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north america / mexico | community struggles | feature Wednesday October 12, 2011 16:50 by First of May Anarchist Alliance - The Utopian
The following is a joint statement from the First of May Anarchist Alliance and The Utopian: A Journal of Anarchism and Libertarian Socialism.We should strive to convince the movement that the problem in the US today is not just Wall Street or the corporations or the fact that the economic system is somehow being gamed or rigged by tricky selfish individuals. We need to explain that the cause of the crisis is the capitalist system itself, a system in which production is carried on only when it results in profits, the vast majority of which go to the tiny elite that runs the country. Correspondingly, we should work to persuade the movement that its ultimate aim should be the radical democratization of our entire society, in other words, a revolution in which the vast majority of people seize control of the economy and the country as a whole from the rich and disperse power and direct control of all aspects of social life as widely as possible. As a result, we should propose and support radical demands that both point in this direction and unite the broadest sectors of the population.
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Build on the Anarchist and Revolutionary Potentialities of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
The following is a joint statement from the First of May Anarchist Alliance and The Utopian: A Journal of Anarchism and Libertarian Socialism.
1. The ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, encampment, and related actions around the country are a significant development. These events may well be the beginning of a 1960s style movement of great potential. Because of its focus on the economic crisis, the financial/corporate shenanigans that contributed to it, and, most important, jobs, the movement has the potential to strike a resonant chord in the hearts of millions of people who have been slammed by the events of the last few years and who are aching to do something about them. This is particularly true of those who have lost their homes and/or their jobs, as well as those who have little prospect of finding work.
2. The Occupy Wall Street movement, like the movement of the 60s in its early stages, is anarchistic, that is, unconsciously anarchist in how it is structured and what its underlying goals are, in spite of the liberal populism of its rhetoric and explicit demands. The key question is: Will the movement be corralled by liberal, reformist, or authoritarian forces or will it develop in a self-consciously revolutionary and anarchist direction? The example of the 60s, in which the radical wing of the movement abandoned its original libertarian principles and embraced an array of authoritarian Marxist-Leninist politics, is instructive here. We must do our best to make sure something like that does not happen again.
3. Consequently, we believe it is crucial for all anarchists to participate in this movement and work to build it. We also think it is essential that we explicitly propagandize and organize for both anarchist methods of struggle and for an anti-authoritarian social vision/program. We urge all of our groupings, formal and informal, while remaining free to experiment in these matters, to recognize the need for some degree of ongoing coordination and, at critical moments, the effective concentration of our forces. Weakness and disorganization in this respect will allow important events and possibilities to pass us by as well as allow attacks on the autonomy of the movement to go unanswered.
4. We should defend the movement's aim to be as broad and as deep as possible, to reach out to individuals of all classes, while we concentrate on drawing in workers and poor people. We want to educate everybody about the strategic importance of building a movement concentrated in the working class. Toward this end, we welcome the participation of several major unions in the protests. Their presence helps to legitimize the occupation among wider layers of people and brings unionized workers into direct contact with others in the fight for justice and an alternative society. We support bringing those unions of which we are members into the struggle as one way of getting our co-workers involved. But we also need to highlight the danger that labor's bureaucratic/reformist apparatuses will attempt to chain the movement to their political purposes, which are contrary to the spirit and aims of the Occupy Wall Street movement. We must be both creative and energetic in our efforts to foment a subversive consciousness among participants in the movement, and to generate independent organization and radical action by the workers themselves, both inside and outside the union structures.
5. One of the strengths of the movement at present is its concentration on direct action. We should work to ensure that the movement retains this focus: demonstrations, occupations, and strikes, up to and including city-wide, state-wide, and national general strikes. These must remain the movement's tactics of choice. We also need to struggle to turn the general distrust of and disgust with capitalist politics and politicians into a full-blown recognition that both the Democratic and Republican parties are controlled by, and beholden to, corporate interests, and are therefore our enemies.
6. Finally, we should strive to convince the movement that the problem in the US today is not just Wall Street or the corporations or the fact that the economic system is somehow being "gamed" or "rigged" by tricky selfish individuals. We need to explain that the cause of the crisis is the capitalist system itself, a system in which production is carried on only when it results in profits, the vast majority of which go to the tiny elite that runs the country. Correspondingly, we should work to persuade the movement that its ultimate aim should be the radical democratization of our entire society, in other words, a revolution in which the vast majority of people seize control of the economy and the country as a whole from the rich and disperse power and direct control of all aspects of social life as widely as possible. As a result, we should propose and support radical demands that both point in this direction and unite the broadest sectors of the population.
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In the middle of the last century, Volvo began seeking improvements to seat belts to protect drivers and passengers in its vehicles. When the Swedish automaker tried a single strap over the belly, the result was abdominal injuries in high-speed crashes. The engineers also experimented with a diagonal chest restraint. It decapitated crash-test dummies.
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Volvo then turned to a 38-year-old mechanical engineer named Nils Bohlin, who had developed pilot ejector seats for the Saab aircraft company. Bohlin knew it would not be easy to transfer aerospace technology to the automobile. "The pilots I worked with in the aerospace industry were willing to put on almost anything to keep them safe in case of a crash," he told an interviewer shortly before he died, in 2002, "but regular people in cars don't want to be uncomfortable even for a minute."
After a year's research and experimentation, Bohlin had a breakthrough: one strap across the chest, another across the hips, each anchored at the same point. It was so simple that a driver or passenger could buckle up with one hand. Volvo introduced the result—possibly the most effective safety device ever invented—50 years ago; other automakers followed suit. No one can tally exactly how many lives Bohlin's three-point seat belt has spared, but the consensus among safety experts is at least a million. Millions more have been spared life-altering injuries.
But before we break out the champagne substitute to honor the three-point seat belt's demi-centennial, we might also consider the possibility that some drivers have caused accidents precisely because they were wearing seat belts.
This counterintuitive idea was introduced in academic circles several years ago and is broadly accepted today. The concept is that humans have an inborn tolerance for risk—meaning that as safety features are added to vehicles and roads, drivers feel less vulnerable and tend to take more chances. The feeling of greater security tempts us to be more reckless. Behavioral scientists call it "risk compensation."
The principle was observed long before it was named. Soon after the first gasoline-powered horseless carriages appeared on English roadways, the secretary of the national Motor Union of Great Britain and Ireland suggested that all those who owned property along the kingdom's roadways trim their hedges to make it easier for drivers to see. In response, a retired army colonel named Willoughby Verner fired off a letter to the editor of the Times of London, which printed it on July 13, 1908.
"Before any of your readers may be induced to cut their hedges as suggested by the secretary of the Motor Union they may like to know my experience of having done so," Verner wrote. "Four years ago I cut down the hedges and shrubs to a height of 4ft for 30 yards back from the dangerous crossing in this hamlet. The results were twofold: the following summer my garden was smothered with dust caused by fast-driven cars, and the average pace of the passing cars was considerably increased. This was bad enough, but when the culprits secured by the police pleaded that 'it was perfectly safe to go fast' because 'they could see well at the corner,' I realised that I had made a mistake." He added that he had since let his hedges and shrubs grow back.
Despite the colonel's prescience, risk compensation went largely unstudied until 1975, when Sam Peltzman, a University of Chicago economist, published an analysis of federal auto-safety standards imposed in the late 1960s. Peltzman concluded that while the standards had saved the lives of some vehicle occupants, they had also led to the deaths of pedestrians, cyclists and other non-occupants. John Adams of University College London studied the impact of seat belts and reached a similar conclusion, which he published in 1981: there was no overall decrease in highway fatalities.
There has been a lively debate over risk compensation ever since, but today the issue is not whether it exists, but the degree to which it does. The phenomenon has been observed well beyond the highway—in the workplace, on the playing field, at home, in the air. Researchers have found that improved parachute rip cords did not reduce the number of sky-diving accidents; overconfident sky divers hit the silk too late. The number of flooding deaths in the United States has hardly changed in 100 years despite the construction of stronger levees in flood plains; people moved onto the flood plains, in part because of subsidized flood insurance and federal disaster relief. Studies suggest that workers who wear back-support belts try to lift heavier loads and that children who wear protective sports equipment engage in rougher play. Forest rangers say wilderness hikers take greater risks if they know that a trained rescue squad is on call. Public health officials cite evidence that enhanced HIV treatment can lead to riskier sexual behavior.
All of capitalism runs on risk, of course, and it may be in this arena that risk compensation has manifested itself most calamitously of late. William D. Cohan, author of House of Cards, a book about the fall of Bear Stearns, speaks for many when he observes that "Wall Street bankers took the risks they did because they got paid millions to do so and because they knew there would be few negative consequences for them personally if things failed to work out. In other words, the benefit of their risk-taking was all theirs and the consequences of their risk-taking would fall on the bank's shareholders." (Meanwhile investors, as James Surowiecki noted in a recent New Yorker column, tend to underestimate their chances of losing their shirts.) Late last year, 200 economists—including Sam Peltzman, who is now professor emeritus at Chicago—petitioned Congress not to pass its $700 billion plan to rescue the nation's overextended banking system in order to preserve some balance between risk, reward and responsibility. Around the same time, columnist George Will pushed the leaders of the Big Three automakers into the same risk pool.


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Two months later, I manage to resurface after a complete rewrite of Tigris. Wow--I think I'm still in shock...that was amazing. Go team. Talk about high performance.
Two months later, I manage to resurface after a complete rewrite of Tigris. Wow--I think I'm still in shock...that was amazing. Go team. Talk about high performance.
Doing a lot of Tigris work these days. Ended up ditching the Tigris implementation of a Turbine Security Service--square peg, round hole kinda deal. Tigris requires a very complex ACL. Stealing away tidbits of time to work on the JUnit tests for Velocity.
Frantic work to pull together the new Turbine SecurityService implementation to aid in the implementation of the latest deathmarch at work. Leonard is an excellent coding and design partner--I'm happy to have him on this project.
Yesterday, I finally got Laila's Deskjet 832c working with her new Windows box. Yay for small miracles! There was a loose--or possibly some what bad--cable. Maybe I'll hook up lpd to Samba one of these days...
I'm breathing a sigh of relief at having finally figured out what was wrong with Laila's computer last night. At 2 AM, I was finally able to translate the 1 long - 8 short beeps from the AMI BIOS into the appropriate "bad graphics card" message. In this case, "rad graphics card" would've been more appropriate--the Matrox G200 AGP just wasn't quite seated correctly.
It isn't like I hadn't already checked the card a few times, even swapping the previous card--with its feeble PCI bus--back in. Unfortunately, the motherboard was seated just slightly low in the case, causing me some difficulty with all the cards. Being more than a little bit frustrated and tired when I finally came to that revelation, rather than disassembling the box again (I'd already had to cannibalize my FreeBSD box temporarily for testing parts), I just hammered on the card until the motherboard decided that it was statisfactorilly seated. Heh. I'm pretty sure that moving the cable that I had had running under the end of Matrox probably helped a bit too.
Finally resolved stand alone Turbine connection pool issues! Stoked myself and my fiance Laila with a sushi dinner in celebration.
Whelp, I've basically finished the connection pool port to the Turbine Services API, but the uppity thing is hanging in stand alone mode. Blasted threading issues be damned!
My head is spinning from grappling with the Turbine connection pool port to its Services API. Making the extensive changes, trying not to break existing or derived code, and doing it without unit tests is a high wire act indeed.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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You will use the present perfect to talk about events starting in the past and continuing up to the present. You will practice using for and since to describe symptoms of illness. Skills in this lesson include identifying parts of the body, communicating symptoms to a doctor, and talking about health habits. You will also work on interpreting nutrition and fitness information.
Getting Hired
You will learn which verbs are followed by an infinitive and which take a gerund. You'll also practice working with gerunds and nouns that follow prepositions and working with would rather to express preferences. You will look at job advertisements and learn to pick out the skills required for each. You'll also fill out a job application and learn about how to prepare for a job interview.
On the Job
You will learn the difference between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns and where to use each one. You will practice using could and might to express future possibilities. You will also learn how to compare employee behavior and attitudes. Other skills include learning to interpret a pay stub and benefit information and learning to identify safe workplace behavior. Near the end of the lesson, you will learn how to make polite requests and how to respond to criticism and compliments.
Citizens and Community
In this lesson, you will practice comparing and contrasting ideas using the words both, and, neither, not, but, and however. You'll also practice using should to make a strong suggestion. Finally, you'll learn to use the past tense and the modal would in contrary-to-fact statements, such as If I had more money, I would buy a car. Skills include identifying U.S. geographical locations, understanding the U.S. system of government, expressing opinions, and writing a speech.Balancing Your Life
You will practice the used to form in statements and questions about past habits or states that have changed. You'll also work with adjective clauses starting with where, who, and which. You'll create your own goal chart, identify obstacles in your life, and think of solutions. You'll also write about an important person and work on time-management skills.
Review of Lessons 1–5
This lesson reviews the material covered in Lessons 1–5. It covers these topics: health, getting hired, on the job, citizens and community, and balancing your life. The grammar points introduced and practiced in Lessons 1–5 are also covered.Personal Finance
In this lesson, you will review contrary-to-fact conditional statements introduced in Lesson 4 and begin to work with contrary-to-fact questions. You'll also practice making statements using the passive voice to emphasize an object or action when the doer is not important. Skills include calculating monthly expenses, identifying ways to save money, interpreting credit card and loan information, analyzing advertising techniques, and writing a business letter.
Buying a Home
This lesson introduces comparative and superlative adjectives. It also reviews yes/no questions and answers and several types of information questions. You'll practice interpreting housing ads, comparing types of housing, and identifying housing preferences. You'll go through the steps of purchasing a home. You'll also take a look at mortgage information.Community
Lesson 9 introduces embedded questions. Skills include locating community resources, using the telephone, and giving and responding to suggestions. You'll also work on reading a road map and discovering places to volunteer in your community.
Intoduction to medical terms
This lesson introduces the present perfect continuous, which is used to accurately describe time and duration. You'll also practice the use of the time expressions since and for. You'll identify indirect and direct speech and practice reporting what other people said. You'll describe symptoms and interpret doctor's diagnoses and nutrition information. You'll also be introduced to several medical terms, the differences in insurance plans, and health insurance applications.Getting Hired
There are no grammar elements in this lesson. This lesson focuses on helping you identify skills and characteristics you need to get a good job. You'll also get tips on how to conduct a job search, how to write a resume, how to write a cover letter, and how to prepare for a job interview.
Review of Lessons 7–11
This lesson reviews the material discussed in Lessons 7–11. It covers these topics: personal finance, buying a home, community, health, and getting hired. You'll also review the grammar points introduced and practiced in Lessons 7–11.
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Does the dog ever no-go on you in a test? Maybe you got a Rodman dog (doesn't like to train, but likes to play the game ). I got a girl does the same thing in training to me; I know she's gonna no-go, it's just going to happen and I just got to deal with-it. I either step her offline (wait to run her), hoping she'll stop her game (doesn't happen often but we can hope ). Or No-nonsense, bump her forward (I don't use the sit, (as soon as I see the change) I just walk-off-heel-(nick), pay-attention mark), seems if you do the sit they anticipate the nick,(it becomes a custom just what they do before they run) and you end-up playing their game. Sometimes I'll also do a collar-ear shake, No pay-attention. Different forms of correction/pressure. We mix it up, trying to break the custom.
I've come to the conclusion, it's just something with her and me, she doesn't pull this crap with others. I think because the others, took care of it right away, (it never became a custom). But her and I have history, a history where she knows she can play with me, so I got to be tough (but fair)every-time. Hope that perhaps one day it'll connect that I no longer play her game, and she'll stop playing it (hasn't happened yet but I'm getting more consistent). Plus side she's never ever done it to me in a test, she loves tests. She also doesn't do it to me if we train alone. But get her in a training group (club days especially), bingo back into the custom. The more people the worst she is, she loves to play to a crowd. Thus I've become very particular in where I train her, I train with a group that knows the dog, and how she trains, so we no longer get audience interference "Poor dog/too much pressure, bad-mean trainer" (Try as I might even when I absolutely know I'm being fair the audience affects me, the dog can read it and we back slide, so no-more of that).
Just keeping telling your-self; I don't need to look good, I don't need to win training day,, I just need to train (that means the dog gives effort and does as he's told), If I can maintain the No-nonsense approach we get a lot of work done in every training session. Sure we look terrible, but we're getting things done. Negative sometimes it's very tiring for the trainer, however When Dennis Rodman shows up on test day, it's worth it .
Favorite quote from a Club training day in all seriousness stated to me after running my MHR, HRCH, MH " When did you get a Junior Dog?"
If you ever figure-out the secret on how to get a Rodman to love training, please let me know


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Chef's Choice Cordless Electric Glass Kettle
Faster than a stove or microwave and using less than half the energy of heating water on an electric stovetop, the Chef's Choice Cordless Electric Glass Kettle (6790001) is as functional as it is stylish. Handsomely crafted from heat resistant glass and brushed stainless steel, it features a 360º swivel cordless design, soft touch handle, convenient single-hand lid opening and an illuminated on/off switch. The concealed heating element, efficiently delivers 1500 watts of power. This transparent kettle makes boiling water a visual delight and takes all guesswork out of water levels! Its generous 1.75 quarts capacity is ideal for heating water for instant soups, hot drinks, teas and blanching vegetables. Safety features include automatic shut-off, dual boil-dry protection, cool touch bottom and lid-lock. UL/ETL and Canadian Approval. 1 year limited warranty.
- Model: 6790001Chef's Choice PizzellePro Express Bake
- Brand: Chef's Choice1.75 quart capacity
- 360º swivel cordless designEasy-clean overflow channel
- Single-hand lid openingAutomatic shut-off
- Illuminated on/off switchDual boil-dry protection
- 1500 watts of powerLid-lock
- Heat resistant glassCool touch bottom for safety
- Warranty: 1 year parts and labor


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Arts Around Town: National convention in Allentown to host concert bands for public performances
Some major concerts will be happening in the Lehigh and Berks area in the coming weeks. One that will attract band enthusiasts from across the country is the 36th annual convention of The Association of Concert Bands in March in center city Allentown – and the performances are free and open to the public.
The concert series is being presented by The Association of Concert Bands in conjunction with its 2014 national convention, March 26-30, in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn Allentown, 904 Hamilton St. Nine community bands have been selected to perform as follows:
- Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., The Montgomery County Concert Band; 8:30 p.m., The Allentown Band (the band's fourth performance at an ACB national convention)
- Thursday, March 27, 7:30 p.m., The Marist College Community Wind Symphony, 8:30 p.m., The Ringgold Band
- Friday, March 28, 7:30 p.m., The Chesapeake Silver Cornet Brass Band, 8:30 p.m., The City of Fairfax Band
- Saturday, March 29, 2:30 p.m., The Buffalo Niagara Concert Band, 3:30 p.m., The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, 7 p.m., The Ridgewood Concert Band, 8 p.m., The 2014 ACB Convention Band, guest conductor Capt. Michelle A. Rakers, USMC, assistant conductor of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band
"We are very honored to have been invited to be part of this event," said Ronald Demkee, conductor of the Allentown Band. His segment of the band's March 26 concert will feature Stanley Drucker (left), clarinet, and Patricia Risley, mezzo-soprano, plus an arrangement by Steve Reisteter. Music will include selections by Strauss, Teike and Cailliet.
Risley, of Allentown, is a 1985 Parkland High School graduate who's internationally known among leading opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic. The Grammy Award-nominated Drucker is retired after 60 years as New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet. Reisteter, of Bethlehem, has been principal clarinet with the Allentown Band since 1984. His compositions and arrangements are played by school, collegiate, professional and military bands across the country. He is an elementary general music teacher in the Whitehall-Coplay School District.
For further info: acbands.org
If you're psyched to hear the Lehigh Valley's community bands in action, here are some other events to catch. This Sunday's Festival of Bands at 2:30 p.m., at Dieruff High School auditorium will feature Allentown's four adult concert bands – Pioneer Band, Municipal Band, Marine Band and Allentown Band – in a combined concert of music of the big bands, jazz and swing. No tickets are required; a free-will offering will benefit ARC of Lehigh Valley.
A joint concert with the Nazareth Community Band, conductor Ralph Brodt III, and the Allentown Band will be held March 2, at 3 p.m., at Nazareth Area Middle School auditorium, 501 E. Center St., Nazareth. Tickets at $10 will be available at the door. The program, "Oldies and Goodies," is sponsored by the Nazareth Rotary Club with proceeds going to a charity of their choice.
Footnote: This is the year to watch for the release of "Volume 28" of the Allentown Band's nationally acclaimed "Our Band Heritage" series exclusively featuring the music of Leroy Anderson.
For further info: allentownband.com
Reading Symphony Orchestra principal trombonist, Bradley Ward, performs Italian composer/conductor Nino Rota's "Trombone Concerto" with the RSO on Saturday at 8 p.m., at the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading. Also on the program will be Tchaikovsky's "Serenade for Strings" and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 2." Conductor of the RSO is Andrew Constantine.
Ward won the highly coveted principal trombone position after multiple rounds of an international audition process. He also is part of the Excelsior Trombone Ensemble.
Footnote: Nino Rota's "Romeo and Juliet" was the featured music for 19-year-old Japanese 2014 Olympic Gold figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu during his free skate.
For further info: readingsymphony.org
Cedar Crest College in Allentown presents "Little Shop of Horrors" beginning tonight at 8, through Sunday, at the Samuels Theatre at the Tompkins College Center on campus. With book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, and music by Alan Menken, this was one of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows. Based on the film by Roger Corman, the story unfolds as a down-and-out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant, "Audrey II," with a mysterious craving for fresh blood.
Stage and musical direction is by Bill Whitney; choreographer is Brenna Mateljan '13.
For further info: cedarcrest.edu/stage
Faculty guest artist Francine Roussel returns to the Muhlenberg College Allentown main stage for the first time since "Cabaret" in 2005, in the role of Belize in Moliere's 17th century comedy, "The Learned Ladies." The show opens tonight at 8, and runs through Sunday at the Dorothy Hess Baker Theatre in the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance. The all-female cast is directed by James Peck; lighting designer is Tony Award-winning designer Rick Fisher ("Billy Elliot: The Musical").
For further info: muhlenberg.edu/theatre
Donald Spieth conducts the Moravian College Community Orchestra on Sunday at 7 p.m., at Foy Hall on the main campus at Main and Church streets, with special guest artist Jesus Morales-Matos, cello soloist. The program includes selections by Elgar, Bernstein, Debussy and Saint-Saens.
Morales-Matos is cellist of the Dali String Quartet and professor of cello at Elite Strings Program in Lansdale.
For further info: 610-861-1650
Guest harpist Frances Duffy will perform Debussy's "Danses Sacree et Profane" with the string section of the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra in a program titled "Invitation to the Dance" on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., at Christ Lutheran Church in Allentown. Music director is Allan Birney.
Selections for the evening will include work by Elgar, Zelenka, Hellendaal and Janacek. Featured Sinfonia instrumentalists include Nobuo Kitagawa, oboe, and Susan Shaw, bassoon.
Duffy is Principal Harp with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra and also performs with the harp trio Linaria Ensemble. Kitagawa is on the faculty of Lafayette College and performs with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem Festival Orchestra. Shaw, principal bassoonist of the Sinfonia, also performs with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra.
For further info: PASinfonia.org
The Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra, in conjunction with the Mock Turtle Marionette Theatre, presents the family-friendly puppet show, "Museum of Music," on Saturday at 10 a.m., at the Charles A. Brown Ice House, 56 River St., Sand Island, Bethlehem. The show exposes children to classical music with a live performance and a full cast of musical puppets. Artistic director is Mock Turtle's Doug Roysdon. A puppet workshop follows the performance. Cost is $5 for show; $7.50 for both show and workshop.
For further info: 610-867-8208
The children's show, "Fancy Nancy, The Musical," comes to Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown on Saturday with two shows – 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. -- presented by the Vital Theatre Company. Fancy Nancy and friends Bree, Rhonda, Wanda and Lionel prepare to perform their very first show, "Deep Sea Dances," but who will be cast and in what roles?
For further info: millersymphonyhall.org
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Serengeti = Endless Plains = what I came for!
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I have always wanted to visit this part of Africa. It may be because of my various Serengeti sunglasses that I have ...
While the Masai Mara and Serengeti may back onto each other, it took us 3 days to drive the long way round. Seeing a map at last I can understand why! First the same 300 km drive back to Nairobi and then the next day a 270 km drive to Meserari Snake Park just out of Arusha in Tanzania.
Just after the border crossing into Tanzania from Kenya and shaded from the hot mid day sun by a large billboard at our lunch stop, we encountered the first real group of local children. Everyone was nervous but we did not have to be. Soon the soccer ball came out and all barriers were down. The Acacia Africa branded soccer ball paid for by one of the group and left over lunch food were given to the group of local children and was much appreciated.
Then onto the road to hell ... meaning that we were warned by Tom, our driver, that this section of unkept road would be bumpy, dusty and slow going ... it was.
Overnight near at Meserari Snake Park, Arusha before heading for the 2 night / 3 day excursion by 4 x 4 Toyota to firstly the Serengeti National Park.
But that was a half a day away so the drive there provided more changing scenery to look at plus a colourful toilet stop by a local arts and craft shop.
First stop overlooking the Ngorongoro Crater.
It was midday with the high overhead sun meant a hazy view down below in the crater.
Serengeti can only be described as surreal, sensational, superb and words like that ... well these words are a bit OTT (over the top) but I was quite surprised and blown away by not only the constant fine dust but how flat the Serengeti was.
The flat landscape was broken by kopjes or rocks outcrops where we saw lions doing what lions do ... not much except lazing about in the sun.
No wonder Serengeti means "Endless Plains" by the local Masai tribe. It is as big as Northern Ireland or USA state of Connecticut, some 14,763 sq kms.
The vastness was also broken by watering creeks where the many different types of animals gathered.
A leopard dozing high up in a tree and worst still the setting sun was behind it so I had to quickly learn how to drive my camera manually and got a reasonable shot of the leopard with its spots.
Next morning and what is install for us today?
We had to pitch our tents last night very close to each other as we were right in the middle of the Serengeti with no fences to protect us from the wild animals. Yes, local Masai men were patrolling the campsite at night.
Zebras by the hundreds took shade under the trees as the midday sun beat down. Got my "zebra" crossing photo! (zebras crossing the road in front of us)
A pride of 5 lions was witnessed with 2 of the cubs in a playful mood while mum and dad were content in staying put.
Yes, the wildebeest were gathering in small groups and to about begin their annual migration northwards. I would love to come back for that one year and see it from a hot air balloon. One needs to book a flight 6 months ahead!


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The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stage for this gripping exposé of medical professionals enmeshed in covert government operations over the course of three decades. Following a trail of police records, FBI files, cancer statistics, and medical journals, this revealing book presents evidence of a web of medical secret-keeping that began with the handling of evidence in the JFK assassination and continued apace, sweeping doctors into coverups of cancer outbreaks, contaminated polio vaccine, the arrival of the AIDS virus, and biological weapon research using infected monkeys.
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"No JFK book can come close to it...." (Citizens for Truth About the Kennedy Assassination)
It's like riding a runaway freight train. You ask yourself over and over WHO'S DRIVING THIS THING AND WHERE ARE WE HEADED? The only problem is you need at the very least an active interest in the JFK assassination. You really need to know who the characters are and it's crucial that you care. It's such a bizarre take on what may have happened in Dallas that a wide open mind is essential. But the story is amazing and the read is excellent.
"Great piece of investigative journalism"
Highly recommended, anyone who likes conspiracy and down right frightening conclusions will love this book.
Slow starting , maybe a little bit too much personal background however the information, which is laid out for the listener is understandable and well done. Not really a book about JFK however there are people, the usual suspects that intersect in a plot to kill Castro and the Kennedy assassination.
Frankly, the information about the government using cancer as a bio weapon that gets out of control, is past scary. It would explain a lot such as the cancer pandemic we are now having.
1 out of 2 men and 1 out of 3 women will get cancer now - those are scary numbers. It's a book worth listening to at least once.
I am on the young side of being older, but nonetheless - wiser.
"Excellent Expose' of American History"
This is not a conspiracy theory book - it can't be because it is backed up by so many facts. A few suppositions are made, but when you see the steps taken to those conclusions - you have to open your eyes to possibilities you never thought could be! Agree or disagree, this book is very revealing and explains a lot of the secrets (mostly medical ones) our government has been keeping... and why. And after you are so amazed and taken back by one conspiracy... titillating facts about another one arises. I loved this book and I hated it. I wanted to scream in frustration and anger, not at the author - at this country! I heard it twice and I bought the hard copy for underlining and marking relevant passages. Be prepared to have a major paradigm shift. Everyone should read this book!
"Some good points, beginning is quite compelling"
The authors frankness
The misplaced genius of Mary Sherman
It is very plausible that LHO was a double agent working for RFK.
as the author said, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.The absolute misguided tragedy of the Polio vaccine and the very real consequences of doctors "playing God"It does seem possible that the CIA did finally get their weaponized cancer, as we see from the death of Jack Ruby who stated so and the upcoming death of Hugo Chavez and who knows how many more.We all are aware an know the disaster communism was, but the hysteria of the 50's and 60's seems extreme, especially when you consider that Russia was our ally during WW2 against Germany and JapanThe more I find out about the late 40's and 50's, the more it seems that our leaders had dropped into a fit of madness, we are still paying for it 60 years laterThe SV 40 virus and the possible origins of the Aids virus...all created by mad scientists, I wonder how many other insane projects we don't know about.The end of living and the beginning of survival, upside down world, life out of balance, crazy lifeYou know, sometimes its just better to be humble, say we don't know and allow nature to work things out
"Incredible True Story That Reads Like a Thriller"
(POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD). The author digs up legitimate (and admittedly scary) direct ties between secret government funded cancer research, the Anti-Castro movement of the 50's, the bizarre murder of a respected cancer researcher at Tulane University and the John F.Kennedy Assassination, Many of the compellingly seedy characters from the Kennedy investigation (Ferrie, Clay Shaw, Oswald, etc) play a part in these strange going-on, as do some of the most effective, respected medical professionals in their fields. Add in the secret construction of a $10 Million Dollar Linear Particle Accelerator that appears to have been the weapon used to murder cancer researcher Dr.Mary Sherman and you've got something truly unique: a soberly -researched, carefully considered and convincingly written true story that takes you on a wild ride that keeps surprising, educating and thrilling you with every new chapter. This is investigative reporting, not conspiracy theories or arguments bent to prove a preconceived premise. This is, in other words, a singularly fascinating and scholarly work of investigative journalism that will change how you think about a LOT of things. Oh, and there's monkeys too. Can't forget about the monkeys . . .
"Absolutely mind bending!"
Very well and concisely written considering the plethora of information contained. This bundle of information from the past will get under your skin and make it crawl. No doubt, Haslam has followed his destiny for which he was put on this Earth.
"Not a JFK book per se, but fantastic."
This work seems to be very well researched. Complex story lines are laid out so as to be easily understood. Highly recommend if you're into this topic.
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"Tales From The Real World"
Great book. What in earth are we going to do to prevent things like this from ever happening again? What are we going to do to help the millions of folks already infected with SV-40 and all the other potentially pathogenic vaccine contaminants? How will we overcome the obsolete paradigm of injecting folks with contaminated vaccines instead of just treating the viruses themselves instead?
"Connecting more dots"
I will listen to this again. I just finished "Me & Lee" by Judyth Vary Baker. These 2 books connect a lot of dots about JFK, the mafia, the cuban crisis and Lee Oswald (who I have always believed was a patsy). Plus there is the cancer epidemic that all of us baby boomers need to know about.
It's too much information to take in in just one sitting. I had to process some of this information before I could go on.
Great book!
"mind blowing - had to keep listening"
Gives a real insight into 1950s America, germ warfare and the death of Kennedy. None of which I thought I was remotely interested in before coming across this audio book. Now I feel compelled enough to learn more. Loved it!
"Totally absorbing"
You need to focus to follow some of the threads, but Haslam himself writes clearly while showing his own 'workings out' of what ends up being an account of him trying to solve a personal puzzle which leads all the way back to historical events of huge import. I came away feeling I need to question my scepticism when it comes to conspiracy theories. Excellent performance too.
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No explanation, I'm already showing you lots. Meagan and Candice are such cool, down to earth people. Don't you like the sofa? I am an /arteest/. I used all my favorite Louis Vuitton and Chanel scarves, I'm obsessed with them right now. This Chanel scarf (the left cushion one) is so cool, it's the only Chanel item I own and actually like.
And remember that wishlist post I did? Well, I got the 2 most important things off of it, and I just got the shoes today! I had a really elaborate happy dance I did holding the shoe box, my parents were creeped out but I seriously was stalking the package almost 24/7 for the past week, I screamed when I saw the UPS dude. I have been wanting these forever and now they are mineeeeeeeeeeee bwahahahaha
Also, posting will probably be lil' sporadic for September, can't avoid it. Gonna be juggling classes, fashion week reporting for FutureClaw, other writing projects, getting kick started on a super amazing feminist film project I'm heading up, all that jazz. I like blogging on a schedule like I did this month, so I will try to figure out what days work for me and let you guys know when to expect posts. Scott will be posting some too, I decided that one way we can keep in touch even though we're on different continents is to blog together. Friends that blog 2gether stay 2gether!! Okay, thats about it. See ya. x


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Like you said you had a great hunt. Now all you need to do is find a good gunsmith!ORIGINAL: texasbax
ok, went back out this morning and hit the owl call around 6:15 and got an answer right off the bat. Although it was a good distance away I walked closer and hit the owl call again and got another answer but much closer.
When it got near light I yelped a couple of times and got an immediated double gobble. For the next 45 minutes we talked back and forth. I was on the edge of a big open pasture and he was in a cedar thicket. He came to the edge of the field and stopped. He just wouldn't come in the open. He left and made a big circle and came in behind me. I cut at him and here he comes. He was incredible. Strutting and druming his way to me. When he got about 30 yards from me I took the safety off, aimed, and CLICK! I was freakin out. I was able to chamber another round, aimed, and CLICK again.
Although I didn't get the bird it was a great hunt. He will live to hunt again. He was awesome.
I believe the calls are working now, the birds could have been in a funck for a day or so.
Thanks to all for the advise, I guess I need a gunsmith now, huh. Anyway, great, great time. Can't wait to get back out there tomorrow.


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I'm asking do you want a tax dodger in the whitehouse? If so, why do you think it is ok for Romney to pay less than half of what you pay in taxes as a percentage of his income? Because he is smarter than you is not a good answer. Who out there has accounts in the Camen Islands and Switzerlland? Oh yea Bermunda?
I'm sure some of you could but dodging tax is hopefully not a major passtime of yours.


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The RSC transfer their major new production of Julius Caesar to the Noel Coward Theatre in London this August as part of the celebrations for the World Shakespeare Festival.
The RSC's newly appointed Artistic Director Gregory Doran, finds dark contemporary echoes in modern Africa in Shakespeare's great political thriller.
The cast includes Ray Fearon as Mark Antony, Paterson Joseph as Brutus, Jeffery Kissoon as Caesar and Cyril Nri as Cassius.
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Deeplinks Blog posts about DMCA
UPDATE (9/8/16): An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly suggested that no authorized audio devices or connectors that used the Lightning port existed prior to yesterday's announcement. It also implied that the only way to achieve lossless sound quality on an iPhone was through a wired connection, which was also incorrect. We've edited the post accordingly.
Today, the EFF and a coalition of organizations and individuals asked the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to explore fair labeling rules that would require retailers to warn you when the products you buy come locked down by DRM ("Digital Rights Management" or "Digital Restrictions Management").
These digital locks train your computerized devices to disobey you when you ask them to do things the manufacturer didn't specifically authorize -- even when those things are perfectly legal. Companies that put digital locks on their products -- ebook, games and music publishers, video companies, companies that make hardware from printers to TVs to cat litter trays -- insist that DRM benefits their customers, by allowing the companies to offer products at a lower price by taking away some of the value -- you can "rent" an ebook or a movie, or get a printer at a price that only makes sense if you also have to buy expensive replacement ink.
Last weekend EFF took part in the Eleventh Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE) conference in New York City and got to meet so many of our wonderful supporters. We've collected the HOPE talks given by EFF staff below, with the official program abstract, video, and where applicable, the original slides. Once you're done watching those, you can also try your hand at our Capture The Flag competition—the challenges are still up at https://eff-ctf.org, even though the contest is over.
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Some day, your life may depend on the work of a security researcher. Whether it's a simple malfunction in a piece of computerized medical equipment or a malicious compromise of your networked car, it's critically important that people working in security can find and fix the problem before the worst happens.
And yet, an expansive United States law, passed in 1998 and emulated in legal codes all over the world, casts a dark legal cloud over the work of those researchers. It gives companies a blunt instrument with which to threaten that research, keeping potentially embarrassing or costly errors from seeing the light of day.
Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act forbids a wide range of speech, from remix videos that rely upon circumvention, to academic security research, to publication of software that can help repair your car or back up your favorite show. It potentially implicates the entire range of speech that relies on access to copyrighted works or describes flaws in access controls—even where that speech is clearly noninfringing.
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I graduated from Milligan in May 2014 with a major in Business and a minor in Communications. I also ran track for four years. Those four years were the most transformational years in my life and the Milligan experience made it possible. You too can have the same, and even a better, Milligan experience.
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