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well... if i had to get super nerdy with you there was this big blow out battle with doomsday where they killed each other.
And guys I loved the 1990s super man.
I'm glad we got kent in one small bit sized portion.
MAybe this needs to be spammed till people READ THE GOD DAMN THing.
It's kinda funny when peoples biggest issue is "but my nerd sense tells me they ruined super man."
well sorry it would seem your just not nerdy enough to know what your talking about ^ ~.
I'm with you, Bob. Superman is the Great Dane complex writ large, where his regular duties are protecting fuzzy kittens in a world of cardboard. You didn't spoil how the circumstances forced Superman to kill Zod, so I don't know if Sups was coerced by circumstances or genuinely chose the easy way out in choosing the simple option.
From a writing standpoint this may be an attempt to represent that not even Superman gets to be perfect, but is confined to the foibles of being a real person (within the fictional context). Most of us dip into the the dark side before we realize that there are reasons we don't do that. Sherlock Holmes was outwitted three times in his career as a detective. Not even Jesus gets to be Jesus.
Interestingly, Superman also killed Zod (unnecessarily) in Superman II, but that's an odd story of its own. I still enjoy the over-the-top caricature that was Zod then, that once he punched his way to the White House, he was content to sit there and let human civilization go on so long as everyone called him king and kneeled appropriately. He didn't so much as ask for tea or even a humongous statue to be built in his likeness.[1]
[1] Contrast: Aku, the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness who demanded regular tribute in the form of gargantuan statues.
Why would he lighten up?
I think the scene itself was really good, or it would've been if it had proper build up. This entire movie seemed to at the same time turn it up a notch, and start from scratch at the same time. Superman fighting a massive alien threat doesn't have as much wow factor as, say, Iron Man and Cap fighting those guys in the Avengers did because it didn't have a stepping stone to notch it up from. It would've worked as a sequel though - first movie establishes Superman as an inherently good person coming to grips with his powers and deciding what to do, but the enemies and problems faced should very much be human only. That way you have the build up to meeting these guys who can fight on even footing with him, forcing his hand to make him kill. Maybe the collateral damage caused when he cuts loose would even scare him and turn public perception against him. That would even lead into a third movie where he tries to get over it (Maybe with the help of BATMAN and the JUSTICE LEAGUE?). But of course that will never be because they messed this one up, and too many reboots leaves bad tastes in mouths.
Yes. I read the novelization of that. So ok, I'll grant you that. Although didn't Doomsday eventually come back from that battle?
Read what "God damn" thing? The comics? No, I couldn't be asked. Is his character in the comics that inconstant with other mediums?
I liked it but... It was not so much that superman killed that bugged me nearly as much as the number of people he failed to (and failed to try and save). The bodycount just seemed way to high for a superman movie. If I saw him flying overhead I wouldn't be yelling 'yay superman' I'd be yelling 'the stupid war you brought here killed my cousins you $%#&' (still not fair but from the point of view of the guy on the street...)
I mean as superman (in costume at least) I don't think he actively rescued a single civilian he didn't already know. Even the family he saved at the end was only targeted by Zod because Superman seemed to care about them. I liked the movie more then bob did but Superman didn't seem that super in it. I mean he's supposed to represent this grand ideal and that S is supposed to symbolize hope. Hope for what? Seriously can someone tell me what that hope is because I want to know.
You know i'm working on a theory that moviebob is stupid.
Moviebob has a lower then average intelligence
I am open to persuasion on this point BTW
But i just find his videos full of contradiction and a lack of knowledge and common sense
Ok, supernerdy point. Early Superman did tend to fling bad guys out of windows and do other things to them that would likely cause, if not death, then certainly life crippling injury. And the whole "no killing" thing was less about being able to bring back characters and more to do with things like the Comics Code.
But anyway, on to "Where can Man of Steel 2 go". The most obvious place is Lex Luthor. The way I'd go with it is that if they want to continue in the gritty Nolan-style then you need to think about how the world would react to the news that there's a godlike Alien in a blue suit wandering about as well as the fact that Smallville has been in large parts wiped off the map as well as a huge chunk of Metropolis being turned into a hole. There's going to be fear, paranoia possibly even propaganda showing Superman killing. And Lex is the perfect character to be the architect of a machiavellian plot to get under Sup's cape.
And they have every right to feel that way. Inevitable comparisons to the Avengers in 3....2...1...
In The Avengers, where they too cause a lot of destruction, there ARE points where at least they go "This way, civilians! Get these people to safety over here! Actual interaction with the people they're protecting!" Really, only The Hulk was the one tearing through the city with no abandon. Everyone else was trying to standthem off/lure the enemies to THEM so they could take them out more quickly and efficiently. You can see why some people would praise them for being heroes since they were so clearly shown that they were there to help ensure the safety of lives First and Foremost. Zod would have followed Supers wherever he went, so they could have flown off somewhere where there would be less city destruction (especially after the Doomsday Machine), so why exactly couldn't he have lured him away?
And also, does anyone else even KNOW who Superman is, really? I mean they kinda know that there's an alien among them that Zod wanted, but are they really aware of the Superman persona? He kinda just shows up and starts flying all over the place and is never seen having any kind of interaction with the civilians/just Lois and the military. Unless I missed a part of the CGI orgy where he DID actually acknowledge the citizens of Metropolis and they acknowledged him, they'd be pretty damn justified to assume that Supes is indeed just as bad as Zod and he should have gone away with him instead of fighting on our planet. Where HE TOO is running Zod's face against buildings and shit just as much as anyone. Again, what do they really know about him? When did he reassure the people that he was on their side? Hell, even at the very end when he takes down the drones, they'd be justified in thinking "are you trying to hide something? Hmm? Hmm??"
The people of Metropolis really have NO REASON to trust Superman or believe in him as their new hero. Maybe Papa Kent's flashback diatribe might come into play after all, because they're really going to think that they were better off if Clark was never here in the first place or would have just stayed away (seeing as how that's the only reason Zod was here). This movie is too concerned with being so overly broad and epic in scope & "moar realistic" and ashamed of its own source material that it misses the little things that count the most.
But once Superman kills once? Then what? Especially in his intro movie. Once he has taken that step. Killed, even to simply protect his world and society, there is nothing that separates him from Zod. That has always been one of the most critical things is the Superman mythos. It was his personal ethics and morality. That farm raised Kansas common sense that thou shalt not kill, thou shall help they neighbors etc, that was a far greater check on Superman's unlimited powers than Kryptonite ever was. He was power exercised with restraint and responsibility. And between the Daddy lecture on "letting a school bus full of kids die" and the final solution to the Zod problem, well guess what. Superman quickly morphs into a world ruling despot. It's Marvel's Hyperion or Mark Waid's Irredeemable. Not so much Superman.
A friend summed up his issues with this movie very succinctly to me. He said it seemed to be two completely separated movies. The origin tale and backstory. and the arrival of the Kryptonians and the battle with Zod. And they never fully meshed. If they had done it as two back to back movies it would have been perfect. Allow the first to set the standards, establish the character and his moral compass and THEN have the second movie where he is faced with that single option. That would have been spectacular. But this all in one as part of his intro? It just felt wrong.
I agree, that seems a reasonable enough way round that issue.
Also, in some of the comics, he was willing to use lethal force against enemies of similar power level, he just doesn't think it's his place to do so against humans and monsters that humans could stop. He did kill a group of dimension-hopping world-ending kryptonian nut-jobs in the comics once, and he has tried to kill Brainiac, Darkseid and Doomsday at times in various animated versions (they're still around afterwards because they are just that tough). According to something on TV tropes, the reason he tries not to kill, but doesn't fuss about his allies killing as much as Batman does is based on the fact that he is tough enough and powerful enough to try to find other ways round the problem, but not everyone is.
I figured somebody would bring up John Byrnes classic hard hitting Superman #22 from 1988. And yes that is basically where they get parts of this story from. Yes Superman does for the first time violate his personal beliefs and kill Zod. A purely evil being bent on complete destruction of our world. But here are the differences. Firstly the build up. Before this story they spent over 2 years across several cominc titles establishing Superman. Establishing his character and morals, and establishing that this was something that he would not simply do. Superman always finds a way to save people. Superman always finds a way to not kill. 4 regular ongoing series. 2 backstory limited series. All mainly to establish those core character elements. And then when they pulled that trigger it was devastating. Which led to the second part. The fallout from what he did. That act destroyed him. He quit being Superman ung up his cape and wandered off alone into space for 2 years not willing to trust himself around anyone else.
This would have been a fantastic story for a second movie in a trilogy. The first movie should have been establishing the hero. The second should have been this ultimate confrontation and choice. and the third should have been the repercussions of that choice and eventual redemption. Trying to mash it all together just feels wrong.
I saw Man of Steel and REALLY REALLY enjoyed it, I'd call it a masterpiece even!
That said, it hit on something I've always felt about Supes, and am about to take to the bank here. Supes is an idea, not something to necessarily be taken this seriously. There is a ground between serious and laughable, and that ground covers "Ridiculously Stylized" which is where this movie fits in. That said, it does that job spectacularly, and when your hero's most telling attribute is his iconic nature(I mean, what else makes superman interesting? NOTHING! THAT'S WHAT!!!)
I don't agree with Bob's obvious anger at some of the action taken in this Superman movie, because it's all symbolic. No Superman didn't have to fight in a small town where obviously tons of people died when THE STREETS CAUGHT ON FIRE!!!!! But this scene didn't truly represent that to me, because I understood that no people being seen was the artistic telling that these people just didn't die. This gets compounded throughout the movie as the director shows off what is apocalyptic levels of chaos that only Superman can overcome, pushing the Superman Icon in the only place it can move forward.
In fact they REALLY push it, and REALLY show off his creed by having him never attack his classmates despite them attacking him, being alienated but still willing to act as a savior. They pushed the "Space Jesus" them to the max, because that is the heart of this character. He is the incredible humble god who walks like a man.
To that light, Zod's death is easily a one-time thing, and the air of the moment was that superman didn't want to do this thing. Zod didn't just threaten a family of four, he stated that he wouldn't let this fight end without one of them dying, and superman fought and fought for that not to be the case FINALLY killing him when not doing so meant the direct death of others. Something Superman is tired of "seeing", all symbolic.
I can't take Man of Steel as a realistic look at superman no matter how much they try to justify his powers. I look at it as over the top action from the silver age, and that is what I felt I got. I didn't get the "90s comic" vibe that MovieBob got, and I felt the Writing, Production, Direction all understood their source material very well. Yes, they did throw in elements to make a very boring character interesting, giving him humanity(He watched his father die when he could have saved him, because his father insisted on him keeping his secret and he mentions this being a core factor in him randomly saving people from there on out. Furthermore, the element of him getting panic attacks from his powers is not only something I can understand greatly(I get panic attacks, and they basically showed off what super "hyper-vigilance" would look like.) and works in his power set to give him something he had to deal with that was very human. It bridged the gap from unbelievably powerful, to relatable.)
All this said, I do hope that they don't make Superman kill from here on out, and would also bring up Batman in that regard. In "Batman Begins" he kills Ra's Al Ghul and yet Batman in the comics just doesn't kill. He doesn't kill, use guns, or go against the police, these are all things he has developed into his creed because of what he has experienced fighting crime, and it's the distinction that stops him from being a crazy guy who wears a cape, and commits vigilantism. I hope that Superman killing Zod stays with him in future films and makes him wary of ever doing it again, after his reaction to Zod's death it would be easy to use it as the reason he doesn't kill.
To think, i tried to sercumvent the use of Byrne's run as to why Superman "would" kill Zod :P
Just because I don't much care for the hero that is always perfect and never does any wrong or refuses to kill, does not instantly mean I want that hero to start murdering everyone on a single suspicion. Please, just stop posting if you don't know what you are talking about.
Just admit it bob, you don't like the movie. Quit beating around the bush trying to act neutral to everything like you somehow really liked it on a technical level or whatever the hell your reasoning is and just say it....you don't like it. We get it bob, your not a big fan of Nolans style of "dark" and "more realistic" super heroes and just stop acting like you are somewhat interested still in the direction they are going and just say it out loud and get it off your chest.
I personally found a ton of heart in this movie, especially the scenes with the father and when he was saving lives without asking for anything in return. I guess all those scenes mean nothing to you and just magically disappear when the fighting starts or something but I remember the movie having tons of heart.
And yes, you are being "THAT" guy.
I didn't really feel Superman killing Zod meant that now Superman is a-o-kay with killing people as long as it saves people. The scene was pretty intense and Superman had to think of something quickly, and he seemed to deeply regret his decision. This could possibly be some new motivation to never kill anyone else, after having done it.
So... Superman kills. And the movie tries to say that that's okay because the villain put a lot of people's lives at risk...
So, who's looking forward to the "Injustice" movie Warner Bros. is apparently trying to make?
You know I liked the movie a lot and the killing thingie? I tought it was a great way to end it ( a shame we won't see more of zod ..) , it kind of reminded me o this...
When this happened I tought " well I know she is the only one from the so called trinity with enough balls to do this" and actually made me start reading wonder woman vol 3 ( which I loved btw)....
On topic: Well I don't think this will make supes a pscyho to kill every enemy, I think they are profiling it more like a trauma? and this could actually explain the big reason why from now on superman won't kill.
I'm a Huge batman fan , that being said if warner actually pulls a JLA ala avengers and makes a origin movie ( at least of the trinity right?) I'm eagerly waiting for a Wonder Woman movie........ I just wish.... REALLY WISH they choose her right , I mean big woman, fit... kind of muscular..... right? ..... please?
You know, people love to defend the Zod-killing in Man Of Steel with this:
Well, I'd like to counter that defense with this:
I know it's been brought up but the point is valid, Superman has killed someone and he feels guilt thus he WOULDN'T do it again. It won't give him an excuse to kill off any new villain as he knows that leads to a dark place.
Yeah.............. I'm sorry but any point you wanted to make is invalid because you included a small ville video in your post........XD
Good god, that picture of jay Sherman was creepy. I can still see it with my eyes closed!
This isn't aimed at you specifically
Well first off Smallville is Shite and second that wasn't what Donner wanted in the first place, in his cut Zod and gang were alive and were taken away but for reasons i don't know it was cut before release.
And as for Injustice? I won't go into the whole alternate universe thing but remember what happened in Injustice is the opposite to what happened in Kingdom Come and similarly in the JL cartoon.
Stop getting it twisted, it's not that Superman doesn't kill, it's that he shouldn't, he should always find a better way, it won't be a perfect way, just a better one. I'm not even a Superman fan and even i can get that :S
The only difference I can see between Zod and all the people Supermen allows to die throughout that movie is that with Zod it was through action, not inaction, that Superman ended his life. I guess if Superman had stuck Zod on a train, blown up the tracks, then said "I can't kill you, but I don't have to save you" and flown off, it would have been okay. Right BATMAN?
See, that's the problem I had with it. There didn't seem to be any point where he tried to weigh any other options in his head. This scenario didn't require a split-second decision (Zod is straining to turn his head toward the family while Superman is straining to turn it away from them, resulting in Zod's heat-vision beam slowly inching towards them for about 30 seconds, which the family could have run away from on their own when you think about it),and yet Superman doesn't even think about trying to find any other solution. And the thing is it's not that he didn't care about finding another solution, it's the only solution that immediately came to his mind when they entered the train station.
Here's what seems to be the thought process going on in Superman's head at this point: Okay, he's not gonna do this. He did say that I'd have to kill him to stop him, but he's just bluffing. He's not gonna really kill any of these people. Not in a million years. Uh oh, it looks like he's gonna fry that family with his heat-vision. But he's not gonna do it. He's gonna shut it off at the last second just to screw with me. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna do it. Wow, that beam's getting pretty close. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna do it. He's not gonna- OH SHIT! HE'S GONNA DO IT! [SNAP]........oh shit.......he really was gonna do it......
Ok there is the one point about the killing of Zod that I'm sure people have mentioned already but here in my two cents // Superman killed him because he knew Zod would never stop, Never // Zod said it himself and Superman would have known that there was no way to talk him down, change his mind or stop him // Nothing on Earth could contain him and Zod was a better fighter than Superman // It was only a matter of time before Zod start to win and do some real damn to earth
Superman had only started to be Superman for a short time during this movie // He had faith, he had conflict within him and you could see that killing Zod was not an easy thing // He didn't have access to anything or anyone to help him with this and for later movies he will learn restraint and how to deal with the big bads
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I'm at least sort of agreeing with Bob in that I don't care whether they do some sort of big overarching deal or not, and that my primary concern is more or less the vision with respect to putting out good movies.
Also, Superman pretty much always finds a way, so that whole "no alternative" thing was crap. Is it cheesey and hokey? Well, yeah, but it's a Superman movie. Even in this version he's a dude who flies around in tighta and a cape in mixed primary colours. If you want dark and gritty, wait for Squirrel Girl.
That's Green Lantern you're thinking of. Superman's the best at what he does, though what he does isn't very nice.
That's why he runs around with a skull on his chest and enough technology to take down the US government.
SLIP in? That thing barged in on the back of a zombie T-Rex.
Batman. It's all part of a promotion campaign to enrage Superman fans so they'll come back to him.
You should really let your Boston accent come through more often in your voice-overs. You've said before that you trained yourself out of it because it wasn't a 'correct' broadcast voice - but that's what makes it interesting. It adds character and makes you stand out. Can you imagine Yahtzee's reviews being half as popular as they are if he didn't have that cool English/Australian accent?
Anybody can sound like they're from nowhere. You have the chance to let your roots show. Let them.
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I can see Superman killing Zod as a springboard for future sequels. One of the constant themes for Superman is why not become the supreme ruler/dictator (Justice Lord, Injustice, etc). The death of Zod means that any sequel has shown that Superman could actually become that sort of person but his moral code holds him in check.
I think one way to reinforce the idea would be for superman to kill another villain, not one of the big ones like Lex or Darkseid but a more mundane or human one(plenty of villains in the DC universe no one would miss, Toyman anyone?) and show the consequences of that action. Show Superman terrified of becoming a megalomaniac killer like Zod.
Consequently, you could also make his fight scenes against non-superpower humans much more believable since he would be fighting to capture not kill.
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Two things I saw recently 1) NASA budget for climate research is 1 billion (for all those satellites and all that), 2) Facebook buys instagram for 1 billion.
Now we can see where our priorities (as a society) lie. What I don't get is, that instagram has software that a reasonably good programmer could have done in a few weekends of binge hacking. It does nothing really new. You could even take fairly off the shelf things. Perhaps the servers and the online setup might be costlier, but still, nothing all that strange. To think that this is worth to us as much as figuring out where the next hurricane will hit, or when will the ice caps melt is "interesting".
Though it is not totally out of sync with what else is happening. When the entire UC system which is responsible for several nobel prizes and innumerable new cures for diseases and leaps in terms of understanding the world, not to mention educating a huge number of students, when that system has a budget hole the size of one CEOs bonus, and it's a huge hit for the university. Something is off in priorities. Actually there is a very good likelyhood that this CEO will die of some cancer that wasn't cured because we don't fund science enough.


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You Can Call Me Ray wrote: We already live in an age where we are inundated with information, and it has become so difficult to validate information that some people have just given up. We are (IMO) witnessing the "explosion of information" all around us, and we can, today, see how it is beginning to tear down aspects of our former ideas about society. We are making the way for the Age of Intention.
In one of my first posts here, Caryn and I were discussing how I came about my theory of the progression of ages (Age of Force, Age of Momentum, Age of Energy, Age of Information, and Age of Intention). I put forth that in the transition between ages there were always major upheavals in society going on (usually wars and bad economic times... Age of Information began prior to & during WW II). Clearly, we now see that we have both of these hallmarks going on in our world today. The other part of my theory is that at this transition between ages there is another hallmark: Some type of new, major understanding that science brings forth (Age of Information was brought about by Relativity). This hallmark of the transition of ages is also right in front of us: Dark Energy and Dark Matter are setting the stage for this new understanding of our place in the universe and how the universe works. This discovery is calling for a renewal in physics...an extending of our understanding to include more of the universe.
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We Are Jews: She-asani Yisrael/ Who made me a Jew
Books used in this review are from my personal library or were provided by my local public library. I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you click on a book title referred to on my website and purchase it from Amazon, I may receive a very small commission on your purchase. You will incur no additional cost, however. I appreciate your support.
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We are on the twelfth blessing of the Nisim B'Chol Yom/the blessings for daily miracles recited during morning prayers:
"Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,
Who made me a Jew."
When my husband and I were married, we had a Catholic priest and a rabbi perform the wedding ceremony. Because the Catholic priest would be doing most of the ritual, my husband (the Jewish party) had to agree to raise our children as Catholics. You can understand, then, that when our son was born (almost 30 years ago,) and my husband said he wanted him to be Jewish, that I was a bit shocked. I had thought the decision was made. Yet there we were spending hours discussing the pros and cons of each of our faiths. Ultimately, after a lot of searching and researching, we decided on Judaism.
Recently, memories of those discussions flooded my mind with the news that three teenage boys had been murdered in Israel. While there may be debate about the appropriateness of their being out, alone, hitchhiking in Gaza late at night, the fact is they are dead. And they are dead for the simple reason that they were Jews. That truth has brought all of those endless discussions between my spouse and I back into very clear focus. I vividly recall saying to my husband more than once, "You are asking me to make a choice that could ultimately result in the death of my child for the simple reason that we made this choice for him. People will hate him, find ways to hurt him and perhaps want to kill him, just because we decide to make him Jewish – AND FOR NO OTHER REASON."
As I write this, I am hearing the awful news that a young Muslim/Israeli boy (15 years old, from East Jerusalem,) was kidnapped and murdered – possibly burned alive – by what appears to be Jewish fanatics looking for revenge. This tears at my heart as much as the murder of the three Jewish/Israeli teens. What right do we…does any individual have to take life for any reason? Will the murder of this child bring those other three children back? I wish…I hope the people of Israel will read the message of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, an Orthodox rabbi I greatly admire. "Say Kaddish," he writes. "Do Kaddish…" he goes on. Study Torah, give Tzedakah, perform mitzvot…make the world a better place. Honor these FOUR teenage boys who died needlessly.
I believe we made the right choice for our children, just as I know I made the right choice for myself. Everything about Judaism resonates with me and my beliefs in how people should care for themselves, care for each other and care for the world around them. Judaism is a faith that cherishes life over everything—Jewish zealots notwithstanding—using each moment of our precious time on earth to find a way to be our best selves and help in repairing the world. Clearly, we have a lot of work to do, and once the mourning period is over, we will be back at it.
Rabbi Steinsaltz knows. Jewish fanatics apparently do not. The Jewish People will survive this tragedy, just as we survived the murder of Daniel Pearl, the slaughter of the Israeli Olympic team, and the horrors of the Holocaust…Because we are Jews.
Happy Reading!
Kathy B.
Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays. By Judi Gross. Illustrated by Bari Weissman. ©2005. Grosset & Dunlap. Ages 3-8. This small, concise little paperback illustrates and celebrates the major Jewish holidays from Rosh Hashanah through Passover and includes Shabbat. A fun, simple book for the entire family to enjoy throughout the year.
It's a…It's a…It's a Mitzvah. By Elizabeth Suneby and Diane Heiman. Illustrated by Laurel Molk. ©2012. Jewish Lights Publishing. Ages 4-8. Happy Meerkats teach young children the joys of performing Mitzvot and doing tikkun olam to help heal the world. Demonstrating easy to do tasks that can bring joy to others, these charmingly illustrated creatures show children how Jewish wisdom can be part of their lives as well.
Jewish Child's First Book of Why. By Alfred J. Kolatch. Illustrated by Harry Araten. ©1992. Jonathan David Publishers. Ages 4-8. The traditions and customs of Judaism are explained using simple language and captivating illustrations. Questions like: "Why do we fast on Yom Kippur?" and "Why do we plant trees?" are answered in a style that even the youngest child can understand.
The Jewish Kids' Catalog. By Chaya Burstein. ©1998. The Jewish Publication Society. Ages 7-11. For older children, this is Basic Judaism in a book. From Jewish History to Jewish Holidays, with songs, crafts, and a ton of information about important Jewish People and Sites, everything your child wants to know about Judaism is close at hand.
What Makes Someone a Jew? By Lauren Seidman. Illustrated with photographs. ©2007. Jewish Lights Publishing. Ages 4-8. This very modern look at Judaism reinforces that being Jewish is about doing good in the world and not how you look or where you live. Filled with photographs of Jews from around the world, adopted children, individuals who have converted to Judaism and any other person who might be considered Jewish, children will enjoy exploring and finding themselves in the photos and the simple, rhyming text.
©2014 Kathleen M. Bloomfield and forwordsbooks.com. All rights reserved.
Win Some, Lose Some: She-asani Ben/Bat Chorin/ Who made me free
Books used in this review are from my personal library or were provided by my local public library. I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you click on a book title referred to on my website and purchase it from Amazon, I may receive a very small commission on your purchase. You will incur no additional cost, however. I appreciate your support.
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We are on the eleventh blessing of the Nisim B'Chol Yom/the blessings for daily miracles recited during morning prayers:
"Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,
Who made me free."
I grew up watching Thoroughbred horses run around race tracks. My parents, with some family friends, owned several race horses for a number of years. I learned at an early age, "You win some, you lose some."
I watched excitedly as Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed won their Triple Crown races. I have waited over the years as other horses have tried and lost their bids to add their names to that notable list. A few weeks ago, another remarkable horse, California Chrome, entered that field. I truly thought he had a chance. But, like his many predecessors, he also lost the race after a noble try. What, you might ask, does any of this have to do with She-asani Ben/Bat Chorin/ Who made me free?
It was the reaction of one of California Chrome's owners, Stephen Coburn, that stopped me in my tracks that Sunday and started me thinking. Immediately following the Belmont Stakes race, Mr. Coburn said the owner of the winning horse took "The cowards way out," referring to the fact that Tonalist, the Belmont winner, had not run in the previous two Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby & Preakness. He followed that criticism up the following day on Good Morning America with, "That would be like me at 6'2" … playing basketball with a kid in a wheelchair. They haven't done anything with their horses in the Triple Crown … You figure it out. You ask yourself, 'Would it be fair if I played basketball with a child in a wheel chair?'" Mr. Coburn (no doubt with some serious prompting from family and friends) has since apologized publicly for these remarks, however, he had the choice to never make them in the first place.
He had other choices as well:
- Like all the owners of eligible thoroughbreds, Mr. Coburn had a choice to enter California Chrome in each of those Triple Crown races.
- Up to the Belmont Stakes, his horse had earned his stable $3.5 Million dollars in winnings. California Chrome's dead-heat Fourth Place finish, earned his stable an additional $80,000. He had a choice to express gratitude for topping the $4 Million dollar mark in winnings. He has not said a word about this or the fame his horse has brought him.
- His horse ran a great race, competing mightily, suffering a damaged hoof in the process. He had a choice to commend his horse and rider, along with all the other participants, and run to check on his horse's condition. Instead, Mr. Coburn chose to degrade the winner and demand that the rules of a 95-year-old horse racing tradition be changed to conform to his idea of "fair."
We all have the freedom to make choices, AND "you win some, you lose some." Yes, the losing is hard – very hard. There was a lot riding on California Chrome winning the Triple Crown Trophy. But if losing meant showing off as a poor sport and an ungrateful competitor, the choice was a poor one. Unless his goal was to serve as an example of how NOT to behave after a loss, in that Mr. Coburn took the Grand Prize. Mr. Coburn is new to racing. My hope is that he will soon discover the magnificent gift he has been given in California Chrome and choose to be grateful for that extraordinary animal every single day.
Happy Reading!
Kathy B.
Benjamin and the Word. By Daniel A. Olivas. Illustrated by Don Dyen. ©2005. Piñata Books. Ages 4-8. Benjamin and his friend, James were playing handball at recess. When Benjamin won the game, James used a very bad word to hurt Benjamin and make him feel bad. A Benjamin discusses this with his dad, the two explore the reasons why people use angry, hateful language. A bilingual book (English/Spanish), Benjamin is also the child of an interfaith marriage (Jewish/Christian).
Brendan and Belinda and the Slam Dunk. By Anne Rockwell. Illustrated by Paul Meisel. ©2007. HarperCollinsPublishers. Ages 4-8. Mr. Porker, Brendan and Belinda's father, loves basketball, so he teaches his kids everything he knows. As soon as they are old enough, they begin to play in the All-Hoops Parents and Kids League. It turns out that Brendan and Belinda are very good players, and the Jump Shot Juniors recruit them. Now it is Basketball 24/7, much to Mr. Porker's delight. Brendan and Belinda soon make it very clear that basketball is not their favorite sport and they want to do other things with their friends.
The Meanest Thing to Say. By Bill Cosby. Illustrated by Varnette P. Honeywood. ©1997 Scholastic, Inc. Ages 5-9. Little Bill is invited to play a new game, "Playing the Dozens." Each person gets twelve chances to say something mean to a person. The meanest thing wins. So?
You're a Good Sport, Miss Malarkey. By Judy Finchler. Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley. ©2002. Walker and Company. Ages 4-8. The class decides to join with the Youngstown Elementary Soccer League (YELS) and tries a number of coaches before settling on Miss Malarkey, who does not know much about soccer, but is excellent with the players. The parents, however, are another matter. When one day things get out of hand with the spectators, the league changes its name to Soccer Instructional League Elementary Neighborhood Teams (SILENT), and a new rule is put in place – parents can watch the game, but only with suckers in their mouths.
©2014 Kathleen M. Bloomfield and forwordsbooks.com. All rights reserved.
I Wonder: She-asani B'tzelem Elohim/ Who made me in the image of God
Books used in this review are from my personal library or were provided by my local public library. I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you click on a book title referred to on my website and purchase it from Amazon, I may receive a very small commission on your purchase. You will incur no additional cost, however. I appreciate your support.
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We are on the tenth blessing of the Nisim B'Chol Yom/the blessings for daily miracles recited during morning prayers:
"Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,
Who made me in the image of God."
What a powerful and life affirming statement – each of us is made in the image of God. If we truly looked at each other in this light – seeing the God in each human being, I wonder how the world might change:
- Would anyone need guns, weapons of mass destruction, war?
- Would anyone be hungry, uneducated, too cold, too hot?
- Would anyone be unable to find a doctor, a dentist, a hospital?
- Would anyone be abused, forgotten, unwanted, lonely?
Think about it. Look around you. Is there a person in your life, in your neighborhood, in your office who, if seen differently, you might treat differently? How might that change their life…or yours?
Happy Reading!
Kathy B.
I Dream for You a World: Covenant for Our Children. Written by Charisse Carney-Nunes. Illustrated by Anne Marie Williams. ©2007 Brand Nu Words. Ages 4-8. While this book was written primarily for the African-American community, it is in actuality a road map for any group looking to build a foundation of values on which to grow and thrive in diverse community capitalizing on everyone's skills and resources.
It's Okay to Be Different. Written and illustrated by Todd Parr. ©2001. Little, Brown and Company. Ages 3-8. Using his unique, colorful and distinctive artistic style, Todd Parr makes it very clear that being different is not only "Okay," it is actually healthy, special and important.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. Written and Illustrated by John Steptoe. ©1987. Lothrop Lee & Shepard books. Ages 4-8. Mufaro has two beautiful daughters, Nyasha and Manyara. When the king decides to take a wife, Mufaro wants both girls to have a chance to be wed. However, Nyasha is kind and Manyara is selfish. Their traits are discovered by what how they react to the people and things they see as they journey to the king.
People. Written and Illustrated by Peter Spier. ©1980. Doubleday Books for Young Readers. Ages 4-8. This incredible picture book is filled with facts, figures and illustrations about people – how we are the same, how we are different and we can all live together on this big wonderful world. A classic!
Shades of People. Written by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly. Photographs by Shelley Rotner. ©2009. Holiday House. Ages 3-8. If you really look at people…really, really look, you will notice that people do not come in colors, they come in shades. This wonderful book manages to show them all with incredible, colorful photographs.
©2014 Kathleen M. Bloomfield and forwordsbooks.com. All rights reserved.
Look around, just look around! Hamaavir sheinah meieinai, ut'numah meiafapai/ Who removes sleep from the eyes, slumber from the eyelids
Books used in this review are from my personal library or were provided by my local public library. I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you click on a book title referred to on my website and purchase it from Amazon, I may receive a very small commission on your purchase. You will incur no additional cost, however. I appreciate your support.
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We are on the ninth blessing of the Nisim B'Chol Yom/the blessings for daily miracles recited during morning prayers:
"Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,
Who removes sleep from the eyes, slumber from the eyelids."
Passover begins in one week, on the evening of Monday, April 14 with the first Seder. This blessing is such an interesting way to begin the Passover season. Because I am always a bit stressed out as I prepare my home for the Seder we host every year, I tend to get lost in all the details of writing our Haggadah, planning the menu, figuring out how the plagues are going to be presented, and of course, who we are inviting and who is coming. I am reading tons of material to make this year's Seder different from last year's. I am blinded by the amount of effort that goes into all of this.
Reading this blessing reminds me that I must not go through this with my eyes closed! In fact, I must remember this Bible story:
"Now Moses, tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, drove the flock into the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. An angel of Adonai appeared to him in a blaze of fire out of a bush. He gazed, and there was a bush all aflame, yet the bush was not consumed. Moses said, "I must turn aside to look at this marvelous sight; why doesn't the bush burn up? When Adonai saw that he had turned aside, God called to him out of the bush: "Moses! Moses!" He answered, "Here I am." And God said, "Do not come closer. Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground…" (Exodus 3:1-5)
What made Moses notice the bush in the first place? Then, once noticed, look deeper to see that the bush was burning, yet not consumed? Moses' eyes were clearly wide open! How many things might we be missing in a day as we drive to work, rush through our daily tasks, and hurry to get home? It is spring (finally!) here on the east coast – the trees are blooming, the birds are singing. Let's thank God for eyes that can see and stop and take some time to notice the beautiful world around us.
Happy Reading and Happy Passover!
Kathy B.
If You Want to See a Whale by Julie Folgliano. Illustrated by Erin E. Stead. ©2013. Roaring Brook Press. Ages 3-8. In this beautiful book, children will learn about all the things they should not see while searching for a whale. Oh, but during that search, there is so much to look at while you wait…and wait…and wait…
The King of Little Things by Bill Lepp. Illustrated by David T. Wenzel. ©2013. Peachtree Publishers. Ages 4-8. Have you ever heard about "the little things"? How important they are? How you need to pay attention to them? In this story, a very big king thought he could overlook the little things and learned a very big lesson.
The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson. Illustrated by Dušan Petričić. ©2013. Annick Press, Ltd. Ages 4-8. Dylan heard the music playing in the train station, and he was transformed. He wanted to stop and listen, but his mother was in a hurry. They rushed to meet their train, they rushed to do their chores, they rushed all through their day, as the music continued to play in Dylan's head. When Dylan heard the music again, on the radio, he grabbed his mother from the kitchen and made her listen—to Joshua Bell playing beautiful music on his Stradivarius violin. Based on a true story.
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. ©1936. Grosset & Dunlap. Ages 4-10. The classic story about a friendly bull who does not want to fight anyone, he just wants to sit—quietly and peacefully—under his favorite tree and smell the flowers all day long.
Zoom Written and illustrated by Istvan Banyai. ©1998. Puffin. Ages 4-9. Look at the first picture, and what do you see? A rooster on a farm, so this is a book about a farm! Better keep zooming…As with all things in life, how you see something is all about perspective.
©2014 Kathleen M. Bloomfield and forwordsbooks.com. All rights reserved.
A well to draw from: hanotein layaeif koach/ who gives strength to the weary
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We are on the eighth blessing of the Nisim B'Chol Yom/the blessings for daily miracles recited during morning prayers:
"Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,
Who strengthens the weary."
In October 2000, my sister and I walked the Avon 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk (Back then it was a 3-day, 60 Mile walk!) in honor of our mother z'l, a survivor of breast cancer. The walk began in Santa Barbara, CA and ended in Malibu, CA. It was an incredible experience. One I hope to participate in again someday.
Along with fundraising, I trained for the walk for months ahead of time. However, no amount of training could have prepared us for the massive rain storm that hit the coast of California the Sunday morning of our walk. My sister and I were determined to finish, in spite of the rain, but we had different walking styles. We therefore agreed to split up (she being the faster walker), meet at the designated rest stop one mile before the end and walk that last mile together.
I walked…and walked…and walked. 20 miles is a long walk in the best of weather, but with rain pouring down and wind blowing around and the temperature dropping by the minute, those 20 miles felt like 1000. Still, I walked. And I prayed, really I sang to myself, Debbie Friedman's (z'l) Mi Shebeirach, over and over, to give myself the strength and courage to take the next step, then the next. It was amazing to me, how much strength I gained from singing and walking, as if I had a well inside me filled with energy from which to draw whatever strength I needed to continue. During that time, I felt I could actually walk to the moon and back!
While I did not make it to the moon, or to the finish line (another long story,) I was given the strength to walk 59 miles on my own two feet for this very important cause. Mi Shebeirach has become my anthem for any situations in which I find myself low on reserves, but in need of strength to continue the task at hand. I hope you will find a similar talisman for the trying times life often throws along life's journey.
Happy Reading!
Kathy B.
Brave Irene Written and Illustrated by William Steig. ©1986. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Ages 6-10. Irene's mother has made a most beautiful dress for The Duchess to wear at tonight's Ball, but she is too sick to deliver it. Can Irene make it through the blizzard and deliver the dress before it is needed? Irene is loving, strong and brave…so of course she can!
The Little Engine that Could. Retold By Watty Piper. Illustrated by George & Doris Hauman. ©1930. 1976. Grosset & Dunlap. Ages 2-8. In this classic story, a little train helps get a cargo of charming, fun toys and delicious, healthy food to the good girls and boys on the other side of the mountain. "I think I can. I think I can….I thought I could. I thought I could!" A timeless message for young children.
The Man Who walked Between the Towers. Written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein. ©2003. Roaring Brook Press. Ages 5-9. Imagine your goal is to walk on a tightrope as high in the air as you possibly can. There was a young man who did this once. He walked between the Twin Towers in New York City, NY. Why, how and what happened after he did it are all beautifully explained and drawn in this Caldecott Award winning picture book.
Sparrow Girl. Written by Sarah Pennypacker. Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka. ©2009. Disney-Hyperion Books. Ages 5-9. What do you do when you are small and young and someone older and, supposedly, wiser tells you to do something that you know is wrong? When Mao Tse-Tung declared a war on sparrows in China, 1958, Ming-Li knew there would be problems, so she quietly, secretly and courageously saved 7 sparrows. However, the lack of sparrows to eat the insects caused a flourishing locust population that ate all the grain and China suffered a huge famine that killed over 40 million people. Except in Ming-Li's town where 7 sparrows helped her village survive.
©2014 Kathleen M. Bloomfield and forwordsbooks.com. All rights reserved.


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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
We've already proven by watching old episodes of Top Gear that Tiff Needell has superhuman powers. The last time we heard from him, he was running in front of some great 1990s sportscars at highway speeds. But this may just be the video that proves how unfathomably powerful Tiff truly is.
In it, we see him race in a BMW Z3 M Roadster — AGAINST HIMSELF in a TVR Chimaera. That's right, Tiff has the ability to bilocate, or defy the laws of time and space by appearing in two places at the same time.
My best guess now is that he's actually God, or some kind of deity, and we all exist in one of his dreams. Terrifying to think about.
Anywho, you'll have to watch the video to see which Tiffmobile comes out on top: the Chimaera, one of Britain's nastiest sportscars packing a 320 horsepower V8, or the Z3 M, a real street fighter in its own right with a 3.2-liter straight six and just as many ponies.
Which one would you put in your garage?


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Four men from New York City have been arrested after going on a video game-stealing rampage along the East Coast of the United States.
Rodney McCreary, Gilberto Matos, Derrella Winfrey and Wilfredo Matos were caught by police when an off-duty cop saw them stuffing video games down their pants at a Toys 'R Us in Annapolis.
This officer followed them to their car, saw the four men leave then called in some on-duty cops to make the bust. When police searched the men's car, though, they found a lot more than just a few games from a single Toys 'R Us.
Instead, they found 219 video games, along with road maps and a long list of Toys 'R Us stores along the entire East Coast. Police are now investigating which stores on the maps had already been robbed and which hadn't, while the four alleged perpetrators have been released on $US50,000 bond.
Game over for 4 theft suspects [HomeTownAnnapolis, via Game Politics]


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It's your friend's birthday! Want to buy them a Starbucks card?
That's the latest way Facebook is trying to get users, used to posting simple, free birthday wishes on friends' walls, to spend money instead.
Now, when some Facebook users are greeted with a list of friends with birthdays, they're being given the option of buying a digital Starbucks card as a gift for them.
That's actually a subtler version of how Facebook used to push gifts. Facebook features friends with birthdays on users' News Feeds, the personalized homepage at the center of the Facebook experience. Last year, in an attempt to push its new Gifts product, it forced users to skip the traditional message posts and send a gift instead.
The Starbucks promotion, which a Facebook spokesperson characterized as an "experiment," allows users to post messages without forcing them through extra steps.
It's not clear if Starbucks paid Facebook for the placement; Facebook would not comment on commercial arrangements and a Starbucks spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
Facebook has admitted its gifts business is desperately small, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that analysts should "temper" their projections for the business.
In the fourth quarter, it was some small fraction of a $5 million category of the payments revenue that wasn't related to social games.
"We think Gifts if done well can be a very natural and positive part of the Facebook experience," CFO David Ebersman said in Wednesday's fourth-quarter earnings call. "So, for example, when you're wishing someone a Happy Birthday, the ability to send a gift along with that, and just figuring out how the product needs to work, what the interfaces are, what the selection of products is, how the payment process works?"
So the Starbucks placement and the tweak to allow the old way of writing birthday messages seem right in line with that.
Starbucks and Facebook have a long history of virtual gifting, by the way. Starbucks introduced a "give a gift" feature on Facebook in 2010.
Users, however, don't seem to be in love with it. Here are some examples of negative comments they've made on Twitter:
Facebook asked if I wanted to send you a Starbucks birthday present. I don't.— Brad Kaplan (@BradKaplanATL) January 31, 2013
Ugh. Writing Facebook birthday messages is so expensive with the new mandatory Starbucks birthday gift requirement.— Ben Siemon (@BenjaminJS) January 31, 2013
Let's be honest Facebook, no one is ever going to send a Starbucks gift card on someone's birthday...stop trying to make it happen— Neil Kumar (@Koomz94) January 28, 2013


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sherifft necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 173 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
DMV Unplugged
DMV Unplugged is an online magazine that will highlight everything that is going on in the DC, Maryland and Virgina (DMV) metropolitan areas. It focuses on entertainment, fashion, sports, lifestyle, music, models and photography, just to name a few.
The target audience will be mainly anyone who is interested in the DC, Maryland and Virgina entertainment scenes. Primarily this will include everyone living in or have lived in these areas.
I am looking for a vector based logo. One that is simplistic yet eye-catching and can be easily reproduced on print material in addition to the web. I am not really interested in the whole socket and plug idea, BUT if it is interesting I may consider it.
I would like for the words "DMV" and "UNPLUGGED" to be spelled out.
Try to incorporate some noticeable items from the DMV area such as the Washington Monument and the White House if possible.
Please choose fonts that area neat and easily read.
I am flexible on the colors, but try to keep them dull and not hot such as hot pink or neon lime green.
*Note - the attached logo was a winning logo for a previous magazine I worked with. I'm looking for something along those lines.
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Let $(X, \mathcal{B}, \mu, T)$ be a measure-preserving system, with $T$ invertible, where the $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{B}$ is a Borel algebra arising from a topology which makes $T$ continuous, and such that $X$ is compact Hausdorff. Then there's a well-defined action of the semigroup $\beta \mathbb{Z}$ on $X$ :
$ \forall p \in \beta \mathbb{Z}, \forall x \in X,\quad T^p x := p\lim\limits_{n \in \mathbb{Z}} T^n x$
If $p$ is a principal ultrafilter, it is clear that $T^p$ is measure-preserving. Is it still true for any ultrafilter on $\mathbb{Z}$ ?
The measure preserving property of a $T^p$ would be a consequence of the corresponding dominated convergence theorem along the ultrafilter $p$ ; as far as I can see, this is not a direct consequence of the (usual) dominated convergence theorem, and I didn't succeed in proving or disproving it. Any ideas ?


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|Marilyn Monroe
I'm currently working on a brand new blog that will focus primarily on classic film and film book reviews. I plan on pulling classic film content I currently have existing on this site and bring it over to my new one, along with creating new content along the way.
I'm really excited about this new project.
As much as I enjoy reviewing the latest movies in theatres, I find my real passion lies with classic film and I think that creating a new blog that focuses solely on movies prior to 1975 will enable me to watch even more of the stuff that I'm truly interested in.
I've had this little blog since 2009 and some of you have been following me for all four years that I've had this thing up and running -- which I greatly, greatly appreciate.
I'll keep you posted on the launch of my new blog. In the meantime, it's unlikely that I will be updating this one anymore. My energy will be focused solely on the new blog and deciding which content to bring over from here.
However, I'm currently a twice-weekly contributor at Pretty Clever Films and an occasional volunteer film critic at Next Projection. So I may bump into you over there!
I will still continue to keep myself updated on everything the rest of you are writing about and I look forward to catching up again in the near future!
Thanks again, everyone!


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THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Delta duex: When and 'weather' flights get cancelled
Never let it be said that Tough Customer is not tough on himself.
A few weeks ago I wrote about Bill Emory's cancelled Delta flight from Atlanta to Charlottesville. Emory had some questions about the circumstances and reasons behind the cancellation of his flight. I quoted a Delta spokeswoman, Susan Elliott, who attributed it to "weather." ["Flying home: Delta flight grounded, but why?" August 28]
After I told Elliott that Emory claimed the weather was clear in both Charlottesville and Atlanta at the time, Elliott suggested that there was poor weather over the Northeast at the time, which would account for her explanation. Given this response, I described Elliott's explanation as "nebulous."
I stand by that description– it was nebulous– but to the extent that my description implied anything was amiss in this case, perhaps I have plenty to learn about the way airlines operate and that perhaps Elliott's nebulosity was not indicative of any chicanery on Delta's part.
According to airline expert Terry Trippler of Tripplertravel.com., Elliott's vague explanation for the cancellation of the flight most likely reflected the online information available to her.
Trippler has no knowledge regarding the flight in question, but he explains that many flight cancellations really can be attributed to "weather" even when the weather appears fine in the cities directly involved in the flight. Often, Trippler explains, bad weather in another place can prevent an aircraft and crew slated for the scheduled flight from making its way to the embarkation point.
Thus, bad weather in say, Biloxi, may prevent an aircraft from making its way to Atlanta, causing the cancellation of a flight to Charlottesville.
Trippler further explains that when Elliott would access a database regarding the reason for the Atlanta to C'ville flight cancellation, all she would see is that the flight was cancelled due to weather, without further details.
Dave Smallen of federal Transportation Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics says that his group obtains flight cancellation data from the airlines and sends it to the FAA which "validates" the causes, but Smallen declined to go into specifics about what's involved in that process. The July information just went online, so it may not be until October until the this August event is "validated."
Aggrieved passenger Emory had also wondered whether airlines were quicker to cancel flights to small markets like Charlottesville as opposed to larger cities, like Cincinnati.
I looked at some statistical data from the Bureau that suggests that was not the case. Indeed, flight cancellation rates for Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, or CHO, are slightly below the national average, and significantly below the rates of a couple of large airports I checked, including Cincinnati and New York's LaGuardia.
Jason Burch, CHO's marketing director, had told me that airlines are more sensitive to canceling flights to smaller airports like CHO as opposed to larger airports because they realize that the relative infrequency of flights creates greater passenger and pilot/crew inconvenience when a cancellation occurs.
"Many factors go into [these decisions]," says Trippler. There were some obvious ones, such as the number of passengers inconvenienced, and some less obvious ones, such as ensuring planes were in place for subsequent flights and, just as significantly, juggling the schedules of flight crews, which are heavily regulated.
In other words, Emory's concern that Charlottesville gets picked on because we are a small airport seems unfounded.
The bottom line, Trippler says, was that while he could appreciate the hassles experienced by Emory, he doubted there was anything to be done on his behalf.
What is more difficult to explain, however, is Delta's failure to keep Emory and his fellow passengers fully informed. At the Atlanta airport, Emory first received conflicting and incomplete information from Delta regarding the reason for the flight's cancellation and when Emory could catch another flight. He was left to fend for himself, and not given what he considered adequate information.
That Emory lucked out and met up with another passenger to rent a car to drive back to Charlottesville occurred in spite of, not because of, Delta's customer service.
What makes this even more inexplicable is that, based on Trippler's assessment, it appears Delta may have acted appropriately in canceling the flight, but in providing Emory, and later me, with, yes, nebulous information, the airline left a customer feeling both aggrieved and deceived.
Over time, that kind of customer service will not fly.
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What a fizzle! This story started out as an expose of the grand conspiracy on the part of the evil airlines to mistreat small-market customers and lie about weather cancellations. It ends up as, 'Well, they could have done a better job communicating.' What about your quality control?
when are consumers going to learn thet a plane is just a bus with wings.
You are cattle. deal with it.


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Donald Shields may not be in the running for father of the year, but I'm not sure he should be sitting in jail either.
Shields allegedly grabbed an 11-year-old who was said to have been in a fight with his son, threw him in his car and drove around for a couple of minutes, yelling at him not to mess with his boy. He took the kid back to school, with no apparent injuries but "visibly afraid," according to police reports.
The Northeast Baltimore man, though, was arrested on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment and assault, and is still being held without bond, more than a week later.
As you might imagine, there are conflicting reports on the incident — whether Shields' son, who is 8, had been the victim of bullying as his family says, or if this was just a scuffle between some kids.
But I'd like to think Shields is guilty of nothing more than standing up for his son and giving the other kid a good talking-to.
Does that even happen anymore? Do figures of authority — basically, the nearest adult — just set kids straight anymore in no uncertain terms? Do they put the fear of God put in them?
That seemed to be how it worked when I was a kid, at least when something flared up in the presence of a grown-up. That's why this story has touched such a nerve and lit up the talk radio lines — more commonly these days, it's the lack of parental or adult involvement rather than too much of it that's the problem. Think of how often there's a school shooting and classmates say the shooter had been bullied, yet there's no sign that any parent or teacher or other authority had intervened or even been aware of the problem.
Here instead, it seemed, was a livid father, the schoolyard avenger that surely every picked-on kid dreams will show up at the right moment to set things straight.
We don't know at this point, of course what actually happened that day at Yorkwood Elementary School. Maybe this wasn't a case of a righteous father taking on a bully, but some out-of-control guy who grabbed a kid off the street. If he'd just given him that talking-to on the street, you have to think, he might not be sitting in jail right now.
I was unsuccessful reaching the 11-year-old's family, but his mother, in an interview with WJZ, denied that her son was a bully and said that being driven around by Shields frightened him to the point that he's now scared to walk home from school.
The school police report says that Shields had been told of an "incident" involving his son, and, rather than come inside to discuss it, sped away angrily. After nearly striking the 11-year-old with his car, the report said, Shields got out, forced the boy into the vehicle and cursed at him before taking him back to the school.
Shields' wife, Tia Drakes, gives a different account: She says Shields was picking up their kids at Yorkwood when he saw three boys "banking," or attacking, their 8-year-old son, Donald Shields Jr., who ended up bleeding from a "busted" mouth. Shields honked his horn and the kids scattered before he was able to intervene, Drakes said. After no one at the school could identify the boys who had jumped their son, her husband started driving Donald Jr. and his two siblings home, she said.
On the way, Donald Jr. saw one of the boys and pointed him out to his father, who stopped and asked the kid to get in the car because he was taking him back to school, Drakes said. Her husband and kids all deny that Shields Senior cursed at the boy or kept him locked in the car, she said. At the school, a teacher thanked him and said the school would get to the bottom of the incident, Drakes said.
Drakes said she spent several days trying to talk to school officials about the altercation and was asked to come to a meeting with the boy and his parent. She said that when the boy's parent didn't show up, the two boys were taken into a room without her and asked to sign a no-fighting contract. Her son refused to sign it because he wouldn't be able to defend himself against bullies, Drakes said.
Rob Johnson, Shields' lawyer, said he is hoping to get the charges reduced so that his client at least will be given bail.
Drakes still wants to meet with the parents of the boy and the other two who allegedly attacked her son. "I do understand children will be children," she said.
Which is why, after all, we have adults.


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The Creation Of The Universe
The Basic Concepts in the Qur'an
Loyalty and Obedience
The Qur'an gives a detailed account of human nature. All the corruption and indecent personality traits of unbelievers are mentioned as well as the attributes of believers. The attributes of obedient believers oft-returning to Allah, and into whom Allah breathed His Spirit, are what make up an exalted standard of character.
Surely, such a high standard of moral values pertaining to believers is in sharp contrast to that of unbelievers. Sincerity and trustworthiness throw into sharp relief the insincere and hypocritical nature of the unbelievers. Likewise, the generous, brave and modest attitude of believers is very different from the arrogant, ruthless and selfish behaviours of unbelievers. One feature which clearly distinguishes between these two groups- that is, between believers and unbelievers - is a sense of loyalty, or its absence. In its real sense, unbelievers can never remain true, solely due to the fact that they are motivated by self-interest: It often takes them just a matter of moments to turn away from a lifelong friend or a close relative. Likewise, they easily give up struggling or fighting for something they think as right.
However, the believers assume a totally different attitude. The criteria they apply to their deeds and lives plainly manifest themselves in the verse. Say: "Truly, my prayer and my devotions, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds." (Al-anam 162) Consequently, those who have faith are considerate in their behaviours, aiming to attend the will of Allah, and remain committed to their people and purpose at any cost. On account of minor benefits, they never leave the righteous path and they demonstrate an unshakable and unswerving loyalty to believers and especially to the leader of believers. Allah describes the loyalty shown by the believers in the Qur'an as follows:
Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah: of them some have been true to their vows to the very end, and some still await their end: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least.(Al-Ahzap, 23)
Loyalty keeps all believers who fight for their faith directed towards one goal. This attribute, the essential characteristic of determination, is vital for any community of believers that is steadfast. A believer would fail to keep his self-respect if even once he demonstrated a minor neglect in his loyalty. Once one loses self-respect completely, one gradually approach a point where one loses faith. Subsequently, things deteriorate very quickly and the backslider starts to behave in just the way an unbeliever or a hypocrite does. This is because unfaithfulness encourages a person to commit other significant kinds of deception. He first of all transgresses by trying to hide his disloyalty from other believers. Then he starts telling lies, making a sustained effort to deceive them. After a while, his 'talent' for telling lies, makes him feel that he can really dupe believers and starts to adopt a way of living based on deriving unfair benefits from them. This indicates a state of mind in which the deceiver feels no love for believers. In this mood, he seeks the pleasure of people rather than of Allah. That is why he strives after high prestige. He perceives anything likely to damage this prestige as a serious threat to his being and strives to protect himself by telling more lies. Meanwhile, as believers begin to detect his lies, he displays more of the traits of a hypocrite. At this point, he tries to exculpate himself. But this effort, turns him entirely into the type of a person who does not hesitate to form alliances with unbelievers and hypocrites.
The aforementioned sequence of events is striking in the sense that it reveals how certain disloyal kinds of behaviour, which are assumed to be minor and insignificant, can cause the individual to drift into unbelief. The truthful believers, on the other hand, steadfastly persevere in righteousness till the day of their death, since they owe their obedience to nobody but Allah. This fact is noted in the following verse:
He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah: But if any turn away, We have not sent you to watch over their (evil deeds). (An-Nisa, 80)
Being truthful is one of the most important subjects that a believer should be sensitive to. While informing us about hypocrites who are ever ready to escape from their obligations, Allah bids us give our attention to the pledge they take in the Qur'an about not turning their backs and accordingly states that such people bear a heavy responsibility.
And yet they had already sworn to Allah not to turn their backs in flight, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for. (Al-Ahzap, 15)
A pledge made to Allah is indeed a heavy responsibility. Hence, Allah commands the believers:
Nor sell the covenant of Allah for a miserable price: for with Allah is (a prize) far better for you, if you only knew. (An-Nahl, 95)
No doubt, the most significant sign of loyalty is obedience. Obedience is an essential attribute of believers, as stated in the Qur'an. It is actually the key to earning the mercy of Allah, to attaining Heaven and gaining a victory against unbelievers.
And obey Allah and the Messenger, so that you may obtain mercy. (Al-E-Imran, 132)
Under all circumstances, believers should be committed to obedience for all time. Hypocrites, too, can be obedient, but only when the conditions are not so tough and demanding. However, in times of difficulty and trouble, only true believers persevere in their obedience. In the Qur'an, Allah informs us that hypocrites living in the time of the Prophet find the fight for faith to be difficult. However, they join believers in their struggle when they find that it means "immediate gain and an easy journey".
Go forth, whether unarmed or well-equipped and strive and struggle, with your goods and your persons, in the cause of Allah. That is best for you, if you but knew. If there had been immediate gain in sight, and the journey easy, they would all without doubt have followed you, but the distance was long, and weighed on them. They would indeed swear by Allah, "If we only could, we should certainly have come out with you:" They would destroy their own souls; for Allah knows that they are certainly lying. (At-Tawba, 41-42)
One of the main attributes of believers is to maintain their obedience in every situation and under all circumstances. The Qur'an informs us about the different attitudes of believers and hypocrites.
They say, "We believe in Allah and in the messenger, and we obey." but even after that, some of them turn away: they are not (really) believers. When they are summoned to Allah and His messenger, in order that He may judge between them, behold, some of them decline (to come). But if the right is on their side, they come to him with all submission. Is there a disease in their hearts? or do they doubt, or are they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger will deal unjustly with them? No, indeed, it is they themselves who do wrong. The answer of the believers, when summoned to Allah and His Messenger, in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this: they say, "We hear and we obey." it is such as these who will attain felicity. It is such as obey Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah and do right, who will win (in the end), They swear their strongest oaths by Allah that, if only you would command them, they would leave (their homes). Say: "Do not swear Obedience is (more) reasonable; truly, Allah is well acquainted with all that you do." Say: "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger: but if you turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and you for that placed on you. If you obey him, you shall be rightly guided. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear Message. (Al-Nur, 47-54)
obedience to the messenger should come from deep within the heart and with full commitment. The believers should acknowledge that the decision of the messenger is righteous and, accordingly, never have any doubts about their obedience. This is an extremely important issue, since obeying reluctantly is described in the Qur'an as a sign of disbelief:
"But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make you judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance to Your decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction. (An-Nisa, 65)
Obedience is a sure sign of one's faith in Allah and his total willingness to be a servant to Him. This is surely the only way to man's salvation. As Allah states in Surat' Al-Anfal, 24: "O you who believe! Give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calls you to that which will give you life." the messenger calls man to his eternal salvation. In another verse Allah states that the Messenger summons the believers to salvation, freedom, contentment and avoidance of evil.
In verse 157 of Surah Al-Araf Allah says: "I will show mercy to those.......who follow the messenger, the Ummi whom they find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;- for he commands them to do what is just and forbids them to do what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); he releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him, who will prosper." (Al-Araf,157)
The believers' victory over unbelievers is also dependent on their obedience to the Messenger and those charged with authority among them. In response to their obedience, Allah supports believers and grant them a glorious victory. The reverse is also true. In case of disobedience, they lose their power over unbelievers. Allah relates such an incident that took place in the prophet's time. in the following verse:
Allah did indeed fulfil His promise to you when, with His permission you were about to annihilate your enemy, until you flinched and fell to disputing about the order, and disobeyed it after He brought you in sight (of the booty) which you covet. Among you are some that hanker after this world and some that desire the Hereafter. Then He diverted you from your foes in order to test you, but He forgave you, for Allah is full of grace to those who believe. (Al-Imran, 152)
Salvation can be achieved only through obedience. Those who do not obey the messenger and follow a path other than the one leading to righteousness, will eventually go to Hell. Allah makes this fact plain in the Qur'an as follows:
If anyone contends with the Messenger even after guidance has been plainly conveyed to him, and follows a path other than that becoming to men of faith, We shall leave him on the path he has chosen, and consign him to Hell, what an evil refuge! (An-Nisa, 115)


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practice of accountancy as this is being
read. For two successive years legislation
has been attempted with a view to
bringing some order out of the chaos which
has existed. New York State has had a
law governing the issuance of C. P. A.
certificates since 1896. It was the first
State in the country to make such legal
provision. The designation of C. P. A.
has grown in significance, even though the
law of the State has not prohibited the
practice of accountancy by those not so
designated. State control of those practicing
within the confines of New York
admittedly has been impossible, because
there has been no restriction of practice
based on a legal requirement as to license.
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Legislature, to let down the bars, so to
speak, by granting the C. P. A. certificate
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to meet the educational requirements
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BJP leaders are expected to press their demand for discussion on FDI in multi-brand retail under rules that entail voting during their dinner meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday, party sources said.
The Prime Minister has invited senior party leader L.K. Advani, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley to the dinner in which an attempt is likely to be made to narrow down differences on contentious issues, including foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.
The winter session of parliament started Thursday.
The dinner meeting was rescheduled after it was cancelled Saturday last because of the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
"The FDI issue may come up during the meeting," a party leader said.
The BJP, along with Left parties, is insistent on a discussion on FDI in multi-brand retail under rules that entail voting.
The logjam on the issue persisted Thursday with the BJP accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of keeping the parliament in the dark on its decision of FDI in multi-brand retail.
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, however, denied that there had been any violation of the assurance given by the government in the two houses of parliament last year, of arriving at a consensus on the FDI issue.
The government has legislative agenda for the winter session which it would like to see passed.
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain Thursday said the UPA government should allow a debate on FDI in multi-brand retail under rules that entail voting.
He said if the parliament does not function, it will be because of the "arrogance" of the UPA government.


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VERNON, Vt. (AP) � The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is going to be testing its 37 emergency sirens in three states within 10 miles of the Vernon plant.
The three-minute test is scheduled for noon on Saturday.
The pole-mounted sirens are located in the Vermont towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford and Vernon.
In New Hampshire the sirens are in Chesterfield, Hinsdale, Richmond, Swanzey and Winchester.
In Massachusetts they are located in Gill, Colrain, Leyden, Bernardston and Northfield.
The test is being conducted by the Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts state public safety agencies to comply with regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.