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(Welcome to the second edition of Editor at Large, a new column by 'SNL' editor Adam Epstein.)
I wish I could be a hater. I want to be blatantly dismissive of things that I deign to be crap, making biting, snarky comments about the hacks that hacked this hacky hack together, all while musing about how I would have done things differently -- if only they used this piece of music or found a grittier location, or hired Will Arnett as the male lead -- then it would have been something worth watching. Or, Will Arnett is the male lead? I'm sorry, I forgot, of course he is -- it's a show on television.
It's become almost impossible for me to truly dislike filmed entertainment that operates at a certain level of crafted professionalism.
But in recent years, no matter how trite the premise, how clichéd the plot, how unrealistic the casting of the brilliant and beautiful mathematician in the new network procedural (she graduated from Caltech with a double major in criminology…and dance!), it's become almost impossible for me to truly dislike filmed entertainment that operates at a certain level of crafted professionalism. I've become soft.
Having spent my adult life working in film and TV, and being a part of the weekly madhouse that is film production at Saturday Night Live, I know how hard it is to not only make something that is truly good, but how hard it is to make anything. Final products are minor miracles. People are filling e-reams of comments pages and hours of podcasts with nonstop streams of rich, delicious disdain and I'm sitting on the sidelines like a supportive parent of the kid who went 0-5 but made really solid contact, continually explaining that, "Hitting a curveball is really hard, you heartless bastards." In case anyone is wondering, that was a sports reference and baseball is a sport that used to be popular in America, Earth.
We live in the golden age of shitting on things. And I'm missing out on the party like a schnook. Knowledge of process, especially in production and post-production, is a mixed blessing when it comes to the ability to blindly enjoy something. The insight is nice, but it becomes very hard to let a piece of entertainment idly wash over you.
For example, when I watch a show like "Deadliest Catch," my immediate thought is less, "Wow, those are some amazing crab mongers," and far more, "Do six cameramen die during the production of each episode? And what is their edit workflow like on a boat? I'm assuming they're using solid state drives, can't be mechanical ones with those Southern swells, but that gets expensive quickly, especially with how much they must be shooting -- and to that end there's no way they transcode everything, even with all the dead cameramen taken into account, so they must be using a newer NLE -- say, if they just did a show about people who shoot 'Deadliest Catch,' now THAT would be something! Oh, they do that? Then who is shooting that show? Any how many drives do they have?"
And soon enough my process-aware brains falls deep into a post-production mobius-loop K-Hole where I'm picturing a boat with infinite cameramen each filming the cameraman in front of them, passing off endless solid state drives to innumerable post PAs while somewhere way up in the distance, the original, now forgotten guy dangles off the side of the starboard deck making sure the whitecaps are in focus while he tries not to vomit. The people need their crab! Who the hell am I to be dismissive?
The most "terrible" reality TV show has legions of production associates and assistant editors combing through thousands of hours of footage looking for just the right catfight with just the right amount of hair-pulling.
The threat of bodily harm though, is definitely not a prerequisite to earn my now reflexive respect. To whit: When Zach Snyder's Watchmen came out four years ago, I saw it on opening weekend with a group of friends who were all diehard fans of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' original, transcendent graphic novel. The general consensus among my peers, skewed by the unavoidable comparisons to a text that they found almost perfect, ranged from "That was not as good as the graphic novel" to "You'll have to drive us home as I gouged my eyeballs out with a Sour Patch Kids box when 'Hallelujah' started playing during the sex scene."
But the only thing I could think about, and maybe this speaks more to my maturity level than anything else, was the fact that at some point, some person spent weeks if not months calculating the physics of motion, shading, perspective and ideal texture of Dr. Manhattan's huge, glowing, blue penis. And then received notes. And then made some changes. There were meetings. And then they received more notes ("less bounce, please.") And then made some more changes. And then he or she went to the premiere, and sitting in the theater, looked up at a 15 foot pulsing, blue dong and smiled a content smile, a smile that said, "I made that. That is my huge, glowing, blue penis."
The most "terrible" reality TV show has legions of production associates and assistant editors combing through thousands of hours of footage looking for just the right catfight with just the right amount of hair-pulling. "Transformers" will never be Nabokov, but can you design a photo-realistic 400-foot tall robot-snake monster?
Any act of film creation, no matter how banal or ridiculous, starts as nothing and exists only because dedicated individuals decided it was worth their time and effort to make it exist. Before you quickly dismiss something as "hack" or "garbage," remember that someone made something that was previously not in the world. Every new creation, in some way, is someone's huge, glowing, blue penis.
[Adam Epstein will be sharing his ideas and advice on the subject of editing (and beyond) in this column regularly. You should follow him on Twitter - Ed.]


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It's been some time since we had party in our department. Last year we had lunch at nearby restaurant, and this year, we decided to have party in our office. The previous organizers have left and the replacement staff was quite new. Since I'm quite close with kitchen staffs, I decided to help them organising it. It used to be part of my job. This time, I just helped her and guided her on how to do and what to prepare :)
There was exchange gift as well. I was just afraid people didn't want participate but they did. Quite happy with it :)
So this evening, we had our party. My colleagues are quite helpful with preparing the area and also cleaning. I helped out taking the food from kitchen. :P I didn't know why, my Boss started to tell how good I'm as party organizer. I was so 'paiseh'. She often praises me in front of everybody. Haiz... You know la, people might think something else. Just hope they didn't....
It's yuan fen ba.. and I'm thankful that she is at least knowing what I do and appreciate it, but most of the times she would expect more from me. Just hope I can grow and be better.
Food for the party :)
Well, I got set of toiletteries. I thought it's gonna be another chocolate, but it wasn't. At least I can use it hehehe...
X'mas Finance Party - 28 Dec 11
Oklah... Hope all of you had a great Christmas time as well.. Belated Merry Christmas!!!


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Epiduo Gel Becomes First Topical Prescription Acne Treatment Available For Children As Young As 9 Years Old
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Galderma Laboratories, L.P. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Epiduo (adapalene 0.1%/BPO 2.5%) Gel to treat acne in children as young as 9 years old based on the results of a recent clinical study in pediatric patients. Epiduo® Gel had been previously approved for patients 12 years of age and older.
"Pediatricians and dermatologists are seeing a steady increase in children reaching puberty at an earlier age and, consequently, many children are dealing with acne sooner than traditionally observed," said Dr. Lawrence Eichenfield, Chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology at Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego and at the University of California, San Diego. "Given the nature of acne, and its direct relationship to puberty and hormones, the focus of acne treatment has been on teenagers, leaving the younger age group with limited FDA approved treatment options. With Epiduo® Gel's newly approved age indication starting at 9 years old, pediatricians and dermatologists now have a safe and effective treatment for children with early acne."
The recent FDA approval is based on data from a recently completed 12-week multicenter, randomized, vehicle-controlled, double-blind pediatric study that evaluated the safety and efficacy of Epiduo® Gel in 285 acne sufferers aged 9 to 11 years.1 Results showed that:
Epiduo is safe and effective in this younger population known to
have more sensitive skin. The results of this pediatric clinical
study were similar to those observed in prior Phase 3 clinical
studies that included patients 12 years of age and older.
Nearly 70 percent of parents with children in the Epiduo® Gel treatment group saw improvement in their child's acne compared to only 23 percent of parents with children on placebo.
Similar to the prior Phase 3 clinical studies for patients 12 years and older, common side effects reported in this study included skin burning sensation, skin irritation, skin discomfort, dry skin and erythema.
"This expanded pediatric indication for Epiduo® Gel exemplifies Galderma's real commitment to meeting the needs of all patients who suffer from dermatological conditions, such as acne," said Francois Fournier, President, Galderma Laboratories, L.P. "Galderma has always been dedicated to providing physicians with innovative acne solutions, and the new label for Epiduo® Gel underscores our dedication to the dermatology community. We are excited to make this safe and effective treatment solution available to pediatricians and dermatologists who treat acne in patients as young as 9 years old."
Research has shown that the onset of acne is frequently seen in patients of preadolescent age2, and until now, pediatricians and dermatologists did not have access to a prescription acne product approved for this age group. Treating acne in children as early as 9 years old may help prevent acne scarring in the future.3
About Acne
Acne vulgaris is the most common skin problem in the United States, affecting about 40 to 50 million Americans at any one time4. Acne appears when skin pores clog, beginning with dead skin cells4. When the body starts to make lots of sebum, dead skin cells can stick together inside the pore. Instead of rising to the surface, the cells become trapped inside the pore4. Sometimes bacteria that live on our skin, p. acnes, also get inside the clogged pore4. Inside the pore, the bacteria have a perfect environment for multiplying very quickly. 4 With loads of bacteria inside, the pore becomes inflamed (red and swollen). 4 If the inflammation goes deep into the skin, an acne cyst or nodule appears. 4
About Galderma
Galderma is a global pharmaceutical company founded in 1981 and exclusively focused on dermatology. The company has 31 wholly-owned affiliates with a worldwide network of distributors and 4,000 employees. Galderma's extensive product portfolio is available in 70 countries and treats a range of dermatological conditions including: acne, rosacea, onychomycosis, psoriasis & steroid-responsive dermatoses, pigmentary disorders, skin cancer and medical solutions for skin senescence. In 2011, Galderma acquired Q-Med, a Swedish medical device company specialized in aesthetics, strengthening Galderma's presence in the aesthetic and corrective market.
With approximately 19 percent of revenues invested each year to discover and develop new products and access innovative technologies, the company is one of the world's leading investors in dermatology R&D. Four state-of-the-art R&D centers, of which Sophia Antipolis in France is one of the largest dermatology sites in the world, and four manufacturing sites are dedicated to providing a wide range of innovative medical solutions which meet the highest standards of safety and efficacy. Strategic brands in the US include Epiduo®, Oracea®, Clobex®, Differin®, MetroGel®, Vectical® and Cetaphil®. For more information, please visit www.galdermausa.com.
Important Safety Information
Indication: Epiduo Gel is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 9 years of age and older. Adverse Events: In controlled clinical studies, the most commonly reported adverse events (>1%) in patients treated with Epiduo Gel were dry skin, contact dermatitis, application site burning, application site irritation and skin irritation.
Warnings/Precautions: Patients taking Epiduo Gel should avoid exposure to sunlight and sunlamps and wear sunscreen when sun exposure cannot be avoided. Erythema, scaling, dryness, stinging/ burning, irritant and allergic contact dermatitis may occur with use of Epiduo Gel and may necessitate discontinuation.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Data on file, Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
Friedlander SF, Eichenfield LF, Fowler JF Jr, Fried RG, Levy ML, Webster GF. Acne epidemiology and pathophysiology. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2010;29:2-4.
Thiboutot D, Gollnick H,Bettoli V, et al; Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne. New insights into the management of acne: an update from the GlobalAlliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne group. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;60(5)(suppl):S1-S50.
American Academy of Dermatology. Acne: Who gets and causes. Accessed at: https://www.aad.org/skin-conditions/dermatology-a-to-z/acne/who-gets-causes on February 4, 2013.
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You should not die from peeing on an electric fence unless it is someone who has made their own with lethal current or you have a weak heart/pacemaker. Proper electric fences use a voltage of around 10Kvolt but in very short non-lethal pulses. Of course some idiots just plug a length of conductor into mains and manage to kill people every so often but then you have a good chance to die on contact, no peeing needed.
I can confirm one case of pee on fence survival, a mate of mine did this when we were about 14 to prove how tough he was. He screamed like a girl and ended up on his back with an embarrassing wet patch. Most amusing for the rest of us but the string of profanity from him confirmed his non-dead status.
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"Honestly, musicals? I just can't," she told Billboard of the FOX show, which recently featured her song, "The Climb." "What if this was real life and I was just walking down the street on Rodeo Drive and all of a sudden I just burst into song about how much I love shoes?"
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The tween singer-actress also revealed that despite her chart hits, she's no fan of pop music.
"I listen to zero pop music, which is really weird for someone who makes pop music," she told the mag. "My 13-year-old self would have beaten up my 17-year-old self because she would be like, 'You're a sellout!'"
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However, Miley explained that her dance floor-ready latest album, "Can't Be Tamed," is more than just hooks and a flashy image.
"It's not dance music that's just about, 'Ooh, I'm in the club and everyone's looking at me,'" Miley said. "It means something. I'm not just sitting here trying to sell glitz and glamour…because no one lives that life. A lot of [pop] songs are super shallow, but this music isn't."
Miley's not afraid to take on things she's not into – in recent months, she's admitted to having never listened to Jay-Z, said she's "never seen ['Twilight'] and never will" and even dissed Justin Bieber, telling MTV, "I'm not necessarily a fan."
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Franklin L. Crane was elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Topeka Association in 1856. These pages contain the association's financial accounts as well as an ongoing narrative about town association business. It describes sales and trades of lots, efforts to start businesses and cultural institutions, and the names of people involved in Topeka's early history. Interspersed throughout these accounts of association business are brief mentions of Franklin Crane's personal affairs. Select pages have been chosen from this volume.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Franklin Loomis Crane Collection, #320, Box 2, Volume 2
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PHOENIX – Arizona ranked near the bottom in its percentage of people receiving flu vaccinations during the 2012-2013 season, an advocacy group reported this week.
According to the Trust for America's Health, 38.3 percent of Arizonans 6 months and older got a flu shot, ranking 49th among all states and the District of Columbia. Among those ages 18-64, 27.3 percent were vaccinated, ranking 50th.
In comparison, Massachusetts ranked first for vaccination rates: 57.5 percent among those 6 months and older and 48.5 percent among those ages 18-64.
Rich Hamburg, deputy director of the Trust for America's Health, said the U.S. overall needs to improve its vaccination rates, since fewer than half of Americans received a flu shot during the 2012-2013 season.
"No matter what the number is in a particular state the goal is to really establish a norm, a cultural norm, of annual flu vaccinations to make sure that we have mechanisms in place to be better able to vaccinate all Americans," he said.
Arizona's flu season started in October and will end sometime in mid-spring. Through early this month, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported 1,016 cases.
Jennifer Tinney, program director with The Arizona Partnership for Immunization, said the state's warm weather can lead to nonchalance when it comes to the flu.
"It's 70 degrees, it's 80 degrees in December and they think, 'Oh you know winter and flu season are far, far away.' Again, unfortunately, it's just beginning to creep up at that time," she said.
Working-age people, who are most likely to develop the flu, are less likely to get vaccinated because they often balance working full-time with raising a family, Tinney said.
Dr. Lisa Villarroel, medical director for epidemiology and disease control for the Arizona Department of Health Services, said adults can spread the flu virus by showing up to work instead of staying home when sick.
"There is absolutely a culture that's been bred to not appear weak. And so you go to work no matter what," Villarroel said. "I think you'd be doing everyone and your supervisors a favor if you did not do that."
This season, the most prevalent flu strain is H1N1, often referred to as swine flu, which caused the 2009 pandemic resulting in around 10,000 deaths across the U.S. But this time H1N1 doesn't pose as much of a threat – as long as people get a flu shot.
"The best way to prevent the flu is of course to get vaccinated. This is more effective than any other intervention that people can come up with," Villarroel said.
Hamburg, with the Trust for America's Health, said the Affordable Care Act may encourage more vaccinations as people test out their new insurance cards. Under the national health reform, flu vaccinations are covered without a co-pay in all states, something Hamburg said will remove the obstacle of payment.
"We need to remove barriers, whether it's lack of information or lack of access or lack of resources; to seek out and receive these vaccinations, those are all priorities," Hamburg said.
Dr. Lisa Villarroel with the Arizona Department of Health Services discusses ways to prevent the flu. (Video by Harmony Huskinson)
Flu vaccinations, 2012-2013 season:
Six months and older
1. Massachusetts: 57.5 percent
2. South Dakota: 56.7 percent
2. Rhode Island: 56.7 percent
4. Hawaii: 54.3 percent
5. Maryland: 53.1 percent
49. Arizona: 38.3 percent
50. Idaho: 37.8 percent
51. Florida: 34.1 percent
Ages 18-64
1. Massachusetts: 48.5 percent
2. South Dakota: 48.3 percent
3. Minnesota: 45.5 percent
4. Rhode Island: 44.9 percent
5. Hawaii: 44.2 percent
50. Arizona: 27.2 percent
51. Florida: 22.6 percent
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014
By Harmony Huskinson
Cronkite News


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Additionally, I finished the JSpeex codec plug-in.
Sounds like (no pun intended) that coding sound for Linux is quite a bucket of joy.
Are there any docs or tutorials for soundsystem jpct?
After figuring out that i now have to add libraries and codecs (haven't updated the SoundSystem for ages...), sound is back again...
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Have young people never had it so bad?
Rising wages and low house prices helped the baby boom generation to prosper. Today's young face high unemployment, expensive education, and a lifetime of renting. Have they never had it so bad?
Let's take a typical 24-year-old everyperson. This person lives in Nottingham.
There's a one-bedroom flat they want but it costs £120,000. You need a salary of more than £25,000 to get a mortgage for that.
But this everyperson has no salary. They're one of the 18.5% of people aged 18-24 in the UK who are out of work. Our 24-year-old has a degree and a £25,000 debt to pay off from university.
The everyperson has moved back in with their parents, part of the "boomerang adultescents".
A job is the most pressing requirement but many of those are now going to older workers. The over-50s accounted for 93% of the job increases over the last decade, according to analysis by investment bank Citi.
And there's the growing number who put off retiring. Working people of pension age have nearly doubled over the last two decades, reaching 1.4 million in 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics.
In 1957 Harold Macmillan declared: "Most of our people have never had it so good."
Today no politician would utter those words.
Yet there's a growing belief that the generation of baby boomers born in the two decades before 1965 were lucky to live when they did. Houses were easier to come by when young and rocketed in value. Pensions were generous. Unemployment was mostly low. Now, aged between 50 and 70, they have had it pretty good.
The question for today's young might be, have they ever had it so bad?
Baby boomers: From cradle to retirement home
There have been eras indisputably worse. A whole generation went to war in 1914 and 1939. There was the hunger and unemployment of the Great Depression. And child labour in Victorian times.
But take 1963, the year that marked the end of national service and the rise of the Beatles, and you have an interesting cut-off point for comparison. Is 2013 the hardest time for young people in the last 50 years?
Today, for the first time, a person in their 80s has higher living standards than someone working in their 20s, the Financial Times reported in October 2012.
A student who started university in 2011 will graduate with average debts of £26,000 and bleak career prospects.
And even the lucky ones who get good jobs face a lifetime of renting, unless the "Bank of Mum and Dad" is willing and liquid enough to help out.
Baby boomers born in the 1940s to mid 60s bought their first home when prices were low and watched property prices shoot up as house-building slowed while the population rose. There was relatively low unemployment up to the 1980s and again in the 1990s and 2000s.
Wages rose. Low inflation and globalisation kept prices down. They got generous pensions.
There was poverty too, but those middle and top earners flourished. They are the lucky generation. So goes the theory.
It's not just young agitators saying this. In 2010, Conservative frontbencher David Willetts, born in the late 1950s, tackled the subject in his book The Pinch. It is subtitled "How the baby boomers took their children's future - and why they should give it back."
Willetts pointed out the crucial role of demography.
When births spiked after the war, it was thought this new generation would struggle due to the competition for jobs and resources.
But the reverse turned out to be true. Being a big generation meant faster economic growth and more lobbying power. "Our slice of the pie might be smaller but the pie will grow faster than in the lifetimes of other cohorts," Willetts explained.
And the baby boomers are living longer, creating an imbalance between workers and retired.
It means our putative 24-year-old faces a future of a small working population supporting a large number of elderly people.
By 2035 it is projected that those aged 65 and over will account for 23% of the total population, up from 15% in 1985.
Despite austerity, the state pension has been bolstered, winter fuel payments are outside the reach of means testing, and free bus pass and TV licence retained for the elderly. At the same time the government has cut benefits in real terms and axed the Education Maintenance Allowance in England.
Pensioners have traditionally been portrayed as vulnerable or deserving. But it is time for a rethink, campaigners say.
In October 2011, a new group, the Intergenerational Foundation, argued that older people were "hoarding housing" and should be encouraged to downsize.
"Older generations own more than two-thirds of the nation's housing stock," says Angus Hanton co-founder of the foundation. "They have rewarded themselves with unaffordable pensions and intimidate policy makers through sheer cohort size and lobby-power."
It's dangerous and misleading to talk this way, argues Dot Gibson, general secretary of the National Pensioners Convention. Poverty rates amongst the under-25s and the over-65s both stand at 20%. There are also many shared concerns between young and old such as a lack of suitable housing, she says.
"What this artificial generational conflict fails to recognise is that different generations are already helping out each other inside the family - whereas the real division in our society is between rich and poor."
Gibson alludes to the unofficial redistribution of wealth of parents helping children with their mortgage. But a report for the Resolution Foundation On borrowed time? argued that while bequests like this will play a role, many elderly people may consume their wealth rather than passing it on, especially for long-term care.
"Given that it is lower-income pensioners who are most likely to need to draw down their housing equity in this way, we might expect their [often] lower-income families to be less likely to benefit from inheritance," the report predicted.
It comes down to fairness, says James Sefton, professor of economics at Imperial College Business School, who has done economic forecasts at the Treasury. Government debt is stacking up for the young. Meanwhile those born 1945-65 have lived through times of unprecedented plenty.
"If you think about the baby boom generation they lived through peace and unparalleled prosperity. You'd struggle to explain why that generation should be able to leave huge debts to the next generation."
So why are the young not taking to the streets?
They're too busy trying to get by, argues Caroline Mortimer, a recent graduate. "We're aware of the problems of an ageing population. But we can't think about pensions and buying houses because we've got to get an actual job and pay the rent."
She argues that the notion of "respecting your elders" may also have blunted the desire to take on the baby boomers. And there's still an attitude that young people are "ungrateful", she believes. "Older people are worried about their own children but not other people's kids."
And, of course, while the economic situation may look grim, young people do have some advantages over previous generations.
Their world has opened up massively. Expectations are that young people will start work and settle down later. This leaves them free to travel and the costs are much lower than 50 or even 30 years ago.
A return flight to Johannesburg might have cost £500 in 1980. By 2008 it was £505, which allowing for inflation was a massive reduction in real terms. A return to Sydney was £716. In 2008 it was £699.
Then there's the field of consumer electronics. In the 1970s and 1980s buying a television was expensive. Having access to entertainment and information was limited.
Computers were exotic and pricey. And that was before you could even go online. "I remember buying my first computer in about 1984," says technology writer Jonathan Margolis. "It was an Amstrad 9512 and cost £400 in Dixons. It was about 6 weeks' wages and considered a huge bargain."
Now you can pick up a laptop for as little as £100. Today nearly all a person's entertainment needs can be found on something that didn't exist 30 years ago - the mobile phone.
But these blandishments may be seen as inadequate compensation for the economic hardships. And baby boomers get the same gadgets and cheap travel.
The generational squeeze hasn't hit home yet, says Sefton. But it's coming. The solution may be for the better off in that generation taking over responsibility for their own health and social care, he argues. Rich countries - Norway, South Korea, Singapore - have set up investment funds to provide for future generations.
You could argue this is just boom and bust writ large. The economy grows, baby booms happen. You can't penalise a generation that was lucky. Willetts, who is now the Universities Minister, disagrees. Demography makes it too big a gap.
"When you look at the hard financial facts of the houses we own and the pensions we've built up, it's a big challenge to the baby boomer generation to which I belong."


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Letters Complaining about Linux
I get annoyed every time a Linux magazine publishes a letter complaining about some supposed shortcoming of Linux compared to Windows. And, since Linux Journal seems to do it at least every other issue, I get annoyed a lot.
Sure, Linux isn't perfect. No OS is. But the suggestion that things just work in Windows or that it is easier to correct problems is wrong. In my experience, things are more likely to "just work" in Linux.
In Windows, you often have to hunt down an install disk. And, forget about getting your problem solved when Windows messes up. Instead of being able to fix a config file, you usually end up going through multiple un-installs, reboots and re-installs hoping that eventually it will work.
I suspect that the people saying they're going back to Windows are actually marketing trolls employed by a certain closed-source company to promote its OS. Otherwise, there is no way any rational person could really imagine that Windows is in any way superior to Linux in the ease-of-use department.
Windows wins in only one area so far as I can see. It comes pre-installed,
while you usually have to install Linux. Otherwise, it's just painful
compared to any recent Linux distribution.
Gary Dale
I do think a fair number of people legitimately switch back to Windows. And, that's fine, what with free will and all. For a very large amount of computer needs, Linux fits the bill perfectly. There are a few instances when it does not. Commercial gaming is one of them for sure. (That's not to say there aren't many games for Linux, commercial and otherwise, just that the majority still are Windows-only.)
I think an even bigger pull, however, is peer support. Everyone has a cousin or uncle that can help with computer problems. Not too many people have someone who can help with Linux problems. Again, that's not to say help is unavailable, it's just nontraditional. While calling weird Uncle Marvin for Windows support isn't always the smartest thing to do, it's what many people are comfortable doing. Plus, with Windows 7, the "searching for drivers" game is largely over. Perhaps Microsoft took its cues from the Linux world, but for the most part, Windows now has drivers for most products by default.
Either way, it's hard to beat free, and Linux has several varieties of free from which to choose. I don't expect Microsoft to follow suit any time soon.—Ed.
Net Neutrality Legislation
We in the FOSS world often talk about freedom and stress its importance. That is why I am so disappointed in the recent legislation on Net Neutrality. We honor people's freedom to use their belongings as they best see fit, yet we fall for the canard that if people associate, and freely pool their resources, maybe even incorporate, then their property and freedoms should be curtailed.
And, typically, such actions have unintended consequences. Rather than see a small number of large corporations negotiate terms of the values of different kinds of Net traffic with each other or their customers, we will have those same corporations working with Washington representatives to mold and modify the regulations of Net Neutrality on an ongoing basis. Google and Verizon are not leaders in the Net Neutrality effort from the desire to have their traffic treated like any other—they are there to influence the rules and rule-makers right from the start. So there will be Net non-Neutrality, but instead of being based on who has the best deal, with the consumer-driven marketplace to correct the eventual mistakes, such rules will be based on those who have the best lobbyists and the most influence to pedal. These deals will be forged in back rooms and after-hours deals. The small guy or startup will have a harder time getting established, and the consumer will have less visibility and opportunity to correct problems.
This Net Neutrality regulation replaces freedom with centralized control,
and that's a danger any FOSS proponent should recognize.
Keith Reed
Scary 1984 references aside, Net Neutrality is a worrisome topic. I fear that since the world now depends on data more than ever before, the waters are going to get murkier rather than clearer. Sadly, I don't really have anything to add to your comment, other than an urge to don my tin-foil hat.—Ed.
Unity Desktop
Thank you for the February 2011 issue about the Linux desktop. I am
running Ubuntu 10.10 on an Eee PC and find it far superior to the Microsoft
XP system that was delivered with it, with one exception (and Mr
Shuttleworth wanted some feedback about the Unity desktop). I found it to
be difficult to use. Most of the applications I need are buried way down in
the menus, often requiring longer to find them than I was willing to spend.
I could have simply customized the icon mix on the icon list; however, there
is a shocking lack of any resource to instruct me on
changing the behavior. Until setting it up with the user icon selection
is intuitive, the Unity interface will not be widely adopted, and worse,
it will not win any Linux converts from the Windows crowd. Fortunately, I was
able to find the key to starting the more traditional desktop, and I am off
and running with it. Mr Shuttleworth should consider studying not only
confirmed Linux users, but more casual users as well. I like the concepts
behind Unity, but the implementation needs a bit of intuition built in, but
then again, that's what innovation is all about. Please keep up the good
Jim O.
I'm completely with you on this one. I recently put the Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook edition on my Netbook as well, and I absolutely hate Unity. Like you, I find it hard to get to applications, and although a simple menu is quick and responsive on an underpowered Netbook, I found the Unity interface slow and kludgy.
Thankfully, Unity is just the default, and it can be changed easily. As to why Canonical decided Unity was the ideal interface, I have no idea. Perhaps it will be better when it hits the 11.04 desktop edition, but as it is now, I'm not a fan.—Ed.
No Chance!
I read Stuart Jarvis' article "Organize Your Life with Nepomuk" with great interest [LJ, February 2011]. With open source, I appreciate the accessibility of information. If something interesting exists, it will be known by the community.
The problem is the name of the project! Nepomuk is also the name of Hitler's grandmother. The family history is complicated, not glorious, and a great part of it has been removed by Hitler himself, so I cannot be more precise.
The project has nothing to do with that, but this coincidence can be
harmful for us. I don't know what to do. Changing the name is not a good
idea; doing nothing is certainly the best, hoping that nobody knows the
grandmother's name!
Happy New Year and thank you for the quality of your work.
Stuart Jarvis replies: I'm glad you liked the article. You are right, sharing information is one of the great things about free software.
About the name Nepomuk, as I'm sure you know, it is an acronym and one that was chosen by the original research project rather than by KDE. We had not made any association with Hitler's grandmother, but there are plenty of other more wholesome connections that can be made. There is, for example, John of Nepomuk, a national saint in the Czech Republic, and Nepomuk is also a friendly dragon in a German children's book.
Within KDE software itself, we prefer to talk about the "semantic desktop" (or the results of the technology, such as desktop search), as that is a more descriptive and understandable name. So, we do not see a need to change the name of the technology, but we already were planning not to use "Nepomuk" very widely.
I hope you will enjoy using KDE software that benefits from Nepomuk as the technology continues to mature.
Feedback Error
In the February 2011 issue's Letters section, Jeffrey Brendecke said that in Dave Taylor's article in the
November 2010 issue "Scripting Common File Rename Operations" the
code snippet f=foo.bar.txt echo "$f" | cut -d. -f2
results in bar.txt. In
fact, it returns bar. Using
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have gotten us txt.
Scott Field
I love the ability of many "smart" phones to have an animated background. I
searched the Internet for a way to replicate the effect on my computer and
stumbled on the program xwinwrap from different forums. After a little bit
of digging, I found a .deb and now enjoy various video loops as my desktop.
It would be awesome if an article was written highlighting this program to
other Linux Journal readers.
Milton Pleasant
Thanks Milton! You just gave me an idea for a Linux Journal Tech Tip video. I'll be sure to give you credit.—Ed.
Why Not to Use Gmail
I've been using Linux for 11 years and Gmail for almost six years.
I've slowly started to realize I don't own or control my e-mail.
Astonishing, I know. Anyway, I did a quick Google search (silly, right?)
and was unable to find anything on "reasons to avoid using
Gmail". I was
wondering if LJ would be interested in doing an article on this. I know we
all love Google for its genuine greatness when it comes to selling us
free items, but I really think it would be awesome to see the flip side of
Thanks a bunch!
Oddly enough, many of our readers already don't use Gmail. I must admit, I do myself, but I get chided for it often. I do think Gmail gets targeted rather specifically in these things though, when in reality Hotmail and Yahoo are just as creepy. Sure, you can delete e-mail easier with them, but does it really get deleted? How would we know? Yes, it's scary how much information is stored on servers we don't control. And, don't even get me started on Facebook!—Ed.
WebOS and Technology
WebOS lies dormant on the playing field and slowly begins to rebuild itself. The challenge as a user is finding consumer confidence. With HP bringing various assets to the front, it can grow confidence. I had a choice between a Pixi Plus and a Droid and chose the open productivity of the Palm.
Of all things, the Open Source community grows stronger daily, in large
part because consumerism drives trends. It is not always a matter that is
driven by passing fads. Open source is one of the best ways to go in the
large and expanding community. I look forward to Palm and HP expanding the
market and forming confidence in the end product.
Joseph Ziehm
We have at least one WebOS fan here on staff at Linux Journal. Most of us just haven't had an opportunity to try it. In the past, you had to be a Sprint user to get a Palm, so that really hurt adoption. Perhaps now that HP is running things, we'll see a bit wider availability, and perhaps WebOS will catch on. Android has a huge head start though. Hopefully, WebOS will do well, and we'll continue to have choices that are open. Those are my favorite types of choices.—Ed.
I have to agree with Bill Childers in the recent Point/Counterpoint on the Tablet PC [LJ, February 2011]. I also would add that I am waiting for a major improvement before I buy one, and that is multitasking. I feel like it is 1994, and we are waiting for Windows 95 to come out. Pardon me, but that is the best analogy I could come up with. Also, at that time I had not found Linux yet.
The iPad has one very specific and professional use—in sales
presentations and on-site meetings. The salesman I work with has told
me that it is a much easier and intuitive medium for making a sales presentation
to a client, because it is hands-on, a novelty item and reduces the need
for a projector and laptop. Otherwise, great job with the debate.
XFCE Is Much Lighter on Resources
In the February 2011 article "The Second-String Desktop", Shawn Powers compared Ubuntu to Xubuntu
to see which used less RAM. He was shocked when they both used about the
same amount of RAM, but he should not have been. The reason is that Xubuntu
is not trying to be lighter on resources but instead simply an alternative
to the traditional GNOME desktop environment. If you want to see how light
XFCE really can be, you should look at CrunchBang XFCE. It uses less
than 100MB of RAM when initially installed. It's better than Ubuntu, Xubuntu and
Lubuntu and perfect for low-resource systems. My point is that Ubuntu pulls
in all sorts of unneeded and bloated dependencies that defeat the purpose
of a low-resource system.
At the time of this response, the Xubuntu home page says, "An official version of Ubuntu Linux that uses the XFCE desktop environment. Designed for low-specification computers". So I would argue that Xubuntu is meant to be lighter than Ubuntu. You are correct that CrunchBang is a great example of an easy-on-the-resources implementation of XFCE. As far as "better", well, that's unfortunately a matter of preference. I don't think any of them are "better" than GNOME, but I freely admit that's my own opinion! Thanks for pointing out CrunchBang though. It's a great distro.—Ed.
Re: "Netflix and Linux, It's a DRM Shame"
In the February 2011 issue's Upfront section, Shawn Powers mentions that Netflix should release its proprietary software to users running GNU/Linux on their desktops, rather than just for devices, such as Roku. He mentions that "the motivation to reverse-engineer [the software] would be close to zero". I think Shawn is missing the point.
The free (as in freedom) software community is ethically opposed to proprietary software and, as a consequence, DRM (DRM cannot exist within free software). Should Netflix release its software, it never would be an option for the Free Software community. In fact, the only ethical use of proprietary software is to develop a free alternative. However, Netflix will never be a thought in my mind, even with a free decoder, until it removes its restrictions and provides a DRM-free, preferably open, format.
More information, including a petition to Netflix to remove its DRM, can be
found at DefectiveByDesign.org: www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1093.
Mike Gerwitz
I didn't miss the point; I was simply making a different point. Although I would love to see Netflix exist without DRM, I also would like to see Netflix exist in any form for Linux users. Whether individuals agree or disagree with Netflix's business decisions, as it stands, the entire Linux Desktop community is unable to use Netflix. My point was not whether or not they should, but that they can't.
I am a proponent of free as in freedom. I'm also a proponent of choice. I continue to believe that people should be allowed to make choices with which we disagree. I could get my soapbox out, but I think I'll leave it there. Thanks for the feedback.—Ed.


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DENVER — A Denver judge refused Thursday to stop recall elections for two Colorado Democratic state senators who supported gun restrictions, even though the lawmakers are challenging the validity of the petitions.
Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt ruled against Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Pueblo Sen. Angela Giron, who tried to have recall elections blocked because of missing wording on the petitions to recall them.
Morse and Giron argued the petitions were invalid because they didn't ask for an election for a successor, as detailed in the state Constitution. Hyatt ruled that the successor language isn't required and that the petitions were acceptable and shouldn't be thrown out on "hyper-technical grounds."
The lawmakers sought a preliminary injunction from the judge, which prompted the ruling. The lawmakers haven't said whether they plan to appeal.
After the ruling, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order setting elections for both senators on Sept. 10. No Colorado state legislator has ever faced a recall election.
Morse's campaign adviser Kjersten Forseth said "he believes in what he's done" and he's prepared to talk to voters.
"He needs to be judged on the entirety of his record, not just a few votes," she said.
Both lawmakers are being targeted because of their support for legislation that limits most ammunition magazines to 15 rounds and an expansion of background checks to include online and private firearm sales. Most Colorado sheriffs are also suing to overturn the laws, which took effect July 1.
Proponents of the recall and the sheriffs suing said the new laws violate the Second Amendment.
Attorney Mark Grueskin, who represented Morse and Giron, has argued that the recall petitions that were circulated for both lawmakers didn't tell signers everything they needed to know.
The petitions asked whether the lawmakers should be recalled but didn't ask whether an election should be held to appoint a successor. Grueskin said that omission invalidates every signature.
Richard Westfall, an attorney for the recall petitioners, said they followed the rules and relied on the guidance of elections officials who provided a form template used for recalls for years. The recall language Grueskin and Democrats argue is so critical is procedural, he said.
"There's no question whatsoever that the proponents of this case acted in complete good faith and tried mightily to comply with laws," Westfall said.
Grueskin argued that the fact the recall template language has been used for so long by secretaries of state poses a conundrum: "If government makes a mistake often enough does it stop becoming a mistake?"
Hyatt ruled the language isn't an "essential inclusion" in recall petitions.
"Colorado citizens' right to exercise the power of recall is a fundamental right, the exercise of which is to be liberally construed," he said.
While Giron's district favors Democrats, Morse faces a tougher challenge. When he was re-elected in 2010, he won by a couple hundred votes.


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With Curiosity landing on Mars, it seems like a good time to address Jews in space … or at least religion in science fiction and fantasy. For those who are serious about their fun summer reading, here are a few suggestions.
In the past couple of years, we've purchased 3 books which address this issue: Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars edited by Doulas Brode and Leah Deyneka (Scarecrow Press, 2012;) Morality for Muggles by Moshe Rosenberg (Ktav, 2011;) and Sacred Space by Douglas E. Cowan (Baylor University Press, 2010.)
"May the Force be with Jew," says Andrew Bank, in the Star Warsanthology. He compares Judaism with "Jedi-ism." Both systems have a long tradition of oral transmission; stress respect for the mentor/teacher; and emphasize the importance of actively choosing to act as a force of good. On the other hand, Julien Fielding finds many aspects of Eastern religions in the Star Wars series. He analyzes the characters' names, costumes, and actions to find links to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
In Sacred Space, Cowan examines God, prophecy, and religion in many of my favorite (and much missed) television series. Many science fiction stories leave out any explicit mention of religion, but Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in my opinion the best of the ST series) and Babylon 5 both featured many alien cultures, each with their own perspective on God and their own place in the universe. While the protagonists of the Stargate series had adventures on a different planet each week, the underlying story in the Stargate series was trace back the origin of life and to figure out how individuals and even whole species can achieve transcendence. Similarly, the remains of the mostly polytheistic human race in Battlestar Gallactica sought their planet or origin, while fighting with the monotheistic Cylons.
Moving back into our galaxy, Moshe Rosenberg finds lessons in Jewish values in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. His first chapter focuses on something near and dear to many kids' hearts: breaking the rules. He shows that most of Harry's rule breaking was to protect one or more of his friends. Rosenberg show examples from the Talmud and Tanach where breaking the rule was the best options. Other chapters focus on friendship, teachers, and prejudice.
For those more interested in the science, NASA has some amazing pictures of our planet, our galaxy, and beyond in their Picture of the Day galleryhttp://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
p.s. Of course I know that many Jews actually have been in space – astronauts from several countries are members of the tribe!


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Bisons win streak stopped
After winning five straight games for the first time since 2007, the Herd's hot streak came to an end. The Bisons were defeated by the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-3 on Monday night.
Bisons stater Dylan Owen was only able to go five innings and gave up five hits and allowed two runs. Owen struck out five batters.
John Mayberry Jr. was the Bison killer on the night, scoring the game tying run in the sixth and belted a solo home run in the second inning.
For the Herd, Mike Hessman started off the offense as he reached base on a single and was driven in by catcher J.R House in the second inning. Hessman finished the night 1-4 and still leads the International League in home runs and RBI. House and Mike Cervenak went 2-4 with the RBI hits in the loss.
Catcher Dane Sardinha hit a two run home run to give the IronPigs insurance runs and ultimately to the final score of 6-3.
After being named the International League's batter of the week, right fielder Jesus Feliciano went 0-4 and saw his league high batting average dip to .372. The Herd will finish their four game series with the IronPigs Tuesday, sending Pat Misch (4-0, 3.02 ERA) to the mound.


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Devil Said Bang
What do you do after you've escaped Hell, gone back, uncovered the true nature of God, and then managed to become the new Lucifer?
Well, if you're James Stark, you have to figure out how to run Hell while also trying to get back out of it... again. Plus there's the small matter of surviving. Because everyone in Heaven, Hell, and in between wants to be the fastest gun in the universe, and the best way to do so is to take down Lucifer, a.k.a. James Stark.
And it's not like being in L.A. is any better — a serial-killer ghost is running wild and Stark's angelic alter ego is hiding among the lost days of time with a secret cabal who can rewrite reality. Starting to care for people and life again is a real bitch for a stone-cold killer.
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Ce que les auditeurs disent de Devil Said Bang
- Eugenia
- 11/01/2015
Only 3 Stars, but Still Wonderful Series
I am still a huge fan of this well-written, engaging, fast-paced series, but this book is a little bit weaker than the previous installments.
Some other reviewers said it best, but there are some plot developments that have too many loopholes and some characters such as the Dreamers, that really stretched any believability.
Especially since I live in Los Angeles, I love all the locations and happenings in this city. And I adore all the wonderful references to movies, books and social media.
But no review is worth anything without a standing ovation to the narrator, MacLeod Andrews, who makes the character come alive.
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- Alex
- 01/05/2014
Still amusing but more contrived
This installment in the series still has a lot of what made the first book engaging, in its style, irreverence, and brutality but it has slid pretty far down the hill as far as the quality of writing. The plot is riddled with irrational actions and unconvincing twists that just aren't believable, even in the fantasy universe. Characters repeatedly display incredible power when they're using it to impress but then fail to use it in a fight for their life. Stark continues to walk into every trap imaginable without a thought in his pretty little head and ends up helpless before his enemies, not because of a fiendishly clever and devious deception on the villain's part but because Stark's an idiot. This makes it very difficult to respect the protagonist. There is also some completely ludicrous business with "dreamers" that makes absolutely no sense and frustrated me significantly.
That said, there are interesting developments. His new job as Lucifer is pretty amusing and kicks up a lot of awkward situations. The morality of God, Samael, and everyone else continues to fall further into the gray territory. Stark himself does some pretty nasty stuff but it's always warranted and I still consider him to be a decent fellow in a series of bad situations. Most of the previous books' characters reappear in this one and see about as much limelight as usual. It's Stark's show but, as always, he's just stumbling down the road laid out by his enemies and coming through by blind luck and the help of his friends.
The narrator was fantastic, as always. He really makes Stark's character come alive with the gruff tone and devil-may-care (pun intended) attitude.
I only rate this one as average quality but I'll continue on to the 5th book because I enjoy the universe and I'm interested in seeing if he gets God's job next :p
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- sarah
- 16/09/2012
Sandman Slim just keeps getting better!!
Any additional comments?
I love sandman slim! MacLeod Andrews has got to be one of the best narrators Ive ever heard. The different voices that he gives to each character amazes me. I think I am in love with him!!
Richard Kadrey what can I say. His writting just keeps getting better. Book 4 is probably my favourite of the Sandman Slim stories. Its a bit darker (if possible) than the rest.
Top job and a 5 star read!!
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- C. L. Turner
- 24/09/2012
"I've seen how the sausage is made..."
Sandman Slim has become a toothpick of his former self and he's jumped several sharks along the way. I was disappointed with the last book, saw several positive reviews for this one, was bored and in a forgiving mood.
Damned if I do that again!
MacLeod Andrews saves this hot mess, as usual. There are some great one-liners, but I think Kadrey has a machine to churn those out (or people just send their best to him via Twitter). Even the best, favorite characters get sent backfield on this one.
Implausible situations (considering the context), convenient superpowers, an "unending", you never actually get the sense that Stark is ever in any real danger, so why bother, and you're just kinda sick of him after the first page. There are several points in the story that caused my eyes to roll and think "well, THAT was convenient...what handy thing happens next?"
Contrived...yep, that's the word I was looking for.
Ah well. Should have known better!
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- Professor
- 17/09/2012
New Lucifer is in town!!!!
The author made some interesting choices in this book.
But the plot is great narration is excellent and you have to listen for it!!!!!
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- FootballNutter
- 30/04/2015
Solid but lacking something...
This is a solid addition to the series. However the story was less interesting than the first two books. It's almost like Mr. Kadrey wrote himself into a corner with the ending to book 2, and this story is how he gets Sandman Slim out of said corner. The book suffers because of this. It was still a fun listen though and I'm hoping the rest of the series lives up to the expectations set by the first two books.
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- Cliff
- 11/09/2013
Sympathy for the Devil
Would you consider the audio edition of Devil Said Bang to be better than the print version?
Yes, the audio is better than the print version as the narrarator does such a good job.
What other book might you compare Devil Said Bang to and why?
I can't really think of anything similar. This is a cross between urban fantasy and cyberpunk. Great punk sensibilities in an urban fantasy setting. The closest might be Simon Green's Nightside sereies but without all the self-bluster.
Which scene was your favorite?
The scenes where Stark deals with the child ghost.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Heck I would listen to the whole series in one setting if I had the time and stamina.
Any additional comments?
This is a great series. This could have been the finale to the series if the author wanted as it closes most issues out while still leaving enough unasnswered to keep the series going.
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- gardener97
- 11/07/2013
Incredible! I want MORE!
read them in order as this is book 4 - so good I will go back and listen to them all again. Keep a pen and pad close as you will want to write down some of the really funny lines!!
like "Hell is circus run by mental patients. Heaven's a gated community where we're the bastard step-kids the real kids hate. Daddy's little mistake." and "… couldn't have gotten me more confused if he'd pumped me full of LSD and tossed me in a spinning mirrored room full of rats" and some are really thoughtful like "It doesn't matter if you and everyone else in the room are thinking it. You don't say the words. Words are weapons. They blast big bloody holes in the world. And words are bricks. Say something out loud and it starts turning solid. Say it loud enough and it becomes a wall you can't get through."
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- Steven
- 28/10/2012
Not the best Sandman Slim book, but it was ok.
To me this wasn't the best Sandman Slim book, the beginning was a bit slow. It was a lot of Stark complaining about being the new Satan and him having to watch his back. It wasn't until he got top side when it got to be interesting, a lot of old characters and some good old Sandman Slim fun.
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- Amazon Fanatic
- 13/09/2020
Richard and McLeod Said BOOM!
Another story well written and another story well told! I can't wait to immediately jump into the next book!


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by Lisa Friedman
Most of the time I see the Jewish world through my Jewish Special educator lens. For me, last week's NFTY Convention and Youth Engagement Conference were no exception.
Three significant things happened:
1. Rabbi Rick Jacobs spoke of special needs and Jewish Disability Awareness Month from the bimah on Shabbat morning. He shared the bimah with Evan Traylor, NFTY President, and the focus of their d'var Torah was the gifts that each of us has to offer. (Read the entire d'var Torah here.) Here is a portion of what he said about special needs education:
Three weeks ago, in Washington D.C., Jacob [a student with special learning needs] joined the Religious Action Center's L'Taken Social Justice Seminar to learn how to raise his voice for justice and for what's right. He looked around, and said, "My gift is that I love to be part of this youth community. Even though it's been painful that I haven't always been let in and included, I feel a part of who we are."…Jacob spoke up about Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, which we are in the midst of right now, about what it means to have special needs, what it means to have special gifts that are not appreciated. He said it was for our country, as well as our Jewish community, to make sure that we are inclusive of all the gifts that people bring.
…There are people who came to this NFTY Convention who weren't sure that their gift would be understood and accepted. And there are many who didn't come at all, because even as great as we are, we haven't convinced the entire teen community that every single one of those gifts not only belongs, but that those gifts are needed. For Jacob, for us, for those here and for those not here, let us appreciate all of the gifts, all of the unique gifts that make us who we are, the ways in which God made each of us, that if we bring those gifts we can build a community of purpose and meaning, we can build a world of purpose and meaning.
2. NFTY participants were given the opportunity to visit HaMercaz and learn about this wonderful organization. HaMercaz is a one-stop resource in Los Angeles that provides ongoing assistance, advocacy and support for families and teens with special needs and developmental disabilities. They offer Jewish holiday celebrations, support groups and counseling, parent and professional workshops, social programs and connections to Jewish community programs including those at synagogues, Jewish schools and camps.
3. NFTY participants heard from Marc Elliot, author of "What Makes Me Tic," who spoke about life with Tourette Syndrome. He brings his message of creating a culture of tolerance around the country. The students that I spoke to after his presentation were powerfully moved by his inspirational presence.
So here's the thing. While all of this is wonderful, I find myself thinking that each one existed as its own separate entity. There was no enduring understanding, to my eye, that drew all of these moments together. Don't get me wrong; there was a time when inclusion and special education was an afterthought, if a thought at all, in our teen experiences. These are huge strides and I do not want to oversimplify any of them.
But the message of NFTY Convention was "Make Your Move." It was a call to action for our teens to make difference in the world, using their Jewish values as their guide.
Now it is our turn. We serve our teens best when we lead by example. The time has come for a concerted and unified effort across our Movement to bring awareness and full inclusion to every facet of Reform Jewish life.
Can we make our move?
Lisa Friedman is the Education Co-Director at Temple Beth-El in Hillsborough, New Jersey. This position includes overseeing an extensive Special Needs program within the Religious School with programs designed to help students successfully learn Hebrew, learn about their Jewish heritage and feel connected to their Jewish community. In addition, Lisa's works with families, staff and clergy to ensure a smooth transition for special needs students from Religious School through the b'nei mitzvah process and beyond.


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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) sent the following letter on September 14, 2010
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Madam Secretary:
I write today on behalf of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to request that during bilateral meetings at the upcoming UN General Assembly, you or other State Department officials raise concerns about religious freedom conditions in Turkey and Uzbekistan, as well as continue to lobby governments to vote against the flawed "defamation of religions" resolution.
With Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan leading the Turkish delegation, the United States should use this opportunity to encourage the Turkish government to address the long-standing lack of full legal recognition for religious minorities, including: Alevis; Greek, Armenian, and Georgian Orthodox Churches; Roman and Syriac Catholic Churches; Protestants; and Jews. In addition, as President Obama noted in his April 2009 address to the Turkish parliament, the United States should continue to urge Turkey to permit all religious minorities to train religious clergy in Turkey, including by reopening the Greek Orthodox Theological Seminary of Halki.
Turkey has a democratic government, and the country's constitution calls for the protection of the freedom of belief and worship and the private dissemination of religious ideas. Nonetheless, the Turkish government's attempt to control religion and its effort to exclude religion from the public sphere based on its interpretation of secularism result in serious religious freedom violations for many of the country's citizens, including members of majority religious communities. The United States also should work with Turkish authorities to allow women the freedom to express their religious or non-religious views through dress in order to respect both their beliefs and the secular status of the Turkish republic, as well as to remove legal restrictions on the wearing of clerical garb by non-Muslims in public.
President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan will also be in attendance at the General Assembly, and his government harshly penalizes individuals for independent religious activity, regardless of their religious affiliation. The United States officially has recognized the poor state of religious freedom in Uzbekistan by designating it a "country of particular concern" in 2009 for the government's systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom. The Uzbek government continues to arrest Muslims and repress individuals, groups, and mosques that do not conform to government-prescribed practices or that the government claims are associated with extremist political programs. Uzbek police and security forces raid and repress members of registered and unregistered religious groups for peaceful religious activity. Members of non-violent unregistered Muslim groups have been convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms, such as members of the Nur group. This policy has resulted in the imprisonment of thousands of persons; many reportedly are denied due process and are subjected to torture.
Though security threats do exist in Uzbekistan, including from members of groups that claim a religious linkage, these threats do not excuse or justify the scope and severity of the Uzbek government's maltreatment of religious communities. Religious minorities, especially those viewed as engaging in proselytism, also are targeted-a Pentecostal pastor and three Jehovah's Witnesses are currently imprisoned. Meetings on the margins of UNGA provide an opportunity for the United States to vigorously press for concrete legal reforms and for the release of prisoners jailed due to their religion or belief as a condition for further improvements in the bilateral relationship.
Finally, we appreciate the diligent work of the State Department regarding the "defamation of religions" issue. As you know, members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), especially Egypt and Pakistan, have repeatedly introduced "defamation" resolutions that attempt to limit the freedoms of religion and expression. Another such resolution is expected to be introduced during this session of the General Assembly, which will have many of the fatal flaws of previous versions. Due in part to the State Department's efforts, support at the UN for these resolutions has declined since 2008. In fact, in March 2010, a "defamation of religions" resolution received the fewest yes votes and most no votes ever cast on this issue in the UN Human Rights Council or its predecessor, coming within four votes of defeat. Continued U.S. opposition and leadership is critical, and the United States should redouble its efforts to finally defeat this resolution at the General Assembly. We urge you and your colleagues in all bilateral meetings to press delegations to vote against the flawed "defamation of religions" resolution.
We have focused our attention on Turkey and Uzbekistan because these are countries for which very high-level meetings already have been scheduled to coincide with the General Assembly session. Needless to say, however, if time permitted and other opportunities presented themselves, we would favor having issues of freedom of religion raised with each of the countries you meet with in New York that we have recommended for designation as CPCs. We have supplied a number of Assistant Secretaries and other key State Department officials with copies of the Commission's annual report, which can be used as a resource for raising issues regarding these other countries.
Leonard Leo
CC: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia
Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia
USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission. USCIRF Commissioners are appointed by the President and the leadership of both political parties in the Senate and the House of Representatives. USCIRF's principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom internationally and to make policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State and Congress.


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New trio the Lone Bellow discover the "Two Sides of Lonely."