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Bare-backing Films and Their Influence
By Steven Toushin
Bijou Video/dev.bijouworld.com
Due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Bijou Studios and all other major studios producing gay porn were using condoms in making their films by 1987-88. By 1992, condoms had become the norm in all gay films. Bare-backing films (an industry term for having sex without a condom) did not exist between 1992 and 1999. It was in 1999 when the bare-backing films started to appear. Bijou Video does not sell films made after approximately 1991 unless condoms are used when filming the sexual scenes.
In 1985, Bijou Video published a booklet of safe sex guidelines called, "Safe Sex: It Can Save Your Life," and we followed those guidelines in our business practices. Up until 2004, Bijou Video sold either pre-condom vintage films made prior to 1991, or we sold films in which the performers used condoms. In 2004, Bijou Video inadvertently sold a few bare-backing films because I (Steven Toushin) didn't pay attention to the content of those films or the message they conveyed. That was my mistake; I should have been more aware of the content of the films in question. When I did review them and saw what they were, I immediately stopped selling them.
Thus, in 2004, I instituted the official policy that Bijou Video would not carry or sell bare-backing films. I put this policy together because I was greatly concerned about the disturbing trend involving bare-backing in the gay porn industry. In late 2005, I put Bijou's bare-backing policy in writing, and then updated it in 2006 and again in 2007.
Although there is very little in filmmaking that I object to, I feel the existence of bare-backing in gay porn is morally wrong, socially irresponsible, and motivated by greed, ignorance, denial of reality, and maybe some self-loathing on the part of homosexual filmmakers. Bare-backing films were started in 1999 by people who wanted to get into the adult business, but they didn't have the experience, contacts or talent to be successful in an already saturated porn market. So they needed a gimmick, something that was not being offered to the gay public, something that would give them instant recognition and create a market for their films. Since the rest of the gay adult industry was responsibly promoting safe sex with condoms, the producers of bare-backing films found their gimmick by intentionally promoting unsafe sex (without condoms) and thus, risking the lives of their models, actors, and others who may be influenced by these films. Their desire for money did not take into account the price that was paid in human health and lives.
The only purpose for the creation of Bare backing films was to make money by emphasizing the non-use of condoms, to emphasize the fantasy of unsafe sex in a safe sex era. The only purpose of making bare backing films is to focus on the non use of condoms and the dropping out of sperm from the ass or mouth of the recipient. There is no regard for the safety of the models or the effects of the message through visual erotic imagery that unsafe sex has on the sexual habits of the general public. The only purpose for making bare backing films is to make money at all cost.
I don't fault the general public for buying the bare-backing films. These films offer the excitement of one form of forbidden and dangerous sex, but unlike other forms of forbidden or dangerous sex, bare-backing is like playing Russian roulette with your life. Still, the freedom and fantasy of not using a condom is so strong that it has stimulated sales, which has stimulated the production of more bare-backing films and solidified the genre.
Due to the success of bare-backing films, these films have also found their way into some of the established gay porn studios that don't want to miss out on the potential to make an extra dollar. Even so, greed and being irresponsible are not limited only to the filmmakers and studios producing and distributing bare-backing films. Retail companies, not wanting to miss out on the potential profits, got into the act by selling these films via mail order, video rental stores, e-mail, retail websites, and VOD (Video on Demand) websites. Have we, as an industry, become so callous, so jaded, that money has become more important than human lives?
The Effects of Bare-backing
The current trend of bare-backing in gay adult films sends a negative and dangerous message to millions of gay men around the world. The message they receive is that unprotected sex is pleasurable, good, safe and fun; there is nothing to worry about; and there are no consequences to be paid for taking the risk of unprotected sex. However, in reality there are major health consequences from having unprotected sex, not the least of which is HIV infection.
The people filming bare-backing scenes are creating potentially lethal sexual situations to satisfy their own greed. Although the performers will not die during the filming, having unprotected sex puts them at high risk of becoming infected with HIV, for which there is no cure.
Many people still don't seem to understand how HIV is transmitted. When a person has unprotected sex with another person, he is having sex with everyone that person has ever had sex with in his life. If just one of those people from his past was HIV positive, he can be infected, so the virus can be passed on to you, and you can pass it on to another person if you have unprotected sex. Furthermore, a person infected with HIV having unprotected sex with another person also infected with HIV can potentially produce new and drug-resistant variations of the virus.
In all cases, people infected with HIV must take powerful drugs (usually 6 to 20 pills) on a daily basis just to stay alive. Early drugs like AZT, introduced in 1987, offered a slim chance of survival, but with the introduction of protease inhibitors in 1996, HIV can be suppressed for a longer period of time. However, living longer may mean living with considerable disability and/or toxic side effects of the medication.1 2 In addition, as many as 24% to 48% of people continue to lose weight despite using HAART.3 These new medications offer no guarantee of longer life. "The crude mortality rate for patients with access to HAART early in the course of infection is 6.7% at 28 months."4 Ten years after the introduction of HAART, "the death rate from AIDS continues to be significant at approximately 15,000 to 16,000 per year in the United States."5 "Even after the heady optimism of the late 1990s following the introduction of protease inhibitors, few if any researchers are currently speculating about the likelihood of viral eradication or 'cure' for HIV infection. In fact, a more sober assessment would suggest that HIV/AIDS is now a chronic, progressive disease that still causes considerable morbidity and mortality."6 Currently, we do not yet know the long-term effects of HIV drugs on the virus or the body. Still, we do know there are serious and deathly consequences for participating in bare-backing sex.
Since 1981, I've employed many gay men who were infected with HIV and eventually died of AIDS. Far too many of my employees and dear friends have died from this devastating disease. I have seen the fear on their faces; and I have tried to comfort their fears. It is not only the fear of pain, suffering and death, but also the fear of rejection and of dying alone. It is not only the tragedy of a life cut too short, but also despair over the loss of a future and the loss of hopes and dreams. I have employees today who are HIV positive, some who have recently become infected and had their lives turned upside down as a result.
Although we now have better medication to control HIV, there is still no cure. People continue to become infected with HIV and they continue to die from AIDS. Over 500,000 people have died of AIDS so far in America; and over 40 million are HIV positive in the world today.7 HIV/AIDS is not a myth, a joke, or something to be taken lightly. People such as Bill Gates (founder and chairman of Microsoft), Michael Dell (founder and chairman of Dell Computers), and Bono (an Irish musician) believe that AIDS is serious enough to invest their time and money in promoting AIDS awareness on the world stage.
Yet, despite all the education about safe sex, there has been an increase in the incidence of both HIV and other STDs over the last four to five years. Why? I believe the increased incidence of HIV infection and other STDs is at least partially due to the popularity of bare-backing films.
Newcomers to the Gay Adult Industry
Bare-backing films promote the illusion that HIV is no longer a health problem or a death sentence. Where did this new philosophy of making unsafe sex films come from? Where did this disregard for the models' health and lives come from? Where did this disdain for gay sexuality come from? This blindness to reality?
From 1992 to 1999, the gay adult industry followed a safe sex standard with its models and its message to the viewing public. Then in approximately 1999, a new group of people became involved in gay filmmaking. These new people realized they could not compete with professional filmmakers and large studios. They were amateur filmmakers with no contacts in the adult industry, so the Internet was their door to the buying public.
When these new porn filmmakers learned that the gay film industry practiced condom safe sex in its films, they envisioned an easy, new niche market in non-condom films. From their perspective, if the industry was stupid enough to ignore such a moneymaking opportunity, they would take advantage of it. If the actors wanted to risk their lives, why should they say no? So, the niche market called "bare-backing" was born.
In the late 1990s, with the expansion of the Internet, new porn markets opened up around the world. As a result, thousands of new people entered the adult industry as models and filmmakers; and millions of new consumers entered the marketplace. As the worldwide market grew, American companies became involved in foreign markets with much needed cash. Originally, most of the bare-backing films were produced and sold by Americans and Europeans taking advantage of the poverty following the break up of the Soviet Union, and also taking advantage of the poverty in countries, like Brazil, where the standard working wages were pitiful. For a few extra dollars, American and European porn producers could convince young men from these poor countries to perform sexually without condoms.
Some of the excuses used by bare-backing filmmakers to justify themselves have included: 1) The models don't have a problem with not using condoms; 2) The models have consented, so why should we object? 3) It's the model's choice; 4) We only allow HIV-positives to have sex with positives; 5) We make films the public wants; 6) I have the right to make films anyway I want; 7) People don't want to see a mysterious condom suddenly appear; 8) There is nothing wrong with going natural; the spontaneity of sex feels good; 9) Condoms are such a hassle to put on in a scene; 10) As far as myself getting HIV/AIDS, I doubt it will happen to me. The older folks who've gotten AIDS have died off and the ones who have it now I wouldn't want to have sex with anyway; 11) All the propaganda about AIDS is coming from drug companies so they can sell more drugs; 12) People have the right to see what they want; 13) Those who object to choice are promoting censorship; 14) These kids are going to be making bare-backing films – if not with me, then with somebody else, so it might as well be me; 15) I have a First Amendment right, the freedom of expression to create what I want even if some people find it objectionable.
In an interview in Out magazine, Paul Morris, the owner of a bare-backing company (Treasure Island Media), states his philosophy as follows: "To me sex is a religion…I want to make porn that comes from a place even I don't understand. Porn from a place that's wild, forbidden, that's absolutely secret. That to me is gay. Not filtered through what the government says you should be. Not according to what the industry says you should do or not do" 8
What the hell is he talking about? The only part of his statement that even comes close to the source of controversy in bare-backing is when he says, "Not according to what the industry says you should do or not do." In fact, the gay adult industry does not dictate the use of condoms or have a formal written policy on condom use. The industry does have a voluntary, commonly understood code of ethics that it follows to show respect both to the models and to gay men throughout the world. There are many gay men who have HIV/AIDS and work for porn companies whose philosophy includes the strict use of condoms in all of their films. These companies respect their performers as well as their audience of gay men – and I applaud their integrity.
Bare-backing filmmakers like Mr. Morris have absolutely no respect for the industry's voluntary code of ethics; and they have no respect for the destruction that HIV/AIDS has caused in the lives of gay men. They have no respect or concern for the men who work for them or for gay men in general. The men who make bare-backing films willfully ignore their moral responsibility. It doesn't matter if the model wants to be a receptacle for infected sperm, even though it's a tragedy that a person with HIV/AIDS wants the world to see him shoot his infected sperm into another man. It is the filmmakers who should be morally and ethically responsible – the filmmakers should never give models the choice to harm either themselves or other people.
The following disclaimer is posted on a reseller's website to justify the selling of bare-backing films:"
These films do not use condoms. This movie depicts consensual 'bare-back' (condomless) sex between informed adults. Bare-backing, anal sex without a condom is considered an unsafe sexual practice. The Producer and Distributor of this movie make no judgment as to the type of sex a person chooses to have and present this movie only as a fantasy and an alternative to unsafe sexual practices."
In response to the statement, "This movie depicts consensual 'bare-back' (condomless) sex between informed adults," I want to ask – What are the models being informed about? Are they told they are at greater risk for HIV infection by not using a condom? Are they informed that an estimated one million people are currently living with HIV in the United States? Are they informed that approximately 40,000 new HIV infections occur each year? Are they told that 70 percent of these new HIV infections occur in men? Are they informed that half of all new HIV infections in the United States occur in people 35 years of age or younger?9 Are they told that there is no cure for HIV? Are they educated about the modes of transmission for HIV? Are they educated about how HIV will eventually destroy their body and mind? Do they know that despite taking medication every day for the rest of their lives, they are likely to eventually die from AIDS? Are they told that the filmmaker is only using them for his own profit and doesn't care whether they get sick or die?
The disclaimer states, "Bare-backing, anal sex without a condom, is considered an unsafe sexual practice." I ask, if bare-backing is considered unsafe, then why are they asking the models to be unsafe?
According to the disclaimer, "The Producer and Distributor of this movie make no judgment as to the type of sex a person chooses to have." I say that the producer paid these kids not to use condoms so he could potentially sell more movies. Greed is the only reason these films are produced and distributed. The disclaimer goes on to say, "The Producer and Distributor present this movie only as a fantasy and an alternative to unsafe sexual practices." My response is that – No, it is not a fantasy. These movies show kids who are, in reality, involved in unsafe sex in the era of HIV/AIDS.
Pre-condom films 1970-1992
What about the gay films from the 1970s to the early 1990s showing cum eating and sex without condoms? Is selling these videos/DVD's also sending a bad message to gay men?
The films from the 1970s were made before the existence of HIV/AIDS; and the films from the 1980s were made before HIV/AIDS was well understood. When the dangers of HIV were understood the gay film industry adopted an unspoken policy of safe sex condom use.
Gay films from the 1970's to the early 1990's would never have been called classic bare backing films if the term bare backing was not created and emphasized in the era of safe sex. The intent of film making back in the pre-condom era was to create erotic sexuality and make money, but it's intent was never to put the model in harms way or send a dangerous message to the viewing public. Sex in those years did not kill or leave a person to be on drugs to save his life, for the rest of his life. A point should be made that there are many film companies today that have an ethical and moral philosophy of safety in their making of films.
Should we throw away the first 20 years of gay adult cinema? No, we need to preserve those films as an important part of the history of gay culture. The films created during the 1970s through the early 1990s are promoted today as "pre-condom" films, which identifies them as being made before the safe-sex standard was adopted by the gay adult filmmaking industry around 1991-92.
Setting an Example
HIV/AIDS reared its ugly head in 1980, but not much was known about it in the beginning. During those early years of the epidemic, debates about safe sex and safe sex awareness raged on within the gay community. The gay film industry went through the same debates until 1992 when condoms became the established norm. In 1992, 100% of all the established gay filmmakers conformed to a safe sex policy, meaning that condoms were worn in all films when the models were performing sexual acts with each other. This policy was adopted by the gay adult industry because many actors, producers, directors, and product consumers had already died, while many more were infected, sick or dying from AIDS-related illnesses.
The gay adult film industry realized the impact of unsafe sex practices on the participating models; and they also realized the consequences of the negative message these films were sending to the viewing public. To demonstrate their respect and concern for gay men, the filmmakers voluntarily adopted the use of condoms on film sets to prevent the spread of infection and to set an example of healthy, safe sex for the viewing public.
To quote from a recent speech I gave at the GAYVN awards show, "Gay films, starting with the very first X-rated film, have been the unspoken, unheralded leader in the evolution of gay rights, in the social acceptance of gay men in America, the changing of laws, and in pushing gay society out of the closet around the world. The gay adult film industry doesn't realize the importance of gay porn in society. In one respect, it has reduced the negative self-image that many gay men had of themselves, and it has also desensitized the general public about gay sex. Secondly, gay films have a profound effect on gay men coming out. With the initial conflict of sexual identity and the feelings of disappointing father, mother, and family, gay men now have a positive image of healthy sexuality, brought to the forefront by gay adult films. The films you make let gay men know that they're normal and healthy, that being gay makes you slightly different only in the bedroom, but it does not hinder your ability to love and to be loved by another person, to be a good son, a good person, and a good American."
In other words, excluding the bare-backing films, the sexuality and images found in gay XXX-rated films have produced a profound positive influence in the lives of gay men. Thus, if the sexual images on the screen are negative, as in unprotected sex, they will have a profound negative impact in the lives of gay men. If the men starring in gay films don't project a positive self-image and don't respect themselves enough to use condoms, they are setting a negative example for others to follow.
Filmmakers are Responsible to Gay Men
As filmmakers, we need to understand the power of the images we project. Gay films have a tremendous influence on gay men. Therefore, our responsibility as filmmakers is to present gay sex as wonderful, pleasurable, exciting, lustful in every way, healthy, and necessary for our well being. We need to present gay sexuality in a positive way, without shame, guilt, or harm.
Most gay adult filmmakers and studios have accepted their responsibility and their moral obligation to gay men worldwide. They have shown respect to gay sexuality. These responsible filmmakers and studios should be congratulated for following a policy of using condoms when making their films.
The people making bare-backing films are destroying the image of healthy sexuality found in other gay porn. The producers and distributors of bare-backing films cry for their right to freedom of speech as guaranteed in the First Amendment. They try to justify their greed and their contempt for gay men by hiding behind these noble tenets. What a crock of crap! No one has denied them the right to make these films; no one has shut them down; no one has arrested them; and no one has sentenced them to prison. Their freedom of speech is intact. However, with freedom comes responsibility; and with responsibility comes ethical decision-making. The first rule of ethics in human interactions is to do no harm. By knowingly, intentionally, irresponsibly, and unethically making the decision to put others in a situation at high risk for harm and death, the producers of bare-backing films have sacrificed their right to freedom of speech on the altar of the almighty dollar.
The transmission of HIV is both an ethical and a health concern in the gay adult industry as well as an entire culture of gay men who have been decimated by this virus. Bare-backing filmmakers do not discuss these higher issues because they have blatantly thrown safety, responsibility, and morality out the door for the sake of their own self-interest.
How will these filmmakers respond when a performer who contracted HIV while making a bare-backing film files a lawsuit? How will the performers respond when they are arrested for intentionally infecting not only one, but potentially many people with this deadly disease? In South Dakota, the state senate has approved legislation that would require people convicted of intentionally spreading HIV to receive a maximum of 15 years in prison and to register as sex offenders.10 How long will it be before other states do the same?
Filmmakers are Responsible to Gay Models/Actors
My position has always been that a person has the right to choose what he reads or watches. Likewise, he has a right to choose how to express his sexuality – as long as it doesn't infringe upon or harm another person. I don't care who has sex with whom or with what, or what kind of sex they have, as long as it is not with children, it is with consent, and it does not cause permanent harm. Bare-backing causes permanent harm.
Here in America today, many young people are still ignorant about HIV, how it is transmitted, and the serious consequences of AIDS, so they take a cavalier attitude about themselves contracting the virus. The new generation of young gay men sees AIDS as an old man's disease. Like young people from all cultures and walks of life, they see themselves as invincible. This attitude makes young people susceptible – and easy prey for filmmakers offering money and sexual stardom.
Although I have difficulty understanding why anyone would knowingly consent to be infected with HIV, I do know there are some people who want to become infected with the virus. These people have come to be known as "bug catchers." Some of these "bug catchers" have even been quoted as saying that becoming HIV positive relieves them of the stress of having to worry about HIV infection every time they have sex. I've been told that other "bug catchers" consider HIV infection to be a badge of honor, evidence that they are without sexual fears.
Because I don't fully understand the mindset of risking one's own life or the lives of others for the sake of short-term gratification, I have some questions that I need to put forth for discussion. By following along with the bare-backing trend, are some gay men trying to fulfill their worst fear, the fear that they are somehow not as good as heterosexuals? Are they trying to self-destruct by way of their sexuality? Are they trying to prove to all those people who hate and fear homosexuality that, as homosexuals, they are not worthy of respect? Are they trying to rid themselves of shame and guilt by destroying their own lives? During the 1980s, conservative and religious Americans were happy to frame HIV/AIDS as a gay disease that would wipe homosexuals off the face of the earth. Is the generation born in the late 1980s trying to fulfill the wishes of these bigoted people by eliminating themselves as predicted?
Even when our models are not concerned about their own health and well being, filmmakers/film studios making gay adult films have a responsibility and an obligation to protect the models' health and safety. Other than making money, our purpose in making gay adult films is to cater to all aspects of sexual taste for people to watch and enjoy in a safe and healthy manner. Our purpose is not to promote unsafe sex practices that could lead people to become infected with a deadly virus.
Lack of Responsibility Could Result in Government Intervention
A few years ago, it was reported in the news that a few female porn stars might have contracted HIV on a movie set. The story caused an uproar in newspapers around the country and probably around the world. The straight adult industry was upset that this could happen to them and to their stars. They emphatically reassured the female porn stars that all safety precautions were taken and this was a very isolated situation. Yet, here in America, gay bare-backing companies can't wait for the next load of HIV-saturated sperm to be shot into another man and then to show it dripping out of him.
In most aspects of American culture, safety in the workplace is a primary concern. The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) specifically governs safety in the workplace. OSHA's blood borne pathogen standards must be adhered to throughout the health care industry as well as any other occupation in which a worker may be exposed to blood or other body fluids. Employers are subject to stiff fines and even criminal charges if they fail to provide for the safety of their workers.
The adult industry is very fortunate that the federal and state governments do not recognize adult sex businesses as a legitimate industry. If they did, we would be regulated by federal and state health and safety standards. Government regulations would mean mounds of paper work, along with audits, inspections, licensing, credentialing, workers compensation, etc., resulting in increased production costs and decreased profits for the studios. On the other hand, government regulations would hold each studio and individual making sex films accountable for the safety, health, and well being of their models, as well as the message presented to the viewing public.
I am not advocating government regulation of adult films. I don't want the government to have anything to do with my business or any other part of the adult industry. However, if we don't regulate ourselves in the portrayal of safe sex, it is inevitable that the government will step in and do it for us.
Until HIV/AIDS (or if there should be another disease) is no longer life threatening, we in the gay adult industry – filmmakers, producers, distributors, and resellers of gay films – have a moral responsibility to the models, to gay men, and to the viewing public worldwide. We have an unsurpassed ability to influence the sexual practices, the social acceptance of safe sex with condoms, and thus, the health and well being of gay men. We have the ability to save lives. If we care about gay men, we will take a stand against bare-backing films. If we despise gay men, we will continue to make and sell bare-backing films, gay men will continue to suffer and die, and the world will miss out on their valuable contributions to the betterment of mankind.
Steven Toushin
Bijou Video
1: "For some, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has meant the possibility of full return of function and health, while for many others, treatment has meant the 'conversion of death to disability,' with the emergence of a chronic disease phase characterized by exacerbations, remissions, and eventual death as the survival time from diagnosis to death has lengthened." Source: http://www2.edc.org/lastacts/archives/archivesMay02/ovessay.asp. Palliative care for AIDS: Challenges and opportunities in the era of highly active anti-retroviral therapy.
2: While many people receiving HAART experience marked improvement in their clinical condition, others are not as fortunate. Some have irreversible deficits (usually neurologic, cognitive, and/or motor deficits) and live at a level of considerable disability and incapacity. Others experience persistent treatment toxicities that make remaining on HAART difficult or impossible. Even for those who do experience improvement in clinical status, there is not necessarily an improvement in quality of life in areas other than depression. Over time, the burden of treatment often outweighs its benefits. New therapies increase the chances of living longer, but often with diminished physical or cognitive capacity and onerous treatment-related symptoms. For some patients, living longer in this diminished state is less desirable than a shorter life." Source: http://hab.hrsa.gov/tools/palliative/chap23.html. A Clinical Guide to Supportive & Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS 2003 Edition.
3: Source: http://hab.hrsa.gov/tools/palliative/chap5.html. A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS 2003 Edition.
4: Source: http://hab.hrsa.gov/tools/palliative/chap24.html. Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS 2003 Edition.
5: Source: http://www.aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=cm-602_palliative. Palliative Care and HIV. July 2006.
6: Source: http://www2.edc.org/lastacts/archives/archivesMay02/ovessay.asp. Palliative Care for AIDS: Challenges and opportunities in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
7: Source: http://www.avert.org/usastaty.htm. AVERT is an international AIDS charity, avert.org - bringing you information on HIV & AIDS.
8: Gavin, J. (August, 2007). Baring the Truth. OUT. 58-62.
9: Source: http://www.avert.org/usastaty.htm. AVERT is an international AIDS charity. avert.org - bringing you information on HIV & AIDS.
10: www.kaisernetwork.org 1/24/08.


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Jacqueline Woolley, Ph. D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Children's Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan. She has published over 40 refereed articles and book chapters, and has received 10 years of grant support for her research through the National Institutes of Health. In 2011 she was elected a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. She serves on the board of the Cognitive Development Society, and is on the editorial board of the Journal for Cognition and Culture.
Her research addresses how children assign reality status when they encounter novel information. Specifically, she investigates the effects of three broad classes of factors: (1) characteristics of the individual child (e.g., age, ability to make the appearance-reality distinction) that may affect judgments regarding the reality status of various types of entities, processes, and events, (2) characteristics of the stimulus that may affect judgments about reality status (e.g. internal consistency of the attributes of the novel entity), and (3) effects of the environment or social setting on children's decisions (e.g., the context in which children encounter a novel entity). Dr Woolley argues forcefully that the ability to make clear distinctions between what really exists and what does not is the foundation of a healthy society. This is especially true in today's society, when children are exposed, primarily via the media, to significantly more and more varied information than in previous eras.
At the University of Texas, she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on children's thinking. She has received both the President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award and the College of Liberal Arts Raymond Dickson Endowed Centennial Teaching Fellowship for her teaching of undergraduate students. Her favorite course is her undergraduate course on the fantasy-reality distinction, in which she aims to foster critical thinking and to improve student writing.
Woolley lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband Rich MacMath, an architect, and her daughter, Jessie. Her son, Liam, is a student at the University of Texas. Her hobbies include playing tennis, and playing the fiddle.


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Is it possble to implement, within zimbra, a per-user daily message throttle/rate limit?
In order to help prevent spam from compromised accounts, i'd like to place a per day mesage count limit per account. Something that would warn an administrator once an account hit threshold A, and start delaying, or outright stopping, delivery once the account hit threshold B.
This would give an administrator time to stop a spam/phish outbreak from a compromised account before it got out of hand.


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Secretary Locke Proposes Reforms to Export Controls System to Enhance National Security, Improve Competitiveness
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke proposed reforms to modernize America's export controls system, which will enhance national security and increase the competitiveness of U.S. companies, in a speech at the Bureau of Industry and Security's Update Conference on Export Controls. The United States export control system seeks to prevent sensitive items from falling into the hands of those who seek to do us harm. (More) (Remarks)


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In the mean time I believe you could translate the property files if you want...
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I would be really intersted in becoming the pt_BR moderator. Right now i´m starting a translation project, supported by the company where i work at. Our customers are demanding the pt_BR translation. But my wishes to join you in this effort are not limited to my company needs. I really want to help.
Let me know, (you can always PM me) I can help facilitate.
(also-- a good start is to fill out a contributor agreement and send it in and I can give you contribution status)
Cheers, greg
Hi GregA
I´ve already signed the agreement and will be sending it ASAP. And yes, i went through the Portuguese Brazilian translation thread but have not yet contacted Mr. Davi Baldwin. Will do that right now. Thanks a lot for your reply and congratulations on the great job done with Zimbra.
I just sent, by FAX, the contributor agreement. Also i wrote a post on the portuguese brazilian discussion thread but i have not received any reply yet. Maybe i´m just too anxious.
Thanks. Look forward to talk to you.
Hi GragA
Can you confirm you guys at zimbra received my fax with the contributor agreement? I´m already in touch with the people working on the portuguese brazilian translation.
I searched the whole forum and unfortunately I couldn't find any translation efforts regarding to Turkish language. If possible, I'm willing to help as being the moderator of Turkish translation efforts.
When you are ready to post the files we can give you access to source control
1) Print and sign the Zimbra Contribution Agreement
2) FAX it to 1 650-212-0504 (if you don't have access to a FAX you can always scan and email to the email address below)
Cheers, greg


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Have Legal Questions? Ask a Lawyer Now.
Good evening! I can help you out with your legal question tonight. Yes, you may dispute that charge on your credit card. You would need to follow your credit card's procedures, and it is not 100% certain that you will get the expense removed. You will want to try and keep it as simple as you can. State that he did nothing to get the money and that payment should not be made.
You will have possible litigation though with the bondsman though for breach of contract.
But that legal expense would be on him instead of on me, if I had to hire an attorney. Would he actually win the case even though I was misinformed by the officer taking my son to jail. I saved the message the officer left on my cell phone, saying my sons bond was 10,000 dollars. When there was already a PR bond .
Yes, he would have to foot his own legal fees. It is hard to determine if he would win the case since there are many factors a judge would hear before making a decision.
Usually misinformation does not constitute reason to breach a contract with a separate party.
Well I cant beleive this man would just get my money and have to do nothing now for it...he told me my son would have to go back to jail to cancel out the bond and then be released on the PR bond...I called the jail and they say they show he was rleased on the 10,000 dolllar bond, as they hadnt received the paperwork from the court yet showing the PR bond.
I agree with you, if you can show misrepresentation or fraud, then he will have a hard time convincing a judge to sympathize with him.
Plus if he never performed on the contract, then he cannot claim you breached your part by not paying.
What would happen if he won the case on breech of cotract?
The most he would win is the amount you should have paid him. But he will have to pay money to sue you and then pay money to find you and then win in court. It may not be worth the money and the hassle.
Did you have any other questions tonight?
My sons attorney didnt tell him about the PR bond untill the next day. My son tried to contact the bondsman at that time and they said he was out of town. When he got a hold of him today, he told my son to have his attorney call him...when my son called his attorney, they too said he was out of town today! Coinsidence, or scam...this is really crazy!!! When I called the bondsman to tell him paying him would be like paying a contractor to do work for me, and then he never did the work...he hung up on me. Anyway I appreciate your help with this matter, I honestly feel a little more knowledgeable on the subject. Thank you so much.
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text: New mums 'feel pressure to lose weight' 20 Feb 2014 Many new mothers in Northern Ireland are signing up to 'pramercise' style classes as they feel under pressure to lose weight. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast According to the Public Health Agency, around one in five women who gave birth in the region last year were obese.While one in three surveyed by Slimming World expressed feeling under pressure about their weight.Over 80% of new mothers experienced a loss of self-esteem after having their baby.Geraldine McAleenan, who owns a centre in Newry offering the exercise class for new mothers, said that there is an emphasis being put on keeping active during pregnancy because more women are now suffering from obesity.And some women taking part in the class admitted that reality TV and celebrity culture had influenced them, while others said it was simply themselves that were putting on the pressure to lose weight.New mum and SDLP Councillor Claire Hanna said the focus on women and their weight in the media was "frustrating"."Certainly when women have just had a baby, and should be able to enjoy that and should be able to relax a bit, I find the debate quite frustrating," she commented.Nadia Duncan from NI4Kids magazine had baby son Marcus 10 months ago and she believes she has found a sensible approach to staying healthy while caring for a newborn."I found that with living in a house with three flights of stairs, carrying this one around and just being sensible, going out walking, that sort of thing," she said."But I didn't personally feel I needed to get an exercise plan and get that baby weight off."The Royal College of Midwives have advised that women should take care with pre and post-natal exercise."Your body will recover from pregnancy, nature is a wonderful way of allowing that to happen," Mary Caddell explained."I would obviously say, breastfeed, because it's one of the ways of using up those additional calories that mother nature has placed there while feeding your baby, your figure will return and you'll feel healthier." © UTV Share Share Share


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Is there such a thing? I know there are plenty of propeller and rotor driven model craft, but what about jets? Who makes them and what would they cost? I'm sorry If this seems like a stupid thing to ask, but I'm just curious.
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Christina Zdawczyk
La Cañada, California
Neuroscience and East Asian Languages and Cultures
Before Christina Zdawczyk heard about her grandfather slinging a medical bag over his shoulder and making house calls on his bicycle in a small Japanese village, she envisioned herself one day donning a white lab coat. Those family yarns only intensified her dream to practice medicine in Japan.
At USC Dornsife, Zdawczyk, whose mother is Japanese and father is American, is dedicated to learning Japanese, traveling to Japan and narrowing down a practice area.
So, last year when she learned of Donal Manahan's FYI course that focuses on the study of human health and provides each student with ongoing, current knowledge on the social implications of medicine, she quickly signed up.
"Other courses don't offer close mentorship opportunities with such incredible teachers," Zdawczyk said. "This is a great experience to really get to know renowned influential faculty."
The intimate class setting allowed her to receive feedback from her professor on a level often unreachable in larger classes. Zdawczyk found comfort knowing she could approach her professor-mentor for guidance.
On the flipside, she wants to give back in the same way. As an FYI peer mentor, the Presidential Scholar is offering guidance to incoming students and directing them to clubs and activities aligned with their interests.
"USC Dornsife has so many unbelievable opportunities, but it can be overwhelming," she said. "I got so much out of this experience and I want new students to as well."
FYI Class: Global Human Health on a Changing Planet
"We investigate some of the medical, human welfare, health and environmental issues behind media headlines. We look at global connectivity and complicated questions such as how do humans sustain in their environment while using their environment?"
- Donal Manahan, vice dean for students and professor of biological sciences
Within the context of the modern, media-driven world, students focus on the sustainability of human health and well-being locally and globally. Using films, reviewing research and examining current events, they discuss constraints and possible solutions.
Francisco Rios Casas
Fullerton, California
Francisco Rios Casas carefully removes the foot-long whale bone from its drawer. He runs his hand along the curved pelvic bone, feeling its smoothness and rough ridges before using calipers to measure it.
Working in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the sophomore was elated to be spending his summer among fossils. Evolution, he has found, is fascinating.
He made the discovery after parlaying a conversation with his anthropology professor Roberto Delgado into a summer research opportunity.
It began with a knock.
Rios Casas had taken George Sanchez's FYI course last fall during which Sanchez introduced them to "office hours" and held mock visits. He encouraged students to initiate conversations with their professors — a step that can be intimidating.
"Being undeclared was scary; the thought of visiting professors during office hours was scary," said the first-generation college student.
Sanchez's assurances gave Rios Casas the confidence to rap on Delgado's door and share how his "Origins of Humanity" course led him to major in anthropology.
An FYI peer mentor, Rios Casas often recounts with new students how he took that first step.
"FYI," he said, "is about finding your inspiration and having the courage to follow it."
Shamoiya Washington
Los Angeles, California
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Shamoiya Washington prides herself on taking chances, no matter how formidable. The affable Trojan welcomed new experiences her first year on campus across the gamut — from conducting self-directed research examining the comparative politics of genetically engineered food to traveling to Sacramento to lobby for a bill she helped write.
But when she learned about an opportunity to travel to a country more than 5,000 miles away, she cast it aside. The concept of studying in England through the Cambridge Summer Programme seemed implausible.
"I haven't often traveled because my family never had the means," said Washington, a first-generation college student. "I never considered leaving the country."
Exploring countries she had only come to know through books, though, intrigued her.
In his FYI course last fall, George Sanchez encouraged Washington to immerse herself in different cultures and exposed her to available resources, such as SOAR and SURF funds. That guidance whetted the Norman Topping scholar's travel appetite.
Back from the University of Cambridge and an FYI peer mentor, Washington is eager to share stories of her time abroad and help new students take advantage of all USC Dornsife has to offer.
"With FYI, you gain a mentor," she said, "someone who will guide you and expose you to the world of possibilities at USC."
FYI Class: Understanding Los Angeles
"We go to places like Olvera Street, Catalina Island and Disneyland, and come back and talk about our experiences and observations. At Disneyland students discuss attractions and their underlying themes in relation to specific time periods. The course models the kind of intellectual life you want to have as a student."
- George Sanchez, vice dean for college diversity and strategic initiatives and professor of American studies and ethnicity, and history
In and out of the classroom, students expand their views — discussing everything from Tinseltown to Los Angeles' rich history. They delve into topics of ethnic diversity, poverty and racial tensions as well as other social and cultural issues integral to the city.
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While doing so for any movie always seems like you're taking a moment best experienced in context and distorting it, to try and make clips out of a Terrence Malick film is an especially dicey prospect. His pictures, more than any other, build on cumulative power, so with those caveats in mind, a new snippet from "To The Wonder" lies below.
In this brief sequence from early on in the film (so don't worry, no spoilers) the couple played by Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko, share happier times, visiting Mont Saint-Michel (known, not coincidentally, as The Wonder of the Western World) a monastery on a tidal island off the coast of France, that draws millions of visitors per year. It's a symbol of sorts in the film of spiritual purity, something that will become soured as the story moves on, and the central relationship begins to fall apart.
"To The Wonder" is now playing in the U.K. and will open in the U.S. on April 12th. Watch below. [BlackBook]


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A rally of more than 250,000 Fatah supporters ended in mayhem Monday, with Hamas police opening fire and demonstrators hurling rocks or...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A rally of more than 250,000 Fatah supporters ended in mayhem Monday, with Hamas police opening fire and demonstrators hurling rocks or running for cover.
Seven civilians were killed and dozens of people were wounded in the intra-Palestinian violence.
The rally in a Gaza City square, marking the Nov. 11, 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, posed the strongest challenge to Hamas rule in Gaza since the Islamic militant group seized the impoverished territory by force in June.
Fatah's unexpected show of strength was also its most persuasive argument that its leader, moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has a mandate to renew peacemaking with Israel at a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference in Maryland later this month.
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The march started out peacefully after Palestinians in buses, on foot and on donkey carts streamed into a large sandy lot by the Mediterranean. Waving yellow Fatah flags, the crowd cheered and whistled as the movement's remaining leaders in Gaza — most had fled to the West Bank in June — delivered hopeful speeches about a comeback.
But the rally quickly descended into chaos and bursts of gunfire as the crowd was beginning to leave. Fatah stone-throwers clashed with armed Hamas policemen.
"It was a big mess, and everyone was running for cover," said a wounded 24-year-old demonstrator.
In one confrontation, about 30 Hamas policemen — some posted on the rooftop of a government ministry, others on the streets below — firing heavily for about 10 minutes. Some appeared to be shooting over the heads of Fatah stone-throwers while others were firing randomly.
The Fatah supporters pelted Hamas troops with stones, surging forward even as they were met by gunfire.
Elsewhere, frantic demonstrators commandeered private cars to take the wounded to hospitals. Medical officials said seven civilians were killed and 85 people were wounded.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri held Fatah responsible for the violence, saying Fatah gunmen had been posted on high-rise buildings overlooking the rally to shoot at Hamas police officers as a planned provocation.
Hamas said five of its policemen were wounded by sniper fire from the roof of the pro-Fatah Al Azhar University near the rally.
Fatah denied the charge, saying no armed men were allowed at the rally. An AP reporter saw 10 Fatah gunmen being turned away at the start of the rally. Medical officials said none of the dead was a Hamas policeman.
After nightfall, Hamas forces arrested 27 Fatah activists involved in planning the rally, Fatah officials said. They also confiscated computers and documents from a Fatah media office.
Tens of thousands of Fatah supporters still draw a monthly salary from Abbas' West Bank government, ensuring loyalty under Hamas rule.
In a gesture of support for Abbas, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert disclosed plans Monday to release more than 400 Palestinian prisoners before the Maryland peace conference. Israel is holding nearly 9,000 Palestinians, and Palestinians have asked for 2,000 to be freed before the meeting.
Hamas' takeover of Gaza has given momentum to peacemaking after Abbas threw the Islamic group out of government and installed a Western-backed administration.
This gave Abbas freedom to resume peace talks, and the international community has rallied behind him. The U.S.-sponsored conference is a key part of that strategy, aiming to relaunch peace talks that broke down in 2001.
Abbas, whose Gaza security forces suffered an embarrassing defeat by Hamas in just five days of fighting in June, said the Islamic militants committed a "heinous crime" Monday. He ordered three days of mourning for the dead and wounded, with Palestinian flags to fly at half-staff.
The rally marked the third day of memorials for Arafat, who in death remains the most popular Palestinian politician; even Hamas has tried to co-opt him, portraying him as a leader who stood up to Israel.
In an echo of the rally's violence, clashes erupted later Monday during the funeral for one of the victims, Ayoub Abu Samra, 19, who witnesses said had been shot and killed after getting into a scuffle with a Hamas policeman.
Mourners fired in the air and said Hamas police fired at the procession. Hamas police denied opening fire and said the marchers threw stones at them.
Rescue workers said three people were hurt, one by gunfire and two by beatings.


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Billboard jungle
On the theory that what's good for the troops is good for the commander, the Free Congress Foundation wants you to call if you have been sexually harassed by President Clinton. Now that the military has set up an anonymous hotline to collect sexual harassment tips on the troops in the trenches, says Brad Keena, it's only fair that subordinates of the commander in chief be granted a similar avenue for complaints.
Military brass, of course, pulled the plug on their hotline after callers jammed the lines with all sorts of bogus calls. Undaunted (that was a government operation, after all), the Free Congress Foundation has put up three billboards in Little Rock and one in Hot Springs, advertising the toll-free number by which a person can report sexual abuse by the president. FCF also painted the message and telephone number on a van, which toured the streets of Little Rock. And the group also painted a semi-tractor trailer with the message and parked it in Little Rock when Clinton was there last week.
"We've gotten a lot of calls, either supportive or angry," Mr. Keena says. "They are angry that we are serious about this. The left is furious about this." Some may perceive this as "political harassment," Mr. Keena concedes, since stopping sexual harassment is not considered in many camps as crucial to the survival of a free Congress. But it's not an attack, he claims. So far, the hotline has not yielded any claims of harassment that can be substantiated, but it has generated some calls worth following up. And someone seems to be attempting to jam the line, he says. "That goes with the territory."
The billboards went up Sept. 22, the same day FCF opened an Internet website: clintonontrial.com. The website offers updated news on the various White House scandals from Whitewater to Travelgate and Filegate to Paula Jones's case.
FCF also hopes its campaign will encourage discussion about what it believes actually constitutes sexual harassment. Mr. Keena says, "We want to make narrow what that [definition] is."
In Arkansas, a couple of the billboards have been vandalized, prompting FCF to hire 24-hour guards. And the group plans to expand its billboard campaign. "Our intention is to do the same in Washington," Mr. Keena says, "but we haven't found a billboard company willing to sell us the space."


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I'm trying to implement a simple class like this:
public static void main(String args[])
myClass test = new Thread(new myClass(stuff));
catch (Throwable t) { }
When I try to include a print() method in myClass and use it, I get a "cannot find symbol" in class java.lang.Thread. I don't really have to make this a thread, but I would like to, just to test it. Will I have to change it if I want my print() method to work?
EDIT: I am sorry, I just realized I can call print() inside the run() function lol. Why can't I call it outside though? That doesn't make sense to me. If I add synchronized or something can I call the function outside of run/the class?
EDIT2: Sorry I miswrote the names here.
EDIT3: I'm currently doing this:
Thread test = new Thread(new myClass(stuff));
If I use new Runner, it seems I can't use start() and join(). Is there a way to go about that?
EDIT4: Okay, let's try one more time please: I have myEnvironment, which is a class and I have myAgent, which is another class. myAgent is the thread. myAgent requires a myEnvironment, so I was passing it as a parameter to the constructor. However, I couldn't do this by extending Thread, because constructor (myEnvironment) wasn't found. Do I have to set myEnvironment via another function or can I pass it using the constructor?


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The New Bern Federal Republican on Feb. 8, 1812, reported an incident �at 4 o�clock yesterday morning� whose �duration was, perhaps, two minutes: some think it continued much longer. � The rocking, or rather jerking was often repeated and violent. It seemed as if some monstrous weight had rolled, or swung almost out of the power of the force which was restraining it; and that, that power by desperate tugs & efforts wrenched it back again.�
I know what you�re thinking, but no, this was not a report of spouses fighting each other for their share of the covers. It was, rather, New Bern�s first reported earthquake, 201 years ago this coming Thursday.
The jolts that startled New Bernian sleepers �went off with a trembling, like the quivering of a vessel at sea, after it has sustained a rugged stroke from an enormous and impetuous wave.� Don�t you miss journalism when the sentence structure, rather than the subject matter, was steeped in sensationalism?
Those of you who are really big earthquake fans will recognize that these resulted from a major earthquake that centered hundreds of miles away � in New Madrid, Mo.
�And you�ll tremble with delight.
East coast as we are, New Bern is not immune to tremblers. I have found reports of tremors from October 1882 and September 1886 (the effects of the devastating Charleston earthquake) as well.
It�s curious to read the old reports of people�s reactions. One family assumed a trembler was caused by the good doctor playing with his dumbbells upstairs. Another family thought it was caused by their dog scratching fleas. (I do not want to get a dog big enough to shake the ground angry.) One person at first thought the shaking was caused by ghosts; another claimed a train collision at Weldon had shaken the ground.
Our largest measured quake happened on Aug. 6, 1994, when a 3.8 magnitude trembler went off, its center only 18 miles away.
Some of you may remember the quake that gently shook our town on Aug. 23, 2011. It was centered in Richmond and was felt as far away as New York City. It was one of those dinner-conversation quakes, full of curious feeling but empty of damage. Except to my pride since my wife, at work, felt it, and I�d had no idea it had happened at all.
Could a quake happen again? Well, I don�t want to set off any city-wide panics, but according to homefacts.com, New Bern has a .385 percent chance of having a 5.0 magnitude quake in just the next 50 years. Such a quake, if it came, would cause damage to poorly-constructed buildings, Wikipedia assures us.
Now another site, City-data.com, claims that our recorded earthquake activity is 97 percent smaller than the national average. But don�t be depressed over the loss of bragging rights: our tornado activity is above the state average, and we do get our share of hurricanes, and that majestic trembler that sends the Pollock Street bust of DeGraffenried rolling across the ground could still come.
Page 2 of 2 - When it does, I hope I�m there to see the hipster who picks the old Baron�s head up, stares hard at it face to face and shouts, �What�s shakin�, dude?�
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Letters from our readers
"The revival of localism" (March 12)
Your cover story, about a generational thirst for this country's faith-based roots as well as a reverence for God, life, and family, was like a breath of fresh air in a smoke-filled room. Localism is reviving and growing again. People are rediscovering the importance of faith and family as well as the value of good work, good food, and even frugality.
Robert L. Oberst; Syracuse, N.Y.
"Purim in Wisconsin?" (March 12)
Marvin Olasky hit a grand slam with this one! His column is the clearest I have seen on this subject. I am sure the teachers at Manhattan Bible Church ("Concrete purpose," March 12) would love to make half the salaries of the Milwaukee public-school teachers.
Neil Johnston; Grand Prairie, Texas
Many thanks for this column. The birth of the Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was indeed a welcome change and response to the horror of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. But human greed snatches at every opportunity. The pampered government workers of Wisconsin-and every other state-chant about collective bargaining rights, but this is just a smokescreen to veil the truth of their fat salaries, overstuffed health insurance policies, and pernicious pensions.
Gayle Wood; Middletown, Del.
As a regular WORLD reader and union-represented city worker, I was going to write a lengthy letter questioning Olasky's claim that government workers are in the upper class of U.S. workers. However, I'm too busy searching for a second job (in addition to working 50-hour weeks) to make ends meet and cover the $500 per month fees for health insurance, high taxes, and other deductions to be able to respond.
Jason Hayes; Urbana, Ill.
"Ice pond" (March 12)
This is one of my favorite columns by Andrée Seu. I haven't quite figured out the grandparent-grandchild relationship. It is amazing that God has allowed us to live long enough to hold our child's child. Spoil them? Oh sure, there's some of that. But, like Seu, we have realized the importance of leaving them a spiritual legacy in addition to ice cream, doughnuts, and tea parties.
Richard B. Anderson; Nashville, Tenn.
I am 24 and unmarried. Thank you for reminding me, before I have children of my own, of what is important. I'm trying to put some of these things into practice even now with my younger sisters. The wistfulness in this column is wrenching, but we serve the God of second chances. Every failure given into His hands will indeed be redeemed.
Aurora Firth; Anchor Point, Alaska
I am in the same stage of life as Seu and also struggle with mistakes I have made. I see my grandson in the face and conversation of her lovely granddaughter. Then I hit the trip-line, "I believe everything will be redeemed, even my failures." Thank you for that reminder.
Gail Miloch; Vermontville, Mich.
I heard the sadness about Seu's first son. A paraphrase of an Amish saying is, "We grow old too soon and smart too late." I'm periodically confounded by God's purposes. He makes us parents when we have no experience and little knowledge. By the time we get it figured out, the damage is done. I think He does this just to prove that He can draw a straight line with a crooked stick
David Troupe; Lees Summit, Mo.
"Mat morals" (March 12)
Contrary to popular belief, chivalry is not dead. I commend Joel Northup for his sacrifice in choosing to forfeit a match where he would have had to wrestle a young lady. Joel set a great example. As a 15-year-old male, I find Joel's actions to be valiant.
Ezekiel Willcox; Hutchinson, Kan.
Northup behaved more than wisely. He encouraged me that in this world of "equality," some young men still desire to honor girls by treating them with care and courtesy. When out in public places, it makes my day when guys open the door for me. Unfortunately, that rarely happens.
Greta Turnbull, 17; Wenatchee, Wash.
Quick Takes (March 12)
I was surprised by the short article you had on Montana state Senator Greg Hinkle. As a homeschooling father and dedicated Christian, he has taken the heat on a number of solid Christian bills in the Senate. Of all the worthy bills he has carried, singling him out for national exposure with the title of "Spear Thrower" was not fair.
Russ Wahl; Cut Bank, Mont.
"Optional: a president who upholds the law" (March 12)
Your March 12 articles on President Obama's refusal to defend DOMA, his weakening of federal regulations designed to protect medical personnel who are pro-life ("A step backward"), and his 2012 budget proposal that includes record spending in a time of enormous deficits ("Shutdown showdown") are indeed frightening. Is this the change we were looking for? Now we all face a very chaotic future.
Frank Nolton; Woodbridge, Calif.
"The government you won't miss" (March 12)
Thank you for the article on Gov. Daniels of Indiana. Let's see. He is a graduate of Princeton who does not seem to be an elitist; has inside knowledge of the federal government; has run a major business and a state government and is committed to fiscal responsibility; is pro-life and a committed Christian but seems to appeal to all types of people. If he runs for president he is welcome at my home anytime.
Bill Russell; Brighton, Mich.
Dispatches (March 12)
In an item mentioning Harry Reid's early experiences with brothels, you refer to the old expression that prostitution is "the world's oldest profession." Even a cursory reading of Scripture will give numerous other options such as farmer, musician, and hunter.
Janet Miknaitis; Elmhust, Ill.
"Preferred treatment" (Feb. 26)
I'm tired of the GOP getting a pass on their position on education. As architects and supporters of No Child Left Behind, GOP members are complicit in the continued extraconstitutional activities of Congress. If the GOP is earnest about smaller government, it can start with the Department of Education. Eliminating it would save billions of dollars and restore the authority of educational choices to its rightful owners, the people.
J.R. Dray; Monterey, Va.
"Mad mom" (Feb. 26)
I am befuddled by your review of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Its brilliant conclusion is that the Founders were akin to Tiger Mothers. Jefferson, for example, was at his studies for hours per day, including three practicing his violin.
Cathy Lucas; Martinez, Calif.
"Are you bored?" (Feb. 12)
Thank you for touching upon a very common characteristic among teenagers and adults who stay absorbed with themselves. I too rediscovered the awe factor of God's creation when I became a Christian at age 24. As Romans 1 tells us, His invisible attributes, eternal power, and divine nature are clearly seen in what He has made. Eternity will never be boring.
Dave Owens; Owensboro, Ky.
I have often thought that the believers who are most curious, most inquisitive, wonder out loud the best, and enjoy His creation the most are the ones who enjoy Him the best.
Lisa Clark; Greer, S.C.
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You provide news no other source will print and you don't shy away from politically incorrect news. I have several subscriptions to news sources but WORLD is in the "will not cancel" group.
Morton Picklesimer; Anderson, Calif.
"The smell of death and the aroma of Christ" (Jan. 1)
The column about Tom Little and the others who were killed in Afghanistan has been very meaningful to me. This man's sacrifice is an example to all of us comfortable Christians here in the United States, reminding us that Christ is exalted in life and in the death of His humble and serving saints.
Debra Shababy; Hudson, Ohio


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Scared Speechless!
It's rare to encounter an organization in which the free-speech rights of employees are actually championed. More common is the office where employees at all times keep their opinions and suggestions to themselves, where bottom-up feedback comes in dribs and drabs, or not at all, where creativity and innovation get squashed by the chest-thumping index finger of an employer who can terminate "at will." You may think you're managing an "open" culture—what with your town meetings and rap sessions and offsite workshops—but have you really taken a hard look at the poker-faced silence of your own workforce?
There exists a growing number of workers who believe they're not being listened to, says David C. Yamada, associate professor of law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. "Isn't it ironic that while management often waxes enthusiastic about the principles of employee participation, they fall well short of suggesting that the best way to encourage this participation would be to afford each worker a right of expression?"
Unless the contract states otherwise, most private employers can impose pretty much any rules they want on speech, subject to statutory or common-law exceptions. And normally they can fire anyone, anytime for good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all, says Cynthia L. Estlund, visiting professor of law at New York City-based Columbia Law School. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, it seems, applies only to government and/or public agencies—not to private employers.
Consider Drake vs. Cheyenne Newspapers Inc. The Wyoming Supreme Court noted in 1995 that the right to free speech is not absolute, and that terminating an "at-will employee for exercising this right to free speech by refusing to follow a legal directive of an employer on the employer's premises during working hours does not violate public policy."
Make no mistake, companies now present a threat to individual freedom comparable to that which would be posed if government power were left unchecked, says Suffolk's Yamada. "Rather than being urged to offer suggestions to employers on how to become more productive," he says, "workers are learning how to avoid being laid off by remaining silent. Instead of being encouraged to question management's decisions when appropriate, employees are being taught to curry favor. Is this the type of workforce we want?"
Also emerging is the malignant practice in some private companies of implementing broad-based, zero-tolerance polices that do more than just politely hand-slap employees who tiptoe across the lines, says Eugene Volokh, professor of law at UCLA Law School in Los Angeles. "A number of employers are imposing speech restrictions on employees simply because they're being pressured by government into believing that sexual jokes, for example, may be a violation of a person's rights. The government has no business imposing speech codes on private property."
Is speaking one's mind a bad career move?
It's undeniable that waves of well-publicized terminations have convinced some employees that speaking one's mind can be a bad career move. In 1991, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held in Korb vs. Raytheon Corp. that the state's free-speech clause did not protect from discharge a corporate spokesperson who spoke out against his company's economic interests. The plaintiff was terminated after he made remarks during a press conference in which he criticized increased defense spending and urged that plans to expand the U.S. Navy be scaled back.
In Mountainair, New Mexico, an energy conservation advisor for a utility company was terminated after he won the local mayor's race. The New Mexico Supreme Court held in 1993 in Shovelin vs. Central New Mexico Electrical Cooperative that the state's free-speech clause did not create a broad right of political expression for a private employee.
As Suffolk's Yamada points out, just a few decades ago, workers who wanted to bitch about a boss or fight an unfair disciplinary action could go through their union representatives. Not so much any more. These days, the vast majority of American private-sector workers are not protected under the National Labor Relations Act, and thus, "do not have the right to express their priorities and concerns through collective bargaining, because the lines of communication inherent in any union-management relationship have been severed."
Furthermore, according to a recent survey by the American Management Association, nearly two-thirds of employers monitor employee voice-mail, e-mail, phone calls and computer files. And the surveillance measures don't stop there. Some companies have even installed computer programs that monitor which Internet sites employees visit, and how long they stay there. This specter of electronic surveillance alone can severely chill employee free speech, says Yamada. "Any employee who knows that e-mail is being monitored or that phone calls are being recorded is likely to engage in a fair amount of self-censorship."
Just two years ago, chairman Alan Greenspan of the Federal Reserve Board testified before Congress that workers are so worried about their own job security that they accept smaller pay raises for fear of losing their jobs—even when the labor market is tight. Greenspan's findings are consistent with the results of a 1995 public opinion survey by The New York Times that found high levels of economic insecurity among American workers. Only 13 percent of respondents reported feeling "very secure" about their economic prospects, while 72 percent believed that layoffs and job losses in America are permanent, as opposed to temporary. More alarming is that almost 50 percent of total respondents said they would "challenge the boss less often than in the past if it meant increasing their chances of keeping their jobs." A 1994 poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates found that one in six employees have withheld a suggestion about improving work efficiency because they worried it may cost someone a job.
So where are the champions of free speech?
It's possible that companies which encourage a free, reasonable exchange of ideas may actually create a more productive, participatory workforce, says Haydn Shaw, facilitator of the "Four Roles of Leadership" seminar for the Salt Lake City, Utah-based Franklin Covey, a leadership and time-management consulting company. "Open-door policies can be the best source of new ideas and new potential for an organization," he says. "And unless there's freedom of speech, there are missed opportunities. Ultimately, a company that figures out how to create openness and direct that toward better service will shape its own future."
People need to connect meaning to their work, and that means they need to bring their humanness to the table, adds Shaw. The more a person is involved on a personal basis with his or her work, the less that person can be expected to escape work by creating controversy in the workplace. "And the more meaningfully connected they are to their company, the more their focus will be on the appropriate feedback to make a difference."
Keeping the lines of communication open also means the employer is more likely to be aware of employee grievances, more likely to be able to solicit ideas about how to improve the company's products and services. When there's a sense in the workplace that viewpoints aren't welcomed, these grievances tend to bubble from within and employees spend a lot of time talking among themselves, cutting down on productivity and morale.
Lynn McClure, a Mesa, Arizona-based management consultant, encourages HR managers to listen to employees, treat them as business partners, and design policies and training programs that reinforce appropriate speech in the workplace. "There's always the fear that if we cross the people in charge, we'll hang ourselves," she says. "This kind of inhibition decreases employee commitment to the company. Managers, especially, need to learn how to accept criticism because it takes so little to discourage an employee from contributing."
Obviously, there are reasonable restrictions on an employee's freedom of speech. A receptionist shouldn't shout profanities at customers, for instance. But it's hard to see how wearing a "Save-the-Whales" T-shirt could interfere with repairing your company's computers or how a union poster would slow an assembly line. Maybe it's time to allow private-sector employees a greater degree of freedom without compromising the legitimate needs of the employers. "The alternative," says Yamada, "may well be a workplace that harbors cynicism and anger, destroys morale and consequently results in a less productive workplace."
Workforce, September 1999, Vol. 78, No. 9, pp. 38-39.


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More than 1,375 high school seniors have committed to Tulane University and will enroll in August as Tulane's Class of 2011. The number of new freshmen surpasses by 56 percent last year's class of 882 freshmen and significantly exceeds the university's previously established goal of 1,200.
"This is the largest one-year increase in first-time freshmen in the history of Tulane. It is a signal event and a telling indicator of the university's recovery, national stature and strength," says Tulane University President Scott S. Cowen. "This is also a remarkable milestone for New Orleans. These high school students and their parents from across America are demonstrating their faith in our great city as well as their belief that there is no better place to gain a first-rate education than at Tulane University in this city at this time," says Cowen.
The incoming freshman class is 55% percent women, which represents an increase of 71% over the number of women in last year's class. It also includes 237 students from Louisiana; and 192 students from the Northeast, an increase of 85% from that region. Tulane admission counselors traveled to more than 800 high schools to talk with students and high school counselors, many of whom visited the campus to see Tulane and witness the city's rebuilding first-hand.
"We hosted over 6,000 visitors, including 2,500 students, on the Tulane campus this year and worked to present a balanced picture of the city's recovery," says Earl Retif, vice president of enrollment management. "We generally found that the students coming to Tulane next year are socially conscious and want to help but at the same time there is no denying that New Orleans remains an attractive destination all by itself."
Credentials for this year's incoming class are excellent, says Retif. "While most of our incoming class are among the top performers in class rank and test scores in the country, we look at students as individuals and balance their academic achievements with community involvement, leadership skills and how they are judged by their counselors and others with whom they have interacted." The university's goal for this year's freshman class was 1,200.
"However, interest by students with strong qualifications was so great we were able to increase our class size and maintain our high academic profile," says Retif. He adds, "Since demand was so great, we were unable to accommodate the very qualified students on our wait list."
In addition to the impressive increase in first-time freshmen students, the university is on track to enroll a record number of transfer students. Currently, 128 transfer students have enrolled for the fall, with more expected before the start of classes in August. The current number of transfer students already exceeds the combined total of transfer students, 118, from 2005 and 2006.
About three-quarters of the incoming freshmen come from 15 states: Louisiana, New York, Texas, California, Florida, Maryland, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia.
There is an international flavor to this class as well with students coming to Tulane from: Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, India, Mexico, Oman, Panama, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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That's better than my piddly 10km on the spin bike, 4km on the rowing machine, and 1km on the treadmill yesterday. But it did remove a pound from me.
That's better than my piddly 10km on the spin bike, 4km on the rowing machine, and 1km on the treadmill yesterday. But it did remove a pound from me.
Dream. Dare. Do.
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"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."- John F. Kennedy
The Mariners had scored 9 runs by the bottom of the 7th so you'd think they'd be headed for a sure win. They're playing the Astros, for god's sake. And, yet, Houston now has 6 runs. What the hell, man?
"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."- John F. Kennedy
Today was 54 miles and 4200 feet of climbing on some beautiful roads. Hot air balloon ride tomorrow. Back to MN on Monday. And good news, the weather is warming up to tolerable temperatures at home!
Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
The gym we are members of has Olympic and 25-metre pools, more spin bikes than you can poke a stick at, many other cardio workout machines, and lots and lots of weights and associated strengthing equipment. Plus there are two spa baths, two saunas, a water slide, and free group workout sessions for members.
And with the weather the way it is here (getting on to winter), indoors is a good thing.
And, despite all the cycling I might do, my weight losses have been more substantial with swimming and walking for 90 minutes at least twice a week.
Dream. Dare. Do.
Great story at The Derby . . . a horse the owner bought for $10,000* that everybody said was worthless and would never win a race, just won the Kentucky Derby.
The jockey wore a silhouette of a jackass on the back of his jersey, and the initials "DAP" for DumbAss People on the front. You gotta love it!
* You should know that people pay millions for horses that run in the big big races.
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See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinsonWhere else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdonTitanium Division
So my legs were tired at the 50 mile mark, so instead of the usual long downhill followed by a steady one mile climb before getting back to the house, I decided to take a little shortcut that would lessen my climb at the end...or so I thought. At the top of the shorter climb out, the cross street was too busy for me to deal with, so I had to cut across and then go a long block up a very steep hill, maxing out the heart and lungs. The best laid plans....
Anyone tells you DC is flat and built on a swamp, don't believe them...
"I tried being reasonable, I didnt like it."
"I understand. I just don't care"
"I don't give a f*ck" if they remember me at all" (F. Zappa)
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Okay this is terribly odd.
For some reason, the ROM has gone weird. Thankfully I've got one that works.
Try this one. Sorry!
Make an ips patch so that you use the rom file that you released earlier as "Unmodified" and this current one as "modified" rom file.
That way, by opening the ips file with a hex editor you can see what's wrong with it (I corrected a major bug in my own hack that way).
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