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NPR's All Things Considered aired a long report on Thursday night on nasty Internet commenters – but reporter Laura Sydell's examples centered on anti-Obama and anti-Muslim commenters (including one who wanted Obama shot), and no one from the left (like the Huffington Post people regretting Cheney wasn't shot in Afghanistan). She began with a sympathetic sick family that favored ObamaCare:
LAURA SYDELL: If you want to know what it's like to get attacked online, just ask Miki Hsu Leavey. She wrote a thankful letter to the editor of the local paper when the health care bill passed. She has lupus. Her 24-year-old son can't get health care because of a preexisting heart condition and her husband was diagnosed with liver cancer.
Ms. MIKI HSU LEAVEY: So my thank you note was really about the relief I had mentally.
SYDELL: When Leavey looked at the site the morning it was posted, she got comments like this one.
Ms. LEAVEY: Oh, my poor baby is sick. Only the great Obama can save him. Makes me sick just reading it.
SYDELL: Leavey was shocked by the vitriol.
Ms. LEAVEY: And I'm going, oh, my gosh, I can't believe what they're saying. Oh, my goodness, this is so personal. I mean, I guess, I wrote a personal story so maybe that's what I asked for.
Sydell did not note the rapturous prose of Leavey's letter to the paper, which ended:
I am not sure how we can be helped by your historic legislation yet, but because you have passed health care for us, I believe we have a fighting chance to get help. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You did it. You heard us. You have courage. And Barack Obama is the most hopeful, thoughtful, generous president we have had in my lifetime.
That's not to say Leavey deserved abusive comments, but NPR underplayed her own ideological ardor. Sydell then talked to experts who suggested that websites actually gain traffic from vitriolic commenters. Then came the shoot-Obama example from CNN.com:
SYDELL: And there's been some high-profile negativity on big sites like CNN.com. Lila King, a senior producer there, says during the last presidential election, a commenter kept putting up the same image.
Ms. LILA KING (Senior Producer, CNN.com): It's a little cartoon of a white stick figure and a black stick figure, and the white stick figure with a machine gun in its hand shooting the other stick figure and its heart exploding and red splatters all over the page.
SYDELL: It isn't just the big sites. It's the little blogs and specialty sites like Religion Dispatches. The site has long-form articles that look at the places where religion and politics meet. Many of the writers are scholars and academics. Editor Lisa Webster says an article written by an expert on Islam got some terrible comments.
Ms. LISA WEBSTER (Senior Editor, Religion Dispatches): Someone from our funder noticed and said, by the way, we're not interested in funding, you know, providing a platform for hate speech.
SYDELL: Webster began to worry that the open comments were detracting from the thoughtful tone of Religion Dispatches.
Ms. WEBSTER: It's also like old magazine days. You don't -- if you're doing a restaurant review, you don't put the restaurant review next to an ad for a garbage dump or something like that. You have to think about these things.
SYDELL: Religion Dispatches has a radical solution. They're getting rid of comments. Readers have to send a letter to the editor - it can be an email - but only a few of the best letters get published.
Sydell didn't cite the actual article or comments that are so awful. She also left out that Religion Dispatches is a liberal blog, whose advisory council includes "scholars" from liberal groups like the Center for American Progress, People for the American Way, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and one Harry Knox of the Human Rights Campaign, whose been quite a hateful commenter on his own. Sydell worried the "thoughtful tone" (synonymous with liberal expression?) would be compromised by rebuttals.
Sydell found that a better way was evolving, where editors get into the conversation with commenters. The San Diego Union-Tribune got involved when commenters protested a story about a murder by two men spray-painting a wall were called "graffiti artists," which, he said "made it seem that they were, you know, van Gogh with a spray can."
Then he said "I weighed it in, said that's a good point, I'll fix the headline. Someone asked another question about why it was written, and the readers started kind of answering and discussing among themselves, accepting my explanation. It was a valuable reader exchange. I'm glad it happened."
The piece ends where it began, with Miki Hsu Leavey hoping for a more civilized space for Republicans and Democrats to discuss things. But NPR and Sydell didn't create any space for Republicans or conservatives in this piece.


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Greetings Crew,
I know Celebration is still down the road, but I am curious about a group photo idea. Since we'll have quite the gathering of Fetts, what
about a group photo on the Nerdist Sail Barge?
First off, I don't know if it will even be there, but it has been making the annual run from SF to SD for SDCC, so I would imagine it's
not completely incomprehensible that it could be showing up in some capacity.
I'm curious how many Fetts would be interested in a group photo on board the barge? I would think we'd only take an hour out of their day
for us to handle arriving, shooting photos, and leaving.
Would ESB Fetts be offended by the notion of hanging out on the sail barge? Would ROTJ Fetts have flashbacks of their impending wardrobe malfunction? There are still so many variables that there could be an even better group photo location yet in store...
Curious on your thoughts. If there's interest, I'm happy to present the idea to SCG command.

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U.K. Government Budget Cuts Are `Regressive,' Hit Poor Hardest, IFS Says
The U.K. coalition government's assertion that its budget cuts will hit the richest households more than the poorest is challenged by research published today.
An analysis of all benefit cuts announced in the June 22 budget shows the measures to be "regressive," with the poorest households hit hardest, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.
"The distributional effect of all tax and benefit reforms due to be implemented by 2014-15 is clearly regressive within the bottom nine decile groups of the income distribution when losses are expressed as a percentage of net income," the London-based IFS said in a report. Families with children in the bottom decile lose 5 percent of net income, the IFS said, compared with 1 percent for the richest decile.
The study stokes the political debate over the government's plans to all but eliminate a record deficit of 11 percent of gross domestic product by stepping up the pace of cuts.
"It is a progressive budget. We stand by the analysis that we did in June," Treasury minister Mark Hoban told BBC Radio 4's "Today" program. "We had to take action to tackle the budget deficit left by Labour. We've gone though the most detailed and rigorous assessment of the distributional impact of this budget on families."
The opposition Labour Party, which lost power in May elections, backed the IFS's analysis.
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"The government's ideological assault on our welfare state and public services is not simply economic vandalism," Ed Balls, Labour's education spokesman and a party leadership candidate, said in a statement. "I fear it will damage the very fabric of our society too."
The Equality and Human Rights Commission, set up when Labour's Tony Blair was prime minister in 2006, said today the government has a legal duty to "consider the effect of budget cuts on vulnerable groups."
"It is for the Treasury to demonstrate that it has complied with the legislation and assessed the impact of its decisions on vulnerable groups," the independent body said in an e-mailed statement. "If it cannot do so, then the commission will have to consider appropriate enforcement action."
The commission has the power to open official inquiries and formal investigations, according to its website.
The IFS said the biggest change to benefit policy in the budget was the decision to link payments to the consumer-price index rather than the retail-price index from April next year. In July, consumer prices rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier, while retail prices increased 4.8 percent.
The government's argument that consumer prices better reflect the inflation experience of households receiving benefits was "questionable," the IFS said. Only 23 percent of claimants are unaffected by increases in mortgage-interest payments and local-authority taxes, the main items that are excluded from the CPI but included in the RPI, it said.
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The video below was shut down by YouTube within 2 hours of being uploaded because it flagged as "hate speech". The video contains offensive facts about
the hate that is promoted by the radical homosexual agenda in Canada toward
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November 10, 2009
Delaware Valley League coaches named their all-league selections recently and McLouth High athletes were honored in football and volleyball.
Bulldogs senior Kylie Shufflebarger was a unanimous selection for the All-DVL volleyball team.
On the All-DVL football squad, MHS senior EJ Field was named to the first-team defense for his play at defensive end.
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After the recent news regarding KLicensee Dumper, here comes another application for those wanting to brute force the KLicense keys from SELF files and get decrypted metadata info. What the developer, MAGiC333X, has done here is concentrate on speed and the reported processing speed shows just that. This application will process a massive 770 000 keys per second. But unfortunately does not see keys stored as plain text. (But I'm sure an update is in the works.)
Here is some info from the readme file.
Initial release of the KLicence Brute-force Tool.
Version 1.0, built on October 6, 2012 using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express.
Use this program with caution. I will not be held responsible for any damage caused by (the use of) this program or it's source code. Source code is included as a donation to other developers.
Files included in this release:
– Compiled program (Win32): 'klicencebruteforce.exe'.
– Example ps3keys file: 'keys'.
– This README file: 'README.txt'.
– Source code: 'klicencebruteforce-src-1.0.rar'.
– GPL v3 for used libraries: 'gpl-3.0.txt'.
This program will try to decrypt the metadata info of a SELF file that's been encrypted using a developer KLicence, by trying all the possible keys in the user-specified input keydata file. If the input keydata file contains the key to decrypt the metadata info, then the key will be found. When a working key is found, it will be written to the console.
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It's summer! and we all know what that means … SUMMER SCHOOL!!! Lomography styles. Check out our classes for the month of July that we know you won't want to miss, We will be taking attendance! So welcome back our highly successful Summer School of Lomography. Check out details after the jump, it's going to be a blast! Unless you get detention…
Saturday July 6th: Konstruktor SLR Build-a-thon Realness & Lomowalk
Konstruktor SLR Realness Workshop: Got the new Konstruktor Camera and want to learn how to use it? Want the Konstruktor and want to learn how to build it? Then is day is for you! Come in to LGS Toronto @ 1pm to get your very own Konstruktor camera (and get a free pack of film!) and build it together with likeminded Lomographers! Then @ 3:30pm we will begin a special workshop that will introduce you to SLR photography. This workshop will include a practical session shooting portraits and still life with the Konstruktor. After we turn you into a Konstuktor SLR guru we will venture out for one of our famous Lomowalks to the nearest construction site for your opportunity to capture some interesting expert shots!
Sunday July 7th @ 1pm – 3:00pm: Introduction Class – What the Hell is Lomography?
Introduction Class: you are totally inexperienced with analogue photography and want to know everything about Lomography, this class is made for you. Especially dedicated to beginners, we will initiate you to the world of Lomography and its 10 Golden Rules! What is 'vignetting' and what does and what does it mean to 'cross-process' a film? What's the difference between a 'pinhole' and a 'panoramic' camera? The lingo of everyday lomographic life won't have any secrets for you anymore.
Saturday July 13th @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm: Kensington Market Meet-Up & Lomowalk
Kensington Market Meet-Up & Lomowalk: This special workshop will feature the wonderful La Sardina camera. This easy to use 35mm snap shooter will be the perfect tool to capture the excitement of the market. Also, our expert staff will guide us through the market to ensure we discover everything that makes Kensington Market the unique place in the heart of Toronto.
Sunday July 14th @ 1pm – 2pm: Intermediate Class & All the Tips and Tricks
Intermediate Class: Learn a bit more about photography basics and techniques: how to select the right exposure, shutter speed, and learn more about our different films and how to select them in function of their colors and ISO. This class will teach you how to create multiple and long exposures, panoramas and everything you need to know to maximize the use of your camera.
Saturday July 20th @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Queen West Scavenger Hunt!
Queen West Scavenger Hunt: Grab a few friends and get your scavenger hunt team together! We'll be hosting an outrageous scavenger hunt that will have you scouring the city and photographing all that Toronto has to offer. Analogue themed team names are encouraged as well as silly costumes! Each team will receive a camera and some film to capture each clue from our scavenger hunt list on film. You'll be competing for bragging rights and some analogue prizes!
Sunday July 21st @ 1pm – 3:30pm: LomoKino Workshop
LomoKino Workshop: Discover our first analogue movie camera and all the creative possibilities it offers! This special camera gives you the chance to return to the roots of movie-making and witness the very first steps of moving Lomography. Put yourself in the director's chair and learn how to make your own 35mm analogue movie masterpieces! (The workshop includes a short presentation, lend of a Lomokino camera and two rolls of film).
- Cost for this workshop is: $15.00
Saturday July 27th @ 1pm – 3pm: Expert Class & Scanning
Expert Class: Now that you know everything about analogue techniques and how to use our cameras, it's time to take the next step and learn how to maximize complete control with your photography. We will show you introduce you to our newest product the Lomography Smart Phone Film Scanner and introduce you to the basics of scanning, terminology, tips and tricks with our app and explain how it all works. Space is limited so please register early! * Must come with a developed roll of negative film.
- Cost: $10 ($7 for students) ALL workshops include a loaner camera and a free roll of film. All participants will receive a 10% off coupon for the Lomography Gallery Store.
- Space is limited so please pre-register by contacting LGS Toronto via phone or email.
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Plan to Release Prisoners Early and Save Money
A plan to release 5,000 prisoners to help make up for a projected 2.6 billion dollar budget shortfall is being discussed by lawmakers.
The plan was developed after the Florida Department of Corrections was asked to draft a budget that was 10 percent smaller. That's a cut of 224 million dollars from their budget.
The suggestions offered include cuts to drug abuse programs, education programs, and closing offices.
The state could save 11 million dollars by closing three prisons, but they didn't say which ones. That move could mean layoffs for correctional officers.
But with Florida entering an election year, and the governor fighting for votes, releasing prisoners and laying off correctional officers would not be terribly popular.
Granting early release to prisoners who served 85 percent of their sentences would be the biggest money saver.
The state could save 117 million dollars by letting those prisoners out 90 days early.
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Departed after a few hours and headed to Point Toamaro where the Taravana Yacht Club is located. This is a very popular place on Tuesday nights so we had Jerome book a mooring ahead for us. Quite a few boats here when we arrived at 2.30pm and we only had one motor functioning for the better part of the motor around to the bay. Reported this in to Jerome and before we knew it – which took us by surprise - Brian & another staff member were with us and changing the fuel filter. This seemed to do the trick from the limited amount of motoring we did to test it out. We had a few beers, a bottle of white wine (Yellow Tail from Australia) then took a dinghy ride around the bay to the nearby motu (which again was private) we went back to the boat and promptly fell asleep waking at 6.30pm which was just in time to get ready and head into the yacht club for dinner & the show.
We were met by Maui (not sure of the spelling) who owns the restaurant with his American dad Richard and he served us a ready made rum punch and we had a bit of a chat. The local Tahitians were playing music in the background – ukulele, Guitar, drum and singing & swaying to the music. Next up dinner was served on a central table which consisted of Mahi Mahi, chicken & spinach, Poisson Cru – which looked like coleslaw made from Tuna & sashimi (ultra thin slices of fresh tuna). Really nice fish. Had a bottle of French red to wash it down which was OK but as usual lacked flavour and we finished off with dessert.
The show started not long after with Polynesian dancing and they had some of the crowd involved in a Pareo tying exercise which was entertaining. The guys then came up and put on a show with the firesticks and then group dancing. It was all very entertaining. The cost was 6000XPF each (about $75 p/p). At the end of the night the dancing started with a disco ball and good music. We had a complimentary port and beer & headed back to the yacht dropping into bed by 11pm which was a late night for us!


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The District 2 Incident Management Team's mission in the City of Baltimore is complete. Starke County EMA Director Ted Bombagetti reported that the emergency responders will now report to a local National Guard Base where they might be redeployed to another area. Bombagetti indicated that they might go to New York to support efforts in flood ravaged areas, or to Western Maryland to help in emergency services due to blizzard conditions. Continue reading
Jury Trial For Jennie Carter Set For February
A jury trial that had been set in Starke Circuit Court last week for Jennie Carter has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 9 a.m.
Carter was arrested and charged with Theft in March after she allegedly stole $7,748.40 from the Starke County Tourism Commission on June 2, 2011.
PCEDF Discusses Business Endeavors in Pulaski County
The Pulaski County Economic Development Foundation Board earlier this month discussed a number of topics pertaining to business expansion in Pulaski County.
Executive Director Nathan Origer told the board that he had attended the K-IRPC executive commission 2013 budget meeting, and other than a significant decrease to the transportation funds, grant funding would not change much.
Marshall County Auditor Elected President of AIC Board of Directors
Marshall County Auditor Penny Lukenbill is beefing up her resume, this time being elected to the position of President of the Association of Indiana Counties Board of Directors.
The AIC Board of Directors sets rules and regulations as well as legislative goals for the Association of Indiana Counties, a not-for-profit organization established more than 50 years ago to improve county government.
New State Law Affects Hunting Blinds
Several new changes have been put forward this year regarding hunting regulations. Conservation Officer Keith Wildeman says a new law has been enacted concerning hunting out of ground blinds.
"If you're in a ground blind when hunter orange is required, you need to have a minimum of 144 square inches visible from all sides on a ground blind. That's just one square foot visible from all sides and this is mainly during the firearms muzzleloader season when you're required to wear hunter orange," stated Wildeman.
If you are hunting out of an elevated blind, hunter orange is not required on your blind, but you must still wear hunter orange.
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Happy Halloween!
Tonight is the night the kids frantically go door-to-door shouting "Trick or Treat" hoping that they'll get some goodies from their family's friends and neighbors. A list of trick or treat hours is available here.
General Election Quickly Approaching, Several Contested Races
With the General Election just a week away, voters are preparing to head to the polls – if they haven't already – to make their voices heard, and this election features a number of contested races at county, state, and federal levels.
Indiana Schools to Receive Grade Cards Today
Hoosier schools will be receiving their grade cards today from the state – this after the release date was pushed back due to questions by school districts as to how the grades were calculated. Public Law 221 requires this grading system for public schools, and an accountability law requires the state to takeover schools that consistently score an "F" on their report card or if they are placed in a probation category for six years in a row.
CDC Reports 45 Confirmed Fungal Meningitis Cases in Indiana
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have increased the number of confirmed Indiana cases of fungal meningitis to 45, this after reporting 44 cases previously. The number of deaths, however, remains at three, and the health officer for Elkhart County has announced that all three deaths were linked to his county.
Woods Fire Burns 65 Acres in Marshall County
Several fire departments were called to the scene of a woods fire this morning west of U.S. 31 between Queen and Riley Roads.
Marshall County Sheriff's Department officials said that the fire is now contained and fire crews are leaving the scene. The cause of the fire has not been released.
Fire crews from Lakeville, Lapaz, Polk Township, Walkerton and Southwest Center Township Fire Departments battled the blaze that burned 65 acres in the wooded area. No buildings were damaged and no firefighters were injured. The blaze was called in to the Marshall County Sheriff's Department around 5am ET.
Local Emergency Responders Providing Aide in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
Several local emergency responders are in various parts of the East Coast to tend to situations due to Hurricane Sandy.
The District 2 Emergency Management Team left Winamac Sunday around midnight and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland at Noon. The responders, which include those from Starke, Pulaski, Marshall and St. Joseph Counties, participated in several briefings with local emergency staff, on-site FEMA representatives and the Mayor of Baltimore. Starke County Emergency Management Director Ted Bombagetti is one of those emergency responders in the City of Baltimore and he indicated that District 2 will be conducting emergency operation planning and providing the city with damage assessment and debris management support starting this morning.
Woman Arrested on Warrant for Murder in LaPorte
A Crown Point woman was arrested yesterday morning for a murder that happened more than ten years ago. The warrant was issued out of Prescott, Ariz., for first-degree murder.
Indiana State Police Detective Chris Campione worked with the Prescott Police Department to track down Joan Leslie Carpenter, 61 of Crown Point, and located her in LaPorte County. The warrant stems from an investigation into the murder of Carpenter's husband in June 2002 while the pair resided in Prescott. Shortly after her husband's murder, Carpenter returned to Indiana, but additional information that had been received by Prescott Police this past year led to the warrant being issued for her arrest.
Fiery Standoff Comes to Peaceful Close in Marshall County
A tense four-hour standoff in Marshall County came to a peaceful conclusion as a man threatened self-immolation in the driveway of his home.
Around 1 p.m. on Thursday, Marshall County police, fire department, and EMS were dispatched to a home on 11B Road just outside of Plymouth, where a man had soaked himself in gasoline before barricading himself in his driveway. He used old lawn mowers and mopeds to form a blockade around himself as he clutched a large lighter, threatening to burn himself alive.
Knox City Council Approves Five-, Ten-Year Abatements for Reagent
Reagent Chemical and Research in Knox will soon be expanding, thanks to a series of tax phase-ins for the company. The Knox City Council at a special meeting last night approved the phase-in for Reagent, allowing the business a five-year deduction for new manufacturing equipment and a ten-year deduction for two real property improvements.
Mayor Rick Chambers explained that this is a mutually-beneficial agreement for both Reagent and the city of Knox.
North Judson Man Arrested For Allegedly Macing Three-Year-Old
Formal charges are being sought after a North Judson man who allegedly threatened and assaulted four people.
North Judson police officers responded to a call in the 100 block of Arlington Avenue on Saturday night where it is alleged that Joseph Esposito reportedly threatened three adults and a three-year-old baby girl and sprayed them with pepper spray.
Court Hearing For Starke Commissioners, Belork Continued Until Further Notice
The Starke County Commissioners, Starke County Treasurer Linda Belork and their counsels were to appear in Jasper Circuit Court yesterday for a hearing, but it was continued without a date.
County Attorney Marty Lucas said that the Jasper County prosecuting attorney found that the Starke County Commissioners were in compliance with Judge John Potter's order when they reopened the Starke County Treasurer's office and gave Linda Belork full access to all records, computers and keys to the office. The commissioners had previously closed the office because Belork was not working under a surety bond and Judge Potter found that to nullify his order reinstating Belork to office.
Lucas indicated that since Judge Potter's ruling has been followed, the special hearing was continued.
Three-Vehicle Accident Ends in Arrest of Plymouth Woman
A Plymouth woman was arrested after a three-vehicle accident in Marshall County Saturday afternoon.
Marshall County Sheriff's officers responded to the scene in downtown Lapaz and found that Caitlin Masterson, 27, was traveling southbound on U.S. 31 and was going to turn left when she pulled into the path of a vehicle driven by 53-year-old Ibro Pucar of South Bend. His car then hit another vehicle exiting the parking lot. He received minor injuries in the accident.
Starke Co. CADA Celebrates 20 Years of Service
The Starke County Coalition Against Domestic Abuse is celebrating its 20th year of service to the community this month. Started in 1992 as a grassroots volunteer organization called the Starke County Alliance Against Domestic Violence, CADA has retained its focus on awareness and education. The group began with staffing information booths at every Starke County fair and festival in an effort to get the word out to residents about the services offered to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Daylight Saving Time Ends In A Few Short Days
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m. prevailing time. Hoosiers will need to set their clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night, or at 2 a.m. prevailing time Sunday morning.
We all change our clocks.
Daylight Saving Time officially begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
Jasper Circuit Court Hearing Continued
The court hearing scheduled for today in Jasper Circuit Court has been continued.
The Starke County Commissioners, the county's legal counsel, plus Linda Belork and her legal counsel were ordered to appear today in Jasper Circuit Court at 3:00 p.m., but the hearing was continued. A rescheduled date has not been determined.
Judge John Potter has ordered the court hearing to hear the reasoning why the Starke County Commissioners closed the Starke County Treasurer's Office thus nullifying his order reinstating Treasurer Linda Belork back into the office.


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I went and bought some tile this weekend LOL!! I only bought the glass/stone mosaic for the laundry room, but I also picked out the floor tile for our 2 upstairs bathrooms.
For laundry room countertop & backsplash, master bathtub backsplash & possibly a bathroom floor border with 3 rows of the mosaic (it's much darker in person)
This flooring for the bathrooms, only the 12" and not the 16" as shown!
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Uganda's vice president, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has told a visiting British government minister that the proposed death penalty in the Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009 would be dropped when it becomes law.
The government owned New Vision newspaper is reporting that Ssekandi however told the British Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone, that homosexuality was alien to Ugandan culture and values. The VP's remarks sharply contradict a recent statement by President Yoweri Museveni to the effect that homosexuals have always been part of the black African heritage.
The president told a delegation of the European Union ambassadors accredited to Uganda that homosexuals were neither persecuted nor discriminated in Uganda, giving four examples of prominent historical Ugandans who were homosexual.
Featherstone had sought to understand if the Anti-homosexuality Bill would contain punitive clauses against consenting adult gays.
The Anti Homosexuality Bill 2009 was re-tabled in February this year after it expired during the previous parliament. Although government took a unanimous decision to distance itself from the bill, saying it was a private members bill, a number of cabinet ministers have since spoken on the topic sending confusing signals to interested parties.
Recently, gay activists took Ethics and Integrity Minister, Simon Lokodo to court for forcefully closing a gay rights workshop in Entebbe. The minister had claimed that the activists were plotting to recruit young children into homosexuality.
The same minister had posted a statement on the official website of the Media Centre, under Office of the President, a few days before the raid, distancing government from supporting the bill. Another Minister, Kahinda Otafiire for Justice was quoted in the media saying he had no problems with gays and that they can co-exist in society.


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The Work at SXSW
We are delighted that the full length documentary feature film "THE WORK" about the work we do in Folsom prison, premiered at the SXSW film festival on March 11, 2017. If you are inspired by what you saw in the film, and want to support this work continuing and spreading, please donate here.
ICF in San Quentin
It is with pride we announce that ICF has expanded into San Quentin Prison. As of September 2013, we give a very warm welcome to BJ Wasserman, our new Executive Director. BJ's commitment to social justice has benefited inmates for many years. His belief in transformational healing, in concert with the positive effects witnessed through the Folsom program, gave rise to his mission to spearhead similar offerings at San Quentin. With "budget cuts" and "program cancellations", we humbly accept the welcome to share our work with a rapidly growing audience.
Well known author Lynne Twist, "The Soul of Money", has known BJ Wasserman since he was in High School. Lynne is a fundraising guru and global visionary whose support in ICF and BJ is palpable through her words…
"I have known BJ Wasserman for over 20 years; and he is a man of amazing integrity, work ethic, passion and vision. As Executive Director of the Inside Circle Foundation, he is looking to revolutionize the justice system and prison rehabilitation. And I know that his organization is not only going to make a significant difference in the lives of all the prisoners they touch, but also our justice systems and communities as a whole."
We would also like to thank Insight Prison Project, a restorative justice non-profit operating within San Quentin; they have sponsored us in this program launch.
Inside Circle's Fundraising Houseparty with Lynne Twist 1/31/2014
More About ICF
The Inside Circle Foundation (ICF) exists to assist prison convicts in maximum-security prisons in taking behavioral, emotional and spiritual responsibility for their lives. ICF is a not-for-profit organization created by convicts and citizens dedicated to the personal growth of men in prison. With the aid of outside volunteers, convicts conduct weekly circles and occasional "week-end intensives" in the prison chapel where prisoners can safely work through and explore the issues that have prevented them from living up to their full potential as human beings. Gifts to ICF are deductible for US and California income tax purposes. For more information see "Who Are We?"
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Anthony "Tone" Steadham
Excerpt from one of Tone's favorite poems….
"It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done to feed the children.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive."
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History of The Inside Circle Foundation
The Inside Circle Foundation was officially formed in January of 1999 by Robert Allbee. Rob, a poet and former convict himself, had been offering his experience and expertise as writing instructor and men's circle facilitator on a primarily volunteer basis in the California State Prison at Sacramento in Folsom, California. As the request for circles and writing instruction grew, taking more and more time away from his capacity to earn a living as a carpenter, he began to explore ways to solicit funding for these program he felt so strongly about. Rob recruited the help of his friend Donald Morrison, a local accountant, and together they formed Inside Circle Foundation.


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[quote user="lttaylor56"]To explain my absence-I took this week off from work. Getting alot done around the house and working on my gym some more.
I have to say that the Any Given Sunday speech from Al Pacino was a top notch addition to game time rituals. Kudos to Kase for coming up with that one!
Amanda-Thanks for the cupcakes, the kids loved them!
MH, Lando, JP, Daven, Sharick, Kase, Apologies to anyone I forgot, it was my great pleasure to meet you all and I look forward to next year's game.
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Professional Practice Notes: Design-Build
"Design-bid-build" has been the project delivery system most commonly employed by architects in North America since the founding of the AIA. However, over the past 20 years, use of design-build has greatly accelerated, and this alternative delivery method is becoming more widely used. It has been noted that design-build is closer to the "master builder" approach, which is an older form of construction procedure pre-dating the more prevailing design-bid-build delivery method.
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) notes that design-build can streamline project delivery by offering a single contract between the owner and the design-build team. The approach can save money and time by enabling designers and builders to collaborate during design and construction phases. An integrated design-build team is also well suited to leverage new Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes.
DBIA reported in 2011 that nearly 40 percent of all nonresidential construction projects in both the public and private sector use this approach, in contrast to fewer than 10 percent two decades ago. Commercial and industrial clients were quick to adopt design-build. More recently the federal government and most states are now utilizing design-build delivery on some of their large and complex public projects.
Early on the AIA Code of Ethics banned design-build due to perceived conflicts of interest. The AIA adopted a new Code of Ethics in 1986 that no longer forbade design-build. In recognition of the increasing use of this project delivery method, the American Institute of Architects released a family of AIA Contract Documents for design-build in 2004. "B143–2004, Standard Form of Agreement Between Design-Builder and Architect" is used when a contractor or other AEC firm is the lead entity that hires the architect to perform design services instead of the direct owner and architect relationship.
Many architects have understandably been reluctant to embrace contractor-led design-build, since the approach upsets the traditional close owner/architect relationship and results in the contractor influencing early design decisions…even more than third-party construction managers that now often advise clients during the design stage of projects. Alternatively, architect-led design–build projects enable the architect to work directly with the owner acting as the designer and builder, coordinating a team of consultants, subcontractors and vendors to deliver an integrated project. Architects that act as design-builders tend to work on smaller residential, retail and community projects with lower risks and bonding requirements.
Jersey Devil is a loose-knit group of architects who have worked together as design-builders since the early 1970s. They took their name from the creature of New Jersey folklore, apparently used by a passer-by to describe one of their buildings. Jersey Devil not only design buildings, they construct them, in collaboration with other specialists and artisans. Their way of working was a critique of mainstream architectural practice that separates design from construction.
MADE is another innovative architecture practice, where many of the Brooklyn, NY studio's team members are both designers and builders; their professional practice approach centralizes creative control and accountability. By combining a design studio, a fabrication workshop and a contracting team, MADE offers a range of services beyond conventional architectural practice.
Many schools of architecture now offer design-build studios following in the footsteps of the late Sam Mockbee's celebrated Auburn University Rural Studio, where students design and build stunning low-budget homes and community buildings for poor rural residents in Alabama.
In practice and in academy, forms of design-build have taken hold as a mainstream approach to creating buildings – AIA members will be well served to understand and influence this growing trend.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
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You already know--these are my kind of quilts, too!
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Debate's On
Declaring he had seen "significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement," Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced he would head to Oxford, Miss., to take part in tonight's debate, as originally scheduled.
McCain was in Washington in the first place after saying on Wednesday that he would "suspend" his campaign, head to Washington, and help sort out what he portrayed as a chaotic deadlock over how to resolve the crisis in the financial-markets. (Critics have pointed out that his campaign didn't shut its doors; vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and other high-profile supporters kept up a steady pace, and McCain did several television interviews.)
McCain's description at the time was at odds with accounts out of Washington, where legislative staffers and news reports suggested progress had been made toward a bill adding oversight, executive-pay restrictions and taxpayer protections to Treasury's original $700 billion proposal. And, indeed, the following morning, key Democrats and Republicans announced a deal was near.
Then, on Thursday, House Republicans, and some in the Senate, balked, with Sen. Richard Sheby stating that there was "no agreement." Talks broke down, and the prospects of any kind of deal abruptly seemed to recede. (See the full saga of how negotiations collapsed Thursday.)
In his statement today, McCain faulted his fellow lawmakers for having "played the blame game rather than work together to find a solution." But Democrats blamed McCain for injecting presidential politics into, and derailing, delicate negotiations.
Meantime, congressional and administration negotiators are back behind closed doors this morning. Attention is likely to switch to the debate, which is now expected to include economic topics as well as foreign policy. Certainly, some are already focusing on Oxford: McCain campaign ads touting his "win" in the debate have already been spotted online.


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WWE Main Event (Airing Wednesday):
U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro fought Randy Orton to a no-contest. The Shield came out and surrounded the ring and attacked Orton for the finish. The Shield hit the Triple Powerbomb on Orton. The Miz left the commentator's table to help Orton. After the Shield left, Cesaro hit the Neutralizer on Miz.
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Fact Sheets
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: United States Government's Response (July 2014)
Human Trafficking 101 for School Administrators and Staff (July 28, 2014)
Human Trafficking of Children in the United School - A Fact Sheet for Schools (April 2012)
Preparing for Infectious Disease: Department of Education Recommendations to Ensure the Continuity of Teaching and Learning for Schools (K-12) During Extended Student Absence or School Dismissal (December 2014)
Teen Dating Violence - A Fact Sheet for Schools (August 26, 2013)
Youth Suicide in the United States - A Fact Sheet for Schools (August 2015)
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OSHS Resources
Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices for Supporting Transgender Students (PDF, 599KB)
Human Trafficking in America's Schools
Human Trafficking in America's Schools is a free guide for school staff that includes information about risk factors, recruitment, and how to identify trafficking; what to do if you suspect trafficking, including sample school protocols and policies; and other resources and potential partnership opportunities.
- Human Trafficking in America's Schools (PDF, 6MB)
Guides for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plan (2013)
Readiness and Emergency Management Publications
ED's OSHS and the REMS Technical Assistance Center have developed a variety of publications to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) with their emergency management efforts. The publications support an all-hazards approach to collaborative emergency management planning that is guided by the four phases (prevention - mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery). These publications may be accessed at http://rems.ed.gov/REMSPublications.aspx.
Growing up Drug-Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention (2012)
This 55-page booklet includes:
- How This Book Will Help You?
- What Substances Do Kids Use?
- Why Do Kids Use Drugs?
- How Do I Teach My Child About Drugs?
- What If I Think My Child is Using Drugs?
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Parents and caregivers will find this publication a user-friendly and valuable guide for what to do and how to communicate about the harmful effects of illicit drugs and alcohol to children from elementary through high school. This publication can also be ordered through EdPubs.
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Partnerships in Character Education State Pilot Projects, l995-2001 Lessons Learned
Character includes the emotional, intellectual and moral qualities of a person or group as well as the demonstration of these qualities in prosocial behavior. Character education is an inclusive term encompassing all aspects of how schools, related social institutions and parents can support the positive character development of children and adults. Character education teaches the habits of thought and deed that help people live and work together as families, friends, neighbors, communities and nations.
Enhancing Achievement and Proficiency through Safe and Drug-Free Schools is a report by the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. This is a report by the Office of Safe and Healthy Students (formerly OSDFS) Advisory Committee (June 2007). See the press release and report MS Word (156K).
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities. The guide will give schools, districts and communities the critical concepts and components of good crisis planning, stimulate thinking about the crisis preparedness process, and provide examples of promising practices. PDF (1.6M)
Ed's Safe & Supportive Schools ListServe Enrollment
If you are interested in receiving prevention education information and opportunities, you are now able to self-enroll to receive ED's SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS NEWS BULLETIN. The purpose of this listserv is to provide a timely information outlet for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students Program. The LISTSERV content may include information on prevention education issues, legislation, and Federal grant opportunities. Click on the link to self-enroll for the OSHS PreventED listserv.
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Prior Knowledge of Potential School‐Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack, often called "The Bystander Report", was developed by the United States Secret Service and United States Department of Education. The report provides knowledge of potential school-based violence and information for students that may prevent a targeted attack.
- The Emergency Planning website provides school leaders with information to plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts.
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- National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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- Partnership for a Drug-Free America
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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention OJJDP News @ a Glance. This is an on-line bi-monthly newsletter that provides readers with an overview of news from OJJDP including events, publications, and funding opportunities.
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FATCA is intended to provide the IRS with increased ability to detect U.S. tax evaders who maintain foreign accounts and investments either directly or indirectly through ownership of foreign entities. FATCA sets forth new U.S. withholding tax obligations for U.S. and non U.S. companies, both financial and non-financial institutions, imposing a 30% withholding tax absent required documentation. This affects not just the financial industry, but all withholding agents, including U.S. operating companies.
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When you think of Orlando, what's the first thing that comes to mind? For many, it's a mouse named Mickey. What many people don't realize, is that there is far more to Orlando than just a mouse. After Disney: The Other Orlando, by Kelly Monaghan, covers everything that many people miss on their visits to Orlando because they are caught up in the mouse trap.
As a native to Orlando, I felt if anyone was qualified to review After Disney: The Other Orlando, I was. This book covers everything there is to do in Orlando, well, everything but Disney that is.
First of all, let me say that Orlando is a city of many seasons, and I don't mean the weather. We have our busy, slow, and unpredictable times of the year. For the most part, our busiest times coincide with whether or not the schools are open. Labor Day is one of the slowest days of the year and around Christmas, there is barely room to breath, let alone walk around a theme park. This book seems to cover them all and has a plan for every family.
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The power of the people and the power of reason are one.Karl Georg Bchner
Who stands fast? Only the man whose final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all this when he is called to obedient and responsible action in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God the responsible man, who tries to make his whole life an answer to the question and call of God. Where are these responsible people?Dietrich Bonhoeffer
All free governments are managed by the com Where can I find a man governed by reason instead of habits and urges?Kahlil Gibran
Man's Reason is in such deep insolvency to sense, that tho' she guide his highest flight heav'nward, and teach him dignity morals manners and human comfort, she can delicatly and dangerously bedizen the rioting joys that fringe the sad pathways of Hell.Robert Seymour Bridges
Repudiation of pleasur is a reason'd folly of imperfection. Ther is no motiv can rebate or decompose the intrinsic joy of activ life, whereon all function whatsoever in man is based.Robert Seymour Bridges
Reason means truth and those who are not governed by it take the chance that someday the sunken fact will rip the bottom out of their boatSri da Avabhas
My darling girl, Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh. All the same, or precisely for this reason, it is happiness and comfort for us men to have a precious sweetheart - and I have the most precious, the dearest and best of all!Martin Bormann
Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless.Max Born
There is no reason to deny the Macedonians' own traditions about their early kings and the migration of the Macedones[..] The basic story as provided by Herodotus and Thucydides, minus the interpolation of the Temenid connections, undoubtedly reflects the Macedonians' own traditions about their early history.Eugene N. Borza
It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government. But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer. Neither is resignation. Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishmentElie Wiesel
Steel on the skyline Sky made of glass Made for a real world All things must pass Ooo Waiting for something Looking for someone Is there no reason?David Robert Jones
If heaven is the reason and dieing is the door, than why aren't we all leaving what's the drama for?Ralston Bowles
I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the foreseeable future; however, they will remain the most beautiful sanctuary they have always been for the select fewAlbert Einstein
No sooner do we depart from sense and instinct to follow reason but we are insensibly drawn into uncouth paradoxes, difficulties, and inconsistencies, which multiply and grow upon us as we advance in speculation; till at length, having wandered through many intricate mazes, we find ourselves just where we were, or, which is worse, sit down in a forlorn scepticismGeorge Berkeley


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Hartford — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed raising the minimum wage to $10.10 in three years — the same wage President Barack Obama called for during his State of the Union address last week.
The General Assembly approved an increase of the state minimum wage last year to $9 by Jan. 1, 2015. The proposal Malloy made Tuesday, if approved, would increase it annually until it is $10.10 on Jan. 1, 2017.
"I think it is the right thing to do," said state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, chairman of the Labor and Public Employees Committee. "It starts getting us to where we are actually looking at wages."
Osten said she would have liked to pass legislation last year linking the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index in 2016 so that lawmakers wouldn't have to continually vote on raising the minimum.
Several other local state legislators, including Rep. Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford, and Rep. Ted Moukawsher, D-Groton, said they needed more time to think about whether they would support another minimum wage increase.
"I think our economy is pretty fragile. It has not kept pace with inflation, so there is an argument to be made for trying to have it be more suitable to the economic times we are in. But I really need to think about it," Moukawsher said. "I am sure businesses aren't going to like it, and I have heard different arguments for and against it."
Tony Sheridan, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, said he would support the proposal if the $10.10 hourly wage doesn't take effect until 2017.
"It's hard to imagine if somebody can live on 10 bucks an hour, so we need to sort of figure out how to rebuild the middle class …" Sheridan said. "There will be businesses that it will impact negatively, but as long as we are looking at a 2017 timeline, I think Connecticut's economy will be better by then."
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, who is running for governor, said raising the minimum wage would cost Connecticut jobs and hurt small businesses and young workers.
"I think what you need to ask is, (is) that 18- or 19-year-old, who is unemployed because they can't get a job, whether they would want a job for $9 an hour or have no job at $10.10 an hour," McKinney said.
He said that he wasn't surprised by Malloy's announcement on Tuesday because the president already announced he wanted a $10.10 minimum wage.
The annual salary of someone who works for $10.10 an hour, 40 hours per week, would be $21,008. About 70,000 to 90,000 workers of Connecticut's 1.7 million-strong workforce earn the minimum wage, according to the governor's press release.
Last year, the legislature passed and the governor signed into law legislation that raised the state's minimum wage to $8.70 from $8.25 on Jan. 1, 2014, and will raise it further, to $9 on Jan. 1, 2015. Malloy's proposal would raise the minimum wage to $9.15 on Jan. 1, 2015, to $9.60 on Jan. 1, 2016, and to $10.10 on Jan. 1, 2017.
"There is a debate happening across our country on how to tackle the growing income inequality that is detrimental to our middle class families and to our economy," Malloy said in a press release. "… When workers earn more money, businesses will have more customers. This modest boost will help those earning the least to make ends meet."
Connecticut Working Families, an organization that advocates for the working class and middle class, and Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a union representing 35,000 employees in the state, both said they supported Malloy's proposal.
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There's a particularly chilling scene about two-thirds of the way through "HotHouse," a new documentary that examines the lives of Palestinians serving time in Israeli security prisons.
The film's Israeli director, Shimon Dotan, asks female prisoner Ahlam Tamimi how many children were killed in the August 2001 terrorist attack on the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem. (Tamimi, a former newscaster for Palestinian TV, admits that she selected Sbarro as a terrorist site, and even delivered the suicide bomber there before leaving to read the news on air that day.) "Three," she says. "Eight," Dotan replies. "Eight? Eight," Tamimi repeats, her smile betraying no emotion at the loss of innocent life.
Tamimi's lack of remorse — which she expresses explicitly elsewhere in the film — is just one of the jarring moments in "HotHouse," which is screening June 25 at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City and airing June 27 on HBO/Cinemax. The winner of a Special Jury Award at Sundance earlier this year, "HotHouse" is framed by the 2006 Palestinian elections, which Hamas won even though (or perhaps because) Israel held more than a dozen of its candidates in prison.
Dotan's film focuses on how the jails politicize the prisoners. Cells, for example, are divided into Fatah and Hamas factions — with both groups having separate representatives to the prison warden. The two factions appear to get along well in jail, but are they so chummy now that their parent organizations are fighting a near-civil war in Gaza? The prisoners raise each other's political consciousness and teach each other Hebrew. Some are educated, even at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, while they are imprisoned. "I think that the Palestinian people have turned the Israeli jails into academies and universities," says former prisoner Samir Masharawi, who served eight-and-a-half years in Israeli jails.
Both Israelis and Palestinians assert that the congenial atmosphere helps prisons run more smoothly, though at first glance one wonders if the jail time education and the status the prisoners receive in Palestinian society only make them more effective fighters against the Jewish state. But some argue that prison experience can bring the two sides closer together. Previous prisoners "got to know the Israelis — and not through gunsights," said Ofer Lefler, a colonel who is a spokesman for the Israeli Prisons Authority. "And they realized that the State of Israel cannot be eliminated, certainly not by terror."
At times, the prisons give off an uncomfortably utopian shine. The jail cells have the odd feel of a camp cabin; several prisoners live together in a room, sleeping in bunk beds. Dotan's camera follows the prisoners around in their boring but oddly peaceful daily lives: They eat, joke, wash up, listen to Walkmans, even exercise. (The access granted Dotan will seem unbelievable to American viewers: It is difficult to imagine anyone getting this sort of window into Guantanamo Bay.)
Dotan also highlights the realities of jail life and of the conflict itself. Many of his shots take place through gates and bars, and he frequently shows lockdowns and searches. When they introduce themselves throughout the film, terrorists from both factions announce their crimes. Nor does Dotan shy away from displaying the radicalism pervading Palestinian society. In one scene, an older woman who is visiting the prisoners yells, "The Jews and the United States are the same thing," before screaming "Islam is the solution" and calling for applause for Allah.
Still, as viewers get to know the prisoners as individuals, there's an almost inevitable humanization that takes place. O'thman Musleh, a Fatah member who has been imprisoned for 23 years, says that after all the in-prison exposure to Israeli media, "you become an expert on what's going on between the nations, on when you need to exert influence, how to find a solution." Certain Jewish and pro-Israel viewers will likely cringe, if not turn angry, as this humanization takes place, not least because carnage from the horrific attacks perpetrated by these terrorists is shown just once — and then only for a few seconds.
Indeed, late in the film, Fares Jad, a "failed" suicide bomber, tells Dotan that he hopes to raise children after he is released, so that he can prepare them for suicide missions. Dotan says that he hopes Jad doesn't raise his children this way. Despite the filmmaker's best intentions, however, it's hard to feel optimistic that his words will have any sway.
Peter Ephross is a reviewer for Publishers Weekly, as well as for other publications and Web sites. He was a longtime editor for JTA.
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How bout a Texas theme? Just a thought!
Buslady mentioned a Texas theme. That would be a lot of fun, living in Texas and all. I used to live in Texas and there's a lot you could do for that theme. Makes me kind of want to do one too! Sunbonnet Sue is fun, snowmen are fun, flowers are fun, I think I could want to do 10 more rows, but I know I can't. Try the dream thing, put a paper & pen beside your bed and just before you fall off to sleep, just say give me a theme, over and over, like counting sheep. I find that lots of answers come to me in my dreams. Worth a try, huh?
Geez, hope I didn't scare everybody off>
NOT ME!! I check the thread daily, but don't post if I am the last post. LOL Haven't had time to do much but think on my row at this point. We just moved (after 30 years), what a ????? don't even have a word that describes it. It's like trying to fit a gallon of water in a quart jar. LOL And, my sister is coming from Oregon in 2 weeks. Haven't seen her for over 2 years. So, every minute is spent getting ready for that. I will have my row ready to ship by the first of December. If nothing else, I will make that my project for the retreat. If you have not heard of our retreat, it is in Michigan, on the lake, November 16-18. Anyone interested, just PM me. I post this every chance I get! I am the one that started the retreat last year, and we had a ball, so it is an annual thing now. Add that to my list. LOL
I love the idea of a Texas theme!! I did a texas themed quilt for a customer a few years ago. It was fun!! So many fun things come to mind --- "Home with the Armadillo", Lone Star Beer, the Alamo, Kinky Freedman, The Lone Star state...
There you go. Lots of topics in Texas theme. I will have to have my snowman in a Texas Block. That sounds good. Buslady I hate moving, I sure can understand that, I just feel like I'm all alone in this thread sometimes. LOL Can a snowman do the cotton-eyed Joe?
Going on a retreat sounds fun. To bad it's too far away for me. I've also been moving and down sizing from a house into an apartment, I now remember why I hate moving. This move is only 25 miles down the road all of my others have been 500+ miles. I'm looking forward to having this move in my rear view mirror. A Tx theme would be fun, unless she's already been there done that. I'm actually looking forward to the active stage of our row robin, the more I think about options in planning my row, the more indecisive I become. I'm still planning on a cherry theme, I found some Mary Englebreit prints with some cherries in it I'm considering using, that would broaden the color choices for complimentary fabrics. I'm thinking that might make mine easier for you to work on.
We move 4 times in the first 8 years we were married, one time we just got a new trailer, so we just took everything out of the old one, set it on the lawn, they came and towed away the old and set the new one in, and we moved everything back in. The next time, we just moved the trailer, so "battening down the hatches" was all that was required, then we moved the trailer a second time and then moved into our house. So, this was totally new to me. I always said I was a good packer. I found out just how good when we started emptying out that house. I had stuff packed in there soooooo good. LOL
I agree that this thread will likely get more lively once we get into the projects, at least I hope that is the case! I like the interaction.
Oh, I wish I could send a bus around to collect all my QB friends and bring them to the retreat!
That sounds like a nice retreat on a lake and all. It is just too far away for me. I'm supposed to be downsizing, had several garage sales this year, but I don't want to do it. Know I have too, but I've lost so many things in my life and then needed them or missed them later on. It makes me balk, but it's coming. We spend all our lives accumulating and then we have to spend the last part getting rid of things. Makes no sense to me.
I'm going to broaden my them to include Texas in there. I may forget about the snowman. Texas would be more colorful. Don't hold me to that. The only thing set in stone for me is the blue fabric I bought for this project.
Me too I would love it....I have never been to one so keep us posted.


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Following his appearance on this episode, Buzz Bissinger apologized for his language toward bloggers and DeadSpin's Will Leitch.
[Following Will Leitch saying DeadSpin doesn't go after athletes]
Buzz Bissinger: I've just got to interject, because I feel strongly about this, I really think you're full of sh*t.
Will Leitch: That's fair enough.
Buzz Bissinger: Because I think that blogs are dedicated to cruelty, they're dedicated to journalistic dishonesty, they're dedicated to speed. I am over 50, do you know who W.C. Hines is? Have you ever read him?
Will Leitch: I've read The Professional.
Buzz Bissinger: Now tell me. You've read The Professional. Have you read his sport columns, in the papers? Tell me who has a better ability to evoke a game or a moment, W.C. Hines, one of the greatest writers, ever living, until he recently died, or this guy, who's printed in your thing, called DeadSpin, and it's amazing to me, you say "sports news without access, favor or discretion" and yet you admit to being biased for the [St. Louis] Cardinals. Anyway, I can't tell if this guy's name is "ballsdeep" or "bigdaddydrewballs."
Will Leitch: It's bigdaddydrewballs.
Buzz Bissinger: Ok, so ballsdeep. I will read a little bit. Here's insight into blogging, cause it really pisses the sh*t out of me.
Bob Costas: Until you said that, it wasn't clear.
Buzz Bissinger: Seriously, seriously. Because this is the complete dumbing down of our society. Complete dumbing down.
Will Leitch: False
Buzz Bissinger: Yes. I'll tell you, I don't spend a lot of time on your blog. But, I do watch it, and today you took an item from Robin Leech's blog, about some rumor he heard about Tony Romo, you don't even know if it's true, you don't know if it's bullsh*t or not. But, let me read about bigdaddyballs, or whatever his name is, which is in your publication DeadSpin. [quoting from bidgaddyballs] "He didn't need to see Rich Garces t*ts in order to gain insight on to how he pitches." Then in parenthesis, and this is so f*cking clever. "Though I've heard Rich Garces t*ts are amazing. Sh*t, he didn't even have to see him on TV."
Bob Costas: We got the idea.
Will Leitch: And for the record, I am not familiar with his breasts.
Buzz Bissinger: How could you be proud of that stuff? How can you be proud of it?
[Bob Costas reading more comments from DeadSpin's website]
Bob Costas: This is from your website, DeadSpin, which I think, is the mostly widely read sports website, or it's among them. Sean Salisbury leaves ESPN. Now these are posts, these aren't you, but you don't stop these posts, following what you put up there. It's HBO, Sean Salisbury leaves. [beginning to read the quotes] "Good riddance, f*ckface", "So long ya fetus-faced windbag", "Good luck managing a Denny's douchebag."
Will Leitch: Those are commenters. Those are commenters.
[following being introduced, by Bob Costas]
Joe Buck: First of all Bob, I'd like you to refer to me as my online name of "ballsdeep."
Bob Costas: I'll rephrase the question. Tell me, Balls, does Fox consider baseball to be boring and they have to jazz it up with bells and whistles?
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was invited to appear in this episode, on the discussion of "Race and the Media," but he declined.
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Sam Smith, Chicago Sun-Times columnist.
Rob King, Editor-in-Chief of ESPN.com
Braylon Edwards, Cleveland Browns Wide Reciever
Selena Roberts, Sports Illustrated columnist
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Both runways have been closed at London's Heathrow airport, a spokeswoman says, after a British Airways plane reportedly had to make an emergency landing.
"Both runways are currently closed," the spokeswoman told AFP on Friday.
"All passengers and crew have been safely evacuated from an aircraft which is on the northern runway.
"The incident involved one plane. Everyone has been safely evacuated."
Smoke was seen emerging from the plane as it tried to take off, according to reports.
British Airways said the plane in the emergency landing was an Airbus A319 with 75 passengers on board, which returned to Heathrow shortly after take-off for Oslo because of a technical fault.
TV pictures showed smoke billowing from the stricken aircraft while it was airborne.
Flights resumed soon after with passengers being warned to expect delays of 30 to 60 minutes as well as 30 minutes of aircraft taxiing time.
Eyewitnesses described seeing smoke billowing from the plane, with the right engine on fire.
Clive Cook, who lives on the Heathrow flight path, told Sky News: "The actual engine itself was on fire.
"This plane was coming over and suddenly the tone of the engine changed dramatically, and I could almost say it sounded as if it was like a blowout, or an explosion.
"I'm absolutely certain that as it came through the clouds, and I looked up ... the right engine was on fire. It wasn't smoking, it was actually on fire."
Another eyewitness, named only as Jamie, was working in his garden near to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, when he saw the plane.
He told Sky News: "All of a sudden we heard this almighty noise. It was like a fire jet going over. We could just see the right engine on fire. It was absolutely horrendous to see."


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We woke up bright and early and were on a bus to a coffee farm by 6:50am! Melvin, our cheerful tour guide, welcomed us, along with several tourists from Puebla, Mexico, a young couple from Israel, Francisco and Carla, an Ecuadorian couple living in Massachusetts and Hank, the lone traveler from Atlanta.
After breakfast, we enjoyed a relaxing tour on the farm, including a demonstration of how coffee is grown and roasted. We learned that the coffee flavor is determined by the length of time that the beans are roasted. Did you know that the only difference between the light European blend and the dark Espresso is a matter of 2 minutes in roasting time (European blend is roasted for 15 minutes and Express for 17). We also learned that the quality of the coffee bean is determined by its weight. It's tested in a water barrel and those that float to the top are tossed away or sold to McDonald's and those that sink are the premium beans that you enjoy and are willing to pay $11 dollars for. We were briefly tempted to buy a bag of the organic treasure, until we realized that the price was more than half of what we were paying for our San Jose hotel room!! More to come on that budget disaster later.
Another interesting, "Did you know" is that coffee originated in Ethiopia and coffee legend suggests that an Arabian shepherd, named Kaldi, was the first to explore coffee's euphoric qualities.
You will be delighted to know that Carolina is a stickler for accuracy. These next few entries have been meticulously reviewed and edited by her detailed eye. As an example, if Caro weren't with me, this section would have been erroneously titled "Staring at the eye of the volcano!!!" In addition, there should be less typos going forward. Another perk of her demand for accuracy!!
The hike to the volcano was pleasant, though I must admit that after two weeks of being home, I found the easy ascent a bit challenging! Of course, I blamed it on the altitude of 2,500 meters, that's always a nice scapegoat! The lesson learned is that I need to live in areas that force me to be active.
We learned from Melvin, that the volcano is only visible 20% of the times he brings visitors there, so we felt extremely blessed to be able to clearly see the crater of the active Poas volcano. Rest assured, the last time it erupted was two years ago, so we felt semi-safe at such a short distance. The only people that actually hike to the mouth of the crater are vulcanologist, those brave souls, or crazy nuts! By the way, the mouth of the crater is 1 mile wide and is one of the few in the world that have a lake inside. The spectacular aqua color is due to the high sulfuric content located in the water. You can thank Carolina for those wonderfully detailed nuggets!!
After the volcano tour, we made a pit stop for fresh strawberries and coffee liquor. YUM. Stay tuned for the next entry as we describe our adventures with wild, tropical birds, human-like monkeys, precious waterfalls, and an unforgettable boat ride on the Saripiqui River.


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A 1 metre cube has one face on the ground and one face against a
wall. A 4 metre ladder leans against the wall and just touches the
cube. How high is the top of the ladder above the ground?
The area of a regular pentagon looks about twice as a big as the pentangle star drawn within it. Is it?
I have four rectangular pieces of thin hardboard whose dimensions (in cm) are 55 x 85, 65 x 75, 65 x 85, 90 x 105. Without bending the hardboard, how many of these can I get through an open rectangular window measuring 60 cm x 80 cm?
If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.
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