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Digital Agenda: Commission consults on re-use of public sector data
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the EU Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI). PSI covers all sorts of data generated by public sector bodies - e.g. maps, meteorological, legal, traffic, financial and economic information - that can be re-used by anyone else in innovative products such as car navigation systems, weather forecasts, and travel information applications ("apps") that can be downloaded on smart phones. Public data that is reused (for free or for a fee) generates an estimated market turnover of at least € 27 billion in the EU every year, according to a 2006 study. Contributions to this consultation will feed into the review of the PSI Directive, part of the Digital Agenda for Europe that aims to contribute to the EU goals of increasing competitiveness, innovation and job creation. The consultation will run until 30 November 2010.
Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, said: "Better and more use of public sector information has great potential to generate new businesses and jobs and to provide consumers with more choice and more value for money. The mobile apps market, partly based on PSI-generated data, could grow to € 15 billion by 2013. However, much of Europe's PSI is insufficiently or even sometimes not exploited. We cannot lose out on this opportunity. We need to consider whether and how the EU rules on re-use of PSI should be amended to fully unlock PSI's economic potential."
All interested parties are invited to send their views on key issues of PSI re-use and, in particular, on possible amendments to the provisions of the current Directive. These relate to the scope, charging fees and licensing of data, the definition and digital format available to users; practical measures like the need for awareness-raising through national web portals; and the effects of changes that have taken place and/or barriers that still exist.
A revision of the PSI Directive is one of the key actions of the Digital Agenda for Europe Digital Agenda for Europe (see IP/10/581, MEMO/10/199 and MEMO/10/200). In its policy strategy, the Commission highlighted that governments can stimulate content markets by making public sector information available on transparent, effective and non-discriminatory terms. This is an important source of potential growth of innovative on-line services.
The EU PSI Directive was adopted on 17 November 2003. It regulates the behaviour of public sector bodies participating in the market for re-use of public data and encourages EU countries to adopt proactive PSI re-use policies. The Directive has helped to remove some of the barriers to re-use, such as monopoly positions of public sector bodies or lack of transparency in the market for re-usable public data.
In 2009, the Commission reviewed the way in which EU PSI rules were being applied, which confirmed that PSI-re use has been on the rise and that Member States and public sector bodies have taken measures to facilitate this. The 2003 Directive had a positive impact in several fields such as geographical and meteorological sectors. However, the Commission also warned that to realise the full potential of PSI for the EU economy, EU Member States must remove remaining barriers to re-use. These include discrimination between potential users, excessive charges for public sector information re-use and complex licensing policies. It also pointed to practical problems such as lack of awareness of what public sector information is available, and public sector bodies failing to realise the economic potential of their data.
The Commission concluded that the 2003 Directive in its present form has not yet achieved its full impact and decided to run a further review at the latest in 2012, when more evidence on the impact, effects and application of EU rules on public sector information will be available. This review is one the Key Actions of the Digital Agenda for Europe. The results of the consultation will feed into the review.
On-line consultation on the PSI Directive:
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Nokia 3220
On most phones, ringtones are a purely audio experience. Not so with the Nokia 3220. With its vibrating body and pulsating lights, it's like a portable dance party wherever you go. Set it upright on a table and it becomes the first actual dancing phone. It's sure to seem unspeakably annoying to anyone over 16 and irresistibly attractive to anyone younger.
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Democrat Chris Murphy gave a "lights-out" performance in Connecticut's hotly-contested Senate race, winning by 12 points over Republican Linda McMahon despite being massively outspent.
McMahon's definition of lights-out is somewhat different.
Multiple GOP sources revealed to Hearst Newspapers that McMahon's campaign, in an Election Day hail Mary attempt, printed up fliers insinuating that Murphy was to blame for extended power outages post-Hurricane Sandy because he received campaign contributions from the utility industry.
The hope was that party rank-and-filers would hand out the leaflets at polling places along Connecticut's hard-hit Gold Coast, Hearst has learned.
Republicans we spoke to repudiated the strategy and refused to hand out the fliers, however.
In his third term in the House, Murphy received $68,250 in contributions from individuals and political action committees affiliated with utilities, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington, D.C., organization that tracks the flow of money into campaigns.
A spokesman for Murphy, who indeed got the last laugh, was not familiar with the fliers.
"That would be just one in a long list of dirty tricks that they tried, but that ultimately failed," Murphy mouthpiece Ben Marter said.
The whole notion of politicizing Hurricane Sandy jives with a report by Hearst's Brian Lockhart last week that Murphy was the target of a push poll connecting the power outages with his campaign contributions.


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European Commission
Olli REHN
Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro
Financial stability and EMU 2.0
Conference on Financial Integration and Stability:
25 April 2013
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me welcome you to the 2013 edition of the European Commission and European Central Bank's Joint Conference devoted to Financial Integration and Stability. I am delighted about the large participation in this forum today. And I am particularly happy that we are able to welcome a number of outstanding experts that agreed to present us their views on a most relevant topic for policy making in Europe.
I would like to open the debate with some remarks on the relationship between financial market integration, financial stability and regulation. And I want to explicitly link these issues to the institutional reforms in EMU, either to those recently undertaken or to those envisaged by the Commission in its Blueprint for a deep and genuine EMU.
In the first decade of EMU, we saw a rapid integration of financial markets in the EU, which mediated financial flows between Member States. The financial flows were driven by several factors: some member states were catching up; there was globally cheap access to credit; and by the introduction of the euro lowered risk premia. Of course, these flows were part of the process of financial integration, but it turned out that they had unintentional consequences and they were not managed properly, if at all. Without the appropriate checks and balances, neither by market forces nor by policymakers, they eventually led to the build-up of large macroeconomic imbalances in Europe. But in 2007-8, global risk perceptions changed dramatically in the wake of the financial crisis.
The shock from the financial markets left Europe saddled with high levels of debt, both private and public. As a consequence, Europe is still undergoing a profound and necessary economic rebalancing. This deleveraging process, while underway, will still take time.
In EMU, the interdependence between financial integration and financial stability has been a policy concern for long. Let me give you examples:
Policies have now been geared to actively address the linkages between financial integration and financial stability. We know that in the aftermath of a credit boom, the ensuing adjustment process is long and protracted, as the economy has to deleverage and credit conditions are tight. This weighs on consumption and investment. And in some countries this process is accompanied by unbearably high unemployment rates.
Quite often in such large balance sheet adjustment, which was also the experience of the Nordics in the 1990s, the boost for growth comes from the external side. Moreover, external adjustment, particularly of cost competitiveness, is also necessary in those cases where countries ran current account deficits for a long time and external debt is high.
Therefore, an essential contribution to financial stability is structural reforms that allow the necessary reallocation of economic resources in those economies towards trade-oriented activities. And several vulnerable countries have indeed been expanding exports.
Second, a necessary condition to restore financial stability and to address the negative feedback loop between the banks and their sovereign is restoring the health of the sovereign. Fiscal consolidation remains a necessary ingredient to our strategy. Here also, we have seen significant progress over the last years. For the euro area, public deficits have halved since 2010 and fall, on average, below 3% of GDP this year.
The EU's economic policy aims at promoting sustainable economic growth and job creation and containing the increase in debt. To achieve these twin goals we encourage the balancing of public finances through a consistent fiscal policy by reducing structural deficits over the medium term. We have been clear that the pace of fiscal adjustment should take into account each country's specific economic situation.
In line with this policy, the pace of fiscal consolidation is now slowing down in Europe. This year, the structural fiscal effort will be ¾ of a percentage point of GDP in the euro area – half of last year's figure of 1.5 percentage points. The decisions leading to this reduction were made in 2012, in line with the Commission's recommendations of last spring. By comparison, the United States is reducing its deficit by 1.75 percentage points this year, proportionally twice as much as in Europe.
This slowing down of the pace of fiscal consolidation has been made possible by three factors: first, by the increased credibility of fiscal policy which the euro area member states have achieved since 2011; second, by the decisive action the ECB has taken to stabilise the markets; and third, by the reform of EU economic governance, which provides an effective framework for a differentiated fiscal adjustment and the advancement of structural reforms.
Thanks to these factors, we have the room to make fiscal policy with a more medium-term view. This was not possible in 2010-2011, when several euro area countries were in danger of becoming insolvent or of falling into to the whirlpool of prohibitively high interest rates. At that time, many member states had to restore their policy credibility by difficult decisions to bring their public finances onto a sustainable path.
Third, we must address the financial sector itself. Much has been achieved, but much remains to be done. The single rule book for banks and other financial market actors has advanced considerably.
Today's Report gives convincing evidence. For example, in Europe we now have Basel III firmly in law, and we advanced the capital requirements already in a coordinated exercise in 2012.
The banking union is essential to reverse the process of financial fragmentation in Europe and, thus, to preserve the integrity of the Single Market in the EU for financial services.
Less than a year since the idea was first put on the table, the European Union has agreed on a single supervisory mechanism. We will not delay in putting in place the second pillar of the banking union, a single resolution mechanism, with a single resolution authority and common resolution fund, financed through levies on the sector itself, to deal with failing banks in an orderly and predictable way.
The Commission is committed to come forward with a proposal to that end before the summer.
The possibility for direct recapitalisation of banks by the European Stability Mechanism is the other important feature of the banking union that we are building. The Eurogroup aims to agree the essential details of a direct recapitalisation instrument for the ESM by June. This is a decision of the finance ministers of the eurozone but the European Commission has been providing technical expertise to facilitate an agreement and we will continue to do so in the coming weeks.
Taken together, these steps represent a decisive contribution to the repair of the banking system in Europe. The banking union cannot be completed overnight, but markets should take note that this is for us an essential priority. We are committed to moving it forward and to completing it as quickly as possible.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today's conference is devoted to the impact of on-going regulatory reforms on financial integration and stability. In my view, the two reports presented today are an excellent basis for such a discussion, and I want to congratulate the authors and colleagues for their work.
You may perceive them from different standpoints. Financial market participants are likely to be concerned about the impact on financial activity in a narrow sense. However, policy-makers must take into consideration both private and social returns and costs.
It is therefore important to design prospective reforms by focusing on both objectives of ensuring financial stability and in parallel pursuing financial integration. Beyond this, it is equally crucial that the reforms will contribute to a more effective and robust functioning of EMU.
In this spirit, I wish you enlightening and productive discussions today!
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What do you remember most about your wedding?
Published February 15, 2004 in issue #0306 of the Hook
Hank Neighbors: "After 50 years of marriage, the thing I remember most is when my wife Nancy and I were at the altar. All of a sudden, I noticed how clammy my hands were, and I wasn't sure if that was due to the 90-degree temperature or if it was because I was building up anxiety about clasping my partner's hand and following through with my promise to marry her."
Joshua Hutchinson: "It wasn't very big. We got married with a justice of the peace in Gordonsville. Our two little girls were the only ones there."
Matthew Guthrie: "The reception! It was like a Fourth of July celebration which lasted into the very early morning hours."


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Canadian Forest Service Publications
Publications by H. Cao
2 records.
Structure and characteristics of the arthropod community in the jujube orchards with different habitats
Shi, G.L.; Zhao, L.L.; Miao, Z.-W.; Liu, S.Q.; Cao, H.; Li, S.Y.; Pike, B.
Year: 2005
Catalog ID: 26002
Available from: National Capital Region
CFS Availability: PDF (request by e-mail)
Acaricidal activities of extracts of Stellara chamejasme against Tetranychus viennensis (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Shi, G.L.; Liu, S.Q.; Cao, H.; Zhao, L.L.; Li, J.; Li, S.Y.
Year: 2004
Catalog ID: 25167
Available from: Atlantic Forestry Centre
CFS Availability: Print (free)
This may not be a complete list of the author's publications. This list provides the author's publications since he or she joined, or worked in cooperation with, the CFS. When available, another link is provided for periods of work elsewhere.
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Taking your oath
Once elected as a councillor you must not act in the office of councillor until you make the declaration of office in the form prescribed in the:
- Local Government Act 2009 - section 169 – obligations of councillors before acting in office
- Local Government Regulation 2012 - section 254 – the declaration oath.
You must make your declaration within one month of your election or appointment. This is usually done at the post-election meeting of the local government which is held within 14 days of the conclusion of the election. The chief executive officer of the local government is authorised to conduct the taking of the declaration. An official record of the declarations is kept.
The post-election council meeting
Your local government must hold a meeting within 14 days after the conclusion of the election. At the meeting your local government must consider:
- appointing a deputy mayor from the elected councillors
- times for holding future meetings.
Your local government may also consider:
- whether standing committees will be established and appointment of councillors to them (usually larger regional and city councils have committees)
- appointment of representatives to other statutory bodies or special authorities.
For more information refer to the:
- Local Government Act 2009 - section 175
- Local Government Regulation 2012 - section 256.
Registering your interests
Once you are a councillor you are required to make all your activities and financial interests publicly known. You are also required to declare the interests of people related to you, including your children. The register of interests is kept so the community can have confidence that decisions being made by their local government are in the public interest and are not made for the benefit of councillors or their relatives.
A person is related to you if they are:
- your spouse
- someone who is totally or substantially dependent on you including:
- your children
- someone whose affairs are so closely connected with your affairs that a benefit derived by that person, or part of it, could pass to you (e.g. your parent or ward).
The Local Government Regulation 2012 requires the chief executive officer maintain a register of the financial and non-financial interests of each councillor and senior executive employee and their related persons. Likewise the mayor must keep a register of the interests of the chief executive officer and his/her related persons.
Your register of interests can be viewed by the public at the council office or on the council website. A register of interests of related persons is not usually open to public inspection.
You are required to complete the prescribed form for the register of interests for yourself and your related persons and lodge it with the chief executive officer within 30 days of the commencement of your term as councillor. You must make sure you keep your register of interests, and your relatives' register of interests, up to date. There are penalties for failing to do this.
For more information see:
- Councillor responsibilities under the Local Government Act 2009 ( 347 KB)
- Local Government Regulation 2012 – sections 289-297.
How to behave in the council chamber
As a councillor you need to be aware of the importance of observing your local government's meeting procedures. The decisions made in local government meetings are important and must be made in accordance with the correct meeting procedures that are adopted by your local government. All councillors must observe the principles of section 4 of the Local Government Act 2009 at all times.
Local government meetings are conducted in a formal manner but the level of formality may vary, depending on the size and traditions of your local government. For example:
- Brisbane City Council is very large and its meetings have an independent chairperson. It uses formal parliamentary rules of debate with the Lord Mayor and the governing councillors on one side of the chamber and the opposition councillors and opposition leader on the other side.
- Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council is small with four councillors and a mayor. They sit together at a table where the mayor acts as chairperson and debate is more informal.
Despite variations in debate and meeting procedures, all local government decisions must be made by resolution, recorded in the minutes and implemented in the same way.
The chief executive officer of each local government will have information for you and other new councillors on how your local government's meetings are conducted and how to behave in the chamber. It is important that you read the information provided and the relevant legislation prior to your first council meeting.
Getting started on your work as a councillor
It is important to realise that there will be a wide range of issues for your local government to consider. Newly elected and returning councillors may have particular issues they are anxious to deal with. However, councillors must represent the overall public interest of the local government area so it is important to understand that there will already be a planned schedule of issues to be debated and determined by the local government.
These matters will have been previously identified and relate to the goals/outputs of the local government's five year corporate plan and annual operational plan which cannot be changed simply by the election of a new local government without due process. Newly elected councillors will be required to undertake and carry on this important work as well as bringing their new issues forward for consideration.
In city and regional local governments there are local government committees that provide the opportunity to explore particular issues in detail. The role of these committees is to work on specific matters such as finance and budget, parks and recreation, roads and transport infrastructure and so on. If you have a particular interest you may wish to serve on a committee dealing with your area of interest and expert knowledge. Councillors are elected to these committees at the post-election meeting of the local government.
Your primary responsibility and accountability as an elected councillor is to your community and your local government's decisions must be made for the benefit of the entire local government area. If you represent a division you must also ensure that decisions benefit the whole area and not just the interests of the division you represent.
How your councillor remuneration is determined
Councillors are eligible for an annual amount of remuneration, reimbursement of eligible expenses and other entitlements as determined by the local government. The Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal, established under the Local Government Act 2009, is an independent body that makes decisions on the remuneration for mayors, deputy mayors and councillors.
Every year the tribunal must decide the maximum remuneration payable to councillors, mayors or deputy mayors in each category of local government (section 244, Local Government Regulation 2012). This decision must be made before 1 December.
In making its decisions about the remuneration to be paid to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors, the tribunal considers:
- Local Government Act 2009 provisions about the entitlements and responsibilities of councilors
- community expectations about what is an appropriate level of remuneration in the circumstances.
Local governments must, within three months of the tribunal's determination, resolve to pay their councillors an amount no more than the maximum determined by the tribunal.
If the local government does not set an amount, they receive the maximum amount by default. This is payable to councillors from 1 July each year.
In addition, the tribunal reviews and sets categories for each local government. These categories determine the level of remuneration you receive according to which local government you are part of. The tribunal uses criteria including local government size, population demographics, cultural diversity, geographical location and environmental terrain, to inform their decision.
There are currently nine categories of local governments with category one the lowest and category nine the highest. Councillors of local governments in category three and below have part of their remuneration tied to council meeting attendance. To access the current remuneration of your local government go to the most recent annual report of the Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal.
Councillors are also entitled to reimbursement of expenses and provision of facilities to carry out your council work. You can only claim expenses for matters that are expressly catered for in your local government's expenses reimbursement policy. Local governments are required to adopt the policy and publish it on their website. Claims for expenses of a private or political nature are not acceptable.
Your time commitments
The amount of time that a councillor is expected to spend on local government business and meetings varies widely depending on the:
- size of the local government
- geographical location
- role the councillor has.
In some local governments the role of a councillor is a part-time one while in others it is very time consuming.
In all local governments a councillor is expected to attend all the monthly local government meetings. Each meeting has an agenda and usually there are reports prepared that relate to the topics on the agenda. You should spend time reading all the reports and material provided with the agenda prior to each local government meeting.
In addition you may have particular committee responsibilities or portfolios that require attendance at meetings, research and investigation. Attending civic occasions and other important functions is also part of being a councillor - particularly for mayors and deputy mayors.
You may find it useful to talk to existing councillors in your local government to get an understanding of the time commitment required by councillors in your area. You could also talk to the local government's chief executive officer about the time commitments of councillors in your local government.
Where you can get more information
About specific local governments
The website for each local government has information about their particular area and the important issues for the local government.
About local government roles and responsibilities
- Councillor responsibilities under the Local Government Act 2009 ( 347 KB) produced by the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning.


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DIY Butterfly Costume
This butterfly costume is adorable, kid-pleasing, easy to make, and a perfect last-minute Halloween costume. This is a fun activity that you and your child can do together to celebrate the holiday and help your little one build fine motor skills. This butterfly costume is great for young scientists or children who love bugs. These butterfly costume instructions can easily be adapted to make a bee, fairy, or dragonfly costume.
What You Need:
- Black top (or leotard) and and black leggings
- Stretchy headband
- 2 thick black chenille pipe cleaners
- 2 sheets of posterboard in your child's favorite colour
- Glue
- Glitter, tissue paper, decorative paper and other decorative materials
- Scissors
- Ribbon
What You Do:
- Start by making your antennae. Help your child wrap one end of a pipe cleaner around the headband so that it stands up. Position the other pipe cleaner a few inches away (so that they look like antennae) and do the same thing.
- Help your child cut out two large wing shapes from your posterboard. In order to make them match, you can cut one out and use it as a model for cutting the second wing. If you're not sure about the shape of a butterfly wing, check out Google images for ideas or look at a picture book about butterflies with your child.
- Fasten the wings together by lining up the straight edges of each wing with one another so that there is a seam where the two wings join together. Run a narrow strip of posterboard or sturdy paper up the centre seam of the wings and glue it in place to hold them together.
- Once the glue has dried, have your child decorate her wings. She can use real butterflies as her model or just go crazy with whatever you and your child can come up with. When she's finished decorating her wings, set them aside to dry.
- Once they've dried, cut two slits in each wing, the first about five inches from the top and the second two to three inches below the first, for a total of four holes (two in each wing). For each wing, slip some ribbon through the two slots creating a strap on the inside face of the wings that will fasten around your child's shoulder.
- When she's ready to trick-or-treat, and she's dressed in her black butterfly body, tie the wings to her shoulders and help her put her antennae on. She's a butterfly!


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- "He could smell it, my perfume."
- —Hermione whilst holding her scarf[src]
Hermione Granger owned a pink scarf and wore it frequently in 1997 whilst on the run with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley during the Second Wizarding War. She left it behind on their travels and it was later picked up by Scabior, leading to their capture.
Second Wizarding War
- "What's that... what's that, smell?"
- —Scabior can smell Hermione's perfume on her scarf.[src]
After Ron's departure Harry and Hermione stayed in the same camping area. Hermione was hoping that he'd return to them once he had cooled down but he never did. Having to face the inevitable the two decided to leave and carry on with their quest by heading to Godric's Hollow. Hermione took off her scarf and tied it around a tree nearby to where they had been camping when Ron left. She did this to signal to him that they had left, should he ever return and try and find them.[1]
- "Well don't just hang about, snatch 'em!"
- —Scabior to his group of Snatchers.[src]
Harry and Hermione travelled together without Ron for many months and over their journey got into a skirmish whilst at Godric's Hollow which ended in the breaking of Harry's wand. Afterwards the two stayed in the Forest of Dean where Ron would eventually return to them. With Ron back in the group they decided to visit Xenophilius Lovegood to ask him about the Deathly Hallows. Their visit was cut short when he called Death Eaters to come get them and the three had to make a quick escape. Hermione apparated the newly reformed group back to the forest in which they were last were all together.[1]
However, a group of Snatchers and Scabior had discovered their location and were searching for them, Scabior had picked up Hermione's scarf and was now wearing it himself - sniffing the perfume scent that he'd smelt before on it frequently. Whilst chasing the trio, Scabior had given Werewolf Fenrir Greyback a sniff of her scarf so that he could pick up Hermione's scent and capture her more easily. Greyback was successful and captured Hermione, Harry and Ron. Greyback took an interest in Hermione and remarked that she'd taste good. When interrogating the group about their identities, Scabior smelled Hermione's neck and hair. After being captured by the snatchers the trio were taken to Malfoy Manor.[1]
Behind the scenes
- Hermione wears the scarf a lot during the film so that it is noticeable to the audience that later it is her scarf that has led the Snatchers to the group.
- In the novel, the trio is located by the Snatchers after Harry says Voldemort's name and triggers the Taboo. Their capture also occurs several weeks after they escape from the ambush at the Lovegood House.


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FIRST LOOK! Justin Bieber's New Book, 'Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story'
Get excited, BFFs! The Biebster's new book comes out in October!
If you have Bieber Fever, then you're going to be waiting with bated breath until October when Justin Bieber releases his very first book!
Check out the cover of Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, which is being published by HarperCollins this October. You'll find out all you ever wanted to know about the 16-year-old singing sensation, including his rise to fame from YouTube, who he calls his celebrity BFFs (Kim Kardashian and Usher are just a few) and all the secrets of his love life, including his very first date!
Will YOU be buying Justin's book?
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Movie Diary 21/9/17
Baby Driver (2017) – Though Edgar Wright had the idea for this film in the 90s, this plays as a rip of (the already derivative) Guardians of the Galaxy: not only the hero with his attachment to outmoded music technology, for whom a particular cassette is a talisman of a lost past, but the way the film piggybacks on its soundtrack, uses it in lieu of an attitude. It's easy to like Wright's corny soul, his film and music nerd enthusiasms – there's no froideur in his sense of cool, no wish to exclude – and there's wit in telling a story from the perspective of a millennial wedded to his earbuds. But this is corny in bad ways as well as good, more second-hand than it needs to be – when Ansel Elgort dances down the street or in his kitchen, every person he encounters is a movie cliché. The first half is almost as naff as La La Land; it's only when Wright puts Jamie Foxx and Jon Hamm in a room together that the movie develops any tension or stakes. (It helps that that these actors are fully present, unlike Ensort or Kevin Spacey, whose schoolmaster affect is weirdly reminiscent of Kevin Rudd.) From there it takes off: the next hour is a non-stop thrill ride, behind the wheel and on foot. **½
Colossal (2016) – There's racism baked into the premise: Anne Hathaway's monstrous avatar does not rampage through an American city (which would have a certain logic, given that her character's made a different sort of mess in one), but in far-off Seoul, where the casualties never register as people. The disproportion between the American characters (Hathaway and the small-town loser played by Jason Sudeikis) and the destruction they wreak is meant to be part of the comedy, but this is a movie that never finds its tone. Much of it plays like a second-rate Young Adult: where Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman (or Chris Kelly in Other People) proved that it's possible to wring something fresh from the tired trope of the big city failure going home, writer/director Nacho Vigalondo is not up to the task. Hathaway waking up with her hair mussed is no Charlize Theron, and Sudeikis manages to give two different unpleasant performances. The monsters never feel anything but grafted on; this is my candidate for worst movie of the year. *½
Dunkirk (2017) – Christopher Nolan takes the celebrated opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan and extends it to feature length: there are some sops to the audience, like the unlikely survival of most of the people we follow through the action, but Nolan shows a bracing indifference to Hollywood characterisation, the way we're usually made to care about people in movies. In fact, personality is mostly irrelevant in this situation where life or death depends on the accident of where you happen to be standing when a bomb chews away part of the wharf you're standing on, and our identification with the young man (Fionn Whitehead) who scrambles from deathtrap to deathtrap is very basic, based more on his scraped knuckles or the way he tears into a piece of jam and bread than any sense of who he is. The different time scales allow Nolan to orchestrate different perspectives on the evacuation, imbuing each with a similar sense of urgency, and he modulates visually too, taking us from the terror of open, exposed spaces to terrible claustrophobia and back again. My only complaint is that Hans Zimmer's score, which overuses its one musical idea about the clock ticking (with bits of Elgar thrown in for uplift), often intrudes on the excellent sound design, hyping situations that have no need of it. Nevertheless, this is Nolan's best film. ***½
It (2017) – This could use more modulation, both in its characterisation (unlike the Stephen King book, the adults here are uniformly monstrous) and visually (the kids' homes are such dark, Expressionist caverns that there's little difference between them and the haunted house or the sewers later on). It's monotonously grim, in a way that flattens out the horrors: there's no sense of shock or violation, only more of the same. The change in period cuts the story loose of its moorings too, rooted as it is in the kids' consumption of 50s pop culture (particularly old monster movies), and director Andrés Muschietti and the screenwriters do not find equivalents in their new 80s setting. Nor are the kids as sharply individual as in the book: one reason that Bev (Sophia Lillis) is a standout is that we simply spend more time with her than the others. The monster loses much of its cultural and psychological resonance; the movie's no more than a fairground ride. On that level it works, however, and the rapport between the band of child heroes is very charming. **½
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) – For the first half hour, every image is fit for framing, and the sensuality and the creation of a collective female consciousness anticipate the films of Sofia Coppola. The ensuing hour wrests the perspective from the girls and hands it to a rich young man, and belabours points (the mystery of the girls' disappearance, the school as prison) made at the outset, often in single images, like the headmistress caged by upstairs banisters. The visual energy goes out of the movie in a rush, almost as soon as Miranda disappears: suddenly it's a stodgy costume drama about our loveless forebears, an extended postscript to the actual story, as dull as an English detective show. This is a feature that should have been a short. **½
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New State Sen. Clark Shultz and Rep. Don Schroeder, who represents the western half of the county, answered questions Saturday morning in Hillsboro but provided few solutions.
Local leaders were able to express their concerns over a proposal to move local elections from the spring to the fall, and other bills currently being discussed in the legislature.
Hillsboro schools Superintendent Steve Noble said he took issue with moving school board elections because of the affect of having new members deal with a budget already in place.
Noble said bringing in new board members in the middle of the budget process is a detriment to the school board. Schroeder said most of the interest is coming from the state, thinking it would increase voter turnout.
County Clerk Tina Spencer said most county clerks have been opposed to the change, but have begun to accept it will happen. She also said moving the elections to the fall will affect schools more so than counties.
"In a sense it looks like a solution to a problem we don't have," Schroeder said.
Hillsboro City administrator Larry Paine said he did not agree with the stipulation in a bill that gave police officers and firefighters a compensation claim, particularly when they experience a heart attack off the job.
Shultz said there might have been cases in the past where it was a question to whether the incident was work-related or not, and the legislature tends to want to show support for public safety officers.


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The USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH) is a multisite center located at the Andrus Gerontology Center of the University of Southern California and the Program in Geriatric Medicine in the School of Medicine of the University of California at Los Angeles. It is one of 14 centers in the Demography and Economics of Aging Centers Program sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
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From the November 30 episode of Live Free or Die Radio with Lee Rogers, Lee drew attention (starting at 34:28) to Veterans Today's Gordon Duff and his elite bio.
"Gordon Duff is a Marine Vietnam veteran, a combat infantryman, and Senior Editor at Veterans Today. His career has included extensive experience in international banking along with such diverse areas as consulting on counter insurgency, surveillance technologies, intelligence analysis,defense technologies or acting as a UN diplomat and "special consultant."
Duff currently serves on the boards of the Adamus Group, one of the world's largest energy technology firms and of a private financial institution participating in the Federal Reserve Banking group.
His most recent project adapts advanced military technologies to wildlife and land management in cooperation with the UN, USAID and International Wildlife Federation."
Is this bio satire?
– "extensive experience in international banking" = willful promotion of debt slavery
– "consulting on counter insurgency" = suppressing legitimate political opposition or suppressing controlled opposition after it has served its purpose
– "surveillance technologies" = it's not for your safety, it's for *their* safety
– "intelligence analysis" = we tell you what the intelligence says, and if you want to make your own independent analysis, we'll say you can't, in the name of national security
– "defense technologies" = offensive technologies
– "acting as a UN diplomat" = acting as a diplomat for a subversive organization that was given free land for its headquarters by the Rockefellers, whose ultimate goal is a one world government
"Duff currently serves on the boards of the Adamus Group, one of the world's largest energy technology firms and of a private financial institution participating in the Federal Reserve Banking group."
Yet why does a Google search for "Adamus Group" turn up more questions than answers, with links on the first page to posts asking for more information about this group?
And serving on the board of a Federal Reserve Bank member bank is no badge of honour, considering the purpose of the Federal Reserve Banks is to serve as a cartel by restricting competition.
Lee Rogers also drew attention to two recent highly suspect articles on the site, which constitute unwarranted fearmongering:
The Immediate Goal Of The Jesuits: Declare Martial Law In The United States
Nuclear Christmas, a Tale of False Flag Terror
In case this isn't enough of an indication that Duff isn't a credible source, see this interview where he says:
"About 30% of what's on Veterans Today is patently false. About 40% of what I write is at least purposely partially false, because if I didn't write false information, I wouldn't be alive."


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(Tom's Restaurant)
Whether you're a young professional in your mid-twenties, middle-aged entrepreneur, accomplished businesswoman or have a family, brunch has become quite the popular choice when it comes to weekend morning outings in Brooklyn—and there are plenty of spots from which you can choose. No longer is breakfast simply "just breakfast" or something you grab on the go, but a decadent and all around enjoyable experience.
Tom's Restaurant
Tom's Restaurant, family owned and operated since 1936, is one of the most sought after spots for brunch in Prospect Heights. It's so popular that sometimes the line to be seated can lead out the door and spill onto the sidewalk (and while you wait they pass out fresh orange slices to tide you over). One unique offering of this restaurant is the extensive selection of pancakes, which includes banana walnut, lemon ricotta, sweet potato, chocolate chip and the list goes on. They also have a wide range of flavored butters to smear on top of the pancakes. Additional choices on the menu include omelettes, eggs florentine, eggs benedict, and several other classic brunch options. The kitschy diner feel and laidback atmosphere also contributes to the overall experience of this restaurant. The prices are also extremely reasonable, so you can definitely fill up and get your money's worth. (782 Washington Ave)
Esme in Greenpoint is more of a swankier version of the typical brunch. Not only is careful preparation regarding the flavor of the food thought about for every plate, but also presentation. Some of the delicious meals up for grabs include the pork belly eggs benedict, the fried chicken sandwich and the grass-fed burger. For those who are vegetarian, they also have several options, such as veggie sausage and a veggie burger. Their brunch cocktail menu available is also special with drinks like Pimm's cup, mimosas, bloody marys and more. They also have a fine selection of mostly local craft beer, wine, coffee and soft drinks. (999 Manhattan Ave)
Piquant in Prospect Heights is a fancier brunch spot known for its elegant touch and ambiance. The owners knew what they were doing when they named the restaurant, as the definition of "piquant" is having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. As you enter the establishment you notice the exposed brick along the walls, a lengthy bar, candlelit tables and there's even an ample-sized back patio. While there are fewer options on this menu, all the plates were designed to flavorful perfection. Some of the more unique dishes include cornflake crusted French toast, the smoked salmon bagel and the signature piquant burger. They also have the classic options, such as two eggs any style, steak and eggs, and buttermilk pancakes. As far as drinks go, they have a $10 one hour special for unlimited bloody marys, mimosas or sangria. Reservations are advised. (259 Flatbush Ave)
Olea Mediterranean Taverna
Olea in Fort Greene is a Mediterranean eatery that was opened in 2005 by three friends. As you walk into the place you'll notice it has a whimsical gypsy feel with the stucco walls, a wooden ceiling, vibrant looking plants, along with terra cotta and mosaic tiles. Some of the unique brunch dishes they serve include green eggs and lamb, Turkish breakfast, a smoked salmon plate, lamb sandwich and a chorizo and manchego "frico" sandwich. Also on the menu are fresh baked chocolate croissants that will make your mouth water. For drinks they have four kinds of mimosas: OJ, raspberry, mango and pomegranate, and two kinds of sangria: classic red and mango white. (171 Lafayette Ave)
Allswell in Williamsburg is a cozy little spot for brunch. The place has a rustic cottage feel with the wooden tables and walls decorated with an array of different colorful patterns. Their weekend brunch menu changes regularly, but for right now they are offering cinnamon toast, avocado toast, an egg & cheese sandwich, frittata, pancakes, clam chowder, crispy chicken sandwich, Royalton Farms cheese burger and something called the rainbow sandwich, which contains beet, carrot, feta and caraway. This place also has sweets like apple and caramel tarts with vanilla ice cream and affogato, a delicious coffee-based dessert. Customers seem to rave about the bloody mary here as well. (124 Bedford Ave)
Heavy Woods
Heavy Woods in Bushwick is a place that serves brunch every day starting at 11 a.m. Some of the unique dishes they offer are the dutch baby with caramelized apples, black and tan griddle cakes, a buttermilk biscuit egg and cheese sandwich, the "bacon torpedo" burrito and the "porto-pedo" burrito. They also make a bunch of delectable sweets and smaller sized snacks, which include chocolate-peanut butter coffee cake, banana bread walnut bread, duck confit-blue cheese scone and cherry-chocolate scone. There's a full bar with specialty cocktails available, bloody marys, mimosas, bellinis, beermosas and more. They also have plenty of coffee options, along with unique drinks, such as the peanut butter latte, maple latte and Irish coffee. (50 Wyckoff Ave)
(pork belly breakfast bowl from Heavy Woods. Photo Credit: Ted Mallwitz)
Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel in Carroll Gardens has a wide variety to choose from when it comes to their brunch. First off they have a snack menu that includes grapefruit wheels, a walnut sticky bun, house-made pickles and maple & bacon roasted almonds. As most brunch spots do, they have their egg dishes, but on their menu they have an entire list of what they call "scrambles," which are scrambled eggs served up with different things, like house-cured lox, green onion and cream cheese; hot sausage, peppers and onions; or roasted mushrooms, spinach and goat cheese. The bigger entrees a few unique plates, such as pecan pie French toast, rancho gordo heirloom bean stew, fried pork chop & cheddar waffles, and, of course, they have buttermilk pancakes, as the restaurant's name suggests. To top of their impressive food menu, they also offer a variety of bloody marys: the classic, the court street, star of the sea and the Otis. They also have mimosas and bellinis as well. (524 Court St)
Le Barricou
Le Barricou is a French bistro located in Williamsburg with a casual and relaxed feel, reminiscent of restaurants in Paris that are slower paced to allow for indulgence in the experience of dining out. This establishment does a weekday and weekend brunch. Some of their entrees include frittata auvergnate, eggs benedict, eggs Norwegian, croquet madame, pancakes, French toast, onion gratinèe, pate sandwich and grilled burger. Along with coffee options, they also have a bunch of freshly squeezed juices that include orange juice, grapefruit juice, pineapple and cranberry. The cocktail selection includes the house made bloody mary, shrimp cocktail bloody mary, mimosa, bellini and kir royale. There is also outside seating at this restaurant as well. (533 Grand St)
Sidecar has one of most unique brunches around. Brothers John and Bart DeCoursy own the spot in South Slope, which opened its doors in the summer of 2006. The place serves up what they call "French Redneck" cuisine paired with handcrafted cocktails. Their brunch menu includes small plates, such as oysters, fried oysters, gravlax and hangover soup, which is spicy chicken broth, tomato, kale, garlic with a poached egg. The big plates on the menu are fried chicken & waffles, corned beef hash & eggs, shrimp and grits, steak and eggs, French toast, and more. They also offer up cleverly named cocktails, such as The Real Housewives, The Jesuit and Femme Fatale. (560 5th Ave, New York)
Miriam is another restaurant offering up brunch every single day. This place does breakfast right with diverse menu options. They have a huge selection of plates made with organic eggs, including eggs benedict, Norwegian eggs, eggs Florentine, smoked salmon omelette and more. There are also other special picks not seen elsewhere very often, like chicken shawarma, a falafel platter and lamb shawarma. However, they have classic brunch favorites as well, like pancakes and French toast. The choices from their a la carte menu are vast with things like a chicken snitzel, roasted beet, steak & eggs, couscous & vegetables and a Merguez sandwich. The drink menu includes a select few cocktails, such as the ginger crisp, cucumber Olè, hot spiced cider and red sangria, along with a long list of fine wines. (79 5th Ave, Brooklyn)
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There's a rather interesting new study out of Ohio State University that says that consuming media may affect us more than we think.
Stories are very powerful. The stories we read and tell ourselves influence how we be and act in the world. The stories we share with others influence how others be and act in the world.
This article talks about a recent Ohio State University study showing the link between stories and behavior.
Which is why the hype about storytelling in the worlds of marketing and branding give me a queasy feeling sometimes.
On the other hand, if we as leaders, business owners, entreprenuers and heads of non-profits choose to do good in the world, understanding the power of stories can allow us to create our worlds and those we interact with more consciously.
If you want to be a certain way as a leader or business owner, read stories that support that.
As a small business or enterprise, what kinds of customers do you want to attract and work with? What kinds of employees do you want to attract to you? Figure that out and share stories in alignment with those desires.
This sounds simple, is not so easy, yet there is great truth and wisdom to these notions and the conclusions of the study shared here.
Makes you wonder and take pause about some of the video games out there.
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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Coroner: Rescue vehicle may have struck crash victim
SAN FRANCISCO – An autopsy is scheduled Monday to determine whether one of the two 16-year-old girls killed in the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 died of injuries sustained when she was run over by arriving emergency vehicles or from the plane crash itself.
San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault says he was told there was a possibility one of the victims may have sustained fatal injuries from a source "other than the airplane crash."
Foucrault said senior San Francisco Fire Department officials notified him and his staff at the crash site on Saturday that one of the girls may have been struck on the runway. The victim was found by the left wing, about 30 feet from the aircraft fuselage.
He says he arrived about 45 minutes after the crash and was pointed to the locations of the two deceased by fire officials. While one was found next to the plane, he said the other body was found nearer to the point of first impact, where the plane struck the seawall before the runway threshold. The plane's tail and landing gear separated from the rest of the fuselage.
The two teenage girls who died were identified Sunday as Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia from China's eastern Zhejiang province, according to China Central TV. They were among a group of young Chinese nationals who were to spend three weeks at a church summer camp program in Los Angeles.
Foucrault says first responders – including his deputies – train extensively for plane crashes. But the scene that firefighters encountered on Runway 28 Left would have been difficult to comprehend: 307 aboard the jetliner, with about 180 of them injured.
San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne M. Hayes-White, appearing on KGO-TV, described the scene as "chaotic" when she arrived about 20 minutes after the crash.
"We were dealing with a fire emergency and medical emergencies, and literally hundreds and hundreds of passengers and patients," she said.
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News and notes following coach Tom Cable's post practice press briefing Wednesday as the Raiders prepare to host the Kansas City Chiefs:
— Defensive end Greg Ellis didn't practice Wednesday following arthroscopic surgery. Or was that surgeries? Turns out doctors fixed more than just his knee.
"They worked on both the knee and the shoulder," Cable said. "Everything is coming along fine, it's just a matter of whether there's enough time."
Cable said if Ellis can practice by Friday, he could conceivably play. If not, rookie Matt Shaughnessy would make his first NFL start at left end.
— Ricky Schmitt, who punted for the Raiders during training camp and finished last season on the practice squad, was on the field as practice concluded, booming kicks to Johnnie Lee Higgins and practice squad returner Shaun Bodiford.
Why would Schmitt even be around, given that Shane Lechler is on pace to break Sammy Baugh's all-time record for punting average at 52.3 yards per kick?
"Just to see if he's had some workouts and he's kicking better," Cable said.
Of course, Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt, like Schmitt, is left-footed, and it gives Higgins a chance to field a kick which comes with a different spin. And if Higgins looks shaky enough, the Raiders could always activate Bodiford.
— Predictably, and wisely, Cable isn't about to delve into the details of how he will use Chaz Schilens and Darren McFadden, two important pieces to the offensive puzzle who went through the entirety of practice Wednesday with no limitations and are on schedule to play, if not start.
"I'm kind of messing around with personnel and how I'm going to start it and all that," Cable said.
— The Raiders will prepare defensively this week without consideration of Larry Johnson, who rushed for 938 yards on 222 carries in 10 games against the Raiders dating back to 2004 and scored 12 touchdowns (11 rushing).
The Chiefs are ranked 24th in rushing offense, and will utilize some combination of Jamal Charles, Dantrell Savage and Kolby Smith. Smith had 31 carries for 150 yards as a rookie against the Raiders in 2007 in a game won 20-17 by Oakland at Arrowhead Stadium.
"They still have good runners," Cable said. "It's not like they're going to change their system of their scheme. The runner they got is a good player. Larry was a very good player. So, it impacts it to some degree. But in this business, it's the next man up."
Linebacker Kirk Morrison and cornerback Chris Johnson both expect the Chiefs to try and get their smaller, shiftier runners in space rather than pound ahead as they did with Larry Johnson.
— Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel will start his second game in Oakland, having beaten the Raiders 49-26 as a member of the Patriots last season. He completed 18 of 30 passes for 218 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
"That game in particular was a pretty emotional game for me," Cassel told Bay Area reporters by conference call. "My father just passed away that Wednesday and we went in and it's quite a place to play but for me personally it was quite an experience and quite a game. I was able to honor him in a nice way by us getting the victory there with the Patriots."
— Claiming Chris Chambers off waivers from San Diego paid immediate dividends as he caught two touchdown passes in his first game. By claiming his contract, the Chiefs are obligated to pay the remainder of Chambers' salary this season.
Before Chambers was claimed, Cable said the Raiders wouldn't be interested "because of who we've got there."
"He's a veteran player in the league. Any place he would have went he probably would make an impact," Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson said. "I'm not really surprised."
— While Cable insists he "can see the mountain top" with regard to his team turning things around, Chiefs coach Todd Haley went for straight reality.
"I wish I had that sense," Haley said. Nah, as a coach, you can just point it out. We're 0-3 in games decided by seven points or less. That hurts, obviously. That means there's little things on each side of the ball in each of those games that could have made a difference in winning instead of losing. So we've just got to continue to focus on doing all the little things right all the time, not part of the time, Keep them focused and concentrating throughout a game in order to have a win."
— The only players who didn't practice other than Ellis were wide receiver/return specialist Nick Miller (broken tibia) and linebacker Ricky Brown (ankle).


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As a sample, here's part of the chapter titled "The Pig Heard Round the World":
Kevin Lippert wrote:In June 1859, an American farmer-squatter, Lyman Cutlar, saw a large black pig rooting around in his garden, eating potatoes. He promptly chased, shot, and killed the pig, which turned out to be owned by Charles Griffin, manager of a ranch owned by the imperialist British supermerchant-squatter the Hudson's Bay Company, also the owners of most of Western Canada.
The ensuing fight over liability and compensation quickly escalated into a military standoff. Following the orders of the local US Army commander, Anglophobe Brigadier General William Selby Harney, Oregon landed 66 soldiers under Captain George Pickett (later leader of the ill-fated Pickett's Charge) just north of the Hudson's Bay ranch in late July, transported there by the US warship USS Massachussetts, with its eight 32-pound cannons. The British immediately anchored three warships in Griffin Bay to keep the Americans from occupying the islands.
Both sides upped their positions in rapid succession, and by the end of the summer, Pickett had almost five hundred soldiers with fourteen artillery cannons, while the British increased their force to five warships with more than two thousand men and seventy cannons (echoes of the lopsided Falkland Islands buildup centuries later). With the clear military advantage, the governor of Vancouver Island ordered the British to land and engage the Americans, but Rear Admiral Robert Baynes refused, saying that "to engage two great nations in a war over a squabble about a pig" was foolish... The British finally withdrew their troops in 1872, the Americans in 1874...
In spite of all the saber rattling, no shots were fired and the "war" ended peacefully, which leads at least one historian to call the Pig War "the most perfect war in history." To be accurate, though, one shot was fired and one life lost, that of the anonymous pig.


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VOL. XXII No. 1 BETHEL INSTITUTE (St. Paul, Minn.) Sept. 23, 1942
Freshman Days at Bethel
There have been no such beings
as "idle freshmen" on the Bethel
campus during the past week.
Activities have been planned each
night for their benefit.
Beginning with Sunday, Septem-ber
thirteenth, the freshmen were
urged to attend the closing serv-ices
of the Minnesota State Confer-ence,
which was held at First Swe-dish
Baptist Church of St. Paul.
True to tradition, the Bethel stu-dents
present at the morning ser-vice
were asked to stand, and as
usual, they constituted a goodly
part of the audience.
Classes began on Monday, the
fourteenth. After a day's hard
study, everyone was invited to at-tend
a water-melon feed in Como
Park. There was an abundance of
water-melons, and an equal, if not
greater, abundance of mosquitoes.
Classes continued, of course, on
Tuesday. In the evening, the coll-ege
auditorium was the scene of an
all-school game night, for the pur-
Mr. William Adam, athletic coach
at Bethel since nineteen thirty-sev-en,
has resigned from the Bethel
teaching staff, to accept a position
as athletic director at Cambridge
High School, Cambridge, Minne-sota.
Coach Adam was graduated
from Macalester College with a
Batchelor of Arts degree in nine-teen
thirty-seven. The next fall he
began his association with Bethel
as athletic director and coach. He
has been successful in that posi-tion;
establishing an intramural
sports program open to all mem-bers
of the school student body,
and year after year developing
teams of high caliber for interscho-lastic
These smoothly working, well-coached
teams have made Bethel
a name to be conjured with in The
Southern Minnesota Junior College
Conference. They have been out-standing
representatives of clean,
Christian sportsmanship, and Beth-el
has been proud of them. The
baseball and basketball teams
have frequently conducted church
services under the direction of
Coach Adam ,while on their sports
pose of further enabling everyone
to become better acquainted. To
use the "trite but true" phrase,
"a good time was had by all".
Wednesday night was Bethel
night at Prospect Park Baptist
Church. This was the midweek
prayer and praise service.
Thursday night, the "snooty.
sophs", together with Bethel sophs
from last year, had a pow-wow in
the boarding club dining-room—for
"Auld Lang Syne". The freshmen
were told that it was study night
for the conscientious, date night
for the otherwise, and not to stay
up too late either way.
And to conclude the week, the
Twin City 'Swedish B. Y. P. U.
sponsored a reception for the
Freshmen at 8:00 p. m., on Friday
And so ended Freshman Week.
We say "hats off" to the freshmen,
and thank them for their cooper-ation
in attending the scheduled
Not only Bethel has been con-scious
of Mr. Adam's abilities. In
the past years he has become very
popular as an organizer of sports
programs for Bible conferences
and religious camps throughout
the country. With regret, • Bethel
bids goodliy to Mr. Adam.
Xeporters Needed
Those of you who are perhaps a
trifle disappointed because you are
receiving a single-sheet edition of
the paper this week will no doubt
be interested to learn that there is
a definite need for reporters of all
types. The task of putting out a
regular four-page issue puts quite a
bit of responsibility on the shoul-ders
of just one or two people.
Hence, we are asking your coop-eration
in this 'way by giving you
a chance to disclose your respect-ive
talents and state your interests
in the different types of reporting.
There will be a meeting Thursday
afternoon, in the Clarion office, of
all those who are interested in be-ing
on the Clarion staff. Be sure
to be there promptly at 2:00 p. m.
Tuesday morning, September fif-teenth,
at 10:15 a. m., Bethel stu-dents
were entertained for an hour,
in our first convocation of the year.
Those of us who were here before
remember bright spots in the
series of programs for last year.
But among the brightest of those
we'll not forget was the exibition
by Zelta and Hugh Davis.
Mr. Davis was photographer for
Osa and Martin Johnson on their
last African Expedition. In 1935,
he was with the Fahnstock Expe-dition
into Panama. In 1936, he
capitalized on the experience he
had gained with others and headed
his own party in an expedition to
Panama, Honduras, and Central
America to collect zoological spec-imens
of birds, mammals, and rep-tiles.
For twelve years, Mr. Davis has
been director of the Tulsa Zoologic-al
Gardens at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Zelta and Hugh Davis brought
with them to our first convocation
period native curios, and an as-sortment
of specimens of animal
life from the countries which they
have visited. Perhaps most inter-esting,
or at least most thought
provoking, was the collection of
live snakes. Even with their as-surance
of the perfect safety, some
of us would have felt more com-fortable
with a quicker means of
exit. • Mr. Davis's lecture was also
very informative and entertaining.
His accounts of personal experienc-es
added romance to the occasion.
Teacher Asks Leave
Mr. Fridolph Nelson, for the past
two years instructor in economics
and sociology at Bethel Junior Col-lege,
recently requested a leave of
absence for the coming year, Mr.
Nelson is now employed at Los An-geles,
California, in the Navy ship-yards.
ofrt qua," lima/a
Thank thee, 0 Lord,
For this, my bed,
For roof unbombed
Above my head,
And for thy gift
My daily bread.
Why is it we
Musts come to know
From others' woe,
The gratitude
We always owe?
Pa lait
Apparently, the supposedly timid
freshmen have been taking good
advantage of the admonition posted
on the bulletin board on first
"Retreat to Eat—at the Coffee
Shop". We mere "sophs" find it
extremely difficult, if not totally
impossible, to get within "whiffing"
distance of the coffee, much less to
buy a few much needed supplies.
In fact, some of us are thinking
seriously of making an appoint-ment
-with Miriam—just to get acq-uainted
Oh well, why not let the poor
little tykes enjoy themselves,
while they still have the means to
do so? Having a little extra cash
on hand makes anyone feel gener-ous.
Do you suppose that visions
of text-books, street-car tokens, or
ink bottles ever dance through
their heads while they are dunking
doughnuts or eating a ten cent dish
of ice-cream?
Seriously though, keep it up
freshmen! Show your loyalty to
Bethel by buying your books and
other supplies at the Book Store,
which is in connection with the
Coffee Shop. Here you may secure
not only new books, but used copies
at the most reasonable prices.
Here also, you may buy your pen-cils,
rulers, note-books, and what-not.
And if, perchance, there re-mains
a few cents after all this
practical purchasing, you might
patronize the Coffee Shop.
The joint Coffee Shop and Book
Store is open between the hours of
9 a. m. and 1 p. m. and from 3 p. m.
to 4 p. m. Come, and meet your
friends (teachers too) at the Coffee
Shop. "Retreat to eat"—but never
to escape a class! A word to the
As You Think, So You Are
You don't have to tell how much
you live each day,
You don't have to say if you work
or you play;
A tried, true barometer serves in
the place—
However you live it will show in
your face.
The false, the deceit, you bear in
your heart,
Will not stay inside where it first
got a start,
For sinew and blood are a thin veil
of lace—
What you wear in your heart you
wear in your face.
If your life is unselfish, if for
others you live,
For not what you get, but how
much you can give;
If you live close to God in His in-finite
You don't have to tell it, it shows
in your face.
Coach Adam Leaves
Page 2 THE BETHEL CLARION
Editorial Comment: Bread
I suppose that the sum and total
of what should be said at such a
time is "Welcome, Freshmen".
Not being the sort to depart from
tradition, and not being "snooty
sophs" at heart, we truly do wel-come
you to our Bethel family.
Despite all our joking and various
means of helping you to remember
that you are "greenies", we think
we have a pretty swell group of
lower classmen this year. We com-pliment
you for your patience and
obedience in carrying out the some-
Remember last year's "package
king"? Alas! But he seems to
have surrendered his crown and
scepter. No more does the cry of
"Hey, Rune! Remember me?" ring
through the halls. Sadly missing
are the inevitable boxes of cookies,
cake and candy. I guess priorities
are out for the duration in this
• • •
Isn't it amazing the enthusiasm
we can work up over one measly
last year's freshman? It is rather
like an oasis in a desert to come
upon someone you know, now that
the "freshies" have taken over.
And speaking of enthusiasm, have
you heard of the ovation a certain
little "butter-ball" received upon
her late arrival at the dorm? 'Twas
really quite striking to see around
twenty girls arise from their
chairs, and all throw their plates at
the poor victim... all in an effort
to show their delight at her return.
Sophomores ... how we love them.
* * *
As we go to press, we hear from
all sides the cries and complaints
of worried (not scared, of course)
freshmen who are bemoaning the
fact that ere another week has
gone, their lovely locks will be
shorn and they will stand revealed,
with ... HEINIES! We seem to
recall similar instances of last year,
but then , some folks didn't look
bad at all, after a month or two.
Better get busy, fellows, .... WE
* * *
And speaking of meaning busi-ness,
judging from the rush that
the dorm girls are getting, the
freshmen boys aren't joking either.
In fact, some of them seem to have
made quite a bit of headway. We're
already getting used to some of the
new "steadies". And they seem to
be learning all the tricks of the
trade .... even to holding up the
north wall of the dorm for the "last
five minutes".
• • •
To whom do we girls owe our
gratitude for the new clock at the
dorm? It is truly appreciated, but
we're still wondering at the way it
can disagree so decidedly with our
own watches.
what dictatorial commands of the
initiation bosses. We sincerely
hope that you will bear no lasting
grudges as a result.
Bethel has become very dear to
those of us who have been here for
a year or more. As everyone says
who has ever attended Bethel, the
strongest point in its favor, and the
thing which most endears it to the
hearts of those who call it their
Alma Mater is the Christian fellow-ship
which it affords. We trust
• • • and • •
Dean Emery Johnson has long
been busy this summer and pre-sents
proudly for our inspection
some of the fruits of his labors.
Glance about his office on your
next visit, and then say something
nice about the paint on the walls.
He'll gladly admit that he did it
with his own little brush.
* * *
The second and third floor hall-ways
have also been painted this
summer, but not by Dean Johnson.
Their new colors were laid on in a
general campaign to brighten up
the school for the new year, in
keeping with similar programs of
previous years.
* * *
It's really too bad that this year's
"freebies" couldn't have been here
last year when the halls were
painted a brilliant green ... just
for us, so they said.
* * *
Oh yes, and the dean is a car-penteer
too, as you may have no-ticed
if you have visited the zoolo-gy
lab. The cupboards, you know.
The girls whose rooms face the
East at the dorm wish to thank the
gallant gentlemen who so ably (?)
serenaded them on a recent eve-ning.
Their "doleful dirge" was
appreciated, though we wonder if
some of the neighbors didn't per-haps
sigh as they recalled more
classic renditions of the old favor-ite,
"Good-night, Ladies".
* * *
Overheard during a demonstra-tion
of a conglameration of hooks,
strings and weights, used to explain
the principle of balance:
Frost: Did you ever catch any
big ones on that thing?
Prof: Yes, yes ... many a sucle-er.
• • *
'It really seems like old times to
hear the German and Swedish
classes singing the good old songs
again. We'll admit that the blend-ing
of the two isn't the most beau-tiful,
but then, what can you ex-pect?
that already you have felt and
sensed this bond of fellowship in
We as upper-classmen feel it our
responsibility to continue to up-hold
those high standards which
have been set for us, and in so do-ing,
to be an example for you who
have recently joined our family.
And let us as a whole student
body so live and work and pray,
that Bethel will continue to be "the
house of God".
• Yawn
For a bit on the serious side ....
we remind you of the regular even-ing
prayer meetings in the semi-nary
chapel each week night, at
6:15 p. m. While we are having
fun or keeping up with our studies,
let's not forget to pray. We need
it as individuals ,as well as a whole
student body and faculty. Bethel
is the "house of God". Let's keep
it a "house of prayer", as well.
It's a Fact!
by W. E. B.
Somewhere, at sometime or
other, I heard a recipe for happi-ness.
If one wants to be happy for
three hours, get drunk. If one
wishes to be happy for three days,
barbecue a pig. If one wants happ-iness
for three months, fall in love.
If one would possess happiness for-ever,
grow a garden. It was the
garden for me, I decided in short
Last year I• gathered seeds from
all quarters of the state, and my
collection contained packets of all
sizes and shapes. Some seeds
nestled in slightly used envelopes
kind souls had sent me concerning
my credit rating; some were in
many folded church programs
bunched in hidden corners (so far
I've never succeeded in unfolding
one without spilling the treas-ure)
; there was one old asperin
box filled with brown sand-like bus-inesses;
and still more seeds were
in an old sugar sack rolled, rolled,
and rolled. But they did have one
thing in common; none of them
were labeled.
I laid this assortment out before
me in the sunshine and, for pur-poses
of identification, marked
them A, B, C, D, etc., reading from
left to right. Did you ever try to
identify a tree by its acorn, or a po-tatoe
by its eye? Only if you have,
can you understand how I felt.
There stood I, staring those little
bundles of things in the face and
not even knowing their first names.
Nothing to guide me into the
chartless wastes of gardening and
happiness, but still, intrepid creat-ure
that I am, I ventured forth. I
Gazing on moonlit fields last night
That rippled in 'changing shades of
It seemed each wheat head of it-self
Glowed with a strange unearthly
And out of the silence I heard one
"Who eats of this bread shall know
Hunger—until his heart is clay!"
Then in a vision I saw a room
In a quiet home and a table spread,
Where one with pale hands broke
the bread.
Whose words of truth shattered
life's gloom
And made each listener hold his
"This is my body, who eats of it,
No more shall hunger, nor taste of
—John Richard Moreland.
secured a shovel and began oper-ations.
Very early, I discovered
that renters had worked this sur-face
before me, and they had left a
rich crop of old bottles and tin
cans in the ground, but that didn't
faze me. I spaded, and scraped,
and raked until before me lay a
plot about twelve feet long and
nine feet wide. For the most part
it was black, but here and there
was a rash of red coal ashes. I pull-ed
up stakes and pounded them
down again; I tied strings and
made rows. Finally, I threw caution
to the wind (I probably should
have used all four winds, but there
was only one there at the time)
and I dropped a few seeds.
Time went on. The rains came
and the winds blew, and, if I re-member
correctly, the sun shone
once or twice. One day little
green points shot their heads up
and nodded to each other. I water-ed,
and weeded, and waited. Time
was running its course and mine
too. Pretty soon A, B, C, D, etc.,
were little bushes, four or five
inches high, and I was prouder and
happier by the inch. All was well
until one day a real gardener wan-dered
into the scene. He was a
blighter; in fact he blighted the
whole garden.
"I don't like your hollyhocks
right on top of your carrots," he
said "Those green peppers are in
the wrong kind of soil. Why did
you plant so much garlic?" on and
on he clucked.
That was bad enough, but the
worst came as I showed him my
most promising flowers. "I think
they're about ready to bloom," I
He withered me with a glance.
"Those will never bloom except in
a pickle jar. That is a row of dill."
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This article analyzes imagery and representation in humanitarianism. It focuses on ethical dilemmas aid agencies face in advertizing: on the one hand, photos of distant victims are necessary to inform and to raise funds; however, the risk is that these representations dehumanize and devalue the very individuals they are intended to assist. There are two central arguments. The first is that humanitarian actors engage imagery as a "recipe," or means, of bridging distance, thus transporting the distant victim to donor publics. Second, the paper argues that these marketing acts raise essential ethical questions as they derive emotional force through their reliance on human misery. If images of suffering and want are a means towards a principled end, they also risk undermining the principle of humanity and calling into question the very meaning of humanitarianism. The article concludes by returning to the role of technology and change in representing humanitarian crisis.
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