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Crystal Harmony Alaska 8/4/02
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We have only sailed Crystal once and it was the Harmony on a glorious voyage from San Francisco to Sydney for the Olympics. Being a theme cruise they had former gold medal winners on board who shared stories with us. It was an experience to be with Nadia Cominici and her husband Bart Conner in addition to many others.
The Harmony has the Palm Court that the Symphony does not have and that was a mistake with the newer ship (Symphony) that many mentioned. I am not one for afternoon tea but it is done so elegantly that I caught a number of them. Especially, don't miss the Beethoven tea where the formal attire of the wait staff turns into period costuming.
Another facet about Crystal is that one can order items not on the menu. Sometimes you won't get it until the following night but it's amazing what they must have in storage on board. Toward the end of our 20 day cruise the head waiter asked if we would like anything special. After endless nights of gourmet food, one of the people at our table said he'd like some Southern Fried Chicken. We all said that sounded good to us. You wouldn't believe the endless platters of the best tasting chicken we ever had.
Crystal by far is the best cruise line we've ever been on and we've taken about 10 cruises. However, we need to find another bargain price before we go again since we can take two Princess or Celebrity cruises for the price of one Crystal and although we agree that quality is better than quantity it just doesn't cut it for us unless one of their value cruises has an itinerary that we like.


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Valspar announced its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, posting double-digit sales growth that warranted an increase in the company's fiscal 2014 sales growth guidance.
Net sales of $1.20 billion for the quarter represented a 10.5% year-over-year increase.
The company reported net income of $97.83 million, up from $93.81 in the same quarter last year.
"Our diverse business portfolio continues to deliver strong results, as sales increased 10% and adjusted EPS increased 13% in the third quarter," said Gary Hendrickson, chairman and CEO. "These results were driven by the successful integration of acquisitions; strong performance from China and Europe; improved sales and profitability in our Coatings segment; benefits of new growth initiatives; investments in innovative products; and the positive impact of productivity initiatives."
Hendrickson added that the Coatings segment experienced growth across the board, with the strongest momentum in the General Industrial product line.
Valspar now expects approximately 9% growth for the year, up from its previous guidance of 7% to 9%. Its 2014 annual diluted EPS guidance now stands at $4.05 to $4.15, up from the previous range of $3.95 to $4.15.

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hope someone can help on this.
I have lost internet access after installing latest batch of updates on 12.04.
My laptop sees my wireless router OK.
ping returns 'Unknown Host' for external sites.
ping local devices returns '100% packet loss'.
PING 127.0.0.1 gives '0% packet loss'
Is this a DHCP problem and how can I check?


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A Brown Pride gangster — dressed in an orange jumpsuit with the letters DCSO stenciled on the back — sat before a television camera and discussed the murder of Lucio Garcia, saying nonchalantly that his gang "did what we had to do." When parts of that footage were later released in a popular docudrama, eyebrows rose at the Davidson County District Attorney's office.
Now, prosecutors hope raw footage from that interview will shore up their homicide case against now-19-year-old Nashvillian Jonathan Gutierrez, whom they believe fired the fatal shot at 19-year-old Garcia, a rival gang member.
But the network hasn't been willing to give up the tapes, and it has appealed a judge's order to do so.
In addition to testing the investigatory powers of the local DA, the fight over the footage could also probe Tennessee's media shield law, which has largely been unchallenged since 1974.
Show ordered to turn over tapes
In an episode of A&E Television Networks' Gangland titled "Hunt and Kill," a dramatic, deep voice narrates a battle between Nashville's Brown Pride and Sureños gangs that took place in the early hours of Aug. 26, 2007.
Gutierrez — aka "Spook" — sat outside his mother's house on East Thompson Lane with three other Brown Pride gangsters, when Garcia's white '96 Ford Mustang, loaded with four underage girls, made several passes. Each time the girls yelled out the window, according to police reports.
On the last pass, the Brown Pride members jumped in an '03 Ford Escape and gave high-speed pursuit through south Nashville, firing shots at the Mustang along Glenrose Avenue, following Garcia and company across Interstate 440 and finally catching up to them at the Wedgewood Avenue exit on Interstate 65.
There, Gutierrez and another allegedly opened fire on Garcia, with one bullet entering his left cheek and pinballing long enough to sever his spinal cord, according to the autopsy.
"[They] just started disrespecting us, saying all kinds of stuff," Gutierrez told Gangland. "Everything happened so quick. Did what we had to do. So things happen."
Prosecutors, intrigued by the notion that a key to their case could lie on the cutting room floor, subpoenaed Gangland Productions to turn over the raw interview footage from the show that first aired on the History Channel — which A&E owns — in August.
But the company isn't ready to hand over the tapes. In a motion filed last month by Gangland Productions, attorney Robb Harvey cited the Tennessee media shield law's "three-prong test" to overcome a reporter's privilege: There must be probable cause of a specific crime; the information can't be obtained any other way; and there must be a compelling and overriding public interest in what is subpoenaed.
The state argued the raw footage is the only source of the information it sought, adding that Gutierrez's lawyer, Paul Walwyn, who was present for the interview, couldn't recall what his client was asked or if what was shown was the entirety of his comments regarding the Garcia murder.
"I don't think anything was said, one way or the other, that's bad," Walwyn told The City Paper. "It just depends on the interpretation and how you look at it."
Two weeks ago, Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Cheryl Blackburn denied Harvey's motion, stating that it's clear Gutierrez referred to the night of Garcia's murder, and the state's attempt to determine what questions the reporter asked him and other details did not amount to a "fishing expedition" for further investigation but rather sought context for the on-camera statements.
Blackburn ordered that the raw footage be turned over for the trial, but portions of the footage not used for the trial are to remain under seal "to protect Gangland Productions' qualified privilege."
Harvey refused to comment for this story but did offer that his client has appealed Blackburn's order.
As a rule, the district attorney's office doesn't comment on pending litigation, but Assistant District Attorney Bret T. Gunn felt confident the trial would be continued, possibly due to an appeal.
A journalist's right to privacy?
The rift between the district attorney's office and the media company once again brings into focus an ongoing national discussion about the limits of journalistic protection when a crime has been committed.
Frank Gibson, executive director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, said reporters aren't in the business of police work, and the footage aired should be enough for prosecutors.
"Journalists should not become arms of the police department or the prosecution," he said. "Their job isn't to investigate things and then turn their notes over to law enforcement."
The First Amendment Center's David Hudson Jr. said the "three-prong test" provides a pretty high standard of proof as established under the 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case Branzburg v. Hayes.
"I do think that the publishers of the broadcast have a very good claim under the shield law," Hudson said.
As for public interest, Gunn wrote in a court brief, "It would be difficult to imagine a more 'compelling and overriding public interest' of the people of Tennessee than seeing a man convicted of the murder that he committed."
But Gangland reporter/producer Thomas Steffus, who produced this episode, warned of the slippery slope peered down every time a district attorney goes "fishing" in a reporter's notes.
"If documentary reporters, producers, or production companies may be subject to subpoena … whenever there is a mere possibility that there may be some useful information or the district attorney is curious about what is on outtakes, the role of documentary reporters and producers will be changed from that of investigators and reporters to adjuncts of the trial process."
Walwyn immediately filed for a continuance in the Gutierrez murder trial, set to begin Monday, following Blackburn's order to turn over the footage. Walwyn said Blackburn's decision raises issues of appeal for both A&E and his client, Gutierrez.
"It's a fine line," Walwyn said, "so the question is going to be: If they appeal it, how is the appellate court going to look at it, and will this open up the floodgates for anytime anyone gives an interview to have the whole tapes produced."


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Mashed Parsnips
Recently, Eric and I came across parsnips at our local farmers' market. Neither of us had ever eaten them, and we both thought it would be fun to try something new. I first considered making some type of roasted root vegetable dish, but then I found this recipe and couldn't resist giving it a try.
Parsnips have a nutty, sweet flavor that pairs perfectly with Parmesan cheese. The potato in this recipe helps balance out the sweetness of the parsnips just enough. These have a light texture that I feel makes them the perfect complement to a heaver main dish, such as a roast. I made these as an alternative to our usual mashed potatoes, and I was thrilled with how well they turned out. Next time, I'd like to mix in some roasted garlic simply because I love the depth and flavor of it. The texture is a little different than mashed potatoes, but don't let that discourage you from trying this recipe. It's simple, delicious and perfect for winter!
Mashed Parsnips
4 medium sized parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks
1 potato, peeled and cut into chunks
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup warmed milk
1/4-1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
-Boil the parsnips and potato for about 15 minutes or until fork tender.
-Drain well.
-Add olive oil, milk, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Mash until creamy. Drizzle with olive oil before serving.
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|Members Present
Connie Triplett, Chair
|Members Absent
Carl Flagstad
Chair Triplett called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and drew Commission members' attention to the previously distributed minutes of the January 22,1998, meeting. There being no corrections, the minutes were approved as mailed.
Appointed Counsel for Frivolous Appeals
Chair Triplett drew Commission members' attention to Attachment 2 (April 8, 1998) - A letter from Penny Miller regarding an amicus brief on the continued viability of State v. Lewis. The issue at hand, she said, is the requirement established under Lewis that counsel must be appointed for a defendant on an appeal notwithstanding counsel's opinion that the appeal is without merit. She said a brief or any other communication from the Commission on this issue should likely be limited to those areas within the Commission's purview, i.e., issues concerning cost and the burden on contract counsel. Any additional work required of contract counsel in this area, she said, would obviously reduce per hour compensation. Thus, she said, requiring contract counsel to take appeals considered frivolous should be viewed as an unfair burden on contract counsel, who are already burdened. She said if the Supreme Court concludes that the Lewis requirement should continue, then counsel should be appointed from outside the contract and separately compensated to handle appeals determined to be frivolous. Judge Kleven agreed. She said contract counsel have little incentive to work on a frivolous appeal, other than being required by appointment to do it. Leslie Johnson Aldrich also agreed. She said it is difficult enough meeting regular contract demands without having to make a trip to Bismarck or work on briefs for an appeal in which there are no real issues. Pam Hermes observed that responses to the survey would support these conclusions. If, she said, contract counsel sometimes do not file what might be legitimate appeals because of the lack of time or resources, then requiring them to take frivolous appeals only aggravates the situation.
In response to a question from Pam Hermes, staff said he would check with Penny Miller concerning whether a letter, presumably to the Chief Justice, would be a viable alternative to submitting a brief.
Mary Hoberg offered her assistance if something more than the letter is needed. Pam Hermes said she would assist in preparation of the brief if a brief is determined necessary.
Review of Survey Responses
At the request of Chair Triplett, staff briefly summarized the survey responses included as Attachment 4 (April 8, 1998). He noted that survey responses from at least three Grand Forks attorneys stressed the low compensation level for contract counsel in the Grand Forks area as compared to contract counsel in other parts of the state. He said the survey responses also indicate a continuing problem from counsel's perspective with respect to expense reimbursement in areas such as postage, copying charges, and mileage.
Connie Triplett suggested, and Commission members agreed, that some of the information disclosed in the survey responses should be included in the Lewis letter submitted to the Supreme Court. With respect to compensation for Grand Forks attorneys, she said when she joined the Commission she visited with then Presiding Judge Joel Medd concerning contract compensation for area lawyers. She said Judge Medd at that time felt constrained by the judicial budgeting process to only pursue a certain percentage increase in compensation over the previous biennium. She noted that Grand Forks started low as a result of the bidding process in the area and had since been limited to a fixed percentage increase like other districts. The consequence, she said, is that Grand Forks attorneys, having started at a lower compensation rate, remain at a rate lower than contract counsel in other districts. She suggested the Commission should try to facilitate a way of addressing this problem and bringing it to the attention of the presiding judges.
Mary Hoberg noted the significant support shown in the survey responses for free or reduced CLE or paid professional association members. She asked how these particular issues could be pursued further. Staff responded that paying for contract counsel's continuing legal education in some areas or paying for professional memberships could be recommended to the presiding judges for inclusion in the budget for contracts in the next biennium. He said the State Bar Association could also be contacted concerning the possibility of waiving CLE registration fees.
In response to a question from Chair Triplett, Commission members agreed these issues should be pursued further.
Mary Hoberg said one contract counsel in the area had contacted her and indicated that hourly compensation fell well below overhead costs. She said there is a fundamental unfairness concerning compensation that should be emphasized. She said issues concerning adequate compensation or expense reimbursement are not issues for state's attorneys and should not be issues for contract counsel.
With respect to distribution of the survey results, staff said once the survey results are finalized, they will be distributed to contract counsel.
In response to a question from Chair Triplett, Commission members agreed the survey results and other pertinent information should be provided to the Council of Presiding Judges. In response to a question from staff, Commission members agreed information should also be provided to the presiding judges concerning compliance with Policy 502 governing contract administration.
Chair Triplett said that when the survey responses are distributed to contract counsel, the cover memorandum should also reiterate the importance of reporting case hours accurately.
Mary Hoberg requested that whatever preliminary case reporting data available thus far be provided at the Commission's next meeting.
No further business appearing, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
Jim Ganje, Staff


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Which Console Did You Buy/Receive Over The Holidays?
On December 24th this year, Wolfire Games is giving away free copies of their unique action game, Lugaru. All you have to do to get the free game is join this Facebook Event and become a fan of Overgrowth, an upcoming game from the same company. Do that, and Wolfire will send you a key to unlock the full game on the 24th.
Lugaru is a melee action game featuring hand-to-hand and weapon-based combat. It uses a detailed, context-driven combat system that recognizes what weapon you and your opponent are using and allows you to react accordingly. With this system, you can block and dodge incoming attacks and then strike back with an appropriate counterattack. The game is set in a world where human-like rabbits run the show. You control Turner, a ninja rabbit who's not only out to avenge the deaths of his family and village, but also to uncover corruption and a conspiracy that threatens to undermine the rabbit republic. Who would have thought that a rabbit's life was so complicated? Or that they know kung fu?
Not much is known about Overgrowth at this point, except that it is a sequel to Lugaru and will probably once again place Turner into a world in turmoil that will require him to stretch his martial arts muscles. Gaming Target will keep you posted with news about Overgrowth as it develops.
Wolfire Games is an independent development studio founded in 2003 by David Rosen. In addition to several free-to-play games available through their website, Wolfire has released Lugaru. Overgrowth is projected for a Spring 2009 release.


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ShakerLady, I have been on both ships. Cat. D on the Grandeur and 3 Cat C's on the Vision. We had both sides (corners) on the Vision. They were wonderful, the balconies are huge and wrap around to the side. There is NO noise, as far as I'm concerned, there is no better room then the 2 corners, Cat. C, on the Vision. Book it if you can get it. You won't be dissapointed.
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Nashvillians flying out of the city for the holidays and who would prefer to not hassle with parking at the Nashville International Airport can opt, instead, for the Metro Transit Authority's Route 18 bus.
Route 18 Airport/Elm Hill Pike operates hourly express service daily to and from downtown and the airport and for $1.60 each way.
From downtown, riders can catch the bus at Bay 18 on the lower level of Music City Central, which is located at 400 Charlotte Ave. Two of the MTA buses that serve the airport have been fitted with luggage bins to accommodate travelers.
At the airport, buses stop at the MTA bus stop located on Level 1 ground transportation. For the return trip, passengers can catch the bus back to MCC at this location.
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LOVE & BROOMSTICKS by StepUpx_Gryffindor
Format: Novel
Chapter 13: Rats, Bunnies, And Cottages In The Yonder
A/N- LOVELY PEOPLE! YAY! I have finished the next insallement of dear Lily's wonderful life! This chapter was really fun to write and I hope you like it. Oh, and I'd like to clear up some questions about my updates: I know that you've notice I've been updating more often than I was before. Sometimes I could only update once a couple months! And I've really improved since then.
I would ask you all to please refrain from asking me if I can update as quickly as I can, because I already am. I appreciate all the great comments and reviews, I really do! And I also understand that you really want me to submit chapters quickly, but the fastest I can do is about one chapter every two weeks or so. So please, don't ask me to update faster than that, because I just simply can't. There are not enough hours in the day for me to do so.
Thank you all for supporting this story :]
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The fury inside me could light every torch in Hogwarts. I feel so many emotions all at once. And what pains me the most is that I don't know why I feel this way. Why should I care? Can't I get over it? Why do I have to get hot and bothered? I just don't know anymore. I slam the door to the common room and Remus notices me huffing.
"Not now, Remus." I hold up a hand to silence him as I walk towards the stairs. He put his book down and jumps over the couch to me.
"Wait, hold on." He stands in front me and gives me a nudge to stop walking. Does he not know the manners of etiquette? Ladies go first, and you do not block women! If I was in the eighteenth century, he'd get a little ass whooping for that.
I have no idea where that came from.
"Did you talk to him?"
I give him my 'wtf' face.
"Alright, you obviously seem pissed."
"NO. REALLY?" I say sarcastically.
"So, that means you talked to Prongs, right? You're always pissy around him."
"I am not always 'pissy' around him," I clarify. Pissy? Is that even a word?
He rolls his eyes. "Whatever. What did you say to him?"
I give him my questioning look with my quirky eyebrow. "Why are you so interested?"
"Oh, well, I just- I wanted to-"
"Make sure that you weren't responsible for any of the things I said?"
Remus opens and closes his mouth a couple times. He looks at the floor with his head hanging as he surrenders. "Yes," he mumbles.
I give him a little slap on the cheek. Not enough to hurt him, but enough to get his attention. "I didn't name drop. Not that I had a chance; I didn't talk to him."
He pops his head up. "What?! You didn't sort out anything with him? Then why do you look like you wanna throw someone at the plasma television?"
"Well, Remus. One finds it hard to talk to someone who's too busy snogging someone else."
"Are you kidding me?" he grumbles as he suffocates his entire face with his hands. I didn't know this stressed him out so much…
"No. Stop. You're going rip your cheeks off."
He pulls his hands further down his face so his eyes pop up from the tip of his fingers. He looks like an alien.
"That's attractive."
"Lily. You don't understand. He's an idiot-"
"-Ha!" I throw my hands up.
"And I know that you and James are not so good right now but for my sake, and for the marauders' sake, you two need to talk. I'm tired of hearing him complain and moan, and I'm tired of seeing him act so SILENT at the same time! I feel like he's switching his personality everyday. You have no idea how he's been acting."
I contort my face in rage as I almost lunge at Remus, but he quickly fixes his words.
"I MEAN! I MEAN- around you, it's different. But when you've hung around the same person for so many years, you tend to know what they're like, do you not!?"
I huff.
"And…" he continues, "We're all sick of how out of it he is. All we know is that this whole problem has nothing to do with us; you and James need to figure this out. If not, he's going to keep acting like someone we don't know. It's so weird, Lily. Something caused this. Peter and Sirius haven't noticed it; that he's like this because it's a reaction to something. Heaven knows my best brothers aren't too smart-"
"-That's an understatement…" He pauses and gives me a look as if he's telling me to behave.
"Okay, go on. Go on. I won't interrupt," I say.
"Wormtail and Padfoot just think that he's going through some sort of phase or he's nervous about something or- Okay, look. They don't think this is the aftermath of something that happened, okay? Just the total opposite. But there's no doubt in MY mind that something struck him, or the both of you, hard in the gut. And he's either rebelling or trying to ease his soul with some demented form of therapy."
I cross my arms. "So I guess that I'm not the only one suffering from this?" I question amusingly.
"Trust me, Lily. We're his boys. If he doesn't share this with us, then something is definitely wrong. Only you and James can work this out. Now I'm sorry that he was snogging someone when you found him, but this is up to you. If he doesn't realize what he's doing is socially disturbing to all of us, then he won't come around and face you. So, I say that you should make him face you," he tells me, with emphasis on the last for words.
I smirk. "That's exactly what I was thinking."
"Then why did you barge in here and try to hurry up to your room?"
"For one, I didn't really feel like explaining my pissed off situation to anyone, but I guess you changed that around to your liking."
"Er, sorry." He scratches his head.
"And two, I was thinking of taking charge of this 'situation' up in my room," I say, using my air quotes. "My best friend and I are very good in that department, don't you agree?"
For a split second I see his cheeks redden. But he shakes it off and asks me, "So, what will you be doing in your room now that I've given you some kind of background support for this?"
I smile and say, "Plotting."
"I'm going to pretend like nothing happened," I conclude.
Jessica looks at me like I'm mad. She crosses her legs on her bed. "You're not letting him off that easy…" she tells me forcefully.
"No, Jessica, that's the thing. He won't be expecting it. Potter's going to wait for me to yell at him, or explode a fit of rage in his face the next time I see him. I'll give him something like the silent treatment. He wanted to ignore me? Hah. Fine. He had his week. Now it's my chance to mess with his head. When he asks me something, I'll answer calmly-"
Jessica chucks a shoe at my face.
"Shut up and listen," she says. "I don't know why the hell you've become so set on messing with his head when we could be MESSING WITH HIS FACE." She opens her hands wide as if her solution is the most obvious.
"I know, I know. But just hear me out, okay?"
She crosses her arms and rolls her eyes.
"He's not going to know how to react to this, and in a way, he'll be acting like a stranger in his own skin. This is what I had to go through these past several days, and now he's going to know what it feels like."
I stare at Jessica for a couple minutes.
"Well… I guess I understand. And yes, I agree that he'll have his lesson. But come on, I wanna tackle him!"
"… Is there a reason why you've become so violent?"
"Frank Longbottom has ruined my day," she concludes.
"I don't understand why you feel so threatened by him," I take a seat next to her.
She huffs and looks forward.
"Alright… Well you seem to find him annoying."
"Yes, I find him annoying. Not threatening. He's not exactly scary," Jessica says.
"But you've never acted this way before. Can you please tell me why this hostility has appeared all of a sudden?"
She pouts at me. "I don't know."
I blink. "What?"
"I have no idea, Lily! It's just that every single time I see him I just wanna shove my book up-"
"Okay, okay!" I put my hands up, signaling her to stop.
She covers her face. "You're not the only one whose head is being messed with. I have a hated annoyance with someone I haven't even had as much as a conversation with for the past six years!" Jessica falls back on her pillow.
"Everyone's too damn frustrated," I conclude, putting my fingers to my temple.
During dinner, Frank walks passed us to use the bathroom, and Jessica gives him a look. They have a little staring contest until he's out the doors of the Great Hall. I laugh at this. Jess looks at me.
"This is not funny," she says.
"Mhm…" I shove more green beans into my mouth.
She holds her head up with her arm. "I'm going to figure this out, don't you worry. Man, this is so annoying…"
"Maybe you like him," I say, reaching for the peas.
"Hah! As if. I am not attracted to Frank," she responds, making puking noises.
I roll my eyes. "Maturity, please."
"You always ask for maturity when you're talking to me."
"I know," I laugh.
"Hey, I can be mature! I just choose not too."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here, have some hummus."
"Stop trying to feed me."
"You didn't eat anything for lunch! Come on, now. You have to be hungry."
"I'm not hungry at all, actually," she says, shrugging her shoulders.
"That's impossible."
"I have too many things to worry about. Like why I can't find Frank to be anything more than irritating."
"But haven't you been worrying about that since our first encounter with him this school year? You just told me about this problem. How can that possibly take your hunger away?"
"Now that I told you about this whole weird Frank situation, I feel more open. But it's kind of just making me more nervous. I have no idea why. I mean, what's there to be nervous about? My mind is just on fixing things right now, in my brain, up here," she pokes her forehead a couple of times. "If I don't figure this out quickly I'm going to starve. Or worse, I'm going to turn into you."
I stare blankly at her.
"Just kidding," Jess smiles. She shoulder hugs me.
_four hours later_
"Yes! Friday night!" Peter bellows as he comes through the common room. He stops and puts his arms down from his chant as he sees me. It soon becomes awkward and he walks away.
So I guess you could say this is the anniversary of me destroying a Gryffindor party.
I'm going to have to learn to deal with the Fridays to come because I hope people won't give me looks every time they see me on the weekend. The last thing I want to do is make it awkward for everyone. Peter Pettigrew has been one of many people that have stopped to look at me awkwardly today. As far as I know, there are no parties. So no worries, Hogwarts students. Lily, the worst partier ever, will not be crashing anything. I felt so out of place once, and I'm not planning on doing it again. And don't worry, Amos Diggory. I might not have run into you yet, but when I do, I'm going to hurt you.
No, really. I'm going to give him a good yelling if I see him. Especially if he doesn't apologize! That bastard. My life has become a bit more screwed up, do you not agree? I think I've become a bit bitchy. I don't know. Do you think I have? Meh.
Enough talk about bad memories…
I've decided that I'm going to try and get a job. I know, I know. I'm at school, and there's no way I can go out of this building for an occupation. But I was thinking that for extra money, I could work at Hogsmeade. When we're allowed to go down to Hogsmeade later in the year I could go out for something! I could look for a job that's only on Saturdays. I'm sure there are stores and boutiques that can use an extra hand when students come around their town.
"I've heard a lot of things today."
Frank sits next to me on the couch.
"Yeah? Like what?" I say with fake interest.
"I'll spare you the details, but some of them were interesting."
"I can only guess what they were about."
"I'm sorry for what happened. That was honestly one situation I heard about that I never really knew about. People were gossiping about it. And I thought, what really went down? But I never really knew."
"I'm surprised. You usually know everything and just keep your mouth shut."
"Yeah, I know. Well there were a lot of different stories I found out about today."
"Let me set things straight before you go on: Amos Diggory tried to have his way with me, and he got me drunk. Before anything happened, the marauders came and helped me out. Jessica was comforting me. I don't know if Diggory even liked me the whole time," I conclude.
After a long minute he says something. "I'm sorry for that. If I was there, or if I knew anything about it, I would have done something to make him pay."
I can't help but smile. "I never expected you to be so loyal." I'm shocked at the sincerity in his voice. I guess I can call him a friend now?
He shrugs his shoulders. "I'm always loyal," he smiles. "After all that stuff I heard today, I feel like throwing him off the balcony in the Astronomy Tower."
"I know. What ever reason he had to ask me out, the world will never know. He should have known that I'm not like the other girls he's gone out with. I can only imagine the stories people told you today, based on what they saw of that Diggory/Potter fight."
"Some people were even saying Diggory went out with you just to make James jealous."
I feel like putting my head between my knees.
"I don't know what to think, Frank. My life was never like this. It was weird, yes, but never this nerve racking. Does everybody's life turn upside down during Sixth Year?"
"Probably." He scratches his head and makes his hair stand up on end. Woah, just like Ja- GOD DAMN IT.
Before I know it, Frank and I talk for the next hour. That is, until Sirius comes down stairs and starts yelling for Emma Tebbon with Peter hot on his tail.
"Sirius, don't!"
"My dearest Peter, you must understand-"
"- I have transformed into my poetic twin. I will rise above!" He bellows.
Peter looks at him with his mouth hanging open and eyebrows meshed together.
"Above WHAT?"
"I don't know. What ever poets rise above, Wormtail."
Peter sighs. "I heard your poem Sirius, and trust me; you don't wanna say it to any human, animal, or magical creature."
"Ha! I don't think so. My poem is a work of art. Don't fool yourself, Peter. You loved it. You almost cried."
"I was going to cry for a different reason, Sirius."
"Whatever, it's too late now," he says and waves off Peter. "I didn't memorize this whole poem for nothing."
"Fine! I just hope you don't come crying to me when you get slapped." Peter throws his hands in the air and stalks off.
Emma walks down the girls' stairway wearing a hooded sweatshirt and one of the many pairs of dark jeans she owns. She sees Sirius and rolls her eyes.
"Some one said you were screaming for me?"
Out of no where, Sirius bursts out laughing. Oh, God.
He's such a stupid immature hormonally crazed pervert.
Emma glares at him and crosses her arms. A pink tint finds its way to her cheeks. I can tell she is starting to get mad. "Try not to be a total teenage dog," she snaps.
This just makes him laugh more. Emma takes off her left shoe, getting ready to chuck it at his head, when Sirius controls himself and chuckles a bit.
He puts his hands up as if to tell her to not do anything. "Okay, okay. Sorry. I couldn't help it. You've got to admit it was funny."
"Imbecile," Emma mutters.
"Anyway, I wanted to remind you of our bet, in case you had forgotten."
"Oh, I didn't forget. I just wanted to give you as much time as possible. I wanted to be generous. I mean I don't wanna feel bad when you'll be wearing that dunce cap on your head all next week. It's not forgetfulness, Black. It's sincerity. I have a heart you know."
He raises one eyebrow. "How sweet of you," Sirius says disbelievingly.
She fakes a smile in response.
"Well, I don't need anymore time. I have created my poem, and I will woo everyone in this room very soon. My darkness has come!"
"…What darkness?" Emma asks, perplexed.
Sirius's face goes blank as he ponders about what he just said.
"I don't know," he responds.
"Are you serious?" I ask.
Sirius turns to me and tells me, "Yes, I am. That's my name. Don't wear it out."
I turn back around on the couch and rest my head on my hand.
I'm not going to deal with him. I'm just going to sit here and pretend he didn't take stupid pills this morning…
"This is gonna be one hell of an entertaining bet," Frank says, smirking.
I look at him with pity.
"Why do things like this happen?"
Frank is amused. "We're Gryffindor kids. Like we have a choice…"
We look back at them. They're fighting.
Of course.
"GATHER 'ROUND, CHILDREN OF GODRIC!" Sirius screams.
"Sirius Black! Stop that this instant! I don't remember telling you that you had to have an audience."
Everyone turns their attention to Sirius. Emma looks absolutely embarrassed. For a Friday night, there are a lot of people here in the common room. Half of them are from Ravenclaw and there's a corner near the window that have some people from Hufflepuff. If Sirius does what I think he's going to do, he's not only going to embarrass himself, but he's going to give the other Houses a reason to tease Emma.
"Oh, get ON with it!" Emma throws her hands in the air.
Sirius glares at her for a split second before he clears his throat loudly.
"I am here, you are there…" Sirius starts.
Very original.
"And I find, that a bear…"
Sweet biscuits.
"An animal, not the other kind of bear…"
At this point I'm covering my face with a pillow. Kill me now. "As if there's any other kind," I hear Frank mumble. "I think he's talking about the word bare," I muffle behind my pillow. Frank chuckles. Sirius takes dramatic pauses between what I think are his poetic stanzas.
"Resembles the fierceness in you; which is FUNNY, because you don't look like a bear. Oh look, it is SUNNY!" Sirius points out the window.
It's dark out.
"The blinding light of the sun, makes me want to run. But then I say, HEY! And I start to think, what kind of animal are you exact-LAY?"
Is this what he calls 'rhyming'? Just a question.
"I ponder, out through the yonder" – he guides with his hands – "Through the fields of grain, frolicking, as if I'm in the rain…"
Sirius jumps around like a deer.
I'm afraid to watch this. "Tell me what happens, Frank." I bury my entire face in the pillow.
"Hah, okay."
I hear thumps on the ground coming from Sirius's prances.
"He just dug in his pocket and took out a yellow rain hat. He's fastening it to his head," Frank tells me.
"And then I trip and land on a beet. It hurts like a rat squished under a mouse trap by its feet!"
"Peter just got really mad. He's fuming."
"Why?" I ask Frank.
"I dunno."
"I pick up the bloody beet, and cook it with meat. When I take my first bite, I see clearly…Finally! You are the rabbit, which eats the beat. I have taken away your FOOD, which has put you in really bad MOOD because now you're going to starve…" He rushes out the last sentence to keep up with the rhythm of his poem.
"I feel bad, because I know you are mad. I see you, the rabbit, outside my bushes of daisies outside my cottage in the yonder, and you ponder. There is another beet on the ground, which I pick up because it is something I have found. I give it to YOU, and you morph out of the BLUE…"
"Is this poem ever going to end?" I grumble.
"Into the princess inside of YOU! I think to myself, if I was Romeo, would you be my Juliet!?"
"He's moving towards her. I'm honestly going to burst out in laughter if he tries to pounce…" Frank says.
This time I take my head out of the pillow and chuck it behind me. I hear somebody say, "Ow! It poked me in the eye!" behind me, but I'm too concentrated on Emma and Sirius to care. Emma's face is drained from all emotion, and her mouth is practically falling down to her knees.
"I believe, truly believe, that you should give me something in return. I know the SIN that lies WITHIN; I have written my poem, which means I WIN. My pet, this is the last part of the bet…"
And without a final word relating to rats, bunnies, and cottages in the yonder, Sirius takes off his rain hat in lightening speed (and whips it at me, by the way) and puts his arms around Emma… And plants a passionate kiss right on her lips.
AHAHAHA! yes! It was inevitable xD
Yours, truly...
Emma Tebbon =]


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IEEE Standards Interpretations for IEEE Std 1003.2™-1992 IEEE Standard for Information Technology--Portable Operating System Interfaces (POSIX®)--Part 2: Shell and Utilities
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Interpretation Request #155
Topic: ex behaviour Relevant Clauses: 188.8.131.52 (Regular Expression) 188.8.131.52 (RE Bracket Expression)
The contents on page 535 lines 1793 - 1799 state that '~' should be expanded to the replacement part of the last substitute command. The section appears to exclude the case when '~' appears at the starting point or at the end point of a range within a bracket expression. The Clause also mentions that '~' loses its special meaning if it is preceded by a '\'. But in a bracket expression the '\' itself loses its special meaning (Ref: 184.108.40.206 page 79-80 lines 2873-2876). So if '~' appears in a range in a bracket expression then should '~' be expanded to the replacement part of the last substitute command?
Proposed Interpretation for 188.8.131.52
The interpretation is based on 220.127.116.11 of POSIX Standard which states (in part): 1793 Match the replacement part of the last substitute command. The 1794 tilde(~) character can be escaped in a BRE to become a normal character 1795 with no special meaning. As per the standard '~' should be expanded to the replacement part of the last substitute command. The '~' loses its special meaning if it is preceded by a '\'.
Proposed Rationale for Interpretation
As is pointed out in the interpretation request the standard is not clear in the case when '~' appears in a range in a bracket expression. If tilde(~) appears at the starting point or at the end point of a range in a bracket expression and if tilde(~) is expanded then the range gets changed or may become an invalid range. This behaviour confuses users. For example consider the following set of vi commands
1. If the user intends to substitute all occurances of "aa" by "bb",
then he can use the following substitute command
2. Now if the user intends to search characters which fall in the range 'a' to '~', then he can use the command /[a-~] /*
Note: here '~' appears in a range within a bracket expression */ Here vi treats '~' as a metacharacter and expands it to the replacement text of the last substitute command. So in effect it searches for characters in the range 'a' to 'bb' which is not what the user intended. Moreover, according to line 1794 and 1795 tilde(~) can be escaped to become a normal character. But Section 184.108.40.206 (Special Character), lines 2873-2876 say: 2873 The special characters 2874 . * [ \ 2875 (period, asterisk, left bracket, and backslash, respectively) shall 2876 loose their special meaning within a bracket expression. The standard description in lines 1794-1795 and in 2873-2876 are contradicting each other. The standard should clearly state such inconsistency when specific behaviour overrides general behaviour. According to standard, regular expression definition in vi/ex may be different from general regular expression definition. But there should be a standard definition of regular expression and it should not change depending on utility.
According to the section 22.214.171.124 to write the range expresson whose starting point is say 'a' and end point is '~' actually [a-\~] should be written, but according to 184.108.40.206 back slash(\) does not have special meaning in bracketed expression and the meaning of above expression is not same as described in second line of this paragraph. If following substitution command is given in ex(1) then the actual strings getting deleted may be different from the intended ones. :%s/[ -~]//g For informational purposes, our analysis of current vendor implementations like Sun's Solaris 5.5.1 and IBM AIX version 2 shows that the historical behavior for this situation is that '~' is not expanded when it appears in a range in a bracket expression. Is it the intention of the standard to diverge from historical practice in this case ? The tilde(~) should not be expanded when it appears in bracketed regular expressions, as the expansion confuses users.
Interpretation Response
The standard is unclear on this issue. The standard states (pg 535 ll 1793-1795) that the tilde character can be escaped in a BRE but does not describe the escape mechanism. As such no conformance distinction can be made between alternative implementations based on this. This is being referred to the sponsor.
Rationale for Interpretation
There are at least two levels of parsing, one in ex/vi before it is passed to the regular expression parsing routines, therefore saying it can be escaped in ex is not in conflict with the other statement. Most existing versions of ex/vi at time standard written had their own RE parsers and it was expected that existing practice would change.


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The outside grill at the Dunn Bros. on the corner of Fifth and Wabasha streets in downtown St. Paul is getting ready to close for the season, and have they got a deal!
On the final day of service, Friday, Aug. 30, burgers will be $2 and hot dogs and brats will be $1 until they sell out.
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Most of the marketing campaigns are performed in order to create a great exposure to potential traffic. The traffic arrives on your website, and that's usually the first step that you must accomplish during a marketing campaign. Next, it's up to you where you want to lead those people.
As marketers, we must always pay attention to the marketplace. In your case, the marketplace is the number of people that would be interested in your website, services, or products. Your niche is basically the field of activity of your business. Your job is to find the places where people that care about that niche hang out and introduce yourself and your services.
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For example, you just go to college and your classmates make a Facebook group. They chat, plan meetings, go out, and so on. If you don't have that social profile, you're losing all the fun and news. Even the statistics prove it: during 2016, 78% of US individuals had a social media profile.
So again; if you're a marketer looking to create better marketing performances, social media is the environment that needs to be exploited. Lots of online marketers already understood the potential of social media in today's business environment. If you're not convinced yet, I'd urge you to reconsider your thoughts.
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I have been running the blog drivenbyboredom.com for the last 10 years and have some how turned it into a living. Outside of my blog I do a ton of freelance photography with my most regular clients being the Village Voice, Inked Magazine and Vice Magazine's Dos and Don'ts. I have been threatened by both Kanye West and Paris Hilton's body guards, I have crashed on a couch in Lady Gaga's hotel room, and for unexplainable reasons I was on Good Morning America and was berated by Bill O'reilly in the same week. I have never paid for sex or killed anyone, but I did once throw a 300lb pumpkin out of speeding minivan.
I got into photography to shoot the punk bands in DC that were on the record label that I started when I was 15. By the time I was 17 I was sure I was going to be either Glen E. Friedman or a serious documentarian like Bruce Davidson. I wanted to be taking very serious important photos that people would remember forever but somehow along the way I became a party photographer.
So now at 30 years old I shoot mostly drunk hipster kids and naked tattooed girls. Not that I am complaining too much; Partying and hanging out with nude models for a living is not the worst job a guy could have, but I would like to be known for more than being a fucking party photographer"


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Janet Pearl Violet Mallette, 76, Topeka, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Life Care Center of LaGrange.
Laveta Emma Phares, 84, Wolcottville, died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne.
Israel Eugene "Izzy" Yoder, 21, Ligonier, died April 5, 2012 as the result of a swimming accident in Haiti while serving on a mission trip.
Ada Miller, 82, Ligonier, died Monday, April 2, 2012 at her residence.
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Affordable Care Act and Implications for the Reserves
I think one could argue that a reservists serving an additional 40+ hours on top of their one weekend a month will be better trained and more proficient at his/her MOS. I think one could also argue this would a reservist more relevant to an operational reserve, which might allow for further reductions in the active force.
Making up the lost work hours, pay and benefits may or may not be at the same level provided by the civilian employer. This depends on ones civilian job and their rank in the reserves. If this country goes to a true nationalized healthcare system I would think weekly work hours becomes irrelevant.
I see positives such as a larger reserve, smaller active force (more money to replace old equipment), and a closer relationship between the military and civilian USA. This may lead to everyone knowing someone in uniform which in turn may lead to more active participation in national security debates.
The downside would be an active force entirely too small which would require an operational reserve to be more operational than reserve. Also, I could see a tiered force that consists of special ops, contractors, and the better trained and prepared reserves, but still cheaper than active soldiers.
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A Supreme Court filing from the Obama administration last month has set off alarm bells on the left.
The filing was a friend-of-the-court brief, and it mostly dealt with an excruciatingly technical question about the attorney-client privilege. But its last five pages were about the state secrets privilege, which was not at issue in the case. That privilege, a favorite tool of the Bush administration, allows the government to shut down lawsuits by invoking national security.
The Obama administration's brief argued, though no one had asked, that the state secrets privilege was rooted in the Constitution.
The federal government files friend-of-the-court briefs in the Supreme Court all the time, and it is not unusual for it to alert the court to related issues, usually to make sure that the court's ruling is no broader than it needs to be.
But the filing has raised eyebrows and suspicions among liberals already disappointed that the Obama administration has not rejected a number of legal doctrines associated with the Bush administration.
Jon B. Eisenberg, a lawyer for an Islamic charity in Oregon, said the filing reflected "the good old Bush-Cheney inherent presidential power theory." Mr. Eisenberg said he suspected that the administration was hoping to use the attorney-client case to invite the Supreme Court to say something helpful to it about state secrets.
Mathew A. Miller, a Justice Department spokesman, said there was no reason for concern.
"The brief says only that the state secrets privilege, along with other governmental privileges, has a constitutional basis," Mr. Miller said, "which is a position that has been taken by the Department of Justice for many decades under administrations of both parties."
On the campaign trail and in more recent statements, President Obama has indicated that he wants to limit the use of the state secrets privilege. In courtrooms, however, there has been little evidence of a new approach.
Originally posted by Helious
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Im staying away from the BC issue for now. This is about saying one thing and obviously and willfully doing another.
Slamming Bush for something then turning around and doing the same thing is a slap in the face, not matter if your on the right side or left side something shouldn't seem right about this.


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On 'Acts,' 'Race' and 'Choice'
By Michael Getler
October 22, 2012
As you can imagine, the ombudsman's mailbox has been filled of late with comments about politics from people who may be viewers and some who may simply not like PBS or want to see that portion of its revenue that comes from taxpayer funds be removed. I mention that because expressions to that effect show up on many of the critical comments I've been receiving lately.
The headline above refers to three PBS programs that aired recently during this last phase of a very intense campaign for the presidency. Tonight's final presidential debate will probably overtake everything else so I wanted to get reactions to these earlier programs posted beforehand.
The first reference above is to the highly contentious and now much-discussed face-off between President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney in their Oct. 16 debate about whether the administration accurately described what had happened in the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. I'm not going to go back over this whole story. Rather what is of interest to me, and what generated some critical e-mail and calls from viewers, was a follow-up segment on the PBS NewsHour on Oct. 17 by correspondent Ray Suarez that was billed as "Fact-Checking on Debate Claims."
Suarez presented some context, showed debate clips of the charges and denials by both men, included the role of moderator Candy Crowley of CNN who invoked a transcript of a White House Rose Garden statement on Sept. 12 by the president that she said backed up Obama's version of what he had stated at the time. Then Suarez moved on to the debate over energy policy.
On a personal level, I thought the president's meaning in his statement of Sept. 12 was pretty clear and that Crowley was right to intervene in the interest of accuracy and of viewers.
Even in Fact-Checks, Ambiguity Should Have a Place
But, in hindsight, which is where everyone was coming from since it took a while for facts about the attack to emerge, there was some slight semantic ambiguity in that initial presidential statement and in my opinion any segment billed as a fact-check should have pointed that out since it was central to the confrontation that unfolded on stage.
In the debate, Romney called attention to what the president had just said on stage, "which is that on the day after the attack he went into the Rose Garden and said this was an act of terror." The president answered: "That's what I said." Then Obama added, "Get the transcript" and then Crowley said, he "called it an act of terror."
Actually, the president, in his statement in the Rose Garden, didn't call "it" an act of terror. He said: "No acts [plural] of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation . . ." That remark did not solely or specifically refer to the Benghazi attack and came after he had referred, two paragraphs earlier, to the memory of 9/11 and others who had made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In my mind, the meaning of the president's initial Rose Garden statement seemed clear because the whole point of the Rose Garden appearance was to condemn the attack that had just taken place, and in the earlier paragraph in which he refers to 9/11 and the two wars, he concludes by saying, "And then last night we learned the news of this attack in Benghazi."
Furthermore, in Colorado the next day, Sept. 13, specifically talking about the Libya attack, Obama said: "So what I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice. I want people around the world to hear me: To all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. It will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. No act of violence shakes the resolve of the United States of America."
So Romney, in the debate, appeared to me to be attempting sort of a "gotcha" moment and, while in this case it probably backfired, I felt it was worthwhile for the NewsHour to note that the actual language used by the president and in the transcript is slightly different.
On 'Race,' Not THE Race
On the same night as the second debate, Oct. 16, an hour-long program called "Race 2012" also was broadcast as a PBS election special. It was billed as "a provocative conversation about race and politics that documents the changing face of America, and how that change may affect the country's political future . . . The program spotlights today's racially-charged and politically divisive debate over the integration of racial minorities into what has been America's dominant white culture." It is also billed as "fast-moving and non-partisan."
The film was produced by 323 Projects, LLC, and is a presentation of Latino Public Broadcasting with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Phillip Rodriguez is the producer and director.
This is, as the producer's blurb says, a "provocative" film. It will, or should, produce conversations and provoke thought and debate. It is, in my view, important and well-worth watching. It is hard-hitting and puts forward some uncomfortable statistics and truths about race, minorities, demographics and political parties within an ever more diversified America that we all need to know more about yet is rarely displayed and discussed in this kind of depth on network or even public television.
The film, I suspected, would energize a lot of people and produce a lot of mail. I don't know if it caused much upset but it did not produce much mail. Perhaps not many people watched it. Of the handful of comments sent to me, all were critical. Here is a typical example from a viewer in Eureka, Mo.:
"So, I'm waiting for the Presidential debate to start and I come across your PBS program 'Race 2012.' My feelings of frustration and disbelief that this program has inspired can't pass without noting. Your characterization of Republicans as institutionally mean and hard-hearted and white society in general as insular and selfish was insulting and just wrong. Biased programing that perpetuates negative and erroneous stereotypes helps no one. I find it particularly revealing that you ran this program immediately before the presidential debate where millions of Americans are trying to make a very important decision. All Americans deserve a pathway to success. Everyone agrees to that. The question is, 'what's the best way to get there?' That's what this election is all about. So, to me the bottom line is, PBS receives significant funding from all taxpayers regardless of background or political persuasion and I'm not sure how such biased one- sided programing can be justified."
The program also drew some much sharper criticism from John Ziegler, a documentary filmmaker, who is white and who was interviewed for the production but is unhappy with how much of his remarks were not used and with the final product.
Here's the heart of Ziegler's criticism from his blog, not from the film: "The film is done almost completely from the perspective of liberal people of color. It perpetuates and justifies a grievance mentality among minorities. It claims without evidence that the Romney campaign is using coded language to denigrate minorities. It actively enables every ugly stereotype about whites and conservatives without even coming close to being an equal opportunity offender."
As I said, as a viewer, I was grateful for this thought-provoking and important film. I don't agree with Ziegler's harsh critique because the film struck me as more complex, candid and balanced than he gives it credit.
On the other hand, I was left with a feeling that something was indeed missing from a discussion of this crucial subject. It is hard for me to define precisely but it does involve the need for more of a "white" voice in the production. There are some, such as author Tim Wise and National Journal editorial director Ron Bronstein, who provide excellent context and analysis.
But what seemed absent was at least some visual/vocal presence reflecting the millions of whites in this country that do not live in gated, white enclaves and who have not fled the cities and who are okay with and absorb the country's growing diversity. In other words, millions who live among, work among — and, in some cases, for — people of different races and ethnicities; who go to school with, play sports with, are friends with, and sometimes marry. It seems incomplete to experience the enormous diversity in America and not acknowledge that whatever prejudices and retreat-into-comfort-groups exist — and it is not just whites who do this — there are millions, including people of all political persuasions and certainly the younger generations, for whom a huge and natural transition has taken or is taking place.
'The Choice 2012'
Since the presidential election campaign of 1988, PBS's premier documentary series, Frontline, has produced a quadrennial personalized portrait of the two candidates roughly a month before the vote. This year's effort, a two-hour affair that was a year in the making, debuted on Oct. 9. It produced a lot of mail. A majority of the mail was critical from those who felt the program was biased against Romney. A lesser number, although not by much, felt it was the president who was treated unfairly. A smaller number thought it was excellent. A sampling of the letters is posted below.
"The Choice" is not about issues and platforms but rather portraits of two very different men from extraordinarily different backgrounds running for the nation's highest office. If you have followed the politics of the last few years closely, there are no big surprises but many little ones. So the presentation seemed to me to have great value and richness — far beyond the caricatures and mean, partisan distortions that we are incessantly bombarded with on daily television — in looking more closely at how they got where they are now and the influences on their lives. I'm among those who viewed this as a big plus; definitely worth two hours if you missed it earlier this month.
As good as it was, I did feel the program fell short in one or two ways. I thought that some focus, for example, was needed on the role of religion in Obama's earlier years — as it was focused on for Romney — and the impact of his association with Rev. Wright, which was a huge controversy that led to an important campaign speech, and other associations which may have influenced him. As for Romney, as one viewer notes, why was that collegiate "hair-cutting" episode not a revealing note, while Obama's early "pot-smoking" was?
Here Are the Letters
I wish to let you know that, despite my conservative leanings, I applaud PBS and Frontline for the relative lack of bias you showed in the examination of the two candidates. Of all the erosions in society I mourn, I most lament the loss of impartiality in news and journalism, and I attribute many of our social problems and divisiveness to the propagandizing of the media. However, PBS has proved its mettle tonight, and restored some of my faith in American journalism. Thank you, and please continue to fairly, honestly and courageously show BOTH sides of issues, and continually eradicate personal and corporate bias in the name of ethics. If you do that, you will win back my loyalty, and serve a much greater cause than partisanship in the end.
Richardson, TX
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Frontline special "choice 2012" was so excellently done. An in-depth look at both candidates. Problem is now I like them both so much it will be harder to make a decision. Great show!!
Lori Focoso, Ventnor, NJ
Tilted Against Romney
I was disappointed in the evenness of "The Choice 2012." It talked about Romney's connection with Bain Capital and how he made his money, but never dealt with the subject of how Obama made his millions. It also followed at length Romney's religious background, but never was Obama's religious background or his relationship with the Reverend Wright brought up. Frontline and PBS may well have crossed the line into political partisanship. I think the public deserves an apology and another show that treats both candidates equally.
George DeWitte, Mesa, AZ
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I'm wondering if the Frontline piece was funded by a democratic superfund. Lines like "this time Romney would sell himself as the turnaround specialist" and many other obvious shots at his character. This is the worst kind of shameless editorializing ever. By the way you spent an hour talking about Mormons and not one time mentioned Obama's religious background in Reverend Wright's church. Guess you just didn't have time.
Grass Valley, CA
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The program contrasted the candidates in a partisan way that bothered me. I consider myself an independent voter and love watching various programs on PBS. However, on that particular program Obama was portrayed as a decent man who stumbled into politics and tried to do his best but was stymied by Republicans at almost every step. Romney was portrayed as a person who changes policy to accomplish his goals and is totally goal focused. PBS has alot of government funding and should be above swaying voters in such ways. Please be fair in the future and fire those working there who will not be.
Houston, TX
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I was hopeful as I watched that it would be balanced. As the program ended it became more of a political statement and less of a biography. You conveniently left out, while deeply sympathizing with Barack and constantly mentioning bi-partisanship, that he was the one who negotiated Obamacare behind closed doors. That he was the one who lied about giving everyone three days to read the bill before voting. That Speaker Pelosi was the one who said they had to vote for the bill to find out what was in it. So much for Obama working with the Republicans. You conveniently left out his appointing 40 czars without congress approval or his fascist friends and background. Then you continued to mention that Gov. Romney had changed his mind on the issues. I would rather have someone thinking through the issues than blatantly misrepresenting his socialistic plan for America while running for president as Obama has done. This is typical PBS reporting and why we don't support it.
Memphis, TN
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I doubt I have to explain to you why, as a conservative American, I was especially dismayed with this production. To think I was actually expecting some sort of bias free presentation of the two candidates lives! The show came across as a most clever propaganda piece against Mitt Romney. It was the type of bias that bothers me the most; namely the kind that is subtle and claims to be "objective" while issuing slander. I take it you've seen the piece? If this is the case and you have no problems with the presentation of Romney I suggest you watch it again. Maybe this time you will catch the fact that the Democratic Party's unfounded talking points about Mitt Romney's motivations in life and political career are subtly represented under the guise of an "objective documentary" while still remaining unfounded.
Lafayette, LA
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I have NEVER written a comment before to any organization, but after watching your FRONTLINE report on the two presidential candidates, which I though was very informative, you have helped me make my decision. Knowing the past of both of the candidates, I cannot believe you used Mitt Romney's religion to try to scare people, while avoiding Barack Obama's altogether. You ignored the president's past associations with radical people. You insult the intelligence of the American people. You are using taxpayer money to do to push your own agenda and I resent it. I look forward to voting for Mitt Romney and hope he does defund this station.
Buffalo, NY
Tilted Against Obama
The Frontline episode comparing the 2 presidential candidates' rise to power was the most biased, one-sided piece of lousy journalism I have ever seen on PBS, maybe anywhere else, including Fox. Every cherry-picked piece of video/soundbite portrayed Obama as washed up/foolish/cynical/petulant/pot smoking/lost, in short a failure, whereas Mitt Romney is the white knight ordained by god to ride in and "turn America around". He could do no wrong according to the folks interviewed by the Frontline team, everything he touched was a smashing success and all the well-documented instances of his ruthless tenure at Bain, his prep school years as the cheerleading bully who tormented gay students and disabled teachers were glossed over or not even mentioned. Sorry, but if you are going to harp on Obama's pot smoking days, you should have mentioned Mitt's haircutting posse, too.
Melanie Padgett, Pukalani, HI
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I was very concerned by the bias, subtle and otherwise. At every opportunity Romney was shown as shining, bright, a great businessman, religious, funny, kind, and as a great achiever with compassion. Obama was shown as dark, not only in complexion, a pot smoker, isolated and defeated with no track record from his administration except Obamacare modeled on Romney care, and an excessive use of drones. What happened to fairness? It was practically a Romney campaign ad, including a remark that Obama is now bad-tempered.
Millicent Dillon, Palo Alto, CA
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What a Republican partisan piece! Lip service to Obama's achievements: saving auto industry, re-balancing economy, ending 2 wars, and many other BIG changes. The LIE that the GOP's vetoing of Democrat's bills BEGAN with Obamacare, is a JOKE of the first order! Look at the previous 8 years! Look at the lack of transparency of the previous 8 years! To focus on personal past, yet not portray Obama as a person who did not work across the aisle is twisted untruthful approach to reality. Who paid for this stuuupid, "white knight" garbage?
Lexington, MA
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I was quite disappointed by the Frontline story comparing Romney and Obama. How much did Romney pay to influence Frontline to produce this hit piece and label it journalism? So much for PBS being impartial. You have done a disservice to our country by promoting this propaganda piece. I hope your editorial board will take a harder look at these political pieces in the future.
Eagle Creek, OR


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Another Spell Not Ruled Out
Patrick Bamford has enjoyed a successful loan spell with MK Dons, and Karl Robinson has already stated a desire to bring him back next season if he can.
He told The Milton Keynes Citizen: 'We'll have to see what happens at the end of the season.
'I wouldn't mind coming back here, but we have to see what Chelsea say.'
The likelihood is that Chelsea will loan out the 19-year-old again, however they might wish to do this to a Championship side and as MK Dons look unlikely to secure promotion it might mean he goes elsewhere?
Whatever happens though Bamford knows that a "good pre-season" could make a big difference to his season, adding: 'I hope to get a good pre-season in with the first team again, and then we'll take it from there.
'I want to keep pushing myself and play at the next level. I thought MK Dons were going to get promoted, and they still can to be fair, but we'll have to see what happens.'
Another season of first team football would do Bamford good, returning to a club he knows well would also help but the reality is Chelsea will almost certainly want this loan spell to be at a higher level than one MK Dons are likely to be at?


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I Thought The Keeper Had Saved It
Rickie Lambert has said he thought that his penalty against Fulham had been saved by the goalkeeper.
Speaking to saintsfc after his equiliser, Lambert said.
'Thank goodness I hit it so hard because I honestly thought Schwarzer saved it! It took me a while to celebrate the goal because I panicked.'
As for the game itself, Lambert admits it wasn't one of our best showings and he doesn't believe we can use the weather as an excuse, because we should've done better.
'I wasn't quite sure what happened, but there were shouts for handball and, luckily enough, he gave it. It wasn't one of our best games, but we got a point so we've got to be happy. The weather did affect the game but I'm not using that as an excuse because we still should have played better.'
With half the season gone, Lambert also believes the Saints are adapting well to the Premier League and that we are becoming stronger in defence and making it difficult for teams to score against us, which should stand us in good stead in the New Year.
'It's clear to see that teams are finding it hard to score against us, we're defending well at the minute. We were disappointed to go one nil down so early but, after that, they didn't really create any chances.'
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