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DALLAS - When the soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians was sentenced to life in prison without parole, many of his victims in the courtroom were furious. They wanted Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales executed.
Lt. Col. Jay Morse, the lead prosecutor, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that the case faced significant hurdles, from limited access to the crime scene to a drawdown of American troops from Afghanistan, which made a quick resolution ideal.
Still, to a prosecutor whose goal was to try to satisfy Bales' victims, their reaction was difficult, but understandable.
"I don't think they were completely satisfied," Morse said. "I don't know that they would have been completely satisfied without literally seeing Sgt. Bales executed."
Bales admitted to carrying out a March 2012 massacre in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. He walked through remote mud-walled compounds late at night and gunned down residents, shooting 22 people, many of them women and children. Some were in bed.
Bales' guilty plea in August allowed him to avoid the death penalty. But Afghan victims and relatives flown to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for the proceedings were upset.
"I saw his mother trying to cry, but at least she can go visit him," said Hajji Mohammad Naim, who was shot in the neck. "What about us? Our family members are actually 6 feet under."
But Morse on Thursday pointed to several complicating factors.
It took Army investigators about three weeks to reach the crime scene due to unrest in the region. The delay could have brought into question the reliability of the evidence collected, Morse said.
Access to witnesses in Afghanistan was also uncertain because American troops are pulling out of the country. Similarly high-profile cases have stretched on for three years or longer, and Morse said he wasn't sure if he could guarantee the presence of witnesses at a trial in 2014 or later.
The Bales case has drawn comparisons to that of the man convicted in the 2009 massacre at Fort, Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people. Maj. Nidal Hasan was convicted just an hour after Bales was sentenced. Hasan was eventually sentenced to death.
But Morse said several key differences complicate any comparison between the Hasan and Bales cases. The building where Hasan opened fire was sealed off almost immediately after the shooting until trial, and dozens of his victims were available to testify.
Capital cases in the military often face more delays than those in civilian courts, though Morse said that did not factor into his thinking. No active-duty soldier has been executed since 1961, and the majority of death sentences in the last three decades have been reversed or stayed.
Agreeing to forego the death penalty allowed the Army to "go quickly and get a result where we can focus on the sentencing," Morse said Thursday.
When he was assigned the Bales case, Morse wrote down three goals: to convict Bales, to satisfy Bales' victims or leave them with an understanding of the legal process, and to avoid any major mistakes.
"I didn't want to tie myself to a specific sentence because, as a prosecutor, that's not in my hands," Morse said. "What is in my hands is I argue the best possible case I can."
And in the end, Morse feels he did.
"I wanted people to understand how important it was to us to make sure that we treated this appropriately," Morse said. He added: "I'm comfortable with the result. I'm happy with the result."


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Maintaining a Safe Environment
Free from Threatening Words & Actions
Middle school students are vulnerable and can be easily upset. A word spoken in anger on the bus, in the classroom, or in the halls can lead to: a verbal exchange with racial, religious, and sexual references; a threat of physical violence; fighting and then drawing a knife.
Unfortunately, such events occur all too often at middle schools throughout the country. To promote a safe environment for everyone in the middle school, educators can do two things: learn more about the developmental level of middle school students and create an effective safe school plan.
Learn More About the Students Behind the Behavior
Young adolescents (ages 10 to 15) go through tremendous physical, social, and mental change. They are insecure about their bodies and their place in their society and school. They are vulnerable to influences, comments, and behaviors that affect their self-image.
They are very fragile and will interpret a wide range of comments and behaviors as personal rejection. Their brains are still growing and their reasoning and self-censoring processes are not yet fully developed.
In middle school, students focus on group relationships. They establish groups, develop a strong identification with members of the group, and become competitive with other groups.
They do not understand others who are different from them—whether it's race or heritage or other characteristic. The insensitivity they show with inflammatory remarks is in part the result of limited information and undeveloped rational thinking.
Experienced middle school educators know that harassment arises from adolescents' lack of information and their immaturity. They also know that they must engage students in an ongoing process that includes information, education, and a range of responses.
Create an Effective Safe School Plan
All schools need a school plan to address harassment and safety issues. Be sure to include the following elements:
1. A Commitment to Safety
The first step is creating a written commitment to providing a safe and inviting school environment—for each individual student and for the whole school community. The commitment should include a "zero tolerance" policy that clearly addresses bullying, harassment, words and actions that intimidate and threaten, and any kind of action that would make the school unsafe.
Written copies of the policy should be distributed widely and posted throughout the school. Teachers can teach it as a focused lesson and integrate it into the curriculum. Administrators can add copies to student handbooks, school-provided student portfolios, and letters home to parents.
2. Education and Communication at School
Information about the plan should flow from principal to students, teacher to teacher, and teacher to students.
Principal to students. The principal should visit every classroom (once or twice a year) and talk about the school safety policy, what it means, and how students are expected to behave. The discussion should include: how it feels to be ridiculed, harassed, or bullied; the kinds of behaviors that constitute harassment; how harassment contributes to making the school feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
The principal should help students understand the thinking behind hurtful words that they may use without knowing the meaning.
Teacher to teacher. During teacher inservice and professional development days, teachers should discuss harassment and emotional environmental issues, assess the school's climate, and develop ways to ensure a safe emotional experience for all students.
Teacher to students. To support the principal's talks, each teacher should discuss harassment issues, both real ones occurring at school and potential ones, with his or her students. The teachers work with students to teach nonthreatening behavior and verbal exchanges and help students understand how behavior and verbal exchanges become harassment issues.
For example, "stereotyping" is at the core of many insulting comments and threatening behaviors. The faculty might plan activities for their classes, including role playing, watching films, discussions, and incorporating cultural differences and diversity into the curriculum of all subjects, particularly health, social studies, and literature.
3. Education and Communication with Parents
Because parents are critically important in developing student attitudes and behaviors, schools should engage parents in this process. Schools can begin by preparing a list of guiding behaviors and send parents a letter containing the list, the school's safety policy, and the school's beliefs regarding diversity, understanding, and tolerance.
Guiding behaviors for parents, educators, and students:
- Promote mutual respect.
- Do not tolerate racial or ethnic slurs and name-calling.
- Point out your discomfort with inappropriate jokes or swearing.
- Be honest about lack of specific knowledge about another culture.
- Respect differences; interact in a positive way with people who are different from you.
- Confront any biased or discriminatory behavior you encounter.
- Report harassment to an adult to ensure everyone's safety. (Recognize the difference between reporting and tattling: reporting is done to keep everyone safe.)
Everyone must be involved in fostering positive values.
4. Immediate and Appropriate Response
Preventative measures are essential, but they cannot keep all dangerous situations from occurring. Everyone must work hard to create a safe school, but when problems arise, everyone must respond quickly.
Administrators should—
- Promptly review reports of each incident and interview students.
- Call in police if weapons are involved.
- Take great care in determining length of expulsion and creating an educational plan that provides, among other elements, continued contact with the school.
- Provide any needed counseling on the topic of harassment.
- Use the incident(s) to discuss inappropriate behavior, tolerance, stereotyping, diversity, and school climate with staff and parents.
- Send a letter home to parents describing the activities the school will be using to promote the school goal of creating a safe and welcoming environment. Ask parents to join school staff in mutually supporting their students by fostering tolerance and positive behavior.
All educators in the school should—
- Use the incident(s) to discuss the issues with every class in the school.
- Plan additional ways to integrate understanding and background into the curriculum.
In summary, young adolescents are at a developmental stage that leaves them vulnerable to hurtful words or actions and "put downs." At the same time, the young adolescent is often unknowingly saying or doing things that pierce a thin veneer of confidence in other students. Effective educators will recognize all of this as normal (if undesirable) and work to educate students and to communicate regularly the belief system of tolerance, understanding, and recognition of differences.
Also by Pete Lorain
Squirming Comes Naturally to Middle School Students —Physical changes trigger behavioral changes.
About the Author
Pete Lorain, author of articles on middle schooling and other education issues, currently works under private contract. Prior to retirement, he served as a high school teacher, counselor, and administrator; middle school principal and director at the district level; director of human resources; and president of National Middle School Association from 1996 to 1997.
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Value Line has initiated coverage of Yamana Gold (AUY) in its flagship product, The Value Line Investment Survey. The company is a Canada-based gold producer engaged in gold mining and related activities, such as exploration, extraction, processing, and reclamation. It has positions across the Americas, including in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and most recently, Canada itself. The company has operated under the name Yamana Gold since 2003, and its shares trade on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the ticker symbols AUY and YRI, respectively.
At the end of 2013, its operations consisted of seven producing mines, namely Chapada, El Peñón, Mercedes, Gualcamayo, Jacobina, Minera Florida, and Fazenda Brasileiro, with a number of development projects in the works. Yamana also maintains an equity-method investment in the Alumbrera mine in Argentina. In June 2014, the company, together with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, acquired all outstanding shares of mining company Osisko, thereby gaining a 50% stake in the Canadian Malartic mine. The Canadian Malarctic, located in Quebec, is Canada's largest gold mine and is expected to produce more than 600,000 ounces of gold per year over the next 14 years.
In 2013, the company's production reached 1.2 million gold equivalent ounces (GEOs). Its longer-term objective is to achieve sustainable production of between 1.5 million and 1.7 million GEOs, primarily through the expansion of its operating mines, as well as the development of new mines. Reaching this goal will likely also be aided by the advancement of its exploration properties and through targeting additional opportunities, mainly in the Americas.
Up until recently, El Peñón was Yamana's most productive mine, with 467,523 GEOs on the board for 2013. El Peñón is a high grade underground gold-silver mine located in Chile. It is expected to yield about 448,000 GEOs in 2014. However, the Canadian Malartic mine should also be a strong contributor this year. Indeed, Canadian Malartic is expected to produce at least 300,000 GEOs annually for Yamana's account, and should help drive a mid-teens advance in total gold-equivalent production in 2014, to about 1.475 million GEOs.
Although production levels have remained solid, Yamana was challenged in 2013 by a sharp drop in gold prices. This forced Yamana to take a write-down on its mining properties to the tune of $672.0 million ($563.9 million, after tax). Even without the impact of this charge, the bottom-line declined for the year, on a double-digit drop in revenues. For 2014, revenues will likely rebound considerably, aided by the addition of Canadian Malartic. Earnings ought to show some improvement, as well, although a meaningful bounce back is not likely to occur until next year. The company has seemingly increased focus on taking a balanced approach to production and costs, which augurs well for longer-term results.
The balance sheet appears to be in good shape. As of March 31, 2014, Yamana had over $200 million in cash and a manageable amount of debt (16% of capital). This ought to allow it a bit of room to breathe as it attempts to improve margins, while investing in its development projects. It currently has three mines in the commissioning phase, which ought to be a focal point for its cash going forward.
As for the stock, it has rebounded quite a bit over the past few months, following a steady decline through much of 2013. That said, Yamana is still trading well below historical price levels. And despite solid 3- to 5-year prospects, long-term capital gains potential appears limited, as it is unlikely this equity will return to the highs achieved in 2012 anytime soon. All told, even with a favorable position in the current gold-price environment, investment appeal seems lackluster at this juncture.
As always, we advise interested subscribers to consult our full-page review of Yamana Gold in the current issue of The Value Line Investment Survey, as well as any other supplementary reports that may follow detailing newsworthy items regarding the gold producer.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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In their frantic desire to be first with the next big thing and to grab market share by any means necessary, tech companies often act before really thinking through the implications of their ideas. And with its latest idea — facilitating on-the-spot weddings during Pride weekend — rideshare company Uber has finally jumped the shark.
"We're thankful to be based in San Francisco, a city that recognizes love doesn't have to look any certain way. In honor of Pride week, we're celebrating the inclusive idea that love is love with something that lasts a lifetime," Uber wrote on its blog today in announcing "on-demand weddings."
That's right, this Saturday between noon and 6pm, customers using its app can select "UberWEDDING," the company will send a crew out to marry you and your sweetie on the spot, promising that you'll be hitched within an hour — or well before your Pride buzz wears off and you regain your senses.
"When your UberWEDDING arrives, we'll get started right away. You'll first work with our on-site notary to obtain your marriage license. Once the license is official, the violinist will begin to play and the ceremony will commence!" the company wrote.
So in the name of playing catch-up with Lyft and other competitors — and desperately trying to curry favor with the same-sex marriage crowd in the most superficial and tone-deaf way possible — Uber is turning a big decision that "lasts a lifetime" into an act on par with ordering a pizza when you're hungry.


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There can be no doubt that the Internet has been the most revolutionary invention of the 20th century.
Never before has a human invention given so much freedom to so many people: digital access to information of all kind everywhere in the world.
Today, more people get their news from the Internet than from newspapers; young people are watching more online video than broadcast TV; everyone can develop their own blogs and let the world know abut their lives, thoughts and opinions.
However, it seems that the Internet as we know it today has its days numbered. Over the next few years we are going to witness several attempts to gag the Net. But, wait a second… We live in a free world, don't we? Well, sort of, given that if you want to start your own radio or TV station you will have to ask your government for the corresponding license.
And yet, today anybody can create a blog, or start an online radio or TV station to voice their opinions without needing to ask anybody's permission... Isn't it just intolerable? ;-)
But there is more… People are using the Internet to coordinate protests against repressive regimes, and social networking sites like Twitter show the power of the Internet, a place where you can hear other people's voices and they can hear yours.
Governments are scared. Very scared. Traditional dictatorships have always known how 'dangerous' the Internet is, censoring its contents. However, other so-called 'democratic' governments famous for shutting down critical radio and TV stations sometimes opt for more subtle methods: for example, the gag law passed in December 2010 by the Venezuelan parliament to restrict, limit and criminalize contents and the free exchange of information.
In 2011 we have seen many examples of governments' attempts to eradicate this problem once and for all like, for example, when former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak shut down the country's Internet connection and mobile phone network. A few days later he was forced to step down as president.
Even some Western governments have started to consider the possibility of having a 'kill switch' to shut down the Internet at will, with the excuse of protecting the country against cyber-attacks.
The issue of freedom vs. security is in everybody's mouth, and a majority of people believe it is worth giving up some individual rights in exchange for security. Benjamin Franklin expressed his view of the issue many years ago:
"People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both"
Today many people unfortunately don't even know who Benjamin Franklin was. What's more, many of them are very happy to trade their own freedom in exchange for a certain sense of security (whether real or not, the important thing is to think that you are safe). Moreover, if those taking your liberties from you have been democratically elected, then people are more than happy to accept it.
Governments even go as far as saying that any limitations on people's liberties aren't actually that, but they are giving citizens more liberty by protecting their security. This is nonsense. However, anybody that listens to 99 percent (let's keep the hope alive) of politicians, however democratic they may seem, will see that their strategy is always similar: They all try to justify themselves by stating that they restrict our liberties to give us more freedom.
On February 15, 2011, Hillary Clinton gave a speech on the Internet, freedom and security at George Washington University. She praised the steps taken to protect global Internet freedom against its enemies -expressly mentioning countries like China, Vietnam, Burma, Egypt, Tunisia and Iran-, and explained how people in those countries were using the Internet to fight their authoritarian governments.
She also reaffirmed the U.S government's will to defend Internet freedom, and pointed out the following as well:
"Terrorists and extremist groups use the internet to recruit members, and plot and carry out attacks. Human traffickers use the internet to find and lure new victims into modern-day slavery. Child pornographers use the internet to exploit children. Hackers break into financial institutions, cell phone networks and personal email accounts."
She then went on to say that Internet freedom was a foreign policy priority, although a balance had to be found between liberty and security, this being one of the most important challenges to face over the next few years.
Once we have reached this point I think it is a good idea to quote Lenin's opinion about freedom in order to avoid past mistakes:
"It is true that liberty is precious, so precious that it must be carefully rationed."
And that's exactly the key point. We must stay forever vigilant in preserving our liberties from politicians wanting to control them in the name of security.
If we say that the Internet has no frontiers and laws are designed to prevail over the concept of territory, we are not saying anything new or original. But if we combine those two ideas together and try to apply laws, regulations or any other system that limits or restricts access, freedom of speech or opinion exchange on such a democratic and egalitarian entity as the Internet things start to get complicated.
Besides, it doesn't work. If authorities temporarily shut down all Internet access in a country, it will only cause more information diffusion and virality. Therefore, if they gave it a second though, they would realize that these measures are actually counterproductive.
So, while governments waste their time worrying about people posting negative comments on forums and online communities or uploading videos to YouTube, citizens have to deal with real problems like online fraud, and thousands of cyber-criminals make a fortune thanks to the lack of any cooperative efforts to uncover and arrest them.
It would seem that governments' main concern is to limit Internet freedom in order to protect us... Well, really? I am absolutely convinced that that is NOT the case.
All this will eventually change the Internet as we currently know it… for worse at least when it comes to freedom of speech. In a few years' time, besides protecting ourselves against cyber-attacks we will also have to look for mechanisms that guarantee our rights against government abuse of power. Some people are talking about the introduction of "Internet passports" to identify Internet users.
This idea, widely applauded by some security experts, is sincerely nonsensical if not completely ridiculous. Does anybody really think that the existence of passports actually prevents crime, or that not having a driver's license is going to keep some people from driving? The aim of this measure is to have people under control at all times.
Today our fight for freedom is more important than ever. Nobody should have the power to limit our freedom in the name of security. Whether I am right or wrong, what I truly want is to have the right to choose freely, even if it is just to make a mistake.
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After a breakthrough year of international shows, one of New Zealand's most streamed indie artists Graeme James returns to NZ to tour his Nettwerk label debut album The Long Way Home.
The Long Way Home is an album that explores time and space through the motif of the journey. In keeping with the album title 2018 was a year of intense international travel for Graeme, relocating to Europe and racking up over 25,000kms on a highly successful 3 month North American tour. With over 20 million total streams on Spotify, his songs have travelled around the world before him helping sell out concerts around the globe.
His captivating live show features Graeme playing electric violin, guitar, bass, baritone ukulele, mandolin, harmonica and percussion as he recreates his foot stomping tunes in real time with his famous loop pedal.
He's finally home- but not for long! With his last NZ tour completely selling out you won't want to miss the chance to see this award-winning artist live in Aotearoa.
"one of the most interesting songwriters on the current scene." -Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)
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Sorry for the lack of posts this week – been busy.
The Pagoda appeared on London Tonight a few days back.
853blog has a great post about the changes afoot on Blackheath and in Greenwich park as the Olympics bear down upon us… Can't believe Greenwich council were considering raising the speed limit in the park. What were they thinking?!
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Actress Vanessa Hudgens had the time of her life at Madonna's Oscars party last month after challenging the pop star's entourage to a dance-off.
"The High School Musical" beauty attended the star-studded bash in Los Angeles with her "Spring Breakers" co-star Selena Gomez, and Hudgens reveals they had a blast showing off their dance skills.
She tells Jay Leno, "Me and Selena Gomez … went to the Vanity Fair (party) and we didn't really know a lot of people there, so we decided to duck out and go to a different party, which was the Madonna party. … So she's there and she has her dancers there. They're dancing, getting the party spiced up … so I was like, 'I gotta jump in on this action, they need some of Vanessa up in this.' So I had a dance-off with her dancers and I took the prize! People were literally like, 'You were so hot!'"
The 24-year-old, clad in a yellow sequin dress, demonstrated her winning "booty poppin'" moves during her appearance on Leno's "Tonight Show" on Wednesday.


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Sun City is home to 12 Pickleball courts and more than 700 players. A game combining the actions of outdoor and table tennis has grown in popularity.
While some residents have never heard of the game before moving to the Del Webb community, Mike Wallick became acquainted with the sport through his in-laws who live in Florida. He was named Sun City Pickleball Club president three years ago and has been playing for five.
"I enjoy the competitive side of the game but also the people I've met through playing," Wallick said. "It's easy to play and easy to learn."
Because of the popular demand, Sun City added eight more courts during the construction of the Lakehouse on the north side of the community. Wallick said the four courts near the softball park would be crowded all day.
Even though courts have been added, Wallick said players have to make reservations to play. Since there is no specific Pickleball season, it is game played year round in the Lowcountry.
Played in couples, Pickleball uses a perforated ball and is played on a smaller court. With paddles made from either fiber glass or composite, the game imitates tennis with players aiming to hit the ball past the opponents.
For the Pickleball newbie Debra Dick, she decided to pick up the game because her husband had become addicted. She bought her paddle six months ago and discovered quickly that Pickleball is very addicting.
"My biggest challenge is just keeping the ball in between the lines. It's a great exercise and I'm definitely getting better," Debra Dick said. "I saw how social the game was and wanted to try it. It's a lot of fun."
Her husband, John Dick, had never heard of the game before moving to Sun City and never imagined becoming a fan of Pickleball.
"I've been playing for two years now and I can't get enough," John Dick said. "It says on the bottom of our website 'Warning: You will become addicted to the game.' And I definitely have."
Despite the summer heat, players grab paddles and hit the courts. Sherry Jackson is an advanced player in the game since she started five years ago.
"I started because it looked like fun and something I could actually play," Jackson said. "I love to exercise and Pickleball allows me to enjoy my workout instead of looking at my clock to see when my time is up."
Jackson plays at least six days a week for two hours each day.
"The challenge is the beginning stages when you're more cautious and play the back of the court, but it becomes fun to improve your skills especially when you're playing with others who are on the same level," Jackson said.
To step up the competitive aspect, Wallick plans to host a Pickleball tournament in April. He said the club offers three open play days per week as well as beginner orientation twice a month.
For orientation, newbies can receive free instruction on how to play as well as the rules of Pickleball. Equipment is provided.
What: Sun City Pickleball Club novice orientation
When: 6-8 p.m. on the first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month
Where: Argent Lakes courts 10 and 12 on the north side of Sun City
Details: For more information, go to www.schhpickleballclub.com


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Had a great time today. Went on a guided mute shoot. We rode these huge beasts, like a dog, only smaller.
Amelia and I (she's the neighbor, you'd love her) tailed a mutant for a mile, looking over its shoulder with one head, shaking and shitting. Amelia got it in a hind leg. I shot it in one head, but it could still move! Then we got in real close together for the coup de grâce. Glorious!
Gotta go. Picking up Ames for dinner—they're cooking our mutie! Gonna make something they call "chicken." Get well soon. Love you dear.
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'Water' a glimpse of a rising playwright
UCSD show introduces McCraney to San Diego as part of fall season
Growing up in the housing projects of Miami's Liberty City, Tarell Alvin McCraney yearned to become a dancer.
Now he makes language pirouette off the page — and has caused theater types to trip over their own feet in excitement over his bold writing.
McCraney, who just turned 32, is fast gaining a reputation as one of the most promising young voices in American theater. Much of that buzz comes on the strength of a trilogy known as "The Brother/Sister Plays."
"In the Red and Brown Water"
UCSD Dept. of Theatre and Dance
When: In previews. Opens Monday. 8 p.m. Nov. 19-20, 29-30, and Dec. 1; 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 24.
Where: Mandell Weiss Forum, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive (La Jolla Playhouse/UCSD theater district)
Tickets: $20 (discounts available)
Phone: (858) 534-4574
Online: theatre.ucsd.edu
In January, the Old Globe Theatre will stage "The Brothers Size," the second play of the three. But right now, UCSD's Department of Theatre and Dance is introducing San Diego audiences to McCraney with "In the Red and Brown Water," the first installment of the "Brother/Sister" saga. (It's one of four productions in the department's fall season.)
The plays, which chronicle the plight of disenfranchised African-Americans across two generations, are connected by family ties among characters. But they're also linked by the way McCraney messes with theatrical convention — making characters speak their own stage directions, for example.
"I'm always interested in the dexterity of words, the dexterity of actors," explains the playwright, speaking by phone from Chicago, where for two years he has been a member of the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre.
"In that way, it's similar to ballets or dance. A ballerina is never just dancing with a partner. She's dancing with a partner for an audience."
To McCraney, American theater has suffered to the extent that playwrights have encouraged actors to "get onstage and pretend the audience isn't there."
In ballet, by contrast, the dancer has a kind of implicit conversation with the audience about what's coming next. The way McCraney has his own characters say exactly what they're about to do, he says, is a kind of parallel to that dynamic.
"There's a moment when the audience is being asked, 'Look, are you ready? Now we're going to turn,' " McCraney says. "And that's the moment when people are holding their breath, saying, 'How many turns is she going to do?'
"It's, 'Here: Watch me be in this story.' "
In rare company
Gregory Wallace, the UCSD acting professor who is directing "In the Red and Brown Water," has experienced McCraney's plays from inside and out.
Before he came to San Diego, Wallace was a member of the acting company at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Like the playwright, he's a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, and at some point he came into possession of an early draft of the "Brother/Sister" works.
"I was immediately struck by how particular his voice was," Wallace says. "There's a muscularity in the language, and this biting, irreverent wit that I just loved. I was sort of astonished that someone this young was writing like that."
UC San Diego's Department of Theatre and Dance has achieved national prominence, with an MFA program that consistently ranks among the top 3 in the country (alongside those at Yale and New York University).
Among its distinguished alumni are the Broadway star Danny Burstein and the designer Paloma Young, who won a Tony Award this year for costuming the La Jolla Playhouse-launched Broadway hit "Peter and the Starcatcher."
As the department marks its 40th anniversary, here's what's in store for its fall season besides "In the Red and Brown Water":
"Elizabeth I": Kate Jopson directs Paul Foster's story of a rogue acting troupe that performs an illicit piece about the iron-fisted British queen. In the Potiker Theatre, now through Nov. 25.
"Lumping in Fargo": Bryan Reynolds and Michael Hooker's musical (directed by department Chairman Jim Carmody) is an ambitious and fanciful collage of Shakespeare works and more. The piece has its final performances today, 2 and 7 p.m. at the Arthur Wagner Theatre on campus.
"Arts in Action: Connected": Patricia Rincon and Robert Castro, plus UCSD MFA candidates Natalia Valerdi, Lisa Frank and Sammy Mitchell, created this site-specific dance/theater piece. It takes place Nov. 30 and Dec. 1; attendees meet at the north entry to Atkinson Hall, across from the P502 parking lot.
Wallace says he eventually talked ACT into doing "Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet," the third work in the trilogy. As things developed, two other Bay Area theaters staged "Water" and "Size" around the same time.
"It was an event for the whole city to witness the writer," says Wallace, who joined the cast of that 2010 ACT production in the role of Ogun Size, the sole character to appear in all three plays.
Wallace describes the feel of McCraney's writing as "urban poetry. It's very heightened theatrical language. He has taken African mythology and folklore and is looking at it through a distinctly urban, American vernacular.
"It's hip, funny, edgy writing, which is just immediately noticeable when you hear it. And it's also deeply, deeply moving."
Wallace goes so far as to put McCraney in the company of such American theatrical titans as Tennessee Williams (at least his early works) or August Wilson. The latter comparison seems unavoidable; the late, Pulitzer Prize-winning Wilson's greatest legacy is "The Pittsburgh Cycle," his own series of 10 plays about the African-American experience.
"In the Red and Brown Water" focuses on Oya, a lightning-fast young sprinter who dreams of a life beyond the housing projects.
That dream seems within reach when she's offered a college scholarship. But her mother is seriously ill, and Oya has to decide whether family takes precedence over her future.
"It's kind of how a track star gets outrun by life," as Wallace puts it.
Besides experimenting with the way plays are usually scripted, McCraney also has written "Water" in a way that encourages some call-and-response interplay with the audience. Not that it always works out that way.
"It depends on the audience," the playwright says. "Sometimes it happens a great deal; sometimes it doesn't happen at all. The play works best, of course, when there is that dialogue."
Still, he says, "I don't really prefer (one way or the other). I've seen people not say anything during the play, and absolutely enjoy it."
While the plays are interconnected, they also stand on their own well enough that seeing all three isn't crucial to an audience's understanding of the story, says the playwright.
"The hope is that whatever piece they see, they enjoy it," McCraney says. "They work together differently than they do separately. But it's really more about getting the full impact of what the plays can do."
Wallace may not be an impartial observer, but the director says impact is one thing this playwright seems destined to deliver.
"He took New York by storm," Wallace says. "I think he'll do the same for San Diego."


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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A "Frozen" Reception or How To Mess Up Your Advertising Campaign
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Yesterday, Disney premiered what was thought of to be the trailer for new princess flick Frozen. Loosely (the loosest I might say) based on the Hans Christian Anderson story The Ice Queen, many were anticipating the largely publicized first look at the newest entry in Disney's lineage of fairy tale films. The excitement builded, tensions were high, promotional pictures were flying everywhere, and the internet was buzzing..... but what was shown to the public on Weather.com (clever) was nothing that anyone expected. (Click to see the "trailer" here)
Now that you have watched that "thing", here is my overall reaction:
When I was a kid back in the 90's, the film industry was dominated by "teaser" trailers (ex: Jurassic Park, Star Wars Episode 1 or any huge blockbuster of that time) and even if the movie itself sucked, the teaser trailer more than helped make the budget and interest in the film prior to release very high! Now we are consumed with awfully cut trailers, with only a few decent ones coming out of studios here and there (ex: Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (US), The Social Network).
Disney has been in recent year on the good side of this debacle, putting out a lot of very creatively cut together pieces to advertise their family friendly flicks. High praise was rewarded to Oz The Great and Powerful's teaser, who was able to make some fun reference's to the original Oz film of the 30's (aspect/color change when landing in Oz). I myself also loved the Wreck It Ralph teaser, which tickled my vintage video game heart with glee. So with so many good cuts behind it, Disney was sure to give us at least a good decent 1 minute teaser for Frozen, one that could easily showcase the plot without giving too much away? I came to discover that such a simple request was too much to ask for.
Instead what we were given was a "first look" clip, which Disney is no stranger to doing, to give their audience a taste of the newest animated piece. But while in the past these clips have been phenomenal or at least interesting, this footage left many eager Disney fanatics in the dust (or snow, I should say.)
Not in the trailer
In this clip we meet an snowman with a carrot for a nose. He sneezes, loses his vegetable produced schnoz and grabs the attention of a reindeer. The snowman and reindeer then chase after said carrot nose and that's it.... That's the first look at this brand new Disney Princess Musical, doesn't it make you excited for the magic, the princess stuff, the singing or the beautiful visuals? Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know those aspects were in this movie? I bet you would have had no idea if I (or Tumblr) didn't tell you.
Instead what we were given was a piss poor attempt at delivering a humorous clip for children, the kind that would make even the Looney Tunes question their intelligence. This is in a similar vein to the way the Despicable Me trailers are cut, where they are just a silly clip from the film and get the little kids excited to see what stupid thing the Minions do next. But here in lies the issue: Frozen is not the same kind of film Despicable is! In fact, they are completely two different sides of the art form's spectrum. Sure they can share similar moments of giggles for the kids, but that doesn't mean they should be advertised the same way.
If I was at all the person responsible for these decisions, I would have cut a trailer like this:
What they should have used for the trailer.....
The camera fades into a shot of the the ice castle. Anna (our lead princess) walks towards it, shot fades into title card, with only the sounds of a blizzard/wind being heard, the title card fades back into a shot of her walking up the stairs of this now ice covered palace, she calls out for her sisters name, and as the shots fade in and out as she walks up, she reaches the top of where her sister, Elsa (ice queen) stands but as the camera follows up to her face - BAM, title card reads: Frozen and then insert tag line.
Something like this, that features our leaders, would have been fantastic. It doesn't tell much of the plot, it doesn't even have to have the music from it, but this teases what the film is actually about.
Frozen: A buddy comedy about a snowman and a reindeer. Starring.... my lack of enthusiasm.
Listen, Disney, I get that you are still upset over how the results of Princess and the Frog were less than stellar in your billion dollar eyes - but, now you've seen that Tangled was a success, and the Cars franchise along with Avengers is making you money in the boy demographic, you need to stop getting so scared of what a movie geared towards girls would do to you. Kids will still go see it because there is nothing else for them to see, parents will still pay money for a film made by your company. Also it's in 3D and it will make its budget back in droves. Start taking risks and being adventurous again!
Frozen is probably going to be enjoyable, but with the advertisements like this being the first real taste of the movie, it makes my excitement very low, and this is coming from someone that will even watch the worst of the worst that comes from the Mouse House just because. So please, Disney, learn your lessons right now and put out some better footage ASAP. Because if the reception from this movie is cold now, just wait till it gets worse than frozen.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
"Panna a Netvor" A Retrospective Review
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Discovering foreign films can be a weird situation. Much of the time I stumble upon foreign works, mostly out of sheer luck of the draw from watching something on TV or hearing about it in a fancy blog article. But once in awhile you find a true gem that sticks with you, even if it isn't exactly the most glittery of the bunch.
I can easily say that I am obsessed with any version of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, and as such I have seen almost every adaptation that I can get my hands on. I read webcomics, young adult novels, even watch awful anime adaptations that were made for Direct to Video releases in the 90's. I'm just addicted to the story of a young girl being forced into a gothic castle and to understand the complicated layers of a monster humanoid creature. Even if some adaptations are terrible, I'll watch every second of them, just so I can investigate the differences.
Upon such research, I had discovered a foreign version that I had never seen before, but by it's title translation I became incredibly perplexed. Panna a Netvor (translated: The Virgin and the Monster) is a Czech retelling of the classic fairy tale, and could possibly be the creepiest and most gothic version ever made (move over, Jean Cocteau!). But by it's translation, many might think of it to be a porno or a horror film, but it's drastically neither of those things.
Panna a Netvor tells the story of Julie (Beauty/Belle of this story), and follows the usual beats that are associated with the fairy tale. There is a poor family, the father picks a rose, a monster threatens him, and the youngest daughter takes her father's place. But what sets Panna apart from it's other more famous counterparts is it's second and third act. Where traditionally the only two characters would be The Beast type and the Beauty type, the film offers a villain in the strangest of ways.
Our Beast for the film, a griffon/eagle man with claws for hands, is not the scariest monster in the film by far. That title would instead be given to a group of small demonic like creatures (think dirty homeless Oompa Loompas with gargoyle wings) that actually control and manipulate Netvor (Beast) into being evil. In many sections of the film, the creatures will speak to him through whispers and disgusting bubble sound effects, giving the audience a feeling of hell "boiling over" in the realm of Netvor's mind.
But eventually, as in every version, our two leads begin to grow and trust each other. But unlike the Disney version, Panna takes this into a more complicated turn. One that heightens the sextual tension to degrees that no other has done before, and gives new layers of discovery and questions to both characters.
Instead of immediately showing his true form, Netvor requests that Julie never look at him and instead only hear his voice. What starts off as an innocent game eventually turns into the proclamation of their love for eachother, until Julie discovers what Netvor really is.
Julie now becomes angered and feels betrayed by the one person she could call her true friend and eventual lover. The emotions that follow in the sequences past this initial discovery make me tear up every time, especially when you look at it from the perspective of Netvor, who is trying so hard to make Julie see who he is without being afraid. These key changes make this version truly memorable.
But even a version with such outstanding perfection can have it's missteps here and there. Panna tends to constantly reuse the same two music themes throughout, almost to the point of it being a parody. Whenever Netvor is going to come out, the scary music plays. Whenever Julie is shown, the piano plays, and back and forth it goes. If this was the only film that aliens from outerspace saw of our culture, I'm sure they would be convinced that these are the only two pieces of music we listen to.
Panna is also in need of some trimming in the beginning, giving the most confusing and long introduction scene that by comparison makes Christopher Nolan's films seem as fast as Speedy Gonzales. Villagers being chased around by other villagers just seems a waste of time, until we get Netvor's introduction (which is gruesome and twisted, just how I like it!)
At it's core Panna a Netvor is truly one of the stand alone adaptations of the famous fairy tale. Instead of relying on what has been done before with the story, it adds new and exciting psychological and horror elements, making it the first adaptation since Cocteau's that knows what it wants to do visually and stands proud to be it's own unique take.
With all these new film versions of Beauty and the Beast coming out, it's hard to see which will do it right or will get it completely wrong. But if any of them are a shred as amazing as this Czech made flick, than I can breath easily at night and dream of the perfection.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Anime Next 2013
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Hello there readers! I just got back from a little convention in New Jersey called Anime Next. I have been going usually Saturdays only for the past couple of years, but this year I decided to go all weekend. To be honest, though I had a lot of fun, I don't think I will be going for an entire weekend again anytime soon. The selection of food and local travel is pretty terrible and needs improvement for a $60 weekend pass convention, and until they make those adjustments I don't see the point in wasting the money.
But until then, let me show you a couple of things that I experienced from this years adventure. First off, I wrote a cute little article about meeting/enjoying events with Baby The Stars Shine Bright staff/designers over the weekend, which you can check out here on Feminerdity.
Me and Angela <3
Aside from all the big frilly events, I also got to check out some cool panels. My favorite of the entire weekend was by Mike Toole (a writer from Anime News Network) called "Cult Classics". Though you might think this panel would deal with cult favorite anime series of the past, instead it was all about anime that promoted cult religions in Japan/Asia/Abroad. Hearing about weird series like the one promoting Happy Science religion was incredibly bizarre and interesting.
Thanks to my friend Martha for taking this outfit shot! <3
But my overall favorite thing was getting time with friends. I loved seeing everyone dressed to the nines, eating yummy snacks and laughing at hilarious stories. And even if the con itself sucks, those are the moments that matter the most.
Here are some more photos to check out, enjoy!
Thanks for looking, and look forward to future posts about my adventures at Conneticon and Otakon!
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We recently chatted with Stephen Dorff about his role in Tarsem Singh's Greek gods epic Immortals. He explained why he saw his character — a hungry, horny thief and escaped slave — as the perfect antidote to the sometimes stuffy world of the gods.
Dorff, probably best known in these parts for his turn as the villainous Deacon Frost in the first Blade movie, plays the roguish Stavros, who goes from an amoral thief and slave to the most trusted confidant of Henry Cavill's Theseus in the battle against King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke).
At the recent press day, Dorff explained to our round table how he saw Stavros, invoking the most iconic rogue in all science fiction and fantasy. What follows includes some minor spoilers:
I saw him more as Han Solo, I saw him more as the guy who doesn't give a fuck, the guy who's a slave and would rather go out with a pretty girl than be alone and go out that way. So he'll follow Frieda [Pinto's character] anywhere. Follow her to Timbuktu or whatever because she's hot. So, for me, Stavros was human in that way and I can give balance, hopefully balance out...you know, in a movie like this everybody's very serious.
It's just one of those movies where the actors are going and Mickey [Rourke]'s evil and Henry [Cavill]'s avenging his mother's death and Frieda's an oracle and you need somebody to just go, "Yo, what's up!" You need somebody to just go, "No, I'm heading south because there's a lot of chicks down there." The audience has to gravitate towards somebody who tends to be a little movie-like, you know? I felt like the script did that, balanced it, I knew kind of what Stavros was supposed to be, and again the method part of the performance really had to do with the shine and the abs and I wanted it to look a certain way. I wanted my ab muscles to be really in full effect. [Laughs]
Later, we got to talk with him one on one, and we followed up on the idea that Stavros is the Immortals answer to Han Solo.
This is a movie full of larger-than-life characters - literally, there are gods in this movie. But you get to play a more down-to-Earth, relatable character in Stavros.
That's how I felt in the script. I probably wouldn't have done this movie if I was one of the gods. I wouldn't know how to do that. [Stavros is] that kind of action guy... You know, I've got to have something on the page where I can go, "OK, I can say these lines, I can be this guy." And Stavros on the page really jumped out at me. He was one of the most interesting characters to me because in a movie like this you need somebody to break up the monotony of the - "Help me!" "No, fuck you!" - you know, all the fighting and the evil. Because, you know, it ain't brain surgery. All these movies, whether it's Spielberg, Tarsem, any great dictator, there's good, there's evil, there's the pretty girl in these big movies, that's the setup that there is. It's studio filmmaking, you have all these pieces. And I liked the dynamic, I liked the Han Solo-ish aspects to Stavros, and I wanted to do something bigger and kind of commercial.
It does seem like, when we first meet the character, that he could be a villain or this really disreputable character. But by the end, nobody is question that he deserves to be right next to Theseus.
I think, as written, Stavros was scared of Theseus. That didn't make sense to me. That's not the guy I think he is. He's a thief and a slave and he's hungry and he's horny. He's a guy that's out for himself but ultimately realizes that mankind might be over and so, why not join the pretty girl and the young thespian and take over the world together rather than be alone drinking out of a bad pool?
He's just a dude, but he's dude with potential for greatness...
Yeah, he's just an average guy. And so what I tried to do was make him be modern without saying, "Yo dude, what's up?"... I just really wanted it to be in my own voice. A couple times you get into it and a "Fuck!" comes out - and that doesn't work. That doesn't work with the period garb and the swords and stuff. You can't say, "Hey, I'm fucking ready to go here!"


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| Stop blaming ISLAM for all those false flags done by the zionists , the british empire and the empires around the world , the wahabi bloodline , the illuminati , freemasons , evil sects , special evil agencies of usa europe and israel , the governments and whatever... islam was never the reason for the first world war , never the reason for the second world war , it will be not the reason for the third world war... islam was also not responsible for 9-11 or in london , moscow or now in france...please stay real and dont get twisted by those fake and manipulated media cooporations which are spreading lies 24 hours a day...


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Nashville, Tenn. - A game of inches came down to just that as a successful goal line stand in the final minute secured a, 17-14, Tennessee State victory over Florida A&M at the 14th annual John A. Merritt Classic.
TSU (1-0) got off to a quick start as they opened the season on a seven-play, 58-yard drive that culminated on a 22-yard pass from Michael German to wide receiver Devin Wilson. German and Wilson connected earlier in the drive on a 44-yard completion, which was more yards than FAMU (0-1) gained in the entire first quarter.
The Tigers forced FAMU to punt on their first possession and followed that up with a long, 14-play drive that ended with a German fumble at the FAMU 32-yard line that was recovered by the Rattlers.
The Tigers started the second half just like they started the first, with a scoring drive. This time, Jamin Godfrey connected on a 38-yard field goal to give TSU a 10-0 edge.
Trabis Ward would cap off a nine play, 80-yard drive with a six yard touchdown run to extend the Tiger lead to 17.
FAMU would start their rally at the end of the third quarter with a 54-yard kickoff return by James Owens to the TSU 26-yard line. The Rattlers would need only three plays to find the end zone as quarterback Tyler Bass threw a 13-yard touchdown to Travis Harvey.
The Rattlers' final possession of the game started 88-yards away from the end zone and ended less than a yard shy of taking the lead.
TSU stopped FAMU twice in the final minute from the one-yard line on third and goal and fourth and goal as Fleming failed to reach the end zone on back-to-back sneaks.
Tennessee State goes on the road next week for the first time this season as they travel to Memphis to take on Jackson State (0-1) in the 23rd Southern Heritage Classic at 6:00 p.m.
Notes: TSU wins back-to-back games vs. Florida A&M for the first time since 1986-87 ... The Tigers set a school record with 20 penalties for 178 yards. The old record was set in 2002, also against Florida A&M ... TSU now holds a 26-25 series advantage all-time vs. FAMU ... Tonight's win was TSU's third straight John A. Merritt Classic win ... The 31 combined points ties the 2009 Merritt Classic as the lowest scoring Classic in history. In 2009, Alabama A&M defeated TSU 24-7.
Tennessee State Head Coach Rod Reed Post Game Press Conference, CLICK HERE.
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Yesterday was Whitneys 1st Birthday! Wow! That year totally flew by. I can't believe she's already 1 year old. We absolutely love our sweet Whitney and are thankful for the joy she brings to our family. Happy 1st Birthday Whitney! We love you!
Such a happy girl! Yay for my birthday!
Two cute girls! Its been fun having two girls next together, although I know its going to be hard later on with them, knowing from experience. They'll love each other later on too, eventually!
I made Whitney a Tweety bird birthday cake since my mom made me one when I turned 1. My parents use to call me Tweety bird because I looked like tweety bird to them. I thought it would be fun to do the same thing.
I was so happy that the weather was nicer on her birthday. We got to go to the park next to us and play. The kids absolutely love to get outside whenever possible since we know there are only nice days like this very rarely. Jackson and Megan both had fun pushing Whitney in the swing as you can see and Whitney loved it too. Yay for nice weather.
Pretty Whitney!
After Dave got home from work we opened presents. With Whitney so little, she didn't know any different. So, we waited, however, it made Megan not happy to wait, we might be doing it in the morning for now on. As always Whitney loved the wrapping paper more than the presents at the time. Jackson and Megan didn't mind helping. They get so impatient waiting for her to open them. So, what the heck, go for it, right!


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Texas, Sex, and Separation of Church and State
The candidacy of presidential contender Texas Governor Rick Perry highlights all the problems with the conservative, anti-sex movement and their investment in theocracy.
Governor Rick Perry of Texas has thrown his hat into the presidential contender ring, and his nascent campaign has quickly came to demonstrate why the blurring of the distinctions between church and state are so dangerous, especially to women. His campaign has surprisingly been even more of a demonstration of this than that of Michele Bachmann's, even though the mainstream media consensus is Bachmann is more of a theocrat. Part of the reason is that Perry has been the governor of Texas for over a decade now, and his experience and power as an executive has simply given him more chances to blur the lines….and more reasons to be called out for it.
The incident that got the most attention was Perry's prayer rally in Houston, TX, where Perry, in what many (including myself) consider a flagrant violation of the First Amendment, led 30,000 evangelical Christians in a day of prayers for the state and the nation. Perry's contempt for constitutional restrictions on government establishing an official religion throws into stark relief how much the anti-choice movement, to which he is currently pandering as hard as he can, is basically just one arm of an overall theocratic movement in the U.S. to wed state to a very particular interpretation of the Bible.
To begin with, Perry did show some sign of willingness to separate church and state while governor, when he issued an executive order requiring girls in Texas entering the 6th grade to be vaccinated against HPV. This is how it should be. Regardless of one's personal religious convictions about female sexuality, when you're the governor, your job is not setting the religious dogma for the state, but prioritizing the public's health. HPV is a public health issue (just because you personally may feel contracting HPV is just desserts for having sex, the people you pass it to may not be burdened with such anti-sex superstitions) and Perry acted like an executive handling this public health issue, and not a theocrat foisting his own sexual judgments on his citizens.
Of course he had to take it all back, claiming it was all a mistake and that he should have left the decision to the legislature, knowing full well the fundamentalist-heavy state legislature would have killed the requirement. The fact that Perry feels he has to apologize for putting the health of Texas girls ahead of fundamentalist over-the-top hatred of female sexuality–hatred that now runs so deep that they support letting 4,000 women a year die of cervical cancer rather than do anything that could be construed as accepting that sex happens—is just one example of how much the theocrats have taken control of our political process. And how they intend to flex that power by attacking the very concept of a healthy sexuality.
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Also indicative of the problem was Perry's response to a question about sex education in light of empirical evidence that abstinence-only doesn't work. Perry, unable to deal with the conflict between the demands of fundamentalists that secular government promote their dangerous views of sex as deeply sinful and the demands of public health, flubbed the question. Paul Waldman of the American Prospect explained the flub:
Liberals may think that conservatives support abstinence education because they believe it will reduce teen pregnancy, when the truth is that stopping teen pregnancy is at best a minor consideration for conservatives. If there's going to be any discussion of sex in school at all, they believe it ought to express the categorical moral position that sex is vile and dirty and sinful, until you do it with your spouse, at which point it becomes beautiful and godly (you'll forgive a bit of caricature). The fact that abstinence-only education is far less effective at reducing teen pregnancy than comprehensive sex-ed isn't something they're pleased about, but it doesn't change their conviction about the moral value that ought to be expressed……
So while it's true that Rick Perry is not a particularly smart guy, the difficulty he has here comes from the fact that his stance on sex education is about 95 percent moral and 5 percent practical.
Waldman's right, but the problem runs even deeper than liberal empiricism vs. conservative "morality." (I question a "morality" that hates something as life-affirming as sex, and believes that it's so sinful it should result in disease, life destruction, and even death for people who engage in it outside of their incredibly strict parameters.) The problem goes right to the separation of church and state. The belief that sex is "immoral" isn't a standard-issue moral belief shared across cultural or religious differences, unlike other moral beliefs such as the wrongness of murder or stealing. This is a question of religious freedom, and whether or not religious beliefs that sex is wrong should be imposed on minors. Standing with religious freedom means standing with comprehensive sex education and mandatory HPV vaccines, on the grounds that people who get these things will still be free to believe sex is wrong. In fact, whether or not your religion teaches that sex is dirty, you still benefit from vaccination and education—that way, if you slip up and have sex, you can have a clean, pure guilt trip of self-hatred without having a bunch of unnecessary health problems. And if you ever get over your commitment to such a misanthropic, sex-phobic faith, you will be able to start your new, sex-positive life with a clean bill of health.
But even more for the rest of us, we should have secular, evidence-based policy instead of fundamentalist faith-based policy not just because it has better health outcomes for everyone, but also because the belief that church and state should be separate was baked into our Constitution right from the beginning.


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Mrs. Knickers: "Do you have a bathroom I can use first?"
Mary: "Sure, it's that door to your left."
Mrs. Knickers: "I need to change my underwear. You wouldn't believe the drive I had here."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Wait...who travels through their day carrying an extra pair of underwear? Am I supposed to be doing that?
So in today's way too much information category.... Yes , we have a winner.
Astronaut traveling through Grumpyville on her way to Florida to attend to some unpleasant business, no doubt.
Can think of a number of reasons she may want to do that. Incontinence (should interest an MD . . .) OR she has/had a nurse of a mother who insisted she be "fresh" for Doctor.
Why did she feel she had to "share" that little tid-bit with Mary. Mary must have a motherly aura about her.
Maybe she routinely gets her panties in a twist?
Did Mary tell her to save her underwear, in case a specimen was needed?
So THAT was who was following me yesterday. Tell her the next time she doesn't need to keep up.
(not a bad trip at all, but I definitely had a 'if it could happen, it would' kind of trip)
Have a great holiday!
Sincerely hoping that it's just that her car's AC was out of commission and she figured she might arrive hot and sticky, so she brought the extra undies.
If she knows she has an incontinence problem and just carries extra undies instead of using a pad or diapers... OMG!
Actually, I had a friend like that. She had occasional bowel incontinence but could always rationalize wearing regular underwear. After she had a couple accidents in my presence, I refused to go anywhere with her unless she wore a diaper.
Thanks for the lovely memory, Dr. Grumpy.
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I came across this thread on my realm forums the other day that's got me thinking a little bit. The thread itself is your basic "lol you/your guild/your server sucks" thread that is ripe with all kinds of trolling. However, there was a comment in there where a couple of posters commented that they not only clear all of the content, but have fun doing it along the way, and how they didn't see anything wrong with that. And of course the trolled response they got was basically if you aren't a top 100 guild, you suck and should get a life.
The commentary going back and forth almost got me riled up enough to post on the realm forums, but then I remembered that I should "never argue with an idiot. They will only pull you down to their level, then beat you with experience", and abstained. But as the post goes back and forth, my mind is still perplexed. I am curious exactly what is wrong with just having fun? Why is being "ranked" they only measure of a guild's strength for so many?
Why is it that people are criticized for just enjoying something without concern for competition? In the thread above one of the posters even comes out and says they aren't about the same things as other guilds. They place their values in different places, and they quite enjoy the game the way they play it. And yet they are criticized for doing things they way they would like? They don't want to be the best, and they 100% understand and make no claim that they are, yet critics tell them that because they aren't the best they are a failure. How does that work?
So many times you will see someone achieve something that is huge for them, only see some jerk comment "grats on being months behind noob". It's to the point that people have to qualify their accomplishments with "I know it's old" or "I know we are months behind", which in my opinion is just flat out wrong. An accomplishment is an accomplishment regardless of when or how it is achieved. Everyone is entitled to celebrate their accomplishments, regardless of how small they may seem to someone else. Who cares if they killed Boss X 3 months after Guild A? They still killed Boss X. They still put in the time, and had the fortitude to set a goal and meet that goal. That is a lot more than many people can say about themselves in, and out, of game.
So what is so wrong with having fun? What is so wrong with being "months behind" if you are enjoying the journey along the way? What effect does it have on you? If you don't like it, just stay away! As my mother used to ask me as a child "Does it hurt your big toe? No? Then what does it matter to you?". (See Mom! You knew someday I'd see the wisdom in your ways!).
If being highly competitive and the rush of being first is what you are looking for, then it is fine to place yourself into that environment. But I think it's important to understand that not everyone is after that, and not everyone should be expected to have the same goals that you placed for yourself. For some people finding a pleasant environment to enjoy the game is more important; for others finding an environment that fits their playtimes and lifestyle is more important. But what gives anyone the right to begrudge others for having a different set of goals than they have for themselves?
Whether it be the person that is looking for the hardest of the hardcore, or the gal that just wants to see everything before the next chapter but takes her time doing it, or the guy that just wants to play with his friends, everyone is equally entitled to participate in the fashion that suits them best and in which they have fun. And nobody has the right to begrudge them for that. Ever.
So tell me, Mr. Forum Guy, exactly what is it that's wrong with just having fun? Who are you to dictate what makes something "good" or "bad"?


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NYC heir, 89, goes to prison in case surrounding mom's money, after years of appeals
NEW YORK – A story of wealth, family and the indignities of aging culminated Friday with an 89-year-old heir to one of America's first mega-fortunes being taken to prison in a wheelchair.
Almost seven years after a family feud over the treatment of philanthropist Brooke Astor erupted into public view, her son, Anthony Marshall, started serving a one-to-three-year prison term for his conviction on charges of taking advantage of his aged mother's slipping mind to loot her millions.
Marshall's incarceration, which appeals had delayed for more than 3 1/2 years, was a subdued but climactic chapter in the saga of a society doyenne eroded by Alzheimer's disease, the privileged scion who earned a Purple Heart but not always his mother's approval, the wife he worried about providing for, and the grandsons who testified against their own father. As Marshall sat, looking quietly downward, in his wheelchair in sweatpants and slippers, the judge who sent him to prison said he did so unhappily.
"I take no pleasure in following my duties," said Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Justice A. Kirke Bartley, who had sentenced Marshall to the minimum for his conviction.
Marshall declined to speak during the brief proceeding, which came after he lost a series of bids to get a new trial or to get his prison term nixed because of his failing health. But one of the sons who had taken the witness stand against him pleaded in a letter to the court that Marshall be spared prison, pointing to his military service and saying the trial and aftermath were punishment enough.
"I am very concerned about his future," son Alec Marshall said in a section Bartley read aloud. "… My father once said, about the events that happened before the case, that `you can't change the past.'"
But Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said Marshall's imprisonment represented long-awaited justice for Astor and a clarion call about the financial exploitation that can befall older people.
"I believe that the legacy of this prosecution will be that it raised public awareness of the silent epidemic of elder abuse," Vance said in a statement.
The case cast the subject in the rarefied setting of Manhattan's Park Avenue, featuring such Astor friends as Henry Kissinger and Barbara Walters as witnesses.
Astor was a fashionable fixture of New York society before she died in 2007 at 105, and her charitable largesse was recognized in 1998 with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's top civilian honor. She had inherited the money from her third husband, Vincent Astor, a descendant of real estate and fur baron John Jacob Astor, one of the nation's first multimillionaires.
Marshall, who was wounded while leading a Marine platoon in the battle of Iwo Jima, later became a U.S. ambassador and Broadway producer. He was Astor's son from her first marriage, and the trial portrayed a fraught relationship between son and mother. She once told a friend, "I wish Tony had made something of himself instead of waiting for the money."
Their affairs spilled into court in 2006, when Marshall's son Philip accused his father in a civil case of letting Astor live in squalor while helping himself to her fortune. Anthony Marshall denied the claims but agreed to step aside as his mother's guardian.
Those allegations were never substantiated and weren't part of the criminal case. But prosecutors said Marshall exploited his mother's dementia to buy himself a $920,000 yacht and other pricey gifts with her money, take valuable artwork off her walls and engineer changes to her will that benefited him – all of it largely to win the favor of a wife she disliked.
Marshall's lawyers said Astor knowingly changed her will to benefit her only child and that he had legal authority for gifts he gave himself from her money.
Marshall and Francis Morrissey Jr., a former estates lawyer accused of forging Astor's signature on a change to her will, were convicted in 2009. They remained free on bail during appeals until this week; Morrissey, 72, was sent to prison Thursday.
Charlene Marshall, the wife prosecutors portrayed during the trial as a greedy social climber, sobbed as she accompanied her husband to court Friday. "My heart has been ripped out of my body," she said as she left.
Defense lawyers plan to continue pressing appeals based on a juror's newly sworn statement that she felt threatened into a conviction by a fellow juror's hostile gestures and curses. While the assertions were aired in the unsuccessful appeals so far, the defense lawyers argue reconsideration is warranted.
Marshall's lawyers also say prison could kill him. He suffers from Parkinson's disease, depends on a wheelchair, needs oxygen from a tank at night and can't get out of bed, go to the bathroom or dress himself without help, his doctor has said.
"Incarceration will simply make his final days more tortured and undoubtedly fewer in number. There is truly no just purpose for this punishment," attorneys Kenneth Warner and John Cuti said in a statement Friday.
Marshall, who turned 89 last month, will be the fourth oldest inmate in New York state prisons, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The oldest, John Bunz, is 93 1/2. He pleaded guilty to killing his wife and was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison in 2010.


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Why should I be asked to 'come back' if my vote limit has been reached.. am I asked to 'go away'?
couldn't the message be
'Daily vote limit reached; Limit will be reset in 19 hours' .... or am I being too sensitive?


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VANCOUVER — Christy Clark has served notice, under a just-renewed mandate as Liberal premier, that her outlook on federal-provincial issues will be strictly provincial.
Earlier this month, Clark went so far as to declare: "We don't need the federal government, and we don't need Alberta."
While the comment was in specific reference to B.C.'s capacity to exploit its bounty of liquefied natural gas through a network of pipelines, it betrayed an "I'm all right, Jack" attitude that's been on display for a while.
The newly re-elected premier believes it is time the rest of Canada recognized B.C.'s natural gas is as important to the country as Alberta's oil.
Clark has strategically cast herself as a defiant champion of B.C., someone who can raise a sword both to Ottawa and the other provinces in defence of her jurisdictional domain.
It was not always this way. Back in January of 2012, Clark was cozying up to Stephen Harper.
She was photographed with the Conservative prime minister at her son's minor-league hockey game, and hired several Harper staffers.
But once she took a position against the Northern Gateway pipeline project — declared by Harper a "strategic imperative" for Canada — it became apparent that relations with Ottawa, and certainly Alberta, would be more challenging.
The premiers, at an annual gathering last July in Halifax, pushed for a pan-Canadian national energy strategy. It was quickly nixed by Clark.
"I'm not sitting around the premiers' table to be popular with my colleagues," Clark has stated.
She plans to work against the pipeline until an onerous set of financial, environmental and political conditions are fully met.
Further, she believes it is up to Alberta and Ottawa to come to her with proposals.
B.C.'s relations with Alberta, once friendly and cooperative, now are in a deep freeze.
Ottawa, embracing a national outlook, has tended to side with Alberta.
And B.C. noticed last spring when federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty turned down B.C.'s request for a $2-billion federal tax break. The province had wanted the same tax treatment for LNG plants as for manufacturing plants.
At a Vancouver Sun editorial board discussion last week, Clark described her rapport with the PM as "formal and professional."
Harper, she recounts, believes Alberta can meet the Northern Gateway conditions she laid out.
"He wants to see if he can help it do that. I feel like he's doing his part in trying to meet those ... conditions."
She cited work the prime minister has lately undertaken to address the oil spill-response capability of the Coast Guard, and issues around aboriginal opposition to the pipeline.
Clark says she and the feds have differing viewpoints on more than just the Northern Gateway pipeline: "There are some areas where we don't align."
The province opposes Ottawa's recent closure of the Kitsilano coast guard station.
And B.C. wants more control over immigration to the province. "We want the same deal as Quebec has," she said.
On health care, a federal funding agreement that kicks in 2016-17 would penalize B.C., with a relatively efficient, low-cost health care system, and reward Alberta, which has the highest per-capita health spending in Canada.
The federal funding proposal is "fundamentally flawed," she says, noting it fails to take into account higher health care spending for older people.
Clark reports that under the agreement, B.C. stands to lose $250 million in funding while Alberta, with a younger population, would be rewarded with $1 billion of new money.
"We are going to argue very vigorously for that to be changed."


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Without need for fifth starter, A's option Milone
OAKLAND -- With a pair of off-days looming and no need for a fifth starter until Aug. 13, the A's opted to exchange one of their starters for relief help from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.
Struggling lefty Tommy Milone was the odd man out a day after he gave up six runs on nine hits, including two two-run homers, in just 3 2/3 innings of a loss to the Rangers. Long reliever Evan Scribner took his roster spot.
"Tommy just needs to go down there and do his thing," manager Bob Melvin said. "He went through a little period here recently where he hasn't been pitching great, but he's still pretty good. And when you're sending a guy like Tommy Milone down, it means you have some good pitching, and we do.
"He's been giving up some hits, and maybe his command isn't like it was earlier. [Friday] night was his worst game. He's had a couple of these in his last four. We still have a lot of confidence in Tommy. He's a big part of this team, he's just not here right now."
Friday marked the second time in his last four starts Milone went four or fewer innings. He has a 4.81 ERA over his past 14 starts after posting a 3.71 ERA during his first eight.
He'll start for the River Cats on Thursday in Omaha, Neb.
"Obviously I feel like I haven't pitched like myself lately," Milone said. "I think it could be good to go down and work on myself and work on getting back to what I think I am and what I know I am as a pitcher, and hopefully I'll be back up here soon.
"I feel like that's the kind of pitcher I am, the guy who's always consistent and tries to keep their team in the game, and I haven't been that guy. Hopefully I can get that back."
Scribner joins the A's for the third time this year but first since May 10, when he was optioned to Sacramento, where he has a 2.48 ERA in 25 relief appearances. He has not pitched in two days, giving the A's a fresh arm following Dan Otero's 42-pitch relief performance Friday.
"Throwing as many pitches as he did yesterday," Melvin said, "you get into an extra-inning game today and you don't want to get caught short.
"Scrib's pitched in any number of roles for us. He's matched up, pitched an inning later in games, pitched length for us. He's a very versatile bullpen piece."
"It's always fun to pack your whole life up in an hour," joked Scribner, who got word of his promotion early Saturday. "Down there I felt great, throwing strikes, getting ahead. It's frustrating being away from the team, but we have fun down there too. It's something I think about on an everyday basis, but I try to stay focused on doing my own thing to try to get back as fast I could."


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The next stop on our tour of preseason watch lists is the Biletnikoff Award.
The award is presented annually to the top receiver in college football. Last year's winner was USC's Marqise Lee.
Lee is featured as one of 75 players on this year's Biletnikoff preseason watch list. Other notable preseason candidates include Jared Abbrederis (Wisconsin), Amari Cooper (Alabama), Stefon Diggs (Maryland), Rashad Green (Florida State), and Sammy Watkins (Clemson). The SEC leads all major conferences with 14 candidates, followed by the ACC and Big 12 with 10. The list is not final, however, as players can be added to it later.
The winner of this year's award will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 12, 2013.
As always, you can view the entire list of preseason candidates below. You can now also check out our preseason watch lists repository HERE.
Jared Abbrederis, Sr., Wisconsin
Davante Adams, So., Fresno State
Nelson Agholor, So., USC
Alex Amidon, Sr., Boston College
Odell Beckham, Jr., Jr., LSU
Kenny Bell, Jr., Nebraska
Michael Bennett, Jr., Georgia
Chris Boyd, Jr., Vanderbilt
Corey Brown, Sr., Ohio State
Aaron Burbridge, So., Michigan State
Damiere Byrd, Jr., South Carolina
Michael Campanaro, Sr., Wake Forest
Brandon Carter, Jr., TCU
Brandon Coleman, Jr., Rutgers
Brandin Cooks, Jr., Oregon State
Amari Cooper, So., Alabama
Jamison Crowder, Jr., Duke
DaVaris Daniels, Jr., Notre Dame
Mike Davis, Sr., Texas
Quinshad Davis, So., North Carolina
Titus Davis, Jr., Central Michigan
Stefon Diggs, So., Maryland
Phillip Dorsett, Jr., Miami
William Dukes, Jr., FAU
Quinton Dunbar, Jr., Florida
Bruce Ellington, Jr., South Carolina
Mike Evans, So., Texas A&M
Shaquelle Evans, Sr., UCLA
Austin Franklin, Jr., New Mexico State
Jeremy Gallon, Sr., Michigan
Keyarris Garrett, Jr., Tulsa
Ryan Grant, Sr., Tulane
Rashad Green, Jr., FSU
Dorial Green-Beckham, So., Missouri
Deontay Greenberry, So., Houston
Noel Grigsby, Sr., San Jose State
Je'Ron Hamm, Sr., Louisiana-Monroe
Justin Hardy, Jr., East Carolina
Chris Harper, So., California
Robert Herron, Sr., Wyoming
Cody Hoffman, Sr., BYU
Josh Huff, Sr., Oregon
T.J. Jones, Sr., Notre Dame
Cody Latimer, Jr., Indiana
Marqise Lee, Jr., USC
Jordan Leslie, Jr., UTEP
Jordan Matthews, Sr., Vanderbilt
J.D. McKissic, So., Arkansas State
Trey Metoyer, So., Oklahoma
Matt Miller, Jr., Boise State
Malcolm Mitchell., Jr. Georgia
Donte Moncrief, Jr., Ole Miss
Tracy Moore, Sr., Oklahoma State
Alex Neutz, Jr., Buffalo
Kevin Norwood, Sr., Alabama
DeVante Parker, Jr., Louisville
Charone Peake, Jr., Clemson
Bernard Reedy, Sr., Toledo
Tevin Reese, Sr., Baylor
Paul Richardson, Jr., Colorado
Allen Robinson, Jr., Penn State
Shaq Roland, So., South Carolina
Alonzo Russell, So., Toledo
Jalen Saunders, Sr., Oklahoma
Jaxon Shipley, Jr., Texas
Tommy Shuler, So., Marshall
Devin Smith, Jr., Ohio State
Willie Snead, Jr., Ball State
Josh Stewart, Jr., Oklahoma State
Devin Street, Jr., Pittsburgh
Eric Thomas, Sr., Troy
Jordan Thompson, So., West Virginia
Eric Ward, Sr., Texas Tech
Sammy Watkins, Jr., Clemson
Brandon Wimberly, Sr., Nevada


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A Lawyer In Your Pocket?
You may say it would be better to have a judge in your pocket, but then, so does everyone else. I'm talking about a level playing field, with a lawyer in your pocket. You know, the kind you can ask any question to when you have a legal problem, and get a solid answer that will avoid you having to breach a contract, make a mistake that actually would be a crime or anything else that would land you in a courtroom.
Why not? You can get a doctor in your pocket with Web MD, so why not all professions, especially law?
Diagnosing a medical condition can be a difficult proposition. So can diagnosing a legal problem. But for those problems that have not yet landed you in court, good legal advice can steer you away from that eventuality.
If you think about it, you do have a lawyer in your pocket. It's your cell phone. When you're facing a difficult legal problem, do what my clients do. Pick up the phone and call your laywer. We're happy to answer your questions, and even happier when our advice avoids landing you in court.
For those who call their lawyers and get good advice, you're lucky. Many others who don't call end up calling when a legal disaster hits, and then it's too late. At that point, you need the other part of what I do - litigation. It's time consuming and can be very costly.
Good legal advice before the problem hits is worth its weight in gold, especially since you will never experience the inside of a courtroom. Pay your lawyer a visit and avoid hiring me. Otherwise, I'm glad to take your call.


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