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This Hitchcock double feature includes two of his early, English films: Sabotage and The Lodger. In Sabotage, at the beginning of World War II, German spies have insinuated themselves into British society and are planning bombings that a group of citizens are trying to stop. And in The Lodger, a landlady comes to believe that the new lodger in her building may be the modern day Jack the Ripper who is terrorizing London. ~ Baseline StudioSystems


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Manchester United will face Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
That will see Cristiano Ronaldo in action against his former United team-mates, since his left the EPL in 2009.
The 1st leg will take place at the Bernebau Stadium in February while the return affair at Old Trafford is in March.
Arsenal were drawn against last season's beaten finalists, Bayern Munich.
And Celtic's reward for reaching the knockout phase for the first time in 5 years, is a clash with Italian champions, Juventus.
We'll also see another major battle between Barcelona and AC Milan while Paris Saint-Germain take on Valencia.
The Germans will also see their current Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund, face their Ukrainian counterparts Shakhtar Donetsk.
And Schalke take on Galatasaray while competition debutants Malaga tackle Porto.
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Lionel Messi might be on the brink of history to win the FIFA Ballon'dor award for a 4th straight year.
But back home in his native country, the Barcelona goal machine finished 3rd in a poll by local journalists to determine Argentina's best sports star of 2012.
Messi has scored a record 90 goals this year, including 12 for Argentina.
But local reporters awarded the title to WBC middleweight boxing champion Sergio Martinez instead.
And 2nd place went to Taekwondo exponent Sebastian Crismanich, who won the nation's solitary Olympic gold medal at London 2012.
Messi thou was voted the best Argentinian footballer playing outside the country
Onto regional football news,
It took almost 3 hours for our Singapore Lions to clear immigration at the Suvarnabhumi airport and navigate through Bangkok's infamous peak-hour traffic jams,
before arriving at their hotel.
But the team still arrived with smiles on their faces as they checked into their rooms.
They came down later for a quick meal before a 90-minute recovery session in the swimming pool.
It's also believed that Lions defender Shaiful Esah, following a kick to his head during injurytime in the 1st leg, has recovered and declared fit for tomorrow's clash against Thailand.
Our Singapore Lions are looking to become the Kings of Southeast Asian football for an unprecedented 4th time.
And together with that accolade is the prize money, match bonuses and contributions from sponsors, totalling some $700,000.
Singapore's Football Association is also planning to hold celebrations for the team and the fans on Sunday, regardless of tomorrow's result.
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Louisville – In years gone by, it was not uncommon to find your neighbors at an ice cream social on Sunday during the summer.
"It was a chance to cool off from the heat with something sweet and ask how things were going with friends and family," says Councilman Tom Owen (D).
The idea is still alive.
On Sunday July 16th, the Belknap Neighborhood Association has modified the ice cream social concept as a way to introduce everyone to Warheim Park, one of the city's newest landmark.
"Warheim Park is unique because it was carved out of a wilderness in an urban area," says Owen, who hopes everyone will come out and see the park's uniqueness..
The Belknap Neighborhood Association is holding the Summer Sunday Sweetener from 6:30 to 8:30pm at 1832 Overlook Terrace.
For the price of a $1 to $2 ticket, samples of desserts from local bakers and restaurants, including Kizito's Cookies and Alameda, will be offered for Summer sampling.
Musical guests will be on hand as well as activities for kids.
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Our corporate world is run amok! Fractional reserve banking (or more properly, the Central Banking Warfare model) has all but destroyed any opportunity for human freedom and self determination. We are nothing but slave wage earners to a few billionaires in the world.
The two main mechanisms though which this occurs:
1) Indoctrination and manipulation through education and media. Our media produces pretty much nothing but target audiences for corporations, and dissatisfaction and apathy in the individuals who consume their products.
Our academic system is designed to create consumers who are to simply consume and produce (well, not produce so much anymore) in an accelerating system that requires constant growth. Long gone is the idea of the academy, and producing responsible citizens. Instead is a system designed to produce employees. And if you don't follow that route, after 4 years you end up with $40k in debt and almost no hope of finding real work (except perhaps for working for the government).
2) The control and expansion of government, who primary function (in actuality) is to clear the way for corporate profits (funneling taxes to private interests) and making sure the people don't get too uppity about it. How could one EVER expect the political system to remain free of the influence of money? It's almost pathological to think so...
So while the 'useful idiots' believe that more legislation and expansion of government will create a more just society, instead we're just creating the structure of control which is owned, either literally or figuratively, by the corporate interests.
In the intellectual circles of university (and by extension, the liberal left), the media is talked about adnauseaum, blaming Corporate America. However, the university system would never examine itself as a problem. And an academic, outside of an economics department, actually know something about how banking and money works, ha! Our entire education system is shockingly silent on educating our citizens on the realities of money and the markets.
I can hear Mr. Garrison: "Money's bad...banks are bad..." And that's the extent of financial education in the academic realm. Liberals, of course, see money as something dirty and evil, not to be thought too much about. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; willfully and happily ignorant.
This is not rocket science. After years of being spoon-fed liberalism in University (can't imagine being conservative there...you'd be lynched), I decided to listen to the OTHER GUY –something nobody seems to ever want to do. When you can see both sides of the coin, you can see the core problems. Nobody expects anyone to go from radical liberal to radical conservative, and to truly 'take in' these supposed opposing views. Education won't have someone who wants a wider view of things. Instead, you're focused to specialize and know more and more about less and less. Feynman said it perfectly:
"In this age of specialization men who thoroughly know one field are often incompetent to discuss another. The great problems of the relations between one and another aspect of human activity have for this reason been discussed less and less in public."
I'm no longer a liberal, although I'm a strong proponent for social justice and a more fair and equitable society. However, I'm not a conservative either, except that I see that the growth of government can have no good outcome.
If you can't see these two basic facts for what they are, if you don't understand how the money works in this world, and that the unlimited printing of money from nothing results in the buying of pretty much everything (including government ), and you're unwilling to do the research to understand how these things came about, then there's nothing more I can say. We can continue to call people who disagree with us names, and we can continue to argue about which politician will 'fix' the system and defriend those who disagree with our own political taste, but it's a deliberately endless argument that keeps us from identifying the core problem in society—namely, the Central Banking Warfare model used throughout the Western world today.
Right now, there's only one politician talking about the real issue, and trying to get people to understand what the problem is. He's willing to curtail one of the most important mechanisms of control of that system. But, even after the 2008 banking coup in the US, instead, we'll vote in someone who will continue to perpetuate this global warfare-banking model, as long as gays can get 'married' or we see a bit more funding for teachers.So, what can we do to FIX IT?!??!
And as an epilogue, my brother posted the attached photo on his wall the other day:
"Remember when teachers, public employees, Planned Parenthood, NPR and PBS crashed the stock market, wiped out half of our 401Ks, took trillions in taxpayer funded bail outs, spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico, gave themselves billions in bonuses, and paid no taxes? Yeah, me neither…Pass it on"
We can only blame the bankers so much. Take a look at the OSSTF's pension fund holdings. You want a better world? Tell your pension to stop investing in and supporting Exxon, Royal Dutch Shell, JP Morgan, UBS, Pfizer,Novartis, and dozens of others…This what Catherine Austin Fitts called her "Red Button".


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Aah, the "arena mistake" argument. Such a good example of "Let's agree to disagree... no, screw you, I hate you and everything you believe in. You're wrong, I'm right, graaaaaah!"
That being said, and an honest question here, how hard would it be to make PvP versions of the talent trees and then balance away to their little gladiator hearts' content?
They already have the 'only twinks in frozen XP BGs'... would it be that big of a coding change to expand that to trees?
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Stop. Just stop. Can we put a moratorium on the "Srsly, how hard can it be guys??" question?
Take this approach: every time you ask yourself that, assume that the engineers that have to actually plan, design, implement, and test your seemingly simple change have thought about it and concluded that it is not worth the time and energy.
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COVINGTON — The Newton County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in the recent spate of entering autos that has occurred in the southern portion of the county.
Justin Vaughn James, 21, of 30 Pope Trail is facing 18 counts of burglary in the second degree (entering auto) in connection with the crimes.
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According to NCSO Public Information Officer Deputy Cortney Morrison, the method of the crimes were very similar.
"They were all forced entry by busting a window and the only things that were taken were things that could be reached from that point of entry. No doors were ever opened," she said.
Investigators discovered people in the area were familiar with James and he surfaced as a suspect.
"He was identified by several witnesses as being in the area and also was identified from a photo line-up by witnesses and victims. In one case, a victim actually followed him and was able to get a tag number," Morrison said.
Also, the perpetrator in these break-ins evidently was cut while smashing and reaching through the windows and DNA was obtained.
"We are awaiting DNA results and more charges could be pending when those tests are concluded," Morrison said.
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- NCSO makes series of gang-related arrests ( October 14, 2013 )
- Tip leads to arrest of two teen burglary suspects ( February 28, 2014 )


text: Dunno why, but like 3:30 am every night, my computer will restart by itself, and I've checked everywhere in control panel to see if it's a scheduled task or what not, but it doesn't say anything about that. I wouldn't really care, but I think it's affecting my RAM (RAM gets erased everytime the computer shuts down and restarts if I'm not wrong), and every time it restarts, you have to shut down a lot of the programs that start on start-up, so it's an annoyance. Any help would be appreciated, karma and points for it as well.


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Your Console and Handheld Guide: PlayStation 2
The mighty PlayStation 2 was released with great fanfare but an anemic list of games. Sony, however, had a crucial head start on Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube by virtue of having built on their market-leading PlayStation console and having a year at market all to themselves. The result is that the PlayStation 2 is not only the best-selling game console of the last generation; it's among the top-selling consoles right now, as well. Looking at the number of terrific games that have come out over the past year, we're just not ready to call Sony's console dead.
At retail you might be able to find the older, clunky PS2 model, or maybe a refurbished one at a store like Game Crazy or GameStop, but Sony has concentrated its efforts on producing the PS2 Slim Line model. It's smaller, sleeker, cooler-looking and plays both original PlayStation and PS2 games equally. Sony also makes the 'multitap,' which lets four players join in the fun.
The graphics power of the PS2 is roughly equivalent to that of Nintendo's Wii.
Peripherals (first-party)
Over the years, Sony has made countless PS2 peripherals, like a broadband adapter, various memory cards (necessary on this system), and all kinds of controllers. Sony's EyeToy helped change gaming by experimenting with motion control before Nintendo's Wii came out.
Peripherals (third-party)
There are probably more peripherals made for the PS2 than any other console on Earth -- everything from racing wheels, fancy controllers and memory cards to skins, vertical stands for the console and more. We recommend looking into upgrading to wireless controllers and a big memory card.
Top Games
God of War II: This game is a legitimate Game of the Year contender for 2007 -- even against next-generation fare from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Has the PlayStation 2 got legs? This powerhouse of graphics and violent gameplay proves this and then some.
Guitar Hero I, II and III: Most people got their first taste of Guitar Hero on the PlayStation 2 and that's why GH III is selling so well for the platform. Hey, you've already got the extra guitars right? Why buy that stuff all over again when you can rock out on the PS2?
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2: What happens when you mix Final Fantasy and Disney characters? You get spiky-haired anime guys hanging out with Winnie the Pooh and Goofy. Not as childish as it sounds, these role-playing games are clever, stylish and a lot of fun.
Okami: An enchanting mix of Japanese mythology, calligraphy and Japanese classical artwork makes a strong argument for games as art. Okami is a modern classic not to be missed.
Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas: GTA, the poster boy for violent and controversial gaming, was born and raised on the PS2. All three games contain superb writing, acting, music and both mission-based and open-ended gameplay.
Shadow of the Colossus: A beautiful and slower-paced action/adventure/puzzle game, Shadow of the Colossus challenges players to hunt down and take down massive ancient monsters by figuring out their weaknesses and striking them down.
EyeToy: Play: The EyeToy camera looked promising, and though the peripheral basically turned out to be a novelty, this is the best game for kids this side of the Nintendo Wii. The motion control is a bit primitive now, but the game is accessible and fun for the whole family.
Amplitude and FreQuency: Harmonix burst onto the scene with these two clever, now classic, rhythm games, and little did we know at the time that they'd go on to tweak this very formula (hit colored buttons in time with music) to dominate gaming with Guitar Hero. You might not feel like a rock god while playing, but FreQuency and Amplitude are both finger-twisting fun.
Gran Turismo 4: One of the best and certainly most beautiful racing series makes its home on the PS2. If you're a car nut, it's worth finding out why.
Final Fantasy: The last few Final Fantasy games have been PS2 exclusives and -- particularly VII, IX and X -- are bona fide classics for the ages. Pick one and find out why this series is so beloved and popular.
If you just got a PlayStation 2, you're a bit late to the party, but don't let that get you down -- the PS2 is easily the best value in gaming today with lots of budget classic games and peripherals. Plus, the platform has such a large installed base, we predict that they'll be making new games -- A-list games -- for a few more years at least. The PS2 may not look like much, but it's still got it where it counts.


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B.A in Art
The BA curriculum has a liberal arts orientation, and is awarded to students in three specializations:
Studio Art Specialization
Within the studio art specialization, students can concentrate in any one of several media, each with its own dedicated facilities and equipment: drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, computer imaging, printmaking, photography, and ceramics
Graphic Design Specialization
The Graphic Design Specialization provides students with the necessary background to enter the competitive world of print and web design.
Art History Specialization
Two directions are open to art history majors: one prepares students for future graduate school study; the other is geared more toward the practical training needed for museum and gallery professionals.
For more details about the BA in Art, consult the UWF catalog


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This was good, and so easy, too. Some reviewers said the vinegar was overpowering, so I tried only a 1/4 cup, but next time I'll use the full 1/3 cup. I like that I always have the ingredients on hand. I just tried it again with 1/3 cup of vinegar, and I think I will try even more next time. I'd have liked for the sauce to coat it a little better, so I think I'll reduce it more next time.
Balsamic Pork Chops
Turn basic skillet pork chops into a main dish that's company-worthy by drizzling a tangy balsamic glaze over the pork and serving on a bed of long-grain and wild rice.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
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- 1 (6.2-ounce) package fast-cooking long-grain and wild rice mix
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 6 (3/4-inch-thick) boneless pork chops
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can chicken broth
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- Garnish: fresh rosemary sprigs
- Cook rice according to package directions; keep warm.
- Combine flour, 1 teaspoon rosemary, salt, and pepper. Dredge pork chops in flour mixture.
- Melt butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add garlic, and sauté 1 minute. Add pork chops, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove pork chops.
- Add broth and vinegar, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. Cook 6 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Add pork chops, and cook 5 minutes or until done. Serve over rice. Garnish, if desired.
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Earlier this month, Junot Díaz won the most objectionably named award of the lot: a MacArthur genius grant. He doesn't deserve it. Not because he isn't brilliant – he's easily among the best of his generation of American writers – but because "genius" connotes a gift that simply requires the right weather conditions in order to flourish. Díaz works considerably harder than that, and not just because economies can go from boom to bust and back again in the time it takes him to deliver a book (16 years between his first, the short-story collection Drown, and his just-released third, This is How You Lose Her). His stories – largely about young men hungry for love but unsure what to do with it – are told in an electric mix of slangy English and Spanish, yet somehow rise above the particularities of (dead phrase alert) the immigrant experience to be both universal and wise. The term "genius" doesn't do justice to such craftsmanship.
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Changes to Canada's Refugee Laws likely to Negatively Impact Women and Minorities
Feb 27th
Posted by Sonia Lawrence in Commentary
Sean's research and the work of other immigration lawyers and scholars More >
"Too many tax dollars are spent on bogus refugees. We need to send a message to those who would abuse Canada's generous asylum system that if you are not in need of protection, you will be sent home quickly," added Minister Kenney.
Roundup of IFLS Recent Tweets
Mar 18th
In case you aren't a twitter person, I sometimes put news up on our twitter feed at @osgoodeifls – and I often retweet news from others – here's a recent roundup. We also tweet all our posts, if you prefer to get them that way.
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Meet the Judges: September 23 WLAO & OBA wine/cheese/talk in Toronto
Sep 9th
Posted by Sonia Lawrence in Other Events
Ok, Judge Judy won't be there. but Justices Feldman, Sachs and Newton will (along with some others, as yet unconfirmed).
The WLAO (Women's Law Association of Ontario) and the Feminist Legal Analysis Section of the OBA are hosting this panel discussion. Looks kind of fun, and there's just so much to discuss now (beyond "what should we wear to court?").
You can register online, and prices are quite reasonable ($20 for students!).
Joan McDonald and Osgoode's new Assistant Dean (JD Program) Ronda Bessner are the program Co-Chairs.
Meet the Judges
Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 5:30 pm OBA Conference Centre, 2nd Floor, 20 Toronto Street More >


text: Karl Kane is a private investigator with a dark past. As a child, he witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his mother. The same man sexually molested and stabbed Karl, leaving him for dead. Years later, Karl has a chance to avenge his mother's murder by killing the man responsible. For reasons he later regards as cowardice, Karl allows the opportunity to slip through his hands, only to be shattered when, days later, two young girls are sexually molested and then brutally murdered by the killer on Easter morning. Karl now holds himself responsible for their deaths. "A dark violent noir odyssey of injustice, mercy and nerve. Be prepared..."-The Thrilling Detective Magazine "Bloodstorm is a real find for aficionados of the classic hard-boiled novel who would like to see the form updated without it smelling like an anachronism."-Booklist "Powerful first of a new crime series.... The consistently tough prose should help gain Millar fans in the U.S. with a taste for the hard-boiled."-Publisher Weekly


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Featured events
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- 10/10/2014 - Free Outdoor Screening! - This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner; US, 1984)
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Daily Archives: February 4, 2010
The Berkeley Wire: 2.04.10
UC architecture prof explores space, still a frontier [NYT]
Planet victim in payroll fraud [Berkeley Daily Planet]
Patty Hearst kidnapped in Berkeley 36 years ago today [Wikipedia]
Berkeley's soap opera star dies, age 95 [People]
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Something for the weekend
Buena Vista Social Club on your doorstep: Tito plays authentic El Son, and there are Cuban Salsa dance lessons before the performance. At Ashkenaz, doors open at 8 p.m. on Friday. Been training for a hackathon? Y Combinator expects 100 people this weekend in Soda Hall, for 18 hours of "hacking craziness", from 6 p.m. on Friday to midnight on Saturday. You can join the coders, or just watch minds at work. Yes we can: Fourth annual … Continue reading »
BHS science lab controversy: A parent's viewpoint
Susan Helmrich has been a parent at Berkeley High for the last six years. As co-chair of the Development Group and a former member of the school site council, Helmrich is very familiar with the workings of the high school. Yet last night's school board meeting left her – and many others – confused about which science lab proposal is on the table. The following is her report of the evening.
There was a tremendous amount of confusion around last night's school board meeting. Despite the fact that Superintendent Huyett stated he had worked out a compromise plan with science teachers in January to retain labs for some of the IB and AP science classes, Principal Jim Slemp appeared to be pushing ahead with his original plan to eliminate 0 and 7th period science labs altogether. The Board packet for last night's meeting included Principal Slemp's plan and not Superintendant Huyett's. All of this was extremely confusing as the BUSD's own homepage stated that a compromise had been worked out. However, the superintendent's proposal was nowhere to be seen in the packet, and he apologized profusely at the meeting for the omission as he tried to clarify the agenda. Supt. Huyett assured everyone in attendance that "we are looking for high standards for all students and he had no intention to bring the top down in trying to close the achievement gap".
As a parent very involved at Berkeley High and a former member of the School Governance Coucil, I remain extremely confused. Which proposal is being considered? Does Principal Slemp need School Board approval for his plan? Does the Superintendent's plan trump the Principal's? Does either plan need BSEP P & O (Process and Oversight Committee) approval?
I was hoping to speak at the BUSD Board meeting last night. However my card did not get picked. Here are some of the points I would have made:
1) When would these so-called "equity" classes on note-taking and study skills be offered? If (as some have said) kids aren't showing up for interesting classes like science labs, what makes anyone think they will show up for a class on study skills and how to take notes?
2) We need to invest this kind of time and effort in the middle schools so students can come to BHS already knowing how to take notes and manage their time. Also, can't these kinds of things be incorporated into every class already being taught — or what about the advisories? I thought this was going to be one of the goals of advisories.
No swap for Berkeley prisoners in Iran
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ruled out a prisoner swap to free the three Berkeley hikers held in Iran. Two days ago, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the hikers could be freed if Iranian prisoners in the U.S. were also freed.
Speaking in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Clinton said, "It is hard to know what the Iranian president meant from these press reports of his comments" about a possible exchange of prisoners.
"As … Continue reading »
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Pastrami flap: Saul's Deli is in a pickle
Walk in to Saul's Delicatessen on Shattuck on any given lunchtime and it's likely to be packed. You'll probably see Michael Pollan at one table, tucking in to some Middle Eastern delicacies and, if he's in town, Dave Winer enjoying a bowl of their superb borscht at another.
But there's some kvetching going on. Owners Peter Levitt and Karen Adelman reckon about a fifth of their customers don't approve of their sustainable menu which is … Continue reading »
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Another Berkeley business loss
Why can't Berkeley hang on to its successful companies?
Sungevity, which makes home solar electricity systems, is moving from Bancroft Way in Berkeley to Jack London Square in Oakland. The company currently has 54 employees. Its Berkeley offices have 6,000 square feet, and the Oakland move will give them 20,000 square feet.
Sungevity is the latest Berkeley-founded business to move out of the city as it grows. Clif Bar moved to Emeryville last year and … Continue reading »
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Another chocolate factory says goodbye
First Scharffen Berger, now Charles Chocolates. What is it about the East Bay that chocolate factories don't find accommodating?
Charles Chocolates owner Chuck Siegel tells SFoodie today that he is planning to close his 6,700 square foot operation on the Berkeley borders in Emeryville on February 15, and — hopefully — open a new retail space in the San Francisco Centre on Market Street.
It's disappointing news for those of us who enjoyed … Continue reading »
Berkeley residents donate more on-line
Berkeley donates more money via the Internet than any other city in California, according to a recent report. It also has the nation's seventh highest donor rate per capita.
The average resident donated $10.64 on-line to charities, according to Convio, a Texas company which organized Internet fundraisers. It has an office in Berkeley.
How does San Francisco fare? Read here to find out.
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Lots of talk, but no action on BHS science classes
More than a dozen people spoke out Wednesday night against cutting science labs at Berkeley High School, but the school board took no action on the controversial proposal.
Parents and students, though, did get to hear the thoughts of BHS principal Jim Slemp, who has been publicly silent in the last few months — after he played a rousing speech by the late Martin Luther King.
"Our community at Berkeley High School has failed the African-Americans," said Slemp, according to … Continue reading »


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How to End Wars
How to End Wars
By David Swanson
Around the United States, peace groups are engaged in effective campaigns against proposed new military installations, local funding of weapons companies, and the routine destruction of the environment and of workers' health by such companies. Activists are building better media outlets, educating young people, educating old people, keeping military testing and recruiting out of schools, and discouraging the Army from building real-weapon video arcades in shopping malls. But when it comes to stopping our wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, our citizens are less clear how to go about it.
The peace movement was defunded and demobilized by the absurd belief that an election alone would make a difference, and now there is widespread desire to tell everyone that it didn't. Certainly, it didn't. We have a larger military budget, bases in more nations, and more troops and mercenaries on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq combined now than before the election. We need to understand that this was entirely predictable and predicted. Those who expected something from an election alone need to be clear that such expectation was entirely – not just partially – misguided. Disappointment with a president needs to be replaced with acknowledgement of strategic error. The latter generates less despair and allows clearer thinking about strategy going forward.
There is still and will always be a role for journalists, bloggers, authors, and pundits to expose the abuses of any and all government officials, including the president. But the primary role of peace activists should have nothing to do with presidents, or with senators. We have virtually no ability to influence them. When you're invited to discuss these wars on a television show, by all means expose what the president is doing. But asking members of an activist group to spend their time writing or calling the White House is a waste of energy that could be better used. It should be directed at the House of Representatives.
And when we look at the House, we see that the easiest way to quickly generate a large list of cosponsors is to propose bills. This pleases our closest allies in the House and impresses funders and allies in Washington, D.C. But it is not the easiest way to use the House to actually end wars. A bill with no teeth to it instructing the Pentagon to produce a plan to exit Afghanistan someday is something that one could almost imagine passing the Senate and being signed by the president. At best that process might move public opinion a bit more in the right direction. But it would further enforce in the public's minds, and Congress's, the idea that when and where wars are fought should be determined by the president or the Pentagon.
Passing a bill barring the spending of any money on an escalation in Afghanistan shifts the discussion to one of opposing an escalation rather than demanding withdrawal. This has led many peace groups to self-censor their demands for withdrawal. And passing such a bill through the Senate and persuading the President to sign it, or overriding a veto is a beautiful fantasy, but a far, far, far more difficult undertaking than a simpler and more direct approach.
If you want to stop funding wars, or even just the escalation of wars, the easiest way is to just not fund them. This can be done in the House alone. The Senate is not needed. The president is not needed. Rather than passing a bill stating that you won't fund wars, and then dreaming about getting the Senate to pass it too, you can choose to not pass bills that fund the wars. If the House makes clear that it will not fund an escalated war, then the war cannot be escalated. If the House makes clear that it will not fund a continued war, then the war cannot be continued.
The process of signing congress members onto a bill against funding or a bill requiring an exit plan is not counterproductive. It nudges them in the right direction. It creates a discussion about the possibility of including such measures in funding bills. It identifies lists of congress members to target in lobbying for stronger commitments. But when these bills are all we ask for, then they are not compromises or middle-ground. They are harder to move forward when they are all we ask for. And moving them forward without a broader vision of how we actually end the wars doesn't get us anywhere in the end.
Our primary demand must be: publicly commit to voting no on any bill that funds these wars. If unrelated measures are included in such bills, they must still be voted down and those other measures passed separately. If your representative is worried about funding a withdrawal itself, assure them that a bill to fund purely withdrawal has our support. If they are worried about abandoning foreign nations, assure them that we support diplomacy and aid. But we need them to join the list <http://afterdowningstreet.org/whipwars> of their colleagues who have committed to voting no on bills that fund the wars. And we need them to lobby their colleagues to join them on that list.
By moving our focus to Congress we do something else useful. We allow people to protest wars who refuse to protest a president. By identifying wars with a president, we grant all future presidents the power to make wars, and we discourage participation in citizen activism by people who fantasize about the president being their friend or who think it's not wise to protest a popular president.
Our focus on Congress should include their responsibility on Iraq as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Congress has now required the Pentagon to provide it with monthly reports on its progress toward fully withdrawing from Iraq by the end of 2011. When those reports are not forthcoming or do not credibly suggest progress toward that goal, congressional committees must be forced by us to subpoena Secretary of "Defense" Robert Gates. And in fact, the House Judiciary Committee must be compelled by us as soon as possible to restore the checking power of impeachment by opening an impeachment inquiry into Jay Bybee, a federal judge who, while employed by the Justice Department, signed memos purporting to legalize torture and aggressive war. At the very least, Bybee must be subpoenaed, and Congress must use the Capitol Police to enforce that subpoena rather than futilely asking the Justice Department to do it.
If Congress asserts the power to hold war criminals accountable (which, again, can be done without the Senate or the president), we will be in a far better position to deter further wars and escalations, and Congress will be in a better position to cut off funding.
In June, 32 congress members voted No <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/43479> on war funding. They should be thanked and rewarded <http://www.actblue.com/page/afghanistan> . But they should, above all, be asked and pressured to make a commitment to join this list of members committed to voting No from here on out: http://afterdowningstreet.org/whipwars
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said that he'd like to see another $50 billion <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/world/05military.html?_r=2&ref=world> passed in another supplemental war spending bill in the next few months. This is money to fund an escalation that we are supposed to believe has not been decided upon yet. This must be stopped. Some congress members are speaking against it <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/47539> . Even the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee David Obey has suggested <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/46864> he might oppose this. He very much needs to be encouraged by people around the nation to not put our money where his mouth isn't.
I just had the privilege of speaking at a rally <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/47540> in Portland, Maine, where an enthusiastic crowd of Mainers demanded the actions I'm proposing here. Their two congress members voted the right way in June, and they are working to win their public commitments to continue that practice and to lobby their colleagues to join them in that commitment.
Resources to help in this effort (and a place to report your results) in your congressional district can be found at http://afterdowningstreet.org/whipwars. Here's a flyer on ending the war in Vietghanistan: PDF <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/sites/afterdowningstreet.org/files/flyerafghanistan.pdf> . Here's how to step up your activism <http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/47338> . Here's what's needed instead <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/47340> of bombs and guns. Here's a way to nonviolently resist <http://vcnv.org/pac> .
Here's a very useful list of top targets and multiple ways to contact them <http://www.democrats.com/war-whip-0911> . You can help with that even if they are not your representative.
What I am proposing is not easy. It's just the easiest path we have. It will be easier, the more of us get involved, the more of us refrain from discouraging each other with our knowledge of how hard the struggle will be, and the more of us who are willing to go beyond lobbying to nonviolently disrupting, including by sitting in our congress members' offices and refusing to leave until they agree to leave Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. These wars, like all wars, are Congress's wars. The blood is on their hands and they represent us.
- David Swanson is the author of the new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" by Seven Stories Press. You can order it and find out when tour will be in your town: http://davidswanson.org/book <http://davidswanson.org/book> .
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Take action to prevent removing the right to safe abortion
I am sending you the link below in the hope that you too support a woman's right to choose. This is often the most difficult choice a woman will ever have made in her life, one which stays with her for as long as she lives… The right to choose is in my view sacrosanct on this planet, and MUST be in our country.
Why did, how COULD some pro-choice Democrats vote to approve the Stupak Amendment, the most serious assault on abortion rights in a generation????
According to FiveThirtyEight.com, 20 of the 64 Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the measure are nominally pro-choice!
We need to tell these 20 to reconsider their vote, and we need to urge Congressional leadership to do everything they can to ensure the health care bill that comes out of committee does not take us back to an era of coat hangers and back alley abortions!!!
I just signed a petition to these 20 formerly pro-choice Democrats — ALL OF THEM MEN – who voted to take away women's rights.
(Left to my own devices I'd probably send a coathanger to everyone in both Houses as a reminder, but this is better than nothing…)
For every person that signs the petition a coat hanger will be sent to remind them what happens when women can't get access to reproductive health care including abortion.
Please have a look and take action.
With aloha, mahalo nui ,,,,,,,,,G
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Why Is It We Have Finite Resources for Health Care but Unlimited Money for War?
Congressman Dennis Kucinich, 11/11/09
WASHINGTON – November 6 – Following a statement on the Floor of the House of Representative, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement:
"Why is it we have finite resources for health care but unlimited money for war?
"The inequities in our economy are piling up: trillions for war, trillions for Wall Street and tens of billions for the insurance companies. Banks and other corporations are sitting on piles of cash of taxpayer's money while firing workers, cutting pay and denying small businesses money to survive.
"People are losing their homes, their jobs, their health, their investments, their retirement security; yet there is unlimited money for war, Wall Street and insurance companies, but very little money for jobs on Main Street.
"Unlimited money to blow up things in Iraq and Afghanistan, and relatively little money to build things in the US.
"The Administration may soon bring to Congress a request for an additional $50 billion for war. I can tell you that a Democratic version of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is no more acceptable than a Republican version of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Trillions for war and Wall Street, billions for insurance companies… When we were promised change, we weren't thinking that we give a dollar and get back two cents."
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To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last. Date: 2009-05-27, 1:43 a.m. E.S.T.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important message.
First, I'd like to apologize for your embarrassment; I didn't expect you to actually crap in your pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket. The evening was not that cold, and I was wearing the jacket for a reason. My girlfriend had just bought me that Kimber Model 1911 .45 A CP pistol for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for it that very evening. Obviously you agree that it is a very intimidating weapon when pointed at your head … isn't it?!
I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to wherever you'd come from with that brown sludge in your pants.. I'm sure it was even worse walking bare-footed since I made you leave your shoes, cell phone, and wallet with me. [That prevented you from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us again].
After I called your mother, or "Momma" as you had her listed in your cell, I explained the entire episode of what you'd done. Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well as those of four other people in the gas station, — on your credit card. The guy with the big motor home took 150 gallons and was extremely grateful!
I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet. [That made his day!]
I then threw your wallet into the big pink "pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb … after I broke the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's side of the car.
Later, I called a bunch of phone sex numbers from your cell phone. Ma Bell just now shut down the line, although I only used the phone for a little over a day now, so what's going on with that? Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI, while mentioning President Obama as my possible target.
The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a nice long chat (I guess while he traced your number etc.).
In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not killing you … but I feel this type of retribution is a far more appropriate punishment for your threatened crime. I wish you well as you try to sort through some of these rather immediate pressing issues, and can only hope that you have the opportunity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider, the career path you've chosen to pursue in life. Remember, next time you might not be so lucky.
Have a good day!
Thoughtfully yours,
P.S. Remember this motto … An armed society makes for a more civil society!
One woman crusade to inform importance of Vit. D3
Taking Vitamin D Revolution to the Next Step
A Vitamin D-Deficient Woman Leads the Way
April 9, 2008
Encinitas, CA — The scientific breakthroughs are astounding, even jaw-dropping. The world has begun to hear of a "pinch me to make sure it's true" development — what may be a preventive measure for cancer is on the drawing board, and it may also be an antidote for the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the Western World, ranging from diabetes to obesity, mental depression, osteoporosis, autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, heart disease, infectious disease, and even autism. It's not a pharmaceutically designed molecule, it's a ray of sunshine, or more specifically, what a ray of sunshine produces, natural vitamin D.
The problem is, leading vitamin D researchers are already loaded with reams of scientific studies, and it's about time to aim this information at the public as well as health professionals, who are eager to learn of this discovery. The challenge is, how to get accurate and authoritative information into eager hands?
Public uncertainty is high. People have heard about recent vitamin D discoveries, but they want to obtain assurance and instruction from their doctors before embarking upon a regimen to increase vitamin D levels.
This may sound a bit silly, since vitamin D is obtained freely from skin exposure to midday UV-B sun rays. At a brief glance, it doesn't appear the public needs instruction how to get out in the sun. But since the dermatology community made the public phobic over sun exposure, fearing more skin cancer, and medical textbooks mistakenly warn the public away from higher-dose vitamin D supplements, the public is a bit confused. Can vitamin D pills be taken with medicines? Can I overdose? Can I take vitamin D pills if I'm out in the sun all day? These are some of the questions. Even doctors were trained to be cautious in prescribing vitamin D, so they need first-hand instruction on safety and applications of vitamin D therapy.
Enter Carole Baggerly, founder of Grassroots Health, a non-profit organization that wants to carry the torch for vitamin D. The trigger for her role as a sparkplug for the unfolding vitamin D revolution was her own ordeal — breast cancer.
After undergoing breast removal, chemo and radiation therapy, treatment she thinks is barbaric, Carole kept saying to herself, "there has to be a better way. But what?"
It took another unwelcome disease diagnosis for Carole Baggerly to find it. Her doctor informed her she had osteoporosis. Carole asked why. Why me? Her doctor said, maybe it's due to a low vitamin D level. Tests confirmed she was deficient (about 20 nanograms per milliliter in blood serum) for adequate bone health.
Just about then, Dr. Cedric Garland of the University of California, San Diego, had published authoritative data showing the risk for breast cancer could be reduced by 50% with adequate levels of vitamin D (48 nanograms per milliliter).
Carole reached the same freezing point the public now has — she didn't know what to do. She sought out a world expert, Dr. Anthony Norman at University of California, Riverside. She asked Dr. Norman, "is the research on vitamin D true?" A two-and-a-half hour lecture later, Carole was beginning to be convinced. But she needed to hear more. She attended a scientific workshop on Vitamin D and Cancer at the National Cancer Institute in Washington, DC.
It was there that Carole literally jumped out of her turtle shell as an attendee of the workshop to become a change agent for vitamin D. Panel experts concluded more research needed to be done. To the contrary, Carole felt it was also time to get word out to the public, that cancer is too life-threatening of a disease to wait for more research when vitamin D therapy is safe and economical. She was appalled at the lack of urgency shown by many attendees at the conference.
Before she left Washington DC, a dozen or so people came to her and said something must be done. Then, with her husband in tow, they both motorhomed to visit all the leading vitamin D researchers in the country and interview them firsthand. The list included Drs. Robert Heaney and Joan Lappe at Creighton University in Omaha, Reinhold Vieth PhD of Toronto University, Dr. John Cannell, founder of The Vitamin D Council in Atascadero, California, William Grant of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center in San Francisco, Cedric Garland Dr. P.H. at University of California, San Diego, Bruce Hollis PhD from the Medical University of South Carolina, Anthony Norman, PhD, University of California, Riverside, and Walter Willet, MD, Dr. P.H. and Edward Giovannucci, MD, ScD. of the Harvard School of Public Health, and Michael Holick MD, PhD of Boston University Medical Center.
Carole mulled over how to become a change agent without much of a budget. She started by urging vitamin D researchers to develop a consensus statement over dosage. They came up with a recommended range of vitamin D blood concentration — 40-60 nanograms per milliliter sample of blood serum.
She then founded GrassrootsHealth, a non-profit corporation, to sponsor teaching seminars across the country about vitamin D for health professionals.
Next, Carole began attending medical association meetings, to prod them to produce policy statements regarding vitamin D. Work is now going on within the American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association, the American College of Physicians and the American College of Preventive Medicine.
Carole's latest developments are a set of community health projects on Chronic Diseases and Health Disparities. Carole's prior experience in the computer industry has also led her to the observation that 'there's a better way' for getting the public involved in health.
The first seminar, free for health professionals, is fully subscribed. Over 150 health professionals have registered, some from foreign countries. Dr. Cedric Garland, when he heard the seminar registration was standing room only, said "I never thought this would happen in my lifetime."
Carole even has the Black Nurses Association volunteering their time as volunteers at the conference, invigorated by a presentation Carole made for their group. Black American health professionals need to lead the way, especially since Black Americans need far more sunshine to produce adequate levels of vitamin D compared to Caucasians.
Carole is utilizing skills she learned as a business woman in the computer software industry. Her desk at home serves as the world headquarters for GrassrootsHealth. The internet expands her reach to the world. She says it's the biggest health development presented to humankind since clean water. She thinks of the fact that Edward Mellanby discovered vitamin D in 1922. The question arises in her mind and others, why didn't this message get out to the public sooner?
Carole ended her interview with a touching story. Preliminary studies show vitamin D may be a godsend for young children stricken with autism. She sent a note to a pediatrician friend about that. Three days later her note was passed on by the doctor to a third party, a mom with an autistic child. That mom began taking her autistic child outdoors to get more midday sun, with noticeable improvement in behavior.
The vitamin D revolution trudges forward, one person at a time. For more information about vitamin D, and to see how you can help in this revolution, visit www.grassrootshealth.org
Carole Baggerly
Founder and Director, Grassrootshealth
Telephone: 619.823.7062
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As the chairman of the Sun City broadcast committee and executive producer of the Sun City News, Hank Druckerman is the man behind the news at the community, coordinating the one weekly news program that goes out to 13,000 homes 28 times each week.
"We work on the premise that we don't reach a lot of people at any one time, but we reach everybody sooner or later,'' said Druckerman. " Very few of the stories here would be covered by the outside media. But it's community news and it serves a distinct purpose and that's to inform the residents what's going on.''
Druckerman, who had a background with ABC TV and radio and owned an advertising agency, discovered Sun City News shortly after retiring to the community.
"That,'' he says, "is when I came alive.''
His expertise has brought new life to the broadcast, which started with a single camera and now has a professional studio with a new set, a control room, editing equipment and ample staffing
"We probably have about 25 people,'' he says. "We put together each report, we bring on each of the talent. We have an anchor reporter and three principal anchors.''
Each broadcast brings news for, by and about Sun City neighbors with sports, entertainment and health reports, as well as the executive producer's personal and professional touch.
"I take a great deal of pride in it and I enjoy doing it,'' said Druckerman." Like anything with television, once you've done it, it's etched in stone and you can't go back. So I like to do the best I possibly can.''
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First, the good news from University of Rochester:
Coming out as lesbian, gay, or bisexual increases emotional well-being even more than earlier research has indicated. But the psychological benefits of revealing one's sexual identity — less anger, less depression, and higher self-esteem – are limited to supportive settings, shows a study published June 20 in Social Psychology and Personality Science.
The findings underscore the importance of creating workplaces and other social settings that are accepting of all people, but especially gay, lesbian or bisexual individuals, says coauthor Richard Ryan, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester.
"In general, research shows that coming out is a good thing," says Ryan. "Decades of studies have found that openness allows gay people to develop an authentic sense of themselves and to cultivate a positive minority sexual identity." By contrast, research has confirmed that being closeted poses serious psychological risks, including more troubled romantic relationships, more distress, and even increased suicidal tendencies, adds Ryan.
Despite the costs of staying in the closet and the benefits of coming out, earlier studies uncovered only slightly improved mental health from revealing a minority sexual identity. The problem, says Ryan, was that these studies lumped everyone together – people who came out in supportive settings as well as those who faced stigma and discrimination.
Then, this, from the Center for Work-Life Policy:
A new study by the Center for Work-Life Policy think tank has found that 48 percent of college-educated lesbian and gay Americans hide their sexual orientation at work. About a third of them are leading "double lives," the report says–staying in the closet at the office while being "out" in their personal lives.
Gay and lesbians who are not out at work are more likely to report job-related stress and isolation than their peers, and are also more likely to say they want to leave their current jobs. When coworkers chat about their husbands or wives and their weekend plans, closeted co-workers fall silent. This result is an isolated feeling that they can't bring their "whole selves" to work, the authors say, which affects productivity and job satisfaction.


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Hot Tips and Top Picks: DVDs, Blu-rays and digital debuts for the week of February 5
Videodrone's take on the biggest, best, coolest and culty-ist releases of the week
New Releases:
"Flight" (Paramount), starring Denzel Washington as a hero with a substance problem, received Oscar nomination for Washington as the alternately charmingly confident and ferociously selfish and self-destructive pilot, and for screenwriter John Gatins. The first live-action film by Robert Zemeckis is a decade is the kind of grown-up drama that the studios don't often make anymore. Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand, and at Redbox. Videodrone's review, with an interview with Oscar nominated screenwriter John Gatins,is here.
"A Late Quartet" (Fox) stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, and Catherine Keener as members of an acclaimed string quartet facing the illness and retirement of one of its members. Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand.
Rashida Jones co-writes and stars in "Celeste and Jesse Forever" (Sony), an indie romantic comedy about a married couple (Jones and Andy Samberg) who try to remains friends during their divorce. DVD, On Demand, and at Redbox. Not quite so romantic is "Here Comes the Boom" (Sony) with Kevin James as a high school teacher who moonlights as a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money for his school. Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand, and at Redbox.
"Alex Cross" (Summit), starring Tyler Perry (out of drag) as the police detective and profiler previously played by Morgan Freeman, is an utter train wreck of a thriller with Matthew Fox at least going for broke as a sadistic killer (Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand, and at Redbox). Much better is the snow-blind crime drama "Deadfall" (Magnolia) with Eric Bana and Olivia Wilder as sibling thieves on the run in winter snows along the north border with Canada (Blu-ray and DVD).
"Little White Lies" (MPI, Blu-ray and DVD), a kind of "Big Chill" reunion drama with Marion Cotillard, François Cluzet, and Jean Dujardin, arrives from France and new documentaries include "Side By Side" (New Video, Blu-ray and DVD) and "Paul Williams: Still Alive" (Virgil, DVD).
Browse the complete New Release Rack here
TV on Disc:
"Southland: The Complete Second, Third, and Fourth Seasons" (Warner) is a return to the gritty, human, life-on-the-streets drama of uniform cops and detectives on the LAPD. TNT picked up the show after NBC cancelled it after a brief first season and kept it going with its core cast intact and sensibility intact. This set collects all the TNT seasons of the best cop show on television. 26 episodes on six discs on DVD. Videodrone's review is here.
With the American remake now available on Netflix, the original "House of Cards Trilogy" (BBC), starring Ian Richardson as the most seductively ruthless politician you've ever had the pleasure to watch claw his way to the top (over the corpses of his rivals), get a DVD rerelease and Blu-ray debut. Reviewed on Videodrone here.
From Britain comes the sitcom "Spy: Series One" (BFS), with Darren Boyd as a bumbling single dad who is inadvertently recruited at an agent for MI-5, and the mini-series "Public Enemies" (BFS) with Anna Friel and Daniel Mays. Both DVD.
"Cougar Town: The Complete Third Season" (ABC), the final network season of the Courtney Cox sitcom, hits DVD before the fourth season debuts on TNT. And "Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth: 25th Anniversary Edition" (Athena) gets a new edition. DVD.
Flip through the TV on Disc Channel Guide here
Cool and Classic:
"Cabaret: 40th Anniversary" (Warner) Bob Fosse's superb adaptation of the Broadway musical, won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director for Fosse and Best Actress for Liza Minnelli. Fosse's "divinely decadent" touch brings a garish energy to the music hall performances, all the better to counterpoint the growing power of the Nazi party seen in the margins of the story. It makes it Blu-ray debut in a new restoration, which is also used for the new DVD edition. Videodrone's review is here.
"Peter Pan: Diamond Edition" (Disney) marks the Blu-ray debut of the 1953 animated classic from Disney, which brings a sense of wonder, a dash of pixie dust, and first rate animation to J.M. Barrie's timeless fantasy of the who wouldn't grow up. Debuts on both a 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (with a bonus DVD) and a 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (with bonus DVD and digital copy). Reviewed on Videodrone here.
Barbra Streisand produces and headlines the 1976 "A Star Is Born" (Warner), the third version of the Hollywood classic about a rising talent in love with a self-destructing star on his way down. Debuts on Blu-ray.
"The Ballad of Narayama" (Criterion) is the original 1958 adaptation of the stories of Shichirô Fukazawa, directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. Blu-ray and DVD.
Also new on Blu-ray are the classics "How Green Was My Valley" (Fox), directed by John Ford; "Gentleman's Agreement" (Fox) with Gregory Peck, and Elia Kazan's "Wild River" (Fox) with Montgomery Clift.
On the manufacture-on-demand side of Fox Home Video, I review a batch of discs released over the past few months on 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives here.
All of the Cool and Classic here
New on Netflix Instant:
"House of Cards," the second original series produced for Netflix, launched on the subscription streaming video service on Friday, February 1. David Fincher produces and directs the first two episodes of the savage political satire starring Kevin Spacey as a congressman who takes a slash and burn approach to stepping up the political ladder. It is an impressive investment -- $100 million for 13 serialized hours -- and as impressive a production as you'll find on the more extravagant cable shows. Videodrone's review is here.
A big new batch of movies is now available on the streaming service, including a number of popular hits and award winners that need no review from me: "Top Gun" (1986), "The Karate Kid" (1984), "Terms of Endearment" (1983), "Ordinary People" (1980), and "Love Story" (1970). Here are some film you might not be so familiar with.
James Brooks directed stars Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt to Academy Awards in "As Good as it Gets" (1997), a romantic comedy for grown-ups.
Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel match wits and wills in "Holy Smoke" (2000), Jane Campion's libidinous stew of sex and desire and power in the outback. Michael Almereyda's "Hamlet" (2000) sets Shakespeare's poetry in a vision of glass and steel in modern New York with Ethan Hawke as the brooding and sullen Prince.
David Cronenberg's "eXistenZ" (1999), a virtual reality video game thriller, blurs the line between fantasy and reality, and "Tremors" (1990) is a lively monster movie with a spirited tongue-in-cheek attitude.
Newly available classics include the delirious "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and the hard-edged British crime thriller "They Made Me a Fugitive" (1947).
Browse more Instant offerings here
New On Demand:
The Oscar nominated "Flight" with Denzel Washington leads off a big week of new releases, including the drama "A Late Quartet" with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christopher Walken and the comedies "Celeste and Jesse Forever" with Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg and "Here Comes the Boom" with Kevin James and Salma Hayek.
Also new is the thriller "Alex Cross" with Tyler Perry (out of drag) and Matthew Fox and the dramas "In Our Nature" and "The Playroom."
Arriving in advance of disc is the documentary "Brooklyn Castle" and on Friday, February 8 (same day as theaters) comes the horror film "Would You Rather" with Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs.
Available from Redbox this week:
Arriving day and date with video stores is the Oscar nominated "Flight" (Paramount) with Denzel Washington, along with the comedy "Here Comes the Boom" (Sony) and the thriller "Alex Cross" (Summit), all on Blu-ray and DVD. The romantic comedy "Celeste and Jesse Forever" (Sony) and "So Undercover" (Millennium) with Miley Cyrus are available on DVD.
Also arriving in Redbox kiosks this week is "The House at the End of the Street" (Fox) with Jennifer Lawrence and "Hit and Run" (Universal) with Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, both on Blu-ray and DVD. And coming back to Redbox is the 2011 release "The Help" (Touchstone).


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"The real war will never get in the books."A strange form of Kick the Dog in war movies, where the heroes (or more often, the side that the heroes fight for) commit a war crime of some sort, most often mistreatment of enemy prisoners of war or civilians. Done to illustrate that most wars aren't instances of Black and White Morality, as well as the mix of good and bad in most armies and how wartime can change a person's personality. Sometimes, these crimes will be reprisals for earlier ones against the heroes' side. May sometimes overlap with Token Evil Teammate. A fairly young trope that emerged from the previously-hidden Truth in Television of The Vietnam War. Often used to show that War Is Hell. Contrast The Women Are Safe With Us, Would Not Shoot a Civilian. See also The Laws and Customs of War.
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When everyone works together, everyone benefits. That's why OSF HealthCare is proud to be among the first health care organizations invited to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. With tools like eConsult, this network gives your OSF physician the ability to collaborate directly with Mayo Clinic specialists.
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Bio: Maria is the youngest Hudson and is very much a Daddy's girl. She knows if she bats her eyelashes and cries a few crocodile tears, she'll get what she wants. She's close to Rachel but doesn't understand why she spends so much time away from home.
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