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I found this watchable, as I am interested in anything to do with Jack and
Jackie Kennedy, but it was also very cliched. It was as if every anecdote
about the Kennedys had been translated into a line of dialogue; an
abbreviated approach to a film that doesn't work, as people don't sit
and talk about their lives like that ("And your dad said 'Ich bin ein
Berliner', which means 'I'm a jelly donut'! He really did!'
Some of the casting worked, some didn't. Joanne Whalley looked the part on a basic level (brown hair and eyes), but Blair Brown in 'Kennedy' was more convincing. And Whalley's interpretation of Jackie grated on my nerves. She came across as too noble, and without faults of her own; constantly being emotionally rebuffed by the men in her life. I know this film was about Jackie, but it didn't seem like an honest portrayal. The actors and actresses playing Joe and Rose Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, and the adult Caroline were effective (whereas the child actors playing Caroline and John Jr. were insulting!)
I must admit, I was moved by Jack and Bobby's deaths, particularly the archive footage from the time. And Jackie telling her children about their father's death (did she, though? Wasn't it the nanny?), before rushing into the hall to let out her own grief, was a heartbreaking scene.
A few moments of 'dramatic licence' (from what I could gather after reading different accounts of events beforehand), and a very summarised life for Jackie, despite running to three hours, but not an out and out insult. It kept me involved throughout.
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Spoilers' warnings: I really like the Kennedy family, but this story is
getting too old. Dead people cannot create any more news. This movie
their lives through Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' perspective, but it still
adds very little or nothing to what is already public knowledge. The
was well done and I felt the casting was really good.
Tom Skerritt (Picket Fences, A River Runs Through It) who I really like and respect as an actor did a wonderful job playing, "Joe Kennedy."
The mini-series was well done but the topic is just too old. There are so many writers, and good scripts out there, how about giving a chance to other people with fresher stories?
All together this bio gives little information outside a typical
JFK/Jackie bio. The script is very cliché, as are the stories
introduced. I highly doubt that anyone familiar with the Kennedy story
will be surprised by any of the content in this movie. Some of the
meatier topics that could have been explored were only glossed over,
including: Jackie's first pregnancy, JFK's unsuccessful VP nomination,
the original courtship of JFK and Jackie, the candidacy of JFK for the
presidency. I feel these issues had an especially extreme importance on
Jackies life but were downplayed in this film.
I did enjoy the use of aging the appearance of the film for certain scenes to replicate, it was very sweet. I also liked the emphasis on Jackies relationship with RFK, portrayed by Andrew McCarthy v. well. The chemistry between Whalley and Matheson peaked in the scenes from Jack's back surgery to Jackie taking Jack back after the stillborn birth.
I was surprised that the film did not delve further into Jackie's family's financial hardships, most notably the fact that Hughie began running out of money early on and Joe ended up paying for the wedding. The aspect of money was very important and surprisingly missing.
Overall, I think Whalley did a mediocre job as Jackie. Like another poster I agree that she seemed rather regal and above everyone else even if scenes with her own family. Obivously Jackie was stunning and outstanding, but the tone and language used by Whalley made her stand out not in a way I think she intended. Matheson's portrayal of JFK was decent, I've seen worse and I've seen better (Martin Sheen in Kennedy). Together the two seemed very old in appearance for a couple that has been considered two of the youngest most beautiful people to affect politics. McCarthy as RFK was the strongest performance and left me to wonder if the quality of the film might have been better with him in the JFK role. Other notably supporting roles were by Skerritt as Joe Kennedy, Frances Fisher as Janet was pretty strong (but then again, compare it to her role as the b*tchy mom on Titanic and I see little difference), and Ward as Black Jack. Roles I feel could have been portrayed more strongly were Booth as sister Lee, and Hough a Cassini - these relationships were v. imp. to Jackie!
If you are looking for a movie to pass the time, this movie is right for you. If you are looking for a movie to delve into the depths of the Kennedy and most notably Jackie's life I suggest a book (All to Human by Edward Klein)
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Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is a TV miniseries that was based on the
book entitled "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life".It stars
Joanne Whalley on the title role.The series depicts the life and times
of the glamorous former First Lady from her childhood in a privileged
home;her relationship with Jack Kennedy from the time of her courtship
to her marriage;and the events after the assassination of her
husband.We see her strong,intelligent and a beautiful woman who
experienced a lot of heartbreaks.
The TV series has strong performances especially from Whalley who managed to portray Jackie to the best of her ability as she does her best to do her mannerisms as well.Too bad that it is somewhat lacking and the viewer would probably desire more especially for those who aren't really familiar with the former First Lady.Overall,it was an average docudrama that had great performances.
In my opinion it was Rose Kennedy, she lost 3 sons (Joe Jr., Jack/John,
Bobby) and 1 daughter (Kathleen "Kick"). I've never been all that into the
Kennedy's, for one JFK, in my opinion wasn't much of a president and
Jackie-O was almost singlehandedly responsible for thousands of big cats
dying for the sake fashion. Leaving those two things aside I really did
enjoy this mini-series.
It was a refreshing change from all the Kennedy films where they focus on the assassinations of JFK (and sometimes RFK) because here they were just a bit of the background.
The real trouble I have with this mini-series is that I don't care. I don't care if Jackie suffered because I'm not fond of her. However it was nice to see her relationship (strictly platonical) with Bobby Kennedy, played very nicely by Andrew McCarthy, the only face I recognized in this whole production. There were a lot of funny scenes and the acting was admirable, and I must admit I did shed a tear or two.
Final rating: 7 ½ / 10
I admit I was engrossed the first time, especially with the casting of
Joanne Whalley in the lead but regretfully having caught parts on a
re-run, I was dismayed. Would Jacqueline really be sitting there,
reminiscing about what it meant to be a Kennedy? No: like anyone in the
public eye, you don't stop to think, 'My gosh, I'm a former First
Lady.' A woman who did so much was obviously someone who got on with
The mini-series does deserve some marks for taking us, Forrest Gump-style, through recent American history, and those old enoughnot to mention some history buffsmight like to look at these years through rose-coloured glasses. Sentimentality probably saved this just-below-average mini-series, and gave the studio enough impetus to release it on DVD.
Overall, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis has a very implausible script based on public (and even then, common) knowledge, lacking any true depth or attempts at it, though well-acted.
I really liked this movie I'm just disappointed that it isn't out on video. I only gave it an 8 because I didn't get to see all of it and since it isn't being released on video I guess I never will. But what I saw I loved. Joanne Whalley is a great actress. I have another of her tv movies on video(Scarlett) and she was wonderful in that too.
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Stephen King's new novel, 11.22.63, combines a variety of genres, being a JFK assassination thriller, a story of time travel, a variation on the grail quest, a novel of voyeurism, a love story, a historical novel, a counterfactual historical novel, and the chilling tale of a sinister animate universe, a form which can be traced back to the ghost stories of M.R. James. King's protagonists, Al Templeton, the owner of a diner, and Jake Epping, his loyal customer and friend, take a dispassionate and calculated view of the assassination. At the back of his pantry in a small town in present-day Maine, Al finds a wormhole which comes out in September 1958. At first he uses it for his own ends: buying up cheap burger meat at 1958 prices and bringing it back to the present so he can undercut his local rivals. The only trouble is, he sells his burgers too cheap, and the locals decide that Al's Famous Fatburger can't really be beef, 'not at a dollar-nineteen'. Al then decides to use his access to the portal to further the public good, and to stay in the past until 1963 so that he can prevent Oswald from killing Kennedy. But Al is not quite sure, from his observation of Oswald, that he was acting alone when he unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate General Edwin Walker in April 1963.


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I read this book for pleasure and really enjoyed it. Very interesting to learn about how the Geisha lived and the struggles she went through before WWII.
This is the story of a little girl sold into what is essentially high-class white slavery and the drama that her life includes. Taking Japan all the way through WWII, you learn what it was like to be a Geisha before the laws stated that a girl cannot begin her training until 16. You follow her search for a balance of love and life, and how she obtains it.
By starting with what purports to be a 'translators note' this book puts the reader into the mindset that the events laid out before them are real. It the dives into the narrative, which takes the reader through the intricacies of the life of a geisha from the point of view of someone who was sold into that life as a child. Granted, this also helps the reader to forget that this was written by a westerner (an outsider, no matter how much the subject may have been studied) as a work of fiction. But it is still well-written, and I enjoyed it more than I expected to.
Finally finished it after putting it down so many times over the last couple months or so. I did enjoy it and was enjoying it at the time but it's a heavy book for me personally, so I kept having to put it down. It ended the way I wanted it to. How she went about things some may not agree with, but I understand the why behind it. I watched the movie some years ago and decided to read the book when I saw it in the book store...Glad I picked it up. :-)
Oh my goodness, what an amazing and beautiful book! I read this book three years after I saw the movie. I loved the movie so much I didn't want to read the book and become disappointed in the story.
I'm glad I put distance between seeing the movie and reading the book. I haven't seen the movie since it's first viewing. So I remembered certain things and not others, so reading the book was with fresh eyes.
The book was so thick with detail and character depth and struggle and insight. I was so shocked that this man has written not only a book about a woman, and written his female characters so well, but wrote about a geisha, which is not just any kind of woman. I was so impressed at how he could embody these female characters and make them so life-like. I've read several books where I feel like the author absolutely cannot capture the opposite sex at all. For instance, Twilight (although this is too easy). Does Stephanie Meyers really think that real men are like her male characters? She has no insight into a man's brain at all. It's as if she's only watched soap operas her entire life. How boring.
But Memoirs...oh wow, I cannot explain just how much I absorbed this book. I hated to put it down to go to work. I hated having to go to bed! I was most interested in the geisha life more than anything. I pleased to read in the acknowledgments that Golden actually met and shadowed one of the last geisha still alive who was trained in the ways of the 1930's/1940s geisha were. I know that today's geisha are not at all the geisha that once were. So I loved how this book could almost be a historical fiction.
I won't lie. I want a kimono and the experience of being old school geisha, just once, just to see how it is, how I would be, could I do it even.
The writing was lyrical and detailed but without overdoing it. What a wonderful book. I've put the book "Geisha" by Liza Dalby who is the only American woman welcome into the world of geisha just to get a modern woman's feeling of that world. Golden also used Liza as a reference for this book. This author did an amazing job of really trying to get into the world and the time and the lives of these women. I am so impressed and would recommend this book to everyone!
Golden fills the book with vivid images and subtle descriptions of the nuances of Japanese culture, and is absolutely brilliant in his description of the customs and rituals of the geisha. Through the meticulous detail the reader can fully understand the politics, rivalries, and traditions of the Japan geisha society.
Mr. Golden gives us not only a richly sympathetic portrait of a woman, but also a finely observed picture of an anomalous and largely vanished world. He has made an impressive and unusual debut.
Haarhuis's foreword and Golden's epilogue, the one appropriating the guise of a novel and the other taking it off, suggest an author who is of two minds when it comes to his work. It is not surprising, then, if his readers share this uncertainty. The decision to write an autobiographically styled novel rather than a nonfiction portrait is most obviously justified in terms of empathy, of allowing greater freedom to explore the geisha's inner life. Unfortunately, Sayuri's personality seems so familiar it is almost generic; she is not so much an individual as a faultless arrangement of feminine virtues.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0679781587, Paperback)The first thing you notice about the audio version of Memoirs of a Geisha is that Arthur Golden's 428-page novel has been reduced to a scant two cassettes. But dismay quickly gives way to mounting pleasure as Elaina Erika Davis (Contact, As the World Turns) begins her delicate rendering of geisha culture in the years before World War II. Davis reads the abbreviated story of Sayuri with an authentic-sounding Japanese accent--one mixed with a magical combination of Asian reserve and theatrical energy. As Sayuri ages from a 9-year-old peasant girl to a popular geisha in her late 20s, Davis directs her voice gently away from curious youth to a tone that reflects Sayuri's uphill life.
From start to finish, the listener is absorbed in the elegant spirit of Davis's performance, eager to hear the next chapter of Sayuri's transformation into one of the most famous geishas of the century. How unfortunate, then, to learn that book readers not only get the basic story, but a fascinating look at the intricate rules and rituals of geisha culture. Here, for example, is one of the many revelations omitted from the cassette: "Japanese men, as a rule, feel about a woman's neck and throat the same way that men in the West might feel about a woman's legs.... In fact, a geisha leaves a tiny margin of skin bare all around the hairline, causing her makeup to look even more artificial.... When a man sits beside her, he becomes that much more aware of the bare skin beneath."
We're also denied several subplots--the aborted friendship between Sayuri and a geisha named Pumpkin, for example, or much of the story involving the man Sayuri is secretly in love with. But what remains is as precious as a traditional Japanese kimono--at once artistic, suggestive, and moving. --Ann Senechal
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Arab youth survey shows that one year after the Arab Spring, earning a fair wage and owning a home are now the two highest priorities for young people in the Middle East Israeli-Palestinian conflict features low on list of priorities.
Earning a fair wage and owning a home are now the two highest priorities for young people in the Middle East, displacing "living in a democracy" as the greatest aspiration of regional youth, according to the findings of the latest ASDA´A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, the largest study of its kind of the region´s largest demographic group.
The survey, which polled 2,500 Arabs aged 18 to 24 in 12 Middle Eastern states one year after the start of the Arab Spring, highlighted how larger political concerns have been superseded by more personal, economic anxieties.
Being paid a fair wage was not only the highest collective priority among those surveyed with 82 per cent of all those surveyed citing it as "very important" but was also the highest individual priority in each of the 12 countries covered.
Asked "What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East?" very few respondents in almost all surveyed countries, apart from Saudi Arabia, said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the biggest obstacle. The number was lowest in Egypt, with only 10% saying the conflict was the regions biggest obstacle. The number was also low in most of the Gulf emirates. However, in Saudi Arabia 53% said the conflict was a major obstacle in the region.
The poll showed that civil unrest and lack of democracy far outstripped the Israel-Palestinian conflict as a concern in most Arab countries. While not overly optimistic that the Arab Spring would spread to further Arab countries, many respondents said that if it did, it would spread to Jordan.
The survey also found that the number of respondents who felt that living in a democratic country was "very important" to them had declined from 68% in the 2011 survey to 58% this year.
These findings and others were unveiled Wednesday in Dubai at the launch of the 2012 survey. The survey involved face-to-face interviews, conducted by international polling firm Penn Schoen Berland, with some 2,500 Arabs between the ages of 18 and 24 in the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE), as well as in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and, for the first time, Libya and Tunisia. The interviews, which were conducted exclusively with nationals of each of the surveyed countries, took place in December 2011 and January 2012.
"Eighteen months after the start of the Arab Spring, we all know that Middle East youth are committed to forging an even brighter future," said Joseph Ghossoub, chairman and CEO of the MENACOM Group, regional parent of ASDA´A Burson-Marsteller. "While these young people have shared their profound concerns about the cost of living and the price of home ownership, to cite just two examples, they remain firmly optimistic. It is so heartening that when Arab youth look forward, they also continue to look up."
"You can see the great promise of Arab youth throughout this survey: in the level of engagement in current affairs, in the sophisticated use of technology, and in the tempered expectations for the post-Arab Spring era," said Jeremy Galbraith, CEO of Burson-Marsteller, Europe, Middle East and Africa. "By charting the opinions of young Arab women and men from the modern cities of the oil-rich Gulf to rural areas in the Levant and North Africa, the ASDA´A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey provides evidence-based insights of great value to everyone with a stake in the future of this young and rapidly evolving region."
Key findings of the 2012 survey include:
The rising cost of living is the greatest concern among young Arabs -- 63% now say that they are "very concerned" about the cost of living, up from 57% last year, when this was also their greatest concern;
41% say that the lack of democracy is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East; an equal percentage identify civil unrest as the biggest obstacle;
72% agree that the region is better off today, following the events of the Arab Spring; 68% say they are also personally better off now than they were a year ago;
Nearly three-quarters believe their government has become more trustworthy and transparent since the events of the Arab Spring at the same time that concerns about corruption have skyrocketed;
A majority in every state agrees that traditional values are paramount; however, the percentage who say that such values are outdated and need to be replaced continues to increase;
When Arab youth look across the region and the world, they see the United Arab Emirates as the country where they would most like to live, and as the country they would most like their own nation to emulate;
France is the country viewed most favorably among all foreign nations, with 46% of respondents saying they are "very favorable" towards that nation; positive views of China and India have also increased;
Arab youth are following the news far more keenly than ever before, with 52% saying they update themselves on news and current affairs every day, up from just 18% in 2011;
Television remains the most important source of news for Arab youth, with 62% of respondents saying their turn on the TV to get their news but this number has declined from 79% in 2011;
Reading or writing blogs is the top online activity among young people in the region, with 61% saying they engage with blogs, up from only 29% in 2011.
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The heartwarming first trailer to Sue Monk Kidd's adapted drama starring Dakota Fanning has been released by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Fox Searchlight Pictures have presented the first sneak peek into the drama movie "The Secret Life of Bees" through the release of its first trailer. Exposing the line of talented cast ensemble, including Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo, the footage displays the heart-warming clips of a girl's journey in finding her identity in her tortured life.
Lily Owens is a fourteen-year-old girl living in Tiburon, South Carolina in 1964. Escaping from her abusive father, she brings along her fierce-hearted but caring African American caregiver, Rosaleen Daise who has insulted the town's racists. When she finally finds a place to hide at the bees and honey's world of the Boatwrights sisters, she is up for something more than hiding.
Based on the 2002 bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd, "Secret Life" is adapted and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Before it is released in theaters on October 17, it will be screened first at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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In terms of how we expanded and deepened our exploration of the characters.
Lest anyone mistake the exploration of concepts here for any sort of advocacy for violence, he or she has missed the point.
"We were about exploration, adventure—harmonic and rhythmic and melodic and more," Weir says.
The human desire for knowledge and exploration is an absolute good, and we need to follow that instinct.
"It is not all pleasure this exploration," he wrote in agony a week before he died.
When the lights of Malton glimmer in the valley this day of exploration is at an end, and much of the Wold country has been seen.
They returned to the oasis satisfied with their exploration.
He rode through the coulee without seeing a single cow and an exploration lasting over an hour resulted no better.
And with it must be going a thousand wild schemes by trading adventurers for exploration!
Soon after this exploration it was settled that here Saint Francis should have his mission.
1540s, from Middle French exploration and directly from Latin explorationem (nominative exploratio), noun of action from past participle stem of explorare (see explore).
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"Pollinator Partnership Receives National Medal for Environmental Protection and Advocates Increased Public Protection of Pollinators"
The Pollinator Partnership (P2) was presented the prestigious Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by The Garden Club of America at its annual awards ceremony on April 30 in Indianapolis, Indiana. P2 is the twenty-second recipient of this national medal, awarded for "outstanding achievement in environmental protection and the maintenance of the quality of life."
Pollination is vital to the production of 80% of the world's crops and to many plants in the planet's ecosystems. In presenting this medal, The Garden Club of America acknowledged P2's effective efforts to achieve its mission "...to protect pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education and research" through "building awareness of pollinator issues and advancing scientific understanding." Several of P2's major accomplishments were cited, including its "creation and management of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) through which key governmental and non-governmental stakeholders take actions to protect pollinators."


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Why did Boo Radley's father keep him in the house as a teenager in To Kill a Mockingbird?
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Boo Radley was locked in the house as a teenager because he was unstable and involved with a group of troublemakers and the family did not want him to go to jail.
The Radley House is "three doors to the south" to the Finches and the children avoid it because it is "inhabited by an unknown entity," the mysterious "malevolent phantom" Boo Radley (ch 1). When Scout and Jem were children, the Radleys kept to themselves and rarely left the house.
According to neighborhood legend, when the younger Radley boy was in his teens he became acquainted with [a group of boys that] formed the nearest thing to a gang ever seen in Maycomb. (ch 1)
The boys did not do much more than hang out, but they were the talk of the town. One night they harassed a beadle and were arrested and sent to "state industrial school." Mr. Radley thought it was a disgrace and asked that Arthur be released to his custody, and "Mr. Radley's boy was not seen again for fifteen years."
Then when day when he was 33 years old, Boo Radley stabbed his father in the leg with scissors. He was arrested, sent to jail, and once again released to the Radley's custody—and never seen again.
Boo Radley's story is a tragic one. By all accounts, he was not a bad kid. He simply was bored. His mental problems were more likely to result of his shamed and reclusive religious zealot father. By the time he gets to know Scout and Jem, he is just a shy, timid, shell of a man who is terribly lonely but has a good heart.


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Protesters throw stones and firecrackers during violent overnight protests against the opening of a new waste dump in Terzigno, outside Naples
There's good news if you are fortunate enough to live in places like Denmark, Finland, Canada and the Netherlands: they rank among the least corrupt nations in the world, according to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2010.
But the bad news is that if you live in three-quarters of the nations on the annual list, you probably make your home in some seedy places, meaning much of the world is pretty darn corrupt.
The data for the list comes from a variety of assessments and business opinion surveys that are compiled and measured by several institutions. The CPI defines corruption as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain" in both the public and private sectors. On the list's scale, a 10 is considered very clean, while 0 is considered highly corrupt.
The organization, which calls itself a "global civil society organization" crusades against corruption throughout the world and believes that around the world it traps people in poverty, fosters unrest throughout nations, and ultimately undermines democracy and rule of law. The group insists in the report that transparency and accountability is key to ending global corruption.
Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore all tied for first place, scoring 9.3 with Sweden and Finland coming behind them at 9.2 with Canada, the Netherlands and Australia all in the high 8's. However, Iraq, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Somalia have some serious mopping to do, at the very least, with each of them scoring 1.5 or below.
As for the United States, well, it seems the pesky ghost of Watergate just won't go away because the Land of the Free scored 22 at 7.1, tying with Belgium and falling in behind Japan, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Chile. At least we're doing better than Uruguay and France.


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First off, let me apologize for this post being so late. I originally scheduled this post to run at 6 a.m. this morning, but apparently scheduled it for tomorrow. I just realized this now.
There's no sugarcoating the "match of the night" — it's Panas at Yorktown, and I think everyone knows it.
A potential Class A section final preview, the two undefeated squads and neighborly rivals will serve it out in what should be one of the biggest marquee match ups to date. Yorktown is riding high after a couple of very nice wins to start the season, and will have the benefit of having "The Crop" — the alias for the Huskers' student fan base — in attendance to provide true "home-court advantage."
Yorktown will need every ounce of ammunition to try and take down Panas, the favorite to repeat as section champs. Had this game been at Panas, I would've given it to the Panthers in four; but being that it will be at Yorktown, I'll say the crowd makes them sweat it out a little bit in five, 20-25, 25-22, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23.
As for the rest of the night, I'm going with — against my better judgement — predominately visiting teams in my predictions. I'm picking 15 road teams to win out of the 20 matches on the slate tonight.
The big home team prediction to watch: Pelham vs. Clarkstown South. The Pelicans will host their home-opener, riding a winning streak that spans back to 2009.
Here's the full schedule, along with my predictions:
Wednesday, September 18
Panas at Yorktown, 4:15 p.m.
Beacon at Brewster, 4:15 p.m.
Lourdes at Carmel, 4:15 p.m.
John Jay at Lakeland, 4:15 p.m.
White Plains at Lincoln, 4:15 p.m.
Haldane at Mahopac, 4:15 p.m.
Poughkeepsie at Putnam Valley, 4:15 p.m.
Somers at Pawling, 4:15 p.m.
Clarkstown South at Pelham, 4:30 p.m.
Saunders at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m.
Keio at Briarcliff, 4:30 p.m.
Suffern at Cornwall, 4:30 p.m.
Horace Greeley at Harrison, 4:30 p.m.
Ketcham at Hen Hud, 4:30 p.m.
Fox Lane at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m.
Rye at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.
Byram Hills at Hamilton, 6 p.m.
Ossining at Croton-Harmon, 6 p.m.
Peekskill at North Salem, 6:15 p.m.
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PHOENIX — Saying they haven't shown any harm, the state Court of Appeals on Tuesday tossed out a bid by the Freedom From Religion Foundation to declare that Gov. Jan Brewer cannot declare a state "Day of Prayer.''
In a unanimous ruling, the judges said the challengers cannot claim any financial loss from Brewer's annual declarations, as there is no evidence any of the individual plaintiffs is an Arizona taxpayer.
More significantly, the court rebuffed the contention that what the governor does has resulted in psychological damage to those who are non-believers by "sending a message ... that they are not welcome to fully participate in government processes.''
Judge Donn Kessler, writing for the court, said psychological damages can provide standing for someone to sue.
But he said there needs to be a "distinct and palpable injury." And Kessler said nothing alleged by the challengers meets that standard.


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Recipe of the Day: Alton's Molasses-and-Coffee Pork Chopsby FN Dish Editor in Recipes, June 8th, 2011
Alton Brown's lip-smacking marinade of molasses, apple cider vinegar and dijon mustard will have your family begging for these thick-cut pork chops all summer long. If you don't have a grill, use a grill pan — over medium-high heat, these pork chops will cook up in less than 10 minutes.
Editor's tip: Make the marinade the night before — the longer the pork is submerged in it, the more flavorful it will be.
Get the recipe: Alton's Molasses-and-Coffee Pork Chops
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We usually think of moths as drab brown fluttery things that incessantly bonk into light bulbs with annoying yet almost admirable persistence. But that's really not the case when you look farther than, well, the average light bulb. Moths are found around the world and they come in a spectacular range of sizes, shapes and colors — often giving butterflies a run for their money. Here are 20 of the most beautiful moths from around the world.
Comet moth: A species native to Madagascar and one of the world's largest silk moths.
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Lime hawk-moth: This camouflaged species is found in the Palearctic region and Near East, even into Eastern Canada.
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Twin-spotted sphinx moth: This species can be found throughout North America, except (interestingly), no where in the southern half or western California.
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Oleander hawk-moth: This species is also known as the Army green moth, for rather obvious reasons.
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Io moth: With eye-like spots on its lower wings, this species can appear like an animal much larger than it really is, helping to ward off predators.
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Garden tiger moth: The vivid pattern on this moth is also meant to ward of predators, giving warning that the moth is poisonous to eat.
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Gallium sphinx moth: This huge moth has a wingspan that can reach an impressive 5.5 to 8 centimeters. It feeds on flowers at dusk.
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Rosy maple moth: These colorful North American moths feed on maples, including red maple, silver maple and sugar maple — sometimes to the point of becoming pests.
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Dysphania militaris moths: Easy to mistake for butterflies, this moth species is found in southeast Asia and is also called the false tiger moth.
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Cecropia moths: This giant silk moth species is North America's largest native moth. Like other giant silk moth species, they are only meant to reproduce when they make it to the adult stage, so they lack a digestive system and live only about two weeks.
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Noctuidae moth: This family of moths is also called owlet moths, of which there are an estimated 35,000 species. While most have drab wings meant for camouflage, some have brightly colored lower wings, such as this species.
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Giant leopard moth: This flashy species is also called the eyed tiger moth. Its large wingspan of nearly 8 centimeters gives it plenty of room to flash the patterns on its wings.
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Rothschildia aurota: This species prefers to keep things formal with no common English name. It is found in North and South America.
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Emperor moth: This lovely species is found throughout the Palearctic region and in the British Isles. The males usually fly around during the day looking for females, which usually only fly at night. Odd, but the timing seems to work for the species.
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White-lined sphinx moth: This large species found from Canada down through Central America can be spotted from April through October as it flits, hummingbird-like, from flower to flower as it feeds.
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Luna moth: The wingspan of this species can reach over 11 centimeters, making it one of the largest species in North America. The huge wings make it all the easier to show off that beautiful light green coloration.
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Giant atlas moth: Curious which is the largest moth in the world? It's this, the giant atlas moth. Its wingspan reaches over 25 centimeters (or 10 inches)! It is said to be named after Atlas of Greek mythology, but their Cantonese name translates to "snake's head mouth" after the snake-like profile in the coloration of the outer edges of their top wings.
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Pellucid hawk-moth: This unusual species leaves the beautiful coloring to its body, while keeping its wings a minimalist accessory.
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Elephant hawk-moth: This surprisingly bright species is found across parts of Europe and Asia from Ireland to Japan. Its coloring is what gives it its name, with the wings spread out like two large ears. Notice the pink spots on the body look like the outline of eyes at the top and lead down the body as if it were a long trunk.
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Japanese silk moth: Endemic to Japan, this silk moth has made its way around the world as an import of the silk trade and can now be found in southeastern Europe and is spreading north. It has been part of the silk trade for more than 1,000 years.
And this list doesn't even begin to cover the range of beautiful and fascinating-looking moths out there. If you ever want to spend a few hours pleasantly shocked, look up moth species. They're spectacular!
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- 15 amazingly deceptive caterpillars: Not so helpless
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J-20's preamp section boasts not one, but three 12AX7 tubes, and its dual 6V6 output stage operates in fixed-biased mode. The end-result of all this "inner tubing" is a guitar combo with controllable vintage "crunch" along with Ampeg's hallmark ease-of-operation. The simple Volume/Tone control setup makes it easy to quickly dial in just the right amount of edge for personal bliss.
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Jay Cross and Xplane desined a great infographics poster for informal learning. Click the image to view a zoomable version.
Thanks to the European Commission for translating the poster. When I arrived to speak at Learning Day in Brussels in late 2010, giant blow-ups of the poster lined the hallways.


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Thanks to everyone that came to the meeting tonight.Ā We had some good discussions.Ā I was able to gain a lot more perspective on the history of the consensus process at Noisebridge.Ā I also feel like I have a better understanding of why Do-acracy is so prolific at NB.Ā I still feel like the consensus process is underused, but perhaps feel like that's not terrible thing.

I didn't facilitate the meeting as actively as I had originally planned.Ā It seemed better to let the discussion unfold organically rather than be to formal, but then we ran out of time.Ā However, in hindsight I wish I had jumped in to make sure we did two things.Ā First, to consense on plans for any future meetups in this vein. Secondly, to determine the goals or "points of unity" for future meetups.

The informal consensus at the meeting's end seemed to be that people were interested in having future meetups, but we didn't discuss things like frequency or better days/times.

I've started non-hierarchical groups before and normally my first point of business is defining "points of unity".Ā Informally I advertised this meetup as being about encouraging education, discussion, and improvement of the consensus process at Noisebridge.Ā Should we meet up again, I would like to see us formally adopt some points of unity so that the group has a clear direction on what we are trying to accomplish when we meet up.

I have sent a request to email@example.com to create a "Consensus" mailing list.Ā Once that is created, I encourage everyone who came tonight (or wished they could've made it) to join the list so we can have more in depth discussions which spamming the general disc list.

Jared-

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 5:21 PM, Jared Dunne <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

 Just a reminder that this starts tonight at 6pm in the back classroom (Church).

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Jared Dunne <email@example.com> wrote:

On this Friday at 6pm until 7:30pm in the Church Classroom, we will be
 having a meeting to discuss consensus.

 You should come if you are interested in learning more about
 consensus, in hearing tips for being a better participant in
 consensus, or in improving the use of consensus at Noisebridge.

 I will facilitate the meeting using consensus, and Al will take notes.
 ĀThe tentative agenda is to start with quick (2-3 min) talks on our
 past experiences using consensus by those who volunteer at beginning
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 discussion on consensus in general and as it applies to Noisebridge.
 Finally, before we leave we should consense on if we would like to
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Authorities say a Florida man flying home from North Carolina caught a man stealing a trailer while piloting his plane over his own home.
The News-Press reports that David Zehntner was flying over his home in LaBelle Sunday when he saw a truck in his driveway. He lowered his altitude to get a closer look and saw a man attaching Zehntner's trailer to the truck.
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The glamourous duo signed autographs and posed for photos outside the screening in London's Leicester Square.
"It's wonderful so many fans came to see us. They stood out in the rain so it seemed only fair that we should too," said Sharon.
The film - with Halle in the title role - opens in the UK on 13 August.
It is the latest in a long line of Hollywood movies based on a comic book character.
The film hasn't been well received in the US.
It cost �60m to make, but took just �9.5m in its opening weekend there.


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Chat with Chad Ford
Ford covers the NBA and NBA Draft for ESPN Insider and also makes appearances on ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS.
Send your questions now and stop by to talk with Ford at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday!
Chad Ford (1:03 PM)
Aloha everyone, thanks for coming to the chat today. Seems like the waiver wire frenzy is the NBA's new trade deadline. We'll chat NBA first half, NBA Draft in the second half. Let's roll
Jonathan (Westerville, Ohio)
Will Greg Oden ever be healthy? Is it genetic at this point?
Chad Ford (1:05 PM)
I think the Blazers are just be overly cautious. They have a serious investment in Oden. They aren't rushing him back until he's 100 percent. Frankly, with the way they are playing they don't really need him. No ... I don't think any of this is genetic. But with a few more injuries, maybe I'll change my mind.
Mortimer (Los Angeles, CA)
What are the chances of the Spurs landing Drew Gooden?
Chad Ford (1:06 PM)
I think really good. I would put them as the front runner. My question is ... why is everyone going crazy over these guys. Gooden, Marbury, Joe Smith. They were doing nothing for non playoff teams. Suddenly they are the missing piece.
Chaz (NJ)
Gooden to the Spurs, Swift to the Suns, Smith to the Lakers/Cavs. Does that sound about right?
Chad Ford (1:08 PM)
Yes. Sounds like Smith is heading to Cleveland. He's comfortable there and they could use him with Ben Wallace out ... though his best chance of winning a title is to go to LA. Swift would give the Suns some size but ... he's been such a big disappointment for so long, I don't see him really putting them over the top. Think Kwame Brown's addition to Detroit this year.
jay(portland, OR)
Chad, who do you see missing the playoffs in the west? Is it too soon to start buying blazers playoff tickets?
Chad Ford (1:11 PM)
Yeah, it's too soon. It's very tight. But the odds are that either Dallas or Phoenix misses the playoffs. Given the loss of Amare Stoudemire (you know they are desperate when they turn to Stromile Swift) I'd say it's more likely it's Phoenix who misses the playoffs. Though ... what was that Dallas loss to a Durantless Thunder about?
Brad (Indianapolis)
How do you see the East playoff picture working out, any true shot for the Pacers to sneak into the 8th spot?
Chad Ford (1:14 PM)
As bizarre as it sounds ... yes. They are really banged up, but they are still playing hard every night. I thought they were toast without Granger and Dunleavy, but Jarrett Jack has really stepped up. However, if I was a betting man I'd say the Bulls edge out the Bucks, Nets and Pacers for that eighth spot. I'm assuming Detroit and Miami and Philly hold onto spots in the playoffs.
Chad Ford (1:15 PM)
So much for the East catching up to the West this year. It's going to take around 48 wins to make the playoffs in the West. You'll be able to get into the East playoffs with a losing record.
Bryan Colangelo (Toronto)
How did this all go so horribly wrong?
Chad Ford (1:18 PM)
Never sure it was going great. Bosh and Calderon were there when Colangelo arrived. Bargani is looking like a decent pick, but he's not in the same league as Brandon Roy. Who knows, maybe even second round pick Paul Milsap will prove to have been better, especially for what the Raptors need. If Bosh leaves ... there's not a lot there.
Matt (Houston, TX)
Chad, have you had a chance to read Simmons' latest column? Is it really that dire of a situation? Are we talking NHL type strike looming, or even contraction (though it sounds like Stern is too stubborn to do that)?
Chad Ford (1:21 PM)
I did. I'm not sure I'd go quite as far as Bill but for the most part he was dead on. The financial crisis is creating huge headaches for the NBA and will likely change how they do business in the future in significant ways. The lowering of the cap is just the beginning. Free agents are going to be hurting this summer. (Obviously hurting is a relative term given the average salary in the NBA is around $5 million a year).
Nate (Madison)
Don't you think Skiles and Hammond deserve a lot of credit for the position the Bucks are in right now? They lost Redd, Bogut, and even Ridnour for a while and yet they are still in the playoff race.
Chad Ford (1:22 PM)
Yes. Scott Skiles always has his teams playing hard. He's a very good coaching winning in a difficult situation. However, he burns teams out about 2 1/2 years into it. The Bulls have yet to recover.
James (Charlotte)
The Pistons are clearly a better team when AI doesn't play (6-1, +8.5 ppg) compared to when he does play (23-28, -2.5 ppg). So how many minutes does he play as a 6th man once he comes back?
Chad Ford (1:23 PM)
Frankly, not a lot. He should be a scorer off the bench ... much the same way they used Vinnie Johnson back in the day. Frankly I'm surprised they didn't do that from the beginning. Rip needed to be the starter.
Ben Gordon (Chicago)
I am really regretting turning down that $50m. Why couldn't I have been drafted a few years earlier when GMs were handing out money?
Chad Ford (1:24 PM)
Yes, Ben Gordon isn't going to get anywhere near that number this summer. His agent made a huge mistake.
Disco (Chicago)
What do you think of the revived fun and gun Suns? And the revival of the Diesel?
Chad Ford (1:25 PM)
It's fun, but not as fun without Amare. At least the Suns are interesting again.
Vinnie (NYC)
What are the chances the Knicks keep Robinson and Lee around after the season is over?
Chad Ford (1:27 PM)
They need to clear off either Eddy Curry or Jared Jeffries this summer. I'd expect them to start playing more to drive up their value the last bit of the season. Lee will be the first priority. The Knicks just have to cross their fingers that a team doesn't offer him a huge deal. In this case, the financial crisis could really benefit them. The only two teams they have to worry about are Detroit and Memphis. If they go in different directions, the Knicks should be good. Lee will probably either take the mid-level or take the qualifying offer leaving the Knicks flexibility down the road.
Jim (Washington, DC)
The Clippers have a great group of guys, a front court presence, a defensive stopper, an explosive wing, a sharp shooting guard and a super star in Baron Davis, why is this team doing nothing?
Chad Ford (1:29 PM)
Terrible chemistry ... ME first players. Just a bad, bad mix. This is a team that is much less than the sum of their parts.
Ben, Portland
Chad, Portland didn't make a move at the deadline, and the scoop has been because they feel they can make a better deal in the summer. Can you really see anything better happening this summer with a reduced cap number squeezing the cap space the team thought it might have?
Chad Ford (1:31 PM)
Maybe. I think much of that is spin. But they do have some assets -- both Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake have contracts that are unguaranteed. So, they could trade them to a team needing to cut payroll and perhaps get back a good player or draft picks. But I think they probably should have pulled the trigger on a Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson deal. Those guys are pretty good and the Blazers could've afforded it.
Chuck (San francisco)
Doesn't the impending smaller cap and tighter CBA mean Lebron, Wade, and Bosh are more likely to stay where they are? Other teams won't have as much money and who knows what max contracts will be.
Chad Ford (1:35 PM)
Yes, it definitely gives their teams an advantage, because teams may have roughly $10 million less in cap space than they originally anticipated. Teams like the Knicks, for example, are in a difficult position. It will be nearly impossible for them to clear the room to sign two superstars. Same goes for a lot of teams. I actually think the Heat may be in the best position. They can re-sign Wade easily and add a big like Bosh and still have a little room to spend on others. Combine them with Michael Beasley, Mario Chalmers, Daequan Cook and they have a great young team in a place NBA players love to live.
Is this the worst draft since 2000 with Kenyon Martin and Mike Miller?All I see is a bunch of role players and undersized guards.
Chad Ford (1:38 PM)
MIght be. More likely this reminds me of the 2006 draft. There is talent, but not a lot of superstars. Blake Griffin will be a stud in the NBA. I think Ricky Rubio will be as well if he declares. Then a lot of question marks, but a couple of the kids should be good with time. I like Willie Warren a lot. Ditto for Greg Monroe. But overall, there is a good chance a number of lottery picks will be busts.
John (OKC)
You're Sam Presti. You have pick #2 and Blake Griffin is off the board. Who do you take for the young Thunder?
Chad Ford (1:39 PM)
Probably James Harden ... another shooter could help them. Also Ricky Rubio if you want to play Westbrook at the two and add Rubio as a playmaker. That backcourt would pick up a lot of steals on the defensive end.
Ben (Albany)
Greg Monroe may not try as hard as Blake right now but I still would take monroe. I havent seen a genius of the high post of his caliber since chris webber, you can immediatley run an nba offense around that aspect of his game right now. Blake his a meaner beefier tyrus thomas.... nice but.....
Chad Ford (1:41 PM)
I like Monroe and I think the Chris Webber comparisons aren't totally misguided, but Griffin's combo of toughness, athleticism, and motor make his a sure fire thing in the NBA. He's not the head case that Thomas was and unlike Thomas, he doesn't think he's a two guard.
Brian (Michigan)
DeJuan Blair a little overlooked? Looks like another Elton Brand to me.
Chad Ford (1:42 PM)
If he was taller and a little more athletic, he'd be the second pick in the draft. He's a beast. But NBA teams shy away from 6-6, 6-7 power forwards. Brand is an interesting comparison. He wasn't the tallest guy, but his long arms made up for it. However, Brand was a much better shot blocker in college and in the NBA and was better conditioned. I think 10-20 is the likely range for Blair if he declares.
Alex (NYC)
Tell me you were kidding about Sylvan Landesberg? The kid needs another year. I need him another year at UVA.
Chad Ford (1:46 PM)
Word is he's looking into declaring for the NBA. He'd be a likely late first round pick. The kid can score. But I agree, he needs another year. But if you were stuck on a bad team like UVA, you might declare too.
Disco (Chicago)
Why no love for Stephen Curry? I think once again he's getting overlooked.
Chad Ford (1:47 PM)
He's not being overlooked. I doubt he slips past the Knicks, wherever they are drafting. They love him.
Vinnie (NYC)
Who are your non-lottery sleepers for this draft?
Chad Ford (1:49 PM)
Craig Brackins, Iowa State ... Sylven Landesberg, UVA ... Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State .. Lee Cummard, BYU ...Donatas Montiejunas, Lithuania
Kyle (minneapolis)
More important for the Knicks, Lebron loves him (Curry).
Chad Ford (1:50 PM)
Good point
Ariel (Albany, NY)
What do you think of Evan Turner? He seems to have the heart, size and skills to be successful at the next level.
Chad Ford (1:50 PM)
I love him. Scouts are a little more mixed. I think he's a mid first round pick. Love all the little things he does.
Disco (Chicago)
Are you worried about Thabeet becoming another Olowokandi?
Chad Ford (1:52 PM)
No. He's nothing like Olowokandi. He's a great shot blocker and he's pretty athletic. But he's not a selfish offensive player. It's a good thing, because he's terrible on the offensive end. If you want a shot blocker, he's the best in the draft, but his upside is Tyson Chandler. His downside is Mouhamed Saer Sene.
Geoff (DC)
Chad Greivis Vasquez has been lighting it up - GMs noticing?
Chad Ford (1:53 PM)
Yes and no. They have some interest ... but what position does he play? Is he athletic enough? Ugly shooting percentage this year.
Stacy (Dallas)
Is Tyler Hansborough ever gonna enter the draft? I feel like that guy has been in college forever.
Chad Ford (1:54 PM)
He's delaying the inevitable. He's THE MAN in college. He'll be waiving towels in the NBA. Would you really want college to end if you were him? The NBA will get him paid, but his glory days as a basketball player are now. It will never get as good for him as it is now. Ask Adam Morrison.
Matt (Tempe)
I get an opportunity to watch James Harden frequently and he reminds me of another somewhat under the radar Pac10 player...Brandon Roy anybody?
Chad Ford (1:55 PM)
I see some similarities, but Roy is a better athlete. The concerns about Harden mostly surround his athleticism
Ariel (Albany, NY)
Being the Brandon Jennings is playing overseas, no one talks about him. What are the chances he falls out of the lottery and then becomes a "steal"?
Chad Ford (1:56 PM)
I don't think he falls out of the lottery. This draft is weak enough that someone will take a chance on him. He's got too much talent to pass 14 times. He'll go somewhere between 7 and 14
Disco (Chicago)
You have to love Jordan Hill even more after watching him battle an ankle injury in the WASH game.
Chad Ford (1:57 PM)
He's a good kid, a tough kid who's having a great year. He's No. 5 on our big board. I don't think he'll be a superstar, but he'll be in the league a long time.
Terry (NY)
Don't you think a guy like Terrence Williams would be a perfect fit on the Knicks? This year's version of Russell Westbrook, who they wanted last year?
Chad Ford (1:58 PM)
No ... Mike D'Antoni likes players who can shoot the basketball.
Rocko (New York)
Who ends up being the better player out of these 3: Gerald Henderson, Evan Turner, or Terrance Williams?
Chad Ford (1:58 PM)
I'd say Turner, then Henderson then Williams. Ironically, Williams has the most tools, but he's very inconsistent putting them together.
Jon (Mad-town)
If you got a do-over in the 2008 NBA draft what would the top 10 look like?
Chad Ford (2:01 PM)
Here was my Top 10 on draft night ... 1. Derrick Rose 2. Michael Beasley 3. O.J. Mayo 4. Russell Westbrook 5. Danilo Gallinari 6. Kevin Love 7. Eric Gordon 8. Brook Lopez 9. D.J.Augustin 10. Anthony Randolph I doubt I'd do much shifting other then to drop Gallinari down to No. 10 and move Lopez to No. 5 ... I still think Beasley will be a player.
Chad Ford (2:01 PM)
Thanks for coming everyone. We'll do this again next week. Mahalo.
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- If there is a will, file it with the local probate court.
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Undetected changes in visible stimuli influence subsequent decisions
Document Type:Article
Article Type:Experimental
Topics:Unconscious States Processing
Keywords:change blindness, change detection, implicit change detection, consciousness, awareness, visual memory, confidence judgements
Deposited by:Dr Axel Cleeremans
Date of Issue:2006
Journal/Publication Title:Consciousness and Cognition
Volume:in press
Abstract:Change blindness—our inability to detect changes in a stimulus—occurs even when the change takes place gradually, without any disruption (Simons et al., 2000). Such gradual changes are more difficult to detect than changes that involve a disruption. Using this method, David et al. (in press) recently showed substantial blindness to changes that involve facial expressions of emotion. In this experiment, we show that people who failed to detect any change in the displays were (1) nevertheless influenced by the changing information in subsequent recognition decisions about which facial expression they had seen, and (2) that their confidence in their decisions was lower after exposure to changing vs. static displays. The findings therefore support the notion that undetected changes that occur in highly salient stimuli may be causally efficacious and influence subsequent behaviour. Implications concerning the nature of the representations associated with undetected changes are discussed.


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Microsoft Exchange 2010 brought with it a variety of impressive changes. Some of the new features are not immediately obvious; for the most part, the Exchange management interfaces, the Exchange Management Console (EMC GUI interface), and the Exchange Management Shell (EMS PowerShell interface) look the same. But there are monumental changes to the storage architecture, to the high-availability features, and to unified messaging.
Further upgrades will come in Service Pack 1, due out later this year. For example, consider three new Exchange 2010 features that are being improved in SP1.
[ Also on InfoWorld: See our cool slideshow of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 highlights. | Read J. Peter Bruzzese's "Now's the time to get serious about Exchange 2010." ]
Personal archiving
The personal archiving feature was inspired by the fact that mailbox size restrictions leave many users storing data locally in .pst files rather than in their mailboxes. That's problematic -- the data isn't backed up and is left undiscoverable (or discoverable at great cost when you have to search for it through .pst files). Exchange 2010's new personal archive feature provides users with an alternate storage location for historical messaging data, eliminating the need for .pst files. At the same time, the archive folder is associated with the user's mailbox and is handled by Exchange -- it's no longer spread across users' PCs.
SP1 takes this further by providing the flexibility, if desired, to place the mailbox in one database and the archive in another. The Exchange development team received feedback indicating that archive data, being accessed less frequently, may not need to be on the same disks and in the same database as the mailbox data.
With SP1, you can provision the mailbox and archive separately. You can even use different high-availability features and have different backup strategies for each. This is a sensible enhancement to an already practical feature in Exchange 2010.
Note that the personal archive feature is currently limited to Outlook 2010 and Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2010 users. However, an update to Outlook 2007, timed with Exchange Server 2010 SP1, will enable Outlook 2007 users the ability to access email in the personal archive as well.
E-discovery and search
You might have missed the discovery capability when going through Exchange 2010's new features because it has an odd name: It's called "multimailbox search" and does not use some form of the term "e-discovery." The multimailbox search goes beyond the standard Exchange search (although it too leverages the content indexes) to provide a deeper level of discovery. Even though I like the feature for smaller businesses, I still encourage larger companies to look into e-discovery products that do more of the heavy lifting, such as NearPoint for Exchange, SonaVault, Quest Archive Manager, and GFI MailArchiver.
Also, the multimailbox search feature is found in the new Exchange Control Panel (ECP) and, if you're an Exchange admin, via the Exchange Management Shell. That placement essentially hides multimailbox search from the people who typically need to perform these kinds of searches: records managers, legal or compliance officers, and HR pros -- not Exchange admins. The people doing actual e-discovery work are highly unlikely to know ECP even exists.


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Past Reviews
Regional Reviews: Seattle
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Also see David's recent review of Nickel and Dimed
The waning days of Lady Day, tormented jazz singer Billie Holiday, is the subject of Lanie Robertson's play with music, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. Though far heftier fare than might be expected by audiences who attend the more jovial sort of cabaret theatre usually on the bill of fare at the Cabaret at Seattle's Crepe de Paris, those who go along on the ride as soulful actress/singer Charlie Parker (right) channels Holiday will be glad they did.
Holiday's signature songs (including "God Bless The Child", "Strange Fruit" and "What A Little Moonlight Can Do") are all included, but what begins as a fairly lighthearted return by Billie to one of her old haunts, quickly segues into Billie herself being haunted by memories of her past triumphs and tragedies. She begins to mistake her pianist Jimmy Powers for her ex-husband (who hooked the star on drugs) and goes offstage at one point for a fix. Billie makes it through, barely, but it is clear to see that this performance at Emerson's was probably one of the last before her untimely demise, in 1959 at age 44.
David Bennett's sensitive and focused direction helps actress Parker give the most complex and successfully realized performance I have seen from her in numerous Seattle appearances. The actress, well accompanied by gifted veteran pianist Paul Richardson as Jimmy Powers, certainly has a voice stronger than Holiday possibly ever did, and certainly better than she would have sounded in the nadir of her performing life. But Parker shows us Holiday giving a roller-coaster ride of a performance, and is more than a little touching at many points. Musical director Jeff Caldwell undoubtedly aided Parker in finding the nuances and stylistic traits of Holiday, while not taking away from her own considerable talent.
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill ends on an emotional low note for Billie Holiday, but the production by TMCWorks never hits a clinker, and between Holiday fans and Parker's own devotees, could well be a sleeper hit of the current Seattle theatre season.
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill plays through August 31 at the Crepe de Paris, 1333 5th Avenue in Rainer Square, downtown Seattle. Performances For reservations, dinner and show, or show only, call (206) 623-4111.- David-Edward Hughes


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TEL AVIV (Aug. 26)
A Jewish Agency official reported today that 1.7 million Jewish children of school age in the free world are receiving some sort of Jewish education but over a million others get none. Chaim Finkelstein, head of the Agency's department of education and culture in the diaspora, said there was a serious shortage of qualified teachers even for the 40 percent of the youngsters who do get a Jewish education.
Mr. Finkelstein said his department supervises 650 schools in 27 countries as well as 700 Hebrew classes for adults. There are about 250 Israeli teachers and principals in Jewish schools abroad but 2,000 are needed, he said. He praised the success of the Chaim Greenberg Teachers Institute in Jerusalem which trains diaspora teachers who return to their home communities. He said most Jewish teachers in Latin America are graduates of the Institute.


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Judy Wicks
May 29, 2009
In Philadelphia, the White Dog Cafe is more than a restaurant, it's literally an institution centered not only on food but on a philosophy of food. It's housed in a whimsical space decorated with plenty of drawings and paintings of ... what else?... dogs. Since she founded the White Dog Cafe 26 years ago, Wicks has been at the forefront of the movement to use local foods to support a sustainable business model. It all started to come together in her mind, Wicks says after spending some time in a remote Alaskan village.
Life is interconnected. We are all spiritually and environmentally connected to each other, to other species, and to all of life on planet Earth. "Man did not weave the web of life," Chief Seattle wisely said. "He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
As a young adult, I lived a year in a remote Alaskan Eskimo village where the worldview was one of interconnection. Life among the Eskimos was based on cooperation and sharing, rather than competition and accumulation. Witnessing this remarkable culture inspired me to envision a new economy in my own society - one based not on domination of nature and others, but on partnership, not on exploitation, but on caring relationships.
Today, I see life on Earth threatened by an economic system driven by greed and indifference. We are destroying the web of life - using up more natural resources than can be restored and poisoning our soil, water and air. As a businesswoman and restaurateur, my own transformation toward building a new economy came with the realization that to protect the world I cared about, I had to shift toward the mentality of cooperation and sharing I had experienced in the Eskimo village.
This change began when I learned about the unspeakable cruelty in the factory farming of pigs, as well as the danger to the natural environment and public health brought on by keeping large numbers of animals in close confinement. So my restaurant began to purchase from farmers who raised pigs naturally out on pasture with fresh air and sunshine. Eventually, all our meat and poultry, and much of the fruits and vegetables in season, came from local family farms that use humane and sustainable agricultural practices.
At first, I viewed buying from local farms as our market niche, a way to stand out among competitors. But I soon came to realize that having good practices in my own company was not enough. I needed to share my knowledge, as well as profits, to help other businesses buy locally. By working together, we can build a whole economy based on these values to produce our basic needs locally. After all, there is no such thing as one sustainable business or household. We can only be part of a sustainable system, one we must build together.
Looking back on it, Eskimos were the happiest people I have ever met. I believe their happiness came from an understanding of their place in the web of life - of belonging to the world - and taking great delight in simply being alive on this beautiful planet. Self-worth was not connected to material wealth. Security and happiness came not from money and possessions, but from community.
Today, I'm spreading the word about the importance of building sustainable local economies. When we buy and invest locally in businesses that share our values, we can build an economy that reflects life's interconnection. By reconnecting to place, with each other and with other species, I believe we can find greater happiness and experience the collective joy of working toward a shared vision for a healthy planet and vibrant community life.