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DAVID McGahy had been operational for 28 days straight. He was exhausted physically and emotionally from fighting bushfires and then mopping up, finding bodies and talking to the families of those who had died in the flames.
He had put his life on the line, leading a brigade of 35 firefighters in three tankers and two command cars through the death traps of Strathewen, where 27 people died. He had lost friends to the flames, including one of his own firefighters.
He was still on the front line when someone stole $10,000 worth of cattle from his farm.
McGahy has been a CFA man for 40 years, and a captain for nine. He knows the precarious and brutal nature of winds and fire when they combine, and he is grateful for any small breaks firefighters might get when fighting the resultant inferno. In Strathewen on Black Saturday, McGahy got a big break. The thieves might have got his cattle, but good fortune meant that when he and his strike teams eventually broke into Strathewen after the fires had burnt the place, including the school, virtually to oblivion, the children had been spared. ''It was a non-school day,'' he says.
Strathewen is only 50 kilometres north of Melbourne. It is surrounded by bush, farmland and towns including Kinglake, Arthurs Creek, Whittlesea and St Andrews that are now synonymous with one of the worst natural disasters in Australian history. It earned its place in the pantheon for the same reasons as others among the 78 Victorian communities affected by the Black Saturday fires - but the death toll here relative to the population was higher than anywhere else.
There are those who argue that things did not have to end that way in Strathewen or other bushfire towns now struggling on the anniversary of the disaster to cope with the catastrophic toll, to rebuild and, hopefully, to regain even a semblance of what they had before.
Like Kinglake and St Andrews, Strathewen was among the towns devastated by the Kilmore East fire, which killed a total of 119 people. In the aftermath, McGahy has thought a lot about Strathewen, about why so many people died and why he and his fire crews could do nothing to help them. He has also had a lot to say about the lack of warnings for Strathewen when, he says, it was known the fires were on the way.
Had there been a warning, he says, the brigade would have gone into Strathewen and told the people what was coming, giving them a chance to leave. But McGahy says when he asked for help, the standard response was, ''We'll get back to you, Arthurs Creek captain''.
''And nobody ever did,'' he says.
McGahy had over the years visited many homes in Strathewen to talk about fire plans and the virtually inescapable dangers in such vulnerable bush, particularly as the place comprised a significant number of dead-end dirt roads. He knew that fire crews would venture up those tracks at great peril because once there, they would not be able to turn around to get to safety if the fires chased after them.
''They are really death traps,'' says McGahy, ''so it was important that I knew what was up these drives. I set about talking to the people, asking them about their plans if a big fire is coming through. And without exception [they] were all going to stay and defend … sometimes in my thoughts unrealistically … But it was not my place to say that, because we had been told by the authority, 'You do not offer opinions or advice,' and I adhered to that.''
The day before the fires, McGahy had reason to fear the worst. He looked at Mount Sugarloaf from his cattle farm on Eagles Nest Road and said to his wife, Marilan: ''I wonder what this is going to look like tomorrow.'' He also reckoned that anyone who did not realise the dangers, given the warnings issued, was naive. ''We had a constant bombardment from the Premier down … from our CFA chiefs … everyone knew it was going to be special,'' he says.
Whatever the people of Strathewen were thinking, for many of them it was not about leaving: in a lot of cases, they didn't even know how serious the fires were. ''Because it was such a horrendous day, they pulled the curtains, put the air-conditioning on, put the video on, and sat the day out. That's what they did. And so there were a lot of people in Strathewen who didn't know it was coming. They literally opened the back door, and there it was. ''I suppose [over the years, people] became more and more apathetic: 'It won't happen to us, and if it does, we can handle it.' But in their defence, we have never seen anything like that.''
McGahy and his crews tried to reach Strathewen. But the flames were shooting over them and he realised he could be leading everyone to their deaths.
''And I stopped them and we backed out … It was not a difficult decision, it was a very stark choice: a choice between dying or living. I know if we continued on, we were all going to die, and that really wasn't going to do anybody any good.''
When McGahy eventually broke through and saw that ''there wasn't one thing that was not burnt or burning'' in Strathewen, he feared what he would find. ''We knew the vast majority [of the population] has stayed. While a few has escaped up to Kinglake, we knew a lot of them would not have had time [to get out]. I didn't think it would be that bad. I never dreamed that there would be 27 people dead in Strathewen.
People kept approaching him. '''I haven't seen my wife, child, mother, son, can you go and have a look for us, David?' We had crews out and that's what we did. No police there. No one was there to support us. They just left us. They had forgotten totally about us. I am not sure what was harder, the Saturday or the Sunday, because I knew all these people [who had died]. They weren't strangers.''
When the fire crews had marshalled on the day of the fires, McGahy had delivered them a clear message. ''I said, 'My worst-case scenario would be to have to speak at one of your funerals.' '' His friend and fellow firefighter Joe Shepherd died and McGahy delivered a eulogy at his funeral. ''That was one of the most difficult things I had to do in my life.''
McGahy has had a lot of time to reflect on his actions that day and on his status in the community, where he is highly regarded and respected for his efforts to save people. But some, according to McGahy, have a lesser opinion of him. They think he should have done more. But he says he doesn't care about that. ''People will judge me as they see fit,'' he says. ''I can't worry about people, about how they see me. In my own mind I don't think you could say I was successful. Because you can't have 27 people die and say you are a success.''
He says some residents, particularly on the night, were ''fairly emotional'' and had expected fire crews to do more. ''I endeavoured to do the best I could at the time. I endeavoured to subsequently try and help the district, to support the brigade. I am not going to try and justify myself. I am as I am. If you don't like me, that's just too bad.''
But he does question his actions that day. ''If I start thinking about it, I can lie awake till three or four o'clock in the morning, thinking how I could have done differently or thinking how I could have done better. You see, 27 people died. And I thought that I could have had a greater effect in that not happening.''
McGahy was recently re-elected brigade captain for a district he thinks may never be the same again. ''The composition of the mountain and the vegetation is going to be different anyway. I am not going to say it is not going to go back to being a great place to live. It probably will. But when you have a holocaust like they have been though up there, it is going to take many years for the physical and the emotional scars to heal,'' he says.
''My guess is that one-third of the people won't build, so you are going to have an influx of new people, new ideas. But I think there are enough fairly strong people there who will keep their ideals and values, and I think the character of the place and the essence of the place will remain the same.''
On Black Saturday, McGahy and his crew made very difficult decisions in life-threatening situations. They left their families behind, some of them in potential fire paths, because their duty was to go out and save lives and property. ''For all the good we did - probably saved half a dozen houses - that's about all, because the scale and enormity of the fire was of such magnitude. It was beyond the scope of man to handle something like that,'' he says.
But throughout the firefight, none of the crew asked to leave their places on the fire trucks even though they feared for the safety of their families. For McGahy, leaving his wife behind was probably the worst thing he did on Black Saturday.
''There are a lot of other blokes did that. It is not terribly easy. It is very easy to rush off and play the big hero part, but you leave a family behind that are in enormous danger,'' he says.
''I wear the red hat. And I took the responsibility terribly seriously. I think Marilan always knew that I would go. She rang me just when the fire front was there and basically said 'goodbye', and that was probably the hardest thing of the whole lot. She said, 'I'm going inside to wait now, can't do any more.' Yeah, it is not easy. And can you justify it? Probably not.''
McGahy's son, Andrew, had returned home to help his mother protect their property, which for much of the day was in the direct line of the fire. ''Then the wind changed and sent the fire towards Strathewen instead,'' says Marilan.
Strathewen a year after the fires could be termed a ghost town if there was anything left to justify the term ''town''. For some, the main lesson has been never again to trust the bush and not to live in bushfire-prone areas. For others it means deciding to flee their homes with their families on fire alert days. Some are determined to stay and defend their properties, despite the catastrophic loss of lives on Black Saturday.
McGahy leaves no room for doubt when asked if such a disaster could happen again. ''Oh hell yeah - no question about that,'' he says.


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FrontPage Magazine 5 December 2012
By Robert Spencer
Thousands of pro-freedom protesters surrounded the presidential palace in Cairo Tuesday. Reuters reported Tuesday that "officers fired teargas at up to 10,000 demonstrators, and that Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi actually fled the palace.
However, although the demonstrators chanted that "the people want the downfall of the regime, they are unlikely to get it. Hussein Abdel Ghany, a spokesman for the secularists and Leftist opponents of Sharia who demonstrated on Tuesday, declared:
"Our marches are against tyranny and the void constitutional decree and we wont retract our position until our demands are met.
However, even though he and his colleagues could muster 10,000 demonstrators to the presidential palace, Ghany quite clearly represents a minority in Egypt. The transformation of Egypt from a Western-oriented state to one dominated by Islamic law has been proceeding for decades. The Muslim Brotherhoods societal and cultural influence outstripped its direct political reach for decades, until the fall of Mubarak, and now is in the ascendancy, despite the unrest. One highly visible example of the pervasive Islamic supremacist influence in Egypt is the fact that while in the 1960s women wearing hijabs were rare on the streets of Cairo, now it is rare to see a woman not wearing one.
From the time of the presidency of Gamel Abdel Nasser (1956-1970), the Egyptian government practiced steam control with the Brotherhood, being aware of its broad base of popularity and thus looking the other way as the group terrorized Coptic Christians and enforced Islamic strictures upon the Egyptian populace and cracking down only when the Brotherhood showed signs of growing powerful enough actually to seize power. Nassers successor Anwar Sadat (1970-1981) not only released all the Brotherhood political prisoners who had been languishing in Egyptian prisons, but also promised the Brotherhood that Sharia would be fully implemented in Egypt.
Sadat didnt live long enough to fulfill that promise; he was murdered by members of another Islamic supremacist group that was enraged by his peace treaty with Israel. Sadats successor Hosni Mubarak didnt keep that promise to the Brotherhood either, and today the Muslim Brothers have their best chance ever to see Sharia in Egypt. They may have overreached in the early stages of Morsis presidency, but that doesnt by any means mean that theyre going to give up.(continue reading...)

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The so-called "blaxploitation" genre erupted in the early 1970s and in retrospect was a brief but formidable assertion of Afro-American cinema as a viable competitor to the so-called mainstream. These showed that films could successfully target an Afro-American audience and still be commercial performers, attracting even white audiences in the process. Often featuring notable soundtracks these films frequently tackled so-called black stereotypes in an urban setting and regularly developed subtexts concerning racism, drug culture and the reality of ghetto life: cultural appraisal. Although many of the characters celebrated in these films were amoral and violent figures, just as viable, however, were a number of works that sought to introduce affirmative role-models for the Afro-American community, even if in doing so they often resorted to escapist fantasy. Hence, the clash between Hollywood escapism and the renaissance of black urban culture made for some unusual blaxploitation films, among them Cleopatra Jones from cult director Jack Starrett, previously better known for his biker movies although he had earlier helmed the provocative Slaughter making superb use of Jim Brown. Cleopatra Jones' mix of glamorous gender-based escapism and recognizable, albeit clichéd, social context proved another box-office hit and spawned an odd sequel whose disappointing returns ended any hope of further works.
Cleopatra Jones concerns the special government agent of the title (played by the former model Tamara Dobson). Following the destruction of a Turkish opium field ferocious lesbian drug lord Mommy (Shelley Winters in a truly colorful and memorable performance) orders her police underlings to harass the Afro-American community center headed by Dobson's socially conscientious boyfriend (Bernie Casey). When Dobson returns from her international duties she tries to sort out the mess although she is now the number one enemy of the drug trade in general and of Winters in particular, as she is angered by any rival to her matriarchal criminal empire. Winters correspondingly arranges for several assassination attempts, one of which injures someone close to Dobson. Dobson is determined that justice be done but with a lack of proper support from the white authorities, she turns to local contacts within the black and street communities. Winters has additional problems to contend with when one of her drug dealers intends to go solo and virtually declares a war against her. Winters can have none of this defiance, however, and arranges for some further retribution as Dobson turns her interest on a corrupt policeman (Bill McKinney). Finally Dobson goes after Winters, leading to a most unusual car junkyard climax. In summary, the plot synopsis does not do justice to this most entertaining fantasy of matriarchal empowerment.
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In that, Cleopatra Jones presents an escapist fantasy of a world in which women are the most active figures in society, in effect charged with the moral and legal burden of American justice in opposition to the ironic freedom of criminal enterprise (the drug trade). Men in this film are mostly passive figures who rely on such strong women to get things done. Thus, it is in the clever insinuation that "Mommy" represents the beloved American "mom" that the film reveals a slyly subversive agenda to its otherwise often cartoonish sense of action fantasy. In its way thus, the film is in part an exploration of how traditional patriarchal structures and role-models would function, and indeed disintegrate, if they have to answer to dominant women usually connoted as "other" or "different" in reactionary patriarchal responses to the feminist social upheavals of the era. The magic of the film thus is that it posits a world in which the so-called "other" is in effect the dominant gender, effectively inverting patriarchal responsibilities. Although the film is conventional in terms of its theme of racial suppression it is provocative in its caricatured analysis of gender, being an effective companion to the works of Pam Grier in the same period, though eschewing their more realistic social basis. Its championing of the liberation of black women from racial and cultural impositions upon them may be a fantasy but was important within the evolving blaxploitation genre.


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A lot of the questions I receive are very much like this one – where do you begin?
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I guess that leaves out 4 chan
A former British intelligence officer now working for a private security-and-investigations firm produced the dossier of unverified allegations about President-elect Donald Trump's activities and connections in Russia, people familiar with the matter say.
Christopher Steele, a director of London-based Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd., prepared the dossier, the people said. The document alleges that the Kremlin colluded with Mr. Trump's presidential campaign and claims that Russian officials have compromising evidence of Mr. Trump's behavior that could be used to blackmail him. Mr. Trump has dismissed the contents of the dossier as false and Russia has denied the claims.
Mr. Steele, 52 years old, is one of two directors of the firm, along with Christopher Burrows, 58.
Mr. Burrows, reached at his home outside London on Wednesday, said he wouldn't "confirm or deny" that Orbis had produced the report. A neighbor of Mr. Steele's said Mr. Steele said he would be away for a few days. In previous weeks Mr. Steele has declined repeated requests for interviews through an intermediary, who said the subject was "too hot."
A LinkedIn profile in Mr. Burrows's name says he was a counselor in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with foreign postings in Brussels and New Delhi in the 2000s. The Foreign Office declined to comment. A LinkedIn profile for Mr. Steele doesn't give specifics about his career. Intelligence officers often use diplomatic postings as cover for their espionage activities.
Orbis Business Intelligence was formed in 2009 by former British intelligence professionals, it says on its website. U.K. corporate records say Orbis is owned by another company that in turn is jointly owned by Messrs. Steele and Burrows. It occupies offices in an ornate building overlooking Grosvenor Gardens in London's high-end Belgravia neighborhood.
The firm relies on a "global network" of experts and business leaders, provides clients with strategic advice, mounts "intelligence-gathering operations" and conducts "complex, often cross-border investigations," its website says.
The dossier consists of a series of unsigned memos that appear to have been written between June and December 2016. Beyond creating the document, Mr. Steele also came up with a plan to get the information to law-enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe, including the F.B.I., according to a person familiar with the matter.
Speaking about corporate-intelligence work in general terms, Mr. Burrows said "the objective is to respond to the requirements set out by our clients. We have no political ax to grind."
He said when clients asked a firm like Orbis to investigate something, you "see what's out there" first and later "stress test" your findings against other evidence.
No presidential campaigns or super PACs reported payments to Orbis in their required Federal Election Commission filings. But several super PACs over the course of the campaign have reported that they paid limited liability companies, whose ultimate owners may be difficult or impossible to discern.
The dossier's emergence—it was published online and widely circulated Tuesday—has generated a firestorm less than 10 days before Mr. Trump's inauguration. U.S. officials have examined the allegations but haven't confirmed any of them. The Wall Street Journal also hasn't corroborated any of the allegations in the dossier.
"It's all fake news," Mr. Trump said in a news conference Wednesday. "It's all phony stuff. It didn't happen."
The dossier contains lurid and difficult-to-prove allegations. The F.B.I. has found no evidence, for example, supporting the dossier's claim that an attorney for Mr. Trump traveled to the Czech Republic to meet with Kremlin officials, U.S. officials said. The attorney has also denied the claim.
The author of the report had a good reputation in the intelligence world and was stationed in Russia for years, said John Sipher, who retired in 2014 after 28 years in the CIA's clandestine service, where he specialized in Russia and counterintelligence.
Private-intelligence firms like Orbis have a growing presence. Major corporations use them to conduct due diligence on potential business partners in risky areas, but quality control can be loose when it comes to high-level political intrigue, according to executives of private intelligence companies.
When government intelligence agencies produce clandestine political reports, they often include thick sections about sources, possible motivations behind their information and the methods used to approach them. Such background helps decision makers determine how reliable the information is.
Steele is said to be an ex British intelligence agent with 20 years experience in Russia.
Somehow I don't think his source is 4chan, but let's see what happens. People do strange things for money at times.
As long as it is unverified "what difference at this point does it make"?
if there is truth to any of the allegations it will come out eventually
This "dossier"was used by American intelligence services as an example of unverified disinformation and as a warning about relying on intelligence from private sources.
It's absolutely devastating for the credibility of media that this was reported as legitimate news by some outlets despite their being zero evidence to substantiate any of this accusations.
your comment is kind of off topic though.
At least according to this story, the dossier is not "fake news".
I say we start a Dossier on John Russell and fill it with unverified, and unverifiable memos of his trips to South America for pedophilia purposes. I wonder John, would that bother you?
You realize you have become the Liberal equivalent to a Birther. You commented elsewhere that this story was getting traction in other major news sources. But everything I've read from the other sources have all said they had the documents, couldn't verify (in fact in some instances disputed) any of it, and therefore used what little journalistic integrity they had left and chose not to run anything on it. In fact, most other news sources are writing more about the lack of journalistic integrity of Buzzfeed and CNN, rather than the details of the report. In fact, CNN is NOW trying to distance itself from the bruhaha this has started. Their reputation has suffered. They are doing nothing but adding nails to their coffin.
Welcome to the world of conspiracy theories John.
You are a trip Bruce.
Donald Trump is the biggest liar, con man , and cheat to ever win the presidency. He won the nomination by lying about his 16 opponents and then won the election lying about Clinton. Even funnier is the fact that he is a big conspiracy nut himself. He believes in dozens of conspiracies.
Yet you want to peddle indignity when your heerow becomes the object of "unsubstantiated" allegations.
Rational people call it karma.
Certainly allegations have to be proven or they are ultimately unfair. Trump's victims know all about that truth.
Dispute what I said John. Or you're nothing but a conspiracy theorist.
You are crazy Bruce. The frustration of having to constantly defend that piece of shit you voted for is getting to you.
I seeded an article that explains where the allegations come from. If you don't like it, complain to the Wall St. Journal. I don't personally vouch for their stories.
More Bull shit from the senile fake news King. Broken record click...click...click..
One day you may surprise us all and actually put up an article that is truthful from a truthful source. But I doubt it. You are only on these forums to incite hate and discontent. It's your MO from NV and here.
If you ever deceased to be here on NT, no one will miss you not even your best friend BF.
I normally let your crap go Gunny, but this time you are being reported.
That's fine go ahead you are a consistent BS fake news whiner. People are tired of your shit,John. get with the modern days and work for the country and not your hate you love to spew all over this site. Live with us in harmoney or fuckin' LEAVE.
Certainly allegations have to be proven or they are ultimately unfair.
Did you seriously just say that in an article trying to justify unverified and unverifiable allegations?
Maybe conservatives should consult with Hillary Clinton in how to deal with unsubstantiated 'news'.
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PARIS (Jul. 19)
The European Economic Community (EEC) has abandoned plans to launch a separate peace initiative in Lebanon and has shelved the possibility of sanctions against Israel.
The Foreign Ministers of the 10 EEC member-states, meeting in Brussels today decided that a European initiative now would only hurt the chances for a political solution in Beirut which the U.S. is attempting to negotiate. But they will press the U.S. "to take into account the views of the Palestinians" in their search for a solution to the Middle East conflict.
The threat of sanctions appears dead inasmuch as the ministers will not reconvene until after the summer recess, by which time they are said to be hopeful that the crisis will have been resolved. Virtually all of the ministers called for closer European ties with the Palestine Liberation Organization. French Foreign Minister Claude Cheysson said that as the Palestinians draw closer to recognizing Israel, Western Europe should reciprocate by recognizing the PLO in turn.
Both the West German Foreign Minister, Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Dutch Premier Andries van Agt, called on Europe to increase its backing for the "moderate" Arab regimes which they said, were threatened by what seemed to the Arab world to be unconditional Western support for Israel.
The two, who only recently returned from visits to the Middle East, also said moderate Arabs were afraid that if the PLO were to disappear, the Palestinians would turn to terrorism and strike at both Western and pro-Western Arab interests.
Van Agt, who recently visited Jordan, said King Hussein told him that an overwhelming majority of the Arab states, as many as 16 including Jordan, now favor the Fahd peace plan which, he said, provides for Israel's recognition. The European ministers came to the conclusion that an Arab summit which would back the plan, suggested by Saudi Arabia's now-King Fahd, would be "a great step forward towards peace."


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Blog: U.S. Joint Task Force, Philippine Forces Collaborate to Fight Terrorism
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) have teamed up to stop terrorist activities and to improve the quality of life for Philippine citizens.
News Editor Rita Boland's article "Support of Philippine Forces Secures the United States," found in this month's issue of SIGNAL Magazine, discusses how the two agencies use a "whole-of-government approach" to accomplish their mission.
The JSOTF-P supports the Philippine Security Forces, which includes the AFP and Philippine National Police, in three ways: capacity building, civil military engagement and information sharing. In capacity building, the JSOTF-P and the AFP offer training programs aimed at increasing capacity and improving capabilities. For civil military engagement, the JSOTF-P partners with the AFP and other organizations to deliver humanitarian assistance. To provide information-sharing help, the United States shares intelligence data to assist the AFP in planning future operations.
Both nations benefit from the partnership: The Philippines receives help in fighting terror groups, and that reduction in terrorist activities decreases threats to U.S. interests.
JSOTF-P's commander, Col. William Coultrup, USA, explains how humanitarian outreach and antiterrorism efforts complement each other:
Humanitarian operations show the people that the AFP and the Philippine government are making tangible efforts to improve their welfare, making them more likely to support the government's efforts to eradicate terrorist groups.
The collaboration naturally has some challenges. Counterinsurgency takes time, for example, and much work lies ahead to develop local law enforcement and judicial and governing institutions. Cultural differences also play a factor.
Despite the challenges, the partnership has had much success reducing terrorism in the Phillipines. The terrorist groups presenting the biggest threats are Jemaah Islamiyah and the Abu Sayyaf Group. The AFP has succeeded in splintering the Abu Sayyaf Group, making it unable to launch a serious attack since 2005. Its membership has been reduced to 500, compared with more than 1,200 several years ago. Jemaah Islamiyah has seen its numbers shrink as well.
The two agencies continue to focus on making the collaboration an effective one, with the JSOTF-P and the AFP completing more than 100 infrastructure projects between 2008 and 2009.
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Mattel Commissions First Ever 'Drag Queen' Barbie
Designer house The Blonds unveil the first ever cross-dressing Barbie, just in time for Christmas.
Over the years Barbie has done alot of things. Everyone's favorite leggy plastic glamor girl has been a doctor, an astronaut, a Dutch national, and now: a man –a drag queen to be exact. Underground design duo The Blonds has unveiled the first ever gender bending Barbie, commissioned by Mattel, that will be hitting stores in December. This isn't the only time the flashy pair and the toy megalogiant have crossed paths. In 2009, The Blonds (Phillipe and David Blond) were tapped by Mattel to create looks for Barbie's 50th birthday fashion show.
While we're hard pressed to see the difference between this drag queen Barbie and a regular Barbie (isn't big hair, loud makeup, and over-the-top dressing her hallmark signature?), we can definitely see this collector's edition winding up under John Waters' tree this Christmas. Though a tad pricier than most Barbies ($125, which is actually a bargain for a collector's edition), the gender stereotype defying doll will be adorned in a white faux-fur coat, and a mini version of the jeweled corset dress from the Blonds' "Blond Legends" fall 2008 collection.
The Blonds Blond Diamond doll will be exclusively available for pre-order at Barbiecollector.com, but if you hope to be able to snag one for yourself I wouldn't wait any longer to put in an order.
While the doll is certainly a progressive step for the company, we can't help but wonder how else they could use the iconic doll to push traditional gender rolls into the 21st centru? With gay marriage such a hot button issue in America right now, it would be interesting to see how the company might tackle a line of same-sex loving Ken or Barbie's, especially seeing how popular the line is with the LGBT community. While only the future holds the answer, be sure to check back with Barbie in the coming year for more splashy collaborations.
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Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 09, 2012
American Writers & Artists Inc. (AWAI), has named the winner of its annual Copywriter of the Year Award.
Industry veteran Richard Armstrong was presented with this honor by his long-time friend and previous Copywriter of the Year Bob Bly during AWAIs annual FastTrack to Copywriting Success Bootcamp and Job Fair.
We give this award every year. Its a real pride of ours to acknowledge the legends and masters within our industry, said Katie Yeakle, AWAIs Executive Director.
Armstrong is one of the worlds leading direct-response copywriters, specializing in publishing, membership, and fundraising. One of his first clients was Bob Hope. And a press release he wrote almost won an Oscar. Hes worked with Boardroom, Inc., Readers Digest, Prevention Health Books, the ASPCA, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, among many other clients.
Prior to his AWAI award, he had received many industry accolades during his 30-year career, such as the Caples Award, the Echo Award, the Maxi Award, and the Maxwell Sackheim Award for Distinctive Achievement in Direct Marketing.
During his acceptance speech, Armstrong praised the Bootcamp attendees for actively seeking an education in copywriting, citing it as a key element of his and Blys success in their early careers.
The fact that youre here today shows that youre made out of the same stuff we were, said Armstrong. We realized we didnt know everything. We were willing to learn. And we went to the place that at that time was offering the best instruction available. And we made a commitment. So I think that makes it a virtual certainty that there are many, many people in this room who will have an enjoyable, satisfying, and hopefully lucrative career as a freelance copywriter.
For more information on the Copywriter of the Year Award, and to see Armstrongs acceptance speech, go here: http://www.awaionline.com/2012/11/congratulations-to-richard-armstrong/.
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Tweeter Stores to Remain Closed, Warehouse Sale to Come
Company has 15 days to remove all products and property from all stores.
It appears that Tweeter stores will not reopen after all.
Tweeter, which was granted Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007 and sold to liquidators, abruptly closed all its stores on Dec. 2 because it was unable to access operating funds from its lender. This happened before liquidation was complete.
Tweeter owner Schultze Asset Management, then petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington for its status to be converted to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, for lender Wells Fargo to open up access to operating funds and for it to be allowed to reopen stores.
Chapter 7 was granted and George L. Miller was appointed trustee.
According to a Dec. 15 filing by the court, however, the reopening of stores won't happen. The "expenses expected" and the "logistical difficulties in reopening the retail stores and recalling employees to work at a going out of business sale have been daunting," it wrote.
The court adds that trustee George Miller is to vacate as many locations as possible by Dec. 31.
This presumably means emptying out all remaining unsold products from stores and all other property from corporate headquarters in Canton, Mass. and collecting all company vehicles — all to be done within 15 days.
The trustee has determined, according to the filing, that it should hand over all assets of the company to liquidator Apto Solutions of Atlanta. Everything — equipment, inventory, fixtures — will be sold in a warehouse sale.
From the court filing:
Schultze [Asset Management, which owned Tweeter leading up the bankruptcy] has agreed to agreed to a carve out from the proceeds of the Warehouse Sale from the Trustee's compensation, compensation for Trustee's counsel and distribution to general unsecured creditors of the Debtors.
Apto will collect all the property and conduct the sale at its warehouse over "a period of months," according to the filing.
It's unclear whether Apto will conduct a physical warehouse sale, sell the products through its Web site or a combination of both.
It appears that Apto will keep 30 percent of the warehouse sale proceeds and Schultze Asset Management will get 70 percent. From the filing:
Seventy percent of the net sale proceeds from the auction sale [after Apto's expense deductions] … shall be available after Apto's commission is deducted. From this 70 percent will be deducted a fee for the Trustee's compensation and his counsel's fees. The remaining funds are to be split between Scultze and the Debtor's bankruptcy estates 87.5% and 12.5% respectively.
Several Tweeter employees told CE Pro they been contacted about their availability for returning to work at the stores. That will not happen.
A small sample of employees tells CE Pro that they have received the "regular pay" that was owed to them. This was apparently freed up after Schultze petitioned the court to free up funds from the lender.
However, those employees tell CE Pro that they have not received accrued bonuses or vacation time payments.
Tom has been covering consumer electronics for six years. Before that, he wrote for the sports department of the Boston Herald. Migrating to magazines, he was a staff editor for a golf publication and an outdoor sports publication. Now, as senior writer/technology editor of CE Pro magazine since 2003, he dabbles in all departments and offers expertise in marketing. Have a suggestion or a topic you want to read more about? Email Tom at [email protected]
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New 'Man of Steel' TV Spot: Superman Must Make a Choice
Although the recent glut of posters for 'Man of Steel' have been less than satisfying, the same can't be said for each and every trailer and TV spot, which make the new Superman movie look like the blockbuster to beat this summer. The newest spot doesn't change the pattern -- this movie looks fantastic.
Weekend Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3′ and 'The Greaty Gatsby' Divide and Conquer
No one expected 'The Great Gatsby' to take number one at the box office over 'Iron Man 3' this weekend, but it did the next best thing: it opened huge at number two. There is no shame in this silver medal.
'Amazing Spider-Man 2′ – First Look at Paul Giamatti as The Rhino
Much of the plot of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' has been kept tightly under wraps, but we do know that the film will feature three iconic Spidey villains. We've seen photos of Jamie Foxx's Electro, we know that Chris Cooper has been cast as Norman "The Green Goblin" Osborn and now, we have our first look at Paul Giamatti as Aleksei Sytsevich, AKA, The Rhino!
Seth MacFarlane's Western Adds Neil Patrick Harris, Gets a Release Date
It was revealed today that Universal has agreed to co-finance Seth MacFarlane's upcoming Western comedy, 'A Million Ways to Die in the West,' finally putting the film on the fast track to production. After all, MacFarlane's 'Ted' shattered all expectations at the box office last year, so they'd be foolish not to. Also hidden away in the announcement: Neil Patrick Harris has joined the cast, adding another great name to a shockingly solid ensemble.
'Star Wars: Episode 7′ — Mark Hamill Talks His Involvement and Potential Plot Details
A few days ago, a special screening of 'Return of the Jedi' was held at Entertainment Weekly's CapeTown Film Festival and audiences found themselves treated to a special appearance by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. Over the course of two Q&As, the beloved actor spoke about his involvement in 'Star Wars: Episode 7' and the 'Star Wars' franchise as a whole confirming some information we already unofficially knew and revealing a bit more about the new trilogy.
'Star Wars Episode 7′ – Watch JJ Abrams and Simon Pegg Discuss the Franchise
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Jewish Youth Guild, 41 West 86th street, 9:15 p. m. Ahron Opher, "Imitation and Assimitation in Monern Hebrew Literature."
Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd street, 3:16 p. m. Disussion Group, "Where is the NRA Leading Us," Frank L. Well.
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I know you used to play baseball. How serious were you about playing baseball long term?
I was real serious about baseball. When I was growing up, I was one of those kids who played every sport. Baseball was my first love, and it was the sport I thought I was going to pursue. But my high school career got a little rocky in my sophomore year. The team started going downhill, and it wasn't as great an experience anymore. I was playing all right, but the passion wasn't there anymore. And then, I was blessed to have a great senior year in football. I really blew up down there in South Florida. I still played baseball. I had the Orioles and the Red Sox after me, but I think my heart wanted to play football.
What was it about football that made the decision easy for you?
I think it was the excitement, the rush. I think the game is fast and physical, and that's what I love. I played safety because I love the physicality of the game. There's nothing like getting a big hit. You get a big rush. I fell in love with that. I love baseball, too. Don't get me wrong. But baseball is a lot slower. I played centerfield and it was just something that kind of started to take a back seat.
Did you get drafted out of high school?
It's funny, actually. The Orioles (scout) was at all of my high school games. He kept talking to me a whole lot, and then I signed (for football) with Oregon State about two weeks before the draft. The Orioles actually called me a week before the draft to make sure I was going to play football, and I told them I was. So, I never got drafted. But they were still interested, I guess.
Speaking of Oregon State, there's got to be a story behind how you ended up there coming from Florida.
Well, I only played two years of football in high school. My junior year was my first year. And to get recruited by big schools, you have to have a big junior year to start the process. Then, schools already have their offers out by the start of your senior year. I kind of blew up too late, in my senior year. I won defensive player of the year (in the area), and I went to the all-star game. But I was kind of flying under the radar. … So, I had a couple of offers on signing day, but I wasn't getting a chance to get to a big-time conference.
Were they Division I schools?
They were. I had East Carolina, Colorado State, Temple — but no major schools. So, I kept my options open and went ahead and played (high school) baseball. Down here, colleges come watch spring football to recruit for the following year. When they started coming in and realized I hadn't signed yet, they started jumping on board. I had talked to (former Oregon State coach) Dennis Erickson a few months before this. He told me, 'We love your tape.' He said, 'Right now, we're kind of in a bind (with scholarships).' I thought it was just a story. But he called me every week and told me they were really into me and as soon as they could do something, the spot was mine. They finally offered me a scholarship in April, and I told him I would decide after baseball season, when I could go do a (campus) visit. I remember the weekend I finally went up there, three or four other schools jumped on because they realized I hadn't signed yet. But I felt like Erickson had been committed to me the whole time. It was really far from home, but I was so focused on the fact that college was another step in my dream to play in the NFL, that I didn't care if I had to go to Alaska.
Was it a good experience?
It was different. It's two opposite ends of the spectrum. You literally couldn't get any farther away. You have Boca Raton and Corvallis, Ore. It's crazy. I grew up in the sun, going to the beach at Christmas. And then you have a place where you actually didn't see the sun for three months. It was hard, but it kept me focused on football. I grew a lot. All I did was work out and train hard. I think that's when I did the most growth athletically. But I wouldn't change it for the world. It was hard being away from my family, but it was the opportunity of a lifetime. The people were great, but it was really, really different for me.
We ask this every week: What's playing more than anything on your iPod right now?
Probably Lil Wayne, I think. That's definitely what I'm playing before games. Usually, after games, I love to listen to R&B. That calms me down a little bit. I'm not ashamed to say I like R&B. I don't care.
And our other weekly question: What Web site do you visit the most?
Probably Facebook. But that's mostly because of being bored, I think.
Quincy Black once told me you convinced him to get a Jet Ski. Is that true?
Yeah. It was scary, too. We were in the locker room one day after a workout, and me, Adam (Hayward) and Gaines (Adams) were talking about going out Jet Skiing. You could kind of tell Quincy wanted to go, but he was kind of like, 'I don't have one.' So, he literally walked out of the locker room and went to go buy one. So, he calls me and tells me he's going to meet us there. He shows up, and he buys the most powerful Sea-Doo. I'm like, 'Quincy, have you ever driven one of these?' He hadn't. The first thing I'm thinking is, this is like getting your license and then the first thing you do is get a Ferrari. I tried to tell him it's not that easy. Those things are dangerous. Man, was it scary. I stayed as far away as I could. But he picked it up quickly. I was surprised. We ended up spending the whole summer out on those things. We had a lot of fun.


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Danger of distraction
By Elizabeth Ygartua, Special to the Citizen 08/06/12
When training teen drivers, Deep Run High School driver's education instructor Josh Aldrich uses a number of methods to demonstrate the dangers of distracted driving, including having them finding the switch for the lights or cruise control.
Inevitably, they swerve a bit.
"It kind of hits home," he said. "Then I say, 'Now think about texting.' That right there kind of sells it. Soon enough they're able to find lights and go straight."
Distracted driving is a significant enough issue for experienced drivers. Its potential impact on teen drivers who are just getting behind the wheel for the first time is even greater.
Between May 2002 and April 2012, there were a total of 20,234 accidents in Henrico County involving persons under the age of 18 in Henrico County, according to police Lt. Linda Toney. Of those, 16 drivers were involved in incidents with fatalities.
Should teen driving laws in the state be strengthened, or are there other preventative measures that can help reduce the number of accidents, injuries and deaths experienced by teen drivers?
Opinions from a number of officials, citizens and experts who spoke with the Citizen varied, though each one agreed that adults must do more to address distracted driving among teens.
'Teens believe they're invincible'
When teens in Virginia reach the age of 16 years and 3 months and have completed the necessary classroom and driving test requirements, they may receive a provisional driver's license, so named because of the restrictions in place until age 18.
Among states with graduated licensing programs, Virginia does not rank as the most restrictive, nor the most liberal. A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, completed in conjunction with AAA and the Highway Loss Data Institute, concluded that if the best of the graduated licensing laws nationwide were implemented in Virginia, fatalities could be reduced by 37 percent and collisions by 14 percent.
Among the changes suggested was raising the licensing age to 17, the required driving practice hours from 45 to 65 hours, changing the number of permitted additional teen passengers from one to zero and setting a nightly curfew of 8 p.m.
"The issue has been studied for years and years because teens are at such a great risk – partly because teens believe they're invincible," said Martha Mitchell Meade, spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic. "We won't stop fighting for an ideal law until all the components are within the recommended guidelines."
The newest restrictive law was the electronics usage ban passed by the General Assembly in 2009, which Meade said was a great change, but not enough. Currently it is a secondary offense, which means a police officer must witness a teen committing some other violation before being able to pull the teen over.
For the past four years, state Sen. George Barker (D-Fairfax) has proposed a bill to change the law to make it a primary offense, meaning teen drivers could be pulled over immediately if a police officer witnessed them using electronic devices.
Each time, the bill has passed in the Senate but failed to get the necessary votes in the House of Delegates – primarily because of concerns about implementation and enforcement, Barker said.
As Varina High School's driver's education teacher, Tony Sorbello witnesses teens using cell phones every day.
"We really try to talk about cell phones and texting, but texting is not really in the curriculum," he said. "Distracted driving is – but not texting. That's a real problem."
Barker said that teens are 16 percent more likely than adults to be involved in an accident while on a cell phone. He will continue to propose the bill until he can get it passed, he said. In the meantime he said he stresses to teens the need to abstain from texting and other risky behavior.
"You don't want to be in a position where you have to live the rest of your life knowing that something you did that you knew would be illegal and was dangerous caused death and serious injury of another person," he said.
Parental influence
Barker and a variety of local and state citizens and officials who spoke with the Citizen agreed that distracted driving is the most important issue facing new drivers.
Not all agreed that the law needs to be changed, but they all said that it was necessary in the meantime to continue stressing the dangers of distracted driving, as well as promoting diligent parent involvement.
"Laws are great, because have consequences and they promote better decisions, but at the end of the day the number one person who should be driving training is not the commonwealth of Virginia, it's the parents," said Vanessa Wigand, principal specialist for driver's education at the Virginia Department of Education.
She stressed that curriculum was always changing, but that "family law" was the only thing that would make a real difference, because each child and family is different.
Currently in Henrico County, there is no mandatory session for parents and students to attend together before students receive their licenses, as there is in Northern Virginia's District 8. However, Henrico driver's education teachers do offer programs with the help of school student resource officers.
Sorbello, who teaches about 150 students each year (excluding night and summer school students) said that he offered extra credit to students who attended such a class, and about 50 percent of them did.
The turnout among Aldrich's Deep Run students was a bit higher – 65 percent – he said. Aldrich believes the parent-student presentation should be mandatory.
"What is most important is teaching parents what to look for and making parents feel comfortable about teaching their kids," he said. "It's a partnership."
Sorbello stressed that letting teenagers practice the full 45 hours was vital and that those hours provided sufficient training for students – as long as parents aren't fudging the totals when they sign off on their teens' forms.
"We know when we go out on the course [if the students haven't completed the necessary time]," he said. "It's your child who's suffering."
Duston Dunton, a 16-year-old rising junior at Deep Run, said that he felt well prepared as a driver.
"It's not hard to get to 45 hours, really," he said. "It helps a lot. My parents just let me drive. When I'm with them, they make me drive even when I don't want to."
Proactive approaches
Groups like YOVASO (Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety) work with high schools throughout Virginia by offering free programs and contests to encourage students to take responsibility for their driving habits. Varina High School placed third in the "Take Action, Don't Be a Distraction" spring campaign.
"We're trying to reach them before they have a tragedy," said YOVASO representative Haley Glynn. "We want them to be proactive and not retroactive."
Glynn has worked with Glen Allen High School PTSA president Helena Lythgoe to get students participate in some of the free education programs offered by YOVASO.
Lythgoe, who works for State Farm agent Ric Bergstrom, said that she had set extra family laws for her 19-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son and that she has always told her children stories of distracted driver accidents, hoping they would deter risky behavior.
"It would be interesting if every parent could be a claims representative for a day," she said.
Lythgoe said she hears about distracted driving accidents every week. Recently, she told her son about a call from the wife of a client.
"He had been on his motorcycle and been hit by a teenage driver who was adjusting his music on an iPod," Lythgoe said, noting that her own son often does the same thing. "I haven't gotten an update, but he was in pretty serious condition at the time."
Lythgoe and Bergstrom encourage parents to bring their teen drivers in for a talk about safe driving and communication, including what to do and say if an accident occurs. Students who complete the "Steer Clear" kit earn a 15 percent discount.
Tracking teen habits
At the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, researcher scientist Charlie Klauer and other scientists are performing and publishing research on teen driving habits after imbedding cameras and tracking equipment in the cars of teens. The first study monitored 42 novice drivers, and the current, more comprehensive study is monitoring 90 drivers.
One aspect that researchers analyzed specifically was whether behavior changed when teens were in the car with their parents versus when they drove with other teens or by themselves. The findings showed that teens are most risky behind the wheel when they are by themselves and the safest when they're with their parents.
"When they drive with their parents, their rates are very, very low – in fact, their rates are so low, their rates are identical to their parents' rates," Klauer said. "This tells us several things. Parents should be riding in the car with their teens as much as possible, even after they get their license."
Klauer said that she supported whole-heartedly the idea of making a parent-teen driver's education information session mandatory throughout the commonwealth. The VTTI research helps corroborate the graduate licensing laws, she said.
Between 2000 and 2011, a total of 1,525 people between the age of 16 and 20 died in vehicle accidents. Henrico County tied with Chesapeake as having the sixth-highest number, 37, in the commonwealth. Fairfax County had the highest number of teen deaths (91).
If Aldrich emphasizes one thing to his students it's that when they sit behind the wheel, they are not just responsible for themselves, but for the lives of those around them, he said.
Lythgoe and the other PTSA members are planning special education programs about distracted driving using real examples and bringing in people like Toney Lineberry and Chris Skinner, who have been affected by driving accidents.
"Being a teenager, you think it'll never happen to you," she said. "As a parent, I never wanted my kids to get their driver's license. You dread the day when they turn 15 and a half, but when they get older and are active you're kind of ready. But I don't know at what age that fear will stop. I don't. But with driving, practice makes perfect."
The new IIHS and HLDI study might help convince lawmakers to change the laws, Meade said. AAA continues to work with Barker and other lawmakers to get more restrictive laws passed, including a making texting while driving a primary offense.
"In order to get a law passed, they want to see where someone else has done it and whether it worked or not," Meade said. "We can say, 'Here's what's going to save lives, and once again, another study has shown this works.'"
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WHAT a Test match it has been! After three days neither side has the upper hand.
The Australians came back superbly in the morning session, picking up seven wickets before India rattled an Australian top order rather lacking in confidence.
All kudos to the curator who has produced a pitch that will keep Test cricket alive and has set an example to the rest of the world.
When it comes to sport, I am a firm believer that if you know how to produce champions one must know how to look after them.
Before the series began, there was talk about replacing the likes of Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting and getting in new young players.
Australia played South Africa and New Zealand before taking on India, and although it did not lose either of those series, the innings of 47 in Cape Town and the collapse against New Zealand triggered further uproar in the media and among past players, who for a moment forgot that you cannot be on top all the time.
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On a wicket which helped the bowlers, two senior guys stood up when it was required. Their stand could be the deciding factor in this Test match.
Watching them play, I felt it was not just the runs they made, but the manner in which they played that told its own story.
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We all know Australian cricket has a history of slowly leaving ageing players out and bringing in young players. But having a chat with some of the past players who are connected with the game I have a feeling that there are not many young players around.
That's why the likes of Ponting and Hussey need to be handled carefully. One shouldn't have young players coming into a losing culture.
It takes away the faith and belief and could hurt them mentally.
There has been a remarkable decline in the Australian team as compared to teams of recent years. But that is understandable, as one cannot produce champions all the time.
An example of an older player who has bounced back from adversity is Rahul Dravid. What a player he has been for India and what a year he has had. It is hard to believe that he struggled against good sides in the three years before this one.
At times it's important to get the best out of ageing greats and the Australian selectors have to find a way to do so. It can happen positively. Show some faith in big names.
Class doesn't go away so easily. Allow the likes of Ponting and Hussey to breathe easy and create an atmosphere to help young players develop. These senior players are closely watched by the likes of David Warner, Ed Cowan and Shaun Marsh in the dressing room. They have succeeded for so long and after watching them bat in this Test I am sure they have a lot to offer in this series and the future.
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As I was sitting in the commentators' box yesterday, I remembered the great days of Australian cricket. My first visit to this part of the world was as a 17-year-old boy in 1991 with the Indian team. I did not get much of an opportunity in that series but watching the greats from so close - the likes of Allan Border, David Boon and a few others - was a huge learning process and it really helped me develop as a player.
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Travelling around the country to historic venues like the SCG and the MCG with their old stands was an eye-opener to a young player like me.
Since then I have visited this country four times and every tour was a big help to my career.
In the subcontinent, they rank a batsman only if you get hundreds in Australia, England and the West Indies and in my mind this was the one thing I wanted to achieve.
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