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THE MAROON A LOYOLA TRADITION SINCE 1923 • "FOR A GREATER LOYOLA, -tl z3 ONLINE EDITION AT LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 University endowment declines 43.9 percent since summer 2007 By ANDREA CASTILLO SENIOR STAFF WRITER Operating budgets to be ait 10 percent Loyola has lost nearly half of its endowment value since its peak. According to Vice President for Finance and Administration, Jay Calamia, Loyola's endowment value has declined 43.9 percent since July 2007 to February of 2009. In 2007. the endowment was valued at $346 million. In February of 2009 the endowment had dropped to $194 million - a $152 million loss, he said. . Calamia said this loss means Loyola will see three difficult years ahead unless the financial market begins a dramatic recovery. "Loyola's endowment offset the amount of revenue that is needed from tuition and fees to support the university, meaning that if we did not have an endowment, our tuition would have be much higher," he said. According to Calamia. Loyola will have to find new sources of income, increase some existing sources and cut expenses to cover the decline. He said two potential sources of revenue include increasing tuition and fees as well as creating other ways to get and increase revenues Loyola has not done before. For example, he said, the summer school will now offer online courses. Loyola will also have to adjust its spending to accommodate the reduced amount that the endowment will provide, he said. According to Calamia, the University Budget Committee and the president are reviewing the 2009-10 budget to be presented to Funds cut for private education Bγ ANDREA CASTILLO SENIOR STAFF WRITER Funding education seems to be on the front lines when it comes to cuts, and Loyola and other private institutions are suffering. According to Tommy Screen, assistant to the university president for government relations, Loyola won't get money from the state government designated for education for the fiscal year 2009-2010. Screen also said Loyola and other private universities and colleges won't get funding from the Aid to Independent Colleges Program next year, which is state money that Loyola gets on an annual basis to educate Louisiana's citizens. The Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and its members — including Loyola, Tulane, Xavier and Dillard universities, among others — are not fighting for the stimulus money but for the money from the Aid to Independent College Program, Screen said. According to Screen, capitation money is exclusively for private institutions and has nothing to do with stimulus dollars. Private institutions are looking for a 100 percent cut by the Governor's budget, he said. However, "capitation itself is a separate pot of money than the higher education budget for public institutions," Screen said. "Capitation" payments are fixed taxes that every citizen must pay. According to Screen, this money has to be appropriated separately through an agency. This process is called "run-through," he said. The state legislature can't offer that money directly to Loyola, Tulane, Xavier or Dillard. Screen said the commissioner of administration, Angelle Davis, who is the governor's budget director and her staff zeroed out all run-through, not only capitation but also public television."What I would say is that they used the blunt instrument for surgical procedure as analogy," he said. Energy conference convenes By JEAN-PAUL ARGUELLO STAFF WRITER Anh "Joseph" Cao made a brief appearance at a town hall meeting on Wednesday evening discussing what legislators are doing to further climate change reform, stop coastal erosion and develop clean energy projects sooner than later. After giving an opening statementstatement and answering one question on whether or not he supported the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, for which congressional hearings will begin next Tuesday, he stated that he had another meeting to attend and rose from his seat. "I am concerned about global warming and I believe that it is an issue that needs to be addressed. ... I can't vote [on] the bill without knowingknowing specific details what position that I'm going to have. But again, I am ... open and I hope the country - that we will reach our goal of being energy independent and to basically have an economy that will encdmpass the green jobs that we basically want," said Cao, right before he said that he must leave to go to another appointment.KEVIN ZANSLER / THE MAROON Louisiana 2nd District Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao answers a question from Sierra Club representatives at the April 15 global warming town hall forum in Nunemaker Hall. "I am open to options (that provide the) ability for us to progress to green energy," Cao said. Chessman says farewell to Loyola, students By MASAKO HIRSCH ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Kupferer also to depart this June Programs. Tom Kupferer, assistant director for co-curricular programs, will be leaving at the beginning of June to pursue a here, but this job at George Mason is going to help me become poised to become a vice president some day." Chessman was persuaded to Hollie Chessman Wants to pursue goal of academic vice presidency Tom Kupferer Plans to pursue a career in medicine see ENDOWMENT, page 3 see FUNDS, page 4 see CLIMATE, page 6 see CO-CURRICULAR, page 4 Late night dining spots &yyUijHl page 11 CORRECTION: In a March 20 issue. The Maroon referred to the campus service organization incorrectly. We should have called them the Loyola University Community Action Program. We at the Maroon regret this mistake. MAROON DIRECTORY: CAMPUS WATCH, page 2 | EDITORIAL, page 14 | LIFE & TIMES, page 11 | SPORTS, page 7 | NEWS TIPS: 865 3535
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By Chick Jacobs Staff writer
Morning comes early - and chilly - for Grindl, a homeless woman.
By the time the sun peeked into the sheltered back porch she called home, at least for that night, she had already gone.
"You get up early, get packed and start stashing your stuff," she said, not wishing to give her last name. "If you're much later than 3 in the morning to start, you're behind."
This is life every day for Grindl and an estimated 1,300 other unsheltered homeless people in Cumberland County. It's a world where winter nights can deliver brutal misery.
To ease the suffering in freezing weather, Fayetteville's Salvation Army and Operation Inasmuch plan to implement "White Flag" operations to bring indoors as many homeless people as possible. When the temperature is expected to dip to freezing or below, a white flag will hang outside the Salvation Army homeless shelter, the Salvation Army Corps Community Center and Operation Inasmuch.
The message is clear: If you have nowhere to escape the cold, come here.
As many as 75 people can be housed at the Salvation Army shelter on Alexander Street. When those beds are filled, another 30 cots, blankets and pillows will be set up at the community center gym on South Russell Street.
Overflow spaces are available at Operation Inasmuch on Hillsboro Street.
"We never reached that level of response last year," said Salvation Army spokeswoman Jackie Godbold. "But if the need is there, we're working together."
White Flag is patterned on a similar project started in Louisville, Ky., in the early 1990s. Wake County and Charlotte also have established programs.
Sue Byrd, director of Operation Inasmuch, suggested bringing a similar project to Fayetteville during the bitter winter of 2010.
Last January, during a sharp cold snap, Byrd decided to act. When no emergency shelters were operating, Byrd opened the Operation Inasmuch dining hall to anyone who needed to come in out of the cold.
"Every year, we know the cold is coming, and every year we seem to still be talking when it arrives," Byrd said. "This year, we're going to get ahead of it."
Last winter, which was mild by Cape Fear region standards, 361 people sought refuge in the overflow shelter. But many more - an estimated 1,000, according to a 24-hour count by Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network - did not.
Those who didn't include Angela and Terry, a longtime couple who share a tent in a wooded area of Fayetteville rather than head to the shelter.
"We're married, but we ain't got the paper," said Angela, who would only give her first name. "So they won't let us stay together there. We'd rather sleep together in a tent than apart up there."
Joe Nathan, who has spent several years homeless in Fayetteville, said he didn't think the shelter would welcome him back after breaking some rules.
"I had a little bit to drink there," he said with a sheepish grin. "They didn't like that."
When the white flag is out, Godbold said, past indiscretions may be overlooked. People will register, and those with violent histories will not be allowed. Last year, officials did not check backgrounds or ask about outstanding warrants.
"We want to make sure everyone is safe, and everyone has a warm place to sleep," Godbold said. "At the same time, we will make sure we have a safe environment. There may be children and women staying, and we want to be sure that our volunteers are safe as well."
Still, many homeless will take their chances outside.
"I got me a good place, just up the street," said a man named Lamont who was waiting for food at Operation Inasmuch. "It's got a roof to keep the weather off me. I've got a blanket and sleeping bag."
Besides, he said, a shelter is temporary. He'd like to see a place where he didn't have to roll everything up and leave each day.
"I got that now. It's all just like a rerun on TV. You wake up and go out and do what you got to do," he said.
Grindl, who was eating at Operation Inasmuch, said that most of the homeless she knows aren't on the streets by choice.
"You've got two types," she said. "Those that I'd call the regular homeless, and those who can't afford a place. And we're in a lot of places.
"There are so many, you'd be surprised. When you're homeless, you don't want to draw attention to yourself. You stay invisible. But we're here."
Until just before daylight. Then they're gone, melted into the city.
"Maybe we should have a parade," added Lamont, a Fayetteville native who has been homeless more than eight years. "Get all the homeless to have a march. Then you'd see how many of us there are."
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SundaySky employs a variety of Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions throughout its architecture: Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) and Amazon Mechanical Turk. SundaySky also uses Amazon Elastic Load Balancing to simplify its operational environment.
The SundaySky platform is made up of five main components:
The SundaySky front-end and media-management layers typically hold 45 platform instances on Amazon EC2 in the steady state, scaling up to as much as 150 instances during peak times and generating 2 million videos on a monthly basis. The front-end machines collect all relevant data for producing a video, store it in Amazon RDS, and log it in Amazon SQS.
The high-performance "worker" machines update the database and queue according to the progress of separate video-production stages. Each video generated by the SundaySky workers is uploaded to a CDN of the customer's choice, often an Amazon S3 bucket configured with an Amazon CloudFront distribution.
"The CloudFront CDN has delivered excellent quality videos with minimal wait and buffering time across the U.S. and in Europe," says SundaySky's Yaniv Axen, noting that this is crucial for SundaySky customers, whose sales volumes are affected by the load times of their websites' content.
Additionally, SundaySky uses the Amazon Mechanical Turk service for processing tasks such as validating tens of thousands of logical back-end decisions that are resolved according to pre-set business rules and customer data, or to collect underlying data for SundaySky's quarterly, "State of the Video in E-Commerce" industry report, including locating videos in specific e-commerce sites in order to analyze video deployments that index well by search engines.
SundaySky began using AWS early in the life of the company. Transitioning to AWS within a matter of months allowed SundaySky to scale to tens of deployments quickly and with limited spending on system administration.
"Had we not used AWS, a large portion of the company's attention would have been diverted toward operational issues: hardware procurement, scaling our datacenter, significantly expanding our operations team, et cetera," says Axen.
Related to speed and ease of transition were the ability to scale quickly, handle spikes and deliver high-quality videos with minimal costs due to the AWS model that lets SundaySky pay-as-it-goes with no up-front fees. AWS supplies not only the CPU power (Amazon EC2), but also the storage and delivery platform (Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront), considerably simplifying platform deployment. "Had we had to make the decision today, we would choose AWS again," says Axen.
SundaySky offers four key lessons learned from using AWS:
"SundaySky is all about scalability," says Axen. "AWS enables us to meet our mission to deploy product videos throughout the entire catalogs of top-tier websites." Axen explains that SundaySky originally chose Amazon EC2 because it was the only solution that allowed the company to manage occasional spikes caused by the large batches SundaySky frequently faces due to the nature of its solution. "We found ourselves using more and more Amazon services," says Axen. "Every newly introduced service proved to be as scalable, functional and cost-effective as the first ones that attracted us. These complementary services work together in perfect harmony."
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Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Romney's race
With Rick Santorum bowing out of the GOP race this week, it appears that the nomination is now going to go to Mitt Romney. "If he can allay Jewish concerns about the influence of Christian conservatives on his social agenda, Romney might convert enough Jewish votes in places where it could theoretically make a very big difference," said Chemi Shalev at Haaretz. However, there's no evidence that Jews will go Republican, warned Gershom Gorenberg in The American Prospect: "If the GOP is even less popular among Jews than it was a generation ago, the reason is apparent: The party has become ever more rigid and homogenous in its economic and social conservatism, and its tests of ideological purity send none-too-coded messages to Jewish voters." And, after all, Romney's Mormonism might be an asset for him.
Gunter Grass fracas
Israel banned Nobel-winning author Gunter Grass from the country this week over a poem of his published last Wednesday that suggested Israel is as big a threat as Iran. "The poem is, to put it bluntly, morally obtuse and politically embarrassing," said Jeffrey Herf in The New Republic. A Jerusalem Post editorial tore into Grass. "We hope he regains his moral bearings and issues a complete retraction. Anything less will cast a shadow on Grass's reputation as a moral voice for Germans who came of age in the generation after the Shoah." But not everyone thinks the punishment fit the crime. "The entire nation suffers when a poet is barred from its land. That is not the democratic response to bad speech. Nor is it the response of the Jewish tradition, which thrives on debate and dissent. It should not be the Israeli response," wrote Alan Dershowitz in The Huffington Post.
Sparks fly in Connecticut
A candidate for Senate in Connecticut called Rep. Chris Murphy a "whore" for his support of Israel during a local debate last week. Lee Whitnum is "obsessed with AIPAC and Zionism and spends a great deal of space on her campaign website trying unsuccessfully to assert that she is not an anti-Semite. But at least she comes by her bias honestly," said Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary. "Ms. Whitnum's threadbare debate manners did not advance her arguments a whit, and Mr. Murphy emerged from the verbal fisticuffs with his pro-Israeli halo undented. Not a bad showing, on the whole, for Israel, Mr. Murphy, AIPAC and neo-conservatives, all of whom should remember Ms. Whitnum in their prayers," said Don Pesci in the Providence Journal. Organizers requested more decorum at the next debate.
Passover message
Each year at this time rabbis and thinkers and, yes, even bloggers hope to convey a succinct message for what we should take away from the Passover story. Here are a few of the suggestions: "Today the flow of information is so rapid that in order to have a real impact, conveying an idea only once is no longer enough. Messages must be passed on through constant repetition, utilizing many different channels both overt and discreet," said Dovid Efune at The Huffington Post. "Even as Egypt's political transition remains murky, all Americans have a moral stake in its outcome," and we should connect with the country today, said Ari Ratner at SavannahHow.com. Isi Leibler in the Jerusalem Post, on the other hand, encouraged sticking to tradition. "The Haggada carries a universal theme of human rights that apply to all people. But the trendy Jewish modernists who seek to transform the seder into a universal freedom-fest should be resisted."
Lovitz's stand
After some teenage girls left anti-Semitic graffiti on a neighbor's front walk as a prank, comedian Jon Lovitz fought back via Twitter and got the girls expelled from their school, according to reports. He tweeted: "Thanks for all your support on the hate crime. No one should be bullied for any reason. We're all people who should be treated w/ respect." Many people saluted Lovitz for his aggressive response. I am proud of Mr. Lovitz for not being afraid to stand up for his friend, for what was right, and for Jews. His actions matter. We live in a world where kids are shot while out to get Skittles, and you can commit a hate crime and not be held accountable. It's sad, wrong, and scary. Jon Lovitz stood up for all of us, and loudly proclaimed that we must keep the faith," said Ilana Angel in the Jewish Journal.
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April 5, 2012 | 6:03 am
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama's soaring
According to a Public Religion Research Institute poll of 1,004 Jewish adults, Obama is doing just fine and want to see him get reelected. "While much of the political debate within the Jewish community has centered in recent months on the issue of Israel and on President Obama's relations with the Jewish state, the survey reinforces previous poll data that shows Jewish voters do not view Israel as a deciding factor when voting for president," explained The Jewish Daily Forward. This might indicate something about Jewish voters. "Americans — and especially Jewish Americans — are long overdue for a serious consideration about what it means for religion to influence the values that our society should reflect," wrote Yehuda Kurtzer in The Jewish Week. Only then we can vote rationally and confidently.
Wasserman Schultz's questionable appointee
A Jewish outreach liaison for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is under fire fora Facebook picture Gilbert posted in 2006 of herself and her friends tagged as "Jewbags" and the "Jew cash money team." Cue the defenses and the outrage: "The photograph's caption is admittedly inflammatory, but it is six years old. People make mistakes when they are young. This should not be an impediment to Ms. Gilbert's budding career today," said Noah Rothman at Mediaite. On the other side is Javier Manjarres at Shark Tank: "Oy Veh! Can you imagine if a Republican Jewish Outreach staffer were to have posted similar pictures with these same comments? His/her head would be asked to be served on some type of Seder platter or something." Does it really matter? You have to wonder.
Christie's Israel trip
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in Israel this week on a trip cosponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition. The "Jersey to Jerusalem" tour could serve some good, though. "Christie is looking to strengthen the state's economic ties to Israel and to bolster his political résumé with a taste of foreign policy," reported NorthJersey.com. But some had a little fun at the governor's expense. "Christie, wearing a yarmulke with his name and title embroidered on it, brought his political heft to the holiest Jewish site in Jerusalem," wrote The New York Post.
Foer's Haggadah
In an op-ed in The New York Times, writer Jonathan Safran Foer outlined why he felt the need to compile a new Seder book that has everyone talking. "Our grandparents were immigrants to America, but natives to Judaism. We are the opposite: fluent in 'American Idol,' but unschooled in Jewish heroes. And so we act like immigrants around Judaism: cautious, rejecting, self-conscious, and feigning (or achieving) indifference. In the foreign country of our faith, our need for a good guidebook is urgent," he said. How are the reviews so far? "It's that deep respect, even in the midst of playful or challenging comments, that comes across with the New American Haggadah," said a Philadelphia Inquirer reviewer. "Considering the competing pile of Haggadahs at my seder table, there's a chance it could be. But then again, when considering the illuminated nature of this Haggadah's text, there's a better chance I may use it two years in a row," said Arwe Dworken at Heeb.
Who's the top rabbi?
Newsweek once again ranked and left up for debate the top rabbis with David Wolpe taking the top spot. "In a series of disclaimers, they seek to head off the standard criticism engendered by such lists. They acknowledge that there are more than 50 worthy rabbis in the US and explain that most of the rabbis they recognized reside on the two coasts because that's where the major Jewish seminaries and communities are located," said Ari Ben Goldberg at The Times of Israel. Others were equally critical. Eric Herschthal at The Jewish Week argued, "To be sure, the problem isn't with Wolpe — a contributor to this paper, and an extremely thoughtful rabbi. It's with the increasing insignificance of a list made every year. Here's one suggestion on how to change that: do it every other year, or maybe every five, even ten." Do it that way, and people will really care about it.
March 29, 2012 | 5:03 am
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
France looks ahead
France is still reeling from last week's shooting attack that took the lives of three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse, and now attention is going toward how the attack might impact the upcoming election. "It enabled Sarkozy to show his capacity to manage crises and put the themes of security and immigration back in the center of the political debate," said one political operator. But there was already some concern over Sarkozy's tilt to the right, reported the Jewish Journal. It's too early to tell, though, said Joseph Strich in The Jerusalem Post. "Now the dice are recast and the cards reshuffled. Toulouse presents Sarkozy as presidential again, putting the other candidates in the shade. More than ever, his campaign slogan, "La France Forte" (Strong France) fits him like a glove."
Germany's Jewish mayor
In perhaps as symbolic a move as a political one, a major German city, Frankfurt, has elected a Jewish mayor, the first since WWII. Peter Feldmann of the Social Democratic Party got 57 percent of the vote. He insisted that he didn't run as the Jewish candidate. "The fact that this issue did not come up in my campaign is a testament to the strength of our open and liberal city." he said. Another Jew, Ludwig Landmann, held the position from 1924 to 1933. "Germany and myself would appreciate it if you didn't bring up the Holocaust EVERY time Germany is uttered. Maybe like 1 out of every 2 times? Is that fair?" asked Hipster Jew.
Furor over outposts
Israel's supreme court dismissed Prime Minister Netanyahu's "compromise" to keep a West Bank settler outpost intact. "The problem is that to circumvent the court decision by legislation, it must apply to the West Bank. Israeli legislation does not apply to the West Bank! Israel has never annexed or applied Israeli law to the West Bank," Michael Sfard told Tablet. The New York Times wondered in an editorial what this decision means for the peace process. "Palestinians are despairing that the number of settlements and outposts are expanding so fast that they could soon preclude any chance of a two-state solution. If that is the point, Israel's own hopes for a peaceful and secure future are seriously at risk."
Israel vs. skinny models
The dieting craze on the runways has caught some people's eyes, and Israel is doing something about it. Under a new law, underweight models in advertising will be banned, and they must provide documentation of a BMI of at least 18.5 to gain admission to the industry. "This is a big step in the right direction for advertisements that are more 'real' and other countries should start listening to their citizens and following Israel's lead in banning too-thin models and preventing digitally altered images from attempting to portray to young people that these unrealistic body types represent the world population," said Dhyana Estephan on the Ad Nauseum blog. But some are skeptical. "Even though it's great that Israel is taking a stand, one government's regulations will not impact the global culture that is fashion," said Jazebel writer Dodai Stewart.
Park Slope vote
Late Tuesday night, the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn, New York, voted against a motion that would have boycotted against products made in Israel, according to reports. It took place at the group's monthly meeting, one that got a great deal more attention than their typical gatherings. The controversy had been the topic of some derision in past weeks. "Hummus: beloved by hippies, ultimate-Frisbee players, broke college students. Believed by scientists to diminish aggressiveness, alleviate minor depression, and aid growth. Good with pita bread and baby carrots. What makes it stick in so many craws?" asked Matthew Shaer in New York magazine. And it was also the subject of a Daily Show piece on Tuesday night, leading up to the vote. James Poniewozik wrote at TIME: "Did the show take some cheap shots for laughs? Did it play up a vocal minority over us members who just want to buy our damn organic beets and lamb shanks? Did it reinforce a broad stereotype of NPR liberals re-enacting college politics as grown-ups? Yes, yes, and yes. Was it funny? Hell, yes!"
March 22, 2012 | 5:33 am
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
France shooting
During a shootout Thursday, French police killed the suspect accused of being the gunman who reportedly filmed his attack of a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, that left three children and a rabbi dead. French Jews are scared that another attack might be on the horizon. "There can be no copycats of Toulouse here in this country. Attacks that specifically target and kill Jewish children are so abhorrent and unthinkable that they paralyze a community's ability to function and thrive," said Paul Goldenberg at JTA. It has left Europe and the entire world on high alert that another terrorist may strike elsewhere, said Heather Horn in The Atlantic. And with evidence that the man was Muslim, said Marc Tracy at Tablet, Israel may have to get involved. "I find it extraordinarily distasteful to alter my calculus for the whims of anti-Semitic murderers, but on the other hand, Israel was created in part to deny anti-Semitic murderers, and if the potential for anti-Semitic murder is allowed to factor in favor of a strike, I don't see why it shouldn't also be allowed to factor against one."
Axelrod's comments
Obama adviser David Axelrod caught flak for his choice of words this week after he called Mitt Romney's ad campaign in Illinois as "the Mittzkrieg" on Twitter. The comment insinuated a comparison between Romney's efforts to distance himself from Rick Santorum and the blitzkrieg, a military strategy used by the Nazis during WWII. "It's just worth pointing out: a) two can play at that game; b) you know who else had a neatly combed moustache and a dangling forelock; and b) with a little trimming and a slight darkening of Axelrod's care-grayed whiskers, the truth really comes out," said Tim Cavanaugh at Reason. But not everyone thought it was such a big deal. "Referring to it is not referring to the Holocaust. This is a bit like taking offense to someone mentioning 'the Desert Fox'—too soon!" joked Slate's Dave Weigel.
Sandra Fluke's Jewish boyfriend
Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown grad student who burst onto the political scene earlier this year over the birth control debate, has a Jewish boyfriend. And his ties have some conservatives wondering about whether the whole controversy was set up. "Those who participate in these smears cannot stand anyone from a group that isn't white, Christian and male asserting him or herself, being successful, or standing up to oppression," said Sarah Seltzer in The Jewish Daily Forward. "Oh my god! Not only are these rich, socialist, college-lovin' Jewish Jews rich, socialist and college-lovin', but they're actually concerned with helping others? You are so busted, Ms. Fluke! Gotcha!" mused Kalli Joy Gray at Daily Kos.
Seatte cancels event
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict landed in Seattle this week as the city's commission that represents gays canceled a City Hall visit for a visiting delegation of Israeli gay leaders, according to reports. The delegation is traveling to other West Coast cities this week, but only Seattle cut them out of the agenda. It came amid pressure from protesters who cite Israel's poor treatment of Palestinians based on its positive record on gay rights, known as "pinkwashing." "This is absolutely absurd from any perspective. Israel is one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world," said Ben Shapiro at Breitbart.com. "They deserve as much contempt, opprobrium and rotten fruit as one might toss at those who congratulate themselves for boycotting Jews," said one blogger. "No word from the religious fundamentalist Sunni radicals at Hamas or Islamic Jihad on whether they appreciated the show of solidarity from Seattle's gays," said another.
Backstreet Boy tour
Backstreet Boys singer Howie Dorough is headed to Israel soon and he's inviting his fans to come along with him. He will perform at the Sea of Galilee, go clubbing with the group, and join them for some tours of famous sites during the 10-day trip. "What could be better than enjoying homemade hummus with Howie?" asked Amber Katz at MTV.com. But it might not be all that it's cracked up to be, worried one blogger. "The last reason why I'd be hesitant to do this trip is that it seems very Christian-focused and I'm not Christian. I'm afraid I wouldn't really be able to get nearly as much out of it."
March 15, 2012 | 5:06 am
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama post-AIPAC
"I categorically reject the idea persistently and irrationally advanced by far too may in the Jewish community that President Obama is an 'enemy of Israel,' or 'anti-Israel.' I find that attitude to be despicable and unwarranted by facts on the ground," said Rabbi Gerald Skolnick in The Jewish Week. Others aren't so sure. "He has officially thrown Israel under the bus; for we all know, if Obama wins a second term, during which he will no longer need the money and votes of the American people, he will turn on Israel definitively without reproach," said Lauri B. Regan at American Thinker. And the whole debate may be bad for American Jews, argued Gil Troy in The Jerusalem Post. "Asking whether Obama is pro-Israel or anti-Israel is immature and reductionist." Maybe we'll have to just wait for a Jewish president...
Romney support
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have had some setbacks at primaries this week, but he's picking up steam when it comes to the Republican Jewish vote. "Top Jewish donors account for more than 10% of the $36 million raised by Romney's super PAC," reported the Jewish Daily Forward. But he may have to tread carefully, warned Jennifer Rubin in The Washington Post. "Certainly Romney's strong support or Israel may strike a chord with these voters; But just as important for evangelical, pro-Israel voters is the mistreatment of their religious brethren in the Middle East," she said. "I'm not suggesting Romney take up the cause of Middle East Christians just to get votes. But this is one where doing the right thing, smart foreign policy and good electoral strategy all coincide. And that doesn't happen very often." There's also always the chance that if Romney gets the nomination, Jews might stay home form the polls.
Florida's contriversial vote
Florida last month made a bold stand with a resolution that proclaims Israel's "God-given right of self-governance and self-defense upon the entirety of its own lands" and says that the Jewish state is not "an occupier of the lands of others," according to JTA. Some worry that this language makes it appear that the state is advocating a one-state solution. "These Florida resolutions are good examples of what it looks like to hug a friend so tightly that you unintentionally suffocate him," said a JStreet blogger. Others worry about larger issues at hand. "Resolutions such as those in Florida will only succeed in setting off a firestorm of criticism, inviting charges of discrimination against Palestinians, and undermining the position of Israel's government, which supports a two-state solution. The way to support Israel and to counter the one-state campaign is embrace the two-state solution and enthusiastically advocate for it in every forum," said Rabbi Eric H. Yoffe in The Jerusalem Post.
Jew Pond renamed
The small New Hampshire town of Mont Vernon agreed Tuesday to change the name of Jew Pond to something less controversial. The new name hasn't been reported yet. It was originally called Spring Pond when it was dug in the 1920s but it had adopted the new name shortly thereafter. "It's too bad it's gotten to be such an issue when it's never even referred to or portrayed in a negative way. It's more like, 'It's the Jew's Pond. The new man in town,'" said one resident. Others made light of the issue. "Let's just call this thing Freedom Fry Pond and move on, New Hampshire," joked Emma Carmichael at Gawker.
'People of the Facebook'
During a visit to California, Israeli President Shimon Peres wanted to show off his new social media page and joked that Jews are "People of the Facebook." "You have to speak the language of the young people," he said. "Within the first 24 hours of the launch, Peres received the 'Like' thumbs-up from some 30,000 people – some of whom, in all likelihood, think they could do a better job than the politicians as partners for peace," said Greer Fay Cashman in The Jerusalem Post. Others were a bit more cynical about the enterprise. "So basically it's just one big advertisement for Zuckerberg and Co.—but admittedly, Facebook has become less of a brand and more a way of life. One which the Jewish state apparently embraces, with absolute sincerity!" said Simone Wilson at LA Weekly.
March 8, 2012 | 4:10 am
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama-Netanyahu summit
The two world leaders sat down on Monday amid much anticipation. To no one's surprise, the topic of Iran dominated headlines. "Mr. Obama is right that military action should only be the last resort, but Israel should not doubt this president's mettle. Neither should Iran," said a New York Times editorial. "Understandably, Netanyahu is jittery over the prospect of Iran getting a nuclear bomb. After all, he bears a great responsibility for safeguarding his country," said DeWayne Wickham in USA Today. "But Netanyahu should neither doubt the public assurances Obama has given Israel, nor try to use the president's political adversaries to pressure him into letting Israel dictate when the U.S. sends its servicemembers to war."
Obama's AIPAC speech
"Barack Obama's speech before AIPAC was an important political speech for him, both in terms of defending his record before a Jewish audience as well as an attempt to clarify the administration's position on Iran after weeks of confusion," said Israel National News. So what good did it serve? "His speech today was aimed at giving Israelis good reason to trust him based on past supportive deeds - while promising very little," said Shmuel Rosner in the Jewish Journal. "If Mr. Obama wants a pat on the back, he should make it clear that he will do everything in his power to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability, and that he will stand by Israel if it must act. He came one step closer to that stance on Sunday," said Dan Senor in The Wall Street Journal. "Let's hope this is the beginning of a policy change and not just election year rhetoric."
New York Times ad
A combative ad in the New York Times ahead of the AIPAC conference had many people crying foul. "Because they did not call me, I have now become associated, in the public mind, with positions I do not believe in. That is neither effective advocacy, nor fair use of my name and words. The Emergency Committee for Israel may have had the right to use my name and words that I have spoken in the past, but it was not right for them to do so without my approval," said Alan Dershowitz. Others called it was just an intimidation tactic to go after people who don't support Netanyahu.
Billboard nixed
A billboard bought by an atheist group won't get to go up in Brooklyn, New York, after all after the owner of the building inside of a Jewish neighborhood refused to put it up. "You know it's a myth … and you have a choice," it said in Arabic and Hebrew. "The in-your-face billboard seems a strange — and highly ineffective — way to make a point. Atheists esteem the idea of rational man. Using a billboard — like any other huckster selling a product — undermines their core argument," said a Star-Ledger editorial. It's time to change the way we treat each other, said Andrew Silow-Carroll in the New Jersey Jewish Times. "it's always easy to find instances of religiously inspired malfeasance. What's harder is creating the ideas, institutions, and communities that offer the ends and means of being fully human."
Purim message
What should we be focused on this holiday? "The primary lesson of Purim for today's Jewish leaders is that just as in the original Purim story the Jews had to ultimately defend themselves so too today the Jews cannot pin their national survival on vague promises of support as the Iranian nuclear clock continues to tick," said Yedidya Atlas at the Algemeiner. "This Purim, as we learn about the dangers of tyranny, may we learn to convert our gratitude for living in modern democracy into action that helps to make others free," said Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz in The Jewish Week. Forget your worries: Kick back and have some fun.
March 1, 2012 | 4:07 am
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Iran showdown
What will Obama and Netanyahu decide is the best course of action for Iran when the two world leaders sit down next week? The debate is heating up again amid news that Israeli officials might strike Iran without informing America "to decrease the likelihood that the U.S. would be held responsible for failing to stop Israel's potential attack," according to reports. Such an act would have consequences, no doubt. "Israeli leaders cannot afford not to be hawks; they have to prepare themselves and their public for the worst-case scenario, even if the chance of the threat actually materializing eventually turns out to be minuscule. They also need to trumpet their doomsday warnings to the world and raise the sense of urgency in the United States," said Tova Norlen in The Jerusalem Post.
Mormon Baptism fallout
American Jews may not have to fear Mitt Romney's religion, said Elliot Jager in an article reprinted in The Jerusalem Post. "In the course of the unfolding presidential campaign, Americans – and, from afar, Israelis – will learn something of the Mormon Romney's politics, values, and understanding of the world." Mormonism and Judaism have a great deal in common. But don't go too far, some warn. "However, when zeal for proselytism leads Mormons to ignore the legitimacy, practices, and sensitivities of another one of God's covenanted people, then it remains a corruption of the tenants of their own true faith," said Rabbi Dan Dorsch at Haaretz.
Who has the Jewish vote?
"In this unpredictable race that has seen multiple twists, turns, and momentum shifts, one thing is clear: nobody is backing down just yet," reported The Jerusalem Post. While it's starting to look like Mitt Romney will roll to a GOP win, some Jews are rallying behind Rick Santorum. As he's gained more attention and coverage, Santorum has been focusing more and more on religion and its role inside of politics. Time will tell whether this is a gamble that will pay off for him.
Congress and agunahs
Rep. Dave Camp is under fire for keeping adviser Aharon Friedman on staff while Friedman is refusing to grant his wife a religious divorce. They were divorced in civil court in 2010, but the saga wears on. "At this point, the reason for divorce is irrelevant. The marriage has been dead for awhile and the issues of divorce details should be worked out separately for the benefit of all parties. The get is a separate issue and shouldn't be tied in to personal matters. The marriage is over. End it," said one blogger. There are larger issues at play, too. "We should be talking about how we can change the law so a woman can walk into court with her held high and walk out with a divorce in her hand that she didn't have to beg for, that she didn't have to be granted. That would be real progress," said another blogger.
Houston team
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Posted: Thu Nov 9th, 2006 08:34 pm |
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Fuller E Pluribus Unum
Yes, I have a tendancy to break out in hives when in my car dandily driving along only to approach an intersection stopping at the red light and have a car beside pull up rattling with the upmost annoying hum of a base. What is a girl to do? For the male stopped beside me seems to think his music will attract the opposite sex such as myself. Nay, nay not this girl! I'll tell you what I do...I roll every single window down and pop in the best rap repelant ever..."Cadence to Arms" by the Dropkick Murphys. Yes, so far this is my only defense. I sit in my car filled with pride that I no longer can hear the mind numbing noise. Yes, I believe in culture my friends. Some need more than others. Yet still maybe it is myself who needs the culture. For some of the other drivers receive a sarcastic wave from me with all five fingers, some with just one. Here is some other great music I have been hooked on lately; The Belle of Bedfast City by Sinead Oconner. Love her celtic flair The Errant Apprentice by Rig a Jig. Makes me laugh no matter how many times I've heard it. The Clumsy Lover by SFU (great Scottish pipes and drums) The best version of the reel is on their Down Under CD Music of a New found Harmonium by Patrick Street. Fuller |
Posted: Thu Nov 9th, 2006 08:49 pm |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
Fuller, Fully agree with your assesment of rap (or "rythmic talking" as I call it). I don't see it as culture at all. I hasten to add however that I'm old-fashioned when it comes to music. Easy listening is all I listen to. I've bought exactly one CD in the last year, and that was just last week - Aaron Neville: Bring it on Home, the Soul Classics. Now THAT man can sing! |
Posted: Thu Nov 9th, 2006 10:05 pm |
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Widow Member
Fuller, I agree with you completely about rap. I don't object to the music, but to the volume. I live on the 6th floor of a condo building set back from the street, but sometimes my windows rattle from the speakers of a passing car. I believe some of those kids spend more money on the audio system than on the car itself. My husband used to growl, "If it was written after 1900, I'm not interested." His only exception was the big band music of World War II, his war. As for your self-defense plan when you're in the car, I never thought of fighting fire with fire. I usually fight fire with water, by putting up my windows and ignoring them. My other trick is to smile as if I liked it, which takes all the fun out of it for them. I think Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, with the cannons firing, might rattle their brains. If I turned up the volume full blast, my brains would be the first to go - but what a way to go! On second thought, grand opera would be a terrific offensive weapon, it'd drive 'em crazy. Tee hee. Patty |
Posted: Thu Nov 9th, 2006 10:19 pm |
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calcav Member
Hate is a very strong word. In this case it is not stong enough. For me it is not the rythym (or lack of same) nor the volume. It is the astronomicaly high setting for the bass that rattles my teeth and keeps them from grinding. Until last week I lived on a bluff of the Tennessee River just over a catfish restuarant (yes, that would be Hagy's Catfish Hotel). Long ago the parking lot became an after hours hang out for the county rap aficionados who were under the mistaken belief that I could not enjoy their rackett unless the bass was set at lethal levels. Of all the things I'll miss living on the park that ain't one of them. Tom Last edited on Thu Nov 9th, 2006 10:25 pm by calcav |
Posted: Thu Nov 9th, 2006 10:37 pm |
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Doc C Member
Not a fan of rap myself. However, these conversations sound faintly similar to the comments made by my parents in the 60's regarding my music - Hendrix, Cream, Stones, Zappa, etc. I know, I know rap is no comparison to great rock but how much different was rock compared to frank sinatra, tommy dorsey, glenn miller, montovani. Food for thought. Doc C |
Posted: Thu Nov 9th, 2006 10:46 pm |
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Fuller E Pluribus Unum
My post is written tounge and cheek. I am only half kidding about the finger waving. I'm smart enough to know I could get shot or run off the road. And okay, so I only roll down ONE window. Hate is a strong word. Stronger words against women are used in their lyrics. Oh yes...it's spelled B-A-S-S. In know I'm not the greatest speller but thanks for listening anyways. I'm sure all the songs I've listed are available on Itunes. If you don't have an IPOD, that's okay. You can go to Apple.com and download the program for free. It's a nice way to organize your songs. You can purchase music by the whole album or by each song .99 each. Fuller |
Posted: Fri Nov 10th, 2006 10:17 pm |
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James Longstreet Member
I hate rap almost as much as George W. Bush. I am a Steve Earle/Dwight Yoakam/Merle Haggard man myself. |
Posted: Fri Nov 10th, 2006 10:56 pm |
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Fuller E Pluribus Unum
If you don't have a chance to hear "The Errant Apprenice" here are the lyrics. If you don't laugh out loud, you might want to check your pulse. When I was a young apprenrice and less than compos mentis I took leave of all my senses, with a maid I fell in love Her ringlets so entwined me, Aphrodite's smile did blind me Cupid's arrow struck behind me...and her father owned a pub It was there I met my nemesis in her father's licensed premisis Like the Seraphim of Genesis, sat Mary Ann Maguire Arrayed in fine apparel, astride a portal barrel She looked the kind of girl that would fill you with desire All the turtle doves were cooing as I took to my wooing Her loveliness pursuing in the springtime of that year But she thought I should be older And more gallant and much bolder In the uniform of a soldier, 'tis then she'd hold me dear In extremis and euphoria, I joined with Queen Victoria For a spell of death or gloria, a fighting with the Boers To the wind I threw all caution, I'll return with fame and fortune And together make a portion of matrimony's chores On the gravestone of her mother, she swore she loved no other But I was to soon to discover that she played me for a berk For lady luck had beached me and intelligence had reached me Whilst I'd been overseas she married to a Turk Well me, I then deserted for to find the girl who'd flirted Back to Ireland I reverted for my jealosy was roused In Maguire's pub in Derry, I found him making merry With his arms around my Mary as together they caroused So I took my time and waited until his thirst was sated And home he navigated through the streets of Derry Town At his lodgins he stood knockin and whilst they were unlockin I put a stone into a stocking on his head I brought it down "Twas then the night's serenity was rent with loud obscenity And Ottoman profanity that I couldn't understand With an oath he made to grab me, with full intent to stab me But as he tried to kebab, I went screaming up the strand All around the town's perimeter he chased me with his scimitar A powerful passion limiter to an errant in his pride Through the waterside he chased me, to the Bridge of Foyle he raced me And at Derry Quay he faced me, so I jumed into the tide Sure bravery's no virtue when some heathen's tryin to hurt you and all noble thoughts desert you when you see his curly knife For there's many things worth trying for, and occasionally worth lying for But there's bugger-all worth dying for, so I'll stick to the soldier's life. Fuller |
Posted: Fri Nov 10th, 2006 11:05 pm |
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Widow Member
Fuller, thanks for passing it along. Got me to gigglin' and I don't even know the tune! Patty |
Posted: Fri Nov 10th, 2006 11:51 pm |
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Fuller E Pluribus Unum
Patty, I think it's hilarious. I'm glad you liked it. I like the version by "Rig a Jig" They also perform "Hard Times" Jay Ungar performed "Hard Crackers" live @ Gettysburg College (it's to the tune of Hard Times) Great music. You can find it on Itunes. Fuller |
Posted: Mon Nov 13th, 2006 03:45 am |
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ole Member
Now that was a great set of lyrics! Back to the bass-ics. My lot fronts on an active state highway. The house sits back quite a ways, and traffic can be quite heavy sometimes. We quickly tuned out the trucks, motorcycles and vehicles with damaged mufflers. What we can't tune out is that ridiculous thump-thump of some dweeb with a speaker in his trunk that cost more than his car did. My only relief is the certain knowledge that he or she will be stone deaf in the not so distant future. I know! Petty. Petty. But some people go gaga over gum crackers. My irritant of choice is the thumper. Ole |
Posted: Wed Nov 15th, 2006 03:55 am |
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ole Member
Thought of another! Across the street is a park with a ballfield. Every summer evening and all day on weekends the youngers are out there having a lot of fun and all I get is the "tink" of a well-hit ball. Jeez! What is that? Tink. Whatever happend to the crack! of a bat? Ole |
Posted: Fri Dec 22nd, 2006 04:20 pm |
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Homeschool_Teen_02 Member
Fuller, I have'nt always felt the way you do. When i was about nine, I would beg my mom to let me listen to rap. But now I realise that rap is a waste of time, I mean you dont even know what the person singing is saying. My mom was just like widow, she would put up the windows and close her eyes and ignore them. I have to put up with rap everyday. Our neighbors are always outside on their scateboards with the music blasting loud. Also some people across the sreet from us were always wanting me and my brother to come over. And since we were young and stupid, we did. And those people had rap CD's scattered all over the house. And so when they moved we were joyed to know we would never see those CD's again. Personally I would recommend getting some kansas for your battles. Put on "Carry on Wayward Son" or "Dust In the Wind" they will love those ones. "andy" |
Posted: Fri Dec 22nd, 2006 07:14 pm |
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susansweet Member
years ago I had a neighbor in an apartment building that played is stereo so loud wit the bass turn up so loud that the lamp over my dinnng room table on the other side of the apartment would swing back and forth. He somehow convinced the landlords that I was "too sensitive to music" Me who went to all the 60's rock concerts in L.A. Area. So I had to move. The day I moved as I was packing and I knew he was home I put the speakers to my stereo against the wall and played bagpipes all day over and over and over . Don't know if it got to him but it made me feel better. I love all kinds of music , just don't like hearing others in my car when I am trying to listen to what ever I am listening to on my iPod in the car. I also live on a well traveled street .My bedroom is right on the front right on the street . Late at night it is so much fun to be blasted out of bed by the thump of the bass as they drive by. I hear them coming and hear them going. Give me a rousing band anytime or cajun music, old time rock and roll, cowboy music , anything but rap. |
Posted: Sat Dec 23rd, 2006 06:04 am |
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Fuller E Pluribus Unum
Amen Sister |
Posted: Sat Dec 23rd, 2006 12:31 pm |
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Doc C Member
Cher you got it right about cajun music - Buckwheat Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, etc. and don't forget another La great - Jerry Lee Lewis. Doc C |
Posted: Sat Dec 23rd, 2006 01:22 pm |
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susansweet Member
Zydeco is good too. I was thinking more Cajun Steve Riley, Mark Savoy, Balfa Brothers, Michael Doucet. But I like Gino DelaFouse, Nathan and the Zydeco ChaChas and Buckwheat Zydeco too. As a reenactor friends says, "It's all good ." |
Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 04:11 pm |
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Fuller E Pluribus Unum
In this thread awhile back I mentioned the lyrics to "The Errant Apprentice." I can't give out those without also giving out these... The Scotsman Well a Scotsman clad in kilt left a bar on evening fair And one could tell by how we walked that he drunk more than his share He fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feet Then he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh He stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street About that time two young and lovely girls just happend by And one says to the other with a twinkle in her eye See yon sleeping Scotsman so strong and handsome built I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt They crept up on that sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be Lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see And there behold, for them to see, beneath his Scottish skirt Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth They marveled for a moment, then one said we must be gone Let's leave a present for our friend, before we move along As a gift they left a blue silk ribbon, tied into a bow Around the bonnie star, the Scots kilt did lift and show Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh Around the bonnie star, the Scots kilt did lift and show Now the Scotsman woke to nature's call and stumbled towards a tree Behind a bush, he lift his kilt and gawks at what he sees And in a startled voice he says to what's before his eyes O lad I don't know where you been but I see you won first prize Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh O lad I don't know where you been but I see you won first prize |
Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 07:00 pm |
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ole Member
Amazing, Fuller! Thank you ever so. ole |
Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 05:24 pm |
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ijontichy Pathfinder
I have no bias: I hate all music. Silence is golden. |
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I literally threw Mockingjay on the ground after I finished it.
I hated the way it ended.
Call me lame, overdone, simple, predictable, whatever, I don't really care, but when I read fiction I want it to portray life as should be, not life as it is. The way I see it, fiction should heal the part of our souls that has been damaged by this life and promises us that it doesn't have to be the way it is- that there is a life of difference somewhere out there, and that goodness is possible.
When I finished Mockingjay, I waited for the resolution, the healing to occur. I felt like it had zero healing, which is especially tragic when the characters in the trilogy suffer as much as they did. Suzanne Collins is excellent when it comes to the adventurous, exciting, gritty, gory parts of her novels, but is, in my opinion, definitely lacking when it comes to the resolution part of the story.
And to me, it seemed that the rebels were just as horrible as the Capitol. Yes, I know Katniss killed President Coin when she realized what she was, but it just left an extremely bad taste in my mouth. When I come to the end of a story I don't want the side I've been rooting for to be revealed as a bunch of monsters (I mean they killed Prim! What the hell?!?!). It just seems like the whole book was a lie, that everything Katniss fought for meant next to nothing.
I know life doesn't always have happy endings, and that's okay. Some of my favorite novels don't have "happy" endings. All I want is for the story to feel fully resolved. I feel like the Hunger Games trilogy ended without anything being fixed. It just ended with the surviving characters still really messed up. Yes, the fascist government was overthrown and (supposed) peace was established in Panem, but that means nothing to the reader if the protagonist ends up in a terrible state at the end of the novel.
Character growth was strange, because I didn't really feel as though there was any. The only "growth" that happened with Katniss and Peeta (who I consider to be the main protagonists) was that they got more jaded and cynical and terrified of life. Peeta started out the story as a young man full of love and hope, and ended up being a broken shell of who he once was and full of anger. Katniss started out being the resolute survivor, tough, but still vulnerable, still able to trust. She ended the story as a deranged lunatic suffering from a severe case of post traumatic stress disorder and drug addiction. I know that realistically, given the awful situations that they were in, they would develop horrible disorders from the atrocities that they saw and committed, but that doesn't really make me feel any different about the story.
It's fine if characters in novels go through terrible things, because that's how growth occurs, but I hate it when such tribulations are in the story and the characters come out of it being much, much worse. When I think of character growth, I want the characters to actually grow into characters of character! It's fine if they go through tough times, but I want them to face the realization of what's happened with courage and come out of it being stronger, not drowning in their inability to process bad things.
Now, I write all this as a fan of the stories, (I read the series in a span of about 3 days because I couldn't put the books down) so I'm not someone who just loves bashing things. I loved a lot of things about the books, but it's difficult for me to identify individual moments in the books that I liked when the whole story unnerves me so much.
I know no one cares, but I give the whole series a rating of 3 out of 5.
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I lost democratic support 50 years ago and good riddance.
NRA has had the habit of supporting Democrats even when viable Republicans were available. When I complained they dropped me a form letter that NRA was a´single issue´ organization. I wrote back that they Democrats were also a ´single issue´ organization……for a gun ban.
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The NRA is adding 8000 members a day. They are not all Republicans. More WaPOS propaganda.
Except for a few Dems in rural, red-state areas, when has the NRA ever HAD Democratic support?
The NRA backed Dingy Harry and in Oregon Kurt Shrader one of our representatives. Both big dems. I wrote them, complained and quickly dropped my membership at the time. Lot they cared. Supposedly they said Dingy Harry was very supportive of them. We´ll see.
The left is stuck on this idea that if you get rid of the NRA,lawmakers could just steamroll anti-gun measures through. They don´t get the seriousness of how people take the 2nd amendment at all. Obama knows it,that´s why he assigned the dolt Biden to head the task force. Plus Biden´s bored anyway.
The Dumbs don´t need the NRA, they have AG Holder and Fast & Furious...WOW!
Dingell´s entire career can be summed up in two words- union whore. He´s only pretended to care about the 2nd ammendent on occasions when he was trying to round off enough votes to stay in power for 50+ years.
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"It's funny, all we say we want in life is freedom — of speech, of religion, of thought," McAdams said. "And here's Terry definitively not telling us what to think, and some people don't like it."
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