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This past Sunday metaphorically pictured the present situation of our nation: Even with a terrible storm on the horizon (on the East Coast) many people were being (spiritually) lulled to sleep while fascinated with football games and entertainment through media.
This is eerily similar to more than 1,500 years ago, when the Roman emperor distracted the masses with gladiatorial games, traveling circuses, and distributed free bread against the backdrop of the looming Barbarian hordes about to invade, plunder and ravage their cities.
It is truly time for the whole church to wake up—to fast, pray and engage the culture as salt and light before night comes and no man can work!
These are some of the words I have been saying with more and more frequency the past several years to leaders I know in the body of Christ. Lately I have been feeling sympathetic to the way Jeremiah the prophet must have felt as he kept warning of the impending doom coming to his nation if it did not repent.
The following are seven of the storms I see coming:
1. The storm of divine judgment for not repealing legalized abortion
It has been said that "If God doesn't judge America He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah."
Numbers 35:33 says something chilling related to judging a nation for the sin of bloodletting: "You shall not pollute the land wherein you are; for blood it defiles the land; and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. Defile not therefore the land, which you shall inhabit."
Basically this passage is referring to the fact that when innocent blood is shed, the land wherein it is shed is unclean and defiled until the blood of the aggressor is shed for retribution. Applying this passage in the case of our nation: there is not one particular individual held responsible because abortion has been legal since the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Thus it is a corporate, systemic sin!
If the math in this passage is to be taken literally, this means that if America does not repent of this hideous sin then for every single baby legally aborted God will require the blood of the same number of people, which is between 30-50 million Americans! (Those involved with illegal abortion before and after the 1973 ruling would be held responsible as individuals by God.)
Judgment in scripture for a nation seemed to come based on one generation. Read Luke 21:20-22 and Matthew 24:34 when Jesus predicted judgment on Israel for rejecting Him, which would be fulfilled within His generation. This was at least partially fulfilled in AD 70 when the Roman armies came and ransacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Holy Temple, about 37 years after His crucifixion. Also, the judgment on the nation of Israel for unbelief was to wander in the wilderness for one generation until all those over the age of 20 would die, which was about 38 to 40 (Num. 14:29-35).
I hate to think of what could start happening to the United States after the 40th anniversary of legalized abortion (in 2013) if we continue to perpetuate this systemic sin by pro-choice elected officials and elite liberals pushing this hideous act in the name of a woman's right over her body (in spite of our new technology that proves the so-called fetus is a human life!).
I shudder to think of the extent of this judgment on the population if the prayers, actions and intervention of the body of Christ don't go far enough to delay the fullness of the wrath of God for bloodletting! Perhaps the increase of natural disasters over the past 10 to 15 years like statewide droughts, wildfires, massive flooding, devastating tornadoes and hurricanes, in addition to terrorist attacks at home and abroad are merely a portent of more devastation to come if we don't repent of the sin of abortion as a nation.
If Obama gets re-elected we can expect a perpetuation of this culture of death on our nation, especially since he will probably be able to pick the next two Supreme Court justices who would more than likely share his same liberal views. If Romney gets elected, he would need the guts to go against Democratic pressure to pick a so-called "moderate" and instead pick constitutionalist justices who will protect the values of life, liberty, justice, and the sanctity of life for all.
2. The storm of judgment for electing a president who favors same-sex marriage
If the American people actually re-elect the most radical pro-choice president in our history, along with the fact that he is the first standing president to support same-sex marriage, then it would be the ultimate act of snubbing our noses against God and His moral law! It would show the enormous extent in which we as a nation have hardened our hearts against our Creator and, as a result, are setting ourselves up to get the divine judgment we deserve to satisfy the justice of God!
Furthermore, our current president not only supports same-sex marriage but he has also forbidden the U.S. Justice Department from defending the Defense of Marriage Act, which gives federal protection to states that don't want to legalize or recognize same-sex marriage.
If Romney gets elected, one of the first things he should do is order the Justice Department to legally enforce DOMA, or else we will continue down this slippery slope of redefining marriage and family.
3. The storm of the global economic crisis
Several weeks ago I asked a person involved in several high-level financial summits with some of the leading European economists why it is that Western European leaders want Obama to be reelected. I said, "Don't they know that his economic policies will sink the American economy?" His answer startled me. He said something like, "Yes, they know Obama will sink the U.S. economy but this is precisely what they want. They believe the euro will eventually collapse and they believe their only hope is for the American dollar to also collapse, so there will be a need for a United States/Euro currency which they believe is their best hope for economic survival into the future"! If Obama gets re-elected, they believe things will unravel within the next few years because of his high-tax, debt financing philosophy!
During Obama's first term in office our national public debt has increased from $10 trillion to $16 trillion. This is a greater increase in the debt by one president in one term than nearly every U.S. president from George Washington to George W. Bush. Furthermore, if re-elected it is estimated the public debt will go to $22 trillion! Plus, he has no answers or practical policies to deal with the looming crises related to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and how to pay for his massive health plan better known as Obamacare except by repeating his impractical idea of taxing the rich.
If Romney gets elected he is going to have to do more than repeal Obamacare. He will have to work with Paul Ryan to come up with a long-term solution to the huge spending crisis related to funding an ever expanding Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other tax-funded federal benefits. Also, it will take much wisdom to enact fiscal policy that enables him to both cut taxes to spur economic growth and increase military spending at the same time—something that may take much patience because it may take a few years for the economy to initially pick up after he changes our economic course.


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This guest post is by Leslie Anglesey of EssayTigers.
Does it make sense for blog owners to include video in their posts? It sure does!
Your posts should include all types of interesting content to engage and entertain readers, and this can definitely include videos.
But rather than trying to do all of the work yourself, get smart about your time and consider outsourcing your video content by partnering with a reliable provider.
Research for reliability
How can you find a reliable service? You do your homework.
- First of all, consider how much content you will need each month, as this will help you determine the costs you can expect to pay for each service.
- You will also want to ask about content storage volumes and delivery.
- Support is an important issue. Find out whether you would contact the provider by email or phone, and how long you would have to wait to get a response if you need to rely on email as the preferred contact method.
- Price is another important consideration for any business owner, and you need to make sure that you are getting good value for the money you're spending. Consider the following services if you are interested in outsourcing your video content in addition to writing posts.
In finding companies to consider, ask other bloggers for recommendations. Word of mouth can be a great way to find the service that you need.
The companies you are considering should have samples of their work posted online that you can review. When you are checking them out, make a point of looking at the quality of the sound and lighting. These two factors will tell you whether you will be getting a good quality product.
A few options
Here are a few outsourced video services that I've come across, and which you might like to consider.
The Viddler video platform allows users to upload videos one at a time or in batches. You can record your video from your webcam directly into your Viddler account.
It's an easy and convenient method for getting your message out to your readers. This company has been in business for six years and has processed over 22 million minutes of video since its inception.
It offers iTunes syndication and RSS feed, as well as embeddable widgets, so you can imbed your videos into your posts.
Pricing starts at $42.00 per month with an annual subscription. You also have the option of paying $50.00 on a month-by-month basis for this service. At this level, you would be provided with email support. Customers who choose a higher level of service would be entitled to email and phone support.
ReelContent is a UK-based company that offers video production services on location or in its studio. The company also offers editing services to its clients.
If are looking for highly polished video content to complement the blog posts you are writing, you may want to consider this type of option. The company has experience shooting content for news items, reviews, interviews, guides, and product demonstrations.
BlissMediaWorks targets the small and medium-sized business market. The company offers flexible video services that can be adapted to suit your needs.
Services include adding real footage, graphics, and animated text into a video. They can even include music and sound effects if you wish. The company will even post a video direct to YouTube as a special service to drive traffic to your blog.
Audio Concepts
Audio Concepts offers web videos as one of its services. If you are looking for a way to establish yourself as an expert in your niche, adding a series of videos to your blog is an effective way to enhance your online reputation.
Invite visitors to visit your blog to view the next installment to get more information about the topic you are discussing. This is an excellent way to tell a story and really connect with your visitors.
If you know what you want in a video service, and are prepared to review multiple quotes for your video project, you can post it on SmartShoot.
This online marketplace will connect you with filmmakers and photographers who will put up bids for your job. You then choose who you want to work with.
What are you waiting for?
Adding video to blog posts is an excellent way to give your writing a boost. You can connect with your readers in a new way, and give the search engines something different to index from your blog.
This type of content is, of course, very popular with readers and may result in more shares on social networking sites. If your goal is to have more people liking your posts on Facebook, stumbling them on StumbleUpon, or tweeting them on Twitter, you will want to include video content on your blog more often.
It's a good idea to get in front of your audience to let them see and hear from you, too. People want to know what you look and sound like so they can get to know you.
If your goal is to be seen as an expert to promote your business and get higher conversion rates for a product or a service, you need to be seen as someone your readers know and trust. The video messages are a good way for you to accomplish this goal.
Finally, remember: your videos don't need to be lengthy. Anything from 30 seconds to three minutes will give viewers a chance to get to know you. And focus on one main theme per video.
Over time, you will feel more comfortable making videos. Just pretend you are talking to a friend, which is exactly what you are doing. You're just speaking to your readers instead of writing your message.
Leslie Anglesey is an educational specialist and editor at EssayTigers – service that provides professional paper writing tips for the students.


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Apogee has announced Duet 2, a new version of its Mac audio interface. As you'll see in the photo gallery to the right, it's quite the looker, and looks to be a significant step up from its predecessor.
For a start, the mic preamps and converters have been completely redesigned (there are two input channels), while there are now four analogue outputs so that you can have separate mixes for headphones and the main speaker outs. The outputs are balanced, and the Duet 2 operates at up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution.
On the top of the Duet 2 you'll notice the full colour OLED display, which delivers visual feedback for multiple functions. With different screens, you can check the status of any input or output without referring to the new Maestro 2 control software or your DAW. Below this are two configurable touch pads that give you access to several of Duet 2's output functions.
It's also worth noting that Duet 2 ditches the original Duet's FireWire connection in favour of USB 2.0, while the breakout cable has been redesigned, too. A new breakout box can be purchased separately.
The full feature list is below, while you can find more details at Apogee's website. Duet 2 costs $595 and will be available in April.
Apogee Duet 2 specs
- · USB 2.0 Mac audio interface
- · 2 analog inputs; Combination Line/Mic/Instrument
- · 4 analog outputs:
- Balanced line outputs, +20 dBu maximum output level
- 1 Independent 1/4" stereo headphone output
- · 2 Microphone preamps with up to 75dB of gain
- · A/D and D/A conversion at 24-bit/192kHz
- · Top panel high resolution OLED display
- · Multi-function controller knob
- · Two assignable top panel touch pads:
- Mute speakers, headphones or all outputs
- Assign headphones to outputs 1-2, 3-4 or low latency mixer
- Dim speakers, headphones or all outputs
- Sum to mono speakers, headphones or all outputs
- · Selectable 48v phantom power, Soft Limit and phase invert


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The 2012 unofficial awards season continues with the top submissions of the year...
For the most part, trying to determine the unofficial list of the best submissions of 2012 comes down to individual preferences. Do you like technical wizardry, pulling off a move with a high degree of difficulty, tapping out a highly-regarded foe, or just finishing a fight in dramatic fashion? Well, hopefully we covered all bases here.
10 – Rousimar Palhares-Mike Massenzio – UFC 142
All you really need to know about Rousimar Palhares' submission game is the look of panic on the face of his opponents when he gets his hands on a leg. Like the old Green Bay Packers' sweep, you know it's coming, but it's executed so well that you can't stop it. And despite his recent losses to Alan Belcher and Hector Lombard, a look back to his January win at UFC 142 over Mike Massenzio shows that when Palhares catches you, you're not going anywhere. Add in the fact that Massenzio is a jiu-jitsu black belt, and it makes his submission win via heel hook even more impressive.
9 – Demian Maia-Rick Story – UFC 153
Demian Maia's return to fight in Brazil for the first time in six years also marked a return to form submission wise, as he nabbed his first tap out victory since 2009 when he finished Rick Story with a neck crank that was not just solid technically, but power wise as well. It was a stark reminder that when a top ground fighter like Maia gets his mitts on you, it can lead to several painful moments before the eventual tap takes place.
8 – Martin Kampmann-Thiago Alves – UFC on FX 2
One of the welterweight division's longtime stalwarts, Martin Kampmann hasn't had the best of luck when it came to the judges' scorecards. In March, "The Hitman" was on his way to another disappointing decision defeat against Thiago Alves when he took matters into his own hands, pouring it on and finally catching the Brazilian bomber in a fight ending guillotine choke that finished the bout with just 48 seconds left in the bout. Now that's taking it out of the judges' hands.
7 – Ivan Menjivar-John Albert – UFC on FUEL TV 1
Filled with more back and forth action in 3:45 than most three rounders, Canadian veteran Ivan Menjivar got the last word in his battle with up and comer John Albert when he finished off the fight with a rear naked choke that proved that when you're dealing with a guy who has been around long enough to have been the first pro opponent of Georges St-Pierre, you're never safe in the Octagon.
6 – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira-Dave Herman – UFC 153
On a night when Demian Maia, Sergio Moraes, and Phil Davis secured tap out wins, it was the still dangerous "Minotauro" Nogueira who took home Submission of the Night honors as he finished off Dave Herman via armbar in the second round. That would be satisfying enough, but when you consider that pre-fight talk from Herman declared that jiu-jitsu doesn't work, it was even sweeter for the Brazilian to show Herman and the world that yeah, it does work, especially in the hands of a master like Nogueira.
5 – TJ Waldburger-Nick Catone – TUF 16 Finale
One of the most underrated up and comers in the sport, soft-spoken Texan TJ Waldburger doesn't make a lot of noise, but his ground attack speaks loud and clear on fight night. Facing off against powerhouse wrestler Nick Catone at the TUF 16 finale in December, Waldburger was on top of his game as he picked up his second Submission of the Night award, putting Catone to sleep with a triangle choke early in the second round.
4 – Nate Diaz-Jim Miller – UFC on FOX 3
Nate and Nick Diaz have received plenty of attention for their standup games, but at heart, both are devoted jiu-jitsu players. Awarded his black belt from Cesar Gracie in April, Nate spoke of the role of the gentle art in his fight game before his May fight with Jim Miller: "Jiu-Jitsu's a big part of my game, and it's a big part of everybody's game because if you don't know it, you're gonna sink in this," said Diaz. "You've got to cover every angle as much as you can, so it's definitely a big part. I do jiu-jitsu every day and as soon as the fight gets a little closer, I don't put on my gi as much, but as soon as the fight's over, I'm usually right back in my gi. I gotta learn the best I can and be the best martial artist I can be." In the main event of UFC on FOX 3, Diaz proved his worth on the mat by tapping out fellow black belt Miller with a guillotine choke in the second round. Jiu-Jitsu a big part of his game? Oh yeah.
3 – Charles Oliveira-Eric Wisely – UFC on FOX 2
When I spoke to Eric Wisely after his January 2012 loss to Charles Oliveira, he said of the aftermath of the calf slicer submission that finished the bout, "Now that I think about it, I don't even remember it hurting." It sure looked like it hurt during the fight though, to the point where you cringed and begged for Wisely to tap out. He eventually did, and in the process, Oliveira pulled off the first calf slicer submission win in UFC history at UFC on FOX in Chicago. Last year it was Chan Sung Jung's Twister, and now it's Oliveira's calf slicer, showing that the sport still holds some surprises.
2 – Matt Wiman-Paul Sass – UFC on FUEL TV 5
A fighter willing and able to compete anywhere a bout may take him, Matt Wiman has pulled off submissions, knockouts, and Fight of the Night decision wins in the Octagon over the years, but perhaps no win was as satisfying as the one he scored in Nottingham, England in September, as he not only pinned the first loss on rising star Paul Sass' record, but he did it by submitting the submission specialist, finishing the bout via armbar at 3:48 of the first round.
1 – Chan Sung Jung-Dustin Poirier – UFC on FUEL TV 3
In 2011, we were celebrating Chan Sung Jung for his Twister submission win against Leonard Garcia. This year, "The Korean Zombie" didn't finish off an opponent in historic fashion, but the excitement level was just as high, if not higher, as he and Dustin Poirier waged war for over three rounds in their May bout. But just when it looked like Poirier had turned the tables on the fast-starting Jung, the South Korean roared back, and caught the Louisiana native in a fight ending D'arce choke 1:07 into the fourth round. It was a spectacular ending to a spectacular fight.
Honorable Mention - Struve-Johnson, V.Magalhaes-Pokrajac, G.Nelson-Johnson, Sass-Volkmann, Poirier-Brookins, Jorgensen-Albert, Lauzon-Varner, Menjivar-Gashimov,
Caraway-Gagnon, Maguire-Johnson
2011 - Mir-Nogueira II
2010 - Silva-Sonnen I
2009 - Etim-Buchholz
2008 - Hazelett-Burkman
2007 - Griffin-Rua
2006 - Neer-Guillard
2005 - Hughes-Trigg II
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DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler Group lost $690 million in the first quarter due to charges related to its merger with Italian automaker Fiat SpA.
Fiat paid $3.65 billion to acquire Chrysler's remaining shares in January. As part of the deal, Chrysler agreed to pay $700 million to upgrade its factories.
Chrysler took a $672 million charge in the first quarter to meet those commitments. It also booked a $540 million non-cash loss to extinguish debt.
Without those one-time items, Chrysler would have earned $486 million, more than double the $166 million it earned in the January-March period a year ago.
Revenue rose 23 percent to $19 billion.
Worldwide vehicle sales jumped 10 percent to 621,000, as Chrysler saw strong sales of the new Jeep Cherokee SUV and Ram pickup.


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Good news on jobs fails to lift stocks
| New York
The stock market offered a reminder Friday that even if the U.S. job market is improving, there's plenty to worry about elsewhere in the world.
The unemployment rate fell in December to 8.5 percent, the lowest level in nearly three years. Yet stock indexes teetered between small gains and losses all day as traders fretted about Europe's ongoing financial drama.
Italy's borrowing costs spiked to dangerously high levels and the euro fell to a 16-month low against the dollar. U.S. bank stocks fell on concerns that the debt crisis will spread through the financial industry.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended down nearly 56 points and the S&P had a tiny loss, its first of the year. Both gained more than 1 percent over the first week of 2012.
Most European markets closed lower after new data showed economic sentiment and retail sales falling across the region. Unemployment is stuck at 10.3 percent in the 17 nations that use the euro.
Europe's debt woes and China's slowing economy are overshadowing signs of strength in the U.S. economy, said Doug Cote, chief market strategist at ING Investment Management.
"The global risks continue to exert their weight," Cote said. Ultimately, improving U.S. stronger consumer demand, manufacturing activity and corporate profits will drive U.S. stocks higher, Cote said.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 55.78 points, or 0.5 percent, to 12,359.92. Alcoa Inc. was the Dow's biggest loser, slipping 2.1 percent. A Citi analyst forecast that the aluminum maker lost money in the fourth quarter of 2011 for the first time since the recession. Alcoa, which reports earnings Monday, said late Thursday it would close an aluminum smelter in Tennessee and other operations to cut costs.
The latest sign that the labor market is strengthening failed to spur buying by investors. The unemployment rate fell last month to 8.5 percent, while U.S. employers added a net 200,000 jobs, the Labor Department said.
The economy has generated 100,000 or more jobs each month for the past six, the longest such streak since April 2006. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week fell, pushing the four-week average of new claims down to its lowest level since June 2008.
In other trading, the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3.25 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,277.81. The Nasdaq composite index rose 4.36, or 0.2 percent, to 2,674.22.
It was the second day in a row of indecisive trading on the stock market. The Dow and the S&P closed nearly unchanged Thursday. The indexes still had strong gains in this first, shortened trading week of the year. The Dow is up 1.2 percent this week, the S&P 1.6 percent. Trading was closed Monday, when the New Year's Day holiday was observed.
The euro fell as low as $1.2696 Friday, its lowest point since Sept. 10, 2010. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.97 percent from 2 percent late Thursday as investors put money into low-risk investments. Bond yields fall when demand for them increases.
Italy is now paying 7.09 percent to borrow for 10 years, reflecting investors' fears that the nation might default. Ireland and Portugal were forced to take bailouts when their ten-year borrowing rates rose above 7 percent.
Unlike those nations, Italy is too big for the rest of Europe to bail out. Leaders of France and Italy met in Paris on Friday to discuss the spiraling debt crisis that threatens to engulf both nations and push much of the region into recession.
In corporate news:
— Family Dollar Stores Inc. plunged 7.5 percent, the most in the S&P 500, after reporting revenue that was less than Wall Street expected.
— Dendreon Corp. jumped 16.3 percent after the drug developer said sales of its prostate-cancer therapy Provenge kept growing in the fourth quarter. Sales of the drug jumped 25 percent over the previous quarter.
— Global Payments Inc. fell 3.4 percent after the processor of credit, debit and gift card payments reported earnings that fell short of analysts' expectations. Janney Capital Markets analyst Thomas McCrohan said prospects for a sustained increased in profit margins "remain fleeting."


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When you paint story, you often encounter historical truths. In two cases I've had the benefit of an actual witness share a detail where I felt I needed to incorporate it, always with some trepidation. I had shared a painting on these pages called Body and Soul of the old Brochin's store and its founder Solomon Brochin. Brochins began in 1906 as a Jewish grocery/deli/community center, an early institution in the Jewish community. Brochin's 98 year old daughter came to my studio during a recent open studio event and I was pleased to hear she felt it looked like him. I had drawn his image
largely from a faded and grainy photo from 1924 crossed with the image of him as an older man in his obituary photo. I had little certainty as to whether I had captured him. She added one salient fact. Her father always wore a yarmulke in the store. Now I had read this in the archives as well and left the suggestion of darkness at the top of his head, perhaps to be perceived as a yarmulke, perhaps shadow. But the new detail I learned was that it was a square yarmulke that one often sees on Jewish men from Russia. When she told me that I excitedly grabbed a small collage I had done of my great grandfather from the Ukraine. In it he wears the same kind of hat. "Yes, that is it" she confirmed. Now she may be the only person who actually still holds that visual memory, but for some reason I felt compelled to render him accurately.
The second detail I needed to correct is in the painting They Walked Together. This is the painting I have done for the Artists' Lab which draws on the story of Abraham's proposed sacrifice of Isaac with a more contemporary twist. It tells my friend Dora's story of a death march from Auschwitz which shares many components of the original story. I had decided the painting called for a poem to link the two stories when I displayed it. Dora and I sat together on her sofa as I quizzed her. What was the time of day? How long had you walked? Where did you sleep? What was the weather? All details I wanted to be able to incorporate into a poem that tells the story.
Dora had actually been on two death marches, one to Auschwitz in August 1944 and one from it in January 1945. This story occurred during the later when it was winter and snow was on the ground, not the time I had envisioned nor painted. Now Dora can't critique the painting as I develop it as she is legally blind. When I described the colors to her she felt it important that I show the snow. What to do? The ground has a greenish cast layered with the deep blue shadows of dusk and the richness of the color and its contrast with the iron oxide pleased me. I ended up doing a wash of blue over the green areas and used medium to suggest the snow. Now I need to live with the change for awhile.


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Building Your Own Backstop
Sometimes it's hard to find a safe and secure place to shoot. But you can make your own safe backstop without spending much money. Follow these steps and you'll see that building your own backstop is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
Step 1: Location
You will need to scout the area carefully. Make sure you choose a secure location away from roads, outbuildings, or homes of any kind. Be absolutely certain no people or animals are or could possibly be downrange. For any smallbore or muzzleloading activity, make sure you contain a downrange distance of at least 1 mile behind the backstop free of the areas mentioned above.
Step 2: Materials
The following materials will construct a backstop approximately 4 feet wide and 5 feet tall. You can adjust the size of the backstop according to the materials you use. You will need six to eight railroad crossties. Make sure the crossties are sturdy and in relatively sound condition. You will also need four cinderblocks and two 8-foot fence T-posts.
Step 3: Construction
Begin by finding a relatively level section in the area you located in step 1. Place the cinderblocks end to end with the hole-sides down. Remove the back cinderblocks and use a shovel to remove about 1 inch of dirt, then replace the cinderblocks. This will give the needed offset once you start stacking the crossties.
The following photos show exactly how to construct your backstop.
When you're done, you'll be ready to begin shooting! We recommend you use this backstop only for smallbore and muzzleloader shooting. Lighter projectiles such as pellets and BBs may bounce off the hard surface.
As always, stay safe and have fun!
Space the left and right cinderblocks according to the width of the backstop you are constructing.
Next, drive the T-posts into the back left and right cinderblocks. These T-posts provide support for the crossties as they are stacked.
The T-posts should be level with the back of the top layer of crossties once the structure has been constructed. This is to prevent any ricochet from a projectile striking the metal of the T-post.
Cut the crossties in half and stack them two deep with the long side facing out. As you are stacking the crossties, make sure the seams of the back layer are offset from the front layer. This will prevent a projectile from passing through the backstop.
Once completed, the backstop should not be leaning or unstable.
Information Sheet 1920 (POD-10-20)
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80 S.Ct. 453
4 L.Ed.2d 393
John W. ARNOLD, Petitioner,
No. 60.
Argued Jan. 11, 1960.
Decided Feb. 23, 1960.
Rehearing Denied April 4, 1960.
See 362 U.S. 945, 80 S.Ct. 803.
Miss Bessie Margolin, Washington, D.C., for the United States, as amicus curiae.
Mr. Arthur J. Riggs, Dallas, Tex., for the petitioner.
Mr. G. H. Kelsoe, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for the respondent.
Mr. Chief Justice WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case concerns the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 exempting from wages-and-hours coverage certain retail sales and service establishments.1 The suit was brought by petitioner individually under § 16(b) of the Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b) for payment of overtime wages claimed under § 7, 29 U.S.C.A. § 207. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a District Court judgment for petitioner2 and we granted certiorari, 359 U.S. 983, 79 S.Ct. 943, 3 L.Ed.2d 932. The proceedings in this Court are in forma pauperis. Both sides submitted on their briefs, and oral argument was heard only from the representative of the Secretary of Labor appearing as amicus curiae.
Respondent conducts an interior decorating and custom furniture business in Dallas, Texas. On the same premises he fabricates aircraft parts from phenolic, a cloth-impregnated phenol resin. This plastic is widely used in aircraft and automotive parts and can be machined on the woodworking equipment respondent has available in his furniture shop. Petitioner was employed by respondent from October 17, 1954, through September 2, 1955, primarily in the fabrication of phenolic parts.
At the trial, a representative of Chance Vought Aircraft, Inc., testified that his company purchased over $34,000 worth of phenolic parts from respondent in 1955, and that these parts were used in aircraft and missiles sold to the United States Navy. A representative of Temco Aircraft Company testified that it purchased about $2,000 worth of phenolic parts annually from Kanowsky for use in manufacturing aircraft subassemblies for the Air Force or for prime contractors, many of whom were located outside the State. Respondent also shipped a small amount of sheet phenolic directly outside the State.
During the year beginning October 1, 1954, respondent's sales totaled $99,117.52, and its sales of phenolic and phenolic parts were $39,751.71, or almost exactly 40% of its total sales. Its secretary-treasurer admitted that phenolic aircraft parts alone accounted for at least 25% of the company's total sales. Respondent introduced no evidence concerning the amount or nature of sales of phenolic in forms other than aircraft parts. Notwithstanding the admitted percentage of its total sales attributable to phenolic parts, respondent claimed exemption from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act because of the retail character of its business.
The District Court found that petitioner was engaged in the production of goods for commerce within the meaning of the Act, and upon respondent's admission that petitioner had been paid for overtime hours only at straight time rates, entered judgment for petitioner for unpaid overtime compensation plus an attorney's fee. The Court of Appeals reversed on the ground that respondent was exempt from the Act's overtime requirements under § 13(a)(2) as a 'retail or service establishment.'
We believe that the Court of Appeals was in error and must be reversed. The wording of the statute, the clear legislative history, and the decisions of this Court require this conclusion.
Petitioner admittedly is engaged in the manufacture of phenolic parts for commerce. That this activity may be considered a 'sideline' from respondent's viewpoint does not remove petitioner from coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act unless the respondent's activities fall within the specific exemptions enumerated in § 13 of the Act. As originally passed in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act exempted from coverage 'any employee engaged in any retail or service establishment the greater part of whose selling or servicing is in intrastate commerce.'3 In 1949 Congress substituted a three-part definition for this provision. Any employee employed by a retail or service establishment is to be exempt if more than 50% of the establishment's annual dollar volume of sales is made within the State, if 75% of its annual sales volume is not for resale, and if 75% of its annual sales volume is recognized within the industry as retail sales.
This Court had occasion at the last Term to point out that the 1949 revision does not represent a general broadening of the exemptions contained in § 13.4 Rather, Congress 'was acting in implementation of a specific and particularized purpose' to replace the unsatisfactory 'business use' test, which had developed around the 1938 provision, with a formula that would be at once flexible and at the same time provide clear statutory guidance to the Administrator.5
We have held that these exemptions are to be narrowly construed against the employers seeking to assert them and their application limited to those establishments plainly and unmistakably within their terms and spirit.6 The three conditions of § 13(a)(2) are explicit prerequisites to exemption, not merely suggested guidelines for judicial determination of the employer's status.7
While § 13(a)(2) contains the requirements every retail establishment must satisfy to qualify for exemption, a retailer-manufacturer must satisfy the additional requirements of § 13(a)(4) since it 'makes or processes' the goods it sells.8
Turning to the facts of this case, it is clear that respondent, through its fabrication of phenolic parts, is 'making or processing the goods that it sells.' To gain exemption it therefore must comply with the criteria of § 13(a)(2) as they are incorporated by reference in § 13(a)(4), as well as the additional requirements of § 13(a)(4) itself. It is clear that respondent does not meet at least two of the three standards of § 13(a)(2) as included in § 13(a)(4).
First, sales of phenolic parts account for more than 25% of the respondent's annual sales volume. The court below assumed that respondent's sales were recognized in the community as retail sales without any evidence to support the fact. This conclusion was not justified, since it is clear that Congress intended that 'any employer who asserts that his establishment is exempt must assume the burden of proving that at least 75 percent of his sales are recognized in his industry as retail.'9
Second, the Court of Appeals assumed that the sales of phenolic and phenolic parts were not for resale, but in doing so, it was in error. The sales of parts to one company alone for incorporation in airplanes and missiles that were to be sold to the United States Navy exceeded 25% of the total. These sales indisputably were made with the expectation that the parts would be incorporated in aircraft and that the aircraft would be sold. Such transactions are clearly within the concept of resale.10
Since respondent has not sustained its burden of proving that 75% of its annual sales volume is not for resale and is recognized as being retail in the particular industry, we need not reach the question whether the additional standards of § 13(a)(4) itself are met.11
We hold that respondent has not satisfied the requirements of § 13 and is not entitled to exemption thereunder. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed; the judgment of the District Court is reinstated; and the cause is remanded to that court for consideration of the prayer of petitioner for further counsel fees in accordance with the provision of the Act.
It is so ordered.
Judgment of Court of Appeals reversed; judgment of District Court reinstated and cause remanded with directions.
Mr. Justice WHITTAKER (dissenting).
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act exempts from the wage-and-hour provisions of that Act employees of 'any retail or service establishment,' as there defined. See note 1 of the Court's opinion. Therefore, the entity to be considered is the 'establishment.' A single employer may conduct two (or more) 'establishments,' side by side or even under the same roof, one of which could be a 'retail or service establishment,' as defined in and exempted by § 13(a), and the other not. Here, respondent appears to have been separately engaged in three activities: (1) the manufacture and sale of phenolic, in which enterprise several persons—the number is not stated in the record—were employed, (2) an interior decorating business, commonly employing five persons, and (3) the custom manufacture and sale of furniture, employing a small, but varying, number of employees. During petitioner's employment by respondent—from October 17, 1954, through September 2, 1955—he worked for a period in one of these enterprises and then in another, but, as the Court says, he worked primarily in the fabrication of phenolic parts.* Upon respondent's admission at the trial, that petitioner had been paid for overtime hours worked only at straight time rates, the District Court, without any evidence showing the number of hours worked in the one as distinguished from the other of these enterprises, entered judgment for petitioner for overtime compensation for all overtime hours worked by petitioner, and an attorney's fee.
Although, as the Court correctly says, respondent, in its phenolic enterprise, was engaged in the production of goods for commerce and a major part of that production was sold for resale and, hence, that enterprise was not a 'retail or service establishment,' as defined in § 13(a), it appears that all of respondent's interior decorating services were rendered locally, and that all of the custom furniture manufacturing was done and the furniture sold locally and not for resale. And, therefore, it would appear—at least there is room for a finding—that respondent's interior decorating and custom furniture manufacturing and selling enterprises were 'retail or service establishment,' as defined in § 13(a). But, there is no finding by the District Court that these three enterprises were conducted by respondent in three 'establishments' or in only one 'establishment'; nor is there any finding as to what percentage of the interior decorating services were rendered locally, or what percentage of the custom furniture manufacturing and selling was done locally and not for resale.
Only if respondent's three enterprises constituted one 'establishment' would there be support in the record for the judgment, and, as stated, there is no finding to that effect. The only oral argument made here was by counsel for the Department of Labor, as amicus curiae. Its position is that, as a matter of law, respondent operated no more than two 'establishments'; that the phenolic enterprise might be one 'establishment,' and it clearly was not a 'retail or service establishment' as defined in § 13(a) (I agree that this is so); that the interior decorating and custom furniture manufacturing and sales enterprises might be another 'establishment'—why these two enterprises might not be two 'establishments' was not explicated. Its counsel then argues that, because some custom manufacturing of furniture was done in the latter 'establishment,' it could not, as a matter of law, be a 'retail or service establishment' as defined in § 13(a). That argument would have had some force prior to the 1949 amendment to § 13(a) (63 Stat. 917), but it is in the teeth of that amendment, as clause 4 of the section, as then amended, provides that the wage-and-hour provisions (§§ 6 and 7) of the Act do not apply with respect to a 'retail or service establishment' as defined 'notwithstanding that such establishment makes or processes at the retail establishment the goods that it sells * * *.' (Emphasis added.) In the absence, as here, of essential evidence (showing the overtime hours worked in each of the several 'establishments'—if more than one) and findings, I think the record does not support the judgment nor disclose the matters requisite to a decision of the question sought to be presented. I would, therefore, dismiss the writ as improvidently granted, or, at the very least, remand the case to the District Court for a new trial and for proper findings of fact on the determinative issues.
29 U.S.C. § 213(a), 29 U.S.C.A. § 213(a), 63 Stat. 917, § 13(a).
'The provisions of sections 6 and 7 shall not apply with respect to * * * (2) any employee employed by any retail or service establishment, more than 50 per centum of which establishment's annual dollar volume of sales of goods or services is made within the State in which the establishment is located. A 'retail or service establishment' shall mean an establishment 75 per centum of whose annual dollar volume of sales of goods or services (or of both) is not for resale and is recognized as retail sales or services in the particular industry; * * * or (4) any employee employed by an establishment which qualifies as an exempt retail establishment under clause (2) of this subsection and is recognized as a retail establishment in the particular industry notwithstanding that such establishment makes or processes at the retail establishment the goods that it sells: Provided, That more than 85 per centum of such establishment's annual dollar volume of sales of goods so made or processed is made within the State in which the establishment is located; * * *.'
The decision of the Court of Appeals is reported at 250 F.2d 47. Denial of rehearing is reported at 252 F.2d 787.
52 Stat. 1060, 1067.
Mitchell v. Kentucky Finance Co., 359 U.S. 290, 294, 79 S.Ct. 756, 759, 3 L.Ed.2d 815.
Id., 359 U.S. at page 293, 79 S.Ct. at page 758. See also the statement made by Senator Holland, manager of the amendment, during the debate in the Senate, 95 Cong.Rec. 12491; and the remarks of Representative Lucas, who introduced the amendment in the House, 95 Cong.Rec. 11116.
Mitchell v. Kentucky Finance Co., 359 U.S. 290, 295, 79 S.Ct. 756, 759, 3 L.Ed.2d 815.
Such cases as White Motor Co. v. Littleton, 5 Cir., 1941, 124 F.2d 92, relied upon by the Fifth Circuit in its opinion in this case and decided at a time when there was no statutory definition of 'retail or service establishment,' no longer can have any vitality in view of the 1949 amendment. The extent to which the White Motor Co. decision rests on the absence of a statutory definition of 'retail' is shown in 124 F.2d, at page 94.
Prior to the 1949 amendments to the Act, the whole area of manufacturing was excluded from the retail exemption. It had been repeatedly held that establishments engaged to any extent in manufacturing or processing activities could not qualify for exemption under former § 13(a)(2). E.g., Grant v. Bergdorf & Goodman Co., 2 Cir., 1949, 172 F.2d 109; Fred Wolferman, Inc. v. Gustafson, 8 Cir., 1948, 169 F.2d 759; Walling v. Goldblatt Bros., 7 Cir., 1945, 152 F.2d 475; Walling v. American Stores Co., 3 Cir., 1943, 133 F.2d 840; Davis v. Goodman Lumber Co., 5 Cir., 1943, 133 F.2d 52; Collins v. Kidd Dairy & Ice Co., 5 Cir., 1942, 132 F.2d 79; see Roland Electrical Co. v. Walling, 326 U.S. 657, 666—678, 66 S.Ct. 413, 417—423, 90 L.Ed. 383. The Administrator's interpretation comporting with this view is to be found in Interp. Bill. No. 6, as revised and reissued June 16, 1941, 1942 WH Manual 326.
The legislative history of the amendments, as reflected by statements of the sponsors and Committee Reports, clearly evidences that § 13(a)(2) as amended 'does not apply to any manufacturing activities since any such activities, when conducted by a retail establishment, if exempt, are intended to be exempt under section 13(a)(4).' Statement of the House Conferees, 95 Cong.Rec. 14932; see also the statements on the floor of Congress by the managers for the amendment in each House, Senator Holland and Representatives Lesinski and Lucas, 95 Cong.Rec. 12495, 14942, 11216.
Remarks of Senator Holland, 95 Cong.Rec. 12502; remarks of Representative Lucas, 95 Cong.Rec. 11004, 11116; see also the statement of the majority of the Senate Conferees, 95 Cong.Rec. 14877.
See statement of the House Conferees, 95 Cong.Rec. 14932; statement of majority of Senate Conferees, 95 Cong.Rec. 14877; 29 CFR § 779.15(c) (Supp.1959); cf. Mitchell v. Sherry Corine Corp., 4 Cir., 1959, 264 F.2d 831, 834. As the cited legislative materials indicate, the exemption from the general 'resale' rule for residence and farm construction repair and maintenance under § 3(n), 29 U.S.C. § 203(n), 29 U.S.C.A. § 203(n), evinces an intent to classify other sales for use in articles to be sold as 'resale.'
The employee having shown that the nature of his employment brings him within the coverage of the Act, the nature of the 'establishment' in which he is employed will be drawn into litigation only if the employer seeks an exemption under § 13, in which event the burden of proving the nature of the establishment is on the employer.
The witness Kanowsky testified:
'Q. To your knowledge, were there a number of weeks that he didn't do any work on phenolic aircraft parts at all? A. There had to be, yes, sir.
'Q. To your knowledge, were there a number of weeks in which he did seventy-five percent or more of his work on furniture and things of that nature? A. Yes, sir.'
The witness Justice, employed primarily in the interior decorating establishment, testified:
'Q. * * * How about when they were doing this (interior decorating) job down town? A. I believe he worked down town practically all of the time.
'Q. Were there weeks at a time that you know of that seventy-five percent of his work was done on furniture and stuff like that and the balance on phenolics? A. Yes, sir.'


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Sorry, folks: I've decided to not bother with the other blog, either. It must seem vain and self-contradictory for me to even write about it here, but the decision to give up blogging (for now) is a big one for me, part of a fairly substantial life change I seem to be undergoing. So I'm going to explain why at some length, for anyone still peeking in.
I had thought that it would be a good idea to start a new blog that allowed me to focus strictly on film: one of the few reliable perks I've had from my writing is getting into films I've written about free (theatres are a lot less of a hassle to deal with than concert promoters and/or bands). Cinema is a constant companion for me, something I do love, and it seems like a more than worthy cause to support Vancouver's arthouse cinemas and festivals. Plus it's a lot easier for me, now that I'm stuffed away in Maple Ridge, to access film (via screeners, torrents and matinees) than it is for me to attend music events.
a) I am not making sufficient money at present via writing to support myself. I had hoped that this might change this year - I actually paid my rent for one month with proceeds from the Georgia Straight this summer, a first-time-ever accomplishment for me that made all the work I've done seem briefly worthwhile. But it didn't last; assignments since have been highly sporadic. There was a time when it seemed like using this blog and other "free writing" projects as a way to build a name for myself ("exposure") was wise, but the amount of exposure I've been able to get is at this point insufficient to justify the continued endeavour.
b) ...particularly since I am now unemployed with no stable sources of income.
c) The experience of film has changed for me greatly in the last few years. Rather than sharing arthouse and cult fare with sophisticated cineastes in the city, my selection criteria now mostly centres around trying to enterain my Mom. We watched the Samuel L. Jackson - Eugene Levy buddy comedy The Man today; it was highly entertaining, and it was great to see my Mom laughing aloud, rather uproariously, but certainly not the sort of film I have much to say about.
d) When not watching film with my Mom, my one friend in Maple Ridge is more of a Batman Begins kinda guy than he is interested in extreme horror, punk cinema, arthouse fare, or docs - my usual staples. We have managed to find a middle ground, so that when we do get together, we share films that both of us find vastly entertaining (and thanks to him, I've caught a few excellent movies that I *never* would have seen otherwise, like the delightful Candian dark comedy with Woody Harrelson as a mentally challenged, but morally righteous wannabe superhero, Defendor, or Henry Selick's disturbing but fascinating non-children's film Coraline. But again - tho' I'm enjoying them, these sorts of films are not what I would normally want to write about, at least not without either monetary or academic recompense of some sort. But between my Mom and said buddy - I watch almost no other films lately, outside class.
e) To the extent that I will be writing about film in the next while, it will likely be as a component of taking Film Studies at UBC. I'm not entirely sure about that course of action, either - I'm enjoying it, thus far, but wondering if I'd not be better off working on improving my CV re: teaching. In either case, the two classes I'm presently taking are more than enough for me to feel satisfied with my output, writing-wise. (Ironically, one of them will see me writing about The Dark Knight later in the session... but at least it will be in AID of something, y'know?).
f) With so much uncertainty in my life as to what I want to do and what I should do - where to look for work (not a video store!), what course of study to pursue in school, watching film and writing about it free just seems like a vast distraction that will do nothing to soften what is starting to seem a pending existential crisis. The VIFF looms, and I have the opportunity to cover it, but with so many other things that I need to devote thought to, it seems intimidating and oppressive (imagine that!) to make time away from my studies, my Mom, and my search for work (such as it is) to watch films and write about them. I need to do something different with my life than I have been doing.
That said, I have to highlight a few VIFF recommendations, for old time's sake.
Cinephiles who liked Linda Linda Linda and the vaguely Fargo-like The Matsugane Potshot Affair will want to check out My Back Page, the new film by Nobuhiro Yamashita. I didn't get a chance to finish the film - Mom lost interest, which should not discourage any serious cinephiles out there (tho' don't bring your Moms). It's compelling stuff, the most serious of Yamashita's films that I've yet seen, looking at a chapter in Japanese history that I have not seen widely represented in cinema previously: the student radicalism of the late 1960's and early 1970's. The main character is an idealistic and sincere young journalist who gets involved with a morally questionable radical, who may not be what he seems. People who enjoyed the Baader Meinhoff movie that came out awhile back, or Koji Wakamatsu's excellent United Red Army, also about radicals in Japan, will probably value this film a great deal. I'll probably check it out myself, so I can see how it ends!
Also of note: a film I have not seen, one of those legendary "unseeable" films by a master of American cinema, Nick Ray, is screening: We Can't Go Home Again. Hopefully some film writer in Vancouver will do justice to this film - because it's a highly significant event, that this film has been finished (?) and released. That said - I haven't seen it and know little of it, save that I will be going.
The final two recommendations are absolutely relevant to my current life experience: Roadie (not the Meat Loaf film!) and Bela Tarr's The Turin Horse. Roadie, which I have not seen, deals with a middle-aged man who has been working as a roadie for the Blue Oyster Cult returning to his hometown, where his mother is beginning to show signs of dimentia. A life crisis ensues. It helps that I'm a Blue Oyster Cult fan (and what a PERFECT band to choose for this film); those of you who do not know their first three albums are directed to, oh, "ME262" - prior to their radio success with "Don't Fear the Reaper," they were consistently brilliant (and say what you will about their later output, it is inconsistent at the VERY best, though the band have continued recording and touring and keeping the machine going). But whether one is a BOC fan or not, this is an inspired topic for a feature film indeed: at the end of the day, despite the energy we pour into (and get out of) rock music, what is it really worth?
The Turin Horse is relevant in that apparently Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr is saying goodbye to filmmaking - he has declared that this will be his last film. I was able to preview this film the other week. I have one peeve, that I need get off my chest: the film begins with a narrated anecdote about the last lucid days of Friedrich Nietzsche. You may take your pick as to whether this narrative takes poetic license or simply gets it wrong; it repeats the tale - apparently unsubstantiated - of Nietzsche embracing a flogged horse in the streets of Turin, then has the philosopher collapse into silent madness afterwards, tended to by his mother and sisters, his last utterance supposedly being, "mutter, ich bin dumm" ("mother, I am stupid").
Attempts to Google that phrase, which, despite having read a fair bit on Nietzsche, I have never encountered before, lead only to pages about the film, so I'm guessing it was contrived for the movie. But what really irritates me is that, presumably for the sake of elegant storytelling, no mention is made of Nietzsche's final letters, written after the disturbance in the streets of Turin. He wrote several, and some of his "madness letters," which he mostly signed "Dionysius" or "the Crucified," have passages that are in fact quite moving ("Sing me a new song: the world is transfigured and all the heavens are full of joy.") (See the selection of his 1889 letters in translation at http://www.davemckay.co.uk/philosophy/nietzsche/).
None of this will be of much significance to anyone but the most ardent Nietzschean, however, since the film is really interested (shades of Bresson's Au Hazard Balthasar) in what happens to the horse - something, as the narrator points out, that is not known. The first images are of the horse and driver fighting a windstorm as they labour towards a rural farmhouse. There the driver, paralyzed in one arm, and his daughter struggle with the tasks of daily living - boiling potatoes, drawing water from the well, chopping wood. Wind howls outside, on a near-apocalyptic level. The first hour of the film is in this vein - in a rather gorgeous black and white similar to Tarr's previous films, with very slow, utterly compelling camerawork, as usual. Mostly we hear the sound of the wind howling on the soundtrack; occasionally, droning chamber music of organ and strings, by previous Tarr collaborator Mihály Vig, swells on the soundtrack. (I should note that I am a fan of drone music and do not mean the term "droning" pejoratively; the score here is a bit Terry Riley, a bit Tony Conrad, and quite beautiful). About an hour in, a stranger comes in to ask for alcohol and offer philosophical exposition about how he is avoiding town, because it has become debased and ruined, with everything that is excellent beaten into submission or at least silence, the grasping hands of the takers finally having destroyed everything. There is an implied indictment of the great, the excellent, and the noble for their complicity in their own disappearance - they could have at least put up a fight (which presumably The Turin Horse is a final attempt to do). The death of God and the evils of capitalism appear to be referenced. Though the driver dismisses his visitor's claims as "rubbish," they read as a heartfelt polemic against the state of things from Tarr and co-author Krasznahorkai - one which I find most sympathetic at present.
More happens in the film, but need not be recounted here - those wishing an austere communion at the church of cinema, for whom the names Bresson, Bergman, and Tarkovsky have resonance, are urged to see it, while those who don't understand what I'm talking about are duly cautioned. It is a shame that Tarr is embracing silence himself, but after the disappointing reception of The Man from London (which I admired), it is good to see him going out on as strong a film as this.
One final note: the film is being identified with a movement I had previously not heard of, Remodernist Cinema, calling for a return to spiritually ambitious filmmaking. I'm all for it.
The VIFF catalogue is online here - happy browsing; enjoy the festival. Good luck.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Uh: forgot to mention: the Sick Ones play the Fairview tomorrow (Fri, Sept. 9th). I'm told Rampage will have special guests...
...And that might not end up being the name of the new film blog ('spretty boring for a name). Dunno.
...And that might not end up being the name of the new film blog ('spretty boring for a name). Dunno.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
RIP Alienated in Vancouver
Okay, that's it. I've had enough of bein' Mr. Alienated, and am feeling less interested in covering the music scene in Vancouver (unless I'm bein' paid to do so!).
I can still see myself wanting to write about FILM in Vancouver, mind you - and so am starting another blog: http://vancouverarthousecinema.blogspot.com/
There's nothing on it yet, but look in as the VIFF gets a bit closer. This year might be a bit challenging for me, since I'm also returning to school, but... we'll see how things go.
Thanks to those of you who commented on my posts here, or read them (my "I Hate Downtown" rant is still the most popular, since Google turns it up as the #1 place to visit if you search for "I Hate Vancouver," which apparently many people do. I don't even hate Vancouver, but there it is. An old post on - I think the title was - "Sleep Apnea and Ear Infections" is number two, since many people seem to do searches for that, since ear infections appear to be part and parcel of using a CPAP!). I'll still respond to comments left, but what can I say, it's just time for a change...
I can still see myself wanting to write about FILM in Vancouver, mind you - and so am starting another blog: http://vancouverarthousecinema.blogspot.com/
There's nothing on it yet, but look in as the VIFF gets a bit closer. This year might be a bit challenging for me, since I'm also returning to school, but... we'll see how things go.
Thanks to those of you who commented on my posts here, or read them (my "I Hate Downtown" rant is still the most popular, since Google turns it up as the #1 place to visit if you search for "I Hate Vancouver," which apparently many people do. I don't even hate Vancouver, but there it is. An old post on - I think the title was - "Sleep Apnea and Ear Infections" is number two, since many people seem to do searches for that, since ear infections appear to be part and parcel of using a CPAP!). I'll still respond to comments left, but what can I say, it's just time for a change...
Friday, September 02, 2011
Eugene Chadbourne vs. Nardwuar today!
At 4pm (oops... actually, it's on now, started at 3:30!). Check out this whacked banjo solo/ interview with Doc Chad doing a Glenn Gould... or here's a song Eugene performed at one of his last gigs in town, as the Cobalt 1.0 was winding down...
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The house taking shape on the property of Kim and Mike Martin, both '94 grads, in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, was largely inspired by the couple's service term with Mennonite Central Committee in Mexico. Living in a society with a material standard of living far below that of the US middle-class has shaped many lifestyle decisions they've made since. In 2009, they began work on a straw bale house.
The Martins will heat their house with wood in a masonry stove, a large structure that dissipates heat throughout the day after a hot fire in the morning. The house also uses passive solar design, composting toilets, recycled lumber, plumbing to allow gray water recycling, and other features to minimize its environmental impact.
Their house is a duplex of sorts, with adjoining living quarters for Mike's brother and sister-in-law and a shared mud and laundry room in the middle. The two families lend each other support and encouragement, sharing the work of gardening and feeding the livestock.
"Doing it in community makes it much more joyful," Mike says.
Lynn Stoltzfus '95 also returned from a period of service in Mexico, with Christian Peacemaker Teams, with an inspiration to incorporate sustainability into everyday life. For the past four and a half years, Lynn, his wife, Christine Forand, and their two daughters have lived in a straw bale house that is disconnected from the power grid in Durham, Ontario. The family heats and cooks with wood, uses solar panels and a wind turbine to generate electricity, and grows most of its own food in a quarter-acre garden.
The idea behind this arrangement, Lynn says, is to "withdraw support for the status quo economic system that's built on the oppression of people in other parts of the world."
Among the challenges of living the way they do is that Lynn and Christine have to devote significant time to tending the garden, and "simple" tasks in a normal home (e.g., adjusting the thermostat) are more time consuming (e.g., going out to the woodshed and rekindling the fire).
For Barry Kreider '86, one of the most rewarding aspects of living in a straw bale house has been the way it has connected him to new people. People call out of the blue, asking if they can stop by to tour the home in Akron, Pennsylvania.
The Kreiders themselves did a lot of visiting and research before building their own house, which was finished in 2003. They heat with a masonry stove and have solar panels on the roof that produce twice the amount of electricity as they use. "In-law quarters" built into the home, currently home to a family from the Kreiders' church, represent another aspect of sustainable living in the home: community.
Among the straw bale homes visited by the Kreiders was one in Keezletown, Virginia, where Alta Brubaker '74 lives with her husband, Wayne S. Teel. Their home was finished in 2000, modeled after a Frank Lloyd Wright design. With passive solar design, solar hot water, a wood stove, and the straw bales' exceptional insulating qualities, Alta estimates their annual heating bill is equivalent to a monthly bill in a conventional home.
After finishing college, sisters Lara Fisher '98 and Atieno Bird, MA '99 (Jennifer Atieno Fisher when at EMU), worked with other family members to construct a straw bale cottage as a retreat in Lewisburg, West Virginia, both for family use and for short-term rental.


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ARCHIVED - International Education: A Key Driver of Canada's Future Prosperity
Chapter 10: Spirit of Engagement
During our consultation and engagement process, we, the advisory panel, engaged with the Canadian community of experts and practitioners engaged in international education to chart the course to work together in a coherent and cohesive fashion. We have acknowledged good will and support from all partners and stakeholders. In our view, this engagement should be ongoing. We must also anticipate future trends, manage risks and conduct ourselves in a way that reflects our values.
The panel sees a need for all contributions to be acknowledged and for existing partnerships to be renewed to avoid the duplication of efforts. In our original mandate, we were asked to set out the contributions of all partners. We have thus looked to the future to scope out potential roles. The best results will come from leveraging our collective strengths to maximize the benefits to Canada's long-term prosperity.
10.1 Setting out the contributions of all partners
10.1.1 Government of Canada
The Government of Canada has a central role to play in coordinating the overall strategy. For the reasons mentioned in this report, we envision DFAIT taking the lead in establishing and supporting the Council on International Education and Research, which will establish the policies and directions for the implementation of the strategy, including periodic review of priority markets in consultation with the provinces/territories, as well as with CIC.
Several tasks would fall under the purview of DFAIT, including co-managing the evolution of the Imagine Education au/in Canada brand with CMEC; coordinating the strategy and Canada's presence at marketing initiatives via the network of embassies and offices abroad; as well as providing training for trade and visa officers, and recruiters.
Further, there are several responsibilities that the panel potentially sees DFAIT, partnering with other organizations, delivering. These include managing the content, executing and hosting the e-communication platform; gathering and disseminating timely market intelligence; and coordinating the Canada presence at key education events and fairs.
We acknowledge the critical role of CIC in the management of the study permit system, with a keen eye to fraud prevention. However, there are opportunities to improve data mining, as information is essential for better market intelligence and forecasting of trends. Specifically, granular data that is non-aggregated by subsector and program would be particularly useful. CIC plays a pivotal role in managing the transition from international student to permanent resident via programs such as the Canadian Experience Class. CIC also provides important opportunities for skilled and qualified international students to gain relevant Canadian work experience during their studies, through initiatives such as the off-Campus Work Permit Program—these programs can be very attractive to international students. Lastly, the panel recognizes the policy innovation that CIC has led by embracing new approaches and establishing pilots, such as the Student Partners Program in partnership with ACCC.
We anticipate a continuing role for the granting councils, which foster research and innovation. We would like to see an alignment of funding allocations with identified priority markets. All funding allocations for international students should be gathered and re-branded under a "Canada" umbrella for greater impact and recognition of Canada as the place to study and conduct world-class research.
The panel also sees a need for HRSDC to be informed as to the direction of the strategy, to ensure information related to identifying labour market needs is part of future planning.
10.1.2 Provincial/territorial governments and CMEC
The panel views provincial/territorial governments and CMEC working in close coordination with the Government of Canada to deliver the strategy as partners. Provinces/territories are best positioned to identify their strengths, priorities and capacity for growth. More importantly, they have the jurisdiction to do so. The provinces/territories will continue to co-manage the Imagine Education au/in Canada brand with DFAIT.
There was agreement from consulted stakeholders that maintaining quality was paramount. Gathering information related to quality-assurance systems clearly falls within CMEC's purview. CMEC should continue its efforts to clearly communicate the robustness of these mechanisms. Relatedly, the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials plays a key role in gathering and maintaining a database of programs.
As appropriate, the provinces/territories will have the option to allocate funds to scholarships to leverage the federal investment to attract international students. Provinces/territories may want to consider covering health-care insurance costs for international students, as international students we met with raised this issue as a complicating factor while studying in Canada.
Lastly, provinces and territories also manage their own provincial nominee programs to nominate immigrants who wish to settle within them.
10.1.3 Education associations
We took note of the current work of the Canadian Consortium on International Education Marketing, specifically with respect to its focus on developing education pathways. We believe associations are ideally positioned to play a key role in gathering and sharing best practices related to internationalization for practitioners.
Languages Canada: Supporting research on international students in Canada
Languages Canada, representing the Canadian language training sector, is undertaking an initiative to support research into factors affecting academic performance of international students. The landscape of international education is changing. As the sector grows and evolves it has an increasing impact on Canadian education systems. While we know there are factors that affect academic performance and success (e.g. linguistic proficiency), the necessary research to pinpoint these factors and their thresholds does not exist. Languages Canada is collaborating with the Illuminate Consulting Group (ICG) to establish a benchmarking mechanism that will provide the necessary data and analysis needed to understand how international students can be supported to achieve the high-quality academic results for which Canada is renowned. A cross-national, cross-institutional benchmark model of international students' success and performance (PRISM) was launched by the ICG at the 2012 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, North America's largest educational event. Languages Canada presented on the role of second language in the Canadian educational context and will be involved with PRISM as it unfolds and provides a solid basis for continuous quality improvement.
Building on the strength of the data gathered, best practices related to student support services could be shared via practitioner workshops (also a core mandate of associations). A supporting role (peer-to-peer mentoring) could be crafted to help manage risks.
Associations can also combine their membership to reduce the number of individual delegations going on promotional missions to key markets. The associations could also identify international activities carried out by the Canadian education sector that may not be known to other stakeholders including governments.
Education and Training/Formation Atlantic: Fostering collaboration among education providers in Atlantic Canada
The members of Education and Training/Formation Atlantic (ET/FA), a non-profit association of Atlantic Canada-based organizations and provincial and federal government representatives, recently created an asset map of the education and training sector's exportable expertise. The provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and in Nova Scotia, EduNova, partnered with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to fund the project. The purpose of the asset map is to foster collaboration and partnerships among ET/FA members and to catalogue the international activities and contacts of public and private education and training providers in Atlantic Canada.
ET/FA members identified 98 education and training providers in Atlantic Canada and, of these, 89 organizations agreed to participate in the mapping project. The asset map project is in its pilot year, with additional information still to be added. The initial launch of the asset map lists 419 international linkages that exist with 700 partners in 133 countries and 126 sectors/academic fields. International linkages are grouped by country and type; therefore, there are in fact many more than 419 linkages. In addition, the map contains 347 international projects that took place in 133 countries, in 150 sectors/academic fields and involving 291 partners (national and international).
Polytechnics Canada: Representing the strengths of members across Canada
Polytechnics Canada members teach and train more than 15,000 international students and carry the Edu-Canada brand. Representing Canadian research-intensive colleges and institutes that also offer undergraduate degrees, the current nine members of Polytechnics Canada provide high-quality education and training, pathways to employment as well as further study for all their learners.
Polytechnics Canada represents publicly funded colleges and institutes of technology located in key economic regions of Canada. International demand is increasing for Bachelor's degrees and one-year graduate certificates at polytechnics—both of which have a strong component of practicum and work placements built into the learning. Polytechnics Canada speaks for its members to ensure they are well represented in Canada's international education promotion efforts.
10.1.4 Institutions
The panel recognizes that institutions brand themselves and actively recruit international students and researchers. We see a need for greater focus on credit transfer agreements with partner institutions abroad to facilitate student mobility. On a daily basis, institutions are the ones who must deliver a quality experience for international students. For example, practically speaking, institutions might be able to extend their application period to reduce visa application bottleneck by spreading out applications.
All institutions in Canada have an important role to play in creating global citizens by fostering global mindedness. Further, institutions can also educate their local community as to the value and importance of international students, encouraging and providing the ground for an integrated and welcoming approach.
Institutions must continue to create strategic partnerships—institution to institution, person to person—for academic exchange and research innovation.
Canada's public schools: Developing global citizens
The Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg established its International Student Program in 1995. Since the beginning of the program, international students have been hosted in homestays. Many of these students return to Winnipeg to visit their former homestay family and friends, and homestay families often travel to their student's country to visit as well. A number of students who graduated from secondary schools in the Pembina Trails School Division have gone on to pursue their post-secondary education at the University of Manitoba. Recently, the division has partnered with the University of Manitoba to provide a "pathway" to help international students transition from Pembina Trails schools to university.
The Calgary Board of Education's (CBE) commitment to international education is embedded in the CBE Global Learning Strategy. One of the guiding principles of the strategy is "that international, intercultural and global competencies develop through the practice and subsequent reflection of engaging with people, languages and experiences, diverse in scope and nature." Support for these kinds of experiential and inquiry-based learning opportunities, with the globe in mind, are demonstrated through the CBE's International Youth Leadership summits in Calgary and in China, as well as through the school board's International Certificate. More than 300 CBE students have participated in one of these summits to date, with meaningful relationships being established with the International School of Macau, Beijing Experimental High School, the Canadian International School of Beijing and Chongqing High School.
Given the richness of knowledge within education associations and institutions, the panel sees great potential for job shadowing and secondments, from the education sector to the Government of Canada, to enable the mutual sharing of ideas and expertise and foster greater co-operation.
10.1.5 Industry
The panel reached out to the private sector, specifically to human resource professionals and the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE), to gather information related to their current and future labour market needs.
The panel sees a need for greater exchange with the private sector, which can foster the culture of excellence among young people. There is scope for the sector to contribute to scholarships (for Canadians to go abroad or for international students to come to Canada). Further, by offering to host students for internships (in Canada and abroad), the private sector is a partner of choice in developing globally minded talent.
Ongoing exchange is required to clarify the skill sets needed to ensure Canada's prosperity is not hampered by labour shortages.
Canadian Council of Chief Executives: Supporting education and research linkages
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) recognizes that Canada's International Education Strategy will complement efforts to open up new trade opportunities for Canadian business. Among these efforts are two CEO forums, one for India and the other for Brazil. Composed of chief executives from leading small, medium-and large-sized enterprises, the Canadian forum teams plan to focus on encouraging investment and trade in a number of sectors and fostering research, innovation and education linkages with their counterparts in India and Brazil. The objective will be to identify concrete, pragmatic policy priorities to enhance commercial relations as well as establish a number of concrete private-sector projects in each country.
As Sam Boutziouvis, CCCE's Vice-President of Policy, International and Fiscal Issues, describes: "Our future prosperity will increasingly depend upon the intensification of knowledge and innovation exchanges. The economic activity generated in Canada from international students alone is greater than the activity generated from some of our resource exports. Greater international knowledge and innovation exchanges will also directly benefit the Canadian economy. The Canadian private sector is already co-operating with a number of academic institutions globally on a number of research projects. There is room to do more to catalyze these efforts."
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Defiant Tuheitia lays down challenge to PM as hui resolves to back Maori Council over Mighty River sale
Maori King Tuheitia challenged the Prime Minister's dictum that no one owns the water by ending his national hui on Maori water rights last night with the declaration, "We have always owned the water!"
The hui resolved to fund a Maori Council court challenge to the sale of Mighty River Power unless the Government settles issues of proprietary rights over water before the share float of state-owned power companies.
King Tuheitia's strongly worded speech ended the hui attended by about 1000 people from throughout the country.
"The motto of Kingitanga is mana motuhake. We have never ceded our mana over the river to anyone," he said.
"In the eyes of our people, Pakeha law was set up to minimise our mana and maximise their own."
The hui at Tuarangawaewae in Ngaruawahia united groups including the Iwi Leaders Group, the New Zealand Maori Council, the Kingitanga, and iwi from around the nation.
It passed a resolution calling on negotiations with the Crown to take place before the sale of shares in state-owned power companies or its negotiations with iwi and hapu on water rights.
The King closed the hui saying his iwi aimed to take back control of the Waikato.
He said that when his mother, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, died, his tribe had to seek permission from the regional council to take her by waka to her resting place on Taupiri mountain.
The co-management settlement Waikato-Tainui has over the river was the best deal they could achieve.
"The ultimate goal is for Maori to take back these roles from the council."
The resolutions from the hui will be discussed today at another hui - of the Iwi Chairs Forum, a grouping of 64 iwi leaders.
Hui organiser Tukoroirangi Morgan said the resolutions would be conveyed to the Government.
The hui was called in the wake of a report by the Waitangi Tribunal saying the Government would be breaching the Treaty of Waitangi if it went ahead with its partial asset sales programme.
The Government has delayed the first float, of Mighty River Power, until next March or April. It will consult iwi associated with waterways used by Mighty River Power but has rejected any pan-Maori approach to settle water claims.
And it has refused to meet the Maori Council which took the water case.
The hui's response to that has been a pan-Maori negotiation ahead of any share sale or iwi negotiations with the Crown.
And it reflects the line taken by Maori Council co-chairman, Sir Eddie Durie.
"We must settle the nature of those rights first before we can contemplate a sale," he told the hui.
He noted the Government's unfriendliness towards the Maori Council, saying the iwi leaders had their foot in the door.
"We've got the door in our face."
Even the most moderate of the speakers, Tuwharetoa chief Sir Tumu te Heuheu, spoke about giving Maori more power to make decisions about how water is used and sharing in the economic benefits of the use of water.
The Mana Party's Hone Harawira MP and Annette Sykes embraced the notion of unity alongside the Iwi Leaders Group, which their party normally condemns as elites.
"If it takes the korowai [cloak] of the Kingitanga I'm happy with that," said Mr Harawira.
The outcome
Resolutions passed by the hui to be discussed at an Iwi Chairs Forum today
* Proprietary rights must be settled before the sale of shares and before hapu and iwi enter negotiations with Crown
* King Tuheitia, Sir Tumu te Heuheu, Sir Eddie Durie, Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi and Kaa O'Brien, New Zealand Maori Council choose negotiators - including women - to deal with the Crown
* If negotiations fail, iwi will support a New Zealand Maori Council court challenge


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There is a wealth of genealogical information buried in the stacks of old newspaper stored in various libraries worldwide. Depending on whether you live in the same place as your ancestors, accessing these archives could be exceedingly difficult, and of course physical newspapers don't have a search button. Nowadays, however, there are a number of initiatives to digitally scan and make accessible newspapers large and small from across the world. Some of these efforts are commercial and require payment to use, while some are funded through non-profit organizations or universities and are free to access online. In the past there were efforts to index obituaries, and while obituaries can contain many genealogical clues inside, these new fully searchable newspaper databases can contain much more information.
It's been my observation that if you had family living in a small communities, then these searchable newspapers can be even more useful. Small community newspapers tend to cover a lot more of what is going on with people in the community than larger community papers that cover news on a much smaller percentage of people in the community.
On of the best resources I've found for searching newspapers across the US is GenealogyBank.com. It is a commercial service, but they earn their money by constantly adding new content to the site. They currently have over 4500 newspapers online. It costs about $56/year for the service (go to their subscribe page, then try to close the page and it will offer to a 20% discount bringing the annual price from $70 to $56) which I think is quite reasonable. You can also try it out for 30 days for free. In addition to newspapers, they also have some historical books, documents and their own version of the Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
Annotating a PDF
The best part is once you find a newspaper page with something relevant to you, you can simply down the page as a PDF to your computer. What I do when sharing a page with relatives is I open the PDF and use the built-in annotation features of the program I use (I use Preview on the Mac, but Adobe Reader should be able to do the same thing) to create a red box around the part of the page that contains information on my relative. The reason this can be important is that if you're sending a large newspaper page it can be hard sometimes to find the part of the page that contains the information you're trying to relay, especially with older newspapers that can be very dense and hard to read. See an example to the right.
Naming Newspaper Images
Another tip when dealing with organizing these pages is to prefix the file name with the date it was published. I use this technique on many types of documents, but it is particularly useful for newspapers. In the case of one family group, I found about 50 newspaper articles that mention them over a span of 70 years. When I download the newspaper page I name it something like:
First you have the date, formatted as YYYYMMDD which is easily sortable. I then add the newspaper name – in this case the Augusta Chronicle (from Georgia) and then a short summary of what is in the article. Thankfully we're not restricted to something like FILENAME.PDF like in the old days. As you collect newspaper articles from different sources, you can put them all in one directory and see them easily sorted by date of publication, see which papers they came from and who is mentioned in them. It makes finding the article you're looking for much easier later on when you want to send that one relevant article to a relative.
Other Newspaper Sources
GenealogyBank.com is not the only game in town. There are other commercial services, some larger genealogy websites like Ancestry.com also have newspaper archives included in their databases, but more interesting I think are the smaller initiatives that you need to really search for in small towns and on the state level. For example, as I mentioned in a previous post, there is a project in the state of Georgia called the Digital Library of Georgia run by the university system of Georgia. The site contains digital archives of several local Georgia newspapers, searchable and viewable using the DjVu plug-in. You need to install a DjVu plug-in for your browser in order to use these archives, but once you install it it's fairly easy to use. It's not as easy as being able to view the newspapers online and then download a PDF, however. You can download the DjVu files (which are very small) or convert them to TIFF files (which are absurdly large in this case). If you do have the DjVu plug-in convert the image to a TIFF, keep in mind that it does not use compression. Simply opening the TIFF in an image editor and activating LZW compression for the TIFF will save a lot of space, and won't affect the quality of the image.
In Preview on the Mac all you do is open the file, select Save As… from the File Menu, select LZW from the Compression menu as shown in the image on the left.
You can also save the image as a JPEG or whatever format you want. I would suggest perhaps converting the image to a JPEG when e-mailing the image to a relative, but you may find it is not as readable asit is as a DjVu or a TIFF image, because the DjVu is highly compressed (much more than JPEG) and when you expand it out to a TIFF you still have all the artifacts left from the DjVU compression. When you then re-compress it as a JPEG you get new compression artifacts, which mix with the DjVu ones.
Another similar newspaper archive effort I've come across is the Northern New York Historical Newspapers project run by the Northern New York Library Network. I'm sure there are many more.
Wikipedia has a List of online newspaper archives which is worth checking out.
Google operates a newspaper archive search where you can many articles, some of whcih you need to pay to read.
The Library of Congress has a project called Chronicling America where you can search historical newspapers between the years 1860 and 1922.
You should also try searching for newspaper archives on your favorite search engine. New ones seem to pop up all the time, so if you don't find one now, try again another time.
Jewish Newspapers Online
For Jewish researchers I will point out a few interesting examples of newspaper and magazine archives I've come across.
There is the Southern Israelite, covering the year between 1929 and 1986, part of the previously mentioned Digital Library of Georgia. Note that while it was published in Georgia, it does cover some other southern states, so if your Jewish family lived down south, you might find some news listed in this paper.
There is also the Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project, which includes three different Jewish community newspapers published between 1895 and the present.
The Ohio Memory project has put up The Ohio Jewish Chronicle, covering the years 1922 until 1994.
For Chicago, there is a local Jewish paper called The Sentinel, covering the years 1911 through 1949.
One very interesting project is run at the National Library of Israel, called the Historical Jewish Press. This project currently includes twenty newspapers, some going back to the mid-19th century, including over 400,000 pages. The languages of the papers include Hebrew, French, Hungarian and English. The only English newspaper in the project right now is the Palestine Post, the original name of what is now the Jerusalem Post, and it covers the years 1932-1950 (the years before it changed its name to the Jerusalem Post). The French papers include one from France, but also papers from Morocco and Egypt. The Hebrew papers include ones from Israel, but also papers from Tsarist Russia and one published in Prussia, Poland and Austria.
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For an example of how the information in these types of records are not always reliable, read my earlier post People lie, and so do documents which discussed confirming information found in two obituaries which I found through one of these online newspaper archives.