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Thursday, April 30, 2009
iPorn - are 100000000 "apps" really what we need now?
"I just spent 2 hours on the phone with Apple to get Outlook to sync calendars with my iPhone (still not done but I hope successful); now that will get you confused and wondering about your sanity for wanting that sexy phone..."
I wrote this response to her (then sensibly chose not to send it - no need to be rude!):
Ooooooh, an IPorn....:-) Sorry, silly "typo" - it does seem to me, though, that Apple products are essentially techporn. So sexy and cool - feeding our narcissism and absorption with superficial applications of technology. And the sleek, minimalist, modernist lines? I am sick of them. Give me some "good, old-fashioned" ornamentation.
I am not really a Luddite, but I have become decidely (or, at least, relatively) low-tech in my view on life. I have a cell phone, but it is just a phone - no camera, no MP3 player. I don't want a PDA, I don't want to stick things into my ears, I don't want to wall myself off from the world around me, escaping into a private space of infinite playlists, twits, and life-as-iPhone-app.
"Wow, I can blow into an iPhone and make it sound like a flute."
That is incredible, don't get me wrong. But really who cares? Or to put it a better way: is this really what we should be caring about these days?
Capitalism is Dead, Long Live the iPhone!
5 comments:
- Danilo said...
Hi Steven.
It is right indeed that we do not need all the gadget that are around.. nowadays is more like "look, i have this product, now i need to create a demand for it in order to sell it".
And just on my curiosity, which model is your mobile phone?
- Steven Feuerstein said...
Hmmm, what is it, what is it? Ah, a a Motorola V196s, which according to this website has the highest level of radiation:
Sure glad I don't use it much....
- Danilo said...
I bet your phone does just the right job! But now another thought comes across my mind:since you travel all around the world boarding on different planes on different airports sometimes even in the same week.. how do you keep your trip plan, boarding ref, sites where to hold your speeches?Laptop, agenda? Would it be easier to store all in a smartphone?
- Steven Feuerstein said...
I use Outlook to manage my calendar, and then I mostly work hard to avoid having overly full daily schedules. That is, I am busy, but not busy in the sense of having lots of appointments and meetings. So before I go on a trip, I will print out a page or two of key information, and for the rest just work out of my laptop.
- Grego the Phygital said...
iPhone is an incredible time-sink and I see so many techies doing stupid stuff on it that makes them weep like little babies... Until the very last OS release it couldn't even handle some utterly basic functionalitiy like giving you call duration or sending an SMS to multiple recipients.
Anyway, last week I discovered a great source of entertainment. My relatively low-end Nokia can send "flash" messages, i.e. service messages... and when you send them to the iPhone
1) The message shows up straight away on the screen, without touching anything
2) It's not stored at all
3) The sender does not show up at all!!!
You can just image how much fun I had with all kind of techies and non-techies (like my CEO) and what kind of messages I was sending! >:)


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Can Joe Lauzon Fight His Way to a UFC Title Shot?
It was all just a way to pass the time until the day Joe Pomfret, who owned a local karate gym, put on a jiu-jitsu demonstration at the high school. That's what we've been trying to do! Lauzon thought to himself. He signed up for classes at the karate school not long after.
His first night of training, Lauzon nearly caught Pomfret in a submission. (Pomfret has been Lauzon's coach ever since.) After the first month, he'd defeated almost everyone in his class. "I had a checklist," Lauzon recalls. "Got him, got him, got him." After a couple years of training, he decided to try a real MMA fight. "I had no idea what I was getting into. None," he says. "But I won. So I had another fight." And another, and another. After high school, Lauzon, still the computers guy, attended the Wentworth Institute of Technology. "I went through my crazy party phase in college, but Joe never did," says Lauzon's manager and training partner, Chris Palmquist, who also attended Wentworth. "He fought all through college. He came home on the commuter rail four nights a week just to go to jiu-jitsu." By the time Lauzon was ready to graduate in 2006 with a degree in computer networking information systems and a new job at Charles Rivers Analytics, he had 24 fights under his belt.
That was when the phone rang. Did Joe Lauzon want to sign on with the UFC and fight a guy named Jens Pulver?
"I thought it was a joke, " Lauzon says. Only a week earlier, while talking shop with Palmquist, the subject had gotten around to who, stylistically, would be the worst possible matchup for Lauzon. Their conclusion? Jens Pulver — a legendary former UFC champ who'd also dabbled in boxing. Not exactly the most promising way to start a pro career, but where others might have focused on the risk, Lauzon concentrated on the opportunity. "If it didn't work out, I went back to my job on Monday," he says. " But if I won, huge upside."
Five months later, on September 23, 2006, he was in Anaheim, California, climbing into the UFC octagon in front of 12,000 people, while 3,000 miles away, the promoters of an MMA card at Club Lido in Revere paused the action so the crowd could watch their friend on TV. No one had given Lauzon much of a chance — he was a 7-to-1 underdog — but in the span of 48 seconds, he took Pulver down twice, caught him with a left hook, followed it with a knee, and ended the fight. Club Lido exploded with cheers. "I mean, we all loved him, and it was like, Dude, this is Jens Pulver," recalls Kevin MacDonald, who was refereeing at the club that night. "People were just running around that building. To this day — it sounds tacky — but you choke up. That was our guy."
It's a Sunday afternoon, and Lauzon and some of his coaches — Pomfret, boxer Steve Maze, and strength and conditioning trainer Steve Baccari — have gathered in the basement of Lauzon's Bridgewater home.
They're watching replays of an Anthony Pettis fight against Jeremy Stephens. On the TV screen, Pettis lands a shot just after Stephens has brought his leg back in from a kick. Minutes later, the same thing happens again. "I think that drill you were doing with Joe and Andy is just right on the freaking money," Pomfret says to Maze. "Jab, and reacting to that right hand coming right back at you. That's what Pettis does on his feet — really counter-fights with that right hand."
"He's definitely a counter-puncher," Maze agrees, then turns to Lauzon and says, "You want to keep him off balance. But you can't be too aggressive. You don't want to run into something."
For a pro fighter, Lauzon has a lot of Ninja Turtles and electronics lying around his basement. Between the computers and the 53-inch TV on the wall, there are at least four different monitors within reach (with more on standby in a closet) for marathon Xbox parties. On the bookshelves are copies of all the Call of Duty games, plus old favorites like Gears of War, Left 4 Dead, and Halo, and also a pair of samurai swords and a Captain America Frisbee.
Behind me, someone laughs. On the screen, Pettis has just thrown a wild, flashy kick that involves him dropping onto his hands and cartwheeling his legs over his head.
"I thought it was just a gimmick, but that's the third one he's thrown," Lauzon says. "I guess he likes that."
"He does it 'cause he's Showtime," Pomfret says.
Pettis's legs are dangerous, fast, and effective. He's good on the ground, and even better standing up. He'll definitely be one of the most innovative and dynamic fighters Lauzon has faced.
Pettis, in fact, seemed well on his way to a championship fight until an unexpected defeat last year set him back. Now Pettis, like Lauzon, sees the match in Tokyo as an opportunity to finally lay claim to a shot at the title. He began agitating for the fight immediately after Lauzon knocked out Melvin Guillard at the end of last year. And Pettis has already been established as the prefight favorite.
Still, as Lauzon watches the film of his next opponent, he is higher ranked and more respected than he's ever been before. The chance to fight for the championship is tantalizingly near. Lauzon would like to do something not even the fearsome Kenny Florian could — win a UFC title. Florian has actually had three title fights, but he lost each time. Kirik Jenness, the cofounder of mixedmartialarts.com, says Massachusetts fighters can be a little defensive about the state's inability so far to produce a champion. "There's a slight sense here that there are regions of the country, like southern California, northern California, Vegas, that are producing all these champs, and we're one step down from there," Jenness says. If Lauzon brought home a belt, he says, "It would be like New England has finally grown up."
"That's it, Joey. That a boy," Maze calls as Lauzon, back in the gym, spars against his training partners. "Good right hand!" In the cage, Lauzon slips his head to the side, moves toward his opponent, and drives forward to take him down.
Maze nods at another fighter, a smaller guy named Andy, who bounds into the fray, replacing the downed opponent. Andy unleashes an onslaught of fists on Lauzon's head and body. The assault marks the beginning of Lauzon's third round of the evening, coming on the heels of an earlier boxing session with Maze, which had been preceded by jiu-jitsu practice. A fatigued Lauzon fights back, but without his usual ferocity. "Time!" barks Maze. The action stops, and Lauzon collapses onto the mat. Andy, Lauzon says, is "like a little fuckin' mosquito." (He's also Lauzon's housemate.) "He comes in like eeeeeee" — and here he flails his hands in exhausted demonstration. "I mean, I'm glad he's like that, but…" He shakes his head.
As the fight nears, Lauzon has been spending countless hours training in the gym. The intensity of his workouts has been building, and now, four weeks until the fight, he's approaching the crescendo of his training. The sparring rounds are just short of all-out war. It will be like this for another two weeks, and then taper off, timed to the precise moment when he'll still be at peak conditioning but have had enough recovery time to no longer be sapped.
The training, of course, is meant to enhance Lauzon's natural strength and speed, which he'll need to win. But there's always the chance that all the conditioning could be for naught, that he or Pettis will connect with a shot that ends it all in seconds, before anyone's even broken a sweat. That kind of unpredictability helps define the sport — and also means that sometimes the hungrier and harder-working fighter leaves the cage with nothing.
On the night of the big fight, I drive to Joe Pomfret's house in North Easton to watch the show. Pomfret wasn't able to make the trip to Japan — only the second time he's missed one of Lauzon's fights — so he's invited the gym crew, Dan Lauzon, and some neighbors to watch at his place.
"Oh my God, I'm so nervous," he says. If Joe loses, he says, he'll be crushed. "Like take the Patriots versus the Giants and then multiply it by 10." The fight is set to start at 10, and right now it's 9:59. "Oh, Jesus!" Pomfret cries as he takes his seat. "Here we go!"
On screen, Lauzon walks out first, eyes down, face blank. He makes his way through the crowd and down to the cage, his entrance song — "Move" by Thousand Foot Krutch — pounding through the speakers. The refs pat him down, check his gloves, and then he's inside the octagon, bounding toward his corner to wait as Pettis, looking solemn, makes his way to the cage.
"They look nervous," Pomfret says.
"Yeah," Dan says. "Should be."
The fight starts, and Lauzon, playing it safe, doesn't come out with his signature aggression. He moves carefully, staking out the center of the cage. Pettis throws a kick, which Lauzon catches on his arms. They circle, each throwing a few punches. Eighty seconds in, Pettis throws a few shots, and follows with a kick at Lauzon's head. This time, it isn't blocked. Pettis's shin connects on Lauzon's face, and Lauzon falls backward. The fight is over.
In North Easton, the room freezes. Pomfret has gone ashen. "Wow!" yell the UFC commentators. "That left high kick came out of nowhere! Let's look at that again here." Everyone watches the knockout, this time in slow motion. Pettis's leg arcing upward, Lauzon's hand flying down, and crack. "Spectacular," say the commentators. "Perfect technique by Anthony Pettis. … Huge victory for Anthony Pettis."
Pomfret slaps his hands on his thighs and stands. "All right, that's it," he announces to no one in particular.
"One step back." And he strides out of the room.
Perhaps hoping to ease the anguish of his many fans, Lauzon took to Twitter the day after losing thanks to a kick to the head. "I'm in Japan for a few more days and was gonna look at buying a sword," he tweeted, "but I think I'm gonna invest in a helmet instead." The message seemed clear: The loss wasn't the end of the world, and Lauzon would be back. He struck the same theme in a video blog he made after returning to the States. "I think everyone's more devastated than me," he told his fans in the post. "I'm obviously upset, but I know that's just the way it goes."
The way it goes for Joe Lauzon now is that he's a top-20 fighter at the moment, not a top-10. And he's going to have to rebuild everything he spent the last year creating. That starts with his next fight, a late-summer match against the British lightweight Terry Etim. Training is already under way.
"Joe doesn't get as much respect as he should," says Mark DellaGrotte, the legendary Somerville MMA coach. "He's a sleeper. I think you've yet to see some of the best of Joe Lauzon."

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One of the most encouraging developments that I've seen so far in the nearly four-year debate over advisor reregulation is the flurry of calls to end mandatory arbitration for brokerage clients. It seems that the current attack on broker arbitration ironically was caused by Charles Schwab & Co.'s recent victory over FINRA's challenge of the brokerage's expanded mandatory arbitration clause, which now also precludes its clients from participating in class actions against the firm. The backlash may be worse than FINRA's initial decision.
As reported by Melanie Waddell on AdvisorOne, a group of some 37 U.S. Senators and Congressmen led by Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) sent a letter to the SEC that same day, which read in part: "When brokers engage in fraudulent or illegal behaviors that lose investors' savings, mandatory arbitration clauses limit investors' ability to protect their rights under the law… …We were alarmed to see further attempts to erode investor rights when Charles Schwab, one of the country's largest brokers, expanded the mandatory arbitration clauses in its customer agreements to include a mandatory class-action waiver clause."
Schwab's "victory" also appeared to be the impetus behind SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar's anti-arbitration clause remarks to an April 16th meeting of the North American Securities Administrators Association. "Investors should not have their option of choosing between arbitration and the traditional judicial process taken away from them at the very beginning of their relationship with their brokers and advisers," Mr. Aguilar said in his prepared statement (reporters were not allowed into the NASAA session). "A client's right to go to court to recover monetary damages is an important right that should be preserved and kept in the client's toolkit," he said, before concluding: "I believe the Commission needs to be proactive in this important area. We need to support investor choice."
Commissioner Aguilar's comments seem to have hit home with the state securities regulators. On May 3, NASAA sent its own letter to the SEC also urging the agency to "insure that investors have meaningful remedies and a choice of forums" in which to resolve disputes with brokerages," wrote A. Heath Abshure, president of NASAA (Mr. Abshure also blogs regularly for AdvisorOne). "It has been our longstanding position that the 'take it or leave it' approach represented by these mandatory clauses is harmful to investors." "These clauses," Abshure continued, "have become even more troubling" in light of the Schwab decision. "That's wrong on the merits and bad public policy. Forced arbitration should not be the sole forum available to aggrieved investors."
Sure looks as if Schwab—and the securities industry—might have been a lot better off if the San Francisco retail giant would have just taken one for the team and accepted FINRA's judgment against its class action clause. Of course, SIFMA is already in full damage control, reiterating its well-worn claims that arbitration is so much cheaper for all concerned, of which I have no reason to doubt, nor have I heard anyone challenge. Still, if that is in fact true, you'd think that given the choice, the majority of investors would choose arbitration anyway. So what's SIFMA so worried about?
What's more, does it bother anyone else that one of SIFMA's (and NAIFA's) key arguments against a broker fiduciary standard is that it will limit investor choice? However, when it comes to investors' claims against their brokers, apparently "choice" loses its vital importance. Hopefully, client advocates—including professional financial advisors—will continue to urge the SEC to use its authority under Dodd-Frank to expand investors' choices. Then we'd see if people really do prefer arbitration over the courts, or a broker over a fiduciary advisor.
Of course, if our experience with the Dodd-Frank rereg debates has taught us anything, it's that we simply can't predict whether today's hot issue will ever find its way into actual regulations. Maybe this time it really will be different.


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September 13, 2012
While most seniors are happy, content and positive, others need assistance in helping them adjust to life's changes as they get older. It's not uncommon for people of all ages to experience bouts of sadness but among seniors, depression can be a debilitating and life-threatening condition. Clinical depression is a disorder that affects mood, feelings, behavior and potentially physical health and is diagnosed when sadness is persistent or begins to affect a person's ability to function normally.
Six million Americans over the age of 65 are struggling with depression. Changes to body and/or mind that often accompany the aging process like social isolation and loneliness, the onset of a serious illness like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer or stroke, the use of certain medications (which can trigger depression or worsen existing symptoms), or the loss of a loved one can all trigger or increase depression.
Of the six million older Americans living with depression, only about 10 percent are receiving treatment. This may be due to physicians and family members mistaking the signs of depression in older adults as normal symptoms of aging instead of a treatable illness.
As the director of psychiatry at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center (HRC), I counsel family members to look for the following signs of depression in their loved ones:
· Agitation or Anxiety
· Persistent feelings of guilt
· Social withdrawal
· Appetite disturbance
· Unexplained weight loss or gain
· Lack of attention to personal care
· Sleep disturbance
· Loss of interest in normally pleasurable activities
· Feelings of discouragement or hopelessness
In cases of clinical depression, I've worked with patients to successfully treat their depression in a number of ways, including the use of medications (antidepressants) and/or psychotherapy (also known as talk-therapy). Antidepressant medication should be used under careful supervision of a doctor, as it can cause unwanted side effects.
Maintaining social interactions through activities and time spent with family and friends can be key to warding off serious bouts of depression. Staying busy keeps the mind and body engaged and occupied. Physical activity has also proven to have positive effects on the mental health of my patients.
Utilizing resources is essential in the fight to prevent and treat depression among older adults. In a recent post from The New Old Age, author Paula Span noted working with a team in an office or clinic, known as "'collaborative care' practices, in which a trained nurse or psychologist served as 'depression care manager,' [and] working with patients to develop treatments and monitor progress," had a positive outcome for patients who sought treatment in that manner.
To that end, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center has begun a new Psychiatric Support Service, funded in part by a fellowship from The Atlantic Philanthropies, for long-term care residents at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center. The program will provide psychiatric education for HRC's medical staff to ensure compliance with practice guidelines and to track patient response to treatment.


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Was just re-reading Brent's review of the $600 heated, "massaging" toilet seat and was wondering how much a non-rich person would spend on Throne accessories. Not necessarily that particular one, but maybe a fancy color or something with brass hardware. I mean, you spend how many hours a year on the can, and you usually just use whatever came with your house, right? Why isn't that something we upgrade?
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Forum Post: ALEC cashes in on our kids!!
Posted 6 years ago on July 18, 2013, 10:54 a.m. EST by shoozTroll
This content is user submitted and not an official statement
While you were distracted, ALEC was still very much on point.
Destroying Democracy, one State at a time.
Despite widespread public opposition to the education privatization agenda, at least 139 bills or state budget provisions reflecting American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) education bills have been introduced in 43 states and the District of Columbia in just the first six months of 2013, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org. Thirty-one have become law.


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Mike Smith made 22 saves and the Phoenix Coyotes strengthen their grip on the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference by clipping the visiting Florida Panthers, 2-1.
Radim Vrbata and Antoine Vermette scored the Coyotes, who have won four straight at home and seven of their last nine games overall. Phoenix now leads Dallas by four points for the final playoff spot.
Roberto Luongo stopped 20 shots for Florida, which had gone 2-0-1 in its previous three games.


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brightlights necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Bright Lights Dancewear
My wife and I own a high energy dance studio that focuses on a range of styles, including jazz, hip hop, ballet, tap and musical theatre. We are continuing to grow and are opening a dance retail store. We also plan to start designing some of our own dance clothes and want our retail store name to be our private label clothing brand.
Dancers, mostly aged 2-18 years old, although we have some adults aged 20-35 years old. We will be selling to our existing students who recognize our studio's brand/logo, as well as to dancers who attend other studios throughout the city.
We want a logo that is strong, 'clean' and easy to read. We want it to feel related to the logo for our studio, use the same fonts, etc. I've included a jpg of our studio logo.
We want the logo to be primarily black and white, although we think a touch of color would be nice. For reference, we used a touch of color on the images on our studio website http://www.DanceXplosionAustin.com.
We want the logo to be on 2 lines so it's not too long horizontally, with "Bright Lights" on the first line and "Dancewear" on the second line.
The strongest idea we've come up with is to use the same font for "Dancewear" as we use for "Dance" in our studio name (Mistral font) so that they relate to each other. Then, we would use the same block letter for "BRIGHT LIGHTS" as we did for "XPLOSION". We want to evoke a NYC feel so the idea is to have a few of NYC's most recognizable buildings behind the words, with the slivers of windows lit up yellow (yellow would be the only color used in the logo). The logo will be used on clothing and on clothing tags, so it can't be so busy with lines and intricate details that get lost when it's small. I don't know if 3 or 4 buildings would look best.
I've uploaded a rough draft of the possible logo.
Thank you!
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The stock price of DRONE AVIATION HOLDING CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:DRNE) recorded $0.01 in recent trading, touching $2.95 and getting interest from avid investors. It's the latest price, but let's analyze how the stock has been doing recently. In the past year, DRONE AVIATION HOLDING CORPORATION's stock was big mover. According to the short interest report published recently, (DRNE) had 25,500 shorted shares for 0.9 days to cover. The prior short interest was 23,200 for a $9.91 change. The 52-Week High and Low are noted here. -16.90 % (High), 346.97 %, (Low). The stock had 27,500 average volume.
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Nita Lowey (D-Harrison) is among the most wealthy members of the House of Representatives, according to a new report.
According to financial disclosure forms that representatives are required to file, Lowey and her husband, David, have assets between $11 million and $44 million, with between $1 million and $5 million in their checking accounts. In 2014, Lowey was ranked as the 17th wealthiest member of Congress, according to the New York Post .
On the flipside, Eliot Engel, who represents Southern Westchester, owes between $10,000 and $15,000 on a Visa credit card, according to the Post .
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bluffeurope necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 18 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Required for Europe's leading poker magazine website. We are looking for a fresh new look for http://www.bluffeurope.com.
Candidates should be able to accommodate all the information available on the current version.
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One of our favorite things about Portfolio Review Week is seeing the incredibly unique pictures that come out of these global events. We have seen some amazing things, from Behance cupcakes, to live paintings, to homemade photobooth props; our hosts and attendees can get super creative! Because of this, we thought it would be a fun idea to create Portfolio Review #5 Superlatives.
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A Connecticut mom's blog post on how an email almost killed her daughter is striking a chord with parents everywhere.
Jennifer Meer wrote on her blog, My Jenn-eration, about placing her 4-year-old daughter in the bath and hearing the ping of her iPad. She went to check the email and returned to the tub two minutes later to see her daughter slumped over.
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Dr. Gerald Boarman, fifth head of school at Bullis, was honored as Potomac's Business Person of the Year. Bullis is one of Potomac's largest employers, and Boarman was praised for expanding its valuable role in the community. Chamber President Adam Greenburg, Lindsay Comacho representing U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, and Monika Samtani of Channel 9 join to congratulate Boarman.
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Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer is quick to take blame for most anything, even when it's obvious that he's not at fault.
On Sunday, there was no mistaking that Palmer deserved the lion's share of the blame for the Raiders losing to the Cleveland Browns 20-17 at the rain-soaked Coliseum.
A poorly thrown pass by Palmer early in the fourth quarter ended a promising Raiders drive and kick-started a game-clinching touchdown drive by the Browns.
"We can't turn the ball over like that," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "We've got all the momentum, we're moving the ball, and we can't have that self-inflicted wound right there. If it's not there, we've got to get rid of it, but we can't make that mistake."
The Raiders were riding a huge wave of momentum on the heels of a blocked field-goal attempt, a 64-yard touchdown from Palmer to wide receiver Rod Streater and forcing the Browns to punt on their ensuing possession.
Palmer completed four of six passes in navigating the Raiders from their own 27-yard line to the Browns 33. The fourth completion gave the Raiders a first down and put them in Sebastian Janikowski's field-goal range.
Yet, on a first-down play, Palmer lofted a pass for rookie receiver Juron Criner down the left sideline, with cornerback Sheldon Brown running step for step with Criner.
By the time Criner turned for the ball, Brown was in position to make the easy catch.
"I was trying to take a shot there, go for the touchdown quickly," Palmer said, "and just didn't put the ball in the right spot, didn't give Juron a chance to make a play on the ball."
That's a play that Palmer loves to gamble on, with single coverage on the outside, having confidence in his ability to put the ball in a spot where his receiver can make a play on the ball.
It worked on the touchdown to Streater. On the pass to Criner, Palmer just didn't get enough on the ball. Coaches stress making sure that the pass is long enough to where only the receiver can catch the ball.
Streater said he and the other receivers enjoy the fact that Palmer has the confidence in them to make plays in single coverage, even if they aren't wide open.
"He has a lot of faith in us," Streater said. "It feels good that he believes in us like that. We just want to come down with every ball and continue to keep that confidence in him."
Palmer targeted Brown numerous times Sunday. In the end, it was Brown who got the better of the toe-to-toe battle.
"Carson threw a few deep balls at me today," Brown said. "You would have to talk to him and see what he saw on tape last week when he was preparing.
"On that particular play, I had an opportunity to cover the short field. I lined up in press like I was going to stay down tight. Criner released outside, I bailed out of there. And at that point I saw Carson throwing the ball and I just became the receiver and caught it."
Overall, Palmer completed 34 of 54 passes for 351 yards and two touchdowns. Unfortunately for him and the Raiders, the pass that stood out among the 54 was the one that Brown intercepted.
Palmer is on pace to pass for 4,709 yards, which would break Rich Gannon's franchise record for most passing yards in a single season.
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Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer is quick to take blame for most anything, even when it's obvious that he's not at fault.


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The brainchild of singer/guitarist Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal was among the second wave of bands to emerge from the sprawling Elephant 6 collective. A native of Athens, Georgia, Barnes was inspired to form the euphoric indie pop group in the wake of a broken romance with a woman from Montreal. He signed with Bar/None Records while living in Florida, subsequently moved to Cleveland and Minneapolis in search of compatible bandmates, and finally returned home to collaborate with bassist Bryan Helium (also a member of Athens' Elf Power) and drummer Derek Almstead.
Of Montreal's debut album, Cherry Peel, appeared in mid-1997, followed that autumn by an EP entitled The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's Flower. From the start, the band buoyed its bright, flamboyant indie pop sound with elements of psychedelia and vaudeville; Of Montreal's earliest records also exhibited a lo-fi sound that bordered on twee pop, although the band steadily shed those influences throughout the early 2000s. After Helium left the group in 1998 to focus on Elf Power full-time, Almstead assumed bass duties, while keyboardist Dottie Alexander and drummer Jamie Huggins both joined the lineup. Nevertheless, the band's second album, 1998's The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy, was recorded primarily as a Barnes solo project.
Multi-instrumentalist A.C. Forrester signed on for 1999's sublime The Gay Parade, while the retrospective album Horse & Elephant Eatery followed in the spring of 2000. The group continued with the release of Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse in April 2001 and Aldhils Arboretum in September of 2002, both of which were issued by the Georgia-based label Kindercore Records. With the subsequent folding of Kindercore, the departures of multi-instrumentalist Andy Gonzales and Almstead, and Barnes' marriage, 2003 proved to be an up-and-down year for the group. Barnes' wife, Nina, joined Of Montreal's lineup as the group signed to Polyvinyl Records and delivered one of its most celebrated records, Satanic Panic in the Attic, in early 2004.
The following year found Barnes exploring a bouncier, synth-driven avenue with the release of Sunlandic Twins, but things began to get complicated in his personal life at the same time. He and his wife moved to Norway for the birth of their baby. Deprived of familiar touchstones, Barnes fell into a deep depression and, upon returning to the States, continued to travel progressively downhill. He and his wife separated for a time, and she returned to her family in Norway with their new daughter. Through the emotional turmoil, Barnes concocted what was to be his darkest, most personal, and ambitious album yet -- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? -- in 2007.
Arriving one year later, Skeletal Lamping furthered that ambitious sound by emphasizing Barnes' outrageous alter ego "Georgie Fruit," whose influence pushed the album toward funk and prog territory. An Eluardian Instance (Jon Brion Remix EP) followed in early 2009, featuring five remixed tracks from the previous album. Of Montreal's tenth studio release, False Priest, arrived the following year and featured cameos from fellow genre-hoppers Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles. Songs written for that album but not used saw the light of day in April of 2011 with the release of an EP entitled thecontrollersphere. The following year Barnes revisited the raw emotion of Hissing Fauna with the album Paralytic Stalks, exploring themes of self-loathing, revenge, and romantic turmoil to create Of Montreal's most personal offering yet. At the end of 2012, the band issued the Daughter of Cloud compilation, a collection of unreleased B-sides and outtakes from 2008-2011.
Arriving in 2013, the full-length Lousy with Sylvianbriar was a huge departure for Barnes' project, finding him recording live to tape with a host of studio musicians, making an album's worth of roots rock-styled compositions indebted to the influence of Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, and other '70s FM radio superstars. After separating from his wife of ten years and touring heavily into 2014, Barnes took a two-week break in New York City in the spring and wrote much of the material for his 13th record, Aureate Gloom. The history of the '70s CBGB music scene and the aftermath of his separation inspired the album's raw, confessional lyrics and punk rock edge. Recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios outside of El Paso, Texas with the same core group of musicians as Lousy with Sylvianbriar -- keyboardist Jojo Glidewell, guitarist Bennett Lewis, bassist Bob Parins, and drummer Clayton Rychlik -- it was released in early 2015. The group's first live recording, the 19-track Snare Lustrous Doomings, which captured October 2014 performances in Portland and San Francisco with the same lineup, was released later in 2015. The following summer saw Barnes and company embrace updated, synth-infused glam pop for Innocence Reaches, their 14th studio album and ninth with Polyvinyl. The Rune Husk EP appeared in 2017, and found them returning to a more classic '70s style of glitter rock, but Of Montreal quickly re-embraced synths on 2018's White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood. It took inspiration from the practice of releasing extended dance mixes of pop singles in the '80s. ~ Jason Ankeny & Andrew Leahey~ Rovi


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Vestas said the office, which is planned for Johannesburg, was part of its attempt to improve its presence in emerging markets.
Speaking about the move, Vestas president for central Europe Hans Jorn Rieks said: "Vestas sees Southern Africa - and South Africa in particular - as key emerging markets for us and as leaders in the development of wind energy in Africa. South Africa has made a solid commitment to a clean energy future and we want to build strong and constructive partnerships with customers, government, the energy industry and the sustainable development community to build a sustainable wind industry."
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As the founder and principal of a prominent yeshiva and the Director of Agudath Israel's Project Y.E.S., Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz is a greatly-respected veteran counselor and commentator. In Living and Parenting he writes with uncompromising directness and clarity about the challenges and rewards of contemporary parenting.
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Did you ever hear the urban legend about the bunch of teachers who accidentally ate a caked laced with pot? Okay, so it's not an urban legend. It actually happened in Lueneburg, Germany Thursday. But it's so dumb it sounds like it could be in a B movie with that chick from Mr. Holland's Opus.
Here's the situation: A chocolate cake was anonymously left at the door to the staff room, and the teachers ate it without asking any questions as to its origin or why it tasted funny. Brilliant.
Maybe Germans are a more trusting people than Americans. But I'd think that not eating anonymous cakes is a bit of a given. You learn that stuff as a kid – even in Germany. Don't eat a cake that is sitting on your doorstep. That's a lesson you are taught just after you learn to look both ways before you cross the street, because people may be driving on the wrong side of it.
The funniest part is that the teachers didn't know they were high – they just thought they had food poisoning. These teachers must have not been tenured, because if they were they'd have been old enough to remember the 1960s.
I have never tried pot. But I can say that if I did, I wouldn't think I had food poisoning. I had food poisoning once, and it made me throw up for two weeks. If that's what pot does to you, there wouldn't be such a big of market. (I've just set myself up to get all kinds of letters from people attempting to explain what pot does to you. However, the writers of these letters will get distracted after the subject line and instead send a treatise on how Scooby-Doo was a total stoner.)
I can just imagine the conversation that went on in that staff room.
"I had some of that cake, and I spent the last half hour talking about how weird it'd be if god were praying to us."
"I think you have food poisoning."
"That's awful. Wanna watch Scooby-Doo?"
The teachers probably freaked out and ran to the doctor paranoid that they were sick. And paranoia is another clear sign of food poisoning. I'm guessing that on the way, they stopped at a convenience store to buy a great deal of food poisoning medication, known to the layperson as Doritos.
"I hear these settle your stomach. They're Nacho Cheesier."
I'm kidding, of course. Nobody ran anywhere. They were high. They probably drove, but really slowly. Maybe even on the right side of the road.
According to Reuters, a police spokesman said that the reason the teachers had not suspected anything was "because it was customary for them to buy cakes from the schoolchildren as part of a fund-raising project." I take two things from this statement. One, the police are now involved. Two, this is a very fat town. I can understand the occasional bake sale, but an ongoing "sell the teachers cake" project? Perhaps instead of those little milks, they serve half and half with school lunches.
Even if it was routine for teachers to scarf a cake every day, they still BOUGHT these cakes, so their excuse doesn't convince me. I doubt there was a bill left with this one.
"Hey guys – you know how usually we pay for cake? We've got a new cake, but they must want us to pay later. Quick, let's eat it without asking any questions as to its origin or why it tastes funny."
The teachers were alerted as to what happened after doctors told them what they were feeling was less food poisoning and more being high. That must have been fun to witness.
"Oh," one teacher probably exclaimed. "That must be why I have spent the last half hour contemplating what I'd do if I had feet for hands. And watching Scooby-Doo."
But even more fun was the conversation the doctors had amongst themselves in the breakroom.
"Did you hear the one about the bunch of teachers who accidentally ate a caked laced with pot?"
"Yeah," another doctor said. "Wasn't the chick from Mr. Holland's Opus in that movie?"
"Nevermind that," said a third doctor. "I'm trying to figure out what would happen if god were praying to us."
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Former teen idol David Cassidy is getting help.
On Monday in L.A., the "Partridge Family" star plead no contest (via his attorney) to a drunken driving charge in L.A. Per CNN, a judge then ordered the 63-year-old musician to enter alcohol rehab for three months, serve five years' probation, pay fines and take part in a nine-month alcohol education program.
Cassidy's lawyer, Steven Graff Levine, said the '70s heartthrob has been in rehab since last month and plans to remain for longer than his sentence requires. Levine also stated, per USA Today, that Cassidy is committed to his sobriety and hopes to break the cycle that got him arrested for drunken driving in January 2014, his third DUI arrest in just a matter of years.
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One part of unit testing a Java method is checking exception thrown by that method. A Java unit test should verify correct exception thrown in exceptional case and no exception should be thrown in normal case. In JUnit 3.XX, there was no direct support to pass or fail a test based upon exception thrown by a Java method. JUnit4 address this issue and provides an easy, and readable way to test exception thrown by a Java method. There are many situations when you need to test exception thrown by any method in Java. Classical example of this is testing API methods which should throw IllegalArgumentException if arguments passed to method are not matching to pre-conditions. In order to test exception thrown by any method in JUnit 4 you need to use @Test(expected=IllegalArgumentException.class) annotation. You can replace IllegalArgumentException.class with any other exception e.g. NullPointerException.class or ArithmeticException.class etc.
Bottom line is that JUnit 4 will execute that test and check if method actually throws expected exception or not. If method throws expected exception, specified as "expected", than JUnit 4 will pass that test, but if method throws any other exception, or doesn't throw any exception than JUnit4 will fail that particular test.
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Unit test to check Excpetion thrown by Java method – JUnit 4 Example
In order to test any Java method for throwing excpetion in JUnit4, You need to ensure that argument provided to that method, from the test must result in expected Exception, Other wise JUnit test will fail. Here is an example of how to test exception thrown in JUnit 4 by testing a method called speed(), which returns speed as distance/time, but before calculating speed it checkes wheter time and distance is positive or not, and if time is zero or negtaive it throws IllegalArgumentException. Let's write a JUnit test to test this method for exception, just remember that we need to pass argument, which result in IllegalArgumentException.
here is the exmple of source class:
public class SpeedUtils {
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public void testSpeed() {
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Testcase: testSpeed(test.JUnit4ExceptionTest): FAILED
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That's all on how to test exception in JUnit4. It's extremely easy to test Java method with JUnit4's annotation based approach. Now you can easily verify any Java method for both correct and incorrect set of inputs, along with exceptions for normal and exceptional cases. If you are writing a public API, which is intented to be used by other, you must provide unit test for checking exception thrown by a method, it's imperative for any public API author.
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How social technologies breed solo shopping – at least in the real world
The days of meeting up with friends and going on a shopping spree are long gone. With so much choice brought about by the increasing number of ecommerce platforms, retailers introducing more ranges online, and the growth of social technologies,applications and contactless payment systems, serious shoppers have drifted from the pack and prefer to go it alone.
Today, if you ask – "does my bum look book in this?" – you're more likely to be 'BBMing' a picture to your friends, getting 'liked' on Facebook, or checking out real-time personal shopping apps than asking a friend who is actually shopping with you. That's because any opportunity can be a purchasing opportunity. Whether you're on your smartphone, visiting a supermarket or perusing Facebook, the opportunity to buy and price-check a range of goods in real-time is at your fingertips making it even harder for traditional retailers to make that initial sell, cross-sell, and most importantly getting customers into stores.
We've heard more regularly over recent months about the decline of the high-street and the future need for physical stores continues to be questioned. In recent years online fashion retailers such as ASOS and Net-A-Porter have done a good job of removing what some would describe as the stressful in-store experience and have brought the changing room right into your home – all of which has been done seamlessly, particularly when returning items. This in turn has made retailers think more strategically about the in-store experience and customer service they want to provide for shoppers in order to differentiate from online.
The most valuable part of any fashion store is the window display and the right-hand side of the shop as you walk in as it is what draws people in. These areas need to be stocked with bestsellers, new lines, adverts, packaging and items promoted in the press. Generally anything visible from the front of the shop should be high profit or popular items, and presented in an exclusive fashion so if your size is out it will bring out the animal instinct in you to hunt it down until it's yours.
Highstreet retailers such as Topshop have also done a lot in recent years to try and keep shoppers in stores for as long as possible by offering different services. In the flagship store on Oxford Street, for example, you can now visit the nail bar, blow-dry salon, have your eyebrows threaded, grab a coffee and buy sweets while also doing your shopping.
Customer service as always continues to be high priority for both stores that sell on commission and those that don't. If sales assistants don't say "hello" to customers who walk into stores like Reiss, Whistles and Hobbs, they're likely to be pulled up for it. A recent and indeed very irregular visit to River Island, ahem, saw six different sales assistants approach me to ask how my day was going in literally under two minutes of entering. The need to appear helpful and make intelligent cross-sell recommendations is indeed a valuable differentiator compared to online, particularly when the customer feels they are getting that little bit extra when it comes to service.
Personally, from a serious shopper's perspective, cool mobile apps are great for quick viewing, but online doesn't have the same buzz for me that walking into a store does. Nothing beats seeing a sea of colours, fabrics, textures, coordinating items and 'store models' in real life. Obviously there are exceptions. However, as much as I enjoy the experience of walking into a store, shopping alone is definitely more suited to my patience levels. I'm also quite happy to BBM a picture to my friends and get their opinion that way rather than having them waiting around for me on the other side of a dressing room curtain.


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Caribbean Film Festival at BAM
From September 1-5, BAMcinématek, the repertory film program at BAM Rose Cinemas, presents Caribbean Diaspora Film Festival, a celebration of contemporary films about the Caribbean experience. BAM hosts the series in conjunction with the West Indian Day Parade, held annually on Labor Day at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza/Prospect Park (September 5). This year the BAMcinématek series focuses on the music of the islands, along with two days of films from the Haitian Film Festival.
The series kicks off with recent Haitian films such as Jonathan Demme's The Agronomist (2004), which tells the story of Haitian national hero Jean Dominique. BBC.com writes, "The Agronomist is more than a tribute to one inspirational man. With Haiti now entering the next stage in its tragic history, it's also a timely look at the roots and causes of its ongoing instability." Demme's film screens September 1 and 2. Other film highlights include Santo Domingo Blues (2003), a lyrical portrait of the Dominican Republic's most popular musical genre, Bachata (September 3 and 5); Young Rebels (2005), a look at hip hop roots in Cuba (September 3 and 4); One Love (2003) a reggae Romeo and Juliet with Bob Marley's son Ky-mani as the male lead (September 3, 4, and 5); and Calypso Dreams (2004), a documentary on stars of Calypso music (September 4 and 5). Caribbean Beat states, "Calypso Dreams is far and away the best film ever made about calypso. Dreams does a fantastic job of introducing and celebrating the complex history and unique energy of the art form." BAM Rose Cinemas "offers one of the most civilized movie-going experiences in the city," according to The New York Times. General admission tickets to BAM Rose Cinemas are $10. Tickets are $7 for students 25 and under (with valid I.D. Monday-Thursday, except holidays) seniors, children under twelve, and BAM Cinema Club members. Tickets are available at the BAM Rose Cinemas box office, by phone at 718.777.FILM (order by "name of movie" option), or online at www.bam.org. For more information, call the BAMcinématek hotline at 718.636.4100 or visit www.bam.org. Caribbean Diaspora Film Festival schedule:
September 1, The Haitian Film Festival, presented by "18 Mai" Committee, Inc. and HaitiXchange.com At 4:30, 9:30pm Justice (2004), 110min.
Directed by Jeanne-Marie Almonor, John G. Shulman.
Made by civil rights lawyers, Justice exposes the racial disparities in arrest rates, convictions, and incarceration that have put one in ten African-American men aged 25 to 29 in prison. Roger Guenveur Smith stars as an ambitious lawyer out to change a corrupt legal system. A Q&A with Jeanne-Marie Almonor and John G. Shulman will follow the screening.
At 6:50pm. The Agronomist (2004), 90 min.
Directed by Jonathan Demme.
Academy-Award winner Jonathan Demme worked for over a decade gathering material on Haitian national hero Jean Dominique. As owner and operator of his nation's oldest and only free radio station, Dominique fought tirelessly against injustice, oppression, and poverty until he was assassinated in2000. With The Other Side of the Water (2005), 20min. Directed by Jeremy Robins The Other Side of the Water is a documentary-in-progress about a group of young immigrants taking music from the hills of Haiti and reinventing it on the streets of Brooklyn. A Q&A Gary Pierre-Pierre, Ja Ra Ra, Jeremy Robins, Magali Damas will follow the screening. (Also screens September 2 with Of Gods and Men at 4:30pm)
September 2, The Haitian Film Festival, presented by "18 Mai" Committee, Inc. and HaitiXchange.com. September 2 at 4:30pm. Of Gods and Men (2002), 52min
Directed by Anne Lescot, Laurence Magloire Prevalent, yet still taboo, homosexuality and gay culture flourish within the context of Haiti's Voodoo religion. But the AIDS epidemic looms as a continual threat and adds a degree of nihilism to relatively optimistic attitudes toward life and happiness in Port-au-Prince. With The Other Side of the Water (2005), 20min Q&A Jeremy Robins, Magali Damas, Anne Lescot, POCC, and Audre Lorde Project will follow the screening.
September 2 at 6:50pm The Agronomist (2004), 90 min.
A Q&A Michelle Montas will follow the screening. September 2 at 9:30pm. Justice (2004), 110min. Q&A Jeanne-Marie Almonor, John G. Shulman will follow the screening.
September 3. At 2, 6:50pm
Santo Domingo Blues (2003), 75min, in Spanish with English subtitles
Directed by Alex Wolfe.
This film is a lyrical portrait of the Dominican Republic's most popular musical genre, Bachata, and its greatest singer/songwriter, Luis Vargas. Originally known as the Song of Bitterness, Bachata has its roots in political and social rebellion. Santo Domingo Blues explores its history, and the life and music of the enormously charismatic performer Vargas. The Village Voice remarks, "SDB excavates a salty lineup of pickers and crooners, most of whom kneel to (now deceased) Eladio R. Santos, unsung hero of the brillo, or shiny guitar tone, who in the movie joyfully plays a car wash-nightclub while still throwing a line to the mamis." (Also screens September 5 at 4:30pm)
At 4:30pm. Young Rebels (2005), 70min, in English and Spanish with English subtitles
Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck.
A favorite at this year's New Directors/New Films, Young Rebels looks at the burgeoning hip-hop music scene in Cuba. Taken out of large cities and placed in a socialist context, the music becomes even more politicized, and MCs find new ways to use the beats and rhymes to their advantage. Filmmakers Boden and Fleck skillfully interweave the music with examinations of life in Cuba today. The New York Times writes, "This informative documentary introduces us to a number of these earnest young pop messengers, who barely have the resources to make a CD (much less mass-produce it) but have the wherewithal to organize a rap festival. From observing American culture, they are already aware that commercial success would probably contaminate their fledgling movement the way it did hip-hop in the United States. But until the day Cuban rappers are flaunting mountains of bling, the film suggests, they are waging a noble struggle to be heard." (Also screens September 4 at 2, 6:50pm)
At 9:15pm. One Love (2003), 100min. Directed by Rick Elgood, Don Letts
With Ky-mani Marley, Cherine Anderson Co-directors Letts and Elgood's follow up to their enormously popular Dancehall Queen, One Love is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet, set in the music scene of Jamaica. Marley (son of the late Bob Marley) plays a Rastafarian singer who falls in love with his talent contest competitor, the
gospel-singing Anderson. (Also screens September 4 at 9:15pm; and September 5 at 6:50pm)
September 4. At 2, 6:50 pm. Young Rebels (2005), 70min, in English and Spanish with English subtitles. Q&A with directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck will follow the screening.
At 4:30pm. Calypso Dreams (2004) 85min. Directed by Geoffrey Dunn, Michael Horne
Shot over the course of three years in Trinidad, this exuberant documentary examines the lives and music of some of the biggest Calypso stars. More than just a Trinidadian Buena Vista Social Club, the film delights in providing a detailed history of Calypso music, including its origins as slave music. The jam-packed soundtrack is required listening for any fan. (Also screens September 5 at 2, 9:15pm)
At 9:15pm. One Love (2003), 100min.
September 5. At 2, 9:15pm. Calypso Dreams (2004)
At 4:30pm. Santo Domingo Blues (2003), 75min, in Spanish with English subtitles
At 6:50pm. One Love (2003)
Caribbean Diaspora Film Festival is part of Diverse Voices at BAM presented by Time Warner. Steiner Studios is the presenting sponsor for BAMcinématek. Leadership support is provided by The Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust. BAM Rose Cinemas is named in recognition of a major gift in honor of Jonathan F.P. and Diana Calthorpe Rose. BAM Rose Cinemas would also like to acknowledge the generous support of The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, Richard B. Fisher and Jeanne Donovan Fisher, James Ottaway, Jr., Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, Bloomberg, and Trollbäck & Company. Additional support is provided by The Criterion Collection, The Liman Foundation, and The Grodzins Fund. French films are supported by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York. BAMcinématek would like to offer special thanks to Abiba Wynn/Haitian Film Festival, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, Alex Wolfe/Mambo Media, Linda Dubler/High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Yvonne Deutschman, Randy Chin & Maxine Stowe/VP Records, Tyla Berchtold/Silver Nitrate, and Geoffrey Dunn/Calypso
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas, BAMcafé, and Shakespeare & Co. BAMshop are located in the Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) in the Fort Greene
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Lawrence, Kansas' Cowboy Indian Bear, on its surface is an example of the cycle as it applies to the struggle or the impulse. The cowboys were after the Indians and the Indians were after the bears, which could kill all of the above on the right day, with the sun shining the right way or the night giving them the blanket of cover needed to mount a sneak attack. It's almost as if one couldn't exist without the other. More properly, it's probably that one wouldn't want to exist without the others around - for the sport of it and for the confirmation of purpose.
The band, made up of Beau Bruns, Charles Calhoun, Katlyn Conroy and Martinez Hillard finds itself writing about a similarly circular game that's just like some teeth chasing a tail or a gun chasing one. It makes no difference what the specifics are. It's just that one begets the other and vice versa. There are no eggs and no chickens here. This was a bit of evolution and this was a God resting on the seventh day both sort of thing. Good luck figuring it all out.
All that matters is that we're all stuck with the results and it's a real mess sometimes. The songs of Cowboy Indian Bear make us savor the beast a little bit. We like what's being concocted down in the red pools of those hearts that we hang in our chests. It's these damned hearts that short out and sputter, but then sometimes amaze the hell out of us at other times. We follow them and they lead us into the bottom of a lake or they take us right where we wanted to go, some place that might even be better than we ever thought it would be when we started down the road - with the mouth open and the tail getting a head start.
They sing about wanting a stranger's heart, as if that could make anything better. They're all just as indecisive as the next one and they all have their problems and their wanderings. It's suggested here that someone else's heart would offer a new lease, something better, if it could be implanted and replace what used to be lodged there inside the ravaged body, as if it were a frozen turkey or a boulder. The new heart would act as potting soil and tender loving care to bring something shiny and sunnier to this area of such ugly and cold topography. It would be born anew and then the ticker tape would fly. The new car smell would overtake that of the basement, of mildew and rot and things would bloom. It's sung in a slowly proceeding, sad jazz way that seems to point to the rainy days and the freezing machine actions continuing as they want to. Picking a heart is just picking a different poison and yet, there's no doing without them, so you just swallow hard and stay alert. Watch for the bears and the bullets.
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News Archives - 2010
We really do love life in the city
For the last couple of years, Augsburg's summer orientation program for incoming first-year students has focused on introducing new Auggies to the neighborhoods surrounding campus. During SOAR, both students and parents take neighborhood walking and light rail tours and not only see the areas but also learn some of the history and lesser-known facts about the neighborhoods.
In this spirit, we asked several Auggie faculty and staff to share their "You have to see/do/go to..." suggestions for getting to know our cities.
If you don't find an adventure here that's to your liking, ask a coach, professor, staff member, or another student for their ideas—or offer up some of your own!
Places to go, things to do
Lars Christiansen, Sociology and Metro/Urban Studies
An avid cyclist who bikes everywhere, Lars suggests three bike rides that are a MUST:
From Augsburg take Riverside to Franklin to west River Road, down to Minnehaha falls. Then, Minnehaha creek to the Chain of Lakes to the Midtown Greenway, over the Sabo bridge, to the trail along the LRT, then back to Augsburg.
Augsburg to Uptown and back via the Midtown Greenway, and then perhaps around Lake Calhoun.
Also Uptown to Downtown via the Kenilworth Trail and Cedar Lake Trail.
If you're not sure what any of this means, find great bike trail maps on the City of Minneapolis website.
Nancy Fischer, Sociology and Metro/Urban Studies
Nancy is a St. Paul resident who reminds us that there is a lot to see and do ACROSS the river! Three must-see neighborhoods of St. Paul include:
Grand Avenue, stretching from Fairview Ave all the way to Dale where you can find many small restaurants and boutiques. For restaurants on Grand, Shish: A Mediterranean Grill is worth a visit; and Cafe Latte on Grand and Victoria is a requirement- it's a true St. Paul institution, famous for its desserts and soups. One block from Grand is historic Summit Avenue where some of the largest, prettiest mansions of St. Paul's "old money" elites stand.
University Avenue from Lexington Avenue to the Capital Building in St. Paul is a wonder of small (mostly Asian) ethnic eateries. If you made it a goal to try each one, it would probably take you at least 6 months. This area also currently displays the photographs of artist Wing Young Huie, who published Lake Street, USA.
And finally, everyone is talking about the Lowertown neighborhood of downtown St. Paul. It's had a recent renaissance of condominiums, theaters, galleries and new restaurants. Mears Park in that area is charming and has many free concerts. Generally, downtown St. Paul has many fine examples of turn-of-the-century architecture in contrast to Minneapolis's more modernist downtown. The architectural detail on the older buildings is exquisite.
Laurel Christianson, Student Affairs and David Langemo, Advancement Services
Both Laurel and David, and many other Auggies, suggest visiting and becoming a member of the Seward Co-op. Not only for the beautiful produce and wonderful array of organically grown and naturally-produced items, but for the lunches you can grab to go...nutritious, delicious, and oftentimes unique.
Carrie Carroll, Admissions
Take the light rail to Minnehaha Falls and rent a 2 or 4 (or more) person bike.
Visit the sculpture garden at the Walker Art Center at dusk. See the spoon, check out the metal horse and make a wish at the fish pond.
Ann Garvey, Student Affairs
Ann encourages you to check out some of the parks and architecture our cities have to offer. She suggests: Minnehaha Falls, Indian Mound Park (St. Paul river bluffs), the State Capitol building and grounds, Downtown Minneapolis skyways, and the Milwaukee Avenue houses that are across I-94 just off Franklin Avenue between 22nd and 23rd. Rebecca John of the department of marketing and communication agrees about the Milwaukee Road houses. "It's like stepping back in time to walk along that bike- and pedestrian-only street. I know of nothing else like it in the entire Twin Cities!"
Darcey Engen, Theatre Arts
There are a lot of large and small theatre venues in the metro area. In addition to attending (or getting involved with) one of several Augsburg Theater Department productions throughout the academic year, Darcey recommends seeing a production at The Guthrie or Ten Thousand Things Theatre. She also suggests going to Open Eye Figure Theatre to see some original work by Michael Sommers. She says, "I promise you that you won't be disappointed. You will experience something you've never experienced before."
Casey Jarvela, Augsburg for Adults
I love the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (aka MIA) at 2400 3rd Avenue South (just a few blocks south of Franklin Avenue). A person could spend all day there, and admission is FREE every day for the general exhibits.
Barb Hutson, Advancement Services
Walk down Nicollet Mall from the IDS Building to Loring Park and then try to get back through the skyways!
Take the Minneapolis Queen boat ride through the locks on the Mississippi to get the best view of downtown Minneapolis and learn about our Mill City. Stop at the Mill City Museum afterwards for more fun info.
Go to Lake Harriet for a Sunday afternoon picnic and stay to watch a concert in the bandshell. It was the most impressive thing I planned for a family reunion last year!
Produce and other fun stuff
Minneapolis and St. Paul have incredible farmers' markets that stay in business well into the fall months. Look for one in your neighborhood on the City of Minneapolis website. And don't forget Augsburg's market in connection with the Brian Coyle Center market held on Tuesdays. Watch your email and the Daily A-mail for more information including recipes!
Food – a smorgasbord of Auggie suggestions
St. Martin's Table – Riverside and 20th. Warm soup, homemade bread. Nothing more to say, except desserts! Get there soon, because they are closing in December. *insert sad face here*
Pizza Luce – several locations with fantastic pizza, sandwiches, and pasta including the Lasagna Abruzzi, a cheesey, meaty mouthwatering caloric dream. Closest to Augsburg is on Franklin across the I-94 footbridge.
Café Latte – St. Paul on Grand Avenue and Victoria. Lots of great shopping nearby and some of the best desserts you can find!
Maashaa'Allah Restaurant – 605 Cedar Ave South. Incredible gyros and other African food all for great prices.
Victor's 1959 Café – Grand and 38th in South Minneapolis. A tiny Cuban place with a fun, casual atmosphere. It has really great food including plate-sized banana or chocolate chip pancakes.
Maria's Café – 1113 East Franklin Avenue. Great breakfast and lunch and some delicious coffee!
Galactic Pizza – Lyndale Avenue in Uptown. Fresh, local ingredients and superhero delivery drivers in 3-wheel electric cars. Eat pizza and save the environment!
Himalayan Restaurant – 2401 E. Franklin Avenue, a great buffet at a great price!
Red Stag – 509 First Avenue Northeast. A supper club with a contemporary flair that seems to have captured some old essence of Northeast Minneapolis. They also have great live music.
Psycho Suzie's – 2519 Marshall Street NE. Show your tattoos and piercings at this hip, young bar and restaurant with great pizza, mini corndogs, deviled eggs, and other delectable treats. Great outdoor patio too!


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|Being on Fire
|By: Tim Brunelle
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The Christmas season is also the Music season. Arts groups throughout our community present an amazing array of concerts almost every weekend. Here is a small sample of this Sunday's concerts that doesn't even include the many wonderful Church choir concerts.
2:00 p.m. The Symphony and Arts San Antonio's final performances of The Nutcracker at the Municipal Auditorium.
2:30 p.m. Kerrville's Symphony of the Hills
Dr. Jay B. Dunnahoo, Conductor and Artistic Director
Soloists: Katie Beth McKinney, horn; Richie Miller, percussion; Danielle Stevens, flute; Elizabeth Hitzfeld, violin
2:30 p.m. Voci di Sorelle's popular annual concert at Mission San Jose will feature Medieval and Renaissance Music of Christmas. Adults $25 | Students $15
3:00 p.m. The San Antonio Symphony will be performing Handel's Messiah at Steele Auditorium in Cibolo. General Admission tickets $25. Students $8.
3:00 p.m. Children's Chorus of San Antonio at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church. Tickets $8.
4:00 p.m. Youth Orchestra of San Antonio Junior Strings at the Magik Theatre. Free.
6:30 p.m. Musical Bridges Around the World's Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral. Free.
Jack Fishman
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Web: www.sasymphony.org
Twitter @SASym
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With word today that government documents regarding the deployment in Afghanistan have been leaked, Time magazine decided to do a retrospective on it's personal Top Ten Leaks. they have everything from Watergate and Deep Throat to Sarah Palin's emails. Midnight Sun comes in at number 6. Time sums it up by saying:
"In 2008, she tried something different (sort of) by retelling the events of the first books, only from Edward's point of view. Sooner than you can say "glittering vampire," 12 unfinished chapters from the new manuscript, Midnight Sun, appeared on the Internet. "I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being," Meyer said in a message to fans. Rather than punish her loyal following, Meyer posted her entire unfinished Midnight Sun draft on her website. The only catch is that it's unprintable — better bring an e-reader."