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Dem party chair reflects on election, role of minority voters
Nov. 16, 2012
Minority activists and voters played a major role in boosting Democrats in last week's elections, dozens of politicians are sizing up the chain reaction that will be caused when Gov. Deval Patrick leaves office, and Democrats should expect Republicans to shed some of their rhetoric they used during campaign season.
Those were three post-election messages conveyed days after the election by state Democratic Party Chairman John Walsh during remarks at the State House to a group of minority activists convened by the Commonwealth Seminar, Oiste and MassVote. Walsh spoke on the heels of President Obama's reelection, Elizabeth Warren's defeat of Sen. Scott Brown, and a sweep of races by Bay State Democratic incumbents at the legislative and Congressional levels.
Based on what he described as his "very preliminary understanding of what happened in communities of color in this state," Walsh credited the Democrats' success with minorities to three factors: the work of Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren's campaign, a "remarkable core of elected officials from communities of color who have turned into a force," and a group of unions and other organizations that coalesced around Warren. Walsh said he plans to track down voting information from 150 precincts to prove his point. "I think this is so deep that we will buttress this with further details and analysis as we get it in," said Walsh, who added that a "lack of voting" in communities of color was among the factors that helped Brown win in January 2010.
Walsh also suggested that it's not just the media who are looking at what state government might look like after Gov. Deval Patrick leaves office in two years, when he is scheduled to finish his second four-year term. "Right now in Massachusetts, there are 30 or 40 politicians who are gathering their closest advisers around a table and playing whatever version of 'Deval Patrick dominoes' they think is going to fly here," Walsh said, adding that he would "love" to have four or five Democrats running for governor in 2014 and fighting for the minority vote.
The election results also showed a rejection of "some of the cockamamie ideas of the Republican Party," Walsh said, specifically mentioning views on immigration, rape, climate change and women's issues. "For the Republicans, they recognize that they have screwed up," Walsh said. Predicting Republicans would adjust the way they talk about those issues and moved toward a "more muddled middle ground," Walsh said that for Democrats "that's going to be a tactical advantage that we won't have going forward."
Walsh also argued strongly for a national commitment, including any necessary expenditures to ensure that voters can cast their ballots without enduring long waits at polling stations.
Massachusetts Republican Party spokesman Timothy Buckley responded to the News Service Tuesday: "The GOP will continue to advocate for honest government as the Patrick-Murray administration's crime lab scandal spills criminals onto the streets and call for common sense economic policies to lower taxes and create jobs. Walsh's criticisms are false and typical of the dysfunctional system that bogs down Beacon Hill and Washington DC."
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- A Portage County man convicted of helping to cash the Social Security checks of his presumably dead mother-in-law has been sentenced to 54 months in prison, and now his wife might have similar charges reinstated.
A Stevens Point Journal Media report (http://spjour.nl/1hUPDme ) says 73-year-old Ronald Disher of Almond was sentenced Tuesday. His defense attorney, Gary Kryshak, declined to comment Wednesday morning.
Related charges against Disher's wife had been dropped in June after the 71-year-old was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial. But when Dolores Disher showed up at her husband's sentencing, prosecutors thought she looked alert enough to understand the charges.
Prosecutor Veronica Isherwood says she plans to file a motion to have Dolores Disher re-evaluated.
A message left Wednesday for Dolores Disher's former defense attorney wasn't immediately returned
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UPDATED Friday, January 31, 2014 --- 7:44 p.m.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- A judge has declared a mistrial on the most serious charges against a Wisconsin man accused in a plot to steal his mother-in-law's Social Security checks for decades.
Seventy-two-year-old Ronald Disher of Almond was charged with three felonies -- fraud, forgery and theft-- in a scheme to cash Marie Jost's Social Security checks.
A jury Friday failed to reach a verdict on those counts following nearly nine hours of deliberations over two days.
WAOW-TV reports the jury convicted Disher of two misdemeanors -- endangering safety and disorderly conduct involving a confrontation with a Social Security investigator.
Prosecutor Veronica Isherwood says she'll seek a new trial on the felony counts.
Marie Jost was last seen in the 1980s. Prosecutors say some $170,000 worth of her Social Security checks were fraudulently cashed.
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UPDATED Thursday, January 30, 2014 --- 8:52 a.m.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- An attorney for a Wisconsin man accused of helping fraudulently cash his mother-in-law's Social Security checks says his client is a grumpy old man but not guilty of criminal action.
Seventy-two-year-old Ronald Disher, of Almond, has been charged in the check-cashing scheme with his wife and brother-in-law.
Stevens Point Journal Media reports Portage County Assistant District Attorney Veronica Isherwood told jurors Wednesday that Disher drove the other two to a bank to cash his mother-in-law's checks and parked two blocks away to avoid being seen.
But Disher's attorney says his client is merely a "cranky and crotchety old man" with erratic behavior and doesn't know much about the family's finances or what happened to the checks.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 --- 6:18 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A trial is scheduled to begin for a Portage County man accused of cashing the Social Security checks of his mother-in-law, who hasn't been heard from in about 30 years and is presumed dead.
The trial for 72-year-old Ronald Disher begins Wednesday. It's expected to last three days.
He, his wife and brother-in-law were accused of cashing Marie Jost's Social Security checks for years, collecting as much as $175,000. The Social Security Administration contacted Portage County authorities in 2012 after its efforts to confirm that Jost was still alive went nowhere.
Jost's son was found not guilty of similar charges last month by reason of mental defect. Charges again Disher's wife were dismissed of mental issues.
A message left with Disher's defense attorney, Gary Kryshak was not immediately returned.
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Tony Gallagher, The ProvincePublished: Sunday, September 08, 2013
Vancouver hockey fans should know that Niklas Jensen pronounces his name with a soft J, not the hard North American version the club announced that the fellow wished to be called a couple of seasons ago.
We asked because there's a good chance everyone will be using it a lot more in the very near future, because the guy looks a whole lot better than he did when he played the two games in the NHL he did last season.
And when you look at how this team will function this season, the centre position will either be won by a Bo Horvat or Brendan Gaunce or, much more likely, the team will have to get one through a deal using the remaining $2 million plus cap space. But the wing is a different story.
Vancouver Canucks prospect Niklas Jensen gets a shot off against Calgary Flames goalie Joni Ortio at the South Okanagan Event Centre in Penticton on Friday. After a two-game look last season, Jensen is hopeful of sticking with the Canucks full-time.
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On paper you might say all the spots are spoken for and there won't be one open for Jensen. And that's entirely the way it's likely to start, with the 202-pound Danish winger in Utica biding his time. But he certainly shouldn't lose heart, he should be considering who the people are in front of him.
Presuming he's healthy enough to drag himself away from hunting to actually play a little hockey at some point this season, David Booth will be one of them. So will the infection king Chris Higgins. There will be injuries this season and it's entirely likely Jensen will be the first call-up as soon as somebody goes down.
So it's a very good thing for the organization that he's bigger this year and a whole lot quicker, at least that's the preliminary prognosis on his game at the moment.
"It was part of my summer practice to work on the speed a little bit," says Jensen, now in his third year in the organization.
"I think it's part of getting stronger and bigger and older too. You kind of develop everything in your game and it's what I've been working on over the summer.
He knows full well coach John Tortorella is very receptive to bringing in young guys to a team and has done it successfully in the past. The trick is to make sure you're in the right position when that opportunity comes. "It's great for everyone in here, it's what you want to hear," says Jensen, "but I mean everyone is fighting for that one spot on the team. So it's about showing hard work and showing that you want to be that young guy and don't let anybody get in front of you.
"Right now it's a team game, but at the end we're all competing for the same spot, so you want to show your best every time you're on the ice."
He certainly showed well in the first two games, but it's how he shows against the veterans at main camp that will really determine how the coaching staff views him in the depth chart. But he feels last season, even though he only got two games in the NHL, really helped.
"I've had a full summer now since last time, but I'm happy to have had that chance. I think it really helped me out a lot and kind of helped me on what to expect the next time it happens.
"Even though it was just two games, it was good for me to get the experience. Playing with the twins was something I'll never forget. First game and you play with them, and you've been watching them since you were a little kid. They're such nice guys on and off the ice, they helped me out a lot and getting a chance to play with them was pretty neat."


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With over 3,000 exhibitors from 56 countries, K 2013 — the International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber (October 16–23; Düsseldorf, Germany; www.k-online.de) — is one of the largest sector exhibitions in the chemical process industries (CPI). Comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended if you are one of the more than 220,000 visitors from 109 countries planning to see whats on display throughout the 17 Halls 162,093 m2 of exhibition space at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds.
The halls are organized into the following categories: machinery and equipment for the plastics and rubber industry; raw materials and auxiliaries; and semi-finished products, technical parts and reinforced plastics. At the center of Hall 6 is the special show, "Plastics move the world." There, selected exhibits will be presented illustrating the many improvements already attributed to plastic products today and their potential contribution to future challenges. To move includes not merely the direct contributions of plastics to different areas of mobility, but also emotional aspects, such as their effect on art and design, and their potential for solving future problems, including demographic growth, increasing energy consumption and climate change.
The new Science Campus, launched at K 2013 is a special forum presented by numerous scientific organizations. The event is intended to intensify the discourse between science and industry. For the first time, 16 universities, institutes and agencies have come together in Hall 7.0 of the exhibition area in Düsseldorf to present pioneering technologies and solutions for central challenges faced by the plastics and rubber industry. At the communication and discussion forum hosted at the center of the Science Campus, the hosts will discuss topical issues that concern the entire industry such as: surfaces (functional scope and processes); functional integration (materials and processes); lightweight engineering (structural materials and processes); material cycles (renewable resources, biopolymers, recycling); and scientific education.
At the Pavillion Printed Electronics Products and Solutions, the printed-electronics companies will introduce their new products directly to their specific target groups. Here, print technologies as well as functionalized surfaces such as RFID (radio-frequency identification) solutions, flexible displays and OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) will have a platform in order to be presented to trade visitors from the processing and user industries.
The following is a very small sample of some of the products and services on display at K 2013.
Special Makrofol RP (real projection) polycarbonate films from this company are used in 3D displays for car interiors. Traditional displays on flat, black surfaces are no longer popular, says the company. Thanks to recent developments in the electronic industry, images on these new displays are homogeneous and very sharp on 3D surfaces, too. Makrofol RP films are scratch-resistant and can be equipped with any kind of surface — from transparent to black, and from shiny to matt. The company is now developing products for touchscreen applications that are resistant to sweat, cleaning agents and chemicals. Hall 6.0, Stand A75 — BayerMaterial Science AG, Leverkusen, Germany
The paletpac high-performance layer palletizer stacks bags of granulate or high-quality pigments on pallets of all common sizes up to a pack height of 2.4 m flexibly, with geometrical accuracy and extreme stability. Users can quickly and easily set the required parameters using a multi-program. Depending on the product requirements, the paletpac is fitted with a rotary clamp or double-belt turning device that moves the filled bags quickly and gently into the required position. Hall 12, Booth B21 — Beumer Group GmbH & Co. KG, Beckum, Germany
The Duro belt dryer is designed for drying abrasive and sensitive compounds. Used mainly for underwater pelletizing, the Duro significantly reduces operating costs because the design of its pellet-contacting components means very little wear occurs during operation. Duro gently drys glass-fiber-reinforced products or high-fill mineral compounds to residual pellet moisture levels of less than 0.1%. Gentle treatment minimizes dust formation and enhances product quality, says the company. Hall 9, Stand A04 — Automatik Pelletizing Systems, Oberglatt, Switzerland
This company offers a complete range of machines for plastics recycling, from shredders via granulation, washing and separation lines, through to compactors. Among the machines on exhibit at K 2013 is the new model of friction washer — the FA 60/300, which covers the performance range of 2–3 ton/h for films, and 4–6 ton/h for rigid plastics. Also on display will be the Plastcompactor Type HV 50 for continuous agglomeration of films, fibers, foams and dust. — Hall 9, Stand B42 — Herbold Mechesheim GmbH, Mechesheim, Germany
Traditional processing of elastomers uses a high concentration of solvent to keep the rubber solution viscosity low. But after polymerization, devolatalization of the solvent using steam stripping has been a significant cost for processors. This company has developed a direct devolatization process that reduces multi-step steam stripping and enables processors to eliminate the majority of water, energy and waste-disposal costs associated with traditional methods. With direct devolatization, 98% of the solvent is first removed in the main evaporator using mechanical and thermal energy. In a second step, material with 2–5% solvent is transferred to a "finisher", where continuous mixing and kneading augments the devolatization, resulting in rubber product with residual solvent of just 10–200 ppm, says the company. Hall 9, Stand C24 — List AG, Arisdorf, Switzerland
The Vinnex binder system enables biopolymers to be processed just like conventional thermoplastics. With Vinnex, a vinyl-acetate-based polymer-binder system, manufacturers can now develop high-performance blends of bioplastics that can be processed with conventional equipment. Vinnex makes injection molding, extrusion, vacuum forming, thermoforming and calendaring much easier, says the company. The binder is compatible with many biopolymers; polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxylalkenoates (PHA), polybutylene succinate (PBS) and starch can be used to create polymer blends with significantly improved physical properties. Hall 6, Stand A10 — Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany
At K 2013, this company is presenting the latest developments of its Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) technology. The FFS 2000 WT offers new features. In addition to polyethylene (PE) film, this FFS system can operate with woven FFS band film, and thus perform over a wide range of industries, says the company. Advantages of the new features include higher production capacity, time savings, and cost reductions for operating and maintaining the packing system. The bags are optimized by continuously monitoring the bulk density and adjusting the corresponding bag length. And because the bags are compactly filled, bag surfaces are clean and the bags are stable during transport. Hall 12, Stand A32 — Haver & Boecker, Oelde, Germany
Introduced in July, CSC-R is a new generation of screen changer, which is said to have up to four times more filter area than conventional systems. The new line adapts the company's patented, large-area polymer screen changer to the needs and filter requirements of the extrusion industry. Thanks to the shape of the pistons that are now fitted with curved breaker plates, 75% of the active piston surface acts as a filtration area. For any given footprint, the screen changer's filtration area is four times larger, which results in longer screen lifetime, low pressure differential, a lower flux rate and an increased filtration area. Hall 9.0, Stand A04 — Maag Filtration Systems, Oberglatt, Switzerland
Launched at K 2013, the Lean Mixing concept offers a total and integrated solution for mixing powders, granules and granulates, including a system for transporting both the raw ingredients and the finished product. The integrated mixing and transport process avoids the disadvantages associated with pneumatic-conveying systems, such as increased risk of product damage, higher energy costs, higher contamination risks and extra handling, says the company. Lean Mixing uses big bags in which the ingredients have to be lifted only once. Once hoisted, the bags are transported via an automatic route-guidance system to the proper position for unloading. The company's FeederValves enable particle-free dosing of the ingredients. The system can handle capacities from 6 kg/h to as much as 50 ton/h. Hall 10, Stand B71 — Dinnissen B.V., Sevenum, the Netherlands
In the oil-and-gas sector, production failures can be catastrophic and costly. Unlike other high-performance polymers, this companys PEEK (polyether ether ketone) is said to provide 100% greater pressure handling capability, three times more creep resistance and 12 times the compressive strength at elevated temperatures. It meets excessive temperature and pressure demands with materials that can withstand pressures up to 30,000 psi, temperatures of –60 to 260°C and exposure to harsh chemicals, says the manufacturer. The company's PAEK (polyaryletherketones) are also replacing metal in the automotive and aerospace industries, thereby reducing weight and fuel consumption, along with the associated emissions of carbon dioxide. Hall 5, Stand A23 — Victrex USA, Inc. West Conshohocken, Pa.
This producer of styrene maleic-anhydride (SMA) copolymers and compounds has recently introduced Xiran IZ grades that are designed to be highly efficient in increasing the heat performance of engineered plastic, especially in styrenics like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). These grades were developed to meet the demand for styrenic engineered plastics with high temperature resistance and low volatile residue. The new Xiran IZ grades exhibit a glass transition temperature of 175°C or higher, and can be exposed to higher processing temperatures with "excellent" miscibility in styrenic polymers such as ABS, says the company. Hall 5.0, Stand E08 — Polyscope Polymers B.V., Geleen, the Netherlands
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jag1Saltos de línea: jag
Pronunciación: /dʒaɡ /
1A sharp projection.
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- Every jag, every bump on the wall revealed a zone of darkness that was worth to explore, but every time, in the shadows, there was just the sides of the cave, continuing.
- The shingles on the roof were missing, and what once used to be grand stained - glass windows was now nothing but broken jags of colored glass.
- Like a sea the waste stretched out before her, ending only as the jags rose to breathtaking heights to become the rigid range of mountains called the Crown of Thorns.
informal sticky-out bit
1.1chiefly Scottish An injection.
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- I had another jag this week - on my bum this time - and maybe that will do the trick and calm things down for the tournament.
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- Known as a "jagger" to English bakers, this classic tool is traditionally used to cut doughs for filled pastries and latticework pie tops.
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1A bout of unrestrained or excessive indulgence in alcohol or drugs, or in a particular emotion or activity: a thirty-five minute crying jag
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- She had stomach aches prior to visits with her father, crying jags, and although tested as a gifted child, she almost failed fourth grade.
- However, Cash had a deeply serious core and in between the jags on booze and pills, which went on well into his middle life, he tried to do some good… in an instinctively rebellious way.
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A Jaguar car: an E-type Jag
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Over 750,000 people have strokes in the US annually. Approximately 40% of the patients with acute ischemic stroke have high blood sugar (are hyperglycemic) when they come in to the hospital or Emergency Department. Laboratory and human studies have shown that high blood sugar levels during a stroke can be associated with more damage to the brain than normal blood sugar levels. Blood sugar levels can be lowered with a hormone called Insulin, which can either be given as a shot under your skin (subcutaneously) or into a vein in your arm through a tube called an IV.
The purpose of this study is to find out if treating high blood sugar in stroke patients with IV insulin shows better recoveries than the current standard care for treating high blood sugar. Preliminary studies of stroke patients indicate that IV insulin for blood sugar control can be a safe treatment option. This study plans to add more safety information to IV insulin and to see if this treatment can improve recovery after stroke.
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Canyon volleyball player John Murray delivered 24 kills in the Cowboys' three-game sweep over Hart, Monday. What makes this feat even more impressive is that it comes after being set by his teammates just 39 times. He recorded 10 kills in the third game alone.
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Walmart Deli Meat Recalled Due to Contamination
Consumerist reports via the USDA that Zemco Industries recalled 380,000 pounds of deli meat that it distro'd to Walmart stores. The deli meat is marketed to Walmart customers under the Marketside brand name. Comsumerist notes that no one has yet reported ill, and that the contamination deals with Listeria monocytogenes, which can be fatal to infants, the elderly and those with weak immune systems.
What is Listeria monocytogenes?
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Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular bacterium that is the causative agent of Listeriosis. It is one of the most virulent foodborne pathogens with 20 to 30 percent of clinical infections resulting in death. Responsible for approximately 2,500 illnesses and 500 deaths in the United States (U.S.) annually, Listeriosis is the leading cause of death among foodborne bacterial pathogens with fatality rates exceeding even Salmonella and Clostridium botulinum.
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Keeping up with green auto writer Jim Motavalli
During the first day of our "Covering the Green Economy" conference, Jim Motavalli led a session to help journalists identify green auto trends. But after he was finished, he jumped right back to work.
Motavalli, a green transportation writer for a variety of publications including The New York Times and Mother Nature Network, stayed for the reminder of the conference, sitting in on sessions to soak up as much as he could. Once he got back from Phoenix, he put those story ideas into action, blogging away on a variety of topics, including this piece on converting delivery trucks to battery power.
Just the other day, Mother Nature Network published Motavalli's Q&A with the seminar's featured speaker, Jeff Goodell. Goodell is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and author of How to Cool the Planet," which details the emerging science of geoengineering. In this piece, Motavalli asked the investigative journalist to dive deeper into the controversial subject and to give readers a glimpse of how it could someday impact global warming. It's definitely worth a read.
Also, don't forget to check out the archive of conference materials, which include Motavalli's session, "Greening the auto industry: Hype or reality?" He shares lots of great tips for localizing green auto trends on the biz beat.
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I got my start in pageants half way through college and it was the best decision I've ever made. I earned more than $23,000 in scholarships, (Miss America wins $50,000! And that's in addition to what she won at the local and state level!) and made some of the best friends and career connections out there. The girls in the Miss America program do not fit any stereotype. They aren't privileged dolls who stand on stage and talk vacantly about world peace. These are girls who are driven to improve their lives and the lives of others through education and community service.
I remember Caressa Cameron, the current Miss America, telling a story about how she was called "wolverine" when she was younger because she had sideburns and a uni-brow. She developed a mean outer shell because of it. But it was a school visit from a Miss Virginia that changed her attitude and her life. Another friend of mine in the pageant world actually lived with her mother and brother in their family car during tough times... she is now an accomplished actress. You can find her on the Showtime series "The Tudors". Another grew up in a rough neighborhood and was told by everyone around her that she'd never go to college. In fact, they predicted she'd end up a pregnant high school drop-out. She became the student body president of her university and graduated college with honors, in part because of the scholarships she earned from competing. This is just a small sampling of the incredible women we have in Virginia.
As Miss Virginia, it's more than just waving in parades and cutting ribbons. Over the course of a year, a Miss Virginia will travel about 4,000 miles A MONTH (alone, no entourage) and get 5 hours of sleep a night if we're lucky. We write our own speeches, do our own hair and make-up and hope that we present ourselves 24/7 in a way that makes our state proud.
A typical day consists of waking up at 5am, driving 3 hours to give 6 presentations in a row at a school, drive 3 more hours to visit one of the many Children's Miracle Network hospitals in Virginia (doing phone interviews with various media outlets on the way), drive 2 more hours to speak at a charity gala that evening then drive to a host family's house in the area where they have generously gathered local movers and shakers to run a mock-interview with you. Then, you retire to your room, answered a few dozen e-mails, prepare for the next day, and finally sleep. Redbull is your best friend.
Now, Miss America, travels over 40,000 (!!!!!) miles a month and she runs on adrenaline as she'll be lucky to get much sleep at all!
A little background on the current Miss America,Caressa Cameron and me: When I won Miss Virginia 2008, Caressa was my first-runner-up... so for the record, I beat the future Miss America (little victories for my self esteem). Caressa came back the next year and ended up winning Miss Virginia and then Miss America. I am so proud to call Caressa both a great friend and my Miss Virginia sister.
As soon as I crowned her, I knew I was passing my reign on to the next Miss America. Caressa is a dynamo in personality, talent, and intelligence. She was a talent preliminary winner both at Miss Virginia and Miss America singing "Listen" by Beyonce (Beyonce better step up her game because Miss Cameron is right on her heels!). At Miss America she impressed even the toughest of judges with her intelligence and devotion to her personal platform: Real Talk: AIDS in America. She lost a close family member to AIDS and her family has taken in and cared for children stricken with juvenile AIDS. As an ambassador for the Children's Miracle Network she has moved mountains to educate and spread awareness of this disease and how to prevent it.
The current Miss Virginia, Caitlin Uze is one of my closest friends. She grew up tormented by bullies over her speech impediment (she has a lisp), and her weight. She uses those experiences to relate to students across the commonwealth on the important and relevant issue of bullying. Caitlin is one of the most caring, compassionate, funny, and brilliant women I know. Virginia is blessed to have her as a representative. She works tirelessly and brightens the lives of everyone around her. Go to this link to vote for Caitlin as "America's Choice" to help get her into the top 15 and one step closer to becoming Miss America.
The women involved in this program are nothing like the horrible stereotypes that surround pageants. Many people get the Miss America program confused with Donald Trump's Miss USA beauty pageant. Here are the big differences:
Miss USA: For-profit beauty pageant. No talent portion. Interview not heavily stressed. Modeling contract prizes. Great for girls who want to get into modeling or want exposure in the entertainment industry.
Miss America: Non-profit. Talent, intelligence, and community service based. Largest provider of scholarships to women in the world.
There have been many scandals involving beauty queens in recent years. Those have all been involving the Miss USA Pageant contestants. Miss America had a major scandal in the 1980's when Miss America 1984 was stripped of her title over nude photos she had taken prior to her pageant days. That young woman: Vanessa Williams, award-winning actress and singer.
As far as kid pageants... I never competed in any and don't know many girls who have. My thoughts: every little girl likes playing dress up. I don't think they should be judged on it. The Miss America age range is 17-24 years old.
So there you have it. The truth about the Miss America program. It's awesome. If you, or anyone you know, might be interested in the Miss America program, please visit www.missva.org or www.missamerica.org and learn about the largest provider of scholarships to women in the world... Or talk to me!


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Officers with helmets and batons have lined
the Golden Gate Bridge, as May Day protests get underway in the San
Francisco Bay area.
Protesters had backed away from a call to block the bridge. But
scores of California Highway Patrol officers nonetheless lined the
span and gathered around the toll plaza on Tuesday morning.
A couple of protesters with signs stood nearby, but did not
disrupt traffic.
Golden Gate Ferry service, meanwhile, was shut down as Golden
Gate Bridge District ferry workers went on strike.
Union officials say the workers have been without a contract
since July 2011 and are in a dispute over health care coverage.
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Updated On: Mar 20 2013 06:52:29 PM EDT
Forentino Martinez got a surprise when he picked up his son at Pontiac Middle School on Wednesday.
He heard a story of teachers wearing surgical masks at the school.
"He said the teacher got a mask," Martinez said.
Another parent, Barbara Terrell, said she saw the masks when she went into the office Wednesday morning. She also saw the construction project.
"I saw like part of that area all blocked off and then some teachers in the office wearing masks and stuff, and no one would really say what was going on or anything," Terrell said.
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The school district says only one classroom at the school is involved and it is boarded up to keep the dust contained. The air ducts are open to the outside to keep the fresh air coming in.
However, teachers association President Aimee McKeever said some teachers and students suffered asthma attacks and had to be treated at a nearby hospital. Those are the masked teachers.
"The superintendent and I have had a conversation and right now the environment is safe. They've done air quality tests every hour. They've indicated that those tests do not show any issues right now," said McKeever.
That's not enough for parents and grandparents.
"If he gets sick not being protected, not having a mask and the teachers have a mask, I think that's unfair," said Dee Hall, whose grandchild attends the school.
Terrell said she would have at least liked to hear about this from the school.
"Yeah, I'm upset that they didn't tell us anything, or let us know. I mean, I'd rather them tell us and give us the decision whether or not we not our kids in this school," she said.
McKeever says a longer 6-hour test was taken Wednesday to check air quality. It has been sent to a lab and is expected back on Thursday. The results likely will determine whether they keep the school open.
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The International conference and Exhibition on the theme, "Women in Science and Technology: Towards Maximizing Science and Technology for National Development" will address a range of critically important themes relating to gender equality and gender empowerment in Nigeria and hopes to stimulate a positive country – level approach by presenting success stories from other countries such as India, China, USA and UK where significant progress in science and technology has been acknowledged worldwide
- To address the issues and challenges relating to the mainstreaming and advancement of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields in Nigeria
- To learn from efforts taken by other countries in addressing obstacles and challenges facing women in STEM
- To share and exchange experiences amongst participants on best practices by women in scientific and technological fields/specialties
- To develop concrete, innovative strategies and models that can be shared by other Sub-Saharan African countries
- To show case role models of women in science and technology and their contribution to National Development
Under the over-arching frame of
- Enabling political, social and economic environment by the government;
- Providing broad based education and improving literacy level, specifically on STEM fields; and
- Recognizing the role of women in the transformation of societies and national development.
The International Conference and Exhibition will focus its deliberations on 5 main sub-themes:
- Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Women in Health and Wellbeing
- Women in Agriculture and Food Security
- Women in Environment and Sustainability
- Women in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- The conference is expected to contribute to a better understanding of gender equality perspectives in designing, monitoring and implementing policies and to produce a set of recommendations for improving the visibility of women in scientific and technological development in Nigeria.
- The conference will popularize STEM among young girls in particular and the general public in general
- The conference will come up with blue print on actualizing Nigeria's Science Technology and Innovation policy strategy
- The recommendations will be submitted to the Federal Government of Nigeria, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and other strategic partners for necessary follow up.
The conference will bring together senior and young representatives and experts from governments, international organisations, research organisations, academies of sciences, universities, organisations of women in science, engineering, medical, higher education institutions, research institutions and non-governmental women organisations.
The conference will feature keynote addresses, invited speakers, panels, round table discussions, oral presentations of 15 minutes each and discussions, poster session, social networking and exhibition. The presentations will address the status, the issues and problems and recommendations of the topics given. Papers presented will be assessed for publication in special editions of International Journals of Science and Technology.


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Appliances vs. Traditional Servers: Pros and Cons
This document is intended to help organizations decide whether an appliance or a traditional server is an appropriate platform for hosting enterprise software applications. It is organized as follows:
- Definitions: defining relevant concepts and terminology.
- Types of Appliances: differentiating between different types of appliances and what they are used for.
- Appliance Servers: Benefits: an overview of the advantages of hosting software on an appliance.
- Appliance Servers: Drawbacks: an overview of the drawbacks of hosting software on an appliance.
A growing number of vendors are offering what would otherwise be software-only solutions in the form of dedicated appliances, which incorporate both hardware and software. In this section, terms and concepts relevant to appliances are introduced, so that the subsequent discussion can be more clear.
Enterprise Software Application
This document is concerned specifically with "enterprise software applications." That is, applications which:
- Run on one or more centralized servers.
- Provide a service to many users, possibly distributed across multiple sites.
- Must be scalable and reliable, because many users would be adversely impacted by loss of access to the application.
At issue is whether it is preferable to host such applications on appliance servers or traditional servers, as defined below.
Traditional Server
A traditional server consists of several components, possibly from different vendors, which may have to be assembled into a unit by the organization which wishes to run the enterprise software application:
- Hardware -- such as X86-style servers -- from vendors such as IBM, HP or Dell.
- An operating system, such as Windows or Linux.
- Possibly a web server, such as IIS or Apache.
- Possibly a database server, such as Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL.
Normally, an organization will have many such servers, and deploy one or more applications on each one.
The above description is only approximate. For example, hardware may be virtualized, other operating systems are available and other components may be required.
Appliance Server
An appliance server is one where all of the required functional components, including those identified in (_label_trad-server), plus the application software itself, are integrated and configured into a unit and purchased from a single vendor.
Client Device
Users sign into applications using a client device. This may be a desktop or laptop PC, a telephone or smart phone, a PDA, etc.
Modern applications often use a web interface to interact with users, which means that the user's hardware runs a web browser, which presents a graphical user interface to the user.
Types of Appliances
Home vs. Enterprise Equipment
Many home users are very familiar with appliances, if not with the term "server appliance," in the form of wireless routers, small hardware firewalls, print sharing devices, network attached storage, etc. These devices are small, inexpensive and not really scalable or flexible enough to meet the needs of medium to large organizations.
Commodity Hardware vs. Specialized Processors
Server appliances intended for enterprise deployment have two basic types:
- Commodity server hardware, with pre-installed software.
- Specialized processing hardware.
The commodity hardware approach serves mainly to reduce the initial setup and configuration effort for organizations deploying the product. "Inside the box" is just a traditional software server, assembled and supported by the vendor.
Specialized processing hardware is used mainly where the performance characteristics of the system cannot be easily reached with a conventional server. This is typically required in the context of specialized networking equipment, such as SSL processors, virus scanners, application firewalls and more, all of which must perform complex at "wire speeds" -- 100Mbps or more.
Appliance Servers: Benefits
The main benefits promoted by vendors who sell solutions in the form of appliances are:
- Easy installation:
The operating system and application software are pre-installed on the hardware, which reduces installation time and effort. To the extent possible, the software is normally either pre-configured or self-configuring.
It should be noted that this is only a significant advantage for applications that require minimal integration with existing infrastructure, and minimal customization. Where such integration and customization is required, it normally takes up the bulk of configuration time, so the savings from faster initial setup is inconsequential.
- Fewer skills required:
The simplified installation and configuration lead to scenarios where fewer IT skills are required to implement the solution. This is particularly true where the application is quite simple and requires little or no further configuration beyond initial activation.
- Sole-source technical support:
Any questions about hardware compatibility or operating system patches are eliminated when a single vendor supports every "layer" of the solution, starting with hardware and ending with the application software.
- High performance specialized hardware:
In the case of specialized processing hardware, the additional and overriding benefit is increased performance. Note that this is not generally true for commodity hardware bundled as an appliance -- this advantage is only relevant where the appliance incorporates specialized hardware, most often to provide a specialized network infrastructure function.
Appliance Servers: Drawbacks
Hardware appliances provide some benefits, such as somewhat simpler installation and configuration, but they also have some drawbacks. These include:
- Low performance commodity hardware:
In order to reduce manufacturing costs, hardware appliances often incorporate previous-generation components. CPU capacity, memory cache, RAM and disk space are often significantly smaller in an appliance as compared to a contemporary general-purpose server. The result is that commodity-based appliances often have significantly lower performance than the same application software running on newly acquired commodity servers.
- Poor hardware support:
Appliance servers are not developed, sold or supported by software vendors. Instead, this work is contracted out to a hardware vendor who simply images the software vendor's OS and application onto their standard hardware, which is then branded as an appliance for that software vendor. Since neither the software vendor nor the appliance hardware vendor (with few exceptions, such as Dell) is likely to have local support staff in many cities, technical support normally leads to customers mailing their appliance to a depot for repair or replacement.
The absence of a local support network, such as might be offered by a big-brand PC server manufacturer (IBM, HP, Dell, etc.). means that hardware repair takes at least 24 hours -- the time required to courier a replacement unit to a customer. This reduced SLA leads to the next problem:
- Difficult jurisdictions:
Delivery of hardware appliances to some jurisdictions may require import licenses, export licenses, payment of duties, invoicing in local currency and may present a range of other challenges related to physical delivery of advanced, cryptographic technology to far-away places. This leads to longer lead times to deliver hardware to some locations in the world, higher cost and the need for more locally deployed infrastructure, usually in precisely those locations that would not otherwise merit extra capacity.
- Expensive disaster recovery:
Because hardware repair cannot be provided promptly by either appliance software vendors or appliance hardware manufacturers, most vendors that sell appliance solutions encourage customers to buy redundant appliances. This means that where a customer might normally deploy a single conventional server, they must purchase and deploy two appliance servers for the same task, to get a comparable assurance of availability.
- Inability to virtualize:
Appliances are just that -- pre-packaged hardware. This means that they cannot be virtualized. Organizations seeking to migrate their systems and applications away from raw hardware, and onto virtual servers and perhaps private or public clouds, cannot do so with an appliance.
Virtualization offers some important benefits, so this can be a serious problem:
- Energy and space savings, from efficient use of hardware capacity.
- Flexible resource allocation, adding or removing CPU, memory and disk as required.
- High availability, with the ability to recover crashed applications in minutes or even seconds.
- Snapshot capability, so that bad configuration changes can be quickly rolled back.
Using an appliance negates all of these benefits.
- Not suitable for high density server environments:
For many of the same reasons that organizations are increasingly using virtualization technology, they are also using blade technology to increase the space and power efficiency of their server environments.
Appliances do not generally come in a blade form factor, so cannot contribute to a power and space saving server management strategy.
There are specific use cases where appliances are attractive:
- Deployment of simple applications, which require minimal customization and integration, into small to medium environments.
- Deployment of very high performance network devices, where specialized hardware provides a significant speed boost.
There are also use cases where appliances are unattractive:
- Deployment into high density IT environments.
- Deployment into IT environments where virtualization is widely used.
Appliance based solutions reduce initial setup time, but increase hardware cost (for redundancy) and where specialized hardware is not used, usually also reduce scalability.
Appendix: About Hitachi ID Systems
This white paper was produced by Hitachi ID Systems.
Hitachi ID Systems, Inc. delivers access governance and identity administration solutions to organizations globally, including many of the Fortune 500 companies. The Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite is a fully integrated solution for managing identities, security entitlements and credentials, for both business users and shared/privileged accounts, on-premise and in the cloud.
The Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite is well known in the marketplace for high scalability, fault tolerance, a pragmatic design and low total cost of ownership (TCO). Hitachi ID Systems is recognized by customers and analysts for industry leading customer service.
The Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite is an integrated solution for identity administration and access governance. It streamlines and secures the management of identities, security entitlements and credentials across systems and applications. Organizations deploy the Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite to strengthen controls, meet regulatory and audit requirements, improve IT service and reduce IT operating cost.
The Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite is designed to efficiently create, manage and deactivate user objects, identity attributes and security entitlements across systems and applications in medium to large organizations. This is done using a combination of automation and self-service:
- Automation propagates changes from one system to another.
- Workflow invites business users to participate by completing their own profiles, authorizing changes and reviewing the current state of users and privileges.
- Consolidated management enables security staff to manage access with a user-centric, rather than application-centric view.
- Password synchronization and enterprise single sign-on reduce the number of passwords that users must remember and type.
- Reports enable auditors, security officers and system administrators to analyze current state and review historical changes.
A rich set of connectors are included, to easily integrate with most common systems and applications and to manage credentials including passwords, challenge/response profiles, biometric samples, OTP devices, PKI certificates and smart cards.
The Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite is designed as identity management and access governance middleware, in the sense that it presents a uniform user interface and a consolidated set of business processes to manage user objects, identity attributes, security rights and credentials across multiple systems and platforms. This is illustrated in Figure [link].
Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite Overview: Identity Middleware (2)
The Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite includes several functional identity management and access governance modules:
- Hitachi ID Identity Manager
-- User provisioning, RBAC, SoD and access certification.
- Automated propagation of changes to user profiles, from systems of record to target systems.
- Workflow, to validate, authorize and log all security change requests.
- Automated, self-service and policy-driven user and entitlement management.
- Federated user administration, through a SOAP API to a user provisioning fulfillment engine.
- Consolidated access reporting.
Identity Manager includes the following additional features, at no extra charge:
- Hitachi ID Access Certifier
-- Periodic review and cleanup of security entitlements.
- Delegated audits of user entitlements, with certification by individual managers and application owners, roll-up of results to top management and cleanup of rejected security rights.
- Hitachi ID Group Manager
-- Self-service management of security group membership.
- Self-service and delegated management of user membership in Active Directory groups.
- Hitachi ID Org Manager
-- Delegated construction and maintenance of Orgchart data.
- Self-service construction and maintenance of data about lines of reporting in an organization.
- Hitachi ID Password Manager
-- Self service management of passwords, PINs and encryption keys.
- Password synchronization.
- Self-service and assisted password reset.
- Enrollment and management of other authentication factors, including security questions, hardware tokens, biometric samples and PKI certificates.
Password Manager includes the following additional features, at no extra charge:
- Hitachi ID Login Manager
-- Automated application logins.
- Automatically sign users into systems and applications.
- Eliminate the need to build and maintain a credential repository, using a combination of password synchronization and artificial intelligence.
- Hitachi ID Telephone Password Manager
-- Telephone self-service for passwords and tokens.
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DAYTON, Ohio — "Robie" was judged to be the winning entry in Miami Valley Hospital's (MVH's) surgical robot naming competition. Nine-year-old Erika Marsh, a third-grade honor student from Patterson Kennedy Elementary School, in Dayton came up with the first-place entry.
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The Proteas will need to apply consistent pressure early on Day four to give themselves the best possible chance of victory in the first Test match against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. Dale Steyn (1) and Morne Morkel (2) accounted for the three Australian wickets that fell in the final session on Sunday, as the all-pace attack sets its sights on a match-winning advantage.
"Tomorrow morning is a key period of the game," centurion Jacques Kallis said. "If we can nip out a few tomorrow morning and put some pressure on Australia, who knows... I think we have to give ourselves the opportunity, the game is far from dead and there is enough in the wicket as well.
"As long as we keep applying the pressure, it is all that we can do, if Australia plays well then fair enough but we have to get the ball in the right areas."
Kallis earlier added another impressive and big Test century to the 43 behind his name, as the Proteas posted a commanding total of 450 all out. Hashim Amla was the other star performer with the bat, scoring his third century in consecutive matches against Australia, and passing Michael Clarke as the leading run-scorer in this calendar year. This was Kallis' highest Test score against Australia, and his fourth century of the year; the most by any batsman in 2012.
"I think I have been playing really well for the last couple of years," Kallis commented on his personal form. "I have been scoring at a decent rate and I feel like I'm getting into good positions which is key to batting. Hopefully I can carry on with that, you need a little bit of luck to go with it as well, so may that continue."
The injury to JP Duminy puts added pressure on the seam attack, however Kallis insists the wicket can be of assistance if the bowlers are disciplined.
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Weston first now other North Somerset town could get parking charges
By Prue_Reid | Monday, December 03, 2012, 11:52
COUNCILLORS will discuss plans to introduce car parking charges at Clevedon, Nailsea and Portishead in the New Year.
A special working party was set up earlier this year to investigate the possibility of introducing parking charges in car parks and streets in the three towns.
The working party is due to make a recommendation to the authority's Strategic Planning and Economic Development (SPED) panel on where charges could be implemented.
However a final decision on the implementation of any scheme lies with North Somerset Council's powerful executive.
It had been hoped that a recommendation would go before the panel this month, but the report was deferred while the working party sought more information.
Working party chairman, Councillor Clive Webb, said a recommendation would go to the SPED panel in the New Year.
Mr Webb said: "No decision has been made at the present time.
"We are hoping to be able to make a recommendation to the SPED panel in the New Year."
Mr Webb said the working party was also waiting to see how the introduction of on street parking charges on 28 streets in Weston-super-Mare town centre was working before making a decision on introducing a similar scheme in the north of the district.
Council chiefs introduced the scheme in Weston following concerns that motorists are flouting existing parking restrictions by leaving cars in timed bays for longer than allowed.
But the new parking regime in Weston has received a mixed reaction, with some retailers complaining it has turned the town centre into a ghost town.
Mr Webb added that there were no moves to introduce 'blanket charging' across the north of the district and each town was being considered independently of each other
News of the possibility of parking charges has been greeted with horror by local traders, councillors and community groups saying it will have a devastating impact on business and force shoppers to out of town complexes where parking is free.
Local business people said charging should not be introduced at a time where businesses are already struggling for trade due to the current economic climate.
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In The Forest
In the forest,
I stand,
In seeming solitude.
But the skitter
Of squirrels in pine needles,
the crow's caw above,
And the whoosh
Of wind caressing treetops
Remind me-
I am not
This post is brought to you by the Trifecta weekend writing prompt – and nature!
Here is the challenge: On to the weekend challenge. This weekend we want you to give us 33 words (exactly) that include among them at least one example of onomatopoeia. When looking for a good page to link to in order to help describe the device, we stumbled upon our very own Apoplectic Apostrophes' post on literary devices. Check it out if you need help remembering how onomatopoeia work.
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Have a beautiful, peaceful weekend :)
May 10, 2013 9:18 AM
I could hear all of it. I felt like I was walking through the woods as I read it. Fantastic!
May 10, 2013 10:28 AM
One might be alone in nature, but one is far from lonely! Thanks for describing it so well!
May 10, 2013 2:59 PM
Love the verbs you used – skitter, whoosh, and caw are wonderful – and your piece. Wonderfully sensory. Thanks for sharing.
May 10, 2013 3:43 PM
Your wonderful poem reminds me of that ridiculous metaphysical question … 'if a tree falls in a forest, and no-one hears, did it really happen?' … assuming that human ears are the only one's that matter! Silly humans.
May 11, 2013 6:17 AM
such a pleasing picture of the outdoors, good job as usual.
May 11, 2013 6:22 AM
I felt like I was standing there with you surrounded by the beauty of nature. Love those sounds and this piece.
May 11, 2013 9:18 AM
Beautiful piece of writing and subtle, but very effective use of onomatopoeia. Well done. :)
May 11, 2013 9:01 PM
I never feel alone in the forest for those very reasons you mention. Loved this.
May 12, 2013 4:52 PM
Great nature piece. Loved your choice of verbs, too!
May 12, 2013 11:34 PM
You will never be alone Janna… we will follow you for your writing… wherever you go :)


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Reviewed by Carla Freccero
Now playing at the Nick in Santa Cruz, Secretary is directed by
Steven Shainberg and adapted from a short story by Mary Gaitskill.
You can tell that this was a story first-and written by a woman
at that-because of its psychological complexity and the way it
focalizes plausibly through the main character, Lee Holloway,
played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Screen writer Erin Wilson has also
done a great job of preserving that complexity, simultaneously
allowing the characters to retain some of their opacity, which
American movies so often cannot bear to do when confronted with
psychological depth.
Lee-a self-cutter-has just been released from a mental hospital,
where she checked in because one time she cut too deeply. When
she returns home, we see why: her mother is a wreck, her father
a drunk. Her parents, together with her newly married sister who
continues to live on the compound, create a stressful and smothering
atmosphere of enforced leisure and helplessness for Lee. So she
decides to take typing lessons. She's an excellent typist-in fact,
she's good at everything that involves creating excessive order
out of chaos-and decides to apply for a job. She gets one with
Mr. Grey (James Spader), a young lawyer permanently in need of
a secretary. The sign outside his office is menacingly permanent,
the position's vacancy signaled by turning on or off the lights
around the sign.
One way to talk about what happens next is to say that submissive
meets dominant (masochist meets sadist) and the story moves on
from there. But that would be, I think, too simple, for the vectors
of agency and power shift uneasily between them as they develop
their decidedly non-normative yet remarkably chaste (up to a point)
There's a kind of faux-gothic atmosphere around the law office,
and a Jane Eyre-ish feel to Lee's adventure, if you can imagine
Lee as both Jane and the locked-up wife. With a title like Secretary
and the theme of dominance and submission, you know the movie's
got to be satire-alternately funny, grotesque, and critical. But
the movie takes a sort of surprising turn, one that diminishes
its comedy, blunts its critique, but also opens up serious possibilities
for human transformation and redemption, from within the perversions
and imperfections that shape the contours of many lonely people's
Still, part way through the movie, the narrative resorts to voice-over-Lee's-as
though it lacked confidence in the film's ability to convey the
subjective sequence of events through image, action, and dialogue.
And indeed, there's a lot we don't understand, even with the voice-over
to guide us. We never learn why Mr. Grey is desperately terrified
of relationships, or why his ex-wife turns him into a cowering
submissive-aspects of his character that seem to clash with his
presentation as a sadist. To the movie's credit, if he is a sadist,
then all this withholding of information is perfectly in character.
It reminds me of the joke about what the masochist says to the
sadist: "beat me," and what the sadist replies: "no."
Here, the audience is the masochist, while the movie itself turns
out to be the sadist. We also never learn why, all of a sudden,
Lee identifies as sexually kinky (seeking out personal ads to
respond to), and how she gains so much confidence in her identity
and desires.
But she does, and we applaud the transformation, even though it
forces the plot to cram itself uncomfortably into the genre of
figuratively sado-masochistic--that is, regular old heterosexual--romance,
replete with its oppressively normative endings, from the Griselda
story to Jane Eyre.
The movie Secretary made me want to read the story. Gaitskill
was clearly on to something, and that something is scandalous
and tender all at once. The movie conveys this too, however imperfectly.
Secretary is trying to say something true, and perhaps new, about
love, and even though it fails, it's a worthwhile experiment.
Looking for trouble at the movies, for KUSP and the film gang,
this is Carla Freccero.