two teams have not played each other this season.
The Scorpions swept three of their playoff matches, including a semifinal victory over Hemet. They were extended to five games in the quarterfinals, beating Santa Monica 16-14 in the fifth game. South Pasadena swept its first two matches and won its quarterfinal and semifinal matches in four games, beating Crossroads in Wednesday's semifinals.
"Camarillo is a very good team," Diaz said. "But we've really improved and we've become a lot tougher. I'm proud of the kids. They've done a good job."
The Scorpions rely primarily on senior Owen Yoshimoto and junior Davis Keairns. Yoshimoto has three times more kills than any of his teammates, and he has served 45 aces, nearly twice as many as any of his teammates.


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In Cherry Hills' groundbreaking bestseller, How to Think Like a Horse, she took an in-depth look at how horses think, learn, and respond to stimuli, and interpret human behavior. In this fascinating follow-up, What Every Horse Should Know, Hill continues her exploration of how horses learn with a focus on the knowledge every horse needs to live safely and confidently in the company of people. Mastering certain skills is critical to bringing out the full potential of the horse-human partnership.As Hill states in her introduction, "Wild horses know everything they need to survive. They are complete. It's when we domesticate a horse and bring him into our world that he needs to learn new things in order to adapt." What Every Horse Should Know examines the lessons that are vital for every domesticated horse, whether a trail horse, dressage or jumper, rodeo or ranch horse. The book features sections on how to handle a horse without fear, how to teach respect and patience, and how to help the horse master the actual "work" he needs to do. Written in clear, accessible language, accompanied by photographs, illustrations, and infographics, What Every Horse Should Know addresses all stages of a horse's life, from foalhood to old age. Readers can choose to start at the beginning and follow a sequence or enter at the appropriate point in a horse's life. There are tests for assessing the level of a horse's knowledge with suggestions on developing individualized tests. The final section of the book provides comprehensive training program checklists know according to his age. For anyone intrigued by the workings of the equine mind and seeking insights into how to enrich and strengthen the horse-human relationship, What Every Horse Should Know is a fascinating and useful reference.
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Bind Thee Intruder spell
Live in a questionable area? Want a little extra security against intruders and other home invasions? Want to protect your home? This simple protective binding spell can help give you peace of mind. Note that if you should catch an intruder, it is entirely up to you about ever unbinding them. You can choose to leave the binding spell intact forever.
- a black candle
- a bowl of salt water (sea salt works best)
- a smudge stick
- a length of hemp rope for each window or door in your house
Light the candle and focus on banishing evil influences.
Each in turn, beginning with the smudge stick, go around the house and mark each entrance (windows, doors, milk door if you have one, etc.); wave the smudge stick and candle in front of it, and mark the salt water across the bottom ledge of it (or threshold). Recite these words:
May greeted friends be welcome here.
People unknown should have fear.
Those who without welcome cross this door
Shall writhe in pain forevermore.
Then, take one length of rope and tie five knots in it to represent a person's limbs and head. Place it across the window ledge (or door threshold). Repeat for each entrance. If someone breaks in, one or more of the knots on the rope will be disturbed, and the person will be bound in pain until the knots are untied. If you do not wish to untie the knots, deeply bury the rope in a secluded area. The rope will rot without becoming untied, binding the person forever.


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Expanding Catechesis
by Therese Brown
It's the beginning of the Easter Season.
It's the beginning of the Easter Season.
At this time, we turn our attention to the Acts of the Apostles and its stories of catechesis, evangelization, and service as demonstrated by the early Christians. One of the hallmarks of those whose lives are featured in Acts is their generosity—of spirit, of faith, of love and compassion for others, and of sharing their material goods. Generosity draws the community closer and reinforces the gospel message.
As the end of the school year looms, most of us are anticipating the sigh of relief that comes with summer, when religious education or school classes are finished and we have the chance to refuel our hearts, minds, and bodies for the fall. Easter season is a good time to reflect back on the year and to look for one or two ways in which we can "extend" our catechesis, be more generous as a community, and reinforce the gospel message in the classroom in the lives of our children and young people.
Strategic Reinforcement
Think about which lessons or topics would benefit most from additional reinforcement. Be strategic and select two or three lessons during the year. And be public about your choices. Tell parents—engage them as your catechetical support system. If you can, get your pastor, associates, and deacons involved as well. Include what you are doing in a newsletter, take-home handout, or column in your parish bulletin; or post something on the parish website. Most of the resources mentioned below are available at USCCB.org.
* Help your priests and deacons prepare their weekend sermons with homily helps on topics such as immigrants, Respect Life, and Catechetical Sunday. Catechetical Sunday is in September, and October is Respect Life Month.
* Identify DVDs that further develop topics for the coming year that parents could view with their children. Create and send home a list at the start of the year or each month. Using the search engine at USCCB.org, search on "movies A-I" and the topic of your lesson.
* Include a USCCB-produced bulletin insert in your parish bulletin, on your parish website, or in your take-home materials for your students as a way to help parents better prepare to discuss current topics in the news or Church with their children. Downloadable bulletin inserts can be found at USCCBPublishing.org/client/client_pages/bulletininserts.cfm.
* Help students' parents be more comfortable with answering questions about the Sacraments, especially parents of children preparing for first Sacraments, by encouraging them to learn more about the Sacraments in the
United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, Catechism of the Catholic Church
, or the
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
. Create a handout that includes suggested paragraphs or chapters in any of these books that connect with specific topics you will be presenting to their children.
* Encourage your parish to actively use the themes for any of the seven "National Collections" as opportunities to talk about stewardship, charity, justice, discipleship, or Christian responsibility in your parish bulletin, at your parish website, or during homilies. Colorful posters and reproducible bulletin inserts are available online. If your parish uses social media, you might blog or tweet about the theme, or you could post thoughts or ideas on the theme at your parish Facebook page and invite others to share their comments.
* Take the learning outside the classroom. Invite your students to get involved in a social justice issue that is meaningful to them, such as poverty, the environment, or life issues. Look under "Issue Campaigns" or search on the chosen topic to find suggestions on what we can do to further educate or advocate on the subject. Ask your students to report to the class periodically with an update on the topic and activities.
The Potential to Reach Beyond
With the advent and ubiquity of internet technologies, we have more and more opportunities to expand our religious education beyond the four walls of a classroom. This coming year, give the community the chance to demonstrate its generosity in helping catechize our children and young people.
Therese Brown is associate director for marketing, sales, and service in publishing at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She has been a high school religion teacher, youth minister, and catechist. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and holds a master's degree in liturgy from Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, and in business from Loyola University in Maryland.
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The Enigmas of History
Myths, Mysteries and Madness from Around the World
History is replete with unanswered questions regarding our own past and that of the world in which we live. Some of these questions are mere curiosities; others are of the profoundest importance to our cultural identity and have a serious bearing on our future.
Each self-contained chapter in The Enigmas of History covers a particular mystery, ranging across the globe and throughout history: from Atlantis to the Amazons; from the Ark of the Covenant to the enigma of the Black Madonnas; and from the weird mystery of Spring-heeled Jack to visions of the Virgin Mary.
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Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli announced Wednesday that defenseman Adam McQuaid is expected to miss three to four weeks with a left shoulder strain suffered in the first period of Tuesday's loss to the Jets.
McQuaid suffered the injury on his second shift of the game when he was shoved into the corner by Jets forward Eric Tangradi. He left the game and did not return. Chiarelli issued the following statement Wednesday:
"Adam sustained a shoulder strain and will return to Boston for further evaluation by the Bruins medical staff. It is anticipated that he may be out 3-4 weeks."
Through 25 games for the B's this season, McQuaid has one goal and and three assists for four points and a plus-4 rating. He is tied with Shawn Thornton for the team lead with five fighting majors.
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As I See It: Humans and nature
I guess it's human nature to wonder so much about nature — no pun intended.
We certainly have a curious relationship with the world around us — and by that I mean everything that exists besides us. While intellectually speaking we are larger than nature as a whole, in the practical sense we are not much better than ants. It might actually be that ants have something over us in that I doubt they believe they can control nature.
While in some respects we can influence what happens in the world, to believe we are the cause of near-cataclysmic events is beyond not just hubris but total reality.
A recent exchange of opinions and letters in the Brainerd Dispatch included the admonishment from one professor that we should just leave these sorts of things to the experts. How often have we heard similar things from our political leaders?
One definition of "expert" that I read a long time ago is — a person who knows more and more about less and less. In most cases I have not run into any situations that would cause me to change one word of that.
I have worked with and for some totally brilliant people in my career. While one or two did have issues in the sartorial department, they all had two additional qualities. The first was common sense. The second was an ability to explain the most complex subjects using terms and methods that most laypersons could comprehend.
They were always open to questions, even the ones we might call stupid, and they never took the pointed questions as an attack on their character or credibility.
Whenever someone says firmly, "Just trust me," that is my first clue they can't fully support what they are shoveling our way.
We built the city of New Orleans below sea level. We constructed a system of levees to protect sections of the city, but don't spend enough maintaining them. Then when a strong hurricane decides to release its deluge of rain in and around the area, even though similar storms have occurred in the Gulf of Mexico (look up Galveston, Texas, in 1900), we pay total homage to the pundits who pontificate about how mankind caused this event.
There may not be any stupid questions, but there certainly appear to be plenty of stupid answers.
The medical profession has made many positive strives in finding cures and treatments for diseases and conditions and has alleviated the suffering of countless people. But that profession has also stepped into areas that leave one to wonder why they want to interfere with nature.
Plastic surgery to correct deformities has done wonders. Plastic surgery to give someone bigger anything or fewer wrinkles appears to be a monumental misappropriation or misapplication of resources that could be spent far more wisely.
Is it that we don't want to understand that nature doesn't make mistakes? The mistake occurs when we feel we should be able to draw as many cards as we want when nature's dealing the poker hands.
Shouldn't "first, do no harm," apply to abortion? I guess it depends on whether who is being harmed can vote. That must be how contraception (interrupting or stopping the results of a natural act) became part of health care that must be covered under insurance.
I read of a case a few weeks ago where a person who was conceived via artificial methods had developed a significant, inherited problem later in life and then attempted to sue the sperm donor who did not disclose that condition. I'm not certain, but I think we might screen blood donors far more than sperm donors. And I'm sure there are other sperm sources that can provide some from men of certain IQs, blood type and hair color.
Sometimes I feel the writers from the "Twilight Zone," "1984," "Animal Farm" and a few other authors from the science fiction genre all got together and wrote the screenplay for life in the United States in 2014. And the whole thing was edited by Joseph Heller of "Catch-22" fame who probably mercifully passed away in 1999!
I guess that's enough about humanity alone. To add to the human aspect, I don't really know enough to understand and analyze genetically altered foods. I don't think we know enough to declare them totally safe or harmful.
I do have a gut feel that we aren't necessarily on the right track in this area. Thinking of all the testing done prior to pharmaceuticals coming to market and how often negative effects eventually appear, I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.
As I implied above, if we continue to breed vegetables, animals or people with certain "desirable" characteristics — whatever they really are — are we not on a path that will corrupt and pollute every aspect of the human reproductive chain and process?
I know I risk having the dreaded "denier" label attached to me concerning climate change. It is now being applied to many with the same fervor as to the Holocaust deniers. There are just too many respected scientists who have offered solid evidence to the contrary.
Too bad Chicken Little is alive in so many experts — scientists, politicians and the worst are those brokers who stand to make millions trading carbon credits and other non-existent commodities.
Another "… tale of sound and fury signifying nothing"!
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The romantic comedy, as a contemporary genre, appeals to a certain universality. Each member of the audience of a film like Love Actually or Something�s Gotta Give is supposed to be able to identify with the stars and recognize in them his or her own longings, fears, reflexes, and perhaps even mannerisms. The danger of a film premised on such a "we�ve all been there; this could be any of us" appeal is cultural blackmail, a coercive normalization. Furthermore, it�s not just by some misunderstanding that these films are known as "chick flicks." The central role in them is generally Woman in her culturally ordained function as defender of monogamy � the supreme value in romantic comedy.
With Before Sunset, their new entry in the genre, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy take two crucial steps. First, they question monogamy as a value while letting the question go unanswered, so that the narrative action, instead of aiming at forming a couple who will live happily ever after, remains absorbed with the more realistic (and thus potentially more moving and valid) question of whether the couple can get together for just one afternoon. Second, in this film, the "this could be any of us" is an explicit rather than a covert gesture: Linklater and his stars propose that, rather than take these characters at face value, we question our own interest in them. Which is to question what romantic comedies usually leave unexamined: the universality of their lovers and their fitness to represent us.
Before Sunset takes place on a single afternoon in Paris, nine years after the one-night encounter in Vienna between Jesse (Hawke) and Céline (Delpy) that was the subject, nine years ago, of Linklater�s Before Sunrise. Jesse has written a novel about their meeting, and Céline (as he hoped) shows up at his book signing at Shakespeare & Co. With only an hour or so before Jesse must go to catch his plane, he and Céline fill each other in on what has happened to them, and, little by little, they reveal how their meeting has transformed them.
Like any romantic-comedy characters, these two generalize a good deal; presenting themselves as Everyman and Everywoman, they comment on love and life. They have a lot to say. It�s as if he had become a writer, and she an environmentalist, just in order to have something to talk to each other about. The actors contributed to their dialogue, and one of Hawke�s lines deserves a permanent place in anthologies. Describing his stale marriage (which produced a now four-year-old child), he says, "I feel like I�m running a nursery with someone I used to date."
It isn�t necessary to like these people in order to find Beyond Sunset incisive and touching, though it will help. Linklater � who, as in his previous films, withholds obvious judgment on his characters and seems to accept everything � is in the position here of trading on his stars� presumed attractiveness while also showing them in a way that makes their obnoxiousness just as apparent. As Jesse and Céline, Hawke and Delpy never escape being Hawke and Delpy, attractive and famous movie stars. Their narcissism is always foregrounded, in a way that the narcissism of Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall never is in Howard Hawks films. Before Sunset is weakest in those moments that depend most on your liking the stars (whereas Hawks films are often strongest in such moments), and the final scene, for all its brilliance as filmmaking, is a gamble that comes off only to the extent that you�re dazzled with Delpy.
The intelligence of the film is in its mise-en-scène: the articulation of looks, the shot choices, the cutting. At each turning point, Linklater contrives to show the attitudes of both Céline and Jesse. To say this is not merely to state the obvious but to identify the main will of the film: to show the two not only talking but watching and listening to each other, reacting, anticipating, hesitating as they decide how much to disclose and how to do it. Linklater�s style enhances the nuances of the dialogue while making it clear that more is going on in and between these two than what�s being said. The result is a complicated and thrilling game that, unlike some diversions we have had lately, does not debase the words "romantic" and "comedy."
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