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Off the Streets
A look at one of Albuquerque's shelters for homeless men
Al McCly came to Albuquerque in 2001 to see how far he could get from his estranged wife. Before long, he had lost his car, been in jail and lived underneath a tree in an abandoned lot all due to his problems with alcohol. McCly explains that camping under the deserted tree was easy. With his last few bucks he bought all the supplies he'd need to live in the open. "I didn't have to pay rent or worry about anything," he says.
News Bite
Trash Gas to Juice
City councilors aim to convert local landfill gas to electricity
It's pretty easy to ignore trash. You throw it in the dumpster, leave it in a container alongside the curb, a truck picks it up and shoots it off to the landfill. Few think ever again about that trash rotting in a landfill; even fewer consider the gas coming off those landfills. The fumes are mostly methane gas, but also carbon dioxide, organic compounds such as nitrogen and sulfur, and toxic chemicals such as benzene and vinyl chloride.
News Feature
The Kendra Question
The fight over Kendra's Law may be over, but the question remains: Does it pertain to John Hyde?
In August of last year, when John Hyde infamously put Albuquerque in the national spotlight, not many locals were talking about Kendra's Law. There was no reason, really, until the ill-fated day when Hyde shot and killed five city residents, including two police officers. Soon afterward, the law—which makes mental health outpatient care mandatory under certain circumstances—became synonymous with the Hyde killings.
Thin Line
You Can't Make This Stuff Up--It has been a strange and decidedly terrible past couple of weeks in the world, evident from the headlines barraging our nation's front pages. So many bizarre and unimaginable incidents have transpired that I feel the need to slap myself around and splash water in my face to make sure I'm not in the middle of some prolonged nightmare. It's times like these that made me decide to become a journalist instead of a fiction writer. You can't make this stuff up.
Vote for Cash
Arizona has an initiative on the ballot this November that would reward one lucky voter with $1 million in future elections. Should New Mexico do the same?
Roughly half of the 64 percent of eligible New Mexican voters who bothered to vote in the 2004 presidential elections cast their ballots for John Kerry. You know who you are. You're the wide-eyed hopefuls who awoke Black Wednesday with third-degree heartburn and both ears still ringing from the blows ... of the news that amidst widespread allegations of voter disfranchisement, fraud and electronic vote flipping in states like Ohio and New Mexico, it took less than half a day for DNC "strategists" to convince Kerry to throw in the towel.
Punch Line
For Sale: Land and Property. Whites Only.
Repeal a racist section of the state constitution--vote "Yes" for Constitutional Amendment No. 1
For those of you laggards who have not yet filled out your absentee ballot or voted early, here is some important information on the upcoming election. Pay attention.
Ortiz y Pino
Forget the Carrot, Whale with the Stick
No Child Left Behind is a failure, and those who voted not to fund it should be held responsible
The first time we fall for the ol' "bait 'n' switch" tactic, we should justifiably feel angry at the con man who tricked us. But if we fall into the same snare a second time, it really is ourselves we should be pissed at. And subsequent pratfalls ought, at some point, to produce at least a wary kind of learning--either that or we deserve whatever we're being dished.
Odds & Ends
Dateline: Wisconsin--A 20-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery in a hold up that took place in his parents' Campbellsport tavern last Thursday night. A bartender told investigators that she was closing up CC Cody's Tavern late Thursday when a man in a gray hooded sweatshirt and ski mask entered and pointed a gun at her. The man told her to get down and then shoved her to the floor. The bartender said when she turned, the cash drawer and her purse were gone. The bartender easily identified the robber, however. She told police she recognized his voice as belonging to Chad Rinas, who had just finished his shift working at the bar, which his parents own. Law enforcement officers arrested Rinas several hours later at a Campbellsport mobile home park. Rinas was charged with armed robbery with use of force, obstructing an officer and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping.
[RE: Letters, "Vagrant Park," Oct. 12-18] Although I live in Taos, I have worked in Albuquerque for the Trinity House crew which serves a free community picnic to anyone who wants it every Sunday at Robinson Park. The lovely work they do includes providing a toilet for people when nobody else—not even the city—will do so. To shed light on the recent misinformation sent to you and published as a letter to the editor, let it be known that Trinity House is not a church. They are a home for people who don't fit in to churches, as part of the anarchistic Catholic Worker Movement, started in the '30s to help "build the new society within the shell of the old." Trinity House gets its name from the infamous nuclear bomb detonated here in New Mexico 61 years ago, as well as the notion that "God is for all of us; God is in all of us; and God is with all of us."
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A Gathering of Naturalists
Bernalillo County Open Space is hosting a series of livestreamed gardening events on the Bachechi Open Space Facebook page. On Saturday, August 8 starting at 2pm, A Gathering of Naturalists will have a panel discussion with members of the county's master naturalist program about what a naturalist is, what they do, what projects they work on and some interesting facts about our metro area's Open Space gems. This open to all-ages free discussion will include how the field of environmental conservation is evolving in an era of change due to the global COVID pandemic, social justice and the climate emergency. Not your style? Then what about on Saturday, August 22 at 2pm you check out a virtual field trip to look for the tracks and signs of wildlife that are found in our uniquely beautiful urban forest we call the Rio Grande Bosque. The virtual tour will be led by Michael Cox, a member of the county's naturalist program and a volunteer at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center. This free field trip is suitable for all ages of bug and critter trackers. For more info log on to www.bernco.gov/openspace.


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No language ever came into being more in need of a library than C. The trembling, naked child that opened its eyes on the world it would soon conquer was armed with a mere nosegay of functions consisting of minimal string, memory, math, file I/O, and OS-interface functions. As a programmer it was possible (in fact, routine) to know all the library functions by heart when banging out C code. Only OS calls required consultation with manuals, and even most of those eventually found their ways into developers' muscle memory.
However, development was characterized by frequently writing (and rewriting) code to handle collections, memory management, date computations, networking, and so on. Many a programmer will recollect the innumerable implementations of linked lists that had to be written because, in fact, no standard library for them existed.
In light of such need, in addition to the great popularity of C, you would think that a wide variety of solutions would have flourished. But in fact, the number of general-purpose libraries for C is comparatively small. And those that make the cut are not exactly hot springs of activity.
For pure C, there are essentially three non-GUI choices: the Apache Portable Runtime (APR), glib, and the Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR).
All three libraries were offshoots of larger projects of the Apache Web Server, GNOME, and Mozilla's many projects so they're demonstrably portable and battle tested, although as we'll see, the support for users with questions about features or defects varies widely.
All three provide sophisticated memory management, network I/O functions, and a wide variety of collections. After that, each library takes its own path. The NSPR has decent online documentation. It appears to be developed and supported by a single individual who works for Red Hat. The mailing list is overgrown with spam, in which are buried news of updates. Questions by users seem to go unanswered. On the evidence, I'd say that Red Hat supports it to the extent it needs it, and there is no longer any community around the product.
The APR is a larger library containing an additional layer of higher-level functions that do things such as handle XML, database access, cryptography, and the like. And the APR community, while small, is active. The mailing list is maintained. However, there is no usable documentation for the library. The little there is consists of out-of-date Doxygen docs that only explain syntax. The design of the APR, the API to use for a given problem, and so on, is all data held in the heads of the cabal that updates it. This is obviously a seriously gating factor, made worse by the unusual memory allocation design APR uses. It's neither intuitive nor obvious, but it must be mastered to use the APR effectively. So, except for the needs of the Web server and other C projects (such as Subversion), which are developed from people originally exposed to the APR, it's a very difficult library to use.
In contrast, glib has acceptable documentation (far better than APR and somewhat better than NSPR). This would make it a natural choice, especially because it has the entire GNOME series of libraries and utilities in its ecosystem. However, glib is very much a child of UNIX/Linux parentage. To run it on Windows, you have to include the MinGW package. And while there is a minimal set of Win32-specific APIs, these are few in number and of limited use. The documentation is conspicuous in ignoring Windows and matters related to the platform. Given that GNOME is a Linux-oriented package, this may seem natural, but for many potential adoptees, this aspect will be offputting. If this limitation is not a problem, then glib is likely the best option here.
The upshot is that while these three C libraries fill in the missing functionality of the language, none of them is a compelling or natural choice. Each has limitations or obstacles that preclude enthusiastic adoption. In this way, C and C++ are vastly different languages. C++, for all the complaints about its complexity, does provide the STL and will soon include many Boost libraries in its own standard library all of which are well documented, well supported, and widely used.
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... as I was telling multiple members of the media yesterday, if they don't come to my locker and ask questions, I don't get quoted, you don't hear from me, ever. Those wanting to piss and moan about the WEEI calls, np, but I've never called in to discuss me, every call I've made has been to defend some idiotic comments being made by someone that knows zilch about one of my teammates.My point has always been that once the question is asked, it is under Schilling's absolute control whether he will answer that question, and if so, how long and detailed that answer will be.
After I pitch the media comes to my locker, they ask me questions and I answer them. Not hard to figure out I am not a yes/no kinda guy, never have been, but what I say, whether I am right or wrong, is who I am. You don't like it, tough, don't read it. I don't speak to make peoples opinions of me change, I speak what's on my mind given the question asked. I don't try to make an 'impact' by saying things, but I do think I've not considered that impact at times in the past and spoken on things that would have been better left unsaid. If that was the case, sue me, I'm human.
I guess this is where I "piss and moan" -- because this week, he opened his yap again, on WEEI. (Maybe Curt was a guest on the show, I don't know. But if he called in, it was a situation in which he was clearly not being asked a question by a reporter.)
Anyway, Schilling mouthed off about tonight's Tampa Bay starter Scott Kazmir and the numerous HBP and bench-clearing incidents between the Rays and Sox over the years.
Schilling claimed Kazmir was
hitting multiple batters every time he threw against us. I don't know if any of it was intentional, but he kept hitting players. ... We made it clear to them, for the most part, that we were only throwing at guys on their team because their young pitchers couldn't throw inside. Obviously, he's getting better and he's learning. But you don't learn to pitch in the big leagues inside, you learn how to do that in the minor leagues. And you can't do that here because you get people hurt.First of all, this stuff between the teams started a long time (1999?) before Schilling came to Boston, and it pisses me off when he tries to come off as Mr. Red Sox Nation.
Second, according to the St. Petersburg Times, in seven games against Boston, Kazmir has hit five batters, while in those same games, Boston pitchers hit 10 Devil Rays.
Kazmir responded: "I was looking at a video before of past things with the Red Sox and Devil Rays, and they had all this other stuff before I was even in pro ball. And all of a sudden it's all because of me? ... It doesn't make too much sense. It's his opinion. He wants to be heard."
If I recall, Schilling spoke out about this stuff last season, as well. Unless he is actually involved in an incident, this is one of those topics on which he should keep his opinions to himself.


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The season will also include the Second Annual Festival of Visionary Opera-theatre and Music-theatre Works: PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now; HERE's annual Culturemart Festival; and Dream Music Puppetry Program.
The season at a glance follows:
Trade Practices
Oct. 16–Nov. 2
An Artistic Director Production by Kristin Marting (HERE artistic director) and David Evans Morris
"Trade Practices is an immersive site-specific theatre experience (venue to be announced) created by director Kristin Marting and scenic designer David Evans Morris, which examines the notion of 'value' against the backdrop of the booms and busts of the past decade. The journey of a fictional currency company, Tender, Inc., from family business to publicly traded corporation is told through original texts presented simultaneously in competing episodes. Each episode centers on the same period in the life of the company, told from the perspective of different groups: Owners, Managers, Marketers and Workers. Audience members get to choose which story to follow at a given moment, and as they 'invest' their time and money, create a living market trading in the works they experience within the overall performance."
Nov. 13–23
A HERE Resident Artist Production by Joe Diebes
Performed by Christina Campanella, Michael Chinworth, Joe Diebes and John Rose
"BOTCH is a hyper-administrated performance system made of bodies and voices. Within a fluid installation environment, a virtuosic ensemble of vocalists cut, paste, reverse and scramble each other's words and motions according to the logic of corporate 'performance optimization.' Colliding with an ever-changing sculptural environment of call centers, boardrooms and broadcast studios, the human psyche overflows its bounds. The result is a soundscape of intricate vocal patterns, uncanny mimicry and pulverized speech."
The Pigeoning
Dec. 4–21
A HERE Resident Artist and Dream Music Puppetry Production by Robin Frohardt
"The Pigeoning uses bunraku puppetry, video and original music to explore the ideas of obsessive compulsion, safety and order in the context of the end of the world. The story is told through the main character, Frank, a bunraku-style puppet working in an office in the early 80s, who is absorbed and ultimately transformed by his pigeon obsession." PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now
Jan. 8–18, 2014
"An annual festival of visionary opera-theatre and music-theatre works by pioneering artists from New York and around the world. A new body of work is on the brink of exploding out of New York and onto the national scene, as a rising generation of composers and collaborators focus on the creation of chamber-sized opera-theatre works in new and unique ways."
Culturemart Festival
Jan. 28–Feb. 9
Annual Resident Artist Festival
"Live arts. Up close. Culturemart is the annual festival of hybrid works in progress by artists in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP). Process becomes the focus as projects spanning dance and technology, opera for young people, visual art installation, puppetry and object theatre and works representing everything in-between are shown at various stages of development on their way to full production."
Dream Music Puppetry Program Presentation, to be announced.
Spring 2014
"HERE's Dream Music Puppetry Program, under the artistic direction of Basil Twist, with producing direction from HERE co-founder Barbara Busackino, is one of few programs in the country to grow and commission contemporary adult puppet works, particularly works that feature live music as a collaborative element. Dream Music seeks to secure the future of puppetry by providing increased development and performance opportunities to puppet artists, and by collaborating with artists from other disciplines to develop new puppetry techniques. This program was inaugurated with the premiere of Basil Twist's OBIE-award winning Symphonie Fantastique in 1998 and the opening of the Dorothy B. Williams Theatre, an intimate space created specifically for intimate puppetry. "
HERE's 2013-2014 roster of new HARP artists, with productions in development include: composer Matt Marks & director/librettist Paul Peers (Mata Hari); multimedia director Rob Roth & Singer Amelia Zirin-Brown (Soundstage); puppet artist Jessica Scott (Ship of Fools). Continuing HARP Artists include singer Hai-Ting Chinn (Science Fair); choreographer Rebecca Davis (Restless Next); director Yvan Greenberg (Genet Porno); performer Soomi Kim (Chang(e)); composer David T. Little (Artaud in the Black Lodge); choreographer Mei-Yin Ng (Lost Property Unit); composer/choreographer Leyna Marika Papach (Glass Mouth); director/Puppet Artist Joseph Silovsky (Send for the Million Men); composer Stefan Weisman & librettist David Cote (The Scarlet Ibis); composer/performer Bora Yoon (Sunken Cathedral).
Tickets and more information can be found by calling (212) 352-3101 or visiting HERE.org.


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Anne Hathaway is ready to tread the boards again.
Before showing off her singing skills in "Les Misrables" this Christmas, the Oscar nominee will hit the stage at New York's Public Theater to perform in a one-night-only celebration concert.
"I am delighted to reunite with The Public for this special night to celebrate the theater's rededication, and support its mission to spread great theater to all the people of New York (tourists are welcome too, Hathaway said in a statement.
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Anne Hathaway's wedding dress designer Valentino talks bride-to-be
"The Dark Knight Rises" star will perform songs from the musical "Cabaret" on Oct. 24, including, "Perfectly Marvelous" and "Cabaret," according to the Public Theater's website.
Proceeds will benefit the revitalization of the Public Theatre's downtown home, which recently underwent a huge makeover to the tune of $40 million.
Hathaway previously starred in the Public's Shakespeare in the Park production of "Twelfth Night" in 2009.
--Reporting by Holly Passalaqua


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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- From the town that brought you Taylor Swift comes Lady Antebellum -- quite possibly the next young country act to cross over into the mainstream pop world.
In November, the Nashville trio staged a stunning upset win for Group of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards, abruptly ending Rascal Flatts' virtually uncontested six-year reign. Even more extraordinary -- Lady A did it with only one self-titled debut album on its résumé.
Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott's hotly anticipated sophomore CD, "Need You Now," hit stores Tuesday. Haywood provides musical inspiration, while Scott and Kelley trade lead vocals.
But the most compelling cuts feature both prominently, with Kelley's bluesy tenor melting into Scott's soulful soprano to create lush harmonies and wistful he said-she said verses. The musical chemistry is so convincing that when Lady Antebellum first hit the scene in 2008, some believed Scott and Kelley had to be on off-stage item, as well.
"That's the goal!" laughs Kelley. "We gotcha!"
Scott admits to fanning the flames occasionally. "The songs lend themselves to that. We try to have fun and almost create a little theater onstage at times."
That chemistry will be on display when Lady Antebellum performs this Sunday at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, where they're nominated in two categories -- best country song and best country performance by a duo or group with vocals (both for the group's 2008 single, "I Run to You").
In the meantime, Lady A has just released a new single, "American Honey," which you can see in an exclusive acoustic performance for CNN at the top of this article.
CNN: After your big win at the CMAs Hillary, you made it a point to thank your two best friends, Charles and Dave.
Hillary Scott: We met each other, and just hit it off from jump. They're really great guys. I mean, we all have our quirks -- everybody does. But they've been raised right, and I've learned a lot about men, actually. Things I wanted to wanted to know, and a lot of stuff I didn't want to know! But I think it'll end up helping me when I'm a wife one day.
CNN: Speaking of -- Charles, you just got married [to Nashville publicist Cassie McConnell].
Charles Kelley: Yeah, I got married last summer, so it's been good. I've had a lot of training ground out on the road with Hillary. (Laughs)
Dave Haywood: He's got a song on the record.
Scott: Scored major points.
Kelley: I did, I did! We wrote a couple of songs that were definitely influenced by where I am in my life. One in particular -- "When You Got a Good Thing." (Sings) "You got to know when you got a good thing" -- and I do!
Scott: All of my songs are the heartbreak ones. It's been a rough year. (Laughs)
Haywood: Mine's being drunk at 1:15 in the morning -- that's mine.
CNN: Ah, lyrics from your current hit, "Need You Now."
Kelley: Yeah, we're astonished at the success of that song. It really has been a career song for us.
CNN: It was a No. 1 country single for a number of weeks, and even made it into the Top Ten on Billboard's all-genre chart.
Kelley: We're finding out that a lot of pop stations are playing it.
Scott: We're just so excited that our song is going to be played for more people. Wherever they want to play us, play us! I don't care what the format of the station is. We just want people to hear it, and butts in the seats when we perform.
CNN: I think melody and harmonies transcend genre -- but maybe mainstream audiences are open to a little fiddle, a little banjo, too.
Kelley: Well, you know Dixie Chicks opened up the door to all that, and Shania Twain --
Scott: Keith Urban.
Kelley: Taylor Swift.
Scott: It's all about the melody to me -- unless I'm wanting to have a dance party. Then it's all about the beat!
CNN: Who do you crank up at parties?
Scott: Oh gosh, I have the new Jay Sean record that's really good. And Flo Rida always gets the party started.
Haywood: Ke$ha. Ke$ha's really good.
CNN: You guys are part of an all-star tribute to Neil Young at MusiCares, two nights before the Grammys.
Kelley: That's a big night for us. We're thrilled. We're getting to sing "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" [from Young's 1970 album, "After the Gold Rush"].
Scott: We saw the lineup of who all's playing and I couldn't help but start laughing at how wacky our life is sometimes! Elton John, James Taylor, Ben Harper -- all of these unbelievable artists where I have their records, and have listened to them forever. And we get to share the stage with them.
Kelley: I think they meant to invite Lady Gaga and accidentally invited Lady Antebellum.
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Who would have thought so many wonders could fit in so small a space? Igor Siwanowicz used confocal microscopy, and some skillful staining, to bring out lots of colorful detail in this cluster of spore-filled structures known as sporangia. The microscopic material comes from a type of fern commonly found on the U.S. East Coast. This is just one of the winning photos from this year's Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition, which highlights great views of microscopic life-science subjects. Click through the slideshow to see more of the winners, and check out my report on Cosmic Log for the story behind the pictures.


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I'll have to use discussion on Wanted (2009) and Dabangg (2010) as a lead into this brief discussion on Salman Khan's latest movie and, as box office collections are illustrating, perhaps greatest in at least some respects. ... I am admittedly biased in favor of Salman, but he's bringing the fun back into core, made-for-cinema Bollywood, and that cannot be a bad thing, can it?!
We're a week in, and the overwhelming box office success of this year's Salman starrer -- Ek Tha Tiger (There was a Tiger) -- is well-documented by now. The streak is alive and well. For our 2012 update on Salmanisms (coining the term here, folks), here are some key observations on or from the movie.
If you've seen it, I'd love to know what you think of it, and if you agree or disagree with the following. If you've written about it, please share a link in the comments section and I'll add it to the post.
- It is difficult -- really difficult -- to not have social media spoil a big movie. Good thing I'd learned my lessons after Twitter timelines spoiled the Olympics opening ceremony for me last month. I haven't yet read any reviews by critics and bloggers, but is it too much to ask that people not spoil an Eid release before Eid? I was completely taken off-guard by at least two moments in the movie that are too critical to be known by a viewer beforehand. It would be unfair any other way.
- He ducks. He jumps. He shoots. He slides. Heck, he even takes a table ride down a long, narrow, winding staircase while being chased. Through rows of clotheslines and flocks of birds. Over Prince of Persia-type rooftops and Aladdin of Agrabah-type bazaars. This movie has one of the best opening 15 minutes I have ever seen in a Bollywood action flick. Video game, please!
- Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif still have it. Whatever we may want to call *it* (chemistry of the unscientific kind, they say), it's still there in abundance. This is one cool couple that oozes some serious sex appeal.
- Katrina can act. She has gotten so much better over time, and it's about time she be given her due. Also about time I gave her a loud *Haaye Allah!!!* for how splendid she looks in salwar kameez!
- Speaking of the lead actress, Katrina's character (Zoya) really is my kind of 'bold'. We've been hearing so much about 'boldness' in popular cinema of late, be it of Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture (2011)) or Priyanka Chopra (7 Khoon Maaf (2011)) or Sunny Leone (Jism 2 (2012)). This is a different kind of bold, folks. The kind in which the actress is a traditional Bollywood heroine one moment and a living specimen of a Street Fighter character (think Cammy) the next. She even does the corkscrew variant of the scissor kick! (When was the last time we could say *that*?!) That makes her likeable, bold, *and* hot, a combination of characteristics that can be applied to none of the other aforementioned 'bold' characters/actresses. The only thing missing was she didn't pull that action off while in salwar kameez. I rest my case.
- The best entertainers strike good balance of style, likeability, and pace. The emotional content here is fitting for what it is. Independence Day in South Asia and Eid are about India-Pakistan relations and community, and there's plenty of both here in a refreshingly (and expectedly) not-too-serious manner. There are mentors, friends, neighbors, confidants, coworkers, cops, countries, and intel folks, all working in synch. Honorable mention to a solid supporting cast.
- Kabir Khan's New York (2010) took an extremely sensitive topic and, in my opinion, missed quite miserably in its interpretations of the regulations it cited. Thankfully, we have no such issues here. Yes, the overarching topic is extremely sensitive here as well, but its treatment is far more light-hearted in comparison. For those seeking serious commentary on India-Pakistan relations, I direct you to your favorite propaganda-filled newspapers, radio stations and TV channels. This is escapist cinema at its core. Think James Bond who is actually loyal to his woman.
- There is also some very slick action that is best enjoyed on the big screen. Action in Hindi films has generally gotten better in the last decade, but this has to be among some of the best action we've seen in any Bollywood movie, largely in part due to Salman Khan and of course Director Kabir Khan. Bonus points for civilians not pulling guns out of nowhere for random acts of violence. God knows even that's a blessing these days. Also, there were parts that had me wishing the upcoming Dhoom 3 starred Salman v Aamir Khan instead. Those chases...
- Salman Khan understands the value proposition of 'paisa vasool' movies that, by definition, provide the best value for the audience's money. Add to it that in this case, he's more restrained in his antics than he was in Wanted (2009), Dabangg (2010), or Bodyguard (2011), and we have a complete and well-rounded filmic product that is just pure fun to consume. I can't divulge much more since this is intended to be a spoiler-free post, but I have to say that Salman even makes us not hate him for having done something wrong -- that's almost, dare I say, Amitabh Bachchan-like!
- The record-breaking streak cannot go on forever. Salman's been cruising on this incredible run of blockbusters lately, and it's great to see him finally gain (or regain) such consistent box office credibility. But there is one very common element in each of his big hits, and like Shahrukh Khan's love acts, it will get monotonous sooner than later. Yes, this was a slight shift, but was it enough of a sustainable change? I think it needs to change for the streak to continue. So...when do we see him as a *real* superhero? :D
So there you have it. Overall, just a fun, fun ride of a movie I'd recommend quite liberally. Ek Tha Tiger is an enjoyable ride. It's not earth-shattering or groundbreaking, but it does have a lot of what we love about Bollywood cinema. Four stars to Salman's best and most complete movie in a while!
Movie rating: 4/5
Excellent, unadulterated and clean entertainment
Music rating: 3/5
Songs are fair in the movie for visuals and cast, average otherwise. Lapataa is the pick of the lot.
My classification: R
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Driving drunk is always a bad idea, but as one Florida man found out Thursday night bringing your illegal exotic pet along for your intoxicated joy ride is a great way to make a bad situation significantly worse.
When police in Largo, FL pulled over 36 year old Eugene Carl Kotelman for speeding early Thursday morning they discovered a small macaque monkey in the man's truck. They also discovered Kotelman was drunk and driving on a suspended license and subsequently arrested him—the Florida man had already faced both charges several times.
Initially police officers released the monkey—whose name is believed to be Doc Holliday—to a friend of Kotelman's. However, once Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers found out about the incident they quickly tracked down Kotelman and arrested him again, charging him with possession of wildlife and two counts of violating fish and wildlife rules. After the arrest the FFWCC took custody of the illegal monkey.
If this story wasn't already weird enough, Peter Jamison of Tampabay.com reports that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had been on the hunt for Kotelman and "his simian companion" for some time. Kotelman first drew attention from the FFWCC when he "flagged down a Pasco Sheriff's deputy earlier this month with a mysterious complaint that his pet monkey had escaped his vehicle and had vanished into the forest outside a Hess gas station".
Kotelman is now believed to be the Youtube user who posted videos of several small monkeys kept as household pets under the user name "monkeysdaddyg". One of the videos is this one which shows a man driving down the highway in an F-350 while monkeys grab the steering wheel and play with a glow sticks. The FFWCC were also seeking the creator of these videos for the same charges of violation of wildlife-possession laws.
The status of the other two monkeys in the videos—named Uncle Sam and Koty—is not currently known, but we wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they manage to do a better job avoiding capture by authorities than Kotelman.
Kotelman image via Huffington Post


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Here's a craft idea for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Before you pull the tab, you have Mary at the end of her earthly life, and the quote from the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the top ...
But then, you just give the tab a little pull, and you have Mary assumed into Heaven, with the rest of the Catechism of the Catholic Church passage showing:
The craft is super-easy because that's how I roll. And all you need is your computer, printer, paper, and colored pencils or markers. (My daughter colored the above pictures.)
Interested in making one for August 15, too? Then here you go, friends!
1. Print out the downloadable 3-page PDF for this project.
2. Color now, if you want to.
3. Cut out the windows in Part A. Also, cut across the top where indicated.
4. Cut out the pull-tab.
5. Add glue along the edges of the last page ... (Don't forget to cut along the top where indicated on this page as well.)
Step 6. Then place the first page on top of it. It should look like this:
Step 7. Insert the pull tab into the middle. It will look like this. Be sure to have trimmed the pages before putting the pull tab in. The pages will be shorter than a regular one, so the pull-tab can stick out at the top. Your first part will look like this:
Step 8. And then, you'll pull the tab to show the assumption of the Blessed Mother into heaven.
Step. 9. Discuss the Assumption of the Blessed Mother together.
Step 10. Say a Hail Mary together and place the project somewhere special as a reminder on August 15 of this wonderful feast day.
Blessings galore!
Copyright 2011 Veronica Jarski
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While Jersey Shore is known for its wild partying, at least one former cast member is settling down.
Angelina Pivarnick and her boyfriend David Kovacks got engaged at a Fashion Week event in New York, reports US Magazine.
While at the Sachika's Fashion Show on February 16, Kovacks dropped down to one knee and produced what a witness said was a 2.5 karat, platinum ring.
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"It was so surreal," Pivarnick told E! News. "The ring is huge. So big."
Though the couple have only been dating a few months, Kovacks had been planning to make his move for some time. Which, apparently, was totally fine with the Shore-ite.
"It was crazy, we were both living on Staten Island we were both Island natives, but I didn't know him before this show," she told the entertainment network. "He's the sweetest guy I've ever met in my life. He treats me with respect, he's like a real gentleman. He doesn't treat me like s--t, like so many people have treated me in the past."
Selected Reading: US Magazine, Zap2it, E! Online


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Two days ago, I received a call. Someone with a female, possibly asian voice asked "are you using your computer in internet right now." I said "yes", then asked "who are you?". At this point, they broke off the connection. The way the connection broke sounded similar to what I heard on another [totally unrelated] occasion in life where I'm sure it was deliberate.
I'm not sure what to make of this, but I'm certain I don't like it. Someone is trying to connect my online identity with my real-world identity (which would not be too hard; I typically use my real name, which is unique.) Furthermore, they don't want me to know that they are doing that. I have done some things that might make me unpopular in with certain groups.
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Democratising disarmament and international security
The First Committee Meeting of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly is taking place at the United Nations in New York where IANSA members are participating including members of the IANSA Women's Network.
IANSA Women have developed a position paper for use at UN level but may also be useful for your own events and advocacy at national and regional levels.
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Projects sometimes come along that are so unexpected, you have no option but to take two or three looks at them before you really grasp what has happened. We can't deny that this is one such build!
Though already an attractive and spacious family home, what has been completed at the rear and up through the entire home has to be seen to be believed. The two-storey rear and two-storey side extensions are supported by a stellar loft conversion and numerous internal alterations, which altogether create a home that's beyond compare.
Let's take a look at what the unassuming façade is hiding and see if there's inspiration for your next home improvement project!
You can't deny this is a lovely family home, complete with large frontage, mature gardens and a super mock Tudor finish. Seemingly roomy and well-finished already, we bet you, like us, are wondering how a home such as this could be extended or improved to a staggering degree, but just wait!
The talented architects at Arc 3 threw themselves into this project with a dedication and commitment that is rarely seen and the results speak for themselves. What once stood as a pretty home has been transformed into a luxury property unlike many others.
Now you really start to get a sense of what has been completed in this home altering project. So much has actually been added that it almost feels like this is two spacious family homes that have been joined together to form one colossal residence.
It's hard to know what to focus on first, with each segment being as fantastic as the next. We can see that the glazing throughout looks phenomenal, the finish is crisp and the extra room is gargantuan in stature.
Let's get inside for an even closer look…
When the exterior of your home has been drastically altered to look as impressive and grand as possible, it makes sense that you decorate the interior in a complementary fashion. With this in mind, a sweeping staircase, which is as much a work of art as a practical inclusion, simply makes sense.
Set against a backdrop of marble and sharp white, this staircase adds luxury, elegance and exemplar taste all in one hit. It helps to break up the vastness of the area, which is open plan and spans from the front to the rear of the house.
No upmarket home renovation would be complete without the requisite designer kitchen that so many of us crave for our own properties. Unsurprisingly, this project has not sought to be the exception to the rule.
Finished in a slate and black colour scheme, the cabinets are stunning and naturally lend themselves towards the inclusion of other cool tones, such as the polished chrome of the light fixtures, the white walls and the pale grey marble floor.
This is a space that feels very organised, deliberate and elegant. Though cool tones permeate the room, the overall feel is far from unwelcoming.
You may have been wondering what the upper rooms of the side extensions had been turned into. Now we can see that beautiful, large and functional bedrooms were the order of the day. Boasting fabulous views out over the well kept garden, the large window and door feature, complete with Juliet balcony, really becomes the focus of the room, leaving the rest of it to be decorated simply.
We love the dual mirrors in this room as they remind us that symmetry has played an important role in this project, helping to amplify the opulence featured at every turn.
Loft conversions frequently used to be unusable spaces that had more awkward roof connections and corners than full height airiness. That is resolutely now a thing of the past.
As you can see, they are light, bright and wonderfully spacious, providing not only some extra room, but practical living spaces as well. We think it's wonderful to see that no expense has been spared with the finishing touches, such as the door, as this will demonstrate a cohesive theme throughout the house, helping to keep the project feeling ultimately high end.
If you love to see dramatic remodelling projects, take a look at this Ideabook: The Epic Edinburgh Home Extension.


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I recently had the chance to read through my stack of the last several months of Scientific American® magazine. My curiosity was piqued a story in one of the issues about a study conducted by the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The study reported that babies who had been born via Caesarian section (C-section) were five times more likely to develop food allergies than those born vaginally. Like many parents I know, I have a strong impression that childhood food allergies are far more prevalent now than in the 1970s when I grew up. I have no childhood memories of peanut-free classrooms or EpiPens.
A search of the CDC and NIH websites provided the data for the graph below.
C-section rates have been steadily rising in the United States, from around 5% of births in 1970 to nearly 33% today. The data for childhood peanut and overall food allergies show that not only are childhood food allergies on the rise, but the rate of rise is nearly identical to the rate of increase of C-sections.
We'll get back to the correlation been allergies and C-sections in a moment, but first permit me a brief aside to do a little math. I read several news reports on the Henry Ford Hospital study which all included the "five times more likely" statement, but omitted any absolute numbers. This is a key gap. For example, if C-sections increased the chance of developing a food allergy from 0.01% to 0.05%, it would probably not be significant enough to factor childbirth decisions.
However, using the data from the graph above and little algebra, it is not difficult to quantify the risks. If the 33% of children born via C-section are five times more likely to develop food allergies, and the total rate of allergies for all children is 5.1%, then the chance that a child born by C-section will develop a food allergy is 11.0% versus just 2.2% for a child born vaginally. This is a noteworthy difference and likely worthy of some consideration by expectant parents.
Getting back to the graph, we can see that childhood food allergies and rates of Caesarian births are closely correlated, but correlation does not necessarily demonstrate causation. The study at the Henry Ford Hospital addressed this issue and developed a convincing case for causation. While in-utero, the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a child is bacteria free. Beneficial bacteria in your GI tract are essential both to digest food and to ward of disease. Therefore, newborn babies need to rapidly develop a large and diverse population GI tract bacteria.
During a vaginal birth, the baby's GI tract becomes populated with the mother's bacteria from the ingestion of fluids through the mouth. This "inoculation" of bacteria from the mother gives the child a tremendous head start towards developing a healthy digestive system. Babies born by C-section only start to populate their GI tract with bacteria from breast milk and/or from sticking their fingers in their mouths. This less efficient approach to establishing a healthy bacteria population appears to dramatically increase the incidence of food allergies. Food allergies may lack a scary-sounding name, but they are by no means a trivial circumstance. Sufferers can experience reduced quality of life, severe reactions, and, in extreme cases, death.
The parallels between this column and the issues I discussed in my recent column entitled "The Perils of a Hyper Hygienic Existence" are striking. Through the use of antibiotics some people have the population of healthy bacteria in their GI tract dramatically reduced in a sustained manner. This circumstance can bring about debilitating diarrhea and a variety of other serious GI tract problems. Recent studies have shown that these patients can experience remarkable improvement by introducing the bacterial flora from a healthy donor by a process rather unfortunately named fecal transplant.
When considering the correlation between Caesarian birth rates and food allergies I thought a similar solution might be appropriate. When Caesarian births are performed, I thought that a methodology might be considered which would introduce the mother's bacterial flora to the child's GI tract to help fend off food allergies. I found a recent study conducted in Venezuela which did just that. They gave the child the bacteria she needed with a simple mouth swab after the C-section. This simple procedure could dramatically reduce the incidence of food allergies in C-section babies.
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Reno Auto Glass – What Should I know?
Simply put, this is glass that you would find in an automobile. Not too many know that in Reno there are two major forms of auto glass. Each one is used on certain windows in the automobile. Both types of auto glass are more impact resistant and stronger than regular glass.
What Are the Different Kinds Of Windshield Replacement Reno Services that are Available?
Laminated safety glass-this glass is generally used on a car's windshield. It is comprised of a couple of pieces of glass that has a slim layer of vinyl. The glass is then heated and pressed together in an autoclave, which is a type of oven. When this glass receives a tough impact it will shatter also but usually the shattered pieces will stick to the vinyl and not fall on the ground.
If the windshield just has a tiny vein or nick, the auto glass professional may be able to repair the tiny vein or nick to keep it from spreading further. The repair will generally take fewer than thirty minutes in Reno. The vein or nick is cleaned thoroughly and dried. Resin is injected and a material like Mylar is used to hold it in place. The professional cures the resin by using an ultraviolet light.
Automotive Glass Replacement - How to Replace Car Glass
When there are windshield cracks the owner may be able to fix it themselves using a kit or have a professional auto glass technician do the job. The kit has all the tools that are necessary to fix the crack, including the resin. One thing to note is that these cracked windshield kits will only work on little holes or dings or thin small cracks. With larger cracks, they may not disappear no matter how many treatments are applied. For long or deep windshield cracks or ones that do not respond to treatment with the kit, should be taken to an auto glass repair shop to have the windshield replaced or fixed. When they look at it, they can tell you if it is repairable or needs to be replaced. Most insurance companies will take care of the repair or replacement.
• Once it has hardened you can remove the tool
• Check the crack to see if you need to repeat the treatment. If it is a deep crack, you may need to do it again.
• Once you are satisfied with the repair of the windshield cracks you should take a soft dry cloth and polish the area so the resin solution will match the glass around it as much as it can. If you were fixing a small crack it could become almost unrecognizable and appear new to the naked eye but if it is a large crack it could look slightly warped in the area where it was fixed.
Auto Glass For Classic Cars?
With 5.1% of windshields being damaged and requiring replacement each year in the United States, it is important to know what to look for in an auto glass service technician. The first thing that must be stated about choosing a qualified technician may be somewhat cliché. However, it is important to remember that you do get what you pay for, and windshield replacement is highly germane to this point.
Ask Questions
When selecting an auto glass service provider, start by simply asking questions. Find out if the technician is NGA (National Glass Association) certified to be professionally competent in his line of work. Ask if the technician uses the auto manufacturer' recommended products. Also find out if the technician has agreed to meet the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standard (AGRSS). Above all, be sure the technician intends to provide you with sufficient information regarding all things pertinent. The technician should provide you with some dos and don'ts, such as how much time should be allowed for the bond to cure before the vehicle is safe to drive.
Although it may sound a bit excessive, make sure the windshield is perfectly centered on the vehicle. A misplaced windshield will not provide a structurally sound passenger compartment in the event of a collision or rollover. Also inspect the weather stripping to ensure it fits tightly against the vehicle's body with no bumps, waves, or gaps. If the replacement windshield on your vehicle is not completely bonded to the vehicle, the windshield may become detached in the event of an accident, leading to even greater chance of serious injury or death.


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As we head in to Spring, I wanted to do a segment on the fun, fresh flavors of the season. But, in March, the NCAA Basket tournament is also a hugely popular topic. So, I decided to do a mashup of the both Spring recipe ideas and food for a "March Madness" party. I enlisted the aid of my talented Facebook friends and they came through with wonderful suggestions. Here's a quick summary (and credit) below and the actual detailed recipes follow:
Ahi Tuna Mini Burgers (Carol Mackey)
Roasted Shrimp Taco Bar (variation on Carol Mackey's idea)
Deviled Eggs in School Colors (inspiration from Ida Waterous)
Pineapple Salsa
BBQ Chicken Dip (Angela DiAnna)
Veggie Platters in School Colors - Modified to Veggie Shooters (George Brown/Sandra Samson/Yvonne Agnello-Adams)
Tuna-Steak Burgers
courtesy of Carol Mackey
Tuna Patties
1 lb Tuna, finely chopped
1 tbl Soy Sauce
1 Russet Potato, peeled, cubed, boiled, then mashed
1/4 cu Mayonnaise
4 tbl Dijon Mustard
1 tsp White Wine Vinegar
1/4 cu Kalamata Olives, finely chopped
1/4 cu Mayonnaise
2-3 tbl Fresh Basil, chiffonnade
Mix tuna patty ingredients together, shaped into twelve mini patties. Brush with olive oil and place on hot grill. Cook to desired doneness. Meanwhile, combine basil and mayonnaise. Serve mini burgers on dinner rolls or mini burger buns with a tomato slice.
Shrimp Taco Bar
inspired by an idea from Carol Mackey
1 lb med Shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 1/2 tbl Olive Oil
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
1/4 tsp Tumeric
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
Pico de Gallo
1 cu Whole Kernel Corn
1 med Tomato, seeded and chopped
1/2 cu White Onion Chopped
1/4 cu Fresh Cilantro, Chopped
1 tbl Minced Jalapeño
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
Tarter Sauce
3/4 cu Mayonnaise
1 tbl Lemon Juice
1 tsp Minced Garlic
1/4 cu Cilantro, chopped
1/4 cu Sweet Gerkins, finely chopped
Additional Ingredients for the taco bar
1 Avocado, peeled and mashed with juice of 1 small lime, 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp salt
1 can Black Beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cu Shredded Red Cabbage
1 can Green Chilis
Lime Slices
Corn Tortillas
Mix together pico de gallo ingredients and place in a serving container. Mix together tarter sauce ingredients in put in a second serving container Put avocado, black beans and shredded cabbage in separate serving containers as well.
To prepare shrimp, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven for 10 minutes until it is hot.
Rinse shrimp in cold water and dry them really well with paper towels. Mix together olive oil, chili powder, curry, cumin, turmeric, salt and pepper. Toss shrimp in the mixture to coat well.
Open oven and slide out rack with the hot baking sheet. Put shrimp on the baking sheet and roast for 8-10 minutes, turning them once to get color on both sides. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Roughly chop the shrimp and place in a serving container.
White shrimp is roasting, prepare tortillas by sautéenig them in a bit of olive oil until just tender. Place prepared ones on a plate and cover with a towel until read to serve.
Place all ingredients on the table for your guests to build their own tacos with their choice of ingredients.
Deviled Eggs In School Colors
inspiration from Ida Waterous
12 Lg Eggs
2-3 different colors of Food Coloring
2-3 tsp Vinegar
1/4 cu Mayonnaise
1/4 cu Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Paprika
Place eggs in a large pot. Fill with water and bring to a boil over medium heat. As soon as water starts to boil, remove pot from heat and cover for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes drain the pot and run room temperature water over the eggs to cool them down. Once fully cool, peel eggs. Slice each in half and remove yolks. Mix yolks together with the mayonnaise, dijon and salt and set aside in the refrigerator.
Fill a 2-3 cup container with cold water and add 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Add 4-6 drops of food color to the water to get a rich color. Place 6-8 egg whites in the container and leave them in until the eggs reach the desired color (some can take as much as 20 minutes). Drain on a paper towel. Reuse with additional egg whites or mix additional colors until you've colored all of your eggs.
To serve, place eggs on a serving platter. Fill a disposable plastic bag with the yolk mixture. Cut a small slice in one corner of the bag and pipe the yolk mixture back into the egg whites. Garnish with a few sprinkles of paprika.
Pineapple Salsa
2 cu Fresh Pineapple, diced 1/2 cu Red Pepper, diced
1/2 cu Orange Pepper, diced 1/2 cu Fresh Cilantro, chopped 1/3 cu Red Onion, finely chopped
1/2 med Jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
1 clove Garlic, smashed, peeled and minced zest and juice of 1 med Lime 1/2 tsp Salt
Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with tortilla chips.
BBQ Chicken Dip
courtesy of Angela DiAnna
1 1/2 cu shredded Rotisserie Chicken (BBQ style, skin removed) 3/4 cu BBQ Sauce (Angela recommends Sweet Baby Ray's) 1/4 cu Ranch Dressing 1/4 cu Sour Cream
Shredded Cheese, optional
Mix chicken, BBQ sauce, ranch dressing and sour cream together and serve. This recipe can also be topped with your favorite cheese and heated for a warm dip with a cheesy crust. In this preparation, Angela will mix some cheese into the mixture as well. Heat mixture in a 350 degrees F oven until warmed through and cheese has melted. Serve with hearty chips or crackers.
Veggie Platters in School Colors
original suggestion by George Brown, Sandra Samson, Yvonne Agnello-Adams
I liked this idea but I decided to change it up a bit. Rather than creating vegetable platters, I decided to create vegetable shooters in tall shot glasses. Using a combination of vegetables like white asparagus, blue asparagus, carrots, sliced red pepper or yellow pepper strips, and cucumbers, you can match a number of different school color combinations. I simply poured a bit of ranch dressing in the bottom of the glass and insert a few tall veggies into it. Lined up on the table it makes a great presentation.
Thanks to all of my Facebook friends for their contributions. Great ideas! If you have any comments or questions, please send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow me on Facebook or Twitter.
Wayne's Weekend: March Madness Party Recipes
Make colorful and seasonal snacks to enjoy the NCAA tournament with friends
As we head in to Spring, I wanted to do a segment on the fun, fresh flavors of the season. But, in March, the NCAA Basket tournament is also a hugely popular topic. So, I decided to do a mashup of the both Spring recipe ideas and food for a "March Madness" party. I enlisted the aid of my talented Facebook friends and they came through with wonderful suggestions. Here's a quick summary (and credit) below and the actual detailed recipes follow:


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Reporter Yalda Hakim of Australia's SBS network has become the first western journalist to visit the villages where a U.S. soldier allegedly killed 17 people.
In a remarkable report she talks with some of the survivors and some Afghan guards on duty at the military camp from where Staff Sgt. Robert Bales left on his alleged killing spree.
The video at the top of this story is Hakim's account of her journey to the remote villages near Kandahar and what she was told.
Bales is now held at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.
The events of that March night in a rural area some 20 kilometers from Kandahar are being investigated by both the U.S. military and Afghan authorities.
But much remains unknown.
Many Afghans, including some of the survivors that night, believe more than one U.S. soldier was present in the two villages where the killings took place. Others speak of seeing a single American soldier leaving Camp Belambai that night.
The U.S. military says there is no evidence that more than one man was involved in the shootings. Bales has not entered a plea.
The killings made headlines around the world.
Here CNN correspondent Sara Sidner explains her thoughts on the massacre victims.
She argued that part of the problem was the risk of traveling around Afghanistan and the lack of communications in remote villages.
But she said it was her impression as a journalist, reader and citizen that victims of tragedies in developing nations are not given anywhere near the same coverage or attention as victims in developed nations by the international press.
Actually the soldiers in Afghanistan are not became Psycho patient, they need mental treatment, or they should leave Afghanistan!
Those small poor victims DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING to do with 9/11. Stop supporting a terriristic action just because of another terroristic action!
Navy Hero Seal Sharpshooter Snipper Chris Kyle
Killing over 260 Iraqi Women,Children and Elderly Iraqis;
American Sniper
A Poem By Darryl Mason
"Kill one man, terrorize a thousand"
the instructor had pointed to the sign
on the wall at the school where I learned to kill
Camp Pendleton, California
it didn't have a fancy name, this school
like 'tactical depopulation training'
we called it what it was
Sniper School
three months training
then they sent me here
"Kill one man, terrorize a thousand"
he smiled when he read the sign to me
my scores were good
he told me he was proud of me
never heard a man say that to me before
I see him now still tapping that sign
to a roomful of kids who are now
mostly dead
or wounded