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During her long career as a sculptor and painter in Baltimore, Amalie Rothschild developed a distinctive take on geometric abstraction. You can follow the arc of that career in a gallery-filling retrospective at Towson University's Center for the Arts Gallery.
Rothschild (1916-2001) was familiar with various approaches to 20th-century modernism and responded in her own way. Henri Matisse's 1935 oil painting "The Pink Nude," which belongs to the Baltimore Museum of Art's Cone Collection, directly inspired two works by Rothschild in the present exhibit.
Following through on Matisse's treatment of a reclining nude woman as a schematic pink form, Rothschild's acrylic painting "Pink Nude" (1983) only relies upon a few pink rectangles and thin bars to suggest a woman's body; however, this painting also has two cast handmade paper domes strategically and humorously placed where the woman's breasts would be. For a related sculpture, "Pink Nude" (1984), Rothschild applied acrylic paint to pieces of particle board linked together to resemble a reclining nude, and she also tied pieces of string to connect the limbs.
If the reductive figuration of a French master such as Matisse was one art-historical influence, Rothschild also responded to American influences following her education at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
You can sense the influence of the so-called American Scene rural painting of that era in Rothschild's oil painting "Abandoned Quarry" (1938); the sensually curving lines deployed to show the landscape around the quarry are especially evocative of the style of Thomas Hart Benton. The more straightforward urban realism also prevalent in that period can be seen in Rothschild's "Slum Clearance" (1941), in which two boys climb a fence at a demolition site in a rowhouse-defined Baltimore neighborhood.
It's interesting to see how Rothschild gradually moved away from standard realism over the next few years. In the oil painting "Red Sun" (1948), that glowing orb hovers over a city neighborhood in which the walls are blocky forms and there's an equally schematic treatment of a fire hydrant and a traffic signal.
The oil painting "Portrait of Me (Self Portrait with Crossed Arms)" (1948) emphasizes Rothschild's angular shoulders and arms. Sharp lines also are used in the more overtly cubist-influenced oil painting "Figures/Life Class" (1946).
This increased reliance on geometric abstraction can be seen in the oil painting "Construction Patterns" (1953). Its depiction of the metal frame for a building under construction essentially is a study in lines crossing at orderly intervals. Even a "Keep Out" sign treats those words as linked lines.
The acrylic painting "Ripening of the Oranges in Sicily" (1968) is a first-rate example of how she relied upon a gridded composition that allowed for both structural variation and representational allusion. Most of this composition is given over to blue and black triangular shapes, but their size and arrangement varies within the gridded composition. There also are 16 orange spherical shapes that qualify as the titular oranges.
Rothschild's inclination to take representational form down to its abstract essence also can be seen in many sculptures in this exhibit. In the bronze sculpture "Embrace II" (ca. 1960), two slender human figures are so elongated that their embracing forms basically merge; indeed, their feet actually are fused together. There is more breathing room, if you will, in the straight, diagonal and arcing bronze rods comprising the two figures in the bronze sculpture "Pas de Deux" (1989-1993); all it takes is a bronze circle to represent a head in this sculpture.
Her reductive tendencies and art-historical curiosity come together in several sculptural pieces inspired by ancient Egyptian art and architecture. In "Shrine-4 Part Invention" (1969-1970), geometric forms made out of aluminum are arranged on a pedestal to create what amounts to a temple complex that includes a pyramid. By selectively applying pieces of pale yellow Plexiglas to this sculptural assemblage, she suggests bright desert light hitting its surface.
A number of more purely geometric sculptures that don't directly reference ancient Egypt are made out of a characteristic combination for this artist: lowly particle board and valuable gold leaf. Her careful craftsmanship makes such unlikely sculptural mates seem like a natural pairing. And in the process of making such sculptures, she made a career that richly deserves this retrospective treatment.
"Amalie Rothschild: A Retrospective View" remains through June 16 at the Towson University Center for the Arts Gallery, Osler and Cross Campus Drive in Towson. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Go to http://www.towson.edu/artscalendar.

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♪The Impossible Task ♫
Insane silly little panda that I am, I signed up to support my friend Alex's Top 10 Songs Blogfest. What was I thinking??
I suppose I was thinking (<--first sign of trouble) that I like Alex and I LOVE music, so easy squeezy lemon freezy, right?
Why why WHY would I do this to myself? Creating a list of only 10 songs...or even 10 bands/artists is sending me into the crazed cuckoo-nest-zone...somebody bring on the shock equipment. *twitch*
I mean, 'best songs' depend on mood, time and place, activity...what I like to drive to may be different than what I like to listen to while eating or dancing or making love or writing or...
One cannot take or make a top list of songs lightly. It's Sophie's Choice up in here!
Oh, the pressure.
There have been a lot of truly brilliant songs, inspired albums, gifted artists, musicians and song writers.
To narrow things down a little and save some of my meager sanity, I've decided not to allow any classical or instrumental jazz music into my list.
But still, I'm losing my shizz.
Thus, I am going to cheat a teensy tiny bit. (It's either that or I shall perish. Please forgive me)
Behold Lola's The Impossibly Incomplete Top *mumbles number more than 10* Music Artists/Bands:
10-ish) David Bowie
10-b) Bob Marley
9) The Clash
8) The Kinks
7) Led Zeppelin
6) Nine Inch Nails (Trent is one whacky genius and 'Hurt" is one of my favorite songs EVER. Even J. Cash loved it enough to record it)
6b) Jeff Buckley
5) Patti Smith
4) The Rolling Stones
3) The Police
2) Radiohead
2b) Jay-Z
2c) Nirvana
2d) Peter Gabriel (In Your Eyes still makes me swoon)
1) Depeche Mode
Honorable Mentions: U2, The Cure, Tom Waits, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Soundgarden, Modest Mouse, Talking Heads, Incubus, MCR, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Etta, BB King, ACDC, Run DMC, Kanye, Eric Clapton, Queen, Cheap Trick, Rush, the Smiths, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Zero7, Regina Spektor, Gaga ...I could go on FOREVER.
The 'soundtrack' to the movie Once by Glen Hansard and Marketa Inglova is haunting and lovely and will stand the test of time.
What music do you love? Do you write to music?
Okay, don't forget to wang chung tonight under your umbrella ella ella eh eh eh. Also, if you met her in a club down in old SoHo, it wasn't me.
74 comments:
- Clarissa Draper said...
I know! It's so hard to narrow it down. I'm sure I'll be saying "oh, yeah, that's a great song" while I view the entries.
- January 23, 2011 at 11:41 PM
- Kari Marie said...
I love that you couldn't narrow this down. I think I'd have the same problem. It's like asking me to pick only 10 books to bring on a desert island.
PS: In your eyes makes me swoon too!
- January 24, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
Oh, you got me with Jeff Buckley (Last Goodbye; Lover, You Should Have Come Over;Forget Her----I could go on and on!)and the Once soundtrack. I could listen to both of those forever.
- January 24, 2011 at 12:35 AM
- Arlee Bird said...
These top 10 lists are difficult. I'd have a hard time picking just the 10 top ten songs by certain artists.
Tossing It Out
- January 24, 2011 at 1:05 AM
- JEM said...
This post had me cracking up because you so clearly cheated the top 10 rule. Having said that, I would never limit myself to 10. I yell at people for asking desert island top five records questions. Why would I want to IMAGINE such a world?
- January 24, 2011 at 2:38 AM
- Old Kitty said...
Yay Depeche Mode!!
AWwww it's a brilliant but impossible task to to narrow down but you;ve done well here!! Yay!!!
Enjoy your music!!!! I now have that umbrella- ella eh eh eh going round my head, but darn it - it's so catchy!!! thank you!
Take care
- January 24, 2011 at 5:09 AM
- Melissa said...
I didn't enter this blogfest (even though Alex IS awesome) because I knew I'd never be able to narrow it down. I have way too much music that I love WAY too much.
I commend you for the narrowing you did!
Also, you have some great artists on that list!
- January 24, 2011 at 5:45 AM
- Jim Murdoch said...
When my wife and I were just getting to know each other we tried this, making list of our Top Ten books, films, music and so on. I could never get my lists down to any less than about thirty – I'd probably want t include about five Pink Floyd albums just to start. I always write to music but rarely vocal music these days because I find it harder than I used to to write over words but I have an enormous collection of classical music and film soundtracks. At the moment I'm listening to a piano transcription of the soundtrack to The Hours by Philip Glass which would never be out of my all-time favourite pieces of music; it is truly astounding. My problem with music is that my tastes are extremely broad. There's not much I can't appreciate and as soon as I say I don't like something (like rap music) I can think of an exception like Blondie's 'Rapture'. I say I don't like opera but who doesn't love 'Nessun dorma'?
- January 24, 2011 at 6:12 AM
- B.E. Sanderson said...
Good job narrowing it down as far as you did. I'd never be able to make a top ten of songs - unless I could do ten favs for each mood (or each manuscript I'm working on).
- January 24, 2011 at 6:29 AM
- salarsenッ said...
I felt that pressure, too. I knew I'd forget one of my favs. You've just proved it. I am a total Zep-girl. Yup, I forgot all about adding them to my list. Grrr....
It's hard to choose. Great list, though.
- January 24, 2011 at 6:40 AM
- Jessica Bell said...
Oh man, we got similar tastes!
9) The Clash
6) Nine Inch Nails
6b) The Kinks
5) Patti Smith
4) The Rolling Stones
2) Radiohead
2c) Nirvana
- January 24, 2011 at 7:09 AM
- Becky Taylor said...
It's nice to see I'm not the only one with music tastes all over the board. I'm a Bach to Britney, country to rap, kind of girl
- January 24, 2011 at 7:14 AM
- Bish Denham said...
I doubt I could ever narrow it down to ten. The Beatles, Shawn Phillips, The Doors and Zeppelin would have to be there along with several hundred others. :)
- January 24, 2011 at 7:24 AM
- aspiring_x said...
i KNOW! so impossible! great list of artists! :)
i can't believe i forgot nirvana!
- January 24, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- Lisa said...
What timing! I've been rebuilding playlists after a computer crash that took my iTunes and stomped on it. On the one hand it's a hassle and on the other, it's a great opportunity to revisit lots of great music.
Lately? Argentinian Tangos and Edith Piaf. And Damien Rice. I don't know. It just is.
- January 24, 2011 at 7:43 AM
- Jules said...
I do sympathize with you, I picked songs that represent things/genre. Oh but honorable mention for Etta? My all time favorite female voice.
Great list :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
- January 24, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Elisabeth Black said...
Awesome, ha! Very nice eclectic list. I think you're right - "favorite" is such a relative term.
- January 24, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- Adriana Noir said...
Your taste ranges as wide as mine does! Nice to see I'm not the only one all over the radio dial! Great choices, too! Buckley is amazing!
- January 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- iZombie said...
at least we have the music, every artist is awesome... hard to pick,l like a guitar...
what a great selection of music
thanks for the melody's,
- January 24, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- AlexOngNYC said...
I totally had to self-edit or my Top 10 would've turned into a Top 100!
Breakfast Every Hour
- January 24, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Summer Frey said...
See, you did it! Very proud.
Great list...you must really love The Kinks, since they appeared twice...;)
love ya!
- January 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- Jamie Burch said...
Ha ha! I love your list, Lola! You totally made it work for you.
- January 24, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- Paul Greci said...
Loved seeing Bob Marley on your list. I listen to him while getting ready to go running!!
- January 24, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Carol Kilgore said...
Oh, yeah. I love all of these. I've said that a lot this morning as I've roamed from blog to blog. I didn't participate, but I did blog about music. This is the first Bob Marley I seen. Dreadlocked Rascal :)
- January 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM
- Ellie said...
You are right - it was impossible to choose ten. Got to love your list, especially with Bowie in it! Thanks for sharing.
My Top Ten Songs
- January 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- DL Hammons said...
Thus my decision to not even try. :)
I like your list though!!
- January 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Carolyn V. said...
So many good ones! You're the first one I saw with Bowie on the list! Yay! I love the Bowie. =D
- January 24, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- Haleine said...
Love your list!!
I had to cheat too. I posted thirty of my favorite songs and tomorrow shall probably post a few more.
- January 24, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- LTM said...
LOL! Great post. I think this is how I would've had to handle this fest, too. Too many great songs from which to choose!!!
but I can't write with music playing. I have to listen~ :D <3
- January 24, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Tara said...
I know, how freaking hard was this?! I could have gone on for days. You have quite a few that were on my short list that didn't make the final cut.
- January 24, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Hart Johnson said...
I would be a very happy camper to hang out with you on music patrol. I pretty much love everything you've listed up there...
- January 24, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Colene Murphy said...
Wow! Amazing list!!! You did an awesome job considering you were so skeptical about doing it! (I did not have the guts ;)
- January 24, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- Lydia K said...
We have so many in common! I had such a hard time choosing. I should have made an honorable mention list!
- January 24, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- Wendy Tyler Ryan said...
I know how you feel. My top 10 are only the tip of the ice-berg.
- January 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- Linda G. said...
Great list! I commend you on your cheating ability. :)
- January 24, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Heather said...
I love your eclectic list! Many of those would make it onto my top 10 list! I think I could totally do a road trip with you.
- January 24, 2011 at 12:30 PM
- Nicki Elson said...
Well, at least you cheated creatively so I hardly even noticed. Good stuff here & we've got some overlap. :)
- January 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Sarah Ahiers (Falen) said...
oh man, Nine Inch Nails "Hurt" is so fricking awesome. SO SO SO awesome!
ANd yes, In your eyes is an epic song.
Great list
- January 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
I know - it was tough! But you did it.
That's a great Gabriel song as well.
Thanks for participating.
- January 24, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Meredith said...
Mmm, Jeff Buckley. Perfect Sunday morning music. Perfect anytime music, actually :)
- January 24, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Okie said...
Great list. I've got to agree that I would find it difficult, nigh impossible, to properly narrow down a list of music to a Top 10.
My love of a song is too often determined largely by what's going on in my life/emotions at that moment. There are some that are always tops...but the general reception fluctuates.
- January 24, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- Lindsay (a.k.a Isabella) said...
I love that you couldn't narrow it down I'd have a hard time too. Great list though.
I love Queen, Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paramore... so many more. It's hard to choose.
- January 24, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- M Pax said...
It was hard to choose. I love listening to many of the bands and songs you selected.
- January 24, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
I'm trying very hard to get around to all of those in the blogfest...it's gonna take me a couple days. There're a LOT of you. :)
- January 24, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- Ciara said...
I love anything by The Police. I'm a huge Sting fan.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I just followed yours. :)
- January 24, 2011 at 2:37 PM
- Kelly said...
I know! This was crazy hard! I love SO many songs and bands, I felt so bad to narrow them down.
I knew you'd have a great list. Out of yours, my faves are NIN, MCR and Incubus and I love the song "in Your Eyes" too. Very nostalgic...high school days!
- January 24, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Budd said...
once was a great movie and I absolutely loved the music.
- January 24, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- Jai Joshi said...
I love Radiohead too!
- January 24, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- Pk Hrezo said...
LOL... Wang chung, sista! Love me some NIN! Great selection!
- January 24, 2011 at 5:14 PM
- Hannah Kincade said...
Hurt was part of my NaNo soundtrack. LOVE IT! I love pretty much everyone on your list. I'm glad Tom Waits got in there somewhere. :)
- January 24, 2011 at 5:51 PM
- Liz Pezzuto said...
Lots of good bands! Great list!
- January 24, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Girl - I LOVE the way you cheat!!! This is the first time I didn't... and now I wish I had!! You've got some awesome names on that list! :)
- January 24, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- VR Barkowski said...
Oh, nice fudge on the rules and fab list! I still can't believe Bob Marley's Redemption Song off my list.
- January 24, 2011 at 7:57 PM
- Jennie Bailey said...
I love the b, c, d. You're so clever, Lola!! Fabulous music, but I'm not the least bit surprised. Of course, YOU would have great taste in music! :-)
- January 24, 2011 at 8:00 PM
- James Garcia Jr said...
Come down off that ledge, Lola, my friend! I know exactly what you mean. I totally took longer putting together my list than some articles that I have written. Anyway, as long as you didn't forget to list Zeppelin you were going to be okay. ;)
- January 24, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- Carolina Valdez Miller said...
Dude, your cheating ways are inspiring! ;) Great choices!! Love that you've included Run DMC. and the honorable mentions are quite honorable--and ecclectic! Just so you know, every time I hear "In your Eyes" I also hear in my head, "In your [insert body part]." Sorry. That's just the way it is. I know. I'm juvenile.
Also, I don't write to music. I get too distracted, but I often come up with ideas while listening to it. Wish I could write to music though. Seems so romantic.
- January 24, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- Hanny said...
Aaahh! A picture of a burning Gibson Les Paul!
- January 24, 2011 at 8:29 PM
- Draven Ames said...
There are so many people, I just don't think I could narrow it down. Music is all good. Like art, the value is in the meaning we give it.
Kind of like money.
Draven Ames
- January 24, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- L. Diane Wolfe said...
The Kinks! Living on a Thin Line was always my favorite.
Won't even mention Lola...
- January 24, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Paul Joseph said...
Wow! Not one choice I could disagree with. Now that is impressive!!!
- January 24, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- Jeff King said...
I love music... but don't delve into to it that deep to come up with a definite top ten.
I write to music; sometimes, it all depends on my mood.
- January 24, 2011 at 11:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
I love so many of the artists on your list, there's no way I could choose a favorite!
- January 25, 2011 at 9:23 AM
- Christopher S. Ledbetter said...
Loved this list. We overlap a bit.
- January 25, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- ~Nicole Ducleroir~ said...
Nine Inch Nails ROCK!! One of my all-time favorite bands and the providers of the soundtrack to the chapter of my life when I lived in Washington D.C.
Great lists!!
Psst...I'm hosting a blogfest (I know, you just did one! But this is easy-peesy...) just announced today. Stop over if you get a sec!
((hugs)) Nicole
- January 25, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Elaine AM Smith said...
That's the answer to this impossible task. You narrowed it down to lots.
Good music!
- January 25, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Ann said...
Didn't sign up for this one because I felt it was an impossible task. As you say, different favorite for different moods and activates. Still enjoyed reading your list. Many of my favorites on it.
- January 25, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Karen Peterson said...
It really IS an impossible task!
- January 25, 2011 at 6:14 PM
- Lynda Young said...
Yay for Depeche Mode!! And Peter Gabriel of course :)
- January 25, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Elaine, yeah, I cheated. ;)
Everyone, I'm STILL trying to visit everyone. I will get to you.
- January 25, 2011 at 10:36 PM
- Terresa said...
The Police, Peter Gabriel, Depeche Mode, love them, mmm.
- January 26, 2011 at 1:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
Music is everything. I agree with Glen Hansard and Marketa--that movie/soundtrack is ridiculous. Did you see when they won the Oscar for best song? I bawled.
- January 26, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- alexia said...
I love your list, too! Really good stuff here. It is super hard to narrow it down.
- January 26, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Deniz Bevan said...
I know how you feel! I couldn't narrow mine down at all - and I see that we overlap in a lot of bands [g]
- January 29, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- Gina Blechman said...
I completely understand your dilemma. This is something I am never able to do. You should see my profile page--I have a list of like 30 musical artists.
Because you asked, I do write music and I sing and play guitar. Music is about equal with writing as far as the things that I need to survive.
I hope you have a lovely day!
<3 Gina Blechman
- February 15, 2011 at 3:30 PM
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Friday, August 01, 2008
Bravery Vs Sheer Stupidity (with poll)
I listened in amazement, as people called in from their cozy, sober second thought, environments, pontificating on what they would have done, some heaping scorn on the "wimps" for reacting as they had. Apparently, many bloggers and American commentators have picked up on this theme, going so far as to say question Canadian masculinity (whatever that means). The fact the reaction is even "at issue" is what I found most bizarre, because ultimately who in the hell is anybody to pass judgement on what amounts to a real world horror show?
I found it all entirely offensive, because to my way of thinking, the other passengers were victims too. I just can't image witnessing such a macabe spectacle, it will surely imprint their souls, something they will carry with them the rest of their lives. I have nothing buy sympathy, and appreciate the folly in trying look at the reactions rationally.
By all accounts, this wasn't even a typical stabbing, if there is such a thing. This man was butchered before people's eyes, the violence so intense, there was really nothing anyone could do. Getting everyone else off the bus and containing this man, was really the only option. Good on anyone who thinks they would have reacted differently, but it's easy to judge from afar, easier still to try and fathom a situation which is really off the charts insane. I don't think bravery has anything to do with the reactions, in fact I think anything else, given the circumstances, amounts to sheer stupidity.
With that in mind, I thought I would see if others agree:
18 comments:
- JimBobby said...
Whooee! Yeah, I've seen those sort of comments from some somewhat surprising quarters.
From the reports I've seen and heard, the stabbing victim was beyond saving by the time anyone realized what was happening. The only thing that would have happened had other passengers intervened is that there'd be more injuries and possibly more death.
Confronting a madman slasher who is wielding a Rambo knife in close quarters with small children around would be irresponsible. Shepherding the passengers off the bus and barricading the slasher inside was the best thing they could have done in the circumstances, as I understand them.
You're correct about all the passengers being victims. This horrific experience will haunt them for the rest of their lives. About 15 years ago, I was one of the first on the scene of a fatal car crash. I can still see the lifeless driver in my mind's eye as clearly as if it was yesterday.
- 2:05 PM, August 01, 2008
- Blues Clair said...
Well said. The surrealistic brutality of the crime, is something I can't even comprehend, let alone say what I would of done in the same situation. Hard to believe this is even being brought up as part of the conversation... or maybe it isn't.
- 2:19 PM, August 01, 2008
- knb said...
I completely agree with you.
To begin with, it's impossible to know how you'd react, but as Jimbobby said, it's more likely that more injuries would have occured.
I'm in shock at this great distance and can't even read articles about the incident. I simply cannot imagine how difficult this will be for those passengers for many years to come.
Who were the commentators Steve?
- 2:22 PM, August 01, 2008
- Lizt. said...
Some one on TV said something about the Death penalty.. and I thought.. this man is unstable in his mind. He is delusional.
- 2:23 PM, August 01, 2008
- Steve V said...
CHML and CFRB, and I believe it's the online question of the day on CHML.
- 2:26 PM, August 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Let's talk about the possibility of making political mileage of this event. The hard right is now using this event to justify a referendum on capital punishment, as demonstrated over in Sask Liberty Train.
Has anybody realize that this event is symbolic of another failure in Harper's government ie. the total neglect of rural poverty. A slasher obsessed with goth culture, working in temporary contracts (oil patch etc.), and probably watched one too many horror movies decided to act out his fantasies. Similar to Dawson College. Being high on meth also exacerbate the courage of acting out them. So what you get is social alienation and no way to release the pent out frustrations. Ride any late night Greyhound bus and you will see the desolation of rural poverty in both the US and Canada.
- 2:48 PM, August 01, 2008
- deBeauxOs said...
Homocidal frenzy on this scale would be like facing a tsunami - the best you can do is grab other people and get yourself and them out of danger.
- 3:52 PM, August 01, 2008
- ottlib said...
I remember similar statements and criticism directed at the men in the Engineering class in Ecole Polytechnique when Marc Lepine made himself imfamous.
Alot of commentators said the men should have shown some courage and taken down the gun toting maniac.
And as you state Steve, they all said this in the comfort of their offices or homes, well after the event when people had had some time to digest it.
It is BS of the highest order on many levels.
- 4:16 PM, August 01, 2008
- ottlib said...
I am certain some will try to make political hay of this.
I can almost see the right-wing commentators pointing to this event and the recent StatsCan report stating crime was down and say: "See, I told you so."
As well, the usual suspects in the capital punishment crowd will rear their ugly medieval heads I am certain.
As with the commentators claiming someone should have stepped in to stop the attacks, more BS at many levels.
- 4:20 PM, August 01, 2008
- Mark said...
I must sadly agree.
As I've said elsewhere I do hope this event prompts a national conversation on mental health issues rather than one on crime, security, and punishment. Is it an event that has so captivated the nation it could support either.
- 5:00 PM, August 01, 2008
- Steve V said...
And, of course the National Post weighs in. It's easy to say "lets roll", when you know the plane is going down and you're on it. What nonsense.
- 7:44 PM, August 01, 2008
- ottlib said...
Not only that but the passengers on that airplane had time to react.
By all accounts for this murder in Manitoba it was all over before anybody really knew what was happening.
As you say, what nonsense.
- 9:26 PM, August 01, 2008
- Bleatmop said...
I think the passengers and bus driver did exactly the right thing by getting the f outta there and then locking that maniac in the bus. The poor guy that was attacked was already dead and attacking his attacker would have just made more victims, potentially. Besides, I also highly suspect that most of those people who say that the passengers should have attacked this maniac would have led the charge... ten people back in line.
I also agree with Mark. This is a mental health issue, not a crime issue.
- 9:28 PM, August 01, 2008
- Rieff's riffs said...
Mushroom, Ottlib and the rest of the hug-a-thug crowd, you may want to read Lorrie Goldstein's recent article in the Toronto Sun. Here's a little excerpt:
"You've been told people who think as you do -- that our streets aren't as safe as they used to be -- are suffering from paranoid delusions fuelled by right-wing politicians and irresponsible media?
Okay, let's look at the actual numbers from Statistics Canada.
Canada has been keeping uniform crime statistics since 1962.
- In that year, there were 221 reported violent crimes per 100,000 population. Last year there were 930 -- a 320% increase in the crime rate compared to 1962.
- There were 1,891 property crimes per 100,000 population in 1962, 3,320 in 2007, a 75% increase.
- The overall crime rate was 2,771 incidents per 100,000 people in 1962, 6,984 last year, a 152% increase."
People know crime's up because most of us have come face to face with it or know someone who has.
As for this incident, it appears the work of a pscyotic individual
- 9:37 AM, August 03, 2008
- Steve V said...
"you may want to read Lorrie Goldstein's recent article in the Toronto Sun."
Do I have to? Who cares. Let me know when someone worth reading chimes in.
I'd rather eat a bag a nails than that boring, repetitive blowhard.
- 7:51 PM, August 03, 2008
- Rieff's riffs said...
O.K. don't read him - just look at those stats in the quote above. The Conservatives are getting some resonance on the crime issue because people know things have gotten worse - especially the older demographic who've experienced lower levels of crime and now feel vulnerable in their old age. This is a demographic that the Liberals usually do well in.
Facts on the ground matter Steve.
- 9:02 AM, August 04, 2008
- Steve V said...
"Facts on the ground matter Steve."
Where are they getting the statistics, from the sky? Please, the facts are pretty clear, fear mongering and individual anecedotal evidence aside.
- 12:02 PM, August 04, 2008
- 900 ft Jesus said...
mark and mushroom are right - to use this case of insane butchery as an excuse to bring back the death penalty is crazy. This guy wants to die - he said so. People like him (and the QC killer Kimveer Gill) won't be deterred by capital punishment since it's a suicide mission anyway. They don't expect to live on, but the CONs brought up tougher sentencing in reference to the Kimveer Gill incident as well.
Just appealing to the very, very stupid.
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Right-Wing Media Get Immigration Reform's Impact On Social Security Wrong
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Right-wing media are rejecting the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the Senate immigration reform proposal, claiming that the CBO's conclusion that the proposal reduces the deficit is "false" because immigrants' reliance on Social Security as citizens would eventually outweigh their contributions. In fact, the myth that the legalization of undocumented immigrants would negatively impact Social Security has repeatedly been discredited by the Social Security Administration.
CBO: Senate Immigration Reform Bill Reduces Deficit
CBO: Senate Immigration Proposal Would "Decrease Federal Budget Deficits By $197 Billion." In a June 18 cost analysis of the Senate immigration reform proposal, CBO found that it would reduce the federal deficit by $197 billion in the 10-year period immediately following implementation and by $700 billion in the second decade:
On balance, the economic impacts not included in the cost estimate would have no significant net effect on federal budget deficits during the coming decade and would reduce deficits during the following decade. Taking into account a limited set of economic effects, the cost estimate shows that changes in direct spending and revenues under the legislation would decrease federal budget deficits by $197 billion over the 2014-2023 period and by roughly $700 billion over the 2024-2033 period.
The cost estimate also shows that implementing the legislation would result in net discretionary costs of $22 billion over the 2014-2023 period and $20 billion to $25 billion over the 2024-2033 period, assuming appropriation of the amounts authorized or otherwise needed to implement the legislation.
According to CBO's central estimates (within a range that reflects the uncertainty about two key economic relationships in CBO's analysis), the economic impacts not included in the cost estimate would have no further net effect on budget deficits over the 2014-2023 period and would further reduce deficits (relative to the effects reported in the cost estimate) by about $300 billion over the 2024-2033 period. [Congressional Budget Office, 6/18/13]
Conservative Media Reject CBO Analysis, Claim Immigrants Drain Social Security
Investor's Business Daily Op-Ed Argues That CBO Score Of Immigration Bill Has "False Surplus." In an Investor's Business Daily (IBD) op-ed titled, "The CBO's Immigration Study And Its False Surplus," Hoover Institution fellow and Forbes contributor Paul Gregory claimed that the CBO's finding that the Senate immigration proposal decreases the deficit is a "flawed conclusion." He argued that the surplus is "false" by claiming that newly legalized immigrants would draw far more from Social Security than they would contribute:
Now let's turn to the CBO's flawed conclusion that the Senate immigration bill will produce a budgetary surplus in its first decade. (I will not even discuss its projection for the second decade because we cannot predict the composition of immigrant families 20 years hence.)
The source of the CBO's projected surplus is that legalized immigrants will pay Social Security taxes over the first 10 years while receiving virtually no benefits. Only "0.5% (of foreign-born individuals) would qualify (for Social Security) by the end of their 10th year," CBO says.
But the CBO ignores the fact that the immigration reform bill makes Social Security an even worse pyramid scheme than it already is. It counts each year's Social Security contributions by immigrants in the positive column without making provisions for future benefits, which will be about twice what the immigrants contributed over the long term. [Investor's Business Daily, 6/21/13]
Breitbart.com Parrots IBD Op-Ed: "CBO Calculation Error Explodes Immigration Surplus Claim." In a post headlined, "CBO Calculation Error Explodes Immigration Surplus Claim," Breitbart.com highlighted the IBD op-ed and wrote that Gregory's analysis proved that it is false that the Senate immigration bill will decrease the deficit, "due to inaccurate calculations of Social Security inputs by immigrants." The post continued:
The CBO's projections are based on the assumption that immigrants will pay Social Security taxes for the first 10 years and receive no benefits. But as scholar Paul Gregory points out in Investor's Business Daily, the CBO incorrectly "counts each year's Social Security contributions by immigrants in the positive column without making provisions for future benefits, which will be about twice what the immigrants contributed over the long term." [Breitbart.com, 6/24/13]
CBO Found Immigrants' Contributions To Social Security Improve The Program's Finances
CBO: Revenue From Social Security Payroll Taxes Would Increase By At Least $214 Billion Over 10 Years. In a June 18 cost analysis of the Senate immigration reform proposal, the CBO estimated that over the first 10-year period following enactment, increased revenue from newly legalized immigrants paying Social Security taxes would total at least $214 billion. From the study:
Enacting S. 744 would have a wide range of effects on federal revenues, including changes in collections of income and payroll taxes, certain visa fees that are classified as revenues, and various fines and penalties. Taken together, those effects would increase revenues by $459 billion over the 2014-2023 period, according to estimates by JCT and CBO. For that 10-year period, off-budget receipts (of Social Security payroll taxes) would rise by an estimated $214 billion, and on-budget receipts would rise by an estimated $245 billion. [Congressional Budget Office, 6/18/13]
CBO: Second Decade Would See Increase In Revenue From Payroll Taxes Paid By New Legal Immigrants Entering The Country. The CBO also found that new legal immigrants entering the country throughout the second decade starting in 2024 would boost revenue through additional payments in payroll taxes:
The revenue increase would be greater in the second decade than in the 2014-2023 period, mostly reflecting additional income and payroll taxes paid by new legal immigrants entering the country throughout the next 20 years. The added revenues would grow at a rate averaging close to 9 percent per year from 2024 through 2033, and would be increasing slightly faster than added spending at the end of that decade. [Congressional Budget Office, 6/18/13]
CBO: Increase In Spending On Social Security And Medicare Would Have Negligible Impact on Deficit. CBO found that while the growth in spending on Social Security and Medicare would exceed 20 percent annually in the second decade because of immigration reform, that overall increase would increase the deficit by less than 0.2 percent of GDP. From the analysis:
As the people making up the increase in the U.S. population under S. 744 get older and establish a sufficient work history to qualify for Social Security and Medicare, the spending for those two programs would be significantly higher in the second decade after enactment. The increase in spending for Social Security and Medicare in that second decade would account for almost 10 percent of the increase in direct spending, compared with about 1 percent in the first decade.
By the end of the second decade, the annual growth in additional spending for Social Security and Medicare would be slowing, but would still exceed 20 percent. [Congressional Budget Office,6/18/13]
Social Security Administration Also Found That Immigration Has Positive Impact On Program
Social Security Administration: Senate Immigration Bill Will Improve Social Security's Long-Term Solvency. In a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) outlining the effects of the Senate immigration proposal on Social Security, chief actuary Stephen Goss wrote that a Social Security Administration analysis found that "[o]verall, we anticipate that the net effect of this bill on the long-range OASDI actuarial balance will be positive." The analysis estimated that the proposal would result in an increase of 3.2 million jobs over a decade and boost GDP by 1.63 percent. From the letter:
Please note that these estimates are preliminary and are subject to change in the future as we further develop our estimates. In particular, we are working to develop full 75-year estimates of the implications of the bill as quickly as possible. Over this longer time frame, benefits will become more significant for those with additional earnings taxed and credited. However, over this same longer time frame, the additional births for the increased population under this bill will have substantial positive effects. Overall, we anticipate that the net effect of this bill on the long-range OASDI actuarial balance will be positive. [Office of the Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration, 5/8/13]
Social Security Trustees Report: "When Net Immigration Increases, The Cost Rate [Of The Program] Decreases." In their 2013 report, the Social Security trustees assumed that net immigration would average from 800,000 to 1.4 million people over three different periods and concluded that for all three -- 25, 50, and 75 years -- "when net immigration increases, the cost rate decreases":
For the 25-year period, the cost rate decreases from 16.18 percent of taxable payroll (for average annual net immigration of 800,000 persons) to 15.90 percent (for average annual net immigration of 1,400,000 persons). For the 50-year period, it decreases from 16.55 percent to 16.13 percent, and for the 75-year period, it decreases from 16.86 percent to 16.37 percent. The actuarial balance increases from -1.38 to -1.16 percent for the 25-year period, from -2.45 to -2.08 percent for the 50-year period, and from -2.95 to -2.53 percent for the 75-year period.
The cost rate decreases with an increase in net immigration because immigration occurs at relatively young ages, thereby increasing the numbers of covered workers earlier than the numbers of beneficiaries. Increasing average annual net immigration by 100,000 persons improves the long-range actuarial balance by about 0.07 percent of taxable payroll. [Social Security Administration,5/31/13]
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Protests Raged as Enrique Peña Nieto was Sworn in as Mexico's President
Mexico City – Federal police arrested more than 60 people, reportedly identifying themselves as "anarchists," for bashing in windows of hotels, restaurants and banks in the capital city's historic center.
The violence marred otherwise peaceful protests around centro histórico, where the newly inaugurated President Enrique Peña Nieto was delivering a speech inside the National Palace.
Broken glass littered Avenida Juárez where protestors destroyed the façade of the Hilton and Fiesta Inn hotels. The plush purple chairs of a corner Starbucks sat in the open air, covered in shards of glass.
We've never had a provocation like this in the city.
Across the street in the newly rehabilitated Alameda Park—part of a popular tourist corridor that leads toward the famous Zocalo plaza and National Palace—protestors sprayed graffiti on statues and monuments.
The damage was done despite there being several hundred city and federal police on guard in the area. At least 76 people were treated for injuries, including 29 who hospitalized, as the result of clashes between protesters and tear-gas firing police, the Red Cross said. City officials said 103 people were detained, including 11 minors.
"We've never had a provocation like this in the city," Ebrard said in a press conference. "We reject totally and absolutely these barbarous acts."
In several skirmishes, protestors also hurled rocks and other objects at police, who responded with tear gas. There were reports of damages to businesses along two other important thoroughfares, Reforma and Insurgentes avenues.
The youth movement known for its hashtag #YoSoy132 and its disdain for Peña Nieto wrote from its official Twitter account that the movement isn't in agreement "with the imposition" of Peña Nieto "nor with the violence." The movement repeated its commitment to pacific demonstrations.
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The Longest Day, a variety of daylong events in the Buffalo area, will raise funds and awareness of Alzheimer's disease on Friday, the longest day of the year.
At the Western New York Chapter office of the Alzheimer's Association, 2805 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville, staff, volunteers and supporters will make paper chains from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. to symbolize personal links to the disease and the strength of working together.
Blocher Homes, 135 Evans St., Williamsville, will be decorated in Alzheimer's purple and will serve purple food all day. Residents, staff and visitors are encouraged to wear the color.
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Rape victim's condition worsens
In other news:
China orders children to visit elderly parents
And, lastly, a thought-provoking opinion piece:
In a crisis, humanists seem absent
|2012-12-29, 02:07
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India suffers from alot of developemental problems probably due to the diversity of tribes and culture throughout the entire country. Until there is a leader able to reach out to all of them and come to a consensus, the country will have problems building itself into a safer and more equal place.
The humanists see the need not to for such an act, hence their absence.
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So, what... They want to turn it into a freaking religion? They want to be the godless clergy? And the other guys also want them to turn into that, to be vindicated?
Of course, I find the article itself suspect in the way it frames things. It's asking what the atheists' spiritual leaders are doing. I can't help but think there's a problem there.
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As I get older I get less and less inclined to defend atheism or, more specifically, agnosticism. I have no problem with people choosing to be religious and I am really only an agnostic because I can't 'force' myself to believe in any world religion which seems false to me. But a guy like this, who clearly seems to be taking aim at an extremely disparate group of people, with little in common other than their lack of belief in organized religion, draws my ire a bit.
I don't want to be part of some group called 'humanists' just because I lack belief in a religion. This isn't a facet of my person that is central enough to make me part of some kind of organization. I feel it's more than enough, for me; speaking to both my religious and non-religious friends about the absolute atrocity this massacre represents. I don't need some group to represent that thought and belief.
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I'm an Indian, and to be quite honest, I'm not sure what to think about all of this ( apart from the obvious disgust and shock when I heard about this). Not sure where the problem really is or how to fix it. Not sure if all of the violence and demand for capital punishment will do good. ( There were widespread protests throughout the country for more stringent laws, but also for things like asking the Delhi CM to resign, which turned quite violent ) . Not sure if all the top-down corruption, and apathy to violence and poverty will ever change. It's like our whole society is.. rotting, there's no other word for it.
The way our culture treats women is nothing short of appalling, just the other day I was having a conversation with my landlord (a student from Delhi University, apparently one of the best institutions in the country), about how it's important for women in his family to stay at home to take care of kids, and how its (I quote) impossible for a woman to take care of her looks, be good at sports, and be intelligent. This attitude permeates into our society really deeply : here are a couple of related articles anyone who's interested in the story:
: From a Tehelka article (which seems to have been taken down from their website) titled : The Rapes will Go On
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/de...b-s-son-310259 : This is an article on a statement made by the son of the President of India (who has conveniently become an MP), about how the protesting women are 'painted and dented'.
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
That said, there are some esteemed figures for atheists (various philosophers). I personally wouldn't include guys like Dawkins among them (too angry). Nothing worse then an atheist with a chip on their shoulder.
|2012-12-29, 11:38
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I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
A lot of atheists don't actually give a damn about the matter. They (we) just don't believe in God and go about our day without thinking about it, let alone hunting down worthwhile representatives.
But maybe it's different in the US where the climate's more hostile.
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Knight Errant
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
|2012-12-29, 12:00
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I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
I'd say most people aren't that structured to start with.
In everyday life, there's no need for ideology beyond that presented in this video. That and a dash of "I want more money" is enough for a lot of people, atheists or not.
|2012-12-29, 12:50
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Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
The average apolitical person will have such beliefs, but he is only apolitical because he doesn't care to think about them too much, or argue with others about it. But those beliefs do shape his or her behaviour. There are very few people who lack a "world view" or "ideology" which informs them about how the world works (or is supposed to work).
These "world views" are often taken from either a religion or some kind of secular ideology.
|2012-12-29, 12:55
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I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
|2012-12-29, 12:58
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Knight Errant
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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|2012-12-29, 13:11
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Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
2. hire more outsiders to train the new police force. Don't let the old farts anywhere near the new recruits to pass on their institutional knowledge.
3. Start replacing the judges.
4. pass real laws on Rape with real punishments.
5. The most important and probably hardest, start a grassroots movement to change the mindset and culture in India regarding women. It will takes years, decade and maybe even 1 or 2 generations.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 43
I was drawn to the article because it reminded me of something I read a long time ago, about one of the biggest problems of secularism: the difficulty it faces in replacing or displacing the rituals of the past, rituals that are most often associated with religion. These are not just limited to the rituals of the major religions, but also to folk rituals that communities have used to mark major events: birth, marriage, sickness and death. Even the agricultural rituals of planting and harvest are usually rooted in religion.
I find it telling that in times of great distress, communities instinctively fall back on these rituals to find solace and the strength to carry on. And this is what I feel is often lacking in the secular view of the world, the relative difficulty it has in reaching people on a deeper, heartfelt and perhaps primeval level.
I felt that this was what the author was trying to reflect in his opinion piece. It's interesting to me that it would draw such completely opposite reactions.
|2012-12-29, 13:57
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I don't know. France is a lot more secular than the US, and we don't have that kind of controversy. When tragedy strikes, a lot of people show up to express their condolences. Statistically, a lot of them must be unbelievers, but that's never what this is about. Nobody feels the need to say what religion they are, or to represent anything. (Except the politicians, who represent the Republic, and a desire to appear on TV and attract voters.)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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1. A train station policeman wielded his Enfield against the terrorists' AK47s (YES, A BOLT ACTION AGAINST AN AUTOMATIC) so he could buy time for as many passengers to escape as possible.
2. A police chief rallied his men and personally led a storming against the terrorists at the hotel, but died due to being issued a small caliber bulletproof vest, which was no match for the heavy-hitting 7.62 round.
3. A policeman of his roadblock team who stopped the only survivor of the massacre grabbed onto the latter's gun to prevent it from hitting his colleagues, and got ventilated. His colleagues beat the terrorist up with their wooden sticks.
4. A NSG (India's GSG-9) commando was the last man standing of his fireteam while his teammates were injured and had to be evacuated. He chased the terrorists up the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel to mark their location for other teams and got killed in the subsequent firefight.
The policemen do have the spirit, but they are undertrained and under-armed, even the NSG - they did floor-to-floor combat with the terrorists when they should have swarmed the building with as many personnel as possible, securing all exits (floor-to-floor is meant for low-intensity engagements where shots are not yet fired). Plus their helicopters are out of order during the attack and they have to run from their base with their equipment to their target location. The body armour incident with the police chief is the most embarrassing because apparently the body armour was only for small caliber or low-velocity arms.
Ultimately, the policemen need to be paid enough to keep the thought of money out of their head - that should be a good start to stifle corruption, the biggest, if not greatest threat to a functioning police force.
|2012-12-29, 17:45
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Senior Member
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Too bad none of those actions you listed have anything to do with the sexism rampant in Indian culture. That country is proof that increasing wealth and education do not eliminate traditional attitudes, and needs a total cultural change for women to achieve anything resembling equality, because right now women in India are seen as having negative value (not just relative to men, but actual negative value since the bride's family has to pay the groom's for marriage ). There's a total lack of any appreciation for females.
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Insane, impossible, incredible- these are the words most commonly associated with WORLD Racing and virtually everything they do. Back in 2009, the time attack world was shocked when Chris Rado and the WORLD Racing team first unveiled their re-worked Scion tC with its now infamous massive front-mounted wing. Many thought these guys were insane. Rado and the WORLD Racing Scion tC, affectionately dubbed the FWING (front-wing), then took to the track and ran lap times that were thought impossible for a front wheel drive car. By now, Rado and his FWING Scion tC owned nearly every front-wheel drive track record across the country and had completely obliterated the previous records, a feat that is truly incredible. So what do you do when you own the front wheel drive track record at every track you've been to? What do you do when you've built a car that re-defines the ideas of what is possible from a front wheel drive platform? Well, if you're insane like Chris Rado and WORLD Racing, you build another one! We are proud to introduce the 2011 Team Need for Speed/ WORLD Racing Scion tC FWING 2.0, a masterfully engineered, pavement-shredding, front-wheel drive beast with a massive front wing, of course! The FWING 2.0 boasts a 2,500 lb. curb weight and produces up to 1,100 horsepower out of its 4 cylinder 2AR-FE engine. Let's put that into perspective for a second. That's 100 more horsepower than a Bugatti Veyron and nearly half the weight. That's nearly three times more horsepower per cylinder than a Formula 1 car makes; insane, impossible, incredible.
How do they do it, you ask? Let's take a deeper look into this 2011 Scion tC, starting with the heart of the beast. Sitting in an engine bay covered in gold Mishimoto Heat Defence Protective Tape, the FWING 2.0 retains the 2.5L inline 4-cylinder 2AR-FE engine that comes in every 2011 Scion tC from the factory. Gary Kubo, the man behind the engine package, achieves his impressive performance through a WORLD Racing competition-built motor and custom Descendent Racing turbo kit. Air enters the Turbonetics 74mm turbo where it's compressed and forced through a Spearco intercooler. From there, the cooled air goes through a Descendant Racing intake manifold before entering the custom machined engine block. Race fuel makes its way from a fuel cell through a Waterman fuel pump into a Descendent Racing fuel rail before being sprayed into the cylinders by Deatschwerks 2,500cc fuel injectors. JE Pistons compress the air/fuel mixture before it's ignited by the MSD ignition and NGK spark plugs. Brian Crower camshafts push the Brian Crower exhaust valves open to allow spent exhaust gasses to exit the cylinders. Those gasses then make their way through a complete Descendant Racing custom exhaust system wrapped in Mishimoto Thermal Exhaust Wrap that includes a custom turbo manifold, downpipe, and exhaust that spits 5 foot tall fireballs from the hood, where the exhaust exits. The intricate dance the precision race engine performs is all controlled by a MoTec engine management system and kept cool by a Mishimoto dual-pass radiator. With up to 1,100 horsepower and 1,000 ft. lbs. of torque on tap, the WORLD Racing Scion tC needed a drivetrain that could handle the abuse. The team looked no further than an Xtrac 6-speed sequential gearbox complete with a Tilton carbon clutch and Descendent Racing flywheel as their first line of
defense against the brutal power and torque coming from the engine. Once through the transmission, the power makes its way through an Xtrac limited-slip-differential and Mark Williams heavy duty axles before being transferred to the ground via 18"x 12" HRE Competition C95 wheels wrapped in massive 305mm wide Continental Extreme Contact DR race tires on all four corners.
Just as a stout engine and drivetrain is essential to make the car a rocket down the straights, a well-designed suspension system is essential to make the car equally impressive in the turns. Revised suspension geometry is one of the major changes for the FWING 2.0 and when coupled with high quality parts, the combination promises to be greatly improved over the previous car. Penske 8300 series racing shocks and H&R race springs are at the center of the equation, controlling the movement of the car and the wheels as it flies around the track. The front suspension has been converted from a Macpherson strut design to a custom dual wishbone setup bY WORLD Racing to allow for better articulation that will result in better cornering and better traction. Custom WORLD Racing sway bars will keep the car level while a custom roll cage and TRD front strut tower brace tie the chassis together. A Brembo GTR big brake kit with massive 16" front rotors and 13" rear rotors coupled with Hawk Performance race pads will be in charge of stopping the Scion tC freight train.
Now it's time to get to the elephant in the room, that massive front wing. Love it or hate it, the 68" wide dry carbon fiber front wing is an essential piece of the puzzle that makes it possible for Rado to continually push the boundaries of what we think is possible with a front wheel drive car. The FWING is part of a balanced and well thought out aerodynamic package that creates a tremendous amount of downforce, pushing the car down into the pavement to increase grip. The front end aerodynamics are helped even further by custom dry carbon fiber front canards and front splitter. A second 68" wide dry carbon fiber wing is mounted at the rear of the car to keep the back end in check and a SEIBON Carbon custom widebody kit finishes the job. The custom paint job mirrors the black and silver paint job of the original FWING Scion tC. The FWING 2.0 features OEM Toyota Silver paint with black stripes and custom graphics by Spin Imaging.
Inside the 2011 Scion tC, it is all business. Rado sits in a Recaro SPA Carbon Kevlar race seat before strapping himself in with Crow 5-point harnesses. A custom made dashboard features a bevy of STACK gauges that allow Rado to monitor boost via a custom 100psi boost gauge, oil pressure, and tire pressure as well as a STACK clock so he can show the competition what time it is. STACK's ST8100 dash display provides Rado with an analog tachometer as well as other vital signs to monitor like oil and water temperature. A MOMO steering wheel, complete with STACK steering wheel display lets Rado know his last lap time, what gear he's in, and how fast he's going. The dash and interior is appointed nicely by black suede to eliminate glare for the driver.
By now you should realize that the Need for Speed/ WORLD Racing Scion tC FWING 2.0 is a legend in the making. Rado and the WORLD Racing crew are establishing themselves as icons in motorsports history. The innovations they are introducing in present day time attack and production car motorsports racing are reminiscent of the innovations Dan Gurney brought to racing in the 1960s. There are fewer and fewer racing series out there that aren't choked with strict rulebooks, but the sport of time attack fills that void with virtually unlimited freedom. Within time attack, no one is pushing the envelope of what's possible with the sort of creativity and flair that WORLD Racing has shown since 2009. If you want to witness history in the making, be sure to check out the Global Time Attack series and see for yourself what the Need for Speed/ WORLD Racing team is capable of!
Vehicle: 2011 Scion tC
Owner: Chris Rado
Location: Torrance, California, USA
Engine Displacement: 2.5L (2AR-FE)
Horsepower: 1,100 WHP
Website: www.WORLD-racing.com
Club Affiliation: www.WORLD-racing.com
Port Flow Design Competition port & polished eads
BC (Brian Crower) valvetrain
Turbonetics Billet 74mm turbocharger
Mishimoto Thermal Exhaust Wrap
UNI Filter 48PPI
Descendant Racing air intake
Mishimoto Heat Defense Protective Tape
Accufab 90mm throttle body
Descendant-racing.com manifold / Golden Eagle MFG & Mishimoto Heat Defense Protective Tape
Descendant Racing fuel rail
Aeromotive Fuel Press Regulator
Waterman Fuel Pump
Brian Crower Cams
Spearco Intercooler Cooling System
Mishimoto Dual Pass Radiator & Fan Shroud
Procharger Open Race Valve Blow-Off Valve
HKS GT-II 60mm Waste Gate
Deatschwerks 2500cc Injectors
MoTec M880 Timing Control
NGK Spark Plugs
MSD Ignition Ignition Wires
MSD Ignition HVC-II COIL
Grounding System: MoTeC PDM16
Crank: OEM Toyota
Connecting Rods: Cunningham
Pistons & Ring: JE Pistons
Head Gasket: OEM Toyota
Hardware: ARP Fasteners
Clutch: Tilton Carbon
Carbon Flywheel: Descendant Racing
Transmission & mods: Xtrac 426 Touring Car 6 speed Sequential Gearbox w/ custom pneumatic paddle shifter.
Axles: Mark Williams
LSD: Xtrac
STACK & MoTec
Exhaust: Descendant Racing Stainless Steel
3 inch Exhaust
DESCENDANT Racing Stainless Steel tubular turbo manifold
Descendant Racing 3 inch race pipe
WORLD Racing custom chassis mounts
Wheels: 18" x 12" HRE Competition C95's
Tires: Continental Tire Extreme Contact DR 305/645 R18 (R80 compound)
Front Rotor Size: 16" Rotor, 2 piece, Slotted
Front Brake Calipers: Brembo GTR, 6-piston
Rear Rotor Size: 13", 2 piece, Slotted
Rear Brake Calipers Make / Model: Brembo GTR, 4-piston
Braided Lines: Goodridge -3an Lines
Other Parts: Hawk Performance Brake Pads / Castrol SRF
Penske 8300 Series
Springs: H&R Special Springs (Custom)
Sway Bars: WORLD Racing custom built
Front Strut Bar: TRD
Front / Rear Control Arms: front suspension has been converted to a dual A-Arm configuration
Body kit / ground effects: Seibon Carbon Wide Body kit
Front Bumper: Seibon
Rear Bumper: Seibon
Fenders: Seibon
Other modified body parts: Custom rear brake ducts
Spoilers: Front & Rear 68" x 12" carbon wings
Aero Parts: Custom front canards
Customized Dash: Custom built aluminum dash/STACK ST8100 Dash Display
Shift Knob: Xtrac
Steering Wheel: STACK ST8600 Steering Wheel
Dash System
Gauges: STACK 52mm Pro-Control 100lb. Boost Gauge – built custom for Chris Rado by STACK engineers
STACK 52mm Pro-Control Oil Pressure Gauge
STACK TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System)
STACK 52mm Pro-Control Clock (Just in case I have to show you fools what time it is.)
Gauge Pod: Part of Dashboard
Gauge Trim: STACK
Seats: Recaro SPA Carbon Kevlar HANS Race Seat
Harnesses: Crow 5 point harnesses
Floor Mats: Grip Tape!!
EA Games/Need For Speed, Descendant, WORLD electronics, Continental Tire, Scion Racing, Lincoln Technical Institute, Mishimoto, Seibon Carbon, ProCharger, STACK, Turbonetics, Spearco Intercoolers, JE Pistons, BC (Brian Crower), Golden Eagle MFG, Hawk Performance Brake Pads, HRE Performance Wheels, Penske Racing Shocks, HKS, Deatschwerks Injectors, Alpinestars, Scionlife.com, H&R Springs, MSD Ignition, Goodridge USA, Weismann Traction Products, Spin Imaging, Optomize, TRD, Speedhunters.com


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Camping, Hiking, Travel
While the water flowing in the streams and rivers of the backcountry may look pure, it can still be contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other contaminants.
When planning on camping or hiking, it is important to remember your water needs. There are many approaches you can take to providing yourself and others in your group with safe water for both drinking and sanitation.
Before your next camping or hiking trip, check out the links below.
Safe Camping and Hiking
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Safe Drinking Water
Eating contaminated food and drinking contaminated water can increase the risk of developing certain infectious diseases caused by germs such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Shigella, and norovirus, among others.
For information on safe drinking water, visit:
- A Guide to Drinking Water Treatment and Sanitation for Backcountry and Travel Use (CDC)
- A Guide to Water Filters (CDC)
- Water Disinfection for Travelers (CDC)
- Water Treatment Methods (CDC)
- Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water (CDC)
For information on bottled water, visit:
- Bottled Water (CDC)
- Bottled Water Regulation and the FDA (FDA)
Safe Recreational Water
Swimming in contaminated water can increase the risk of developing certain infectious diseases. When you are swimming in untreated or poorly treated water, you risk coming in contact with germs that may make you sick.
For information on safe recreational water, visit:
In addition to using safe drinking and recreational water, it is important to also protect yourself and others from waterborne illness by paying attention to good sanitation practices:
- Disposing of human waste appropriately. When possible, use permanent sanitation facilities (toilets and latrines). If these facilities are not available, dispose of human waste by burying it at least 8 inches deep and at least 200 feet from natural waters.
- Practicing good personal hygiene. If possible, wash hands with soap and clean, running water before handling food or eating, and after using the toilet.
For information on Sanitation when traveling or while in the backcountry, visit:
- Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives (CDC)
- Leave No Trace Principles (Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics)
- Backcountry Operations (National Park Service Public Health Program)
CDC's "Diseases Related to Travel" will provide information for travelers about specific diseases that can affect them while traveling. Note: For travel recommendations for specific regions, visit Destinations.
For specific information on certain diseases, visit:
- Travelers' Health: Diseases (CDC)
- Cryptosporidiosis (CDC)
- Traveler's Health: Cryptosporidiosis (CDC)
- Traveler's Diarrhea (CDC)
Illness and Injury
While traveling abroad, it is important to know what steps should be taken in the event of illness and/or injury. For more information, visit CDC's Illness and Injury Abroad webpage. For specific information on drowning, visit CDC's Water-Related Injuries Factsheet.
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After a mostly poor showing in his first three NHL games this season, Zach Redmond has been re-assigned to the AHL IceCaps. His surprising but brief debut a year ago left many with high hopes for his season, but contract considerations and injury kept him off the NHL roster and off the ice for most of the year.
The move comes after Mark Stuart successfully took part in today's physical practice and was cleared by trainers for the game against Minnesota Saturday afternoon.
Is Redmond's opportunity over?
Finally Getting a Chance
We discussed the impact of injury and timing to Redmond's shot at an NHL job. There was a brief window of opportunity early in the season, but his own knee injury kept him out of contention. The team took Ellerby off waivers and it seemed like he might have missed his train.
But things got worse for the Jets. Redmond got his chance to play against Calgary and Chicago after injuries hit right handed defencemen Zach Bogosian, Paul Postma, and Jacob Trouba, as well as switch-hitter Mark Stuart.
In the off-season, I suggested that Zach Redmond may already be a better hockey player than Paul Postma, with whom he was in competition for an NHL job, and who already has twice as many professional games under his belt at the same age. But by pre-season, it seemed Redmond's skating was more impressive in memory than reality, and he did little to convince anyone he should get an NHL shot. Non-waiver eligible, the team sent him away.
With Jacob Trouba skating with the team, and Mark Stuart cleared by the training staff, Redmond is once again the odd-man out. Yet, Melchiori remains with the Jets, making six left-handed defenders on the active roster. With Bogosian and Postma on the long-term IR, the team still has a problem with balance.
How Did He Do?
A mixture of awkward play and bad luck means it's hard to write a positive review of Redmond's first three NHL games of the season. In fact, games against Minnesota, Calgary, and Chicago were just his 3rd, 4th, and 5th games of the season at any level, so perhaps we can blame conditioning and knee strength for some of his struggles.
We saw with our eyes a player who was at odds with his edges, making slow pivots and hesitant decisions. The team gave him a healthy zone start advantage, almost 4 minutes of powerplay time, but less than 36 total minutes through three games and almost exclusively with Adam Pardy.
Nevertheless, through his first two games he was a positive corsi player and was on the ice for 10 shots for and 8 against at even strength. He also hadn't been scored on. It's not an All-Star resume, but it was a solid showing from the third pairing.
But against Chicago, things went down hill in a big way. Lit up for 2 goals against, Redmond played the fewest even strength minutes among Jets defencemen but still managed to be on for 10 shot attempts against and just 2 for in 10:44 of 5 on 5 time. Redmond joined Al Montoya on the list of players who had their hopes dashed and minutes slashed as a result of playing Chicago.
Redmond wasn't the reason for that loss to Chicago, and a three-game skid can hardly be blamed on the defender who played the fewest minutes. But that's just Redmond's luck. The team wants to shake up the roster, and he remains the most vulnerable to shake loose.
Will He Be Back?
It seems strange the team would bring back a left-handed defenceman and send away one of just two right-handed ones from the roster. No doubt, the Jets want Redmond to see more game action and get his legs under him.
At the same time, Trouba's nearing return will no doubt mean a ticket east for Melchiori as well, and give the team 4 defencemen capable of playing the right side. Only further injury to the right side of the Jets defnce before Bogosian or Postma are ready will give Redmond another opportunity.
Mark Stuart Returns
Mark Stuart took part in a physical practice today, the second time since being placed on Injured Reserve on November 1st. His hip injury actually game in a game on October 18th, when he crashed into the net in the Jets' 4-3 SO win over St Louis and could not return. He did, however, play four more games before being placed on the injured list.
Surprisingly, Stuart was a better defender in those four games while injured than we had seen from him earlier in the year. His more limited range forced him to make more conservative decisions. We saw his corsi numbers go up and his chances against go down. He wasn't beaten for an even strength goal in any of those four games. Still, his last game – again against St Louis – was by far his worst of that series.
It's hard to know which player fans can expect to get back, as Stuart's irratic decision making and extremely poor puck skills had him ranked 3rd worst in the entire NHL for corsi percentage before the injury. Saw what you will about corsi numbers, but Mark Stuart was spending all his time in own end defending shots against. That's a recipe for losing.
As much as Zach Redmond struggled to make a positive difference, it's not obvious that Mark Stuart will be an improvement.


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Travel Guide of Central Business District, Denver for: Hilton Garden Inn Denver DowntownCentral Business District, Denver, Colorado
Central Business District Summary
- Accommodation options for every budget
- Close to major tourist attractions
- Lots of public transportation options
- Shopping and dining hub
- The grid system makes it hard to get lost
- Hotels have lower rates on weekends
- Home to the Denver Performing Arts Complex
- Can feel a bit too business-y in some areas
- Few green areas in the neighborhood
- Slightly less nightlife than in neighboring areas
What It's Like
The Central Business District covers the area between Lawrence Street and Broadway, from 16th to 19th streets, and is Denver's financial hub, with corporate towers and dozens of businesses. However, it's not your typical boring business district -- the main attraction here is 16th Street Mall, a mile-long pedestrian shopping area which attracts locals and tourists alike. Plus, restaurants, pubs and coffee bars ensure the area is still lively at night (though the crew here is somewhat older than that in LoDo). A number of hotels are clustered here, ranging from mid-range chains to luxury boutiques.
Where To Stay
Travelers on a shopping spree or wanting to catch a show will probably find the western side of the neighborhood the most convenient due to its proximity to the 16th Street Mall and the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Or head north if you want to experience Denver's hopping nightlife. The area closer to the Broadway – Court Place intersection will allow you to walk to areas such as Uptown and Capitol Hill.


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Leconfield is owned by Dr Richard Hamilton and his wife Jette. It encompasses three wine brands; Leconfield, Syn & Richard Hamilton. Celebrating 178 years and still making history.
There is always something new happening at our Cellar Doors at McLaren Vale and Coonawarra. For details of current and upcoming news and events click here


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We know some Android KitKat users are having issues playing downloaded programmes. We're treating these issues very seriously and have raised them with Google who, so far, haven't been able to provide a fix of KitKat. We're continuing to work with Google on this and hope the issues will be fixed soon.
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Read phone status and identity – allows us to securely link downloads to your device, so they cannot be copied to another.
Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage – allows the app to save images, metadata and downloads.
Full network access- allows the app to access the internet.
View network connections - Allows the app to access details about network connectivity i.e. whether the device is on Wi-Fi or 3G/4G.
Prevent phone from sleeping – enables downloads to be performed in the background.
Test access to protected storage – allows the app to check if there is space on your device to download programmes.


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A German Valley woman was surprised to hear her name announced as the German Valley Area's Most Valuable Person June 7.
Judy Klentz thanked Donna Smith for presenting her the award during the intermission of the Little Miss and Mister competition.
Klentz said she was surprised to win and the recognition was a positive note for the year.
Klentz has helped decorate at Silver Creek Reformed Church and has served as the chairman of the Country Store booth during Women's Ministries Bazaars.
She planned and worked with area youth to create the mural on the Ben Miller Park shelter.
Klentz also helped refurbish the German Valley Historical Museum in 2012.
Smith said Klentz is a positive person her efforts in the community help preserve the history of German Valley.
Klentz was nominated because of her work at the church, museum, and other community projects.
The Most Valuable Person award is sponsored by the German Valley Lions Club.
Following the presentation of the MVP, the new Little Miss and Little Mister German Valley were announced.
Lacey Politsch earned the Little Miss title. She is the daughter of Bryan and Heather Politsch.
Jakob Kobler earned the Little Mister title. He is the son of Jason and Debbie Kobler.
The two winners rode in the German Valley Days parade June 8.
Smith said the annual festival enjoyed a full weekend of clear skies and perfect weather for the events.