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CUT COPY @ The Rialto Theatre
September 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 11:55 pm| $23.00
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Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. While the two summers of love were birthed from burdening times, Vietnam and 10 years of Thatcher's reign, they were one hell of a party. Unprecedented explosions of youth culture which tore down the walls of perception through communal elation and celebration. Cut Copy's Free Your Mind creates a fantasy of the next youth revolution, binding the two epochs without the negative baggage. An event told in three dimensions. Turn on, tune in…
Participating in the forms of cultural practice that develop in and around the club, the quartet discovered a portal to the UK acid house movement through Melbourne's booming subterranean dance community. Interacting on the dancefloor without uttering a word, jointly reaching a higher state, feeling involved in a secret society and ultimately becoming one with the music. A sanctuary that's seemingly only a few degrees away from a bygone era which connected the dots with warehouse locations revealed by hotlines, pirate FM radio and baggy uniform.
The embryonic stage of Free Your Mind saw frontman Dan Whitford take a new approach to songwriting, roughly sketching a song per day for a 4 month period before presenting the fruits to the band and realizing their full potential together. While the album's themes are at the foreground of the completed work, it was never intended as a concept record; rather ideas buried deep beneath the mind's eye, unlocked by the collective consciousness of Whitford, Tim Hoey, Ben Browning and Mitchell Scott. Unity in effect.
Recorded in various locations in close proximity to Melbourne's finest coffee houses, the album was largely an in-house affair before the band enlisted the sonic ear of Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, MGMT, The Flaming Lips) for mixing duties. Given the psychedelic nature of dance records, Dave Fridmann seemed the perfect match. Pilgrimaging out to his secluded forest base in upstate New York, both parties formed an immediate connection.
Whitford explains "we would cook communal meals for the band, Dave and studio staff, sleep upstairs at the studio and even play badminton on a makeshift court out the back. It had a real feeling of being part of some utopian artist commune, which I guess fitted right in with the feeling of the record."
Free Your Mind launched in unconventional fashion with a lathe set up at Pitchfork Music Festival, literally cutting and copying 120 dubplates Let Me Show You for the lucky few who were at the right place at the right time. Like an illegal press manufacturing X-TC for the global rave, the experiment gave random youtube user debaser22 the keys to share the experience with fans all over, uploading a crude document of his 1st listen. For two weeks this muddy bootleg was the only reference of the track's existence, before the band developed a hypnotizing autostereogram that put viewers into the seat of an altered state, setting the tone for a record that invites participation, activates all senses and enlightens the mind.
From using Asger Carlsen's absurd figure manipulations as press shots, the non-traditionalists have forged further to subvert expectations. Placing huge billboards displaying the phrase "Free Your Mind" in remote areas of the Californian desert, Chile, Western Australia, Mexico City, Wales and Detroit, the band utilized their individual art backgrounds to communicate this mysterious catch cry of an unidentifiable movement.
Whitford adds that Cut Copy are not preaching an agenda, interpretation is left to the imagination, "whether the billboard sits in decrepit suburbs of Detroit, the mountains of Chile or the Aussie outback, people come back with a totally different impression of what it might mean. It's open ended, with infinite interpretations. I think the concept of freedom is one that's universally positive and timeless, and whatever each person's version of that freedom is, it's a good thing to be reminding people or even just ourselves to be "free".


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Want to know the most amazing stat of this postseason? It wasn't Cole Hamels' or Cliff Lee's ERA, or Carlos Ruiz's batting average, or Ryan Howard's RBIs in the first two rounds or strikeouts in the World Series.
It was this: The six non-regular position players on the Phillies postseason roster combined for 31 at-bats during the playoffs.
They finished with just one hit -- an RBI single by Matt Stairs against A.J. Burnett in the World Series.
Let that sink in.
They were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position, 1-for-14 with men on base.
In the World Series, when just one extra base hit might have turned the tide of the series, they combined to go 1-for-16.
While the majority of the focus throughout the regular season and postseason involved Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge's struggles, you could argue that the one area of the team that suffered the most dramatic drop-off from 2008 was the performance of the bench.
In the 2008 postseason, the Phillies' six bench players combined to go 11-for-32 with four extra base hits and three RBI. In the World Series, they went 3-for-9 with two extra base hits.
The postseason is the time when the flaws of the regular season come home to roost. It was true in the case of Hamels. And it was true in the case of the bench.
One year after leading the league with 64 pinch hits and finishing second with a .253 average, Phillies pinch-hitters hit just .186, the second-worst average in the National League and 45 points below the league average. Though they tied for the league lead with nine pinch-hit home runs, they struggled mightily to make contact, striking out an NL-high 71 times.
Which is why today we are going to look at one of the more under-reported yet important aspects of this Phillies offseason.
I. Needs
Already, Ruben Amaro Jr. has bid adieu to Eric Bruntlett. He does not plan on Matt Stairs or Miguel Cairo or Paul Bako being part of his 2010 Opening Day roster.
Of the six bench players who saw action in the playoffs, only Greg Dobbs and Ben Francisco will return.
In those two players, the Phillies feel like they have the makings of a decent bench. Dobbs, who in 2007 and 2008 was one of the top pinch-hitters in the majors, hit just .167 in those situations in 2009. But he was hampered by a calf injury and did not get nearly as much playing time as he did in 2008, thanks in part to Pedro Feliz's early-season offensive performance at third base. The Phillies feel like Dobbs can return to form in 2010. They are looking at several third basemen who can play second base as well -- Mark DeRosa, Placido Polanco and Chone Figgins among them -- which could enable Charlie Manuel to start Dobbs at third base while resting Chase Utley. Dobbs hit .309 with a .340 on base percentage in 28 starts in 2009. The thinking goes that more regular action will help him stay sharp for his pinch-hitting appearances.
And while Francisco went 0-for-11 in the postseason, he hit .278 with five home runs in 37 games after the Phillies acquired him from Cleveland along with Cliff Lee, and was 3-for-13 with two doubles as a pinch-hitter.
Still, the Phillies know they need to use free agency to upgrade the bench. Provided they carry five bench players on Opening Day, they have three spots to fill: A back-up catcher, a back-up infielder who can play short stop, and a third pinch-hitter/occasional fill-in type.
II. Five Potential Targets
1. Fernando Tatis, 35, UTIL, NYM
On paper, there might not be a better fit for the Phillies bench than this veteran utility man. In two seasons with the Mets, he hit .289 with a .352 on base percentage, 19 home runs, 95 RBI and 113 strikeouts in 613 at-bats. This season, he went 14-for-53 with two home runs and 10 RBI as a pinch-hitter. At this point in his career, he plays mostly in the outfield, making him an excellent candidate to spell Raul Ibanez for a game or two per week. But he has spent most of his career as a third basemen, and started 20 games there for the Mets this season, posting a .971 fielding percentage. He also started five games at second base and 32 games at first base. If the Phillies sign a third baseman who can also play second, it wouldn't be hard for them to get Tatis 400+ at-bats. He could provide Ryan Howard an occasional breather against lefties at first base, and could make the occasional appearance at third base against lefties, allowing a guy like DeRosa or Polanco or Figgins to play second on that particular day.
Tatis earned $1.7 million last season, and his versatility and offensive performance over the last two years should put him in high demand. But the Phillies can offer him a good chance to play regularly and a good chance to reach the World Series.
2. Jerry Hairston Jr., 34, UTIL, NYY
On paper, another perfect fit for the Phillies. He started 27 games at short stop for the Reds and the Yankees this season, making two errors. He has a .981 fielding percentage in 542 career games at second base. He can play the out field. He is right-handed. He hit .251 with a .301 on base percentage and 10 home runs in 383 at-bats in 2009. If he ever had to fill in long-term for Rollins, he might not bring the type of defense to the table that the Phillies desire. And he might get a better chance at playing time elsewhere. And he already has a World Series ring. But keep an eye on him.
3. Omar Vizquel, 43, SS, TEX
Vizquel's agent has been quoted as saying the veteran defensive whiz wants to play somewhere where he can win. And Charlie Manuel and Vizquel have a long relationship going back to their days with the Indians. The bench slot that Vizquel would inhabit is a defense-first position, and Vizquel is one of the best defensive short stops in history. He also started nine games at third base and 14 games at second base, all without an error.
But Vizquel can still handle the bat. He hit .266 with a .316 on base percentage in 177 at-bats last year for the Rangers.
4. Henry Blanco, C, 38, SDP
The Phillies are looking defense first for their back-up catcher, and Blanco is regarded as a solid defensive backstop. He's played for seven different teams in his 12 years in the majors, almost all of them as a back-up. While his overall offensive numbers might not be impressive -- He hit .235/.320 for the Padres last year with six home runs in 204 at-bats -- Blanco kills left-handed pitching. Last year, he hit .322 with a .429 on base percentage and four home runs in 59 at-bats against lefties. In 2008, he hit .316 with a .350 on base percentage and one home run in 57 at-bats against them.
5. Gregg Zaun, C, 39, TBR
Another strong defensive catcher who could fit perfectly with the Phillies. In addition to his veteran presence behind the plate, he is a switch-hitter who has posted an OBP of at least .340 in each of his last six seasons in the majors. He has some power, and has plenty of pinch-hitting experience, although the Phillies rarely use their back-up catcher in such situations. But Zaun might head somewhere where he can get more playing time: He started 74 games last season for the Rays and Orioles. Carlos Ruiz started 100 for the Phillies.
III. Five to watch
1. Ryan Freel, UTIL, 34, KCR: In the Tatis/Hairston Jr. mold, Freel has played mostly outfield lately but has also seen significant action at second and third. A right-handed hitter, he hit .272/.357 with 22 home runs and 114 RBI in his first six years in Cincinatti, but endured a frustrating 2009 in which he hit just .193 while bouncing between Baltimore, Chicago and Kansas City.
2. Ronnie Belliard, 35, INF, LAD: Not a short stop option, but plays second base and third base and in his last three seasons has hit.286/.342, 32 HR, 143 RBI, 186 SO in 1071 AB. He fluorished after joining the Dodgers last season.
3. John McDonald, 35, UTIL, TOR: A right-handed hitter, would be an option to back up Rollins. Hit .258/.271 for the Blue Jays last year.
4. Juan Uribe, 30, UTIL, SFG: At just 30 years old and coming off a season in which he hit .289 with a .329 on base percentage and 16 home runs while playing home games in a pitcher's park, Uribe would seem to be headed somewhere for bigger dollars and more playing time. But if nobody is interesting in giving him an everyday job, he could fit with the Phillies. He has extensive experience at short stop, second base and third base and is 10-for-31 in his career as a pinch-hitter.
5. Bobby Crosby, 30, UTIL, OAK: An option to back-up Rollins, but would his weak bat provide much of an upgrade over Bruntlett?

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Neil Young is divorcing his wife of 36 years, Pegi Young.
Young filed papers to end his marriage on July 29 in San Mateo, according to Rolling Stone. A hearing is scheduled for Dec. 12.
Inspired by their son Ben, who suffers from cerebral palsy, the pair helped create the Bridge School in 1986 in Hillsborough. The school helps children with severe speech and physical impairments. To raise money for the school, Young hosts the annual Bridge School benefit at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, where he and Pegi — his frequent musical collaborator — perform alongside a star-studded lineup.
Pegi, whom Young met when she was working as a waitress near his ranch and has performed as a background for him for decades, was the inspiration of a number of Young's songs, including "Such a Woman," "Unknown Legend" and "Once an Angel," according to Rolling Stone.
Both were scheduled to play this year's Farm Aid on Sept. 13 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pegi Young's name was recently removed from the lineup.
A rep for Young declined Rolling Stone's request for comment.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/tonyhicks67.


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|We watch the water.
|California Attorney General files suit against DWP over LORP delays
|News release
Office of the Attorney General
(INDEPENDENCE) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today filed a lawsuit to force the City of Los Angeles to restore a 60-mile stretch of the Lower Owens River, a project required under the 1997 settlement of a legal action that established the city's groundwater pumping in Inyo County violated state law and caused substantial environmental damage to the Owens Valley.
"This project will provide long-needed restoration of habitats, wildlife and recreation in the Owens Valley," said Lockyer. "It's what the community wants. It's what the city promised. We're asking the court to make sure it happens."
The complaint filed today is the latest chapter in a 33-year litigation saga. The full story, however, dates back to 1913, and the completion of the first aqueduct to transport water from Inyo County to Los Angeles. That action essentially dammed part of the Owens River, which ultimately dried up Owens Lake.
In 1970, the city and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) finished a second aqueduct and filled it partly by increasing groundwater pumping in Inyo County. The county filed a lawsuit alleging the city and LADWP violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Specifically, the complaint alleged the two public entities failed to assess the environmental effects of the increased groundwater pumping and adopt measures to mitigate any harmful effects. The Third District Court of Appeal in 1973 upheld the challenge and issued an injunction that limited the groundwater pumping.
Ultimately, in 1991, the city and LADWP approved an environmental impact report (EIR), along with mitigation measures that included the Lower Owens River Project (LORP). They then asked the court of appeal to dismiss the litigation.
But the State Lands Commission and Department of Fish and Game – represented by the Attorney General--as well as the Owens Valley Committee and the Sierra Club-- objected. They wanted the city and LADWP held to an unequivocal commitment to implement the LORP.
The city and LADWP made that commitment in a 1997 settlement and agreed to meet specific deadlines for implementing the LORP and smaller mitigation measures. Six years later, none of the deadlines have been met, including the June 13, 2003 date for commencing flows in the Lower Owens River.
"Respondents have repeatedly failed to meet deadlines for the LORP," alleges Lockyer's complaint, filed on behalf of the State Lands Commission and Department of Fish and Game. "Respondents have neglected the LORP, unreasonably delayed the LORP, failed to make timely decisions concerning the LORP and its design, and failed to give the LORP sufficient priority ..."
The complaint asks the court to order the city and LADWP to take all necessary steps to implement the LORP, and to provide the court interim progress reports. Additionally, the complaint states, the court should impose further restrictions on the groundwater pumping if it deems such limitations necessary to force the city and LADWP to implement the LORP.
In adopting the EIR in 1991, the city and LADWP said the LORP would help offset the damage caused by the increased groundwater pumping to springs, marsh habitat, vegetation and wildlife in the Owens Valley. The LORP will help restore habitats for fish and cottonwood and willow trees and provide resulting benefits for native fish species and birds. The project also will aid Delta wetlands, and enhance recreational activities, including fishing.
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DSOGaming writes: "Great news for PC gamers as the Multiplayer Beta of Crysis 3 is now available. The bad news is that you'll have to download the beta via Origin, and we do know that some of you hate EA's service. Nevertheless, those interested will have to head over to the 'Store' and then to the 'Demos' section."
DX11 ONLY. Wow... Thanks Crytek. Even though you got your game working on consoles you decide to screw over those with old hardware that is still leaps and bounds more powerful.


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NHIAA Soccer: Memorial, Central play to tieBy JOE DUBALL
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 22. 2017 11:14PM
MANCHESTER — The city boys' soccer rivalry between Manchester Central and Manchester Memorial never disappoints.
The old adage of throwing records out the window in a matchup of rivals spoke true as the Crusaders and Little Green played to a 2-2 tie after 100 minutes at Gill Stadium. Central (7-0-1) held a 2-0 edge after 60 minutes before the Crusaders (2-5-1) registered two goals of their own in the span of four minutes to knot things. While the Little Green missed at least six ripe chances to win over the final seven minutes of regulation, neither team had more than a pair of good looks across the two 10-minute overtime periods.
"That was good, entertaining soccer right there," Central coach Chris LaBerge said. "They caught us with some good counters and we just couldn't execute when we needed to. I'm not disappointed though. That was a fun game to coach in and I had a blast."
Memorial is 2-0-1 over its last three games after a winless start to its season. Jordan Trombly cut the Crusaders' deficit in half when he forced a turnover and carried the ball 40 yards into the box before shooting on a slide for a goal. Memorial's equalizer came four minutes later when Joey Johnson ripped a 40-yard free kick into the box and Ahmed Selimovic rose to head the ball off the left post.
"He's our target there. That's for sure," said Memorial coach Chris Florek said of Selimovic, who stands well over 6-feet tall. "You look around and we're not a big group. It's pretty easy to look for him on something like that and he got on the right side of that one."
Central, ranked eighth nationally in the latest USA Today poll, got its goals from Nidal Almaree (10th minute) and Joshue Assantha (52nd minute) and appeared on its way to improving on its perfect start. Lacking execution and bad luck proved to be Central's undoing, but especially over the final eight minutes of regulation. The Little Green hit the crossbar or a post three times during that closing stretch, including once on a booming Max Kalampalikis free kick from just outside the box. Assantha also had a close call when his foot went above a cross through the goalie box with Memorial goalie Connor Page slow to react.
Memorial's back line had a lot to do with Central's shortcomings on the attack. Johnson, Selimovic, Kevin Mineuza, Noah Munroe and Taylor Fournier each came up with defensive efforts at the end of regulation and in both extra periods.
Florek was complimentary of the Little Green's overall play, but it was hard to ignore his Crusaders' body of work and where it might take his club.
"We've dug ourselves a little hole and now we need to get on a run," Florek said. "It doesn't get any easier with Pinkerton on Tuesday. Ties aren't going to do us any good with the 12-team playoff format, but hopefully this really catapults to where we need to be in the end."


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Center of the Country? Try Tebbetts, Profs Say
COLUMBIA (AP) - A pair of Michigan math professors have concluded that a small town in Missouri's Callaway County is the population center of the lower 48 U.S. states, no matter what the Census Bureau says.
The 2010 Census pegged the south-central Missouri town of Plato, located in Texas County, as the official center of the U.S. population distribution.
But two researchers from Michigan's Grand Valley State University say the distinction really belongs to Tebbetts, about 120 miles north of Plato. Tebbetts is an unincorporated Missouri River town of fewer than 80 residents near the Katy Trail State Park.
The Columbia Missourian reports the Michigan researchers relied on a three-dimensional map to determine the population center of the 48 contiguous states. The Census calculation uses a flat map.


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That's EXACTLY what I thought too!!
Hold me.
Agreed, but equally I bet he never knew he was Italian. That is what is significant in creating offence. "out group" comments are not ok, " in group" is a different story
Made me think of you.
RE: your MHS - what do you think? Of course I'm not OK with that, and would never do it personally.
I was hoping he'd post it. Didn't work.
It never ceases to amaze me.
I opted out of P and R, but at this point, you're essentially a liberal. Welcome to the team, baaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyy
No, they don't. The populace you're talking about wanted to appeal Obamacare but they loved the ACA. They want tough criminal sanctions but want help on the opioid epidemic. They want help from the government but distrust others from getting that same help. They live in cognitive dissonance.
Blue states elect the Dems who vote for those programs because blue state liberals believe in a society that tries to help people. On a fundamental level, a Democrat tends to be someone who is a 'great society' kind of person. Who isn't scared of some inefficiencies or waste. It's sort of the point. On the macro level, if I want subsidized healthcare on the federal level just to be redundant, of course I know aid is going to red states. A more philosophical approach would be that liberals take the Rawlsian way of thinking. So I hate to sound elitist, but I do have a better idea of what the poor family in Missouri needs than average person living that life. And I live in Illinois, which has a very large rural population. I often side with that populace in regards to how Chicago runs things.
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The Society of the Brown Thumb
I have long suspected that people fall into two categories: those who can make plants grow and those who cannot. Those who are successful gardeners, farmers, and the like, are known to have "green thumbs."
If ever there were such an organization as the "Society of the Brown Thumb," which would be formed for those who are plant growth challenged, I would certainly be a charter member. One would think that if I had any brains, I would just accept my limitations and mooch my veggies from my friends who are successful green thumbers, or, just go to the local grocer or farmer's market and buy what I need.
But no, my lack of ability to make things grow has bothered me for years, and I was determined to overcome this shortcoming. I was convinced that the green thumb people harbored secrets that they were hesitant to share, and if I could gain access to the closely guarded information, I, too, could partake in the joys of gardening.
My esteemed colleague and fellow columnist, Donna Drago, who has a very green thumb, recently wrote a column that confirmed my suspicions about the mysticism involved in successful gardening. She said that in some weird place in the U.K. farmers take off their pants and sit on the soil to determine whether the ground is warm enough to plant. If their bare bottoms are comfortable, then the barley should be comfortable, too. At least that's the theory.
I have no idea if that method works, but even if it does, I don't think barley will be my first growing experiment, if those are the requirements.
Donna also said that old English peasants believed that planting an elderberry in your garden and standing under it at midnight on Midsummer's Eve would allow you to see the King of the Elves and all his train go by. I think she forgot to add that drinking the fermented juice of said elderberry is required to experience the full effect of the myth.
I admit to seeing the King of the Elves on occasion, but I assure you, standing under an elderberry in a garden at midnight was not the reason for my vision. Nonetheless, I took Donna's information seriously and made a mental note to try some of the magical mystical methodology.
While making a pot of chili, I was thinking about planting something that did not require a great deal of skill, when it dawned on me that the seeds from the hot little habanero peppers I was chopping might be good for my first growing experiment.
Before doing anything, I decided to consult the Grand Poohbah, the agricultural guru himself, our esteemed gardening columnist, Roger Marshall, who has the greenest of green thumbs. Roger was helpful well beyond the call of duty and gave me step-by-step instructions on what to do to successfully grow my habaneros.
One of the things he said was to plant a number of seeds, because probably not all of them would grow. Taking his instructions to heart, I took the seeds from half a dozen peppers and planted them all, just in case.
I purchased good potting soil, added the recommended nutrients, positioned them so they would get a good dose of morning sun — the works! I waited for a few days and nothing seemed to be happening. "Patience," Roger said. "Habeneros are slow growers, they'll be here soon enough."
Patience is not one of my virtues, so I decided to do some research and found an interesting method that allegedly assists in plant growth. Apparently, plants respond to music. The article advised playing music in the room where the plants are and they will respond accordingly. The trick is to find the right music.
I thought about it, and it seemed logical to play some salsa music for hot habanero peppers. How could they resist? I tried it for a few days and nothing happened. Hmmm . . . maybe something more gentle and soothing will make the baby peppers sprout, I thought.
I tried playing a Mozart string quartet to see if that was more to their liking. And sure enough, two days later, little green sprouts started popping up. Within a week, a whole bunch of green sprouts filled the pots. It seems that all the seeds I planted, or at least a large majority, had sprouted. I had apparently taken Roger's advice a bit too seriously.
So I separated the little plants and transferred them to larger pots and to the garden, and I played Mozart for them every day. After a month or so, flowers bloomed and the bees did their trick, and little peppers soon started to form. At this point I thought a little change in the music might be beneficial, so I tried some ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin.
The plants started to wilt, so I thought it was the music and I changed back to Mozart. I also consulted Roger. He said I was watering them too much. Nonetheless, when I changed the music back to Mozart, they flourished.
At the height of the season, I had more than 200 ultra-hot habanero peppers. I knew that's all it took was to find the secret. The secret to successful gardening is the right music, and I found it. Mozart is the key. I couldn't wait to tell Donna and Roger. They just stared at me, speechless. I guess they were impressed with my success.
The only drawback is, now whenever I hear Mozart, I have a craving for Mexican food. Playing Mozart to make plants grow is just another part of living in a system we can't understand.


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The Yalediva, known here as Little Trunk, links to a student's perspective on a sense in which participating in a student body with an artificially enlarged "critical mass" of minority students does benefit those admitted on a non-preferential basis. It comes from Ben Shapiro on Townhall.com:
"I couldn't be happier. Because I am already in college. And once you're in, diversity programs are wonderful. Huge numbers of unqualified students walk into lecture each day. They struggle with the material. They ask ignorant questions. They stagger through assigned readings and then realize they've assimilated nothing. It makes the rest of us look like geniuses. For those who are qualified, diversity programs are a bonanza. Didn't study for a big test? No big deal — those unqualified diversity admittees will certainly help the curve."
And diversity admittees not only help the curve, they cause it to be redrawn. Shapiro notes that "the link between affirmative action and grade inflation is one of the most closely guarded secrets in academia."
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How Mississippi and Texas Met in the 1958 Sugar Bowl
Even the Southeastern Conference began putting the squeeze on the Sugar Bowl. With northern and western teams virtually unobtainable for New Orleans, Auburn emerged in 1957 as the New Year's most desirable trophy.
The undefeated, untied War Eagles were the season's national champion but were ineligible for bowl competition because of NCAA probation. Mississippi, which missed a share of the SEC title because of a final game tie with Mississippi State, was a solid second choice. Ole Miss was still embarrassed over its previous Sugar Bowl appearances against Georgia Tech and Navy, and wanted a New Orleans stage again.
"Jimmie-nee! I have a special desire to win this one. That's what we're going down there for – to try to win," said Rebel Coach Johnny Vaught.
Getting a suitable opponent was a man-sized job. From the season's beginning, Texas A&M was in the corner of every bowl's eye. Bear Bryant's Aggies started fast and finished slow while young Darrell Royal's Texas Longhorns came off a disastrous 1956 and a slow 1957. The Longhorns rode a season-ending surge that battered A&M on national television, as well as Cotton Bowl-bound Rice and TCU. The Sugar then took Texas, which finished 6-3-1 and wasn't in the Top 10.
Royal later said, "We shouldn't have been in a bowl to begin with. We were kind of a Cinderella team even with that record. The year before we were 1-9, so we received a lot of notoriety. But the truth of the matter is we weren't that good of a football team."
Ray Brown, who quarterbacked the sixth-ranked Rebels and led the team with a better than five-yard-per-carry average, was the story of the 1958 Sugar Bowl. Ole Miss had a superb defense, headed by Gene Hickerson, and a top-ranked offense. But it was Brown who was the team's soul.
When Brown was a child, a small friend pulled a wagon from under him. "We thought it was just another fall," said his mother, "but Ray ran a high fever…" Doctors in Memphis diagnosed osteomyelitis; they had to operate and scrape the bone. It looked doubtful that he would walk again.
"They used tractions on my right leg,"…said Ray. "That saved me from being crippled…after I showed doctors I could walk, well, then I started running…and then I went out for high school football…" He kept going until he became the ignition of Vaught's high-octane offense.
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


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Claire Danes & Hugh Dancy: Toronto Twosome for 'Hannibal'!
Claire Danes and her husband Hugh Dancy take a trip to the gym and then pick up groceries at Pusateri's on Saturday (November 17) in Toronto, Canada.
The 37-year-old actor had the day off from shooting his new series Hannibal, which explores the early relationship of the renowned psychiatrist and his patient, a young FBI criminal profiler (Dancy), who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
Also pictured: Hugh's Hannibal co-star Mads Mikkelsen walking around the city with his wife Hanne Jacobsen.
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We attended the annual Toy Fair this week to scout out new and innovative products coming to market. One that fits in well with our how-to theme this month is Australian-based makedo. Makedo is a set of nifty, reusable connectors to help your kids creations stay together and move.
A makedo kit includes four types of things: child-friendly saws, pings, clips and hinges. It's more environmentally friendly than using gobs of duct tape and will make those charming treasures-from-trash more durable and easy to play with. The makedo folks had a variety of ideas of things to make on display at Toy Fair and we're sure your kids will have hundreds of their own ideas.
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Ex-Pandora chief dies at 100
In addition to running the multimillion-dollar Pandora for nearly 20 years, Gruber was known throughout the Manchester community for philanthropic efforts and support of the arts.
�She liked being involved,� son Ralph Sidore said. �She liked doing things and she liked doing big things.�
Gruber and her second husband, Sam Gruber, founded the Manchester Community Music School and donated art to the Currier Museum, which featured some of their collection in an exhibit.
Sidore said his mother was always active, jogging well into her 90s before arthritis slowed her down and limited her to walking. Gruber told the New Hampshire Union Leader just before her 100th birthday last March that she still tried to get a walk in every day.
Sidore said Gruber�s health had been declining in the weeks before her death Monday at her home in Goffstown, but she remained mentally sharp to the end.
Gruber received the Boston Post Cane last spring, one of many honors conferred on her during her lifetime.
She was also a recipient of the Susan B. Anthony Award in 2005 and was presented an honorary doctorate from Notre Dame College.
�She was long before her time in terms of an executive, philanthropist and activist,� said state Sen. Lou D�Allesandro, a family friend. �For her time, she was one of few women who ran a big business.�
Born May Blum in 1912 in New York City, she graduated from New York University at the age of 19. She married Sol Sidore. After returning from their honeymoon, the couple joined her parents in a new business, making and selling sweaters in the early years of the Great Depression.
The family venture persevered despite the economy.They moved the business to New Hampshire in 1940.
Widowed in 1963, Gruber ended up becoming the company�s third president in 1964. She wrote about it in �Pandora�s Pride,� one of two books she authored. She had to buy out the shares owned by her father and brother, raising the money in less than 90 days. She ran the company until she sold it in 1983.
�In many respects for me, it was just Mom doing what Mom does,� Ralph Sidore said. �I understand from a historical perspective. She was not necessarily one of the first, but one of the early women running a business.�


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- Acadia Hotel is located in the seaside village of Bar Harbor, Maine, and it's the only hotel situated right on the town's Village Green—named one of the top Public Spaces in America by the American Planning Association.
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- Each of the 12 guest rooms is individually decorated and features a private bathroom.
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Mount Desert Island has been a playground for the country's elite since the Gilded Age, when the era's captains of industry—such as the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Carnegies, and Astors—inhabited summer cottages there. Today's notable residents include media mogul and ladies' arm-wrestling champ Martha Stewart. The Acadia Hotel sits in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor, an eastern port town that harks back to a bygone era; its pedestrian-friendly streets brim with boutique stores, restaurants, and specialty shops.
Just a few miles away is Acadia National Park, open year-round. Depending on the weather, you can cross-country ski or hike more than 120 miles of trails. In mid-April, the 3.5-mile road to the peak of Cadillac Mountain reopens. On a clear day, visibility can stretch 100 miles to encompass Maine's highest mountain, Mount Katahdin, and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in the distance.


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The New American Summer: A Vacation from... What? - Brent Schondelmeyer, Leigh Anne Taylor
The New American Summer event has been cancelled. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. For more information about the subject, you can follow the speakers on Twitter (@newamersummer) or Facebook (New American Summer).
For decades summertime in America has meant picnics, camp for the kids, and a family vacation. But with the new economic realities, many children are experiencing a different sort of summer, one with nowhere to go and nothing to do.
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In an effort to promote youth hunting in Vermont, Governor Shumlin is hosting a Governor's Youth Turkey Hunt this spring. The governor is scheduled to attend a luncheon on Sunday, April 21, at the Waterbury Fish & Game Club, where he plans to lead a discussion on the importance of the hunting tradition in Vermont.
The following weekend, the young hunters will take part in a guided turkey hunt to coincide with Vermont's youth turkey hunting weekend on April 27-28.
Interested youth hunters are required to submit a completed application along with a letter explaining why they would like to participate in the event. Applications are available on the Fish & Wildlife Department website and must be submitted by April 1. The event is sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and is open to any licensed hunter under the age of 16. Previous hunting experience is not required to participate.
"Youth participation in hunting across the country, including Vermont, has been on the decline," said NWTF chapter president Don Isabelle. "We hope our inaugural Governor's Youth Turkey Hunt will help reverse this trend and entice young people in Vermont back to hunting."
"Governor Shumlin is an ideal leader for this program. As a lifelong hunter, he understands the importance of this tradition," said Isabelle.
"The youth turkey hunt is a safe and fun way to get young people into hunting," said Fish & Wildlife Department turkey project leader Forrest Hammond. "Between the excellent mentors and the hunt occurring before the start of regular turkey season, young hunters stand a very good chance of hearing turkey calls and seeing birds, and a high success rate is likely."
An initiative of the Vermont State Chapter of the NWTF, the Governor's Youth Turkey Hunt coincides with this year's Jakes' event, an annual youth turkey hunting event held by the NWTF to educate youth about wildlife conservation and stewardship of Vermont's natural resources. Each youth hunter will be provided a guide from the NWTF.
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Hachikobubble wrote:
I'm actually not that worried. If they attack us, they better watch their backs. Because we've got allies that can wipe them off the face of the Earth. But we should be suited for war just in case.
I hate war.
I'd be very worried if they managed to attack Hyrule.
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Tim_The_Enchanter wrote:
The US/ROK coalition just need to setup a better middle defense barrier like Israel did against Hamas. They don't need to give into any demands
did you ever read about how effective that barrier was?
Also, North Korea no longer has the general support of china like it did in the past. They dug them selves in deep this time.
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Hachikobubble wrote:
I'm actually not that worried. If they attack us, they better watch their backs. Because we've got allies that can wipe them off the face of the Earth. But we should be suited for war just in case.
I hate war.
I'd be very worried if they managed to attack Hyrule.
Oh God, going into a completely different dimension, a video game world if you will, and attacking a fictional place? We'd all back down!
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Personally I see North Korea just like a wild animal that is cornered. The more you shake your weapons or bring in more people the more scared he it gets and sooner or later it will feel like it has no other choice but to attack. North Korea most likely sees the buildup not as a warning what will happen if he does anything but as a build up for a preemptive strike since the US has done this before (Iraq). Also I thank the US is doing this to get him to attack since there is too much pressure at home not to start another war where if he attacks then the army can say see he started it. We (USA) have also done this in the past WWII. If you don't know why Japan attacked us read up. We need to be ready but not make such a big deal out of it flying stealth bombers capable of delivering nukes was us rattling our weapons there was no need if he attacks it would be over before they got their this was just to shake him up.
I'm not worrying too much to the point where it's corrupting my mind everyday, but it's still a concern.
I have family and friends that I love in Seoul and elsewhere across South Korea.
I've been following the NK story through the Associated Press wire, and I've noticed that the only thing we can really say about their nuclear power is that it is probably just speculation. Of course, analysts are saying that they can't do anything and people are 99.9% sure also, but there's still that 0.01% left because we haven't confirmed it 100%.
I also saw that some of their guns can reach Seoul (not nuclear), so that worries me as well. If they truly take military action against the rest of the world, it will be just suicide. I also read about a missile that they have which can reach the U.S. However, again, "experts" are saying that the missile is very inaccurate and will probably miss or be easily destroyed by our anti-missile defense system.
Bottom line for me though is that I hope nothing happens but that if something does break out, the damage and death toll will be at a minimum.
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I wonder how he will feel if North Korea somehow does kill lots of people with a nuclear weapon.
North Korea won't do shit, they are yeeeaaars behind in technology and their only ally is china which WILL NOT help them in a war, they even told NK to stop with the threats, NK has been making threats like this since the korean war back in 1950. The most NK has done to prove something in the last century is kill 4-6 random villagers in SK. SK alone can take on NK, but the US will destroy it. Kim Jong Un is just bluff
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- North Korea lacks means for nuclear strike on U.S., experts say (Reuters)
- http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/04/us-korea-north-usa-capabilities-idUSBRE9331A920130404
North Korea's explicit threats this week to strike the United States with nuclear weapons are rhetorical bluster, as the isolated nation does not yet have the means to make good on them, Western officials and security experts say.
Pyongyang has slowly and steadily improved its missile capabilities in recent years and U.S. officials say its missiles may be capable of hitting outlying U.S. territories and states, including Guam, Alaska and Hawaii.
Some private experts say even this view is alarmist. There is no evidence, the officials say, that North Korea has tested the complex art of miniaturizing a nuclear weapon to be placed on a long-range missile, a capability the United States, Russia, China and others achieved decades ago.
In other words, North Korea might be able to hit some part of the United States, but not the mainland and not with a nuclear weapon.
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I don't think anything is going to happen.. This is all about The leader proving himself as a worthy leader, because of the assassination attempt on his life recently, he is trying to get popular with the people and the military so that it doesn't happen again.
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How serious are you taking them right now? For me, I don't feel any danger whatsoever (one of the few perks of living in Ohio, almost zero chance of terrorist attack/nuclear strike) but for people in South Korea, Japan and pacific islands (sorry if I forgot any other allies in that vicinity) they might be in real danger if North Korea is stupid enough to launch the first missiles. I also feel bad for the people of North Korea who are starving and suffering under these idiots.
Edit: I know that North Korea will get all but vaporized if they do attack someone, but do you think they will attack? My gut tells me they won't.
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They do this every year tbh. But all so us provoke them to not like 100% NK
They should no not to attack even china , NK allies like WTF u doing NK
But how old is there new leader XD
Kinda sad to for poor staving people in NK sucks but that's what you get when country's mest up as that one it's stuped
He is just doing what his father did. Threaten and keep on threatening until he decides it is good enough and then get concessions for putting away the nukes. North Korea can't sustain itself without aid from other countries and that is all this is about. It isn't even really about proving himself to the military or anything or at least not fully. He just learned that this is how they go about getting the aid they need to survive. They can't even fight any sort of lengthy war right now because all of their military will soon have to go out into the fields to start planting crops so they don't starve. They have isolated themselves and focused on the military so much that they have crippled themselves entirely including their military. The only issue is that he isn't his father and he might not know when he has crossed a line and ruined his chances. Nobody near his country will back him. Not even China would want to take part in any kind of crap that he starts with other countries since they have better ways to rule the world than wars and that is simply buying everything. Problems could arise from this but at this time it doesn't seem like it would be anything really serious that would be long lasting.
Part of me thinks they're being super beligerent so that their citizens won't revolt. Since their people have no access to news, or outside information if the NK government keeps making outrageous aggressive threats, it keeps panic within the country to a minimum, and only the people that know the truth are the upper echelon of the military and government who's best interest is to maintain that status quo . North Korea will cease to exist the second they try to invade SK, use nuclear weapons, or attack U.S forces though, so it's all very silly.
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Part of me thinks they're being super beligerent so that their citizens won't revolt. Since their people have no access to news, or outside information if the NK government keeps making outrageous aggressive threats, it keeps panic within the country to a minimum, and only the people that know the truth are the upper echelon of the military and government who's best interest is to maintain that status quo . North Korea will cease to exist the second they try to invade SK, use nuclear weapons, or attack U.S forces though, so it's all very silly.
True NK stupid if they attack SK or US no need to even use nukes back just lurch shit lode of tridents just don't use the UK ones they got nuke in them
A brutal dictator of a poor/deprived country is making threats in an effort to puff himself and his regime up? And in other news water is wet and oxygen has a 99.9% approval rating with humans. I take North Korea about as seriously as I do the lizard people who live in the Earth's core.
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says he "expected" Raheem Sterling to plateau after an explosive start to life in the club's first team squad.
The 18-year-old made his debut for the Reds last March but Rodgers has stepped up his exposure this term, affording him 23 Premier League appearances to date.
However, after an initial return of two goals and three assists before the turn of the year, Sterling has failed to carry his form in 2013 - a fact which Rodgers says is natural for a young player.
"This is a kid we're talking about so we have to take a wee step back," Rodgers told The Guardian. "What he's done since he stepped onto the pitch against Bayer Leverkusen in a friendly to Manchester City [for his league debut] as a 17-year-old, I dare you to look around Europe and tell me a 17-year-old who has made such an impact in one of the big leagues. There aren't many.
"It is so mentally and physically draining this league. It hurts experienced professionals and this boy has just stepped up from the academy and played first team football and earned a contract off that. We have to nurture that and at times he's got to have that mentality to keep learning."
The former QPR trainee's drop in form and the January arrivals of Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho have led to him being used more sparingly in recent weeks, starting just five of the Reds' last 14 games.
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That's a wrap!: Sun film critic Bruce Kirkland retires after 36 years
It is bittersweet to type these words: After 36 years and three months of service, I am now the retired film critic of the Toronto Sun and the former Sun Media chain across Canada.
Retirement is bitter because this is an ending — specifically to a sometimes frenzied, often frustrating but always exhilarating part of my life. My Sun career started with a one-on-one interview with singer-actress Bette Midler at the height of her own flamboyant career; we both giggled as she slung around brazen bon mots about her music documentary, Divine Madness! My final face-to-face, one-on-one interview for the Sun came in December in New York. I talked to Martin Scorsese, the legendary American filmmaker. He confessed that he, too, now has his career end in sight as he contemplated his new religious epic, Silence.
Retirement is sweet because it is a beginning – specifically to what … I confess I do not yet know. But it will be something new and I hope it will be as interesting and rewarding and bright as my time in the Sun. Besides jotting down sightings in my bird watching pursuits (yes indeed, I am a Bird Geek), I trust I will write something challenging from time to time. Perhaps even about cinema.
I exit with an enduring love for "the little paper that grew," the folksy moniker for the Toronto Sun in its early days. The Sun was founded in 1971, just after I started working for one of its Toronto competitors.
I joined the upstart tabloid in September of 1980 thanks to the interventions of three men: the late Jim Rennie (an irascible legend from The Toronto Star), the late Doug Creighton (the beloved co-founder of the Toronto Sun) and George Anthony (still a dear friend and the pioneer of entertainment coverage at the Sun).
One of the hallmarks of the Sun of that era was how it embraced a diversity of opinion, especially in politics. One caveat: You could find yourself skewered by another writer. Editorial writer Barbara Amiel (aka Baroness Black of Crossharbour) once referred to me in a column as "the resident pinko film critic of the Toronto Sun." Being a left-leaning weirdo who was never censored in this right-wing publication, I took that as an extraordinary compliment.
I leave the still feisty if beleaguered newspaper with deep respect for a handful of entertainment editors who guided me with wisdom and friendship: Anthony in his return engagement at the Sun, wordsmith Kathy Brooks, the fun-tastic John Kryk/Bill Pierce team and, most recently, fellow film enthusiast Mark Daniell. Ditto for the respect, gratitude and love I hold for my many colleagues in entertainment over the years. I especially want to send out support for Liz Braun, Bill Harris, Jim Slotek and Jane Stevenson, who soldier on at the Sun as the mainstream media undergoes a cataclysmic upheaval worldwide. Journalism will never be the same again.
This upheaval is painful to behold – particularly in an era when fake news sites can elect a bombastic president of the United States or push psychotics to commit mass murder.
In a less terrifying way, changes in the role and influence of mainstream media are also having a profound effect on popular culture. And, of course, in how my own area of expertise in cinema is reported upon and consumed by the public.
The news is not good. Fewer films are being "discovered" and/or nourished in mainstream media because there are fewer critic/reporters to do so and less space (even in the digital realm) to do the reporting or provide critical analysis. Meanwhile, there is only so much any one critic can say about the next expansion of the Marvel or DC cinematic universes, even if fans want to read all about it.
So I look back on the past 36 years and rejoice that the Toronto Sun gave me the opportunity to do some discovering myself, whether it was championing the early work of Toronto filmmakers such as Atom Egoyan, Bruce McDonald, Sarah Polley and Patricia Rozema or being part of the first giddy audience ever to see Steven Spielberg's E.T. — The Extra-Terrestrial. That screening was at 8:30 in the morning at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, one of 31 trips I took to Cannes.
By the same token, it has been as much of a blast to talk to sit down with Canadian acting legends from Gordon Pinsent to Donald Sutherland as it has to interview Hollywood stars. Even ones who were just starting out. I was among the first critics/reporters to ever talk to people such as Robin Williams, Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt before they were famous.
Yes, I know I have been privileged. And it is an honour to say I have been the film critic of the Toronto Sun/Sun Media for the past 36 years and three months.
Interviews are part of the game for film critics. Here are highlights from 36 years at The Toronto Sun:
Bette Midler: First Sun interview and tons o' fun in 1980.
Robert De Niro: At my first Oscars, I feel a nudge. It is Robert De Niro, Oscar in hand for Raging Bull and feeling lost. We chat about his bromance with Jerry Lewis, his future co-star in The King of Comedy.
Daniel Radcliffe/Emma Watson/Rupert Grint: In the midst of the Harry Potter phenomenon, I sit down with all three on the Deathly Hallows sets in England.
Lillian Gish: The silent film superstar is still gorgeous late in life, with Gish yearning for a return to silents because they are universal.
Tom Cruise: Before stardom, on the set of the silly Losin' It, Cruise is all grin, grit and ambition — and he laughs about it now.
James Stewart: Because he is a childhood favourite, I am mesmerized phoning him to discuss Hitchcock and Vertigo.
George Burns: He lives to 100. I meet him at 85. He remembers everything, even comedy shows he gave in Toronto in the 1930s.
Julie Andrews: With her vocal chord issue, she is moved when I suggest that "her films now sing for her."
Roger Moore: Sweet-tempered, he is one of five James Bonds I encounter, in his case on the set of Octopussy.
Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward: A strange and interesting Hollywood power couple whom I meet individually.
Spike Lee: The dynamic conversation remains on-going after 30 years.
Jack Nicholson: "I know who you are, Bruce," he teases at Cannes. "You ask a lot of questions!"
David Fincher: About 105 minutes into a 15-minute telephone interview, my future-wife Rachel Sa pokes her head in and announces: "Tell your boyfriend that dinner is ready!"
Brad Pitt: As the man-hunk in Thelma & Louise, he declares he loathes being a sex symbol — with his shirt unbuttoned to the navel.
Kevin Smith: I adore this dude for his profanity sacred love of cinema.
Tommy Lee Jones: The junkyard dog of Hollywood remains my most despised (and therefore interesting) interview subject.
David Cronenberg: The now-legendary Canadian filmmaker is also a friend who attends my 2013 marriage to Rachel Sa.
Woody Allen: With the softest handshake I ever encounter, Allen boasts American classics among his credits.
Robert Downey Jr.: Bluntly honest, cleverly witty, he is a joy to talk to in his rehabilitated state.
Russell Crowe: Hey dude, we need to share another beer and talk life, Hollywood and your love of Newfoundland.
Ryan Gosling: Cool dude and he is a proud Canadian who loves his mom, an Ontario teacher.
William Hurt: Few actors have ever become so close; he is a true friend and rare bird indeed.
Martin Scorsese: What a class way to end my Sun career, talking in-person to a living legend.


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I think some of the reasons are purely economical. Publishers compete with one another to sell books.

Others factors have to do with changes in the educational environment. Both students and teacher were very different back when this book was first published.

The textbooks also had different goals back then as well too. For example, White's First Greek Book is totally designed to get the student reading Xenophon and it was meant to be used for two terms meaning the following term would be spent on Goodwin's First Four Books of Xenophon and Goodwin's Greek Grammar. Sadly, most Greek in the U.S. is taught not in high school but in college and students can't spend 3 or 4 semesters on only Xenophon. So textbooks must have a good fit with the today's curriculum.

Finally, our knowledge of Greek and Latin is always changing and perhaps some concepts or theories (although small) are out-dated or just plain wrong.

For me, this is a fascinating subject.

Why have these books been replaced?
What strengths and weaknesses are there in both modern and public domain textbooks?
Is there a place on today's bookshelf for public domain textbooks?
Will they rise again?

Of course, some books have never fallen out of style and can easily be found in reprints.

Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar
A&G's Latin Grammar
Smyth's Greek Grammar
Goodwin's Moods and Tenses
and more!

but all of these above are more reference material and they are not in-class textbooks.

that's my two-cents - anyone else have an opinion?

jeff
Episcopus wrote:
In all seriousness (albeit tinged with incredulity and of course anger) I do not be understanding why Latin For Beginners is not for sale, for example, on amazon.com.

Really? I started with Wenham for koine and Wheelock for Latin, and they both have exercises going *both* ways so you practice reading *and* writing.

I think the problem of texts changing and getting better or worse is lessened the more you diversify your learning materials... If you learn from a number of sources then your knowledge is much more rounded and complete :)ingrid70 wrote:
The disadvantage for me of newer books, is that they focus entirely on translating from Latin into whatever your language is. I want to be able to write Latin too, and you don't learn that if you don't practise. On the other hand, the oldest Dutch Latin books I have (around 1900) are Dutch to latin only, that's a bit overdone :). I like to have some examples of how it should be.

Ingrid

This is horrible advice. How could you possibly hope to render a decent translation of a Latin sentence into English before you understand it?

I am amazed that this poor method of instruction has persisted for so long; even I was taught this way in high school! William Hale outlined a far more logical method of instruction in 1887 in The Art of Reading Latin: How to Teach It The first half is a publication of a speech he gave; the second a later addendum. In bound form, the entire work comes to 74 pages, but I highly recommend it. Here is an excerpt in which Hale presents his plan:

Observe the following suggestions:

1. Read the Latin sentence through to the end, noting endings of nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc.
2. Read it again and see if any of the words you know are nominatives or accusatives. This will often give you what may be called the backbone of the sentence; that is subject, verb, and object.
...
6. When the sentence is correctly translated, read the Latin over again, and try to understand it as Latin, without thinking of the English translation.

Now, you might say that D'Ooge and other books are perfectly fine if you simply replace their advice for reading Latin with Hale's. I would disagree. They teach some bizarre English-Latin conversion process, which does not deserve to be called translation.

Here is my personal experience. After I memorized all the inflections, I decided to give the Vulgate a try. I knew the most common uses of the cases from my year of high school Latin, and I skimmed some material about verbs (what a deponent is, some vague notions about the subjunctive, the most common uses of the tenses, etc.) Then I started Genesis 1:1. I looked at the words in a sentence, one at a time, and mentally constructed a list of their possible functions. I hadn't read Hale yet, but I wanted to read Latin, not just muddle through it. This process seemed like the only way one could possibly understand a Latin sentence the first time through. It was very slow going. I had to look up multiple words from every sentence in a dictionary. The syntax seemed unusual...why does the imperfect subjunctive always refer to the present time and never to the past? But somehow, it usually made sense to me, even though I hadn't seen the constructions abstracted in some grammar. I checked myself with Douay-Rheims, and occasionally looked at it sooner when I was really stuck.

After chapter Gen 6 or so, I decided to read some Latin textbooks. I was feeling rather shaky about my grammatical knowledge, and I wanted to clear some points up. So I read through most of D'Ooge, some thin grammar by Wilson, and I read all of M&F. This was during the summer, and I had a lot of free time, so this only took me seven weeks or so. I memorized as many constructions as I could, and I tried to memorize the vocabulary I didn't recognize in the lists, but somehow they didn't stick in my head. Fortunately, I had enough sense to ignore D'Ooge's suggestions. Unfortunately, (or perhaps fortunately) M&F contained no advice for reading Latin at all. But it did ask me to translates lots of contrived sentences from Latin to and from English, which I did not do. I forced myself to work through the sample readings in M&F. They started off okay, but sharply increased in difficulty after Cicero was introduced. And just when I started to get used to Cicero's style, the next reading would be Seneca, or Martial. When I finally got somewhat comfortable with Martial, it would switch to Caesar, or back to Cicero....Where was the slow, graded progression? Would you start off an ESL student with Shakespeare or Milton? I don't think so.

When I finally finished the last chapter of M&F, I went back to reading the Vulgate. I swear that I was even worse at reading it than before I started with D'Ooge! I certainly learned some useful things from the textbooks, like indirect constructions with the accusative as subject, but you know what? That construction is rarely used in the Vulgate, and I bet I would have assimilated it into my reading apparatus if I had seen it more often. Moreover, I knew most of the vocabulary in M&F and D'Ooge just by writing on an index card every new word I came across in the Vulgate (and whatever else I tried to read.)

Around this time, I read Hale's address. I found it quite illuminating, and it confirmed many of my suspicions. I was immediately convinced of the correctness of his method for reading Latin. And I now appreciate the value of reference grammars. I'll use them to find out what a certain word could mean when it comes up in a sentence. But I will not go around memorizing lots of constructions in haphazard fashion, kind of like how they're presented in M&F and D'Ooge.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to a real Latin class, but I'll try to practice Hale's system anyway. He recommends reading a series of graded texts. I think that Orberg's Lingua Latina series would fit the bill, but it's hard to find for sale here. Perhaps an even better text has been written, but I have no idea where to look for it. However, there is no shortage of books like Wheelock's and D'Ooge.

Not really caring enough to find a copy of Orberg, I decided to stick with the Vulgate, because it works for me. It is not supposed to be difficult, after all. And I'm really I purchased a Clementine edition because it actually has punctuation (this was hard to find, my version was published in Spain, and I had to buy it through a Christian book store. I also bought ecclesiastical dictionary, because Cassell's isn't sufficient. I sometimes use Vulsearch, but I cannot stand to read on a computer screen for hours at a time.

Finally, no, I don't care if I'm damaging my Latinity, or that I'm not reading the golden age of Latin. Otherwise, I would have ordered Orberg. I rather enjoy ecclesiastical and medieval Latin. Besides, I would want to read the Vulgate eventually, so I might as well start now. And I can honestly say that reading Latin is fun and enjoyable.

Now, it will not do to say that students, by beginning in this way, get, quite early, beyond the need of it. At any rate, I can testify, from my own experience, that, in spite of the admirable efforts of the schools in "sight-reading," they do not, when they come to Harvard or Cornell. I allow myself in my class-room – keeping well inside of what is said to be customary among college professors – one jest a year. When I first meet the new Freshman class (for I could not bear to leave such precious material wholly to the most perfect assistant), I question them: "Suppose, now, you are set, as you were at the examination for admission the other day, to tell me the meaning of a sentence in a book you never say, – say an oration of Cicero, – how do you proceed to get at the writer's meaning?" There is at once a chorus of voices (for they are crammed for that question, having learned printed directions, as we have seen, in the first books they studied), "First find the – SUBJECT," three-quarters of them say; "PREDICATE," the other quarter. "Now here," I say to them, "is an unhappy difference of opinion about first principles in a matter of everyday practice, and of very serious importance. Which is right?" They do not know. "Which do you suppose the Romans who heard the oration delivered in the Forum first hunted up, the subject or the predicate?" That little jest, simple as it is, always meets with great success; for it not only raises a laugh (of no value in itself), but it shows at once, even to a Freshman, the entire absurdity of trying to read Latin by a hunting-up first of either his subject or his predicate; and so enlists his sympathy in favor of trying some other way, if any can be shown him. But, at the same time, it proves to me that the method taught at the most critical of all periods, the beginning, is still wrong. Only in late years, and very rarely, does some student answer my question with: "First read the first Latin word without translating it, then the second, then the third, and so on to the end, taking in all the possible constructions of every word, while barring out at once the impossible, and, above all, erring, if anywhere, in the direction of keeping the mind in suspense unnecessarily long, waiting, at least, until a sure solution has been given by the sentence itself."

Yet this is the one method that should everywhere be rigorously used, from the day of the first lesson to the last piece of Latin that the college graduate reads to solace his old age. Only, the process which at first is at every point conscious and slow, as it was not with the Romans, becomes, in Latin of ordinary difficulty, a process wholly unconscious and very rapid, precisely as it was with the Romans.

Episcopus, I very strongly advise you to rethink your cultish devotion to the good Dr D'Ooge if this sort of ad hominem outburst is going to be a typical feature of your devotions.

The Good Doctor is beyond all human cares now, and does not need defending.

As a general rule of thumb, when you feel compelled to end a post with "I'm not being rude" - or anything like that - it may be best to delete the post, and try again later.

I will address the substantive questions in this little debate when I have more time this weekend.Episcopus wrote:
I agree about the advice; it's not the best - I know not how I read Latin exactly, but what I DO know is that I can trucking read it. Because of Latin For Beginners. Therefore I

a) Resent your comments
b) accept that everyone does be different
c) know, because of my great progress with just one book, that you have no reason.

 >:( >:( >:( Episcopus, visitors have the right to say exactly what they think and this forum is here to exchange and debate ideas - it's not a place for rudeness. Your 'resentment' for the opinions of others speaks poorly about your own character. It's ok to disagree but it's not ok to be a jerk about it. Alundis was giving you his comments on your post and you need to digest what others say without getting personal.

I think you need to get up from your keyboard and take a walk and only return if you can respect others' opinions.

Episcopus wrote:
Then why make me more angry? I think that you should delete your post.

ouch.

I don't believe anything I have ever said here can be classified as "mocking"--that is much too strong. Friendly teasing is all that was meant, and is not unjustified considering the inordinate passion you have for this book.

However, if my comment was offensive I apologize and will refrain in the future.Episcopus wrote:
 (less than klewlis mockingly, as usual, predicted).


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