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Transit-friendly land uses are encouraged by the plan in this town center.
The General Plan designates this station area as a Community Center.
With over a half-million square feet, this beautifully landscaped outdoor center includes more than 70 national and local stores and a multi-screen movie theater in a "Main Street" setting.
The 2004 Morgan Boulevard-Largo Town Center sector plan encourages an attractive, quality mixed-use transit center with mid-rise multifamily, townhouses, office and local retail uses.

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II. Stay in contact with your lender and their attorney. It is important to note that lenders and their attorneys can only discuss the loan account with the authorized person. This includes the person who signed the note, their personal representative, or someone with written authorization.
III. If you are interested in trying to settle your case, talk with an attorney, or contact your lender's attorney to learn about any settlement options.
IV. Remember to be patient. Do not give up. It may take a long time to get all the paperwork right and to make it through this process.
NOTE: The foreclosure action will not stop while you are discussing settlement choices with your lender, unless you are taking part in the foreclosure intervention process established by the court.
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To determine if your county has a Master-in-Equity, please see the SouthCarolina Judicial Department's website.
(1) Personal delivery by the Sheriff's Department;(2) Personal delivery by a private process server;(3) U.S. mail; and (4) Publication (announcing the lawsuit in a specific newspaper).
II. You may also contact the Clerk of Court's office in the county where the property is located to find out if a foreclosure action has been filed against you by the lender. A list of all of the Clerks of Court and their contact information can be found on the Judicial Department'swebsite.
III. If you are not sure if you have been sued in foreclosure, you may also contact your mortgage servicing company directly to find out if your lender has filed a foreclosure action against you.
NOTE: You cannot represent anyone else, even if you hold their Power of Attorney or are the appointed Personal Representative.
If you decide to represent yourself in court, you must follow the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. A link to the court rules can be found on the Judicial Department's website. In addition, you may want to check your county's court website for additional information.
II. A motion hearing is normally a time where the judge will hear from the parties who have an interest in the case. The judge usually does not allow testimony during this type of hearing.
III. During a final merits hearing or trial, you will be able to testify and call witnesses (if you want).
IV. On the day of any court hearing or trial, arrive about fifteen (15) minutes early to find the courtroom. You can check with the Clerk of Court's office or ask a bailiff or deputy for directions to the courtroom.
V. If you plan to show the court any papers, pictures, or other evidence, bring copies for the judge and all parties and attorneys involved in the case.
VI. When you enter the courtroom, sit in the audience section until your hearing is called.
VII. More than one case or trial may be scheduled that day. You may have to wait until your hearing is called.
VIII. Once your hearing is called, come to the front and sit at one of the two tables facing the judge.
IX. The judge will explain how the hearing or trial will be conducted.
X. Each party will have a chance to speak and ask questions. Be polite. If the judge interrupts you while you are speaking, don't argue. It is likely that the judge either needs something explained, the matter has already been covered, or the judge determines that your statement is not important to the case.
XI. The judge will let you know when it is your turn to give evidence or to cross examine witnesses. If an objection is made to evidence or testimony, remember that only one person can speak at a time.
NOTE: If you have not answered the Complaint, you may not have the right to testify or call witnesses.
XII. At the end of the hearing or trial, the judge will either: (1) Rule on your case and ask one of the parties to draft a proposed order; or (2) Ask each party to give him or her a written memorandum about the law and facts.
XIII. The judge must decide the case based on the evidence and the law.
II. You must stand when speaking to the judge, unless you are physically unable to or the judge allows you to remain seated.
III. When you speak to the judge, start by saying "Your Honor." Always speak directly to the judge, and speak loudly and clearly.
IV. Do not speak while other people are talking in court except when you want to object.
V. Do not shake your head or sigh loudly when you do not like what somebody else says. You will have your chance to talk.
VI. When it's your turn to talk, stay calm and control your emotions as much as possible.
VII. Talk loudly enough for everyone to hear you. Remember the court reporter is making a written record of what you say, or the court's recording device needs to pick up your voice.
VIII. Do not use slang terms such as "yeah" and "uh huh" because the court reporter and judge may have trouble interpreting what you mean.
IX. Don't yell, make threatening gestures, or curse.
II. Don't drink, eat, smoke, or chew gum while in the courtroom.
III. Do not wear heavy colognes or perfumes.
IV. Don't bring drugs or alcohol into the courthouse. Don't use drugs or alcohol before you come to court (unless medically prescribed).
V. Don't bring guns, knives, or any other kind of weapon to court with you. Please note that there are metal detectors at the courthouses and deputies will search you and your bags whenyou go through the security check-point.
VI. Don't bring your cell phone or electronic devices such as blackberries, iPods, and MP3 players to court. Most counties ban them in court and will hold them in a room while you are in court. If you are allowed to bring your cell phone to court, turn it off before you walk into the courtroom. If your phone rings, vibrates, or disturbs the proceedings, court officials may take your device and you may have to pay a fine.
VII. Arrive on time.
VIII. Whenever possible, arrange for childcare prior to coming to court.
IX. Encourage all witnesses to arrive early for the hearing.
X. Stand up when the judge enters or leaves the room and remain standing until the judge leaves or says you can sit down.
XI. Because each county is different, make sure you follow any additional rules specific to that court.
(a) Help you understand the foreclosure process; (b) Identify any defenses to foreclosure; (c) Assist you with loss mitigation (the process banks use to try to minimize their losses) or settlement efforts; (d) Counsel you about other options; and (e) Help you talk with your lender and its attorney.
To find an attorney who can help you with this type of case, you can call the South Carolina Bar's Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) at 1-800-868-2284 (toll free) or South Carolina Legal Services at 1-888-346-5592 (toll free).
NOTE: If you need legal advice, you must talk with an attorney. The court, court staff, clerk of court, and the lender's attorney cannot give you legal advice. free).
NOTE: Calling the lender or the lender's attorney does not answer the Complaint.
You should file your original response or answer with the Clerk of Court's office. You should mail a copy to all parties and all attorneys involved in the case. You should also keep a copy of the answer and bring it with you every time you come to court.
NOTE: You only have 30 days to answer or respond to the original Complaint. If you do not respond in writing within 30 days, you could lose your ability to tell your side of the story and be held in default. Default means that the claims raised by the other side in the Complaint are admitted by you. This means you could lose your right to fully defend yourself in court. See Rule 12(a) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
To read this Administrative Order, see the Judicial Department's website:Administrative Order Re: Mortgage Foreclosure Actions, 2011-05-02-01 (May 2, 2011).
NOTE: If you are an eligible homeowner and your case was filed on or before May 9, 2011, you will be mailed a Notice of Foreclosure Intervention.
If your case was filed after May 10, 2011, the Notice of Foreclosure Intervention will be served with the Summons and Complaint.
1) Live in your home and it is not a vacation home or investment property; and2) Meet the other qualifications listed in the Administrative Order: Administrative Order Re: Mortgage Foreclosure Actions, 2011-05-02-01 (May 2, 2011).
You can ask an attorney for advice about whether your loan qualifies for foreclosure intervention.
NOTE: You should still answer the Foreclosure Summons and Complaint in writing even if you think your loan may qualify for foreclosure intervention. If you ignore the court action, you may lose your home even if you are talking with your lender.
NOTE: Foreclosure Intervention does not guarantee that you will be offered a loan modification or other settlement option.
1. The lender's attorney receives a request from its client to file a foreclosure action.
2. The lender's attorney will do a title search. This is when a county's records are checked to see who owns the property and if there are any liens. This search will help the attorney findall of the parties who need to be included in the case (including property owners, mortgage holders, lien holders, etc.).
3. If the lender's attorney files a foreclosure action for its client, the attorney prepares a Lis Pendens, Summons, and Complaint.See S.C. Code Ann. § 15-11-10.Lis pendens is a Latin word meaning "suit pending." A lis pendens is a document that tells anyone who checks title to the property that a lawsuit has been filed concerning a piece ofproperty. A lis pendens alerts anyone who may want to buy the property, a lender, or the public that the property's title is in question.
4. For cases filed before May 9, 2011, a Notice of Foreclosure Intervention is filed and mailed to the eligible parties For cases filed after May 10, 2011, the attorney will also prepare a Notice of Foreclose Intervention to be served along with the Lis Pendens, Summons, and Complaint. SeeAdministrative Order Re: Mortgage Foreclosure Actions, 2011-05-02-01 (May 2, 2011).
5. The Defendants have 30 days under the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure to serve and file a response to the Complaint and the Notice of Foreclosure Intervention. See Rule 12 of the South Carolina Rules of Procedure.
6. If you file a response, you will have an opportunity to present your position at a hearing. If you fail to respond in writing to the Complaint, the Plaintiff's attorney may request a final meritshearing or trial.
7. Plaintiff's attorney or the court sends a notice of the final merits hearing or trial to all Defendants.
8. At the final hearing, the judge will hear from all parties who are present. If the lender proves its case, then the judge will:
a) Establish the debt owed; b) Address any other allegations in the pleadings; and c) Set a date for the property to be sold in an effort to satisfy the debt. For more information about the sale process, please review the following South Carolina law: S.C. Code Ann. § 15-39-610 et seq.
You may also speak with an attorney to see if your loan qualifies for HMP modification.
The South Carolina Supreme Court requires lenders to determine if the loan is subject to HMP before filing the lawsuit. To read the South Carolina Supreme Court's Order, see the Judicial Department's website:Administrative Order Re: Mortgage Foreclosures and the Home Affordable Modification Program (HMP), 2009-05-22-01 (May 22, 2009).
NOTE: If you decide to leave your home either during or after the foreclosure action, you should tell the lender's attorney and the court. You may give them your new address so the Court can contact you in case the property sells for more than the debt and you are owed money.
You may ask the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for an explanation of these rights at the hearing or trial.
See "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009" for more information.
You need to hire an attorney to receive legal advice. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal aid.
NOTE: You should send a copy of any papers you file with the Clerk of Court to all parties and all attorneys in the case.
NOTE: Many county websites have Master-in-Equity links that list foreclosure sales. Check the county website for more details.
A deficiency judgment is the difference between what the property sold for at the foreclosure sale and what you owe. For example, if you owe the bank $100,000 and the house sells for $50,000, the deficiency judgment is equal to $50,000. See S.C. Code Ann. § 15-39-610 et seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-660.
NOTE: If you decide to leave your home either during or after the foreclosure action, you should tell the lender's attorney and the court. You may give them your new address so the Court can contact you in case the property sells for more than the debt and you are owed money.


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Tikal National Park
Tikal National Park
In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation, lies one of the major sites of Mayan civilization, inhabited from the 6th century B.C. to the 10th century A.D. The ceremonial centre contains superb temples and palaces, and public squares accessed by means of ramps. Remains of dwellings are scattered throughout the surrounding countryside.
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Parc national de Tikal
Au cœur de la jungle, dans une végétation luxuriante, Tikal est l'un des sites majeurs de la civilisation maya qui fut habité du VIe siècle av. J.-C. au Xe siècle de l'ère chrétienne. Son centre cérémoniel comporte de superbes temples et palais et des places publiques auxquelles on accède par des rampes. Des vestiges d'habitations sont disséminés dans la campagne avoisinante.
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منتزه تكال الوطني
يُعتبر منتزه تكال الذي يقع في قلب الغابة والمُحاط بالنباتات المعشبة أحد أهم مواقع حضارة المايا المأهولة من القرن السادس قبل الميلاد حتى القرن العاشر من الحقبة المسيحية. ويشمل مركزه الاحتفالي معابد خلابة وقصوراً وأماكن عامة يمكن بلوغها عبر قناطر مشاة. وفي الريف المجاور آثار لمساكن بشرية قديمة.
source: UNESCO/CPE
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source: UNESCO/CPE
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Национальный парк Тикаль
В самом сердце джунглей в окружении пышной растительности находится один из главных центров цивилизации майя, который был обитаем в период VI в. до н.э. – X в. н.э. Ритуальный центр этого города составляют внушительные храмы и дворцы, большие площади, для доступа на которые были сооружены специальные пандусы. На окружающей их территории сохранились остатки жилых построек.
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Parque Nacional Tikal
Situado en el corazón de una selva de vegetación lujuriante, Tikal es uno de los sitios más importantes de la civilización maya. Fue habitado desde el siglo VI a.C. hasta el siglo X d.C. Su centro ceremonial comprende templos y palacios soberbios, así como plazas públicas a las que se accedía por rampas. En sus alrededores hay vestigios diseminados de viviendas.
source: UNESCO/CPE
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9世紀ごろまで栄えたマヤ文明の巨大都市遺跡。高さ65mに及ぶ急勾配のピラミッドや神殿など、テオティワカン文化の影響を受けた3000もの建築物が、現在は密林となった地域に整然と建築されている。900年ごろこのマヤ文明の中心都市から人びとが消え去ったが、その理由は今も謎に包まれている。source: NFUAJ
Nationaal park Tikal
Het Nationaal park Tikal omvat 57,600 hectare. In het hart hiervan, omgeven door weelderige vegetatie, ligt een van de belangrijkste gebieden van de Maya beschaving: Tikal. De oude Maya stad werd bewoond van de 6e eeuw voor tot de 10e eeuw na Christus. In het ceremoniële centrum vindt men prachtige tempels, paleizen en openbare pleinen, die bereikbaar zijn door middel van hellingen. Overblijfselen van woningen zijn verspreid over het omliggende platteland. Het park kent een rijke vegetatie, er zijn meer dan 2.000 plantensoorten geïdentificeerd. Daarnaast komen er 54 soorten zoogdieren voor.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Tikal National Park is located in Northern Guatemala's Petén Province within a large forest region often referred to as the Maya Forest, which extends into neighbouring Mexico and Belize. Embedded within the much larger Maya Biosphere Reserve, exceeding two million hectares and contiguous with additional conservation areas, Tikal National Park is one of the few World Heritage properties inscribed according to both natural and cultural criteria for its extraordinary biodiversity and archaeological importance. It comprises 57,600 hectares of wetlands, savannah, tropical broadleaf and palm forests with thousands of architectural and artistic remains of the Mayan civilization from the Preclassic Period (600 B.C.) to the decline and eventual collapse of the urban centre around 900 AD. The diverse ecosystems and habitats harbour a wide spectrum of neotropical fauna and flora. Five cats, including Jaguar and Puma, several species of monkeys and anteaters and more than 300 species of birds are among the notable wildlife. The forests comprise more than 200 tree species and over 2000 higher plants have been recorded across the diverse habitats.
Tikal, a major Pre-Columbian political, economic and military centre, is one of the most important archaeological complexes left by the Maya civilization. An inner urban zone of around 400 hectares contains the principal monumental architecture and monuments which include palaces, temples, ceremonial platforms, small and medium sized residences, ball-game courts, terraces, roads, large and small squares. Many of the existing monuments preserve decorated surfaces, including stone carvings and mural paintings with hieroglyphic inscriptions, which illustrate the dynastic history of the city and its relationships with urban centres as far away as Teotihuacan and Calakmul in Mexico, Copan in Honduras or Caracol in Belize. A wider zone of key archaeological importance, around 1,200 hectares, covers residential areas and historic water reservoirs, today known as "aguadas". The extensive peripheral zone features more than 25 associated secondary sites, historically serving protective purposes and as check-points for trade routes. The peripheral areas also played a major role for agricultural production for the densely populated centre.
Research has revealed numerous constructions, carved monuments and other evidence bearing witness to highly sophisticated technical, intellectual and artistic achievements that developed from the arrival of the first settlers (800 B.C.) to the last stages of historic occupation around the year 900. Tikal has enhanced our understanding not only of an extraordinary bygone civilisation but also of cultural evolution more broadly. The diversity and quality of architectonical and sculptural ensembles serving ceremonial, administrative and residential functions are exemplified in a number of exceptional places, such as the Great Plaza, the Lost World Complex, the Twin Pyramid Complexes, as well as in ball courts and irrigation structures.
Criterion (i): Tikal National Park is an outstanding example of the art and human genius of the Maya. Its wealth of architectural and artistic expressions also contains important symbolic elements, such as the concept of pyramid-as mountains that define a universe where human beings coexisted with their environment. It is also an exceptional place of cosmological connotations and was considered to have been a "stage" for theatrical representations.
Criterion (iii): Tikal National Park has unique elements that illustrate the historic, mythical and biographic data of the Tikal dynastic sequence. These exceptional records span over 577 years (292 b. C. to 869 a. D.) and register the lives of 33 rulers who reigned over a vast territory of the ancient Maya world. The earliest stone sculpture is Stela 29 dated to the year 292 and the last monument sculptured is Stela 11 dated to the year 869.
Criterion (iv): The archaeological remains at Tikal National Park reflect the cultural evolution of Mayan society from hunter-gathering to farming, with an elaborate religious, artistic and scientific culture. The most representative remains show different stages and degrees of evolution in terms of architectural development related to religious activities and ceremonies. They also exemplify the political, social and economic organization achieved, as expressed by the urban layout its palaces, temples, ceremonial platforms, and residential areas and the wealth of monuments decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
Criterion (ix): The landscape mosaic comprising savannas, lush forests, wetlands and various freshwater systems is part of the Maya Forest, one of the conservation gems of Central America, hosting a rich diversity of flora and fauna as a result of a remarkable evolution of species and ecological communities. The seemingly pristine ecosystems represent an impressive natural recovery after historic conversion and intensive land and resource use during the many centuries as one of the centres of the Mayan civilisation. The ongoing biological and ecological processes are supported and protected by the large scale of the Maya Forest, and particularly its many conservation areas.
Criterion (x): The Petén Region and the Maya Forest are home to an impressive diversity of flora and fauna across its various terrestrial and freshwater habitats. More than 2000 higher plants, including 200 tree species have been inventoried. Palms, epiphytes, orchids and bromeliads abound in the various forest types. The more than 100 mammals include over 60 species of bat, five species of felids - Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Margay and Jaguarundi, as well as Mantled Howler Monkey and many endangered species such as Yucatan Spider Monkey and Baird's Tapir. The more than 330 recorded bird species include the near-threatened Ocellated Turkey, Crested Eagle and Ornate Hawk-Eagle, as well as the vulnerable Great Curassow. Of the more than 100 reptiles the endangered Central American River Turtle, Morelet's Crocodile and 38 species of snakes stand out. In addition to 25 known amphibian species, there is a noteworthy fish fauna and a great diversity of invertebrates. The property is also known for wild varieties of several important agricultural plants.
The 57,600 hectares protected as a national park provide an umbrella for the conservation of the magnificent archaeological remains of a major centre of the Maya civilisation. Even though the boundaries of the National Park, identical to the property in its extension, have been defined primarily based on the location of the main archaeological features, they cover a notable array of highly valuable habitat for countless species of flora and fauna. Since the days of the nomination of the property, there have been intentions to consider additional adjacent forest areas to be covered by a possible extension of the property, which would no doubt consolidate the integrity of the property from a nature conservation perspective. This extension would also be crucial to ensure the protection of archaeological remains which are currently outside the property's boundaries and which are essential attributes to the understanding of the long-term evolution of Tikal as a whole. In addition, even though the boundaries of the properties include all the cultural attributes necessary to express its outstanding universal value, several factors have contributed to the erosion of the material integrity of the property. Among these, weathering and illegal looting practices are critical issues that need to be addressed comprehensively. There are significant technical and material challenges in preserving the vast amounts of remains in a wet, tropical climate, so sustained and holistic measures are needed to ensure the long-term conservation of a large part of the cultural heritage present at the property.
The conditions of authenticity at Tikal National Park have been largely maintained in the property in terms of location and setting as the surroundings of the site have been retained. In terms of form and design, the historical integration of architecture with the geographic setting is still evident and the urban layout is still clearly discernible. There are significant archaeological elements that remain untouched until today which provide evidence of the authentic materials and construction techniques. Notwithstanding, in the past there were a large number of conservation and restoration projects at the main architectural complexes which eroded to a certain degree the authenticity of the remains given the extent of the restoration interventions and the materials used for the interventions. On-going conservation practices have focused largely on addressing the effects of natural factors, such as weathering and vegetation growth, as well as human ones including looting. A stronger emphasis has been placed on carrying out interventions which maintain the qualities of the original materials and techniques. These practices will need to be sustained to ensure the material integrity of the remains but avoiding large restoration projects, so there is minimal impact on the conditions of authenticity. To continue with traditional construction practices, the use of locally available material, of traditional knowledge systems and of skilled craftsmanship will also be important. Another factor that can potential hinder the authenticity of the property is related to the pressures derived from touristic use, which will entail the development and enforcement of strong protection and regulatory measures in terms of development of facilities and infrastructure to maintain the authenticity of the setting.
Protection and management requirements
Tikal was declared a national monument in 1931 and a national park in 1955, one of Guatemala's first protected areas. Two years later, the boundaries and regulations were refined. More recently, in 1990, the vast Maya Forest Biosphere Reserve was recognised by UNESCO with the property being one of several core zones. This provides an opportunity to address the management and conservation of the Guatemalan part of the Maya Forest and its extraordinary cultural heritage at a landscape level, provided that the good intentions are followed up by adequate political support, funding, staffing and effective management. To the degree possible, cooperation with the neighbouring countries of Belize and Mexico is also highly desirable; both have established important conservation areas in their respective parts of the forest region. Management and conservation is strategically guided by a Master Plan. One challenge is to coordinate the involved sectors and to integrate the needs for cultural and natural heritage in one document, approach and process. An administrator and a technical team are in charge of the management which focuses on archaeology, nature conservation, environmental education, community relationships and public use. Armed guards are in charge of law enforcement, jointly with a specialised tourism police force.
Looting of archaeological remains has been occurring in the property, indicating a need for stronger control and enforcement of legislative and regulatory measures. This need appears to be even stronger when it comes to natural values, as a much larger and more remote area is concerned. The strong population increase in this part of Guatemala in recent decades in a rural resource-dependent setting inevitably creates challenges. Villages and farmland are closing in on the property, in particular near the Southern border. The rich and diverse forest resources have always been strongly used by local communities. Gathering, hunting and fishing are common activities, as is livestock keeping and associated burning of grazing areas. Ongoing negotiation is needed between the site managers, other governmental institutions and local communities to find mutually acceptable forms of natural resource management. Tourism, modest at the time of inscription, has reached a level of mass tourism during seasonal peaks with annual visitor numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Tourism is a major management issue risking serious damage to the most visited sites. Concrete impacts include problems with solid waste and wastewater, as well as impacts on the archaeological remains from physical erosion and vandalism, requiring careful assessments and management responses. At the same time, tourism is a significant factor in the local economy with a major potential to contribute to education and conservation funding, complementing governmental budgets and external support from research and conservation institutions.


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Some movies (who am I kidding? most movies) are best experienced without knowing too much about them beforehand. In our modern multimedia maelstrom, avoiding the previews, press, and "spoilerific" bloggers chatting up a movie is no easy task. Besides, you need to know if it's worth your twelve bucks. So let's call this a spoiler-free zone. Now, the tricky bit: why you should see Moon.
The short answer is Sam Rockwell, all but the only actor on screen for 97 minutes. Rockwell plays Sam Bell, an astronaut miner near the end of a three-year stint at a corporate moonbase. Except for a robot named Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey), Sam is all alone, tasked with mining Earth's primary energy source, Helium-3. Understandably, Sam is going a bit stir-crazy, a problem that's exacerbated following an industrial accident. And then things get surreal, with a plot twist that challenges Sam's sense of reality. That's mostly what I can say about the plot of this compact outer-space chamber piece without ruining the fun.
Amusingly, Gerty displays not emotions but emoticons in a paltry effort to relate to humanity; especially with its single glowing eye and Spacey's dulcet purr, the Gerty 3000 unavoidably conjures HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mostly, the focus remains on blue-collar Sam, who chatters away to his robotic partner, his plants, and himself. He also communicates as best as he can with his wife on Earth, who says he's changed for the better since he's been on the moon (not a good sign).
Writer-director Duncan Jones (yes, he's the son of David "Ground Control to Major Tom" Bowie) invokes as his inspirations a bygone, thoughtful science-fiction cinema: Silent Running, Alien, Blade Runner, Outland. Moon's fiction is indeed predicated on science, including the notion that the next space race may well be dictated by rapacious corporate interests seeking efficient, clean-burning Helium-3. The "what if?" scenarios that follow aren't quite as convincing, but it's worth going with them.
At its core, Moon is about what it means to face oneself and one's own mortality--or is that redundant? Jones has a very interesting existential idea here, and though he frustratingly doesn't exploit its every possibility, he does give a great actor an opportunity for a tour-de-force performance. As his own antagonist, Rockwell gives what's likely to be one of the best performances of the year, and though I'd be surprised if it's remembered at Oscar time, it should be.
[This review first appeared in Palo Alto Weekly.]
In another fantastic A/V transfer from Sony, Moon looks itself (meaning film-like) and at its very best, with no blemishes or digital artifacts distracting from the presentation. Color and contrast are accurate to the filmmaker's intent, and detail, texture, and black level are all excellent. The lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix is equally fine, with nicely balanced dialogue, music, effects, and ambience; the music and ambience are particularly important for this film, given its significant stretches without dialogue.
Moon also gets a nicely detailed package of bonus features, kicked off by commentary with writer/director Duncan Jones and producer Stuart Fenegan and commentary with writer/director Duncan Jones, director of photography Gary Shaw, concept designer Gavin Rothery and production designer Tony Noble. The former is a more focused film-school-on-a-disc style track, while the latter is more personable (and chaotic), including anecdotes that give a sense of the DIY production.
"'Whistle' A Short Film By Duncan Jones" (28:46, SD) offers the opportunity to see Jones' development as a filmmaker.
"The Making of Moon" (16:18, SD) features a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage and enjoyable interviews with Jones, Rockwell, and Fenegan.
"Creating the Visual Effects" (11:09, SD) is a reel of effects footage at various stages, with commentary by visual effects supervisor Simon Stanley-Clamp.
The "Science Center Q&A with Director Duncan Jones" (20:48, HD) comes from a Space Center Houston special screening. We get Jones' intro and his post-screening Q&A.
"Filmmaker's Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival" (11:15, HD) includes the pre-screening intro by Jones and the post-screening Q&A with Jones, Fenegan, producer Trudie Styler, Rockwell, and screenwriter Nathan Parker.
Lastly, we get the "Theatrical Trailer" (2:08, HD) and the BD-Live hookup.
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Two staff members who violated discharge policies at a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital were fired Monday and three others are being disciplined following an investigation into busing patients to other states, the governor's office and agency officials said Monday.
The Department of Health and Human Services said another four people who were involved no longer work at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital.
Gov. Brian Sandoval earlier in the day announced the firings and said his administration is looking for a national expert in the mental health field to review all the state's facilities "to ensure best practices are being implemented and followed."
The moves come in the wake of an investigative series by the Sacramento Bee after James F. Brown, who suffered from schizophrenia and depression, was given a one-way bus ticket in February to Sacramento, Calif., where he knew no one. The newspaper then reviewed bus ticket receipts dating to 2008 and found that the hospital, part of the Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, had transported about 1,500 patients to other states. Roughly 500 went to California.
Sandoval said that over the weekend, he reviewed the results of an internal investigation on all out-of-state transports between July 2008 and March 2013.
"While the investigation showed the vast majority of patient releases were done correctly, it also revealed policies were not followed by certain individuals," he said in a statement.
The statement also said Sandoval's administration has obtained proposals from mental health field experts to provide an "objective and comprehensive analysis of our state facilities."
According to the agency, 1,473 patients were provided with bus transportation out of state over the last five years. Of those, the state identified 10 cases where documentation was insufficient to determine whether staff had confirmed the patient had family or a support system awaiting them.
"This information indicates that more than 99 percent of the time staff followed the discharge policy and documentation was accurate and complete," the agency said in a statement late Monday. It added that 31,043 people were admitted to the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Observation Unit during the five-year period, and of those, 92 percent were from Nevada.
New policies were implemented this month to strengthen oversight of patient discharges. The state now requires two physicians instead of one to sign a discharge order for patients. A hospital administrator also must sign off on the decision.
Additionally, Nevada now requires chaperones to accompany all state psychiatric patients who are bused out of state.
Last week, the federal agency that oversees Medicaid and Medicare compliance cited the hospital for "serious deficiencies" and gave the state 10 days to demonstrate corrective action or risk losing federal funding.
Steps Nevada has taken will be included in the state's response.
"We're confident we will be able to respond with corrective action," Richard Whitley, administrator of the Nevada State Health Division, said Monday.
Rawson-Neal is largely funded by the state. In fiscal year 2012, it received $3.8 million from Medicare and $32.5 million from the state general fund.
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I was sick last weekend. In fact on Saturday for most of the day I was too sick to read. But on Sunday I got to do one of my favorite things–start and finish a book in one day. "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea" by Barbara Demick is included in the nonfiction portion of this year's Notable Books List from the American Library Association. Full of people's stories, it reads quickly.
"Nothing to Envy" chronicles the journey of several North Korean people who defected out of the country, all of them from the area around Chongjin, a northern industrial city. Demick uses them as examples of the many ways in which life is difficult in North Korea.
Their stories typically begin with a life that while difficult is predictable and seems safe. As the Communist world changed in the late 1980's, the aid that the North Korean government received from other governments also changed or stopped completely. Eventually, factories didn't function. People had no work. They had no way to receive food. There was no food. The descriptions of people's resourcefulness in finding something to eat on the one hand, and the agony of starving on the other, will stay with me from this book.
I've had many conversations with people about why we read "difficult" books. I'd describe this as "difficult" even though most of the stories are remarkably hopeful. I'd say that for those of us who have grown up in the United States in the midst of peace and (at least relative) prosperity, we need to be aware of how different life can be. I'll recommend this to readers who want to know about the world and to those who look for the stories behind what we see on the news. There's also an appeal to the stories of people who have suffered and prevailed, and that is the power behind "Nothing to Envy."
I also recently finished a title from the fiction portion of the list, "Nashville Chrome" by Rick Bass. This novel is based on the life of The Browns, a family musical group from the late 1950s and 1960s. Maxine, Jim Ed, and Bonnie Brown grew up in hardscrabble Arkansas, their father a lumber miller. That life was a hard one, with accidents in the mill amputating fingers, hands, and worse. Their father functioned with just one leg.
But the children had a remarkable gift for singing the kinds of tight harmonies that some country songs are known for. People could not believe how they could sing. Chet Atkins took up producing their records, and he made the most of their distinctive sound. Eventually, though their gift remained, their audience waned, and they broke up their singing group.
Bass tells this story in bits and pieces, moving through times and places. Bass often waxes into poetic prose about their sound, their surroundings, the sense of the people. But largely he works through Maxine, the oldest. He frames it with many scenes of an elderly Maxine, still grasping for success, still believing in a comeback.
I tend to prefer a nonfiction book that straightforwardly tells about people, over biographical fiction. I feel the same way about biopic movies–just give me a documentary, please. But in this case, Bass does a great job with the material. While he bases the novel clearly on these people's lives, he adds so much, goes so deeply into their hearts and minds, shapes their stories into one coherent piece, that he creates a whole new thing.
I'll recommend this to people who are interested in music, to those who are patient through ample description, and to those who can stand to see a good thing come to an end.


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JESSE J. HOLLAND Monday, 24 June 2013 11:48 AM EDT
A sharply-divided Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for Americans to sue businesses for discrimination and retaliation.
The court's conservatives, in two 5-4 decisions, ruled that a person must be able to hire and fire someone to be considered a supervisor in discrimination lawsuits, making it harder to blame a business for a coworker's racism or sexism. The court then decided to limit how juries can decide retaliation lawsuits, saying victims must prove employers would not have taken action against them but for their intention to retaliate.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who wrote both dissents for the court's liberal wing and in a rare move read one aloud in the courtroom, said the high court had "corralled Title VII," a law designed to stop discrimination in the nation's workplaces.
"Both decisions dilute the strength of Title VII in ways Congress could not have intended," she said.
In the first case, Maetta Vance, who was a catering specialist at Ball State University, accused a co-worker, Shaundra Davis, of racial harassment and retaliation in 2005. Vance sued the school under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying the university was liable since Davis was her supervisor. But a federal judge threw out her lawsuit, saying that since Davis could not fire Vance, she was only a co-worker, and since the university had taken corrective action, it was not liable for Davis' actions. The 7th Circuit upheld that decision, and Vance appealed to the Supreme Court.
But Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion, said for the university to be liable, Davis must have had the authority to "hire, fire, demote, promote, transfer, or discipline" Vance.
"We hold that an employee is a 'supervisor' for purposed of vicarious liability under Title VII if he or she is empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions against the victim," Alito said. "Because there is no evidence that BSU empowered Davis to take any tangible employment actions against Vance, the judgment of the Seventh Circuit is affirmed."
In the second case, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center wanted a discrimination lawsuit won by Dr. Naiel Nassar thrown out. Nassar left in 2006 after complaining of harassment, but Parkland Hospital withdrew its job offer after one of his former supervisors opposed it. Nassar sued, saying the medical center retaliated against him for his discrimination complaints by encouraging Parkland to take away his job offer. A jury awarded him more than $3 million in damages.
The medical center appealed, saying the judge told the jury it only had to find that retaliation was a motivating factor in the supervisor's actions, called mixed-motive. Instead, it said, the judge should have told the jury it had to find that discriminatory action wouldn't have happened "but-for" the supervisor's desire to retaliate for liability to attach.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the opinion, agreed with the lower court and the university, saying people "must establish that his or her protected activity was a but-for cause of the alleged adverse action by the employer." But he didn't rule completely for the medical center, sending the case back to the lower courts after saying a decision on the resolution of the case "is better suited by courts closer to the facts of this case."
Kennedy, Alito, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas voted together in those cases.
Ginsburg, and Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented together both times.
Ginsburg said she hopes Congress intervenes in both cases, just as it did in past Title VII cases. "Today, the ball again lies in Congress' court to correct this court's wayward interpretations of Title VII," she said.
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Daily Readings for Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Morning Psalms 42; 146
- First Reading Zephaniah 1:14-18
- Second Reading Revelation 14:14-15:8
- Gospel Reading Luke 13:1-9
- Evening Psalms 102; 133
Morning Psalm 42
1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
the face of God?
3 My tears have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me continually,
"Where is your God?"
4 These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I went with the throng,
and led them in procession to the house of God,
with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving,
a multitude keeping festival.
5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my help 6and my God.
My soul is cast down within me;
therefore I remember you
from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,
from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep
at the thunder of your cataracts;
all your waves and your billows
have gone over me.
8 By day the LORD commands his steadfast love,
and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God, my rock,
"Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I walk about mournfully
because the enemy oppresses me?"
10 As with a deadly wound in my body,
my adversaries taunt me,
while they say to me continually,
"Where is your God?"
11 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my help and my God.
Morning Psalm 146
1 Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.
4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
on that very day their plans perish.
5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD their God,
6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
7 who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets the prisoners free;
8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
9 The LORD watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10 The LORD will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the LORD!
First Reading Zephaniah 1:14-18
14The great day of the Lord is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter,
the warrior cries aloud there.
15That day will be a day of wrath,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of ruin and devastation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the lofty battlements.
17I will bring such distress upon people
that they shall walk like the blind;
because they have sinned against the Lord,
their blood shall be poured out like dust,
and their flesh like dung.
18Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the Lord's wrath;
in the fire of his passion
the whole earth shall be consumed;
for a full, a terrible end
he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Second Reading Revelation 14:14-15:8
14Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand! 15Another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to the one who sat on the cloud, "Use your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is fully ripe." 16So the one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18Then another angel came out from the altar, the angel who has authority over fire, and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, "Use your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for its grapes are ripe." 19So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the vintage of the earth, and he threw it into the great wine press of the wrath of God. 20And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press, as high as a horse's bridle, for a distance of about two hundred miles.
1Then I saw another portent in heaven, great and amazing: seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is ended.
2And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. 3And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and amazing are your deeds, Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, King of the nations! 4Lord, who will not fear and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your judgments have been revealed."
5After this I looked, and the temple of the tent of witness in heaven was opened, 6and out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, robed in pure bright linen, with golden sashes across their chests. 7Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever; 8and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were ended.
Gospel Reading Luke 13:1-9
1At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? 3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. 4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them - do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did."
6Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. 7So he said to the gardener, 'See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?' 8He replied, 'Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. 9If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
Evening Psalm 102
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD;
let my cry come to you.
2 Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Incline your ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call.
3 For my days pass away like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.
4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass;
I am too wasted to eat my bread.
5 Because of my loud groaning
my bones cling to my skin.
6 I am like an owl of the wilderness,
like a little owl of the waste places.
7 I lie awake;
I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.
8 All day long my enemies taunt me;
those who deride me use my name for a curse.
9 For I eat ashes like bread,
and mingle tears with my drink,
10 because of your indignation and anger;
for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like an evening shadow;
I wither away like grass.
12 But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever;
your name endures to all generations.
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to favor it;
the appointed time has come.
14 For your servants hold its stones dear,
and have pity on its dust.
15 The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16 For the LORD will build up Zion;
he will appear in his glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute,
and will not despise their prayer.
18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come,
so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD:
19 that he looked down from his holy height,
from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die;
21 so that the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion,
and his praise in Jerusalem,
22 when peoples gather together,
and kingdoms, to worship the LORD.
23 He has broken my strength in midcourse;
he has shortened my days.
24 "O my God," I say, "do not take me away
at the mid-point of my life,
you whose years endure
throughout all generations."
25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but you endure;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You change them like clothing, and they pass away;
27 but you are the same, and your years have no end.
28 The children of your servants shall live secure;
their offspring shall be established in your presence.
Evening Psalm 133
1 How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down upon the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down over the collar of his robes.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion.
For there the LORD ordained his blessing,
life forevermore.


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The Citizens' Council by Euan Hague, DePaul University
The Citizens' Council was the newspaper of the white supremacist Citizens' Council of Mississippi between October 1955 and September 1961. It was intended to spread a pro-segregationist message throughout the southern states with the hope that white people would be outraged that their children had to share classrooms with African-Americans and would organize to resist racial desegregation and restore white supremacist rule. The Citizens' Council newspaper comprised part of a multi-media propaganda strategy that included television and radio broadcasts. Circulating an average of 50,000 copies an issue by 1960, The Citizens' Council maintained that it was "Dedicated to the maintenance of peace, good order, and domestic tranquility in our Community and in our State and to the preservation of our States' Rights." Published in Jackson, Mississippi, under the editorship of William J. Simmons, the newspaper was available for a $2 (later $3) annual subscription. It was succeeded by a monthly magazine, The Citizen.
The Citizens' Council of Mississippi which published The Citizens' Council was one of many similar local anti-integration organizations that were founded in the immediate aftermath of the May 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that mandated racial integration of public schools. Often identified as white Citizens' Councils or the Citizens' Councils of America, the first recorded Council was established in July 1954 under the leadership of Robert B. "Tut" Patterson a WWII veteran, former college football star and at the time a plantation manager in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Comprising a membership drawn from local bankers, attorneys, and businessmen, Patterson's Indianola Citizens' Council set the template for similar groups across the southern states. Alongside Mississippi, Citizens' Councils were most prominent in Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina and Virginia and together comprised an attempt to overturn desegregation decrees through legal means in an effort to maintain racially segregated schools and communities. Many participants were seemingly respectable middle class individuals, members of state and local legislatures, judges, teachers, doctors, police officials and other white professionals. Citizens' Councils explicitly denounced Ku Klux Klan style violence, instead making their case for white supremacy by arguing for new statutes and forwarding mandates to reverse racial integration. Citizens' Councils would organize boycotts and protests, attend meetings to oppose school integration proceedings, pressure employers to fire African-Americans, refuse to serve blacks in stores and mount other similar campaigns.
Many Citizens' Councils members believed that educating white people would empower them to resist racial integration. Councils published lists of recommended readings for supporters and through The Citizens' Council and other publications, they aimed to present arguments and evidence to prove that racial integration was misguided and that segregation and white supremacy were both the natural state of affairs and the best way to operate a biracial society. The most notorious Citizens' Councils publication was Black Monday. Written by Mississippi circuit court judge Thomas Pickens Brady this coarsely racist diatribe, titled in reference to the day of the Brown v. Board decision, basically became a handbook for the movement. Despite repeated assertions distancing themselves from the KKK, the racial politics forwarded by Citizens' Councils led commentators to moniker them the "uptown" or "country club" Klan. After initially operating as clandestine organizations, within a few months of their initial appearance in 1954 Councils decided to operate openly. Becoming publicly known, readily accessible and led by members of the local middle classes in many southern towns, membership peaked at around 250,000 in 1957.
The Citizens' Council was a monthly four page newspaper. Reviewing the first issue which was published in October 1955 with a print run of 125,000 copies, Neil McMillen notes that it was composed almost entirely of pro-segregation essays reprinted from area newspapers. Subsequent issues contained original articles and cartoons commenting on topics such as South Africa's apartheid policies, civil rights activists and their campaigns, racial differences in intelligence, "race mixing," interracial marriage, and contemporary politics and politicians. Black people, both American and African were often depicted as sexual predators or caricatured as African savages, cannibals and witch doctors incapable of self-control or self-rule. Racial integration was understood to be impossible and unnatural, with racial groups being predisposed to violently maintaining their distinctiveness meaning that trouble would inevitably flare up if desegregation occurred. The message of The Citizens' Council was white supremacy. The newspaper's racism was coupled with contempt for what were understood to be hypocritical northern liberals forcing change onto the south while ignoring racial segregation and racially-motivated disturbances in cities like Chicago, and disdain for southern whites who were not vigorous enough in defending "racial integrity" and "the southern way of life."
The newspapers in The Citizens' Council archive reveal just how widespread the reach of the Citizens' Council was. Reports are regularly included from every state in the former Confederacy about how Councils are contesting desegregation and the November 1960 issue, for example, reproduces a photograph of Citizens' Council officials receiving 30 acres of land in Utah as a gift to initiate an endowment. On the same page as this photograph is a story by John R. Parker outlining how three thousand years of Ethiopian independence has produced little and that all major businesses there are run by whites, whereas South Africa's mere three hundred years of white rule has generated a thriving industrial economy. The message is evident – white rule is the only way to ensure a stable, modern society. One regular feature of The Citizens' Council is articles denouncing civil rights organizations. Stories and cartoons regularly attack the NAACP as fomenting anti-white hatred, insidiously controlling the Supreme Court, forcing "race mixing" and conspiring to assume leadership in a dictatorial police state. Other essays, such as that in the December 1955 issue, show the Citizens' Councils developing an ideological argument about the meanings of American republicanism and sovereignty.
Eventually, successful civil rights activism, such as the Montgomery bus boycott and subsequent legislation like the 1964 Civil Rights Act undermined the Citizens' Councils and exposed their failure to stem the tide of change and racial integration. Support for Councils began to diminish and by the 1970s they were largely moribund. In 1985, however, the mailing list of the Citizens' Councils was revived and became the basis for the invigoration of a new group dedicated to preserving the privileges of white America, the Council of Conservative Citizens. One of the initial leaders of this new group was the original founder of the white Citizen's Councils, Robert Patterson, who, like many others, joined the Council of Conservative Citizens having previously been active in Citizen's Councils some three decades previously.
The Citizens' Council archive is an important collection because these newspapers, despite their centrality to the "massive resistance" of the anti-integration struggle, were ephemeral and few copies survive. They show the month-to-month concerns of white supremacist residents of the United States and provide a wealth of detailed information about the participants in Citizens' Councils, their beliefs and activities. Not only is this archive impressive in its extent, containing every edition of The Citizens' Council, but it clearly demonstrates the articulation of a racist, white supremacist ideology that was hostile towards African-Americans, civil rights, liberal politics, global opinion and federal authority. Many of the positions articulated by contributors to The Citizens' Council were reiterated by opponents of civil rights in the 1960s and are still echoed in current discussions of affirmative action and immigration policy. Further, today's neo-Confederate groups, such as the League of the South, and outspoken populist conservative commentators make many of the same claims, often utilizing the same language and comparisons that once appeared in The Citizens' Council. Americans with an interest in civil rights and building a multicultural society will recognize echoes of The Citizens' Councils in TV soundbites, on talk radio and the internet. This is also a valuable archive for scholars of race, race relations and whiteness and for those interested in social movements and U.S. politics. Compared to the volume of work on the Ku Klux Klan, the Citizens' Councils are little explored with the best texts on the topic having been written around forty years ago (see further reading).
Racism is often perceived as being a behavior exhibited by the uneducated or working class. What The Citizens' Council newspapers make abundantly clear is that many racists are articulate, educated, upper class members of our populace. Such white supremacy is arguably as dangerous and threatening to American democracy as that which is violently pursued by others. In their efforts to enact legislation to ensure white supremacy and encode segregation through the mundane practices of electoral politics, petitions and publications, Citizens' Councils challenged the civil rights movement and worked to reverse Supreme Court rulings that guaranteed equal rights for all Americans.
This online resource is made possible by both Edward H. Sebesta, who in his researches found and purchased at some expense a bound copy of the entire run of this newspaper, and the Southern Poverty Law Center who digitized it, provided a book restorer to unbind the volume for scanning and rebound it again, and did legal research to verify that it was in the public domain.


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NewYork-Presbyterian is looking for participants who are passionate about health care and the patient-physician experience. Ask yourself -- how can my next interaction with my doctor, or my next visit to the hospital, be smoother, easier and more convenient?
A. The Hackathon is open only to:
(i) individuals who are at least 18 years of age as of March 15, 2014; and
(ii) teams of up to eight eligible individuals, where each team member meets the eligibility requirements (a "Team").
B. Each Team shall appoint one individual to represent and act on behalf of the team, including entering a Submission.
C. The following individuals are NOT eligible to participate in the Hackathon, either individually or as a member of a Team, regardless of whether or not they meet the criteria set forth above:
(i) any individual who at the time of the Hackathon is involved with the design, production, promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon or Competition, including members of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's myNYP.org, Patient Engagement, Graphite, Enterprise Master Patient Index, and Application and Web Development teams, and each member of any such individual's immediate family or household; and
(ii) any individual whose participation in the Hackathon would, in the determination of the Sponsor, create a conflict of interest.
D. For purposes of determining a member of an individual's immediate family:
(i) members of an individual's immediate family include such individual's spouse, children and step-children, parents and step-parents, and siblings and step-siblings; and
(ii) members of an individual's household include any other person that shares the same residence as such individual for at least three (3) months out of the year.
Contestants must create a working proof of concept or model of a software application that, leverages myNYP.org to provide better functionality to patients (the "Application").
A. Specific Requirements.
As part of the Application, each Contestant must submit items (i) through (v) below. Item (vi) is optional.
(i) the name of the Application.
(ii) a text description of the Application and its features.
(iii) at least one image (screenshot) of the working Application.
(iv) Contestant name(s).
(v) a list of data sets and/or APIs used in the Application.
(vi) a website URL where the Application can be accessed.
Items (i) through (vi) constitute the "Submission". For sake of clarity, all parts of a Submission must be entered at the same time on the Hackathon Website. All Submissions must be received by no later than 4:00pm on March 16, 2014.
B. Language Requirements.
All Submission materials must be in English.
C. Text Description and Image.
(i) The text description should describe the Application's features.
(ii) The image(s) must be photographs or screenshots of the Application.
(iii) The Application may utilize APIs and data from third parties, provided the Contestant has obtained written permission from such third parties to use such APIs or data in the manner utilized by the Application.
D. General Requirements
(i) Submissions must be newly created and developed during the Hackathon.
(ii) Submissions must not violate any law or regulation; depict hatred; be in bad taste; denigrate (or be derogatory towards) any person or group of persons or any race, ethnic group or culture; threaten a specific community in society, including any specific race, ethnic group or culture; incite violence or be likely to incite violence; contain vulgar or obscene language or excessive violence; contain pornography, obscenity or sexual activity; or disparage the Sponsor or anyone involved in organizing or supporting the Hackathon.
(iv) Contestants must not attempt to intentionally duplicate the Submission of another Contestant. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Submission that is an exact or substantially similar duplicate of another Submission.
(v) Submissions must not contain any software routine, code, or instruction, hardware component or combination of the foregoing which (a) permits unauthorized access to Sponsor's IT network or Sponsor's Confidential Information or (b) can disable, delete, modify, damage or erase software, hardware or data.
(vi) Submissions must not contain any malicious code that can disable, delete, modify, damage or erase software or data.
(vii) Each Contestant may submit more than one Submission. However, each Submission must be unique, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If a Contestant enters two or more Submissions that are substantially similar, the Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify Submissions or require the Contestant to choose one Submission to enter into the Hackathon.
(viii) Contestants must not state or otherwise imply endorsement of their Application by the Sponsor in any of the Submission components.
(ix) Submissions must: (a) be the original work product of the Contestant; and (b) not violate the intellectual property rights or other rights, including but not limited to, copyright, trademark, patent, contract, and/or privacy rights, of any other person or entity.
(x) Submissions may contain open source code as long as each such element of open source code is identified, and Contestant or team of Contestants (if applicable) has complied with applicable open source use terms and conditions.
D. Warranties.
By entering a Submission, Contestant represents, warrants and covenants that:
(i) the Submission (including, without limitation, the Application) is the original work product of the Contestant and complies with these Official Rules.
(ii) the Submission shall not contain any software routine, code, or instruction, hardware component or combination of the foregoing which: (1) permits unauthorized access to Sponsor's IT network or Sponsor's Confidential Information; (2) can disable, delete, modify, damage or erase software, hardware or data; or (3) can disable, delete, modify, damage or erase software or data.
(iii) that it has the right to convey the License, and that the Submission is free from any claim of infringement of any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent or other proprietary right of any third party and that Sponsor's receipt and use of the Submission as provided in these Official Rules does not and shall not infringe any copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary right of any third party or constitute the wrongful taking of any third party's proprietary or confidential data or trade secret.
$85,000 in prizes
1st Place
The individual or team with the highest overall score will receive a cash award of $50,000.
2nd Place
The individual or team with the second-highest overall score will receive a cash award of $25,000.
3rd Place
The individual or team with the third-highest overall score will receive a cash award of $10,000.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
- Sign up through Eventbrite. (The event sign up is at capacity. Please visit Eventbrite to get a Wait List ticket. If a spot opens up, we will contact you directly.)
- Create a ChallengePost account or log in with your existing ChallengePost account.
- On this page, click on the blue button "Register for this Hackathon" to receive the latest updates.
- Provide a description of your skill-sets and indicate whether you are seeking a team to join or list your intended team members.
- Use the Discussions tab to find collaborators and to propose questions and suggestions.
Aurelia Boyer
Chief Information Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Cyrus Massoumi
Founder & CEO, ZocDoc
Mario Schlosser
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Oscar
Scott Schwaitzberg
Civic Innovation, Google
Brad Weinberg, MD
Founding Partner, Blueprint Health
Judging Criteria
Ease of Use (20 Points)
How intuitive is the experience? Would the patients find the application easy to use and understand? -
Design (20 Points)
Does the design reflect the NYP aesthetic? Is it clear and simple? Can patients who may have difficult seeing be able to view the application? -
Benefit for Users (20 Points)
Would a patient use this application? What would patients gain from their experience using the application? -
Creativity and Innovation (20 Points)
Is this a new idea? Does technology like this already exist for NYP patients? How innovative is the concept? -
Overall Quality (20 Points)
Does it address any of the challenges or wishlist areas NYP had noted? Is the application practical and useful to the hospital and patients? Is this a tool that could be easily implemented? Should NYP consider using the application?
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-- Nation's Turning Blue As Temperatures Continue To Plunge.
-- Reports: Liz Cheney Drops Senate Bid Due To Family 'Health Issues.'
-- German Chancellor Merkel Fractures Hip In Skiing Accident.
And here are more early headlines:
Report: JP Morgan To Pay $2 Billion To Settle Madoff Case. ( The Wall Street Journal)
Senate Poised To Confirm Yellen As Fed Chair. ( Voice of America)
Iraqi Leader Calls For Al Qaida Militants To Be Ousted From Province. ( BBC)
Former Basketball Star Rodman Back In North Korea. ( Los Angeles Times)
India Apartment Building Collapse Kills More Than A Dozen. ( UPI)
Anti-Whaling Activists Chase Japanese Whalers. ( Radio New Zealand)
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By Patrick Martin from TheGlobeAndMail.com
Thursday's Globe and Mail
January 29, 2009 at 4:00 AM EST
JABALYA, GAZA STRIP — Most people remember the headlines: Massacre Of Innocents As UN School Is Shelled; Israeli Strike Kills Dozens At UN School.
They heralded the tragic news of Jan. 6, when mortar shells fired by advancing Israeli forces killed 43 civilians in the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The victims, it was reported, had taken refuge inside the Ibn Rushd Preparatory School for Boys, a facility run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
The news shocked the world and was compared to the 1996 Israeli attack on a UN compound in Qana, Lebanon, in which more than 100 people seeking refuge were killed. It was certain to hasten the end of Israel's attack on Gaza, and would undoubtedly lead the list of allegations of war crimes committed by Israel.
There was just one problem: The story, as etched in people's minds, was not quite accurate.
Physical evidence and interviews with several eyewitnesses, including a teacher who was in the schoolyard at the time of the shelling, make it clear: While a few people were injured from shrapnel landing inside the white-and-blue-walled UNRWA compound, no one in the compound was killed. The 43 people who died in the incident were all outside, on the street, where all three mortar shells landed.
Stories of one or more shells landing inside the schoolyard were inaccurate.
While the killing of 43 civilians on the street may itself be grounds for investigation, it falls short of the act of shooting into a schoolyard crowded with refuge-seekers.
The teacher who was in the compound at the time of the shelling says he heard three loud blasts, one after the other, then a lot of screaming. « I ran in the direction of the screaming [inside the compound], » he said. « I could see some of the people had been injured, cut. I picked up one girl who was bleeding by her eye, and ran out on the street to get help. »But when I got outside, it was crazy hell. There were bodies everywhere, people dead, injured, flesh everywhere. »
The teacher, who refused to give his name because he said UNRWA had told the staff not to talk to the news media, was adamant: « Inside [the compound] there were 12 injured, but there were no dead. »
« Three of my students were killed, » he said. « But they were all outside. »
Hazem Balousha, who runs an auto-body shop across the road from the UNRWA school, was down the street, just out of range of the shrapnel, when the three shells hit. He showed a reporter where they landed: one to the right of his shop, one to the left, and one right in front.
« There were only three, » he said. « They were all out here on the road. »
News of the tragedy travelled fast, with aid workers and medical staff quoted as saying the incident happened at the school, the UNRWA facility where people had sought refuge.
Soon it was presented that people in the school compound had been killed. Before long, there was worldwide outrage.
Sensing a public-relations nightmare, Israeli spokespeople quickly asserted that their forces had only returned fire from gunmen inside the school. (They even named two militants.) It was a statement from which they would later retreat, saying there were gunmen in the vicinity of the school.
No witnesses said they saw any gunmen. (If people had seen anyone firing a mortar from the middle of the street outside the school, they likely would not have continued to mill around.)
John Ging, UNRWA's operations director in Gaza, acknowledged in an interview this week that all three Israeli mortar shells landed outside the school and that « no one was killed in the school. »
« I told the Israelis that none of the shells landed in the school, » he said.
Why would he do that?
« Because they had told everyone they had returned fire from gunmen in the school. That wasn't true. »
Mr. Ging blames the Israelis for the confusion over where the victims were killed. « They even came out with a video that purported to show gunmen in the schoolyard. But we had seen it before, » he said, « in 2007. »
The Israelis are the ones, he said, who got everyone thinking the deaths occurred inside the school.
« Look at my statements, » he said. « I never said anyone was killed in the school. Our officials never made any such allegation. »
Speaking from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as the bodies were being brought in that night, an emotional Mr. Ging did say: « Those in the school were all families seeking refuge. … There's nowhere safe in Gaza. »
And in its daily bulletin, the World Health Organization reported: « On 6 January, 42 people were killed following an attack on a UNRWA school … »
The UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs got the location right, for a short while. Its daily bulletin cited « early reports » that « three artillery shells landed outside the UNRWA Jabalia Prep. C Girls School … » However, its more comprehensive weekly report, published three days later, stated that « Israeli shelling directly hit two UNRWA schools … » including the one at issue.
Such official wording helps explain the widespread news reports of the deaths in the school, but not why the UN agencies allowed the misconception to linger.
« I know no one was killed in the school, » Mr. Ging said. « But 41 innocent people were killed in the street outside the school. Many of those people had taken refuge in the school and wandered out onto the street.
« The state of Israel still has to answer for that. What did they know and what care did they take? »


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Craters on Earth
This is the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona. The diameter is 1.2 kilometers, and it is 49,000 years old. (Courtesy of D. Roddy and LPI)
This is Wolfe Creek Crater in Australia. It is partly buried under wind blown sand. Its crater rim rises 25 meters (82 feet) above the land and the crater floor is 50 meters (164 feet) below the rim. (Courtesy of V. L. Sharpton, LPI)
These twin impact craters are Clearwater East and West craters located in Quebec, Canada. They were formed at the same time by two separate but probably
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This is Roter Kamm Crater located in South West Africa in the Namibia Desert. Scientists believe that a meteorite hit this area about 5 million years ago. The crater floor is covered by sand dunes. (Courtesy of W. U. Reimold and LPI)
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