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When one hears the name "Jericho" one naturally thinks of Israelites marching, trumpets sounding and walls falling. It is a wonderful story of faith and victory that we enjoy reading and telling in Sunday School class, but did it really happen? The skeptic would say no, it is merely a folk tale to explain the ruins at Jericho. The reason for this negative outlook is the excavation carried out at the site in the 1950s under the direction of British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon. She concluded,
It is a sad fact that of the town walls of the Late Bronze Age, within which period the attack by the Israelites must fall by any dating, not a trace remains.…The excavation of Jericho, therefore, has thrown no light on the walls of Jericho of which the destruction is so vividly described in the Book of Joshua (Kenyon 1957: 261–62).
Thomas A. Holland, who was editor and co-author of Kenyon's excavation reports, summarized the apparent results as follows:
Kenyon concluded, with reference to the military conquest theory and the L[ate] B[ronze Age] walls, that there was no archaeological data to support the thesis that the town had been surrounded by a wall at the end of LB I (ca. 1400 BCE...) (Holland 1997: 223).
H.J. Franken, a member of the Jericho excavation staff, stated,
Miss Kenyon's work has presented scholars with the hard fact that if Joshua was active with the incoming Israelites either c. 1400 or c. 1200 B.C. he would not have been able to capture a great walled city of Jericho, because there was no city of Jericho in these periods…the huge ruins of the Hyksos city gave rise to the folktale attached to the hero Joshua (1965: 190, 200).
According to Kenyon's dating, there was no city for the Israelites to conquer at the end of the 15th century BC, the Biblical date for the event. The Jericho of Joshua's time could not be found-it was lost! Through our research, however, we have found the lost city of Jericho, the Jericho attacked by the Israelites.
Aerial view of Jericho, looking south. The trenches and squares visible today are from Kathleen Kenyon's excavations in the 1950s and the more recent Italian-Palestinian excavation which began in 1997.
Fortifications of Jericho Before the Israelites entered the promised land Moses told them, "You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky" (Dt 9:1). The meticulous work of Kenyon showed that Jericho was indeed heavily fortified and that it had been burned by fire. Unfortunately, she misdated her finds, resulting in what seemed to be a discrepancy between the discoveries of archaeology and the Bible. She concluded that the Bronze Age city of Jericho was destroyed about 1550 BC by the Egyptians. An in-depth analysis of the evidence, however, reveals that the destruction took place at the end of the 15th century BC (end of the Late Bronze I period), exactly when the Bible says the Conquest occurred (Wood 1990).
Pottery found at Jericho by John Garstang. This distinctive pottery, decorated with red and black geometric patterns, was in use only in the 15th century BC, the time of the Israelite Conquest according to Biblical chronology.
The mound, or "tell," of Jericho was surrounded by a great earthen rampart, or embankment, with a stone retaining wall at its base. The retaining wall was some 12–15 ft high. On top of that was a mudbrick wall 6 ft thick and about 20–26 ft high (Sellin and Watzinger 1973: 58). At the crest of the embankment was a similar mudbrick wall whose base was roughly 46 ft above the ground level outside the retaining wall. This is what loomed high above the Israelites as they marched around the city each day for seven days. Humanly speaking, it was impossible for the Israelites to penetrate the impregnable bastion of Jericho.
Plan of the ruins of Jericho. A-area excavated by John Garstang where he found evidence for the destruction of Jericho by the Israelites which he dated to ca. 1400 BC. B-Two 8x8 m squares excavated by Kathleen Kenyon where she found similar evidence for destruction, but misdated it to 1550 BC and attributed it to the Egyptians.
Within the upper wall was an area of approximately 6 acres, while the total area of the upper city and fortification system together was half again as large, or about 9 acres. Based on the archaeologist's rule of thumb of 100 persons per acre, the population of the upper city would have been about 600. From excavations carried out by a German team in the first decade of this century, we know that people were also living on the embankment between the upper and lower city walls. In addition, those Canaanites living in surrounding villages would have fled to Jericho for safety. Thus, we can assume that there were several thousand people inside the walls when the Israelites came against the city.
Schematic cross-section of the fortification system at Jericho.
The Fallen Walls The citizens of Jericho were well prepared for a siege. A copious spring which provided water for ancient, as well as modern, Jericho lay inside the city walls. At the time of the attack, the harvest had just been taken in (Jos 3:15), so the citizens had an abundant supply of food. This has been borne out by many large jars full of grain found in the Canaanite homes by John Garstang in his excavation in the 1930s and also by Kenyon. With a plentiful food supply and ample water, the inhabitants of Jericho could have held out for several years. After the seventh trip around the city on the seventh day, Scripture tells us that the wall "fell flat" (Jos 6:20). A more accurate rendering of the Hebrew word here would be "fell beneath itself." Is there evidence for such an event at Jericho? It turns out that there is ample evidence that the mudbrick city wall collapsed and was deposited at the base of the stone retaining wall at the time the city met its end.
Section drawing of Kenyon's west trench, showing the fallen mud bricks from the collapsed city wall (red area to the left of retaining wall KD).
Kenyon's work was the most detailed. On the west side of the tell, at the base of the retaining, or revetment, wall, she found,
fallen red bricks piling nearly to the top of the revetment. These probably came from the wall on the summit of the bank [and/or]…the brickwork above the revetment (Kenyon 1981: 110).
In other words, she found a heap of bricks from the fallen city walls! The renewed Italian-Palestinian excavations found exactly the same thing at the southern end of the mound in 1997.
Excavations at the outer (lower) fortification wall by the three major expeditions to Jericho. At the north end (numbers 1–5), a portion of the mud brick wall (red) atop the stone retaining wall survived, demonstrating that the city wall did not fall in this area. Nothing remains of the mud brick city wall at other points investigated, showing that it had collapsed everywhere else (numbers 6–13). Remnants of the collapsed city wall (red) were actually found still in place in three places at Jericho: number 11 (German excavation), number 12 (Kenyon's excavation), and the 1997 Italian-Palestinian excavation extending Kenyon's south trench at number 8.
According to the Bible, Rahab's house was incorporated into the fortification system (Jos 2:15). If the walls fell, how was her house spared? As you recall, the spies had instructed Rahab to bring her family into her house and they would be rescued. When the Israelites stormed the city, Rahab and her family were saved as promised (Jos 6:17, 22–23). At the north end of the tell of Jericho, archaeologists made some astounding discoveries that seem to relate to Rahab. The German excavation of 1907-1909 found that on the north a short stretch of the lower city wall did not fall as everywhere else. A portion of that mudbrick wall was still standing to a height of 8 ft (Sellin and Watzinger 1973: 58). What is more, there were houses built against the wall! It is quite possible that this is where Rahab's house was located. Since the city wall formed the back wall of the houses, the spies could have readily escaped. From this location on the north side of the city, it was only a short distance to the hills of the Judean wilderness where the spies hid for three days (Jos 2:16, 22). Real estate values must have been low here, since the houses were positioned on the embankment between the upper and lower city walls. Not the best place to live in time of war! This area was no doubt the overflow from the upper city and the poor part of town, perhaps even a slum district. After the city walls fell, how could the Israelites surmount the 12–15 foot high retaining wall at the base of the tell? Excavations have shown that the bricks from the collapsed walls fell in such a way as to form a ramp against the retaining wall. The Israelites could merely climb up over the pile of rubble, up the embankment, and enter the city. The Bible is very precise in its description of how the Israelites entered the city: "The people went up into the city, every man straight before him" (Jos 6:20, KJV). The Israelites had to go up, and that is what archaeology has revealed. They had to go from ground level at the base of the tell to the top of the rampart in order to enter the city.
Dr. Wood points to collapsed mud bricks from the city wall that fell to the base of the retaining wall at Jericho. His left foot rests on part of the fallen wall. (Italian-Palestinian excavation, 1997, location 8.)
Destruction by Fire The Israelites "burned the whole city and everything in it" (Jos 6: 24). Once again, the discoveries of archaeology have verified the truth of this record. A portion of the city destroyed by the Israelites was excavated on the east side of the tell. Wherever the archaeologists reached this level they found a layer of burned ash and debris about 3 ft thick. Kenyon described the massive devastation:
The destruction was complete. Walls and floors were blackened or reddened by fire, and every room was filled with fallen bricks, timbers, and household utensils; in most rooms the fallen debris was heavily burnt, but the collapse of the walls of the eastern rooms seems to have taken place before they were affected by the fire (Kenyon 1981: 370).
Excavations of John Garstang at Jericho showing the remains of the city destroyed by the Israelites in about 1400 BC.
Exterior of the retaining wall in Kenyon's west trench.
Section drawing of Kenyon's excavation showing house walls from the city destroyed by the Israelites and the thick burn layer (lower red layer).
Both Garstang and Kenyon found many storage jars full of grain that had been caught in the fiery destruction. This is a unique find in the annals of archaeology. Grain was valuable, not only as a source of food, but also as a commodity which could be bartered. Under normal circumstances, valuables such as grain would have been plundered by the conquerors. Why was the grain left to be burned at Jericho? The Bible provides the answer. Joshua commanded the Israelites:
The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into His treasury (Jos 6:17–19).
Jars full of grain found by John Garstang at Jericho. They were charred in the fire that the Israelites set to destroy the Canaanite city.
The grain left at Jericho and found by archaeologists in modern times gives graphic testimony to the obedience of the Israelites nearly three and a half millennia ago. Only Achan disobeyed, leading to the debacle at Ai described in Joshua 7. Such a large quantity of grain left untouched gives silent testimony to the truth of yet another aspect of the Biblical account. A heavily fortified city with an abundant supply of food and water would normally take many months, even years, to subdue. The Bible says that Jericho fell after only seven days. The jars found in the ruins of Jericho were full, showing that the siege was short since the people inside the walls consumed very little of the grain. Lessons of Jericho Jericho was once thought to be a "Bible problem" because of the seeming disagreement between archaeology and the Bible. When the archaeology is correctly interpreted, however, the opposite is the case. The archaeological evidence supports the historical accuracy of the Biblical account in every detail. Every aspect of the story that could possibly be verified by the findings of archaeology is, in fact, verified. There are a number of theories as to how the walls of Jericho came down. Both Garstang and Kenyon found evidence of earthquake activity at the time the city met its end. If God did use an earthquake to accomplish His purposes that day, it was still a miracle since it happened at precisely the right moment, and was manifested in such a way as to protect Rahab's house. No matter what agency God used, it was ultimately the faith of the Israelites that brought the walls down: "By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days" (Heb 11:30). The example of Jericho is a wonderful spiritual lesson for God's people yet today. There are times when we find ourselves facing enormous "walls" that are impossible to break down by human strength. If we put our faith in God and follow His commandments, even when they seem foolish to us, He will perform "great and awesome deeds" (Dt 4:34) and give us the victory.
See Dr. Wood discuss the evidence in this cutting edge video, Jericho Unearthed. Jericho Unearthed can be purchased in the ABR bookstore.
See Dr. Wood present his research on Jericho in this video from 2009.
Bibliography Franken, H.J. 1965 Tell es-Sultan and Old Testament Jericho. Oudtestamentische Studiën 14: 189–200. Holland, T.A. 1997 Jericho. Pp. 220–24 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Vol. 3, ed. E.M. Myers. New York: Oxford University Press. Kenyon, K.M. 1957 Digging Up Jericho. London: Ernest Benn. 1981 Excavations at Jericho, Vol. 3. London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
Sellin, E., and Watzinger, C. 1973 Jericho die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen. Osnabrück: Otto Zeller, reprint of 1913 edition. Wood, B.G. 1990 Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho? Biblical Archaeology Review 16.2: 44–58.
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Dear Austin, In the "Related Articles" section above your comment are several more articles about Jericho that include many of the pictures you may be looking for... I hope this helps---Henry Smith
Henry Smith - 2/3/2009 1:14:31 PM
I was wondering how many miles around the walls of Jericho did the Israelites have to walk. I can't seem to find out this question. I understand that inside was 6-9 acres but it doesn't tell me the mileage around the walls.
Norma Dodgens - 6/14/2009 8:04:58 PM
For Norma Dodgens: The upper city of Jericho occupied an area of about 6 acres. If the fortification rampart around the upper city is included, the total area of Jericho was about 9 acres, with a circumference of about ½ mile. Bryant G. Wood, Ph.D.
Bryant Wood - 6/20/2009 5:20:58 AM
What language do you think the Spies and Rahab used to communicate with eachother?
Marcie - 9/13/2009 6:46:51 AM
Dear Marcie, Yes, that is an interesting question. Canaanite and Hebrew are very similar languages, so I think it would have been quite easy for speakers of the two languages to communicate with one another. One might compare it with Hebrew and Arabic today. When the Patriarchs lived in Canaan it is clear that they had no trouble communicating with the local population. Dr. Bryant Wood
Jerico fell becoz the children of Isreal followed the Holy Spirit's instructions detail by detail on how to conquour Jerico. Remember the chief commander of the army of God who is Christ Jesus was the one leading the attack but it had to take obedience on the part of Isreal for the battle to be won, this is a great wonder and no one can dispute what God did so miraculous and mind blowing, but it happened. Same applies to us as God's children no matter what problems we face if we follow the Holy spiri's instructions we shall be able to have victory becoz he dwells in us and in him there is no failure.
Steve Msimuko - 9/15/2009 7:46:51 PM
After reading this article, many will say there is no wall. What wall will be left after God gave specific orders to Joshua and his people on how to go about around the city and what to do no the seventh day. With this vast destruction, only rubble would be left, but yet that rubble proves that the Bible is true because the Word of God is the Bible that we read today and His Word is true. Those who do not believe in God and in Jesus Christ His Son our Savior has only to say it was an earthquake. If it were an earthquake then why is there not deep fisures in the ground? And why are there ruins of the jars of grain and other items left behind? All this would have been destroyed in an earthquake which proves again that the Bible the Word of God our Creator is true and what did occur is for real. Sorry that some only will believe in apes and evolution and in et's. Sorry for their souls.
Angela Rodriguez - 6/15/2010 7:51:21 AM
I was reading this interesting article. What was the problem with Kenyon dating, and why did she feel the place was destroyed by the Egyptians? As better dating been carried out, to disprove the other dating, or other date evidence?
vince white - 9/22/2010 6:40:40 PM
Dear Vince White,You can find more discussion on your question at:www.biblearchaeology.org/.../...ical-Evidence.aspxBlessings,ABR
I was reading in 1 Kings, chapter 16:34 and it said that in Ahab's time a man named Hiel of Bethel rebuilt the walls of Jericho (at much personal expense). I wondered if he built it on top of the original Jericho or at a different location. I'm guessing perhaps at a different location because of the evidence found but nothing is addressed in your information that I can find about that. It puts unnecessary doubts in my head. Could you help me by answering that? Thank you. Lisa
Lisa Keller-Johnson - 10/11/2010 12:56:39 PM
Dear Lisa,Thanks for your good question. Here is a brief answer from Dr. Wood:Since reference is made in 1 Kings 16:34 to the curse Joshua put on anyone who would rebuild Jericho (Joshua 6:26), we can conclude that Hiel rebuilt the city that had been destroyed by the Israelites (Joshua 6) and where Eglon king of Moab later built a residency (Judges 3:12–30). Excavations at the site in the early 20th century revealed remains that date to the reign of Ahab (874–853 BC). I hope this is helpful to you in your study of the Scriptures,Blessings,ABR
When was the Wall of Jericho found?
Hana Yoo - 5/8/2011 1:00:29 AM
If you would like to contact a minister by the name of Roberts Liardon, he may be able to tell you the story he told our church in the early 90's. When Roberts was 8 years old, Yahweh took him to heaven in a vision for about 8 hours. An angel told Roberts that the angels at Jericho pushed the wall of Jericho straight down into the ground, thus preserving Rahab's house on top of the wall. His story fits with your better rendering of the term "fell flat", meaning that the wall "fell beneath itself". Since hearing Roberts' story, I've often wondered, if the wall collapse did happen the way Roberts described, would that affect dating of the destruction of Jericho, since the burned remains/ruins would now be located at the "top" of the wall, instead of at its "base"?
Gene Benjamin II - 12/26/2011 8:20:06 PM
So... 1/2 mile around... 600,000 warriors(?) If they are spaced 3 feet apart... that means less than 1000 would be needed to encompass the city. Should we think that they marched 600 deep? Did they all march? Thanks for your thoughts
Joe Bubar - 2/7/2012 1:33:32 AM
what are the engineering discoveries from the remains of the wall of Jericho?e.g. the art, design, lessons to the engineers as shown by the findings.
Govinda - 3/12/2012 7:04:44 PM
love this
bill oliver jr - 5/11/2012 5:46:28 PM
I am still confused as to the location of Rahab's house. Was it in the top portion of the wall or near the bottom? Either way, somehow, God protected her house when the walls fell. Is there evidence as to the location of the house? And of course, the Israelites identified the house by the red cord she tied in the window. What were the shape of these windows, square or rounded on top? And was the sill of wood or stone? I ask because I understand that the sill was painted red to indicate that it was a prostitute residence..is that correct? I am trying to render this picture in paint and I want to be as accurate as possible. Thank you so much for your insight!
Lina Birge - 2/3/2014 4:56:30 PM
As for Rahab's house...On the northern section of the site, there are still some mud-brick walls standing. These correspond to the outer wall, and demonstrate that the notion of Rahab's house ("against the wall") standing, while the rest of the wall fell. Whether her house was 1 story or two, she had roof/upper floor where harvested products could dry out in the sun.
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Southeast Portland based bicycle and pedestrian planning firm, Alta Planning + Design, will be the subject of an upcoming episode of Big Ideas for a Small Planet, a documentary series which airs on The Sundance Channel.
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There's been a loud, angry and often uninformed debate over salmon habitat protection in the Kenai Peninsula Borough for the past couple years, and if we hope to protect our fisheries in the coming years, it's important to understand some basic issues.
In 2011, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted 7-2 to protect the vital habitat corridors along our lakes and streams that sustain our wild salmon runs. This vote recognized that all salmon habitat is important, and it extended and expanded earlier ordinances already on the books, to include remaining salmon streams and lakes in the borough
A small but vocal group of so-called property rights advocates, however, grabbed the salmon habitat ordinance as a symbol of government overreach, and worked others into a frothing frenzy that divided our community and reflected some of the worst of our body politic.
From the start, there was no compromise: Property rights were sacred and under no circumstances should government impose restrictions on private property that promote the public good. But these arguments are blind to the rich and well-developed constitutional history of public vs. private property rights in America and in Alaska.
Dating back to ancient Roman law, through the Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution, up to the Alaska Constitution, private rights have always — always — bowed to the public interest. And for a simple reason: We cannot govern ourselves in a reasonable and orderly fashion if the interests of a few trump the rights of the many.
Think about it. If 5,000 individuals act in their own self-interest, can it possibly result in the betterment of the public good? Adam Smith — the godfather of our modern economic model — didn't think so. And for good reason: The private interest is not, by definition, the public interest.
As the 49th state, our constitutional framers had the benefit of incorporating the best parts of the state constitutions from the Lower 48. And they decided that under the Alaska constitution, we the people — every man, woman and child in the state, including those who come after us — collectively own the fish and water resources of the state. It's one of the things that sets us apart, and makes us, as Wally Hickle liked to say, the "owner state." So, while we each have a right to clean water and healthy salmon habitat, no individual — regardless of their wealth or political power or the anger in their arguments — has the right to take these basic constitutional rights from current or future generations.
There are few truisms in our world, but one I've learned is that we all think we're right. I have no doubt the opponents to fish habitat protections think their arguments are well-founded, but in a free and democratic society, facts and science — and not emotion and rhetoric — must rule the day.
And when it comes to facts and science, there's zero debate — none — that riparian habitat is important for salmon survival. But much of the debate I heard conjured far-out conspiracies about the United Nations trying to take away private property rights on the Kenai Peninsula.
Needless to say, nothing could be further from the truth.
Perhaps most disturbing was the vitriol and belligerent bullying we saw from some of our elected officials, most notably Assemblyman Charlie Pierce from Sterling. Mr. Pierce didn't let the facts get in his way as he threatened the mayor and others, and painted a false narrative that ignored our laws, our science, our love for our resources and sound public policy.
Curiously, Mr. Pierce, groping for any handhold in a losing argument, made unfounded conflict of interest allegations against fellow assembly members. Yet Mr. Pierce makes his living working for Enstar, a company laying and maintaining pipelines around anadromous waters, and Enstar would save considerable money on permitting if riparian protections disappeared.
It was similarly disturbing to hear the vocal opposition to salmon habitat protections from some of our local Realtors, backed by hefty advertising dollars from the National Association of Realtors out of Chicago. The Alaska Association of Realtors even went so far as to publicize the habitat protection ordinance as a "taking" of private property — a patently false assertion used to rally property owner support.
Public necessity restrictions on private property are commonplace, and creating an easement for salmon habitat is no different than a building setback that protects us from fires on neighboring land or a utility easement to allow passage of power, gas, water or sewer.
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In the end, a majority of Alaskans rose up to demand common sense habitat protections on the Kenai Peninsula. They understood we cannot afford to repeat the same mistakes made in Europe, New England and the Pacific Northwest, where once-prolific salmon runs have fallen to short-sighted management decisions.
Thanks go out to everyone who testified or wrote letters, and to Borough Mayor Mike Navarre and assembly members Bill Smith, Mako Haggerty, Brent Johnson, Linda Murphy, Hal Smalley and Sue McClure for listening to overwhelming public testimony in favor of basic fish habitat protections.
But the battle is not over.
Our salmon face unprecedented threats from warming temperatures, invasive species, encroaching development and allocation decisions driven by politics rather than common sense.
If we hope to pass along healthy salmon runs to our kids, we must recognize the serious impacts humans can have on fisheries habitat, and be prepared to make the tough policy calls needed to avoid them.
Bob Shavelson is the executive director of Cook Inletkeeper, a community-based nonprofit group that works to protect salmon habitat and water quality throughout the Cook Inlet watershed. www.inletkeeper.org.


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Federal Court Orders Obama Administration To Release Fast And Furious Information – Judicial Watch
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Judicial Watch announced today that on July 18, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) must turn over to the organization a "Vaughn index" of all requested Operation Fast and Furious materials from the June 2012 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and subsequent September 2012 FOIA lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. Department of Justice (No. 1:12-cv-01510)). Judicial Watch sought all of the documents the Obama White House was withholding from the House of Representatives under executive privilege claims.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates lifted a lengthy 16-month delay of this open records lawsuit. This order forces the Obama DOJ, for the first time and by October 1, 2014, to provide a detailed listing of all documents that it has withheld from Congress and the American people for years about the deadly Fast and Furious gun running scandal. The ruling can be found here.
The DOJ opposed the Judicial Watch action, claiming it would interfere with the department's continuing litigation with the House Oversight Committeeconcerning these Fast and Furious documents subpoenaed in October 2011. In September 2012, Obama asserted executive privilege over the documents. In the July 2014 opinion overruling the Obama Justice Department's request for an almost indefinite hold on Judicial Watch's legal right obtains this information under the Freedom of Information Act Bates said:
In the [February 15, 2013] order granting the stay, this court explicitly noted that the DOJ 'does not seek, and the court will not award, an indefinite stay pending ultimate resolution of the House Committee litigation,' and that 'the benefits of delaying this case might well [become] too attenuated to justify any further delay"…
Because many of the issues to be resolved in this case do not overlap with the House committee, and because resolving those issues will not risk upsetting the delicate balance of powers in subpoena disputes between the political branches, the Court will require DOJ to produce a Vaughn index here.
In fact, the court suggested that disclosing information to Judicial Watch might actually resolve the legal dispute now before Judge Amy Berman Jackson between the Obama administration and Congress:
True, nothing in the subpoena enforcement context of House Committee would require DOJ to produce a particularized description of the withheld documents… But this is a FOIA case, and since 1973, when Vaughn was decided, courts in this circuit have required agencies to justify their FOIA withholdings on a particularized basis. And doing so here will not prematurely expose or resolve the executive privilege issues ahead of Judge Jackson and the political branches; it will merely permit the parties and this Court to cull from the dispute any documents as to which a valid, non-executive privilege reason for withholding exists, thereby narrowing or perhaps even resolving the case. To the extent DOJ argues that the mere production of the Vaughn index – not involving the release of any documents in dispute – would alter the historical balance of powers between the branches, any unbalancing would result from FOIA itself, a law passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, and which this Court cannot ignore forever.
Judge Bates also noted no court has ever "expressly recognized" President Obama's executive privilege claims that his administration is using to keep these documents secret from Congress and the American people.
The DOJ claims, in addition to other Exemption 5 rationales, at least two distinct forms of executive privilege to justify withholding documents: a "deliberative process" privilege of constitutional dimensions and a "congressional response work-product" privilege. See: Mem.in Supp. of Def.'s Mot. for Summ. J., House Committee, No. 12-1332 [ECF No. 63] ("House Committee Def.'s Mot.") at 21-27, 27-30. It appears that neither form has been expressly recognized by any court Id (citing Senate Select Comm. on Pres. Campaign Activities v. Nixon, 498 F.2d 725 (D.C. Cir. 1974)).
A Vaughn index must: (1) identify each document withheld; (2) state the statutory exemption claimed; and (3) explain how disclosure would damage the interests protected by the claimed exemption." In ordering the DOJ to provide Judicial Watch the Vaughn index, the Court ruled, "In this circuit, when an agency is withholding documents under exemption claims, courts require that the agency provide a Vaughn index so that the FOIA requester – at a distinct informational disadvantage – may test the agency's claims."
Fast and Furious was a DOJ/Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) "gun-running" operation in which the Obama administration reportedly allowed guns to go to Mexican drug cartels in hopes that they would end up at crime scenes, thereby advancing gun-control policies. Fast and Furious weapons have been implicated in the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and hundreds of other innocents in Mexico.
On June 20, 2012, President Obama asserted executive privilege over Fast and Furious documents the House Oversight Committee had subpoenaed eight months earlier. Judicial Watch filed its FOIA request two days later. When the DOJ denied that request, Judicial Watch filed a FOIA lawsuit on September 12, 2012. On February 15, 2013, Judge Bates stayed the case, in part to allow ongoing settlement discussions between the DOJ and the House Committee to continue. Judge Bates' order lifted the stay after a lengthy July 18 hearing. Generally speaking, the documents at issue are about how and if the Obama administration misled Congress about the Fast and Furious matter.
"Once again, Judicial Watch has beat Congress to the punch in getting key information about another Obama scandal – this time, the Fast and Furious outrage," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "A federal court has ordered the Obama administration to produce information that could, for the first time, provide specific details who in the administration is responsible for Fast and Furious lies to Congress and the American people. This is a battle that put Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, saw Nixonian assertions of executive privilege by Barack Obama, and a hapless Congress in face of all this lawlessness. Finally, we may get some accountability for Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and the countless others murdered as a result of the insanely reckless Obama administration program."
The Judicial Watch lawsuit for Oversight Committee documents is one of several FOIA lawsuits Judicial Watch has filed in its effort to obtain information concerning the Fast and Furious scandal:
* On October 11, 2011, Judicial Watch sued the DOJ and the ATF to obtain all Fast and Furious records submitted to the House Committee on Oversight.
* On June 6, 2012, Judicial Watch sued the ATF seeking access to records detailing communications between ATF officials and Kevin O'Reilly, former Obama White House Director of North American Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council.
* On September 5, 2013, Judicial Watch sued the DOJ seeking access to all records of communications between DOJ and the Oversight Committee relating to settlement discussions in the Committee's 2012 contempt of Congress lawsuit against Holder. The contempt citation stemmed from Holder's refusal to turn over documents to Congress related to the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal.
* On May 28, 2014, Judicial Watch sued the DOJ on behalf of ATF Special Agent John Dodson, who blew the whistle on Operation Fast and Furious and was then subjected to an alleged smear campaign designed to destroy his reputation.


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The Esplanade Association (TEA) will host its 12th annual meeting at the Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St. in Boston, On Tuesday, May 7, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The meeting will highlight the work done by The Esplanade Association over the past year, as well as discus future goals and projects. Some of this year's achievements include the implementation of a new composting program in the park, the formation of a Family Council Committee and the groundbreaking of the Eliot Memorial landscape revitalization project in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
This year, The Esplanade Association is excited to welcome Lynden B. Miller as its Keynote Speaker. Miller is a public garden designer in New York City and director of The Conservatory Garden in Central Park, which she rescued and restored beginning in 1982. As former co-chairman of the advocacy organization New Yorkers for Parks, she has led efforts to improve parks in underserved communities in all five boroughs. Based on her belief that public open spaces with good well-maintained plantings can change city life, she has taken an entirely new approach to public horticulture by creating rich plantings that provide four seasons of interest for New Yorkers. She has advocated for the importance of parks in cities all over the world and recently published a book on the subject entitled "Parks, Plants, and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape." In response to the recent tragedy that occurred at the Boston Marathon, Miller said the people of Boston need their parks now more than ever.
Also speaking is Edward M. Lambert Jr., commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), who will address the audience with comments about the Esplanade and the Commonwealth's park system.
Founded in 2001, The Esplanade Association is a dynamic park friends group dedicated to restoring and enhancing the Charles River Esplanade, a three-mile park along the Charles River between the Museum of Science and the Boston University Bridge and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The Esplanade Association partners with the DCR as well as with other non-profit organizations, businesses, and individuals to complete important capital projects and to establish enriching programs at the park. Each year, The Esplanade Association brings more than 2,000 volunteers to the Esplanade to help maintain and care for the park.
To learn more about The Esplanade Association, visit www.esplanadeassociation.org or call 617-227-0365.


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Windows XP debuted on October 25, 2001, roughly 11.5 years ago. Since then, XP has gained a large following with a good number of people continuing to use the decade-old operating system. In fact, some estimates suggest as much as 1/3 of Windows users are still on Windows XP with many of them showing no sign of upgrading. However, Microsoft is chugging forward with XP's end-of-life: extended support for Windows XP will officially end on April 8, 2014, after which Windows XP will receive no updates from Microsoft… including security updates.
Aside from Windows XP, Office 2003 and Internet Explorer 6 will also stop being supported by Microsoft on April 8, 2014.
Seeing as XP is eleven years old and technology has advanced vastly since then, XP has, more or less, been kept secure (as secure as Windows is, anyway) thanks largely to continued updates and patches Microsoft has released for Windows XP. Come next April, these updates and patches will stop meaning there will be a boatload of people who will be left vulnerable to scumbags with no hope in sight — aside from upgrading to a newer version of Windows or switching to Linux/Mac.
So, that brings me to a question I ask of your Windows XP diehards. Will you upgrade to Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8? I doubt anyone would upgrade to Windows Vista and many people hate Windows 8, but Windows 7 is as highly praised as — and more secure than — Windows XP so that is a possibility. Assuming you can find it, of course. Or do you plan on switching to Linux — Ubuntu or Linux Mint, maybe — or Mac? Or do you simply plan on sticking to your delightful Windows XP? Let us know in the comments below! If we dotTechies can come up with a good list of alternative operating systems for Windows XP users to try, I may make an individual post about it.
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The Acadian Archives documents, preserves, celebrates, and disseminates information about the Upper St. John Valley, a 70-mile stretch of the St. John River running between the U.S. and Canada. In pursuing this mandate of cultural conservation, the Archives focuses particular attention on the Acadian & Franco-American history & culture.
The Acadian Archives/Archives Acadiennes at the University of Maine at Fort Kent documents, preserves, celebrates, and disseminates information about the culture, way of life, and history of the Franco-American and Acadian people of the Upper St John river Valley.
A repository for manuscript materials and audio-visual documentation relevant to regional folklore, folklife, and history, the Archives serves the University community as well as individuals and organizations regionally, statewide, nationally, and internationally.
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As for Any Disaster, Have a Plan & Preparedness Kit Ready for Your Family
We recommend establishing a family emergency plan and a 72 hour kit.
Before a Flood Ever Strikes, Get Flood Insurance
Many homeowners are shocked to discover that their homeowner's (or renter's) insurance policies do not cover flooding. Check with your insurance agent to see what your coverage would be in the event of a flood. View information on the National Flood Insurance Program.
If Given Enough Advance Notice of a Flood, & Your Safety is Not at Risk, Erect Sandbag Dikes
If you have enough warning and your safety isn't compromised, you can begin building sandbag dikes along your property. The US Army Corps of Engineers has a great document (PDF) on how to properly use sandbags in a flood situation.
Remember, you want to have at least 8ft between your home's foundation and the sandbag dike. This ensures you have walking space to maintain the dike and area to expand the dike if necessary. Additionally, with this space, the pressure of the floodwaters up against the dike won't press against your home's foundation causing indirect damage.
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Teton County Emergency Management has a limited number of sandbags available to local residents and businesses in the event of flooding. Sandbags will be issued when flood potential is high (such as during National Weather Service flood watches and warnings) on a first-come, first-serve basis. Recipients of sandbags are responsible for obtaining their own sandbag fill and building their sandbag dikes. If bags are still in a usable condition, they should be returned to Emergency Management following the flood event. Contact Emergency Management at 307-733-9572 for more information.
And no matter how vigorously you are defending your property and how many people you have helping you, some situations are not defensible. If ordered to evacuate by local emergency services, you must do so for your safety and that of your family, friends, and neighbors.
Install Mitigation Devices to Reduce the Formation of Frazil Ice
This is beyond the scope of most homeowners, but the Town of Jackson and Teton County have addressed this in many areas. Here are some of the ice jam mitigation projects:
- "Thaw wells" on Flat Creek: The Town of Jackson Engineering Department maintains three wells that can pump ground water into Flat Creek at Crabtree Ln near the bike path, Karns Meadow, and the High School Rd bridge. The water from the wells isn't heated, but since the ground water is warmer than the supercooled water in the creeks, this can help to prevent the formation of frazil ice.
- Heat tubes under bridges and in culverts: Teton County Road & Levee uses heat tubes to prevent ice formation in culverts in the Buffalo Valley area that in the past would fill with ice and cause flooding. These tubes run on electric current and keep the temperature in the culverts high enough to prevent ice accumulation.
- Stream management on Flat Creek: The Town of Jackson Engineering Department has completed a stream modification and enhancement project on Flat Creek from N Highway 89 (Dairy Queen) downstream to W Broadway (Staples). The enhancement includes digging deeper channels that not only allows for more water flow to prevent frazil ice, but also improves fish habitat. The plan is to continue this project further downstream in coming years.
Stay Tuned to EAS Broadcasts for Instruction Before, During, & Following the Disaster
Listen to your NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio or another Emergency Alert System (EAS) broadcaster for instructions from emergency services before, during, and following a disaster.
Educate Yourself
FEMA has a very informative site on flooding. If you are a homeowner who is interested, you can take the FEMA independent study course "Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures".


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Watch our exclusive video at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013 and go backstage with top models Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes, Lily Aldridge, Karlie Kloss, Behati Prinsloo, Izabel Goulart and Malaika Firth.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is known as the "sexiest night on television" and this year features musical performances by Taylor Swift, Neon Jungle and Fall Out Boy. The spectacular fashion show will feature 40 of the world's top models and will be seen in 185 countries.
This year Candice Swanepoel is wearing the $10 million dollar fantasy bra. We spoke to a few of the Victoria's Secret top models backstage and asked them to share their secret to looking beautiful and feeling confident walking on the runway in lingerie. Makeup artist Dick Page and hair stylist Orlando Pita show us the trick to getting that gorgeous, sexy supermodel glow. Watch our backstage video here now and be sure to tune in to Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013 on Tuesday, December 10th at 10pm EST. Discover more at VictoriasSecret.Com
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The University of South Florida, with 47,000 students on four campuses, said it expects to collect $3.2 million in technology fees for the first semester in which the new annual assessment has been in place. For the year, the university said, it expects to bring in $6 million, which will be used to enhance institutional technology system-wide for students and faculty.
Florida legislators authorized collection of the fee starting with the 2009-2010 academic year. The fee can equal up to 5 percent of the tuition per credit hour, which is the amount set by South Florida.
The university put its Information Technology Management Council (ITMC) in charge of overseeing project selection. The council includes representatives from IT, administration, and faculty. In turn, the ITMC implemented an online project proposal process.
From an initial round of 60 proposals worth more than $16 million, advisory groups made up of ITMC, as well as the CIO/University Technology Standards Board, and the Student Technology Advisory Council, whittled the proposals down to 24. The approved projects will cost about $5 million. Remaining funds will go into a reserve account to be used in future years.
Among the proposals are several projects to upgrade wireless equipment, expand wireless availability, and build out a redundant network infrastructure. Approved projects include enhancing single-sign-on across campus applications (currently the priciest project, at $703,000) and another to provide computer lab virtualization to enable users to access on their own computers university applications that are currently available only in computer labs (the least expensive project, at $18,535).
"As the funds begin to accumulate, projects are beginning to take shape," a Web update reported. "All campuses are benefiting from the funds and will soon be seeing enhancements from services such as wireless connectivity on campus, desktop virtualization, and ensuring classroom technology is sufficient for student learning."
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Financials: Ajinomoto income down; AAK ingredients' record quarter
Group sales for the aspartame supplier dropped 1% to Y598.8bn (€5.8bn) over the six month period.
Growth in sales of seasonings and processed foods, and frozen foods meant domestic sales of food products grew 2% to register at Y226.5bn (€2.2bn).
"Sales of frozen food products for household use were firm due to strong sales of Gyoza and naturally defrosting products for use in boxed lunches, as well as other factors including the resumption of sales of certain products that were temporarily suspended in the previous year after the earthquake [of March 2011]," the company said.
International business dropped 0.1% to Y114.8bn (€1.12bn), "as growth in sales of seasonings and processed foods partly offset the negative effect of exchange rates."
In regard to international sales of umami seasoning, Ajinomoto said, "sales volume of nucleotides grew, primarily in Asia, and sales rose substantially compared with the previous interim period."
"However, sales of umami seasoning Ajinomoto for the food processing industry decreased significantly, impacted by unfavorable exchange rates and a decline in sales volumes attributable to increases in exports by competitors."
The company said nothing specifically of aspartame.
AAK records record quarter with 33% ingredients gain
Swedish supplier AAK had a record Q3 with its food ingredients division that targets confectionery, bakery, infant and healthy sectors turning in record profit of SEK190 (€22.22m) for the quarter – 33% up on 2011.
Overall operating profits reached SEK273m (€31.93m) for the period, up 11% on Q3, 2011.
The healthy figures came despite sales dropping SEK185m (€21.63m) as raw material prices dropped.
Chocolate and confectionery fats registered profits of SEK88m (€10.29m), while technical products and feed achieved SEK22m million. Both divisions were up on 2011 figures.


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To understand the mid-Victorian perception of prostitution we must appreciate the scale of the concern. Mayhew tells us that in 1857 there were 8,600 prostitutes in London known to the police but that the true number may have been nearer to 80,000 (Mayhew p. 476). Prostitution was seen as a social nuisance and a moral threat not just in Britain but also elsewhere in the world. Indeed Dickens was of the opinion that, 'more valuable knowledge', was to be got on the subject from Paris than, 'anywhere else' (Letters May 26th 1846). However, the British — or perhaps English — approach to the problem of prostitution is particularly interesting combining as it does social and moral anxiety and intention to reform or eradicate.
Contemporary commentators were divided as to the causes of what was seen as a rise in prostitution. Victorian ideas about separate spheres of influence exemplified in 'the Angel of the House', were deep-rooted and intensified abhorrence of what was seen as completely deviant behaviour. Approaches to the problem tended to identify three main causes of 'falleness'; these were fallenenss instigated by seduction; falleness caused by degeneracy or immorality and falleness caused by poverty. Whilst not exclusive causes these do give an indication of a writer or social commentator's views on related issues such as the relationship between the sexes and the alleviation of poverty. Dickens explores the possible reasons for falleness in his novels, thereby entering fully into the mid-victorian debate and allowing his readers to discuss their own concerns on the subject through the medium of his writing.
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We've all read countless "best franchise of all time" lists, and while they're fun to write and then to argue about, there's an inherent problem with the "all time" part – you have to consider the 30+ years of gaming history before you get to the modern generation. Heavy hitters like Zelda, Mario, Halo, Warcraft, Metal Gear and GTA are virtually guaranteed a place on the list, so how can there be much room left over for games of right now?
That's why we're ousting the old guard and choosing the best of the current generation. No decades-old legacies to consider, just the stuff that's been dreamt up since 360/PS3/DS/Wii took control beginning in 2005. Our only criteria: you gotta be a NEW game that's blossomed into a full-blown series and will likely carry on for years. And before we even start, sorry Red Dead – you either began with Red Dead Revolver (last gen) or are a fresh start with Redemption, meaning you're not quite a "franchise" just yet.
Why it's better than the rest: Each entry in the Professor Layton series is like the best puzzle book you could imagine presented like a Studio Ghibli movie. Professor Layton shows that a so-called "casual" puzzle game can have just as much polish as any hardcore triple-A game. Not only is each puzzle in itself well-crafted as a true brain-teaser, requiring no special knowledge or skill aside from a sharp mind for puzzle solving, but the mix of puzzles in general is well-chosen and diverse. Layton's presentation complements its elegant puzzles, with cutscenes that push the DS hardware to its limits, gorgeous art and music, as well as charming stories and characters. Each game builds upon the last to tell a bigger and better story with even more puzzles than the last, and The Unwound Future is a fitting end to the first trilogy, with a mystery of epic scope and a truly touching look into Layton's past.
Above: Japanese trailer for Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney
Legacy: In the US, the first Professor Layton trilogy for DS is already complete (with The Curious Village, The Diabolical Box and The Unwound Future), but Japan is still well ahead of us – the first game in the prequel trilogy (The Specter's Flute) is already out and a second title (The Mask of Miracle) has been announced as a launch title for the 3DS. Japan also enjoyed a Professor Layton movie (The Eternal Diva), which was recently released on DVD/Blu-ray in the UK but has yet to see a US release. The biggest testament to Professor Layton's immense fan following though has to be Capcom Japan's recent announcement of Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney for 3DS. We don't know much about it yet, but surely it will be a clash of intellectual titans the likes of which gaming has never seen. Who could object to that?
Why it's better than the rest: Killling bad guys with a hidden blade is fun and all, but exactly three things set Assassin's Creed apart from other franchises: the sense of speed and freedom offered by its free-running controls; the detailed, soaring medieval buildings you can climb; and its fantastically compelling "living history" presentation. While the first game was pretty good (we liked it, anyway), the series didn't hit its stride until Assassin's Creed II, which tapped a setting that's been all but ignored in games – the Italian Renaissance – and made it seem vital and dynamic and real. At the same time, it infused that setting with its own unique, conspiracy-laden mythology based loosely on the medieval Hashshashin and Templar orders.
Action and visuals played big roles in that. But more than anything else, ACII's narrative gave us reasons to care about its characters and world, and let us explore both in depth. At the center of it all was Ezio Auditore, a charming hero who we watched evolve from a naïve teenager to a suave killer. He proved popular enough that – unlike his dreary predecessor, Altair – he gets to star in a full-fledged console sequel/offshoot, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, due out next week. This is a world that's easy to get attached to, with fantastic sandbox gameplay to match; that it also lets players unravel a puzzling conspiracy that implicates practically every prominent historical figure doesn't hurt, either.
Legacy: It's too early to say for sure; AC is a new franchise, and its real breakout hit didn't come until late last year. Along with Red Dead Redemption, however, it may have helped usher in a new era of sandbox games set in painstakingly detailed reconstructions of historical eras. We can hope, anyway.


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House will put off postal reform debate until the fall, Hill source says
Passage might have to wait until after November lame duck session.
The House will not debate its postal reform bill before Congress leaves for August recess, a source on Capitol Hill says.
House leadership's decision to postpone the debate comes despite objections from the bill's architects and pressure from U.S. Postal Service officials and regulators.
Many believed the bill would come up between the July 4 holiday and August recess. Now, with debate tabled until after August, the legislation is unlikely to pass before the lame duck session following the November elections. According to The Hill, the House will be in session only seven weeks before Nov. 6, when the post-election session will begin. Then, it likely will have to juggle a long list of other outstanding business, including appropriations and a farm bill.
A source on the Hill confirmed that House leadership decided not to debate the bill before August recess, over the objections of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., both architects of the House bill. Other sources with knowledge of postal reform confirmed that the bill would not be debated prior to Aug. 6.
The House measure takes a more austere approach than the postal reform bill the Senate passed in the spring. The House legislation would reduce postal delivery from six to five days a week, transfer about $11 billion in surplus retirement contributions into the Postal Service's coffers, decrease the agency's contribution to employees' health and life insurance premiums, and restructure the payments USPS is required to make annually to prefund retirees' health benefits. It also would establish a panel similar to the Defense Department's Base Closure and Realignment Commission to make decisions about closings and finances.
The Senate bill, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 62-37, allows USPS to offer buyout and early retirement incentives to 100,000 employees, switches to five-day delivery only after giving officials two years to come up with cost-savings alternatives, and restructures the congressional mandate that the agency prefund its retirement health benefits.
The House bill, passed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee earlier this year, does not eliminate the prefunding requirement and includes bigger cuts and more postal facility consolidations than the Senate proposal.
USPS has a $5.5 billion retiree health benefit prepayment from fiscal 2011 due Aug. 1, but there is no statutory penalty for not meeting that deadline, according to Issa spokesman Ali Ahmad. The House bill would require USPS to pay $1 billion of its fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 prepayment obligations and make up the remainder in fiscal 2015 and 2016.
Ahmad said the House bill has the support needed to pass when it comes up for debate, and it focuses on the long-term solvency of the Postal Service, meaning deadlines for payments would have no immediate effect on reforms included in the House bill.
Senate leaders have repeatedly urged the House to act on the measure. Earlier this summer, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., an architect of the Senate bill, created a Facebook page outlining the House's failure to act on comprehensive postal reform.
"The longer the House delays action, the more consumers and businesses become uncertain about the future of the Postal Service," Carper said in a statement earlier this summer. "To protect a mailing industry that employs over 8 million people and generates almost $1 trillion in economic activity each year, we need congressional action."
Union leaders, the Postal Regulatory Commission and the Postal Service itself also have urged the House to act soon so that Congress can pass comprehensive postal reform.


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"Bastard. (BrE) Mummy said it!"Before she (orig. AmE) outs me as a (orig. AmE) potty mouth at her (AmE) daycare/(BrE) crèche (or nursery), I'll have to take the matter into hand and save my sparkling wit (in response to Better Half's all-too-accurate parodies of me) for (BrE) after the watershed.
Because it's late at night (or early in the morning), I'll let Wikipedians do the work for me:
The term is an extension of other uses of watershed: 'the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide' (which some dictionaries list as 'Chiefly BrE') and later ' an important point of division or transition between two phases, conditions, etc.' (Late addition, June 2017: Michael M has pointed out that World Wide Words has a good account of the AmE/BrE difference in the watery kind of watershed.)United Kingdom
According to Ofcom, the watershed on standard television in the UK starts at 9:00 p.m., and finishes at 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Programmes that are 15+ are shown during this period. However, some 12+ shows can be shown before 9:00 p.m., such as The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle and Doctor Who. On premium film or pay-per-view services requiring a subscription, the watershed starts at 8:00 p.m. However, 12, 15 and 18 rated films can be shown on PIN protected channels (such as Sky Movies) at any time of the day. Viewers are required to enter their PIN to view. There should be a gentle transition to adult material, and 18-rated material is not allowed to be shown before 9:00 p.m.
See also for the UK: The Ofcom Broadcasting Code - Section 1
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The term "watershed" is not used in this context in the United States. In the US, the "safe harbor" for "indecent" programming begins at 10:00 p.m. and ends at 6:00 a.m. the next morning (all time zones). However, content that is considered "obscene" (including explicit human sexual intercourse) is never allowed by the FCC rules for broadcast stations. Those content rules only apply to channels broadcast terrestrially and not those only available on cable. Consequently, restricted-access networks (like the premium channels HBO and Showtime and adult channels Playboy TV and Spice) have taken advantage of considerably more leeway in their programming.
If I needed an equivalent for after the watershed in AmE, I think I'd say not in prime time, which isn't exactly the same thing. The watershed is a dividing line between the times when stricter and looser 'decency' codes have to be followed, whereas prime time is the part of the evening in which television networks expect to have the most viewers and therefore where they put their choicest programming (8:00 to 11:00 or 7:00 to 10:00, depending on the time zone). It's also when they charge the most for advertising time. In BrE, this is more commonly known as peak time, though since the major broadcaster (the BBC) is (orig. and principally AmE) commercial/(BrE)advert-free, it's less directly about advertising revenue. While prime time is not the only time when children might be watching, not in prime time is often used to mean 'not appropriate for a general audience'. This gives a double meaning to the name of Saturday Night Live's original troupe, the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.
On American (chiefly AmE) network television (i.e. distributing programs to local affiliates; not cable/satellite), the rules are fairly restrictive at all times, so I was surprised when I first moved to the UK and saw things like Something for the Weekend (which was really horrid) or The Sex Inspectors (experts watch couples getting it on and give them pointers on improving! The website describes it as post watershed), right there on free TV at a time when the equivalent US stations are showing the nighttime news. (Did the US ever import this format?) The reason why most of the good American television comes from HBO and Showtime is that those, as pay channels, do not have the same content restrictions as their free broadcast counterparts (and they've decided to use that power for good rather than evil).
At any rate, either Better Half will have to wait until the watershed from now on before he points out my pedantries and hypocrisies, or I'll have to rein in my tongue-in-cheek responses. Or else Grover will be teaching the entire pre-nursery room some choice AmE phrases. I think I know which one is most likely.


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Amid new peace bids, Israel stays tough
Whether it was a message to Syria alone, or to the Arab world as a whole, it was not intended to be subtle.
Just weeks after Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad called for an unconditional resumption of peace talks with Israel, Israel has responded with plans for its biggest settlement drive ever in the occupied Golan Heights.
"The idea is that Assad will see from his own window the Israeli Golan Heights thriving and flowering," said Yisrael Katz, the minister of agriculture, of the strategic plateau captured in 1967 and annexed in 1981. He says 900 new homes are to be built in existing and new settlements. The plan would spend at least $56 million to double the region's settler population.
The rebuff to Syria, the ruling out of new negotiating concessions in the West Bank, and official statements point up that despite Israel's strategic bonanza from the United States occupation of Iraq, and resulting winds of change in the region, Israel is adhering to a view of itself as surrounded by a threatening environment. And it remains averse to ceding land.
Critics say the posture is misguided, and potentially perilous.
"There is no real enemy anymore, but unfortunately the strategic thinking has not changed," says Tel Aviv University political scientist Reuven Pedhazur. The army agrees Israel is better off today than before the American occupation of Iraq.
Referring to Libya's agreement to disband unconventional weapons and Iran's agreement to open up nuclear installations, chief of staff Moshe Yaalon, told Yediot Ahronot newspaper last weekend: "The American action in Iraq is beginning to bear fruit in the region. We are seeing a positive domino effect."
But in the same interview, Yaalon dismissed the idea of trimming the military's size and programs. He said this was impossible since a moderate Arab regime could be overthrown, the Iranians may continue to try to acquire nuclear capability, US influence could wane, and Syria still has 4,000 tanks and hundreds of planes.
If anything, Israel today faces a greater "existential threat" than ever before, according to Mossad chief Meir Dagan, because Iran, he said recently, is close to "the point of no return" in developing nuclear arms.
Dore Gold, an adviser to Sharon, says Israel is not interested in Assad's statements but rather in Syria acting against the Lebanese Hizbullah organization and shut down radical Palestinian groups in its territory.
In Gold's view, peace arrangements with Syria need not include an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan. "In a global sense there are disputed territories and states can move to a modus vivendi without resolving them," Gold told Israel Radio. "The Russians are in islands that are very important to Japan. They have contacts, and relations continue. There is the disputed area in Kashmir. Part is in Pakistani hands and part Indian. At times they get along and at times they are on the brink of war. But you need not solve every territorial dispute in order to build a regional security system."
Gold dismisses Jordanian arguments that the Iraq war has opened the way for new Israeli flexibility in the West Bank. Jordan says that with the US occupying Iraq, Israel can no longer credibly say it needs the strategic Jordan valley as a buffer to protect it from invasion from the east.
The area, Amman insists, should become part of a Palestinian state. But Gold says that the Iraqi army's inventory of shoulder fired missiles was found to be missing, and that they and other lethal weapons could end up being used against Israeli targets.
"If Israel left the Jordan Valley it would lead to the hills of the West Bank being flooded with the illegal weaponry moving around the area," he says.
Gold adds that talk of a "window of opportunity" with the Palestinians is baseless since the Palestinian Authority is not implementing its obligations under the international peace blueprint known as the road map which requires them to disarm and dismantle militant groups that carry out terrorist attacks.
Pedhazur believes the government's strategy is to avoid negotiations "We could use this window of opportunity to try to work on agreements with the Palestinians and Syrians but Sharon does not want this.
When they speak of the threat of illegal Iraqi weapons being trafficked through the Jordan Valley, they are still talking as if the Iraqi army exists as an enemy. They do not want to give up anything so they invent enemies and blow up any kind of threat."
Yossi Sarid, an opposition lawmaker, says the government's posture reminds him of how Israel dismissed a peace overtures from Egypt in 1971. He recalls that at the time, as a young activist in the Labor party, he brought Prime Minister Golda Meir a message from an acquaintance who had met with President Anwar Sadat.
The message was that Mr. Sadat wanted to negotiate. Mr. Sarid says that Ms. Meir flew into a rage, saying that she knew of the offer and that Sadat would expect all of the Sinai Peninsula, captured in 1967, to be returned to Egypt.
"I left her office distressed and I was embarrassed to tell the emissary her answer," he says.
Two years later, Sadat launched the Yom Kippur (October) war.
Sarid believes Israel will not face a repeat of that, but could face more severe terrorism as a result of the government's posture.
Jordanian political analyst Radwan Abdallah says the Arab world is grappling with how to react to Israel's strategic gains. "These are the most favorable conditions that can ever exist for the Israelis, and that should make other states more inclined to compromise," he says. "But if Israel does not take this opportunity, it will be a signal it is not interested in peace. The whole region will really feel insecure about Israel's intentions and there will be more of an interest in cooperation among Arab states and between Arab countries and Iran. The Middle East could become even more dangerous."


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The project started off with a trip to the home store for some 2×4 stock and OSB to use as sheathing. The framing is as you would expect, but to help deaden the sound he went with a surprising material. He's filled the cavities between each 2×4 with stuffed animals and old clothes. The same is done in the walls and the inside surfaces are all covered in fabric to prevent echoing. The door has a lip and we can just make out what looks like weather stripping to provide a seal. There is just one opening in the box, where a PVC pipe allows electrical and microphone cables to pass through. [Brattonwvu] reports that you can hear your heartbeat in your ears when standing inside the sealed booth.


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I need to cast a ray in 2D space for bullet collision detection, but the Ray.Intersects method requires a BoundingBox which uses vector3's not vector2's. My question is should I just ignore the Z value and pretend it's a vector2? Raycasting is already slow enough so I think having calculations done in an unnecessary 3rd deminsion should be eliminated even if the value is just 0, but I don't know.
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The endocrine function of the pancreas, production of insulin and other hormones, is performed by small groups of cells, the islets of Langerhans. The islets are completely surrounded by acinar (exocrine) cells that produce digestive enzymes. The endocrine and exocrine portions of the pancreas are closely related during development, and evidence suggests that islet, acinar, and ductal cells arise from a common multipotential precursor cell.
Pancreatic islets contain α, β, and δ cells, each of which synthesize a unique polypeptide hormone. β cells account for 60%–70% of the islet-cell population and secrete insulin, α cells secrete glucagon, and δ cells secrete somatostatin.
The pancreatic islets function as discrete microendocrine organs. They are distributed throughout the pancreas with a characteristic pattern of cellular interrelationships to assure an appropriate balance of hormones. Afferent vessels and nerves enter the islet in the peripheral tricellular region. The close anatomic relationship of α, β, and δ cells in this heterogeneous cortical region allow it to function as a local glucose sensor, permitting a coordinated output of insulin and glucagon in response to fluctuations in blood glucose. Specialized tight junctions between membranes of adjacent endocrine cells tend to partition the intercellular space and may permit somatostatin to exert a direct local (paracrine) inhibitory effect on glucagon and insulin release.
Insulin is formed initially as a single polypeptide chain of 81–86 amino acid residues. This prohormone (proinsulin) contains the A and B chains of the insulin molecule, plus a connecting peptide. Proinsulin is converted enzymatically to insulin before storage in membrane-limited secretory granules.
The major physiologic stimulus for the release of insulin from β cells is an increase in the concentration of glucose in the extracellular fluid. Specific glucoreceptors that bind with glucose exist on the plasma membrane of β cells. An appropriate level of extracellular calcium is required for insulin secretion. Other sugars (fructose, mannose, ribose), amino acids (leucine, arginine), hormones (glucagon, secretin), drugs (sulfonylurea, theophylline), short-chain fatty acids, and ketone bodies may also stimulate insulin secretion under certain conditions. Pancreatic β cells are able to respond to a specific physiologic stimulus with release of stored hormone in a modulated fashion, rather than releasing all of the stored hormone at once.
Insulin affects, either directly or indirectly, the function of every organ in the body. Tissues especially responsive to insulin include skeletal and cardiac muscle, adipose tissue, fibroblasts, liver, WBCs, mammary glands, cartilage, bone, skin, aorta, pituitary gland, and peripheral nerves. The main function of insulin is to stimulate anabolic reactions involving carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and nucleic acids. Liver, adipose cells, and muscle are three principal target sites for insulin. Insulin catalyzes the formation of macromolecules used in cell structure and energy stores, and it regulates many cell functions. In general, insulin increases the transfer of glucose and certain other monosaccharides, some amino acids and fatty acids, and potassium and magnesium ions across the plasma membrane of target cells. It also decreases the rate of lipolysis, proteolysis, ketogenesis, and gluconeogenesis.
Glucagon is secreted in response to a reduction in blood glucose. It promotes mobilization of stores of energy-yielding nutrients by increasing glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, and lipolysis. At physiologic concentrations, glucagon increases both hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis, thereby increasing blood glucose.
Insulin and glucagon act in concert to maintain the concentration of glucose in extracellular fluids within relatively narrow limits. A glucose sensor in the pancreatic islets controls the relative amounts of insulin and glucagon secreted. Glucagon controls glucose release from the liver into the extracellular space, and insulin controls glucose transport from the extracellular space into insulin-sensitive tissues such as fat, muscle, and liver.
Somatostatin is also known by the acronyms SS, SST, or SOM. Originally described as growth hormone inhibitory hormone, somatostatin affects several areas of the body by hindering the secretion of other hormones. Somatostatin affects several areas of the body. In the hypothalamus, it regulates (inhibits) the secretion of hormones coming from the pituitary gland, including growth hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone. In the pancreas, somatostatin inhibits the secretion of pancreatic hormones, including and insulin. Finally, in the GI tract, it reduces gastric secretion and the emission of GI hormones, such as secretin and gastrin.


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'Preachers' Daughters' Shows Hollywood vs. Faith
A pastor's daughter fantasizes about becoming a porn star. Another pastor's daughter struggles with telling her parents she's not sure of her child's paternity. These are some of the plot lines in Preachers' Daughters, a reality show which aired last night on the Lifetime network. The program received interest from six different networks. Imagine the backlash from Muslims if Lifetime aired a similar show titled "Imams' Daughters," or from the Jewish community for "Rabbis' Daughters."
Why is there such antagonism in Hollywood toward Christianity?
Two decades ago, movie critic Michael Medved published Hollywood vs. America. He cited a survey of 104 of the most influential leaders in TV's creative community. Though 93 percent received a "religious upbringing," only seven percent were "regular" participants in religious services. Medved then told of a survey he conducted with dozens of movie professionals, asking them to guess weekly attendance at worship services. Their most common response: "five percent or less." Census surveys place the actual figure at 43 percent.
Clearly, some in Hollywood are intentionally persecuting Christians. But could it be that many others are creating movies and TV shows that simply reflect their version of reality? They see an America where religion is irrelevant if not harmful and produce films and shows that correspond to their misguided, misinformed opinion.
What can Christians do? One: speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15), making plain the light of Christ in our dark world (Matthew 5:14-16). Two: stand strong when our faith is attacked, remembering that "in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you" (Matthew 5:12). Three: pray for Hollywood executives and actors, knowing that "the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God" (2 Corinthians 4:4).
Toward that end, I'd like to suggest an initiative. More than 500,000 people have responded to the "Adopt a Cardinal" campaign, praying for a cardinal by name during this critical week in Catholicism. At the other extreme, some Christians have chosen to "Adopt a Terrorist," praying by name for a jihadist.
Why not "Adopt Hollywood"? We could pick an actor or executive for intercession. For instance, what would happen in our culture if George Clooney, a declared atheist, were to make Jesus his Lord? What if Steven Spielberg, a lifelong Jew, were to find his Messiah?
Hollywood's effect on our culture is pervasive. Let's ask God to redeem this influence for his Kingdom.


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We arrived at Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, at almost 5pm on Memorial Day, 2005, looking for the grave of my great-grandfather's brother (my great-granduncle), Clarence P. Wilcox. I knew the location and discovered that the plot was shared with the Smiths, but the stone was knocked off the base (Wilcox side down, of course). Our dog, Buddy, found the grave and laid down on the stone to await our realization that this was, in fact, the stone we were searching. But what to do? We had no crowbar in our camper (and doubt we would have attacked a tombstone with it if we had!), and the stone was securely wedged into the ground. I got the information about the Smiths (Clarence's second wife's brother and his wife), but wanted the information hidden from view.
There was a man and a truck in a nearby section (he was one of only 2 other visitors to the cemetery at that hour, on a holiday) and I bugged my husband Butch (in the dark blue shirt, below) until he agreed to go talk to the man to see if he might have a tool to help us. Well, it turns out the man was a tombstone carver! And his truck was equipped with a full stone-lifting rig! What are the chances? He maneuvered the truck into place by "our" grave and enlisted my husband's help.
With the dog's encouragement (and me, taking pictures throughout the experience), they lifted that stone to reveal Clarence, who died 30 June 1939, 70 years ago this coming week, had been buried with his first wife.
The stone was positioned next to the base so others can find this man, born in 1869, who was caregiver to his parents during their last years. R.I.P. Uncle Clarence.
Clarence P. WILCOX
(son of Nathan W. WILCOX and Irene FREEMAN)
b: 11 April 1869, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee
m1: 11 February 1894, Maggie M. W____ (b: 19 October 1866; d: 12 January 1912, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee), Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
m2: 21 September 1919, Jennie R. SMITH, Nasvhille, Davidson, Tennessee
d: 30 June 1939, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
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- AnonymousAugust 4, 2009 at 12:58 PM
A great story! And you did give Buddy an extra doggie treat, right?? ;)
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AMES, Iowa – Hallie Christofferson and Chelsea Poppens combined for 41 points on 15-of-19 shooting to pace Iowa State (9-1 overall, 0-0 Big 12) to an 86-47 victory over Alabama State (2-9, 0-0 SWAC) Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.
Iowa State finished 2-0 in the Cyclone Challenge, winning both games (Air Force, Alabama State) by an average of 43.5 points.
Christofferson was virtually unstoppable in the first half. The junior made her first six shots, including four 3-pointers, to help the Cyclones jump out to a 51-16 lead at the break. Christofferson scored all of her 21 points in the opening period (7-8 FG) and had a game-high nine boards. It was her 11th-straight game scoring in double figures.
Poppens connected on her first seven shots from the field en route to 20 points (8-9 FG), the 13th 20-point game of her career. She also grabbed seven rebounds in the win.
Iowa State led 10-6 with just under 13 minutes remaining in the first period until blowing the game wide open with a 25-4 run.
Christofferson buried back-to-back treys to begin the run and Poppens had three buckets all off of nifty feeds from Nikki Moody to help the Cyclones take a 35-10 advantage with 5:51 left in the first half.
The Iowa State lead ballooned to 47 points at 65-18 with 14:14 left in the game when Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly took his starters out and put in the reserves.
Moody matched her career high in assists, dishing out 11 dimes to record her fourth career game with 10 or more assists. ISU finished the contest with 21 assists on 22 field goals.
The Cyclones, currently the nation's leader in field goal percentage defense, continued their stingy defense, holding the Hornets to 27.3 percent shooting from the field. It's the sixth time this season where the Cyclones held an opponent to under 30 percent shooting from the floor.
Iowa State starts conference play on Wednesday (Jan. 2), playing host to Texas in a 7 p.m. tipoff.


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Arcadia Theatre
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Previously operated by: Green & Altman, Stanley-Warner Theatres
Architects: James F. Boyle, Paul J. Henon, Jr.
Firms: Henon & Boyle
Functions: Retail
Styles: French Renaissance
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- May 6, 2009 — Historic downtown Philadelphia cinemas added or revised
The Arcadia Theatre was on the north side of Chestnut Street between 15th Street and 16th Street. Alexander R. Boyd built the theatre. The two story façade was brick with white terra cotta. The main lobby had a cove lit ceiling, polished brown marble columns with gold Corinthinan caps and marbled and mirrored walls. The auditorium was decorated in a French Renaissance style and had a Kimball 3 manual 20 ranks theatre organ.
The Arcadia Theatre opened April 24, 1915 as a first run movie theatre with the movie "The High Road" and prices of 15c for matinee and 25c for evening shows. The April 25, 1915 Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the theatre had an air-conditioning system. and that the overall design was part of a shift towards more elaborate exhibition spaces such as picture palaces.
The Arcadia Theatre was sold to the Stanley Corporation. In the 1920's it was sold to the Sablosky Corporation which operated other movie theatres throughout the region. It was remodeled twice in the 1920's.
By 1943, a newer, circular or curved marquee was present. In 1967, the façade was remodeled and a newer marquee (which fronts the current store) was installed. The main ornate lobby was gutted, and expanded into what had been the store to the west that was built with the theatre. A basement lounge and more restrooms were added. The décor of the auditorium was also made plainer. The Arcadia Theatre advertised 'a giant new screen'.
From its opening, the Arcadia Theatre showed movies that catered to an upscale Chestnut Street audience. Among the classic films that had their first runs here were: "Tales of Hoffmann"(1951), "The Bad and the Beautiful"(1952), Marlon Brando in "Julius Caesar"(1953), Hitchcock's "Rear Window"(1954), "Blackboard Jungle"(1955), "High Society"(1956), "Imitation of Life"(1959), Hitchcock's "Psycho"(1960), "Breakfast at Tiffany's"(1961), "Darling"(1965), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"(1967), "Rosemary's Baby"(1968), "Harold and Maude(1971), "Tommy"(1975), and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"(1975).
The Arcadia Theatre closed in 1978 and was converted into a fast food restaurant, Gino's, which became Roy Rogers when that chain purchased Gino's. Sad as it was to lose the theatre, it was the most interesting fast food place in town. It retained the slope of the theatre, with a ramp to the former stage where the food was sold. The seating was in tiers in the former audience area.
By the 1990's, the restaurant had closed, and after years of being boarded up, the main floor became a women's clothing store. Posted on the building in 2004 were photos of the upper portion of the former auditorium, now a second floor, showing that it retained ornate décor including the upper portion of the proscenium arch and a ceiling dome, and was available for rent. From 2009, or earlier, until 2013, the upstairs was the Chestnut Club at the Arcadia Theatre, a catering and event facility. In 2015, Mandees, the women's clothing store had gone, and the building was being redone to be the 2-story flagship store for Five Below, which offers goods for $5 and below.
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We didn't get to this theatre until the late '60s after it had been modernized. I recall the drop-ceilings with fluorescent lighting mounted above them, yet the bulbs weren't visible from the floor (trust me, as a kid I looked for them!) and always thought the decor was really cool. Hated when Roy Rogers took it over, but at least it still kinda resembled a theatre (remember the giant red neon RR sign where the screen was?) And Mandee's just destroyed the place. ARRRGH!
"Arcadia Theatre in Philadelphia was the first movie house in the USA to install an organ". Quite possible. It was, however, the first movie house in Philadelphia to install Dolby optical stereo..also Dolby's short-lived "Quintaphonic" sound system for "Tommy" 1975..(I posted this in January 2005 here)…A fairly full view of the marquee, but not the large billboard above the marquee is in the "special features" section of the "Psycho" DVD. The Arcadia was hand-picked by Paramount Pictures to be one of the world premiering houses of "Psycho" in 1960, along with theatres in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston.
This is an October 1943 photo. The marquee has evolved from the 1930s version.
Here is a July 1967 photo from Temple U:
Here is a December 1978 photo:
Vince Young informs me that on 7/4/67 Arcadia reopens after renovation…advertising "gigantic new screen"…opening attraction "Two For The Road"
Actually the last film to play before renovations was Doctor You've Got To Be Kiddiung. They reopened wityh a film in 70mm I think called The General. Two For the Road came after that. That was 43 years ago so my memory could be foggy
Myself, my dad, and my uncles all worked at the Arcadia for the Shapiro family from the late 50's (dad) through the 60's and 70's. Uncle was Al Shulski ; dad Ted Shulski ; myself Ken Shulski. Ben Shapiro and his wife had it during that time. They were related to the family who owned the Sam Eric theaters.
My favorite film at the Arcadia was Breakfast at Tiffany's. I went to see the film twice. It seemed odd to me that this small theater was equipped with 70mm projection in the 1970s. Yet I saw a Jaws sequel here in 70mm – same smaller screen – but very sharp and clear.
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