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WANTAGH, N.Y. — Is there a serial killer on the loose in Long Island? More than one? Could he be a police officer or an ex-cop? Are some of the victims rubbed-out mobsters sleeping near the fishes? Or could they be the long-undiscovered victims of New York's most prolific serial killer of them all, Joel Rifkin?
With police saying next to nothing about the discovery of 10 sets of human remains dumped off a highway near Jones Beach, amateurs and experts alike are offering a multiplicity of theories — some outlandish, some entirely plausible.
Many of the theories have been compiled on the Web site LongIslandserialkiller.com or offered up in the daily papers.
"It's mostly fodder for laughter by the investigators," said attorney Bruce Barket, a former prosecutor in the Nassau County district attorney's office. "Because the investigators know much more than they have revealed publicly, they're sitting there chuckling at this theory and that theory. Because it really is irrelevant to what they are doing."
The biggest tabloid sensation to hit Long Island since Amy Fisher shot Joey Buttafuoco's wife in the '90s began to unfold in December. That's when a police officer and his cadaver dog happened upon the first set of remains while searching for a 24-year-old New Jersey prostitute last seen in the area a year ago.
Two days later, police found three more bodies; all four were women in their 20s who booked clients for sex on the Internet. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said at a news conference that a serial killer could be at work.
The New York Daily News quickly dispatched a reporter to an upstate prison to interview Rifkin on his "expert" thoughts since he admitted killing 17 prostitutes in a murder spree in the late 1980s and '90s. Four of his victims have never been found. The New York Post immediately hung the moniker "The Ripper" on the killer.
Dormer tried to calm the chatter, telling reporters days later: "I don't want anyone to think we have a Jack the Ripper running around Suffolk County with blood dripping from a knife. This is an anomaly."
Months passed with few updates on the case — until the snow melted in late March. Police found one, then three more, then two more sets of remains not far from where the first four were discovered. None of the recent six have been identified or linked to the deaths of the four women found in December.
The New York Times cited experts as speculating the culprit may have a law enforcement background because he has managed to elude capture for so long. The experts noted that relatives of one victim had gotten brief, taunting phone calls from the possible killer — perhaps an indication that he knew how to avoid having the calls traced. Police tracked the calls to busy Penn Station and the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan — crowded areas that made it hard to hear the caller — before the signal went dead, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Other reports suggested that some investigators believe some of the newly found remains, which police would describe only as having been there for "some time," may have been Rifkin's work. He denied that in a Newsday prison interview this week.
Franny Louis, a Carle Place, N.Y., resident, said she agreed with Rifkin when he told Newsday that the killer could be someone nearby. "Someone who works along the shoreline and may have access to burlap bags and things of that nature," she said.
Police have not commented on various reports that the first four women were found in burlap, while the most recent remains were not. They have also left open the possibility that more than one killer could be dumping bodies.
'Nobody really knows'
Xavier Molina of Lake Grove, N.Y., wasn't buying that theory: "It's really hard to find two serial killers out there dumping bodies in the same spot."
One blogger on the site The Stir theorized the killer could be a real-life Dexter, the TV character who works as a blood-splatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department and in his free time kills people he believes have eluded justice.
"There are a few differences, of course," according to a recent blog. "Dexter only kills those who deserve it. And in this case no one would ever argue that the women targeted by the Long Island Serial Killer deserved to be killed."
Carina Atteritano of Oceanside, N.Y., said she suspects someone in law enforcement could be involved, since the killer hasn't been caught.
"I definitely have friends who are up late at night because they are concerned about it. We joke about it that it could be somebody in our town, but it really could be and that's scary," she said. "Nobody really knows."
Associated Press Colleen Long contributed to this report.
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"How Can I Coach a Resistant Teacher?" (Part 1)
There's one request for advice that I receive more than any other from coaches: How can I coach a resistant teacher? Since I started this blog in the Fall of 2012, I've probably received over 50 emails with a version of this question. This week I'm going to post a series of responses. The first, below, is written by guest blogger Shane Safir, a colleague who works for the National Equity Project. Stay tuned this week for more on this challenge that many coaches encounter.
Tips for Coaching a Resistant Teacher
Shane Safir, Senior Associate, National Equity Project
In my years as a principal, coach, and professional developer, I've lived this question dozens of times and have learned to adjust my perception of the problem and the strategies I use to respond.
The Pitfalls of Perception
The answer to this perennial coaching question--how can I coach a resistant teacher?--actually sits inside the question itself in the word "resistant." When we label a client "resistant," we create a psychological and even moral distance that can undermine our goals. Resistant means "refusing to accept new ideas or changes." This label carries a layer of judgment that may prevent us from trying to understand our coachee's reality, dilemmas, competing commitments, or even aspirations.
How can we really determine that a coachee has refused to work toward change? What if 90% of her has refused, but a hopeful, dormant 10% is open to your support? What if she is actually fearful, mistrusting, under-confident, distracted by competing priorities, or so burned by previous 'interventions' that she can't yet engage in the opportunity you're offering?
How To Approach a "Resistant Teacher"
Here are a few tips for approaching your coachee that might soften her resistance and foster relational trust.
1. Look in the mirror. As human beings, we have a natural tendency to look "out the window" for external sources of our current challenges. Resist that tendency, and take a moment to notice your own reactions to this coachee. Do you have a physiological response as you prepare to coach him or her? Does your body become tense or rigid? What emotions come up when you think about this person - fear, anger, distress, frustration? All of these reactions can distort the way you perceive and approach your coachee. Simply noticing your own physical and emotional signals and taking a deep breath may be enough to interrupt the auto-pilot response and shift to a more "distress-free" stance.
2. Take an inquiry stance. Inquiry is an ongoing process of asking questions and examining evidence in order to improve our practice. Taking an inquiry stance means letting go of judgment for curiosity. Replacing answers with questions. Eschewing superficial or dismissive explanations ("This teacher must not care about kids") and digging for deeper ones. As you shift into an inquiry stance, you can ask yourself:
- What might be underneath the resistance I'm feeling?
- What have been this teacher's previous experiences with coaching or other improvement initiatives, and how might they be influencing her response to me?
- How connected does she feel to the school community and its leaders?
- How safe does she feel to discuss weaknesses in her practice?
3. Invite your coachee's story. Everyone comes with a story, but rarely are people asked to share it. A key strategy for transforming "resistance" into openness is to invite your coachee to share his or her story as an educator and as a person. This might not feel like traditional coaching at first blush, but remember that it's in the service of building trust and relationship, which allow you to get enrolled to do the hard work of capacity-building.
Schedule time-perhaps even off-site with fewer distractions- to simply connect with your coachee and hear her story. You might ask:
- How and why did you become an educator?
- What are your fears about engaging in this coaching work together?
- If you opened yourself to coaching, what do you think might be possible? What could we achieve together?
- What's been your best experience of support or mentoring?
- How can I best support you?
Here are a few additional tips I've picked up along the way:
Don't Take it Personally
As coaches, we sometimes personalize behaviors that we perceive as resistant. When teachers didn't immediately welcome my support, I wondered what I had done to merit this response. Here I was, organizing myself professionally, showing up with respect and humility, investing my time in this person's growth. And they didn't want me around? The truth is, nine times out of ten it's not about you at all!
Assuming it's personal initiates a mental spiral of self-doubt and blame that, similar to the psychology of labels like 'resistant,' keeps you from unearthing the deeper factors at play. Your role as the coach is to understand who this person is, what makes her tick, and to build a strong enough relationship that you can become a catalyst for change.
When you find yourself personalizing, it's important to take a step back, notice your response, and detach enough to see yourself participating in this psychodrama rather than holding the bigger picture for yourself and the coachee. Only then can you re-engage with compassion and genuine curiosity about what is causing the behavior and how to help the client get past it.
Don't Overemphasize Technical Issues
One final tip is not to enter with a technical approach when the client data (body language, words, feedback from colleagues) calls for a relational one. It's so tempting to grab a tried-and-true lesson plan or pressure-tested "best practice" and offer it as a way to enroll your coachee in a new direction or change agenda. Sometimes, in particular with new teachers who may be struggling to stay above water, a technical offering is spot-on, gaining you credibility and a platform for future coaching. However, I would offer that our prototypical "resistant teacher" requires a more relational approach that moves us safely past the emotional landmines and into the fertile zone of coaching and learning together.
Above all else, approach your coachee with humility. Having coached people both much less and much more experienced than me, and educators of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, I've landed on humility as a core value and facet of my approach. When I arrive at coaching with equal parts humility and confidence in what I have to offer, I inevitably can see past "resistance" to the person in front of me - with her own unique story, values, and capacities to build from.
How do others respond to "resistant teachers?" Advice? Suggestions?


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Storm Clouds Clear Over Facebook
Nov 15, 2012 9:40 AM PT
In a year when precious little seems to have gone right for Facebook, Wednesday was the day an employee lockup on selling some 800 million shares expired. The stock was expected to drop, perhaps dramatically, as a result -- but it didn't.
For the most part, Facebook shares hung tough -- increasing by some 11 percent to close the day at US$22.36 and trading at around $22 through mid-day Thursday.
"It was an unexpected increase because a stock's price usually drops when so many shares come on the market," Andreas Scherer, managing partner of Salto Partners told the E-Commerce Times.
There are a lot of reasons that didn't happen, starting with Facebook's already-low price. Many employees probably figured they would hold on to see if the stock would turn around.
Finally, an Upswing
Then there is the possibility that the market is actually developing some faith in Facebook's long-term prospects. After slogging through months of bad news, Facebook does appear to be on an upswing. Its earnings report in October was a pleasant surprise: Revenue reached $1.26 billion -- a 32 percent year over year increase -- and 14 percent of its advertising revenue came from ads for mobile users.
These 800 million shares were the last of the major lockups for the company, said Eric Steiman, a Covestor model manager.
"At this point, the negative news flow for the stock is abating," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Once the negative news is priced out, the company and its shareholders can begin to focus on the business and its growth prospects -- which I feel are great -- over the next few years."
Facebook had a better-than-expected third quarter, beating revenue expectations, Scherer noted.
"What is even more important -- the company was able to jumpstart its mobile business," he said, "so employees and investors have reasons to believe that the company is able take its business to the next level."
This is probably the main reason Facebook employees didn't make a beeline for the exit, concluded Scherer.
There Will Be Scrutiny
In the near term, Facebook's stocks will trade around the mid-20s, predicted Covestor's Steiman.
"The company still has a user base that is larger than any company in history. It has begun to monetize its offerings, and shareholders should be rewarded over the coming years," he said.
Still, expect investors to continue to scrutinize Facebook's progress and not just accept on blind faith that the company is a long-term winner, said Salto's Scherer.
"The bottom line for Facebook hasn't changed," he emphasized. "It has to show that it is able to grow its top line. Investors will particularly take a closer look at its mobile revenue numbers."


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When the Greek Revolution began, an island offered up its entire commercial fleet – the third largest in Greece after those of Hydra and Spetses – to the struggle for liberation. That island was Psara!
Travel guides describe the island as "a dot in the sea, far away from established tourism destinations" – but that is only half true, because on this dot shrewd travellers from around the world discover – or, better yet, create – their own personal paradise, with the materials offered by the untamed nature of the Aegean Sea.
The people of Psara are, first and foremost, proud of their glorious past. The revolutionary flag of 1821 – white and red, with a cross and an anchor wrapped by a serpent – welcomes visitors at the harbour, reminding them that the history of this island is interwoven with the history of its untamed soul.
Continuously inhabited since the Mycenaean era, as shown by the significant archaeological finds from the cemetery excavated in Archontiki Gulf, Psara provides travellers with a precise dose of serenity and splendour – and that's not all. The residents' helpful disposition is legendary, while the island's beaches are never too crowded, whether one visits the popular beaches of Katsounis and Kato Gialos, with its local beach volley tournament, or Lazaretta, with its fine sand and seashells, Lakka or Lemnos beach.
Fans of underwater fishing will discover a true submarine treasure in the countless skerries that surround the island. Hikers will appreciate the simple beauty of the Church of Agios Nikolaos, with its sixty steps, built in 1793, and the Monastery of the Dormition of Virgin Mary, with its rare manuscripts and religious books preserved, books printed in Moscow and Venice. During the historic destruction of Psara, the only thing to survive was the icon of Virgin Mary crafted by El Greco, which was smuggled out to the island of Syros, where it remains to this day.
At Psara, one can sample the tastiest seafood ever, as well as the most affordable lobster pasta in Greece. You can sample local cheese produce by trying mizithra cheese and kopanisti dip and find yourself in agreement with connoisseurs who support that the thyme honey of Psara, which is only harvested once a year, is at the pinnacle of honey production in the entire Mediterranean.
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A presentation of the cooperative ESA/NASA mission to send a spacecraft out of the elliptic plane and over an unexplored pole of the Sun. No spacecraft has ever ventured so far from the elliptical plane. To do so requires Ulysses to travel first to Jupiter, using the gravitational pull of the giant planet to propel itself towards the southern solar pole. The movie includes:
00:22 Animation of the Sun
01:30 Orbital circles around the Sun
01:48 Near video of sun flairs
02:11 Views of sun from far away planet
02:46 View of the Sun from Earth, some views from the Earth
03:21 Planets orbital circles around the Sun, with Ulysses deep space probe's path to arrive closer to Sun pole
04:26 Planets and explanation of how Ulysses will use planets gravitations on it mission
05:09 Spacecraft building, integration and testing
05:30 Ulysses spacecraft building
06:25 Ulysses will be launched by US Space Shuttle (video and animation)
07:50 Ulysses in space animation
10:55 Spacecraft ground station control
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11:47 Ulysses arriving to Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar systems. Jupiter atmosphere, with 16 moons. Jupiter turns once every 10 hours. Ulysses will make detailed measurements of Jupiter.
13:52 Ground centre
14:00 Ulysses leaves Jupiter towards the Sun
14:35 Albert Einstein and his theory
15:00 Exploiting star
15:32 Ulysses real objective is the Sun. Images of the Sun and analysis illustration
15:52 Earth, Jupiter on the same scale with the Sun
16:20 Sun images and animations
17:11 Ulysses spacecraft in space
17:29 Sun corona, and analysis of the corona, solar winds, cosmic particles
21:26 Ulysses instruments and illustrations of them on the spacecraft
22:00 Illustration of how Ulysses' instruments will see the sun, when arriving 4 years after launch
22:49 Ulysses path towards the sun
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Deferred disposition is not a right but rather discretionary by the Judge of the court. If deferred disposition is granted, it is a period of 90 days from the date of payment. You cannot receive another moving violation within the State of Texas during the 90 day period. If deferred disposition is successfully completed, the violation will not be reported on your driving record.
You must follow the instructions exactly as outlined below in order to receive deferred:
1.You cannot receive deferred disposition by mail/fax if you were charged with any of the violations listed below. You must appear in person before the Judge to request deferred for these violations:
- Speeding in excess of 25 mph over the posted speed limit.
- Speeding in a school zone 15 mph over the posted speed limit
- Any violation that occurred in a construction zone
- Assault – family violence
- Failure to stop for school bus
- Any violation involving an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle, striking a fixture, landscape, or unattended vehicle.
- No driver's license
- No insurance
2. You cannot receive deferred disposition if you had a Commercial Driver's License on the date of the violation.
3. If you are under the age of 25 at this time, you must appear in person to request deferred disposition. State law requires different procedures in such a case.
4. You must fax/mail the request with payment on or before your appearance date. Any requests received after that date will be denied and set for a court date before the Judge.
5. The completed Motion for Deferred Disposition form must be enclosed with a check, money order, or a credit card payment form for the full amount due prior to the due date on your citation (21 business days). Mail the full payment, a completed deferred disposition form for each offense, and if paying by credit card, a completed credit card payment form to (if paying credit card you may fax both forms):
Haltom City Municipal Court
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6.Make sure you include your name, complete address, and citation number. You must sign the Motion for Deferred Form and circle a plea of Nolo Contendre or Guilty. A separate form must be completed for each violation.
You must contact the Municipal Court to find out your fine (bond amount). You must add $25 to the fine(bond amount) that you are given for each violation that you are requesting deferred disposition on.
Deferred will not be granted if the correct amount is not paid or if you are ineligible according to the rules outlined above.
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He didn't shake us all night long but Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page definitely showed The City of Light a Whole Lotta Love on Wednesday.
The 70-year-old Page, looking dapper in a black suit and scarf over a white shirt with his silver hair pulled back, took part in a world exclusive listening session at the Olympia Theatre for some 1,500 contest winners from around the globe (and yours truly on assignment) that was also streamed live.
As Page explained briefly before the lights dimmed, the audience was about to hear a selection of songs from the upcoming remasters of the beloved British heavy blues-rock band's first three albums, Led Zeppelin I, II and III from the period 1969-1970, due June 3 in Canada (June 2 elsewhere in the world). The tracks were played while vintage stills and film clips of the group – rounded out by singer Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones and the late drummer John Bonham before they broke up in 1980 following Bonham's death – played on the screen.
At times, the audience clapped along, seemingly unable to help themselves.
"It was pretty primeval, I mean you could tell from A Whole Lotta Love couldn't you?" he said later during the question and answer period of Led Zeppelin's alchemy.
"It was a situation where you had four incredible musicians that were really like musical equals but when they came together ... it just went round into the stratosphere. To be honest, obviously after (the pre-Zep band) The Yardbirds, when they folded, I wanted to start my own band, and I wanted to make it a guitar tour-de-force, but there's no way I could have imagined before it that I would have played as well as that."
Each disc will contain an additional companion album of previously unreleased audio including Live At The Olympia – Paris, France October 10, 1969 – which will be released with the first Zeppelin record. So the setting of the Wednesday night event had major significance.
"It's really got a whole energy, the audience is just incredible," said Page. "It's a really good communion."
Specifically, he was asked why the live version of Heartbreaker from that 1969 Paris show was so good.
"I don't know, we were on fire," said Page. "It's fantastic musicianship by the members of Led Zeppelin, you can just really feel it – the power. Everyone, their contribution was just incredible."
As the audience entered the Olympia there were pictures of the first three Led Zeppelin vinyl album covers decorating the walls and even a Led Zeppelin backdrop where you could stop and take your picture.
A French moderator translated the entire proceedings while Page spoke in English and answered queries from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and France submitted from the Internet in the weeks leading up to the event, thus there were no questions about a possible Led Zeppelin reunion tour or the recent plagiarism lawsuit launched by the band Spirit over Stairway To Heaven's intro.
Page said he decided to remaster the material due to the music industry's constantly changing formats.
"You almost need to reassess how your music is being heard almost every five years it looks like 'cause now there are so many different ways you can hear the music," said Page. "So really we approached everything all in one go and we remastered it really high res for anything that may come in the future."
He also recalled renting the Welsh cottage Bron-Yr-Aur with Plant in tow which he said lead to writing only one complete song.
"It didn't have any electricity. It was very primitive. It just had like wood fires and gas for the lights," he said. "We had acoustic guitars and had cassette recorders and basically the one complete song that comes out of there is That's The Way (from Led Zeppelin III). I had sort of the chord structure for it and Robert was coming up with the lyrics, we were writing outside on the hill."
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1st Generation Pokemon Cross-Stitched Family Portrait
Note: Worthwhile time-lapse video after the jump.
This is a giant cross-stitch lovingly created by Linda (aka Esponsas) featuring the entire first generation of Pokemon. Man, so many familiar faces in the bunch. Like, uh, Dweezle, and...Tam-Tam? You got me, I'm more of a Yu-Gi-Oh guy, okay?! Linda said the materials she used cost around $80 and it took her around 8-months to complete. WOW. I haven't done anything in the last eight months except still think it was April. Well, that's not entirely true, I did finish ONE thing. "That's a box of cereal." Not just any box of cereal -- Grape Nuts, brobro. I'm pretty proud of myself.
Hit the jump for a shot of Linda holding the thing for scale, and a time-lapse video.
Thanks to BreakEmIfYouGotEm, who sounds like a terrible person to drink with.


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Winner of the coveted 2002 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition and one of the youngest composers ever to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Aaron Jay Kernis is among the most esteemed musical figures of his generation. With his "fearless originality and powerful voice" (The New York Times), he is one of today's most frequently performed composers. His music, full of variety and dynamic energy, is rich in lyric beauty, poetic imagery, and brilliant instrumental color.
One of America's most honored young composers, Mr. Kernis received the coveted Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition (2002) for the cello and orchestra version of "Colored Field," the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for his String Quartet No. 2 ("musica instrumentalis"), and Grammy Award nominations for both "Air" and his Second Symphony. He has also been awarded the Stoeger Prize from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Rome Prize, an NEA grant, a Bearns Prize, a New York Foundation for the Arts Award, and three BMI Student Composer Awards. He has become an especially familiar and much-admired presence in Minnesota's Twin Cities; in September 1993, he was appointed Composer-in-Residence for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Public Radio, and American Composers Forum, and he returned in the fall of 1998 as New Music Advisor to the Minnesota Orchestra, a position he held till 2009. As an educator he is Director of the Minnesota Orchestra's Composer Institute, an extraordinary national program for emerging composers, and teaches composition at Yale School of Music.
Upcoming and recent commissions include a new work for trumpet soloist Philip Smith with the New York Philharmonic and a consortium of American's "Big 10" college wind ensembles, the Seattle Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, 8th Blackbird, Astral Artists, and the Santa Fe and La Jolla Chamber Music Festivals.
His works have been recorded on Naxos, Nonesuch, New Albion, Argo, Phoenix, Koch, Cedille, Virgin and others. Previously issued CDs include a widely acclaimed CD with Hugh Wolff conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Mr. Kernis's Symphony No. 2, "Invisible Mosaic III," and "musica celestis" which was nominated for a Grammy, and won France's Diapason d'or Palmares for Best Contemporary Music Disc of the Year. Other recordings include a disc of his Pulitzer-Prize winning String Quartet No. 2 ("musica instrumentalis") and Musica Celestis, both on Arabesque with the Lark Quartet.
Aaron Jay Kernis was born in Philadelphia on January 15, 1960. He began his musical studies on the violin; at age 12 he began teaching himself piano and, the following year, composition. He continued his studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Manhattan and Yale Schools of Music, working with composers as diverse as John Adams, Charles Wuorinen and Jacob Druckman. Kernis first came to national attention in 1982 with the acclaimed premiere of his first orchestral work, "dream of the morning sky," by the New York Philharmonic at its Horizons Festival. Mr. Kernis's music is published by AJK Music, and administered by Associated Music Publishers.
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Christina Rossetti's 19th Century poem Goblin Market has long divided and bemused readers as to its meaning and intent. The story of two sisters and their encounters with the sinister Goblin men and their 'forbidden' fruit, has been variously interpreted as an allegory of proto-feminism, a critique on the rise of advertising in pre-capitalist England, and an exploration of feminine sexuality in relation to the Victorian world. This multitude of interpretations only adds to the poems mystique and imagery, captured here by the Pulitzer Prize winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis. Performed by London-based ensemble The New Professionals under Rebecca Miller, the work is a unique concoction of music, mime and masks that delves into the overripe and at times grotesque and shocking imagery of Christina Rossetti's poem. Goblin Market explores both the Victorian repression coded into its text as well as its parallels with contemporary social issues. An inventive treatment of music theatre - The Guardian This should be heard … not a moment that's not ear-catching - International Record Review It is no exaggeration to say that Goblin Market is one of the great musical works of art for theatre of the 20th century - MusicWeb International Well-balanced sound as well as detailed annotations add to the attractions of this worthwhile release - Gramophone
The music of Sergei Rachmaninov is imbued with a unique lyrical and harmonic style that has attracted a rich variety of transcriptions and arrangements. Transcribers J. Heifetz, F. Kreisler, V. Mikhailovsky and M. Press apply their own artistry to some of Rachmaninov's great songs, etudes and romances, allowing performers and audiences alike to experience his music in new creative settings.Hideko Udagawa has performed extensively throughout the world and has captivated international audiences with her artistry and enthusiasm. On this disc she is expertly accompanied by Konstantin Lifschitz.


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Banned 4Life Fights FDA Blood Ban
Blake Lynch was just trying to help his friend Emmy, who is living with sickle cell anemia, when he went to donate blood this February. But after he was turned away because of his sexual orientation, he formed Banned4Life, an organization set on ending the ban on men who have sex with men (MSM) donating blood. Now, he and his partner Brett Donnelly travel around educating people about the FDA's policy and collecting signatures for their petition.
"When I was turned away from donating blood because of my sexual orientation I was embarrassed and angry. At first I was angry at the blood banks but I found out that the MSM blood ban is an FDA policy," said Lynch in a recent interview.
He noted that the Red Cross and America's Blood Centers have been trying to end the FDA's current blood ban since 2006, but they have to abide by the FDA's policy, which assumes that all gay/bisexual men are HIV-positive, stating that MSM "comprise about 50 percent of all HIV infected persons in the U.S. and account for more than 50 percent of all new infections." The policy was adopted in the 1980s, in response to the AIDS epidemic, and is widely considered outdated. All blood donations are currently tested for more than a dozen diseases, including HIV.
Lynch, who is a nursing student at the University of Central Florida, sought the help of his friends and colleagues to pass a resolution in April 2013 that had the National Student Nurses Association calling for a revision of the MSM policy. He said the resolution passed with 91 percent of votes -- and a standing ovation.
"The H in HIV stands for Human, Not Homosexual," said Lynch. "The policy does not really affect me, but it affects my friend Emmy and all the other individuals who require blood transfusions."
Lynch and his partner have traveled to Pride celebrations in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Baton Rouge, Pittsburgh, Disney, Darden and Rockville to raise awareness and collect more than 10,000 petition signatures.
On June 6, they sent out a Banned4Life representative Bobby Tollefson to make a statement at the Health & Human Services meeting on Blood Safety and Availability in Rockville, Maryland. And on June 30, they addressed the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami during a special Pride worship service.
Board member Luigi Ferrar, program director at Prideline Youth Services, led the service, which was geared to lift up the church's principles of "the inherent worth and dignity of every person," and "justice, equity and compassion in human relations." A coalition of South Florida LGBT organizations met after the service to explore ways to advocate for changing the policy.
In addition to their efforts to change the FDA's current discriminatory policy, Lynch and Donnelly still encourage eligible donors to give blood in the place of those who have been "banned for life" and is planning several upcoming charity events and blood drives.
Lynch's friend Emmy Derisbrun said that doctors were not completely sure of how to treat sickle cell, and could only provide fluids to prevent dehydration, pain medication to relieve excruciating pain and blood transfusions if needed.
"I have been battling this disease all my life, and sometimes blood transfusions are vital to my recovery. I'm afraid that one day I will be told that there is no blood available for my transfusion when needed most," said Derisbrun.
"Banned4Life is not only about encouraging the FDA to revise the blood donation policy on gay men, but to encourage those who are eligible to donate blood in place of those who are Banned4Life. Maybe one day, I will rely on your blood to help me."
Lynch is currently working with the America's Blood Centers and OneBlood (Florida's Blood Centers) on helping organizations make their blood drives more inclusive, saying, "We believe that everyone should participate in this life-saving process, eligible or ineligible. Banned4Life has partnered with CampusPride in organizing Banned4Life Blood Drives at universities around the nation."
They also stress blood drives as part of the corporate culture, saying that "Until this policy is changed MSM people should inspire eligible donors to donate blood in their place."
The biggest of these blood drives will be taking place on Oct. 19, 2013, a date the organization has coined as National Donate 4 All Day, a day described as a time "where businesses, organizations and universities will host community blood drive events around the nation."
For now, Lynch and Donnelly continue to collect signatures, with the goal of gathering 100,000 by October. They hope that their efforts will help retire the FDA's outdated policy regarding MSM, allowing Lynch to help his friend Emmy and others with lifesaving blood donations.
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After proclaiming to subjugate the snake to the Blue Grizzly cub, I passed the time on top of a tree by making a spear. It was currently night-time; I was using my knife to shave the tip of a thick branch.
I didn't know if an improvised weapon such as this was going to be effective.
However, I didn't know how to create any traps. My only other weapons were this knife and my own fists. Therefore, I wanted at least one more weapon.
"There, it's finished."
I had only tapered the branch's end but it was quite sharp.
I leaned back on the tree trunk… this was also how I usually slept without falling off.
I had gotten used to sleeping on this hard bed, but as expected, I still yearned for a soft one.
"I wonder how Kazuki and Inukami-senpai are doing…"
"Haha, you ended up following me this entire time after all."
I gently stroked the rabbit on its head as it looked towards me.
Such a strange rabbit. Its existence as a living creature was a mystery.
If I think about it, I was only able to survive because of this rabbit.
"Tomorrow you might get caught up in something dangerous but… Best regards."
The rabbit nodded its head in agreement.
Feeling satisfied from its response, I entrusted my back to the tree and shut my eyelids.
It wouldn't do if I didn't properly rest my body for the fight ahead.
The next day, I used the rabbit's radar to search for the snake.
I was carrying only the knife and improvised spear, I left everything else behind.
Of course I made sure to also wash my body so that I wouldn't have to worry about my scent.
My preparations were complete so all that was left was to find that snake.
"What's wrong?"
The rabbit's body quivered with a start.
I pointed my spear at the indicated direction as I started perspirating. While being extremely cautious, I advanced towards the thicket.
"It sounds like a battle is going on?"
Sounds could be heard.
It was a very loud and violent sound, similar to the sound of mowing down a tree.
I slowly separated the thicket and peered in to look at the other side. My objective was there, the tsuchinoko-like figure.
I couldn't help but suppress my breathing as I could recognize another creature close by to the snake. It was the Blue Grizzly cub from yesterday.
"That guy…!"
The cub was covered in wounds all over but it wasn't dead. Maybe because it was only a cub but it seemed to have reached its limit for fatigue as it was remaining motionless.
What should I do? Should I just go in there? Or should I wait till the snake reveals an opening?
The best choice would probably be the latter, but that's…
"That would look bad."
"You should get down."
I let the rabbit down on the ground and clutched the spear with both of my hands.
My resolution was already set but of course it wasn't for accepting my death… It was the resolve to bring down the snake that was bullying the weak with my spear.
"Let's go!!"
If it was just this much intimidation, compared to Rose, it was nothing much.
I knew the fear of that kichiku and cold-blooded woman…
"I'm not scared of something like this!"
The pair was surprised from my loud voice.
Leaving the cub aside, it seemed the snake was unsure of whether to aim for me or the bear first. This was a chance. However, those scales that acted as a suit of armor, my spear would definitely not pierce through.
If that was so, how should I proceed? It was obvious, I just had to aim for the part that was vulnerable.
Advancing forward with all its might, the snake came closer to me. Looking at it from a closer angle, its mouth was much larger than I initially thought. If it were to get a bite on me even once, it would be an immediate death for sure.
Nn? It was getting dark in front of me…
There was a slamming noise in front of me as I saw the closing of its enormous mouth.
If I didn't step back, I would be dead by now hey…!
However, I was waiting for this timing. From there I held my spear in my right hand with an underhand grip and thrust it out while giving a cry.
"Eat this you stupid snake!!"
Making a remark that was unlike me, I pierced the spear deep into the snake's right eye.
I'll keep putting strength like this till I pierce through completely! As I was thinking that, my arm was pushed back—
"Nna!? Gah."
In the next instant, my body received a tremendous impact and I was blown away.
As my consciousness was flying away, I used healing magic on reflex. The wound started to heal and I was able to stay conscious.
I got blown away to a tree and my body slid off to the ground. From there, I confirmed the snake's figure. The spear was stuck in its right eye and it was shaking its tail.
"Gu……It was the tail huh…"
I was an idiot. This weird snake would obviously be able to think of using its tail.
But I was able to recover with healing magic.
Half of the snake's vision should be lost now. The trade-off was I received an attack from it but a wound like this was trivial to me.
I got back up as my wound was completely healed and then immediately pulled out the knife from my waist.
"Is that all you got? It's not effective at all!"
I'll aim for its right side, where it was blind.
As I was running towards its right, it was also slithering towards me.
If the opponent is just relying on force, it'll be easy to avoid them. As expected, it was approaching me from its left side.
However, it stopped abruptly and then turned towards my head.
For an instant, I could tell that it was sneering at me with its mouth slanted.
Seeing that smile, I realized I completely fell into the snake's trap. It baited me with his injury.
It was intelligent.
I thought that it was just a snake that relied on its instincts and acted violently to resolve things. However, this guy was clearly different.
It was able to think carefully about its actions, its thinking was also very cruel and atrocious. It was just thinking of slaughter.
This guy…… it found enjoyment in tormenting others.
Opening its large mouth, this time, it caught my left shoulder.
"Gwu, guaaaaaaaaaa!?"
My voice raised into a scream as it dug into my left shoulder.
At this moment, I pushed something out with my left hand. Furthermore, the strange part was the snake didn't try and bite my arm off. The snake's round eyes looked calm and seemed to know what happened.
Naturally, what I pushed out in my left hand was the knife. It was pierced in its upper jaw portion where its scales couldn't protect it.
"Haa… Haa… Haa… Ku…"
My shoulder was aching… But I had gotten used to pain.
I forcefully inserted strength in my right arm and held down my left shoulder.
"Gi, there's no way I'm going to lose like this…!"
"Shu, shururururu."
The only difference that divides us was the amount of strength we both have.
Even I, after coming to this world, had been training in hell. I had confidence in my own strength at least.
…….Aaaaaaaah, it was impossible after all! Having two arms was better than having only a right arm. If this went on, my left arm really will be separated from me for eternity!!
I was starting to lose all sensation from my left arm. I was continuously using healing magic on it but there was nothing I could do about the blood that kept flowing out.
"Nn? …le….ft hand? I see now…!"
The knife that I stabbed inside the snake's mouth was still punctured there and so I twisted it.
Sure enough, the pain made the snake loosen its grip on my left shoulder.
At that moment, I pried open its mouth and pulled out my left arm.
As my arm was painted with blood and the snake's saliva, I stepped back. The snake was suffering in agony from the object in its mouth.
It would be a good chance to attack it but unfortunately my knife was still caught inside its mouth. With this, I had lost my weapon.
But there was still hope.
"…I should aim over there right?"
My aim was on a tall portion of the snake.
I couldn't give any spare time for it to recover.
Thinking that, I tried to run swiftly but—
As I took a step forward, I couldn't fill my legs with any strength.
"Ku, my vision is…"
My vision shook intensely and on top of that, my limbs were rapidly losing their strength.
I used healing magic immediately before. I couldn't raise my left arm but it shouldn't be long till it was completely restored.
If that was the case, I could only think of one other possibility.
"Poison, huh."
Having such a large body and poison was really unfair.
But this was probably my last chance. I couldn't afford to give in to something like poison.
For the sake of relieving the poison, I mustered up all my magical power and covered my entire body like a coating.
If the poison was damaging my body from the inside, I just had to keep on healing the damages. While feeling pain throughout my whole body, I kicked off the ground with my foot and ran towards the direction of the snake.
While giving a loud scream, the snake noticed my presence and swung its tail at me.
I couldn't avoid it, but it didn't matter. If I got hit, I'll just heal myself back again.
At the instant I was about to take a direct hit, a blue clump forced its way through in front of me.
While catching the tail and raising a pained voice, the Blue Grizzly's eyes looked at me for a moment.
Did you come to save me?
While I was looking directly at the Blue Grizzly's eyes, it turned away in silence to face the snake.
The snake's head was in a position where I couldn't reach. Since I couldn't reach it from the ground, I could only climb up from its body.
As I was climbing, the snake violently tried to shake me off but I clung on, I couldn't let go no matter what.
And then finally reaching its head, I clutched my right hand onto the spear that was still pierced deep in its right eye.
"With this, it's over!"
Putting power into my right hand, I pushed onto the spear.
In doing so, the snake shook its head even more to throw me off. Once again, I focused more strength into my right hand to pierce it and suddenly its movements stopped. With a thud, it collapsed onto the ground.
Thrown to the ground along with the snake, I glanced over at the snake while lying down.
"Ha, hahaha… I did it…"
The Blue Grizzly cub covered in injuries came towards my side.
I thought it was coming to eat me, but it looked alright as it wasn't acting hostile.
It sat next to me and looked at my face. Then it gave a loud cry, similar to a bark.
"You are… happy that the enemy was removed right?"
What was going to happen to this cub from now on, would it be able to keep living in this forest?
No, that shouldn't be a worry at all. It was able to directly face against this snake, if had this much guts, it had the qualifications to become the boss of this forest.
"Kishaa… shaaa…"
However, my relief was destroyed by the one cry which I definitely didn't want to hear.
"!….. It's a lie right?"
The snake slowly got up.
It was pitiful to look at but I was able to see a furious hatred inside its eye as it directed that towards me.
"……. Gu… Gururu…"
"Stop that and run, just escape."
The cub bit onto my clothes and tried dragging me.
Even though it'd be fine to just cast me aside and run away yourself…!
While feeling worthless at being unable to move my own body, tears came out. Was it going to end like this here…!?
Kazuki, Inukami-senpai, King-sama, Seria-sama, Tong, and in addition… Rose.
That was right, it was all Rose's fault. You'd forgive me if I voiced out my resentments in my last moments right?
"Dammit, you kichiku—! Middle-aged woman—! Violent woman—! Ogreee—!!"
"When I die, I'll definitely haunt you as a ghost—!!"
The snake approached us with its large mouth opened.
I was already satisfied, I felt refreshed inside my heart. I had become free, I would continue to curse Rose in hell.
However I didn't want the cub to be dragged into this.
If it was death, it'd be good if only I died.
"It's fine, just separate from me already—"
As I was telling the cub to distance itself from me, 'something' dropped from the sky and crushed the snake as it was about to bite.
"Good grief. You good-for-nothing… Just obediently die like this…"
Squashing the snake's head with their foot was a woman with green hair. On their shoulder was a familiar black rabbit.
From this situation, the cub and I were dumbfounded.
However, after a few seconds, I comprehended the situation and my whole body started quivering.
It wasn't because I was overjoyed from being saved but rather it was fear due to the woman in front of me.
"Yoo, Usato. You did good."
"Ro, Rose-sama……!"
Without even thinking it, I added a sama to the reigning empress in front of me.
I couldn't help it.
While I was shivering in fear because of Rose, the black rabbit was gently petted and was smiling.
"No no, if it wasn't for this little guy, I wouldn't have come and that would have been bad."
"That rabbit……"
"An, rabbit? What are you saying? This isn't a rabbit, it's my pet Kukuru. It's a monster and was keeping watch over you."
It was at that moment when the animal that helped me was replaced as a monster.
Rose kicked the snake with her foot as if she despised it and started talking,
"No, it was just precaution in the event you somehow got out of the forest you see. Although, even I didn't expect that the monster from the last invasion that Sigris was supposed to kill fled to this forest. Well, I was observing and saw it was able to draw out your utmost abilities."
"Invasion? The Maou army's?"
This person, she was watching me as I was chasing after the snake huh….. I already have nothing more to say.
I've already become accustomed to this kichiku.
"That's right, but I didn't forsee that the Grand Grizzly would be killed. It really ate something good. After all, the Grand Grizzly is the boss of this forest."
"Ha!? Then from the beginning, you were planning on having a war with the monsters of this forest!?"
What an Oni! No regard for people's lives!
"No, that's wrong. There would a successor to inherit it."
"Normally the boss wouldn't be killed and you would have to also challenge others and steadily raise your rank before you can fight the Grand Grizzly. I was planning on making you do it on the seventh day but…"
"You were planning that but…?"
"Surprisingly, what you were doing was interesting. Therefore, I let it continue as it was."
Eeh… My conduct for my own survival was actually what was strangling me?
Rose approached me as I was feeling down. Nothing mattered anymore.
The Blue Grizzly cub broke between Rose and me.
"Nn? This little guy is the Blue Grizzly's cub? You've become close with this little one?"
"Eh, is that so?"
At the very least, I felt I had formed a bond with this cub.
"Even so, you really do resemble me. Oi, you."
The cub trembled as Rose called out to it.
As expected, even animals would be frightened of a strong person like Rose.
"Carry this successor with you."
"Ha? What are you saying!? Is it okay to let a monster inside the kingdom!?"
"I will allow it, I will permit you. Besides, I was thinking it was about time for Kukuru to return to my side. As an extra, there shouldn't be a problem to begin with."
How unreasonable, it was doubtful that this cub would even follow me… Nn? Why are you lifting my body up, bear cub-san?
"Eh~~ it feels like you are showing interest? Is it fine to go away from the forest where your parents gave birth to you?"
Probably being able to perceive the meaning behind my words, the cub gave its response by rocking its body. It felt as though it was doing it as a debt of gratitude.
I unintentionally sighed. There was one more thing that was bothering me and so I raised the question to Rose,
"That rabbit… Why was it injured before?"
"Aah? It was for the sake of dropping your guard, it was an act it sold to you for that purpose."
The rabbit-san was full of confidence and puffed its chest out with pride.
My heart felt like it was being whittled from seeing the rabbit brimming with confidence. In addition, I also now know the reason it was able to understand my words. Everything was in Rose's palm all along… I wanted to cry.
"Well then."
Suddenly, Rose lifted the cub along with me while I was still on top of it. I already didn't want to deal with this anymore, this person was scary. As I was weeping, Rose faced me with a smile but I could also see a vein formed on her forehead—
"Which reminds me, you were saying something about me right? What was it again? Kichiku? Middle-aged woman? Violent woman? Ogre? I'm still 25 years old you know? When we get back, I hope you prepare yourself okay?"
Just now I came to an understanding, my largest threat and enemy was not that snake……
"I-If you round up, wouldn't that make you 30 years old though?"
"…… I think you won't be sleeping tonight."
…It was this scary beyond belief leader.


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Army vs. Navy: Fashion Face-Off
WSJ's Paula Knight joins takes a look at how this spring's military and nautical looks measure up on the runway and in the real world.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Apple said on Thursday its iTunes online music store has surpassed Wal-Mart Stores to become the largest music retailer in the United States.
Apple's statement, citing industry data, came on the same day that iTunes faced a new challenge as News Corp's MySpace social networking site said it had formed an online music venture with three record labels.
Apple said its announcement was based on consumer data collected in January and February by market research firm NPD that counted 12 songs being equal to one CD.
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Future Leaders to Propose Global Energy Solutions at Inaugural Equinox Summit: Energy 2030
24 May, 2011, 10:00 BST
WATERLOO, Ontario, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Imagine you could travel forward in time 20 years... Did we equip future generations with the knowledge they'll desperately need to prepare for a soaring population, draining fossil fuels and the environmental effects of our current high-carbon energy choices?
June 5 to 9, 2011 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 (http://www.equinoxsummit.org) is joining today's experts with tomorrow's leaders to reboot the global energy dialogue and explore how cutting-edge science and technology may advance an increasingly electrified and low-carbon future.
A Global Roster
To work alongside pioneering scientific experts and seasoned advisors, we have selected 18 members to participate in the Equinox Summit's Forum of future leaders. These exceptional young people, ages 20 to 30, represent 12 different countries and vast networks that could propel limitless change in our global community as we prepare for a sustainable future. Here is a quick snapshot at some of our Forum members:
- Zoe Caron, Canada, whose passion for renewable energies has landed her a spot as a Climate Policy and Advocacy Specialist at the World Wildlife Fund Canada
- Kerry Cheung, United States, who examines the development of smart grid technology as a Science and Technology Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Felipe De Leon, Costa Rica, who has developed clean energy projects throughout Central America as part of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism
- Jian hua Ding, China, who has drafted invaluable policy advice on carbon emissions for the Chinese Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Development
- Michael-Donovan Ezeilo, Nigeria, whose collaborative work has led to the development of several environmental policies that became Nigerian law in 2010
- Ayesha Masood, Pakistan, who advocates passionately for the development of renewable energy in her country and beyond through public campaigns and student education
- Jakob Nygard, Denmark, who has researched and analyzed environmental and energy policy for the European Parliament
- Gita Syahrani, Indonesia, whose international legal advocacy have allowed her to advise the Indonesian government on a national low-carbon and clean energy investment strategy
The full list of Forum participants can be found on our website at: http://wgsi.org/content/confirmed-participants-forum
Catalyzing Change through Collaboration
Through four days of intense working sessions in the spirit of open collaboration, these next-generation leaders will work with a quorum of scientists and a group of advisors to envision a sustainable, electrified future coupled with a growing need to expand the capacity, increase the resilience and security, and improve the efficiency of our energy systems. Recommendations will be shared through the presentation of the Equinox Communique at the end of the Summit on June 9, 2011.
About Waterloo Global Science Initiative
Founded in 2009, the non-profit Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) is a partnership between Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo. WGSI aims to present highly focused international conferences that can advance dialogue and catalyze the long-range thinking necessary for scientific and technological solutions of the future.
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Senegal closes border with Guinea over Ebola fears
Senegal has closed its land border with neighboring Guinea to prevent the spread of the Ebola outbreak, which has killed at least 70 people.
Senegal's Interior Ministry announced the border closure Saturday. It also said officials in the southern region of Kolda closed a weekly market which draws thousands of people from the neighboring West African countries of Guinea, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea confirmed last week that several victims of hemorrhagic fever in the country's southern region had tested positive for Ebola. Eight cases have been confirmed in Guinea's capital, Conakry, and in neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone authorities are also investigating suspected cases.
The hemorrhagic fever's initial symptoms can mimic malaria, but as the disease progresses it can lead to grisly deaths as patients bleed both internally and externally.
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CTIA Wireless Earlier this year, FCC boss Kevin Martin said there was no need to force open access requirements onto American wireless carriers, insisting they would embrace openness on their own. But it looks like the big-name carriers are still wary of a mobile internet that's as wide open as its desktop cousin.
Today, at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment trade show in San Francisco, chief execs from three of the country's four largest carriers hailed a new era in American wireless where the Average Joe can attach a much broader range of devices and applications to the airwaves. But two of these CEOs indicated they would go only so far.
"If you look at just unfettered access in an open world, all of us would probably agree that you probably poor experience at the end of the day," said T-Mobile CEO Robert Dotson, with a nod to the wireless big-wigs beside him, Sprint Nextel's Dan Hesse and Verizon Wireless' Lowell McAdam. "There needs to be some stewardship and control of that...if it goes true Wild West, the network quality experience, the security for the most personal information that an individual carries with them, [is compromised]."
Dotson says that a truly open mobile internet would suffer the same fate as, um, municipal WiFi. "People thought that municipal WiFi would be the open answer. But at the end of the day, it didn't give you a good secure experience - and in many cases, it gave you a week-to-week billing structure you could never live with."
We're not sure what muni WiFi billing methods have to do with anything. But it's clear Dotson doesn't want his network embracing anything and everything.
At one point, he bragged that T-Mobile's GSM network has long allowed customers to attach their own third-party devices. Then he indicated this isn't a good idea. "I talked about the number of devices that get put on the T-Mobile network that truly are open. They might originate out of the Netherlands or out of Hong Kong. But I would also tell you that the big double digital percentage of customers that put those devices onto out network have a less than good T-Mobile experience," he said.
"On the outside, it looks very enticing to say 'Why can't we just put anything on the network?.' But if there's not some limited level of stewardship, you sub-optimize the innovation and creativity that can happen."
In similar fashion, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam bragged that the company has already certified the first two third-party devices for its network, including a $69 "voice and text" device from the pre-paid service provider AirVoice and a wireless router aimed at the insurance industry. Then he questioned whether Americans are really going to like this sort of thing.
"I think we have to be careful to not all run to one side of the ship," McAdam said. "We have, as an industry, conditioned customers to very expensive computers put in their hands for very few dollars. And they've always got to the option when things go wrong to walk into a T-Mobile store, a Sprint store, a Verizon Wireless store, an AT&T store. In an open environment, that's going to change."
At which point, Dotson piped up again, insisting closed devices are still a wonderful thing. "Blackberry is not an open platform. But it's one of the most phenomenal email experiences on the planet," he said. "There's a role for devices - whether it's the T-Mobile Sidekick or the Blackberry - that have that seamless integration between the network and the hardware and software." ®


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For February 25, 2013 – "Argo" wins best picture, Scotland's Roman Catholic archbishop quits amid abuse claims and Michelle Obama presents Oscar award...
• "Argo" wins best picture: "'Argo,' which told the story of the rescue operation that saved six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis, took home three Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards, including the biggest award of the night: best picture."
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Kudos to Seth MacFarlane. It was great to see Hollywood hypocrites squirm with indignation. It was they who unabashedly broke cultural taboos. We did see their boobs. Get over it.
funny the story is bull. Canada saved them not the CIA how about telling the truth for once in your lives.
why am I not surprised to see that American movie makers, and I use that term loosely, have decided to make a movie that glorifies their own involvement in a piece of history, when in reality their part in the whole affair was limited at best. No wonder Americans in general are held in such low regard around the world, it always has to be about them. As usual as Canadians we will take the high road, knowing full well the real events of the story. The two former CIA agents who appeared on your show are full of themselves but that hardly comes as a surprise either.


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Hisses and cheers: Tension marks School Board meeting
By 7pm on Thursday, September 16, every seat in the house was taken– hundreds of them– and the aisles were jammed with latecomers looking for a place to perch.
This was no rock concert. It was the semi-monthly meeting of the Charlottesville School Board, convening in the packed library at Charlottesville High School for the first business meeting since school started. The biggest turnout in recent memory was in response to tensions heightened by changes instituted by new superintendent Scottie Griffin, who some community members see as a victim of racism.
In a series of emails and phone calls circulating through the community over several weeks, Griffin had come under fire for what some called her "noncollaborative style."
Critics cited the fact that Griffin reassigned longtime associate superintendent Arletta Dimberg over the summer at the same time she implemented sweeping changes in school policy. Of particular concern were changes in testing, the mid-September reassignment of a beloved Burnley-Moran fourth-grade teacher, and a plan to hire two new upper-level administrators.
Morale in the school system is at an all-time low, several teachers told the Hook days before the meeting. As if the high pressure requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act and state SOLS weren't enough, they said, a rumored Griffin-issued "gag order" preventing teachers from contacting school board members for any reason contributed to the distress.
After calling the meeting to order, School Board chair Dede Smith reiterated the Board's unqualified confidence in Griffin and addressed the rumors.
"This school board supports our superintendent 100 percent," Smith said. "There is no gag order." Teachers, she explained, are expected to follow longstanding protocol– discussing problems with their principals before approaching the board.
Following Smith's ringing endorsement, nearly two dozen members of the community gave impassioned speeches about the Griffin regime– starting with Jenny Ackerman, who with her husband, Karl, had begun the chain of emails that fueled the fires of controversy.
The fiery tone of the Ackermans' initial email– which detailed seven major complaints against Griffin– was gone.
"We have become aware of the divisive and hurtful effect of our email," Jenny Ackerman said in a lengthy speech apologizing to members of the community, both black and white. After a meeting with Mayor David Brown and leaders of the black community, including the Reverend Alvin Edwards, Rick Turner, dean of UVA's Office of African American Affairs, and City Councilor Kendra Hamilton, Ackerman said, she realized Griffin was only "doing what the board directed."
However her concern with "the morale and well being of teachers in the schools" remained.
The Rev. Edwards followed Ackerman at the podium, acknowledging his "extreme upset" at the Ackermans' and others' "offensive and hurtful" emails, which he initially believed to be an "attack."
However, after meeting with the Ackermans, Edwards said, he recognized that they were "genuinely remorseful and willing to take responsibility" for the hurt they had caused– and for distracting school officials from their work.
"Any distractions," said Edwards, "be they internal or external... are not in the best interest of the children."
Speakers approached the podium in rapid succession following Edwards, some describing their love and respect for Dimberg, who parent Mark Collins said had been "dishonored in a mean and disrespectful way."
Some expressed support for Griffin, while others spoke of their concern about teacher morale. "A difficult job has just become nearly impossible," said Andrea Trank, an Albemarle County science teacher who has three children in the Charlottesville public school system.
The audience responded vigorously during UVA Dean Turner's speech.
When Turner charged, "People say they can't accept her style, but they can't accept the color of her skin," a ripple of protest crossed the audience, with several shouts of "That's not true" ringing out among hisses and boos– and a smattering of cheers.
Turner blamed "disgruntled parents and staff" as well as a "backstabbing administration" for giving Griffin "resistance," that he likened to Charlottesville's "massive resistance" to school integration in 1958.
The issue of race hung over the remainder of the meeting, with public housing activist Joy Johnson noting the disparate applause for speakers along racial lines. After a lengthy message laced with Biblical references, William Johnson promised, "We got your back, Scottie."
Griffin herself, however, kept a lower profile when she addressed the crowd early in the evening.
"We may not always agree on how to get there," she said, "but I'm working tirelessly to ensure that all of our students will be successful."
As the controversial Flanagan Testing Program remained in place this week, and teacher Michele Snyder took up her new duties at Greenbrier elementary, it seemed clear that Griffin's plans for that success have not been derailed.
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In the Village of Rosemont, Illinois there was once a gravel lot. Probably a gravel lot just like you and I are used to seeing – lots of tiny stones worn down and ground up from car tires, dust and dirt when dry, mud and puddles when wet and certainly not a single blade of green outside of maybe the errant weed or two that pop up. In fact on this side of the Village – a village of just less than 2 square miles – there is little to no green space.
But this gravel lot in Rosemont had promise and was about to change all that. You see, this lot was at the Rosemont Recreation Center under the watchful and thoughtful eyes of Omar Camarillo and Karen Stephens from the Rosemont Park District. The two knew this lot had to be something more for their community of less than 10,000 people with an average income under $25,000. And one day their answer came – a community garden.
After Karen spotted the announcement of a community garden grant opportunity through the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the Darden Foundation, she immediately picked up the phone and called Omar to encourage him to apply for the grant. Omar agreed, and to their sheer joy they were selected to receive a Grow Your Park Grant.
They quickly got to work revamping and transforming the lot into a suitable gardening space laying down seed and growing lush green grass, obtaining gardening supplies such as an outdoor gardening box that they filled with gloves, shovels and other communal tools. They cleaned out the entire neighborhood Home Depot stores of their 8 foot by 4 foot raised garden boxes and installed them on the lot. To top it off, they installed a rain barrel to collect rain water to supply a sustainable water source for the garden plots. They also quickly got to work informing the community of their grant and the opportunity to claim one of the 24 available garden boxes. Much to their surprise word spread quickly around the Village and 24 families signed up claiming each and every plot.
Rosemont Park District's community garden - a gravel lot to garden of possibilities
The Village of Rosemont, a suburb of Chicago positioned between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago Loop, is about 95 percent Hispanic. Culture and heritage definitely factored in to the acceptance of a community garden.
"In the communities these families come from in Mexico, gardening is a significant part of the culture," explained Omar Camarillo, life-long resident of Rosemont and Rosemont Recreation Center Director. "These community gardening plots enable families to pass on traditions to the younger generation while also giving them the fresh produce they need. I see younger kids out here tending to the plots with their grandparents – it really is bringing the community together."
The families are growing tomatoes, peppers, radishes, onions, lettuce and more. As part of the Grow Your Park Grant program through the Darden Foundation and NRPA, the families will donate a portion of the crops to a local charity to help other area families in need. The gardeners all whole-heartedly agreed to the donation and were more than happy to share their bounty.
On a recent visit to the Rosemont community garden, I got to see first-hand all the great work that the Park District did in getting the community garden set up and flourishing. When we arrived we saw that plants were already growing and sprouting. We were greeted by Rosemont residents Ken and Marjorie who both have plots and had come by to give their thanks for helping to make the garden possible. For Marjorie, the garden is her little respite from the stress of losing her home and no longer having space to do what she loves most – gardening. She and her son worked together this past Mother's Day to set up her plot which is a mix of vegetables and flowers.
Omar and Karen already have their sights set on next year and expanding the garden. During our visit they shared their vision of rearranging the garden boxes to get in a few more rows of plots and of incorporating hydroponic lettuce on a perimeter fence as well as using the fence space to provide other helpful information. They are also hard at work arranging for local master gardeners and local college agriculture professors to come to the garden to provide workshops so people can learn gardening techniques and proper garden maintenance.
It is amazing to see how a small grant can transform what was once a gravel lot into something that is exponentially giving back to the community and it is all because of two proactive Rosemont Park District employees. This is a classic story of how one small park and recreation department is making a huge impact in improving quality of life – from health and wellness to conservation to social equity– this garden has it all.
If you have a community garden, what are some of the ways your garden has helped to improve the community? Did you have to overcome any challenges or renovations of space to install your garden? What is something surprising you have learned from having a community garden?


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