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Attorney: Pioneer student charged with assault in football brawl didn't hit anyone with crutch
Courtesy of WSCO
This story was updated at 1:49 p.m. with information from the Ann Arbor Police Department.
Bashir Traevon Garain, of Ann Arbor, pleaded not guilty in the 14A-1 District Court Thursday morning to two felony and two misdemeanor charges related to the October football brawl between Pioneer and Huron high schools.
The 18-year-old Pioneer High School student waived his preliminary examination and had his case bound over to circuit court.
Garain appeared before Judge Cedric Simpson for only a few minutes and responded with a hushed, "Yes, sir," when asked if he understood the court proceedings.
Garain is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, which are felonies, and two counts of assault and battery, which are misdemeanors, for his alleged part in the post-game fight. Police say Garain, a sidelined player on Pioneer, used his crutch as a weapon.
Walter White, Garain's attorney, said it was clear from video of the fight that his client didn't hit anyone with the crutch, and that the assault charges stem from Garain swinging the crutch once.
"The crutch hit the ground," White said. "It didn't hit anybody."
White said the video, which has not been released to the media, shows Garain shaking hands with Huron players at the end of the game. When the fight broke out, Garain, who had a football-related knee injury, hopped away and was standing away from the main action, White said. When the crowd surged, however, Garain was subsumed.
"That's when the crutch got swung," White said.
White maintains the video will show that Garain is "clearly trying to avoid trouble" and, while he swung and threw the crutch, it did not hit anyone.
"We'll let the facts play out in the judicial system," said Ann Arbor police Lt. Robert Pfannes about what exactly happened.
White said there is no connection between the charges against Garain and the Huron player who suffered head injuries during the fracas.
Pfannes confirmed this. He said two juveniles will be charged in that matter. Police are not releasing any information about the two juveniles, but both are expected to be charged with two counts of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder, a felony, and two counts apiece of misdemeanor assault and battery, Pfannes said.
"Both subjects are believed to have inflicted injury to a subject who was on the ground," Pfannes said.
The victims in the case were in court and prepared to testify Thursday morning at the preliminary examination, a hearing used to determined whether there's probable cause a crime was committed and the person accused committed it. White said there isn't any hostility between Garain and the victims in the case.
"There doesn't seem to be any hard feelings," he said.
White said the examination was waived because it was unnecessary.
"(We'll) take it up to the (circuit) court ... and see how it goes," he said. "It's a very trial-able case, but it's a very resolvable case. It's too early to see how it will end up."
Pioneer head football coach Paul Test attended the hearing to provide support for Garain and his family. He said it was difficult to watch one of his players go through the process. Test was suspended for two games for his role in the brawl.
"I'm sorry for the situation," Test said. "I'm sorry for my inability to stop it from happening."
Garain is scheduled to appear in the Washtenaw County Trial Court before Judge Donald Shelton at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 29.
AnnArbor.com prep sports reporter Kyle Austin contributed to this report. John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 8:47 p.m.
I hope Garain's attorney is correct. A felony at this age?
Nick Danger
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 7:30 p.m.
Drop the charges already.This is a waste of money and time. If anyone should be held accountable it should be the coaches. Unfortunately AAPS does not have the guts to do whats right and dismiss Paul Test
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 6:44 p.m.
Coach test retired last night at the pioneer banquet, good choice.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 5:39 p.m.
By the way there were No punches thrown between the coaches, and Pioneer DID end the game by taking a knee. If you were not there, you really do not know what happened. I was there. Also, read the officials report and the Prosecutors findings, they confirm this fully and are as unbiased as one can be.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 7:07 p.m.
how many passes were thrown before he mercifully took that knee?
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 5:32 p.m.
Test does need to go, he has embarrassed the Huron program by defeating them the past 2 years 91 - 12.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 2:14 p.m.
Well, duh. Who would want an attorney who tells everyone you are guilty? I'd hire him too if he's willing to make up the BS that would try to give "reasonable doubt". But when you disguise yourself before committing a felony, you're not trying to avoid trouble, you're trying to avoid being CAUGHT!!!!
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 9:48 p.m.
And post #3 in this thread about "The Disguise" anyone else wondering where Thoughtful gets his/her "knowledge" about this?
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 3:25 a.m.
I'm not a lawyer, and don't play one on TV, but didn't the coaches "brawl" result in punches being landed upon a person? i.e., the other coach? Yet, there were no charges brought upon them right? At times, while reading this story, I really do feel that I was born at night, and also last night.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 1:39 a.m.
I love the way people pile on –– going in both directions –– in these aa.com threads! Repeat after me, folks, "More shall be revealed!"
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 12:46 a.m.
Coach test,needs to go
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 9:27 p.m.
The lawyer says: ".....while he swung and threw the crutch, it did not hit anyone....." He swung it and threw it, but it didn't hit anyone, but according to the lawyer, this is ok. Would that lawyer also agree that it's ok to drive drunk as long as no one is killed? Ha. The crutch was used in aggressive fashion. The fact that it didn't hit anyone (and that's still a question) doesn't make it ok. Saying he was trying to avoid trouble sounds like an excuse. If he was trying to avoid trouble, he should have left the field much sooner.
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 9:46 p.m.
@ Thoughtful - again with the disguise that only you seem to know about...
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 2:09 p.m.
With you , JRW. If he was trying to avoid trouble, he wouldn't have gone out of his way to DISGUISE himself prior to swinging the crutch. If that isn't intent to injure, I don't know what is.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 11:25 p.m.
Should the kids on both teams who swung and threw helmets be charged? Seems like this kid is being made a scapegoat.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 6:06 p.m.
All charges should be immediately dropped against the Pioneer student, Garain. It was a mistake that any were filed initially. Angry coaches started a fight and kids then became involved in the aftereffects. If any charges should have been leveled, it surely should not have been against this young man.
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 : 9:45 p.m.
@ Thoughtful - I've asked this of you in posts before and you have studiously ignored the question but again will ask: Where do you get this wild and potentially damning information? Do you have a video of the melee? And if so where can WE see it so that we too can see this alleged crime you speak so knowingly about?
Barb's Mom
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 : 2:07 p.m.
@dexterdriver--what if the young man happened to have a knife at his disposal and used that instead of the crutch? Would you then say that no charges should be filed. I am not passing judgment on the accused. I am just trying to point out to all those people say that it is totally against the coaches, that a dangerous weapon was used. Some people make bad choices in the heat of the moment, but they still should have to face the consequences of their choices.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 2:07 p.m.
Right, because that would explain why he looked around, pulled his hood over his head, covered his nose and mouth with his shirt, and started swinging the crutch. No intent there. I would disguise myself too if I were about to assault someone. This young man thought about what he was doing. Do the crime, do the time. Oh, and there were witnesses to this, which I'm sure will come out in court. I do agree the coaches deserve more, especially Test. He is responsible for what the boys do under his supervision.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 6:04 p.m.
"That's when the crutch got swung," White said. Translation from Lawyerese: nobody has proven that the crutch didn't swung itself!
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 5:37 p.m.
Coach Test had the chance to keep it all from happening. He could have ordered his offensive coordinator to call a running play (which would have hastened the clock running out )instead of a deep passing play. He chose not to. He could have told his QB to take a knee to run out the clock .He chose not to. His insistence to try to score again...to "rub Huron's nose in it", so to speak, was the reason this whole debacle took place. There was no need to score again. The game was totally in hand. Any gestures of sportsmanship were noticably absent. Test said, "I am sorry for my inability to keep this from happening." What a complete and utter joke.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 8:55 p.m.
Sorry, Augustine, but Test is known for running up the score. Remember the Dexter game? I played football at Pioneer for 3 years and am ashamed of the football tradition that Test has created. I stopped going after the embarrassing Dexter game.
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 12:06 p.m.
Hmmm... the papers have reported that there was no policy against the choice Coach Test made, and the coach said he did it in order to allow players into the game who do not normally get to play. This does not seem like an unreasonable choice nor a decision made with wrong intent. And for this we fire someone?!
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 5:27 p.m.
Sure looks like more evidence that our "justice" system and allied agencies (think CPS) have become blatantly predatory. Is there ANYTHING that can deter these prosecutors from filing an abundance of bogus charges, just to see what sticks to the wall? This is happening, nationwide, just way too often. Is it the influence of the prison-for-profit industry? The way we reward prosecutors for the number of convictions? What's happened????????
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:46 p.m.
If an angry crown "subsumed" me as I was standing there on crutches, I'd be swinging one of them, too.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:29 p.m.
Only have one side of the story here folks. No video and but I agree with the photo objections and suggestions mentioned above. To the casual observer. Me! It's seemingly likely they have over charged this young man.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:27 p.m.
I wouldn't mess with Walter White. If he can take out Gustavo Fring there is no chance for the prosecutor.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 8:44 p.m.
Oops, I should've said "spoiler."
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 6:34 p.m.
Don't you mean Heisenberg? Good post
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 5:25 p.m.
He's in the Empire business.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 5:09 p.m.
"I AM the danger"
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:24 p.m.
Seriously? Good for you goblue 7182! I was just speaking with coworkers yesterday regarding the fact that they're quick to post things of our "young AA males", but the young females pics are never seen, even when charges are drastically more severe. Hmmm..., isn't he a minor too? Maybe if our so-called educational leaders were good role models than we wouldn't have had to worry about any of this. Just a thought. Hopefully our court systems will see through all this fluff.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:51 p.m.
No, he's not a minor. He's 18 and was 18 at the time of the incident.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:22 p.m.
Whoever's running the show at the prosecutor's office needs to go.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:14 p.m.
Typical prosecutor overcharge. The Wash Co prosecutor's office does it all the time and it is NOT good for the system of justice. Charge these offenses appropriately and the system will run more efficiently, less people will be put in jail and fairness and sanity will return to our system of justice that favors incarceration and is too punitive.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 6:14 p.m.
If swinging an aluminum bar at someone is not Assault With a Dangerous Weapon then what is it?
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:05 p.m.
"Walter White, Garain's attorney, said it was clear from video of the fight that his client didn't hit anyone with the crutch, and that the assault charges stem from Garain swinging the crutch once." ....unless.....perhaps....the lawyer is fibbing? Has that ever happened? Regardless, IMO, this is a trumped up pile of BS. But if I was the judge, I would prefer people tell me the truth. Of course dealing with lawyers all day, that is probably setting the bar a bit too high.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:24 p.m.
I mean I imagine it would not help your cause if you lied about something when the video of the incident will clearly show whether or not he hit anyone with the crutch...
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 3:59 p.m.
Just curious, why is his picture plastered on the front page, but there has never been any follow up or picture of the girl who recently reported the false rape?
John of Saline
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 7:54 p.m.
Imagine the political storm if she is charged. The prosecutor's office knows they'd better have an airtight case, plus be willing to weather the storm of criticism ("You're making it harder for victims to come forward!", etc.).
Kyle Feldscher
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 5:26 p.m.
goblue7182: She's not been charged. I've talked to police about this and the investigation is on-going. As we saw in the EMU case, where charges were filed against a student who said he was robbed, it sometimes takes a while for police to investigate and build their case before they can turn the investigation over to prosecutors. We continue to keep an eye out for that particular case, but to this point, nothing official has been done.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 5:17 p.m.
Annarbor.com, could you find out if the woman who filed the false report was ever charged for filing a false report? The public was never updated on this story and from what I remember, A2.com said they would find out from the prosecutor's office if charges would be filed and if not, why?
Craig Lounsbury
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4:19 p.m.
a fair question, if, i suppose, the girl was charged with filing a false report. Was she ever charged?
John Counts
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 3:44 p.m.
Checking on that today, Brad.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 3:47 p.m.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 3:37 p.m.
Any updates on when that video will be made public and/or successfully FOIA'd?
Angry Moderate
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 5:22 p.m.
I don't think you can FOIA litigation evidence, can you?
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 : 4 p.m.
I'm surprised that no one has posted any of their cell phone footage to YouTube yet.


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Ulises wrote:I think DA could be raised to 90 (+1)
Ulises wrote:I think DA could be raised to 90 (+1)
Xyder wrote:Ulises wrote:I think DA could be raised to 90 (+1)
Agree too.
And what about to increase his LP? First his LPS is 80, seems a little bit low, his crosses have enough power and can make some airbone passes to the rear of the defence, for the attackers who start a cross between lines with precission and power.
I suggest an 84 (+4) for LPS and 86 (+2) for LPA, closer to Cesc and Xavi but one step down, what do you think?
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William Goldstein, a true Renaissance Man, was born with the rare gift of genius that was manifesting by the time he was three years old when he could sit down at the piano and play by ear. By the time he was eight, he would go to the movies and was able to play songs and themes after seeing the film just once.
His musical accomplishments, which span all musical genres, are legion, scoring 50 film and TV projects, including 48 episodes of "Fame," Disney's "The Miracle Worker," "Twilight Zone" and "Shocker." He is a founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, a director of the California State Summer School for the Arts, and serves on both the Music Branch Executive Committee and Foreign Language Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Goldstein also achieved prominence as an innovator of new technology and pioneered the first completely computer sequenced direct digital score for a Peter Guber project called "oceanQuest" which CBS Masterworks released as "Oceanscape," and created the first full musical score for an interactive computer game called "King's Quest Four" which revolutionized that industry. He is also a roving ambassador for the Academy and lectures all over the world on contemporary aesthetics and the role of music in film.
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Cohn: What happened when you were nine years old at Columbia University?
Goldstein: I was there for an interview and an evaluation with Professor Raymond Burrows at the Teachers College at Columbia because I was a child prodigy. But we should back up before then. I grew up in a non-musical family. We didn't have a piano in the house. My mother couldn't carry a tune, but she liked classical music. My parents were in the hotel business and during the summer, we lived in the summer hotel where there was a piano. I was told that when I was three or four I started picking out stuff on the piano.
Goldstein: My parents moved into the house I grew up in when I was nine. Before that we lived in a two-story house and the girl downstairs had a piano so I could play occasionally, but my parents didn't buy me a piano until I was eight. I remember that when I was eight, my parents went to California and we were at my great aunt's house in Stockton for two months. She had a piano and I had a tremendous breakthrough. That summer I was going to the movies and going home and playing scores, themes, and songs I heard. What I imagine happened, because I don't really know, is that some of the very sophisticated guests at our summer hotel said that my parents had to do something about this kid which is how I wound up going to Columbia University for that evaluation, which I remember very well.
Cohn: What was the result of that meeting?
Goldstein: Burrows ideally wanted me to go a conservatory. In the old days, you sent your kids to live in a host home in Moscow or Berlin, but that wasn't going to fly. He said if I couldn't study full time, how about once a week in the prep division. The prep division met on Saturday but my folks were Orthodox Jews so that wasn't going to fly either. Burrows said he would get me a teacher at a convenient time.
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Goldstein: Oh yes. He said something that blew me away. You know I didn't feel special. I just did what I did. But, at the end of this evaluation period, my mother said it wasn't practical for us to do any of these things and Burroughs looked at her straight in the eyes and said, 'Trying to stop him would be like trying to stop the river heading to the sea." My mother did try to find someone in Lakewood (New Jersey) to teach me the piano but I was already playing and the only teacher she could find, who was a Julliard graduate, told me that I had to stop playing by ear. Well, if I heard something, I played it. That was never going to stop. So that lasted just a couple of weeks and that was it. So, I'm a classically trained pianist who never took piano lessons.
Cohn: When did you learn to read music?
Goldstein: Reading music came much later. I think in eighth grade I started playing trumpet so I read treble clef, but I didn't learn how to read bass clef until I was close to sixteen or seventeen. When I was eighteen, I was able to write my first orchestral work, which was performed when I was nineteen and made the front page of the Asbury Park Press and I said to myself I can do all this without studying composition.
Cohn: Given that you were a child genius, did you live a rarified life?
Goldstein: I lived a rather normal life except I was one of the youngest kids in my class but I was one of the most emotionally insensitively developed, but I didn't know that. How could I know it? So, outside of the fact that I could sit down at the piano and do stuff, I played tackle football with the other kids, went sledding in the winter, and during the summers I was a really good belly surfer. In high school, I was voted the most talented in my class.
Cohn: What did you do after you graduated college?
Goldstein: I was fortunate enough to become composer in residence during the Vietnam War for the United States Army Band in Washington D.C. and was commissioned to write music, including a trombone concerto when I was 25. It is the most performed trombone piece and has been recorded eight or nine times by principal trombonists around the world and this year was selected by the International Trombone Association as the their competition piece. Eventually, I signed a contract with Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems in New York so I was with their publishing company, which was the place to be. It had everybody, including Carole King.
Cohn: How did Motown's Berry Gordy find you?
Goldstein: The Screen Gems thing led to my first movie and then I did a lot of work for ABC Television and the connection with Berry Gordy came about when I was asked to write the theme music for the morning show, "AM America." I was also doing a lot of commercials and Gordy got in touch with me to do a singles deal where I would produce as well as be an artist and composer.
Cohn: Did you enjoy all of those roles?
Goldstein: I enjoyed everything. During the period when I was a Motown artist, I had just done my first movie score and the National Symphony was premiering my "Celebration Overture – 1776-1976," so I was wearing three hats – movie composer, disco artist on Motown, and symphony composer.
Cohn: Are you equally at home playing jazz and classical and who are some of the composers who influenced you?
Goldstein: I play jazz, but I would not call myself a jazz artist. You might say I'm equally as uncomfortable with jazz and classical because I don't fit in anywhere. All the great classical composers have influenced me. I was improvising inventions at the keyboard, which are little Baroque pieces with a couple of ideas that interact with each other. I was doing these things in the style of Bach before I knew Bach. We didn't meet until a few years later. Then when I was at Motown, I did this thing called "Back to Bach," which was a disco record. I love all the Russian romantics: Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and the French: Debussy, Ravel – and American: Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland, whom I met when I was a student. I'm influenced by everything I've ever heard and as far as favorites, I can't choose because I'm a person of great empathy.
Cohn: You conduct Master Classes from Las Vegas to Poland. How did that come about?
Goldstein: When I was doing FAME, a number of people in the industry around 1981, decided to start the California State Summer School for the Arts. It's a fabulous program. We take high school students from all disciplines in the arts – music, acting, writing, photography, and production design – and take over Cal Arts for a four-week intensive program. Graduates of our program include James Franco, a lot of the guys at Pixar, and Broadway performers, and singers. We're turning out a lot of people who go on to become very successful. I'm a board member and once a year I do a Master Class. Outside of being a visiting artist here and there, that was the extent of sharing what I knew because I didn't know I had anything to share. The other thing is I earned a nice living writing, but my real gift is sitting at the piano and doing instant compositions. A: I didn't think it was that special and B: I didn't know anybody else who did it, but I didn't think it was as rare as I now know it is. I only know one other person who does it full time and that's Keith Jarrett. I know people who improvise, but improvisation in jazz is very different because it's improvisation around an existing structure or piece. What I'm doing is starting with nothing and creating something. Later, I'll ask you to pick three notes on the piano and those three notes will become the first three notes of the melody. That sort of insures that it is not something I've done in the past.
Cohn: Were there specific events that changed your life?
Goldstein: What really changed my life were two things: One: Rob Jaffe, the Executive Director of the California State Summer School for the Arts, who sadly passed away a few years ago, found out about the instant compositions and suggested that I share my creative experience and show the kids what I do. This is what I had been doing since I was a kid, but that experience changed my life.
Cohn: How did the Transatlantyk International Film and Music Festival in Poznan, Poland come about?
Goldstein: That was the second thing that changed my life. My instant compositions didn't really get big until in 2011 Jan Kaczmarek invited me to a festival he was putting on in Poland. He and I were talking at an Academy Music Branch meeting and I told him I had just released my second solo piano album of instant compositions. He said that was a lost art and that he wanted to have a competition in instant composition and invited me to be on the jury and do some performances. So I did and became president of the jury, did workshop performances; improvised ballets with dancers, musical conversations with singers, and it changed my life because the response was just amazing. We had 50 contestants from the entire world and not one of then could do the three-note exercise. So I began to realize that what I do is very rare.
Cohn: Can you explain your process for creating an instant composition?
Goldstein: So what is the essence of what I'm doing at the piano – how am I doing that? I'm doing it the same way you get up in the morning and have a conversation with somebody. How do you speak? How is it possible for you to have an idea and express it to another human being? Well, it takes a vocabulary. So, I have a musical vocabulary – a very broad musical vocabulary. Then it takes a method of delivery. How do you get your sentences out? You speak them, right? And, the most important part of the anatomy involved in speech is your tongue and the miracle of the tongue is that you don't have to tell it where to go, do you? Nobody thinks about the tongue in his or her mouth. When I'm doing my master classes and ask people what part of your anatomy is most involved in speech, students mention the brain, the vocal chords or what – nobody thinks of the tongue. Nobody thinks about the tongue because it's so automatic. So, if you want to do what I do, just build a musical vocabulary and then build a technique that's so natural that you don't have to think about it. So my fingers on the keyboard are like the tongue in my mouth, and that's the gift I was born with.
Cohn: How do you teach this to budding young composers?
For a while, I was reluctant to do this because you can't teach anybody the gift, but finally, after years, I began to understand what the gift is and in explaining what the gift is to artists, I believe that having that knowledge, and increasing their vocabulary, and the level of competence with their instrument so that it becomes more natural, this knowledge will easily move anybody from one place to a much more open place and help them get in touch with their own creativity. That said, technique has always been a means to an end – not the end in itself.
Cohn: What is your teaching schedule like?
Goldstein: I'm really focusing on sharing the gift of instant composition. Last year was a banner year. In September and October I went on a five-week cross-country tour of performing arts high schools organized by the Executive Director of the California State Summer School for the Arts, Peggy Burt. This was an eye-opening tour in so many ways. When I got to the Denver School of the Arts, one of the finest in the country, half way through my day there, at a faculty lunch, the principal of the school said that he wanted to commission me to write a couple of pieces and wanted me to be the principal speaker at a conference in Colorado Springs which I just attended in January. I talked to all the music honor students in the state.
I was in Kiev last month and am going back to Poland in March and have invitations from Toronto and China. So, it's all about the instant compositions. The kids love it and the music students love it; people of all ages respond in very emotional ways.
Cohn: Let's switch to films. The Academy Awards are coming up. Any favorites?
Goldstein: I haven't decided what I'm going to vote for yet. I loved "Lincoln." I loved "Les Mis," ("Les Miserables") I really liked "Argo." I don't think "Zero Dark Thirty," is going to win the Oscar. It was a really good film, but "Argo" is a better film. "Argo," from the beginning of it, just never lets up. What I am curious about in regard to "Zero Dark Thirty" is what her (Director Kathryn Bigelow) political agenda is. She says she's not endorsing the use of force in interrogations, but of course it's war, and in this film, the outcome depends upon those techniques.
Cohn: Piggybacking on that, what do you think the overarching responsibility of the artist should be?
Goldstein: I think we should be as truthful as possible and that we should also try to be as inspiring as possible and if we're going to bring about change, we should put out positive energy. Whatever we're doing, no matter how vicious or terrible the story is we're telling, it should have something uplifting attached to it. A much more interesting question is not with "Zero Dark Thirty," but with "Amour," which is an extraordinarily tough film. I'm on the Foreign Language Committee and that film is probably going win, but it's not my favorite film and yet it is heart wrenching. But, what's the point of making a film like this that doesn't help somebody do something about a horrific human condition. None of us can escape the end of our lives but the end of everybody's lives is not like that. I like things that not only illuminate the human condition, but also somehow offer hope or a positive solution or resolution.
Cohn: Not much has been written about your personal life. Have you ever been married?
Goldstein: The odd thing about my life is that I've had a perfectly normal career as an artist. I was able to put myself through my last five of seven years of college with my earnings as a composer but never had a real life. In a spiritual sense, everything I have in life I've been given and anything I don't have has been kept from me. I fell in love when I was thirteen years old. She lived on a farm, but I couldn't go out with her until I was seventeen. When I finally went out with her, I told her I loved her and she said that she liked me very much but I'm not in love with you. So, she broke my heart. I don't know if I ever kissed this girl. She was like on a pedestal. Honestly, I believe things happen when they are supposed to happen and the right person will be there at the right time.
Goldstein: Over the years people were attracted to me because of what I do. I do have to say that I am an incurable romantic personally, and it comes out in my music in a neo-romantic style.* I'll share one memorable relationship. I was on my way to a Club Med trip in Guadeloupe and met a girl on the plane. We started talking, met later in the day on the beach, and decided to room together for the week. We ended up in a relationship that lasted a couple of years. It was wonderful. She was an artist. She was someone I should have married but I wasn't ready.
Cohn: With all your extraordinary accomplishments, is there anything in your life that feels unfinished and if so, what is your philosophical take on it?
Goldstein: Sure. My personal life. But, everything happens in time and half the fun is getting there. If there is a master of the universe, the master of the universe has created this world to guarantee and insure conflict on every level. There are animal species – doves, beavers, wolves, swans – they mate once and stay loyal to that mate. They don't leave that mate and if the mate dies, they very rarely re-mate. Then there's the rest of the animal species that jumps on anything that moves. If there is a master of the universe, we could have been created like that, but we were not and because we are in "earth school", and in "earth school" we learn life's lessons by resolving the challenges put in our path, and they are all in the form of conflict. Whether it's one-on-one in the bedroom or one-on-one in the boardroom, or a war between two countries, dominance, trust, control, and territory is what it's almost always about. Human beings need constant positive stimulation. To expect all that positive stimulation to come from one person is not reasonable and people could have better relationships if they would realize that the other person is never the person they want them to be, but only the person who they are and they should try to see them as they are and not as you want them to be. Remember, the only things that work between two people are those things that are mutually desirable and if there is true love for one human being for another, it is not challenged by love for one human being for another because there is a unique dynamic between every two individuals that is not replicable with any other two individuals. And, that's what I've learned in life.
Cohn: Why do you think it's so difficult to find that special person?
Goldstein: The more unusual and unique a person you are, the harder it is to find someone. I get along with lots of people and have lots of relationships – this person on this level, that person on that level. I connect with lots of people, which is one of the reasons I didn't marry early because I realized that because I connect with so many people, how do you just be with one person. Those five days being in Colorado Springs around all those talented young people was amazing.
Goldstein: I seem to have a remarkable effect on young people, many followed me around during the festival asking questions, wanting to be photographed with me, and a few said they wished I could adopt them. What's exciting is they're at a point in their lives where everything is possible and it's great to be around people with hope and energy. I make a point when I'm lecturing that in order to really have any success as an artist, you must never lose contact with your inner child because you have to be able to feel and respond without the adult filters and with most adults, the filters are on all the time. So that's the thing about young people that I find attractive. But, of course, to find a younger person who's got that wonderful energy and has enough life experience to share with you is a challenge. I mean if you're going to have a mate, it's got to be somebody who is in tune with you in so many areas. I'm not really smart enough to have an answer to that one….
"Genius is not the ability to take the commonalities of life and make them obtuse, but rather to take the complexities of life and give them meaning."
William Goldstein
Neo-romanticism is a movement that began in Britain around 1880, which crossed artistic boundaries emphasizing the importance of the representation of internal feelings.
To see the complete discography of Mr. Goldstein's over 50 works: http://williamgoldstein.com/index.html
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NBC 5 invites you to the 117th Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo now through Saturday, February 9, at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. Bring the whole family and enjoy 23 days of heart-pounding rodeo, live music, world-class livestock, cowboy cuisine, kid friendly exhibits and much more!
The Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade takes place on Saturday, January 19, at 11:00 a.m. in downtown Fort Worth. Come out and see NBC 5's Mark Hayes, Deborah Ferguson, David Finfrock, Rick Mitchell and Amanda Guerra riding in a classic stagecoach. This year's parade route will navigate from the Tarrant County Courthouse, then south on Commerce Street (rather than Main Street as in the past) to 9th Street, proceed west on 9th to Houston Street, turn north on Houston Street and end at back at the Courthouse. Watching the parade is always free, but new this year, over 950 bleacher-style reserved seats will be available to pre-purchase.
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This bit of positive news came from the LAC today -
Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the Census of Canada, 1911 database. This fifth general census covered the nine provinces and two territories that were then part of Confederation: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Previously, users could search only by geographical information, such as province, district and sub-district. Now, they can also search by nominal information, such as the name, given name(s) and age of an individual.
I decided to look for my maternal grandfather Lester Blades in East Pubnico, Nova Scotia and he was there when I looked at the jpg of the census report. It was very easy to do. I just put his name in the search box, as well as the province of Nova Scotia. You should give this a try. You can either view it as a jpg or pdf – and it is FREE!
It is at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx


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I mean...plants may be dying, but Broadway shows, Ophelia and heavy metal ballads have learned to REVIVE.
10. My roommate, MM, is an amazing uptight-turned-wild-wife in the music video for the revival of "Come All Ye Faithful," the first single from the Twisted Christmas CD.
9. I used to have a Yankees hat. Where is it now? Probably in some gigantic black hole with my ex-ipod and Stephanie's Adidas hat. I used to wear a Tigers hat. I can't do that anymore because: 1. It was the victim of one of many pilot-pen-ink explosions, 2. The Tigers are like, an actual threat this year? So I decided to revive the Cubs hat, which I bought for a Cubs game in Toronto in '03 (everyone had SARS, so we got a pretty handsome travel package), and I think that it's pretty f***in fabulous. And it doesn't scare anyone, because the Cubs aren't gonna like, win, or whatever.
8. I haven't done Halloween for the last several years (besides October '03--we went to Madison for their big bash. I was a peppermint stick. On the way back, when we were zipping past an asshole on the highway in Wapackaneta, Wisconsin, a police officer who was clearly jealous of my hot Lexus pulled me over for speeding. I got a $350 dollar ticket which led to a semi-serious total complete tantrum). But this year I am bringing back the Halloween and so
the point is: what should Stephanie and I be for Halloween?
Thelma and Louise? The Sweet Valley Twins? A Homosexy Robin and Batwoman? A Homosexy Robin Hood and Maid Marian? A Homosexy Peter Pan and Tinkerbell? Hansel and Gretel? Victoria's Secret Angels?
This is what we are working with. Close your eyes and imagine what would look good on us.
7. My best friend Haviland Stillwell rocks out about 10,000 costumes in the revival of Les Miserables, which is in previews right now at the Broadhurst Theater on Broadway. Of all the outfits she wore, the prostitute outfit was mos. def. the best. Of all the men in the show, Norm Lewis was without a doubt the most sexy. Of all the women in the show, obvs my vote goes to the Factory Girl, aka Haviland Stillwell. I hadn't seen the show before, but I had seen Joey Potter sing "On my Own" in the beauty pageant episode of "Dawson's Creek," which is just to say that I know a thing or two about Les Miserables.
Okay, you ready? I'm gonna be serious for a second. "Les Miserables" in amazing, and you should all go see it, even if you live in London, you should just get on a plane, okay? Alexander Gemignani is really stunning as Jean Valjean. Seriously. And yes, I had no idea how to spell his name or the name of the character he played until I looked it up on Broadway.com.
6. Six Feet Under, now on Bravo.It's all I could ever ask for out of life. My joy cannot be expressed in mere words, though it drives me insane that they have to dub over all the "fucks" with lame words like "crap." Nate, Brenda and Claire all know how to pack the punches with their Mamet-esque brilliant employments of the word "fuck" at least 10 times an episode, so this is nothing short of tragic.
5. I totally rearranged a whole lot of furniture, therefore reviving the spirit of the apartment. Unfortunately, I accidentally chose to start this process about 5 minutes before the AlAnonitute and her Hapless Crew of Scrawny Boys showed up to extricate her furniture and belongings from the Den of Sin. Luckily they were just in time--Boy 2 helped me move my desk out my bedroom door (it was stubbornly stuck) to take to the living room. The AlAnonitute was not impressed with my re-distribution of labor and she scowled: "Is this really the best time for this?" I wanted to ask her if this was the best time for her to throw away all her Kashi and Morningstar Products and leave them for us to take out even though she had plenty of time to remove all our tables and chairs, but I didn't, because unlike her, I am a Supreme Person. I also wanted to tell her that unlike her 6th grade students, I am not in 6th grade, and I would like to be spoken to like an adult. Booya.
4. I seriously just read Reviving Ophelia. From cover to goddamn cover. I thought it would be good info for my book. I remember when every Mom was reading this book in 1994, aka my Mom. My favorite part is Dr. Pipher's descriptions of what the various girls wear to their therapy sessions:
"Tammy was dressed in a silk jacket, designer blue jeans and stylish green boots." (really? stylish green boots?)
"Rita's brown hair was decorated with feathers and beads, and she was dressed in a skin-tight satiny dress."
"Francesca was dressed in green jeans and a SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS t-shirt."
(her caps, not mine.)
"Carol and Gary were new age parents. Gary wore beads and had a ponytail. Carol collected crystals and had spent time in the brain wave room at our New Age bookstore."
These two take the cake though:
"Julia, dressed in pink stretch pants, an oversized sweater and shark earrings..."
"Leah was dressed casually in a Garfield sweatshirt and jeans, but she was carefully groomed with long ice-blue nails and an elaborate hairstyle."
Seriously, take a moment to imagine those outfits. Okay. Good. Let's move on.
3. I totally rocked the Doc Martens last night. Yeah, like Daria, but HOT.
2. Um, so in Reviving Ophelia?
"Holly played Prince's music until she had all the lyrics memorized, and because Prince wore purple, Holly dressed exclusively in purple. She dyed her hair red and spiked it because Prince claimed he liked red hair."
"Holly often answered my questions by quoting Prince's songs."
First off though, I totally love Prince. But in this context, it's ridiculously amazing/awesome/reviving things on so many levels.
Mary Phipher Ph.D: How do you feel about your boyfriend Lyle?
Holly: I wanna be his brother, his mother and his sister too. There ain't no other that can do the things I'll do to him. And I get discouraged, cause you treat me just like a child, and they say I'm so shy, yeah, but with Lyle I just GO WILD!!!
1. Sorry, about Reviving Ophelia again?
"When I offered her a soda, she rolled her eyes and said "Color me Excited.""


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Rena Effendi April 2, 2008Posted by Geoffrey Hiller in Azerbaijan.
Tags: Azerbaijan, Documentary Photographers Who Have Appeared on Verve Photo, Rena Effendi
War Veteran/ Junk Yard Loader. Baku, Azerbaijan. 2006
Rena Effendi (b 1977 in Baku, Azerbaijan) has been active as a social documentary photographer since 2002. In 2004, she was a winner of the "Fifty Crows" International Fund for Documentary Photography competition. In 2005 she participated in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass and received an honorable mention in National Geographic's "All Roads" photography competition. In 2006 Effendi was a winner of the Getty Images Editorial Photography Grant and the Giacomelli Memorial Fund award. The same year, Effendi's work was selected for personal exhibitions at the 18th "Visa Pour l'Image" Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, France.
About the Photograph:
Part of a series of portraits and landscapes that will transport you to another world. Not your jet hopping kind of photographer, Rena's images are composed closer to home. Perhaps that is where their strength comes from.
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I came across these website, and newspaper articles over the past week, and I thought you might like to know about them too -
Canadian Vietnam Veterans Information Website www.canadianvietnamveterans.ca There is a Memorial Wall, News and Events page, and other Veterans organizations in Canada.
The Art of Genealogy www.theartofgenealogy.com Karin Hadden is a family historian and genealogy student at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto. She has researched such areas as New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Canada, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Some items that made the newspapers this past week in Canada were -
Casey family returns to Ireland www.thechronicle-online.com/2012/08/30/casey-family-returns-to-ireland This story in The Chronicle Online and recounts that the Casey family has been reunited with their Irish counterparts by visiting their relative in Ireland this summer. (Accessed 31 August 2012)
Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly' http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2012/07/31/20049106.html Read the story written by Don Peat, City Hall Bureau Chief of the Canadian online publication The Canoe. He has done a story on Ancestry.ca's finding in their records that Rob Ford's grandfather was sent to Canada as a child for being 'unruly'. Looks like his grandfather was a Hone Child. (accessed 31 August 2012)
Fitz-Geralds visit their roots www.thecoaster.ca/News/2012-08-20/article-3056239/Fitz-Geralds-visit-their-roots/1 Read how three descendants of Dr. Conrad Fitz-Gerald were in the St. Jacques, Newfoundland area during the 2012 Come Home Year to research their family history in the The Coaster newspaper. (accessed 31 August 2012)


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Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate,writes in Psychology today about seven life lessons from my public speaking career that you can apply to personal, one-on-one communication, from resisting the urge to get people to agree with you to treating your listeners with respect. She sums up her learning this way:
Public speaking sure did teach me a thing or two. I learned that I'm never going to transcend fear, but I needn't let it stop me. I learned that survival is a perfectly reasonable goal to set for myself the first dozen or so times I face a dreaded situation. I learned to observe my worst mistakes in a curious, self-loving way. I learned to hang on to the life raft that is my sense of humor. I learned that I must show up. Good lessons for all of life.Helen Davey, a psychoanalyst and marriage and family therapist in private practice in West Los Angeles, writes Confessions of a Psychoanalyst: Performance Anxiety and the Dread of Shame on The Huffington Post. And for readers of this blog, it couldn't have a more appealing beginning:
This blog started out as a speech. To improve my skills as a public speaker, I joined Toastmasters International, an organization where members cultivate public speaking skills by studying manuals, practicing and helping one another. Soon after joining I was called upon to give my first speech. As I expected, all my old fears and insecurities emerged. Since that experience, I've given a number of speeches at Toastmasters, and yet continue to struggle with those same issues of performance anxiety. Realizing that I'm not alone with these feelings, I wanted to share my experiences with you.She starts by remembering her childhood and its impact on her fear of public speaking:
Rules for girls were different than for my brother. Girls were to be ladies at all times, no matter what. To call attention to oneself or to express opinions that differ from others was not okay. It was important to always let other people think they're smarter, and a girl was always, always supposed to be modest in every way. Bragging was completely unacceptable, as was any display of negative emotions.She notes that her speaking challenges go beyond fear, calling it "a deeper underlying issue for me than anxiety and that is dread of shame over exposing my anxiety." (That's despite the fact that most audiences can't tell you're anxious, which is why I advise you to fake it until you make it, confidence-wise.)
While both women make clear the barriers they see, they also express a lot of resilience in tackling them. What are your takeaways from their lessons? Do you see something similar in your own speaking? Share your own lessons in the comments.
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Eculizumab to Treat Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00130000
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First Posted : August 12, 2005
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This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the experimental drug eculizumab for treating paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a disorder that can cause premature destruction of red blood cells. PNH may result in anemia requiring blood transfusions. Patients may be at high risk of life-threatening blood clots in their veins and may have urine discoloration, stomach pain, difficulty swallowing, tiredness, and poor quality of life. Men may have problems getting or maintaining an erection. Eculizumab is a monoclonal antibody that may improve the survival of red blood cells in patients with PNH.
Patients 18 years of age and older who have been diagnosed with PNH for more than 6 months, who have active disease, and who require blood transfusions may be eligible for this study. Each candidate is screened with a physical examination, electrocardiogram, blood and urine tests, and a questionnaire for information on how PNH affects the patient physically, socially, emotionally, and functionally.
Participants receive infusions of eculizumab through a needle in a vein once a week for five doses and then every two weeks for another 24 doses. All patients are vaccinated against Neisseria meningitides, a bacteria that can cause symptoms, possibly including life-threatening meningitis, in susceptible people, including people who take eculizumab.
At every treatment visit, patients update their health status, transfusion record, and medication use; review their laboratory results from the preceding visit; have vital signs measured; and provide a blood sample for laboratory tests. At selected visits, they also provide a urine sample, have a repeat electrocardiogram, and complete a questionnaire. At the final treatment visit, participants have a complete physical examination, in addition to the routine procedures.
|Condition or disease
|Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria, Nocturnal
|Drug: Eculizumab
|Phase 3
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal disorder of the hematopoietic stem cell characterized by intravascular hemolysis, hemoglobinuria, anemia, and thrombosis. The clinical features of PNH result from the lack of one or more of GPI-linked proteins that serve to protect cells from autologous complement mediated attack. Two such proteins, CD55 (decay accelerating factor) and CD59 (reactive lysis inhibitor) have been shown to be absent from PNH erythrocytes and platelets as well as other cell types.
Evidence strongly suggests that lack of the terminal complement inhibitor CD59 is responsible for the sensitivity of PNH erythrocytes and platelets to the effects of autologous complement. Since the pathogenesis of PNH is due to the inability of PNH red cells and platelets to inhibit the activation of terminal complement, it is logical to hypothesize that a terminal complement inhibitor could effectively stop the intravascular hemolysis, obviate or lessen the need for transfusions, and possibly decrease the propensity of life threatening thrombosis. Eculizumab (h5G1.1-mAb) is a humanized monoclonal antibody that like CD59 inhibits terminal complement.
This study is an open label, multi-center study of eculizumab, administered intravenously for 52 weeks to approximately 85 PNH patients. The study is designed to evaluate the safety of eculizumab in transfusion dependent patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and to determine if the administration of this terminal complement inhibitor could provide a safe and effective substitute for CD59 function.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|87 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|SHEPHERD: Safety in Hemolytic PNH Patients Treated With Eculizumab: A Multi-Center Open-Label Research Design
|Study Start Date :
|August 9, 2005
|Study Completion Date :
|June 25, 2007
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- The study population will comprise individuals who have transfusion-dependent hemolytic PNH.
Each patient must meet the following criteria to be enrolled in this study:
- Individuals at least 18 years of age
- Patients with a diagnosis of PNH greater than 6 months
- Presence of a GPI deficient red blood cell clone (type III cells) by flow cytometry of greater than or equal to 10%
- Patients must have: at least one transfusion in the past two years for anemia or anemia-related symptoms -or personal beliefs that preclude the use of transfusion, with severe hemolytic PNH
- Documented LDH level greater than or equal to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) within 12 weeks of Visit 1 or during the Screening Period
- Patient must be willing and able to give written informed consent.
- Patients must avoid conception during the trial using a method that is most appropriate for their physical state and culture.
- Subjects must have a Visa allowing stay in United States for the duration of the study (up to 3 years).
- Subjects must provide documentation of residence during stay in the United States.
- The subject must be willing to keep all visits and not travel outside of the country while being treated under the protocol.
- The subject must understand that the drug may not be made commercially available in their country.
- Once the protocol and extension study is complete, the subject must come off study medication and it will not be made available to them if they return to their country.
-Any patient meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
- Platelet count of less than 30,000/mm3
- Absolute Neutrophil count less than or equal to 500/uL
- Presence or suspicion of active bacterial infection, in the opinion of the Investigator, at Visit 2 or recurrent bacterial infections
- Known or suspected hereditary complement deficiency
- History of bone marrow transplantation
- Participation in any other investigational drug trial or exposure to other investigational agent, device, or procedure within 30 days prior to screening
- Pregnant, breast-feeding, or intending to conceive during the course of the study,including the Safety Follow-up Visits
8 .History of meningococcal disease
9. Patients who are not vaccinated against N. meningitidis at least 14 days prior to Visit 2
10. Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could increase the patient's risk by participating in the study or confound the outcome of the study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00130000
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
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|First Posted:
|August 12, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 2, 2017
|Last Verified:
|June 25, 2007
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal
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Urologic Diseases
Urological Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
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All across the United States, rooftop solar panels are popping up on homes, businesses and schools like mushrooms in a forest, and utility-scale solar projects are bringing huge amounts of clean energy into our communities. Why? Well, among other things, consumer choice in America is something that we all hold very sacred.
Today, smart policies - like Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and Net Energy Metering (NEM) - are helping to fuel solar's explosive growth. Our industry now employs 120,000 Americans at 5,600 U.S. companies. What's more, we're now generating enough electricity to power more than 1.5 million homes!
Part of this amazing success story can also be attributed to the fact that the average cost of a solar system has dropped by nearly 40 percent over the past two years and by a whopping 50 percent since 2010. As a result, American consumers, businesses and schools are flocking to rooftop solar. According to the most recent statistics, the residential market alone grew by 48 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same time period a year ago. That's nothing short of remarkable.
NEM has significantly contributed to this growth. Simply put, NEM is a credit on your bill that represents the full value of electricity delivered. Think of it this way: surplus energy generated by a home or business system is exported to the electricity grid, allowing a consumer's meter to spin backwards. This allows the homeowner or business owner to have greater control over their energy use and prices. That's literally the definition of "consumer choice."
As an association which represents more than 1,100 member companies across America, we strongly support NEM, which is now a fundamental policy - and a fundamental right - in 43 states, Washington, D.C. and four territories. Specifically, SEIA's Net Energy Metering Guiding Principles protect consumers by defending their:
- Right to self-generate, connect to the grid, and reduce grid electricity use: Every retail electricity customer has the right to install solar generation equipment at the customer's site, interconnect to the utility grid without discrimination, and reduce his or her grid electricity use. Reductions in customer grid electricity use due to solar generation should not be imputed as a cost to the utility.
- Properly valuing solar electricity, and adequately compensating solar customers: Customer-sited solar generation offers many benefits to the electric grid system and by extension to non-solar customers, including but not limited to: reduction in utility energy and capacity generation requirements, reduction in system losses; avoidance or deferral of distribution and transmission investments; localized grid support including increased reliability benefits; fuel-price certainty; and reductions in air emissions and water use. The aforementioned benefits should be quantified, and solar customers should be adequately compensated for the value their solar energy is delivering to the grid.
- Non-discriminatory practices within cost of service recovery: In determining cost allocation, net energy metering customers should not be treated unfairly vis-à-vis other ratepayers and all benefits should be accounted for. Punitive and non-cost based charges should be prohibited. Consistent with SEIA's Rate Design Principles, a utility should have the opportunity to recover its costs of providing service and earn a return on investment as determined by regulators.
- No net energy metering caps: Consistent with the policies laid out in these guidelines, there should be no aggregate or statewide limit for net energy metering.
- Statewide application: Net energy metering rules, regulations, and practices should be standardized statewide.
- Transparency, access to data: Customers, or solar companies on customers' behalf, should have access to data regarding their own electricity consumption (i.e. load data including hourly profiles), with transparency into the tariffs available to them. Billing statements from utilities should clearly show the net energy metering consumed from the utility, and any energy or dollar credits carried forward as a result of solar generation in previous billing periods.
- Implementation best practices:
- Individual System Capacity: Any individual system size limitation should be based only on the host customer's annual load or consumption.
- REC ownership: The owner of a net energy metered system should retain ownership of renewable-energy credits (RECs) produced by their owned system, unless transferred to the utility or another party in exchange for acceptable compensation.
- Restrictions on "rollover": Indefinite rollover, credited at retail rate, should be an option for customers. The only exception is allowing for payments for annual net excess generation.
- Metering equipment: Consistent with all retail applications, the utility shall provide a meter that is capable of net energy metering. Retail electric customers utilizing net energy metering must not be required to purchase new energy metering equipment.
- Customer classes: All customers should be able to participate in net energy metering.
- Aggregation: Virtual net energy metering and meter aggregation options should be available to all customers.
In many ways, these principles represent a sort of Solar Bill of Rights. As an organization, SEIA is committed to defending American consumers and businesses by protecting, strengthening and expanding NEM policies all across the United States. Today, these forward-looking, common-sense policies are saving Americans money, creating good-paying jobs in their communities, providing a shot-in-the-arm to the U.S. economy and helping to combat climate change. If that isn't worth fighting for, then what is?
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I'm a sucker for stop-motion animation. From Harryhausen to the Brothers Quay, I have a fascination with the weird incremental dance of the puppets. There's a tactile intensity and homespun charm in it that other mediums cannot convey.
Laika Studios' latest film, Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), directed by Travis Knight, is an impressive visual treat and wild technical marvel. The story is about stories and perhaps how the telling of stories is integral to humanity—in the film's universe it is a crucial element that separates humans from the realm of immortal gods and spirits.
Young orphan Kubo (Art Parkinson) is thrust into the midst of an adventure story that was started by his parents long before he was born. He has some magical skill to manipulate origami figures with his shamisen, a traditional three stringed Japanese instrument, but he will need much help and guidance to control his powers and obtain the magical armor that can protect him from his two evil aunts (Rooney Mara) and his strange grandfather (Ralph Fiennes), the Moon King. To teach him on his quest are two teacher companions, Monkey (Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Matthew McConaughey).
It's a wonderful adventure full of magic and samurai action that is anchored by some genuinely compelling characters. The relationship between Kubo, Monkey, and Beetle is the true heartbeat of the film. Which is kind of the point. All the fantastical spectacle in the world would be totally weightless without character or consequence. And the writers (Marc Haimes, Chris Butler, and Shannon Tindle) know this. The characters have a natural chemistry and the dynamics between them are what can make a huge epic fantasy like this also feel quite intimate. And the subtly expressive animation conveys that intimacy wonderfully well.
I haven't seen a movie mix genuinely exciting action with strong themes of family love since Pixar's The Incredibles.
Like Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), and The Boxtrolls (2014), the worlds created for Kubo are wholly unique and sumptuously detailed. They also all favor a slightly darker edge than some of their competition. While all the Laika films can't seem to help but end with a showdown with a big monster, their solutions are often a bit more novel than simply kill the bad guy. Perhaps not quite Studio Ghibli, but we'll take it.
I may gripe that finding the armor pieces felt like arbitrary video game McGuffins (Coraline had this problem too), but the overall experience overshadowed these elements. The story isn't really about the armor anyway. It's about Kubo discovering his identity and how to end the story his mother and father began. The warmth of the characters and the respect for the audience is what stuck out to me most.
One more weird note. For a movie set in Japan, it may be a little odd that all of the Japanese voice actors are relegated to background extras. Sorry, George Takei.
I definitely recommend Kubo and the Two Strings, especially on a big screen. The whole family can enjoy this one. A lot of talent went into this project and it shows. And since music is also such an important feature throughout the movie, it seems only fitting that George Harrison's "As My Guitar Gently Weeps" (covered by Regina Spektor) should play as the credits roll for this somber tale.


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PRESS RELEASE: Inspired by an idea of Meinl artist and Shadows Fall Drummer Jason Bittner, Meinl is introducing a new 20" Heavy Bell Ride in their MB20 series of cymbals.
MB20 series are hand hammered cymbals targeted for the hard hitters playing extreme forms of Heavy Metal and Rock music. Due to the specially designed and extra heavy bell, the new ride offers enhanced projection and a dominant, full-bodied sound.
It's sound is powerful and cuts through, yet always musical.
The fact that it is made from B20 bronze alloy gives it a warm and dark sound character. This adds to the cymbals versatility so that it could also be used in other less extreme styles of music, like Rock or Pop.
"I use the new MB20 Series Heavy Bell Ride as my left-side ride," explains Shadows Fall Drummer Jason Bittner. "It complements the sound of my MB10 Bell Blast Ride perfectly when I play two-handed ride patterns. The two different bronze alloys B10 and B20 make for a great combination within my setup."
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Top Contenders for GOTY 2013 Award, Including GTA V
2013 has started on a pretty slow note for gaming industry, apart from revealed of new brand IP from CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077 nothing astonishing has happened so far. However with each passing day things will change dramatically, and 2013 will be a moster year for video game industry as the release of some most anticipated games (GTA V, The Last of Us, Bioshock Infinite and more) are just around the corner. And so to celebrate this special occasion of arrival of these most anticipated games, Gamepur would like to present Top Contenders for GOTY 2013 awards (Game of The Year 2013 Awards).
Trouble taps on your window again with this next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto universe, set in the city of Los Santos and its surrounding hills, countryside and beaches. A bold new direction in open-world freedom, storytelling, mission-based gameplay and online multiplayer, Grand Theft Auto V focuses on the pursuit of the almighty dollar in a re-imagined, present-day Southern California.
2: BioShock Infinite
Welcome to the city of Columbia. Floating amongst the clouds, cruising far above sea level, this is a place unlike any you've ever seen. Please enjoy your voyage…
The third game in the popular Bioshock series, BioShock Infinite breaks away from the underwater setting of the first two games to take players into a floating city held aloft by dirigibles. The game is set in 1912. You play as Booker DeWitt, a disgraced former private detective who's picked up a new case. Your goal is to find Elizabeth, a young woman who's gone missing and return her unharmed. The only problem is that she's being kept on this flying city. Columbia was once a symbol of America's success as a nation, floating around the world as a traveling World's Fair, a marvel of human innovation. But strange things have happened since Columbia's unveiling in 1900, and now the city has disappeared into the clouds. DeWitt knows how to find it, but over the years stories have been told about Columbia having unlawful heavy armament and deranged citizenry. Do not expect this to be a pleasure cruise.
3: The Last Of Us
Survive an apocalypse on Earth in The Last of Us, a PlayStation 3-exclusive title by Naughty Dog. Here, you will find abandoned cities reclaimed by nature. Here is a population decimated by a modern plague. Here, there are only survivors killing each other for food, weapons, or whatever they can get their hands on. Here, you find no hope.
Joel, a brutal survivor, and Ellie, a brave young teenage girl who is wise beyond her years, must work together if they hope to survive their journey across the US.
4: Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs is a ground-breaking open-world action-adventure game called designed by a team comprised of industry veterans from blockbuster franchises like Assassin's Creed, Rainbow 6 and Far Cry. Watch Dogs blends cutting-edge technologies and sophisticated game design into a realistic and living open world where players must use any means at their disposal to take down a corrupt system.
5: Beyond: Two Souls
From the makers of the award-winning Heavy Rain™ comes a unique, psychological action thriller. Featuring a brand-new game engine, a compelling, original story, and a top-notch Hollywood cast; Beyond: Two Souls offers a sophisticated, technologically advanced, immersive gaming experience on PlayStation 3.
Live the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes, a young woman who possesses supernatural powers through a psychic link to an invisible entity. Experience the most striking moments of Jodie's life as your actions and decisions determine her fate. As she traverses the globe, Jodie will face incredible challenges against a backdrop of emotionally-charged events never before seen in a video game.
According to us, these five games will have the biggest impact on the gaming industry in 2013?. Do you agree with the list or not, let us know in the comment section below, your choice of Game of The Year 2013 Awards.


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For the tea:
4 berry-hibiscus herbal tea bags (recommended: Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger)
4 cups water or seltzer
1/2 cup simple syrup or to taste
1/2 orange, cut into wedges
1/2 lime, cut into wedges
8 frozen raspberries or strawberries
For the simple syrup:
1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Put tea bags in a heatproof pitcher.
In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
Stir in simple syrup, to taste. Squeeze orange and lime wedges into tea and add wedges. Serve tea in tall glasses. Garnish with frozen raspberries.
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This is an optional component for the Size 3 Tibbo Project Box. It includes a plate, four screws, and two rubber supports that are used if your system has the optional GA1000 WiFi module.
The vibration protection kit secures the Tibbits on your TPP motherboard when placed within your Tibbo Project Box.


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Coast Guard law enforcement officers will enforce a temporary security zone in Kailua Bay beginning as early as Dec. 21, 2012. The temporary security zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the President of the United States and his official party.
The security zone will be in effect from 6 a.m. December 21, 2012 to 10 p.m. January 6, 2013, unless canceled earlier by the Captain of the Port Honolulu, Capt. Joanna Nunan.
The Coast Guard is coordinating with the Honolulu Police Department, Marine Corps Base Hawaii and other Federal, state, and county law enforcement agencies on patrols of the area under the direction of the U.S. Secret Service.
The maritime security zone includes a portion of Kailua Bay, beginning at Kapoho Point and extending westward to the shoreline near Kailuana Loop. The zone also includes the adjacent canal beginning near Kapoho Point to a point extending the canal way to approximately 150 yards south of the North Kalaheo Avenue road bridge.
A marker will be placed on Kailua Beach, a yellow buoy will be placed on the water and an orange boom will placed in the canal for visual references of the zone.
Under the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (33 CFR 165.33), the temporary law prohibits any unauthorized person or vessel from entering or remaining in this security zone. Any person entering the zone without the permission of the Coast Guard Captain of the Port is subject to a penalty of not more than $40,000 for each violation or a criminal penalty resulting in imprisonment of not more than 10 years.
For more information about the security zone, contact the Sector Honolulu command center at 808-842-2600.
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Well it says that you can pay an additional $1 to get the god sticker. Doesn't say it's on the plate. You can put it over the county sticker, if you want.
They can do that if they want, as long as mine doesn't have it.
That was my point when I wrote to the state concerning the tags and stickers, but I'm sure they just didn't get the point, and/or just don't care.
In Atheism we Trust! Tadah lol
In TIPU We Trust!
I want to get a sticker the same size that says "In FSM We Trust" and put it on and see if anyone notices.
Sadly I don't see this going away at this point and I see them everywhere.
All Non-Theists in Georgia will now need to carry a rechargeable screwdriver, upon seeing a parked car with this offensive propaganda, a simple 30 second operation and the propaganda is headed for the nearest circular file.
It's actually a sticker that goes over the county name on the license plate. All you have to do is peel it off.
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