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From a rising new star of horror comes a killer read that will make you lose track of time and reality. The Crimson Labyrinth is a wicked satire on extremist reality TV in the tradition of The Running Man-if that indeed is what it is. Welcome to THE MARS LABYRINTH where things aren't what they seem. Welcome to the world of Kishi, where the plot is as gnarly as the humor is twisted.
When an unemployed former math major wakes up one day, he wonders if he's somehow ended up on the red planet. The good-looking young woman with aid-she says her name is Ai and that she draws erotic comics for a living-seems to have no clue either as to their whereabouts. Their only leads are cryptic instructions beamed to a portable device. Has the game begun?
There is no reset button, no saving and no continue-make the wrong move and it's really GAME OVER. In the cruel world of THE MARS LABYRINTH, mercy and compassion are only for the weak or the very, very strong. The stakes are nothing less than your life-and apparently a lot of money.
If you're a fan of Lost or Battle Royale, don't miss this one.
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Yusuke Kishi was born in 1959 in Osaka. He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Economics. After working for a life insurance company for several years, Kishi started his writing career as a freelancer. He has twice won the Japan Horror Association Award, and boasts bestselling status in Japan with multiple works adapted to the screen. The Crimson Labyrinth marks his American debut.


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CANADIENS 6, BRUINS 5, SO: Andrei Markov tied it with 8.2 seconds left in regulation, and Brendan Gallagher scored the only shootout goal to give Montreal a victory over Boston.
The victory snapped a tie for the second-most points in the Eastern Conference, giving the Canadiens 47. They lead the Northeast Division by a point over the Bruins.
Boston had taken a 5-3 lead on Tyler Seguin's goal at 11:50 of the third period. Gallagher scored 28 seconds later, then Markov tied it on a power play.
Michael Ryder and and P.K. Subban scored to give the Canadiens a 2-0 lead. Then the Bruins, scored four goals in just over 14 minutes of the secondperiod against goalie Carey Price. Price was replaced by Peter Budaj to start the third period.
FLAMES 4, AVALANCHE 3: Mike Cammalleri scored twice in the second period and Calgary held off Colorado before trading captain Jarome Iginla to Pittsburgh.
Iginla was announced as a healthy scratch two hours before the start of the game. He sat out for the first time since April 8, 2007, ending his consecutive games streak at 441.
Jiri Hudler and Steve Begin also scored, Blake Comeau had two assists, and Joey MacDonald made 27 saves.
WILD 4, COYOTES 3, OT: Mikko Koivu scored at 2:43 of overtime to give Minnesota a comeback victory over Phoenix, extending the Wild's winning streak to seven and the Coyotes' skid to seven.
Minnesota tied it with 54.3 seconds left in regulation, with Ryan Suter scoring with Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom off for an extra attacker.
Torrey Mitchell and Matt Cullen also scored for the Wild.
SHARKS 4, DUCKS 0: Joe Pavelski scored a minute into the game to start a three-goal first period, and Antti Niemi earned his second shutout of the season to help San Jose sweep a home-and-home series against first-place Anaheim.
Tommy Wingels added a short-handed goal and two assists to get San Jose off to a strong start to a crucial seven-game homestand. The Sharks moved into a tie for seventh place with St. Louis in the Western Conference.
Anaheim has lost four straight games in regulation following a 12-game streak with at least one point. This is the Ducks' longest skid since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach Nov. 30, 2011.

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Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 30, 2010
Michele Pelino's recent blog, "HP's Acquisition Of Palm Is Not A Match Made In Heaven," concludes as the title suggests that the success of the acquisition remains a wait-and-see proposition and it, in fact, may not pay off. As Michele notes,
Forrester's survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers in North American and European enterprises, only 12% of firms officially support or manage Palm devices. In comparison, 70% of enterprises support BlackBerry smartphones, and 29% support Apple iPhones. Android devices, the newest entrants in the mobile OS wars, have strong momentum and are officially supported by 13% of firms.
Well, that got me wondering how Palm had fared in emerging markets. We know that device preferences are different globally. So, I thought, maybe there are some Palm fans outside of North America and Europe. I checked Forrester's Global Technology Adoption data from last summer (new survey expected back from the field very soon) in which we surveyed 1,412 IT executives and technology decision-makers across 15 countries. Here is what I found out about PalmOS support across enterprises in a few of the countries:
Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 22, 2010
Calling all tech industry marketing and strategy professionals! We need some help with our current research on market opportunity assessement.
"Where in the world are you? And, how'd you get there?"
Strategists in the tech industry face a continuous stream of critical decisions in today's complex global market. One of those is "where in the world?" One the one hand, globalization expands the options available, making it "easier" to enter new markets. However, those decisions aren't always themselves easy. To better understand how strategists are undertaking the tasks of identifying, evaluating and prioritizing technology market opportunities in new geographies, we have launched a short survey. The survey questions include background on market presence and intended entry, data sources and factors that influence these decisions, stakeholders' involvement, and the process itself. This is where we need your help. If you are part of a team or team leader for strategic planning in global markets, we're interested in your input. The data gathered will be used for an upcoming report – Where in the World? Tech vendor strategists weigh opportunities (and risks) of expansion (working title). The report will also use public data and research interviews (where we'd also like your help).
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Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 16, 2010
Last December I wrote about Building B2B Technology Markets, looking at how to penetrate a market with almost none of the traditional characteristics of a mature technology market? As technology vendors increasingly look to emerging markets as a significant opportunity and source of growth, this question becomes more pressing. The report explored some of the elements of Cisco's Country Transformation initiatives in order to identify steps in the process of building market infrastructure:
For example, the report looked at partnering with governments to encourage market-friendly policies and investment in the necessary technology infrastructure to support market development and overall economic growth. And, from a sales perspective, trade associations provided an alternative channel to reach small and medium businesses in markets where distributors and resellers weren't available.
But, another element critical to successful market development is the ecosystem of partners developing solutions specific to the particular market, or even just contributing local innovation for new approaches to broader global issues. Building B2B Technology Markets discussed finding local organizations to act as partners in the market, and even investing in educational initiatives, but missed the next step of how to help create these new local ecosystem partners.
Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 13, 2010
The word for "crisis" in Chinese apparently comes from two roots meaning "risk" and "opportunity" – there is both a downside, and the potential for an upside. That's how César Alierta, Telefónica Chairman and CEO, began the opening keynote of their 2010 Leadership Conference in Miami (where I spent several days last week). For Telefónica, that definition has played out with the global economic crisis. While results in Spain have been their downside, Latin America has been the opportunity. Telefónica has a presence in 15 countries in Latin America (and 42 countries worldwide), with offerings in mobile and fixed telephony and in IT services. Not all offerings are available in all markets but in many countries Telefónica has leveraged a strong position in one offering to expand into the others becoming the first integrated operator in the region.
According to José Maria Pallete, CEO of Telefónica Latinoamérica, Latin America represents 65-70% of their total customer base, 40% of revenues and about 40% of the operating income. In the enterprise space (as opposed to consumer services), 37% of Telefónica revenue comes from Latin America. That corporate segment (including public sector) marked double digit growth in Latin America in 2009, with its biggest markets in Brazil and Mexico.
Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 2, 2010
I just returned from Cisco Networkers 2010 in Bahrain, and wanted to put a few thoughts to paper (or the electronic equivalent). First of all, thank you Cisco. What a fantastic event for all involved!
The event was held at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), and boasted attendance of over 3,000 delegates from Bahrain and more than 60 other countries. Not only was the event an opportunity for technical training for the attendees but it was also an opportunity for local Cisco partners to present their products and solutions. Both are consistent with Cisco's emerging markets strategy of country transformation – to create an environment conducive to expanding opportunity in emerging markets rather than merely exploiting existing opportunity. Cisco works with governments and other non-governmental organizations in certain emerging markets to help develop the ICT infrastructure and local technical skills in order to build the market, and further enable economic development of the country. Holding Networkers 2010 in Bahrain demonstrated Cisco's commitment to their country transformation strategy.
[Co-authored by Zachary Reiss-Davis]
On March 30, 2010, Yale University placed a migration to Google Apps for its email services on hold over privacy and security concerns, especially regarding a lack of transparency about in what country its data would be stored in.
Michael Fisher, a computer science professor involved in the decision, said that "People were mainly interested in technical questions like the mechanics of moving, wondering 'Could we do it?' ,but nobody asked the question of 'Should we do it?'" and went on to say that the migration would "also makes the data subject to the vagaries of foreign laws and governments, and "that Google was not willing to provide ITS with a list of countries to which the University's data could be sent, but only a list of about 15 countries to which the data would not be sent."
This closely aligns with our January report, "As IaaS Cloud Adoption Goes Global, Tech Vendors Must Address Local Concerns" which examined security and privacy issues involved in moving data to the cloud, especially when it's no longer clear what country your data will reside in. In this report, we offered that IaaS providers should give "guidance on where data is located and location guarantees if necessary. Rather than merely claiming that data is in the cloud, tech vendors must be prepared to identify the location of data and provide location guarantees (at a premium) if required."
My colleague, Mike Cansfield, just posted a blog on the new "scramble for Africa" among telecommunications companies. Bharti Airtel, an Indian company, just finalized a deal to take over most of the African assets of Zain, a Kuwaiti company. As Mike mentions, Bharti has been dogged in its efforts to enter the African market with two previous attempts to forge a deal with South Africa's MTN Group.
Bharti sees significant opportunity on the continent where just 36% of the population owns a mobile phone – yet many more use mobile phone services through resellers who offer use of a phone by the minute in the local markets. Originally part of the informal sector, MTN has actually launched a program to legitimize the sale of on-demand phone services through its Y'ello Zone Payphone initiative. MTN originally pledged to install 7,500 community pay phones across the countries in underserved areas. To date, over 11,000 have been installed. As part of the program, MTN offers entrepreneurs an opportunity to operate these Payphone kiosks, and provides the skills training to run a successful phone shop. The program contributes to job creation, especially among women and youth, with more than 3,800 retailers already benefitting. But, I digress . . .


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This is no year for wallflowers. Instead, the bright, the bold and the colourful are taking centre stage — peppered with sequins, crystals and thick layers of multicoloured glitters. But forget fashion — the most ornamental looks of the season appeared in the beauty world.
Thanks to the prosthetics pioneered by Lady Gaga, a progression of crafty — and often wearable — adornments are making it possible for everyone to experiment with the 3D accessory make-up look. Nowhere was this more apparent than on the recent Fashion Week catwalks, as designers lifted embellishments from the clothes to decorate faces, rendering jewellery redundant.
London-based design duo Meadham Kirchhoff used a graduation of glitter effects to complement their Disco Inferno-inspired collection, ranging from a subtle golden eye and sparkling red lip combination through to an entire face covered with shining primary colours — offset with contrasting eyebrows. Fyodor Golan's autumn/winter offering also rejected the faint-hearted in favour of a fully made-up finale that included one model accessorising her black velvet and feather outfit with an emerald green glittering upper body.
And it seems the fashion world agrees that more is more when it comes to beauty this year. Eyebrows have already become a hot topic among beauty buffs, with Chanel's crystallised versions — 75 hand-made pairs colour-coordinated to the models' outfits — officially reclaiming the brow from the likes of the Desperate Scousewives in the name of fashion, while the eyelids received a heavy dose of glitter at the spring/summer 12 shows, including Ashish's bubblegum-pink flecks and a bronzed-hued pigment combined with a smudged navy kohl at Just Cavalli.
For the lips, several designers also chose to shun regular lipsticks in favour of a touch of sparkle. Make-up artist Sharon Dowsett created a glittering rose gold pout at Kinder Aggugini, using a base of Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in Beige Rose (£7.19, maybelline.co. uk), sprinkled with bronze, gold and holographic glitters. Moschino Cheap & Chic's fuchsia kiss — created with an application of MAC Pro Vivid Pink Paint Stick (£15.50, maccosmetics.co.uk) — was also topped off with layers of MAC Pink Glitter (£15.50).
"There are lots of tricks to achieving a wearable glitter look at home," says Cher Webb, a senior MAC makeup artist, "but the best advice I can give is to start by applying a make-up look that you already wear and feel great in, like a smoky eye or a bright lip, then you can add any shade of glitter to your look to dress it up instantly without it being brand new territory."
Many of the most successful catwalk looks chose to adopt this theory by updating classic make-up looks. In Milan, DSquared2's sexy, smoky eye was decorated with golden sparkles, while New York designer Prabal Gurung's rust and khaki eyeshadow shades were given a burst of life with a bold strip of peacock blue shimmer.
"When using a loose glitter, make sure to combine it with a mixing medium first, such as MAC Pro Mixing Medium Gel (£13) or MAC Paint Pot (£14.50), as a coloured base, to prevent the pigment from falling where you don't want it to," says Webb. "For a bold eye look, try pressing the glitter all over the lid or, for a more subtle style, use the glitter as a liner and a small brush along the lash line."
If you are feeling even braver, try the new high-voltage sequin false lashes from Shimmer Twins (from £12, asos.com), available with metallic hearts and stars in vibrant jewel tones, for a minimum effort, maximum effect look, or use an eyelash glue to design your own sequined eyeshadow, as seen at Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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In a bombshell report released by the Boston Globe regarding the historic Red Sox September collapse, reporter Bob Hohler revealed that starting pitchers Josh Beckett, John Lackey and Jon Lester (who were all joined at times by Clay Buchholz) drank beer in the clubhouse, ate fried chicken, and played video games during games on their off-days.
This routine allegedly began late in the 2010 season as the team faded from contention and continued all through 2011. The pitchers also allegedly scaled back their workout routines despite appeals from team physicians and trainers.
"It' s hard for a guy making $80,000 to tell a $15 million pitcher he needs to get off his butt and do some work," one source told the Globe.
As a result, the three gained weight and body fat, and were terrible in September when the Red Sox needed them most, going 2-7 with a 6.45 ERA. The Sox lost 11 of their 15 starts.
Frankly, I'm not surprised to see Beckett and Lackey's names associated with this report, but I was unbelievably disappointed to see Lester's name apart of the trio. He was given a second chance with life after surviving cancer, but instead he has become just as lazy and selfish as the other "entitled" pitchers.
Lester has not done enough in his career to even deserve more than $15 million like his fellow frat brother starters, so you'd think the lefty would work hard for his next big contract. Instead, he has this disgusting, shameful, and embarrassing report emerge after the highly publicized September collapse.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised about Beckett, of course. The two-time World Series champion allegedly pulled the same hijinks while with the Marlins in 2003. Manager Jack McKeon said Beckett and former Sox hurler Brad Penny would drink in between innings…during starts!
"In between innings they'd go to the clubhouse to get a drink or hang out,'' McKeon told the Palm Beach Post.
The problem got so bad, McKeon eventually had to lock the clubhouse during games and give out bathroom passes to those who needed to use the rest room.
At the time, Beckett was 23. He's 31 now. Time to grow up.
Also, let's not go on without mentioning that the actions of Beckett, Lackey, Lester and sometimes Buchholz show an astounding lack of commitment to the team. I'd be perfectly OK with the Red Sox trading two of the four trouble makers (preferably Lackey and Beckett) if possible to change up this culture. Screw them. Seriously.
Tags: John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Red Sox, Red Sox Drama
I couldn't agree more, especially about Lester. In September, Beckett reminded me of no one so much as Mickey Lolich of the 1968 Tigers. He seemed to have trouble getting around his increasing gut. I have no use for Lackey. He's arrogant without any reason to be so, careless with his pitches, and always willing to throw his teammates under the bus. I'd be fine with getting rid of Beckett and Lackey and adding a couple of younger arms to complement Lester and Buchholz. They have to get those two away from the influence of Beckett and Lackey, or they'll ruin two potentially outstanding pitchers.
I am mostly blown away by the fact that these guys got away with it. That's a lot of devoted people protecting them… I'm just shocked by the news.
What is more disheartening is that it is harder for me to remember "the good guys" than it is to remember the bad ones. AKA – It's hard to remember WHICH players DIDN'T act like idiots.


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With most attention focused on the state's GOP presidential primary battle, and no Democratic primary for president, Kucinich was left in a low-turnout race in a newly drawn district against his once-close ally, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio).
Paul's Texas swing a sign he is in race to stay
The race is all but over, he has yet to win a single contest and regularly ranks last in nationwide polls, but presidential hopeful Ron Paul soldiers on.
"We plan to continue running hard, secure delegates and press the fight for limited, constitutional government in Tampa," campaign chairman Jesse Benton said in a statement released in response to Rick Santorum's withdrawal from the race on Tuesday.
The campaign may seem quixotic at this point, but observers and GOP officials say Paul has a reason for staying in the race all the way to the Republican National Convention in Tampa in late August. It's all about influence.
"He's a conviction politician; he wants to influence the platform," said Jim Granato, director of the University of Houston Center for Public Policy. "He wants to move the party more to small-government conservatism."
Fascist Dick Santorum Suspends Campaign (good riddance!!!!)
April 10, 2012 by Jack Blood
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Didn't want to be Humiliated by Mitt Rom in his home state?
Now we will not have to move to Canada… Not that we don't love you Cannucks.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (CBS) – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has suspended his campaign.
Senator Santorum appeared at a hotel room in Gettysburg at 2 p.m. where he announced he was suspending his campaign.
"We were very concerned about our roles as being the very best parents has we can be to our children," Santorum said. "We made a decision over the weekend while this presidential race is over to for me and will suspend our campaign effective today – we are not done fighting."
Cant resist (sorry)
Another Santorum Slip: Obama an Anti-War 'Government Nig?'
March 30, 2012 by Jack Blood
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Anti War? You must have the wrong Nig… ahhh, guy.
Failed former junior senator from Pennsylvania by way of Virginia, turned presidential hopeful, Rick Santorum speaks to a crowd at The Armory in Janesville, Wisconsin on March 27th during a campaign stop.
In this speech, he had been blasting Barack Obama for all things real and imagined. Then where this clip begins Santorum continues "We know the candidate Barack Obama…what he was like. The anti-war, government nig… (insert stumble here)."
Oh my.
Maybe he meant to say "Blah people" again? Then Santorum awkwardly attempts to continue with some other thought bubble that hatched in his head. (The original video of the speech is available here. The remarks in question take place at about 34:50.)
Meanwhile, Santorum's campaign staff are searching desperately for a word that starts with "nig" that sounds plausible:
"Oh, come on!" Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley told Raw Story when asked for comment. "Give me a break. That's unbelievable. What does it say about those that are running with this story that that's where their mind goes. You know, I'm not going to dignify that with [a response]."
"That is absolutely ridiculous."
EDITOR'S NOTE: The other slip here was to call the man who killed Osama "anti-war." Obama anti-war?! Rick must be thinking of some other blah person.
Santorum is Losing it…. (Video)
March 26, 2012 by Jack Blood
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(CBS News) FRANKSVILLE, Wis. – In directing what appeared to be a new level of vitriol toward Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum on Sunday described his rival as "the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama." Santorum later, however, bristled at the notion that he was referring to anything other than Romney's position on health care.
After a rally at the South Hills Country Club here, Santorum asked Republicans to "pick any other Republican in the country" than GOP presidential front-runner Romney, based on issues that make the former Massachusetts governor "uniquely disqualified" to run against Obama.
Reporters swarmed him for clarification, only to have Santorum testily reply that it was unreasonable to take his comment outside the context of health care.
"I would say, as for, on the issue of health care, yes, that's what I was talking about – Obamacare, as you heard me say," he said. "That's what I said. I didn't say anything different than that. That's exactly what I said."
Minutes later, Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times followed up with a question about his outburst, to which Santorum asked, "What speech did you listen to? Stop lying." (watch at left)
Pressed further, Santorum clarified that he meant Romney was the worst candidate "to run against Barack Obama on the issue of health care, because he fashioned the blueprint. I've been saying it in every speech. Quit distorting our words. If I see it [in print], it's bull(expletive). C'mon man, what are you doing?"
Romney spokesman Ryan Williams quickly issued a statement in response: "Rick Santorum is becoming more desperate and angry and unhinged every day. He see conservatives coalescing around Mitt Romney and he's rattled by the backlash caused by his suggestion that keeping Barack Obama would be better than electing a Republican. He's panicking in the final stages of his campaign."
MSNBC Host Blames Limbaugh, Gingrich, Santorum For Trayvon Martin Death
March 24, 2012 by Jack Blood
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Karen Finney, filling in for Martin Bashir, flat-out blamed the words of Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum for creating the environment that lead to the horrible shooting death of teen Trayvon Martin in Florida.
(Author, producer, and actor) Kevin Smith on Santorum and Pornography
March 22, 2012 by Kristen
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Author, producer, and actor Kevin Smith tells Piers Morgan that Rick Santorum lost when he went after pornography
Kevin Smith supports gay rights, and defends his brother: "Stay out of my brother's bedroom, buddy…He's a good dude!"
Ron Paul: Secret Service is welfare
March 21, 2012 by Jack Blood
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And in light of Obama's new laws against protesting while the SS is present, its not only "welfare" – it's anti 1st amendment to have your SS guards present. – Regardless, Dr Paul does need security!
Ron Paul said Tuesday he doesn't want any Secret Service protection because it's "a form a welfare."
"It's a form of welfare," the presidential candidate told comedian Jay Leno Tuesday. "You know, you're having the taxpayers pay to take care of somebody and I'm an ordinary citizen and I would think I should pay for my own protection and it costs, I think, more than $50,000 a day to protect those individuals. It's a lot of money."
But while he might be opposed to having some extra protection, that doesn't mean Paul doesn't have a Secret Service code name picked out for himself.
"Bulldog," the Texas congressman promptly answered when Leno asked what top-secret moniker he would want.
"I go after the Fed and all that big spending," a smiling Paul explained, doing his best to look tough by waving a clenched fist.
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have chosen the code names "Javelin" and "Petrus" for themselves, respectively, according to a report this week.
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Is Rick even Eligible to BE President? Is Mitt?
March 16, 2012 by Jack Blood
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WE HAVE SANTORUM WITH A FOREIGN BORN FATHER–WE HAVE ROMNEY WITH A FOREIGN BORN FATHER AND OBAMA WITH A FOREIGN FATHER—WE NEED BACKROUND CHECKS DONE ON ALL THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NOW BEFORE THE ELECTION. (see comments to view the various "technicalities" involved)
Rick Santorum Still Refusing to Provide Copies of Naturalization Papers Proving His Father was a U.S. Citizen When Rick was Born
Many, many contacts over several months by many people to Rick Santorum's campaign offices by telephone, letters, and email … and even to his home address in VA via registered postal mail with questions about how, where, and when his father Aldo Santorum [who was born in Italy to non-U.S. Citizen parents] became a US. Citizen, have gone unanswered. Rick it is a simple question and the public has the right to know. When did your immigrant father who came to the USA naturalize? Provide a copy of the paperwork of same to the American electorate.
Rick Santorum has been asked repeatedly to provide copies to the public of his father's Citizenship papers. The questions to Rick Santorum have gone repeatedly ignored and unanswered. Why? This evasive behavior on this subject by Rick Santorum reminds me of the same type of behavior by Marco Rubio. See the prior story about Marco Rubio and ultimately what we learned as to why he was evading answering the citizenship status of his parents and when they became U.S. Citizens in relation to Marco's birth date.
Thus, given Rick Santorum's similar evasive behavior over a lengthy period of time in his not answering the questions and providing copies of the citizenship papers for his father Aldo Santorum, if they exist, to show when Aldo Santorum naturalized as a U.S. Citizen, we have begun to dig in earnest to find the answers. We constitutionalists who firmly believe that the "natural born Citizen" clause in the U.S. Constitution is very important and applies to all, and that all candidates for the office of President and Vice President need to publicly prove that status, i.e., that they were born in the USA to two (born or naturalized) U.S. Citizen parents, in light of what we have discovered about the person now residing in the Oval Office, have begun the paper trail research in the various archives to get the facts that Rick Santorum refuses to provide willingly. Why Rick Santorum is making things so difficult for we in the American electorate and is not being transparent and open and giving the public the information they ask for on this matter is beyond me. Come on Rick, provide the information and supporting paperwork voluntarily. However, in the meantime, I hereby share an initial report of what we found or should I say what we did not find in the NARA naturalization records for PA, which is where his father lived up until Rick was born, to our knowledge:
Here is a copy of an emailed report of what I received in Feb 2012 from the regional office of the national archives (NARA) in Philadelphia PA.
Rick Santorum says he is the "true conservative" and that he strongly supports the U.S. Constitution. Well, if that is true, he cannot just ignore Article II Section 1, the presidential eligibility clause, i.e., the "natural born Citizen" requirement to be the President and Commander in Chief. I strongly urge Rick Santorum to voluntarily release the records concerning how, where, and when his father Aldo Santorum became a U.S. Citizen, if he did. The same data for his grandfather Pietro Santorum, who was also an immigrant from Italy and was born in Italy to non-U.S. Citizen parents, would also be helpful and I encourage Rick to release those citizenship papers if they exist too.
Does the proven lack of "natural born Citizen" of the United States status by several nationally promoted Republican candidates for President and/or Vice President explain why the Republican National Committee and Party and their conservative allies in the media have not said a word about Obama's clear cut lack of "natural born Citizen" status and the criminal acts to cover that up by Obama? Are these Republican and so called conservative allies in the media allowing Obama to destroy the Constitution and Republic all for personal political gain of their party? If so, what does that say about their being "true conservatives" as some so publicly claim?
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Santorum says he will move on Internet freedoms – first they come for your Porn
March 16, 2012 by Jack Blood
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OK Bad (accidental) pun… The Phoney conservatives focus on taking our freedoms to "protect" us from ourselves. Whether you agree with someone's right to view erotica, porn, or whether ART becomes the target… It is all a gateway to LESS freedom.
Oh, and if history is our guide… The guy that doth protest too much about your sex habits, is always the guy who has the sickest nature.
March 16, 2012
'Vigorous' Santorum crackdown may catch Internet porn viewers with pants down
Internet pornography could conceivably become a thing of the past if Rick Santorum is elected president.
The unapologetic social conservative, currently in second place behind Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination, has promised to crack down on the distribution of pornography if elected.
Santorum says in a statement posted to his website, "The Obama Administration has turned a blind eye to those who wish to preserve our culture from the scourge of pornography and has refused to enforce obscenity laws."
If elected, he promises to "vigorously" enforce laws that "prohibit distribution of hardcore (obscene) pornography on the Internet, on cable/satellite TV, on hotel/motel TV, in retail shops and through the mail or by common carrier."
Although the idea of Santorum vanquishing Internet pornography may seem far-fetched, a serious effort to combat online smut might actually be successful, UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh told The Daily Caller.
"If the government wanted to aggressively move against Internet pornography, it could do so," explained Volokh. "Here's the deal: In most parts of the country, a lot of pornography on the Internet would plausibly be seen as obscene." (RELATED: Full coverage of the Santorum campaign)
There are a few approaches that Santorum could pursue in an attempt to eradicate Internet pornography. "It wouldn't be that difficult to close down a lot of the relatively visible websites that are used for the distribution of pornography, if they're in the United States," said Volokh.
Santorum's administration could take American-based porn distributors to court for violating obscenity laws, said Volokh, and have them shuttered. But that would leave foreign-based sites untouched.
To black out foreign sites, Santorum would likely need legislative action requiring Internet service providers to use "a mandatory filter set up by the government or by the service providers," said Volokh.
But the government could also prosecute individual citizens who view porn, and already has the legal authority to do it.
"Although the Supreme Court says private possession is constitutionally protected, it has said that private receipt of [pornography] is not protected," noted Volokh. "You can't prosecute them all … but you can find certain types of pornography that are sufficiently unpopular" for easy convictions, he explained.
Most contemporary prosecutions for the receipt of pornography are because the government cannot prove its suspicion that the accused has committed more serious crimes, said Volokh. He speculated that there aren't more prosecutions because "that prosecutor isn't going to win a lot of votes in the next election."
The government would probably need to "find some extra money in the budget for additional porn prosecutors," joked Volokh. He also cautioned that there would be significant outcry because "sometimes it's viewed by husbands and wives who watch it to spice up their sex lives."
Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, noted that "What constitutes obscenity remains maddeningly vague," but added that he's not entirely convinced Santorum would be successful in an attempt to snuf Internet porn.
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich suffers primary defeat in Ohio
March 7, 2012 by Jack Blood
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So much for making deals with Obama… They took him out. The last man against wars, and bailouts, and for liberty is GONE.
From his stint as Cleveland's "Boy Mayor" in the late 1970s, including two debt defaults and the forced sale of the city's electric plant, to his unsuccessful effort to impeach Vice President Richard B. Cheney in 2007, Kucinich has repeatedly thrust himself into the national spotlight. Often coming up on the short end of his fights, Kucinich, 65, never stopped swinging but usually did so in a friendly spirit.
His defeat, according to lawmakers, was the latest development in a process that is making Congress a more sanitized, less colorful place. Some of the institution's most original characters are either retiring or losing reelection battles, in part because their positions or personalities are so easy to caricature. Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), for example, have announced their retirements.
"The one thing that's being tamped down here is, we're losing characters. When I got here, you had Jim Traficant, you had Barney, and then Dennis came," said Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio), a nine-term veteran, referring to Frank and former congressman James Traficant, who ended up in prison on corruption charges.
"The place needs character, and characters."
What's next for Kucinich is unclear. He has spoken of possibly moving to Washington state to run in a Democratic-leaning district. He would need to establish residency there by mid-April, but it's not certain he could do that while remaining in Congress representing an Ohio district.
That dalliance — he flew to the state last May to consider it — played into the theme Kaptur used that against him, saying he is more concerned with his quixotic fights against powerful international forces than delivering for the people of his district.
She compared his consideration of leaving Cleveland to the mid-1990s move by the city's beloved football team, the Browns, and the 2010 departure of NBA superstar LeBron James — two psychic blows still deeply felt in a place that bills itself as the "Sixth City" even though it's fallen to the country's 45th largest in the last 50 years .
"Looks like next in line to abandon us is Dennis Kucinich," Kaptur's narrator said in a radio ad.
The new 9th Congressional District stretches more than 100 miles from Cleveland (Kucinich's base) all the way west to Toledo, encompassing 47 percent of her current district. That gave her an edge, as did her years of work on the Appropriations Committee, from which she funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to northern Ohio.
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So now that I totally understand the reasoning behind the early North*s blowing head gaskets, I'm on to my next big question. Whats the deal with the head bolts on the later north*s that supposedly back themselves out or stretch in the head and cause the gasket to go also??? Thanks in advance!!!
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Ive never heard of any bolt stretch or backing out problem. The bolts work well within their strength range, the thread and under bolt head treatments keep them well sealed and tight (rotation wise).
The reason any of them have "bolt" problems is the aluminum block relaxing over time and effectively losing the clamping force on the heads.
The other big problem is failure to change the coolant on schedule, which can cause head gasket or block erosion, thus gasket failure.
Re: Head Bolts????Originally Posted by fristim
No such thing happens.
If there is a problem with the threads in the block or something the head gasket can fail if the bolt tension relaxes due to the aluminum threads in the block yielding under repeated load of thermalcyclling...but that is very rare actually.
There were some cases of broken head bolts on the engines after 96 that were filled with the DexCool coolant IF the system was filled with straight DexCool....the acidic nature of the undiluted pure DexCool will cause a stress corrosion failure of the highly tensioned head bolts if the system is serviced and refilled with straight DexCool.
The head bolts have a preapplied loctite material on the threads and under the head bolt washer that acts as a high pressure lubricant for rundown and then locks the bolts so that they don't loosen.
You must be hearing about Honda engines that have trouble with the head bolts loosening causing "squeeking noises" from combustion pressure leaking. Seriously, THEY have THAT problem.


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This is hysterical! Boo-boos come in all sizes. Some only need a wee bandage, while others require something a little more substantial. Each metal tin contains two sizes of latex-free, vinyl, adhesive bandages. Each tin includes Seven long bacon strips and seven fried eggs with sterile gauze.
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Makes boo-boos just a little more fun.
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"Ouch! I've hurt my arm!" "Well just slap a slab of bacon on it!" These bacon and egg bandages certainly do put the "WOO!" in wound. with seven bandages shaped like bacon slices and seven slices shaped like eggs AND a free toy, you'll be falling all over yourself trying to pick up a pack. Literally.
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what a better way to distract from an owie than with fun 'plasters'! these original bandages from across the pond will put some eggs and bacon on the scrape or cut. what can't bacon and eggs heal, anyway?
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I use su.pr to track all my links, the stats I get on that vs the stats on my account are very very different. So also wondering how accurate tracking is?
Regardless, I want to post about more detailed referral tracking.
Things I'd like too see :
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- Deposit Amount : since that is the amount our commission is calculated from.
- Earnings : The amount that was earned from the deposit.
Would work well if done in the same table structure as everything else in earnings.
Lastly it would be cool if we can see which page they entered the site on.
Anybody else looking for this?
Yea more detailed stats would be good.
Remember it only tracks new visitors to envato marketplace sites. So if someone has visited the site before (eg: from google), and then comes to your referral link, it wont be counted towards your account. That could be where the stats are out down your end.
re: deposit amount/earnings. Isn't this available in the statement along with all other earnings?


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Insulation - Paper Faced vs Plastic Wraped
I can get 2 basic types of fiberglass insulation at HD and Lowes....
Paper Faced & Plastic Wraped (the whole bat is covered with plastic)
In the attic I typically used the plastic wraped stuff since it was easier to keep clean.
Note....I don't live in one of those obscenly cold places.....right now we are having a cold snap....it got down to 42 last night.
I have 3 areas to insulate....walls (which will have stucco on the outside), vaulted ceilings and 2nd floor floor joists....(I'm assuming the vapor barrier would go down)
I'm so of inclined to think that the plastic wraped stuff would work better in the vaulted ceiling...
I would go with the unfaced and cover it with Tyvek if you want to keep it from being friable.
The poly stuff is not really indicated in any capacity for your climate zone.
"...I don't live in one of those obscenly cold places..." Hey. That's getting personal.:wink: Can you get Roxul insulation where you are, down there in Notsocoldville? greenbuildingadvisor.com has a good blog on 'how to insulate a cathedral ceiling', among other things. it may be worth checking over there, too.
I rode my m/c to work today.....man, it was cold.....45 deg
Negative on the Roxul....the only things I've seen are what the big box stores carry....pink...I do have some mineral wool at work....and was going to use that in a couple of places where I need to dampen sound as well....
My poor sons new bedroom is going to be pipe central.....all of the upstairs master bath plumbing goes through the ceiling and wall of his bedroom.
Roxul is just a brand name.
Roxul is stone wool. The Big Box guys here have it.
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Echo (You and I)
|"Echo (You and I)"
|Single by Anggun
|January 30, 2012
|Digital download, Cd single
|Dance-pop, Electronic dance music
|Anggun, William Rousseau, Jean-Pierre Pilot
|Anggun singles chronology
|Audio sample
|Music video
|Anggun - Echo (You and I) on YouTube
|"Echo (You and I)"
|Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
William Rousseau, Jean-Pierre Pilot
William Rousseau, Anggun
|Finals performance
|Final result
|Final points
|Appearance chronology
|◄ "Sognu" (2011)
|"L'enfer et moi" (2013) ►
"Echo (You and I)" is a song by Indonesian/French singer-songwriter Anggun. A mixed French-English song, it was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The song was released as the lead single from the international edition of her album Echoes and the third single in France. The full English version of "Echo (You and I)" was later included on her Indonesia-only compilation Best-Of: Design of a Decade 2003–2013 (2013).
On 29 November 2011, Anggun was announced by the France Télévisions as the French representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Marie Claire Mezzette, the head of the Entertainment Department at France 3, explained that Anggun had been a strong candidate for a long time and last year they were hesitating between her and Amaury Vassili.[1] Speaking about the selection, Anggun said, "It's really a great honour. It's a lovely gift for me as I'm of Indonesian origin, but having been naturalised French since 2000. I undoubtedly symbolise a mixed France of today, made up of many cultures. Your country has given me a beautiful language, a beautiful identity. Secretly, we all want to win. I'm going to shine for France."[1]
Anggun composed the song in collaboration with musicians William Rousseau and Jean-Pierre Pilot.[2] For the mixing of the song she enlisted the help of Veronica Ferraro, who has worked on David Guetta's latest project. On 29 December 2011, the demo of the song, entitled "Europa", was sent to several media and was claimed to be as engaging and inviting as Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" and Britney Spears's "I Wanna Go".[3] On 17 January 2012, Anggun announced the official title of the song, "Echo (You and I)".[2] The song is mostly in French, with few English lyrics in its chorus. The full English version will be recorded.[2]
Release and promotion[edit]
"Echo (You and I)" was previewed exclusively at Midem on 29 January 2012. The single was released on all legal digital platforms on 30 January 2012. An ultra-limited edition cd single of "Echo (You and I) was released on 9 April 2012 in France[4]
Anggun embarked on a promotional tour to more than 15 countries in Europe.[5] She made live appearances to perform the song during the national song selections of several countries, including Malta, Ukraine, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Greece.[6][7][8][9][10]
Music video[edit]
The music video premiered on March 13, 2012, and was uploaded on Anggun and Eurovision's YouTube channels on the same day. However, the music video was taken down on Eurovision's channel and was re-uploaded again on March 20, 2012 to cut out the beginning of the video which showed various product placements, such as Anggun riding a Dacia Lodgy car with her friends, and talking to a stylist in the studio while numerous hair and beauty products are being used on her.[citation needed]
The video shows Anggun inside a military base where new recruits are seen being trained.
Eurovision Song Contest 2012[edit]
As one of the "Big Five", the song automatically qualified for the Eurovision grand final. It was drawn to perform 9th. Anggun performed wearing a shiny metallic dress designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. She was accompanied by two backing vocals and three acrobatic dancers. [11]
The song performed below expectations finishing in 22nd place scoring just 21 points, with nul points from the televoting. Anggun later told the press that she had originally hoped to reach a place within the top 10 and was deeply disappointed with the result.[12]
Track listing[edit]
- "Echo (You and I)" – 3:03
|Chart (2012)
|Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[15]
|France (SNEP)[16]
|French International Airplay (Francodiff)[17]
|French International Download (Francodiff)[18]
|Ukraine (FDR Pop Singles)[19]
- ^ a b Marolle, Emmanuel (2011-11-29). "Eurovision : Anggun défendra la France". Le Parisien. Éditions Philippe Amaury. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ a b c "Eurovision: Anggun a sa chanson". Le Parisien. Éditions Philippe Amaury. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
- ^ "Anggun a-t-elle un tube sous le coude pour l'Eurovision?". Yahoo!. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ http://www.amazon.fr/Echo-You-And-I-Anggun/dp/B007D4152I/ref=pd_sim_m_6
- ^ "Echo (You and I) // Press Release". Anggun.com. 2012-01-25. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=45563&_t=its_kurt_callejas_night_in_malta
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/multimedia/videos?id=48023
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/multimedia/videos?id=48573
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/multimedia/videos?id=49073
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=48913&_t=eleftheria_eleftheriou_to_represent_greece
- ^ "Anggun echoes the Baku Crystal Hall". 19 May 2012. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Certains concurrents n'ont pas mérité d'être devant nous". 28 May 2012. LeParisien. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Echo (You and I): Anggun". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ "Echo (You and I) - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Anggun – Echo (You and I)" (in French). Ultratip.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Anggun – Echo (You and I)" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ http://www.francodiff.org/en/5-charts/17-french-international-music-airplay-charts/"/>
- ^ http://www.francodiff.org/en/5-charts/61-french-international-music-download-charts/?date=2012-02-19"/>
- ^ . FDR Music Charts https://web.archive.org/web/20141006174756/http://fdr.com.ua/compilation/P/530/. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-07-12. Missing or empty


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54th International Art Exhibition
ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations
Venice (Giardini and Arsenale), June 4th – November 27th, 2011
The 54th International Art Exhibition, titled ILLUMInations, directed by Bice Curiger and organized by la Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta, is open to the public from Saturday, June 4th to November 27th, 2011 in the Giardini and at the Arsenale. The press preview took place place on June 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2011 and the award ceremony was held in the Giardini on Saturday, June 4th.
The Exhibition, spreading over 10,000 square metres between the Central Pavilion in the Giardini and the Arsenale, comprises a single display featuring 83 artists from all over the world. There are 32 young artists born after 1975 and 32 female artists. Four participants have been asked to create the parapavilions, sculptural structures mounted in the Giardini and at the Arsenale to house works by other artists. Besides favouring new forms of cooperation, the parapavilions aim at infusing the exhibition with greater dynamism. Bice Curiger has additionally encouraged mutual exchanges between the artists of her exhibition and those hosted in the national participations by asking all of them five questions on the themes of identity and their sense of belonging: 1. is the artistic community a nation? 2. how many nations do you feel inside yourself? 3. where do you feel at home? 4. does the future speak English or another language? 5. if art was a nation what would be written in its constitution? The answers, published in the catalogue, voice the views of the artists and draw a map of our contemporary collective landscape.
Three works by Tintoretto are part of ILLUMInations: The Last Supper (from san Giorgio Maggiore Basilica), The Stealing of the Body of St. Mark and The Creation of the Animals (housed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia). The three canvases, granted as a loan by the the board of Venetian museums, are on display in the main room of the Central Pavilion in the Giardini.
"Tintoretto's art – Bice Curiger highlights - is unorthodox and experimental, distinguished by dramatic lighting. The inclusion of these paintings in the Biennale is founded on the conviction that, with their visual and expressive directness, they still possess the power to engage a contemporary audience."
The Exhibition it's paralleled by 89 national participations, a record for the Art Biennale (they were 77 in 2009), which are housed in the Giardini, at the Arsenale and around the city centre. The Italian Pavilion at the Arsenale, organised by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities with the PaBAAC – General Direction for landscape, fine arts, architecture and contemporary Arts, is curated by Vittorio Sgarbi.
The countries participating for the first time are Andorra, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and Haiti. Other countries are participating this year after a long period of absence: India (1982), Congo (1968), Iraq (1990), Zimbabwe (1990), South Africa (1995), Costa Rica (1993, later with the IILA), and Cuba (1995, later with the IILA). The 54th Exhibition also includes 37 Collateral Events organised by international institutions which set up their shows in several places around the city.
On the occasion of the 54th Exhibition the Venice Pavilion in the Giardini, curated by Renzo Dubbini, features the video artist Fabrizio Plessi with his work MARIVERTICALI.
According to President Paolo Baratta "the Biennale is like a wind machine. Every two years, it shakes the forest, unveils hidden truths, gives new strength and light to new sprouts, showing older trunks and persisting branches from a different perspective. The Biennale is a great pilgrimage, where in the works of artists and in the work of curators the voices of the world meet, to talk about their own and our future. Art here is meant as a continuous evolution."
"After 116 years of life of the Biennale, the Shape of the Exhibition today is the one fully defined in 1999, confirmed and improved in the following years. I am telling you this – Baratta states - because it is in fact from that year that the exhibition designed by pavilions has been put together, in a clear and distinct manner, with the exhibition that the curator appointed by the Biennale must organize as an "international exhibition", with specific task (he/she is not in charge of the selection of the Italian pavilion)."
"The countries' Pavilions – Baratta points out- are a very important characteristic of la Biennale di Venezia. It is an old formula envisaging the presence of states and yet more than ever lively and vital. Precious in a globalization time, as it gives us the primary reference backdrop where to observe or better highlight the individual geographies of artists, always new, always different. One may wonder to what extent these pavilions bring with them, however large the autonomy left to the curators, also the desire for representation expressed by the organizing country. We can certainly say that in their pavilions, countries unveil the role played by contemporary art, as messenger of their present and of their cultural heritage. Actually, from the pavilions other revelations emerge, on realities and riches much deeper than the traditional claims or usual official and stereotyped images."
"ILLUMInations initiated new forms of collaboration among the artists - Bice Curiger explains. At a time when the 'technology of border control' is enjoying a dubious, if not macabre, commercial boom, any reference to nations also automatically implies borders. If one trusts in art it indeed has the capacity to stimulate our horizon with farsightedness and complexity beyond the stupefying redundancy usually attendant on current events. In an understated and sporadic way the theme of the outsider plays a not insignificant role in ILLUMInations. Has Tintoretto, although acknowledged as a great innovator, not to some degree been treated as an outsider in the history of art?"
"ILLUMInations presents contemporary art – Curiger adds - characterized by gestures that explore notions of the collective, yet also speak of fragmentary identity, of temporary alliances, and objects inscribed with transience."
The 54th Exhibition features 2 leading projects: Biennale Sessions and Meetings on Art.
· Biennale Sessions is a project addressing universities, academies of fine arts, research and educational institutions in the field of visual arts. The aim is to provide an exhibition tour for groups of at least 50 students and teachers who will find assistance for their trip and stay. The participants will also have the possibility of organising seminars in a space offered by la Biennale free of charge. Up to now, 17 universities out of which 9 Italian schools and 8 foreign schools have joined the project.
· Meetings on Art comprises a number of meetings and seminars with artists, curators, philosophers and scholars which will take place in September and, more intensively, in October and November. They will expand on some of the thematic issues of the works on display: the references to Arthur Rimbaud and Walter Benjamin, Tintoretto's febrile light, the concepts of nation, identity and community, the role of the curator and contemporary photography.
The 54th Exhibition also includes articulated Educational activities addressing individuals or groups of students from schools, universities and academies of fine arts, as well as professionals, companies, amateurs and families. The educational staff will organize with Nicolás Paris – one of the artists of ILLUMInations – workshops that will use drawing as a tool of knowledge and learning (Room F of the Central Pavilion, reservation is required).
The International Jury of the 54th International Art Exhibition composed of Hassan Khan (President, Egypt), Carol Yinghua Lu (China), Letizia Ragaglia (Italy), Christine Macel (France), and John Waters (USA) has decided to assign the following official awards:
-Golden Lion for Best National Participation to Germany Christoph Schlingensief (Pavilion at the Giardini) Commissioner: Susanne Gaensheimer
-Golden Lion for the best artist at the ILLUMInations Exhibition to Christian Marclay (United States, 1955; on display at the Corderie, Arsenale) The Clock, 2010
- Silver Lion for a promising young artist at the ILLUMInations Exhibition to Haroon Mirza (United Kingdom, 1977; on display at the Corderie, Arsenale and at the Central Pavilion, Giardini)
The Jury has also decided to assign two Special Mentions to the Lithuania Pavilion, Behind the White Curtain Darius Mikšys (Pavilion in town; Scuola S. Pasquale, Castello 278) Commissioner: Kestutis Kuizinas, and to the artist Klara Lidén (Sweden, 1979; on display at the Arsenale) Untitled, (Trashcan), 2011.
On the occasion of the 54th Exhibition, three online competitions have been launched on the website www.labiennalechannel.org:
· ILLUMInations – Photography: the best photograph of the Exhibition (competition open only to accredited photographers)
· ILLUMInations – Essay: the best critical essay on the Exhibition
· ILLUMInations – Video clip: the best video about the Exhibition
The official catalogue – published by Marsilio Editori – consists of a single volume of 600 pages devoted to the International Exhibition, Countries and Collateral Events. There will also be provided a short catalogue, featuring a large number of photos taken during the Exhibition as well as a short guide, a useful tool for the Exhibition tour featuring maps and practical information. The design is by the Swiss studio Gavillet & Rust and photographs are by Bruno Mancia and Franziska Bodmer.
iBiennale is the official application of la Biennale di Venezia, available for iPad and iPhone. It is produced in cooperation with LOG607 and Marsilio Editori and features a new design with new functions enhancing its value and potentials.
Ultrafragola Channels chronicled the preview days and the major appointments during the 54th Exhibition through several programmes, devoted to the Exhibition and comprising reports and video-interviews that can be watched online at www.labiennale.org and www.labiennalechannel.org.
The 54th International Art Exhibition is also organised thanks to Swatch, a partner of the event, and Enel, Foscarini, Vela-Hello Venezia, Micromegas, Consorzio Venezia Nuova, illycaffè, Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, Adecco, Moroso, Volume, and Charta.
Thanks to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Geomag.
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There was news yesterday that Newcastle were once again interested in signing Andy Carroll from West Ham, and bringing the Gateshead-born striker back to Tyneside.
Andy Carroll – while at Newcastle
And it just so happens that Andy and West Ham are taking part in the same tournament that Newcastle United are also participating in down under in New Zealand over the coming week, with the first games tomorrow night.
And there is news coming out of New Zealand that the two clubs are negotiating a deal that could see Andy Carroll become a Newcastle United player again.
The news was in the People yesterday from Alan Oliver, that Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was interested in signing the former Newcastle striker and that Newcastle were willing to pay as much as £15M for Carroll – which seems to us to be a high fee.
Since Andy left Newcastle his career has been on a downward spiral, and he has never been able to reproduce the form he showed in the famous black and white stripes of Newcastle.
But we also believe he could re-ignite his career if he did return to Newcastle, but one worry we have is his poor injury record since he left Tyneside – and he's missed a lot of playing time with a number of different injuries while at West Ham.
But it seems that Newcastle are still trying to sign players we need, with Andy Carroll presumably one of those targets, and there is news that Newcastle may be back in for Clement Grenier who is officially available for transfer and will leave Lyon this summer.
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An apology and a confession: I'm sorry for being absent on Harriet—I thought I would sneak back to the U.S. from Beirut and do two readings and slip home without fanfare, to take up my blogging duties again from the comfort of my own desk, close by the books I'd wanted to cite in my meditations on lyrical "gated communities" … but it was not to be. I'm still in the U.S., stranded by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull.
So I've fallen behind in my life (stranded, in stasis, a guest in my parents' home) and I've fallen behind in my conversation on Harriet. As a devoted reader of Lavinia Greenlaw's poetry (wherever I can find it — we need more of her work on these shores!), I am delighted to have inspired this post, and will respond to it further. I also have to respond to Praxilla's cucumbers.
Irony heaped on irony: I was exiled from my home in the U.S. in the midst of the economic meltdown, so went to live, against my will, in Beirut; I needed to do some April readings for my new book so I came to stay in my parents' home for a few days; now I can't leave my parents' home, though my children are waiting for me in our not-real-home, in Beirut, which is essentially the only place on earth I want to be right now.
I can barely write a coherent sentence, much less a coherent post. But this is what I was going to say before I got stranded:
One of the advantages of being in the U.S. right now is that I can walk into a bookstore and pick up the issue of The Nation where this article appears, since it's not available online. Pre-Islamic Arabic poetry is—well, something stronger than an ongoing interest of mine, but doesn't quite qualify as an area of expertise.
There is a dialectic of wandering and homeland at the heart of Arabic poetry. The poets Jordan Davis evokes at the beginning of his article on Darwish were nomadic Bedouin, who would open their famous poems with invocations of lost love at the site of old encampments. These sites were just temporary dwellings, but erotic memories infused them with significance.
In the Levant, several cities boast of being possible candidates for "the longest continuously inhabited city in the world." The scholar of Arabic poetry, Suzanne Pinckney, wrote in her book The Mute Immortals Speak of the ancient Arab story of "the bursting of the dam at Ma'rib." "With the dispersal of its people, the Himyarite kingdom became a byword for a failed polity, the moral of their story preserved in the idiom tafarraqu aydiya Saba, 'they scattered in all directions.' … It is not surprising, then, that in Islamic terms, the heavenly garden is termed dar al-qarar, the permanent abode, and the Ka'bah at Mecca (and its heavenly counterpart) given the epithet al-bayt al-ma'mur, the (continuously) inhabited dwelling."
A successful polis makes life more livable for its inhabitants, who in turn sustain the life of the polis. Scattering and exile constitute failure.
Still, some of the most exciting poetry in world history was written by people who were essentially homeless. This homelessness augmented the value of poetry for them—a poem was a "thing" they could essentially carry around in their heads, weighing nothing, and unable to be stolen or lost in transit. Conversely, even a temporary campsite has the heaviness of "home" if what took place there burned itself into the brain forever.
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A $13 million indoor football practice facility currently under construction on the campus of Syracuse University will offer relief next year for the Orange men's lacrosse team in the form of a full-length field protected from the weather and immune to basketball season. In the meantime, John Desko's team is slipping on thin ice.
"We've been in the Carrier Dome once for practice since our preseason scrimmages," Desko said, referring to the facility being used almost exclusively for hoops, "and that was the day before the Maryland game so it wasn't really a practice but a pregame warmup. We just haven't been able to get on a full field with all the snow and cold."
And that has prevented the team from getting the 10-on-10 work it so desperately needs in the clearing and riding game. While the team's struggles at the face-off X remain under the microscope, critical breakdowns in clears and rides have been a pivotal factor in the team's two-game losing streak, the most recent being Saturday night's 17-12 loss at Virginia.
"I was talking to (UVa coach) Dom Starsia and he told me he was frustrated because their indoor field didn't have (lacrosse) lines on it," Desko said. "I was looking at him like he was crazy. I guess it's all relative."
The team's lack of 10-on-10 practice time can be seen in these two critical but often overlooked lacrosse statistics: An SU team that traditionally forces more turnovers than it commits courtesy of its fierce ride has coughed it up 52 times in four games while getting only 41 in return, and a team that traditionally clears the ball successfully well above the 90 percent mark is at .833 (foes are .890) this season. Orange teams of the recent past have been able to offset their struggles at the X by winning the turnover and clearing battles. Losing them so far this season has exacerbated the face-off woes.
"Without a full field there is simply no chance to polish getting back on offense or defense," Desko said. "You just can't simulate it. It has been very frustrating. Next year it won't matter if the indoor thing is in place. In the meantime .. "
Equally frustrating to Desko is the lack of support senior face-off specialist Chris Daddio (.478; 44-for-92) has been getting from his wings where a few seasons ago players like Joel White and Kevin Drew dominated but is now an SU liability. That was obvious against the Cavs in a woeful 7-for-31 performance at the X that left a solid offensive effort by the Orange buried in its wake.
"We watched the film of the Virginia game and (senior LSM and face-off wing) Matt Harris had no groundballs," Desko said. "None. We joked that Dom Starsia, who we watched rolling the ball back on the field a couple times after it went out of bounds, had more groundballs than Harris."
Desko defended his senior captain by offering that Virginia's Pat Harbeson and Joseph Lisicky were outstanding and that fear of Virginia's fast break off the draw often forced him to keep a winger back to defend, making scrums for the ball a two-on-three affair. Yet, he is clearly displeased with the play of his wings so far.
"We came out of the game concerned about our face-off guy," Desko said. "But we watched the film and he had his stick on a bunch of them and didn't have any help. We need to be better on the wings."
Desko said the plan for now is to stick with Daddio when the Orange (2-2) faces St John's (2-2) at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Cobb County Lacrosse Classic in Georgia.
"In practice he dominates," Desko said. "It's so hard … we made mistakes last year by putting somebody in the game cold (when Daddio struggled). You have to get in rhythm. He's not that bad at it and we have to get better at it."
And, with or without a full field to practice on, Syracuse must get better at its clearing and riding game, as at .500 and 0-2 in the ACC it is suddenly slipping on thin ice.
Cornell in transition He was the right man at the right place in a tough time.
"I guess that's a good way to put it," Cornell interim head coach Matt Kerwick said as his Big Red prepared to face Virginia in a battle of unbeaten at noon Saturday at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca.
Kerwick had head coaching stints at Hobart and Jacksonville under his belt when he joined Ben DeLuca's Big Red staff last season and directed an offense led by superstar Rob Pannell to 14.56 goals per game, No. 2 in the nation. Thus, Kerwick was the logical candidate to replace DeLuca when he was dismissed in the wake of a hazing incident that canceled fallball events at the Ivy League power.
"Having that head-coaching experience definitely made it a little easier," Kerwick said. "I've been through a lot and seen a lot. It was a challenging fall for everybody, but now we're right where we want to be."
On a personal level Kerwick survived an emotional 12-8 opening victory over his alma mater, Hobart, in one of the sport's oldest rivalries. The Big Red were tested mightily in that one and trailed in the waning minutes before a late barrage salvaged the victory. Cornell then reeled off three more victories, one in overtime at Michigan, to set up Saturday's showdown with the rolling Cavs.
On paper, it appears to be a mismatch. Virginia returns a veteran team, while Cornell is clearly in transition. Even before the hazing incident and subsequent coaching change the Big Red faced the challenge of replacing 16 seniors, among them Pannell, who departed as the NCAA's Division I career scoring leader (354 points).
"We knew we were going to have to rely on a lot of new faces," Kerwick said. "Anytime you graduate that many players it's going to be a challenge. But I wouldn't say we're young. We're just new. These guys have been through practice for a couple of years and have been waiting for their opportunity. Now it's their turn. With any great program that's going to happen."
Still, experience favors the Cavaliers. So does the fact that Ivy rules prevent its members from starting practice before Feb. 1, giving the visitors a big head start on preseason preparation and game experience (UVa is 6-0).
"We know it's going to be a huge test for our guys," Kerwick said. "It will be a good gauge as to where we are."
It will also feature the end of one Pannell era and the start of another, as UVa sophomore James Pannell, Rob's younger brother, is blossoming into a star attackman for the Cavs.
"He definitely took a long, hard look at Cornell," Kerwick said. "I think he just wanted to make his own course and establish himself in his own way. Virginia is a great program, so you can't second-guess that decision. He's one of the best in the game right now."
And as for the best statistically to ever play it?
"Rob's going to be in town," Kerwick said. "It will be fun for us to catch up."
And interesting to see how far a Cornell team in transition has come with a new coach and a lot of new faces in the lineup.
The Yankees of JUCO Chuck Wilbur has guided the Onondaga CC men's lacrosse team to five consecutive junior-college national championships and 70 consecutive victories. He sports a career record of 189-15. He knows what such success breeds.
"It means you're doing something right," Wilbur said. "And it also means everyone is excited to play you. It's like the Yankees or the Red Sox or any team that has had a lot of success. Everybody wants you to lose except the moms and dads of the players. We have a big bull's-eye on our backs. That what makes it fun, though."
Pardon Wilbur if he isn't exactly having fun these days as his team prepares to face CCBC Essex at 1 p.m. Saturday on OCC's turf field. The Baltimore area school is one of the few that annually fields the talent capable of challenging Wilbur's Lazers.
"It's a skating rink out there right now," he said, describing the planned venue. "It's plowed, but it's frozen solid. We're hoping it thaws out over the next several days because the (Carrier) Dome is not available due to monster trucks (Monster Jam)."
Wilbur said the bitterly cold winter weather this year has kept his team indoors all but "six or seven times," which will make the Essex test even tougher than usual. So will another development.
"This is the youngest team I've ever had, probably by far," Wilbur said. "Usually we have roughly a 50-50 split of sophomores and freshmen on the roster. Last season 35 of the 45 players on the roster were sophomores. We have only a handful of players returning with college experience. The lack of experience combined with the lack of full-field practices makes this our most challenging season in years."
Wilbur knows such an observation will elicit little sympathy in the JUCO lacrosse world, which has been ruled by Onondaga seven times in the last eight years. Foes will point to the presence of All-America goalie Warren Hill, a star Wilbur calls "the best to ever come through here;" A-A face-off specialist Vaghn Harris, who proved he was much more than a FOGO by scoring seven points in a 25-7 opening victory over SUNY Delhi; and A-A midfielder Tim Barber out of West Genesee.
"It you're going to be young it certainly helps to have established stars in goal and at the face-off X," Wilbur admitted.
Yet, the close defense in front of Hill is entirely new, and superstars such as two-time JUCO offensive player of the year Randy Staats are gone. And Essex is on tap.
"In a perfect world we would have been outside more and would be playing a game like this later in the season," Wilbur said, "but it will be good for us. It will be a good gauge. Essex, like always, is very talented. It will likely be our stiffest challenge of the entire regular season. Our kids are going to have to fight and scrape for everything they get this season."
Yet, the Lazers are ranked No. 1 in the nation courtesy of the long victory streak and string of national titles.
"I guess that's the way it is until someone beats you," Wilbur said. "But we're not a great Onondaga lacrosse team yet. We think we can be by the end of the season."
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California bill to curb medical marijuana passes key hurdle
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SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - A measure to regulate California's chaotic medical marijuana industry passed a key legislative hurdle on Tuesday, in a move that could lay the groundwork to tax and control recreational use of the drug if it ultimately becomes legal.
U.S. states are increasingly moving to remove curbs on marijuana following landmark voter initiatives in Colorado and Washington state in 2012 that legalized the drug for recreational purposes. Many more states allow medicinal pot.
But the drug remains illegal under federal law, leaving states that have opted for medicinal legalization struggling to control a thriving trade in medical cannabis.
"The current state of chaos around medical marijuana has got to come to an end," said state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a San Francisco Democrat.
If passed, his proposal could "set a template" to regulate recreational use of marijuana by adults, Ammiano said, a move he has long favored.
The bill marks Ammiano's second run at regulating medical marijuana in California, where concern has grown over the lack of rules for the hundreds of street-corner pot dispensaries and delivery services that have sprung up since medical marijuana was legalized 15 years ago.
Besides the pot shops that authorities struggle to regulate, other problems include inappropriate prescribing by unethical doctors, and a violent, "wild West" culture of illegal cannabis farms in the state's forests, Ammiano said.
His bill would make it illegal for doctors to recommend medical marijuana for patients they have not examined, and bar prescriptions by doctors with a financial interest in a pot dispensary. Continued...