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The Crescent City Council has approved changes to the allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds intended for projects at the harbor, the airport and Beachfront Park.
State officials have determined that $40,000 in CDBG Program Planning and Technical Assistance Program funds cannot be used for the airport expansion project due to a miscalculation in the number of jobs the project would create or retain, according to Lorie Adams, a consultant with Adams Ashby Group, a Sacramento firm the city hired in April to administer its grant funding.
The Council on Monday unanimously approved allocating $17,500 of that $40,000 to the development of the Beachfront Park master plan.
The city applied for and was awarded $105,000 in CDBG Program Planning and Technical Assistance funds in 2011. The funds were intended to help pay for planning and technical studies related to CDBG-eligible activities, according to City Manager Eugene Palazzo.
The city had planned to use $10,000 of those funds for a seafood processing facility at the Crescent City Harbor, according to the city's staff report, while $50,000 was allocated to the Beachfront Park master plan and $40,000 for the airport expansion project. The city had planned to use $5,000 for general grant administration.
The seafood processing plant project and the airport project were being funded under the state Department of Housing and Community Development's Economic Block Grant program, Adams said. Because the Beachfront Park project is being funded with general CDBG funds, $17,500 is the maximum amount of money that can be reallocated from the airport project, she said.
The maximum amount of Planning and Technical Assistant Program funds allowed for general CDBG-eligible projects is $67,500, City Finance Director Ken McDonald said.
"We put the maximum amount to it," he said, referring to the Beachfront Park project.
Under the state department's guidelines, the funds could only be used for projects that would create or retain at least 14 positions, McDonald said.
But because a lot of the retention and creation of jobs at the airport would be connected with the airline that serves Crescent City or the Transportation Security Administration, the state Department of Housing and Community Development considered the expansion project ineligible for CDBG funds, Adams said.
"The city and state just would not come to an agreement that those were actually true retention for the city of Crescent City," she said, adding the Border Coast Regional Airport Authority participated in discussions with the state and city.
Mayor Rich Enea, a former Airport Authority Board member, pointed out that if the expansion didn't happen and the airport closed, any employees connected with United Airlines or the TSA would be transferred to other airports.
"I understand what they're saying," he said, referring to the state Department of Housing and Community Development.
In addition to asking the state if the city can reallocate its CDBG Program Planning and Technical Assistance funds from the airport project to the Beachfront Park project, Adams said she would also try to obtain more funding for the harbor's seafood processing plant project.
"We're working with (the state) to vet out employment numbers and get the application put in place," she said. "We have six months left. Our goal is to get the application completed. If (the $40,000) isn't used it will be returned to the state which will recycle that into the program."
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GWEN IFILL: Now the latest in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma.
We begin with a report from inside Burma by a British television news correspondent. Because the military government has refused entry to most foreign journalists, we can't reveal his name or news organization. He filed his story under extremely difficult conditions. And the technical quality is not up to usual standards.
REPORTER: There's not much left of this family's home.
"We were trapped in that house for hours," this woman explains. "We were wet and afraid, and we ran to the nearby monastery."
"The water was right up to here," this man explains.
"Where are the body of the dead? Where are the body?"
And there were many dead bodies all over here. It was a similar story of devastation as we journeyed through these delta villages toward Bogalay. All the while, we were on the lookout for the Burmese army trucks.
An army truck or not? Every time we come close to a police or military position, we have to duck down and hide in the back of the car, because, if we're spotted, we might well be detained. The regime has made it pretty clear they don't want foreigners and their prying eyes around here, and perhaps for good reason.
As we move close to Bogalay, the destruction deepened, as did the anger towards the government. In this village, the locals were scathing about the regime's response.
This woman showed me her shattered home. A chunk of corrugated iron now covers her precious Buddha shrine. The army's done nothing to help.
Along the road near the entrance to Bogalay, we met a grieving young man.
"My brother and his wife died while they were still holding hands," he says.
How many? Very sad, eh?
Many children died, too, as they tried to climb the coconut trees and the snakes bit them. He explained that he had wanted to capture the appalling images of what he had seen, but he was afraid the regime might kill him if they found the tapes.
Fear and suspicion towards the authorities run deep up here. We met another young man. There's at least 50,000 dead around here, and many dead are being collected by boat from remote villages, he says. It seems the government has taken some bodies to a special place.
We heard similar accusations from other residents of Bogalay. A helicopter was flying overhead near the entrance to the city. And when we tried to enter, we found soldiers lining the bridge. The locals suggested they might be fearful we would see all the dead bodies.
We had to make a retreat. And as we moved back along the nearby road, we met a group of monks still licking their wounds. Even this brick building did not survive the force of the almighty cyclone.
They may not have much to eat, but at least they have salvaged some of their holy relics. Monasteries in the area have come to the salvation of the local people. At this one, hundreds have taken refuge, after losing their homes. At night, this is a temporary shelter for about 1,000 people, who have to fend for their own food and water.
So, you think they will bring some aid? The international will bring some aid here?
MAN: No, no, no, no, no international. No one here.
REPORTER: No one here?
MAN: No one here.
REPORTER: No one came here? No aid agency come here? No one? And no U.N.?
MAN: The government doesn't — doesn't accept the other aid. They are closed every place.
REPORTER: So, while the rest of the world clamors to get aid into Burma, there's nothing these people can do, but wait and hope that the nightmare may soon be lifted.
Secondary disaster now feared
GWEN IFILL: Margaret Warner has more.
MARGARET WARNER: What can the world do to get aid into Burma? We take up that question now with John Holmes, the United Nations undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief. He's a former British diplomat. And he joins us now from the United Nations.
And, Ambassador Holmes, thank you for being with us.
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES, United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief: Pleasure.
MARGARET WARNER: Now, the cyclone was obviously a complete disaster, but how close is Myanmar now to a second catastrophe of disease, dehydration, starvation?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Well, as you say, we have already had a major catastrophe, and the death toll could be extremely high, much higher than we have -- the figures we have seen so far from the government.
We are working extremely hard to try and make sure that the second catastrophe you're talking about doesn't happen. Aid is beginning to arrive. Planes are getting there. Four planes from the World Food Program are landing in Myanmar today. And they will get -- bring a lot of food, high-energy biscuits, which is readily eatable and nutritious, and that will help.
It's a huge logistical problem to get the aid, even when you have got it into Rangoon Airport, to get it from there down to the delta, given all the difficulties of communication and the logistics problems. But that's what we're trying to do, as well as to try to persuade the government of Myanmar to relax some of their suspicions and worries about international aid workers entering their country.
I think we are making some progress. We have made some progress on, for example, waiving customs duties and problems for relief coming into the country, but there's still a long way to go.
Working to speed relief
MARGARET WARNER: Now, at what level are you talking with the Myanmar government? Are these direct talks? And, if s, what are they saying about their reluctance? How do they explain it?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Yes, we are. We're conducting these discussions with all the ministers who have been appointed to conduct this disaster relief in Rangoon with our people on the spot.
And they have been reasonably constructive and positive discussions. They welcomed international assistance. They're letting the planes in. They have agreed to have what we call a flash appeal in the next day or two, to launch a proper appeal, a proper sense of priorities and projects to help people, to get the resources in from the outside world.
Where we have had a little bit of problem is worries and suspicions about international aid workers. They haven't said no. They haven't explained what their problems are. I think it comes from being a rather isolated and suspicious and difficult regime.
But we're trying to persuade them very hard to overcome those suspicions and let people in as soon as possible, because we need those experienced workers to make sure we can channel the aid and get it to people on the ground as quickly as possible, because they desperately need it.
MARGARET WARNER: But, just to be clear now, when these planes fly in now, so just the four World Food Program planes, I mean, they're only allowed basically to deliver the aid to whoever is there on the ground to distribute it; is that right? You're not allowed to leave people, additional people, there?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: That is the -- mostly the position at the moment.
We will be having -- getting some people in tomorrow. So, it's not a completely closed book. But, of course, there are, for example, World Food Program staff on the ground already. They already have a substantial program in Myanmar, albeit in different parts of the country. So, there are substantial numbers of U.N. staff already there. There are NGOs on the ground. World Vision are very big, a U.S. NGO, has people on the ground.
But we need extra staff, extra experienced disaster relief staff, in addition to that, to coordinate and make sure that it can all be channeled in the right way, distributed in the right way, monitored in right way to make sure we're not missing people, we're getting to people in the best way possible. That's what we need.
But, of course, the key thing in a way is to get the food in and the clean water, the water purification tablets, the shelter, the plastic sheeting. Whatever we can't buy locally, we need to fly in. But that's beginning to arrive, but extra staff would help to distribute it properly.
MARGARET WARNER: But, now, the material that is arriving now, who is distributing it, and how effectively?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Well, obviously, the government have got their own operations. And they're beginning to use the military more than they were before. And I think that's very welcome. I mean, in some ways, we don't always like the military doing humanitarian operations, but here there is very little choice.
They have got the helicopters, for example. They have begun to use them. Where we can distribute our own food and goods, that's already happening. It's happening directly through NGOs and agencies. But we need to work with the government to make sure that this is done in a coordinated way. They have set up a management disaster, management committee, a structure, and we are working with them to make sure it happens as well as it can, and as rapidly it as can, because that is absolutely the key.
If we don't move quickly, then the problems of waterborne disease, stagnant water, lack of fresh water, that could really start to let the death toll mount even further.
A "logistical problem"
MARGARET WARNER: But just to -- give us a sense of the foreign aid infrastructure, humanitarian infrastructure that is on the ground now. And, as you said, the U.N. has people there and some of these NGOs. What proportion is it of what's really needed on the ground to cope with a catastrophe of this magnitude?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Well, it's a very hard question to answer in precise numbers.
We have something like 75 or 80 international U.N. staff on the ground, but they're not normally there for disaster relief purposes. And we have a large number of local staff, too, local Burmese staff, who we can redeploy from what they normally do to these tasks. So, there are people there.
But probably we need to, for example, have another -- from a U.N. agency point of view, another 50 or 60 experienced staff would really make a difference, if we can get those in over the next few days.
As I say, we will have four arriving there tomorrow, maybe more arriving in the days to come, but we need to accelerate that process.
MARGARET WARNER: And how confident are you that, when the aid is flown in and distributed, that it is actually getting down to the coastal areas, getting beyond the capital?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Well, that is the biggest problem of all. It is a logistical problem. I don't think there's any lack of willingness to help it get there, because it's perfectly obvious to everybody, including the authorities, that that's where the problems are.
But you have to have the helicopters. You have to have the trucks. You have to have the distribution system to make that happen. That's what organizations like World Vision and the World Food Program are good at. That's why they need to have the people on the ground to make it happen, and to monitor it happening, so that you know it's reaching all those who need it and not being distributed in some politically perverse way or otherwise manipulated.
MARGARET WARNER: And is that why having assessment teams is so important? I mean, the U.N. wants to send in assessment teams, and so do some of the major relief organizations.
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Well, we already have some assessment teams on the ground, and they have been there for a couple of days. And they are sending back assessments, which we need to make a flash appeal.
The importance of that is, you need to know exactly what is needed, in what proportions, and what is the most urgent. I mean, the main ingredients are usually reasonably obvious -- food, obviously, clean water, medical supplies. Shelter is very important here and may be very difficult to get the bulk supplies down there.
But you need to know exactly what's needed, where it's needed, how many people are actually affected, in order to provide the right kind of response and to attract the resources from the donors that we need.
"The clock is ticking"
MARGARET WARNER: Meanwhile, of course, the clock is ticking. Do you feel the -- the Myanmar government has a sense of urgency about this?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: I think they have. I think they recognized, perhaps a little bit slowly, but they did recognize the scale of the disaster.
As I said at the beginning, it's a major catastrophe. And they are beginning to move much faster. They are beginning to be more flexible. They are beginning to realize how -- how much we can help them. They will have to do the bulk of the work, as the local government always has to do. We can supplement that. We can reinforce that. We can add our expertise. And that's why we're trying to persuade them to let our people in.
MARGARET WARNER: Now, finally, the French foreign minister -- you used to be British ambassador to France -- the French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, said today, if -- if Myanmar doesn't pretty quickly give the green light, that the U.N. should invoke its "responsibility to protect" -- quote, unquote -- clause and simply take in the aid without the permission of the government.
Do you agree that that's an option, a very real option?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Well, I share Bernard Kouchner's frustration, and I have a huge amount of respect for him.
I think we're not at that stage at the moment. We are working with the government. We need to work with the government, if at all possible, because trying to get aid in against the wishes of the government is an extremely complicated thing, which isn't probably going to help the needs of the people on the ground, unless we're very careful.
So, we want to go through this in a cooperative way, not in a confrontational way. But we do need to have -- see more cooperation from the Myanmar government very quickly, indeed, now.
MARGARET WARNER: And how long will you essentially give this? And I know that's not really your decision, as the U.N. undersecretary-general.
But I'm trying to get a sense of, with each day that goes by, how many additional lives do you think are being put at risk?
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: I really can't put a total on that. I think it would not reasonable for me to do so. Obviously, more lives are at risk of being lost with every hour, with every day that is wasted.
I don't think the days have been wasted at the moment, but they could be better used if we could, as I say, get some more of those experts in and speed up the whole process. And that's what we're trying to do, in cooperation with the government, which is by far the best way of doing it.
MARGARET WARNER: Ambassador John Holmes, U.N. undersecretary-general, thank you so much.
AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLMES: Thank you.

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The Belcea Quartet has gained an enviable reputation as one of the leading quartets of
its generation. The ensemble was established at the Royal College of Music in 1994 and is
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The Belcea Quartet's performances of the complete Beethoven string quartets at
Vienna's Konzerthaus were filmed in May 2012 and will be released on Blu-ray this fall.
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In the 2014-2015 season, the Belcea Quartet continues its high-profile engagements
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Konzerthaus. In December 2014, the quartet will give the world premiere of Mark-Anthony
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20th-anniversary celebrations.
The three quartets that Mozart wrote in 1789 and 1790 for
the cello-playing Prussian monarch Friedrich Wilhelm II are his last and among
his finest contributions to the genre. Roughly contemporaneous with the comic
opera Così fan tutte and the Clarinet
Quintet, K. 581, the "Prussian" Quartets combine elegance, wit, and virtuosity
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Berg was in his mid-40s when he wrote his best-known piece
of chamber music as a cryptic love letter to his paramour, Hanna
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suite's "secret program" made headlines around the world when it was brought to
light by American composer and musicologist George Perle in the June 1977 issue
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The mercilessly self-critical Brahms dismissed his C-Minor
Quartet as "mean and paltry," but posterity has rendered a different verdict on
his masterpiece. The two Op. 51 quartets are dedicated to Theodor Billroth,
Brahms's surgeon friend in Vienna and an accomplished amateur violist. Billroth
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The Blackcats struggled at the plate Tuesday night, no thanks to Rusk Eagle's pitcher Josh Raiborn, who ended up pitching a 10-0 shutout and held Mexia hitless in the game.
Mexia managed to get only four batters on base via a dropped third strike in the first inning that allowed Case Adair to reach first, D.J. Johnson getting hit by a pitch in the bottom of the third, Blake Lewis reaching first on a walk and Zack Reece getting a base-on-balls in fourth and fifth innings respectively.
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Born Kenneth David Kirkland in Brooklyn, New York in 1955, Kirkland was only six when he first sat down at the piano. He attended the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied classical piano performance, classical theory and composition.
His first professional work was with Polish fusion violinist Michal Urbaniak, and he toured Europe with the group in 1977 and recorded the albums "Urbaniak" and "Daybreak". Kirkland's next high-profile gig was with another Eastern European jazz émigré, Miroslav Vitous.
Known to be a true musical genius, Kirkland worked with dozens of artists during his twenty year career, including Art Blakey, Carla Bley, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Kenny Garrett, Kevin Eubanks, Tito Puente, Sting, John Stubblefield, and more.
In 1980, while on tour in Japan with Terumasa Hino, Kirkland met Wynton Marsalis, which began their long association. Kirkland shared the piano duties with one of his musical influences, Herbie Hancock, on Marsalis's debut album, but then became the sole pianist on Marsalis's subsequent releases "Think Of One", "Hothouse Flowers" and "Black Codes" (From the Underground).
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The Engeman's Ongoing Broadway Concert Series
It was another eventful night at Northport's stunning John W. Engeman Theatre as they hosted their ongoing Broadway Concert Series. Per tradition, during their dark week between shows, Producer and Host Stephen DeAngelis rounds up Broadway's best for an evening of songs and stories about their lives and careers. The incredible line up this time included Chester Gregory, Tari Kelly, Caissie Levy, Jessica Phillips, Rashidra Scott, and a special appearance by Tad Wilson.
One of the themes of the evening was that everyone's first performance was their most recent Broadway appearance. So, for his first performance, the handsome Chester Gregory sang "I Could Be That Guy" from Sister Act. For his second number, the Indiana native decided to perform "Higher and Higher" which was received very enthusiastically among the sold out audience. For his third number, he asked Rashidra Scott to the stage and did the duet "Ain't No Party" from Dreamgirls. It was a great performance considering they were both in Dreamgirls, but not at the same time, so they hadn't performed this piece together until this event. For his final performance, he selected the beautiful Jackie Wilson standard "To Be Loved".
It was plain to see Tari Kelly was having a great time as she was joking around during her performances. For her first selection, she chose the title song from Anything Goes and did the famous tap routine. For her next number, she chose Judy Garland's "The Man That Got Away" from the film A Star Is Born which was absolutely beautiful. For her third number, she chose "He Loved Me 'Til the All-Clear Came" from the 1943 film Riding High which was a crowd favorite. She then decided to give a rousing rendition of the famous "Don't Rain On My Parade" from Funny Girl.
Having seen Caissie Levy in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair, I knew she wouldn't disappoint. For her first number, she chose one of the most emotional songs of the evening called "With You" from her appearance in Ghost, The Musical. Then she selected "Easy To Be Hard" from the aforementioned production of Hair. She then selected a number from the hottest ticket in town; "Not That Girl" from Wicked which was very well received particularly by the younger audience members. For her final performance, closing the show, she chose another song from Ghost, The Musical called "Nothing Stops Another Day".
Jessica Phillips was also, of course, sensational with her performances. Her first number was "Long Past Dreaming" from her most recent appearance in Leap Of Faith for which she brought out cast-mate Tad Wilson who accompanied on guitar. Her next performance was the heartbreakingly beautiful "I Miss The Mountains" from her time in Next To Normal. Jessica next performed a beautiful rendition of "Bless The Broken Road" bringing Tad Wilson back to the stage. And for her final performance, she performed "Somebody Stand By Me"
Next up was Rashidra Scott who looked stunning is her silver sequenced dress. Besides the earlier duet with Chester Gregory, she also performed "Fabulous Baby" from her recent appearance in Sister Act. Then she also selected the standard "God Give Me Strength" that has been done by such notables as Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello. And for her final performance, she gave a wonderful rendition of "Hero" by Mariah Carey.
Indeed, this was a special night as it also marked the return of Musical Director/Accompanist Eugene Gwozdz. He was tending to other projects and had to miss a couple of these concert events. Tradition for these shows also dictate that Stephen choose an overture for Eugene to perform to officially kick off the show. The catch being Eugene doesn't know what Stephen chooses. This time it was the very funky Dancin' overture.
The diversity and complete randomness of the Engeman's ongoing concert series is the best aspect of the show. You never know who will appear or what they'll sing. Even the attendee's differ, so there is certainly something for everyone to enjoy.


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Downtempo electronic duo the Cutler fell into good graces with the music press four years ago with their eponymous debut. These guys are very busy; not just with this project, but with outside ones as well. Just to give you an idea, the press release describes Steve Cobby, one of the two musicians who make up the Cutler as "fifty percent of Fila Brazillia (with David McSherry), fifty percent of Hey, Rube! (with Stephen Mallinder), fifty percent of J*S*T*A*R (with Sim Lister), one third of Heights of Abraham (with Sim Lister and Jake Harries), and all of The Solid Doctor". The other member is Porky, a DJ and the founder of Pork Recordings. On top of that, this sort of music is prone to ornamentation, sometimes guaranteeing a long incubation period. Is The Best Things in Life Aren't Things a sophomore slump (not counting the 2009 EP Black Flag)? No, it's a little more complicated than that. For every track that causes you to halt whatever you're doing at the moment and listen in, there is at least one other one that underwhelms. Sometimes I think I'm hearing one of the year's better releases. Other times it feels like another generic release designed to go in one ear and out the other.
First, let's get the latter stuff out of the way so that you can leave this review with a decent taste in your mouth. There's a good number of treadmill instrumentals that practically beg for that window-dressing embellishment that so many electronic musicians excel at, thereby creating a new struggle in how and when to cut back. Cobby and Porky oblige. Pretty well too, I might add. Some of these drum fills manage to be pretty impressive without stealing the show. What holds them back is, when stripped down to their base elements, the foundations of these numbers don't hit you like they should. They feel more like incidental music; interludes stretched five minutes beyond their intended length. I found myself more interested in some of the titles more than the actual music: "200 Pharaohs - 6 Billion Slaves", "Teach Yourself Braille" and "Burn the Bankers".
So enough of that and on to the good. As good as the Cutler can be at drawing landscapes, I think they are even better at shaping a song. Two that stand out every time I listen to The Best Things in Life Aren't Things are "Pyramid of Power" and "Revolution". The former is sung by electronic multi-tasker Andrew Taylor. "This pyramid of power really starts to taste sour / When you first realize that it's you in disguise", he sings over a chorus that mimics the verses pretty closely. But that doesn't matter because the core tune is much more powerful this time around. It almost reminds me of post-Alan Wilder Depeche Mode (that's a compliment). "Revolution" is a swifter reggae number sung by the soulful Russell Morgan. Revolutionary the music is not, but again, it doesn't matter. With Morgan's Weller-lite moans and the Cutler's ability to harness an island-meets-the-Isles sound, all involved make "Revolution" the most distinct thing here on the album. The adult-contemporary (that's a compliment, too) rump-shaker "P-A-Y-R" follows, carrying "Revolution"'s urban flavor just a bit further before the Cutler steer their sound back towards lukewarm experimentation.
The Best Things in Life Aren't Things isn't a poor album, and some of it is better than average. It's just that these above-average traits need to come to full bloom. Avant-garde electronic tinkerings can't be just that, they need to smack you where it counts. Steve Cobby and Porky can be a great synthpop duo or a customary pair of sound architects; the choice is theirs.
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This weekend, as a way of rewarding myself for schlepping two weeks' of trash and recylables to the dump, I visited the swap shop, where stuff that's not quite garbage can be had for free. I found a much-needed chair (we go through chairs like Kleenex at our house - -and yes, I do mean that some of us wipe our noses on chairs), a couple of wine glasses, and a jackpot: two complete sets of Phillip Pulman audio books. Score!
Philip Pullman is the guy who said,"The Lord of the Rings' is essentially trivial. . . If I was [arguing] at all, I was arguing with Narnia. Tolkien is not worth arguing with." And so my bibliophagous kids harbor a deep, glowering resentment of Philip Pullman. They had a wonderful time pulling the tape out of the cassettes, whacking the plastic into shards with a ball peen hammer, saying, "Ball peen hammer, heh heh heh," and, as a grand finale, shooting the display carton with Daddy's BB gun.
I realize that this barbaric display puts us in with a rather ratty crowd, especially since I've never actually read Philip Pullman. But he's not shy about stating that his intention was to turn readers away from a belief in God and organized religion in general. Of the Church, he says, "I hope the wretched organisation will vanish entirely."
Now, I don't believe, on general principle, on smashing everything I don't agree with. I can imagine learning a lot from Mein Kampf or a Jack Chick tract. And I see how good can be derived from all sorts of suspect and unsavory sources; and I don't believe that the Church will crumble under even an army of Philip Pullmans.
I do expose my kids, when they're ready, to ideas that are contrary to what we believe. On the other hand, one essential way to make them ready is to instill a deep, visceral, emotional loyalty to the ideas which are true (such as: there is a God, the Church is not evil or repressive, and Tolkein could kick Philip Pullman's bony atheist hinder without even putting his pipe down).
Also, I got these books at the dump. They're mine. Not everything I do is representative of a general principle, and yet I still sleep at night. Consistent? Who cares? We got rid of some trash, and now the world is less trashy. I don't think I had an obligation to get rid of these books, or even that I did something virtuous; but I also don't believe we did anything wrong by treating them like things that have no reason to exist. Just taking out the trash.
Books we don't like are one thing—you could argue for or against keeping them around. Sometimes it's more straightforward, though. For instance, if someone gives my daughters trashy clothes (not just tacky clothes, but the ones which imply that they'll be making some money down at the wharf tonight), I throw them away, because nobody's daughters should be wearing clothes like that. These clothes have no reason to exist, so I throw them away.
These matters are pretty easy, because it has to do with how I decide to deal with my own possessions. But how about this? Imagine you're working in the stock room of a convenience store, and you unpack a small shipment of extremely explicit pornographic key chains. Without even thinking, you take the box and dump them in the trash. Nobody needs this stuff. There is no possible way that it could do good, and if you leave it be, it will certainly do someone serious harm. It's trash, no one should have it, and the world is now a little less trashy.
But! You say. That was someone's private property! You have no right to throw out something like that, even if you are perfectly right in objecting to it. A clear violation of the seventh commandment.
I know, but what about if what you found was a bomb? Assuming that you had the capability to do it safely, wouldn't you be obligated to get rid of this thing? Of course you would—because nobody needs it, there is no possible way that it could do good, and if you leave it be, it will certainly do someone serious harm.
Nobody says that a bomb is personal property, and nobody in his right mind would convict a bomb squad of, for instance, theft or destruction of private property. No one would expect you to go to confession for "stealing" a bomb.
So, what is the general principle here? How do you decide what is harmless trash, trash that might do some good, trash that is not your problem, and trash that has no right to exist? Tell!
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UAE banks: $2.9b exposure to Saad, Algosaibi
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Central Bank said yesterday that banks operating in the country have a combined exposure of $2.9 billion (Dh10.7 billion) to Saudi Arabia's troubled business groups — Saad and Algosaibi — and ordered the banks exposed to take specific provisions for bad loans.
"The number of lending banks to the two groups and their related banks is 20 banks, 13 national banks and 7 foreign bank branches operating in the UAE. Their funded and unfunded exposures amount to $2.9 billion," the bank said in a statement.
The Central Bank said provisions should be made by the banks as follows: exposures to Algosaibi group, funded and unfunded, at 50 per cent, exposures to Saad group, funded and unfunded, at 50 per cent, exposures to The International Banking Corporation (TIBC), funded and unfunded, at 100 per cent and exposures to Awal Bank, funded and unfunded, at 100 per cent.
The board of directors of the Central Bank decided that these provisions must be constituted on or before December 31, 2009.
"In this regard, the Central Bank will continue to gather information and communicate with other regulators and concerned parties, regarding the additional provisions, which may be required for Algosaibi and Saad groups during 2010," it said.
"Although these provisions are considered substantial, the expected profits of all banks in the UAE, after deducting such provisions, may reach Dh20 billion at the end of 2009, compared to profits of Dh26.8 billion. during 2008," the Central Bank said, adding it is "considered good under the current circumstances".
Last week, Abu Dhabi's Summary Proceedings Court ordered banks operating in the UAE to freeze assets held by Saad and its partners with immediate effect. The court ruled that the assets of Saad Trading, Contracting and Financial Services and Saad Holding as well as their partners be attached.
Their money deposited in banks operating in the UAE, assets and properties located across the UAE and a huge amount of shares they own in a number of companies listed on the local stock markets will all be frozen in favour of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, the court said in its ruling.


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I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.
I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.
The most interesting thing about the so-called lies of Diego is that, sooner or later, the ones involved in the imaginary tale get angry, not because of the lies, but because of the truth contained in the lies, which always comes forth.
I never knew I was a surrealist till Andre Breton came to Mexico and told me I was.
O'Keeffe was in the hospital for three months, she went to Bermuda for a rest. She didn't make love to me that time, I think on account of her weakness. Too bad.
My painting carries with it the message of pain.
I drank to drown my pain, but the damned pain learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good behavior.
My painting carries with it the message of pain.....Painting completed my life.....I believe that work is the best thing.
I suffered two grave accidents in my life. One in which a streetcar knocked me down.....The other accident is Diego.
I cannot speak of Diego as my husband because that term, when applied to him, is an absurdity. He never has been, nor will he ever be, anybodys husband.
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The candidates' message: I might be so-so, but the other guy is terrible
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Four stories are at the heart of any campaign. If you understand them, you know who controls the message — and with it, perhaps the election. These stories make up what campaign strategists call the "message grid," which has four quadrants. The first two comprise the positive stories the candidates are telling about themselves; the other two feature the negative stories each candidate is telling about the other.
In some elections, one quadrant of the grid dominates the conversation — for example, when the economy or a candidate is particularly strong or weak. Campaigns jostle for position on the grid, trying to emphasize the stories they prefer and to alter elements of the stories their opponents are effectively telling. In 2008, the stars were aligned for a new and exciting candidate to tell a story about hope and change after eight years of fear and loathing, skillfully turning his "different-ness" into an asset.
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ELTON – An early Sunday morning crash claimed the life of a 68 year-old Lake Arthur woman.
Louisiana State Police Troop D Sgt. James Anderson reported that troopers responded to the two-vehicle wreck on U.S. 190 at La. 99 in Elton at around 6:30 a.m.
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Dutch band Golden Earring's 1984 hit When The Lady Smiles is being used by Hillary Clinton's campaign team, the band's management confirmed on Monday evening. The song is played when Clinton enters a venue.
The band only found out when fans in America contacted them. 'There's been no contact between Clinton's team and us,' their manager told news agency ANP. 'But no doubt we'll receive royalties.'
Hillary's husband Bill reportedly used Golden Earring's global hit Radar Love in his 1992 campaign. 'There must be a fan in the Clinton entourage,' the manager said..


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Houston's Top 10 French Fries for National French Fry Day
Belgian-style frites at Jeannine's Bistro are among the city's best.
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I think I'm firmly on record as thinking that most National ______ Days are dumb. But there are a few I'm happy to celebrate, like National Tequila Day (coming up on July 23) or the recently passed National Fried Chicken Day. That short list also includes National French Fry Day, because I will never pass up an excuse to shovel fried potatoes into my face.
With that in mind, here are my ten current favorite places in which to accomplish this important task.
Of the Belgian joints in town, I actually prefer the mussels at Jeannine's Bistro as well as the homemade mayonnaise, although the frites themselves at Cafe Brussels are better. Still, the twice-fried frites at Jeannine's are nothing to scoff at, and are especially delicious at lunch -- that's when a nice portion of moules-frites is only $12.
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9. Koagie Hots
The fries themselves aren't homemade, but the kimchi that tops them is. And since kimchi fries are the thing to order at this food truck, that's what matters most. Along with super-fresh and tangy kimchi, the fun, carnival-style curly fries also get a scattering of green onions, salty feta cheese and Sriracha mayonnaise for only $4 -- which is more than enough to split between two people.
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8. Zelko Bistro
Zelko Bistro's crispy, twiggy fries topped with parmesan and truffle oil remain some of the few fries in town which can carry off this often trite topping with aplomb. Part of the reason is how perfectly fried the long, thin fries are. And part of the reason is that they're usually paired up with one of the better burgers in town, too.Next Page
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The Minerva Historical Society Museum Annual Contest Award Ceremony for Minerva Central School Grades K-5 was held in the evening at the Museum on Nov. 1.
The Museum was decorated with a Halloween theme and every entry was on display. Students, parents, teachers and Historical Society members attended. Contest winners received certificates and monetary prizes. The results were received with enthusiasm and refreshments were served.
Every year, the MCS students in grades K-5 visit the Museum to look over the display. They are asked to select their favorite item and to draw a picture or write an essay on that item. The entries are wonderful and contest judges love to see the display through the eyes of the children. This year's display theme was "25 Years of Minerva Day" featuring one or two items from each display in the past 25 years and it should be noted that the children selected some of the same items that had intrigued previous contest winners.
Martha and Jerry Galusha's crystal collection arrayed on a polished lilac branch was a favorite along with Vernon Lavery's World War II uniform, mascot "Minerva Olmsted" and Patty Hewitt's dollhouse.
After much deliberation the judges announced the following contest winners: Kindergarten: 1st place-James Fish; 2nd place-Caitlin Wamsley; 3rd place-Alex Mather. First grade: 1st place-Keith Eannarino; 2nd place-Nate McNally; 3rd place-Shelby Tuller. Second grade: 1st place-Grace Savarie; 2nd place-Brooke Olden; 3rd place Megan Mohowski. Third grade: 1st place-Avery Bayse; 2nd place-Brent Lee Tucker; 3rd place-Hannah McNally. Fourth grade: 1st place-Aidan Halloran; 2nd place-Chelsea Wright; 3rd place-Kate Wimberly. Fifth grade: 1st place-Vince Charbonneau; 2nd place-Audrey Fish; 3rd place-Jasmine Jenks.


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Pollution and the State: The Role of the Structure of Government
Government spending has significant environmental implications. This paper analyzes the effect of the allocation of government spending between public goods broadly defined and private goods or non-social subsidies on air and water pollution. The theoretical model predicts that a reallocation of expenditures from private subsidies to public goods improves environmental quality by reducing production pollution. We estimate an empirical model that shows that such a reallocation causes a significant reduction in air pollutants namely sulfur dioxide and lead and an improvement in water quality measures including dissolved oxygen and biological oxygen demand.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 7:00pm
Please join Green Apple Books in our Granny Smith Room on Tuesday, August 12th at 7:00 p.m. as we welcome Erin Marie Daly to celebrate the release of her latest book Generation Rx: A Story of Dope, Death, and America's Opiate Crisis.
Erin Marie Daly was a senior reporter for Law360, a New York City-based legal newswire where she covered the pharmaceutical industry and product liability litigation for the past five years. In 2007, she was nominated for a GLADD Media Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism. Daly has also reported in countries such as India, Bosnia, and Russia. She holds an MA in cultural reporting and criticism from New York University. Her feature writing has appeared in a myriad of publications.
"This gripping memoir, enhanced by statistics and other stories of addiction, reveals the devastating human cost of failure to face the consequences of the epidemic spread of drug abuse." —Kirkus
"Daly explores her own complicated, back-and-forth memories of her troubled brother's life and death, interspersed with dispatches from the war on opiates." —Publishers Weekly
"By writing this carefully researched and brutally honest expose...Erin will not only help raise this issue in the marbled halls of Washington, D.C., but she will also help console the many grieving loved ones begging to know that there are powerful voices clamoring for an intensive look at a nationwide problem." —Former US Congresswoman Mary Bono
"Heartbreaking but never saccharine, personal but still universal and packed with information but never dull... [i]f this book doesn't help to wake up a world that still seems to be in the dark about just how dangerous prescription pills can be, nothing can." —Anna David, author of New York Times bestseller Party Girl
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Published: Counterpoint LLC - August 12th, 2014
What had happened to my baby brother? How did a tiny little pill shatter our family? When did we first begin losing Pat? These are the harrowing questions that plagued Erin Marie Daly after her youngest brother Pat, an OxyContin addict, was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of twenty.


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Loss of recess might be one of the more common punishments teachers dole out to try and correct problem behavior, but decades of evidence indicate that actually has the opposite effect. For the first time in its history, the American Academy of Pediatrics released an official statement about recess, and in it, the coalition of doctors argued unstructured free time offers roughly the same benefits for little kids as changing classes and socializing for a few minutes does for high schoolers. The time to relax and not think about school actually increases productivity and offers "cognitive, physical, emotional and social benefits".
According to USA Today, recent studies indicate many schools are taking away recess to offer more class time and most use it as a regular punishment method to deal with the bad apples. If the American Academy of Pediatrics is to be believed, however, this is a grave mistake that will reduce attention spans and increase classroom disruptions.
Even when children aren't exercising, recess is the time in which they develop social skills, learn about sharing and express themselves creatively. There are benefits to the next generation maximizing all of those skills even when it reduces the total time inside the classroom.
An overwhelming majority of school districts deal with the issue of recess on their own. There are no federal laws. Consequently, it's unclear whether the American Academy of Pediatrics' endorsement of playtime will have any affect on what schools choose to do. For the sake of the kids and the awesomeness of playground games like Knockout and 4-Square, however, I hope the administrators get their act together and continue letting kids go outside.
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