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Why do some Europeans try to rewrite African Colonial History?
African viewpoint: Colonial forgetfulness
30 July 2012 Last updated at 06:03 ET
In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, London-based Ugandan writer Joel Kibazo considers how easily former colonial masters forget the past.
Is it ignorance or stupidity? With some people it is hard to work out which it is.
I recently found myself in Portugal. The endless downpours that had become the hallmark of this year's British summer called for serious measures.
This African needed some sun without going too far and the warm climes and golden sands of the Algarve offered the perfect answer.
Once I landed and jumped into a cab, I met the first of several people who caused my dilemma about ignorance and stupidity.
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The only problem is that Africans don't know how to look after things or to manage them. Look at Angola and Mozambique"
PedroPortuguese taxi driver
Having dispensed with the discussion on the attractions of this southern Portuguese region, Pedro, the taxi driver, decided to unburden himself.
"I love Africa. The place is beautiful and I also love the warmth of the people," he said.
"Hmm, where is this going?" I wondered. I did not have to wait long. My new friend had decided I was the man for his well thought out views.
"The only problem is that Africans don't know how to look after things or to manage them. Look at Angola and Mozambique," he said.
"We left them everything when we stopped ruling those countries. The education was good, the health system was the best and then it was all ruined by the governments that took over."
Lost for words
There was no acknowledgement of the brutality of colonial rule, or the plundering of resources that saw Angola's and Mozambique's wealth sent off to build Portugal.
I was lost for words. Not because I had never heard such things before by those keen to rewrite history but because I thought such people were no longer around.
This was a man in his late thirties. To think that the citizens of Mozambique, Angola, and other territories the Portuguese ruled over should be grateful was breathtaking.
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If it was not for business with Angola we would be in even more serious financial trouble. Angola and Mozambique are our future"
Many had seen the Portuguese departure in 1975 as one of the most callous; they had unscrewed wall sockets and I recall seeing an incomplete building in Maputo that had been rendered useless by the departing colonialists just to ensure that the new government could not complete the building.
If the Portuguese were so good, how come education, health and the general economic welfare of Lusaphone Africa remained so low and only improved in recent times?
Mozambicans were left to pick up the pieces after Portugal's departure in 1975
I met several people like Pedro during my stay. All keen to rewrite history.
Only last week I was in southern Africa and I met my friend Arlindo who comes from Mozambique but lives in Angola and played his part in the struggle.
He shook his head when I told him about my experience.
He said what these people do not realise is that our resources were plundered to help develop Portugal and yet they continue to think they were a blessing to us.
The funny thing is that today Portugal is in financial crisis and when Pedro finished telling me about the legacy of the Portuguese, as he saw it, he admitted things were so bad in his country that if he could find a job in Africa, he would be on the next plane. Imagine him in the Africa of today.
Nothing better illustrated how things had changed than a conversation I had with some bankers while I was in Lisbon last year for the African Development Bank annual meeting.
Over lunch, a senior banking executive from a large financial institution that will remain nameless for now said: "If it was not for business with Angola we would be in even more serious financial trouble. Angola and Mozambique are our future."
But the attempt to rewrite history is not limited to some Portuguese individuals. In Johannesburg a few days ago a friend who happens to be white brought up the same subject.
Nearly two decades after South Africa became a democratic nation, he was still meeting people who thought the country needed to have a white-controlled government as if that was the answer to whatever woes the South African people might be facing.
He was as baffled as I was.
So now you see my dilemma.
Are people such as Pedro deliberately trying to turn history on its head because that is the only way they can justify their current situation?
Or is it simply a fact that such individuals have not been blessed with a good enough education to enable them to accept the historical reality, unpleasant as it may be?
Ignorance or stupidity? I still don't know which it is.


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Date: 31st January 2014
Aaron Eckhart has revealed he embraced Adam Frankenstein's facial scars.
The actor - who sports a number of long marks on his face in his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in fantasy I, Frankenstein (2014) - said: "I like the scarring. I feel like it makes sense to me."
The 45-year-old didn't mind spending hours in the make-up chair for his new look, as it gave him more time to work on his monstrous alter-ego.
"When you're sitting in make-up for two to three hours you get to know your face intimately, with the scarring and the body, and you get to see why this one comes here," he continued.
"It's helpful because you can take that time to get into character and this is a man/monster who's had a sort of unfortunate upbringing. He's rejected by his father and he's cast out to roam the earth without a friend so you're sort of engendering all those feelings."
Aaron also had to undergo six months' worth of training for the role.
"I trained very hard in how to use sticks and how to fight with my hands. It's good when you make these movies, you have to learn how to fall, take a punch and all that kind of stuff so it comes in handy," he explained.
"I remember when I did Erin Brockovich, I had to get into shape and I thought, if I'm going to dedicate so much of my time preparing for a movie, I'm going to learn a different skill. For that, I did boxing."
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.
Monday night's crash brought the total number of U.S. troops killed that day to seven, making it the deadliest day for U.S. forces so far this year. Two U.S. special operations forces were gunned down hours earlier in an insider attack by an Afghan policeman in eastern Afghanistan.
The NATO military coalition said in a statement that initial reports showed no enemy activity in the area at the time. The cause of the crash is under investigation, the statement said.
A U.S. official said all five of the dead were American. The official said the helicopter went down outside Kandahar city. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information had not been formally released.
All five people aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk were killed, said Maj. Adam Wojack, a spokesman for the international military coalition.
At the same time as the crash was being reported, Afghan President Hamid Karzai was berating the Taliban for giving the U.S. a reason to stay longer in the country, by staging the deadly weekend attacks that killed at least 19 Afghans, including eight children.
"Do you think you really show America you are strong? No. This is not showing power, this just serves the Americans," Karzai was quoted in the statement released by his press office Tuesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility only for targeting the Defense Ministry in Kabul, not the second attack in the south where the children were killed, but Karzai blamed them for both.
"What the president means is that the attacks, by creating continued instability, give the international community a reason to keep foreign troops here," said presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi, reached late Tuesday.
This was a softening from Karzai's comments Sunday, when he accused the U.S. and the Taliban of cooperating to stage Saturday's deadly suicide attacks to scare Afghans into allowing foreign troops to stay in the country.
Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Joseph Dunford rejected his charges of U.S. collusion with the Taliban as "categorically false," and U.S. ambassador James Cunningham said Monday, "It is inconceivable that we would spend the lives of America's sons, daughters...in helping Afghans to secure and rebuild your country, and at the same time be engaged in endangering Afghanistan or its citizens."
The troops killed in Monday's helicopter crash make 12 U.S. troops killed so far this year in Afghanistan. There were 297 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in 2012, according to an Associated Press tally.
It was the deadliest crash since August, when a U.S. military helicopter went down during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of Kandahar. Seven Americans and four Afghans died in that crash.
In March 2012, a helicopter crashed near the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and four Afghan civilians on the ground, officials said. And in August 2011, insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter, killing 30 American troops, mostly elite Navy SEALs, in Wardak province in central Afghanistan.
Also Tuesday, a statement from the Interior Ministry said insurgent attacks killed six Afghan civilians.
Four died when the tractor they were on struck a roadside bomb in the southern province of Helmand on Monday. Then on Tuesday, two women were killed when a mortar fired by insurgents hit their house in the same province.
More details emerged Tuesday about the insider attack in Wardak the day before. Afghan officials also raised the number of Afghans security forces killed in the attack to four, from two reported previously.
According to a spokesman for the Wardak governor, Afghan and U.S. forces had just finished a meeting in the district police headquarters and were heading to their vehicles in the compound's courtyard when the attack took place. As they came out of the building, a policeman jumped onto the back of a parked police truck, grabbed the mounted heavy machine gun, turned it toward the group and opened fire, said spokesman Attaullah Khogyani.
The Afghan Defense Ministry said two soldiers were killed, in addition to the two police officers Khogyani had reported killed on the day of the attack. The attacker was also killed.
U.S. officials said Monday that in addition to the two special forces soldiers killed, 10 American soldiers — both special operators and regular military — were wounded in the attack. Three of their Afghan translators were also wounded, according to Khogyani.
Associated Press writer Heidi Vogt contributed.
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AUSTRALIAN cars are pumping out almost 50 per cent more carbon dioxide than those in Europe, a damning report released today shows.
The report by the National Transport Commission (NTC) shows the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of new Australian passenger cars was 198g/km in 2011, compared with just 136.1g/km in Europe - a 45 per cent difference.
The Australian figures excludes light commercial vehicles (a popular segment that includes utes and vans), which emitted 245g/km in 2011; bringing the combined Australian fleet average to 206.6g/km.
The report highlighted a number of reasons Australia lags Europe in reducing car-related emissions:
- Europe's higher taxes on petrol prices, but lower taxes on diesel; this is designed to get consumers driving more fuel-efficient vehicles;
- Official carbon dioxide targets for manufacturers. Australia has none;
- Excise duties that encourage motorists to choose low-emission vehicles - and penalise those who don't;
- Financial incentives to consumers for buying low-emissions cars;
- Greater information on vehicle emissions and running costs, both on the vehicles and in print advertising.
The report also found that government agencies typically drove less fuel-efficient cars than the general public.
The average emissions of the government new-car fleet in 2011 were 217g/km, while private users' average emissions were 198g/km.
Although he did not directly call for any government action, NTC Commissioner Frank Muller said it was important for all new car buyers, including governments, to take CO2 emissions into account when buying a new car.
"Industry, consumers and governments all have an important role to play in helping Australia reduce its emissions," Muller says.
"If Australians had made greener purchasing decisions in 2011, carbon emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles could have been cut by over a third."
Not surprisingly the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), which represents the car industry in Australia, defends the report's findings and put the onus on consumers to cut emissions.
"The average new car sold in Australia is now at least 20 per cent more efficient than it was in 2000," says FCAI chief Ian Chalmers. "It is the preferences of Australian car buyers, however, that ultimately will determine the fleet's CO2 profile."
Chalmers is calling for a number of changes to help cut emissions, but none of the successful Europe measures.
"A comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions from vehicles is needed - which includes vehicle maintenance, removing inefficient vehicles from the fleet, driver behaviour, road congestion and public transport," he says.
Just to underline how far Australia has to go, Australia's greenest brand, Suzuki, would not even make the top 20 greenest brands in Europe.
Suzuki Australia recorded an average of 161g /km across its fleet of predominately small cars, while in Europe Audi, which is ranked 20th on the continent, managed 146g/km despite having several high-powered V8 and V10 powered cars in its range.
Fiat is Europe's greenest brand with an average of 118.2g/km; a 36 per cent difference.
The report is a major blow to the federal government's environmental credentials and its highly publicised carbon tax.
According to the NTC findings governments around Australia are the worst offenders when it comes to picking green vehicles; behind private and business buyers.
It was not good reading for Australian-made cars either. Despite a 6.9 per cent reduction, thanks largely to the introduction of the Holden Cruze and diesel-powered Ford Territory, locally-made cars still average 230g/km.


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Should your government consider a "request for partnership" to prevent duplication and save tax-payer dollars in IT?
If you're familiar with any type of government procurement process, it usually involves an RFP—a request for proposal. But today, with declining revenues and limited resources, the approach to partnerships and getting work done may change within government in the near future. I forsee a shift from the traditional RFP process to a request for partnership.
The new RFP in government: Request for partnership
I envision a future where city, town, and county governments will start to pool their money and resources for IT projects. Why build a new data portal, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) platform, or any other project that is specific for just one government entity? We're wasting taxpayer dollars by duplicating these efforts because of political boundaries. And in many cases, these projects have similar requirements. It's all about control, but as citizens, we need to start recognizing this waste and encourage our government to start looking for partnerships in IT rather than duplicating the same systems over and over.
Open source offers a great solution to this duplication. If one city, town, or county deploys an open source solution, then other towns can reuse that project. Eventually, we can have open source development and support communities around these projects. Look at how the private sector develops and uses open source. Resources from a variety of companies create projects like Linux. No one company owns Linux, but there is a strong community around it. There is no reason why our government shouldn't replicate the open source process and break down the traditional political barriers that are driving up IT costs for innovative projects.
A great example of this is happening in North Carolina. A regional initiative focused on stimulating the deployment of next generation broadband networks essetially aims to create a high-speed fiber optic network. The partnership is called GIG-U/North Carolina Next Generation Network and includes organizations such as NC State, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, Carrbaro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, and Winson-Salem. The partners put out an RFP in February 2013 and got eight, quality responses. They are currently in the second round of reviewing proposals and are preparing for a roll-out in 2014. The partnership was recently awarded the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) 2013 Community Broadband Project of the Year award.
A future where our government entities are looking to partner with one another would not only save taxpayer dollars, but it would help enhance the citizen experience. Cities and towns with limited IT resources could take advantage of open source solutions already deployed. Now, we just need some of our elected officials and IT departments to realize the advantage of the new RFP (request for partnership) and begin discovering the partnerships that will reshape the government IT landscape.
Do you have examples from your community where partnerships like this are being formed?
Adapted from The foundation for an open source city, © 2013 Jason Hibbets, published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license, available at www.theopensourcecity.com
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- Laura Stepp: A view of an untroubled rural America is out of date
- Study shows teen girls have babies at rates a third higher than girls in cities or suburbs
- Stepp: They're higher because rural teens have less access to health clinics, counseling
- Cities have lowered teen birth rates with education and access to contraception, she says
We have a rosy view of rural America as a place where people wave even if they don't know you, and life isn't affected by what we think of as city problems. So it might come as a surprise that teenage girls 15 to 19 years old in rural counties have babies at rates that are nearly one third higher than girls in the cities and suburbs.
Several major cities are succeeding in lowering teenage birth rates. In New York City, for example, teen pregnancy declined 27% between 2001 and 2010, according to data from the New York City Health Department. It's time for more notice to be paid to teens in rural America.
A study recently released by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy showed that the birth rate of girls in rural counties in 2010 -- the latest available data -- was almost 33% higher than in the rest of the country. It's not for the reasons many people might think, according to my colleague, Kelleen Kaye, senior research director at The National Campaign.
What's not true, she says, according to an analysis of federal data, is what we often hear: Rural teens are more likely than other teens to have sex with older men, or at younger ages, or get married younger. What is true is that they lack health clinics that are easily accessible and that offer contraception as well as counseling. Their parents may not have health insurance that makes birth control affordable. Abortion providers may be hard to find.
"Teens in general are more similar than they are different, but their resources may be different," says Kaye, who grew up in a small town in Iowa.
Amen to that. Sixteen years ago, researching a book I was writing about young teens, I spent a year traveling to and from three jurisdictions including Ulysses, Kansas, a town of slightly more than 6,000 in the southwestern part of the state. That year, the teen pregnancy rate in rural Grant County, where Ulysses is located, jumped from eighth highest in the state to second. In a high school of about 500, 25 girls were either pregnant or recently had had a baby; at least two middle school girls were also pregnant.
One girl I was writing about, ninth-grader Amanda Pena, introduced me to several high school friends who were either pregnant or already mothers. Amanda, being raised by her Catholic grandparents after her mother abandoned her, was determined to avoid pregnancy and become the first in her family to get a college degree. She was a very bright young woman and I believed at the time she would achieve that.
I caught up with her recently to see how she was doing.
She told me she did, in fact, get pregnant her senior year in high school. So did several other girls she knew.
They had had some sex education in school, she said, but mostly, they just joked about sex. Her grandparents never talked to her about contraception, and when she got pregnant, "It really changed my relationship to everyone in the family." Her pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, and after graduation she headed off to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
In her third year at Kansas State, she got pregnant again and decided against having an abortion. The father of her child refused to marry her even after little Braeden was born.
For a while, she tried being a single mom and continuing classes at Kansas State. She drew welfare payments while hoping Braeden's father would contribute child support. He didn't, and eventually "I just burned out," she recalled. She left Kansas State with only nine classes left before she could graduate. She eventually settled in Overland Park, Kansas, where she works as a supervisor at a heating and plumbing company and lives with Matt Kresyman, her new husband, and Braeden. who's 9.
"I lost my goals of getting a four-year college degree and moving up the ladder like everyone else wants to do," she said.
Amanda said when she goes back to Ulysses to see her family and friends, she listens to the list of babies recently born to single parents and realizes that attitudes about teen pregnancy there haven't changed much. Boys are reluctant to buy condoms at the drugstore, and girls dislike visiting a physician to pick up a prescription for birth control. Both give the same reason: In their small town, "they are afraid everyone will find out." She also hears something else among these teenagers as well as the adults, a kind of "what will happen, will happen" resignation.
Americans know that attitude when applied to teen pregnancy. We heard it not that long ago in the big cities of this country. But some of those cities, like New York City, are beginning to prove that with the right approach to education and contraception, and enough money, the teen pregnancy rate can come down.
It's time for this country to apply and adapt, where necessary, what it has learned to rural America.
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NEW YORK -- BP has finally found a buyer for its Texas City refinery, one of the largest and most complex in the U.S.
The total value of the deal could reach $2.5 billion. The refinery was the scene in 2005 of a fatal fire and explosion.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. will pay only $598 million for the refinery itself and other nearby pipelines and fuel terminals. It will pay $1.2 billion for the plant's inventory of oil and petroleum products. Marathon may have to pay another $700 million over 6 years if certain unspecified conditions are met, the company said Monday.
BP PLC been trying to sell refining and other assets to help cover costs associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. Since 2010, BP has agreed to sell $35 billion worth of assets, and the company expects that to rise to $38 billion by next year.
The Texas City refinery has a troubled history. The 2005 explosion killed 15 workers and injured nearly 200 others. In 2009 more than 700 violations were discovered at the plant by government inspectors.
The company has paid more than $2 billion to settle lawsuits and fines stemming from the explosion. It also has spent more than $1 billion on safety and infrastructure improvements and another $500 million to make fixes under a 2010 agreement with OSHA.
The refinery's size, complexity and difficult past made it difficult for BP to find buyers. That allowed Marathon to increase its refinery capacity by almost 40 percent at a very good price, according to Fadel Gheit, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co.
"It's like selling a used car to a college kid. They are thrilled to have it and you are glad to get rid of it," he said.
Marathon shares jumped 5.6 percent to close at $57.92 Monday. They rose as high as $60.04, a record since the company was spun off from Marathon Oil last year. BP shares rose 11 cents to $42.26.
The refinery has been a "money pit" for BP, Gheit says. He expects Marathon to do a better job running the plant because refining is its main business. The Texas City refinery processes 451,000 barrels of oil per day.
"The plant is a very different place than it was in 2005," said Richard Bedell, Marathon's senior vice president for refining. "BP has gone through a significant refurbishment of the plant and reconfiguration, but also has really worked to instill a safety culture in that refinery in all aspects."
BP announced in February of 2011 its intention to cut its U.S. refining capacity in half by the end of this year by selling the Carson refinery in Southern California and the Texas City refinery. BP agreed in August to sell the Carson refinery to Tesoro Corp. for $2.5 billion. Tesoro shares rose 10 percent on the day that sale was announced.
U.S. refiners have been generating enormous profits in recent months because they have been able to buy U.S. crude at prices lower than most competitors around the world. There has been a huge increase in oil production by U.S. drillers and a relative glut of oil in the middle of the country. Refiners are then able to sell their gasoline, diesel and jet fuel at elevated world prices. U.S. exports of petroleum products are on pace to set a record this year.
U.S. refiners are also benefiting from natural gas prices that are far lower than what their global competitors are paying. Natural gas is used to cook oil into refined products. Marathon Petroleum shares are up 76 percent since the beginning of the year, Tesoro shares are up 84 percent and shares of Valero Energy Corp., another big refiner, are up 50 percent.
Phil Weiss, an analyst at Argus Research, says it appears as though BP accepted a low price for both of the refineries it sold. But BP fetched better prices for its other assets. Taken together, BP's efforts to raise cash have gone well, he said.
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Grimm's sleeping beauty has woken up in more ways than one.
Although Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) started out as the fantasy crime drama's most disengaged character — she began the season in a coma after all! — she is gradually becoming more of an active participant. One mystery she'll encounter on Friday's Halloween-themed episode (airing at 9/8c on NBC) involves a series of child abductions. She helps out her cop boyfriend Nick (David Giuntoli) as the precinct's fill-in translator when the Spanish-speaking Luis (David Barrera) arrives to report that his son Rafael was stolen away by a weeping woman wearing white.
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"La Llorona is a legend that's very famous in the southwestern United States," Tulloch tells TVGuide.com. "It was a warning story to keep kids in at night. You didn't want to be out because there's an old woman who lost her children and as a result, she steals children and drowns them. So that starts happening in Portland. Nick and Hank are now trying to figure out if they believe in ghosts."
Tulloch, who speaks fluent Spanish after growing up in Spain and San Diego, was already familiar with the legend, as were many of her Latino Twitter followers. "When I started tweeting about La Llorona, they were like, 'Oh my God! My parents used to tell me that story. That's the scariest thing!' Everybody has this weirdly personal connection to it."
But another of the episode's mysteries is of a more personal nature and involves affairs of the heart. Juliette has had some recent success reconnecting with her boyfriend Nick after she awoke from her coma without any recollection of him in her life. "She's really getting to know him as if this were a blind date or something," Tulloch says. "Whatever spark there was what made them fall in love with each other in the first place is probably still there. There's chemistry there."
Despite that chemistry, Juliette is inexplicably drawn to another man: the precinct's Capt. Renard (Sasha Roiz). For strategic reasons of his own, he secretly woke Juliette from her coma through a potion-enhanced kiss. Unfortunately, he didn't count on the unpredictable magical side effects of the potion. "They're both becoming obsessed with one another but they don't know why," she says. "They've met at a couple work functions, but otherwise she's had zero interaction with him. All of a sudden, she can't stop thinking about him. It's driving her crazy."
Grimm video: Que miedo! Juliette's brush with a Spanish ghost (story)
So far, Juliette has only engaged in a little soulful gazing and envisioning Renard's face right after kissing Nick. The captain, however, has crossed the line into full-on creepazoid stalker territory after sneaking into her house and standing silently outside of the steamy shower door as she bathed. Tulloch promises that these sinister acts will escalate on both sides. "The Capt. Renard story line and the obsession we both develop for each other throws a huge wrench into the equation a couple episodes down the road," she says. "She starts to talk about it, and ... you have certainly not seen the last of those two together."
Whether or not Juliette and the captain will act on these lustful feelings remains to be seen, but she will eventually end up in the bedroom with somebody. "You are going to see some mad bedroom skills in an episode coming up that is so intense and amazing that we had to rehearse it forever," Tulloch says. "I can't say who the other person is , but we both decided we didn't want to do it with the stunt doubles, but we had a stunt coordinator. It's basically a sex scene that is so cool and crazy that the stunt coordinator had to be there."
Do you think Juliette should do the deed with the captain? Or should she stick with Nick?
Grimm airs Fridays at 9/8c on NBC.


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I admit it. I believe in trickle-down economics. But at least I walk the walk. I let somebody richer than me buy nice new stuff and years later I get it on the cheap. 70 years ago some wealthy judge had a nice house built: brick, thick walls, eleven gables (I think), detached two floor garage, etc. It's a bit worn now, but still potentially nicer than many new McMansions with a bit of fixing up. I benefit from trickle-down economics. Compared to buying a new house of similar size/features I saved a bundle.
Or so I thought. Then I got my first winter propane bill. And another. And another. I was burning around 100 gallons a week, and I live in the south! Crawled underneath the house to tape up the leaks in the ducts and wrap some insulation only to find…ASBESTOS. Bleah!
Well, this week I am doing my part to stop global warming and getting the old rusty asbestos laden ductwork replaced with some modern insulated ducts. Got some cool pictures to show y'all. Click to zoom.
Kind of reminds me of the movie Brazil.Where's Tuttle when you need him? Or maybe some alien invaders come to suck something out of the house. Actually what these are is vacuum hoses to suck air out of the crawl space and basement while the workmen disturb the old asbestos-contaminated ducts.
The hoses came in the window and into what was once a bathroom but is now an unfinished room. (The previous owner intended this to become a walk-in closet with a bigger room next to it as a modern palatial bathroom. He didn't finish before he decided to sell.)
Lots of old asbestos duct insulation and contaminated items duly wrapped up for perpetual disposal in a landfill as per current regulations.
Actually, I thought the old ducts looked pretty cool — much cooler than modern flexible plastic ducts. Alas, they leaked badly at the joints and some were rusted through completely.


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Ortiz says he's seeking just a one-year extension
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- David Ortiz met with the assembled media Wednesday after Red Sox position players underwent their physicals at JetBlue Park.
In his annual State of the Big Papi address, Ortiz, now 38, said he's asking the club to extend his current contract by a season, and by one season only. Afterward, principal owner John Henry said management might be inclined to do just that.
"I'm not looking for a two-year extension, just one," Ortiz said. "I want to make that clear. I said a long time ago, after next year who knows how things are going to be?"
Ortiz is set to earn $15 million this season -- the most of any year in his 17-year-career -- and it has been reported that he is seeking similar money for the extension. During his 11-year Boston tenure, the Red Sox have won the World Series three times, including last fall's six-game victory over the Cardinals.
Papi's performance in the World Series is still fresh in everyone's mind, so no time is better than the present. He batted .688 (11-for-16) with two homers and six RBIs and was named MVP. He is the only current Boston player also in uniform for those World Series wins in 2004 and '07.
It's no wonder that Henry was bullish about keeping the famed Ortiz. Ortiz's agent, Fernando Cuza, just happens to be in camp this week to meet with Ortiz and perhaps move the contract talks forward. Red Sox chairman Tom Werner and president-CEO Larry Lucchino are all expected to join Henry in camp Thursday as the entire contingent of defending champs officially works out for the first time this spring.
When asked about an Ortiz extension during a later media conference, Henry said:
"It's conceivable. It's something we'll talk about. We'll definitely meet with them. He's meant so much to this franchise, to New England, for so long now. He's helped carry us to three world championships. I know where he's coming from. He wants to finish his career here and we should try to make that happen."
About the timing of the matter, Henry was clear he'd like it to be addressed before it becomes an ongoing distraction.
"I don't know if it will get done, but it's good to have the conversation at the beginning of Spring Training," he said. "We'll all be here by tomorrow at least. The sooner it's resolved, one way or another, the better it is for everyone."
The Ortiz media conference was a bit of a circus, coming after Papi chastized some critics in a story in the Boston Herald on Wednesday for ripping him all offseason on the Beantown airwaves, as his contract issue was turned over and over.
"It's good to have my friends close and my enemies even closer," Ortiz said to a bank of cameras as he took a seat on a green stack of bleachers set up aside the clubhouse complex.
Ortiz has been a bargain for the Red Sox, signed after he was released by the Twins in 2003 for $1.25 million, perhaps the top free-agent signing in history. So to him, the perceived reaction from some fans has been more than quizzical.
"I don't even know why [the fans] are [complaining] about me talking about contracts," Ortiz told the Herald in colorful terms. "Guys putting up my numbers, they're making $25 million, $30 million. I'm not asking for that. I'm asking for half of it. And they're still [complaining] about it? I'm tired of hearing them talk about me. Hey, every time I talk about my contract, I earn it. So don't be giving me [any of] that."
It turns out Ortiz was just warming up for the big show when he came to addressing his naysayers. He said he had no issue with the Red Sox, but would use the criticism as a motivation.
"I can't wait for the season to start," he said. "I am hungrier than ever."
And then:
"Considering how long I've been in this organization I don't think I've disrespected no one," Ortiz said. "I think I've been honest. I think I've been legit. I'm one of the greatest to ever wear this uniform, too. Some people forget about that. I don't like to sound like that, but sometimes you've got to let [people] know. I think it's disrespectful for someone out there to say I'm greedy, that all I want to talk about is contract. When am I going to talk about contract, when I retire?
"A lot of those guys that go out on those radio shows, they like to go out with their chest out and talk trash. Before you do that you better know who you are talking about."
Ortiz had a turnaround season in 2013, after injuries restricted him to 90 games, 23 homers and 60 RBIs when the Red Sox bottomed out and finished last in 2012. Last year, he played in 137 games and his power numbers returned to a standard 30 homers and 103 RBIs. He then played in all of Boston's 16 playoff games, including three at first base during the World Series in St. Louis when the Red Sox couldn't utilize the designated hitter.
At midseason, he wasn't sure whether he would seek an extension. Now he says he's healthy and refreshed and ready to keep playing. Under those circumstances, he produces, so the backlash seems to be misplaced and extreme.
"They're haters," Ortiz said about those ripping him. "People hate. That's the world we're living in today. People hate people and are not comfortable with you doing well. That's it. That's the way I see it because I do not disrespect no one. I just [go] about my business, do what I got to do and win championships.
"That's what every single person who is a fan of an organization should want from a player. That's what I do."


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The percentage of American workers who believe the economy will improve in 2013 has risen by 11 percentage points, according to new research.
Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa, published this finding in a report, "Principal Financial Well-Being Index: American Workers." Conducted by Harris Interactive New York, the report surveyed 1,103 American workers at small and mid-sized businesses with 10 to 1,000 workers, and is part of a series on the financial well-being of Americans released quarterly by the Principal Financial Group.
The survey reveals that 43 percent of workers anticipate economic improvements next year, up from just 32 percent last quarter.
Despite their confidence in the state of the economy in 2013, more employees (42 percent, up from 32 percent last quarter) are stressed about the economy. But significantly fewer workers (36 percent) are stressed about their personal finances, down from 42 percent last quarter, the report notes.
With the holiday season underway, many workers are adjusting their plans to accommodate tighter budgets, the report states.
Just over a third of workers will be spending less per gift this holiday season due to the economy. And another third will be paring down the number of people on their gift lists.
Workers are also scaling back on holiday travel plans: About a quarter will be traveling less this holiday season due to the economy.
Sixty-two percent of workers say their spending this holiday season will be consistent with the amount spent last year, while 30 percent say they will be spending less. Only 9 percent say they expect to spend more at the holidays this year.
American workers are wary of racking up more debt. When it comes to making their purchases, slightly more than a third of workers plan to pay for their holiday gifts via credit card, while more than half plan to pay with either a debit card or cash, the report reveals.


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Dinner Tonight: Black Pepper-Honey Rib Eye Recipe
Your source for quick recipe every single week day.
Sometimes I just need a steak. The mood doesn't strike often, but when it does I want a huge slab of meat, and maybe some roasted potatoes on the side. That's it.
While I like dressing up some neglected cuts of beef, I'm not much for drowning a beautiful rib-eye in a sauce. That's why I love this recipe from the The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper. The steaks are dipped into a mixture of red wine, honey, and black pepper for just a few minutes, and then cooked. You don't really need to worry about anything other than whether the steaks are perfectly cooked.
It couldn't be much simpler. All I was worried about was whether the mixture would make any difference at all. I mean, the steaks are even patted dry before they're cooked. Still, it's surprising how much the flavor of the mixture stays with the beef. The honey caramelizes on top of the steak, and the red wine and black pepper accentuate the beefiness of each bite. It's a subtle addition, but one that really works.
- Yield:4 people
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
- 3 tablespoons dry red wine
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- four 1 ½-inch thick rib eye steaks (t-bone or sirloin would work, too)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt
Mix together the red wine, honey, garlic, and black pepper in a shallow dish. Add the steaks, and toss them in the mixture. Let the steaks hang out at room temperature for 15 minutes or so, flipping them occasionally.
Pat the steaks dry with some pepper towels, and then season them salt.
Pour one tablespoon of the olive oil into a large cast iron skillet set over medium-high heat. When just starting to smoke, add two of the steaks. Cook until both are well browned, four to five minutes, and then flip both. Cook until both are browned on the other side, four to five minutes. They should both be about medium-rare. If not, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until done. Set the steaks aside on a plate and cover with foil. Then repeat process with remaining two steaks.
Serve the steaks with roasted potatoes, or, you know, maybe a green vegetable.
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HTC has hinted that it plans to launch its most powerful HTC Desire HD Smartphone in India sometime during February 2011, that would be powered by Android v2.2 FroYo operating system, offering 720p HD video recording and featuring HTC Sense that integrates a variety of multimedia and location-based enhancements and introduces HTCSense.com, a series of new connected HTC services.
Expected to be priced for about Rs. 28,500 in India, the HTC Desire HD smartphone is build on the unibody heritage of the HTC Legend, and is sculpted from a block of solid aluminum into a seamless compact frame and is powered by Android v2.2 FroYo upgrdable to Android v2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system and features newly enhanced HTC Sense user interface with exciting new features.
The new HTC Sense experience offers a variety of enhancements that improve how people capture, create, share and access multimedia content.
With a newly created camera experience, people can record HD videos or capture and edit images with a variety of fun camera effects. With HTC Locations, a new differentiated online mapping experience, people have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges.
The enhanced HTC Sense introduces a new HTC application and widget called HTC Friend Stream which seamlessly integrate all of user's social communication including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates, making it easier than ever to focus on what friends are doing as well as to view the images and links that they share.
The enhanced HTC Sense user interface also introduces broad improvements to applications including the browser, email client, IMs and others and includes a new newsreader application and widget, as well as a new seven-screen 'Leap' thumbnail view for quick and easy access to specific screens.
The new HTC Sense also includes a new integrated online e-reading experience utilizing a new e-book store powered by Kobo and a new, mobile-optimized e-reader that includes the ability to highlight, annotate and quickly search for definitions or translate unfamiliar terms.
Expected to be available in October 2010, the HTC Desire HD Smartphone is quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and dual band 3G HSDPA 900/2100 Mhz network ready handset, which is equipped with 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8255 1 GHz processor and is powered by Google's latest Android v2.1 (Eclair) mobile OS.
It also features Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto-power-turn-off, touch sensitive control panel and optical joystick, surrounded by a narrow button replaces the traditional trackball improving usability without interrupting its unique design.
The HTC Desire HD smartphone comes with 1.5GB internal memory with 768MB RAM and offers microSD card support of upto 32-GB expandable memory and it features a larger 4.3-inches, 480 x 800 pixels hi-resolution LED backlit Capacitive Touchscreen display capable of 16 million colors.
Weighing only 164 gms, the HTC Desire HD Smartphone measures 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm and includes a 8.0 Megapixel Auto Focus camera with built-in DUAL-LED flash, Face Detection and Geo-tagging capability offering maximum 3264 x 2448 pixels resolution. The camera also offers 720p HD video recording.
Available in Black and brown colors, the new HTC Desire HD smartphone offers exhaustive data connectivity options including WiFi 802.11b/g/N wireless LAN, GPRS class 10, EDGE class 10 (236.8 kbps), Bluetooth 2.1 + A2DP wireless connection with FTP and OPP file transfer capabilities, 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, 3G HSUPA 2Mbps connection and microUSB 2.0 for wired connectivity.
Android v2.1 powered 3G ready HTC Desire HD Smartphone also features stereo FM radio with RDS, MP3 audio player MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA formats, video media player supporting MP4, H.263/H.264 abd WMV9 formats. The handset offers Dolby Mobile Surround sound enhancement and sports 3.5mm audio out port.
Other features of HTC Desire HD Smartphone includes built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS support, Digital Compass, Java MIDP 2.0 support, a dedicated key for search application and is Adobe Flash 10.1 ready. It also includes applications such as Google search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, and Google Picasa, full HTML browser, Email with push email and IM clients, besides dedicated application for social networking including Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.
It also includes the new HTC Fast Boot that enables people to quickly make a call or check emails by shortening the time taken to complete the power-up sequence.
HTC Desire HD Smartphone comes with powerful 1230 mAh standard Li-ion battery that can provide upto 6.5 hours of talk time and 340 hours of standby time on 2G network.
New HTCSense.com Service
HTC Sense introduces a number of key innovations including a series of connected services called HTCSense.com service that enhance people's mobile experience on HTC phones.
With the new HTCSense.com service, users can simply manage their mobile phone experience from their HTC phone or personal computer. For example, people can easily locate a missing phone by triggering the handset to ring loudly, even if it is set to silent, or to flag its location on a map.
If the phone's been lost or stolen, users can remotely lock the phone, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even remotely wipe all personal data from it.
HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser. People can also customize their phones with exclusive HTC content like wallpapers, HTC scenes, sounds or plug-ins.
"As a key Android partner and smartphone brand, HTC continues to bring new innovation to the platform," said Andy Rubin, VP engineering at Google. "Android is about choice and the new HTC smartphones continue to provide customers with powerful choices and flexibility."
Price and Availability
Android v2.2 powered HTC Desire HD smartphone is expected to be available in India sometime during this February 2011 month for an estimated price of Rs. 28,500 in Brown and Black colors colors.


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hii i want to create a method to save a file and call this method form client using wcf web services. but i dont know how to create it
I voted to close this as not a real question. I felt it really meant, "I don't know anything at all, please teach me something" (and edited the title accordingly). I felt we should support people who come here because they've tried to learn something or tried to do something, and had questions, but who have at least tried.
Now, please tell me why I'm wrong, as I'm sure I must be wrong.
Note that the OP has deleted his question, apparently after three downvotes (none of which were from me). The text of the original question is included above, as is the original title.


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Training Vs Opportunity
Hi there sailors!
Need some kind of experience feedback here, please, off course it happened to a lot! Decision time situation:
After 2 years as a deckhand\skipper in a boat, decided to look for other jobs. As I'm with an AEC(Meol Equiv.)\Coastal skipper certification, most of all crew agencies said the same to me:
"Do you have a Yachtmaster Offshore? ... no, sorry...." ok, I agree with knowledge. So
One year passed, I'm now 3 years in same boat, wich is great, and, I started my ( 6 months) Patrão de Alto Mar course, the equivalent to YM Ocean.
I also found out that in my Coastal skipper the only thing missing was Astronomical Navigation, It's different in Portugal. We have a strong Coastal Skipper Licence, only limited to 25nm from coast\24 mt lenght of yacht.
So, what happens next... positive replies about job applications came in.... What should I do??? should I leave my course in middle and accept the job opportunity?? take licences latter?? The contract\money helps you to sleep better. Its difficult to find a job, should I waste one on behalf of training??? we learn on site, in the ocean... you know, so what does your experience says about these kind of situations, does it worth to trust?
I'm really confused here, any help will be very appreciated....
Thank you all
Sorry, there's a correction: instead of "AEC(Meol Equiv.)" The course I have in Mechanics it's a 3years Engineering course unlimited , it's a merchant Navi Book rank Deck\Mechanic and naval construction.
It would seem to me that there are both short term and long term goals at play here. Short term, if they do not require a ticket for the position why do it. Long term you will probably benefit from further training and securing the next ticket up like rungs in a ladder. If you wish to follow the MCA scheme, then the sea time held a various levels will contribute to your overall seatime requirment so it makes sense to get your certificates at the earliest opportunity.
Thank you. Very helpfull.
Yes, a career, (each day I like it more), definitely, and yes , it makes sense to do it now. I guess I needed a confirmation, career wise, and your help worths a lot.
Thank you
Best wishes
If you need anything from Portugal...
"The course I have in Mechanics it's a 3years Engineering course unlimited ..."
In that case don't waste the time and experience you have worked for. Your Portugese certificate may qualify you for an MCA Certificate of Equivalent Competency. Go to the link below and read the procedure for assessment of your current certification level.
If you have enough seatime you may be able to get an EOOW certificate that most yacht flag states will endorse for service as chief engineer on yachts. Please contact the MCA and see where you stand before you waste time and money on a yacht limited certificate of any sort. As a professionally trained seafarer you do not have to hold a yacht limited certificate, especially as an engineer. In addition, contact the maritime authority of Cayman Islands and Marshall Islands to enquire as to what level they will endorse your existing certificates for service on yachts in their register.
Cayman Islands: http://tinyurl.com/yjjt64a
Marshall Islands: http://www.register-iri.com/
MCA assessment: http://tinyurl.com/yznstd8
Thank you Chief. The MCA CEC or Coc, It's another exame to do and ..., I'm still missing sea time, it's not forgotten!! I asked for it last year when a crew agency didn't recognised my Eng. course and send me to MCA,( I must point in their defense...) But, it seems to me that this assessment is a new one.
As for the Cayman Islands they still require for some recognitions that are not made directly. Right now they would give me a Deckhand endorsement, and with right training most everything can be done. To the Marshall Islands, also very similar. By the way, very kind people to work with!
Fitzy... It's ok, welcome, hope it helps you to!
I my case I will allways have to be examined by an RYA examiner. Since we have a distinct program, and most every authorities recognise RYA\MCA.
"I asked for it last year when a crew agency didn't recognised my Eng. course and send me to MCA,( I must point in their defense...) But, it seems to me that this assessment is a new one."
You seem to have found one of the rare crew agencies that knew what they didn't know and sent you in the right direction. I suggest you do the MCA assessment process with your engineering training and see what they offer in the way of real certificates. It is important that you know where you stand and only the flag maritime administration can tell you this. Do not make career and training decisions based on what you read on a chat forum.
"As for the Cayman Islands they still require for some recognitions that are not made directly. Right now they would give me a Deckhand endorsement, … Marshall Islands, also very similar."
It sounds like you submitted the deck certificates. Those things are pretty much useless as indicated by Caymans only recognizing them as being worth a deckhand rating. Do you want to be an engineer and use the 3 years of professional training you have now or do you want to start from scratch as a deckhand?
You may already have the qualifications to obtain an engineering certification that could get you an engineer's job on a yacht. There are a thousand deckhands for every engineer and once you are in the industry you are in a much better position to move down to a deckhand job if that is your choice. Right now you seem to be restricting your opportunities by joining a very large crowd of entry level job applicants.
I'm speachless. Thank you.
Processing now, digesting all wise information. (I've just arrived from classes : ) and I see all these knowledge. It's very gratifying, like being in the water!! I've looked at it that way, long run!!
Thank you, really!
and yes, keep in touch
Yes. few more months, been doing chart navigation, starting celestial, and then all the rules, weather, tides, I'm shore you know whats comming next!!!!
Yes... I guess your right, if it's meant to be the right position (owner wise), it will surely be. I prefer to do it now anyway.
Hope for the best
I don't know if I'll ever use celestial navigation again , I don't even know who uses paper charts these days, maybe in remote locations, less known or crossings (?), but man, I'm getting the kick out of it!!!! Against all odds, Celestial navigation is one of those things that surprised me. The connection it brings, the belonging to understanding of cicles and.... Well, I did for sure the right thing and vividly recommend to those who enjoy this part of sailing.
The beginning, ho, it's difficult, my brain seemed it was in a brake from exercise, it was rusty, now I really like doing this, and hope these technics and knowledg keep going thru the gennerations.
Can you imagine those guys 500 years ago, going to cross oceans !!! I never thought I'd be so happy with this step. I feel more connected now and very... whats the term, bloatted (?) (bragging ??)
ho ho ho, I'm a celestial navigator ho ho ho !!!!!
Kidding, but really, a good investment, its nice kind of knowledge!
good sailings
Did it , passed the exam. Think I've might lost some weight in nervous and anxiety, but did it!
It's Oceans , I'm very proud of it, I was trying to do it for 2 yeas, now I have it! It's great stimulation for the brain and the thirst of knowledge starts to get you. Really enjoyed doing it.
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I'll be around this waters, for now! And if not, it was a pleasure sharing this with you all.


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Anne Brendle performs Cheryl Dudley's moving audiobook with a warmth and sensitivity in keeping with the subject matter, which is at times almost mystical. Whether the remarkable horses in these 25 firsthand accounts are rescuing their owners from physical calamity or bringing them back from the brink of cancer or drug addiction, Horses That Save Lives captures a world in which animals and humans can attain spiritual harmony. Brendle's voice compels a listener to believe in that union.
Dudley is an accomplished writer on the equine theme, especially when it comes to Appaloosas. This unique collection truly shows her love for horses and her faith in their healing powers.
Lives restored to safety, health, and self-esteem through contact with horses.
There is no denying that the emotional bond between horses and the humans who love them can reach mystical proportions, and nowhere is that relationship more evident than in these 24 true-life accounts of horses rescuing people. Many of the stories recount incidents where death or physical injury was imminent, and only because a horse intervened are the narrators alive to tell the tale. Other chapters describe that other plane of salvation where contact with a horse through ownership, employment, or a variety of therapeutic programs has restored mental health, peace of mind, and self-esteem. Narrators include a 17-year-old Apache youth whom a horse-rescue project retrieved from drug abuse; a mother whose young son was about to be dragged to his death before the horse recognized the child's plight; a Vietnam veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder whose work with horses keeps him on an even keel; and the owner of a Miniature Horse that serves as a "seeing eye" guide animal. As varied as the stories are, all share the same conclusion: "My horse saved my life."
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Steve Martin Makes a Surprise Appearance in 'SNL's' 'The Californians' Reboot
'Saturday Night Live' tried to end their season with as big of a bang as they possibly could. Aside from letting Mick Jagger host for the first time, they also paid a heartfelt tribute to Kristen Wiig for her last show, and brought in sequel installments of 'Lazy Sunday' and 'The Californians.'
While 'Lazy Sunday 2′ was all Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell's territory, Jagger and former 'SNL' guest star Steve Martin shook things up a bit for the next episode of the soap opera parody.
Just as before, the characters spoke in ridiculously exaggerated Southern Californian accents and their discussions always ended up being about the best routes to take when driving around Los Angeles.
The highlight, though, was probably Mick Jagger donning a blond wig and doing his best to talk like a new-age, mirror-obsessed resident of the Golden State. See how he did.
All the actors in the skit seemed to be trying their best not to laugh at each others' absurd facial expressions, and they mostly succeeded. However, a big surprise came when Martin popped up as a character who had suffered amnesia, and couldn't even remember the simplest directions to get around town.
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The term genre refers to a set of thematically or stylistically similar popular cultural texts. Courtroom narratives form both movie and television genres, and criminal trials form subgenres. Each entry in the criminal subgenres contains a criminal trial and pits a prosecutor against a defense lawyer. This article discusses the genre conventions for these characters.
Where the defense lawyer is a protagonist, the client is a co-protagonist. The client is either innocent or is being unjustly prosecuted. The defense lawyer, often presented in heroic terms, struggles to get the client acquitted (or the punishment reduced). The defense lawyer must overcome obstacles that the antagonist prosecutor places in the lawyer's path. Defense lawyers are loners who are lacking in personal life or emotions. Perry Mason is the iconic genre defense lawyer.
Where the prosecutor is the protagonist, the crime victim (or survivors of a deceased victim) are the co-protagonists. Prosecutors are relentless, honorable, and often politically ambitious. They must struggle to overcome obstacles erected by defense lawyers. Like defense lawyers, prosecutors lack a personal life or emotions. Jack McCoy on Law & Order is the iconic genre prosecutor.
These generic conventions have become stale. Consequently, creators of pop culture products in the criminal courtroom subgenre employ genre-busting narratives that have refreshed the genre. Defense lawyers often work for clients they suspect are guilty and try to get them off through the use of technical defenses. Guilty clients deceive gullible lawyers into putting on cases with perjured testimony. If the client confesses guilt, the lawyer betrays the client to protect the public. Defense lawyers have personal lives, feelings, and emotions, and some are anti-heroes. Genre-busting prosecutors often have unpleasant personalities, and they don't hesitate to bend ethical rules. As in the case of defense lawyers, prosecutors have inner lives and personal relationships. These genre-busters have destabilized the generic conventions and may well have established new conventions.
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Tyson Chandler returned to the team he won a championship with in 2011, as the New York Knicks dealt the center to the Dallas Mavericks in a six-player trade Wednesday, two people with knowledge of the talks told USA TODAY Sports.
The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not finalized, but the teams announced the trade later Wednesday.
The deal will send Chandler and Knicks point guard Raymond Felton to the Mavericks in exchange for Dallas point guard Jose Calderon, center Samuel Dalembert, shooting guard Wayne Ellington, 21-year-old point guard Shane Larkin and the 34th and 51st pick in Thursday's draft.
"The journey to build this team for the upcoming season and beyond continues," Knicks President Phil Jackson said in a news release. "We have added players with this move that will fit right in to our system while maintaining future flexibility.
"We would like to thank Raymond and Tyson for their time and hard work with the organization over the past few years."
The Mavericks get the best player in the deal, Chandler, the 32-year-old 2013 All-Star who is coming off an injury-filled run with the Knicks but still can be an elite defender. They also get Felton, who has been criticized for his defense and fitness but has a reasonable contract for next year with a player option for 2015-16.
The Knicks, though, get some financial flexibility and Calderon, a veteran point guard who, because of his elite shooting and passing skills, could be a good fit in the option. Calderon is set to make about $7 million a year for the next three seasons. Dalembert has a partially guaranteed contract for next season, while Larkin is on the second year of his rookie contract.
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Formed in Los Angeles in 1966, The Monkees debuted on television screens with their eponymous NBC series and No. 1 hit single "Last Train to Clarksville." The show was a smash success over its two-season run, winning two Emmy Awards.
While becoming pop culture icons, The Monkees became one of the top-selling acts of all time. They recorded songs written by Boyce & Hart, Goffin & King and the Monkees themselves, most notably Nesmith, who has enjoyed a solo career in country-rock.
The Monkees scored a dozen Billboard Top 40 hits — outselling both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in 1967 — as well as Top 10 hits in more than 25 countries.
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