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|Labor Day Recap
|By Steve Immitt, Alexey Root, Macauley Peterson and Jennifer Shahade
|September 6, 2007
Many states have their championships over the labor day weekend. CLO has compiled thoughts from organizers and players at events across the country starting with Steve Immitt, who reports from the most top-heavy of Labor Day events, the New York State Championship.
New York State Championship
by Steve Immitt
GM Hikaru Nakamura recaptured the title of New York State Champion, which he originally won clear in 2004, this time edging out GMs Leonid Yudasin, Joel Benjamin, Sergey Kudrin, IM Jay Bonin and Ben Dean-Kawamura on tiebreaks, although Kudrin and Benjamin, who were out-of-state players, were not eligible for the NY title. All six players scored 4 1/2 of 6, winning $140, except for Ben, who won the $700 Under 2300 prize. GMs Alexander Ivanov and Ildar Ibragimov each scored a half-point more, 5 out of 6, to tie for First Place, winning $1,100 each, but they, too, were not NY State residents, so they were also ineligible to capture the New York State Championship title.
Hikaru showed without question why he is one of the most enterprising players around. Leading the field by a half-point, and instead of being satisfied with merely coasting into no worse than a tie for first with a "firendly" last-round game, he went all out for the win against GM Ildar Ibragimov, playing the Danish Gambit! It is not too often that chess fans are treated to a real slugfest in the last round from the tournament leader, sacrificing a piece to ruffle the opposing King, particularly in an opening which has not been trotted out too often in a "money" game-- at least in the last century or two!
Hikaru overreached in a risky attempt to win, and ultimately lost to Ibragimov, who tied for first place with Ivanov as a result.
The following victory by Nakamura with Black against GM Joel Benjamin in Round 5 gave Hikaru the lead going into the last round.
Michael Thaler scored 4-2 to win the $600 Under 2200 prize, while 5 players, Nick Panico, David Harris, Peter Michelman, Ashok Aaron, and 11-year-old Aleksandr Ostrovskiy divided up the $500 Under 2100 prize.
Ronald Loharman, proprietor of the Rochester Chess Center, who also moonlighted as the tournament bookseller, proved that he probably reads his own books, too! He and Jack Hutton tied for 1st in the Under 2000 Section, each winning $900 with 5 points. Steve Romero, Robert Campbell and Robert Rotter scored 4 1/2 points and each won $167. David Kolb, Bob Shao, Harold Stenger and Kapil Chandran shared the $1,000 Under 1800 prizes with 3 1/2 points.
Lawrence K Thomas was the tournament's other big prize winner, taking home the $1,000 first prize for scoring 5 1/2 points in the Under 1600 Section. Arthur Alowitz and Jeremy Ascherman finished with 5 points and each won $400. Phil Thomas, Ethan Segall and James P Williams finished with 4 1/2 points and $67. Joseph Kruppenbacher, Walter Snyder, and 7-year-old William Graif shared the $750 in Under 1400 prizes with 3 1/2-2 1/2.
Jeffrey Zhou took clear first and $600 in the Under 1200 Section, while Charles Eson, Richard Shu and Nathan Xu all tied for 2nd with 4 1/2, each winning $217.
This year's 129th edition of the New York State Championship, the longest-running chess tournament in the country, was also one of the strongest ever. Over 185 players, including seven Grandmasters, participated in the 60 Grand Prix Point tournament, which offered a $12,000 guaranteed prize fund,
The final post-tournament ratings are posted at the 2007 NY State Champs page on MSA.
Oklahoma Chess Federation North American FIDE Open
by Alexey Root
"Linares, Wijk aan Zee, Stillwater" proclaimed the tournament T-shirt. From August 31st-September 3rd the 2007 USCF Chess City of the Year (Stillwater, OK) attracted 94 players from all over the U.S for the OCF North American FIDE Open. Betaneli,Vaja, Alex Chua and Nadya Ortiz each won $550 in a four-way tie for first place.
The tournament attracted players from far flung states. Michigan resident Steve Dumas preferred the NAO's 10-round format over his home state's seven-round Labor Day event. In fact, it was his eighth straight NAO. Dumas won clear first in class D, worth $300.
NM Ashish Vaja and Class "D" winner Steve Dumas
Driving 14 hours to participate were Wisconsin residents NM Alex Betaneli, NM Ashish Vaja, and Joel Kenny. Betaneli said, "This isn't the strongest Labor Day tournament, but it's certainly the longest." Betaneli defeated Robert Plunkett in the tenth round to join the winner's circle.
Vaja teaches chess at the University School of Milwaukee and at Brookfield Academy, and he plays frequently. Vaja annotates his best game, a win in round six against Michael Langer:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.Nb5
I have seen a few games of Langer's where his unprepared opponents were crushed out of the opening after this move, but I am not so sure it is sound. 6.c3 Nge7
6...Bxe3 7.fxe3 Qh4+
It is important that black throw this check in before moving the queen back to d8.
8.g3 Qd8 9.Qg4 g5
Black must be precise or White will gain a dangerous initiative. This move takes away f4 from the queen and defends the g-pawn. For example: 9...g6 10.Qf4 With the threat Nxc7+ 10...d6 11.Bc4
This is where White needs to search for a new move, h4 transposes to the game Langer-Onischuk. I do not think Black got an advantage in that game(of course I am no Onischuk either).
10...Ne5 11.Qh5 Nf6N
Unconvinced by the Onischuk game I looked for other moves, Nf6 seems natural and I thought black would get a small edge. Once I put the position on the computer it agreed, but thinks that black is clearly better and winning in some lines. 11...d6 12.Be2 Langer- Onischuck
12.Qd1 was the main variation in my preparation. 12...a6 (12...Nxe4??) 13.N5c3 gxh4 14.Rxh4 Rg8 15.Nd2 d6 16.Qe2 Be6 17.Qf2 Nfg4 18.Qe2 Qg5 12...Rg8 13.Nxc7+ 13...Qxc7 14.Qxf6 Ng4 15.Qf3 Qxc2 16.Qxg4 Qxb2 17.Bd3
17...Qxa1 18.0-0 Qxa2?!
White gets some play now. 18...d6 was much better.
19.Nc3 Qe6 20.Rf5 h5 21.Qe2?
21.Qxh5 Qg6 22.Qxg6 Rxg6
21...gxh4 22.Bc4 Rxg3+ 23.Kf2 Qh6
Black covers the f8 square with the queen in case of the rook invading, threatens Qg7 with a double attack, and if white is not careful this also threatens to win the queen. All of this with only one move!
24.Nb5 d5 25.Re5+
25.Rxd5 Qf6+ 26.Ke1 Rg1+ 27.Kd2 Rg2 28.Nc7+ (28.Qxg2 Qb2+ 29.Kd3 Qxg2 30.Nc7+ Ke7 31.Nxa8 h3+) 28...Kf8 29.Nxa8 Rxe2+ 30.Kxe2 Bg4+ 31.Kd2 h3+; 25.Bxd5 Bxf5 26.Nc7+ Ke7 27.Nxa8 Bh3+; 25.exd5 Bxf5+; 25.Nc7+ Kf8 26.Nxa8 (26.Rxd5 Qf6+ 27.Rf5 (27.Ke1 Rg1+ 28.Kd2 Rg2+) 27...Bxf5+) 26...Bxf5 27.Bxd5 Bh3+; 25.Nd6+ Qxd6 It is funny in the game I analyzed all the other moves and then this came and I missed the simple Qxd6 for a few minutes, and it was a breath of fresh air when I noticed the simple reply.
25...Be6 26.Nc7+ Kf8 27.Nxd5 Rg2+ 28.Kxg2 Qg7+ 29.Kf1 Qxe5 30.Qe1 Bh3+ 31.Ke2 Qb2+ 32.Kd3 b5 33.Ba2 Rc8 34.Qh1
34.Qxh4?? Bf1#
34...Rc1 35.Qf3 Bf1+ Resigns 0-1
Vaja said, "The Berry brothers are my favorite organizers; the North American Open has a beautiful atmosphere. I also appreciate their attracting women players to chess competition."
Organizers/TDs IA Frank Berry and USCF VP Jim Berry offered free entries and free hotel rooms to FIDE-titled women. Twelve female players, including two FIDE-titled women, competed.
Also tying for first was USCF Life Master Alex Chua, who defeated top-ranked woman WIM Nadya Ortiz in round nine. Here Alex provides light notes to his victory:
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 Grand Prix attack. 3...a6 Flexible. 4.Nf3 d5 5.d3 g6 6.exd5 exd5 7.Qe2+ White is annoying Black with this move. 7...Ne7 8.Qe5 Rg8 9.Bd2 Nbc6 10.Qe2 Bg4 11.0-0-0 White is strategically lost. 11...Nd4 12.Qf2 Bxf3 Doubling the pawns. 13.gxf3 Qd7 Stops White's Na4. 14.b3 To get to play Na4, but this move weakens the dark squares around her king. 14...Qc7 15.Be3 Bg7 16.Na4 b5 17.Nb2 0-0-0 18.c3 Ne6 19.Bd2 f5 With a bind that hurts more than taking her pawn. 20.Kb1 Nc6 21.Re1 Rge8 22.h4 Her only try for counterplay. 22...d4 23.c4 Bh6 24.h5 White is low on time. 24...Bxf4 25.Bxf4 Nxf4 26.hxg6 Rxe1+ 27.Qxe1 hxg6 28.Qg3 Re8 29.Rh4 Qa5 30.Qxf4 Re1+ 31.Kc2 Rxf1 32.Rh8+ Nd8 If now 33. Rxd8 then ...Qxd8 and there is no perpetual check for White. 0-1
Ortiz tied for first by bouncing back from her loss to Chua with a win over FM Tom Brownscombe in round 10. Nadya had a cheering squad that included other female competitors, Becky Huang, in ponytails, and 10-year-old Sarah Chiang.
Games were entered into ChessBase by participant Jake Ferguson.
Stripunsky Closes Out New Jersey Open
by Macauley Peterson
GM Alexander Stripunsky cruised to clear first place in the NJ Open scoring 5 out of 6 over Labor Day weekend. As the sole grandmaster in the event, he was the clear favorite, but still had to get by IM Dean Ippolito with black in the last round to stay ahead of the pack.
Dean Ippolito plays GM Stripunsky at the New Jersey Open
Stripunsky had not played since tying for first in the World Open two months ago, but Ippolito was fresh off a scorching performance two weeks ago in the New England Masters, during which he snagged his first GM norm.
Going for the win, Stripunsky tried a Chigorin defense, and Ippolito opted for a risky variation figuring that a draw might allow either Anatoly Volovich or Thomas Bartell on board 1 to win the tournament should their game be decisive.
Dean tells CLO he regrets his choice, 10.Nb5 rather than the safer alternatives 10. Qb3 or 10.Nxc6. [Stripunsky] knew it very well and it was a bad decision to test such a strong GM in such a risky line without doing much preparation. Dean pointed out 11. h4 as "another risky move." After 17. Kf1, Dean said, "I had seen this position after 14. Qxb7 but concentrated mainly on 17...Ne4. Stripunsky's 17...Qf4 is to the point and winning.
It was Dean's first loss in twenty six tournament games and his first loss with the white pieces in thirty-five games.
Several players finished a half point behind on 4.5 including Volovich and Bartell who drew there final round game on board 1.
In the Under 1900 section, Nikita Panesenko and Steve Ferrero tied for first, with Panesenko winning on tiebreaks. Ferrero edits Atlantic Chess News, the NJ State Chess Federation magazine, which will have detailed coverage in an upcoming issue.
Macauley Peterson will be in Mexico City for the World Chess Championship reporting for CLO and ICC Chess.FM.
Florida and More
by Jennifer Shahade
The Florida State Championship was also notable. GM Julio Becerra won clear first and the title with 5/6. Daren Dillinger, Vice President of the Chess Journalists of America, informed me of the front page article about the state championship in the Dayton Beach News Journal.
Here is Julio's victory against young expert Brian Goldstein.
There were two major Labor Day events in California. Josh Friedel won the CalChess Championships in the Bay Area. He will mention this victory in an upcoming Adventures of a Samford Winner . Meanwhile, there was a three-way tie for first in the Southern Californian Open between IMs Timothy Taylor and Enrico Sevillano and John Daniel Bryant.
Feel free to include your labor day stories in the comments section below.


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• Fayette Boys: A lot of little things made the difference Friday when Fayette traveled to North Central.
The Eagles defeated the BBC foe the first time around, but couldn't get the job done in the second meeting.
Too many turn-overs, too many missed free-throws—including the front end of a few one-and-ones—too many shots not finding their way through the hoop.
Add them up and they made the difference between a win and a loss, said Eagle coach Todd Mitchell.
Fayette got off to a slow start, falling behind 7-0, and seemed to be playing catch-up the rest of the night, Mitchell said. The Eagles tied the game at 9-9, but couldn't get ahead.
"We played hard and we got a lot of good looks," Mitchell said. "We just couldn't get anything to fall. We had chances at the line but we didn't take advantage of them."
• Fayette Girls: Fayette's girls didn't give the best showing at the foul line Thursday when North Central visited, but that's all right because they made up for it with their outside shooting.
The Eagles connected on five three-point shots—three from Katie Pfund—to easily handle the visitors, 36-20.
North Central failed to make a bucket from the field in the first quarter and scored only one in the second as Fayette went on top 20-5 by intermission.
JeriAnn Lewellen and Rachel Seiler each added a three-pointer, while Trisha Bates hit three of four from the line.
• Morenci Boys: Out-hustled and out-muscled. That's what allowed Clinton to put together a pair of runs in the first half here Thursday night.
The two teams played close in the second half, but it was too late for the Bulldogs (4-5, 3-3). The damage was done and Morenci could never quite recover. Clinton (6-4, 5-2) went home with a 72-58 TCC win.
"We didn't come out and play very well," Morenci coach Tim Bovee said. "We were a step behind and they shot the ball very well."
An 8-2 run in the first quarter put the Redskins up 20-12 after a quarter and a 12-2 spurt to end the second period gave them a 14-point lead, 38-24.
The squads played nearly even-up after the break, but the Bulldogs needed more than that. Eleven points was the closest they got for the remainder of the night.
Clinton cleaned up at the foul line, hitting 19 of 25 tries, while Morenci stepped to the line only once.
Jacob Bovee led the Bulldog offense with 25 points, but Anthony Barron wasn't far behind with four three-pointers and a total of 18 points.
• Morenci Girls: Morenci's varsity girls basketball team appeared poised to pick up a victory against TCC foe Madison here Friday.
The two teams played evenly all night until the Bulldogs started advancing as the final quarter approached.
Then it all fell apart. It was as simple as one-two-three-four-five for the Trojans, as Morenci turned the ball over on its first five possessions of the fourth period.
Even after that, the Bulldogs only trailed by two, 40-38, after Nicolette Swimmer scored.
After five more turn-overs, there was just a four-point difference with less than a minute to play, but the Bulldogs didn't have the time or the personnel to pull it off.
By this time, Swimmer, Morgan McVay and Tricia Black had fouled out and Chanler McCaskey would soon follow them to the bench.
The Trojans hit 12 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter and went home with a 57-48 victory, aided by 19 points from the line.
It was yet one more ball game the Bulldogs could have won, but didn't quite finish off.
"Fouls took us out of it with so many kids on the bench," coach Jim Yatzek said. "We're still showing improvements. There are just a lot of little things that have to come together."
The game proved to be another good offensive night for McCaskey who led the team with 16. She's looking to score and she's scoring, Yatzek said. McVay also came through with some key points in her nine-point night.
Amy Gillman collected 10 rebounds and Jackie Paris finished with three steals.
• Morenci Wrestling: It's hard to come up with a more competitive tournament than this one, says Morenci wrestling coach Scott Clark.
Hudson's Super 16 tournament—actually 18 teams this year—included six ranked teams among the various divisions.
"The top seeds in each weight class were all state placers from last year," Clark said.
The Bulldogs had no returning state placers to bring to the tournament, but they came home with a pair of medals.
Jeffrey Nofziger earned fifth place in the 145-pound class and Kyle McClain battled for sixth place at 152.
Nofziger opened with a pin at 1:29 against a Hudson wrestler before he was blanked by an Erie Mason foe who placed fourth at last year's state finals.
He came back for a 13-5 win against Dundee, 13-6 against Jonesville and ended with a 5-2 victory against a Pittsford wrestler who placed sixth in the state.
McClain dropped his first match 1-5 to Dundee, but he came back with two wins to earn a medal.
Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central fell 10-3 and Hudson went down 5-4. He lost to Jonesville in a close 3-4 decision.
Mason Sanders (215) lost to the top-ranked wrestler in the state, then came back to pin a St. Mary's foe at 2:37.
Chris Delaney (119) fell to a state champ from Dexter before pinning a Hillsdale opponent at 2:29. Camden McCaskey (112) was pinned by a state placer from Hudson, and followed up with a pin in 44 seconds against Jackson Lumen Christi.


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I just hit a home run and trotted around the bases at Veterans Stadium.
Before you call for a psychological investigation, I really did. Believe me.
You see the location of home plate, the pitcher's mound and the bases are now permanently marked in Parking Lot U where the Vet once stood. For you football buffs, the east and west goal posts are also remembered.
White granite markers with a solid bronze inlay are embedded into the macadam parking lot at the exact location where the bases once stood. The Vet logo that was designed for the final year at the stadium is included in each baseball location. The Eagles logo is incorporated into the goal post markers.
If you want to check it out the next time you are in the Sports Complex, look for the U 3 parking lot light standard. Everything is near that.
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The Early Psychosis Program provides assessment, intervention, support and ongoing follow-up to adolescents at risk of serious mental illness and newly diagnosed young adults. The program has a relationship with the district high schools that allows adolescents at-risk to be identified early and followed within the system.
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Harvard's got the smarts -- but soon, the school could be stupid broke.
The Ivy League university is freezing salaries, offering early retirement and slashing budgets as it nears posting its lowest endowment total in 40 years, the New York Times reported.
Harvard generates a third of its total funding from its endowment, which has lost more than $8 billion since July.
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The school's college of arts and sciences has cut its budget by about 10 percent and the university's planned $1 billion expansion, a science center in Boston, has been put on hold as money gets tighter.
More than 1,600 employees of the university have been offered early retirement and the Harvard finance department has warned that it may not be able to cover tuition costs for all of its students in need, the Times reported.
Harvard and other Ivy League schools are attempting to fight tough economic times by taking on debt -- Harvard issued $1.5 billion in new bonds, while Princeton sold $1 billion worth.
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text: The National Aquarium is home to a dynamic group of 10 healthy Atlantic bottlenose dolphins ranging from six months to 37 years. If you follow our blog, you know that the trainers and dolphins are currently preparing for the opening of our new dolphin show, that will explore the power, beauty, and grace of a dolphin's world. Let's a take a closer look into the world of Nani. Nani is 37 years old, making her the oldest dolphin at the National Aquarium, and the most dominant. She came to the National Aquarium in 1990, when the Lyn P. Meyerhoff Amphitheater opened to the public. Nani has given birth to six calves in her lifetime. Two of her calves live at the Aquarium, Spirit and Beau, and she is very protective of the both of them. Nani, meaning "beautiful" in Hawaiian, weighs approximately 500 pounds and is also the largest dolphin of the group. She currently eats about 25 pounds of fish a day! And with the trainers she is like a big huggable teddy bear in the water. You can see Nani perform in our new dolphin show, Our Ocean Planet. We invite you to join us on March 28 or 29 for a special preview of the new show. Visitors to the Aquarium on those days will have an opportunity to register on-site to win a Dolphin Encounter, for the chance to get up-close and personal our dolphins! We hope to see you there! Tags: atlantic-bottlenose-dolphins, dolphin-show, dolphin-trainer, our-ocean-planet Categories: Animals Previous Post Next Post


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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel.
The military said "Operation Protective Edge" looks to strike the Islamic Hamas group and end the rocket fire that has reached deeper into Israel and intensified in recent weeks.
The attacks come as tensions have soared over the killing of three Israeli teenagers and the apparent revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager by three Jewish suspects.
The military said it was seeking to "retrieve stability to the residents of southern Israel, eliminate Hamas' capabilities and destroy terror infrastructure operating against the State of Israel and its civilians."
Nearly 300 rockets and mortars have been fired at Israel in recent weeks, including a barrage of close to 100 projectiles on Monday alone, the military said, a huge surge after years of relative quiet that followed a previous Israeli campaign to root out Gaza rocket launchers.
Israel has responded with dozens of airstrikes, and eight Palestinian militants were killed Monday. Israel had signaled that it would not launch a larger offensive if the militant group Hamas ceased the rocket fire. But the same time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the military to prepare options for every scenario.
"We have repeatedly warned Hamas that this must stop and Israel's defense forces are currently acting to put an end of this once and for all," said Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev.
Military spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said the current round of hostilities was being dictated by Hamas and Israel would continue its barrage so long as its citizens were under fire from Gaza.
"We don't expect it to be a short mission on our behalf," he said.
After a brief early morning lull, the rocket fire from Gaza resumed Tuesday with more than 15 rockets fired toward southern Israel, including the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. Associated Press video footage showed launches from inside Gaza residential neighborhoods.
The military said five of the projectiles were intercepted by the country's sophisticated Iron Dome missile defense system. A German cruise operator docking in the Ashdod port said debris fell onto one of its ships late Monday as it was departing.
None of the 2,700 vacationers and crew aboard the AIDAdiva was harmed and the ship continued to Crete without delay.Israel's defense minister announced a special state of emergency in the region Tuesday as summer camps and kindergartens were shut down and residents were encouraged to stay close to their homes.
The military said it had targeted four houses belonging to Hamas militants involved in launching rockets at Israel or other militant activity. There were no reported casualties in the strikes.
The military identified the men whose houses were targeted as Eiad Sakik, Abdullah Hshash, Samer Abu Daka, and Hassan Abdullah. The Associated Press filmed Abu Daka and Abdullah's demolished homes in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip.
In addition, the military said it struck three militant compounds, 18 concealed rocket launchers, and other militant infrastructure sites. Most were targeted by airstrikes, and three were attacked from the sea. Later, it also took out a Hamas command center embedded within a civilian building.
Gaza health official Ashraf Al-Kedra said at least nine Palestinian civilians were brought to a Gaza hospital with light to moderate injuries from the airstrikes, including several who suffered from shock. He said some of the injured Palestinians were treated and released.
Lerner, the military spokesman, said the army will gradually increase its attacks on Hamas in Gaza, and is recruiting additional reservists for a potential ground invasion of Gaza.
Hamas has amassed about 10,000 rockets, including longer-range rockets that can reach "up to Tel Aviv and beyond," Lerner said, adding that the military was preparing for the possibility that Hamas would launch rockets toward Israel's heartland and its commercial and cultural hub.
The military ordered hundreds of thousands of Israelis within a 40-kilometer (25-mile) radius of the Gaza Strip, including Israelis in the major southern city of Beersheva, to stay indoors and near shelters.
Lerner said last month's kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank was connected to the intensified rocket fire carried out by Hamas militants in Gaza. Israel blames Hamas for the teens' abduction and is conducting a manhunt for two Hamas-affiliated Palestinians in the West Bank it believes carried out the kidnapping and killing.
The Israeli government has not yet provided proof of Hamas' involvement in the kidnapping.
Tensions have been high since three Israeli teenagers kidnapped June 12 in the West Bank were later found dead, followed by last week's slaying of the Palestinian youth.
The charged climate inspired President Barack Obama to pen an op-ed for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
"All parties must protect the innocent and act with reasonableness and restraint, not vengeance and retribution," Obama said in the piece published Tuesday.
Obama warned of a "dangerous moment" for the region after the collapse of U.S.-backed peace talks.
"As I said last year in Jerusalem, peace is necessary, just, and possible. I believed it then. I believe it now," he wrote. "Peace is necessary because it's the only way to ensure a secure and democratic future for the Jewish state of Israel."


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Rep. David Sullivan, D-Fall River, unopposed for re-election last November, applied for the job as executive director of the Fall River Housing Authority on Election Day as unwitting voters were voting to send him back to Beacon Hill. According to Martha Gallagher, executive office coordinator at the housing authority, Sullivan's application was received at 12:54 p.m. on Nov. 6. Sullivan, currently earning $60,032 as a legislator, was appointed to the authority last week. He will resign soon to begin the housing authority job, which pays $115,000, nearly double his legislative salary.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week.
Beacon Hill Roll Call has obtained the 2012 official list from the state treasurer's office of the "per diem" travel, meals and lodging reimbursements collected by the Legislature's 40 state senators from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. The list reveals that senators collected a total of $58,304.
Under state law, per diems are paid by the state to senators "for each day for travel from his place of residence to the Statehouse and return therefrom, while in the performance of his official duties, upon certification to the state treasurer that he was present at the Statehouse." These reimbursements are given to senators above and beyond their regular salaries.
The amount of the per diem varies and is based on the city or town in which a senator resides and its distance from the Statehouse. The Legislature in 2000 approved a law doubling these per diems to the current amounts. The payments range from $10 per day for senators who reside in the Greater Boston area to $90 per day for some Western Massachusetts lawmakers and $100 per day for those in Nantucket. Senators who are from areas that are a long distance from Boston's Statehouse often collect the highest total of annual per diems.
Supporters of the per diems say the system is fair and note the rising costs of travel, food and lodging. They note many legislators spend a lot of money on traveling to Boston and some spend the night in Boston following late sessions.
Some opponents argue most private sector and state workers are not paid additional money for commuting. Others say the very idea of paying any per diem is outrageous when thousands of workers have lost their jobs and homes, the state is in the midst of a recession, and funding for important programs has been cut.
The 2012 statistics indicate that 16 of the state's 40 senators have received reimbursements ranging from $1,040 to $9,630, while 24 senators have so far chosen not to apply for any money. State law does not establish a deadline that senators must meet in order to collect the per diems.
The senator who received the most per diem money in 2012 is Sen. Benjamin Downing, D-Pittsfield, with $9,630. Rounding out the top six and receiving more than $4,000 each were Sens. Stanley Rosenberg, D-Amherst, $7,620; Michael Rodrigues, D-Westport, $6,030; Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, $4,472; James Welch, D-Springfield, $4,422; and Daniel Wolf, D-Harwich, $4,380.
The dollar figure next to the senator's name represents the total amount of per diem money the state paid him or her for 2012. The number in parentheses represents the number of days the senator certified he or she was at the Statehouse during that same period.
Sen. Stephen Brewer $0 (0 days)
Sen. James Eldridge $0 (0 days)
Sen. Jennifer Flanagan $3,672 (102 days)
$1.9 BILLION TAX HIKE: The big news coming out of Beacon Hill last week was Gov. Deval Patrick's tax package proposal that would raise the income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent to support education initiatives. Other provisions include reducing the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent and dedicating all of that revenue to a public works fund that will support transportation projects; doubling the personal exemptions; and eliminating a number of itemized deductions.
The governor defended the package as necessary to ensure there is a 21st century education and transportation network for this generation and the ones that follow.
Opponents said this is one of the biggest proposed tax hikes in the state's history and will hurt taxpayers who are already struggling during this recession and time of high unemployment.
PATRICK FILES GUN LEGISLATION: Gov. Patrick also made headlines when he filed legislation making several changes to the state's gun laws. Provisions require courts to transmit all relevant mental health records for inclusion in a national registry that all states access before issuing gun licenses; close an existing loophole in order to require gun purchasers to undergo background checks at gun shows; limit the number of weapon sales by licensed dealers to not more than one per licensed individual a month; create tiered punishments for possessing different weapons on school property. The legislation also gives police the authority to arrest without a warrant in order to quickly defuse a dangerous situation on school property.
Patrick also proposed a 3 percent increase in funding for the Department of Mental Health including doubling the budget for crisis intervention training for law enforcement and other community-based first responders. The governor noted that trained responders can better recognize, de-escalate and intervene with individuals who are in emotional distress or suffering from a mental illness and divert them to treatment they need.
HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK'S SESSION? During the week of Jan. 14-18, the House met for a total of three hours and 58 minutes while the Senate met for a total of two hours and 59 minutes.
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text: Independence begins and ends in early 2192, for Leah Benson and her counterpart as they face challenges in both universes. Chapter 1 Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha'alom ha'motzi lechem min ha'aretz. The ancient words were like a talisman, but Leah Benson had learned to never, ever say them out loud. It wasn't that prayer was illegal – for it wasn't. At least, it wasn't strictly illegal – but rather it was because, to pray openly, one would make the mistake of admitting that one might not be thinking of the Empress Hoshi Sato 24/7. Someone was always watching, and listening. As the Empress had aged, her secret network had grown, and changed. First, it was Mayweather and his cronies. But he'd gotten himself killed during a slave uprising on a rock called Lafa II. Torres would have been next up, but he had met his end there, too. Their children had grown up – four of them. One from Mayweather, another most likely from Torres – or maybe Ramirez – a third from the disgraced Tactical Officer, MacKenzie, and one from a time traveler named Ritchie Daniels. There were two other royal children, but they and their father, Chip Masterson, were gone, and it was forbidden to ever speak of them. Leah – or anyone else – would be facing the agony booth if Takara or Takeo Masterson was ever mentioned. But the others were adults, and were being groomed to take over. Jun, who was the son of Daniels, had learned communications. Arashi, who was either the son of Torres, or maybe of Ramirez, he ran the treasury. MacKenzie's son, Kira, ran the science station. And Mayweather's own, the youngest, Izo, ran the secret police. None of them were pilots, though, and so that was one reason why Leah had a job at all. But she was also kept on because, being a lesbian, she was not in competition as the Empress, in her sixties, continued to try to make conquests of younger and younger crew members. This all happened despite the fact that there was an official royal consort, Andrew Miller, a guy who had been a guard and had then been in science, before he'd been, eventually, tapped for his current, somewhat earthier role. Leah was not in competition for Andrew or any of them. But Leah still knew enough not to pray in public. =/\= Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha'alom ha'motzi lechem min ha'aretz. "And now I will recite the blessing over the bread in English," announced the Starfleet Rabbi, Leah Benson. She stood at the front of a large room, full of dignitaries. There were two challahs in front of her. One was traditionally made. It was braided and its shiny crust meant that it had been brushed with an egg wash before baking. The other was more of a loaf and did not have a shiny crust – it was vegan. "Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth." "Thank you, Rabbi Benson," President Jonathan Archer nodded and Leah sat down with other Earth religious representatives. "Today is an auspicious occasion, for today marks a day of complete cooperation among our species. When we created the Coalition of Planets, back in 2155, we hoped that eventually it would begin to accept new member states. And then when we signed the Federation Charter in 2161, that hope was renewed. But it wasn't until now, on April fourth of 2192, that that hope has finally come to fruition. Distinguished guests," he smiled at his audience, "I am pleased to announce that, by unanimous vote, we are admitting three new worlds." Tellarite Representative Gral caught Leah's eye for a moment. He had an impressive beard which reminded her of ancient rabbis. Then again, his wife was also bearded. "The three new member worlds are," Archer continued, "the Caitian home world, Denobula, and the Xyrillian home world. Please join me in welcoming them to the United Federation of Planets!" Ambassador Soval of Vulcan led the applause, gesturing slightly to Jonathan's aide, a young Vulcan man. The Andorian representative, T'therin, stood. "With nearly twice as many member worlds, the work will not be halved, I fear. But I welcome the added burdens, as they are shared. Let us break bread!" He took a hunk of the challah from a server and ate it with gusto. The vegan version was served to the Vulcan delegation and they, too, ate as did everyone else. Other representatives of Earth's many religions performed blessings over other parts of the meal and the banquet, including a Wiccan blessing over the gathering itself, a Catholic prayer over the wine and a Hindu verse was recited over nuts and sweets that were also passed around. The Starfleet Imam was sitting near Leah. "You are wearing a most agreeable outfit today." "Oh, this old thing?" she joked, for she was in a modest evening gown. "You look good, too, Mahmout." "My wife picked out the tunic." "My wife dressed me, too," Leah admitted. The Buddhist monk, resplendent in saffron robes, gave a thumbs up. "Both women have good taste," interjected the Starfleet Protestant Interdenominational Chaplain. =/\= On the ISS Defiant, there were neither coalitions nor official alliances or federations. Your allegiance could only, openly, go one way. Leah ate her modest meal in the mess hall. At least there had been bread. For so long, there hadn't been any. Their meals had often been little more than gruel, unless the MACOs had gone out hunting. "How ya doin'?" asked one of the older Security guys – Josh Rosen. "All right," she replied quietly. "This seat taken?" She waved at it as she ate, barely looking up. "We're gonna go hunting again soon," he told her. "Rumor has it; we're taking a detour before we head into Romulan space. I hear the Empress wants us all hopped up on protein before we conquer 'em." "Oh." "I could get you some of whatever we bring down," he offered. "I got nothing to trade you for it," Leah pointed out. "C'mon," he coaxed, "look, there aren't a lotta honeys on board, yanno." "Yeah, I noticed." "So, you and me?" She was a good fifteen years older than him – already in her mid-seventies – but the Defiant had a horribly skewed gender ratio. Less than one-tenth of the crew was female. In part, that was the fault of the Y Chromosome Skew, a genetic mutation that assured that about three-quarters of all pregnancies would result in the births of sons. But the other reason was the Empress herself – she didn't want a lot of bedroom competition. Keeping other women off meant that even very young fellows would follow her around like trained Rottweilers. "Well?" he persisted after a while. Anything seemed better than absolutely no one. She looked up from her food. "I got nothin' for ya." The light dawned. "Oh. I guess all you pilot honeys are. I remember Madden, that old night shifter, she was. And Pike, she's still the day shifter, I think it don't matter to her," he opined. Leah raised an eyebrow but kept on eating. Pike had been on her radar for a while, but that woman always seemed to be busy, or working it. "Listen," he said softly, "even if you can't or won't trade, uh, that," he looked around furtively, "I'm sure you got other stuff." "Stuff?" "You know, intel. Or maybe you could get a lead on something or other. You pilot the shuttles sometimes and do recon, right? And you were in Tactical for a while there, too. You've got more going on upstairs than most." She nodded in acknowledgement and tore off a hunk of her bread and dipped it into her food. "Well," Josh continued, "you get the lay of the land before most people, right?" "And?" "And you know this, and you could tell me. And in trade, whenever I bring down game, I'll make sure you get some. And you know I can help you out in case anyone gets too, er, frisky." "Why me?" Leah finally asked. "And don't tell me it's 'cause of the lack of honeys, 'cause there's Porter, and there's Socorro, too. Balcescu, even. All of 'em are a lot younger than me. I'll be eighty in less than half a decade, if I should live so long." He looked both ways before speaking. Izo Mayweather Sato, the Empress's youngest, was a little too close for comfort. He came over. "Hey, Rosen, you're on the next hunt, right?" "Uh, yeah, Izo." "Better not screw it up." "Never, sir," Josh spat out the second word. Izo and his siblings were little more than privileged brats. "Just don't. And Benson?" "What?" Leah snarled. She had no love lost for the Sato clan, either. "Come to my quarters and I'll give you a job to do." Leah knew what kind of a job that would be. "I have to do checks on the shuttles," she lied. "Rosen here is going to assist." "That can wait," Izo commanded. "Your mother," Leah played the trump card, "insisted that we do the checks. It's in preparation for the Romulan invasion." "I'll see about that." Izo flipped open his communicator. "You don't wanna do that," Josh cautioned. "Oh?" "Your mother's off with Miller and I think Crewman Tiberius Kirk. You know what happens when she gets disturbed in the middle of those kinds of goings on." "It doesn't matter," Izo bragged, "I'm her son." "And you've got three older brothers, in case you've forgotten," Leah reminded him even though, technically, he actually had four older brothers and a sister. "So?" "So if she gets royally pissed off enough," Josh cautioned, "She's got three other choices for the succession." Leah shot him a look. Don't lay it on too thickly, her brain screamed. Outwardly, she maintained a veneer of calm. "I gotta go do those checks. This is all fascinating, but those shuttles won't check themselves." She got up. "Coming?" she asked Rosen. "Uh, sure." They left the loud, dirty, crowded mess hall as Izo stood there, wondering what to do next and wondering if maybe his dear old mother didn't need him so much after all.


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DescriptionFIFA Soccer 96 is a football (soccer) simulation. The game includes eleven leagues from all around the world, ranging from the unknown players of the Malaysian league to the celebrated stars of the English and Italian leagues. 59 International teams are also featured, and it's possible to match the teams you want to against each other through friendlies, or you can also choose to play domestic tournaments or International ones such as the World Cup. If you're not satisfied with the composition of the various teams, you can create your own dream team through the custom team creator.
British commentator John Motson comments all the incidents and happenings on the pitch in real-time. The ambient commentary is varied, and systems with more than the minimum memory level get extra commentary phrases. The Virtual Stadium technology has numerous pre-defined camera angles.
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- "FIFA 96: Virtual Stadium Soccer" -- Saturn in-game name
- "FIFAサッカー96" -- Japanese spelling
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|Jan, 1996
|93 out of 100
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RefereeIt's actually possible to run straight through the ref in FIFA 96. Although a good referee should try to avoid being too dominant and visible, making him invulnerable is probably a bit drastic...
ReferencesThe Mega Drive/Genesis is the only console to have player creation and trading. However, as teams are limited to 16 players and trades are done by swapping players between a team and the reserves, there are some free players. And who are those? Amongst the top rated (skill 89 or above), there's some unknown players such as B. Plank, S. Taras, N. Wlodyka , T. Sylka and R. Kaill. While unknown in the footballing world, they are no less than some of the game developers!
SEGA 32X versionA North American 32X version was planned, but ultimately cancelled. At the end of 1995, support for the 32X was dropping rapidly and Electronic Arts decided only to release it in Europe, where soccer is much more popular. This makes it one of the two unique European 32X releases. The other one is DarXide.
StadiumFor the first time in the series (and one of the first in the genre to do so), the game used a 3D stadium, and EA quickly hyped this naming the Saturn version FIFA 96: Virtual Stadium Soccer in-game. Players, however, are still sprites. Anyone who played both 32 and 16-bit versions will find that most movements use the same sprites, although obviously they take a hit on quality in the Mega Drive and the SNES.
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- FIFA Soccer 96 (official website)
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April 9, 2012
Finding Your Roots - Two Thumbs Down
I thought I'd love this show. Especially this episode. I expected to be glued to the television while it was on. But the truth is it didn't grab me. I was bored. It didn't show any of the research behind the scenes. It didn't walk me, the viewer, through any steps that showed me how they got to Ancestor "A" or "B" or whoever they were focused on.
It also seemed to be a celebrity love fest - with a whole lot of buttering up of Kevin and Kyra. Don't get me wrong I like both of them as actors, very much. They seem like great people. But the show is called "Finding Your Roots" and that's what I want to hear about.
There was also an awful lot about the host himself. Certainly more than I was interested in. That confused me. I didn't expect to be seeing photos of Professor Gates as a student and hearing his stories about his own life.
I'll watch one more episode to be fair. I'll try to be open-minded. But in comparison to Who Do You Think You Are? on NBC it fell short. By a lot. At least for me. I wanted to like it. I tried to find something good about it. But I couldn't.
I expect I'm in the minority and in fact I'll probably get a lot of criticism from my readers but I have to call it like I see it.
26 comments:
- Frances Elizabeth Schwab said...
As a genealogy show, it was disappointing for the reasons you mention, but I found it very interesting as a history show.
- NoOceanInKansas said...
I can't decide if I like this show or not. This week was strange because I found Kevin Bacon's hair to be very distracting, but that's kind of a side note. One good thing this show doesn't do that WDYTYA does is, it doesn't tell you to plug a name into ancestry.com and see what pops up. Sometimes I feel as if WDYTYA is one giant advertisement for ancestry.com, and I suppose in some respects it is. I think this show does a better job of putting ancestors in historical context, although the historical context they seem to be focused on (at least the last two episodes I've watched) is the African American story: owning slave, being a slave, or having the blood of the slave owners in the family tree. I do agree with Frances when she says, "I found it very interesting as a history show."
- Cinamon Collins said...
I agree that showing the research process is lacking. It was better last week with the Barbara Walters episode. Nearly every episode Gates somehow brings up his ancestry, which always surprises me and takes me out of the moment of the episode. Historically last night's episode was interesting and I loved the story about Mumbet!
- Olive Tree Genealogy said...
I agree that historically Finding Your Roots was interesting. I neglected to mention that in my blog post.
Re WDYTYA and Ancestry -
Since Ancestry is the sponsor for the show it wouldn't be realistic to expect them not to have their product mentioned. I'm actually surprised it isn't mentioned more.
And for a beginner, I think Ancestry is a good place to start. All the census records for N. America and England are there at one's fingertips! And of course lots of other records.
- CollProf said...
I have to agree. I was enthralled with previous episodes but this one didn't grab me either. (Still, it's great to watch with no commercial breaks and recaps.)
- Perry said...
I think you picked a bad episode to start with. I was falling asleep during last night's episode. I found it somewhat strange that they seemingly combed through their trees to find an ancestor that owned slaves. I guess it was because it's HLG's pet topic. The whole show just didn't seem organic - usually on these shows they research a topic or ancestor that the guest has questions about, but here they just jumped 300 years back to the most famous ancestor they could find.
The previous three episodes have kept me glued to the screen though. Barbara Walters' episode was particularly good. You can watch the previous episodes online - google Finding Your Roots and go to Video.
- Sheri Fenley said...
OMG! I am relieved that I am not the only person who found Kevin Bacon's hair a distraction. I found it to be more than a distraction - it was hideous - stringy and greasy looking and just plain YUCKY!
This week's show didn't do much for me either Lorine. But I really like Kyra and am in love with her father and their beautiful family estate. I am a little jealous of all the important American history her family was a part of.
- Kathryn Lake Hogan said...
Greetings Lorine,
I agree this week's episode was lacking in research and interest. Last week's episode with Geoffrey Canada and Barbara Walters was much better, and showed some of the research.
The show is a bit different from the past shows Gates has done. Each pair of celebrities in an episode of Finding Your Roots has something similar in their family history. Last week's show with Canada and Walters had the common element of finding the original family surname.
As for Gates himself, part of the show is his journey in finding who fathered the children of Gate's 3x great-grandmother, Jane. This was a secret she took to the grave. Gates thinks it may have been Jane's slaveholder. Gates is using DNA testing of men in Virginia in the hope of discovering the answer. I can understand how not knowing that about the show would throw you for a loop.
I think comparing FYR and WDYTYA is like comparing apples and oranges. Just my two loonies worth! ;-)
- Janice EH said...
Worst show he has done from a genealogist's point of view; A great history lesson on New England slaveholders. Truly a waste of Kevin (greasy hair and all) and Kyra. It would be interesting if one of the shows did a full hour on each of them as they both have some interesting ancestors.
- Olive Tree Genealogy said...
Perry, Thanks for your take on it. I wish I could watch online but I'm in Canada and we can't view them.
- Olive Tree Genealogy said...
Kathryn, glad you explained the premise of the show to me. But I'm still disgruntled. If HLG wants to find his ancestors, great, terrific and would probably be very interesting BUT he needs to call it "The HLG Finding My Roots" show.
Oh so glad you gave me loonies and not pennies!
Re comparisons - speaking about oranges and apples they are both fruits, both taste yummy and both are nutritious. And both are spherical. So I find 4 points of comparison. I know I'm one of those annoying people who go "aha! I can argue that point!" :-)
Lorine, you can watch in Canada here
- Olive Tree Genealogy said...
Appreciate the link to http://video.wned.org/video/2203649785 but the first 2 videos I clicked on (Barbara Walters and then Harry Connick) say they can't be played.
Am getting Lewis one to play, but that's my only choice
- Jenny Jones said...
I've been watching every week and this was by far the least interesting episode, in my opinion. I actually fell asleep in the last 15-20 minutes.
From a history perspective it was OK, but as those above have mentioned, no research info. Previous episodes have been great at showing that, especially the Barbara Walters/Mr. Canada and the one with Cory Booker. Those two were probably my favorite!
I am starting to think, because it usually shows more research, that I prefer it over WDYTYA. Although I'll still watch both, best shows on TV!
Give it another chance and hopefully you will catch a good one.
Hi Lorine and all,
It was mentioned on the show about Kevin being somewhere away from home getting hair plugs put in for his next movie which is placed in the 1970's. That definitely was 70's hair!!!! He usually looks more clean cut than he was on the show. I've watched several of the shows and enjoyed them all - except the Kevin-Kyra one. Boring! Maybe because both families had been researched before and written about, especially Kyra's. Still - I did watch through to the end.
Dee Sager
- GeneBugGrams said...
First I want to thank Anonymous for posting the video link. I just watched the Connick/Marsalis episode that I had previously missed. In this episode, I was impressed with the amount of research and resulting documents they showed viewers -- more than any I saw in the Canada/Walters or Sedgwick/Bacon episodes -- and the history of the people of New Orleans was very interesting to me.
Gates does seem to have a "thing" about researching for slaves and Jews in someone's ancestry. Also his use of DNA to show percentges is lacking when he could expand this to show specific areas of origin. Perhaps this is yet to come.
Like most of the responders on this topic, I have mixed feelings and can't say I really like this show when compared to WDYTYA.
Even with WDYTYA, I am often frustrated about the way they will present one fact which has additional, obvious, clues they skip over to jump back to the next generation.
In any case, I will continue to watch -- I am hooked.
- Lynn Palermo said...
So far I have only managed to watch the Canada/Walters episode. I too found it lacking. Couldn't put my finger on it at first, but then I figured it out. The storytelling. WDYTYA really takes us on an emotional journey with the celebrity and shares a story. I cry every episode. I was not touched the same way with Finding Your Roots. Maybe it was just this one episode, but I feel like the information is presented very matter of factly to the guest...like here it is, interesting huh, what do think? The celebrities seemed detached from the journey. Gates seems to be taking the journey for them. I will try again, perhaps it was just this one episode.
- Jana Iverson Last said...
I've watched the show from when it started a few weeks ago. I DVR'ed (is that a word?) it and watched Sunday's episode yesterday. I turned it off about half way through. Not sure I'm going to watch it any more. Disappointing. I like WDYTYA much better!
- Jana Iverson Last said...
I've watched the show from when it started a few weeks ago. I DVR'ed (is that a word?) it and watched Sunday's episode yesterday. I turned it off about half way through. Not sure I'm going to watch it any more. Disappointing. I like WDYTYA much better!
Try tv-links.eu for links that work in Canada. Just watched the first episode and I agree with all your comments. I am enjoying the history so will keep watching I think.
Try tv-links.eu for links that will work from Canada. Like you have all mentioned, the show is missing something but I will give a chance, have only watched 1 episode. Learning a lot about American history.
- Stephanie Nichols Bateman said...
I dislike it for two reasons:
(a) like you said, there are too many instances of the host making the show about him and his family. This is not the first episode to do this.
(b) The host isn't satisfied to just let history speak for itself. He has to put his perspective on it, which is African American history...he specializes in that. I appreciate the history to be learned from our mistakes, but he makes every single episode about slavery.
I agree that of all of the episodes, this was not my favorite by far. And agree with all of you as to why. But please look at the one of Cory Booker and John Lewis, it was so awesome. John Lewis previously unknonwn to me, was a civil rights leader, who walked with MKL. I watched twice and cried both times.
Amazing what you can find out about your ancestors if you have a bushel basket full of money, and you hire a trained researcher. This show is nothing more then a celebrity show & tell. I watched 10 minutes of this episode, and turned it off. Makes me wonder how many people they tried to find history on, and hit a dead end, so they said, "Hey, we can't use you!" Why don't they randomly grab someone off the street and do their research, even if they hit a brick wall. And say they hit a brick wall. That's how the rest of us do family research. One "Ah ha" at a time.
As a family/local historian, I've found Finding Your Roots disappointing.
I especially dislike Gates injecting himself into the stories & fawning over the celebrities.
WDYTYA? does plug Ancestry, which is reasonable. Every episode of Finding Your Roots highlights a DNA testing procedure.
- Cassmob (Pauleen) said...
i have recently watched a couple of these on cable and in fact saw this one last night. I am with you at many levels Renthisnshow Lorine. I often feel the celebrities don't much care...it's handedntothem on a plate more than WDYTYA.
One thing I really noticed is that much is made (quite rightly) about the impact of slavery yet there are gliib remarks abour the Sedgwicks being given 500 acres as there was plenty of empty land. The idea ofnterra nullis seems to be qlive in well in US history asit was for years in Australia, but no longer.
It seems hypocritical thatnthe host ignores the displacement of the American Indians while highlighting the lack of autonomy of slaves.