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"We need to buy a movie studio."
Amid the umpteen conferences, panels, meetings and informal conversations in the wake of the presidential election, this idea has been a near constant among conservatives who feel like the country is slipping through their fingers. Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee combined raised just more than $1 billion, and all we got are these lousy T-shirts. Since conservatives are losing the culture, goes the argument, which in turn leads to losing at politics, maybe that money could be better spent on producing some cultural ammo of our own?
It's a bad idea.
Let's first acknowledge that Hollywood is overwhelmingly, though not uniformly, liberal. Hollywood constitutes a major part of the Democratic Party's financial base and, arguably, the constituency liberal politicians fear — and revere — most. That's why all of the post-Newtown talk of the Obama administration "going after Hollywood violence" was nonsense from the outset.
In August, New York magazine's Jonathan Chait wrote an interesting essay arguing that the right-wing culture vultures of the 1990s were essentially right: Hollyweird really was eroding traditional conservative values. A committed liberal, Chait is grateful for this effort: "We liberals owe not a small measure of our success to the propaganda campaign of a tiny, disproportionately influential cultural elite."
Chait makes a strong case. But just as there's a problem with conservatives drawing straight lines from the silver screen to social decay, there's a problem with drawing similarly unwavering lines to progressive triumph.
Hollywood produces culture, but it also takes its orders from it. For instance, according to today's pieties, the gun is an evil right-wing talisman. And yet, every year Hollywood vomits up a stream of films that cast guns as the solution to any manner of problems. Martial arts stars notwithstanding, you'll be hard-pressed to find an action movie in which the star's most trusted sidekick isn't his gun.
During the Bush years, Hollywood tried valiantly to do its part by churning out big box-office antiwar movies. It consistently failed. Liberal frustration grew so intense, then-L.A. Times columnist Patrick Goldstein celebrated James Cameron's sci-fi extravaganza "Avatar" as proof Americans really do like liberal movies with, among other things, antiwar themes. "Avatar," according to Goldstein, also proved that the global-warming message sells. And yet, after not just "Avatar" but "The Day After Tomorrow," the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (not to mention academic and media drum-beating), a 2012 Pew poll found that most Americans still don't buy that global warming is caused by humans.
The point isn't that Hollywood has no influence. It's just that its influence is agonizingly hard to predict or dismiss as unthinkingly liberal. Studies of "All in the Family" found that viewers in America, and around the globe, took different lessons from the show based on their politics and cultural norms. Despite Norman Lear's liberal best efforts, many found Archie Bunker more persuasive than his "meathead" sociologist son-in-law. HBO's epic series "The Wire" was a near-Marxist indictment of urban liberalism and the drug war, making it quite popular among many conservatives and libertarians. The popular BBC series "Downton Abbey" is shockingly conservative in many respects. The aristocrats are decent, compassionate people, and the staff is, if anything, more happily class-conscious than the blue bloods. And yet, as far as I can tell, liberals love it.
Obviously, the market is a big factor. No doubt many Hollywood liberals would like to push the ideological envelope more, but audiences get a vote. And that vote isn't cast purely on ideological grounds.
There's a difference between art and propaganda. Outside the art house crowd, liberal agitprop doesn't sell. Art must work with the expectations and beliefs of the audience. Even though pregnancies are commonplace on TV, you'll probably never see a hilarious episode of a sitcom in which a character has an abortion — because abortion isn't funny.
The conservative desire to create a right-wing movie industry is an attempt to mimic a caricature of Hollywood. Any such effort would be a waste of money that would make the Romney campaign seem like a great investment.
(Jonah Goldberg is the author of the new book "The Tyranny of Clichés." You can write to him in care of this newspaper or by e-mail at: [email protected], or via Twitter @JonahNRO.)
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Though far removed from the roaring crowds and fierce competitors battling for gold at the London Olympics, adrenalin is coursing through the hallways at Aird & Berlis LLP.
For weeks, the downtown Toronto law firm has been orchestrating an Olympic-style event of its own, its staff members divided into 20 teams and assigned to a different country worldwide.
After a full week of practice rounds, the firm's desks are now awash with the colours of competing countries. Its company-wide, Olympic-themed table tennis tournament is finally underway.
"It's pretty intense … and a good way to celebrate," said Kassey Gonzales, 25, an Aird & Berlis communications co-ordinator representing Brazil in the two-week tournament.
Days into the London Summer Games, Olympic fever has taken hold in stores and businesses in downtown Toronto, the glow of television screens tuned to the day's events drawing in curious passersby from the sidewalks outside.
For some Games-crazed employees working full-time jobs, the five-hour time difference between Toronto and London has proven a challenge, with most events done by the time the work day is done.
At Aird and Berlis, however, a television in the staff lounge has been showing the Games since they began on July 27, allowing employees on break to catch a few moments of the day's events.
The adidas office in Toronto has also set their office television screens to the Games so staff can watch the events, according to 26-year-old employee Clara Bat.
Gonzales, a self-confessed Olympics addict, said she has taken no chances in missing the Games, setting her alarm to 5 a.m. to watch her favourite events — synchronized diving, swimming and gymnastics.
"I love it," she said. "I just like that it's not just about competition, but also about sportsmanship."
For employees without access to Olympic coverage at work, lunch hour has proven a precious time to catch up on the action.
Shortly after noon outside the Urban Eatery at Toronto's Eaton Centre, several people gathered around a television broadcasting the Games. It's one of three "official viewing lounges" set up inside the mall to celebrate the Olympics.
"I've never really watched the Olympics before ... but look at this, I can't help it," said Archie Young, 18, a co-op student with AIG who has wandered down to the screen during his lunch hour with a sandwich in hand for the second day in a row, his eyes glued the men's gymnastics.
From the crowd gathered before the screen, a collective groan emerges as the U.S. gymnast John Orozco fumbles his dismount from the pommel horse.
Soon, the coverage turns to commercials and the Olympic revelers disperse back into the mall's crowded hallways.
Meanwhile, things are heating up at Aird & Berlis LLP as lawyers and other staff members battle through 10-minute games during their lunch hours for a spot in next week's final — and ultimately, for gold.
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By Steven Daghlian, CommSec Market Analyst | February 22, 2013 2:07 PM EST
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The Australian sharemarket is starting to record a comeback following yesterday's hefty 2.2 per cent slump. The All Ordinaries index (XAO) is up 1.2 per cent or 58.6 pts to 5057.2. Concerns were high yesterday, which resulted in the local market's biggest daily pullback since May 2012. This Sunday's Italian leadership election was keeping investors at bay while U.S Congress has barely a week to deal with the Fiscal Cliff spending cuts drama.
Global market lost ground last night, with the Dow slipping by 0.3 per cent, Germany's DAX dropped 1.9 per cent while Italian shares slumped by 3.1 per cent.
We're coming to the end of week three of the profit reporting season, with surfwear retailer Billabong (BBG) issuing its profit numbers this morning. Investors were disappointed with a $536.6M loss between July and December 2012, with its shares down 3.85 per cent or 3.5 cents to 87 cents. BBG shares are still up 4.8 per cent this year however have had a terrible couple of years with numerous failed takeover attempts. Crown, Santos and Sky Network Television also released profit results today.
Yesterday, lotteries and gaming company, Tatts Group (TTS) reported a 23% drop in Net Profit to $128M between July and Dec 2012. The result was held back mid last year following the expiry of its Victorian pokies license and was largely in-line with market expectations. Higher than expected revenue was driven by its Lotteries unit; the standout division. Lotteries made up 55% of total sales & increased by 38% on 2011. The unusual run of 21 jackpots at or above $15M helped boost ticket purchases for its Powerball and Oz Lotto games. Last November, TTS said it would pay $427M for the right to operate the Keno service in SA for the next 40 years; contributing $3.4M to earnings in the last fortnight of 2012. An interim dividend of 8cps will be paid to eligible shareholders on 5 April. TTS experienced 52% growth in online lotteries revenue and continues to shift to its more cost effective online channel. TTS shares lost ground following the result, however are still up close to 8% this year. TTS is up 2.15 per cent or 7 cents today to $3.32.
The miners are holding the market back, while almost all other sectors are recording some improvements. BHP Billiton (BHP) is down 0.16 per cent or 5 cents to $37.12 and continues to find cracking $38.00 per share a challenge. Since July 2011, BHP shares have struggled to remain above the $38.00 level for more than a few days at a time. Australia's second biggest miner, Rio Tinto (RIO) is flat at $67.32 while Fortescue (FMG) and Newcrest Mining (NCM) are both rising.
The big four banks are the biggest contributors to the gains, with Westpac (WBC) up 3.09 per cent or 90 cents to $30.38. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is up 2.62 per cent or $1.71 to $66.51, National Australia Bank (NAB) is rising by 2.35 per cent or 69 cents to $30.11 while ANZ Banking Group (ANZ) is 2.11 per cent or 59 cents higher to $28.57.
On the economic front, the Reserve Bank Governor made it quite clear interest rates are likely to remain on hold until at least the middle of the year. The market is currently factoring in a 20 per cent chance of a rate cut in March. Mr Stevens pointed to the recent rise in property prices and improvements in the sharemarket.
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The Singapore exchange will be open for trade between 12pm and 3.30pm (AEDT) for the first session and then between 5pm and 8pm (AEDT) for the second.
U.S futures are currently pointing to a slightly stronger start to trade tonight. The U.S market trades between 1.30am (AEDT) and 8am (AEDT).
So far in trade at lunch, 753 million shares have been traded worth just $4.3 billion. 458 shares are up, 278 are lower and 313 are currently unchanged.
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JACKSON — The Mississippi Health Department says it needs more money in the coming budget year or it may have to close clinics and reduce AIDS drug purchases.
Dr. Mary Currier, the state health officer, told the House Appropriations Committee that the department has been draining internal reserves to stay afloat last year and this year. She says said accounts will be almost empty when the current budget year ends June 30.
The Health Department is spending about $4 million from reserves this year.
Currier said the department needs $32.5 million in state money, well above the $26.5 million it's getting now. Legislative budgeters recommend $20.7 million for the coming year.
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How much would people pay to save the iconic monarch butterfly? A lot, according to a new study in Conservation Letters. Based on survey data, the authors estimate that American households are willing to spend about $4 to 6 billion to support monarch conservation.
Even people who aren't butterfly-lovers are likely to have heard about the monarchs' spectacular migrations from the northern U.S. and Canada to Mexico and California. "People's interest in monarchs and their fascinating, visible biology is obvious," the researchers write. They note that seven states have adopted the monarch as their official insect or butterfly, and the U.S., Canada, and Mexico hold festivals in the monarch's honor.
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Seventy percent of the respondents said that monarch conservation was "important" or "very important," and only 3 percent deemed it "not important". Twenty-nine percent said they would be willing to grow nectar plants, and 24 percent were willing to grow milkweed. By extrapolating numbers to the entire country, the authors estimate that Americans would pay $933 million and $473 million for nectar and milkweed plants, respectively.
People also were willing to donate an average of $31 to $41 to help protect monarch habitat. Combined with the plant purchases, that comes out to an estimated total of $4.78 to $6.64 billion in potential monarch-related support across the country.
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Source: Diffendorfer, J.E. et al. 2013. National valuation of monarch butterflies indicates an untapped potential for incentive-based conservation. Conservation Letters doi: 10.1111/conl.12065.
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Title: Beetles in spineless prickly pear in Austin
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QUESTION:I have an enormous spineless prickly pear in my front garden. It's about 6 feet tall, and 6 feet wide. It has blossoming yellow flower. However, it also has large colonies of black beetle-ish bugs living on it. The are in large clumps of the beetles on certain pads in the shadier parts of the cactus. The pads on which they spend most of their time are generally more pale than the other pads. So, A) what the heck are these beetle things? and B) should I try and get rid of them? How?
We are not entomologists and this is out of our line; however, we did some Internet searches in an effort to figure out what was going on with your Opuntia ellisiana (tigertongue). The creature that sounded most like your description is described on this website from Arizona Wild Flowers Cochineal Beetle. Most of the sites we found on this beetle were more interested in the fact that red dye could be made from the beetle (yuck) than what to do about the thing.
From the University of Florida Featured Creatures comes this article on Chelinidea vitttiger aequoris, which is actually being studied as a way to control invasive members of the genus Opuntia, prickly pear, especially in Australia. This article, Bug Guide Prickly Pear Fruit Beetles shows a very glossy black beetle on an Opuntia pad.
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Through all of this, we're still not sure we found the bug you describe. You can try looking at Images of Cochineal beetle from Google, and see if they match up to the beasties on your cacti.
We would suggest, if you don't identify your bug with anything we supplied, that you contact the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Office for Travis County. They do work with entomologists and may even have a printed bulletin about this pest, especially if you are not alone in having the infestation.
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Belgian Benefits Firm Transforms IT Infrastructure with EMC
HOPKINTON, Mass., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) today announced that Partena, a Brussels-based social services organization that provides 1.2 million individuals and 60,000 companies with payroll and human resource management, employment insurance, benefits management and other services, has transformed its IT infrastructure with EMC® VNX® unified storage and EMC VPLEX® virtual storage to address exponential data growth. Partena credits EMC with significant cost savings and eliminating infrastructure downtime.
Customer Benefits: Improved Application Availability -- By running applications simultaneously across two active-active data centers with EMC VPLEX, Partena has eliminated downtime -- a reduction of three hours per month to zero.
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Customer Challenges and Solution: Partena's storage infrastructure was expanding rapidly while government regulations and customer service-level agreements (SLAs) that specified lengthy data retention periods and high data availability requirements were putting added pressures on the infrastructure. To help improve availability, enable faster deployment and reduce expenses, Partena selected EMC VNX and EMC VPLEX.
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