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The carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels is accumulating as an insulating blanket around our planet, trapping more of the Sun's heat energy in our atmosphere.
To combat this, the Earth Challenge Prize was launched in February 2007 by American politician Al Gore and the entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.
The prize of $25 million will be given to whoever can devise a method for removing a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere each year.
However, scientists are now beginning to discover that when naturally-induced global warming has occurred in the past, the Earth has a natural mechanism for dealing with this problem, but one that mankind cannot rely on to solve the current crisis.
This is the story one of the largest of these natural events that occurred more than 90 million years ago.
Our story begins in the Late Cretaceous (99 to 65 million years ago) when dinosaurs were still the dominant land vertebrates.
The previous 20 million years witnessed extreme levels of marine volcanic activity; huge amounts of basaltic lava were erupted at the fractured boundaries of the tectonic plates running beneath the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Elsewhere, unusually large accumulations of molten basalt had erupted through these plates, forming large areas of greatly thickened oceanic crust known as ocean plateaus.
Volcanic gases released by these eruptions were rich in carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide, and although some carbon dioxide was absorbed by the oceans, much found its way into the atmosphere.
Analysis of fossil soil horizons and fossil plant remains suggests that Late Cretaceous atmospheric carbon dioxide levels peaked at between four and 18 times current levels.
Sulphur dioxide dissolves in water forming a strong acid, and this may have corroded oceanic deposits of limestone, releasing more carbon dioxide.
During the Late Cretaceous, the high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide heated up the Earth in the same way as they do today.
Even high latitudes were affected, with land areas becoming colonised by lush sub-polar forests, and ice largely absent from our planet.
At this time, thick deposits of chalk were accumulating in warm seas across southern England. This rock, which now forms the famous white cliffs of the Sussex and Kent coast, contains microscopic fossils that preserve a chemical signal of the sea temperature in the Late Cretaceous.
This evidence shows that the seas and oceans were becoming progressively warmer, with sea surface temperatures around Britain probably reaching 28°C. Even deep ocean water seems to have been warm, perhaps as high as 15°C, compared with the near-freezing deep ocean water of today.
A critical point was reached about 93 million years ago, at a time designated by geologists as the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary.
The exact sequence of events is still not clear, but the end result is almost beyond question.
In all the deep oceans of the world, and some of the shallow seas, there was a sudden appearance of dark mudstones, containing high levels of organic carbon.
Normally organic matter decays upon the death of the organism that produced it, and the nutrients and carbon are consumed by other life forms.
Only where oxygen is largely absent can substantial amounts of organic matter become preserved, and the organic carbon concentrated.
This may occur in isolated lakes and seas that are largely cut off from fresh supplies of oxygenated water.
However, at the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary, all the deep oceans and some shallow seas appear to have become temporarily oxygen-starved.
This event is known as an oceanic anoxic event, and the organic-rich muds that are formed are called 'black shales'.
The seas covering southern England were too shallow and aerated to form black shales at this time, but they did form in the deeper water covering Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, where a dark mudstone known as the 'Black Band' represents this event.
Oxygen-starvation of the oceans on a global scale seems an improbable event, but recently an area of the Pacific Ocean off the north-west coast of the United States experienced just such a fate: Ocean 'dead zones' spell disaster as wind patterns change | Guardian 2007.
In this case the decomposing remains of an unusually rich bloom of plankton consumed the oxygen in the water.
Fish, crabs and marine worms all perished in a brief period of anoxia.
In the Late Cretaceous the oxygen-starvation lasted much longer, perhaps between 400 000 and 800 000 years, although occasional pale-coloured beds in black shale horizons suggest brief periods of better oxygenation.
The cause of the Late Cretaceous oceanic anoxic event is still uncertain, but it seems to be related to a rise in global sea levels.
This may have triggered an explosion of life in near-surface waters and/or funnelled poorly oxygenated, dense, saline currents from newly created shallow seas into deep ocean basins.
Certainly the high temperatures of both surface and deep ocean waters suggest a limited holding capacity for dissolved oxygen compared to modern oceans.
There is a balance between the gases in the atmosphere and the gas dissolved in the oceans.
Carbon dioxide consumed by photosynthesising plankton (phytoplankton) in the ocean is usually quickly returned to the ocean by decay of the phytoplankton or of the animals in the food chain above.
n this way the ocean-atmosphere balance is maintained. However, in an oxygen-starved ocean, organic matter is not recycled and instead accumulates to form black shales.
The ocean becomes depleted in carbon dioxide and is no longer in balance with the atmosphere. Theoretically, this balance could be restored by more atmospheric carbon dioxide being drawn down into the oceans.
In this way it is thought that oxygen starvation of the oceans in the Late Cretaceous allowed the oceans to lower carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and initiate global climatic cooling.
Whilst the cause of oceanic anoxic events might still be unresolved, there is growing evidence that they represent Earth's natural response to ending extreme greenhouse climates.
If we return to the chalk cliffs of southern England, the microscopic fossils that showed a progressive warming trend before the deposition of black shales in the deep oceans also show a long-term cooling trend afterwards.
This suggests falling atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.
The locking away of organic matter in black shales prevented it from being recycled to the oceans to sustain new life.
As the dissolved carbon dioxide in the oceans became used up, more was absorbed from the atmosphere.
Since fresh volcanic supplies of carbon dioxide had now dwindled, the effect was long-term cooling down of our planet for the remainder of the Cretaceous.
The continued study of ancient greenhouse climates offers us one of the best means of predicting what the future effects of modern global warming might be.
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Student research turns pond scum into energy
October 5, 2010
You'd think it would take another Einstein to make a scientific breakthrough as far-fetched as making a car run off of pond scum. But a young scientist has recently proven that just such a thing is possible. And he doesn't go by Einstein. He goes by Ben.
|Ben Auch '12 poses with the photobioreactor that got him the EPA fellowship. "We have the potential as a nation to be world leaders in the science and technology that could transform our world into one that is renewable and sustainable, instead of one driven by consumption and waste," he says. "Being a small, small part of this larger opportunity is both exciting and humbling." Submitted photo.
Ben Auch '12, a St. Olaf chemistry major with a concentration in biomolecular science, understands the urgency and enormity of the energy crisis and is dedicated to working toward a solution. When he came to St. Olaf two years ago, Auch created an independent research project that examines microalgal biofuels as a potential substitute for diesel fuel. Not only is his research on the cutting edge of science, but it recently won him an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Greater Research Opportunities fellowship for $48,900.
Auch's research focuses on algae — the very stuff that grows in golf course ponds and on the side of boats. Algae are microscopic plants that have a great capacity to store energy. These plants produce triglycerides, which is the same kind of fat molecule humans store. Triglycerides can be extracted from the algae, chemically converted, and then used in diesel vehicles as a direct substitute for diesel fuel. Studies show that biofuels could potentially replace approximately 10 percent of our total energy consumption, with transportation energy being only a small fraction of that.
An energy opportunity
Last summer, Auch built a photobioreactor (a series of 14 algae-growing test tubes, each approximately six feet tall) and grew algal cultures in a friend's basement. "The neighbors thought I was nuts," Auch says. But his project, as well as his on-campus lab research at St. Olaf last year and a job at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center in Madison, Wisconsin, this past summer, made Auch a strong candidate to receive the fellowship.
"What's exciting to me is that our national and global energy problem, both in terms of our energy independence and global climate change, can be an energy opportunity," Auch says. "We have the potential as a nation to be world leaders in the science and technology that could transform our world into one that is renewable and sustainable, instead of one driven by consumption and waste. Being a small, small part of this larger opportunity is both exciting and humbling."
Auch's interest in biofuels goes back a few years. When he arrived at St. Olaf, Auch approached Associate Professor of Chemistry Greg Muth about research. "This was quite a reversal, as it is the faculty who are usually recruiting students to join their labs," Muth says. "Ben's enthusiasm and thoughtful plans for building a photobioreactor over the summer made it impossible to say no."
But Auch realizes that his research is just the first step in making the transition to using microalgal biofuels. "Of course it sounds easy, but in reality there are a lot of concerns ," Auch says. "The key point is that the ultimate solution to alternative, renewable transportation fuels will be a combination of many different processes — there's no single answer to our energy problems. We don't know enough now to know which biofuels will work and which won't. We have to take our time and do the research."
A love for the lab
Auch's personal passion is infectious, say faculty members who have worked with him and his fellow peers, whom he tutors in biology. "Ben is altruistic. He loves being in the lab and sharing his excitement about algae-based biofuels with others. He is creating a campus group focusing on bioenergy and has plans to generate projects in the local schools to turn kids on to science. He sees the importance of his work educationally, economically, and environmentally," Muth says.
The fellowship money Auch received from the EPA will go toward tuition, a stipend for an internship at an EPA research facility next summer, research supplies, and travel expenses to various science conferences. The award will help put Auch on the path to his dream career in renewable energy research. He plans to get his Ph.D. in the biological sciences related to biofuels and bioenergy. From there he would like to pursue research related to synthetic or systems biology and bioenergy.
"My favorite part of doing research with algae is, frankly, more aesthetic than intellectual. I think every scientist has an innate desire to work with green, bubbly, glowing test tubes. It's that classic mad-scientist image. That's exactly what you see when you walk in our lab," Auch says. "On a good day, it's green everywhere."

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Photo: Cutting through this parking lot and garage saves me a few minutes of waiting for traffic lights.
Brisk this morning just a little below 40°F, and I should have worn my full-finger gloves. Yesterday's riding in fingerless gloves left me with seriously chapped fingertips. My lips are also chapped. I'm ready for this cold spell to be done with.
So, thanks to me crossing state lines between home and work to make a living, I actually owe Uncle Sam and Kansas Department of
Pillaging Revenue a grand sum that is almost exactly FOUR TIMES what I originally paid for my Trek 1200. That's a lot of bike goodies I'm missing out on, folks. I definitely need to see what I need to do so this doesn't happen next year.
There should be some really strong headwinds for the ride home, so I'll probably take the L Bus back into Johnson County this evening. I'm sore and tired from yesterday's bikey adventures, but I really need to get back into the swing of things.
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It's tax day. Ugh.
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6 comments:
- dvicci said...
"I'm sore and tired from yesterday's bikey adventures, but I really need to get back into the swing of things."
There's only one way to do it... ride the distance, man!
- April 15, 2008 8:46 AM
- Noah said...
All in due time; Not tonight. Too windy. Seriously, I'm in pain right now, and not the good kind. Plus, I left my liner and I'm thinking denim shorts for a 15 mile ride would be a... bad thing.
- April 15, 2008 9:11 AM
- dvicci said...
Ok, I suppose. ;)
I hear you re: "not the good kind." My leg is aching something serious. Oddly enough, only when I'm stationary. When I get up and move, I'm fine... once the sharp pains from being stationary settle down, that is.
I've always found that pain from working out is bad the next day, but even worse the 2nd day before it starts going away. I've also found that there's nothing like more (less strenuous) exercise to work that pain away.
- April 15, 2008 9:23 AM
- amidnightrider said...
Finally some really nice weather here. 60's all week. High 60's. Day off tomorrow and the Cape Cod canal is calling. "Riiiiide me". It sound a lot like my wife. Oh wait....
- April 15, 2008 10:50 AM
- hebdhkis said...
Just wanted to say I love your blog! I follow it regularly. Love the pictures too. Keep it up!
- April 16, 2008 12:39 AM
- MRMacrum said...
Taxes suck. But they are one of the 3 realities of life. If they don't tax your labor, they find other more creative ways to pick your pocket.
Man am I ever glad tax season is over. Marry a tax accountant and you will know what I mean.
I now have 3 straight days of riding in after a 4 month layoff. And yesterday I commuted. I am so slow and out of shape, it is a true comedy, but I have begun my comeback. Hopefully, my body will hang tough and not go the wrong way. Woke this AM with sniffles and a headache. Think I will take a break today. This immune system thing is a really odd situation to deal with.
- April 16, 2008 6:14 AM
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MORRIS – A smaller-than-normal crowd gathered Saturday at Morris Community High School for the sixth annual Faculty vs. The Fuzz charity basketball game.
Despite the snowy weather, Morris Police Chief Brent Dite said they raised a little more than $3,000 that will be split evenly between Special Connections of Grundy County and the Illinois Special Olympics.
"It's the most we've ever raised," Dite said. "I can't think of a better charity, Special Olympics on the state level and Special Connections on a local level."
The event has had some rule changes on the court over the years but the basics are the same: The Fuzz consists of local law enforcement professionals who face off against the Faculty, consisting of Morris Community High School educators and coaches.
The Fuzz beat out the Faculty again this year, bringing the number of wins to four to the high school's two wins.
But it isn't about just the competition, members of both teams said. It's about giving back to the community.
"This is a great opportunity for both the faculty of the high school, and the police officers to give to an important cause," Morris High School Principal Kelly Hussey said. "It's about fun, not competition."
Some of the fun this year came in the form of a surprise player on the high school team. Announced as No. 54 Assistant Principal Jeff Johnson, Dane Zumbahlen ran out on the court to face his brother, Derek Zumbahlen, on The Fuzz team.
"My brother playing was a total surprise, I had no clue," Derek said. "I'm the older brother and he's the bigger brother."
The two took to the court like only brothers could, blocking by grabbing the other's arms while the announcer called "police brutality" in place of the typical holding foul.
The Zumbahlen brothers weren't the only players taking the game a bit more physical than your typical basketball game. Hussey was found turning a fall into a graceful tumbling move as he hit the court.
"I'm too old for this," he said. "Years ago, I would of done a round-off flip-flop – this year it was a somersault."
But it was neither the Faculty or The Fuzz that received the standing ovation. That was reserved for the halftime intramural basketball game between the Special Connections basketball players.
Lead scorer Ryan Kurytak said it's good to get to play in front of the crowd.
"Shooting is my favorite part," he said. "I learned watching basketball on TV."
Pat "Shooter" Halloran, superintendent of Morris High School, said watching the Special Connections team was the best part of the event.
The second half of the game started with a tie score, 26-26, and quickly became a fast paced game despite the several comments from the players about being "too old" as they returned to the bench for a breather.
The announcer, Morris High teacher Dave Auwerda, livened things up with taunts to the police like "Hope he shoots better with his weapon," and "Police aren't allowed to steal are they?"
The fourth quarter saw Morris boys basketball coach Joe Blumberg on the Faculty team opting for a special 5-point basket from a black dot on the court instead of the typical free throw after a foul was called.
His 5-point basket brought the team closer threatening a comeback and win, that was ultimately foiled by The Fuzz.
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Apple Launches Tool to Remove U2
The minute we heard that Apple gave away free music to every iTunes account in the world we were shocked, to say the least. Our first thought was the cost and how much they had to pay U2 for a HALF BILLION downloads of their album Songs of Innocence. Our second thought was about how those HALF BILLION iTunes users were going to feel about Apple just dropping free music into their private accounts.
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1982 Porsche 911SC
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I began wanting a Porsche 911 in 1969, when my father brought me along for a test drive. My staid, conservative dad synched through the gears, slammed through corners and accelerated that car like a rocket ship. It was the first time he showed me his wild side.
Dad really wanted that car, but life conspired against his having it. A few years later, he nearly bought one, again, but then he lost his job and ended up using the Porsche money for my college education. After that, his Porsche passion faded away.
But mine didn't. One day when I was in my early thirties, I walked into a Porsche showroom and realized that I could afford the car of my dreams.
But, how could a son buy a Porsche 911 when his father had sacrificed his own desire for one? In good conscience, I couldn't. Nor, however, could I forget it. I pestered salesmen and talked about Porsches with everyone. In retrospect, I probably lost a girlfriend by obsessing about that car.
Only one person always listened: my dad. "There are more lasting investments," he used to say. Fathers are usually right, so instead of the 911, I put a down payment on a house.
But obsessions are sick and life is short. A man should drive the car he really wants, especially after lusting for 18 years.
The Porsche I bought in 1987 was a lease return with a full-leather, brown saddle interior, including the dashboard. To this day, "The Black Car," as my future family would call it, remains completely stock except for a lowered front seat that accommodates my height. It has no dents, no dings, and no significant scratches on the original paint.
My model has neither power steering nor a pneumatic clutch. It's mechanical, measured, visceral and raw. Many modern automobiles have more creature comforts and go faster, but nothing corners better. And my 911 is part of a royal automotive lineage.
Owning a lifetime car is a different mindset. Most drivers change rides with age and maturity. In contrast, my 911 has evolved with its owner. When I was 33 years old, the two of us blazed from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a four- hour midnight run. Today, the car obliges a 58-year-old who prefers smooth, seamless shifts instead of sublime, screaming corners.
My ride has gone from hot to dignified.
Now, The Black Car has 70,000 quality miles. Think of foggy morning golf games, and balmy Sunday night rides beneath an open sunroof and blazing stars. Imagine a twitchy tachometer accompanied by the music of that gnarly, caged engine, pushing from behind.
The Black Car has provided 25 years of good memories. I fell in love with my wife in that Porsche and used it to teach my daughter to drive a stick. "I love the smell," she says. "It's leather and engine. And it smells like you." She considers the 911 to be her future inheritance.
All these years later, it is safe to say that I appreciate my ride just as my father would have. And yet, after making the purchase, I couldn't bring myself to tell him. Instead, Dad made it okay by breaking the news to me. "How are you liking that Porsche?" he finally asked on the telephone, months later.
"What do you mean?'
"Well, you got the car, right?"
I was flabbergasted. "How could you know that?"
"Simple," said Dad. "You stopped talking about it."
Even at that point in life, Dad knew me better than I knew myself. Today, I drive "The Black Car" in his memory, for both of us.
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Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton says Seahawks' insults hit 'switch'
INDIANAPOLIS — T.Y. Hilton's big game started with an insult.
Don't blame the loquacious Richard Sherman.
It was another Seahawks cornerback, Brandon Browner, who lit a fire under Hilton.
"Browner said I'm light as (expletive)," Hilton told USA TODAY Sports after his sizzling performance helped the Indianapolis Colts post a 34-28 victory.
Hilton, who caught five passes for a career-high 140 yards with 2 touchdowns, was offended that Browner made a disparaging remark about his weight.
The second-year receiver from Florida International is 5-9, 178 pounds.
He played plenty big, though, in the comeback on Sunday. Hilton said Browner trash-talked him early in the first quarter — when the Colts opened sluggishly, with three-and-outs on their first three possessions and fell behind 12-0.
"He made me hit the light switch that nobody's seen," Hilton said. "He made that decision. So they should blame him."
Hilton ignited the Colts comeback with a 73-yard touchdown, when he lined up in the right slot and slipped through hole in zone coverage as he broke to the corner to haul in the deep pass from Andrew Luck. After evading safety Earl Thomas near the 20-yard line, he regained his balance and streaked down the sideline.
In the third quarter, he got his big revenge on Browner, burning the big, 6-4, 221-pound cornerback on a go route for a 29-yard TD.
Guess that's one way to respond to an insult.
"He pushed the button," Hilton said. "So he deserved it."
Hilton, though, can surely speak up for himself.
When someone asked him about the man-on-man coverage that he faced repeatedly from the physical Seahawks cornerbacks, he said, "Man, that's disrespecting me."
Interestingly, Hilton said the never heard a peep from Sherman, the all-pro cornerback who has a reputation for getting under the skin of opponents with sharp trash-talking.
"Richard Sherman? He wouldn't even look me in the eye," Hilton said. "Not at all. The whole time."
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When it comes to a fresh point of view, nothing can rival an actual monkey. Monkeys are guaranteed to exercise every bit of interface you expose. Now monkeys are hard to come by. If you lack one the next best thing is a two-year old human.
I have two-year old twins girls, so I decided to give it a try. It was surprisingly easy to get them to play with the software. (I did tell them there was a pretty bird hiding somewhere in the trees.)
Did they find any bugs?
They found several bugs I had not seen before. Most were about camera collisions, and there was one really nasty synchronization bug with a garbage collector. That bug alone was worth the experiment.
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Worley (5-5) allowed two runs on eight hits in 6 2-3 innings. He struck out two and walked two, worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth and benefited from an especially strong outing by All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon who quelled a late Rockies rally by getting five outs for his 19th save in 21 chances.
With one out in the eighth, reliever Jake Diekman hit Tyler Colvin with a pitch and walked Jordan Pacheco. Brian Sanchez relieved and Wilin Rosario hit a three-run homer, pulling the Rockies to within 6-5.
But Papelbon came on to get Josh Rutledge on a grounder and struck out pinch-hitter Jason Giambi to end the eighth. The Phillies gave him some breathing room in the top of the ninth with Shane Victorino's RBI triple and an RBI single by Chase Utley, his third hit of the game.
And Papelbon then closed out the game by retiring the top of the Rockies' order 1-2-3, pumping his fist when he fanned Carlos Gonzalez for the final out.
Worley wriggled out of a rocky fifth. Pinch-hitter Jonathan Hererra hit a one-out single to left, and after Dexter Fowler popped out, Marco Scutaro doubled. Gonzalez was intentionally walked to load the bases, bringing up Michael Cuddyer.
Cuddyer, who hit two grand slams earlier in the season, worked the count full before swinging and missing at a 90 mph fastball that Worley got past him to end the threat
In the sixth, Worley delivered at the plate, driving in a pair of runs with two-out double. Juan Pierre began the rally with a two-out single and stole second. Mike Fontenot, who struck out in each of his first two at bats, was then walked intentionally to get to Worley, who drove reliever Adam Ottovino's offering into the right field corner for his second hit of the game.
He beat out an infield single in the second, tumbling to the ground in a heap after taking an awkward step as he crossed the bag and losing his balance. It was his first hit in 22 at bats this season.
The Phillies jolted Jeremy Guthrie (3-9) with a four-run first. With one out, Victorino doubled and scored on Utley's single. Ryan Howard walked and Ruiz followed with a drive that cleared the fence in left-center for his 14th homer of the season.
Guthrie allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 2-3 innings in losing a sixth consecutive decision, including one as a reliever. He struck out three and walked two.
Rutledge, who had two hits and two RBIs in his major league debut the night before, scored the Rockies first run in the third when he walked, went to second on a sacrifice and scored on Fowler's single. One out later, Gonzalez scored Fowler with a double off the center field wall.
NOTES: Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay, on the disabled list since late May with a strained muscle on his right side, threw a bullpen session Saturday. No final decision has been announced, but there's a chance he could be activated Tuesday and start the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... RHP Jhoulys Chacin, who went on the DL with inflammation in his pitching shoulder on May 6, threw 25 pitches in a bullpen session earlier Saturday. Next up for Chacin is 30-pitch simulated game on Tuesday. ... Guthrie last won on May 31, beating Houston.


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Born a political prisoner, Shin is one of the few who managed to escape from a brutal prison camp in North Korea and also managed to find his way out of North Korea as well. His story is a remarkable mixture of ingenuity, determination, and luck. He was raised competing for food, even with his own mother. He watched his family being executed and was rewarded for snitching and being loyal to the guards. His upbringing in the camp taught him to lie and steal, oddly giving him some of the skills which actually helped him to escape. Had he had more love and caring in his life, he ironically would not have been tough enough to take the harrowing journey that became his escape. When he was rescued he had to learn to love and trust for the first time in his life. This is the first book I've read about North Korea. I am wondering how it compares with others.
The author is a journalist who became interested in Shin's story and wrote the book using Shin's own revelations about his life. This was sometimes tricky though, because Shin kept changing his story for various reasons. Harden did do his homework and corroborated details with other accounts to make his book as true and honest as possible. It is a straightforward telling which is easy to read but may be difficult for some to digest: shocking and chilling – hard to look at, but equally hard to look away. These types of stories do need to find their way out.


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Which is the most hated character portrayed in a movie?
The list can be found here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls024542582/
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/jJ8PxsNwlcE/
Thank you for your help (:
Second place goes to Fred MacMurray. After watching him weasel out in The Caine Mutiny, I could never laugh at his sitcom, or accept him in a good-guy role.
Unfortunately there's no main image on imdb of him in this movie. I'm really surprised given the popularity of the movie.
So annoying that snitch
Thank you for your suggestion (:
I requested an main image and it's already here, you can change if you want
When Keating is being railroaded by the school administration (which makes him the scapegoat for his student's suicide), one of the students acts as a fink and tells the old fogies what they want to hear. Later, confronted by his peers, he makes a hateful speech of which not one word is plausible except as an awkward attempt to supply him with a villain's dialogue. Then one of the other boys hits him in the jaw, to great applause from the audience. The whole scene is utterly false and seems to exist only so that the violence can resolve a situation that the screenplay is otherwise unwilling to handle.
Cameron wasn't the most enthusiastic from the start but yeah, he became a dirty rat just like that out of nowhere and I just couldn't buy it, the only thing that could have made his 'monologue' acceptable was to 'forgive' Charlie for the punch in the jaw, that he didn't hesitate to rat on him for that too made him too villainous to be believable.
In other hands, I really like Charlie. I also liked the others, but Charlie surprised me by appearing to be the typical bad-ass student, who tries to impress his classmates. Yes he maybe be kind of and I little reckless
I expected him to report his friends when Mr. Nolan punished him but when Neil asked him if he had denounced them and he said "Damn Neil, the name is Nuwanda" I realized that after all he may be the most interesting character and the most loyalty.
... and when he punches Cameron, it was the icing on the cake
For your consideration:
Mr. Potter from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Thanks for adding Mr. Potter to your poll suggestion.
Jenny from Forrest Gump
Summer from 500 days of Summer
Ernesto de La Cruz from Coco
Joe Pesci
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Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Mel Gibson ... Martin Riggs
Danny Glover ... Roger Murtaugh
Joe Pesci ... Leo Getz
Leo Getz: I'm Leo Getz, and whatever you want, Leo gets.
[after receiving the wrong order at the drive-thru]
Leo Getz: They freak you at the drive-thru, okay?
They freak you at the drive-thru!
They know you're gonna be miles away before you find out you got freaked!
They know you're not gonna turn around and go back, they don't care.
So who gets freaked? Ol' Leo Getz! Okay, sure! I don't give a freak!
I'm not eating this tuna, okay?
[Leo Getz explaining money laundering]
Leo Getz: Okay, okay, okay, okay, this is the best part okay?
You make a tax deduction on interest payments you don't even make!
Am I an innovator? Am I a genius?
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Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Leo Getz: Oh, that's great, Riggs. Ha ha. That's great.
Well, you know what I say? They F___ you at the hospital!
First they drug you, then they F___ you!
And when they're done F___ING you,
along comes the insurance company and F___S you some more!
Ten dollars for a F___ING aspirin...
( F___ING Edit by ACT_1 for GS)
Amon Goeth
Nurse Ratched
King Edward I of Longshanks
However you did say that there is one spot still left open. I'm going to suggest six or more characters that are so hated you may want remove Jar Jar in order to replace him with one these. In fact one actor excelled at playing villains so much you wanted to see his arrogant sneer get wiped off his face in many movies. That intellectual arrogance and the look down his nose passing judgement that made him a natural to play Sherlock Holmes also, when he mixed it with envy, malice, cruelty and vindictiveness, made him one of the best hated movie a**holes of all time. Of course, I'm referring to the actor Basil Rathbone in his roles of :
- Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- Major Brand in The Dawn Patrol (1938)
- Richard - Duke of Gloucester in Tower of London (1939).
- Capt. Esteban Pasquale in The Mark of Zorro (1940)
-Sir Ravenhurst in The Court Jester (1955)
- Marquis St. Evrémonde in A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
And speaking of "The Adventures Of Robin Hood", Claude Reins as Prince John. In fact a face-off poll as to "Who is hated more in that movie: Sir Guy or Prince John?" could be made on that alone.
- George Sanders as Shere Khan the Tiger in The Jungle Book (1967)
Please add a link to this thread in your list (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls024542582/).
Thanks for adding the link back. It's easy to forget.
Also, you have the wrong character from Braveheart; it should be his father: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/mediaviewer/rm2123858176
Vidal from Pan's Labyrinthhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/mediaviewer/rm334489344
Saruman https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/mediaviewer/rm2839422720
FYC: Draco Malfoy in HP
or https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417741/mediaviewer/rm541103872
Nokes from Sleepers (1996)
Hal the computer is from which movie?
And Captain Hook, which version of Peter Pan you had in mind?
In real history they were not rivals and he didn't harm Mozart.
But in the movie he's a real hateable bastard.
Seargent Barnes in 'Platoon'
Lucia Rijker from 'Million Dollar Baby'
Jafar from 'Aladdin'
Madame Medusa from 'The Rescuers'
Bogs Diamond in 'Shawshank Redemption'
Captain Hadley in 'Shawshank Redemption'
Almo Blatch in 'Shawshank Redemption'
Warden Norton in 'Shawshank Redemption'
A great salute to Bob Gunton ! :D
'Wild Bill' Wharton in 'The Green Mile'
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094947/mediaviewer/rm3678391296 &
Vicomte de Valmont
Both in 'Dangerous Liasons'. Both hateable Sc*mb*gs ;)
I know, it's pretty hard to get the vilest villain. And that can't be done by one person. if this idea should be done, it's a project for at least 10 people working together. I'm good at suggesting, because I have a large movie watching experience in many ways. But I'm lesser good in planing. The form of that matter would be eminently important. And then we would have to ask the Adminstrators to accept and support the project. Good idea, but hard to work out. If anybody want's to do 'The Villain Olympics', I would support for sure. ;)
And I added the characters to the list (:
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Is there a way for me to just replace the image, or I need to delete the current entry and add a new one?
You should delete the current entry and add a new one. It's also important that you place it in the same position in the list (#6). The order of the options in your list must match the order in the poll.
It's not the character he's playing, it's the person
I guess he will have to represent all of them.
True, it's not a live poll, but if it were to become one, it would be contradictory
I miss seeing your new polls.
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Delray Beach, Fla. -- (WPTV) It was a normal Saturday day at the beach for kite surfer Kurt Hoffman when, all of a sudden, he says his arm felt like it got caught in a bear trap.
"Started to go down the face of the wave and wham," said Hoffman.
A shark bit down on his arm as he was dragging it in the water.
Hoffman said, "You can see the teeth marks and around, it's about 7 inches wide, the width of the mouth and it's pretty intense cause it kind of shocks your system at the moment when it hits."
Hoffman called his wife, Diane, to take him to the emergency room.
Doctors left the wounds open to seep because of the bacteria sharks carry in their mouths.
Lucky for him, the shark bit and let go, causing more than a dozen puncture wounds. He said it could have been worse.
The shark didn't tear any tendons or ligaments.
The attack won't stop Hoffman from going back in the ocean; he said he'll just be more cautious.
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Some people have called Skulls of the Shogun the best strategy game of E3. I've called it a "Wu-Tang Advance Wars." Let's here how the game's lead creator, Jake Kazdal, describes the game in this exclusive developer documentary provided to Kotaku by Kazdal and his crew.
Enjoy the video which is stuffed with gameplay clips. Look for Skulls of the Shogunas a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game in the winter, hopefully in January 2012, if things go as planned. I've played several of the game's levels and can assure you that Skulls deserves your anticipation. It's fun, especially if you like Advance Wars, X-Com, Final Fantasy Tactics or, simply, thinking.
Bonus good news: The music in this clip is actually in the game.


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MONTREAL—Travellers should be wary of cyber threats on vacation as they access free wireless networks with their smartphones, tablets or laptops, says software security company Symantec Corp.
Canadians travelling for March break and into the summer season shouldn't be doing things like pulling up their bank accounts on Wi-Fi networks, said Symantec Canada's Lynn Hargrove.
"What people don't realize is that there's no security on those Wi-Fi networks for the most part," she said.
"It's a great way to keep in touch while you're on vacation, but there are some inherent risks that come with it that people just aren't thinking about."
Symantec has found that two in 10 Canadians pull up their bank accounts on free Wi-Fi networks in Canada.
Young men are most at risk for cybercrime because they are "fearless" and access risky Internet sites, said Hargrove, director of consumer solutions, from Toronto.
According to Symantec's 2012 Norton Cybercrime report, travellers are often victimized through their mobile devices while abroad, often by text messages.
"We're seeing a lot of fraudulent texts asking you to click on a link or go and dial a number to retrieve a voice mail," Hargrove said.
And the wealth of information stored on a smartphone — pictures, texts, emails, contact lists, work documents, banking information — can be valuable to cyber criminals if stolen or lost, Hargrove said.
"What people aren't realizing is that in many cases they have more information on that device than they have on their home PC."
Smartphone users should at a minimum have a password to access their device, Hargrove said, and there's also security software available for smartphones.
The 2012 Norton Cybercrime report found that 92 per cent of survey respondents in Russia said they had been victims of cybercrime.
For Canadians travelling to Mexico or Brazil, each country has a rate of 75 per cent of its online citizens being past victims of cybercrime, Hargrove said.
In less developed countries with a lot of free Wi-Fi networks there also tends to be a lot of cybercrime, she added. The rate of cybercrime in France is 55 per cent and it's 70 per cent in Canada, according to the report, which surveyed 13,018 online adults last July in 24 countries including Canada, Australia, Brazil, China, Mexico, Poland Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States.


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Grow Your Professional Sales Staff
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Originally published: 03.01.14 by Jaime DiDomenico
Throughout the last decade, as the HVAC residential service and replacement business has grown, contractors have tried to find their way in the highly competitive world of marketing and branding. Some joined great organizations, such as ACCA, Nexstar, or Service Roundtable. Many did not. Those that did not, and "winged it," might still be scratching their heads after 5 years of tweaking their business to adapt to the changing HVAC replacement market. It's important to remember that sales and marketing go hand-in-hand. Many contractors focus on getting their phones to ring, only to lose the leads later. For this reason, this article first focuses on the keys to successfully converting leads into contracts, and then to making the phone ring.
1. Create a selling culture
Be proactive and foster an environment in which goal setting, rewarding, and celebrating is a daily, weekly, and monthly activity. One way to create a selling culture is by posting goal boards in the sales and installation area of your company. These boards do not have to be in dollars; they could be in number of budgeted leads, number of sales, and growth vs. plan and/or prior year. Use the power of communication to get your entire team involved in the success of your replacement department. Alternatively, you could conduct a contest whereby service technicians and sales reps are recognized and rewarded for sales results. Why conduct a
2. Hire the right people –
Screen your salespeople carefully! We use the D.I.S.C. test (www.discprofile.com) to measure personality traits, such as dominance (D), influence (I), steadiness (S), and conscientiousness (C). If a salesperson doesn't test in the high "D" or "I" trait, we pass on them. It doesn't matter if they are the most knowledgeable about your product. Or that they worked in system sales for 10 years. What matters is whether or not they are sales material. Are they motivated by success and closing sales? If you can get one of these folks on board and motivated, then you will see the ability to put $2 million on the sales board annually. Systems, service, and branding are important, but it still comes down to person-to-person sales closing. You need to invest in getting the right people in front of your customers.
3. Focus on it –
HVAC sales needs defined roles that help drive effectiveness and efficiency. Depending on the size of your operation, these roles include: a) a sales coordinator who takes all replacement and sales leads, call-ins, service department transfers, sales tracking, financing paperwork, and contest communication; and b) an install coordinator who puts job folders together, tracks job costing, assists the install manager, and files rebates. If you don't have the resources to support both coordinator positions, consider combining them into one. Make sales part of service department KPI tracking. Service technicians should be turning 7-10% of their total call counts into replacement opportunities. If you run 2,000 service calls per year, you should get 140-200 replacement leads annually. If you are below 4% you either have a technical training issue, a motivational issue or a morale issue.
4. Plan for it –
No matter what size your company is, you must create (or hire help with) a marketing plan. A sound marketing plan is based on market research, and clearly defines what media sources you'll use and when you'll use them; any co-op plans your equipment supplier offers; how much you're willing to spend; and how long you want the campaign to last. Generally, I find that if I spend 10 percent of my replacement revenue from the prior year on marketing, I get revenue growth of about 10-20 percent. I recommend spending at least 5-7 percent of total sales on marketing.
With a lead conversion and sales growth plan in place, it's time to consider how best to market your company in the digital age. An integrated approach is best, but it's important to fully understand each channel.
Online marketing starts with your website. An informative, easy-touse, dynamic website is like an online brochure for your company. Be sure to perform due diligence before hiring a website design firm – ideally, you'll find a designer who is familiar with the HVAC business. A website address that is simple and incorporates your company name will make it easy for consumers to remember. It's also important to ensure that your web address is visible on every piece of communication that leaves your office.
To improve your search ranking, ask your vendors, advertising partners, and other relevant sites to back link to your website. Perhaps even more important than back linking is to regularly update the site with fresh content, including videos introducing pages, homeowner tips, etc.
Use a tracking system in all Pay-Per-Click and SEO campaigns. Hire a marketing company that understands your business and market. Set up specific landing pages with tracking URLs and tracking phone numbers to help quantify your campaign's success. For example, over the past 6 months I have spent $60,000 for all PPC campaigns; however, I have received 1,714 calls and online schedules. Overall, I paid $35 per contact, which is a bargain in today's cost per lead world. You want to be sure that the ends (sales revenue) justify the means (marketing costs).
You can't afford to ignore the growing power of social media. When I began to use social media for marketing in 2009, I promised myself that I was not going to ask for ROI until social media was more evolved. If you think back 10 years, contractors were asking the same about their ROI on their website. Those that did up to recently are now playing "catch up" in the online world. I didn't want to get put in this situation. Again, I recommend hiring an outside firm that specializes in social media. If the stats prove true, women make 74 percent of household repair decisions and women are the major users of social media, then social media referrals will be significant in the future.
Perhaps one of the most significant changes in marketing in the last decade is that customers have a voice. You'll gain credibility with customers if you give them an official space to post reviews on your website. If you do a good job, ask for a review, and reap the benefits. If your customers aren't pleased, future customers will base their decisions more on how you resolved the issue than the negative review.
Utilize media based on where your company has developed its service culture. If you are well established in a community and can afford it, use cable and radio advertising to make folks aware of your company. An easy to remember phone number, or a vanity cell number like **cool, can help people remember how to reach you. Again, your website will be frequented as you market, so make sure it is the best around.
Jaime DiDomenico began in the HVAC business in 1981, and has worked many positions for regional and national home service firms. He purchased N&M CoolToday in March 2004 and, as of 2013, has grown replacement sales by $7 million.
Jaime DiDomenico began in the HVAC business in 1981, and has worked many positions for regional and national home service firms. He purchased N&M CoolToday in March 2004 and, as of 2013, has grown replacement sales by $7 million.
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Almost all extravagant, prize-winning planted tanks in books or on the internet contain stem plants. Yet, stem plants often fail in hobbyists' tanks. In this post I'll show you how to have success with them.
Above all else stem plants need light, and lots of it. A 260 watt fixture of full spectrum light over a 55 gallon aquarium would not be too much. One should aim towards four watts per gallon. And make no mistake, stem plants need a fine, nutrient-rich substrate and 30 to 35ppm of Co2. Commonly available plant substrates are perfect for stem plants. If you wish to use stem plants in your next planted aquarium, these are the bare essentials you need.
Supplemental liquid fertilization would also be helpful.
Now some species.
Cabomba is one of the most commonly available stem plants. C. caroliniana of Central and South America is by far the easiest Cabomba species to keep. It can be kept in any aquarium with a pH between 6.8 and 7.5, with soft to moderately hard water. The brighter the light the more compact and attractive it will be. C. caroliniana's dark green, finely divided leaves look good in the sides and background of larger tanks. It grows quite fast, needing weekly trimming in good conditions.
C. caroliniana, called Green Cabomba in shops, reaches 20 inches tall. It prefers temps between 72-82 (22-28C).
More challenging is C. aquatica, called Yellow Cabomba or Giant Cabomba. It must have soft, slightly acid water and very bright light. Peat filtration is quite helpful.
Is the extra effort worth it? Aquatica is widely thought as one of the most lovely stem plants. Large, greenish-yellow whorls can reach more than two inches across. The leaves must be kept free of debris and fish such as Otocinclus or algae-eating shrimp should be employed in keeping it free of algae.
Plant aquatica stems 2.5 to three inches apart so light can reach the lower leaves. Aquatica reaches more than 16 inches in good conditions. Trimming should be done from the bottom, as those done from the top often don't regrow shoots, and topped plants look unattractive.
A beautiful plant. One of my favorites.
Equally challenging and just as rewarding is C. furcata, the Red Cabomba. Its also listed as C. piauhyensis in older publications, though the former is more usual. Very bright light, Co2 and soft, slightly acid water will reward the keeper with a rusty red-medium green centerpiece in a 40-gallon tank, or a larger grove in a larger container. C. furcata reaches 16 inches tall, occasionally taller in exceptional surroundings.
Generally easier to keep and just as beautiful are the Limnophilas. They usually go by name Ambulia in shops, which is no longer a valid name to science. All Limnophilas are from India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, save for L. indica from Africa, Asia and Australia.
Dwarf Ambulia (L. sessiliflora) is dwarf only in common name, as sessiliflora reaches 20 inches tall. It is more compact than most of the Limnophilas, adaptable to different water conditions (if extremes are avoided), and is by far the easiest of the group to keep, thus ideal for novice planted tank keepers. It does need a good source of iron and a very bright light, and 72-82 (22-28C) temperatures. It will reward the aquarist with quite fast growth which is noticeable day to day. It propagates by side shoots and runners, making a bush of itself in a short time if happy. Plant the stems about 1.5 inches apart. It does well in harder waters.
UPDATE: L. sessilifora is on the Federal Noxious Weed List, and thus is banned in the United States. Those in other countries may still be able to obtain this plant.
Much larger and more difficult to keep is L. aquatica, the Giant Ambulia of India and Sri Lanka.
Reaching over 20 inches tall, the whorls of aquatica can reach 4.5 inches, making it a dominant plant in smaller aquariums. It needs a good source of iron and strong lighting, both for its health and to keep it more compact, as it has a tendency to get leggy. Trimming can cause aquatica to fail. Left alone, it will spread with new plants from its roots and new shoots on the stem. Spacing them out in groups at the back of aquariums is quite effective. Aquatica prefers 72 to 79 degree temperatures (22-26C).
L. indica is a relatively easy, 16-20 inch plant that does well in most aquariums with strong lighting. There are several species that are sold under this name. Without examination of the flower, positive identification is impossible. However, all can be kept at 72 to 82 (22-28C) degrees and are adaptable to water conditions. Stems should be planted two inches apart so light can reach the lower leaves.
Perhaps the easiest red plant to grow, Alternanthea reineckii provides contrast in the aquarium. If your tank has strong lighting, Co2 and an iron-rich substrate, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this plant.
Olive green, lanceolate (spear-like) tops over rich purplish-red undersides typify reineckii, but the red will fade in insufficient light. The more light it has, the healthier and more attractive reinecki will be.
It can be cultivated by cuttings, but use sharp scissors to do so, as tearing can cause the plant to recede. Its common name is Red Temple Plant.
Reineckii reaches 20 inches in the best conditions, less in most tanks.
A most satisfying plant, this South American likes temps between 72 and 82 degrees (22-28C).
The water milfoils, Myrophyllium, are one of the best plants for fry finding themselves in a dangerous world. The feathery, fine upward facing leaves are perfect warren for little fish to hide in. It also means the plant must be kept free of debris and algae.
The delicate foxtails (M. aquatica. M. scabatum, M. hippuroides) must be kept in cooler water, between 65 and 74 degrees, with brilliantly bright light. In those conditions, they are very hardy, and develop into beautiful scrolls. Hippuroides of the United States (called the Green Milfoil, the Water Mifoil) can tolerate up to 75 degrees, though it does better in the upper 60's. It reaches 20 inches. Scabatum, called foxtail in the trade, can grow to 2 feet. Given cool water down even down to 65, it is quite hardy. Aquatica may be the king of the cool water aquarium plants, with delicate leaves on a long, graceful stem.
Finding fish to go with these cool water beauties can be a challenge. Goldfish are unsuitable, as they will pick them apart. White Clouds (Tanichthys albonubes) and the exquisite Celestial Pearl Danio (Celestichthys margaritatus) are two options for a 72 degree tank.
For the tropical tank, there are two stars; green myro and red myro.
The latter is M. tuberculatum, from Brazil. It lives in water between 72-82 (22-28C), grows to 16 inches and sports rusty red leaves. It keeps that color in strong light and a low pH, down as low as 5.0 up to 7.5. It is important the water be soft with this species. Iron-rich fertilizers are essential. A similar plant, mattogrossense is sometimes sold as tuberculatum.
Banned in some parts of the US (check with your local government) is the lovely Green Myro (M. aquaticum) of South America. With bright light, a rich substrate, Co2 and iron fertilization, it grows very well, up to 20 inches, and needs to be kept with a low pH 6.0-7.0. It does best in soft water. In very good light it can produce tough leaves above the surface. Temps are 72-86 (22-30C).
Both tropical and temperate milfoils produce side shoots from the stem, but cut these off to replant very carefully, as the parent stems are easily damaged.
Ludwigia, a native of the United States, has long been popular in the aquarium. Given the temperate environment in most of the US, surprisingly, most species do very well in tropical tanks. Several hybrids are available, usually between L. repens and L. palustris. If you see one available as "L. mulletii", an invalid name, it is that hybrid.
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We've been talking a lot about Path lately, thanks to a privacy issue that caused Congress to nastrygram Apple, and Apple to change policy. And just like Path rectified its privacy problem, it's got another impending fix I'm happy about.
Earlier this year, I wrote a story about how much I've been digging Path, largely because it has this great interface of intimacy. I feel that way because it revolves around people and relationships, not what's elsewhere on the Web. No games. No links to other places. And so when a recent update let tappable hyperlinks in the door, I was disappointed. It made Path feel less like a destination, and more like a launching point. And worse, I worried it would lead people to use it as a vehicle for self-promotion, rather than just relationships, as had been the case.
It turns out, Path's CEO Dave Morin felt the same way I do. And just like it nuked the address book data it had stored, it also seems to be on the way to nuking links. Or at least making them less prominent.
"My cofounder Dustin [Mierau] and I are fiercely against links," Morin told me via a Facebook message. "So, you don't have to worry about anything there. The turning on of them was by a random engineer and we're going to fix the whole problem in some other elegant way so that they are never ever in the forefront."
"But, we aren't sure what the better solution is yet. It's just important to me that philosophically you know that we are focused on life, not the web. Links don't exist in life."
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Cambridge mosque that Boston Marathon bombing suspect attended hosts prayer service
Bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev attended for prayer
The Cambridge mosque that one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects attended held an interfaith service Friday, during which leaders urged the community not to give into fear and mistrust.
The service at the Islamic Society of Boston mosque included reflections by a Muslim imam, Christian minister and Jewish rabbi.
Bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed last week in a shootout with police, lived near the mosque and regularly attended for prayer.
But officials there have said they had no inkling of any violent, radical views.
On Friday, assistant Imam Ismail Fenni told attendees at an afternoon service that the taking of innocent life is a "catastrophe" that will be punished in this life and the next.
He urged the community to come together in the bombings' aftermath.
"We cannot allow ourselves to succumb to the fear and to the mistrust that was wished upon us," he said. "We know we have the collective strength to overcome such destructive wishes."
Rabbi Victor Reinstein of Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue in Boston prayed, "Let not our fear give rise to hatred, of finger-pointing and blame."
The Rev. Dan Smith of the First Church in Cambridge said "ignorant media coverage" that's cast blame on the ISB is heart-breaking. He said his congregation has been praying that the mosque would be protected from the harm and indignity that comes from misunderstanding and fear.
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We found 10 episodes of Real Community Talks with the tag "toronto".
Real Community Talks: On Self Love, Relationships and Dating
February 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 31 mins
attraction, boyfriend, breakup, chemistry, counselling, couples, dating, encouragement, fighting, girlfriend, healing, heartbreak love, malton, marriage, mentorship, mississauga, motivation, partner, podcast, rct, real, relationship, relationships, sdh, settling, single, singleness, standards, talks, tinder, toronto, valentines
On todays episode we talk everything relationships, dating, and self love and dive deeper into what that looks like in our generation today.
RCT S2 EP 2: Mayor Bonnie Crombie "Balance Is Tough To Achieve"
May 14th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 2 mins
beards, brampton, canada, cities, city, community, economic, encouragement, entrepreneur, failure, governance, government, growth, host, humble, identity, impact, infrastructure, interview, knowledge, malton, matt, mayor, mississauga, motivation, municipal, municipalities, ontario, origins, passion, pathways, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, poli, policing, politicians, politics, process, progress, province, purpose, radio, rct, real, regional, sauga, speaker, storytelling, talks, toronto, unconventional, voice, wisdom
Bonnie Crombie is the Mayor of the sixth largest and the greatest city in Canada, Mississauga. Prior becoming Mayor, Bonnie was a Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Streetsville as well as the Ward 5 Councillor for Malton and Britannia. On this episode we talk about the Mayor's origin story, her early days as a community advocate and business woman, how legacy plays on her decision making, one of her biggest failures, and the hot topic of debate the Separation of Mississauga from the Region of Peel.
RCT S2 EP1: Jodianne Beckford "Even if you're scared, do it anyways"
May 7th, 2019 | Season 2 | 58 mins 7 secs
abortion, anxiety, autism, brampton, community, creative, director, disabilities, disability, encouragement, entrepreneur, freelance, growth, identity, impact, interview, introvert, knowledge, malton, mississauga, motivation, photography, podcast, podcasting, process, progress, purpose, radio, rape, rct, sauga, speaker, storytelling, suicide, toronto, wisdom
We are amped to Launch the FIRST episode of Season 2 with the talented Jodianne Beckford the host of one of the hottest most relevant entrepreneur podcasts in not only our city but in Canada! On this episode we talk about the anxiety of being an introvert, how a misdiagnosis affected her trajectory, why she started her podcast, and we get into some of the deepest points of pain in her life and how she is still standing today (Fair warning, grab tissues).
RCT EP 27: Matt Da Silva "Excellence Requires Discomfort"
December 25th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
beards, brampton, community, encouragement, entrepreneur, failure, growth, host, humble, identity, impact, interview, knowledge, malton, matt, mississauga, motivation, origins, passion, pathways, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, process, progress, purpose, radio, rct, real, sauga, speaker, storytelling, talks, toronto, unconventional, voice, wisdom, youtuber
Merry Christmas Everyone! As a gift to all of you Matt Da Silva, our HOST of Real Community Talks, sit's down with us for the last episode of Season 1 and shares his story! On this episode we get to dive more deeply into his personal life, we get to talk about why he started Real Community Talks, why he supports pursuing unconventional pathways, and why Excellence requires Discomfort.
RCT EP 26: Noyz "Even The Quiet Ones Have A Story To Share"
December 4th, 2018 | Season 1 | 59 mins 19 secs
activism, activist, anxiety, artsit, beards, beats, brampton, community, conscious, diversity, encouragement, entrepreneur, failure, fear, freestyle, growth, hiphop, humble, identity, immigrant, immigrants, impact, interview, introvert, knowledge, lyricist, malton, marvel, mc, mississauga, motivation, noyz, passion, performance, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, process, progress, psychology, punjabi, purpose, radio, rap, rapper, rct, sauga, sikh, sikhism, speaker, storytelling, toronto, voice, wisdom, wutang, xmen
One of the more socially conscious and dopest artists/lyricists, Noyz, joins us for the LAST guest episode of Season 1 of Real Community Talks! On this episode we talk about the passing of one of the GOAT's Stan Lee, how LOVE can be expressed differently, how he overcame anxiety and the fear of sharing his art, and how he wishes he had started some things earlier in life.
RCT EP 25: Phil Nguyen "Live and Breathe Toronto"
November 27th, 2018 | Season 1 | 57 mins 10 secs
arabic, breathe, business, businessman, clothing, community, diversity, encouragement, entrepreneur, fashion, fitfam, fitness, growth, gym, health, identity, immigrant, immigrants, impact, interview, jordans, karma, live, malton, markham, mississauga, motivation, passion, patriarch, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, pt, purpose, radio, rct, sauga, scarborough, speaker, strength, toronto, trainer
Phil Nguyen is the CEO of the popular clothing brand "Patriarch Supply" and is a well-respected fitness coach and personal trainer throughout the Greater Toronto Area. On this episode, we talk about dropping out of school to pursue your passion, the idea of saying yes now and learning it after, how impact can sustain passion, and the idea of not living out the expectations of others on your life.
RCT EP 24: Crystal Mark "Who Are You and What Do You Stand For"
November 13th, 2018 | Season 1 | 51 mins 40 secs
activist, advocacy, advocate, author, brampton, caregiver, children, christian, community, danforth, education, educator, entrepreneur, equity, growth, identity, interview, leader, malton, mentor, mississauga, mom, moms, mother, motherhood, motivation, oppression, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, poet, poetry, professional, racism, radio, rct, sauga, speaker, toronto, writer
Crystal Mark, aka the queen of community advocacy is a myriad of things for whatever community she belongs to. On this episode we talk about finding your own tribe, empowerment through using your gifts, caregiver burnout, and how Crystal intends to Make a "Mark" in her lifetime.
RCT EP 23: Freddy Appiah "Use The Game, Don't Let The Game Use You"
October 30th, 2018 | Season 1 | 50 mins 56 secs
basketball, brampton, calu, coach, coaching, community, curriculum, cybl, dpcdsb, education, educator, entrepreneur, father, fufu, fundamentals, growth, interview, knightsbridge, leader, malton, mentor, mississauga, motivation, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, radio, rct, sauga, school, teacher, toronto
Freddy Appiah is a multifaceted/multi-talented dude who puts Malton on his back no matter what. On this episode we get REAL and talk about how basketball is really a business, why Malton is so important to him, the realities of running your own non-profit, and how as a man, you sometimes have to live with decisions you regret.
RCT EP 22: Ryan Gurcharn "Changing The System From Within"
October 16th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
campaign, community, curriculum, education, elections, entrepreneur, eqao, growth, guyanese, interview, malton, mississauga, motivation, municipal, newspaper, ontario, pdsb, peel, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, political, politics, purpose, radio, rct, sauga, school, toronto, trustee
Ryan Gurcharn aka Mr. Malton himself is currently running for English Public School Trustee for Ward 5, Mississauga. On this episode we talk about the moment he was endorsed by the current Ward 5 English Public School Trustee, how his experiences culminated to his pursuits today and how he plans to contribute to changing the education system from within.
RCT EP 21: Bilal Dawson "The Best Things Come After The Hardest Decisions".
October 9th, 2018 | Season 1 | 57 mins 2 secs
brampton, burlington, comedian, community, creative, decisions, director, editing, editor, education, entrepreneur, etobicoke, exposure, film, growth, hamilton, instagram, instagrammer, interview, malton, mississauga, motivation, podcast, podcasters, podcasting, producer, purpose, radio, rct, shiggy, toronto, video, wrting, youtube, youtuber
Bilal Dawson is one of the hottest/popping off Instagram/YouTube creators in Toronto especially after his "This is Canada" Parody of Childish Gambino's "This is America" went viral with over 6 Million Views on 9Gag. On this episode we talk about the stigma around being a social media creator as a full time job, how the internet puts a toll on creators, how school might be a waste of time, and why you should DO what you LOVE doing.


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Tavish O'Leary rode silently toward the wagon train. As he came closer, he noticed a woman sitting near the tree. Thinking she was dead, Tavish cautiously picked his way to the outskirts of the wagon train circle. There was no way he wanted to be involved if the entire train had been killed. Then he heard the sounds. Feminine voices carried through the night. Still he needed to check and see if this one lived. Deep in his mind, Tavish could not believe s...
There was no way Hoyt was ever going to doctor anyone or anything again. The last time he did, he killed his beloved wife, child, and his brother. He was done with that business. At least he was until Patty O'Leary showed up. Patty needed a doctor. So he headed away from the bridal wagon train toward Fort Laramie praying they would have a doctor on staff. Unfortunately, the last doctor quit practicing. Not due to his ability. Rather, it was due to ...
His time on earth was nearly over. Jake Dulan had been disappointed time and again with is choice of wives. They had a bad habit of birthing girls and dying. Frustrated and determined to move on with his life, Jake started taking wagon trains to the promised land with his partner, Hank Gibson. But now that life was short, Jake decided it was time to summon his daughters. He wanted to speak with them one last time. However, they arrived in time for his fu...