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The Significance of the Chicano Moratorium
In 2012, our task is to commemorate the legacy of the Moratorium by making a commitment to expand and deepen its lessons
Jimmy Franco Sr., Latino POV
Published on LatinoLA: August 27, 2012
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"Either you're part of the solution or you're part of the problem."
-Eldridge Cleaver
Many will ask what is the purpose of commemorating the Chicano Moratorium each year in August. The original National Chicano Moratorium march and protest against the Vietnam War was held in East Los Angeles on August 29, 1970. Two previous smaller marches took place in L.A. in order to organize for the larger August 29, 1970, national march. Other build-up marches were also organized in San Francisco, Oakland, Fresno and other cities.
The culminating march and protest that was held on August 29, drew over 25,000 participants from various parts of the country.
This significant event was an historical and political watershed for Chicanos as their emerging role and voice in this society had finally asserted themselves in a bold and proud manner which overturned the conservative politics of a previous generation. The importance of the Chicano Moratorium is that it has now become a part of our tradition and culture and should be commemorated as such each year with a sense of pride and recommitment. This pride and legacy requires a renewed dedication to continue the political, social and cultural activism that is aimed at promoting progress within our communities.
To just sit around and simply be proud cannot replace such an activism as new problems and issues that affect us need to be engaged and resolved with concrete solutions. Attempting to retreat and escape into our own little world and pretend that these problems will go away is no solution and makes the situation become even worse. If these problems impact one of us, they will eventually impact all of us as they require a united and active response.
What level of progress have we achieved since 1970
The Vietnam War was ended due to domestic pressure that was applied on the government in the form of massive protests throughout the country in which Chicanos played a key role. There has been some quantitative progress made in the level of civil rights achieved since 1970, but it has fallen far short of full social and political equality. Today, many of these hard-won rights are being slashed by the regressives and outright racists.
This situation is especially true for the majority in the barrios whose progress has stagnated. The recent unrest and clashes in Anaheim California and other areas that have resulted from a deeply ingrained social and political inequality are an example of this continuing second-class status. The blatant discrimination and promotion of stereotypes that still exist within the Anaheim schools is reminiscent of the 1950′s or worse and needs to be totally eliminated. Many of the activists who participated in the 1970 Moratorium have since moved on to new and better lives while some are still active despite the ups and downs of the political movement.
Most political movements do not continue at a consistently high level as they have an ebb and flow nature to them that is determined by objective conditions. However, what is needed is a consistent and unified response to actively confront any new violations of our basic rights. Many old problems have been resolved since the original Moratorium, some issues still persist, while new ones have arisen. To state that nothing has changed is an incorrect and static way of thinking as change is constant. We must be able to adapt accordingly with our tactical activities to confront the new conditions and issues that we face. Looking back, one particular and serious shortcoming that emerged out of the post 1970′s was an insufficient amount of training that was given to the next generation of young activists in order to ensure the political consistency and leadership of these struggles.
The significance of the Chicano Moratorium: nostalgia or political activism?
The cultural importance of the Chicano Moratorium lies in its tradition of being involved in the social, political and cultural work that improves our communities and the continuation of the struggle for basic civil rights and equality. The location of the 1970 National Chicano Moratorium in East Los Angeles does not make it only a local tradition as the site was not the important element. This historical event and rich cultural legacy belong to all Chicanos and Latinos who embrace its proud symbolism and lessons of struggle that further the demand and quest for social justice. The tradition and legacy of the Chicano Moratorium is something that is alive and active when applied to today's conditions and should not be viewed as some sort of interesting historical relic to be intellectualized over at a reunion.
Neither should the Moratorium be commemorated as a bit of lifeless nostalgia and a walk down memory lane interspersed with cults of personality and then left at that. A people's culture and traditions are created by their struggles and experiences and the Chicano Moratorium was one of the pinnacles of this historical social practice and as such enriched our cultural legacy. This rich tradition can only be further strengthened by continuing our present struggles. In 2012, our task is to commemorate the legacy of the Moratorium by making a commitment to expand and deepen its lessons by confronting the social problems presently facing us, and by doing so, we will collectively enhance our cultural experience and tradition even further.
Presently, there is still much to be done
One thing is certain during this present period which is that we cannot live narrowly within our own shell and avoid what is occurring throughout society. New problems arise in the form of new issues that must be dealt with and resolved in our personal lives as well as within our communities. Chicanos are not a monolithic group as they are members of different social classes. The middle class that has developed since the 1970′s is facing a wall of obstacles that deny it further financial and social opportunities as the country's economic pie shrinks.
Leaving the barrios has not solved all of the problems for these new middle class Chicanos as the increasing financial pressure to provide an adequate education, housing and health care for their families has stifled their social mobility and pushed many of them downward. Working class Chicanos and other Latinos in the barrios face numerous economic problems such as funding cuts to vital social services, lay-offs and a loss of homes. Social issues such as deteriorating schools and health care have been accompanied by the growth of gangs and drug use within their neighborhoods.
Laboring under inhumane conditions that are reminiscent of the Middle Ages, millions of farm workers still work the land that is owned by the few who grow richer as the misery of the farm workers increases. These agricultural workers still endure low pay, unsafe working conditions, sub-standard health care, their children laboring in the fields instead of attending school, and the lack of union organization and laws to protect their interests. Chicano youth also face an uphill struggle in society as college costs have spiraled drastically while the future prospects for a secure and decent job have dwindled.
Other related problems such as gang membership, drug use, the pressure to join the military with its possibility of death, have created obstacles to a stable future for young people. The Chicano intelligentsia within the universities is experiencing a growing campaign of funding cuts and efforts to diminish or eliminate Chicano Studies programs which if successful will negatively affect their students and the jobs of these professors. The situation of many Latino immigrants is precarious not only from an economic standpoint, but also a legal one as they have to live under the increasing threat of deportation while their children exist in a legal limbo where they are unsure of their future status or rights.
Commemorate the martyrs of the Moratorium by continuing their struggle
The march and protest against the Vietnam War and for justice here at home that took place on on August 29, 1970, was a peaceful one until Journalist Ruben Salazar: a man of principle and one of the four martyrs of the Chicano Moratorium protest marches it was attacked by the police authorities. This violent assault led to the deaths of three individuals: journalist Ruben Salazar, Brown Beret Lynn Ward and Angel Diaz. An Austrian student and political supporter named Gustav Montag was killed in 1971 by L.A. sheriffs at a subsequent Moratorium march that had also been attacked.
The commemoration of the cultural legacy and tradition of the Chicano Moratorium must also include a remembrance to the memories of these four martyrs who died in the resistance against injustice. They were heroes of the Moratorium who did not die in vain as their historical legacy lives on with that of this event. Let us all commemorate this traditional event that is now an essential part of our history and culture, and the four martyrs who are symbols of our struggle by continuing their valiant work to achieve equal rights and justice.
Jimmy Franco Sr., Latino POV
Jimmy Franco Sr. is the moderator and writer of the blog site: "A Latino Point of View in Today's World"
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By Steve Rubenstein
The last soft-serve vanilla goop is about to gush out of the Foster's Freeze machine in Menlo Park, and the loyal customers — a dwindling but determined bunch — are getting softer and squishier about the whole thing than a Foster's cone in a heat wave.
It could be the end of an era, except that humble Foster's Freeze was never the kind of fast food chain that eras were made of. But it's the end of something.
The Menlo Park franchise at 580 Oak Grove Ave. will shut down forever on Wednesday. A big retail development is coming and Sung Lee, who has run the stand for more than three decades, is going.
"I'm sad, but I can't cry all day," said Lee. "I feel like crying, but it doesn't make any difference. Either way, we're closing."
A couple of car dealerships that used to supply noon customers shut down. Then nearby Menlo-Atherton High School changed its lunch policy and no longer allowed students to leave campus. And perhaps tastes changed, too, and Foster's — with its goofy, smiling cone logo and its worn-out graphics and neon-tube sign — belonged to another time.
The Menlo Park store is the last of its kind on the Peninsula: Its demise will leave nary a Foster's Freeze along the Highway 101 corridor from San Jose to Santa Rosa.
For weeks, ever since Lee posted the announcement in the front window, customers have been dropping by for a final Foster's hit. They said they would miss the place.
Jerry Evans bought a chocolate shake for $2.99. He said it tasted just like the chocolate shake he bought half a century ago from a Foster's Freeze when he was a kid in Sioux City, Iowa — for a lot less than $2.99.
"Exactly the same," he said, taking a slurp to double check. "That's consistency. Not a lot of that around."
There has been a Foster's at the Menlo Park location since 1950. Lee, who came to the United States from South Korea in 1973, has owned it since 1984. At 50 cones a day, he has cranked out half a million of them. They're sweet and cold even if the soft-serve goop at Foster's isn't really ice cream, Lee conceded, but its low-end second cousin — ice milk.
The greatest challenge to a Foster's employee was dunking a soft-serve cone upside-down into the brown, vaguely chocolate-flavored goop to create a dipped cone. If the soft-serve was too soft, or the dipping took too long, the cone fell apart in the goop and you had to start all over. Doing it right was an art, Lee said. A bad dunker was an abomination to the profession.
Last of the worms
On one recent day, four pals from Palo Alto High School used their "prep" period to prep themselves up with milk shakes instead of prepping their algebra homework. Chris Jamison, a senior, said he liked Foster's because his mom used to go there when she was a kid and he was being nostalgic by proxy.
And 9-year-old Ashford Gavin dropped by with his mom for a $3.19 Worm and Dirt Twister, which is a concoction made of vanilla goop, crushed cookies and gummy worms. He did not look happy when a reporter told him there would soon be no more Worm and Dirt Twisters and how did he feel about that?
"Bad," he said, chewing the last of the worms, a red one.
No more nuggets
Lee said that his two remaining employees will find other jobs and that a couple of friends will take the refrigerators and other kitchen equipment off his hands. The soda pop distributor will take back the soda machine. He's not ordering any more supplies. If the chicken nuggets run out, they run out.
Foster's Freeze — which also calls itself Fosters Freeze and Fosters' Freeze and proclaims itself to be "old fashion" when it should be old-fashioned — has 87 restaurants in California. At least until Wednesday.
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Bill O'Reilly, the propagandaminister of, …I mean the news correspondent of "The O'Reilly Factor" on FOX News, was commenting on the Oslo Bombing and Utøya Massacre this monday. His view of the situation was that this was the act of a total nut, and had nothing to do with Christian fundamentalism whatsoever. The impressive act of propaganda can be watched here:
Getting seriously nauseous by his "analysis", I decided that I would pick it apart the hard way. Word for word. After all, an old Norwegian saying states that "Trolls crack in the sunlight", meaning that we should delve deeper into the things that disturb us. So here it is. Enjoy. O'Reilly's statements are in bold.
1. «Breivik is not a Christian. That's impossible. No one believing in Jesus commits mass murder.»
My response: Delusional Christians have committed mass murder in numerous occassions. Everything from the Crusades during the medieval times, the Inquisition, as well as in modern times: The Srebrenica massacre, the pogroms under the Russian Empire, and so on with numerous wars in both the Middle East, in Africa and to some extent in Europe.
2. «He may have called himself that on the net, but he is certainly not of that faith. Also he is not a member of any church.»
My response: I really don't see any significant difference between calling yourself religious, and being religious. And Breivik was a member of the Norwegian State Church, he had voted in several Church elections, always for the most conservative candidates. I quote his personal statements from the debate site document.no:
I myself am a protestant, and was voluntarily baptised when I was 15.
But todays protestant church is a joke. Priests in jeans marching for Palestine, and churches resembling minimalistic shopping malls. I am a supporter of an indirect collective conversion from the protestant church back to the catholic. In the mean time, I vote for the most conservative candidates under church elections.
The only thing that can save the protestant church is to go back to basics.
Translated to english by myself.
3. «Once again we can find no evidence that this killer practiced Christianity in any way.»
As stated above, Breivik was of firmly Christian belief. In his 1500 page manifesto, he states that he himself is the first soldier of a new European Christian Order to drive back the muslims in Europe. Like the Knights Templar. For more information on that point of belief, read his manifesto, or watch the youtube video summarizing the manifesto (this specific video probably won't be out for long though, just go to youtube and search for '2083 manifesto' instead).
4. «So why was is the angle being played up? […..] The Left want you to believe that fundamental christians are a threat, just like crazy Jihadists.»
And they are. Fundamental Christians have stood behind numerous terrorist attacks in the past, and Fundamentalist politicians remain a pain to the free democracy with their conviction that they are right because «God says so».
5. «In fact, in the NY Times of today, an analysis shows that some say that we have overreacted to the Muslim threat in the world. Of course that is absurd. Jihadists have killed tens of thousands of people all over the world…»
I don't know where O'Reilly gets his numbers, but atleast we can try to estimate how many civillian casualties the «War On Terror» has caused. In the World Report for 2011 published by Human Rights Watch, they report that cvillian deaths in 2010 have risen by 10 percent compared to 2009, mostly due to the insurgents striking more often and heavier than before. It is clear that the Afghanistan Operation is not going as planned. A total number of civillian casualties in Afghanistan is hard to find, maybe because there is no definite line between insurgents and civillians? In Iraq, reported civillian casualties due to the war is over 100,000, according to iraqbodycount.org. The tightening of security in Western countries after 9/11 have led to quite a loss of personal liberties. I don't know by people like O'Reilly, but in my head, that is a clear overreaction to the Muslim threat, and some more.
6. «The Left wing press wants to compare nuts like Breivik and McVeigh to state-sponsored terrorism, and worldwide Jihad.»
….I don't know what to say. Yes, we should take terrorism for what it is, whether it comes from jihadists, or christian fundamentalistic nationalists. Both ideologies are dangerous, and should be treated as such. But there is no "Left Wing" conspiracy to make this tragedy a religious matter. To suppose that there is such a conspiracy, is a serious accusation.
7. «The second reason Liberal media is pushing the Christian «ail», is that they don't like us Christians much. We are too judgemental. Many Christians oppose abortion, gay marriage and legalised narcotics. Secular Left causes. The media understands the opposition is often based on religion. So they want to diminish Christianity, and highlighting so called «Christian based Terror», is a way to do that.»
This has nothing to do with politically biased media. If anything, then many people in Norway, as well as journalists, were assuming this was an attack by Jihadists, before they knew better. I remember one of my friends stated on facebook right after the bomb exploded, that he thought he could smell the «mulla» in the smoke, and gathered a lot of «likes» from that comment. They have later learned from these mistakes. Anders Behring Breivik's attack, and gruesome onslaughter of politically active youth, was a reaction to what he thought was an Islamic siege of Europe, and an abolition of Christian values in Norway. Suggesting that this a political campaign for «Secular Left» causes, is an insult to us Norwegians.
8. «The primary threat to this world comes from Islamic Terrorism.»
No, it comes from people like you O'Reilly. People in power who twist and contort the truth so it serves them best. People who themselves are afraid of multiculturalism, so they do their best to make others afraid of this aswell. People who's primary job is to spread fear. You are such a Propagandaminister, O'Reilly. Even Joseph Goebbels would be proud.


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"The movie is, among other things, a comedy Western. The story line, which is pretty shaky, involves some shady land speculators who need to run a railroad through Ridge Rock, and decide to drive the residents out. The last thing they want there is law and order, and so the crooks send in a black sheriff (Cleavon Little), figuring the townspeople will revolt.
"Well, they almost do, but the sheriff (Black Bart is his name, of course) wins them over, and signs up a drunken sharpshooter (Gene Wilder) as his deputy. Meanwhile … but what am I saying, meanwhile? Meanwhile, six dozen other things happen. The townspeople decide to stay and make a stand, even though, as the preacher intones, "Our women have been stampeded and our cattle raped." Bart rejects the advances of a man-killing woman who has been sicced on him (Madeline Kahn as Marlene Dietrich — Lili von Shtupp), and the people build a dummy town and lure the bad guys into it." – Roger Ebert
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- Year 1974
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What he liked about her was her laughter. What she liked about him was his silence. Her laughter was quiet, rich and reflective. It was doled out sparingly. When forthcoming, you knew it had been earned. It carried neither price tag, nor was gained at another's expense. Sometimes she giggled. Those were special occasions, when they […]
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The Grief Machine
November 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Clash of the Sexes, Cop Humor, Cute, Fairy Tale, Family Humor, Fantasy, Feel Good, Funny Dog, Funny Family, Funny Science Fiction, Funny Technology, Funny Workplace, General Humor, General Interest, Human Nature, Imagery, Irony, Jokes, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Outrageous, Parable, Religious allegory, Romance, Sardonic, Satire, Science Fiction, Screwball, Seduction, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Whimsy, Witty, Workplace, Zany
XaniaXYM-529's attention was glued to one of thousands of monitors hooked up to the enormous rumbling machine that was focused on the planet a considerable distance away. He was luxuriating onboard his species' most modern space station. From earth, the craft was hidden in the flotsam that made up Saturn's ring. The giant device at […]
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Chuck the Wagon Driver and His Reluctant Bride
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Charley Van Dearon was an outdoorsy type who liked fishing, hunting and even scrapping when the occasion warranted. He was rugged of demeanor, with an excess of vigor to go along with a fun-loving nature. Still, he was no one-dimensional cartoon. He had a sensitive and romantic side with deeper thoughts than many of his […]
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The Melancholy Fog Harvester
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It was late of an evening and I'd run out of milk and snacks. Besides, I wanted some fresh air. That's how it came about I was on my way to the local Daisy Mart before it closed at ten p.m. You don't get fog in the city much anymore. Too much traffic. There's an […]
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Undeterred She Forged Ahead
April 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Clash of the Sexes, Crossed Wires, Cute, Economic Humor, Fairy Tale, Family, Family Humor, Fantasy, Funny Horror, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Outrageous, Parable, Puns, Romance, Sardonic, Satire, Science Fiction, Sexual Innuendo, Supernatural, Surprise Twists, Twisted, U.S. Social Commentary, Whimsy, Witty
Time: the present. Location: the upstairs master bedroom of a fabulous mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast. Greta, the maid, knocked on the open door to give advance warning and walked thirty feet to the nightstand. She deposited the breakfast tray and acknowledged with a slight bow the thank you from the Mrs. on the […]
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Now take a look at glucose in 3-D! Or clidk on the model on the right above.
Cellulose has an important place in the story of polymers because it was used to make some of the first synthetic polymers, like cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, and rayon. Click here to find out more.
These hydroxyethyl groups get in the way when the polymer tries to crystallize. Because it can't crystallize, hydroxyethylcellulose is soluble in water. In addition to being a great laxative, it's used to thicken shampoos as well. It also make the soap in the shampoo less foamy, and it helps the shampoo clean better by forming colloids around dirt particles.
Normally, particles of dirt are insoluble in water. But a chain of hydroxyethylcellulose (shown in blue) can wrap itself around a dirt particle (shown in red). This mass can be thought of as a snack cake, with the polymer chain as the cake and the dirt as the creamy filling. This snack cake is soluble in water, so by wrapping around the dirt like this, the hydroxyethylcellulose tricks the water into accepting the dirt. In this way, the dirt gets washed away instead of being deposited back onto your hair.
Other polymers that are used as fibers include:
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A very nice review here of the Audi R8 including some comparison against other passion-less cars.
You could pick from a sleek touring coupe (Jaguar XKR at $126,000), a luxurious sedan with the latest green technology (Lexus LS 600h L hybrid at $132,000), a muscular German luxury sedan (Mercedes AMG 63, $157,200) and the gorgeous road rocket from Audi (R8 coupe, $170,700).
If passion rules, however, the car everybody here loves — Yours Truly included — is the Audi R8, a mid-engined, 420-horsepower sports car that gets the adrenaline pumping before it's even started.
It's so refined and so responsive yet so easy to drive — who cares if there are only seats for two and minimal trunk space?
It's truly a car to covet.
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I moved to Redmond just over four months ago. In the time I have been here, my rental car was side-swiped, my truck was broken into, my headlight and bumper were damaged by someone in our own parking garage, someone stole my copy of "Professional Visual C++/CLI" from my office today (clearly someone missed the "corporate values" talk at New Employee Orientation), and my relocation to the great Pacific Northwest has been less than smooth or swift — waiting for the insurance company to assess and pay my claim for the furniture damaged by the movers. I'm the only PW in my group and we've been unable to find anyone else that can fill the shoes for our open position. I have deadlines looming with tons of work to do and not enough time to do it all by myself. Bill Gates has announced he is reducing his role here, both Windows and Office have announced schedule changes and Microsoft's stock has dropped over four dollars since I arrived on campus.
So why am I smiling?
In four month's time I've learned so much. I've been able to look at the technologies we will implement in the future before most people even know they are in the pipeline. I sit in on meetings and get to give real feedback that can influence products used by more people than I could have ever imagined. I have taken over ownership of an internal tool our team uses and have written a few of my own. I've gathered customer feedback and helped several customers personally or got them in touch with others who could help them. The amount of responsibility piled on me is less of a burdon and more of a compliment, in my opinion. Who puts that amount of pressure on someone if they feel they can't handle it?
Apart from all the benefits provided by Microsoft there are other reasons I'm happy to be working here. I'm in a technological heaven. The people are brilliant and open-minded (except when it comes to "Red State" ideas, but give me time — I'm still working on it). I pass those same brilliant people in the halls every day. If I have a question about something, I can go hit our Global Address Book and track down the person who owns the feature to discuss the matter with them personally.
I also get to see the company make huge changes in the way it delivers software. With the industry changing so quickly, its awesome to see a company of this size roll with the punches and adapt.
It's hard to explain why I'm so happy to work here. The only thing I can say is that you can tell that the majority of people working here love working here and finding new ways to make customers happy. That reason alone is enough to make me love working at Microsoft.
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Emperors Valentinian I and Valens issue a new law prohibiting government officials from having Christians appear in courts for tax purposes on Sundays.
According to the new law:
"It is Our will that no Christian shall be sued by tax collectors on the Day of the Sun (Sunday), which has long been considered holy, and by this interdict We sanction peril against any one who dare to commit this offense." [CTh 8.8.1]
So only Christians are privileged enough to be able to avoid tax courts on their sabbath, Sunday. Pagans and Jews can still be brought to court for tax purposes on any of their holy days or holidays.


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Movie Sequels You Would Like To SeeAlexandr
The Contenders: Page 3
I don't want pirates of the carribean movies to be a "oh pirates of carribean movies are old and boring"because it's my favorite movie series.
I want to see this movie SO BADLY! Still 11 months to go, I'm just going to watch How To Train Your Dragon repeatedly until this comes out.
It so cool and do you now there making despicable me 2 and the all ready have the poster and trailer.V 1 Comment
I don't know the simpsons are starting to suck. Maybe do a second movie and a couple more seasons and the director can have a trillion dollar retirement.
It's out. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Its already out! Monsters University, it's good.
I think it will be good idea if Disney make a sequel to Song of the South. I want to see Br'er Rabbit and his friends again. It look like some fans agreed with me :). - Nectaria
No - Gangem
Why is this so low it will be such a good idea
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At about 3:45am this morning, SFFD responded to a fire at the Internet Archive at 1100 Clement between 12th Avenue and Funston.
The blaze consumed the side office of the Internet Archive, which housed the archive's equipment for scanning books and old movies. The book scanning is part of the organization's Digital Books Collections which includes over 5 million books and items from over 1,500-curated collections. The equipment was also being used to scan old home movies that are used in Rick Prelinger's Lost Landscapes San Francisco films every year.
No one was injured in the fire, and Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said the 7 to 10 office staff that worked in the building will temporarily relocate to their Richmond, CA facility. The damaged building was originally built in the 1940's and used as a Christian Science reading room.
The former church next door, which also belongs to the Internet Archive, was not damaged in the fire.
Kahle was in remarkably good spirits when we spoke to him around 9am this morning, and was optimistic about their plans to rebuild the office. He said they mostly lost electronic equipment including cameras and scanners, and thankfully no cultural materials were destroyed in the fire. He said he was still waiting for word onhealthy coreg from the SFFD on what exactly caused the fire.
The fire was brought under control at around 5am this morning, but as of 9am, SFFD was still on the scene to watch for any lingering hot spots. On the nextdoor website, one neighbor reported seeing smoke from the fire as far over as 15th Avenue.
The Internet Archive was founded in 1996 for the purpose of building an all digital library to offer permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections.
Originally located in the Presidio, the Archive moved to its Clement Street location in 2009.
The organization is most well known for its Wayback Machine which allows users to look up old versions of nearly any website on the internet. During the recent federal shutdown, shuttered government websites were redirecting traffic to the Internet Archive's service so consumers could get access to their web content.
UPDATE: In a company blog post, the Internet Archive estimates that they lost $600,000 worth of high end digitization equipment. If you are interested in donating to help them rebuild their scanning center, you can donate through the IA website.
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How to convert/transcode tod file for adobe premiere pro import?
Adobe Premiere Pro now handles most tapeless video formats, from consumer all the way up to 4K professional. JVC's MPEG2-based TOD files didn't appear to be included (Canon, JVC Everio, and Panasonic models record high-definition video as TOD files). Tod files are variants of MPEG-2.
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When visiting Ogunquit, The Admiral's Inn Resort is a great choice to consider. Guests can take a dip in the seasonal outdoor pool and indulge in massages or aromatherapy. 2 outdoor pools and a sauna are other highlights, and rooms offer refrigerators and free WiFi.
Pros: It was quaint
Cons: The shower ceiling was very sharply angled in my room
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Chris Brown has finally let Wendy Williams get under his skin for the 2nd time around!
Last month, Wendy blasted Breezy on her show and called him every name in the book after he mentioned to JET Magazine that everyone continues to pick on him but no one brings up Jay Z's troubled past. Even though Wendy referred to Chris as a "junkie" and called his girlfriend "Koochie Crayon," Chris let her comments slide and completely ignored her.
Today, Wendy had Perez Hilton on her show to chat about Chris's latest interview with The Guardian, and they said some things that set him all the way off:
Perez told Wendy:
Chris Brown has been really quiet, until now. He doesn't give very many interviews, for good reason, because he always gets into trouble when he does so. In this new interview he talks about a lot of things. A lot of people have been globbing on to the fact that he reveals that he lost his virginity when he was just 8 years old. A 14-year-old took it from him]. It's kind of really inappropriate. At 14 you should know better than to get with an 8-year-old. I think it's really revealing and telling, the fact that now he's describing it in such a way as, 'Yeah, doing it that young helped me be a beast at it and the best at it!' Chris Brown has a disease, his disease is, he has half a brain. I really think he has half a brain, it's not working properly.
Wendy: He might be a beast in the bedroom, we don't know!
He says there is no woman that he's been with that will complain. He just does not have a grasp of reality. He says if were it not for the Rihanna incident, he would be bigger than life.
Wendy: Well, you know what, he's very talented, there's something to that.
He's talented, I agree, but bigger than life?
Wendy: Well, not bigger than that, because that would be Kanye West who says he's bigger than life.
Wendy was actually pretty nice compared to her last remarks on Chris. Perez on the other hand…
When he found out that the two were discussing his sex life on Wendy's show, Chris Brown reacted by posting:
Thanks for the publicity. Your insecurities are manifested by your hatred. Princess Perez and wicked witch Wendy.
can't take advice from 2 buff chicks when one can't stand to look at herself without plastic surgery and the other is forever on his period
Who cares. It's old.. Your old.. Im not going anywhere… Face it and live with yourself.
Of course, Perez responded:
That's Queen Perez! #BowDown
Breezy, baby! You're a good girl and you know it! You act so different around me! You're a good girl and you know it I know!
Watch the clip that set Chris Brown off below:


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Plainview's Jamar Wall will find out in the next 24 hours or so whether he'll keep his job with the Dallas Cowboys, and his mother, for one, is anxious for the news.
"We're just waiting to hear," Georgia Wall said.
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Vanderbilt basketball players John Jenkins and Tiffany Clarke both earned Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honors on Monday.
Jenkins earned the men's basketball award after he averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in victories over Manhattan and Southern Miss last week. He went 6-for-6 from the field – all 3-pointers – and scored a career-high 20 points Saturday against Southern Miss. He had a career-high six rebounds against Manhattan.
The Gallatin product has led the Commodores in scoring each of the last three games and has raised his scoring average to 10.7 points per game.
The award is the first of his college career.
Clarke collected her second women's basketball weekly award after she averaged 18 points and eight rebounds in three contests. She scored 27 points – the most by a VU freshman in nine years – against East Tennessee State and had 11 points and nine rebounds at No. 3 Notre Dame. Sunday, in her first career SEC contest, she had 18 points in 7-for-10 shooting as the Commodores defeated Ole Miss.
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A number of legends are associated with the name of Kannur or Cannanore the previous anglicized name of Kannur. According to one of the opinions, the word Kannur is believed to be derived from its ancient village Kanathur which survives even today as one of the wards of the Kannur Municipality. Another mythology assumed its name from the two words "Kannan" which means Lord Krishna and "Ur" which means place, so the combined meaning of the word is the place of Lord Krishna. At present the district of Kannur is making distinctions in many respects like fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala, one of the best ten cities of India to reside, popularly known as the city of looms, the city of performing art and beautiful virgin beaches.
The history of Kannur can be traced back to the Paleolithic Era where man used to live in the rock-cut caves; where Megalithic burial sites of the Neolithic age have been found; where the Aryan immigrants were supposed to enter through the Tuluva region. During the early part of the 9th century AD, the Chera Dynasty reestablished their political supremacy in the region of Kannur. During the end of 15th century, the arrival of Vasco De Gama was welcomed with protection; where several Arab scholars visited during the medieval age. Not only this, the history of Kannur is full of important events like the Portuguese ascendancy, arrival of the English East India Company, Mysorean conquest, Pazhassi Revolt, and many events of the freedom movement of India which are directly and indirectly related to this place of Kerala district of Kannur.
The whole district of Kannur is divided into three parts - highlands, midlands and lowlands with their specialization of production like coffee, rubber, tea, cardamom in the highland regions, intense agricultural activity in the midland region and coconut and paddy cultivation in the regions of lowlands. The district of Kannur is surrounded by Kasaragod to its North, Kozhikkode and Wayanad districts to its South, Lakshdaweep Sea to its West and Western Ghats to its East that make the whole regions a perfect place for south India holidays.The whole district of Kannur is divided into three parts - highlands, midlands and lowlands with their specialization of production like coffee, rubber, tea, cardamom in the highland regions, intense agricultural activity in the midland region and coconut and paddy cultivation in the regions of lowlands. The district of Kannur is surrounded by Kasaragod to its North, Kozhikkode and Wayanad districts to its South, Lakshdaweep Sea to its West and Western Ghats to its East that make the whole regions a perfect place for south India holidays.
The district of Kannur lies between latitudes 11° 40' to 12° 48' North and longitudes 74° 52' to 76° 07' East. So, the climate of Kannur is humid and hot during the summer season from March to the end of May with average temperature of 35° Celsius and temperate during monsoon and post-monsoon with an average temperature of 20° Celsius. The average annual rainfall is 3438 mm.
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sanctuary on the slopes of the Western Ghats covered with tropical and semi evergreen
forests. Herds of deer, elephants, boar and bisons are quite common. Leopards,
jungle cats, various type squirrels and rare species of birds have been found
here. Around 160 species of birds have been found here. Certain species of birds,
which are considered extinct, have also been found here. It is 35 kms from Thalassery
Railway station.
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The district of Kannur is full of pilgrimage centres that attract the tourists from all parts of the world to make a holy Yatra to this region of Kannur. Some of the famous pilgrimage centres of Kannur are Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple situated on the banks of the Valapatanam River; Thiruvangad Temple; Trichambaram temple; Mosque at Thalassery, Mosque at Madayi; Kottiyur is regarded as 'Varanasi of the South'; Jagannatha Temple; St. John's Church, Annapurneswari Temple; Sri Muthappan Temple; Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy are also the major source of tourist attractions of this region of Kannur.
Festival This colorful festival is held in the months of February/March which continues for eight days. The Jagannatha festival is held at the Jagannatha Temple at Madathiparambu, near Thalassery in Kannur.
Palotukavu Festival This festival is held at Palotukavu temple during the months of April/May for eight days.
Parassinikkadavu Festival Parassini Madappura is perhaps the only shrine in Kerala to celebrate a festival round the year. The 'Utsavam', the festival begins in December. 'Theyyam', the ritual offering here is performed every morning and evening by the priest who is called 'Madayan'.
The district of Kannur attracted the tourists for various places to explore that include Fort St. Angelos which was built by the first Portuguese Viceroy in 1505, Thalassery Fort was built by the British in 1700 at a Tiruvellapadkunnu hill, Snake Park at Parassinikkadavu, Payyambalam Beach, Ezhimala an ancient historical site, Moppila Bay is famous for a modernized fishing harbor, Muzhappilangad the only drive-in beach of Kerala that covers an entire length of 4 Kms, Gundert Bungalow, Pazhassi Dam, Pythal Mala, Arakkal Palace, Pazhassi Dam, Paithalmala etc.
Excursions of Kannur
Besides its own attractions of beaches, hill stations, Ayurveda, Kannur holidays increases the enthusiasm of the tourists by offering some of its excursions like hill stations of Pythal Mala which is 65 Kms north of Kannur, Aaralam Wildlife Sanctuary situated on the slopes of the Western Ghats, Muzhappilangad Beach located 15 Kms south of Kannur, Forts & Palaces located at a distance of 22 Kms from Kannur, Thalassery Fort located at a distance of 22 Kms from Kannur.
Distance Chart :
Bangalore 324 Kms.
Ernakulam 310 Kms.
Kozhikode 92 Kms.
Mumbai 1215 Kms.
Mysore 185 Kms.
Thiruvananthapuram 505 Kms.k
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The measure, written and introduced by Rep. Henry Howard, is co-sponsored by Speaker Terry Coleman and recognizes Mr. Connell's 34 years of service in the House.
During the past 26 years, Mr. Connell served in the second-highest-ranking post as speaker pro tempore, longer than any other legislator in the country. Mr. Connell and Mr. Howard are Augusta Democrats, and Mr. Coleman is a Democrat from Eastman.
Republican Rep. Sue Burmeister, whose Augusta district contains most of the parkway and all of the residents and businesses along it, objects to the change.
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Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold proposed today to the General Assembly the creation of a permanent, stand-by United Nations peace force which would operate, in many respects, along the lines of the United Nations Emergency Force.
Under the proposal, the Secretary General would be empowered to "sound out" member states on the number and types of military men and materiel which they would be willing to contribute to the UN force. The UN Secretariat would have stand-by plans drawn up to fit many contingencies, and might if it found such a step necessary, set up a military command unit from among member states. However, no actual force in permanent encampment would exist unless and until it was needed.
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Faso additionally called for term limits for legislative leaders – no more than eight years, he said, similar to what exists in the House – and also for committee chairs, but NOT rank-and-file lawmakers.
(UPDATE – more really that I forgot to add it): State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, said this morning that he opposes term limits of any kind, and called Faso's proposal the mark of a "desperate candidate."
Spitzer, by contrast, said he supports term limits for legislators, but NOT for legislative leaders – although, in practice, he noted, the former is the same as the latter.
Things being what they are, he obviously just didn't feel comfortable flat-out saying: "Yes, I think the Speaker should be term limited."
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Do exotic places inspire the romantic in you? As anyone who has watched ABC's "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" knows, the "dates" are anything but ordinary. In fact, most of each season takes place outside of the U.S., as the cast travels to exotic locales around the world in search of an intimate connection. This article will highlight some of the more interesting destinations from recent seasons, including spots in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, showing readers how they can attempt to recreate some of the show's romance.
Costa Rica is a fascinating tourist destination in Central America that will make you wish you had a crew of cameramen to document your trip. Get your heart racing with a zip-line trip through the jungle in lush Costa Rica. Ziplines were first created as a tourist attraction in the 1970s and have since become one of the must-dos for vacationers to this small nation. Not only for thrill-seekers, ziplines also showcase the country's flora and fauna and give you the chance to see ecological and reforestation efforts from a birds-eye view.
Everything is romantic about Anguilla. It's a British island territory in the Caribbean with only 35 square miles. Unlike some of the more mountainous neighboring islands, like Puerto Rico, Anguilla is a low-lying island made of coral and limestone — this creates the basis for white sand beaches. Beaches and water sports are the main reason to come to Anguilla — well, it's a tax haven too, but that's not as romantic — so why not recreate the 15th season of "The Bachelor" with a photo shoot on the beach?
Test each other's courage and get to know your loved one's fears by swimming with sharks in South Africa. For this adventure, look for one of the services offering shark cage diving or cage snorkeling. You go out on a boat, wait while the crew chums the waters and then get in the cage over the side to watch the sharks eat their meal from only feet away. If you don't think shark diving is your thing — and other bachelorettes would agree — there's more to offer lovers in South Africa. Looking at penguins on Boulders Beach in Cape Town is just as exotic, but less frightening.
Skiing in Switzerland is always romantic, but skiing on the Matterhorn has a special ring to it. The snow sports offered on Theodul Glacier's pistes near Zermatt makes it easy for you to go as soon as you and your sweetie can get away. If you schedule a wintertime visit, you'll have 350 kilometers of piste to ski. Zermatt is only 10 kilometers from the Italian border, so when you're done skiing, you can venture over to Italy for a day of food before returning to your Alpine accommodations for the night.
The Spanish capital is one of the most romantic cities in the world. Everyone stays up late, looks fabulous and eats too much. Book into one of the cheap hotels in Madrid, then meander through the old district's quaint, cobbled streets, enjoying tapas and sangria. Search out a flamenco bar — it's not quite the right area of Spain to find flamenco, but there are a few — and let the guitar's rhythm and stomping feet take over your pulse. In the daytime, enjoy a long Spanish meal and pass the afternoon wandering in the city's royal gardens or through El Prado or another of the city's museums.
Not exactly off the beaten track, Koh Phi Phi, Thailand is one of the most pristine, exquisite places a traveler can go with his or her loved one. The island is surrounded by turquoise waters and edged with limestone cliffs, and topped by jungle. Take a snorkeling trip to nearby uninhabited islets, share a picnic barbecue at a resort and party on the beach when the sun goes down.
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