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The 2011 Oscar nominations: predictions and analysis
Tom Huddleston offers his two cents on this year's Academy Awards hopefuls, including 'The King's Speech', 'Black Swan' and 'The Social Network'
Looking bleary-eyed and slightly uncomfortable, last year's Supporting Actress winner Mo'nique announced the nominations for this year's Academy Awards categories in LA this morning.
As with this month's Golden Globe awards, it's an unsurprising but still strong list of films: great British hope 'The King's Speech' strolled regally into most of the top categories, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Colin Firth, Best Original Screenplay for David Seidler, Supporting nods for both Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush and a perhaps undeserved Best Director nod for Tom Hooper.
That film's big rival, 'The Social Network', took many of the big prizes at this month's Golden Globes, and looks set to repeat at least some of that success here, with nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for David Fincher, an acting nod for Jesse Eisenberg, which he'll inevitably lose to Firth, and a handful of technical awards.
In the supporting categories, 'The Fighter' is the film to beat: the kind of old-fashioned comeback story the Academy love to reward, packed with noisy, powerhouse performances from the likes of Christan Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo, all of whom have been nominated along with the film's director, David O Russell, and the film itself.
Echoing the Golden Globes, plenty of the Time Out team's personal favourites are up for big awards: last year's indie sleeper surprise 'Winter's Bone' received not only richly deserved acting nods for Jennifer Lawrence and the great John Hawkes, but Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film as well. Five-star smasher 'The Kids Are All Right' stands alongside it in the Best Picture list, along with Annette Bening's Best Actress nomination and an Original Screenplay nod, while the wonderful Michelle Williams is also nominated for Best Actress in 'Blue Valentine'.
Slightly more surprisingly, 'Black Swan' is another big favourite: we saw Natalie Portman's Best Actress nomination coming a mile off, but nods for Best Picture and Best Director were less expected, considering how eccentric Darren Aronofsky's film is. We were also pleased to see the Coen brothers' 'True Grit' getting its due, with nods for Best Film, Best Director, Cinematography, Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Jeff Bridges, though a nod for young Hailee Steinfeld in the lead female role (rather than just in the supporting category) would have been welcome.
For British viewers, the big news is obviously 'The King's Speech' and Christian Bale, but it was very nice to see Mike Leigh getting an Original Screenplay nomination for 'Another Year', Banksy's 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' getting some love in the Documentary category, and Danny Boyle's '127 Hours' nominated for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for the increasingly impressive James Franco.
For the rest of the world, it was an equally solid turnout. The Oscars are notoriously America-centric, so it was great to see Javier Bardem's Cannes-winning, Spanish-language turn in 'Biutiful' rewarded with a Best Actor nomination. And it's a very strong Foreign Language category this year: of the films we've seen, 'Dogtooth' was a huge hit with our critics, while both 'Outside the Law' and 'Biutiful' received praise on our pages.
Someone has to lose out, and this year it's 'Inception': Christopher Nolan's film may have been a critical hit in some circles, but its flashy visuals and convoluted plot failed to see it pick up many nominations besides Best Picture, which it has absolutely no chance of winning, plus Best Cinematography and a brace of technical awards.
All in all, it's a very satisfying field this year: the Time Out Film team is all but united behind 'The Social Network', arguably the most literate, complex and adult Best Picture nominee in years, but only a monstrous cynic would begrudge 'The King's Speech' its time in the sun.
Most of this year's big Oscar nominated films are currently showing across the country. You can find out where to see them by clicking the link here.
And here is the full list of nominations...
* Denotes who we want to win
* Denotes who will probably win
Best Picture
'Black Swan' Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
'The Fighter' David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
'Inception' Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
'The Kids Are All Right' Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
'The King's Speech' Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
'127 Hours' Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
'The Social Network' Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and
Ceán Chaffin, Producers * *
'Toy Story 3' Darla K. Anderson, Producer
'True Grit' Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
'Winter's Bone' Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
'Black Swan' Darren Aronofsky
'The Fighter' David O Russell
'The King's Speech' Tom Hooper
'The Social Network' David Fincher * *
'True Grit' Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
'127 Hours' Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
'The Social Network' Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin * *
'Toy Story 3' Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
'True Grit' Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
'Winter's Bone' Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Writing (Original Screenplay)
'Another Year' Written by Mike Leigh *
'The Fighter' Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
'Inception' Written by Christopher Nolan
'The Kids Are All Right' Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
'The King's Speech' Screenplay by David Seidler *
Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in 'Biutiful'
Jeff Bridges in 'True Grit'
Jesse Eisenberg in 'The Social Network'
Colin Firth in 'The King's Speech' * *
James Franco in '127 Hours'
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in 'The Fighter' *
John Hawkes in 'Winter's Bone' *
Jeremy Renner in 'The Town'
Mark Ruffalo in 'The Kids Are All Right'
Geoffrey Rush in 'The King's Speech'
Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in 'The Kids Are All Right'
Nicole Kidman in 'Rabbit Hole'
Jennifer Lawrence in 'Winter's Bone'
Natalie Portman in 'Black Swan' *
Michelle Williams in 'Blue Valentine' *
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in 'The Fighter'
Helena Bonham Carter in 'The King's Speech'
Melissa Leo in 'The Fighter' * *
Hailee Steinfeld in 'True Grit'
Jacki Weaver in 'Animal Kingdom'
Animated Feature Film
'How to Train Your Dragon' Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
'The Illusionist' Sylvain Chomet *
'Toy Story 3' Lee Unkrich *
'Black Swan' Matthew Libatique *
'Inception' Wally Pfister
'The King's Speech' Danny Cohen
'The Social Network' Jeff Cronenweth *
'True Grit' Roger Deakins
Costume Design
'Alice in Wonderland' Colleen Atwood
'I Am Love' Antonella Cannarozzi *
'The King's Speech' Jenny Beavan *
'The Tempest' Sandy Powell
'True Grit' Mary Zophres
Documentary (Feature)
'Exit Through the Gift Shop' Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz *
'Gasland' Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
'Inside Job' Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs *
'Restrepo' Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
'Waste Land' Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Film Editing
'Black Swan' Andrew Weisblum
'The Fighter' Pamela Martin
'The King's Speech' Tariq Anwar
'127 Hours' Jon Harris
'The Social Network' Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter * *
Foreign Language Film
'Biutiful' Mexico *
'Dogtooth' Greece *
'In a Better World' Denmark
'Incendies' Canada
'Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)' Algeria
'Barney's Version' Adrien Morot
'The Way Back' Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng *
'The Wolfman' Rick Baker and Dave Elsey *
Music (Original Score)
'How to Train Your Dragon' John Powell
'Inception' Hans Zimmer
'The King's Speech' Alexandre Desplat *
'127 Hours' AR Rahman
'The Social Network' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross *
Music (Original Song)
'Coming Home' from 'Country Strong' Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
'I See the Light' from 'Tangled' Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
'If I Rise' from '127 Hours' Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong *
'We Belong Together' from 'Toy Story 3' Music and Lyric by Randy Newman *
Short Film (Animated)
'Day & Night' Teddy Newton *
'The Gruffalo' Jakob Schuh and Max Lang *
'Let's Pollute' Geefwee Boedoe
'The Lost Thing' Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
'Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)' Bastien Dubois
Short Film (Live Action)
'The Confession' Tanel Toom
'The Crush' Michael Creagh
'God of Love' Luke Matheny
'Na Wewe' Ivan Goldschmidt
'Wish 143' Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Sound Editing
'Inception' Richard King *
'Toy Story 3' Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
'Tron: Legacy' Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
'True Grit' Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
'Unstoppable' Mark P Stoeckinger *
Sound Mixing
'Inception' Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo and Ed Novick *
'The King's Speech' Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
'Salt' Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
'The Social Network' Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten *
'True Grit'Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F Kurland
Visual Effects
'Alice in Wonderland' Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
'Hereafter' Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
'Inception' Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb * *
'Iron Man 2' Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Author: Tom Huddleston
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Chances Are Disgustingly High That You've Eaten Fish Caught by Slaves
An investigation led back to companies like Walmart, Kroger, and Sysco.
An investigation led back to companies like Walmart, Kroger, and Sysco.
That's a lot of French fries.
This has nothing to do with dry-aged beef.
Jeremy Piven doesn't surprise us, but Sean Penn?!
Plus: Food costs and inflation affect Sysco sales; and an L.A. psychic reads people's energy and puts her insights inside fortune cookies, all in our morning news roundup.
A debate is being had over whether the U.S. and South Korea should offer assistance.
"Kentucky meals" are falsely rumored to be fueling the revolt in Cairo.
Plus: processed foods might lower kids' IQs, Sysco feels the pinch of rising food costs, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Chicken nuggets and other processed foods make kids stupid; and Sysco profits slip and the price of food escalates, all in our morning news roundup.
After careful review, interviews and a survey of its business, the small, Philly-based chain of Indian restaurants was given the award.

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Bicycle Travel Video Contest Rules
To celebrate the beauty and spirit of bicycle travel, Adventure Cycling Association invites you to submit your best bicycle-touring videos to their second annual Bicycle Travel Video Contest on Vimeo. Submissions will be accepted through June 30, 2014.
Please read the following rules, terms, and conditions before submitting your videos!
The Adventure Cycling Bicycle Travel Video Contest (the "Contest") is open to all amateur videographers 18 years of age and older. Submissions from professionals — individuals who make their primary living from videography or filmmaking — will be disqualified. The contest is open to all other participants as long as the laws of their jurisdiction allow participation; however, Adventure Cycling employees, board members, and videographers currently paid by Adventure Cycling and the immediate families of such individuals, regardless of residence or citizenship, are not eligible.
Your Rights
You will retain all rights to any video that you submit — including ownership, if applicable — other than those rights licensed in the following sentence: By entering the contest, you hereby grant to Adventure Cycling Association (i) a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform the videos you submit to Adventure Cycling, and (ii) the right to use your name, city, state, and country of residence in promotions and other publications.
If you choose to include other people in your submission, you are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted, and you must be able to provide copies of those releases to Adventure Cycling upon request. Entrants must not submit videos that infringe on the rights of any other videographer or person.
What to Enter
Please submit videos in the following categories — maximum of one video per category per person (total maximum of three):
- Best Long Distance Tour Video: Submit your best narrative or experimental video about a long-distance bike tour (weeklong or longer). Submissions must not exceed 7 minutes in length.
- Best Short Tour Video: Submit your best narrative or experimental video about a bike tour one to six nights in length. Submissions must capture the experience of a tour of this duration, not one to six nights of a longer tour. Submissions must not exceed 3 minutes in length.
- Best Portrait of a Traveling Cyclist: Submit your best narrative or experimental video profile of a touring cyclist. Self-profiles are acceptable. Submissions must not exceed 5 minutes in length.
All videos will be considered for the Bike Travel Spirit Award, awarded by the judges to the video that, in their judgement, best captures the spirit of bike travel and touring.
All videos will also be eligible for the People's Choice Award, awarded to the video with the most "likes" on Vimeo.
How to Vote for the People's Choice Award
Create an account on Vimeo and then click the "like" button over the video for which you wish to vote.
Submissions Process: How to Enter
- Upload your videos to your Vimeo account (see below)
- Tag your video with the appropriate category tag:
- Best Long Distance Tour Video submissions should be tagged with LongDistanceTourACA2014
- Best Short Tour Video submissions should be tagged with ShortTourACA2014
- Best Portrait of a Traveling Cyclist submissions should be tagged with TravelingCyclistACA2014
- Join the Bicycle Travel Video Contest Group hosted by Adventure Cycling Association
- Add your video to the contest group
- Send a private message to Adventure Cycling on Vimeo with the following information so we can be sure that we're able to reach you:
- First and last name
- Vimeo Name
- Valid email address
- Valid physical mailing address
- The direct URL to your submissions on Vimeo indicating the category to which each was submitted
For questions about Vimeo, please consult Vimeo's FAQ page first; then, if you still need assistance, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
How to upload your videos
- Sign up for a free account on Vimeo
- Verify your account: Vimeo will send you an email (check your spam!)
- Click on "Upload" in the top menu
- Upload your video
- Add your title, a short description, and tag your video with the appropriate submission category tag (see above)
If you have problems uploading, check the Vimeo Help Center. For free Vimeo accounts, you can upload only 500MB per week. Is your video too big? Try using the free MPEG Streamclip to make it smaller and try using the right compression. Adventure Cycling cannot assist you with video compression issues.
How to add your video to the Bicycle Travel Video Contest Group:
- Join the Bicycle Travel Video Contest Group by pushing the "Join this Group" on the right of the group's homepage (you must be logged into Vimeo)
- Go to your video
- Go to the bottom of your video
- Choose "Add to"
- Select "Bicycle Travel Video Contest"
- Done! Now your video is pending; it will be added as soon as we approve it
For questions about Vimeo, please consult Vimeo's FAQ page first; then, if you still need assistance, email us at email@example.com.
Submissions will be accepted through June 30, 2014.
Eligibility and Judging
To ensure eligibility for the contest, all submissions must be uploaded to Vimeo. Follow the submission instructions exactly. Failure to complete any step in the submission process will disqualify the submission from the contest.
All videos must also comply with Vimeo's Community Guidelines and Terms of Service. Any video found to violate Vimeo's guidelines or terms will be disqualified.
Amateur videographers only; submissions from professionals — individuals who makes their primary living from videography or filmmaking — will be disqualified.
The videographer must own the rights to all music and images used in their submission or they will be disqualified.
Previously broadcasted material for which non-exclusive rights were granted may be entered as long as you still maintain the right to grant us a license (see "Your Rights" above). You must be able to disclose to Adventure Cycling, on request, when and where the video appeared previously.
Videos will be judged on originality, story, technical excellence, overall impact, and artistic merit. The volunteer judges are a panel of experienced bicycle travelers and videographers.
Adventure Cycling shall determine winner eligibility in its sole and absolute discretion. All decisions made by the judges are final.
Deadline for submitting entries is 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on June 30, 2014.
Entrants may be asked to submit a paragraph about the story behind the video anytime on or after June 30, 2014. The winners will be announced in July 2014. Adventure Cycling reserves the right to adjust any deadline(s) as the result of causes beyond its immediate control.
Winning Videos
The judging panel will name one winner in each of the three submission categories (Best Long Distance Tour Video, Best Short Tour Video, and Best Portrait of a Traveling Cyclist). The winners in the three submission categories will receive a two-year membership with Adventure Cycling and a $500 gift certificate for the Cyclosource store. Winner of the Bike Travel Spirit Award will win a $300 gift certificate for the Cyclosource store. The winning videos will be highlighted on Adventure Cycling's blog and social-media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. Winners will also be announced in Adventure Cyclist magazine.
Legal Conditions
By entering this contest, you agree to certain legal conditions.
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Author John Le Carre & Cast Discuss The Adaptation
With the breathtaking trailer and poster combo recently unveiled, our excitement for Tomas Alfredson's adaptation of John Le Carre's "Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy" is sky high at the moment. Adding to that is the expectation that the film will pop up in one, or both, of the line ups for the Venice (having been invited to open) and Toronto International Film Festivals when they're announced in the coming weeks.
The Daily Mail has now unveiled a whole heap of photos from the adaptation, with Le Carre and some cast members adding their own two cents about the film. Obviously, with a film of this nature, the line between details and spoilers is finer than ever so if you're wanting to come into this a clean slate, we'd recommend that you just skim the pictures below. Having read all the articles and never having seen the BBC adaptation or read the book, however, this writer doesn't feel like there's much to it with only first act-type plot details revealed.
'Tinker, Tailor,' of course, follows a British Intelligence operative, George Smiley (Oldman), whose task it is to delve into the world of Cold War espionage and root out a Soviet mole in the Circus, the highest echelon in the British Intelligence Services. There's a stellar cast involved -- pretty much a who's who of British talent at the moment -- including Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds, Mark Strong, Svetlana Khodchenko, Toby Jones, John Hurt, Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke.
"In 'Tinker, Tailor' these guys are all hardbitten, highly trained, extremely unsentimental and all somehow disappointed idealists or bruised," Oscar-winner Firth noted. "I play (London Station chief) Bill Haydon, one of the five people at the top of the operation at the Circus who could be the mole. Haydon has a lighter approach than the others; he's a joker and somewhat predatory and he's known to be a bit of a boy when it comes to the girls – and indeed the boys. There's a sense of mischief and sleaze about him, but he's also charming and urbane."
Co-star Cumberbatch added to Firth's idea of the characters in Le Carre's story, claiming that "spying in 'Tinker, Tailor' is about very lonely men in a very high-pressure job, and the absence of women isn't just the mark of the workplace in the early Seventies, but it's also very much to do with how emotionally retarded these men are. It's a mark of the many sacrifices I think they made."
Following up from his role in BBC's modern adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes character, the actor revealed he'll play "Peter Guillam. My cover has been blown during an operation in North Africa and I've come back with my tail between my legs. I had been high up as an operative and then I'm demoted to run a branch of the service called the scalphunters at the Circus... One of Peter's contacts, Ricki Tarr (Hardy), comes to him with a claim that there is a mole operating at the heart of the Circus, and Peter takes it to the civil servant in charge of the intelligence service. George Smiley is brought back from retirement to investigate from the outside, and Peter is his man on the inside."
One question that will no doubt be brought up upon the release of Alfredson's film is how this version compares to the original BBC adaptation, which featured Alec Guinness in an iconic performance as Smiley.The novel's author Le Carre has preemptively responded, noting that "the original story was adapted for television in seven episodes. The film has to tell the story again with a great deal less sentiment. The ethics and the affections have shifted: it's sexier, grittier."
And how does Oldman's highly-touted performance compare to Guiness' for Le Carre? "People will ask, but I wouldn't for one minute allow myself to compare Guinness with Oldman. Gary has an extraordinary command of himself as an actor. I'm hypnotised by his performance: he steps right outside himself. With Oldman, you share the pain and the danger of life more, the danger of being who he is. It's a much tougher Smiley, with – here and there, as it is in most of us – a little cruelty." There you have it.
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" hits theaters on November 18th through Focus Features in what is expected to be an award-season threatening release.


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President Preckwinkle adds top state employment agency official to head County personnel department
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the appointment of Maureen O'Donnell as the County's new Director of Human Resources. O'Donnell most recently served as the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, a post she held since 2008.
"Maureen O'Donnell has managed one of the state's most critical agencies. She knows how to take a large government institution and make it deliver on behalf of the taxpayers. In her new role, she will help oversee 23,000 County employees and implement the reforms needed to change the culture of Cook County," said Preckwinkle.
As Director of Human Resources, O'Donnell will work to advance the President's commitment of securing substantial compliance with the Shakman Decree.
"We are encouraged with the appointment of Maureen O'Donnell as the Chief of the Bureau of Human Resources. The appointment of Ms. O'Donnell is being made at a critical time for Cook County government as it moves toward achieving compliance with the terms of the Shakman decrees in both the elimination of unlawful political discrimination in government and establishing an unwavering process to ensure that Cook County government remains free from such practices. We look forward to working closely with Ms. O'Donnell as she confronts the many complex issues that will be faced by her in this new role," said Inspector General Patrick Blanchard.
As the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, O'Donnell was responsible for the administration of the State's unemployment insurance, employment services and labor market informational programs. This included the management of a 1,900 person team in 60 offices with over 500,000 claimants. The Department's operation budget was more than $300 million and it administered more than $8 billion in unemployment benefits.
Governor Pat Quinn commended Maureen O'Donnell for her work with the State. "I want to thank Maureen O'Donnell for her years of service to the people of Illinois, including as Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. She has done an excellent job leading the state's efforts to support people who are seeking employment, a critical component of our continued economic recovery."
A public sector leader with extensive private sector experience, O'Donnell said she is ready to hit the ground running.
"For too long, we've seen the County's resources squandered through waste and corruption. Changing the culture of Cook County from a personnel standpoint is no small task, but one that is sorely needed. I am committed to further realizing the President's goal – that the County achieve new levels of efficiency and accountability by recovering these resources and investing them in services that directly help our neighbors and our communities," she said.
Preckwinkle said O'Donnell's background is a perfect fit for her new role.
"Maureen has developed and implemented information technology strategies to improve the way a large government agency is managed and run. She has experience with frontline labor negotiating and has a proven record of successfully implementing performance management and operational management strategies. She will be part of an exciting team of administrators who are working to reverse many years of inefficient and ineffective County government and set a new course that is centered around fiscal responsibility, transparency and accountability and improved services," she said.
Commissioner and Finance Chairman John Daley applauded the President's new appointment. "This is a positive step forward. The Administration has instituted new measures that provides for increased accountability and transparency in the personnel process. I am proud to support Maureen as she comes aboard to spearhead these initiatives and I commend the President and her team on their leadership on this issue."
Commissioner Garcia also commended the President's new appointment. "Maureen is a fantastic addition to the President's team. I am confident that with her experience and commitment, we will move forward with bringing the County into compliance with the Shakman Decree and new levels of efficiency and accountability to County operations."
O'Donnell will take over a position that was held on an interim basis by Jonathan Rothstein. Rothstein will now focus full-time on his position as Director of Labor Relations.
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Interfaith Medical Center, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Long Island College Hospital, and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
Low-income families and the working
poor will be hardest-hit by these closures.
The medical safety net is giving way because there isn't enough reimbursement money. Brooklyn's clinics and hospitals, although they get the same amount of reimbursement as do their counterparts on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, are dealing with a much poorer, sicker population.
The Affordable Health Care Act (ACA), fully effective on January 1, 2014, will reduce Medicare and other federal reimbursements, on top of the state's
capping Medicaid payments. That's bad financial news for Brooklyn most vulnerable hospitals, unlikely to bridge the gap with reimbursements from commercial insurers.
What happens when over-bedded, under-reimbursed hospitals in Brooklyn close, maybe leaving patients who depend on their emergency rooms for primary care without alternatives, isn't clear.
New York City has been losing hospitals for ten years now, beginning with Interfaith Medical Center's campus on the Crown Heights border, followed by Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center in the Bronx; Beth Israel on East End Avenue in Manhattan; St. Joseph's Hospital in Flushing; St.
Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn; St.
Vincent's Midtown Hospital in Manhattan; Cabrini Medical Center on East 19th
Street in Manhattan; Victory Memorial Hospital in Bay Ridge; Parkway
Hospital in Forest Hills; St. John's and Mary
Immaculate in Queens; North General Hospital in Harlem; St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center on West 12th Street in Manhattan; and Peninsula Hospital in Rockaway, Queens.
The basic problem is a loss of insurance revenues: Medicaid, Medicare and direct government
The deeper problem is how hospitals are designed. Hospital operations depend on revenues from high-priced specialty care to cover routine care at lower rates. To cover their high overhead, hospitals compete with each other for patients in need of high-end "tertiary" surgeries, where insurance reimbursements run highest.
But even hospitals that can cover their primary and emergency care costs have too many beds -- an estimated 30% of hospital beds in Brooklyn are vacant. The big bucks used to be in inpatient care, but demand has shrunk due to shorter stays and more outpatient procedures.
The state helped create the surplus of hospital beds. Hospital executives once had to prove a compelling need in order to open a new
hospital, but when times were good, the state loosened the regulations on hospital openings to accomodate growing healthcare empires.
Now, with cuts in Medicaid and Medicare and private insurers
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Under the new federal health care law, providers will no longer be reimbursed on a "fee for service" basis -- a fixed amount per patient -- but based on how many people each system cares for. As a result, providers will have to cut costs and provide smarter, more efficient care.
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This is the time of year that is especially stressful for low-income families. Winter is almost here so the need for warm clothing and boots is pressing. And with Christmas just around the corner, these families struggle with providing a toy or two for their children.
Fullerton Self-Storage is stepping up to help fill the needs of low-income families for the Christmas holiday. They are participating in the Baltimore County, Maryland, toy drive.
"We're very excited to be involved," said Kerrie Barresi, a manager at Fullerton Self-Storage. "It's a great opportunity to help out someone in need, especially a child around Christmas."
According to last year statistics, the Baltimore County Department of Social Services assisted over 6,700 individuals. While this is a significant amount of people that were helped, the department anticipates that the need will be even greater this year.
"We are in very difficult times right now, especially for children that don't have an opportunity to open gifts during the holiday," County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said at the kickoff. "We had a crush at the end of last season and it was difficult to meet the needs of all of those that needed assistance. We expect to help at least 7,000 this year."
That is why help from the Fullerton Self Storage is so appreciated. They are a drop-off location for the toy drive.
People can donate a new, unwrapped toy at their place of business 7989 Rossville Boulevard during business hours of Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Fullerton Self Storage will make sure the toys that are dropped off will be delivered to the county's social services office.
The social services request that donated toys do not exceed $20. (The average cost of toys in previous years has been $10.) This price range is not a huge burden so people in the community are encouraged to participate in the toy drive. Items most needed are infant toys, gifts for teenagers, and dolls of color.
Families that have registered with the social services will be able to "shop" at the three county social services offices located in Essex, Reisterstown, and Woodlawn.
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December 31, 2012
Insecure, Delusional Men And Female Chauvenism
Women: You can't live with them; you can't live without them. A new study proposes that men's insecurities about relationships could lead some to adopt sexist views towards women.
The delusions of gender are apparently rampant among insecure men.
A new study at Union College, led by Joshua Hart, assistant professor of psychology, "suggests that men's insecurities about relationships and conflicted views of women as romantic partners and rivals could lead some to adopt sexist attitudes about women."
Hart and his co-authors surveyed over 400 heterosexual men to get their takes on questions about their attachment styles, hostile and benevolent sexism, and their views on romance.
Some explanations are required to make sense of some of the terms:
Attachment style refers to how people relate to one another when it comes to intimate relationships. Attachment styles are defined by two personality traits: attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance. Each of the two traits reveal different kinds of relationship insecurities. People who are low in both traits are deemed to be secure in their attachment style.
Hostile sexism portrays women as mean-spirited adversaries whose sole goal in life is to dominate men while benevolent sexism respects them as objects to be adored, but also fragile and needy of chivalrous treatment.
"Previous research has found that some men view women as offering the possibility of romantic fulfillment, but also competing with them in areas such as the workplace, where both vie for similar resources.
Hart's study found that anxiously attached men tend to be indecisive sexists—both hostile and benevolent—whereas avoidantly attached men typically endorse hostile sexism, while rejecting benevolent sexism."
In a nutshell, those men deemed anxiously attached can't make up their mind on whether to adore the objects of their affection or hate them. They alternate based on their emotions or how they deem they've been treated-"acting like a knight in shining armor when she fulfills his goals and ideals about women, but like an ogre when she doesn't", said Hart.
With the gender lines being blurred more and more every day, as I explored in November, and research like this being published, women are no longer the objects of adoration that they once may have been.
Also, the lines are being blurred in the household and workplace, as I explored earlier this month, so based on my blogging alone it's pretty clear that the gender roles in America are changing drastically.
I can't be the only one taking notice; I don't just make this stuff up.
I like to think of myself as a secure man, as I'm sure most do, but I can't help but compare myself to the research.
When things are going my way, and my wife's fulfilling all of my expectations, of course I'm nicer to her and all full of chivalry, and the same can be said for the opposite circumstances. When things aren't going my way, everything's her fault, and I probably treat her like a real jerk, so this research doesn't seem like much of a surprise in that sense.
That is to say, it makes absolutely perfect sense. (To me, that is.)
The findings highlight exactly how individual personality traits could predispose men to become sexists, according to Hart. This information could help couples build stronger relationships, particularly those participating in therapy.
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I have two favourite moments of Roy.
The first is 2 minutes into his fight with Danny Green.
The second is when he got home and complained that the strapping was illegal - after doing the same thing before the fight and the referee declaring it legal.
He was good in his day - but he's a sore loser.
Roy Jones Jr. is a historical boxer, but he will never be recognized as one of the stellar pound for pound fighters because the light heavy weight division was the weakest weightclass in his time and that is where he spent most of his career. Well the heavy weights were also quit dissapointing.
He seems way too fucking arrogant. I mean, the first few clips of him bragging goddamn.
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Starting this fall, Missoula's special needs children will have a park to call their own.
The Playground Project, run by Jenny Montgomery, is raising funds for Montana's first All-Abilities playground. It will be wheelchair and walker accessible, with sensory play for children with autism.
The playground will span 30,000 square feet, with a junior version of Mount Sentinal and a climbing area.
McCormick Park will be home to the playground.
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Dr. Paul J. Hirsch of Bridgewater has been named the new chairman of the Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) Board of Trustees. The new chairman was elected to a one-year term during the Board?s reorganization meeting, held November 25 at the College?s North Branch Campus.
During the meeting, James B. Ventantonio of Bridgewater was elected vice chair from Somerset County. Dr. Catherine McVicker of Califon was chosen to continue serving as the vice chair from Hunterdon County. The terms for vice chairs are for one year.
Dr. Hirsch, a member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 1986, previously served as a vice chair from Somerset County. Dr. Hirsch helped launch the establishment of the Institute for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Raritan Valley Community College. He is a physician in Bridgewater specializing in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, and is also chairman of the Edward J. Ill Excellence in Medicine Foundation.
?I am extremely honored to be elected the new chairman of the Board of Trustees at a time when the College is experiencing the rewards and challenges of record enrollment,? said Dr. Hirsch. ?RVCC is an outstanding institution and I promise to work very hard on behalf of the Board of Trustees and on behalf of the College to ensure the success of every student.?
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A primary purpose of MARMAP System Partnership is to develop sound methodology and appropriate software for the quantitative analysis and interpretation of multi-categorical maps and cellular surfaces (inferential geospatial informatics) involving landscape pattern analysis, multiscale landcover landuse change detection, accuracy assessment, critical area detection and delineation, disease mapping and geographic surveillance, prioritization and ranking without having to integrate multiple indicators, and a few more. The following websites give recent publications together with some relevant exciting events.
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Did the nation re-elect President Obama in November or the Artful Dodger? The question merits some consideration after a series of incidents in which our president claims to have had no involvement whatsoever.
For example, the details of the sad death of an ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya, nearly six months ago still remain obscure. Our commander in chief had no responsibility for the lack of protection prior to Sept. 11, 2012, nor the unavailability of a rapid-reaction force.
I was aghast at the report last week that illegal immigrants being detained prior to deportation had been released because of the impending sequestration -- a measure introduced, incidentally, to reduce public spending because we had failed to produce a budget for more than three years.
"Artful Dodger" Barack Obama claims to have played no part in any of these and several other events despite enjoying all the benefits of his lofty position. President Harry S. Truman was famous for the sign on his desk that read, "The buck stops here." There is no way Mr. Obama could claim such a distinction.
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Conservative business owner turned reality TV star Willie Robertson is being urged by key Republican operatives in Washington to run for an open seat in Congress – but not so fast, he has responded.
The Washington Examiner reports Robertson, star of the smash hit A&E show "Duck Dynasty," is being urged to run in a special election in September to replace Rep. Rodney Alexander, who has accepted a job in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's cabinet.
Alexander represents the 5th District, including Monroe, La., home to the Robertson family and their game call and hunting companies Duck Commander and Buck Commander.
"I heard today that I was doing that," Robertson said on Fox News about the rumors he would run for office. Saying the plan was "news to me," the 41-year-old insisted he was "kind of busy right now."
"I got a lot going on."
Robertson is known for being the CEO prankster of the businesses, but also for his business prowess. As chief executive, the self-described "redneck millionaire" built his business into a multimillion corporation.
The comedy stars the bearded Robertson clan as they go about their lives running an outdoor sporting goods business.
"Duck Dynasty" has become a ratings phenomenon, ranking only behind AMC's hit zombie drama "The Walking Dead" last season among cable series. Last season the series grew 95% in viewers last season, averaging 8.4 million viewers, according to USA Today.
Reports suggest the nine adults and 11 kids that make up the cast of the show received a big boost in compensation for the new season. The group will earn a sum of $200,000 per episode to be split amongst the clan, Deadline reports. That's roughly 4 to 5 times more than they made in previous seasons. Negotiations began in early 2013 ending just recently after production had already begun.
Season Four of "Duck Dynasty premieres tonight at 10 p.m. eastern.


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Cohen is indeed a powerful man, with influence in the streets as well as in the courts with his ability to bribe officers and other high ranking officials. He's looking to expand his empire to other cities like
While Brolin is the leader of the pack, it's Gosling as Wooters who is the suave charmer. He has charisma that allows him to easily immerse himself in situations, even those that can get him killed, like Cohen's girlfriend Grace Faraday (Emma Stone). She is quite the sex-kitten; in fact she's the only female player in the entire picture. Being surrounded by so much testosterone should affect Faraday's character, but it doesn't. She's more of the damsel in distress, waiting for someone to rescue her from all the chaos surrounding her. Stone isn't given the opportunity to shed more light on the character beyond what is presented on the screen; she's eye-candy for the male audience.
Penn however, does infuse some evil antics into his character, while he isn't a dead ringer for Cohen, if you met him on the street he's not someone you would double cross, because it might cost you your life. The squad is indeed able to slowly decipher Cohen from the inside, but casualties do occur along the way. What I thoroughly enjoyed about the picture is the scenery that is a dead-ringer for
As for the action, "Gangster Squad" does not disappoint. The violence is in your face, there are some epic car chases and one-on-one fist fights that remind you of the glory days. The problem with the picture is its failure to provide anything in terms of character development, its pretty flat here. The chemistry between Gosling and Stone is not as convincing as one would expect from the duo. It's a movie that elicits a bit of conversation, but after you leave the theater, you won't be talking about "Gangster Squad" that much.
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The 2010 SIG Member of the Year is Barrie Hayes, Chair of SIG DL. Barrie continued her excellent service to SIG DL by moving up to the Chair position this year. She brought an enthusiasm for developing and expanding the SIG, as well as a dedication to providing a home for data-oriented practitioners within the Society as a whole, to her work with SIG DL. Barrie has been an exemplary Chair from a governance perspective; she is one of the few to consistently manage SIG business with a keen eye for detail and deadlines. Under Barries leadership the SIG held several Skype calls among the SIG leadership and with interested members, developed an excellent post-conference workshop for the 2010 Annual Meeting, and made a concerted effort to grow the SIG through involving both the official members and those who had joined the Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Congratulations to Barrie Hayes, the 2010 SIG Member of the Year.


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A track on the new Michael Jackson album Xscape reportedly features lyrics about sexual abuse.
The song, titled Do You Know Where Your Children Are?, is one of the eight previously unheard tracks recorded before the singer's death in 2009. The unreleased songs were unearthed from Jackson's archive of recorded material by L.A. Reid, the chairman and chief executive of Epic Records.
The lyrics tell the story of a 12-year-old girl who runs away from home and turns to prostitution.
Jackson reportedly sings: "She wrote that she is tired of step-daddy using her/ saying that he'll buy her things, while sexually abusing her."
The phrase "Save me from this living hell" is said to be repeated several times throughout the track, prompting speculation among fans that Jackson wrote the song about the battle to clear his name after he was accused of child molestation.
Jackson was cleared of all charges following a trial in 2005.
Jackson died at age 50 in Los Angeles from an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given to him by his personal physician while he was rehearsing for a series of 50 comeback concerts in London.
The unreleased tracks have been re-produced by the likes of present-day hitmakers Jerome "Jroc" Harmon, who has helped produce hits for Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, and Norwegian duo Tor Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen, who work under the name Stargate and have produced hits for Rihanna and Selena Gomez.
Top pop producers Rodney Jerkins and John McClain were also enlisted to make the songs sound contemporary in style, Reid said.
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Watch Former Telemundo President Confront Fox Hosts Over Anti-Immigrant Slur
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Fox & Friends deceptively edited a 2007 video of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to claim that Clinton blamed homeowners for the housing market crash and that she is "flip flopping now" to blame Wall Street. But the speech transcript shows that Clinton indeed blamed Wall Street and a host of other financial actors, saying Wall Street "helped create the foreclosure crisis" and bears "responsibility" for the crash. Fox also downplayed Donald Trump's expressed hope for a financial crisis in 2006, instead blaming former President Bill Clinton for a market crash and historic recession that occurred during the waning days of the Bush administration.
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Media figures have repeatedly downplayed Trump's widely criticized rhetoric, policy flip-flops, divisive comments, and refusal to release his tax returns, citing his political inexperience and claiming that unlike other politicians, Trump is "learning as he goes" and must be evaluated "in Donald Trump terms."
A New York Post cover story that has been highlighted on Fox News claimed that the Clinton Global Initiative "doled out" $2 million to a company partly owned by a woman the paper insinuated is "rumored" to be Bill Clinton's mistress. The foundation did not actually give money to the firm, and the rumors in question come from a single anonymous source in the National Enquirer.
Media mischaracterized comments by FBI Director James Comey to baselessly suggest that Hillary Clinton coined and used the term "security inquiry" to describe the FBI probe into her email use to downplay its severity. But the terms "inquiry" and "security referral" came from The New York Times' original report on the probe, and it has reaffirmed that the "case began as a security referral."
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On the April 29 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Fox Business host Stuart Varney joined co-hosts Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade, and Steve Doocy for a segment slamming President Obama's record on the economy. The segment was a response to Obama's recent interview with The New York Times, during which the president discussed how markedly the economy has improved since 2008 and what he hopes will be his economic legacy. The segment seemed to unwittingly mirror the right-wing playbook for downplaying positive economic gains during Democratic administrations by relying on false conservative talking points to dismiss economic growth and tout failed tax policies:
The segment opened with Kilmeade and Varney making the false claim that Obama is "the only U.S. president who could not deliver a single year of three percent growth." It is not clear why Fox News is fixated on growing the economy at an average rate of three percent annually. Regardless, Kilmeade's claim that Obama is "the only" president not to clear that bar is false.
According to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which only has consistent annual data from 1930 to the present, Republican president Herbert Hoover didn't just fail to hit three percent growth, he failed to hit zero percent growth. The economy contracted at a rate of -8.5 percent in 1930, -6.4 percent in 1931, a staggering -12.9 percent in 1932, and -1.3 percent in 1933. The contraction in 1933 may have been greater, had Franklin Delano Roosevelt not replaced Hoover in the White House in March of that year, initiating substantial government stimulus projects known as the New Deal. Reliable GDP estimates prior to 1930 are difficult to find, but those data that are available show four consecutive Republican presidents overseeing economic growth of less than 2 percent from 1871 to 1885. Over the course of the next 45 years the economy swung wildly between boom and bust cycles, including several deep depressions, before the Great Depression and FDR's subsequent creation of oversight mechanisms that work to maintain relative economic stability.
Fox Business host Stuart Varney is supposed to be a serious voice for analysis and expertise at the network, but Varney is a serial minformer, who creates confusion on economic issues.
In November 2014, Varney predicted
In the past week, Varney has attacked impoverished children for soaking up too many government benefits and watched idly as an economist easily debunked conservative demands for more tax cuts and deregulation to spur the economy. Since the start of the year Varney has been an unceasing source of misinformation on the minimum wage, has misled on the funding structures of public-sector unions, has lamented a proposal to pay people for the hours they work, and has attacked "ridiculous" anti-poverty programs that help struggling families and save taxpayers money.
In an April 28 blog post, Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman explained how Republicans mislead the American public about the health of the economy by ignoring positive economic trends. The focus of Waldman's comparison was the "objective reality" of progress and areas for improvement specified by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the "laughable fantasy" of "an absolute (economic) nightmare" outlined by Republican front-runner Donald Trump, but it could have just as easily been any of the personalities at Fox News. This April 29 Fox & Friends segment that mislead on GDP is one very good example.
In Waldman's piece, he hit Trump for pretending tax cuts are the solution to economic growth -- they are actually a proven failure. Varney often repeats this same tax cut talking point at Fox. When Earhardt asked on Fox & Friends "what is the reason for these bad numbers" on the economy, Varney slammed "massive regulation, constant government borrowing" and "overspending to raise the debt" -- exactly the talking points for which Waldman hit Trump the day before.
60 Minutes Producer: "We Can Never Lie About Who We Are Or Why We're Someplace" And Were "Prepared To Come Clean If Confronted"
Last summer, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) released a series of deceptively edited videos, baselessly alleging that Planned Parenthood sold fetal tissue-- earning CMP and its founder, David Daleiden, the title of Media Matters' 2015 Misinformer of the Year. Although CMP's work has been largely discredited, the Congressional Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives has consistently cited illegally obtained and entirely unauthenticated documents provided by CMP as evidence.
This week, CBS News' 60 Minutes released their report, "Dialing for Dollars," an undercover investigation using hidden camera footage to report on the "relentless pressure on members of Congress to constantly raise money." Although 60 Minutes conducted their investigation in a highly-transparent way -- releasing an accompanying video report about their methods called "60 Minutes' Decision To Use A Hidden Camera This Week" -- right-wing media figures have already compared this investigatory journalism to CMP's deceptive work.
In a series of tweets, Federalist Senior Editor Mollie Hemingway wrote: "Good news everyone! OK for journalists to secretly film again" and noted that CBS "not only edited the video, but used B roll for context (like we allow for 100% of non-fetal market stories)":
Good news everyone! OK for journalists to secretly film again.* https://t.co/zG4oVCqb6P *offer not applicable to one side of abortion issue
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 25, 2016
.@Ryan_kearns shocking news: @CBSNews not only edited video but used B roll for context (like we allow for 100% of non-fetal market stories)
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 25, 2016
Yep! And use B-roll and everything!* *so long as you're not exposing the abortion industry https://t.co/tIbTwzqndt
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 25, 2016
Hemingway's comments were also picked up and tweeted by the anti-choice news site, LifeNews which said "so CBS News can use a hidden camera but pro-life people can't?":
So CBS News can use a hidden camera but pro-life people can't? Good catch @MZHemingway https://t.co/ZZTmLETmXe
— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) April 25, 2016
Daleiden also retweeted Hemingway:
Fraud. https://t.co/I7MuLfxg9v
— David Daleiden (@daviddaleiden) April 25, 2016
CMP and the right-wing media who carry water for its work have defended CMP's deceptively edited videos as "investigatory journalism." Notably, Fox News hosts Steve Doocy and Bill O'Reilly have both compared CMP's work to that of 60 Minutes. During a January 26 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends Doocy argued that "journalists use these [undercover] techniques everyday" and gave the examples of "60 Minutes" and "20/20." Similarly, in a March 6 segment from The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly alleged that if Daleiden was indicted for using fraudulent IDs, "all of 60 Minutes would be in jail, because they did stings all the time."
The form and substance of 60 Minutes' investigation, however, was radically different than CMP's ideologically motivated smear campaign against Planned Parenthood. In the supplementary report explaining their methodology and rationale for going undercover, correspondent Norah O'Donnell and 60 Minutes producer Pat Shevlin explained that "the decision to use a hidden camera wasn't taken lightly" and that they were "scrupulous" about the process.
There are at least three key ways that 60 Minutes' use of hidden cameras differs from CMP's: 60 Minutes did not conceal their identities to gain access, did not identify people on camera without consent, and did not alter their material to fit an ideological goal.
Unlike CMP's deceptively edited videos -- where Daleiden and his associates intentionally misled clinic staff about their identities and intentions, steps which included creating a fake company and fake identities -- 60 Minutes never portrayed themselves fraudulently or lied about who they were or what they were doing to the people they filmed. In the accompanying 60 Minutes Overtime video report Shevlin said 60 Minutes "can never lie about who we are or why we're some place" and that if you're "challenged, you can't give a false reason for why you're there."
60 Minutes representatives gained access to the congressional call center legally and without misrepresenting themselves. CMP, on the other hand, cannot make such a claim. On January 26 a Houston grand jury indicted David Daleiden and one of his associates for gaining access to a Planned Parenthood clinic under deceptive pretenses using false identification. Meanwhile, over 13 state investigations have consistently cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing.
In accordance with the advice from lawyers, 60 Minutes did not release footage with "identifiable faces" to the public.
In CMP's deceptively edited videos, however, Daleiden not only filmed providers without their consent he also provided additional identifying information including their names. These efforts to identify providers by name plays into a long history of anti-choice groups targeting abortion providers for harassment which has led to doctors who were later murdered or shot by anti-choice activists.
More recently, the Congressional select panel has issued wide-ranging subpoenas targeting not only abortion providers but also "researchers, graduate students, laboratory technicians, and administrative staff who are in any way involved in fetal tissue research." Democrats and reproductive rights advocates have warned that by collecting these names "Congress could be putting lives in danger."
In the 60 Minutes report, correspondent Norah O'Donnell investigates a congressional representatives being told their "first responsibility" is not to serve their constituents, but instead to "spend around 30 hours a week" in a call center soliciting donations. O'Donnell explained the purpose in seeing these call centers, as that's how "lawmakers are spending a lot of their time … that they could be in their office on Capitol Hill doing the people's business."
Although CMP has argued their intentions were to bring a matter of public interest to the attention of authorities -- including their claims that laws involving sale of fetal tissue were being broken -- a February 5 decision by federal judge William H. Orrick strongly rebuts this claim. Orrick issued a preliminary injunction barring CMP from releasing further videos utilizing footage of National Abortion Federation (NAF) employees. According to Orrick, this injunction was justified because CMP did not "-- as Daleiden repeatedly asserts -- use widely accepted investigatory journalism techniques" to reveal a matter of public interest.
Instead, Orrick argued that CMP relied on "repeated instances of fraud, including the manufacture of fake documents, the creation and registration with the state of California a fake company, and repeated false statements to a numerous NAF representatives and NAF members in order to infiltrate NAF and implement their Human Capital Project." Orrick concluded that because of these deceptive means, the resulting videos were not "pieces of journalistic integrity, but misleadingly edited videos and unfounded assertions … of criminal conduct."
CMP has removed material from their videos that would have disproven their allegations, inserted misleading images into their work, and coached testimony from a supposed witness to criminal activity.
60 Minutes' reporting -- and their effort to make clear why it meets common standards of journalistic integrity -- reaffirms the findings of many other journalists and media ethicists who argue that CMP's work "can be called many things, but 'journalism' probably isn't one of them."
Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) announced a plan to mutually shift resources in upcoming contests to increase the odds of denying front-runner Donald Trump a majority of delegates before the GOP convention. Some conservative media figures have criticized the candidates' decision, calling it "unreal" and "the equivalent of a Republican Munich."
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Twice the official portraitist of George W. Bush, painter Robert Anderson explains what it's like to build a relationship with a president, separate the man from the legacy, and struggle with his smirk.
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Preparing for Thursday's vice presidential showdown, Republican candidate Paul Ryan consults Theodor Seuss Geisel to simplify his message so that even a child—or American voter—can understand.
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UPDATE: The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making a two day stop in Nebraska. NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko will be in the state Sunday and Monday. According to a statement from the NRC Jaczko will "observe Missouri River flooding and the flooding preparation" at Nebraska's two nuclear power plants. The statement goes on to note that "an NRC inspection at Fort Calhoun two years ago indicated deficiencies in the flood preparation area, which the licensee has now remedied." Jaczko is scheduled to tour the Cooper plant on Sunday and Fort Calhoun on Monday, meeting with NRC inspectors at both plants along with plant officials. He is also scheduled to meet with reporters Monday afternoon in Omaha.
When the man in charge of the country's nuclear power shows up in Nebraska for a firsthand look at the state's nuclear facilities which are being threatened by the Missouri River, he'll find two operations that are considered safe but are no strangers to federal investigations, including a year old examination of flood concerns.
As Nebraska Watchdog first reported Gregory Jaczko the Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will visit the state soon, possibly Monday.
Jaczko's stop comes while the Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville is under scrutiny following an April incident that found three workers exposed to radiation. According to the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), which runs Cooper, the accident did not cause any apparent injuries but was "unacceptable." The NRC wants "to understand why normal work practices were not followed."
In 2009 NRC inspectors found that the Fort Calhoun Station, which is 19 miles north of Omaha, came up short in the face of possible flooding. NRC records specifically state that the plant's "flood protection strategy was not fully effective during worst-case Missouri River flooding scenarios."
The NRC required Fort Calhoun, which is run by the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), to plug its flood holes. According to a May 16, 2011 report the NRC appears satisfied that Fort Calhoun has gotten its act together. The report notes, "Comprehensive corrective actions…have been developed." OPPD is expected to file a follow-up report with the NRC by August 30.
Fort Calhoun and Cooper remain under what are known as "Unusual Event" declarations, the NRC's lowest emergency level.
Governor Dave Heineman (NE-R) told KVNO radio he's confident Nebraska's two nuclear power stations are safe, and is glad the NRC Chief plans to visit.
"I trust the judgment of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the leaders of our two nuclear power plants," Heineman said. "They're the ones in charge. Obviously, with all the water around, we're all concerned. But they've protected those plants very well, and we're very confident that we'll be okay in that regard."
Fort Calhoun shut down for a refueling outage on April 7 and OPPD has decided not to restart the plant until the Missouri's flood waters back-off. Nevertheless the Flood of 2011 has stirred plenty of concern and questions. OPPD has even taken the unusual, to some unheard of, step of confronting hearsay and gossip. On its website OPPD now includes a page designated for "Flood Rumor Control."
Despite rising water Cooper is still operating. As of Friday morning the river at Brownville, which is 70 miles from Lincoln and Omaha, had climbed to within a foot and a half from forcing the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD ) to declare an "Alert" and shut the reactor down. Earlier this week a Cooper spokesman told Nebraska Watchdog a shutdown would occur over a period of 4-10 hours although it could occur "within three seconds" if necessary.
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when I create a certificate, do I use *.example.com or mail.example.com or mymail.example.com?
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It's no secret that the south has our heart. Give us sweet tea in mason jars, bow tie-clad gents, and warm hospitality any day. We just can't imagine life any other way. Knowing this, is it any surprise that we'd be over the moon for a southern-detail-filled wedding?
While it's not always easy to define what makes the south feel like home, we think it may have something to do with the people, food, and culture; and today's board is inspired by just a few southern favorites. Dapper young gents, sweet tea popsicles, cotton details, biscuits and preserves, chickens (oh my word, the chickens!!!), and a whole lot of love. Dixie, this one's for you!
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Photo Credit: couple with chickens by Virgil Bunao, barn by Eric Kelley via Grey Likes Weddings, burying the Bourbon via PhotoLadyLove, southern print via Southern Weddings Shop, cotton bouquet by Sweet Tea Photography and Petal's Edge Floral Design, banjo groom's cake by Tim Will via Southern Weddings, Cokes by Kate Triano via Southern Weddings, wellies by Lindsay Madden Photography via Style Me Pretty, boutonniere by K&K Photography via Style Me Pretty, Bible by A Bryan Photo, invitation by Heather Cook Elliott Photography via Style Me Pretty, sweet tea popsicles by Eric Kelley Photography via Southern Weddings, gentleman's corner by Kate Harris Weddings via Southern Weddings, biscuits and preserves by Ulmer Studios via Southern Weddings, ring bearer (original source unknown), monogrammed memento by Christina Carroll Photography via Style Me Pretty