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On the first day after the National Day Holiday in China, 45 volunteers from China World Hotel, Beijing happily arrived at "The Slow Fly Angle Organic Garden" in Shun Yi County, Beijing to help the residents of the Beijing Lizhi Rehabilitation Centre harvest sweet potatoes and corn.
BTV reported in its morning special news programme on 26 September 2012 that "The Slow Fly Angle Organic Garden," the training base of the Beijing Lizhi Rehabilitation Centre for mentally challenged people, had a large quantity of sweet potatoes and corn that was still not harvested. The hotel management, on hearing the news, made a quick decision to offer a helping hand to the residents and teachers of the rehabilitation centre. Forty five hotel staff registered that day to volunteer to help harvest the sweet potatoes and corn.
On 8 October 2012, the 45 volunteers from the hotel worked together with the residents and teachers of the rehabilitation centre to harvest the sweet potatoes and corn on 10 acres of farmland. Because of their hard work, they managed to complete most of the farm work in just half a day. To assist the centre further, the hotel purchased the freshly picked sweet potatoes and other organic items for the hotel's employee dining room.
The hotel plans to offer long-term consultancy services and farming assistance on green product planting, and to establish co-operative training programmes with the Beijing Lizhi Rehabilitation Centre. The products will be used in the China World Hotel, Beijing employee dining room.
"We are very grateful for the support given by China World Hotel's management and hotel staff. We can feel the warm care of society and we will continue to try our best to provide a good training environment for mentally challenged students," said Miss Feng Lu, the acting executive director of the Lizhi Rehabilitation Centre.
Mr. John Rice, the hotel's area general manager, said, "Today is a very meaningful day. To help mentally challenged people at the Beijing Lizhi Rehabilitation Centre demonstrates the hotel's continuous care under the corporate social responsibility umbrella of 'embrace,' which was established in 2009 and focuses on Shangri-La's Caring People Project. China World Hotel strongly believes in investing in efforts to empower people. The Caring People Project aims to care for others today, build a beautiful tomorrow and achieve long lasting happiness. We will continue to reaffirm our commitment to the communities and make a contribution to meet our corporate social responsibility."
China World Hotel, Beijing soars over the China World Trade Center complex, including the China World Exhibition Center and shopping mall, in the heart of the city's diplomatic and business district. Hailed as one of the first three hotels in mainland China to be awarded a Platinum Five Star rating by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), China World Hotel, Beijing has been named one of the world's best hotels by both Condé Nast Traveller and Travel + Leisure magazines. China World Hotel, Beijing was also voted "Best Hotel in Beijing" by Euromoney, Frommer's Guide and Finance Asia; "Best Business Hotel in Beijing" by Business Traveller China and Asia Pacific, TTG Asia, The Asset and Asian Legal Business; ranked one of the "Top Ten Business Hotels in China – Golden Pillow Award" by 21st Century Business Herald; and named one of "The Top 50 Hotels in China" by Forbes and Travel + Leisure China.
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The 19th annual Four Corners Indian Country Conference on September 13-15, 2011 represented an open dialogue and hope for progress related to victims' assistance on Native American Indian reservations in Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.
Interpersonal violence is experienced at more elevated levels on reservations than in the general population, and the Department of Justice has reported that Native American women in particular experience violence at an extremely elevated rate – three and a half times more than any other population in the United States. And when we consider the number of sexual assaults and incidences of domestic violence that are unreported [60% according to the DOJ] this number could be much higher. Prosecution is a problem on reservations, as tribes are sovereign nations and determining the jurisdiction for intimate partner violence and sexual assault cases can be complex.
US Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli spoke at the conference on some recent Department of Justice efforts to improve the legal challenges of addressing violence, and in particular domestic violence, on reservations. The pending legislation would do three things:
- It would give trial law enforcement more ability to prosecute crimes that happen on reservations regardless of the perpetrator's membership in the tribe. Currently, tribal law enforcement officers have difficulty prosecuting non-Native American offenders, even in cases of domestic violence. The legislation would also ensure that tribal law enforcement has the right to enforce protective orders on both members and non-members of Native American tribes.
- The new DOJ laws would provide harsher federal punishments to perpetrators of violent crime within reservations. Since the 1968 Indian Civil Rights Act, the most severe punishment that can be imposed by native courts is one year in jail or a $5,000 fine, which is a far less significant penalty than most perpetrators receive for convictions outside of the tribal judicial system.
- $100 million has also been earmarked by the DOJ for more attorneys, investigators and victim advocates on reservations. Indian Country reported that a DOJ grant that provided more domestic violence personnel resources to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana led to the first domestic violence convictions on the reservation – in only 6 months, 169 domestic assault complaints were filed, and 147 of them have pending court action.
These possible progressive changes to the prosecution of domestic violence and sexual assault on reservations would also hit close to home as North Carolina is home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
You can contact the Department of Justice to express your support for the pending legislation and budget increases by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling the Attorney General's public comment line at (202) 353-1555.

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The onslaught of middle age can make you downright distraught. In the eighties, you rough-housed like a mighty middleweight prizefighter, but now, as you approach twilight, you're overweight and overwrought, thighs weak as spaghetti, eyesight decaying. And all the youthful, Foghorn Leghorn-like pontification seems like self-righteous, haughty pigheadedness.
It's a frighteningly ghoulish pain in the bunghole.
All right, that's enough.
Yesterday was my birthday, and I had this idea that I could write a post with a lot of "gh" words in it, because "gh" upside-down looks a lot like "46." Which is how old I am. But in the end, it was taking too much time, and there has to be more to life than wondering how to fit "gingham" and "boardinghouse" into an autobiographical narrative, right?
It's an odd thing to celebrate a birthday in a town where you don't know anyone yet. The kids were there to tackle me with their affections and help me make the cake, but apart from that, all the wellwishing was from afar. And it was fine, because that's exactly what I expected. I got about a dozen phone calls (starting with my mom, who always calls at 9:10am), and a bunch of social-media shout-outs from friends all over the country. And that was pretty cool. It's all part of how all this relentless connectedness, for all its drawbacks, is making this transition a helluva lot easier than it would have been five years ago.
I think my favorite part of the day was when one of my best friends told me that 46 is when a man gets interesting. Which is the perfect thing to say to a man who's slaloming down the slope toward 50; it reminds you that aging is a lot less ghastly if you can focus on the highlights.


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Upheaval in countries like Egypt and Syria is often discussed in political terms, but how do artists see it? Guest host Celeste Headlee talks about arts and the Arab Spring with Egyptian-American poet Yahia Lababidi and Syrian-American doctor Dr. Zaher Sahloul.
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Michiganders love winter but like anyone else can appreciate an exclusive nonstop vacation value flight to a warm destination such as Jamaica or Cancun.
�We charter an entire plane,� said Lynda Kroll of Sterling Heights and business development manager for Apple Vacations. That means there are literally thousands of seats available not to mention two gateways in Michigan that provide nonstop travel out of Detroit�s Metro Airport and Lansing.
�The cool thing about Capital City Airport in Lansing is it�s small so everything is much quicker,� Kroll said. �That�s especially nice if you travel as a family with small children.�
And because Lansing�s airport has a U.S. customs office � passengers can fly nonstop to and from international destinations.
Apple Vacations will talk about these opportunities and more during its presentation at the Ultimate Travel & Vacation Expo being held on Oct. 13 and 14 at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Auburn Hills. The show being presented by Expedia Cruise Ship Centers of Clinton Township is open to the public and designed to connect visitors directly to travel sources like Apple Vacations.
�We have been in business for nearly 45 years and have provided exceptional service to millions of travelers,� said Kroll, who has been with the company for 10 years. �I was a travel agent before that.�
Being in the business for so many years, Apple Vacations has a lot of friends, companies such as AM Resorts, which completed construction recently on several five-star luxury hotels. Among the nonstop vacation flights out of Lansing are trips to Cancun/Riviera Maya where guests have the option of numerous hotels including AM Resorts� Secrets Capri, an adult-only resort with unlimited luxury or the family-friendly Dreams Tulum.
�Mexico is really a great destination,� Kroll said. �There are just so many upscale hotels offered now as opposed to 10 years ago. I really do see a comeback with Mexico.�
And another nice thing about Apple Vacations -- they rent or lease the aircraft and therefore own the seats � so there are no schedule changes and package pricing enables one to buy a complete vacation. �That includes air, hotel, transfers, even all your meals and drinks at the all-inclusive resorts,� Kroll said.
For more information contact your local travel agent or visit, www.applevacations.com For more about Kroll�s presentation at the Ultimate Travel & Vacation Expo visit, www.ultimatetravelexpo.com.


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Linked by umad on Thu 25th Aug 2011 22:51 UTC
I thought OSNews would be a good forum to talk about a matter that has been weighing on my mind lately primarily because the site has been so focused on Apple's patents and litigation as of late. The news that HP, the largest PC manufacturer in the world is spinning off or getting out of this business is what really prompted me to write this article.
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"Good grief, not this again.
What in your opinion, will we use in the future for:
What in your opinion, will we use in the future for:
Though I agree with your general gist, we could very well be using work stations for that, by which I mean more dedicated, more powerful, versions of the "home PC". It may well be we will see a split between consumer devices (tablets) and more professional devices (work stations). I'm not saying we will, but we could. "
We ran Silicon Graphics Onyx and O2 workstations in our CAD department for years - they cost a small fortune.
The advent of 3D acceleration for the workstation-class PC changed the business forever. For the cost of every single SGI box, we could deploy six Windows NT systems.
I fear the scenario you describe above might bring us back to this sort of era - consumer grade devices being cheap and "professional" equipment costing an arm and a leg.
I would consider it to be a massive retrograde step!
(Please note: I loved the SGI's to pieces, but they were simply not competitive towards the end...)
May you live in interesting times, eh? :-)


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DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::DeployMethod::SQL::Translator::Deprecated - (DEPRECATED) Use this if you are stuck in the past
All this module does is override a few parts of DBIx::Class::DeployMethd::SQL::Translator so that the files generated with DBIx::Class::Schema::Versioned will work with this out of the box.
I begrudgingly made this module (and other related modules) to keep porting from DBIx::Class::Schema::Versioned relatively simple. I will make changes to ensure that it works with output from DBIx::Class::Schema::Versioned etc, but I will not add any new features to it.
Once I hit major version 1 usage of this module will emit a warning. On version 2 it will be removed entirely.
Yeah, this old Deprecated thing is a drag. It can't do downgrades, it can only use a single .sql file for migrations, it has no .pl support. You should totally switch! Here's how:
my $init_part = ref $schema; $init_part =~ s/::/-/g; opendir my $dh, 'sql'; for (readdir $dh) { if (/\Q$init_part\E-(.*)-(.*)(?:-(.*))?/) { if (defined $3) { cp $_, $dh->deploy_method->_ddl_schema_up_produce_filename($3, [$1, $2]); } else { cp $_, $dh->deploy_method->_ddl_schema_produce_filename($2, $1); } } }
This class is an implementation of DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::HandlesDeploy. Pretty much all the documentation is there.
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Teamlist Tuesday is here with #NRL Teamlists and officials for Round 12 confirmed.
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The New Zealand Warriors have treated 16,220 fans to a stunning 30-26 victory over the Sydney Roosters in an intense match at Mt Smart Stadium.
In a match that went right down to the wire, James Maloney's boot turned out to be the difference.
There was clearly no love loss between the two sides, with an abundance of bone crunching tackles and big hits throughout the match.
After a series of butchered opportunities by the Warriors early in the match, the Roosters took charge, scoring through Joesph Leilua in the 21st minute on the back of break by Aiden Guerra and controversial video referee try. Braith Anasta Missed the conversion.
Another break by Guerra in the 23rd minute and the Roosters back rower was over for the second try of the match. Anasta missed the conversion.
The home side hit back five minutes later through Konrad Hurell who raced 60 metres to score after future Rooster James Maloney put him in a gap. Maloney added the extras to put the Warriors within two of the lead.
Tautau Moga looked like he may have scored his first try of the match a few minutes later, however replays revealed Minichiello had knocked the ball on before it found the Roosters' rookie.
A controversial penalty to the Warriors in the 35th minute, saw the home side threatening the Roosters' line again the Warriors claimed the lead shortly after with Hurrell claiming his second try. Maloney added the extras to extend the lead to four.
With seconds left before half-time and after being awarded a penalty with in kicking range, Anasta opted to take a shot at goal from 33 metres out, the Roosters' captain made no mistake this time.
The Roosters took charge early in the second half, with Moga scoring in only the 43rd minute after Pearce showed great vision in his own half to create the opportunity. Anasta missed the conversion again.
Shaun Johnson displayed some fancy footwork in the 49th minute close to the Roosters' line to steal the lead, the young halfback left Guerra and Mose Masoe red-faced and grabbing air with a clever step. Maloney's boot was on the money again and the Warriors were up 18-14.
A penalty on halfway to the Roosters a few minutes later saw the visitors back on the attack. The Roosters made the most of it with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves scoring under the post in the 53rd minute. Anasta made no mistake from right in front to claim the lead.
A penalty to the Warriors ten minutes later just short of half way was all the needed to take the lead back, with Johnson scoring his double courtesy of a cross-field kick by Maloney. Maloney converted the try to put his side four in front.
The Warriors were over through Vatuvei only minutes later on the back of a mistake from the Chooks. Maloney converted the try again to extend the lead to 10.
The Roosters became more desperate to reclaim the lead as time began running out and it was manifest in their low-percentage plays and offside tackles. But a penalty against the Warriors in attack in the 76th minute, provided the Roosters the opportunity they needed to get back in it with Anthony Minichiello scoring under the posts. Anasta added the extras.
With less than two minutes left in the match the Roosters were exactly where they needed to be - a few metres out from the Warriors' line with tackles in hand. However, the opportunity was butchered, with Minichiello pinned for an incorrect play the ball on the fourth tackle.
The attacking flair of both sides was on display tonight, as was the grit of their forward packs. However, both sides showed they were just as good at butchering opportunities, giving away silly and making bad decision with the ball in hand; all problems which need to be addressed if they was to pose a challenge to the competition front runners.
Match Details
New Zealand Warriors 30 defeated Sydney Roosters 26
National Rugby League - Round 10 - Saturday May 12, 2012 5:30pm
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium
Referee: Steve Lyons and Henry Perenara
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton
Touch Judges: Steve Carrall and Adam Reid
Crowd: 16,220
Halftime: New Zealand Warriors 12 Sydney Roosters 10
Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Shaun Johnson (2 Tries)
2 Points - James Maloney (5 Conversions)
1 Point - Aiden Guerra (1 Try)
Tries: Manu Vatuvei, Shaun Johnson (2), Konrad Hurrell (2)
Conversions: James Maloney (5/5)
Tries: Anthony Minichiello, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Aiden Guerra, Joseph Leilua, Tautau Moga
Conversions: Braith Anasta (2/5)
Penalty Goals: Braith Anasta (1/1)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary Good Evening folks and welcome to Mt Smart Stadium where last year's runners up the New Zealand Warriors host the Sydney Roosters.
We have beautiful conditions for football in Auckland to night where the New Zealand Warriors Under20s side have just taken snared victory in the Toyota Cup match, defeating the Roosters 26-18 in a thrilling game of football.
The home side have announced no late changes to their squad for tonight's match. As for the Roosters, winger Tautau Moga will be making his much anticipated NRL debut tonight. He replaces Peni Taigive on the wing.
1 min: James Maloney gets us underway.
2 min: Solid opening sets from both sides.
4 min: The Warriors receive a penalty on their own 30.
5 min: Bill Tupou loses the ball 30 out from the Roosters' tryline.
6 min: The Warriors receive a penalty20 out from their own line.
8 min: James Maloney puts a grubber through from 25 out on the last, Maloney regathers and passes to Konrad Hurrell who knocks on a few meters out from the Roosters' line.
8 min: Roosters receive a penalty a few meters out from their line.
9 min: Mitchell Pearce grubbers through on the last from 20 out but Jerome Ropati has the ball covered.
10 min: The Warriors butcher another chance, Maloney puts Hurell into space 50 out on the last, but Hurrell is ankle tapped 20 meters out and throws the ball to BJ Leilua who regains possession for the Roosters.
14 min: Jake Friend is pinned for a knock on 40 out from the Warriors' line, after attempting a chip and chase on the last.
15 min: Possible try to the Warriors.
15 min: No try! Minichiello was able to hold Konrad Hurrell up.
16 min: Warriors have it 40 out from their own line after the first tackle after a poor kick from Pearce.
17 min: Johnson goes to the air from 20 out on the last but Sammy Perett is there to diffuse it.
19 min: Roosters are penalised on halfway.
19 min: The Warriors spread it out wide through Maloney who floats a pass over the top for Tupou who cannot handle it and the Roosters are off the hook.
20 min: Possible try to BJ Leilua.
22 min: TRY
TRY! Aiden Guerrera make a break and decides to chip through from 30 out. It goes into the in-goal and Alehana Mara and BJ Leilua ground it simultaneously. Anasta fails to convert it.
Sydney Roosters 4-0
24 min: TRY
TRY! Jerome Ropati knocks on for the Warrios 20 out and Shaun Kenny-Dowall picks it up and the Roosters spread it to Aiden Gurerra who puts on a step to stroll over and try. Anasta misses the conversion again.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
26 min: The Roosters receive a penalty and will start a set 40 out from the Warriors line.
27 min: Pearce is pinned for a forward pass 15 out from the Warriors' tryline.
30 min: TRY
TRY! Maloney puts Hurrell through a gap 10 short of halfway and Hurrell puts on the accelerator to beat Minichiello and score. Maloney's conversion attempt is successful.
Sydney Roosters 8-6
33 min: Moga might have a try here.
33 min: NO TRY! Pearce went to the air on the last and Minichiello, Anasta and Kevin Locke contest it, Minichiello knocks the ball into Anasta who knocks it back to Moga, crosses the line.
34 min: Ropati is down here.
34 min: Boyd Cordner is penalised for a high shot and Ropati is being carried off.
36 min: TRY
TRY! Hurrell scores his double courtesy of some good work by Simon Mannering. Maloney adds the extras.
New Zealand Warriors 12-8
38 min: The Roosters will get a scrum 40 out from their own line after Ukuma Ta'ai knocks on.
39 min: The Roosters will get a line drop out.
40 min: PENALTY GOAL Dewsbury Rams (NL1)
Roosters receive a penalty 33 metres out and Anasta decides to take a shot at goal with the hooter sounding in background. He kicks it.
New Zealand Warriors 12-10
41 min: Anasta kicks off to bring the second half underway.
43 min: TRY
TRY! Pearce spreads it out wide to Leilua who passes to Moga ten short of halfway and Moga races away to score. Anasta's conversion attempt is unsuccessful.
Sydney Roosters 14-12
45 min: Roosters receive a penalty 30 out from their own line.
46 min: Pearce puts a bomb up from 30 out on the last and Tupou take it in his in-goal.
47 min: The Warriors receive a penalty ten short of halfway.
49 min: TRY
TRY! Johnson displays some fancy footwork to open up the Roosters' defence. Maloney adds the extras.
New Zealand Warriors 18-14
51 min: Roosters receive a penalty on halfway.
53 min: TRY
TRY! Jake Friend throws an inside pass to Jared Waerea-Hargreaves a few metres out and Waerea-Hargreaves scores under the posts. Anasta adds the extras.
Sydney Roosters 20-18
55 min: Brad Takairangi loses the ball 30 out from the his own line and the Warriors will go on the attack.
55 min: Johnson loses the ball and the Roosters launch a counter attack.
56 min: Pearce grubbers through on the last from 30 out and Maloney cleans it up and rucks it back out to his 12 metre line.
61 min: Warriors receive a penalty 20 out from their own line.
62 min: Possible try to Johnson.
64 min: TRY
TRY! James Maloney puts up a bomb from 15 out and Johnson is there to take the ball and score. Maloney adds the extras.
New Zealand Warriors 24-20
65 min: The Warriors receive a penalty 40 out from their own line.
66 min: Possible try to Vatuvei.
68 min: TRY
TRY! Maloney puts up another cross-field bomb and Vatuvei takes it a few metres from the line and takes two defenders with him over the line. Maloney's conversion attempt is successful.
New Zealand Warriors 30-20
70 min: Perrett is pinned for knock on 15 out from the Warriors' line after an Anasta chip. Tough call there.
72 min: Warriors have the ball 30 out from the Roosters' line after the Roosters try their hand too much.
72 min: Possible try to Tupou.
72 min: No try! Tupou's back foot touches the line.
74 min: Roosters are penalised for being offside, the Warriors will get a piggyback up the field.
75 min: Roosters receive a penalty against the attacking play after Ta'ai tries to pick a fight with Masoe.
77 min: TRY
TRY! Pearce puts up a cross-field bomb and Minichiello takes it to score under the posts. Anasta adds the extras.
New Zealand Warriors 30-26
78 min: Roosters receive a penalty, 20 out from their own line.
79 min: Minichiello plays the ball incorrectly with a tackle in hand only metres out from the try line.
80 min: Roosters are penalised for pushing in the scrum.
80 min: Mateo is tackled as the hooter sounds and that's the game. The Warriors hang on to win 30-26.


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"No one thinks of changing himself"
- 1 Article
- Age 29
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of
changing himself." — Leo Tolstoy
Life is not easy as everyone knows, but even people all over the world have an idea about poverty, violence, wars and more. We can't find real reactions from organisations or local associations.
War and violence are fueled by human greed and envy rooted in deep ignorance. A lot of families in the third-world face hardships and only do not receive a sufficient income to feed their kids and bring happiness to the family. At the same time, they wish that their kids receive the best scores. We should be realistic and try our best to build new life for coming generations. But, how can we do this?
I think everyone needs to try his best to try and be more positive. Every citizen should feel a sincere responsibility towards their country. Today's children are tomorrow's citizens and illiteracy strongly hinders a country's development.


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Sherry Arnold was a runner from Sidney, Montana, who was abducted early on the morning of January 7, 2012, and murdered. Two men are in custody, for this crime (her body has not been recovered). For more facts about the case, visit this link:
This case has resonated with me for so many reasons, including the fact that Sherry was a mom, wife, and runner. I can't change the outcome but I can do my part as a member of the running community to tangibly show my support.
Sherry's cousin, Beth, of Shut Up + Run, has created a virtual run as a way to show Sherry's family the support of runners (and anyone willing to move) from all over the world. The plan is to do this on February 11. And it's simple: run, walk, crawl, row, bike .... whatever ..... a 5K (3.1 miles) while wearing Sherry's bib. Here is Beth's original post explaining this event.
This is simply a support/awareness run. However, there is a way to donate toward a fund for Sherry's children here via the "donate" button.
If you participate in the virtual run, Beth is encouraging you to submit pictures that she can share with Sherry's family (see a few of the early birds here). If you choose to do your own post about this (great idea, dontcha think??!!), please send the link to Beth so she can share it with the family also. Her email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
To recap the instructions for participating in the virtual run on February 11:
Print out the bib:
A pdf is available here: http://www.races2remember.com/images/previews/Sherry.pdf
- Mark your calendars
- Print out a running bib and pin it to your shirt
- Gather your friends, your running club members, your families
- If it's wet where you are, "laminate" your bib with postage tape and punch holes in it
- If that time doesn't work, go when you can (the official time for the run is 9 a.m. M.S.T.)
- GO. Run as far and as long as you want. Walk, hike, cycle, rollerblade if you don't want to or can't run.
- Please share this on your blogs, Facebooks and Twitters
- Keep it simple. Just run with Sherry on your minds and hearts.
- You can also connect with this event on Facebook


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July 24, 2012 > Quarter of a million meals served
South Hayward Parish, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the under-privileged communities within Hayward, reached a milestone; more than 250,000 were meals provided to low-income families and individuals in the last year.This record-breaking number is both a cause for celebration and concern. What many would consider a miracle is testament to the astonishing success of a small organization consisting of four staff members and a handful of volunteers. Despite budget cuts on the already limited financial support from the state, South Hayward Parish has managed to continue to provide the community with high quality foods and produce. The non-profit has been able to sustain its food distribution program with the help and cooperation of the Hayward Unified School District, Alameda Regional Food Bank, and local corporations including Panera Bakery, Costco and Target.In spite of this success, this accomplishment highlights the essential need for agencies such as South Hayward Parish to serve the growing populations of low-income families. As the organization's resources and its ability to serve the community are stretched thinly, the number of people without access to the basics, especially food and fresh produce, steadily increases as the economy continues to struggle.South Hayward Parish continues to serve its local community to the best of its ability. As a community of seven congregations of a variety of different faiths, South Hayward Parish strives to engage people in interfaith dialogue to administer to the needs of all individuals regardless of sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race or geographic origin. In addition to providing food, South Hayward Parish also provides individuals with free showers and supports a number of other programs including Planned Parenthood, nutrition classes and Hayward Community Action Network to effectively build and maintain a just and nurturing community.For more information, contact Ralph Moralez, Program Director, at (510) 785-3663.


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But they decided to repaint it anyway, since it had seen a lot of action.
Panavison rarely sells cameras, and the entire package's market value without the provenance is probably at least a quarter million dollars.
This equipment is just going to get rarer. Don't have the link at the moment, but were you aware that Panavison, Arri and Aaton, the last 35mm camera manufacturers, haven't actually built a new camera in about 18 months? This gear is EOLd and increasingly harder to get a hold of.
In an extended version, a digital version, a re-digitized digital version and a Jar Jar Binks version at a later date.
I think Jar Jar should be placed in a prominent role in all SW movies, if not as the protagonist.
Luke... I am your father... and Jar Jar is my gay lover.
Didn't they make a big deal out of the fact that it was shot with Vistavision cameras?
Or were those only used by the special-effects unit?
Yes, that was for the effects work. All the live action was shot with a Panavision camera, as Panavision has a near-monopoly on Hollywood due to contracts/union deals.
However, because of the demands of the effects work, the only thing accurate enough to shoot 10 passes exactly the same (at the time) was Disney's Vistavision cameras.
Remember that hardly anybody had been doing blue-screen at the time for over a decade. Even 2001 was shot mostly with "in camera" effects work (which is why it's not grainy, you never see matte boxes but to it's detriment, nothing can pass in front of each other, which would have made shooting the battle sequences near impossible).
However, because of the demands of the effects work, the only thing accurate enough to shoot 10 passes exactly the same (at the time) was Disney's Vistavision cameras.
Do you mean Disney's Vistavision cameras *on computer controlled mechanisms*?
I thought that one of the big advances at the time was the computer controlled camera mechanisms, to _do_ the multiple passes.
I thought that one of the big advances at the time was the computer controlled camera mechanisms, to _do_ the multiple passes.
The cameras themselves also have to spool the film accurately. Slippage means a bad composite.
Even 2001 was shot mostly with "in camera" effects work
I was pretty surprised to learn that most of the FX in "Moonraker" were shot in-camera by winding back the film.
Bit of a silly movie, but FX are pretty impressive considering how they were done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI6ygeZxUBA [youtube.com]
Paramount, not Disney, first used the VistaVision format.
The advantage of using a larger format, such as VistaVision or 65MM, was the greater detail captured on the larger negative. That allowed the copying required to produce the effects shots to still retain the same quality as the original 35MM non-effect filming
The more stable image was also helpful, but not the primary reason to go with a larger format.
I know of no contract ot union deal that locked Panavision cameras in (I'm a member of IATSE, why does everyone always blame the union?). The real reason was Panavison had a patent to the world's first non-distorting 2.35 CinemaScope lens system, and they made the lens mountings incompatible with anything but Panavison camera bodies.
It's a freaking camera. A book by it's operator would be more interesting.
Next up, the coffee pot that was used on set during the filming of SW:EPIII
Yes, it is just a camera, but Panavision cameras have never been cheap, especially with the dollies and the follow focus which has to be custom geared to the dolly's wheel diameter and the lens you're using.
They aren't cheap since Panavision doesn't sell their gear at all (except in very very rare cases). Also, "follow focus geared to the dolly's wheel diameter"?? What? Having been a focus puller for 10 years at one point, I have never seen this done even once - or even considered.
And then lets not forget you can't actually purchase one.
Lucas DNA! I have a brilliant ida... let's clone him and have a show about the clones growing up as a disfunctional family... let's call that clone wars... oh wait.... oops
You obviously don't know what it feels like to have "too much" money. I don't either, no regrets.
...an obsolete one, at that...
It's a freaking camera. A book by it's operator would be more interesting.
The camera's operator was a guy named Gil Taylor [imdb.com]. Taylor is famous as a british DP for shooting Dr. Strangelove and the Richard Lester's Beatles films, A Hard Day's Night and HELP!, among other things, but he was a notorious fuddy-duddy ass on the set of Star Wars and was constantly undermining Lucas to the crew. He's had little positive to say about the experience.
He's still alive, at 97, if you wanna shoot him an email
Panavision doesn't sell their cameras, they operate as a rental house only.
Is it a requirement of the rental agreement that they appear in the credits? Of course the camera type has been mentioned in the end credits of most if not all movies for decades.
Is it a requirement of the rental agreement that they appear in the credits?
I don't know if it's a requirement as part of the contract, but if it isn't, you can be it's there because Panavision gives them a financial incentive to put it there (or a financial *penalty* if they decided not to put it there).
the original witch's hat from the Wizard of Oz
Ok, now THAT is a real jewel, a piece of history. The rest is nice and all, but nowhere in the same league.
It makes me wonder where this piece of memorabilia [snopes.com] ended up.
the original witch's hat from the Wizard of Oz
Ok, now THAT is a real jewel, a piece of history. The rest is nice and all, but nowhere in the same league.
Well, it's not in the same league yet, I guess, but it's all kind of arbitrary. You're making it sound like only ubiquitous appeal plus a certain age qualify something as 'a real jewel'. And if you feel strongly about the age part - not saying for sure that you do, but while I'm thinking - The Wizard of Oz is only 70 years old. You don't think a culturally significant number of people will feel the same way about Star Wars or Bladerunner in the year 2040?
And I liked that it was just a few select items - when I go to museums there is so much stuff the novelty seems to be diminished for each individual item.
Which is why I spent probably 30 minutes of my hour groveling in front of the Darth Vader costume. Seriously, it's fucking terrifying up close, even when you can see the cheesiness of all the 'life-support equipment' being only painted fiberglass.
Best damn hour of my life.
And... now we know why you're single and always will be.
God damn, talk about showing off.
I mean, an enthusiast of anything might go as far as to dedicate a display case or room in his house. Paul Allen said, "Fuck that!" and decided to ship his collection all over so that other people may enviously stare at it. He's managed to outsource envy.
Hey, this camera can be put to good use! Use it to film another great Star Wars movie.
... you can count on him destroying this too.
I would have expected he'd fucked up the camera just like he fucked up his movies with "improvements"...
... so Han can shoot first!
Actually that brings up a point.. this camera DID witness Han Solo shooting first....
I'm amazed what fans will pay for.
A few years ago, I was over at Kerner Optical, the Lucasfilm spinoff for practical effects, and they were showing off an early 3D camera with variable separation between the lenses. (Watching that, wearing shutter glasses and looking at a monitor, while someone played with the separation, produces weird feelings in your eyes.)
Since we were in the camera shop, they showed us some of the stuff they had around, including the first 35mm movie camera with a carbon-fiber case. They built that in-house, for scenes where the camera was going to be banged around. It had been used for some Star Wars job and many times since. They just viewed it as a working tool, not a collectable. It was a film camera, so it's probably been retired by now.
I'll say one thing for Lucas's operation. People stay there a long time. Most of the people at Kerner had been there for decades. One guy with five years on the job said he was still the new guy.
The website linked to this story is horrible, it has so much ads, it looks like a placemat in a cheap pizzeria. It will take me a while to regain my moral equilibrium after seeing that eye sore.
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- Manny Pacquiao v Juan Manuel Marquez
Marquez knocks out Pacquiao at fourth attempt
Juan Manuel Marquez defeated long-time nemesis Manny Pacquiao with a stunning knockout in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
In the fourth meeting between the two evenly-matched fighters, a bout for the ages was ended by a clinical counter-punch from Marquez - who dropped Pacquiao right at the end of the sixth stanza to claim a win he had long sought.
The Filipino had actually been enjoying the greater of the welterweight contest to that point, but perhaps got carried away in his own pursuit of an early end to the contest and was caught out as Marquez came up with a resounding end to their latest meeting.
"I knew Manny could knock me out at any time," Marquez said. "[But] I threw the perfect punch."
The 39-year-old Marquez sealed the knockout victory while the bell for the end of the sixth round sounded as he landed a heavy right-handed shot. It was the moment Marquez had waited eight years for, as Pacquiao remained sprawled on the canvas for some time following the blow.
"I was careless. He's not an easy opponent," Pacquiao said after he came around. "I did my best, but that's boxing. That's sports.
"I thought I got him in the last couple of rounds, but I got hit by a strong punch. I never expected that punch."
The opening two rounds went to 33-year-old Pacquiao, who quickly landed trademark combinations, working the body with great effect - but Marquez gave warning of his own threat in the third, as he landed the first knockdown of the contest to leave his rival rather stumbling to the sanctuary of the bell.
Reawakened by his corner, Pacquiao came out in the fourth and reasserted his dominance in impressive fashion, however, and indeed a round later it was Marquez who got a first feel for the canvas after he ate a stiff left jab.
After that whirlwind start the sixth round saw the concluding action, with Marquez knocking Pacquiao out cold with a precision overhand right just as the Filipino began to wade forward at the end of the three minutes.
"We always work on that punch," said Marquez. "The change in rhythm was important. We knew he was going to come out aggressive, so we had a fight plan that was more technique. We were able to capitalise on it.
"We knew it was going to be a very difficult fight but not an impossible fight. We work strength, we work speed, and you can see the result."
All was left was for Marquez to have his hand raised in triumph, as he moved his record to 55 wins against six losses and a draw.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, has now lost his last two fights - raising doubts about the viability of the long-touted super-fight against rival Floyd Mayweather Jr.


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Governor Scott passed a bill Friday that will make it more difficult for individuals seeking mental-health assistance to purchase a gun.
The key word in this bill is "voluntary." If an individual voluntarily seeks medical help for a mental-health issue, the State of Florida will block them from buying a gun while they are getting treated.
But, if their doctor deems that they are stable enough to bear firearms, then the individual can make the purchase.
Gun store owners say that they believe the new bill will enhance the background checks that are already in place. However, they are concerned about the unintended consequences, especially for veterans who might have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Will veterans be afraid to seek help for PTSD if they know they won't be able to purchase a gun?
Lawmakers say that was not one of the intentions of the bill. Its main purpose is to make sure that patients wishing to bear arms have been sufficiently treated to the point that they can responsibly do so.
Jim Arias, owner of Arias Artifacts, a gun store in Panama City Beach, says, "we're always supportive of anything that keeps firearms away from those who shouldn't have them. Almost every legitimate gun dealer will tell you that. What I'm worried about is the unintended consequences."
Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R) explains, "the law is voluntarily seeking help, voluntarily helping you get to the state in life where you can own a firearm again. And, if you haven't built a clear, certain threshold that only a medical professional can identify, then that's probably in the best interest of everybody, those in the public, and those that are seeking assistance themselves."
The bill passed unanimously except for one no-vote. It is also backed by the NRA, because it is designed not to profile individuals.
Watch the video above for more local response on the issue.


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I probably would've done what I did with any other TOTer who didn't have an apparent costume -- smile and ask "Oh, what's your costume?" That gets out the idea that it's at least meant for costuming, if not that it's a kids thing (which I don't think it is! ), but is still friendly. I'd've given a piece of candy too, but I do that with anyone who shows up.
2 bowls - good candy (hershey's miniatures) for kids in costume "meh" candy (twizzlers, Dots) for those not in costume. I always hated getting Dots when I was a kid. For those who don't know, they are more like plastic than candy.
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The oldest two justices — half the court's liberal wing — top the list of those considered likely to retire during the next presidential administration. Despite Stevens' and Ginsburg's apparent vigor, change on the Supreme Court is more likely than not over the next four years.Stevens is 88. Ginsburg is 75. Let's check those actuarial tables. I'm looking at the most recent life table from the National Center for Health Statistics. (PDF – 2004.) A white female who is now 75 has a life expectancy of 12.8 more years. So if Obama is elected and wins a second term, Ginsburg can outlast him and even the first term of the next President.
"One would think that over the course of the next four years the actuarial tables would catch up with the oldest members, as they do for us all," said Pepperdine University law professor Douglas Kmiec.
Now, Stevens is 88 and male. Surely, he can't hold on, you're thinking. But you are wrong. The life expectancy of a 90 year old white male is 4.3 years. 6.o for 85. So do the math. Looks like a good 5 years.
[Tom] Goldstein predicts only Stevens will retire during the next four years and not before he surpasses Oliver Wendell Holmes — who stepped down two months shy of his 91st birthday, in 1932 — to become the oldest sitting justice. That would happen in February 2011.It's funny to think of a man that old engaged in what seems like the rather childish behavior of record-setting. But if Stevens is into record-breaking, would he just try to beat Holmes by one day or would he try to set the most unbeatable new mark that he could? And what about that other record? William O. Douglas served on the court the longest: 36 years and 7 months. The man who took his comfortable seat was John Paul Stevens. The date: December 18, 1975. So he needs to go to July 19, 2011 to beat that record.
Think people will get fired up about Supreme Court appointments this fall? Perhaps not.
ADDED: I was just reading articles from the NYT archive about the Stevens appointment. This is from January 12, 1976, by C. Herman Pritchett, a polisci professor:
President Ford's appointment of John Paul Stevens to the United States Supreme Court continues and underlines the striking contrast between Republican and Democratic policies on Supreme Court selections.(Here's the PDF of the article, which you might have to pay for.)
Republican Presidents have consistently considered the Court as a law court, members of which should have past experience on lower Federal or state courts. Democratic Presidents have seen the Court as a policy court, and have consistently appointed to it men from public life with substantial experience.
Isn't it amazing to think how differently that would be written today? For one thing, someone who favored the Democrats' approach, as Pritchett does, would never concede that the Republicans see the Court as a "law court" and the Democrats see it as "policy court." You never even hear those expressions these days, and you don't even find the idea embodied in that term "policy court" presented in a positive light. Today, both sides claim their judges follow the law and accuse the other side's judges as importing policy preferences into the decisions.
Pritchett was looking at the record beginning with the constitutionally monumental year 1937. He acknowledges 3 big exceptions to the Republican pattern: Earl Warren, Lewis Powell, and William Rehnquist. He summarily discounts them: Eisenhower viewed the Warren nomination as a mistake, and Powell and Rehnquist were "spur-of-the-moment selections made by Mr. Nixon under great pressure." Of the 16 Democratic nominees, Pritchett counts only 3 that had judicial experience, and for 2 of those — Fred Vinson and Thurgood Marshall — it was "little more than an incident in a distinguished public career, and hardly figured as a factor in their selection."
Pritchett definitely thought the Democrats had it right. He cites Felix Frankfurter — who hadn't been a judge before he went on the Court — who supposedly made "a careful study of his predecessors" and "concluded that the relationship between judicial experience and success on the Court" — there's a soft variable! — "was absolutely zero."
Can you image the uproar if Barack Obama echoed Pritchett's views today?
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I'm just going to say this much: I strongly suspect that some of you people who think high-achieving people fight to retain their status because they live for the hope of seeing the downstream effects of their work have probably never worked for a high-achieving person.And this makes me realize I accidentally deleted a paragraph of my original post! I had intended to say that individuals who keep their jobs into old age have demonstrated to us that they are not the retiring kind. I would assume they love their work, live in it, and even believe that it keeps them alive, sharp, and in the world. You would do better to watch for people in their early 60s to retire, because these are the people who have not yet revealed whether they have a vision of themselves as retirees. An 88-year-old Supreme Court Justice doesn't look to me like someone who's just waiting for the right moment to retire.
I'm not saying that to start a ruckus.
I'm just saying.
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If Obama wins, I think Souter or Ginsburg will be first.I agree. Let him set a fine example of strength in super-old age. Is there some 50-year-old with more to give? Why would he think so?
Stevens is going strong and in great health. Why NOT set the record for serving the longest?


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Joan Rivers turns 78 on Thursday. The comedian and TV show host seems to be more famous now for her plastic surgery than her punchlines. She scored a hit with the gays though, with her newest show The Fashion Police. She leads a panel of B-listers in catty talk about celebrity fashions and faux pas.
Mars in Taurus aspecting Eris in Aries cranks up competitive urges. Be open and flexible. Goals may need adjusting as conditions change.
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Your friends wear you down. Maybe you're trying too hard to be the star of the party? Enjoy being on the sidelines now and then, or just take some time out. Your real friends will understand.
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Friends and colleagues are eager to see you succeed, but they push you a little too hard. Keep an eye open to your larger goal, but the trick is still to stay focused on the job at hand.
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Use your indoor voice. The smart actor knows that whispers can get attention where screaming gets ignored. You will be noticed no matter what, but what do they see?
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Long, hard and deep is how you should think about sex. How does it serve in your life? To pursue satisfaction? To forge a deeper bond? The real question: How does it bring you home?
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You don't win or keep a lover by being the best in bed. Open communication keeps love alive. Focus on the small details. Being the best mate you can be is not a competitive sport.
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Pace yourself with your colleagues, don't drag it out so far ahead that you pull the team efforts out of whack. Pushing too hard can also be bad for your health.
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Pushing too hard at sports or exercise is asking to get hurt. The trick in pushing for a personal best is to expand your limits, not to ignore them. Yes, even you have limits.
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Getting involved helps you clarify where you really belong in the world, what you've learned from elders to pass on to future generations, and what you could be doing for the kids.
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Arguments with your family help you plan better for your future. Don't be shy about speaking up. Sibling rivalry can spur you to better work, but don't let it affect you too deeply.
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Spending and arguments get out of control. Old habits mire you down, interfering with your success. Keep a clear focus on your goals and act as if your next boss is watching you.
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You make a lot or spend a lot. The competitive urge drags you either way and even making money is more strain than it's worth. Work as hard as you reasonably can.
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JMP Securities's Ronald Josey today kicked off coverage of Internet stocks, starting Google (GOOG), AOL (AOL), eBay (EBAY), Priceline (PCLN), and Zillow (Z) as his favorite picks, with Market Outperform ratings, with eBay his "top pick" among those.
Josey focuses on what he perceives as a speed-up in the shift of advertising and e-commerce to online, propelled by the rise of "connected devices" and mobility.
Josey's forecasts don't actually show that speed-up, but they do make the case that both advertising online and e-commerce can see double-digit percentage gains for years.
Here's Josey on online advertising:
Domestically, we project the 2013 online ad market to grow 16.6% to $43.4 billion and for the online advertising market to grow by double-digits each year through 2017. Online advertising is now the second largest ad medium in the U.S. and we project the market to grow at a three-year, 2012-2015 CAGR of 15.6%. TV advertising is the largest ad market and eMarketer projects $66.4 billion in TV ad spend this year, +2.8% Y/Y. Across the Internet advertising landscape, we� project domestic search advertising to remain the largest Internet advertising vertical domestically, growing 14% in 2013 to $19.6 billion and for display to grow 9% to $13.2 billion. Within display, we believe online video ads are the fastest growing online ad format and we project video ads to grow 16% Y/Y to $2.5 billion in 2013 [...] Within display advertising, growth is slowing and we believe the process for selling traditional display ads is undergoing a fundamental change. Advertisers are consolidating around fewer publishers and we believe these publishers are devoting a larger percentage of inventory to programmatic buying to create improved yield.
E-commerce is growing faster than total U.S. retail sales:
eCommerce remains one of the largest opportunities across the Internet and, in our view, we are entering a new phase of innovation due to a confluence of trends around mobile, distribution, visualization, merchandising, payments, and social, to name a few. We project domestic eCommerce to reach ~$400 billion in 2017. This represents a five-year (2012-2017) CAGR of 9% compared to ~2% for overall retail sales (Figure 17). Despite this growth, we project
eCommerce to remain less than 12% penetrated overall.
Both areas are being advanced by a "tipping point" in the use of mobile devices that always or almost always have an Internet connection:
2012 was the perfect storm for mobile Internet adoption, in our view. Hardware advances, faster network speeds, and improved Internet services built for a multi-screen connected user (desktop, tablet, smartphone, and TV) all led to increased mobile usage. From a hardware perspective, total smart device shipments rose to 840 million in 2012, +46% Y/Y, and are expected to eclipse one billion in 2013 (Figure 7). Over 718 million smartphones shipped globally in 2012, +45% Y/Y, representing ~41% of total mobile phones shipped (IDC). While over 120 million tablets shipped in 2012, +70% Y/Y, led by the iPad, the Nexus 7, and Amazon�s� Kindle Fire family, and easy, always on, Internet access is now expected with most device sales. Meanwhile, we note that PC shipments actually declined 1.1% in 2012 and are projected to be relatively flat in 2013. As shown in Figure 8, JMP Wireless & Cloud Computing Analyst Alex Gauna projects smartphone shipments to exceed feature phones this year.


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Meridian, Miss. Meridian's police chief is looking to a new program to help stem the tide of recent crime. Police Chief James Lee laid out some details about it to Meridian City Council members Tuesday.
The new initiative is called 'See Something - Say Something'. The purpose is to curb crime in Meridian with more help from the community.
According to city leaders, a major factor that hinders some residents from reporting crimes is fear of retaliation.
"They won't call because they don't want the officer coming to their house," said Ward 4 councilwoman, Kim Houston.
According to Chief Lee, as part of 'See Something - Say Something', officers will not go to the caller's house.
"There is no call back number. There is no dial back," said Lee. "We're not going to call them back; this is simply an information highway and you tell us what you see."
Unlike 911 calls which are recorded and tracked, Lee describes the phone line for the new initiative simply as a one way information highway because, when called, there will be no way for anyone to track the caller's identity or location. Instead, he says the only thing that authorities want to know is the crime fighting information.
"So the citizenry should not be worried about retaliation because we're not going to know who called, and we can't tell anybody else who called." Lee said.
"We still need for the community to reach out to us so that we can help do the things that we need to do to help the police department to solve a lot of these crimes, and to be more proactive instead of reactive," said Mayor Percy Bland.
According to Chief Lee, he and the mayor are currently working with the phone company to establish the new 'See Something - Say Something' hotline. If all goes as planned, he says that line will be ready for use in the very near future.


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February 17, 2007
"I whooped and applauded as Medea Benjamin... spoke eloquently of the trauma and horror inflicted by the invasion on the women and children of Iraq."
Here's the video. You can see women in pink, swaying and singing about peace. Hillary Clinton arrives and says: "You guys look like a big bunch of pink tulips." Wearing turquoise herself, Hillary stands through a mini-lecture from a woman wearing a pink tunic with a scrawled message that includes the huge, misspelled "Hilary." Hillary graciously hears out the woman and then articulates her reasons for voting for the Iraq war. There's more lecturing from a woman in the group, and Hillary tries to appease them with some criticism of President Bush and then deftly disaggregates herself from the meeting.
Paglia: "There's a priceless moment when a protester strips off her pink slip and hands it to Hillary (who had just voted for the war resolution the prior October) as a symbol of her flunking this ethical test. Hillary, who has problems when life departs from script, at first takes the gift, then yanks her hand back and loses her temper. The hapless slip is seized by a female flunky and abducted. It's a classic!"
I don't see Hillary losing her temper. She was right to subtly shrink from a photo op intended to make her look bad. It's not a "gift." It's a visual pun, and she's right not to look grateful for an insult.
And let's not forget that a slip is an item of underwear. When people come up and try to hand you underwear, it shows good instincts not to accept it.
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- Too Many Jims said...
"When people come up and try to hand you underwear, it shows good instincts not to accept it."
Boy I must have bad judgment.
- somefeller said...
People are often judged by their enemies. If Hillary can count the Code Pink crowd and Camille Paglia as her enemies, together with the obsessive right-wing blogosphere crowd, she is well positioned for victory in 2008. Most Americans don't fall in any of these people, and have an appropriate sympathy for those targeted by such people.
- Seven Years of College Down the Drain said...
Pink slip. Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh.
- George said...
My favorite overwrought sentence in her essay...
"I love the way Barack Obama has nimbly upstaged the ponderous Hillary machine. It's a Bette Davis/Joan Crawford bitch fest!"
- Fen said...
Most Americans don't fall in any of these people, and have an appropriate sympathy for those targeted by such people.
Then why are Hillary's negatives already in the mid-40's?
- PatCA said...
"She was having what she calls her peak Web moment of recent weeks."
They look like a bunch of Moonies, not serious people. My opinion of Paglia just plummeted to rock bottom.
- Demian said...
I was a big fan of Paglia in the 1990s. She was like a laser beam, cutting through the fog of political correctness and illuminating ancient themes in modern political dramas. There was no one else like her.
A decade later, her opinions seem a little stale. "The Web, in my view, is a fusion of verbal with the visual." Um, that would have been insightful in 1997.
Her analysis of presidential contenders seems cribbed from CNN or Newsweek: Edwards is a lightweight; Obama has yet to prove himself; Giuliani leans left but is strong on national security. We know all this. Where is the original thinking Paglia was so well known for?
This column feels mailed in. I hope to see better in coming months.
- Peter Palladas said...
Debrett's, the infallible guide to all occasions, advised that should a woman ever find herself in a public place - such as a wedding - and discover that her knickers had fallen down, was in no circumstances to attempt to retrieve them but merely to step out of them and walk away as if it and they had nothing to do with her.
- Pastor_Jeff said...
Good for Hillary -- but, Ann, I'm confused.
This reads like you're saying something positive about Clinton. How that can that be since you're an uncritical conservative only pretending to be a moderate?
- The Drill SGT said...
This of course was Hillary in 2003. She sounds pretty good there relative to the Code Pink wackos.
I live in DC and the Code Pink folks are vile. They picket and harass wounded Veterans at Walter Reed Army Hospital here, in the name of peace.
- Maxine Weiss said...
Considering some of the sheer skirts women are wearing these days.....I think a good slip is an essential.
Of course, some women refuse to wear skirts at all.
Hint hint.
Peace, Maxine
- Mortimer Brezny said...
When people come up and try to hand you underwear, it shows good instincts not to accept it.
I would have thought Simon would make use of this line.
- P. Froward said...
The first thing I ever read by Paglia was a column at Salon.com back around 1998 or so. There was a bizarre, overheated bit describing Bill Clinton as Caligula and (IIRC) Hillary as, for some reason that wasn't clear even then, his horse. The horse Caligula caused to be made a senator. This was before HRC ran for the Senate.
It was sloppy, incoherent, pointlessly malicious, and deeply stupid. In fairness, it was a bit lower than she usually sinks. But not much.
P.S. What if somebody throws the underwear? What then?
- dougjnn said...
Too many Jims said--
Boy I must have bad judgment.
No. You must be a male who's imagining getting handed underwear from a female stranger of the sexier variety. The difference between the sexes is here is large and genetically rooted.
You were joking of course. But your joke also reflects one of those sex differences which a great many feminists reject. However they're flatly wrong about this.
The fact is that a great many men in our society, and in every society now and in the past, would go for intercourse with a female stranger just about immediately, if she were in some upper (but way larger than tiny) range of physical attractiveness. Like top 25% or top 10% and maybe even the top 50% especially for the more hurting among us -- varies with the guy of course. That is he would IF the male didn't forsee paying too big a price for it (i.e. losing or causing a serious rift with their wife or current girlfriend), or widespread social condemnation and ostracism (some other societies), or could avoid those costs through deception. VERY many fewer women would do the same, and not only for cultural reasons. Cultures here and everywhere are influenced by the biological reality, and we in current day America culturally permit female behavior closer to the typical male fast stranger hook up desire more than any other society in history (with some rare and usually obscure exceptions, where it might have been comparable).
Many men CLAIM they wouldn't do this, but that's mostly to avoid pre-punishment or rejection by girlfriends or wives or those he hopes to attract to that relationship. Or sometimes claim not because of the strictures of their ideology (usually religious). Perhaps they're sufficiently disciplined and committed that they'd act according to those beliefs even if given the opportunity to do otherwise. Most males don't have the opportunity handed to the easily so it goes untested. Females of even moderate attractiveness always have the opportunity readily and almost effortlessly at hand.
First they females to be more choosy overall. Second they tend to value things other than physical attractiveness much more than men do for casual hookup (status primarily), and third, unless the male in question is at some sort of pinnacle of attractiveness to them and /or they FEEL they know him already (he's a celebrity), they tend to want to move beyond the stranger stage of getting to know the male no matter how permissive the cultural norms are within which the female is operating. Might only take hours but a minute or two rarely does the trick (as it does for a great many males, when we're talking about casual one time low cost hookup).
The existence of a FEW counter examples does not disprove the LARGE difference in central tendency of preferences. Further there's a perfectly valid reason why those few exceptions at the outliers are often called "sluts" while men acting = ABLE to act similarly (because a hell of a lot more would if they could) are called "studs". (To be clear what behavior will earn the widespread label of "slut" or some euphemism for that will and has varied with the degree of cultural permissiveness towards casual female sex, but it's always applied to relative outlier behavior.) For the studs it's an achievement and a demonstration of their outlier degree of attractiveness. For women it's a matter of low standards far more than anything else. Almost any woman can achieve fast shackup with numerous men if she lowers her standards enough and does some trolling. There's only some similarity for men perhaps at the absolute nadir of female physical attractivenss. And even then lots of men at the lower level of attractiveness for the woman in question probably wouldn't get any easily and quickly and without other inducements. She has too many alternatives a bit up the scale.
All of this has close analogs in virtually all other mammalian species. Indeed human males are far choosier than a great many other male mammals, who will quite literally all copulate with any female capable of bearing offspring and sometimes with those who they know are not, and they'll fight or display to do so. The losers get nothing.
It's in the genes, feminists!! It's sociobiology like it or not – cultural Marxism heavy or light notwithstanding.
- Meade said...
And let's not forget that a slip is an item of underwear. When people come up and try to hand you underwear, it shows good instincts not to accept it.
Or even when people like interns come up and flash a teeny triangle at the top of their thong underwear for you to see.
Who would understand this better than Hillary? Underwear can bring down the most powerful.
- somefeller said...
Fen said..."Most Americans don't fall in any of these people, and have an appropriate sympathy for those targeted by such people.
Then why are Hillary's negatives already in the mid-40's?"
The two aren't mutually exclusive. The Code Pink crowd (obsessive hard left) and conservative blogger crowd (obsessive, but not always-hard right) probably is about 20-25% fo the country. Add that to staunchly partisan but otherwise normal and sane Republicans, and you get around 40%. Paglia is a minority of one, so she doesn't affect the numbers. This of course assumes the 40% number is correct, but I'll assume it is for this case.
Also, people have been known to vote for candidates they have a negative impression of. Why, if the comments in this blog are to be believed, many if not most Althouse commenters who voted for Bush in 2004 (and perhaps our hostess) did so while holding their nose and with full foresight as to his inadequacies, so they aren't responsible for anything he's messed up, they just voted for him because Kerry was so scarily liberal and was a windsurfer.
- vnjagvet said...
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- dougjnn said...
Demian said--
Her analysis of presidential contenders seems cribbed from CNN or Newsweek: Edwards is a lightweight; Obama has yet to prove himself; Giuliani leans left but is strong on national security. We know all this. Where is the original thinking Paglia was so well known for?
Yeah I agree with all that and with what you said about how impressive she was in the 1990s. Yeah, she may well be a spent force, at best only repeating in different ways what she's said before.
But you know, that's ok. That's usually the case with really unusual and ground breaking thinkers. It's only those who usually produce at only little better than the mundane level or maybe at a medium level of unusual insight (eg our own Ann Althouse) who can endlessly keep it up.
And Paglia was ground breaking in the hyper feminist (in intellectual circles) 1990s. We needed her – and we got her.
Paglia I'm just about positive would agree with just above everything I said in my first post above. She'd probably add a special category for rule breakers like herself (a lesbian who identifies with male stud attitudes) but she'd also be the first to say she's very unusual.
- dougjnn said...
vnjagvet said.—
Is that exposition an example of the "biological realism" school od thought?
Sure you can call it that. Or E.O. Wilson's label "sociobiology" (hated and vehemently attacked by cultural Marxist type feminists (including male ones) in the 70's and 80's. Partly as a result it's usually now called "Evolutionary Psychology". Steven Pinker is big (Larry Summers was probably largely drawing on work citied by him in his excellent science for the educated layman book "The Blank Slate"). Or it's sometimes lumped within "Evo-Devo".
- vnjagvet said...
Is that exposition an example of the "biological realism" school of thought?
- TallDave said...
"When people come up and try to hand you underwear, it shows good instincts not to accept it."
Judgement her husband could learn from.
- dougjnn said...
Talldave said--
Judgement her husband could learn from.
Yeah, to avoid punishment. By his wife or society.
Threat of such punishment is necessary to keep men somewhat in line (even with our fairly permissive mores, at least the ones that are agreed by more than a slice of the population).
It isn't for most women.
This of course is the underly reality behind such social wisdom as "all (or most) men are dogs".
- George said...
Then there was the piece she wrote after the Space Shuttle burned up on re-entry in 2002 in which she said it was an ill omen from Zeus....
- Snippet said...
If Hillary had said, "How nice. Be a dear and wash this, then send it to my secretary, K?" I would seriously consider voting for her.
- TheManTheMyth said...
How come women constantly forget their earrings but never their panties?
- Peter Palladas said...
"When people come up and try to hand you underwear, it shows good instincts not to accept it."
As a general Rule of Thumb for living the good life, it has to be right up there with -
"Never play poker with a man named 'Doc'"
"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."
And so forth.
However, there are some conditions one should consider:
Is the person offering you anything other than their own underwear or for any purpose other than for you to put the item in the wash?
- That, by and large, would be the married option.
Is the person actually wearing the item at the time, in which case they are presumably offering the body as well?
- That, by and large, is the non-married option and leads naturally to the further consideration of whether or not the body in question suits your mood and moment.
Is the person offering you their underwear because she [mostly] is fed up with your trampling her flower beds to steal them from the washing line?
- That, by and large, is the pantie thief option. (Debrett's, again, would argue that in such circumstances on no account accept the offer - it merely encourages them.)
- vbspurs said...
LOL! I'm surprised Ruth Anne didn't link to my blogpost, but I only just blogged about this very Hillary/Code Pink video, yesterday.
I also posted a photo of a Code Pinko's car, when I spied one on I-95 down here in SoFla, last year.
I presume the state of her car was for a special occasion, and not the way it always is. I PRESUME...
Included in the post, are three shots of "members" in full regalia, the last of whom seems to be a doctored pic.
That's just as well, because it's sad. You won't believe what you see.
You know what I like about that video best?
It shows that Hillary is no where near as batsh*t crazy as those women.
Although her presentation in that meeting (in all meetings that I've seen her), is best described as "flat", I loved how she got REAL steamed at the end, when that women presented her her pink baby-doll.
Sure, she was thinking in terms of soundbites, but you can still see that old spark of venom from old Hill.
Good stuff.
- vbspurs said...
Pink slip. Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh.
Ohhhhh. Doh. I wondered about that.
So what about the pink bra outside then?
I can understand that they are making a sophomoric (no -- moronic) point about handing the President their "pink slip", but what THE HELL is up with their wearing of the slips and bras outside of their clothes?
They look like a sclerotic grandma at the fun fair.
- Christy said...
Peter, from 11:34, that actually happened to me once at a funeral. Alas, my inferior breeding showed by my kicking them up to where I could quickly shove them into my purse.
I, for one, am doing my happy dance now that Paglia is back. Whether I agree with her or not, I think she is a hoot.
- dougjnn said...
Christie said-
I, for one, am doing my happy dance now that Paglia is back. Whether I agree with her or not, I think she is a hoot.
Yeah, even in her only middling level stuff she's usually mucho entertaining. Her imagery is great! In some ways she reminds me of Tom Wolfe, though her slant is of course somewhat different.
- slhamlet said...
I don't think Paglia writes her stuff anymore, Salon just takes conventional ghostwritten essays and runs them through a Pagliamatic(tm) word processor which appends phrases like "arid weight of Foucault on academia", "as a pagan Woodstock libertarian", tosses in references to Dionysus, Nietzsche, Madonna, and Sandra Berndhardt, etc. and there you go.
- M. Simon said...
The female strategy is to get some strong or other wise above averge man as a sperm donor and then marry the average guy to raise the kids.
Average guys make good husbands (on average) the way above average guys not so much.
- vbspurs said...
I don't think Paglia writes her stuff anymore, Salon just takes conventional ghostwritten essays and runs them through a Pagliamatic(tm) word processor which appends phrases like "arid weight of Foucault on academia", "as a pagan Woodstock libertarian", tosses in references to Dionysus, Nietzsche, Madonna, and Sandra Berndhardt, etc. and there you go.
LOL. Post of the Day.
BTW, I too like Camille Paglia.
Apart from what Christy has already mentioned, about being a hoot, I can't think of a single pseudo-intellectual, sometime bisexual, talk-a-mile-a-minute feminist like her.
She's fun. And she likes to take potshots at the anti-Establishment establishment.
Her, we need more of.
- dougjnn said...
The female strategy is to get some strong or other wise above averge man as a sperm donor and then marry the average guy to raise the kids.
Average guys make good husbands (on average) the way above average guys not so much.
Yeah, well, kind of. I don't think it's usually that internally openly calculating. As well few higher status females have out of wedlock babies or cuckolded babies. Having out of wedlock or affair sex is another matter. DNA tests have tended to show something like 5% or maybe at most 10% paternity deception among UK, US and Australian women overall, concentrated down the SES scale by and large. That's by no means a trivial number, but it's not the usual thing going on either.
Women do tend to go for status and aggressive masculine good looks and charisma when and if they're interested in casual hookup sex, and for money prospects, stability, and considerateness, as well as status and then finally good looks in a marriage partner, at least after their teen and early twenties years. For that non marriage track affair or hookup outside of marriage or in it, females tend to weigh aggressive masculine good looks more heavily in the balance when they are in their teens and young twenties, and status more heavily when they're older – relatively speaking. (I.e. some may always care more about charismatic looks and others always more about status, but there's a shift in weighting from the one towards the other usually, nonetheless.)
All this may well involve urges / instincts "designed" by evolution to get the outcome you described, but there's the big problem of higher status males not wanting to help raise another man's children especially to the exclusion of more of his own, other things being reasonable equal. I.e. if she's a total knockout who you otherwise couldn't get, ok maybe, or you're divorced and in an age bracket where there just aren't many unencumbered with children available (which more or less amounts to the same relative thing); otherwise forget it. Of course men mentally adapt to the prospects that exist so if middle aged and divorced and not able to get the reasonably attractive never married 20s or early 30s woman, they may well convince themselves that they'd love or even prefer to raise kids without any of their genes. They don't have to start again with infancy and so on, or they love HER kids. After all, you're gonna have to convince HER of that to marry her, and what better way than to start on yourself?
It's true that our current feminist friendly society has just about maximally propagandized against this male preference, what with all the pro adoption and complicated post divorce families can work fine messages. It's also true that violence against children occurs more than 50x as often even in the US in families where the live in male (married or not) is not the bio dad. Note that a great deal of that increase is at the hands of the bio mother, not just the non-bio stepfather. (It's still fairly uncommon in our society, thankfully, but not all that rare either, unfortunately.)
- Naked Lunch said...
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- Eli Blake said...
Bologna. If your suggestion was true then why is it that in the 'cow counties' of rural Nevada, where prostitution is legal, there aren't more prostitutes? The ones there are, certainly make an effort to make themselves attractive enough.
Sex drive is certainly a strong motivation for whatever satisfies it (one reason why, for example, pedophiles are never cured). But like alcohol, gambling, tobacco, food addiction or any other kind of addiction, I think it is a minority of people (though I will say probably more men than women) who would 'jump' into a sexual encounter with someone they've never met.
Changing gears...
What this post does bring out though is a topic that we are just starting to hear about (for example the Arizona Republic did a bit on it either yesterday or today.)
Refugees from Iraq.
There are two million of them who have left the country since the war began in 2003. Many are living in refugee camps in neighboring countries. And now we are starting to see more and more of them coming to the U.S.
After Vietnam, we had a flood of Vietnamese refugees. They had a variety of backgrounds. Some were granted protection and entry into the U.S. because they had worked for us or helped us and they were no longer safe in Vietnam. Others followed family members who were in the first group. Some were prostitutes who had children by American soldiers (and a few who had married American soldiers). Many simply left, as 'boat people,' whose homes had been destroyed or taken over by the communists and who preferred to risk the high seas to staying in Vietnam amid grinding poverty in the newly collectivized nation (though as the economy moved towards capitalism, even in an officially communist country, this flow tapered off). Because America had been so heavily involved in Vietnam, we took in huge numbers of refugees.
And the Vietnamese community has by and large been successful. True there have been some problems with organized criminal enterprises within their community, but in general the Vietnamese (some of whom have been my friends) have adapted well to American life and in general are high achievers both academically and in business. Today they are just one more component of American society.
With our continuing involvement in Iraq, the present increasing stream of Iraqi refugees applying for and being permitted to enter the U.S. is likely to increase both in volume and in visibility.
Will Iraqi refugees be the same success stories as Vietnamese refugees? Or will we see them involved in incidents like the shooting in Salt Lake City this week perpetrated by an eighteen year old refugee from Bosnia? There is no question that war scars people, as does becoming a refugee (so by definition we are admitting people who have had some traumatic experiences which will affect how they perceive things), and it is also a concern (which this will sound racist, but it is a fact) that if some jihadist organization wanted to infiltrate its members into the U.S., then having them pose as refugees would be a way to get them in.
There is also a question that will be raised about whether we should allow any refugees from Iraq when there are still Katrina refugees waiting for help in resettling.
- Kirby Olson said...
Camille Paglia is a huge supporter of NAMBLA.
She talks about it all over the place. She worries about the children of Iraq. Why? For fear there will be none left to molest?
She's a puzzle to me. She seems to shoot off her mouth in every direction. Sometimes she hits something. Too often it's her own foot.
The song was so embarrassing in this video, and so meaningless. "Love each other as ourselves," as opposed to ... ?
It's amazing to have sympathy for Democratic candidates. Somehow they have to appeal to lunatics like this bunch of Easter bunny women. How can you do that, and still retain your sanity? I hand it to Hillary for keeping her sense of restraint as long as she did.
- gail grimmel said...
I like Pagila because she calls Islam for what it is. Like her, I don't think Islam is compatible with democracy, nor is it compatible with capitalism. With that said, why are we spreading democracy to a region that is not compatible with it? Why are we wasting our tax dollars, and more importantly, US Soldiers, on a disease that doesn't seem to have a cure. In fact, our actions seem to be worsening the disease and increasing recruits.
Aren't our policies in Iraq like welfare? Throwing money at a problem and only making it worse.
THe sunnis and shias have had issues since Ali, and no amount of troops is going to prevent that problem. We shoud leave immediately and stop wasting tax dollars on people who aren't thankful to us.
Once we leave, maybe the Iraqis will realize they're just killing each other, and if they don't , oh well. Muslims have been killing each other for the longest time. History establishes that Muslims constitute the largest number of victims when it comes to the actions of braindead Islamofascists.
We need to leave, seal our own borders, and prevent that philosophy from entering the American mindset.
- gail grimmel said...
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- vbspurs said...
I like Pagila because she calls Islam for what it is. Like her, I don't think Islam is compatible with democracy, nor is it compatible with capitalism. With that said, why are we spreading democracy to a region that is not compatible with it?
You and I seem to be polar opposites, though I bet you others wouldn't see it that way.
I think any religion is compatible with democracy, because of the different pulls on the human spirit -- one to follow rules civicly with the knowledge that you AND others will be freer in doing so.
The other, to follow rules religiously with the knowledge that you AND others will be richly rewarded later in doing so.
The problem is not Islam, it's the belief in the absolute authority of the sharia, which is indeed, incompatible with democracy.
When Islam and the State are one, like in Turkey, democracy is hard but possible. When the sharia and State are one, democracy isn't possible.
The other problem in the region has to do with strong men in power, who are by definition, not democratic.
Neither Saddam Hussein, nor Nasser, nor Musharraf, nor Qaddafi are religious leaders, and in fact, they always de-emphasised religion as a font of authority, the better to rule themselves.
The problem is different than just Islam, and that is the part the US can attempt to...change isn't the right word.
Perhaps restructure.
As for seal our borders, and it's welfare by any other name...
That's chilling to me. It's like having said that in 1939.
The result would be living in a Nazi world, had we done so then.
- MoreWhat.com said...
I think not of Hillary
- Robert said...
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE: 'Can I talk to you about Hillary?' Clinton fundraiser Daphna Ziman buttonholes everyone who crosses her path. By Tina Daunt
L.A. Times Staff Writer. February 16, 2007:
Daphna Ziman has the best seat in the Polo Lounge, and she's not afraid to use it.
From her vantage point at a table-for-two on a recent afternoon, Ziman watches the lunch crowd with interest at the Beverly Hills Hotel's iconic restaurant. She can see everyone who comes through the door, and she has a full view of the sunlit courtyard, where the elite make their way to secluded tables on a tree-shaded terrace.
Today she's got an eye for more than faces — it's wallets and purses that capture her interest. The 2008 presidential campaign is on and Ziman, a former model who heads her own film and television production company, is one of political Hollywood's top fundraisers for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).
It's a battle for every cent and endorsement.
"Hillary Clinton is the right candidate," Ziman explains. "The nation is in deep need for a mother figure who will lead the people out of a violent world and back into caring for the poor and the disabled, mostly caring for our children, our future."
- Ruth Anne Adams said...
There's an awful lot of blogging not going on tonight. That must be one hell of a party in fabulous NYC.
- Adjoran said...
Paglia is a brilliant woman who is often intellectually lazy. Conservatives loved her tart remarks about Bill Clinton in the '90s, but most had never read her previous writings.
Hillary is positioning herself to be the only Democrat acceptable to swing voters. She moves as far left as she has to, always staying just to the right of the rest of the field. It's the old Nixon formula: run to the right (as a Republican, left for Democrats) in the primaries, but only far enough to win, then make tracks to the middle for the general election.
As a nominee, you want the other party to nominate an ideological extremist, because you can then run just to the center of his/her position, and be instantly the most acceptable. LBJ in 1964 against Goldwater and Nixon in 1972 versus McGovern are the classic examples.
Hillary's big problem is if Guiliani is the Republican nominee. His social positions make outflanking him for the middle almost impossible.
- dougjnn said...
Eli Blake—
Bologna. If your suggestion was true then why is it that in the 'cow counties' of rural Nevada, where prostitution is legal, there aren't more prostitutes? The ones there are, certainly make an effort to make themselves attractive enough.
So far you strike me as an unintelligent, ignorant and incoherent sot, who's hardly worth responding to. Note I quoted your entire first paragraph. You second was no better or more coherent, but I opted for brevity.
You could of course say something intelligent, however challenging, in response, in which case I'd have to amend my views – to one degree or another depending.
At the moment it seems unlikely.
- dougjnn said...
Adjoran said--
Paglia is a brilliant woman who is often intellectually lazy. Conservatives loved her tart remarks about Bill Clinton in the '90s, but most had never read her previous writings.
I could have given a rip what Camille Paglia thought about voting for Bill Clinton in the 90s. Not. (I voted for him twice.) I think most of her aficionados felt similarly. In fact if you'd have asked (because I didn't know, not having read nearly everything, or maybe she never said?), I'd have guessed that with all sorts of qualifications and exasperation, she would have gone Clinton. It CERTAINLY wouldn't have been l'affair Lewinsky which would have turned Paglia away. Rather the reverse. She'd have said good for that stud and just what we need, though probably in a bit more selling language. :- )
Where Paglia was valuable was on the issues of feminism, current culture after being pushed by feminist cultural Marxism light (and sometimes heavy), and resurrecting the hugely valuable Western Greco-Roman rooted cultural tradition in modern day intellectual discourse. And in these areas she was immensely valuable, funny, sometimes amazingly insightful and well great.
- Peter Palladas said...
Peter, from 11:34, that actually happened to me once at a funeral. Alas, my inferior breeding showed by my kicking them up to where I could quickly shove them into my purse.
Fear not for your breeding dear lady. Debrett's has a special chapter on correct behaviour at funerals that especially allows for the retrieval of escaping knickers on the basis that, unlike on any other social occasion (by reason, naturally, of the sad solemnity of the moment) it would not be customary - and therefore unremarkable - for female undergarments to be found in general circulation.
More modern editions even suggest that there is the radical (if risqué) preventive measure of 'going commando' - as the phrase is - on all occasions. (That, one has been informed, is the choice of such luminaries as Nic Kidman - a woman of entirely good breeding.)
- Fen said...
"Hillary Clinton is the right candidate," Ziman explains. "The nation is in deep need for a mother figure who will lead the people out of a violent world and back into caring for the poor and the disabled, mostly caring for our children, our future."
I don't understand this mentality. As if the "violent world" will let you withdraw behind static defenses. Its like replacing the carpet before fixing the hole in your roof, pretending that the storm won't come again.
- Fen said...
With that said, why are we spreading democracy to a region that is not compatible with it?
I disagree with your premise. But I would turn it around - I'm losing faith in democracy in general. Half our country is willing to withdraw from the world and allow the resulting power vacum to be filled by a radical theocracy [or China, if we're lucky]. So we can have free health care?
We apparently don't have the will to defend the Enlightenment and Western Civ. Perhaps Tocqueville was right? We've become selfish spoiled brats who don't deserve the Liberty we would deny others.
- SGT Ted said...
"Hillary Clinton is the right candidate," Ziman explains. "The nation is in deep need for a mother figure who will lead the people out of a violent world and back into caring for the poor and the disabled, mostly caring for our children, our future."
What a crock. Most people don't vote for a mommy. They vote for a President who will obey the Constitution and respect their civil rights. For those who see Mr Bush as out of control in this regard, how could you ever support someone like Hillary?
Mr Ziman needs a therapist to work out his mommy issues. The same thing can be said for the fawning droolers who see Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton in the same way; infantalising adults in a maternal way in order to control them. It's sexist totalitarianism with a doily neck piece. Its also separated from the reality that there are people who want to kill us and/or subjigait(sp?) us to their medeival religion.


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