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Julie Davis is finalist for Minnesota Book Awards
March 7, 2014
By Mike Killeen
Julie Davis took a long route to write her book, "Survival Schools: The American Indian Movement and Community Education in the Twin Cities" (2013, University of Minnesota Press).
But even when she was turning a doctoral dissertation into a 307-page book, she had one goal in mind — great writing that would keep people turning pages.
Mission accomplished. Davis' book is one of four finalists in the Minnesota category in the 26th annual Minnesota Book Awards, which will be presented Saturday, April 5, at the St. Paul Union Depot.
"For me, the Minnesota Book Awards' recognition is professionally satisfying because these awards recognize good writing, and I've always believed this was an important story and is an important history," said Davis, an associate professor of history at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.
"My ability to tell the story in a compelling way that would be accessible and interesting to a broad audience was very important to me, but I was never sure if I was going to be able to do that successfully," Davis said. "Just to feel like the book is being recognized as literature, rather than just having academic colleagues say, 'This is an important contribution to the scholarship,' was very satisfying.
"I always wanted it to be a good story, and in my head and in my heart, it was always a book — even when I was writing the dissertation," Davis added.
Schools helped youth reclaim roots
In 1972, American Indian Movement organizers and local Native American parents came together to establish their own community schools — Heart of the Earth in Minneapolis, and the Red School House in St. Paul. The schools, now closed, helped Native American youth and their families reclaim their cultural identities while building a distinctive Native American community.
Davis interviewed activists, teachers, parents and students to tell the story and record its long-term effect on their lives.
"I always wanted to try and tell the story as much as possible from the perspective of people who built the schools, worked in them, attended them and nourished them," Davis said. "That was always my goal. The oral history, which we think of as the heart of the book, was a conscious choice, but it also was a necessity because there is very little documentation with this history."
Davis was asked if she considered the schools a success.
"I interpret the schools and their legacies within the context of indigenous history in the U.S. So, I take sort of the long view," Davis said. "To me, having the vision and the courage and the creativity to imagine this kind of educational system is remarkable, when you consider the degree to which U.S. government policies had worked in a very focused way to eliminate indigenous culture and their ways of being in the world.
"A lot of this story is about organizing and organizers. Organizing a community to make that happen is remarkable. So for me, their very creation and existence is a success."
Lives improved because of schools
Davis said the primary goals of the schools were to provide a learning environment for Native American students who were struggling in the mainstream educational system "where they could feel good about being themselves ... and then use this system as a resource for community regeneration and cultural revitalization.
"A lot of individual students had their lives improved because of the schools," Davis said.
Davis, who grew up in Cass Lake, Minn., on the Leech Lake reservation, said she is looking forward to the award ceremony on April 5. It includes a reception, with a chance for attendees to buy the books and get them signed by the author.
"It's a gala, and that's part of the fun," she said. "They really make it an event. I got an email from the book awards coordinator, and she said they expect something like 900 people at the event."
Is she preparing a victory speech?
"I don't expect to win, but everybody hates it when you watch the Oscars and the people get up there (on stage) and they didn't prepare anything. So, I'll prepare something, just in case.
"I'm just thrilled to be named a finalist. Winning is not even on my radar," Davis said.


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COLLEGE STATION – An argument – and an excruciating one for Texas A&M fans – can be made that the Aggies are three plays away from being 8-0 and top five nationally, with coach Mike Sherman serving as the toast of Aggieland. Instead, he and the Aggies are simply getting roasted here and abroad for blowing three double-digit halftime leads in their three losses.
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On Sept. 24 the Aggies led current No. 3 Oklahoma State 20-3 at halftime and then 20-17 in the third quarter when A&M's Kenric McNeal collected a 33-yard reception from Ryan Tannehill – only to fumble and turn the ball over to the Cowboys. Nine plays later, OSU took its first lead of the game it eventually won 30-29.
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A week later the Aggies led current No. 7 Arkansas 35-17 at halftime and then 35-27 early in the fourth quarter when the Razorbacks' Cobi Hamilton fumbled and the ball rolled into the A&M end zone. Arkansas receiver Julius Wright pounced on the loose offering with A&M defenders all around, and the Razorbacks' two-point conversion tied the game. Arkansas prevailed 42-38 in Cowboys Stadium, in overcoming an 18-point deficit.
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Last Saturday the Aggies led Missouri 28-14 in the second quarter and 28-17 at halftime. That score stuck until early in the fourth quarter, when Tannehill was hit as he threw, and Tigers nickelback Randy Ponder returned an interception 45 yards. That set up a James Franklin 8-yard touchdown run, in slicing A&M's lead to 28-24 and reversing the tide of the eventual 38-31 overtime Missouri victory.
So would A&M, ranked seventh nationally one week into the season, be undefeated and vying with future Southeastern Conference foes Alabama and LSU for the top three spots in the poll (in place of No. 3 OSU) had the three plays above turned out differently? The Aggies will never know – but reality is they're unranked and 5-3 and 3-2 in Big 12 play, in what was once their most promising season this century.

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This page provides updates on our response to the results of an evaluation by The National Academy of Sciences that examined NIJ capacity for meeting the needs of the criminal justice field.
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It has been six months since I was sworn in as the Director of NIJ. From my first days, I have emphasized the importance of the National Research Council (NRC) report,
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At the conclusion of two parallel series of staff discussions about the report (see previous post), NIJ's executive staff and nonexecutive staff each prepared a detailed response to the NRC report. In November, I convened a series of open meetings with all NIJ staff to begin to consolidate and reconcile the two draft documents. As I anticipated, the staff's draft responses enthusiastically supported, in their entirety, many of the recommendations in the NRC report. At the same time, the staff clearly grasped the difficulty we face in resolving the issues of how best to ensure the agency's independence and how to respond to the NRC's recommendation regarding capacity-building programs at NIJ. Notwithstanding those challenges, I have been heartened by the willingness of the staff to talk about the tough issues that face the agency and by their willingness to use the discussions as an opportunity to draw a new roadmap to a stronger NIJ.
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May 21, 2006, 01:59 AM »
How rare does an item have to be before you think twice of opening it? I'm an opener, but I was wondering if others have the problems I have when it comes to rare items and to open or not to open. Would you have a problem opening a Toy Fair Darth Vader? Or those UGH versions, etc? Would price you pay for the item affect you decision? Thanks
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May 21, 2006, 03:18 AM »
Stuff like TF Vader and the UGHs I wouldn't open. I also didn't open the chrome figures that TRU and Hasbro did a couple years back, since they really didn't have any use loose. The UGHs are kind of a neat little thing that really lose their luster loose, so I've kept those carded.
When it comes to the Target premium figures, I buy two. I have two each of the first Clone and Demise of Grievous so I can have it both ways.
Rarity doesn't much matter to me. I opened the Sio Bibble wave even though I knew they were hard to find, just as I did when I got my hands on TC-14, R2-B1, and Commtech R2. I just opened a ML Logan variant a couple weeks ago, even though the series 11 variants haven't been seen much.
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I really try to have one of each loose and carded. I have the silver exclusive figures, the target exclusives, the UGH, and many others loose. The Toy Fair vader was an exception. I had two at one point, and really wanted to open one, but they were getting $200.00 each online. I had to choose between a set of gentle giant busts or a loose silver vader figure- I sold vader to get the busts. No regrets so far...
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I kind of go along with what Ben said (in reference to the silver con figures being "useless" when opened). If it's a figure that is in the films in the form it was released as a figure, it gets opened. If it's an EU (in terms of source, such as the Clone repaints) figure, it gets opened.
The only figures I haven't opened in my collection are:
-Celebration III Darth Vader (due to the packaging)
-Lava Reflection Darth Vader (horrible sculpt and more of a novelty)
-Lava Reflection Darth Vader on Mustafar (novelty)
-Lava Reflection Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar (novelty)
-Titanium Series Vintage Finish Boba Fett (novelty)
-Titanium Series Silver Slave I (novelty)
-TSC UGH Scorch (novelty)
-TSC UGH Boba Fett (novelty)
I think that the list above, as you can tell, are based on novelty more than anything else. What use for a loose Lava Reflection Vader would I possibly have in displays? The UGH figures are nothing more than regular figures with a fancy stand when you open them, and one opened Titanium Fett is enough.
That said, you should have seen the looks on people's faces when they've seen Sio Bibble, R2 with Holo Leia, TC-14, R2-B1, etc sitting out loose. "YOU OPENED THEM? WHY?"
So, um, long story short:
-Regular figure that was in the films? OPEN
-Commemorative figure that is superfluous? CARDED
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May 21, 2006, 10:23 AM »
I'm an opener. The one and only item I've never opened is my C3 Vader. But I think I won't be opening my GL in stormie disguise figure either.
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May 21, 2006, 10:39 AM »
I always open my stuff, so the more rare something is, the more pleasure I get from tearing it out of the package.
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May 21, 2006, 12:08 PM »
The only things I havent opened are things I want to keep as is for the most part, I don't plan to play with these things or let my kid have them. Some are just for the novelty of it.
C3 Vader, C2 Jorg Sacul, ep2 sneak preview Clone, Jango and Zam and ep3 sneak preview Grevious, plus the 500th Vader. Plus two silver chrome figs R2 and clone trooper.
I never got the lava figs vader, anakin or obi-wan due to their lameness factor (imho). But I ever got the GL family collection I'd probably keep it un opened.
but to each their own.
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Open them all, let God sort them out.
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May 21, 2006, 02:42 PM »
If it's especially valuable, I think twice- and then I probably trade it off for a couple loose figures I'd rather have
I would never, ever consider opening a vintage figure. VOTC and VTSC on the other hand are
getting opened unless it's C3POS.
UGH figures... if it's a figure I really want, I'd open it- like if I found a UGH Fett- unless I could get a better deal via trading. I don't really respect hte UGH campaign that much, it seems like money-grubbing against collectors, plus I wouldn't mind having a silver stand or two in my display.
EU figures, while rare, I'd probably open unless I already have a loose one (I wouldn't be opening a Thrawn at this point) and have no real use for another (Luke might get opened).
Basically, if it's valuable and I don't need it, I won't open it... and if it's in certain categories (Vintage, crazy rare items, etc.) I still wouldn't open it, but every figure I own is currently opened now (though, the most valuable are probably VTSC Han, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Captain Piett- I don't have anything that's really "rare.").
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May 21, 2006, 05:37 PM »
Perceived value is what it comes down to. Having said that, and since I am an opener on 99.9% of figures, I always ask myself this question: name me one Star Wars figure out of the basic line that would
a) pay for one of my children's entire college
b) allow me to retire
c) allow me to buy one luxury item like a boat, fancy car, etc that you normally couldn't like a Porsche etc.
Bottom line, there isn't, so I really don't worry about it. Since I am an opener, the only way I keep something carded is IF I for some weird reason end up with mutiples, I will open one and keep one carded for future trade bait. When I do that it is on those figures that are hard to find, or that were in great demand. Bottom line, I open because I like to display my figures. IF I was in this to really collect and make money, I would be collecting on the high end, I would not be buying 3 3/4 inch Hasbro figures. I would probably be trying to buy movie prompts and items used in the movie. Then again, if I could do that, I probably would have the money to do whatever I wanted anyway.
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Ive struggled with opening my shocktroopers for a while. Soon. Very Soon.
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I'm the world's most impatient opener. If I really dig a figure, there have been times I've opened them in the car. I think it's been that way since I was 4.
Being that way taught me a few lessons over there years. When SOTE first shipped, I found Jedi Luke and promptly ripped him open, even though he had an ugly brown tunic. Oops.
I think I started collecting carded more out of paranoia than anything else in the early days of the modern line, and now I try to hold off opening any figure if I don't have my standard 1 carded/1 opener on-hand, especially if I have suspicions about the figure's future availability. For example I wouldn't have opened Bly or Gree if I had only 1 of them, and knew fully they were the last figures in the year's line.
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I always open things in the car. always.
seriously, I do.
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I'm a carded/boxed collector and I really only set vehicles free from their prison - I always loved the vehicles more so than the figs (TF fan speaking). Aside from the Hoth wave that I won from JD - I really had no joy in opening the packaging and setting them free. It just felt so wrong for some reason. Though I'm really enjoying Veers & Vader for what it's worth.
I've got pretty much every carded figure and boxed vehicle since 95 and the money I waste on storage every month is starting to really ware on me.
I'm not keeping everything carded and boxed for value (at least I hope not) I've just always had a thing about boxes and what not since I was a kid - empty Nike/Addias shoe boxes - game system boxes. I think it ended there with my box obsession until I got back into SW.
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I'm leaning towards openng everything now except for exclusives.
For all the boxes that house my carded collection, it could all be cut in half if they were loose. Plus I love the fresh smell of plastic. :p
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 6 Vassar College defeated host and No. 11 seed MIT, 31-29, 30-26, 30-24, in the first round of the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Championship Tournament on Friday. With the win, the nationally-ranked No. 10 Brewers improved to 18-7 on the year and will take on No. 3 Ramapo College in quarterfinal action on Saturday. The Engineers closed their season with a ledger of 25-12.
Phil Tully compiled 22 kills and a .391 hitting percentage as Steve Micucci posted 10 kills and a .769 hitting performance. Brian Bacchi added 10 kills and three blocks while Evan Fredericksen tallied 13 kills, 12 digs, and two blocks. Scott Leserman collected 18 digs as John Kessenich notched 53 assists and three blocks.
Scott Pollom led MIT with 12 kills and a .476 hitting percentage as Michael Demyttenaere totaled nine kills and two blocks. Malcolm Bean recorded nine kills and three blocks while Garrett Winther posted seven kills and two aces. Eric Reuland notched a team-high 11 digs as Eugene Jang contributed nine of his own. Tim Lee dished out 33 assists for the Engineers.


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However, this prediction is, well, a bit dull. Basically repeating what was done in 2009 with the exception of the crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge from Sausalito, We already know that there will be an extra climb on this year's route. This one actually has one less climb, omitting the climb out of Sausalito.
So I propose an alternate. It adds only 8 km to Steve's route, from 194 km to 202 km. But it's more a quality thing than a quantity thing.
Here's my map.
Steve's route has riders turning right at the top of Tunitas Creek Road, climbing briefly on Skyline Blvd. before descending to Highway 84, then descending 84 and continuing the final 10 km of that road to the coast. Yawn....
Instead I propose they cross Skyline at the top of Tunitas, descend technical Kings Mountain Road, turn right on Highway 84, left on Portola Valley Road, right at the intersection with Sand Hill Road, then right on Old La Honda Road.
the top of Old La Honda Road on the day of the Low-Key Hillclimb this year (Josh Hadley photo)
Local weekend warriers have been speculating for decades about what the big boys would do on Old La Honda. For example, I suggested Contador could ride it in 12:35 assuming his same effort he demonstrated at Verbier in the 2009 Tour de France. Well, sorry to disappoint, but at this point in the stage nobody's going to be making a maximal effort up Old La Honda. Indeed, I doubt the present record will fall, which rumor has it is 13:45 by Eric Wohlberg in training. Still, it would be amazing to see the pros riding the road so many of us love.
The only question: will the residents of Woodside feel similarly?
Anyway, back to the stage. After climbing Old La Honda to Skyline, I have them descending the narrow, scenic opposite side to Highway 84. Then they continue from there to the coast and southward, following last year's route.
But then I add an additional twist, one I admit is unlikely. Before climbing Bonny Doon, I have the riders detouring over Swanton Road north of Davenport. Sure, there's a lot of scenic detour options along the route, and the organizers probably prefer to keep it simple. But I couldn't resist on this one: Swanton is so cool. A nice little climb, one which Pro Tour legs will hardly notice, but still some very nice spectator options here. I virtually never pass Swanton by when I'm riding down there.
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Step forward the real "Angel Gabriel" Ost. Arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, he had the good sense and decency to step down in the interim from his position as CEO of Shomrim North West while he fights to clear his name.
You may think that is not particularly remarkable and is exactly what any sensible person in his position would do. Alas, you would not have been living in Jewish London for the last half year if you harboured such thoughts.
If only the main protagonist would have mustered the same dignity and courage and acted in a likewise manner, he would have saved the broader community, the UOHC, his own shul and followers, his family including his elderly father and, above all, himself the shame and disgrace that has justifiably been heaped upon them all. He could then have tried to clear his name away from the limelight and without dragging everyone along with him.
And if he was not capable of such a momentous decision there should have been someone at the UOHC to tell him what was obvious to everyone but to the Dear Leaders. But as we have learned to our cost, not only do these people have no vestige of self respect they do not even possess the modicum of sense to act in their own good and simply for their self preservation.
They will undoubtedly claim that Ost has acted in a Catholic manner and that true Da'as Torah mandates holding on by the skin of their teeth and the more intense the battle the greater the Kiddush Hashem. And let them delude themselves for never will they recognise the unpalatable truth that they are way beyond hope and redemption and there is nowhere for them to go but walk the plank.
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Commerce City, CO – The Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas both continued good runs of form on Saturday as Atiba Harris and Blas Perez traded second-half braces in a 2-2 draw at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
It was a tale of two halves as the first half saw neither side record a shot on goal, while the two combined to score all four goals in the span of 10 minutes after the break.
The result gives Dallas seven points from its last four matches, while the Rapids extended their unbeaten streak to six games.
It took until the 56th minute for the match to come to life and the opener came from a throw-in as Marvell Wynne launched a long one into the area for Harris to turn home with his head.
Dallas responded five minutes later when Michel's free kick was parried by goalkeeper Clint Irwin, allowing Perez to pounce on the rebound and sneak the ball past the netminder.
Another set piece restored Colorado's lead in the 64th when Chris Klute flicked the ball on for Harris to finish from six yards, but the scoring wasn't done.
Just two minutes later, Perez earned his team a point when he took a pass from Jackson and fired the ball into the bottom left corner of the net from 25 yards.
It was a frantic 10 minutes for both teams, but neither could muster up another goal as the final 20 minutes played out without a serious threat.


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Peanut butter. Toffee peanuts. Fleur de sel. My co-workers told me these salted peanut butter toffee cookies were insanely delicious. Need I say more?
Salted Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies
(adapted from Pure Dessert by Alice Medrich)
(makes about 50 cookies)
1 1/3 cups (6 ounces) all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp coarse sea salt (like fleur de sel)
4 ounces (8 tbsp/1 stick) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
2/3 cup firmly light packed brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup smooth natural peanut butter
[Be sure to stir PB well to blend in the oil before measuring]
1 cup (5 ounces) toffee peanuts, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 325F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl to combine. Set aside.
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Pour the chopped toffee peanuts in a shallow bowl. Scoop 2 level teaspoons of dough for each cookie and shape into a 1-inch ball. Roll the ball in the chopped peanuts to coat heavily, pressing any bits that fall off. Place the coated balls 2 inches apart on the line cookie sheets.
Bake the cookies until they are lightly colored on top, about 14-17 minutes. The cookies will seem soft to the touch but will firm up as they cool.


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INCREDIBLE HULK #8 cover
20 comments :
- Roleplay Adventures at: 1:46 PM said...
Wow. That cover is amazing.
- Yeghia at: 6:54 AM said...
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- elijan at: 6:56 AM said...
Your run on the Hulk has been an embarrassment;
You should be ashamed of yourself.
I don't think i've read a worse series run in my 25 years of comic reading.
100 pages of garbage and we are at the climax of the 7 issue story arc? really? After the epic david, pak run - you are doing a "crank" story-line...??? a "crank" story with the Hulk? You are a creative right? You should be fired.
If you don't know how to write the hulk - don't!
- Christopher David Rosales at: 1:38 PM said...
elijan, your kinds of hateful comments have no place on the internet or in life. I don't even know Jason, but I admire his work, and I know that most of us, excepting you, are doing our best at whatever we do.
- Izzy at: 11:33 AM said...
Mr. Aaron,
I really don't know what to make of your run on the Hulk. Aside from details like the strane/unexplained portrayal of the Hulk's abilities (brain surgery?, impotence in facing Dr. Doom?) and a willful ignorance of the character's rich fictional history (Pak, David, Mantlo, etc.) the story is below subpar. There is no Hulk without Bruce Banner, simply. In the hands of a better writer, this opening arc could have been used to further explore the psychological underpinnings of Hulk/Banner. I have read your other books and know that you are capable of better plotted, more intelligent stories.
I have been reading the Hulk for 30 years. I will not be doing so for the foreseeable future.
- Jason Aaron at: 11:53 AM said...
It would sure be a boring world if everyone always just wrote the exact same kind of story as the ones that came before. Or maybe that's just me.
- Izzy at: 2:27 PM said...
Mr. Aaron,
I am not asking for a retread of old story arcs. As you rightly point out, that is boring for both the writer and reader. However, you are writing a pre-existing character with a substantial mythos. Acknowledging, or using some of that history, as a foundation or springboard for you own stories, can enrich a writer's creative endeavors. Past writers managed to do it, to great success. A story can be so "new" and diverge so much that the title might as well cease to be Hulk and be a character entirely of your own making. That would certainly allow for more artistic freedom, and less confusion for those who like some semblance of the character "Hulk."
Out of curiosity, are you a fan of the Hulk? If so, what are some of you favorite aspects of the character, favorite writers, arcs, etc.
- Jason Aaron at: 4:18 PM said...
I assume you want me to say that no, I don't like the Hulk and have never read the series before. But that's not the case. I read pretty much the entirety of Peter David's run as it was coming out. And then I loved what Bruce Jones did, at least initially. That brought me back to the character.
Don't know what to tell you. I'm not going to try to argue you into liking the book. This isn't Peter David's Hulk or Greg Pak's Hulk. This is me trying to tell a very specific story that plays with the Hulk/Banner in a lot of different ways, ways that I don't think we've seen much of before. To me, it's still Hulk though.
- Izzy at: 4:39 PM said...
Mr. Aaron,
That is not the case. I just didn't know if the character was one of your favorites or if Marvel asked you to write a character that is on your periphery, as you are a relatively new (and popular) writer in the company.
I don't mind different, and I'll certainly be interested to see what character dynamics you explore as your specific story unfolds. Perhaps I need to be a more charitable reader.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
- Teacher Shawn at: 8:52 PM said...
Jason, I for one LOVE what you have done with the Hulk. I appreciate that you are not retreading what has come before. I just picked up the John Bryne Hulk Visionaries TPB as I remember reading early on that it was an influence. I have read Peter David, Bruce Jones, and some of Greg Pak's run. I like where you're taking Hulk and Banner. I'm happy to follow where you lead.
- GreenScar90 at: 9:39 PM said...
Jason, please bring Paul Pelletier on as the main artist for the rest of your Incredible Hulk run. He's an excellent artist, one of the best and most under valued there is, and I believe your Incredible hulk series would garner more attention if he was the main artist for the series.
What do you think?
Please respond if you can, for I wish to hear your opinion.
- Jason Aaron at: 12:58 AM said...
Sorry, no plans for Paul for do any work on Hulk. We have a pretty amazing selection of artists coming up for the next arc though.
- GammaCosmic at: 11:53 PM said...
Jason as a consumer..could use plz work on getting a regular artist. brian ching..ferry staying on or even hardman. havent seen a good hulk and punisher feat since peter david. I am rooting for u..i want u to be mentioned with PAD and Pak. but that start with keeping a main artist on. And i am hoping u have the passion and drive to want to write hulk for three to five years. u have to cater to the consumer alittle.
- GammaCosmic at: 12:05 AM said...
Dillon is leaving a sour taste..u cant really expect us to believe a great selection of artist with him starting off Stay Angry. comparing his work to gary frank, pagulayan, pellitier, dedeato jr, kubert. hulk fans have a bar for artist drawing hulk. Do u charge so much that marvel's budget for hulk is they cant afford a decent artist. most agree u can write..but the truly takes away fom that. man u had us when Marc came on..then poof gone. i was expexting atleast seven issues with him
- GreenScar90 at: 12:31 AM said...
Jason Aaron,
I'm going to be honest and get right down to the point that me and Hulk fans want to make.
I must admit, I never thought that anyone could make me not want to buy an issue of Incredible Hulk. But you've managed to do that! You've degraded Hulk's power down to ridiculous levels and given us fans nothing but horrific writing and terrible artwork that's just criminal.
You're not doing Hulk any justice. In fact, you're not doing any favors for his fans in the very least. If you don't understand Hulk/Banner, then you shouldn't be writing these characters at all. You are not fit to write Incredible Hulk period. After your Stay Angry arch, it's best that you leave and never write Incredible Hulk ever again. We're not going to put up with you for a couple years, nor are we going to buy mediocre issues of the Incredible Hulk.
If you can't impress the fans with the first couple of issues, it's best that you leave. In other words, we don't want you writing Hulk for a couple of years. We want you gone before you do any more damage to our favorite character.
You will never be on Peter David or Greg Pak's level. And I honestly don't care if you like my/our opinion or not. You simply need to leave ASAP. And Marvel needs to get a writer who truly understands The Hulk and his power, along with the talent to write awesome storylines for him.
You've had 8 (9 counting the .1 issue) issues to try and please fans and non-fans alike. You failed and continue to spiral downward as each issue hits the stands. It is time for you, Jason Aaron, to leave. Begone. Beat it. Scram. GET THE F@$* OUT!!!
No hard feelings or anything, JA. This is just what my opinion and that of the Hulk fanbase is. If you refuse to achknowledge it, it will be your undoing as a comic writer. If you don't care about the fans, then you don't care about any of your work.
- GammaCosmic at: 10:03 AM said...
Green Scar you do not speak for the whole Hulk fan base..the guys you mention aren't even Halls of Hulk worthy. I never see them post except in cartoon and movie section in the Marvel Message Rooms. I think JA is a good writer. And his Stay Angry Arc would be better if he had one decent artist drawing the whole thing. I wouldn't mind Ferry doing it all. But Marvel contracted him out already. He already stated on this site he had 12 issues done already. I believe Jason has no pull on which artist he gets..or he doesn't care. But so far Dillon is the worst to come along on a Hulk title. And do you think he cares that you want him gone. As soon as he said Paul Pelltier wasn't doing anymore work on Hulk you flipped. I like a good artist too. And Real Hulk fans collect Hulk...not pick and choose. I have a bunch of Hulk comics that are godawful..like Pak's 600 run and Jenkins run. So calm the fuck down. Are you reading the story..then you will know Hulk doesn't know how in got in the situation he is in. Now I think Jason using Dillon was a mistake. Hulk throwing Humans through walls was not well excuted by Dillon
- GreenScar90 at: 6:35 PM said...
No, I flipped out after reading garbage such as Incredible Hulk #7.1 & #8. Then I really flipped the fuck out when I compared Jason Aaron's work to that of the excellence that is Peter David and Greg Pak's work.
Oh? And I guess Hulk465, Gary Miller, Neno, Ratchet and countless others aren't die-hard Hulk fans? I can't understand why in the hell you like this garbage!
You seriously need to fucking wake up and smell the roses. Pak's run, even his later works, are far better than anything Jason Aaron has given us thus far, both in story and art.
You wouldn't know a good Hulk story if Hulk himself smashed your skull in. You praise Jason Aaron and Bruce Jones garbage... which is about all it is. I'll still collect Hulk issues. I even have a good portion of Bruce Jones garbage run, both in comic and TPB form.
If Jason Aaron doesn't care about the fans and their opinion, at least not a little, then he needs to get the fuck lost. And Marvel needs to hire a better writer for the Incredible Hulk.
You may not have the guts to do it and voice the overall voice of the fanbase, but I sure as hell am capable of doing it. I honestly believe that Matt Fraction or Brian Bendis would do a better job on Incredible Hulk, and I'm not a huge fan of them either.
- Jason Aaron at: 1:13 AM said...
You wouldn't know a good Hulk story if Hulk himself smashed your skull in.
You need to go be an asshole somewhere else, pal.
And here's an idea. If you hate it so much, stop fucking buying it. Go spend that money on something you actually enjoy, and save us all the fucking misery.
- Steve at: 10:55 AM said...
Sorry, I just had to ask...
The Hulk is bulletproof, right? So how did needles of heroin penetrate his skin?
I just...seriously...I have no idea what I am reading.
Loved your PunisherMax run, it was brilliant. But this "Stay Angry" arc...I can't buy these anymore. It's sad, really.


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If he wants to leave a lasting legacy, he needs to become a more effective leader of the federal bureaucracy.
According to a CNN poll released this week, only 40 percent of Americans say President Obama manages government effectively, down 12 points since June. That's not exactly shocking, given the well-documented snafus in the rollout of Healthcare.gov. The problem is that these survey results are not a reflection of a general lack of confidence or frustration, but rather a specific issue that will continue to dog the president throughout his second term if he doesn't become a more effective leader of the federal bureaucracy.
In the recent debut issue of Politico magazine, Clay Shirky, a professor of new media at New York University, writes: "The biggest problem with Healthcare.gov was not timeline or budget. The biggest problem was that the site did not work, and the administration decided to launch it anyway. This is not just a hiring problem or a procurement problem. This is a management problem and a cultural problem."
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Obama was making an effort to address the specific charge that he lacked executive experience. And he certainly is not alone among presidents in regarding the machinery of government with a certain detachment, if not disdain. To a greater or lesser extent, virtually all presidents come into office focused on leaving a policy legacy that will stand for generations. But it often turns out that operations and management trip them up. Think Ronald Reagan and the Iran-Contra affair or George W. Bush and the Hurricane Katrina response. Conversely, effective management, such as President Clinton's restoration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency after its reputation was tarnished during the George H.W. Bush administration, can have the effect of making a president look like a visionary leader.
Just once, it would be nice to see the country run by a chief executive who understands that in all likelihood, administration of policy and operation of the levers of government is what he or she will ultimately be judged on. It's what happens after laws are enacted that really counts.
Obviously, President Obama isn't personally responsible for all of the problems with the Healthcare.gov rollout. But he still has a tendency to characterize it as something that is happening to him, by the bureaucracy and its contractors, rather than something he is ultimately responsible for. On Nov. 14, Obama said, "I was not informed directly that the website would not be working the way it was supposed to. Had I been informed, I wouldn't be going out saying, 'Boy, this is going to be great.' "
Ultimately, though, Obama is responsible for setting up a management structure in which critical information -- such as the fact that the launch of the highest-profile initiative of his administration isn't going to go well -- makes its way to the Oval Office. At this point, the president can't really point fingers elsewhere for the shortcomings of the executive branch. Nearly five years into his tenure as president, he owns them. And he'll be judged accordingly.
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After months of speculation littered with countless doctor's visits, setbacks (and hairstyles), the Sixers confirmed this week what we've all suspected—Andrew Bynum's 2012-13 season is over before it even started.
How could this have happened? How could the franchise invest so many resources into a player with one year on his contract, only to have him never step on the court? Dr. Arthur Barotlozzi, MD says that with cartilage injuries, you just never know.
"Cartilage is the holy grail of sports medicine," he summarizes. "Once we figure it out, we'll be able to solve everything."
Dr. Bartolozzi is the director of sports medicine at Aria 3B Orthopaedic Institute in Langhorne and formerly worked with the Eagles and Flyers. He says that no matter how thorough the physical examinations before acquiring a player, some things are a matter of chance. Players have failed physicals and gone onto thrive in the professional ranks, while others pass with flying colors and suffer through injury-plagued careers.
"I examined a player once who had a terrible knee," he says. "I told the coach not to take him under any circumstances—the coach told me he didn't want to hear it, because he knew the guy would play his heart out."
That player went onto become an All-Star. Over the past 20-30 years, immeasurable strides have been made in the area of ACL reconstructoin in the sports medicine community. As Dr. Bartolozzi says, the great question now is knee cartilage.
"You can sit there as a coach or a GM and say 'I only want players with perfect knees, no cartilage injuries.' That's not too easy, but there are a fair number of players in the league with cartilage damage who are playing just fine. Some people can play with the damage, some players can't."
Differentiating between the two groups isn't just a question of a MRI. There's also the physical exam, but the most important factor that outweighs all others is also the simplest—can this particular athlete play in his condition?
"That's the hard part—some people can play with it, some can't," says Dr. Bartolozzi. "Some people have terrible damage and play tennis with no pain at all. Others have minimal damage and can't walk. It really is a great unknown."
Dr. Bartolozzi scoffs at the idea of any professional athlete who 'doesn't care' or 'doesn't want to play.' "Skin heals in seven days. If you break a bone, that's eight weeks. If you injure cartilage, sometimes the healing can be up to 18 months," says Dr. Bartolozzi. "You don't get to that level in any profession if you don't want to be there, if you're not willing to work," he says. "There's a component of the healing process that does take time—that's the part we don't like."
In Bynum's case, he flew to Germany before the season for Orthokine treatments but saw no improvement. He aggravated one knee in a freak bowling mishap, the first of many seemingly small setbacks that culminated in Tuesday's announcement.
But Bynum doesn't even turn 26 until the start of the 2013-14 season, and has repeatedly stated his commitment to coming back healthy. On the other hand, he's now missed almost half of the total number of games for the Lakers and Sixers the past half-dozen years. Is it worth the risk of bringing him back—even at a potentially reduced price?
"Obviously, any decision would be made after a great deal of assessment of performance," Dr. Bartolozzi clarifies. "I examined a wide receiver one time in a similar situation—a talented player coming off of a surgery that brought his asking price down. I told the coach that the outcome for that surgery was unknown, and that it was high-risk. There was a chance of serious or catastrophic injury.
"Any player with a cartilage injury, there's always going to be a question of whether he can play. The team willing to accept the risk will have to weigh all those factors and make their decision."
Bynum: Is it over?
After months of speculation littered with countless doctor's visits, setbacks (and hairstyles), the Sixers confirmed this week what we've all suspected—Andrew Bynum's 2012-13 season is over before it even started.


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Good morning, TexMessagers. Are you out to brave the Boxing Day sales today?
We hope you had a Merry Christmas. This week's TEXclusive news quiz focuses on the politics of Christmas. Test your knowledge of Santa, Jesus and the political elves.
1. Which Texas politician declared, "If English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for the school children of Texas"?
A. Rick Perry
B. George W. Bush
C. Pa Ferguson
D. Ma Ferguson
2. Who said they saw a burning bush that convinced them that Rick Perry should run for president?
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B. Anita Perry
C. Rick Perry's mother
D. Rick Perry's minister
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A. Al Sharpton
B. Pat Robertson
C. Jesse Jackson
D. Norman Vincent Peale
4. Liberal activists asked "what would Jesus do" when it came to what hot-button Texas political issue?
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B. The death penalty
C. Education funding cuts
D. The state's voter ID law
5. Which Texas politician accused Santa Claus of labor law violations because his North Pole elves are not paid the U.S. minimum wage?
A. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
B. Rep. Lloyd Doggett
C. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa
D. None of the above
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Every morning, we share the latest headlines from Hearst Newspapers' Perry Presidential website.
★ Bush 41 backs Romney for president, admits he's not Gingrich's 'biggest advocate'
★ Rick Perry fails to land spot on Virgina's GOP ballot
★ Perry's pension-pay loophole rarely used
★ New poll shows Paul ahead in Iowa, but not by much
★ An in-depth look at those controversial Ron Paul newsletters
★ 'Romney sees elder Bush's support as part of "growing momentum"
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Tomorrow and beyond:
★ Tuesday, Dec. 27 – Texas Gov. Rick Perry is hosting four meet-and-greets in Iowa, just days before the Republican caucuses
★ Friday, Dec. 30 – Both presidential candidates Rep. Ron Paul and Rick Perry are each hosting three town hall events and meet-and-greets in a last ditch effort before the Iowa caucuses.
★ Sunday, Jan. 1 – Happy New Year!
★ Tuesday, Jan. 3 – Republican caucuses in Iowa are gathering to cast the first votes of the election season for the GOP presidential nominee.
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Dec. 26: On this date in 2006, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton raised money for victims of the Indonesian tsunami.
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System Failure? Look Upstream
This is the fourth of a series of blogs based on excerpts adapted from the 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. I wrote Agenda to spur a national conversation on economic policy issues and options that are otherwise largely ignored. This blog series is intended to contribute to that conversation. —DK
Many years ago a wise Canadian colleague, Tim Brodhead, explained to me why most efforts to end poverty fail. "They stop at treating the symptoms of poverty, such as hunger and poor health, with food programs and clinics." They never ask the obvious question: "Why do a few people enjoy effortless abundance, while billions of others who work far harder experience extreme deprivation?"
I realized it was the same lesson my business school professors had drummed into my head in my student days. "The visible problem—a defective product or an underperforming employee—is a symptom of system failure. Look upstream to find and fix the problem at its source. Step back and look at the big picture."
Tim summed up his observation with a profound lesson, "If you act to correct a problem without a theory about its cause, you inevitably treat only the symptoms."
I soon found myself asking a yet larger question: "Why does our economic system consign billions of people to degrading poverty, destroy Earth's ecosystem, and tear apart the social fabric of civilized community?"
It turns out that the consequences of acting on a bad theory based on a false premise can be even worse than acting without a theory. Indeed, it can lead to collective self-extinction.
Cultural historian Jared Diamond tells of the Viking colony on the coast of Greenland that perished of hunger next to waters abundant with fish; it had a cultural theory that eating fish is not "civilized."
As we are perplexed by the foolishness of the Viking colony, future generations may be perplexed by our equally foolish devotion to an economic theory that using borrowed money to speculate on financial bubbles will eventually result in prosperity for all. No need for concern that in the process we are trashing Earth's life support system and destroying the social bonds of family and community. Eventually, or so the theory goes, we will have enough money to heal the environment and end poverty.
As I looked ever further up-stream I was startled to find that the source of our foolish behavior is an illusion: the belief that money—a mere number created with a simple accounting entry that has no reality outside the human mind—is wealth—indeed the standard against which all other forms of wealth are properly measured.
Time for a New Theory of Money
Ellen Brown: When we recognize that money is simply credit, we can unleash it as a powerful tool for our communities.
Because money represents a claim on so many things essential to our survival and well-being, it is easy to confuse it with the things for which it may be exchanged. From there, we easily slip into evaluating economic performance by the rate at which it is growing phantom wealth financial assets. Focused on returns to money, we embrace GDP growth, essentially a measure of the rate at which human relationships are being monetized and commodified and real assets are being converted to financial assets, as our primary measure of progress.
Once the belief that money is wealth is implanted firmly in the mind, it is easy to accept the idea that money is a storehouse of value rather than simply a storehouse of expectations, and that "making money" is the equivalent of "creating wealth."
This misdirection ultimately explains why we tolerate an economy that cycles violently between boom-and-bust; decimates the middle class; forces families to choose between paying the rent, putting food on the table, and caring for their children; and wantonly destroys the relationships of community and Earth's biosphere.
It explains why we have allowed Wall Street to assume control of our most powerful economic, political, and media institutions to make financial speculation, accounting fraud, and the inflation of financial bubbles our national economic priorities. It explains why we allow the perpetrators of this fraud to reward themselves with obscene bonuses for creating phantom financial assets that inflate their claims to the real wealth created by others—an act that in a slightly different context would be considered counterfeiting, a form of theft.
The Wall Street edifice sits on a foundation of a false theory grounded in grand illusion. Spending trillions of dollars to renovate the edifice is a fool's errand. Our best hope for a viable future is to build a New Economy grounded in reality-based theories and devoted to the sustainable production and exchange of real goods and services to meet the real needs of our children, families, communities, and natural environmental systems. [Next: Money from Nothing?]
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A resource rests at the heart of one of the most aggravating issues Palestinians living in the West Bank must face every day: water.
Israeli settlers living in the West Bank can purchase unlimited amounts of water from Israel's national water authority, Mekorot. The firm digs deep wells to tap supplies of water deep below the surface, many of which are located in the West Bank.
At the same time, various Palestinians we spoke to living in the West Bank told us they get access to water about once a week, forcing them to conserve whatever water they can access by storing it in water tanks:
Struggles over water are a hot-button issue in the region, generating protests like the one I covered in the village of Nabi Salih. In that case, settlers have attempted to bar Palestinians from accessing the Ein al-Kaws spring, located between Nabi Salih and the nearby settlement of Halamish.
This is not an isolated incident. According to a report by the United Nations published in March of this year (pdf), 56 springs have become the subject of disputes between Palestinians and nearby settlers. The report notes that 30 of these springs have been "taken over completely" by Israeli settlers—not the military—and Palestinians are at risk of losing access to the remaining 26 springs because of settler and patrolling activities.
Israel contests statistics that suggest it may be suppressing the flow of water to the West Bank, saying that it has doubled the amount of water it supplies to the Palestinian territories per the Oslo II agreement of 1995. Many Palestinians take issue with this claim.
No matter who is at fault here, the constant dichotomy between the water tanks in Palestinian villages and green lawns in Israeli settlements marks a sore point in the relationship between the two sides.
While giving me an impromptu tour of the district, Palestinian resident Issa Khouriya stopped to point at an Israeli settlement. "As you can see, there's no tanks. No nothing. Twenty-four hours of running water," he said, shaking his head:


text: Stockholm, Sweden — Swedish company X-Force debuted in the United States its line of fitness equipment designed for negative-accentuated training at IHRSA 2009 last month in San Francisco. The strength training machines feature a weight stack that tilts to 45 degrees when an individual initiates a positive stroke. When the exerciser shifts to a negative movement, the weight stack automatically tilts back to the vertical. The company said this negative-accentuated approach creates greater muscle stimulation for added strength, since the weight load increases in the negative phase.


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By Anthony Moser, October 14, 2013
The editor of BG: Blues and Music News, Anthony is also a blues musician. He sings and plays guitar, and his most recent album is Anthony Moser & The Fat Tone Blues Band: Live At Legends.
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Normally I don't do movie reviews since the only first-run movies I typically see are kid movies. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) But I was treated to an advance screening of The Iron Lady, which opened yesterday in selected theaters in LA and New York to qualify Meryl Streep for her inevitable and mostly deserved Oscar for best actress. As all of the other early reviews say, she is remarkable in the role—no one could have played Thatcher better, though in one or two places a careful (or picky) ear will note a slight American tinge in a word or two.
The film as a whole, however, is a disappointment, though in an odd way I think the film will backfire on the vaguely liberal intent of its makers. (More on this point in a moment.)
The movie has several serious flaws. First, it is told through the device of flashbacks by the contemporary Thatcher who apparently suffers intermittent dementia, carrying on conversations with her imaginary late husband, Denis. Such an approach, while grossly insensitive to the often still very alert Lady Thatcher, could have worked well as an artistic device and a departure from the biopics that often fail in the attempt to compress an entire chronological story into an hour and 45 minutes or so. But the technique is completely out of balance here. The depiction of Thatcher's current state occupies probably two-thirds of the movie, giving short shrift to the prime of her political career.
Second, the director and/or film editor jumble the timeline, sometimes offering flashbacks inside of flashbacks Inception-like, jumping back and forth with abandon, with the result that few of the episodes of Thatcher's youth, rise to power, or time at 10 Downing Street are very well developed. In a couple of cases the episodes they chose to dramatize are slightly mis-told or badly truncated, though the Falkland Islands scenes are generally well drawn (especially Thatcher's dressing down of Al Haig—worth the price of admission). The scene of her last days as prime minister rambling incoherently in Cabinet is wholly imaginary and grossly inaccurate. (The film ought to have included at least some portrayal of her final speech in the House of Commons—a tour de force by all reckonings.) And they left out a lot of real events that could have been great drama.
Hollywood is generally poor at telling real political stories or doing biopics of political or military figures. Partly this is a failure of imagination. All too often they come across flat; think of Gregory Peck in the completely forgettable MacArthur, The Rebel General, or just about any depiction of Lincoln, FDR, or Kennedy. So I can have some sympathy for filmmakers who want to try a different approach to a political figure. There were rumors, however, that Streep, a typical Hollywood lefty, didn't want to play the role if the picture was positive about Thatcher. Streep has been careful in her public statements, but this comment to Newsweek rather gives it away: "And I think that it is a discomfort with, and a confusion about, women in leadership roles. For feminists it's a betrayal because she doesn't do the right thing, and so you hate her more than you'd hate a man who stood for the same things." Keep in mind that back in the 1980s, feminists used to call Thatcher and Jeane Kirkpatrick "female impersonators." Charming bunch, those 80s feminists.
So were the writer and director trying to offer a more subtle attack on Thatcher by limiting some of the factors that would make her seem more heroic? If so they will likely have failed. Her greatness is impossible to suppress, even in this treatment.
In this respect the film is comparable to one of the most successful biopics ever: Patton. Rumor and legend have long held that France Ford Coppola wanted the film to convey an antiwar message, or make out Patton as a metaphor of the supposed bloodlust of the American military mindset then said to be rampaging in Vietnam. I doubt this is true, though one can imagine Coppola and others associated with the film embracing this cover story with their liberal friends in Hollywood at the height of anti-Vietnam War sentiment. However ambiguous the intent may have been, George C. Scott's portrayal was a triumph for American patriotism and martial virtue. Streep's portrayal of Thatcher, even with some of the deliberate ambiguities and negative suggestions the screenplay contains, is going to cause many a moviegoer to say, "We could use someone exactly like her today."


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this year my wife and i go to a big holliday trip - a round trip in scotland.
So we are absent from 04.05. - 31.05.2017.
This time no shipping is possible - but the shop will be open.
Uwe will answered all question but from his position he cant managed the shipping - we ask for your understanding !


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22 October 2012
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and intermodal transport
Opportunities and challenges of ITS for intermodal transport will be reviewed at the forthcoming session of the Working Party (Geneva, 6-7 November 2012). Following presentations by eminent speakers, participants will discuss how modern information and communication technologies can assist intermodal transport systems to become attractive and provide seamless transshipment between road, rail and inland water transport modes. Also the role and responsibilities of Governments in providing the necessary framework conditions for discriminatory-free access to information in intermodal transport chains will be addressed.
Programme of the ITS session: PDF


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Boob Scoop: 'Tis the season for colds. However, you don't need to stop breastfeeding when sick. It's especially important to continue nursing since your body creates and passes antibodies into your milk in order to fight the infection you or your baby are experiencing. Oftentimes, a breastfed baby will be the only member of the family who doesn't get sick or the one to get a milder version of the bug. Breastfeeding also allows you to get the needed rest to recover since you can feed while in bed. A win-win scenario!
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Experience Matters as Salido Holds on For Win over Lomachenko/
By Kieran Mulvaney
Photo: Will Hart
Fight Recaps: Chavez vs. Vera | Salido vs. Lomachenko
Highlights: Chavez vs. Vera | Salido vs. Lomachenko
There has, over the last several weeks and months, been much touting of Vasyl Lomachenko as the future of boxing, and he may yet prove to be; but on Saturday night in San Antonio, the much-decorated amateur found that experience in the professional ranks is not something to be taken lightly, as he dropped a split decision to Orlando Salido in the co-main event on World Championship Boxing.
Of course, Salido (41-12-2, 28 KOs) is not new to the role of spoiler: his two stoppage victories over Juan Manuel Lopez in 2011 and 2012 effectively ended the Puerto Rican's career as a top-flight fighter. And there were plenty who wondered whether, no matter how skilled he might be, Lomachenko (1-1, 1 KO) was biting off more than he could chew by taking on such an experienced champion in just his second professional fight.
The first round gave little indication either way, as the two men looked at each other, Salido circling away as Lomachenko feinted and stalked; but over the next several frames, the Mexican veteran began to give his young challenger a lesson in the realities of professional prizefighting, as he walked him down and worked him hard with looping punches to the ribcage and kidneys – and, on more than a few occasions, parts of the anatomy where legal blows are not supposed to land, but for which he went repeatedly unpunished by referee Laurence Cole.
Lomachenko began to find his groove in the fifth, firing off two-and-three-punch combinations and pivoting away as Salido came forward, but those punches had little effect on an opponent who failed to make weight and on fight night unofficially weighed 147 pounds - 11 more than Lomachenko.
Yet every time Lomachenko seemed to be building a head of steam, Salido would come back, swarming him, throwing punch after punch, looking to land everywhere he could. After ten, it began to seem that the Ukrainian challenger had let his chance slip away, but he came out for the eleventh with a new sense of purpose, rattling Salido with combinations and then, finally, in the twelfth, hurting him badly with a right hand to the head and one to the body. With more than a minute remaining, Salido was in desperate trouble, but he clung to Lomachenko for dear life, forcing the two-time Olympic gold medalist to rip his hands free and resume his assault.
Salido survived, but only just. Lomachenko's charge was too little, too late, as Salido won a split decision by scores of 113-115, 115-113 and 116-112.
Lomachenko was philosophical in defeat.
"I did my best. It didn't work out. I've got to go home and review the tape," he said.
"He's very smart, he has good movement," said Salido of his fallen foe. "I knew I had to keep throwing punches. I tried to land all the punches I could. In my opinion, my experience was the difference."


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Diagnosis? Winning essay
SJU senior writes essay that earns honor from New England Journal of Medicine
August 31, 2012
By Mike Killeen
For most people, Christmas Day routines do not include polishing an essay for the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Last Christmas, Matt Syverson put the final touches on an essay and submitted it to a contest sponsored by the NEJM.
The Saint John's University senior received a belated Christmas gift when he was selected as one of 120 essay winners by the journal in celebration of its 200th anniversary.
"I was very surprised and happy to be one of the few selected for this honor," said Syverson, a chemistry major at SJU who currently works part time in the St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Trauma Center and hopes to become a doctor of osteopathic medicine specializing in emergency medicine.
NEJM's anniversary celebration highlighted medical accomplishments over the past two centuries. One of the most recent developments is how medical information is communicated to patients through the Internet and social networks.
"In the last 20 years, there have been profound changes in how information is communicated. The Internet and social networking have enabled everything from romance to revolution," NEJM wrote in soliciting comments for its essay contest, which asked writers to answer the question, "How can we harness this technology to improve health?"
Syverson, who graduated in 2009 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minn., continued to follow the topic of social media in medicine after taking a class, "Theology, Biomedical and Healthcare Ethics," taught by Kathy Lilla Cox, assistant professor of theology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, during spring semester 2012.
"I am very interested in the health care policy, public health and how new forms of media and communication can be used to disseminate ever changing health care information," Syverson said. "I took Dr. Cox's biomedical ethics class last semester, and the issues that we discussed were very helpful in confirming the validity of my essay."
"Matt was an engaged student," Cox recalled. "He periodically would stay after class to continue a discussion or ask additional questions. He showed particular interest during discussions about topics when the role of the health care provider, or physician, would arise.
"He wanted to think carefully about the fact that physicians have been trained and educated to provide specialized care to people. Yet, patients today want to be more involved in that care and often arrive with information they have gathered. He was already thinking about what the dynamic between a physician and a patient should look like, as an undergraduate planning on being a physician," Cox said.
Syverson started his essay by mentioning a British report that published a study by Dr. Andrew Wakefield suggesting a possible link between autism and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination of children. The study, which has since been discredited, caused MMR immunization rates in Britain to drop by around 20 percent, leading to multiple outbreaks of measles.
"By using the Internet and social networking, medical professionals are able to disseminate the factually correct information to counter the sometimes incorrect information and the hype created from perceived dangers to the public's health," Syverson wrote.
"I read an article on the Wakefield study that was discredited, and knew that's how I would start the essay," Syverson said, adding that he made multiple revisions over the course of the week leading up to his submission.
Syverson's essay was one of 120 selected by the NEJM - 40 written by undergraduate students, 40 from medical students and 40 residents. All the winning essays were posted online on the NEJM site.
As one of the winners of the contest, Syverson was also able to attend the Harvard Medical School Conference in June in Boston.
"I think the conference provided me with a great opportunity to hear some very intelligent people speak and network with residents, medical students and undergraduates from all around the world," Syverson said, adding he attended panel discussions on HIV/AIDS, maternal and fetal health, breast cancer and cardiology. "Of notable interest, Dr. (David) Ho, the person who discovered the three main drugs to fight HIV/AIDS, was part of the HIV/AIDS panel."
Syverson's success in the contest did not surprise Cox.
"Matt was very interested in questions pertaining to the physician-patient relationship and how technology shapes our understanding of what comprises good health care," Cox said.


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"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston has played a big part in actress Hayden Panettiere's life – he was married to her mom on TV and once hired the young actress for an episode of hit comedy "Malcolm In The Middle."
During a recent appearance on "Live! with Kelly & Michael," the actor revealed pretty Panettiere's mother, Leslie Vogel, played his wife on 1980s and '90s TV soap "Loving," and he later cast her daughter.
He says, "I was directing an episode of 'Malcolm in the Middle' and Hayden came in and she was supposed to play this kind of nerdy girl, but she's far too pretty – but she was clearly the best actress.
"So my producer and I were sitting there … and we thought, 'Maybe if we frizzed her hair up and put glasses on her, we could possibly get away with that.'"


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Questioning the courts
Even though I don't write to the editor often, I am now because I have a concern with our judicial system in Shelby County. Attorneys from other counties have even told me that this court system is a lot like Mayberry.
I am 100 percent in favor of "you do the crime, you do the time," but don't you think the same crime should carry the same sentence?
Editorial is garbage
I have lived in Shelbyville since 1981, and I learned today one fellow writing an editorial is smarter and wiser about the betterment of Shelbyville than our elected officials. We can save tax dollars by selling city hall, abolishing the council seats, dismissing the city employees who work in city hall and simply let the wise one at The Sentinel-News operate our town ("WHAT WE THINK: City's plan is pure garbage," Feb. 26).
A fair judge
The opinion column of Rebecca Wall ("We need to judge this judge," My Word, Feb. 12) set forth her opinion of Judge John David Myles. Her divorce was filed in 2004. The court record of her case shows it was first settled in 2004, before Judge Myles was appointed and subsequently elected. Ms. Wall had several attorneys throughout the pendency of her case and all of whom have apparently withdrawn. After the last attorney withdrew, Ms. Wall mediated her case for a second time and an agreement was reached.
Where's help?
Go smoke free
I am sure many in Shelby County have heard that there is a legislative campaign under way to pass a statewide, smoke-free law. I am one resident who supports this idea 100 percent.
Veechdale repairs
We would like to commend state Sen. Paul Hornback, state Rep. Brad Montell, Simpsonville Mayor Steve Eden, City Administrator David Eaton, all of the Simpsonville residents and each and every proactive party that contacted the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet about the challenges they were encountering on Veechdale Road, which runs adjacent to The Outlet Shoppes in Simpsonville.
Welcome, Bobby
Proposed restaurant tax
Kentucky residents are some of the most heavily taxed. Depending on which Web site you visit, we are listed as high as the fifth most heavily taxed citizens in the nation. The CNN/Money site ranks Kentucky 18th overall, considering only income, sales and excise taxes. However, Kentucky politicians are also very creative in taxing virtually every item we buy or service we use.
This is just a note to express our gratitude to The Sentinel-News for the very good-looking and informational insert about Centro Latino. It looked just as we hoped it would. In fact, it was better than I had hoped it might be. So, here at Centro Latino, we are very pleased about the whole thing. Thanks very much for your help with this. We are truly thankful for the ability to get this letter of appreciation as well as the related information to the Shelby County community through the newspaper.
Sister Pat Reno
Price of corn
Corn delivered on Dec. 13 to an elevator in Southern Indiana by the farmer was selling for $4.24 per bushel. There is 56 pounds of corn in a bushel, which equals 7.5 cents per pound for that corn. That same day I went to Walmart on Taylorsville Road to check the price on three corn-based products:
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Thanks to Walden Media and Dr. Randy Testa for making this trailer available. The Watsons Go to Birmingham was screened at the State of Racism event.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and other important milestones in the civil rights movement, The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Mississippi hosted a 90-minute forum, Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America, live-streamed from St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 15, at 2 p.m. (EST).
Watch the webcast on-demand here.
Ray Suarez, host of 'Inside Story' on Al Jazeera America, moderates the event, and Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori delivers the keynote address.
The first panel discussion, "Racism in America Today: Why Does It Persist?" features:
The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina
Ms. Myrlie Evers-Williams, journalist and widow of slain civil-rights leader Medgar Evers
The Hon. William F. Winter, former governor of Mississippi and founder of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
Panelists on the second topic, "Racism in America's Future: Where Is There Hope for Change?" include:
The Hon. Byron Rushing, Massachusetts state representative, civil-rights leader, and vice president of The Episcopal Church's House of Deputies
Dr. Randy Testa, author, Vice President of Education at Walden Media, LLC
Dr. Erma J. Vizenor, chairwoman of White Earth Band of Ojibwe, educator, and community organizer
Tim Wise, educator and author of Colorblind (City Lights, 2010), White Like Me (Soft Skull Press, 2008), and Affirmative Action (Routeledge, 2005)
On November 16, faith leaders and educators gathered at St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral to discuss and create curriculum and tools on the topics raised in the forum. Resources such as bibliography, on-demand video, materials for community and individual review, discussion questions, and lesson plans will be available.


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Fireweed 400 champs repeat victories
Hundreds of bicycle racers speed through Valdez
The tenth annual Fireweed 400 brought 650 racers to Valdez from around the world last weekend to compete in several different bicycle race categories. But, the winner's circles in the solo division were the same as last year. Palmer riders Erik Christensen and Kristen Wolf repeated as champions in the 400-mile race, which spans from the Sheep Mountain Lodge to Valdez and back.
Christensen turned in a time slower than last year. He crossed the finish line with a time of 26:42:33. Last year, he won the men's solo time trial with a time of 23:42:39. Wolf was the lone racer in the women's solo time trial. She managed to shed some minutes from her previous win, finishing this year's course with a time of 25:11:51. Wolf won the race last year with a time of 25:34:25.
In the event's largest category, no one broke any records in the 200-mile solo time trials. Peter Jackson won the men's title with a time of 10:42:47. There were no entries in this year's women's solo time trial.
Other results:
400-mile 2-person Male
1. Superal Mitchell/Kim Kitteredge-27:13:03
400-mile 4-person Male
1. Connor Scher, Jacob Wahry, Keenan Brwonberger, Skyler Frank-21:53:57
400-mile 4-person Mixed
1. Louis Mass, Robin Smyth, Annette Cartier, and Shawn Wendling-24:53:29
2. Andrea Tesch, Carmen Thomas, Charlie Tesch, Diane Loopstra-26:49:50
3. Scott Goldsmith, Yvonne Goldsmith, Glenn Cravez, Pam Cravez-29:28:10
100-mile Time Trial Female
1. Laurel Bray-5:19:45
2. Emily Bodner-6:30:04
3. Joyce Jenkins-6:31:39
100-mile Time Trial Male
1. Dashiell Feierabend-4:55:04
2. Nathan van der Most-4:59:25
3. Tim Gravel-5:08:03
200-mile Tandem Female
1. Janice Tower and Darcy Davis-10:23:25
200-mile 2-person Female
1. Rose Theisen and Katherine Lindstrom-11:21:45
2. Elaina Hveding and Jenny Greeve-12:58:39
3. Laura Hilger and Patty Chase-13:05:47
200-mile 2-person Male
1. Erik Ostberg and Doug Shutte-8:41:11
2. Steve Clautice and Larry Hodges-10:49:46
3. Jamie Blom and Robbie Blom-11:17:12
200-mile 2-person Mixed
1. Macke Derrick and Laurie Derrick-10:19:39
2. Erica Betts and Joel Homan-10:30:01
3. Leah Ballard and Gene Till-10:50:26
200-mile 4-person Female
1. Colleen Franks, Tanya Kirk, Valerie Kirk, and Lori Deschamps-9:54:01
2. Marisa Rorabaugh, Becca Rorabaugh, Eliza Rorabaugh, and Kate Fitzgerald-9:58:12
200-mile 4-person Male
1. Pat Terhune, David McPhetres, Riley Troyer, and Jonathan Koenig-8:42:45
2. Greg McDuffie, Tom Coolidge, Dan Thorsness, and Mark Burson-9:23:06
3. Andrew Kirk, Macky Franks, Shawn Aspelund, and Scott Digert-9:29:41
200-mile 4 Person Mixed
1. Logan Hanneman, Hanna Gillis, Karl Hanneman, and Marion Woods-9:21:14;
2. Madigan Stanley, Will Wright, Anson Moxness, and Rachelle Kanady-9:28:37;
3. Laura Gardner, Randall Kanady, Judy Kanady, and Rick Rogers-9:30:05


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Russian Literature
Russian Literature
The Russian language is the national language of Russia and the Russian people and is the Slavic language with the most speakers, many of whom now reside beyond the borders of the Russian Federation. It is the number one language of Europe in terms of native speakers and geographic reach. Among world languages, it is eighth in terms of number of native speakers.
Russian literature holds a place of honour in world culture and literary tradition. Works by Russian and Soviet authors are read all over the planet and have influenced some of the world's greatest writers. They have been translated into dozens of languages and millions upon millions of copies have been sold. Works by the classics of Russian literature have been a pillar of world culture for more than two centuries. While the political structures of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union may be things of the past, the literature they produced endures for its timeless and universal value. A large number of Russian literary works have been honoured by international awards and, in five cases, have earned their authors Nobel Prizes.
While Glagoslav Publications offers its readers a few important belletristic and publicistic works of Russian literature from past centuries, our primary focus is fiction and non-fiction written after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union. The literature generated during this period, along with other aspects of cultural life in Russia, are the product of a time of exceptional turmoil and innovation. Both thought and society were unleashed after decades of repression. Authors were finally able to boldly express themselves. Russian literature experienced a time of rebirth and a large number of post-Soviet writers have won acclaim both in their own country and across the globe. Along with new authors and new movements in literature, new awards have been established, including the Russian Booker Prize, the National Bestseller Prize, the Great Book Prize, the Great Literary Prize of Russia.
Once dormant seeds are creating a profusion of stunning variety. Many authors of genius are producing new works annually and a new generation of writers is coming of age and reaching maturity before our very eyes. It is the task of Glagoslav Publications to select the best from among this profusion and make it available to our readers in English-speaking countries. Literary wealth can and should be shared, and we seek to give the English-speaking world easy access to the gold reserve of Slavic literature.
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