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The beards are coming! The beards are coming!
They may not be as ominous as the British but the Boston Red Sox are in town for the American League Championship Series.
And so are their beards.
Watching the first two games in Boston, Tigers fans were flummoxed by the hirsute team they were rooting against.
What�s with the Red Sox and their beards? they asked on social media. Are they rabid fans of �Duck Dynasty?� Are the beards for warmth during the cold New England winter?
�I was wondering that,� said Kevin Murphy, 36, of Huntington Woods. �Don�t they have a razor?�
The origin of this wealth of whiskers turns out to be pretty mundane.
Outfielder Jonny Gomes showed up for spring training with a mountainous beard. A teammate liked it and followed suit, as did a third. In the media, this is called a trend.
Now most of the Bosox players have one, each more unruly than the next. The players say it�s the most visible symbol of team unity.
Pete Valles said it�s nuts.
�What is this, �Duck Dynasty?� � the Farmington Hills resident asked outside Comerica Park on Monday. �It�s a joke.�
To be fair, Valles is a Tigers fan and had just watched his team blow a five-run lead to the Red Sox the night before.
Whether one likes them or not, all that facial hair seems like a force of nature.
They range from the scraggly (Game 2 pitcher Clay Buchholz) to the close-cropped (designated hitter David Ortiz) to the positively sublime (first baseman Mike Napoli).
Napoli�s beard is so thick it might be hiding Austin Jackson�s bat.
The beards draw a lot of attention when the Red Sox play a new team, and such is the case for the series with the Tigers.
In fact, with the teams fighting for the American League pennant, the Red Sox are being noticed even by casual fans in Metro Detroit.
Facebook and other social media websites were festooned with comments about the ballplayers� appearances.
�He looks homeless,� Lauren O�Connor wrote on Facebook about Buchholz and his wimpy whiskers.
The Detroit News corralled fans at Comerica Park on Monday and showed them photos of the Red Sox in all their hirsuteness.
Asked which beards they like the best, most fans, bless their hearts, hated them all.
�Embarrassing,� said Steve Grady, 54, of Wyandotte. �They should do themselves a favor and shave.�
Was there one he hated the least?
Maybe David Ortiz, he said about the Red Sox slugger.
That was quite an admission given Ortiz had hit a grand slam against the Tigers in Game 2, tying the game. The Red Sox won it in the bottom of the ninth inning, tying the series at one game apiece.
This is the second playoff team with fanciful facial hair to face the Tigers. In the American League Division Series, several Oakland A�s sported beards that seemed straight from a western.
Many Tigers fans said they like their players clean-shaven.
That�s the way it was in sports for decades, and the way it remains for most Tigers.
More so than other sports, baseball is mindful of its appearance. The New York Yankees have had a longtime rule forbidding any type of facial hair.
Murphy said he likes the way Miguel Cabrera looks.
And he especially likes the way the Tiger looks while circling the bases on a home run.
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You're absolutely right, wonderful solitairy tree capture.
Jan 14thYou're absolutely right, wonderful solitairy tree capture.
Jan 14thI always try to explain to people why I prefer shooting shots around here during winter and you just saw why. In winter...no leaves so you can see the awesome inner workings of the tree. Plus the fog creates shots that you normally don't have. There's a cruddy looking barn you can't even see off in the distance behind that tree. LOL!
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The Heritage Foundation's Robert Rector on problems facing the middle class in the current economy.
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-- -- -- As we first reported yesterday the average American family's income is now back to where it was back in 1990 -- According to latest census info the median household income fell to 50054.
Down for the last four straight years and it's 9% lower than it was in 1999.
Joining the company from DC Robert Brusca who is with The Heritage Foundation.
Rob -- it seems to me that it's actually.
That that the in these numbers will not including -- -- payments from the government to the -- law.
And if you do include those that there's transfer payments.
The pull up are actually doing a little bit better than the middle class which is really doing badly about got it right.
That that's exactly right.
According this census report we now have eleven million more adults without work.
Then when the recession began five years ago.
The number of full time full year workers is down by eight million.
So working families are suffering because they've lost one or more job -- or they've moved to part time work.
Meanwhile the welfare state is going gangbusters.
We're spending close to a trillion dollars a year assisting low income people that doesn't include social security and Medicare.
And when the census goes to count that that's 9000 dollars per recipient.
None of that money is counted as income when they calculate poverty.
So the poverty numbers are essentially meaningless do you blame this decline in America's purchasing power -- standard of living in the last four years do you directly blame President Obama is always -- something -- going off.
Well the recession was not -- by President Obama.
And the recession -- jobs down but the fact is that.
For example the number of adults without work at all that continues to get worse it got worse last year not better.
So Obama has failed to rebuild jobs in America and there is a result the middle class continues to suffer.
You know the last time we go well together.
Jon Stewart picked up -- -- and pilloried me as -- -- made fun of the pull off.
Are you making fun of the pull our -- wrapped up.
No I but I think we have to be honest when the American public hears the word poverty they think about somebody that's homeless.
In fact the almost all poor people.
Live in perfectly good houses and apartments that are in great condition they're larger than the average house of non for people.
In France or Germany or in England.
The four out of five poor people say they were not hungry for even a single day during the year.
Nineteen out of twenty poor children were not hungry for even one day out of the year according -- the US Department of Agriculture.
And 80% of poor households have air conditioning two thirds have cable TV half of them have a computer 40% have Internet a third of them have a widescreen TV 25% of them have Tivo you know other than that -- pretty desperate shape you better watch Jon Stewart tonight you might just I -- -- -- appearance Robert racked up thanks for joining us so we will you see you thank you and thank you so.
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Fiona Goode is on the way out -- in her absence, which witch will reign Supreme?
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Fiona Goode is on the way out -- in her absence, which witch will reign Supreme?
Wednesday, Dec 4, 2013 11:58 PM UTC"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and "Almost Human" have to make tech both cool and believable. They don't always succeed
Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013 11:59 PM UTCRick & co. are forced from the prison in the bloody -- and not always convincing -- midseason finale
Monday, Dec 2, 2013 1:53 PM UTC 27From clunky dialogue to bizarre plotting, "Good Night" insulted the audience's intelligence
Monday, Dec 2, 2013 1:30 PM UTC 18"The culture in which a Thanksgiving-themed episode could make a splash is dying. It might be dead already"
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 13Now that his "Boardwalk" time is done, the versatile Jack Huston deserves a show of his own
Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 6:24 PM UTC 15Brian the dog elevated the show's humor to actual social commentary. Killing him off was a huge mistake VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 5:52 PM UTC 62After a brief detour, the Governor's true nature reveals itself again
Monday, Nov 25, 2013 1:50 PM UTC 15Will Brody survive this season of "Homeland," or is his latest effort truly a suicide mission?
Monday, Nov 25, 2013 1:30 PM UTCThe show I was obsessed with as a kid turned into a huge worldwide phenomenon. Now I have to grow up
Saturday, Nov 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 52Amazon's original sitcom doesn't feel terribly new -- but that might be OK
Saturday, Nov 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTCMarion Stokes devoted half her life to the project - and now it may be the biggest news archive around
Friday, Nov 22, 2013 1:20 PM UTC"Getting On" hasn't quite found its tone, but strong performances hint at a future beyond toilet humor
Friday, Nov 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTCThe comic pretends to be uncomfortable with her own raunchiest material, but insecurity's part of the act
Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 3:50 PM UTCThe show has been criticized, but it's notable for including black characters fully in its weird world
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 16J.H. Wyman talks to Salon about dystopia, Philip K. Dick and creating a robot who doesn't want to be human
Monday, Nov 18, 2013 11:01 PM UTCThe ugly reality behind shows like "Pawn Stars: Companies" could owe $40 million a year for stealing wages
Monday, Nov 18, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 43He's in exile, living with a family and even a surrogate daughter. But will he turn on them?
Monday, Nov 18, 2013 1:54 PM UTCThis week, Brody was back on-screen, and Carrie was headed to the hospital -- though not for her mental health
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What I need.
One minute at any cap of your choosing, PS3, or Xbox. Obviously, no super mega-gay unrealistic parks. Pick real scenic parks that are highly detailed. Can't go wrong with cap faction.
MUST have intro shot of charater of some kind. the same shot twice, but once with green screen on.
MUST have at least one scenery shot of the CAP included. I want lots of b-roll footy for intros and editing. its always nice to have.
MUST have hi res
MUST name ALL clips, according to location and trick.
MUST be in a single zip or rar file with a fileserver download link. (megaupload, sendspace ect)
MUST use advanced free cam
green screen full body shot, 10 second long. head and feet in frame. as close as u can get. 30mm cam
A park CAN NOT be picked twice. The idea is a cap showcase in one vid. Once you decide what park you want to skate, tell me here and I will update this post with what parks are already chosen.
/\ my diy collab just went up. and I need people for a new vid. I love editing skate vids but cant get my own footy. so I want to get anther one in motion right away.
Heres what pick a park is all about
the idea is each person featured picks a CAP and their part in the video is done entirely in that park. Each person promotes a CAP.
heres my old example of what it would be like \/
that menu thing I wanted to do for each person but it was too my work on my old shitty laggy comp. I can handle it now tho. At first this was going to be a CAP Faction ST vid but I scrapped it cause no one was getting back to me. But im bringing it back at a community level. Here are the promos I already made for it lol
Heres how the whole first one turned out. pretty good. I feel the edit is a bit dated. I'm better now. but it isnt bad
Now people, participate. These community vids inspire people for some amazing fake skating and keep the community alive
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mmmh,ok! I'm in!
But what if 2 people (or more) accidentally chose the same park?
this looks so familiar..lol
noodlez,it's the law of dibbs..whoever gets their pick in first gets the park
yah, you tell me what park your skating, then I update the frist post which what park your skating. so there will be no accidents
participants filling up.
wooo. sign up a holes
I started on a park from somebody on my xbox team, its not on fluckit or here, so i guess i wont have to bother about it :)
I'll try to get something, if my xbox lets me lol
Can I get in on this? If so I wanna rip Buddah blessed "street of SF"
Oh yah, forgot your xbox as merked sry
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I'll try to get something, if my xbox lets me lol
All good, I gotta run for work right now but I'll try to find a park and get some clips tonight if I can (again, if my xbox stops being retarded lol)
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Oh yah, forgot your xbox as merked sry
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Ambassador Susan Rice asked for a face to face meeting with some of her most vocal critics -- to make things better.
The meeting took place today and appears to -- made things worse rice herself -- from the meetings.
But the effort to smooth things over didn't exactly work for the first time she acknowledged her comments were wrong.
-- Susan rise has been depicted as everything from -- thrown under the bus sacrificial lamb.
To a willing political accomplice.
Ambassador Susan rise on Capitol Hill this week meeting with some of her critics.
About how she wrongly characterized the deadly terror attacks in -- -- on September 11.
As reported the meetings did not clear things up.
-- -- Significantly.
Troubled by many of the answers that we got -- some.
I'm more troubled today.
Up knowing having met would be acting director of the CIA.
-- ambassador rice I am more convinced than ever.
Then it was bad.
It was -- justify.
Did give the scenario.
As presented by ambassador -- and President Obama.
Three weeks before an election.
Well her meetings with the senators getting all kinds of media attention they might have pressured the press to push for some more details from the White House.
As Jay Leno noted on Thursday night.
This week CBS news became the first news organization besides fox to ask President Obama who changed have been guys keep talking points out.
This is very dangerous of the White House -- journalist should suddenly start asking real questions.
So what about it Jim if Jay Leno is asking that question does it mean that the press might be finally catching on I think something's happening here -- -- that campaign of their race baiting against.
John McCain led by Richard wolf and -- don't forget the accent mark that we'll talk about that it is going fine.
I think her meaning.
Rice is meeting with the senators when Batman -- when Susan Collins who.
Prides itself on being a moderate comes out thinking worse of -- then you've done a bad job in your presentation and then finally.
Speaking at a press actually doing this job Adam Credo and the new website called globe the Washington -- deacon.
Report such that.
Ambassador rice has.
Potentially millions of dollars in investments in companies linked to Iran and the rattle off all the -- -- -- -- -- disclosure what kind of makes you wonder how she got confirmed in the first place in the UN ambassador or widen the Romney campaign.
-- -- -- notice any of this is the issue of Iran and its nuclear weapons was heating up but I.
Sort of thinking now that there might be enough staff here coming up -- -- It in independent voices like that the beacon that maybe it'll get it'll be -- -- the media seem to be circling the wagons around her those -- -- yes I mean the John McCain has racist theme as Jim says has really picked up steam and it is being -- -- -- it did not joust spy.
MSNBC that by people on NBC.
The Washington Post in an editorial pointed out something astonishing to me was that of the ninety people who signed the letter objecting.
To Susan Rice is nomination -- potential nomination.
As secretary of state eighty of them were male and about half of them came from states used to have -- Tough -- not a hundred years ago is when this kind of reasoning gets into the mainstream media we've got problems.
This for you know the accusation directed at Senator McCain in particular who voted by the way to approve Colin Powell as secretary of state and Condoleezza Rice -- secretary.
Yeah why you know and it's as if remember that John McCain used to be the darling of the left and he's been somebody -- -- you know he was very.
Front and center on immigration reform not usually something racist you.
And and you know now suddenly we're told that this man has been in the public -- For as long I've been alive I feel like is suddenly a racist and they have no problem seeing that.
This is just an extremely toxic and dangerous.
Trend that's happening and I think if -- -- very concerned that this is now the argument people make.
We've come a long way baby I still remember just before the civil rights movement when racist and misogynist.
Criticize women and African Americans because they were female and black now you can.
Ads criticize -- somebody tell me what the rules are what ever happened to Tom -- character not color of skin I mean everything is flipped you can't criticize isn't right because she's black and female.
What -- the new rules.
If you're watching Fox News Channel regularly you might not know who this guy -- is or what -- -- but we thought we'd play a clip for you.
From this MSNBC anchor here it is.
McCain tried to make fun nominate a -- but made -- -- Obama will look weak if he doesn't nominate her and we'll disappoint the left McCain asserted an inappropriate political cover up while pursuing an inappropriate political attack.
He also gave us the horrible optics that he and Lindsey Graham -- old white establishment folks wrongly and repeatedly attacking a much younger black woman moments after an election -- which blacks and women went strongly blue.
He also claimed that McCain was on a witch hunt and said that he was horror and -- the ambassador in the press that's quite eluded -- So many words that he can say that for some reason I can't say.
I look.
Next time we hear the usual suspects from the Columbia Journalism Review and so on denouncing some rush LaMarr -- -- British remember they were stoned cold silent most likely so far at least on all this race baiting going on.
And on the rights McCain nation that what what about the real issues I mean what are the real issue is that the media should be -- here.
And you know this -- been an indictment not just.
Of the of politicians who make these charges and remember that this is where it started because Congressional Black Caucus.
I'm represented and is made the charge that Senator McCain was -- but it's also.
-- indictment.
And totally in curious press being our most reporters unimportant questions issues a fact like.
What's happening and -- What happened before -- I was there's so little security what did they do what and they say they did after the fact.
We still don't know and where was President Obama your airwaves just seven hours probably afraid of being called racist you know naturally and an -- that's what it's turned and you know I think -- people.
The setup is a few -- -- -- -- racist it's not that there can be legitimate questions it's not that.
Senators to oppose nominees all the time -- did nothing that's been said about her -- hasn't been said in spades about John Bolton.
So and I want to say that no.
I think I think that yeah.
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If Kingston Kestrels sledge hockey star Ian Warner did not realise becoming a three-time winter Paralympian was going to be so tough, he does now, writes Ric Sumner.
The 38-year-old GB captain is just one of three survivors in the current GB squad to have appeared at the Nagano Games in 1998, and was in the side that finished seventh in Turin in the 2006 Paralympics.
Team GB missed out on the last games, but the captain took his squad back to Turin this week where they take on Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and Sweden in a six-nation tournament with the top three set to qualify for Sochi 2014.
Team GB's tournament got off to the worst possible start with an 8-0 defeat to the host nation on Sunday and followed that with defeat by a seven-goal margin to Sweden in their second match on Tuesday, leaving them needing to beat Japan to keep qualification hopes alive.
Warner, who took up the sport at university 19 years ago, had been confident in the build-up to the competition.
"We have a great team environment, there's a great camaraderie in the dressing room and on the ice it's such a fast, action packed sport, full contact, it's just great fun to play," he said.
"Competing in the Paralympics is amazing. In Turin we played Italy twice and won on both occasions in front of about 3,000 people and it was just such a truly fantastic atmosphere.
"Captaining the team gives me a great honour every time and it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up."
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September 8, 2010 (Tucson, AZ) – Miraval Arizona, the top-rated destination spa located in Tucson, today announced the launch of the first annual Touched by an Angel: Sisterhood of Survivors retreat to be held February 3 - 6, 2011, designed to help heal those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Suicide can be devastating for those left behind. With the joint effort of founder Lauren Stone, Miraval and SpaFinder, the Touched by an Angel: Sisterhood of Survivors retreat was created to recognize the beautiful aspects of lost loved ones and to touch each other's lives as living angels to help one another. The retreat is ideal for those past the crisis stage of grieving with hopes of creating a shared experience for those who seek a new network of strength and support.
"Miraval is the perfect setting to connect, share stories, grieve and heal both individually and together," said Michael Tompkins, Vice President and General Manager of Miraval.
Having lost her mother Debbie Simon to suicide, founder Lauren Stone sought support from others whose lives had been impacted by the loss of a mother or loved one to suicide. In her grief, Lauren found an initial support network, then looked to create a more enveloping retreat to bring together fellow survivors for a dedicated period of healing and togetherness. "This retreat will create an encircling of support set in the abundance of nature, providing grounding through the spiritual and outdoor experiences that Miraval is so well known for," said Stone.
The three day retreat will feature lectures, fitness and spa activities, as well a session with special guest speaker Judy Collins.
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HOPE MILLS - Right away, Eddie Kinson piped up to remind Thomas Reed to be sure to wear a hat to protect his head from the sun.
It turns out that, even after more than 70 long-lost years, a big brother is still a big brother.
"And you still have to listen to your big brother,'' Kinson said.
In a hotel conference room in Hope Mills earlier this month, three long-lost siblings reclaimed more than just the rights to a little good-natured ribbing.
They reclaimed the gift of family they had lost long ago to an epidemic of death and sadness.
"Praise God,'' Kinson said, "my niece had the wisdom to start searching.''
It was, in fact, Joann Frasier Dasent who listened to her mother's stories of a Depression-era childhood spent in Georgetown, S.C., with two loving parents and seven siblings.
"I like researching,'' Frasier Dasent said. "Something kept telling me to keep going.''
For most of the first half of the 20th century, tuberculosis ranked among the top three causes of mortality among young black adults.
Cleo Wilkins, Frasier Dasent's mother, remembers her own parents dying from the disease in Georgetown, S.C., in the early 1940s and leaving behind their seven young children. She was 10 years old when her parents died, old enough to remember that Christina and Edward Fraser - an i was added to the name later - had been a hard-working couple who loved their children and each other.
Details of the years following her parents' death are a bit murky, but Cleo remembers that the children were eventually separated from each other. Her three sisters were teenagers when they died, but she and her three brothers, all younger, survived.
Cleo ended up in Philadelphia and eventually reconnected with brothers Willie Dentley, who died in 2010, and Thomas Reed, who lives in Hope Mills.
But time had claimed her brother Eddie. Until, that is, Frasier Dasent's relentless pursuit.
Her research paid off last year when she found Kinson living in Miami and showed up at his door.
"I'm your niece,'' she said.
A joyful trip to Philadelphia followed, where Cleo immediately recognized her brother by his pigeon-toed walk, a trait that shows up in many a family member.
All that remained was for Eddie to be reunited with Thomas. So it was that nieces and nephews, in-laws and grandchildren made their way to the Holiday Inn Express on South Main Street.
They posted "Happy Birthday'' and "Happy Holidays'' banners at the reception. After all, many an occasion had passed without the siblings having the chance to celebrate together.
And there was another cause for celebration, as well.
"Let me tell my brothers,'' Cleo had always told herself, "that we weren't thrown away.''
At Frasier Dasent's request, Fayetteville Mayor Tony Chavonne issued a proclamation for the family, as did the mayors of Philadelphia and Miami. And then there was the sweet proclamation from Mayor Jack Scoville Jr. of Georgetown, S.C.
"Whereas, Edward Sr. and Christine Fraser were the parents of seven beautiful children,'' the proclamation began, "whereas during the Depression, tuberculosis and division caused heartache to this loving family ... I hereby recognize the triumph of these three human spirits as they draw together for the first time in 70 years.''
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I'm Bill O'Reilly thanks for watching us tonight chaos break it out of the Democratic Convention.
That is the subject of this evening's talking points them.
As you may know the democratic platform omitted the word god and did not state that the city of Jerusalem is -- capital of Israel.
That has caused much fear and loathing in earlier today under immense pressure.
The democratic leadership decided to reverse itself and attempted to get on the right side of god and Jerusalem.
The convention shares Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa who almost had a big the delegates to stop the madness and bow to come.
All those delegates in favor say -- All those delegates opposed.
Say no.
And the opinion of that.
Let me do that again.
All of those delegates.
In favor say I.
All those delegates opposed say no.
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I guess.
They're -- I'll do that one more time.
All those delegates in favor say -- All of those delegates opposed say no.
In the opinion of the chair two thirds of voted in the affirmative the motion is -- not dead.
And I'm -- farm has been amended -- shown on the screen.
Thank you very much.
Who so it's obvious some Democrats still do not want any reference to god or Jerusalem as a question a party has become extremely secular dominated by who -- liberals.
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Today the importance of it is that it shows America that the Democratic Party it's not unify.
There are moderate Democrats and there are far left loans.
And the lowlands -- a lot of power mean think about it.
-- flock wants is to pay for birth control and not only that she now wants is to pay for transgendered.
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That means of Harry wants to become Sally -- wants us to pay for.
And she is a featured.
Speaker at the Democratic Convention not someone mumbling on a quarter.
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The heart Ireland - nations compassion and social awareness
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I have been remarkably impressed with the great presence of institutions and organizations that are dedicated to global and social awareness and betterment.
The town I attend University in back in California is a very socially active and globally aware community, but the city of Cork and the Irish people could put Santa Cruz to shame. It is not that there is not a concern or total lack of knowledge on global issues (there are many admirable individuals and organizations in the states) but rather that, personal issues often take on greater and perhaps an unnecessary amount of weight. I know I have been guilty of it. Even having been raised in the church, I never saw as much intentional action towards global issues as I have in Ireland.
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Even on my plane ride into Dublin, donations for Oxfam were taken up by Aer Lingus staff, before landing. That is something I have never seen done on any U.S. based airline services. Nor, do I have the confidence that it would be met with such general welcome and active response. It is not perhaps that those in America dislike the idea of giving but perhaps that is has steered away from and developed almost a callous heart to the issues abroad. A recent Facebook trend bore an image of Steve Jobs with the caption "One man dies, thousands cry" and a parallel image of emaciated children with the caption "Thousands die, few cry". It, sadly, does seem to be the general attitude of many of my fellow citizens born in the "ME generation", that they are entitled to everything they have and want, forgetting that the majority of the world is in great and dire need.
An additional difference I notice here, is that change matters. And I don't mean the kind of change President Obama speaks of (as much as I admire him), I mean coin. In the states most charities 'appreciate' but don't 'count' the donation if it is under a certain amount (usually ten-twenty dollars). In other words the workers don't get credit for that donation. Here, any small amount is welcome for donation, because change adds up. It makes speaking with these individuals far more pleasant and I feel more obliged to give since I don't feel like I am being given a sales pitch or pressured into offering more money than I can afford to donate.
It is an admiral aspect in a nation that has its own history of financial and agricultural struggle.
Upon speaking with a woman working in a Trocaire center on Cook St. in Cork, she figured that it was perhaps the history of struggle that Ireland has had in itself that the people understand the need for outside help, someone who may themselves be struggling but still standing to come alongside those in need and provide them with just a little more than they had. Indeed, Ireland has known hardship and I have seen the effects run far and wide in this country, but instead of creating a callous, self-serving people it has grown a compassionate and concerned people who can recognize the needs of others and act on them. It is a trait I admire and hope to bring back to the states, making change important and creating a deeper awareness of the world at large. The heart of Ireland is compassionate and I intend to model my own heart, mind and action after this country's giving and helping spirit.
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jamieLM | Nov 09, 2011, 05:46 PM EST
Your very limited experience in Santa Cruz doesn't even begin to reflect what goes on where I live in the Midwest. We work tirelessly for the sick, the poor, and the homeless, here and abroad, and constantly raise money for all kinds of worthy causes. I couldn't even begin to list all the charitable organizations in the U.S. and the hundreds of on-going local service projects, involving the young and the old, for those in need in my area. Please don't try to compare Ireland to the entire U.S., when you don't know what goes on in places other than Santa Cruz. Your experiences are very different from ours here in my Midwestern city where we are very generous in heart and spirit and in the giving of our time and money to those who are less fortunate.
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Towngate | Nov 09, 2011, 02:34 PM EST
"There is no such thing as a Registered Charity in Ireland"
"Registered" Charities
There is no such thing as a registered charity in Ireland. There is no requirement that charities register nor is there any facility for them to do so. Some organisations do state on their notepaper that they are registered charities or give what they describe as their registered charity number. This is incorrect. The number is usually the charity number allocated by the Revenue Commissioners (CHY number) which recognises that the organisation is a charity for the purposes of the tax laws. It does not make it a "registered charity" and it does not involve the Revenue Commissioners having any supervisory role. In England and Wales, charities are obliged to register with the Charity Commissioners who exercise a supervisory role. It is accurate for these charities – some of which also operate in Ireland – to describe themselves as registered charities.
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Stevenator | Nov 09, 2011, 02:01 PM EST
I've noticed this too. Americans are pretty generous to people in need, but the Irish are the most great-hearted people I've ever encountered. Compassion seems to be a more deeply-embedded value in Ireland, and among the Irish I've met in the U.S.
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TiocfaidhArmani | Nov 09, 2011, 10:34 AM EST
Thanks for that, nice to see such things being said about my country. Thanks :)
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DETROIT (AP) - Toyota and Chrysler saw big U.S. sales gains in April, but they came at the expense of General Motors and Ford.
Automakers reported their sales Tuesday. Overall sales were likely to rise only a little above last April, and the pace has slowed somewhat since February and March. But automakers and analysts aren't concerned, noting that this April had more Sundays than last year and fewer cars are sold on Sundays
Toyota sales rose 12 percent as its inventories finally returned to pre-earthquake levels. Chrysler posted a 20-percent rise in sales. Its top sellers included the Ram pickup and Chrysler 200 midsize sedan, which benefited from big rebates of $2,000 or more, analysts said.
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This is a journal article by a man named Daniel Reynolds who attends the University of Minnesota Law School. The article appeared in the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science, and Technology. The article gives background information about RIAA lawsuits, and proposes solutions to the file-sharing problem. The author says that the RIAA believes the lawsuits are necessary to make people respect copyrights and deter them from sharing files. The problem with this reasoning, however, is the actual result of the lawsuits. Since 2003, the number of people using file-sharing networks has more than doubled, and there have been 26,000 suits since then. The author continues by discussing the amount the file-sharers are asked to pay for a settlement. The RIAA can claim "statutory damages," and demand $750 per song. Nearly all of the file-sharers settle, however, because legal fees are so high. A single mother named Jammie Thomas was sued for sharing files, and because the RIAA believed she did it willfully, they asked for $9,000 per song, totaling $222,000. The author believes that the RIAA is alienating the demographic they sell to with these expensive lawsuits.
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This article was helpful in many ways to my research. It shows that the file-sharing suits are ineffective, the settlements are unfair, and that a solution is needed. The lawsuits are simply not working to prevent file-sharing, and there are statistics to prove this. If the number of file-sharers hasn't gone down, it seems clear that the RIAA isn't trying to solve a problem, it is just trying to take money from students and other individuals. Secondly, charging $750 per song is absolutely ridiculous. These songs can be downloaded on iTunes for 99 cents, and it seems like these exorbitantly expensive settlement amounts are completely arbitrary. The RIAA is only angering the people it wants to sell music to, and needs a new approach.
I don't think the government should place levies on things like computers and CDs to be paid to the RIAA, because not all people use these things for illegal purposes, and I don't think copyright law needs to be changed. I think the best solution is large-scale licensing, like the author suggests. Here at Penn, the university has tried to prevent file sharing by giving students free access to Ruckus, a program that gives students access to many copyrighted songs. The problem with this solution is that Ruckus is not compatible with Macs, and the songs cannot be downloaded to mp3 players like iPods (without paying an additional $20 a semester). If universities offered programs like Ruckus that were compatible with all computer types, and paid the extra fees so students could play music on their iPods, there would be no incentive to download music illegally. I think this would be the best solution even though it would be expensive for the university. After all, we are paying the university tens of thousands of dollars per semester...
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