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Since Heroic Media, a pro-life organization that uses multimedia to present life-affirming resources to pregnant women, began its Ohio Life Collaboration Campaign in 2010, abortion rates throughout the state have dropped to historic lows.
In 2011, the number of abortions fell an unprecedented amount of 12 percent, bringing Ohio abortion rates to the lowest level since 1976. Despite a slight increase in the number of abortions in 2012, the overall number of terminations was the second-lowest in the state since 1976. According to the 2012 Induced Abortions Report, prepared by the Ohio Department of Health, the abortion ratio decreased to 174 abortions per 1,000 live births, down from 181 in 2011.
Additionally, in areas of the state where Heroic Media concentrated its advertising efforts, rates dropped to 15 percent lower than the 2010 levels.
"We are encouraged by the success we are seeing in Ohio, because it shows how often women will choose life-affirming alternatives over abortion when they are presented with all of their options," says Marissa Cope, director of marketing, communications and research at Heroic Media. "The decrease in abortion ratio represents pregnant women choosing life for their unborn children."
Through the Ohio Life Collaboration Campaign, Heroic Media has partnered with several pro-life organizations, including Option Line, Heartbeat International, Right to Life of Northeast Ohio, ICU Mobile as well as numerous churches and pregnancy centers. The campaign's goal is to connect women facing unplanned pregnancy with life-affirming resources. By collaborating to achieve this common goal, each organization is able to concentrate its efforts on what it does best along the "connecting" chain.
The campaign, which currently features Internet, television and outdoor advertising statewide, has generated over 90,000 connections with life-affirming resources since late 2010. Currently, Heroic Media is running a six-week television campaign, including 195 commercials on BET and MTV. The campaign, which began on March 18, generated over 50 responses in just its first few weeks.
"Many women choose abortion because they don't know all their options," Cope says. "Our goal is to give a woman all the information she needs to make an informed decision. While we are pleased with the latest reports, we also realize there are still lives at stake in Ohio. Recently, a 22-year-old woman lost her life at an Ohio abortion clinic. This tragedy underscores how important it is for us to continue offering life-affirming help in Ohio."
According to the latest report, abortions among African-American women have increased nearly 5 percent, and abortions in women 25 years and older are also on the rise.
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Joseph Callahan, who reportedly said that he made a bomb intended to Richards, is charged with illegal possession of explosives, reckless endangerment and manufacture of bombs.
A man who lives 10 miles away from Keith Richards' home in Connecticut has been arrested. The man, 69-year-old Joseph Callahan, reportedly told the police that he made a bomb for the guitarist of The Rolling Stones.
According to CT Post, Callahan called the police on October 1, saying that someone broke into his house. Police officers who responded to the report searched the house and found 142 guns, 112 explosive devices as well as 100 pounds of ammonium nitrate.
"That's the chemical used in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing," Callahan reportedly explained. According to the police, Callahan also said that playing with explosives was his hobby and he was making a bomb to give it to the legendary guitarist.
The retired alchemist was taken into custody and placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold. On Monday, he was charged with with 112 counts of illegal possession of explosives, six counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and one count of the manufacture of bombs. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, October 16.
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First, not sure where you get that Plekanec is "likely out" for any period of time, he was checked out at the hospital and nothing found. If he was to miss 2 weeks, he'd miss NO NHL games.
Second, we can't sign Kostitsyn, he has a KHL contract for this year...not just a lock out contract but a regular one. He signed KHL before the lock out.
Third, Galchenyuk can't paly in the minors as he is 18, so it's OHL or NHL. I hope he stays OHL but he can play nHL and contribute right now, I just think it would be best for his development to finish the year oHL and make the jump at 19.
Fourth, I don't see how the Bourque trade looks bad, cammy has a huge contract and the cap is dropping, even with a late resurgence in Calgary he isn't worth anywhere near a 6 mil cap hit in the new CBA. With any kind of bounce back bourque will be worth his cap hit. PLUS we got a good prospect and a 2nd rounder. Great deal for us.
You have better news than I have, glad to hear Plekanec is OK.
Too late now then. I think they should have made him an offer. I thought AK was generally good, just didn't avoid hits well. I suspect he played half his career concussed. He got seriously hammered every game or two. Every time he'd get a streak going he'd get creamed and slow down for a few games.
Bad choice of words on my part. 9 games max unless it looks like they have a chance to do some damage in the playoffs.
Geoffrion may be out for good following his hit. I really hope Bourque will bounce back but I don't expect it until he gets to the last year of his contract. No more long term deals for him. Cammeleri had one bad year in what was a crappy year for the team. I hope the deal looks better a couple of years from now but I'm not counting on it.
If Plekanec and Markov are healthy and productive it could be a good year for the team. If not the draft is pretty deep and any top ten pick is likely to be good. If Plekanec is out the habs may have a chance at Seth Jones. Definitely better to play the season than pick a ball for draft placement.
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Staff have been giving students the award for excellence in their effort in lessons, exceptional homework and showing a passion and flair for language learning.
Head of Languages Andrew Pearce said: "These awards have gone down extremely well and further increased motivation in the subjects.
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President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the family of former co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Sicelo Shiceka, 45, who died after a long illness in hospital in the Eastern Cape yesterday.
Former comrades and opposition parties added their voices.
"On behalf of the government and the people of South Africa, we wish to convey our heartfelt condolences to (his) family, relatives and friends. May they be strengthened in this moment of challenge," Zuma said.
"We will especially miss his energy, as he was a remarkable hard worker, and his impact was greatly felt in the local government turnaround strategy as well as his contribution to the Struggle from the early 1980s," Zuma said.
The ANC confirmed early yesterday that Shiceka had died in Mthatha General Hospital, where he had been admitted as a result of the illness that led to his taking extended leave from work as a minister from February last year.
ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu said: "The ANC would like to convey to the family and friends our condolences. We want to assure them that their loss is our loss. May his soul rest in peace."
He said the ANC was in contact with Shiceka's family and that funeral arrangements would be announced later.
Shiceka was relieved of his cabinet post in October last year after an investigation by the public protector found that he had abused public funds.
Cosatu said Shiceka "committed a grave error" while serving as a minister that led to the labour federation demanding he be sacked.
However, that error did not take away his contribution to the struggle, said Cosatu spokesman Patrick Craven.
"He was one of many who understood that workers do not sleep in factories, and worked tirelessly to make them appreciate that before they are workers, they are members of their communities.
Craven said Cosatu was saddened by Shiceka's "untimely passing" and also sent condolences to his family, friends and comrades in the liberation movement.
The office of Mathole Motshekga, the ANC chief whip in Parliament, said it was deeply shocked at Shiceka's passing.
"Death has robbed us of a comrade, a tried and tested cadre, a long-standing activist and an experienced public representative," said spokesman Moloto Mothapo.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the Shiceka family, his friends and comrades," he said.
The SACP said it had received the news with "shock and sadness".
"Death has once more robbed the revolutionary forces and our country of a committed and dedicated servant."
Shiceka had served the movement "with passion, dedication and commitment not easily surpassed. He brought enthusiasm to his various deployments and was a joy to work with," Mothapo said.
The DA's national spokesman, Mmusi Maimane, said: "On behalf of the DA, I would like to convey our sincere condolences to the Shiceka family, and to the larger body of his friends and colleagues, who will miss him dearly. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in this time.
"While we differed with him from time to time, we never underestimated the extent to which he loved South Africa and its people," Maimane added.
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MTV to cut workforce
US music giant MTV Networks is to shed up to a reported 9% of its workforce as the company tries to come to terms with a changing economic climate.
MTV Networks, which owns cable stations MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon, has confirmed job losses are imminent.
Parent company Viacom has also announced losses of $190m (�130m).
Viacom spokeswoman Jeanine Smartt said she did not know the exact number of MTV employees facing the axe.
A memo leaked to Reuters news agency revealed MTV Networks was undergoing a radical shake-up of operations to steer it through difficult trading conditions.
Part of the restructuring would see its online operations being absorbed into its main business and moving out of its dedicated Manhattan offices, according to the memo.
There is also expected to be considerable restructuring at Nickelodeon and VH1.
MTV Network chief executive Tom Freston also spoke of consolidating its once separate MTV and Nickelodeon Latin American organisations.
Viacom's drop in profits is being blamed on a slump in radio and television advertising in the wake of the events of 11 September.
As the events unfolded its news channel CBS scrapped all its scheduled advertising for four days as it ran a rolling news programme.
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We received a juicy piece of information. It confirms that the i907 with codename Mirage is what the rumors call the BlackJack III, the AT&T version of the i780. As the BlackJack II, it is a slim candybar with QWERTY, but has a square 2.55" 320x320 touch-sensitive display, optical mouse and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. It is said to feature a 624MHz processor, to be a quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA global phone with Wi-Fi. A 2MP camera will be included in the package which has dimensions of 4.6" x 2.4" x 0.5" and weighs 4.4oz. Verizon Wireless will also get a version of the device, called the SCH-i770. It will be similar in features and design but will be a CDMA/GSM hybrid.
Samsung SGH-A867. Although the sketch of the back resembles the form of the OMNIA, we guess it is not the AT&T version of the phone, since Wi-Fi support is not mentioned.
A few days ago, a spy picture at Radio Shack showed another new Samsung for AT&T. We guessed it is the i627, as it has similar design to the European i620. However, the information we received claimed that this is the SGH-A767 Sangria, said to launch in late October. It was also approved by the FCC, showing that it features Bluetooth and 3G. The sketch of the back also belongs to a different phone, but we guess it is once again used just for illustration purposes.
The last new information is that Verizon Wireless will get its OMNIA for the Holidays. We're not sure if it will be the i910 though.
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1. doitall76 (unregistered)
Verizon gets the Omnia for the Holidays??? That would be a great Christmas gift.
2. (unregistered)
but the vzw one wont have wifi
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but the vzw one wont have wifi That's so not true...VZW does not cripple wifi. Get your facts straight before posting erroneous statements.
5. (unregistered)
He's right. The VZW Omnia does have wifi. The Holidays...I can hardly wait.
11. chocolateman85006 (unregistered)
Exactly. Verizon neuters other things.
3. jrcrow (unregistered)
great xmas gift..vzw..stop crippling phones!..att...keep em coming!
6. (unregistered)
is this info accurate? i find it hard to believe that samsung would put the blackjack III in the i900 class....doesnt make much sense
7. (unregistered)
Why do you say the A867 isn't for AT&T, the xxx7 designation is only applied to AT&T phones, so it's coming.
8. Armo (unregistered)
this is bullsh*t! (as in no fair) a touchscreen candybar qwerty phone, an omnia AND a slider with a qwerty for at&t! thats crap! why cant tmobile get stuff like this!?? tmobile and samsung r cool. all tmobile's getting from samsung (according to rumors) is a touchscreen DUMBphone! i thought samsung liked tmobile! at&t got WORSE coverage then tmobile in the jd power tests so idk why everyone likes them so much. as for verizon getting the omnia in december, i highly doubt. the storm is coming out in november so they wouldnt take its "thunder" away by releasing a competitive phone like a month later.
12. haley72 (Posts: 7; Member since: 16 Dec 2008)
tmobile has better coverage than att? tmobile roams off att. i highly dought that tmobile has better coverge over all. Now if you said "in my area", thats ok. Cause its true. att doesnt work every where. But to generalize it and say they have "better coverage" is an obscure overstatement. Get your facts straight before you type!
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Possibility that AT&T gimped the A867 with no WiFi.
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They took the WiFi out of the i600 and released it as the Blackjack. One thing that did get me was that it has the Axx7 designation, when usually an "i" is used for Smartphones.


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WATCH : Why we have traffic congestion : A simulation of the flows of private vs other transport modes | FUTURE CAPE TOWN
Cities continue to be planned around and for cars? Why? The ability to accelerate, as well as the flexible use of cars, clearly make cars appear superior over all other means of mobility-but are they?
R4.1 billion Khayelitsha-Wynberg MyCiTi trunk route to be launched by 2020
Two trunk routes share an 8 km segment, providing several transfer opportunities; from Khayelitsha to Wynberg and Mitchell's Plain to Claremont.
10 reasons Cape Town's new city "Wescape" would be a disaster | FUTURE CAPE TOWN
Professor Vanessa Watson of the UCT City and Regional Planning programme shares 10 reasons why the Wescape development would be a complete disaster for Cape Town.
FUTURE LAGOS | Towards adaptive traffic management solutions for Lagos
"Lagos could do with an adaptive traffic control system, as its traffic wardens and signal infrastructure are over-burdened by congestion and rush-hour travel."
Rush hour traffic on Ikorodu Road, Lagos
Road traffic management is an important point of discussion in many cities around the world. We investigate global developments in congestion reduction and makes suggestions on how some […]
Rethinking the future of public space at South Africa's largest transport node : A new public for Park Station| FUTURE JOBURG
Julie-Ann Tyler, a recent masters student in Architecture, based her thesis on creating "The New Public" in which she investigates ways of re-appropriating Park Station public space and new programming that can exist in this specific context.
New MyCiti bus routes
Route 261 Deviations
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Please note that the new 261 Omuramba – Salt River – Adderley route will be deviated away from the Joe Slovo area due to the recent unrest in the area when the service started on Saturday, 02 April 2016 until further notice. It will follow along Racecourse and Koeberg Roads […]
New Cape Town transit plan unveiled
The city council's mayoral committee has adopted a new, long-term spatial and transport plan aimed at making the city more compact, denser and concentrated around efficient and affordable public transport.
Voortrekker Road corridor, Athlone Power station and Conradie Hospital receive national investment priority
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Voortrekker Road corridor, Athlone Power station and Conradie Hospital receive national investment priority
Cities are already taking steps to encourage higher land use density and inner city redevelopment, under the authority of the new Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act. This will unlock significant further private sector development potential across […]
Cape Town plans to introduce electric buses
The City of Cape Town says it will next month advertise a multimillion-rand tender for the procurement of a fleet of 12m-long electric buses, in line with its commitment to lowering carbon emissions. The city is also considering electric double-decker buses for longer distance trips. The tender, worth R50m over two years, specifies that the electric buses […]
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Morning After Pill
February 8, 2012 by staff
Morning After Pill, Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania is the center of the controversy these days for offering students the "morning-after" pill at vending machines.
Students can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be.
The student health center at Shippensburg, a secluded public institution of 8,300 students tucked between mountain ridges in the Cumberland Valley, provides the Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive in the vending machine along with condoms, decongestants and pregnancy tests.
"I think it's great that the school is giving us this option," junior Chelsea Wehking said Tuesday. "I've heard some kids say they'd be too embarrassed" to go into town – Shippensburg, permanent population about 6,000 – and buy Plan B.
Federal law makes the pill available without a prescription to anyone 17 or older, and the school checked records and found that all current students are that age or older, a spokesman said. It doesn't appear that any other vending machine in the U.S. dispenses the contraceptive, which can prevent pregnancy if taken soon after sexual intercourse.
The machine has been in place for about two years, and its existence wasn't widely known until recently. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is contacting state officials and the university to gather facts, agency spokeswoman Stephanie Yao said Tuesday.
The FDA's sudden interest took place amid a furor over religious rights and access to birth control. An official resigned from the nation's largest breast cancer charity Tuesday over Planned Parenthood funding, and Republican presidential candidates attacked the Obama administration for a recent ruling requiring church-affiliated employers to provide birth control.
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Indonesian election candidates promise religious tolerance
Two campaigns offer different ideas on promoting freedom
Kastorius Sinaga, left, spokesman for Prabowo Subianto, and Siti Musdah Mulia, center, spokeswoman for Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, listen to presenter Fessy Alwi during a public forum.
June 19, 2014
The two candidates in Indonesia's presidential election will take serious steps to promote religious tolerance in the predominantly Muslim country if they are elected on July 9, their campaign teams say.
Prabowo Subianto and Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo began their campaigns in early June.
Representatives for both candidates participated in a public forum held Wednesday in Jakarta. The forum was sponsored by the Journalist Association for Diversity.
While Prabowo's team pledged to increase education and social welfare as ways to deal with religious conflict, Joko's campaign team said their candidate will eliminate laws that discriminate against minority religions.
Siti Musdah Mulia, a member of Joko's campaign team, said the first step the candidate will take is to eliminate a regulation on the construction of houses of worship.
"It gives minorities difficulty [in obtaining permits to build their places of worship]," she said.
The decree states that a minority religious community must have at least 90 congregation members and the approval of at least 60 people from other religious communities in order to build a house of worship.
"[The regulation] discriminates against minorities," she said. "The regulation is also contradictory to our constitution, which guarantees the freedom of worship."
Mulia, a professor at Jakarta's Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, claimed that the regulation was a source of conflict for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
"It's the tyranny of the majority against minorities. That's why we will eliminate it," she said.
She said Joko's platform also calls for the removal of religious identity on the national identity card in order to prevent discrimination.
The Indonesian government acknowledges six religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Protestantism.
Indonesian law requires its citizens to hold a national identity card identifying the holder as a member of one of the six recognized religions. Those who ascribe to no religion or wish to leave the column blank face discrimination and harassment, including refusal of employment.
Kastorius Sinaga, a spokesman for Prabowo, said that the former general will uphold the national motto, Unity in Diversity, to promote religious tolerance.
Prabowo plans to review all religious based-conflicts to have occurred in the country, he said.
"Such conflict happens because of other factors like social and political situations. But religions are then involved so as to make the conflict big. In fact, poverty and lack of education are the triggers," he said.
According to the Jakarta-based human rights monitoring group Setara Institute, violations of freedom of religion or belief have increased steadily, from a documented 200 incidents in 2009 to 264 in 2012.
Sinaga said Prabowo "will firstly improve people's education and welfare … if these can be dealt with, then conflicts will be gone".
Firdaus Mubarik, a spokesman for the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation, called on the candidates to keep their campaign promises if they win.
"Don't just promise. Today's president also promised many things during his campaign, but many are not fulfilled yet. So now the candidates' challenge is to make their promises real if they are elected," he told ucanews.com.
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Okay, Pacers. One half of basketball to determine your legitimacy.
Let's go.
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Let's go.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Pacergeek, I agree and disagree. Paul needs to become a more confident shooter. He passed up shot after shot during game one. Frankly, he should have taken a great deal of blame for the loss. If you are the open man, and if your name is not Lou, you shoot the ball.
On the flip side, our ball distribution is so poor it is horrid. In addition, it seems as though when we distribute the ball we don't play defense. I don't understand.
Why can't our guys get as fired up as Big Baby?
If we keep Hill and get a point guard, our SG spot becomes are strongest spot.
Roy has to get physical and stop chasing the ball.
The only way we win is if we get hot. Dang it Paul - SHOOT!
Roy with 2 massive points in the entire first half.Absurd and embarrassing Roy.
We got this.
Let's make the big baby cry.
Quinn, is anyone ready to shoot?
How was that a foul?
We're appalling behind the arc tonight.
Danny has to make that shot.
Roy will spend the summer visiting a sports psychologist.
Not gonna survive if Davis is going to get foul calls now.
Danny has to drive or post-up or something. The 3 pointer isn't working right now.
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire
"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider
Danny has been putrid
I'm ready for some inferno, I think he could bring some intensity.
Good news, everyone: No adjustments made at the half!
Pacer's body language just isn't right. They seem scared.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Kick fatty in the jewels. Let's intimidate him
I regret the time I called Danny a "superstar"
George Hill robbing kids of backpacks....
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
"But, first, let us now praise famous moments, because something happened Tuesday night in Indianapolis that you can watch a lifetimes worth of professional basketball and never see again. There was a brief, and very decisive, and altogether unprecedented, outburst of genuine officiating, and it was directed at the best player in the world, and that, my dear young person, simply is not done."
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An apparent suicide bomber blew up a bus in northern Israel during rush hour yesterday, killing at least 10 people, wounding dozens and scattering charred remains across the highway, officials said.
About three hours later, a Palestinian attacker opened fire just outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, sparking a gun battle with police that left three people dead, including an Israeli security guard, an Arab bystander and the gunman.
An Israeli security guard was fatally shot after being pulled out of a truck belonging to a communications company, and an Arab bystander was killed in the crossfire, said Israeli government spokesman Danny Seaman. Several people were also hurt.
In northern Israel, the bus was packed with people on their way to work and a number of soldiers returning to their base at the beginning of the work week in Israel. It exploded at the Meron Junction between the towns of Acre and Tsfat, about 60km north-west of the West Bank.
The militant group Hamas claimed responsibility in a statement received in Lebanon by Hezbollah's television station, Al-Manar.
Hamas said a suicide bomber had detonated the bomb in the second retaliatory attack for the death of Hamas' military leader, Salah Shehadeh, killed along with 14 other people in an Israeli bombing of Gaza last month.
The blast came four days after a bomb exploded in the cafeteria at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, killing seven people, including five Americans. Hamas claimed responsibility for that bombing as well.
The attacks in recent days prompted Israel to raid the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday in a hunt for militants. Israeli troops remained in the city today.
A senior police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 10 people were confirmed dead in today's blast, including a number of soldiers.
Thirty-seven people were injured, two critically, said David Peretz, head of the emergency ambulance service Magen David Adom in northern Israel.
"I picked up four dead myself," Haim Ben-Shimon, a civilian who was nearby at the time of the blast, told Army Radio.
"The bus is simply crushed. It looks as if the explosion happened in the centre of the bus."
The bus's windows were completely blown out and part of its roof and side were splayed open by the force of the blast, with debris scattered all around the area. Soldiers in flak vests and medical crews swarmed the scene as ambulances took away the injured.
Television footage from nearby hospitals showed several of the injured wearing green army uniforms.
"A soldier came out with his face and uniform covered with blood, and two Arabs from the nearby restaurant gave him first aid," said witness Pinhas Cohen.
The northern police chief, Yaakov Borovsky, said there was a "high probability" that a suicide bomber carried out the attack.
Ron Ratner, a spokesman for the Egged bus company, said the passengers on bus No 361 from the coastal town of Haifa to Tsfat were regulars this morning, many of them soldiers headed to bases in the north.
He said security in Haifa is tight, but that a bomber could have boarded at one of the bus stops on the way.
An Israeli official blamed the Palestinian Authority, led by Yasser Arafat, for the attack saying it showed it "feeds on terror".
"This Palestinian terror must be uprooted and Israel will not relent in its pursuit of, and war against, Palestinian terror," said David Baker, an official in the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
In the Jerusalem shooting, the Palestinian gunmen used a pistol to fire at close range on a truck belonging to Israel's main phone company, Bezeq. A security guard was killed and the driver was injured, police said.
Seconds later, Israeli police began firing, witnesses said. The gunman was killed by police, and an Arab bystander was hit and killed by crossfire, Israeli officials said. Six people were hurt in the shooting.
In the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, soldiers shot dead an armed Palestinian dressed in a wet suit who had apparently swum to an area near the Jewish settlements of Dugit and Alei Sinai, the army said.
Also today, the army pressed its new policy of demolishing homes of suicide bombers and other militants, blowing up nine houses in West Bank - four in the Jenin area, three in Nablus and two in Hebron.
The army said the houses all belonged to militants who carried out or orchestrated attacks against Israelis.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers kept up the siege on Nablus, searching shops and houses for militants Israel says are responsible for recent attacks.
The army entered the town's Old City early Friday, arresting dozens of Palestinians and destroying at least two houses it said were bomb factories.
Israeli officials said Nabus had replaced Jenin as the main hub of terrorist cells responsible for recent attacks on Israelis.
Israeli officials had said high-level talks between Sharon and Palestinian Cabinet ministers could be expected later this week, but it was unclear whether the meetings would go ahead as planned after today's attacks.
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres also planned to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo tomorrow, Peres adviser Yoram Dori said yesterday.
Meanwhile, the remains of US student Marla Bennett, 24, of San Diego, California, who was killed in the university bombing, were returned to the United States early today.
The remains of two other Americans were returned Friday, while an Israeli-American was buried in Jerusalem. The remains of an American-French citizen were to be sent to France tomorrow.
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THE stars of York's public sector have been nominated for Community Pride awards in recognition of their dedication to their work.
Nominations for the Public Sector Hero award, which is sponsored by City of York Council, have been made for the council's Communities and Equalities Team, as well as waste management officer David Dalton.
The Communities and Equalities team have been put forward by councillor and cabinet member Linsay Cunningham-Cross, who said every single member of the team goes "above and beyond" their day job on a regular basis.
Cllr Cunningham-Cross said: "Their 'drop anything and pitch in' attitude means that they are often the glue that holds events around the city together. You will often see them in the background, scurrying around to make sure everything is in place for a successful event."
Their hard work was evident in the success of the recent Tour de Tang Hall. Cllr Cunningham-Cross added: "They took what was a left-field idea from a local councillor and turned it into one of the most successful community events in the city this year.
"They are a fantastically committed team of community development workers and truly deserve this very special recognition."
Nominated alongside them is David Dalton, who took the award in last year's Community Pride awards. David works as a waste management officer in the city, and has been put forward once again in recognition of the "grand job" he does keeping the streets clean and tidy for both residents and visitors to enjoy.


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Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area
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This park offers opportunities for hiking and viewing the spectacular scenery of the Columbia River Gorge.
A plaque honoring Mr. Lausmann is at the foot of the park, where a trail leads the visitor up the steep faces of fir, alder and maple which define the Columbia River Gorge in this area. The views of the Gorge from this trail are spectacular.
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Pine budget proposal has lowest tax rate in the county
Pine Township's proposed $12 million 2013 budget features the lowest municipal real estate tax rate in Allegheny County.
Pine supervisors voted Nov. 5 to advertise the 2013 money plan for 20 days, as required by law, before they vote Dec. 3 on the budget.
"The real estate tax millage has remained at 1.2 mills since 2002, and Pine remains the lowest in municipal tax millage within Allegheny County," said Pine Township manager Cheryl Fischer, who prepared the proposed 2013 budget.
Residents who own a property valued at $228,950 — the median property value in Pine — will owe $274 in real estate taxes to Pine Township in 2013.
The proposed 2013 budget balances expenses expected to total $12,045,197 with the same sum in anticipated revenue.
"Revenues from taxes and special assessments are expected to be $7,494, 957," Fischer said. "This includes real estate tax, earned income tax, local services tax and gross receipts tax."
Pine's proposed 2013 budget sets aside $1.6 million for local road improvements, and approximately $1.4 million for the Northern Regional Police Department, plus $430,710 for the Wexford Volunteer Fire Department.
The 2013 money plan also sets aside $370,275 for 6,500 tons of salt for winter road maintenance, and $227,993 for the Northern Tier Regional Library.
Among anticipated capital expenses, the proposed budget allocates $1.25 million for new traffic signals and turning lanes at Route 910 and Pearce Mill Road, plus $335,280 for pedestrian improvements along Route 910 near North Chapel Drive and South Chapel Drive.
The budget also sets aside $153,300 for a new truck in Pine's fleet of snow removal equipment.
Pine also expects to contribute $428,000 to PennDOT for the cost of constructing sidewalks and installing traffic signal poles along the Wexford Flats portion of Route 19, plus $318,943 for the purchase of trees slated for planting along Route 19.
In approving the proposed 2013 budget, Pine supervisors also gave Fischer the green light to adjust the money plan to accommodate a recently announced 30 percent increase in the cost of health insurance for the township's 23 full time employees.
"I'm trying to negotiate to get it lowered," Fischer said. "The board (of supervisors) has not suggested an increase in employee contributions."
Deborah Deasy is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-772-6369 or email@example.com.


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Being the adventures of a girl, her cats, and her dog in poetry, printing, and bibliophilia.
27 June 2011
A table fit for a printer
My friend Emma helped me turn one of these into a snazzy, shadow box-style coffee table. We went hardware shopping at Lowe's for some prefab table legs, wood stain, heavy-duty top plates (to brace the legs on the bottom of the job case), a sheet of plexiglass, and bumpers. I also borrowed a power drill and the accompanying bits from my stepfather.
First, I stained the table legs to get them close to the color of the job case. I let them dry completely overnight.
Second, with Emma's assistance, I drilled holes into the bottom of the job case so we could screw the top plates into place. This was probably the most involved part of the process. (Note the gorgeous ring I recently bought for myself from Compass Rose Design--it's made with an antique typewriter key!)
Third, we screwed the top plates into the job case.
Then, we screwed the table legs into the top plates.
And we have a table!
Now just for the finishing touches. We add bumpers to the corners and edges of the plexiglass sheet to keep it from sliding around too much (a necessary precaution when one has a large maniac dog and two nosy cats). Finally, we fill the slots with bits and bobs, then slide the glass into place.
And to think I used to hate when my dad would drag me and my brother to Lowe's for, what felt like, hours. Oh how things change when we grow up. I also like pickles, mustard, and onions now (and sometimes all at once).
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this is trendsetting! I totally want one ;) Looks great!ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Kim! Although I must give credit to Emma and Olivia as the true trendsetters. They made one first and I just loved the idea. So glad I have my own now!ReplyDelete
So I was just ego-Googling my Etsy shop name to see what might be out there, and I came across your blog because you mentioned my bookworm treasury. I'm so glad I did, because my husband and I just happened to find an antique letterpress tray and bought it with the intention of turning it into a jewelry display case for me...but I already emailed him a link to your blog so we can discuss the possibility of an amazing coffee table! So thanks! :)ReplyDelete
That's great, other Lindsay! I'm glad to have helped in some small way. Good luck with your project :)ReplyDelete


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Start Your Week With a Laugh – Postman Owns Child [VIDEO]
This was definitely the hardest I laughed all weekend!
This video has been picking up a TON of views over the weekend. Here's a kid that's playing by the door. For some reason his mom is filming him, so of course hilarity ensues.
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Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 19
The new cultural attaché at the Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan, Ebrahim Ebrahimi has taken office, Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mohsen Pak Ayeen told journalists on Feb. 19.
He said the new cultural attaché will hold office for three years.
The ambassador said that Ebrahimi is an experienced person in the cultural area.
"Ebrahimi is from Tabriz and worked as a coordinator at the Iranian parliament. I believe that his activity here will be successful," the ambassador said.
The diplomat speaking about Azerbaijani Culture Days to be held in Iran in May said he welcomes this initiative.
"We hope that Azerbaijani culture and art figures as well as people working in the cinema, theatre and artistry areas will participate during the cultural days and contribute to further development of our cultural relations," Pak Ayeen said.
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The Drones
I See Seaweed
While polemicists of the left and right continue to fire the occasional shot in the simmering Australian history wars, The Drones' sociological narrative remains devoid of ideological pretence, and rich in its portrayal of the inherent flaws of humanity. The Drones' latest record, I See Seaweed, is equal parts brooding and cataclysmic: How to See Through Fog is the Bad Seeds of Berlin via country Victoria; the blood and guts pub rock attack of A Moat You Can Stand In could have been found lying on the floor of the Bondi Lifesaver in 1979. Singer and lyricist Gareth Liddiard is the quintessential laconic storyteller, his allegorical observations enough to make a poet laureate give the game away in resignation. In The Grey Leader Liddiard takes rhetorical aim at the cheap and nasty contemporary political discourse; Why Write a Letter That You'll Never Send is a rambling stream of consciousness that indulges every cultural reference point in the songwriter's book. I See Seaweed confirms an irrefutable proposition: The Drones have nothing left to prove.
High Highs
Open Season
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HIGH Highs' two-man marriage sets the acoustic keenings of songwriter Jack Milas against the electronic palette of producer Oli Chang. Yet that billing fails to note the central element of the band's sound: echo. Chang may add washed-out synths and flickering electronics behind Milas' strummy serenades, but what he's mostly doing is piling on the reverb. On Open Season, their debut LP, every falsetto note sounds like it's bouncing around a cave, every lingering guitar line rises as if up from the bottom of a well. It's dream pop, with the emphasis on dreaminess. The duo - Sydney expats based in Brooklyn - covered Wild Nothing's Live in Dreams early in their career (their own ode to the subconscious, In a Dream, is delivered here), and they effectively take Jack Tatum's sound and strip it of its new-wave synths and jangling guitar, leaving instead a central ''space'' for their gentle sounds to echo through. All the dousing reverb makes things hazy, soft-edged and shimmering. The High Highs want their music not just to live in dreams, but to sound like them.
Black Stones
THE recent success of Australian soul music and a spread of associated home-grown acts (Saskwatch, Cactus Channel, Clairy Browne and the Bangin' Rackettes) hasn't included talented Adelaide soul-rock four-piece Lowrider. Perhaps it's because of the low-profile nature of Adelaide's music scene, or maybe because Lowrider's sound isn't of the vintage variety, but excellent efforts such as 2007's R&B-rooted album, Diamond among the Thieves, have been overlooked. The 14 tracks on the fourth album, Black Stones (recorded at Los Angeles' Red Bull Studios and produced by drummer Paul Bartlett), has the band further distancing itself from its previous R&B, soul, hip-hop and urban flavours and continuing to morph into a more straightforward rock and pop outfit. The soaring second single, Golden Sun has a Temper Trap-style, football stadium chorus, while the introspective title track finale is sweetly stunning. Mention must be made of singer Joe Braithwaite's lung-busting singing, but Black Stones lacks their previous colour and plays things too straight.
David Rex Quartet
Tour of Fate
REX is best-known for an extraordinary technical proficiency combined with a penchant for hard bop modulations and a bristling energy. Rex is young but steeped in jazz traditions. You can hear it on the first track of this album, Slap It, which works off a repeating figure with strong echoes of the Blue Note sound from the '50s. Here, he has brought in New York-based jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers, who has played with everyone from Wynton Marsalis and Roy Hargrove to Dianne Reeves, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. There are some evocative moments, particularly on their rendition of Thelonious Monk's Ask Me Now. Another one is their take on Jimmy van Heusen's Nancy with the Laughing Face. Deeply emotional, it creates a feel that takes you back to another era. As do some of the originals. You can hear it in the logic of tracks such as Flat White that could easily have come out of the old studios. The combination of the new and traditional is what makes this album worth catching.
Various artists
Son of Rogues Gallery
HAL Willner has a fantastic contacts list and he uses it to good effect in his role as executive producer of this second compilation of musically disruptive artists performing pirate ballads and sea songs. There are 36 tracks ranging from contributions by natural pirate-like personas such as Shane MacGowan, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, Dr John, Marianne Faithfull, Chuck E. Weiss, Tom Waits and Keith Richards through interesting choices such as Beth Orton, Ed Harcourt, Michael Stipe, Richard Thompson and Marc Almond, as well as lesser-known artists such as New Yorker Shilpa Ray, who almost steals the show with her version of Pirate Jenny, performed with Cave and Warren Ellis. Macy Gray's reggae-tinged Off to the Sea Once More is a gem, while Gavin Friday and Shannon McNally are foreboding on Tom's Gone to Hilo. The sub-genre consisting of pirate songs and sea shanties is misunderstood and under-appreciated, and this collection emphasises that there's more to this strain of folk music than rollicking tunes about rum and the high seas.
Rory Ellis
Twisted Willow
THE road is a crucible for working musicians who seek to live on the strength of their guitar strings and stories. They can break on the wheel or learn who they truly are in the nightly swirl of other people's lives. Rory Ellis has been clocking up the kilometres for more than a decade, a respected figure here and abroad, and has been burnished and made strong by the life he's chosen. Playing pubs and halls the world over, looking out at a different audience every night, the travelling man must be able to sling out a country tinged song like If the Drugs Don't Do It, easily shifting to the rocking Doggin', and the folk blues of The Woodstore. Ellis' songs are full of keen impressions and feelings, sung in a voice that is always true and expressive. The Road Is Not My Friend is a bittersweet ballad, nicely balanced by Right Hand Woman, about gaining strength from a loving partner. Apart from a little help from Dave Steel on dobro and mandolin, Ellis plays all the guitars, banjo, percussion and various other instruments on the album.


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The Port of Liverpool could revive proposals to link the city's docks complex with a train link that takes it to the centre of industrial Europe.
Before Peel Holdings took control of the city's ports six years ago, plans had been mooted to establish a direct train link from the Mersey to Milan.
Now, new plans by Peel Ports to transform Liverpool's docks and the Manchester Ship Canal into a 44-mile "logistics platform" could see the European rail link being on the agenda once again.
Peel unveiled a 20-year development strategy which outlined plans for expansion that it said will establish the port and the canal as an "integral part of the supply chain".
As part of the strategy, it proposes plans to increase the handling capacity of Mersey Ports and the Manchester Ship Canal by 70% over the next two decades.
A 13-week public consultation period has begun to consider proposals for new inland ports along the 44-mile route.
The masterplan also includes utilising biomass energy, offshore wind and recycled waste energy.
A series of public information events is being staged at locations between Liverpool and Salford to gauge reaction from residents.
The masterplan takes in the planned expansion of the Seaforth River Terminal at the mouth of the Mersey and adds new ports along the Manchester Ship Canal at Wirral, Bridgewater, Ince, Warrington and Salford.
Shifting more freight from the roads onto rail is a key element, and Mersey Ports managing director Gary Hodgson, who told Liverpool Daily Post's Business section that the group was once again seriously looking at a direct rail link to Europe.
It is estimated that transporting containers by rail from Liverpool to Milan would take a mere 18 hours, as opposed to three days by sea.
Hodgson told the LDP: "Ninety-five per cent of cargo goes out of the port by road and we want to shift that to 70-75%. Whether we get a direct link, time will tell, but there are different options for the development of rail, for sure."
He said Milan is not on their "wish list" at the moment, but added: "A rail link to the heart of Europe, why not?
"We have the rail links to Liverpool. It is a question of how we link that up to Europe.
"For example, it could be more attractive for a vessel from America to dump everything here and rail it to Europe, but we haven't had that discussion yet."
A major step to opening up direct rail links was taken three years ago when the government approved plans to re-open the Olive Mount chord connecting the port to the West Coast mainline.
The 300-metre stretch of track between Olive Mount Junction and Edge Lane Junction was closed following a signal box fire in the late 1980s. But its re-establishment will improve freight links to the UK's main rail network, removing the need for trains reversing at Edge Hill and crossing lines in and out of the city's busy Lime Street main station.
Currently, 30% of all international trade is by containerisation, and that is expected to grow by 50% in the next 20 years.
Peel revealed plans to increase capacity on the River Mersey with a £250m investment in a Seaforth river berth handling bigger container ships following the widening of the Panama Canal in 2014.
Hodgson said hundreds of wind turbines will be located in the Irish Sea, providing new opportunities for the wind farm supply chain: "There will be a demand," he insisted. Another area ripe for development is biomass energy and the port wants to build a biomass power plant, valued at between £200m to £300m, funded by a third party.
He is urging the government to invest in the north west and says unless they develop "everything is going to be crammed down in the south east."
The Mersey Ports strategy will be finalised in December following a period of public consultation.
Liverpool still ranks among Britain's and Northern Europe's major container ports and handles nearly 700,000 teus (20ft container units) a year.
The port maintains its traditional prominence with North America while expanding its global routes and now serves more than 100 non-EU destinations from China to India, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.


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Ford City Councilwoman Bish resigns
Ford City Borough Council members are hoping someone steps in to fill the seat recently vacated by Councilwoman Kim Bish.
Bish, who was absent during Monday's council meeting, resigned because of failing health. She represented the 1st Ward.
"It's not like I didn't want to serve — I just couldn't do it anymore," Bish said Tuesday.
Bish was sworn into office in January 2012 and had two years remaining on her four-year term. This was her first term on council.
Bish has multiple sclerosis and said she resigned to reduce stress and to better manage her symptoms.
"I'm proud of what I did while on council," she said.
She said she hopes council goes ahead with plans to build a proposed water plant because she believes it is what residents want.
"The town wants to stay independent," she said, referring to the option of building a plant rather than contracting with Manor Township for water.
And even though she has stepped down from council, Bish said she plans to remain involved in the community.
Council voted 5-0 Monday to advertise for a registered elector of the 1st Ward to fill Bish's remaining term.
"I'm hoping someone will take my place who has the same passion as me," Bish said.
Borough Secretary Lisa Bittner said council members have 30 days to appoint someone to the position. Candidates must live in the 1st Ward and have been a resident for at least a year. Letters of interest should be sent to the Ford City Borough Building, 1000 Fourth Ave.
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Third and Last NCL Cruise: Norwegian Star Cruise Review by CruiseOneBelles
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Third and Last NCL Cruise
Destination: Panama Canal & Central America
Embarkation: Los Angeles
Our trip started at a Hotel in LA. (Well actually it started on a FANTASTIC, first time ever, on Virgin Air flight). The hotel was OK. Expensive, but right at the port. Nothing fancy, no free coffee, and the Hot Tubs did not open unit 8am - making it hard to get started on our vacation early. The worst part was the fact that the hotel only had ONE 12 person shuttle. We stood in line for almost an hour just to get on the shuttle. NEXT time we stay farther from the airport and pay for our own transportation.
Once at the terminal the lines got WORSE and organization was non-existent. We were dropped, with our bags, about 100 yards from the terminal entrance. Once inside the line wound round and round and round. Must have been a mile long. Fortunately for us we were with my mother (78) who had a hip More replaced about 5 years ago. Someone noticed she was limping and rushed us to the front of the line. Hence, it took us only 45 mins. to check-in, and get on the ship. WEW!
The ship and our stateroom were filthy and falling apart. Shower leaked all over the bathroom floor. Ceiling scratched and squeeky. One drawer would not stay shut. The closet door opened and closed and banged all night. The bathroom was moldy and disgusting. The coffee was the worse I've ever tasted. Our E-docs said we could bring wine on board, but IF we drank in the dining room we would have to pay corkage. NCL ilegaly has defined corkage as ANY wine brought on board any where any time. Room service consisted of five items. You had to pay for room service pizza. There was one specialty item for dinner in the dining room but the menu was exactly the same for 14 days.
Excursions were overpriced with poor guides and WAY too many people. The room cleaning schedule was erratic. There were cases of gastrointestinal illness reported which necessitated staff hand out food and drinks, a good thing, but took forever. There was NO good plan for this, AND staff regularly did TERRIBLE things to cause contamination. I brought this to the attention of two officers and got nothing but an argument.
I am a business owner, and MUST conduct business while on the ship. NCL made it impossible to do so. I paid the $2.50 per min. for cell phone service (this is typical). I did NOT pay the $0.75 per min for SLOW internet. Instead I got a Global Data Plan thru Verizon. 100mb for $25. Unfortunately the service only worked for about 45 mins. As we went into and out of the port. NCL blocked the signal while at sea, and of course had to turn off their cell tower while at sea. We complained to Verizon, but Verizon says NCL CLAIMS 100% coverage on the Star - so contact NCL. NO luck there.
We got MANY photos taken while on board. My wife and I just started as Associate Travel agents. We wanted to use them for Social Media purposes. We TOLD staff this. Since we were silver we were SUPPOSED to get a discount on photos. We picked out 10 photos, plus the flash drive copy. Then were told NOPE, no discount for this. Flash drive is NOT a photo. Can't discount the photos. Again, went to a supervisor who gave us a copy of the Silver Rules that said we were eligible for the discount. Back to the photographer, still no go. Then went to another supervisor, and told us she would check on this and leave a message on our phone. NO message. NOTHING. We were quite willing to pay about $150 for photos that were otherwise going in the trash. Instead NCL asked for $180 and got nothing. We would STILL like copies, but NOBODY at NCL will return calls or correspondence. As agents we are now PUSHING Royal's free kids, not NCL.
My wife lost her passport while leaving the ship. NOBODY at NCL has contacted us since leaving. We have left messages with MANY MANY phone numbers and contacts. We follow-up and nobody has done anything. Contacted the port authority, the they said to contact NCL. Just a run around. Port authority says the passport would be at NCL lost and found (on the boat). You would think SOMEONE could get back to us one way or another.
There were very few chaises on the decks, passengers had to fight over getting a seat. Many of them were simply broken and dissfunctional. We were never given a chance to voice complaints - not eve a questionnaire, at the end of the cruise. I wrote three letters while on the boat. Rather than fix things, the Matri'd sent us a bottle of complimentary wine - what I really wanted was SERVICE in the dining room: a full cup of water, coffee, salt, and pepper, all served in reasonablely functional fashion. We felt the goal was to pinch the pennies of those on board and sign up new suckers. I won't ever be back. Norwegian has a severely bad management problem. In addition, it took us 2 1/2 hours standing in line, no chairs for older people, to get off ship. Norwegian did nothing.
My Mom and Sister came with us on this cruise. I "convinced" them it would be great. They are not "into" cruising, like me and my wife. They had done one previous cruise, Alaska, on Carnival - and that was only because it was the ONLY way to see Alaska. This cruise, the Panama Canal, was the same.
They felt the food on Carnival was MUCH MUCH better. They also thought the service was poor, the lower level staff was overworked, and management did not care. The first three nights the slept well. The fourth night there was an incessant banging, all night, in their cabin. The fifth night they called someone about the noise. Three staff members came down to check on it. They were told "It really is not all that bad, is it?" However, once in the hall they could overhear them talking about it, and saying how bad it was. They returned about 30 mins later, said they could not find the source of the noise, but it had stopped. The next night the banging resumed. My sister thought it was a door. She went to the deck above and found a restroom door that was banging. She secured it, and the noise quit. In the mean time, customer service brought them ear plugs for the noise. The loose door was reported, but NOBODY would fix it. Just earplugs.
One late night my mother went to use the toilet. She flushed it, and the water kept coming, and coming. She woke my sister who started putting towels in the bathroom door while my mom called for help. After MANY MANY rings she got someone who said she would let someone know, and they would get a call back. It took 20 mins. For someone to call back. Meanwhile the toilet was overflowing, and my sister was bailing water into the shower. The caller asked "Is it bad? Do we need to send someone at night?" UGH! 40 mins later a maint. Guy came, fixed the broken part. He said he would call housekeeping to come clean up the mess (wet towels and soaked carpet). An HOUR after he left they were again awakened - this time by housekeeping. They came, sprayed the wet carpet with something, and left the wet towels. In the morning the room steward was left to pick up wet towels (they had none to use for their shower) and HE brought a fan to dry the carpet. NO apology, NO were sorry. NO response from anyone other than the room steward who was stuck with the mess.
ALL of us complained about the mattresses. It took all four of us about a week, after returning to our own beds, to recover. Ship is old, so no doubt beds are too.
Getting off the ship was a nightmare. Called ALL the "colors" an hour early. Closed most of the ship (yes I know someone needs to get it ready for the next group). Unfortunately the only place to go was in the line, outside. The line went out the starboard atrium door onto the promenade deck, then wound its way to the front of the ship, back down the port side, past the atrium doors, and then finally to the ramp into the terminal. Once in the terminal we had a line at the escalator. Another line in a stinky nasty hall. And finally a group of 12 lines for customs. ALL with our suitcases in tow. It was the crowning end to poor customer treatment.
MANAGEMENT is the problem. Nobody cares, Nobody listens. Nobody does ANYTHING to fix problems. And there are MANY. Just read the web. Less
Published 03/27/14
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What drew you to this story?
Initially, it was two casting directors coming to me, and saying, maybe there's a documentary here. But it was Marion Doherty—who I'd never heard of—who they explained was this great casting legend, and could I at least put her on tape. Because she's in her mid-80s, and nobody's ever told her story, and it would be great just to capture her. And as I did that interview it opened a window to me, of what an incredible story it is - the story of casting in Hollywood. I knew it was more than just about Marion. It was about her profession.
You reveal how Marion shook things up by casting from her gut, and how the actors she brought to these films, like Al Pacino, were not cut from the same old Hollywood cloth.
Marion is an amazing example of somebody who comes from outside the system, and therefore, has a whole new way of looking at things, because they've not bought into the old way. She had no idea what she was doing. [CHUCKLES] She was just told, you need to find actors for this TV show. And she was like, oh my God, where do I find these actors? And she started going to the theatre, which she had been doing anyway. She always had this inherent sympathy and understanding of actors. And on top of that, she had the golden intuition. So she was able to see through the crap, and see what that person was about.
And yet as important as they are to the creative process, the casting director's role is overlooked in the industry. To this day there is no Oscar category for casting director.
I think that's because it's hard to define it as a craft. People don't see it, the way you can costumes or a set. It's so meshed in the experience of experiencing a movie that it's hard to believe that they've made a creative contribution. The audience creates such an emotional bond with the actor. And then of course, the director gets all the accolades. And they're not going to admit that it wasn't really their idea, but the casting director's idea. They want it to be their idea.