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There have been many revivals of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1947) by Tennessee Williams, but at its best the show now running at Old Academy makes you feel you are watching it for the first time.
The story centers on Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern Belle, who suddenly decides to visit her sister Stella in New Orleans. It is the common plot device of the mysterious intruder. Who is Blanche? What does she want?
But playwright Tennessee Williams' handling of the plot is anything but common, and "Streetcar" is now a standard of American theater. Director J.P. Parrella's meticulous two-room set evokes Stella's hardscrabble life, quite a come-down from her plantation upbringing.
This production is smoother than the show Old Academy attempted last year, which had to be canceled because of an accident. Scene changes flow more easily (still a work in progress), and sound effects (Mike Loro, Randy Shupp) chime in effectively. Bernard Glincosky portrays Stanley Kowalski as calculating and suspicious towards troubled Blanche. This Kowalski, however, takes no special delight in cruelty, which makes his final burst of violence seem even more horrid in its gratuitousness.
But the heart of the story is Blanche DuBois, played by Nancy Bennett, who shines. It is a difficult role to play because the character is vulnerable and tough at the same time. The only way Blanche can keep her life together is by making up stories about herself. Most actresses who perform this role become melodramatic at some point (usually on the side of Southern Belle fastidious refinement). But Nancy Bennett does not hit a false note all night, and you feel as if you are watching Blanche DuBois herself. Bennett is that good.
Bit by bit the real Blanche emerges, and in the process she lays bare everyone's reality. Mitch (Patrick Martin) tries to be one of the guys, but he is really a mama's boy, and Blanche's siren call brings out both his loneliness and his sexual prurience. Blanche also destroys the uneasy peace sister Stella (played with fine naturalism by Kellie Cooper) had made with her marriage, and Blanche provokes Stanley into the full expression of his bestiality.
"Streetcar" is a long play, but it holds your interest because you are always learning new things about the characters. At the level of social drama it slams into your gut. We have all seen the spectacle of a vulnerable person being made worse by the neediness of others. And "Streetcar" is one of the few Williams' plays that is actually sympathetic towards the South, perhaps because Blanche may be based on the life of his beloved sister, Rose. In a metaphorical way, this already troubled place is only made worse by outsiders like Kowalski, the self-proclaimed "…one hundred percent American and proud of it."
Old Academy Players, where Grace Kelly made her acting debut many years ago, is located at 3540-44 Indian Queen Lane in East Falls. "A Streetcar Named Desire" will run through June 23. Tickets available at 215-843-1109.


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Cannondale have reduced bike weights across the board using different carbon layups and full carbon forks; they've brought the CAAD9 upmarket; introduced a new ultralight SuperSix and CAAD8 entry-level road platform, and added a new entry-level Slice time trial frame.
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Cannondale's 5.5kg/12.2lb for a 54cm SuperSix Ultimate HiMod is a definite highlight in the 2010 range with SRAM Red, SRM wireless power meter VI, DT Swiss sub-1,000g carbon tubular wheels, Cannondale's proprietary Hollowgram SL crankset with ceramic bearings, Zero Gravity Zero G Ti brake calipers, fi'zi:k carbon saddle, and Zipp carbon SLSH handlebars for just ... wait for it: US$13,299.
The Six, which has lost a claimed 300g thanks to an all-carbon fork, and an additional 100g based on a different carbon lay-up, is Cannondale's answer to an entry-level carbon racer.
We found the matte black finish easy on the eyes, and the bike's stiff and stout carbon frameset to be just as good as some of the much more expensive carbon bikes on the market.
Our 8.25kg (18.2lb) test bike came with a mix of Shimano 105, FSA, Prologo, Control Tech and Tektro, for a retail price of US$2,149.
The CAAD9 frame, for years the flagship aluminium platform for Cannondale, is still incredibly light at 1.25kg (2.75lb), and is built at the company's
The 2010 Cannondale CAAD9 with Dura-Ace 7900, just US$2,999.
With a full carbon fork and a BB30 oversized bottom bracket, the one model that blew our minds was the 7.4kg (16.4lb) Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 model, which includes an FSA SL-K Carbon Light crankset, Shimano's RS80 carbon/alloy wheelset with Schwalbe Ultremo R tyres, Control Tech bars and Cannondale's C2 carbon post, plus a custom Prologo Kappa PAS ergo saddle for US$2,999.
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On the mudplugger side of the street comes the new CAAD9 Ultimate cyclo-cross machine, developed and raced by
The US$5,299 7.25kg (16lb) Cannondale CAAD9 Ultimate cyclo-crosser.
The 2010 CAAD9 has increased mud clearance front and back, thanks to new wishbone seatstays, and
Cannondale's popular BB30 platform on the CAAD9 cyclo-cross bike.
As he did last year, Johnson benefits from a BB30 oversized bottom bracket for added stiffness in the sprints. A SRAM Red gruppo is coupled with Cannondale's uber-stiff and light BB30 Si SL Hollowgram crankset (with 46/36-tooth chainrings). Wheelpower comes courtesy of Mavic tubular Ksyrium wheels, with braking handled by Tektro TRP Magnesium Euro X cantilver brakes. A Control Tech cockpit rounds out the steering and seatpost.
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Retail is US$5,299, with a claimed weight of just over 7.25kg (16lb).
Synapse HiMod
For the sportive riders, the Synapse HiMod comes in two full carbon frame and fork options: High Modulus and Intermediate Modulus, a 150g difference.
The 2010 Cannondale Synapse HiMod with SRAM Red, 7kg (15.4 lb) for US$5,299.
Compared to the flagship SuperSix platform, the Synapse comes with a 20mm taller headtube, slightly relaxed (non-aggressive) seat and head angles, and longer shaped chainstays.
SAVE road-buzz damping carbon chainstays.
The curved seatstays damps road buzz, and flow into a BB30 oversized bottom bracket shell. A Shimano Dura-Ace 7900-equipped 56cm version, complete with Mavic Ksrium SL wheels, Schwalbe Ultremo R tyres, FSA SL-K Light carbon cranks, FSA OS-99 stem and SL-K handlebar, with fi'zi:k Aliante K:ium saddle weighs 7kg (15.4lb), and will retail for US$5,299.
Colour-coordinated fi'zi:k Aliante saddle.
A Shimano Di2 version will cost US$8,499.
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Valka is a town in northern Latvia. The town lies 160 km from Riga on the border with Estonia. Valka and the Estonian town of Valga are actually one town, divided by Estonian/Latvian border. The border was marked out in 1920 by an international jury headed by British Colonel Tallents. After the expansion of Schengen Agreement to Latvia and Estonia in 2007 all the border crossing-points and fences were removed.
With approximately 6200 people it is one of the smallest cities in Latvia.
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Angels prospect goes 5-for-5, hikes batting average to .368
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | August 6, 2011 9:35 PM
The Angels prospect went 5-for-5 and became the first member of the Owlz to hit for the cycle in nearly four years as Orem cruised to a 9-6 victory over the Ogden Raptors.
Lindsey is the third Pioneer League player to accomplish the feat this season, following Casper's David Kandilas (June 24) and Helena's Yadiel Rivera (July 18). Andrew Romine was the last member of the Owlz to hit for the cycle when he victimized Ogden on Sept. 7, 2007.
"It's amazing," the 2010 first-round pick said. "I never thought this would happen. I had my shot in high school to get it, but doing it in pro ball is even better."
Lindsey lifted a changeup for a leadoff homer in the first inning, doubled in the second, smacked a run-scoring infield single in the third and -- after another single in the fifth -- delivered an RBI triple in the seventh.
"It was on my mind the whole game. I was just looking for a good pitch to hit it into the gap and just run," he said of the cycle-capping extra-base hit. "It was a standing-up triple, but I decided to slide anyways."
The former Arizona prep star accomplished three-quarters of the cycle against Raptors starter Raydel Sanchez (3-4), who allowed seven runs -- five earned -- on nine hits over 2 1/3 innings.
"I faced him before," said Lindsey, who has 22 hits in his last 36 at-bats against Ogden. "He throws me a lot of off-speed [pitches] and the fastball away, so against him I just try to pick up his off-speed good, which I did, and that helped me out a lot tonight."
Lindsey's five hits are a career high. On three occasions this season, including two games in a three-day span vs. the Raptors, he collected four knocks in five at-bats.
The 19-year-old second baseman is no stranger to rare feats. On June 21 against Casper, he tied a Pioneer League record by scoring six runs.
Through six games this month, Lindsey is batting .419 with 10 RBIs -- he had 11 RBIs in all of July -- to highlight his second pro season. His .368 average ranks third in the league behind teammates Frazier Hall (.403) and Jerod Yakubik (.369).
The cycle continued a remarkable week for the Owlz. On Tuesday, 2011 first-round pick C.J. Cron tied a league record by homering three times at Ogden. Three nights later, he went deep twice and drove in a career-high six runs, also against the Raptors.
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Viola Elvira Peterson, 91, of 6 Pete Ln., died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at Dubois Regional Medical Center.Born May 17, 1919, in Westville, she was a daughter of John and Anna Lundblad. On May 6, 1939, in Ridgway, she married Herbert Peterson who preceded her in death.Mrs. Peterson was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.Surviving are two daughters, Gloria (Ronald) Troutman of Honor, Mich. and Susan (Robert) Nase of Boynton Beach, Fla.; a son, Joel Peterson of Kane; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.Friends will be received at the Cummings Funeral Home, Inc. in Mt. Jewett on Friday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church with The Rev. David Pflieger officiating. Burial will be at Nebo Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association or Dubois Regional Medical Center.Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com.


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University of Hartford alumni Lee Ann C. Leahy '84 and Scott Orenstein '83, MBA '84 were inducted into the Barney School of Business Hall of Fame on Jan. 30. Leahy is a partner in the Boston office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the world's largest professional services firm and the fifth largest privately owned organization in the United States. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University. Orenstein is a fashion retail industry consultant and former president of G.H. Bass & Co., a company known for creating and defining trends in the footwear industry since 1876. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from the University.
Orenstein and Leahy were selected from a group of 18,000 Barney School of Business alumni for their achievements that reflect Barney's mission to "prepare leaders and decision-makers who are globally aware and socially responsible." During an induction ceremony held on campus, Barney School Dean James Fairfield-Sonn presented Orenstein and Leahy with commemorative plaques. Framed photographs of the two new inductees will hang alongside photos of previous inductees in a Barney executive classroom. The Barney School of Business Hall of Fame began in 2009.
Leahy is the first woman to be inducted into the Barney School Hall of Fame. She is a certified public accountant with more than 28 years of diversified audit and consulting experience who serves higher education and healthcare clients throughout the Northeast. She also frequently speaks to audiences on internal controls, audit committee effectiveness, and other governance issues, and their impact on higher education and healthcare institutions. She has been a member of the Barney School Board of Visitors for several years, serves as vice chair of the board of directors of the Animal Rescue League of Boston and chairs its Finance and Audit Committee.Orenstein is currently a fashion industry consultant. He was president of G.H. Bass & Co. from 2003 to 2012 during which time he re-launched the original Bass Weejun (the original penny loafer) brand, established quality control improvements, and initiated the new lifestyle look of Bass Earth. Prior to Bass, he was senior vice president and general merchandise manager for Geoffrey Beene retail and senior vice president and division merchandise manager for Lord and Taylor. In 2010, Orenstein was honored with the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club Hope and Opportunity Award for outstanding service, support, and dedication to the Navy Yard Clubhouse. He is a yearly speaker at the National Student Leadership Association and serves on multiple boards, including the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America.


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Israel over the past few years has significantly improved its methods of preventing terrorist attacks at home. But that doesn't mean the terrorists are any less eager to kill Israelis, just that they need to find a new venue for their mayhem.
This week, a dual Lebanese-Swedish citizen on trial in Cyprus admitted to being a member of Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist militia, and confessed to scouting locations where large groups of Israeli vacationers could be attacked.
Hossam Taleb Yakoub said he had found several places, including hotels, where Israelis were present in abundance. Cyprus is a popular vacation spot for Israelis.
Yakoub explained that his local contact was a man code-named "Haman" - a fitting moniker given the upcoming festival of Purim - and that Hezbollah and other terror groups are very active across Europe. Yakoub himself had carried out missions in France, Holland and Cyprus.
Yakoub sought to lessen his sentence by claiming that he had no intention of directly taking part in any attacks on Israelis, but felt compelled to aid Hezbollah in order to "defend Lebanon."
The news comes just days after an investigation in Bulgaria concluded that Hezbollah was behind last year's bus bombing in the city of Burgas that killed five Israeli tourists and their Bulgarian driver.
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In the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Defang, the father of three sons, enjoyed a very prosperous life. He felt especially fortunate that all his sons were married.
However, during Zhao's 60th-birthday celebration, he confessed to his three sons that when he first set up the family business, he deliberately rigged his measuring scale to deceive his suppliers and customers. Whenever he purchased anything, the scale would show a lesser weight, and whenever he sold something to a customer, the scale would show a greater weight.
"That was why the cotton man went bankrupt after I bought thousands of kilograms of cotton from him. He tried desperately to save his business but died of typhoid 20 years ago. I still feel sorry for that cotton man today," Zhao said.
"There was also an herbalist who died after I cheated him with my scale. There were others too, but these two were the most serious cases. Even though I now enjoy much wealth and a happy life, whenever I think of the people who died because of my actions, I feel so guilty that I cannot sleep at night.
"In order to obtain peace of mind, I have now resolved to destroy this scale in front of you all, and I swear that I will behave honestly from now on."
His sons welcomed his decision. "Father, this is the correct way to do things. We all support your decision," one son said joyfully. So Zhao immediately broke his wicked scale and kept his promise to behave honestly and do good deeds from then on.
However, not long after, Zhao's family met with misfortune. First, his eldest son died of a sudden disease. Then his second son also died of a mysterious illness, and his widowed wife moved in with another man. Then his third son suddenly fell ill and died not long after. The third son's wife was pregnant at the time.
Having gone through all these sudden misfortunes, Zhao felt very sad and confused.
"When I was cheating others, I lived a happy life with all my children around me," he complained. "Now I'm trying my best to be a good person, yet all these misfortunes are happening one after another. It seems that the old Chinese saying 'good will be rewarded, and evil will be met with retribution' is completely wrong."
Zhao's neighbors felt sorry for him and his family.
One day, Zhao's daughter-in-law went into labor. However, after three days of labor, the baby still did not come out. Midwives came one after another, yet they were all helpless and did not know what to do.
Zhao became increasingly worried. In the midst of it all, a monk knocked at the door seeking alms. Zhao's housekeeper tried to send the monk away, but the monk told her that he had special medicine for the family. The monk was immediately invited inside as an honored guest.
"I am a wandering monk. I go where fate takes me," the monk said to Zhao. Then he showed Zhao the medicine, and Zhao asked the maid to rush the medicine to his daughter-in-law. Several minutes later, the maid reported that his daughter-in-law had given birth to a son after taking the medicine.
Zhao was delighted. He expressed his gratitude to the monk and hosted a large feast in his honor that evening.
While they were having dinner, Zhao asked the monk, "Dear Master, may I trouble you with a question that has confused me for some time?" The monk nodded his head.
With a deep sigh, Zhao told the monk: "I am ashamed to say that I started my business by using a cheating scale to deceive others. I made up my mind to be a good person last year and destroyed that scale. However, soon after I destroyed the scale, I began experiencing misfortune after misfortune.
"I lost three sons in the span of six months, and two of my daughters-in-law have left us. Fortunately my third daughter-in-law gave me this grandson. Why is it that I had a happy family when I was cheating others, yet once I decided to be good, all these misfortunes knocked on our door?"
The monk laughed after hearing Zhao's story and responded: "Don't go off into wild flights of fancy. The heavens are actually fair to us. Your eldest son was the reincarnation of that cotton man who died after you cheated him, and your second son was the reincarnation of that herbalist.
"Your third son also came because of all the bad deeds that you accumulated, and all three sons came to this world to ruin you and your family, so that you would starve to death in your old age. However, since you have resolved to do good, the gods have shown sympathy toward you and have recalled your three sons. You were able to escape your fate."
Upon hearing this, Zhao felt as though he had woken from a dream. He thanked the monk for explaining the situation to him but asked the monk if his grandson had also come to collect more debts from him.
"All your debts were repaid with the latest series of misfortunes," the monk replied with a smile. "This grandson of yours is going to bring fortune and happiness to your family. He is going to enjoy fame merely because of your decision to do something good for others. This is the reward that you earned for being good."
Zhao was very satisfied and became more determined to perform good deeds for the rest of his life.
This story supports the old Chinese saying: "If a good family has some tribulations, it may be that they are repaying the karma or debts from their ancestors. Once the debt is repaid, they will enjoy a happy life."
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This Saturday, 7th Street between 23rd and 25th Avenues and the City Hall lawn will be packed with an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people enjoying food, arts and crafts, and live music at the Tenth Annual Threefoot Festival. The festival, one of Meridian's biggest events each year, is presented by the Meridian Council for the Arts, and Executive Director Casey Null says that they achieve their goal through community service.
"All of the local people come and volunteer their time. Different organizations come and they have different areas set up so that children can participate in the arts, and that's what the Threefoot Festival is all about-promoting the arts for the City of Meridian."
As it does every year, this year promises activities for everyone of all ages with all kinds of different interests. The Council for the Arts has brought in the best of the best entertainers, artists, and vendors for you to enjoy.
"You can come out and listen to some really great music. The children can enjoy some really great art activities. There are some really wonderful food vendors, and then of course you can shop some of the really talented artist vendors that will be with us this year."
Months of planning by board members and sponsors has gone into the free event, and Null doesn't want anyone, especially children, to miss out on the many things the festival has to offer.
"Meridian Council for the Arts is all about promoting the arts and making sure some of these children who never get to participate in the arts have that opportunity."
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Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be irritated when in the wrong; but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is at bottom right. –Victor Hugo–
In 1872, a secular priest who was about to be executed in the killing fields called Bagumbayan was literally crying out for justice against a mutiny which he did not instigate. One hundred thirty-eight years later, last Monday to be precise, in the very same place which we now call Rizal Park, another man, apparently another victim of injustice, was provoked to do the unthinkable, the inhumane, the insane. Unlike the secular priest, who took no lives with him and peacefully accepted his fate during the final minutes of his life, this man we speak of disrespected the lives of others out of sheer desperation. And in the aftermath, several Hong Kong nationals who visited our country for a vacation met a tragic end…
Yesterday, President Noynoy Aquino issued Proclamation No. 23 as a consequence of last Monday's hostage-taking incident in the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila. Eight Chinese tourists from Hong Kong were mercilessly executed while others were injured. The hostage taker himself, a deranged cop who lost his job, was killed rather belatedly.
Now that the smoke has been cleared, reports over what had transpired are also getting much clearer, as well as its damning effects: once more, public perception and trust over our police force worsened; our tourism industry is now in jeopardy, and; our country has garnered international embarassment.
The principal cause
The criminal who instigated all this polemic bloodbath was, ironically, a former high-ranking, highly decorated commissioned cop from Náic, Cavite whose name will forever be damned in the history of Philippine international relations.
Former Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza's resumé is indeed a handsome one. With a degree in BS Criminology from the Philippine College of Criminology, he entered the police force through the defunct Integrated National Police in 1981 as a patrolman. When he was a 31-year-old officer in 1986, during the height of the EDSA Revolution, he and his men caught a van which was carrying 13 crates of filthy lucre which an exiting Ferdinand Marcos was purportedly trying to stash out of the country. This merited Mendoza a Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines award from the Jaycees International later that year.
Aside from the TOPP prize, Mendoza received more than 10 other awards and commendations from the Philippine National Police (PNP) throughout his outstanding career, including multiple citations of the Medalya ng Papuri (PNP Medal of Commendation), the PNP Badge of Honor, the Medalya ng Kasanayan (PNP Efficiency Medal), Medalya ng Kagalingan (PNP Merit Medal), and the Medalya ng Paglilingkod (PNP Service Medal), as well as a Letter of Commendation.
A decade after entering the police force, he was absorbed into the PNP with the rank of Senior Police Officer 3 with "Manila's finest", the Western Police District (WPD, now known as the Manila Police District). In 2002, he was promoted to Inspector. And after only three years, he was made Senior Inspector as well as chief of the Mobile Patrol Unit.
But all these admirable accomplishments –very rare nowadays among policemen– vanished into thin air when, early this year, the Office of the Ombudsman expelled him and four of his colleagues from the police force. Worse, they were stripped of their retirement benefits (Mendoza was supposed to retire next year) and were barred from holding any position in government service.
This punishment stemmed from a case filed against him by a certain Christian Kálaw (interestingly, Kálaw is also the name of the street where the Manila Police District is based), a chef of the Mandarin Hotel. According to police records, Mendoza and the other policemen who were dismissed along with him accosted the chef for illegal parking, driving without license, and use of illegal drugs two summers ago in Malate, Manila. They accused Kálaw of being a drug user and tried to extort P3,000 from him. The records also showed that, at the headquarters of the Mobile Patrol Unit of the Manila Police District where the police brought Kálaw, the former manhandled the latter by forcing him to swallow a sachet full of crystal meth (commonly known as shabú in the Philippines). Furthermore, they tried to extort an additional P20,000 from the poor chef.
Several days later, administrative charges were filed against Mendoza and his men. Two months after the incident, there were plans of assigning Mendoza to faraway Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanáo but it never happened because he served a 90-day suspension instead. In August of that year, the Manila Prosecutors Office Eighth Division also dismissed the case after Kálaw failed to appear during the preliminary proceedings of the case. Two months after that, the PNP Internal Affairs Service recommended the dismissal of the case after Kálaw again failed to attend the dismissal proceedings. Regardless of the case's dismissal and the 90-day suspension, Mendoza and his cohorts were all terminated from the police force.
Up to his very last breath two days ago, Mendoza denied the crime he reportedly committed against the Mandarin chef.
Metaphysics of the crime
This blogpost is not intended to defend Mendoza's vile actions. It only seeks to understand why this shameful massacre occurred, and how it can be avoided in the future.
As we have observed by perusing Mendoza's background as a police officer, it is safe to assume that he was a good cop, a clean one. That by turning over the stash of cash which he and his men confiscated from a Marcos van two decades ago, as well as his steady climb to his industry's higher echelon, speaks of his dedication to his job. Notwithstanding all the accomplishments he garnered during his career, the probability of getting those awards through "police politics" is now immaterial, almost improbable even. The message here is clear: he got those awards because he was a straight cop. But the fruits (i.e., his retirement benefits) of his labors were all taken away from him by this one single incident over illegal parking, manhandling, and extortion. Was he even proven guilty? He cried foul, pointing at the unjust way he was expelled from service. He claimed that there was no due process over his expulsion. He even attempted to appeal his case, but nothing was heard about it.
Could it be true?
Let us examine further: Mendoza was the principal efficient cause of last Monday's bus carnage in Rizal Park. But what was the final cause (or motivation) behind his seemingly "senseless" act? Speaking through the mass media (which also grossly erred in this hostage drama), he said that all he wanted was to get his job back, as well as his retirement benefits.
Mendoza was an angry old man. But looking through this anger and disorder, one can sense a bit of "logic" cloaked behind it. For if he was indeed guilty of this crime committed against Kálaw, he would not have held hostage innocent tourists enjoying the candy-wrapper-and-cigarrette-butt-strewn streets of Manila the way his co-accused remained silent (besides, Mendoza claimed that it was them who did it, not him — could that be a reason why they "did not lose their senses"?). The usual impulse for those whose arms are caught inside the cookie jar is to wallow in shame and guilt and silence. Mendoza didn't. Out of desperation, he used "collateral damage" in crying out for justice in a country which seemed to have lack of it. Ask P-Noy himself.
It is easy to blame Mendoza for what had happened, for the happy lives he took, for the international shame he brought to P-Noy's infant presidency. But what good will it do us? Besides, he's about to join the earthworms. What should be reviewed now is if his claim of lack of due process on his case was true? Somehow, FILIPINO eSCRIBBLES is inclined to believe that he was a victim of injustice. And in a country lacking the caressing arms of Lady Justice, what would an embattled policeman do? Or more appropriately, what did it do to his sanity?
On national TV, he shamelessly asked for his job back. Looking through Mendoza's nearly-insane behavior, what did his desperate demand tell us? This is beyond "cacapalán ng muqhâ". Something is amiss.
He was a victim of injustice.
Although he used twisted means, what he desired was good (getting his old job back). In philosophy, only the good can motivate an agent. Only the good can act as a final cause. But in this bloody hostage-taking, the agent (Mendoza) thought something to be good (taking hostage of the ill-fated Hong Kong nationals) which was really evil. In this case, Mendoza was the efficient cause of the evil indirectly.
Injustice for all
What then should be considered as the per accidens of Mendoza's murdering of the tourists?
Some people blame the mass media for its lack of sensitivity. It was known that the hostage taker had access to radio and that the tourist bus also had a TV monitor. He was thus able to see and hear what was happening around him. And when he learned that his brother was apprehended by the police for earlier entering the bus without coordinating with them, Mendoza lost what little was left of his sanity. So he started firing at his frightened and defenseless victims. But blaming the media won't do any good. It will never budge. Ever. For mass media practitioners, bad news is good news. And good news reaps good ratings and more commercial success.
The police? Partly. Besides, it is ancient news among astute observers that our police force is generally a bunch of inutile and useless eaters, sworn to protect primarily (aside from themselves) the rich and their bank accounts. Twelve hours? C'mon.
Arnaldo shared to me of a similar incident which happened in Singapore. A hostage taker was shot point blank by a police officer posing as a negotiator. Clever move. No hostage was killed. Other than that, there was a news blackout. Thus, Singapore did not face international embarassment.
Lessons to be learned: never negotiate fairly with a hostage taker; it is not necessarily a bad idea to block media coverage, especially when lives are at stake; it is high time to strenuously train the police force over hostage-taking situations…
I am going off on a tangent here. So let us go back to the main question: what is the per accidens of all this madness?
Injustice. Injustice is what instigated Mendoza's criminal act. Indirectly, injustice is what is causing P-Noy too much headache now. Indirectly, injustice is what angered the international community towards the police force's failure to save the hostages (perhaps not even Venus Raj's admirable "major, major mistake" could help ease the heat that we are receiving from foreign nations, particularly Hong Kong). Injustice is the last cause of all this because its very opposite was what the efficient cause (Mendoza) tried to accomplish, therefore producing its bloody effect.
Injustice drives weak men, the helpless, the voiceless, to do the the unthinkable, the inhumane, the insane. Injustice is what drove those militant farmers to Mendiola in 1987, only to meet a tragic fate. How much more casualties, indignation, and insanity can we take due to the absence of injustice?
President P-Noy should be exhorted to combat not just corruption, but injustice.


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New Brunswick Social Work Masters Programs (MSW, On Campus)
CSWE-accredited colleges & universities that offer MSW programs are located at many top universities. Earn a Masters in social work in a traditional, face-to-face teacher and peer learning atmosphere from a college near you or in a specific location.
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About MSW Schools
Many graduate schools of social work with on campus MSW programs offer courses in the evenings and/or weekends to accommodate students currently working in human services occupations.
Prospective applicants to a Masters in Social Work program may have earned a Bachelor of Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or come from a related undergraduate major such as a bachelors in human services, bachelors in counseling psychology or bachelors in public affairs.
How Long Does It Take to Earn an MSW Degree?
Some schools have different MSW degree program options such as dual degrees, full-time, part-time (days), part-time (week-ends) and advanced standing MSW programs, so you might choose just how much time to devote to your studies. Time to completion varies between schools, however, as a guideline and estimate:
- Full-time MSW programs: about two years
- Part-time MSW programs: about two and a half to three years
- Advanced standing MSW programs: per school guidelines, an option typically available to students who have earned their BSW from a CSWE-accredited program
Applying to Campus MSW Programs
Each university determines when they accept and process applications into their campus MSW programs. A completed MSW application might include:
- Your career goals in a statement of purpose
- Your experience (e.g. volunteer work)
- Resume
- Official transcripts
- Written recommendations
About the Masters in Social Work Degree
The MSW is considered the terminal practice degree in social work. A Masters in social work might prepare students with the clinical assessment or administrative skills to work in their chosen specialty. An MSW degree is also one of the requirements for becoming a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), and licensed masters social worker (LMSW) since most states have licensure requirement for nonclinical social workers as well.[ii] The Master of social work is also the prerequisite education for both the PhD in social work and the Doctor of Social Work (DSW).
$47,980 per year is the annual median salary for social worker in 2017[i]
Potential Concentrations Within Campus MSW Programs
Some campus MSW programs may offer a broad and comprehensive social work education, which may suit students who earned an undergraduate degree in a related field. Other Master of social work programs may allow students to fine-tune their area of interest, such as:
- Public health
- Mental health
- Trauma
- Addictions and substance abuse
- Community service management
- Geriatrics
- Veterans
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What Should I Look for in an MSW School?
On initial glance, it may look like all campus MSW programs and graduate schools offer the same things, however, they may each have a unique set of features. So how do you find and choose a Masters in social work program? Broadly, you want to examine three things:
- Accreditation
- Your curriculum needs
- Location
Find CSWE-Accredited Campus Programs:
Top of your list should be MSW program accreditation by the Council of Social Workers (CSWE), as they set quality standards, and in turn recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015, there were more than 500 bachelor's degree programs and more than 200 master's degree programs accredited by the CSWE.[i]
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Professional programs, such as the MSW typically have two or more accreditations; a regional accrediting agency or some other entity recognized by the Department of Education accredits the grad school itself. What this process does is it ensures that the school isn't a diploma mill, and that a graduate will be recognized as a graduate. On top of that, MSW program accreditation ensures that an academic program adequately prepares candidates for practice in some recognized profession.
Campus MSW Programs: Potential Curriculum
There are a few components to a campus MSW program that prospective students should contemplate. These are;
- Field placement
- Course curriculum, research, continued education
- Location
Field placement is a large component of an MSW program, and often you might meet your internship requirement in your own community (hospital, school, mental health clinic) or agency. This is something to factor into your search for campus MSW programs in a specific location. You might find out where a prospective MSW school offers these field placements. Perhaps there is an agency whose mission statement appeals to you close to one of your choice schools.
By 2026, the number of social workers is projected to increase to more than 790,000.[ii]
Course Curriculum, Research, Continued Education: One of the nice things about earning your Masters degree in social work on campus is that you get your information in real-time, and might receive a lot of individual attention, especially if you are in a smaller program. In terms of coursework, you might learn how to be an advocate for individuals, families and the disabled. Coursework might also cover the prevention and management of social problems such as child abuse and drug addiction. Other course topics might include:
- Human behavior and social environment
- Social work practice/theory and assistance
- Social policy and justice
Make sure you read an MSW school's syllabus to see whether your learning needs might be addressed, or whether the faculty is involved in a research project that might be meaningful to you. You may also want to consider whether there are any social work certificate programs offered in an area of emphasis that you are passionate about.
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Why Earn a Masters in Social Work on Campus?
When it comes down to choosing how you want to pursue your MSW degree – at graduate school or via online format, ultimately it is a personal choice. While online study is mainstream and may work for some, there may be a few potential advantages to earning your Masters of Social work on campus:
- Social work is about "person in the environment"
- Being on site means interactions, networking potential
- Interactions might build interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills, all essential to the practice of social work
- Access to all the facilities (libraries, laboratories, gym, social services, tutoring)
- Campus programs offer demonstrations, may foster collaboration
- You may have access to more campus-based MSW degree choices
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rbohn necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 282 diseños de 71 diseñadores freelance.
Cloud Ops Consulting or CloudOps
We are a brand new company focused on providing consulting and implementation services to companies that are deploying or enhancing their "In the Cloud" computing applications. We will focus specifically on the SalesForce.com computing platform. See http://www.salesforce.com. Note: Just to be clear we are not "SalesForce.com", but rather a company providing services associated with that platform.
Corporations -- Small and Medium Business
Target size is 10 to 1000 employees
Eye catching corporate logo!
To be used for business cards, web site, and corporate literature.
Simplicity is likely a plus -- Should not be overly complex or busy.
Use of color and font is open....
There may be an opportunity to use a "Cloud" theme in the logo but it is not a requirement.
Would like to see logo's that both use and don't use the "Consulting" portion of the name. When used, "Consulting" part of logo is probably best minimized.
While the corporate name is officially "Cloud Ops Consulting" it is OK to use "CloudOps" (e.g. space is eliminated)
Logo may optionally include a filler tag line (we've not defined our tag line yet)
Should be available in Vector based format
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Hi there,
I have recently moved this down this way and I am looking for a good massage therapist. I have got some serious neck pain :( I love natural therapies and have seen a great kinesiologist down this way before but know any other therapists down here. If anyone knows of anyone please send through suggestions thanks!
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August Blues
August. Mid-summer. A hint of nostalgia mixed with anticipation. There's still a bit of the sunny season left to enjoy but autumn is so, so close you can almost feel it. I love this time of the year, even though dressing for it doesn't always come easy. August is pretty wonderful.


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"For too long, employers have failed to notify workers that they're about to lose their jobs due to mass layoffs or plant closings even though notice is required by the WARN Act. The least employers can do when they're anticipating layoffs is to let workers know they're going to be out of a job and a paycheck with enough time to plan for their future."
Senator Barack Obama said this in 2007 while arguing that federal contractor companies should give their employees 90 days' notice rather than the 60 days required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Yet five years later, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under his leadership issued a memorandum that contractors need not worry about this requirement.
Furthermore, the memo assured these contractors that costs they incur from terminations and breaches of contracts will be paid for by the federal agencies they do business with—a subtle way of saying that taxpayers will pay these fees.
Why would the President have such a change of heart on the WARN Act? Rather than actually dealing with the impending defense reductions, the Obama Administration wishes to delay its consequences while also ignoring national security concerns in the decision.
Rather than scrambling to mitigate the financial damage sequestration will do, the President should be considering his responsibilities as commander in chief. These defense cuts will reduce national security forces to unprecedented low levels of readiness. U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines will in the future risk their lives with older equipment and less training.
Sequestration will also have an adverse affect on the military's industrial base. While only those companies with 100 or more employees must issue 60 days' notice for terminations, it is those small business that supply and subcontract to them that will suffer the most. Oftentimes these companies are the sole sources for a crucial technology or process. They will be less likely to weather the storm caused by these massive defense cuts than the larger contractors. Putting these companies out of business could mean putting the country at prolonged risk.
Plans have been offered to eliminate or delay sequestration, but Obama has threatened to veto them, and Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D–NV) has will not consider any such plans if they do not include tax increases. Using defense spending as leverage in a fiscal debate is both improper and irresponsible.
The President and Congress should be looking to preserve the future of American security. It is their constitutional responsibility to provide for the common defense.


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Here's something to give you a chuckle on a quiet Sunday.
The Big Lead (via IGN.com) has unearthed a 2009 ESPN poll which asked readers "Which young quarterback would you most want leading your offense in the future?"
The list included Jay Cutler, Matt Cassel, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan. Coming off a strong rookie season with the Atlanta Falcons, Ryan scored 49 percent of the vote. Rivers came in second (17 percent), followed by Cutler (15 percent) and Cassel (11 percent).
That left Aaron Rodgers bringing up the back end at a measly 8 percent. Yes, Aaron Rodgers, the greatest quarterback on planet Earth, was deemed to have the dimmest future on a list that included Matt Cassel.
What does this tell us? Rodgers' disrespect went beyond draft day and Brett Favre barbecues. Also, people of Kansas (the only state to vote Cassel No. 1) must have a lot of No. 7 Chiefs jerseys crumpled up in the back of the closet.
Follow Dan Hanzus on Twitter @DanHanzus.


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Testing a bunch of guitar cabinet IR from 3 Sigma Audio. The goal is just to give you an idea of broad spectrum that can be obtained with this library. The same mic position has been used for all the cabinets (position 3b). All the samples are raws (no post processing). Signal chain is :
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New download links... once again
Just to let you know that I have setup new download links for the Amp Sim pack and LeCab.
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The download links are not gonna work for a couple of days. I was using Copy and the service is discontinued so I have to setup new links. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Record-Seeking Stocks Take Weak GDP in Stride
R'ut r'oh.
Fourth-quarter GDP came in unexpectedly negative, contracting 0.1%, the first drop since 2009, as government spending saw its biggest contraction since 1973.
This is the advance estimate, as it's called, the Bureau of Economic Analysis' first stab at the quarter's numbers, and it will be revised next month and the month after, so in the final analysis it could even be revised into positive territory. Still, this report shows the extent to which a weak economy has been propped up by government spending.
Stocks, which have been making a bee-line for record highs this January, reacted coolly to the report. Dow futures were down about 30 points right after the report, now down just 14. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note is parked right a 2%.


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Envista needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Envista Consulting
We are in the business of coaching and training for personal development and designing
I need a graphic designed that I can used to illustrate my coaching lifecycle in books, on websites and stationery. It should be subtle, clear and colourful. My ideal design would be something that can be considered iconic.
The cycle consists of six items in a recurring series. All of these need to be given their own texture or styling to indicate a different theme.
These stages are as follows...
1. Acuity (coloured light blue) - About goalsetting and creating a vision.
2. Vitality (coloured dark blue) - About knowing yourself well and planning.
3. Affinity (coloured purple) - About building your strengths.
4. Unity (coloured red) - About establishing strong, productive relationships.
5. Facility (coloured gold/amber) - About knowing the most effective ways of getting a job done.
6. Infinity (coloured green) - About finishing off and preparing to launch into something new.
Please refer to the attached graphic called "Design Model" to see how these items interact. It is important that your design for one segment works both within the complete design of all six themes but also they should be able to stand alone and be immediately identifiable.
The ring is fairly important, as is the suggestion of a progression from one stage to the next. Although the mail design will be basically 2 dimensional, there will be one variation of this design we will be adapting your design to resemble a ring that has been laid on the ground with a mountain in the middle.


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Marty Pitt precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 113 designs enviados por 35 designers freelancers.
TMF (company name)
TMF (company name) is a new Software Design Agency. We need your help to bring TMF (company name) to life with creative logo idea's.
We're also about to release our first product 'Marmalade' – a code review application for Software Developers. We're running a separate competition for Marmalade here:
Participants are encouraged to contribute to both projects, as designs for both need to feel like they belong to the same brand family.
Who is TMF (company name)?
TMF (company name) is a new, boutique, Software Design Agency. We provide tools that improve the software development process, such as our code review application, Marmalade. We also design, build and deliver great software for other companies.
What makes TMF (company name) special?
We LOVE writing great software! - we use stella coding practices to deliver the best, affordable, software to market and have a lot of fun doing it!
Our applications are sleek and fun to use.
Our communication style is candid and informal. We hate coroporate speak, and don't hide behind terms like "best practice" or "industry leader" - customers recognize these qualities through what we deliver, not some bland mission statement on our website.
We shine through great service! - we're boutique agency - small, lean, with no preservatives.
The logo will form part of our branding, appearing on our website and communications.
Our audience is made up of users of our applications (such as Marmalade). Over the coming months as we expand our consultancy services, the website will be the landing point for other companies looking for someone to bring their next great idea to life.
The logo needs to reflect a professional company, but one that is both fun and vibrant - in our products and our services.
Designs need to reflect the type of company and our communication style.
Some examples of website and logo designs that we think are fab:
Avoid anything that feels too "techy". Oh, and we're not interested in bland corporate stock logo's or text-based font logos.
IMPORTANT: Designs need to feel part of the same brand family as 'Marmalade' which is running as a separate competition here:
Participants are encouraged to contribute to both projects.
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I selected this article from copyblogger because it delivers, it's simple, straightforward and right on the money!
Here's an excerpt:
"I believe a story can potentially carry the entire sale for your product, even if everything else is technically "wrong" in your ads
** no clear call to action
**lame bullets
**weak offer
For example:
"Nothing in the movie "Top Gun" told you to buy Maverick's brand of sunglasses or join The US Navy. Yet, the movie "sold" both products to hordes of people.
**So, how do you apply this to your marketing?
1. The personal story
This is one of the most common landing page stories.
**This one is simple — you just "walk" people (step-by-step) through a painful problem you went through and how you achieved the result your readers are looking for.
2. The historical story
**This kind of story is extremely persuasive, contains nothing even remotely resembling "hype," and can persuade people to buy things they otherwise might ignore.
3. The "meet the guru" story
**This one is related to the personal story, but it's got more "pop" due the built-in credibility it gives you.
**These suggestions have proven to produce results, he gives more examples......
Curated by Jan Gordon covering "Storytelling, Social Media and Beyond"
Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/yVmlNV]
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Anthem Internal Auditor Sr PS9942 in Smithfield, Rhode Island
Internal Auditor Sr PS9942
Location: United States
Field: Accounting/Finance/Auditing
Requisition #: PS9942
Post Date: Oct 10, 2018
Your Talent. Our Vision. At Anthem, Inc., it's a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we're creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care .
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The first place I ever thought of as my "friendly neighborhood bar and grill" was called the Crossroads.
It was a venerable (a nice word for really old) joint in Boston's Back Bay, not far from my college dorm. You walked down some stairs and opened the door into a dark world of beer smells, a cloud of smoke and Christmas lights that were up year-round. Beer and whiskey (neat or on the rocks) were the drinks of choice. If you asked for something fancier, you risked a death stare from Jeff and Tony, the bartenders.
But the regulars, who ranged from students and professors to police officers and cabdrivers coming off shift, were a good bunch. If you wanted to chat about the Red Sox or Boston politics, someone was always willing. If you just wanted to sit and contemplate your drink, everyone respected that.
Since the Crossroads, I've always had a friendly neighborhood bar and grill to call a home away from home. When I moved across the river from Boston to Cambridge, Mass., it was Jack's, where you could hear local musicians such as Bonnie Raitt for the price of a beer. In Washington, it was Jenkins Hill, which was home to members of Congress, reporters and Supreme Court justices. When I lived in Palo Alto, it was Henry's on University Avenue and Talbott's on California Avenue (both are now gone).
In San Jose, there has been a string of places — perhaps most memorably, the late, much-beloved Bini's on Taylor Street, made semifamous in the columns of then-Mercury News columnist Steve Lopez, now with the Los Angeles Times.
This little walk down the memory lane of watering holes was brought on by "Drinking With Men," a fascinating, if flawed, memoir by Rosie Schaap, the Drink columnist for The New York Times Magazine. She estimates that she has spent 13,000 hours in bars ranging from roadhouses in rural Vermont to literary hangouts in Manhattan.
In her book, Schaap dodges getting too personal about the whys of her boozy existence. But she does paint vivid portraits of the bars and their regulars; along the way, she manages to lay out what makes a joint work as a place where "everybody knows your name." And she sprinkles in some rules about bar etiquette.
"At the bar you don't so much unload your (stuff) as set it aside," she writes at one point. "You keep the conversation light; wit is welcome, humor even more valued, but nothing too deep, nothing too serious."
That's a start, but there are some other rules for the watering hole. I think I can weigh in on the topic not just because I have put in my time on a bar stool, but because, back in the day, I spent some time on the other side of the bar as a bartender and barback, including a stint at the Crossroads. The things to keep in mind:
Follow these rules, and you, too, can find your own version of "Cheers."
If you run into Norm, say hi for me.
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Families At Home In Paradise!
Beach View's large, well equipped, open plan suites with all the comforts of home are the ideal choice for a family vacation. Two and three bedroom suites sleep four and six respectively and one bedroom suites can accommodate a travel cot or crib in the bedroom. Families see incredible savings by sharing our spacious apartments compared to renting 2 or 3 separate hotel rooms elsewhere.
With our bistro style cafe, in-room grocery stocking & large fully equipped kitchens, feeding the family could not be more convenient; and if dining out is on the menu, there are child friendly options in walking distance & a host of child friendly and cost effective restaurant options just 5 minutes away in Holetown.
So, why not take the easy route when planning your family holiday and book our value-packed Family Getaway Package full of fun activities that will give your kids amazing stories to take home to their friends and memories that will last a lifetime!
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- Glass Bottom boat trip
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- Harbour Lights dinner show with fire eating, stilt walkers & limbo dancers
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Yes I agree with you booklover. Sick - how could an all powerful loving god let this happen?
The answer is simple - there is no god.
Steph, I agree. And to make the story come full circle, your sites with birds and wildlife demonstrate no god is needed.
True Joan - no god is needed! Just science and nature.
Well, at the very least NOT that 'god'
Explanations like "Everything happens for a reason" or "Mysterious are the ways of God" serve a purpose; they help believers construct a mental/emotional barrier between themselves and people who are hurting.
Is it Calvinism that says people are poor because they sinned earlier in their lives? This is another explanation that helps people construct barriers between themselves and people who are hurting.
Is it Hinduism that tells prosperous believers they were poor in earlier lives? They need not help poor people because the poor people they see will be prosperous in a future life.
People without empathy (sociopaths) don't need any help being callous. People with a bit of empathy need help being callous and some religions provide that help.
Nicely put Tom! Will have to remember your simple yet decisive argument for future use.
Its just a pity people resort to such things, most often I'm sure (at the very least) subconsciously knowing it.
Tom and Steph, with phrases such as: "Everything happens for a reason" or "Mysterious are the ways of God" become "killer" phrases, stopping one from thinking and taking action that desperately need to be done.
Joan - I've heard those phrases told to me so many times - it is just sickening.
Good reply, Tom!
I agree with ThomasS. First I've heard it put so succinctly but I do believe you have a point there. I remember quite vividly, during my journey to atheism, when a cousin's mother died suddenly, father and mother no longer together, and another cousin said, "That's why I don't go out dancing. She was supposed to be christian but was out dancing this weekend." Of course that was followed with a God comment. I thought that was the most horrible thing a person could say. That somehow, you are better because you attended church and someone else deserves death because they are not as devoted. Now before this, I had already told this particular person that I was an atheist and her conversation was constantly punctuated with religious sayings, purposely of course. I tolerated it. But this. That was the last time I actually had a social conversation with her.
Photojournalist Kevin Carter took that photo. He committed suicide, in part because of his deep anguish over witnessing so much violence and suffering.
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Prompted by Don Silcock's image, referred to in his recent thread on Wide Angle Macro, I thought it may be interesting to see if the Wetpixel community's resources could be pooled to create a visual history of a small part of our underwater world.
Wahoo Point is a popular dive spot for visitors to Milne Bay, PNG. Both Tawali Resort, and the liveaboards that service the area dive the point regularly. I've only been once, and loved it.
This is how the Tawali website describes Wahoo Point:
A small point located on the North side of the mainland with a shelf from 15' to 50' in depth and dropping with a sheer wall down to 200+'. This site is frequently visited by Hammerheads, Manta Rays, occasionally Whale Sharks, Minke Whales and on two occasions, Orca. The site also hosts a variety of anemone, a school of Barracuda and very large Elephant ear sponges. A great place for wide angle photography.
Most descriptions of the site I have seen promote Wahoo Point as "great for wide angle photography" which means many photographers will dive this site set up with similar kit, a wide rectilinear or fisheye lens and dual strobes.
So if you've been to Wahoo Point, we're looking for any photographs you may have of this particular sponge garden.
If you are planning a trip to Milne Bay and you happen to dive Wahoo Point with a wide angle setup, keep your eye out!
Post your photos here and we'll build up a collection of images that will chronicle this lovely aspect of a great dive site.
Please include the date the image was shot.
Here's mine to kick off:
04 May 2008 | Nikon d200 | 10.5mm nikkor | 2x Inon z240s | 1/60th @ f5.6 | 100ISO
Sponge Garden Diary
Started by photovan, Feb 12 2009 04:08 AM
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Posted 12 February 2009 - 04:08 AM
Darren Jew | Australia | darrenjew.com | fotofrenzy.com.au
Canon EOS1Dx | EOSM | Nauticam | Inon Z240
Posted 21 February 2009 - 09:37 AM
i cant see your image
Canon 5D MK2 - Sea and Sea housed - 17-40L 100mm - Sigma 15mm FE - twin YS250 pro's and gadgets galore
Posted 21 February 2009 - 10:21 AM
Hmmm having a few server problems... my site (where the pic is hosted) is down too. Have asked my web guy to check it out. thanks
i cant see your image
Darren Jew | Australia | darrenjew.com | fotofrenzy.com.au
Canon EOS1Dx | EOSM | Nauticam | Inon Z240


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June 03, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- On Saturday, May 9, eight teams from UCLA Anderson participated in the school's 2009 Legacy Case Competition. The annual Legacy Case Competition is designed to nurture opportunities for students to create action plans to strengthen the school. This year, the topic of the competition was environmental sustainability. Students competed to develop innovative solutions for UCLA Anderson that would provide the greatest environmental improvement to the school and its community and could be implemented in the 2009-2010 academic year.
Winning teams shared $10,000 with $5,000 going to the first place team. The competition was planned and presented by UCLA Anderson students Jessica Kellett, Rhoda Rahaii and Aimee Fox. The school plans to work with the winning teams to implement one or more of these projects in the 2009-2010 academic year.
First Place: "Anderson Rideshare" - Adam Green and Mike Pelletier
In studying students' high single driving rates, this team determined that students were not able to make informed decisions about parking/driving because they are required to purchase parking passes in the summer prior to knowing addresses or establishing local networks. The team persuaded the UCLA Transportation department to extend this deadline to the fall and to host an information session on alternative transportation options. Additionally, they convinced Student Services to incorporate student addresses when developing study groups for first year students, allowing students to make more informed decisions about whether to purchase carpool or single-rider passes. Through this program, students will be encouraged to carpool, reducing the number of commuters and our collective greenhouse gas emissions.
Second Place: "The Paper Trail" - Joe Pulido, Preston Schultz, Dave Lewry, J.R. Lang
This team developed a paper reduction project focused on printing and paper towel use. For printing, they suggested default double-sided printing for lab printers, a cap and fee, and even a cap and trade, where a credit market would be created allowing students to trade their printing usage with someone who requires more printing. For paper towel use, they did a cost/benefit analysis of the Dyson hand dryers for bathrooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors at UCLA Anderson. This group also recommended that new Kindle DX electronic readers be purchased for books on reserve in the library. Students would be able to check out the Kindle for 2 hours, rather than textbooks that use paper, are more costly, and take up shelf space.
Third Place: "Raise the Green Roof" - Gus Bracamontes, Cheryl Gregory, Teddy Ho, Anuradha Kumar, Joe Ziomek
This team developed a plan for the implementation of an extensive green roof created from a plant suited for the LA climate. The vegetation would absorb most of the sunlight/heat entering the top floor of a UCLA Anderson building, and calculated the energy savings based on the lower energy needed to cool the building. They looked at issues with irrigation, fireproofing, and maintenance and focused on the visibility of the green roof as a strong marketing tool to increase UCLA Anderson's brand equity and further show the school's commitment to environmental sustainability.
Honorable Mention: "Binder Solutions" - Lusanna Russ, Kristen Moore-Brown, Kalyan Chakravadhanla, Casey Vachon, Cory Weng, Christina Brink
This team proposed offering an opt-in program for the Kindle DX to replace the paper normally printed for non-copyrighted course materials such as lecture slides. Additionally, the aim was to extend to copyrighted materials such as HBS cases when available for the Kindle in fall 2009 in order to reduce the number of binders and amount of paper used on campus.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,700 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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Cher Lloyd Performs in Tutu on 'DWTS'
The Cher Lloyd TV takeover continued this week. The petite British firecracker performed her sassy smash 'Want U Back' on the results episode of 'Dancing With the Stars' last night (Oct. 2) while wearing a super cute tutu!
It was markedly different than her subdued perfs of the same song on 'Ellen' and 'The Tonight Show' earlier this week. Little Miss Lloyd is keeping us guessing, and fully entertained.
For those two previous perfs, Lloyd was unaccompanied by any sort of elaborate stage production or her candy-colored costumes. It was just her, her backing band and a microphone. She looked ladylike in her styling, too.
That all went out the window on 'DWTS.' Here, she was accompanied by tons of dancers, stilt walkers and lots of lights and production. The theme was that of a circus and it was, in a word, epic.
Lloyd also rocked a girly dress with a tutu skirt and a bedazzled heart on the bodice. She danced around in black combat boots while cradling a bejeweled microphone, too. She usually rocks a spiked mic, but not tonight. Her overall vibe was a mix of tough and girly, which signifies her music, as well.
It was a confident performance amid a circus-like atmosphere. Nice work, lady.
Lloyd was not given a chance to speak much at all after her performance to promote the release of 'Sticks + Stones' and not because it was live TV and things were rushed. Rumor is the singer's thick British accent makes her hard to understand, according to The Daily Mail.
Her brogue is indeed thick, but it's still English and we can pick up what she is putting down. She should have been given a chance to chat. Still, we were thoroughly impressed by her latest live rendition of 'Want U Back.'


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Globe: Arthur T.'s Market Basket Offer at $1.5 Billion
The Boston Globe has uncovered some of the details behind Arthur T. Demoulas's final offer to buy Market Basket, which is expected to be discussed by the company's board of directors soon and could bring an end to the high-profile supermarket fight that has engulfed much of Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire this summer.
According to the Globe, the bid is for $1.5 billion, with more than $500 million of that figure coming in the form of financing from an unnamed private equity firm. Previous discussions had centered on Arthur T.'s rivals, Arthur S. Demoulas and his family, providing a financing plan. Neither side had seemed happy with the other's proposed financing terms.
Read the full Globe report here.
Arthur T. and family own 49.5 percent of Market Basket and are seeking to buy out the remaining 50.5 percent from Arthur S. and his side. The bid for $1.5 billion would put the full valuation at around $3 billion. Experts have suggested the chain was worth between $3 billion and $4 billion prior to this summer's worker and customer action that has slowed business almost to a halt.
Market Basket's business model, in part, hinges on its lack of debt. Some have speculated that Arthur T. going into debt to finance a purchase could hurt the model. The Globe article explores some of the ways, however, the company could cut back financially without boosting its low prices or cutting into its lauded employee benefits and compensation.
On Friday, the governors of Massachusetts and New Hampshire indicated a deal could be close, and Arthur T. called for the deal—and, by extension, the saga—to be finalized "immediately.''