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I am widowed and know little of my Jewish Heritage. Of this, I know, I observe the Torah and do my best to abide by it. Since I know little, and I am interested in marrying a non-Jew who is a Free Mason, will that be a contradictory?
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I can see that your Jewish Heritage is important to you. I recommend that as you try to learn more about Judaism, you visit the Aish HaTorah website - http://www.aish.com/ - which has a great deal of information that would likely interest you about Judaism.
On the topic of intermarriage, in the Torah (D'varim 7:3), God commands the Jewish people:
It is from this source that we learn that interfaith marital relationships are prohibited (Maimonides, Hil. Issurei Bi'ah, 12:1; Shulchan Aruch, EH 16:1). Furthermore, intermarriage is not recognized (Shulchan Aruch, EH 44:8).
I recommend that you ask the Rabbi anything you would like on the website by visiting this link on Aish HaTorah's website and then clicking on "Ask the Aish Rabbi a Question."
Since you say that your friend is not Jewish, the above answer by Toras Emes 613 applies. But since the question itself raises the question that Freemasons themselves are not kosher, I write as follows: As long as the Freemason is a Jew, and one is otherwise eligible to marry him (e.g. not closely-related, or a divorcee and the man is a kohen), there is no reason why a Jewish woman cannot marry a Mason. Freemasonry is not a religion. See United Grand Lodge FAQs. It is a fraternal organization which takes members from all religions, including Judaism. The organization requires that its members believe in a supreme being, but do not specify how. Members of my Orthodox synagogue are Freemasons and I attended a funeral conducted by Rabbi Kalman Winter, zt'l, which included Freemason ceremonies in addition to standard Orthodox Jewish funeral practices. Furthermore, I asked Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer, zt'l, Rosh HaYeshiva of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington, whether there was any prohibition to a Jew becoming a Mason, and he said that from what little he knew of the Masons, he could not object.
A Jew may not marry anyone who isn't Jewish. That being said. Free Masons are not a religious entity they are a club. I happen to know a married couple who are Jewish and are free masons. The free mason club or society as they call themselves don't require a specific religion only that you do have a religion and a belief in a higher power of some sort. For more guidance I would encourage you to look online for a chabad house nearby you which will be glad to assist you in learning about Jewishness, Torah, and life.


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Behind the Biker Chase on the West Side Highway
How the Confrontation Between a Family and Riders Unfolded in Manhattan
The motorcyclists came together gradually last Sunday morning, their ranks growing into the hundreds as they moved through Brooklyn and Queens, alerted by friends, social media posts and text messages to join an annual ride.
About the same time, financial district resident Alexian Lien, a 33-year-old vice president at Credit Suisse, and his wife, Rosalyn Ng, placed their young daughter into her car seat in a black Range Rover. They headed north on a trip to celebrate their two-year wedding anniversary.
The bikers and the family clashed on the Henry Hudson Parkway on Manhattan's west side, in a confrontation seen around the world in a video taken by one of the bikers wearing a helmet camera. Mr. Lien's wife said her family feared for their lives. Some bikers present said they converged on Mr. Lien's SUV as a defensive maneuver because they say he was weaving from side to side.
Police and prosecutors are still sorting out exactly what happened next and who is to blame. But some things are clear: Mr. Lien was beaten, one biker may be paralyzed, and some bikers will likely wind their way through the legal system, police said.
For the riders, it began after they learned about Hollywood's Block Party 2013, the informal title of Sunday's run. It was organized by Ozone Park's Jamie "Hollywood" Lao, according to people close to him, one of whom estimated that about 100 riders gathered outside Mr. Lao's house Sunday before setting out. Bikers say the event was celebratory, and not a horde turning dangerous tricks described by New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly.
"We know that the things we do aren't right as far as maybe running a red light or a stop sign or something like that, but we try to do so in the safest manner possible," said Justin Rios, who was riding in a cluster of bikers just ahead of the melee on the highway.
Still, police were ready. Hollywood's Block Party's organizers didn't obtain a permit and the rides get larger every year and more rambunctious, with bikers trying to enter Manhattan from around the city, police said. Police investigators had been gathering information on the ride for several days, spokesman John McCarthy said, including on Twitter and Facebook, the same venues on which bikers traded word of the impending event with the hashtag #hbp2013.
Mr. Kelly said that officers had been deployed to keep bikers out of the city's center, especially Times Square, to prevent a replay of 2012, when the Hollywood's Block Party riders largely shut the area down. Videos of the 2012 event posted on the web show bikers riding on sidewalks, popping wheelies, and harassing pedestrians, police said.
Police arrived at biker meetup locations and inspected licenses and registrations and looked for illegal alterations. They set up checkpoints throughout the city, targeting bridges and tunnels, Mr. McCarthy said. Throughout the city, police seized 55 motorcycles, issued 68 summonses, and made 15 arrests.
Mr. Rios hopped on his bike Sunday morning in Williamsburg, met up with friends, and began riding east on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The destinations were gas stations, a McDonald's, and places where bikers joined with others from around the region. Most people were strangers, Mr. Rios said.
There were more than 400 bikes, Mr. Rios estimated, when the group reached a stretch of Linden Boulevard in Queens, near a meetup point with Mr. Lao and others. They then headed back along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, he said.
Mr. Lao broke off from the group, some bikers said, and another top member of the ride led the way. Mr. Lao didn't respond to requests for comment.
The bikers approached the Brooklyn Bridge, and police were waiting. "The beginning of the pack kind of sped through the checkpoint and we kind of overwhelmed the cops," Mr. Rios said.
Once they crossed the bridge, a group of bikers headed west, up 12th Avenue toward the West Side Highway and Henry Hudson Parkway, Mr. Rios said. Motorcyclists "took over" the road, Mr. Rios said, to prevent car drivers from colliding with bikers.
It was there that Mr. Lien encountered the bikers. He tried to call 911 to report they were driving erratically, but the call didn't go through, officials said.
The riders closed in on Mr. Lien's vehicle, a common formation that one biker who spoke to witnesses and gave her nickname, Chukii, described as a means of isolating and stopping motorists they feel are driving dangerously in order for the rest of the pack to pass. "We get hit all the time and then people take off," said Chukii, who organized an event for an injured biker.
Police say they believe the bikers planned to slow down and block traffic to get open terrain to race and perform stunts—which police say is a common occurrence during mass rides.
Around 125th Street, Christopher Cruz, a 28-year-old from Passaic, N.J. whose New Jersey driver's license has been suspended four times, records show, pulled in front of Mr. Lien's vehicle. The video shows him looking back at the SUV's front bumper and slowing down in an apparent attempt to bring the car to a stop. He was charged with unlawful imprisonment, and at a later Manhattan court hearing, a judge said Mr. Cruz posed a "risk to human life based on the conditions of his driving."
H. Benjamin Perez, a lawyer for Mr. Cruz, said his client did "nothing that was criminal."
Mr. Lien's car hit Mr. Cruz's bike, bringing the highway procession to a halt. Bikers swarmed around the Range Rover, and one biker exchanged angry words with Mr. Lien, a witness said. A side view mirror was smashed, someone hit the vehicle, and the tires may have been slashed, police said.
"We were placed in grave danger by a mob of reckless and violent motorcyclists," Ms. Ng said in a statement issued by her lawyers. "We were faced with a life-threatening situation."
The video shows that Mr. Lien accelerated, allegedly striking three people and rolling over one motorcycle with his Range Rover's front right tire before heading up the highway. Biker Giancarolo Cardenas, a 32-year-old from Paterson, N.J, was hit and suffered a leg injury, officials said. And biker Edwin Mieses, a 32-year-old sound engineer from Lawrence, Mass.—who doesn't have a driver's license in his home state, but has been issued violations for driving, records show—was struck. His spine and ribs were cracked and he may be paralyzed, his wife said in interviews outside St. Luke-Roosevelt Hospital.
The bikers chased Mr. Lien's car. Police received their first 911 call from Ms. Ng at 1:52 p.m. near 165th Street, Mr. McCarthy said, where Mr. Lien was again stopped on the road. The video shows a biker in a white helmet—allegedly Robert Sims, 35, who turned himself in to officials on Friday, police said—rush up to the Range Rover and pull open the driver's side door. Mr. Lien accelerated away, swinging the door closed.
Soon after, 911 dispatchers received another call from Ms. Ng, then another, at 1:55 p.m., saying the SUV was stopped at 178th St. near Wadsworth Avenue in Washington Heights. The tires had gone flat.
The attack on the couple's car began, police said. About 30 bikers were present, a witness said. In the video, one biker is seen taking off his chrome-colored helmet and repeatedly smashing the SUV's driver's side window, shattering it.
Mr. Lien was pulled from the car and beaten. Both of his eyes were blackened and he needed stitches on his face and left side, police said.
"Next thing I know, he was on the floor taking a couple shots to the face," said a rider who witnessed it. "I was scared. I was kind of shocked that it had happened," he said. A bystander tried to break it up, he said.
Ms. Ng called 911 a final time at 2 p.m. from 178th St. and St. Nicholas Ave. The bikers were gone. Police arrived while she was talking to a dispatcher. An ambulance arrived two minutes later, Mr. McCarthy said.
Ms. Ng, in the statement, said the beating of her husband proved how accurate their fears for their safety had been. "We know in our hearts that we could not have done anything differently," Ms. Ng said. "And we believe that anyone faced with this sort of grave danger would have taken the same course of action in order to protect their family."
Investigators are still trying to put all the pieces together. Police arrested Allen Edwards, seen in the video hitting the side of the SUV with his arm shortly before Mr. Lien was attacked. But the Manhattan District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute him, because he said he intended to help, not hurt, the driver. Mr. Edwards couldn't be reached for comment.
A lawyer representing Mr. Lien and Ms. Ng declined to comment. Detectives so far identified and talked to "a few of the dozens and dozens" of motorcyclists who were either involved or may have witnessed the incident, a law-enforcement official said, adding, "We don't know 80% of what happened yet."
—Daniel Lippman, Sean Gardiner and Sarah Armaghan contributed to this article.
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I have a 1st-rder linear ODE system where the system is characterized by $A$. Given an initial state $x_0$, I want the state at some later time $t$, efficiently.
$A$ happens to be a symmetric tridiagonal matrix where the coefficients are the same in each diagonal line.
$$ A = \begin{pmatrix} a & b & 0 & 0 & ... \\ b & a & b & 0 & ... \\ 0 & b & a & b & ... \\ 0 & 0 & b & a & ... \\ \vdots &&\ddots&\ddots&\ddots\end{pmatrix} $$
I need to solve this for many different $A$'s and also many different $x_0$'s. The general solution to that is of course
$$x_t = e^{A t}x_0$$
One way to do this is to eigen-decompose $A$ into $A = F D F^\top$. Then the solution becomes
$$x_t = (F e^{D t} F^\top) x_0$$
Which is a little better because now the multiplication with $x_0$ is $O(n^2)$, but the eigen-decomposition is $O(n^3)$ still. But this doesn't take advantage of the constant values of $a$ and $b$ or the symmetric tridiagonal nature of $A$. So it seems like I should be able to do better.


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Consider the Banach algebra $W^+=\ell^1(\mathbb{Z}^+)$, viewed upon as the analytic functions $f$ on the unit disc $\mathbb{D}$ such that $$\|f\|=\sum_{k\ge0}|a_k|<\infty$$ where $$f(z)=\sum a_kz^k$$ is the Taylor expansion of $f$. Clearly, $W^+\subset H^\infty(\mathbb{D})$. Now, it is well known that $H^\infty$ admits inner-outer factorization. Is there some similar factorization theorem for $W^+$?
There is no factorization in Wiener algebra, it is easy to construct a counterexample.
Namely, if $B$ is a Blaschke factor with zeroes $z_n$, $z_n\to 1$ (of course $\sum(1-|z_n|) <\infty$) and $g= (z-1)^2$ then $ f= Bg$ has $C^1$ boundary values, and so is in the Wiener algebra.
On the other hand, $B$ is an inner part of $f$ (in $H^\infty$), and it is not in $W$, because it is not even continuous at $1$.
On the other hand, if $f(z)\ne 0$ for all $z:|z|=1$, then $f$ has only finitely many zeroes in the unit disc, so the factorization is trivial: the inner part is a finite Blaschke product.


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When is $C^{k,\alpha}(\bar{\Omega})$ a subset of $C^{k',\alpha'}(\bar{\Omega})$?
Gilbarg and Trudinger says that "for the domains of interest in this work the inclusion will hold whenever $k + \alpha < k' + \alpha'$". They then give one example of a cusped domain for which $C^{1}(\bar{\Omega})$ is not a subset of $C^{\alpha}(\bar{\Omega})$, but don't elaborate further. Have the inclusions been characterized precisely in the form of a necessary and sufficient condition?


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From the way Architect saves the project file we have as a basic example:
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Is there any way to save the app folder to another directory that (as an example) is outside the ProjectName folder? When I set the appFolder property it always saves the app folder relative to the app.js.
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There is no way to do this. I think what you want is to deploy the project?
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What is some infinite series expansion for 3/7? and so on for these fraction with digit in base 10? I can't think of some useful thing at all. Please generalize some useful series expression for all those kinds of fraction.
Can someone help?
What is some infinite series expansion for 3/7? and so on for these fraction with digit in base 10? I can't think of some useful thing at all. Please generalize some useful series expression for all those kinds of fraction.
Can someone help?
One might also try the mundane
$$\frac{3}{7} = \frac{1}{{2 + \frac{1}{3}}} = \frac{1}{2}\frac{1}{{1 + \frac{1}{6}}} = \frac{1}{2}\left( {1 - \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} - \frac{1}{{{6^3}}} + - \cdots } \right)$$
Consider any convergent series. Lets say that $$a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + \cdots = a$$ where $a_n, a \in \mathbb{R}$ and $a \neq 0$ (Thanks, @anon).
Define $b_n = \dfrac37\dfrac{a_n}{a}$, then the series $b_1 + b_2 + b_3 + \cdots$ converges to $\dfrac37$.
Find the smallest $n$ such that $7|(10^n-1)$. In particular say $10^n-1=7m$. Then write
$$\begin{array}{c l} \frac{3}{7} & =\frac{3m}{7m} \\[2pt] & =\frac{3m}{10^n-1} \\[2pt] & = 3m\frac{1}{10^n}\frac{1}{1-1/10^n} \\[2pt] & =\frac{3m}{10^n}+\frac{3m}{10^{2n}}+\frac{3m}{10^{3m}}+\cdots. \end{array}$$
Since $3m<7m+1=10^n$, this gives an easy way to write out the repeating decimal expansion of the fraction $3/7$. In particular, $10^6-1=7\cdot142857$, and $3\cdot142857=428571$ so $3/7=0.\overline{428571}$.
This can be employed more generally. Without much loss of generality assume $0<a<b$ with $b$ divisible by neither $2$ nor $5$ and find an $n$ such that $b|(10^n-1)$, in particular $10^n-1=bm$, so that
Note again $am<bm+1=10^n$ so this provides a clean decimal expansion. We ignore integers, and for rationals more generally we can decompose them into a sum of the nearest integer plus the rational's fractional part, and apply this method to the fractional part, then recombine. For rationals with $2,5$'s in the denominator's prime factorization, pull them out and multiply by them afterwards: their reciprocals are simply $0.5$ and $0.2$ after all.
Finally, for base $r$ (assuming $r$ is a positive natural number anyway), find $n$ such that $b|(r^n-1)$ and adapt this method. (Remember to pull out $\gcd(b,r)$ from the denominator.) Note that $n$ is guaranteed to exist because $r$ has an order modulo $b'$ ($b'$ coprime) by elementary number theory.
Also, if $d|r$, then $\frac{1}{d}=\frac{(r/d)}{r}$ is an easy way to compute the base-$r$ expansion of $1/d$. This helps with the "pulled-out" factors (i.e. with $d=\gcd(b,r)$).
Using the formula for the sum of a geometric series, we get $$ \sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{3}{8^k}=\frac38\sum_{k=0}^\infty\frac{1}{8^k}=\frac38\frac{1}{1-\frac18}=\frac38\frac87=\frac37 $$ Therefore, $$ \frac37=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{3}{8^k} $$
Infinite series expansion for a number? There are many series whose is $\,3/7\,$, some of them rather dandy: $$\frac{1}{2}\sum^\infty_{n=0}\frac{1}{(-6)^n}$$$$\frac{18}{7\pi^2}\sum^\infty_{n=1}\frac{1}{n^2}$$ and a long etc.
How about a few telescoping series?
$$\begin{align*} \frac37&=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{40}{(7k+21)(3k+15)}\\ &=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{100}{(17k+34)(3k+21)}\\ &=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{36}{(k+5)(k+6)(k+7)}\\ &=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{48}{(k+6)(k+7)(k+8)} \end{align*}$$


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I am creating subsites for individual clients. In the subsites I have different lists that capture information for the client. Some of those lists would be repeating (a client might have three properties, for example), meaning that they can add items ("rows"). But other lists really only need to capture one set of information. Now, I guess I could edit the view to disable the "Add item" button, but is there a cleaner way to prevent a user from entering more than one "row" of information into a list?
There are several way that you could do this. You could use an event receiver to enforce the constraint or you could use a field set to the value of the individual's user name and set it to be unique. You could do this with a workflow if you wanted a "code free" way of doing it. However, they could go back and change the value of this field.
In this case, I would likely use an event receiver as it would have fewer moving parts and could not be easily subverted but could still be disabled by an admin if required at some point.
If the client, in your case, is entering in a single-row set of data, it sounds like an opportunity to make use of surveys. Surveys can be configured to allow only one submission and that can further be configured to allow edits in the future, or it can be locked down (if I recall correctly)
You could add a person/group column called 'AlreadyCreatedBy'. You could set that column to require unique values. Then, enable content approval on the list. Set up a workflow that copies 'Created By' to 'AlreadyCreatedBy' and if it succeeds then set the approval status of the item to approved.
Have used this with SharePoint 2010:
Result: New entry will be created and in some seconds removed.
something easy to do is to declare a column unique, then set default value to anything and hide the column so it cant be modified by the user.


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In this sentence:
I don't fully understand the meaning of
I have found that
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This grammatical construction is extremely common in Chinese. I think it's called topical construction (correct me if I am wrong here). Essentially, you have the topic of the sentence (bus/taxi fare) at the start, followed by the subject, verb and the rest of the object.
So let's break it down:
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I missed the last bit of your question the first time around. The measure word 个 is omitted. It means the same whether it's in there or not (in this case). However, 一人 in this sense is also used in some set phrases (such as 一人做事一人当 - one is responsible for one's own actions), and in those cases, you cannot use 一个人 in its stead. Fivesheep's answer has enough examples to give you a good idea how often it's used.
Each of us two pay half the fee, what do you think?
it's very common to say 一人..., e.g. 一人一个, 一人一次 there's also an idiom 一人做事一人当


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When is the future perfect progressive used? I am trying to understand in which cases it should be used, but I cannot find any practice examples of sentences using that tense.
I will have been loving.
When is the future perfect progressive used? I am trying to understand in which cases it should be used, but I cannot find any practice examples of sentences using that tense.
First, just a little preface:
"I will have been loving" is an awkward example because we don't generally use any of the progressives on stative verbs (except under special circumstances). Thus, we don't normally use the progressive for things like "love", "be" (in the sense of being, rather than behaving in a certain way), "think" (in the sense of having an opinion), "have" (in the sense of possession), and so on.
Now, as for the future perfect progressive, it is used to compare two things happening in the future and how they relate to each other temporally. One event (in the future) is ongoing and another event occurs during the first one.
Let's say that tomorrow you will walk your dog from 7 - 8 AM. Let's also say that I am planning to meet up with you at 7:30 AM. We can express a relationship between these two events by using the future perfect progressive:
This means that, at the time of the second event (when I meet you), the first event (you walking the dog) started already and continued for 30 minutes. (It might continue for longer, though it is not required to happen).
Situations to use the future perfect progressive are unusual but not unheard of. You just have to look out for them.
The future perfect progressive tense indicates a continuous action that will be completed at some point in the future.
The funny thing about this verb form is, that you put your reference point into the future, while at the same time you are talking about the past. Only that this past is not necessarily the past now, but might also be the future. Now. But not then.
Confusing? You may can visualize this:
First, perfect progressive:
Now, we put our reference point into the future:
Things can get weirder, though:
You still change your reference point, but the start of the event also lies in the future. However, relative to your new "now", it is past. And all with just one little word...


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Let G be a connected complex algebraic group G and X=G/B, where B is the Borel subgroup. $ M=G\times C^{*}$, where $C^*$ acts on X trivially. Let $K_M(X)$ be the equivariant K-theory. Let $s\in S$ be a simple reflection in the Weyl group of G, $P_s=B\cup BsB$ be the parabolic subgroup, and $\pi_{s}:X\rightarrow G/P_{s}$ be the natual map. Then there is a unique endomorphism $T_s$ on $K_M(X)$ such that $E+T_s E=\pi_s^{*}(\pi_s)_{*}(E)-\pi_s^{*}(\pi_s)_{*}(E\otimes \Omega_s^1) $, where $\Omega_s^1$ is the line bundle on X of holomorphic differential 1--forms along the fibre of $\pi_s$ and $C^{*}$ acts on it by multiplication on each fibre.
Let $Z[q,q^{-1}]$ be the group algebra of $C^{*}$, P be the lattice of weights on T, the maximal torus in B, and let $\mathfrak{R}_0$ be the group ring of P over $Z[q,q^{-1}]$. Note that $K_M(X)\cong K_G(X)\otimes Z[q,q^{-1}]$, and $\{L_p\}_{p\in P}$ form a Z-basis of $K_G(X)$, where $L_p$ is the line bundle on X associated to $p\in P$.
Now my question is, for $\lambda\in P$, how do I deduce the formula (8.1): $T_s(\lambda)=\frac{\lambda-s(\lambda)}{\alpha_s-1}-q\frac {\lambda-s(\lambda)\alpha_s}{\alpha_s-1}$ ? Thank you.


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U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken didn't rule on whether the lawsuit, which pits former University of California Los Angeles standout Ed O'Bannon and others against the NCAA, should become a class-action suit. Ms. Wilken said that a ruling "might take me a while."
Mr. O'Bannon, who was present in the courtroom, filed the lawsuit against the NCAA after it licensed a video game that used the likenesses of college players, including him, without paying the athletes.
The plaintiffs seek a portion of the revenues derived from TV contracts and from the licensing fees and royalties related to video-game sales since 2005. Those contracts are negotiated by the NCAA, athletic conferences and schools. With few exceptions, NCAA rules prohibit players from accepting more than athletic scholarships while playing college sports.
Allowing thousands of current and former NCAA players to join the suit would significantly increase the potential damages.
Michael Hausfeld, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, argued potential plaintiffs were bound together by being refused a cut of the television and video-game revenue. "The predominating common issue," Mr. Hausfeld said, is that "no payments are made to any athlete at any time."
Gregory Curtner, a lawyer for the NCAA, argued that student athletes don't have any broadcast rights to sell in the first place. "If you go in front of camera, you're consenting to be in front of the camera," Mr. Curtner said.
Judge Wilken pressed Mr. Hausfeld about what kind of injunctive relief the class would seek in addition to damages. Mr. Hausfeld confirmed that it would be the ability for players to negotiate their own deals with schools and video-game companies.
Mr. Curtner declined to comment after the hearing.
Following the hearing, Mr. Hausfeld and Mr. O'Bannon said they were hopeful that class certification would be granted.
"I'm not saying that everyone should be paid $2 million a year," said Mr. O'Bannon, who now works as a car salesman in Las Vegas. "But there is a gigantic pie that everyone is getting a piece of except the people who do the work."
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If a player activated an Æther Vial with two counters on it to drop in a Meddling Mage and named a spell already on the stack, would the named spell resolve?
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The spell on the stack will resolve successfully, even if you name it with Meddling Mage.
The rulings for Meddling Mage say the following:
To clarify the old "played" phrasing (which some people confuse with resolve), the Oracle text actually says:
Since the named spell has already been cast, the existing spell on the stack will still be on the stack after Meddling Mage has entered, and will still resolve.
If you did have a creature that was able to counter or exile a spell on the stack (as opposed to the "named card can't be cast" effect) like Spellstutter Sprite, you could put that into play with Æther Vial and have it work they way you're intending.


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Can anyone suggest any historical examples of an established group specifically dedicated to organized thievery (any combination of property based crimes such as pick-pocketing, lock-picking, fencing, robbery, mugging, etc.)? I would be especially interested in any religious influences and ethical motivations/convictions of such an organization.
You may want to check the cour des miracles (court of miracles) as a real life example of a "thieves guild". Clearly reading about the Mafia, Tong, and Yakuza should be compulsory as those are crime organisations. Look at your local law enforcement web site for further information on organised crime as well if you are looking for more modern organisations.
Loki and Hermes are well-known gods of thievery.
As for saints, St. Nicolas is the patron of thieves.
As for clans, often there was some community of people that had any normal work forbidden by the society or some inner rules. Some opressed small nation could choose non-collaboration policy and crime remained their only way of living. Gipsies or something similar. So the clan often appeared as a ready thing, from the start, you are right here, IMHO.
Crime was always very well organized. The head thief in the late 18 cent. in Moscow became even the head of the police. Pirates in Rome times terrorized all the empire and had even their state. in Kilikia. (Also they had a state 1500 years later in Madagascar).
When a state is doing some its function badly, some crime organization will always appear to cover the function. And as our states are organized poorly mostly, the result is obvious.
Please, correct the question. The header and the body ask for different things.
I'd also do some research into Tammany Hall particularly under the guidance of the infamous William "Boss" Tweed. While more of an example of political corruption than outright organized property crime, it is a very illustrative example of the interplay between criminals and public officials. In this particular example the line between the two became very blurry as a result of very dubious trades for political patronage of Tammany politicians from wealthy power brokers who sought influence, and the swelling immigrant population which sought material support and forms of patronage such as jobs or favors. This sort of interplay would be vital for any organized criminal group as corrupting government officials is necessary to either gain advantage or to at least turn a blind eye to their activities. Crackdowns on the rum-runners during Prohibition in the 1920's and the Italian Mafia in 1960's and 1970's, are examples of what happens when a corrupting relationship between law enforcement and organized criminal syndicates breaks down to the disfavor of the latter party.
For your purposes I would suggest looking into "The Gangs of New York". Both the 1927 novel by Herbert Asbury and the 2002 movie by Martin Scorsese based on said book. While I should warn the readers of this forum that both sources are of dubious historical accuracy, as a writer of fiction that is a lesser concern for you. That said, that source should provide some inspiration. It's good that you are making an effort to consult historical sources, and I urge you to follow up with the referenced sources on the Wikipedia articles I and other forum members have provided (what I consider to be a good practice whenever using Wikipedia).
If those sources are unclear, lacking or otherwise faulty this would definitely be the place to ask additional questions. I wish you the best of luck on your book!
A recent Smithsonian article on Islam's medieval underworld might be of interest.
A quick Google search unearthed more sources.


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I have an old Microsoft G router and another desktop at the opposite ends of my house. That machine can see the network, but the signal strength is too low for stable connection.
Besides switching to N router, what can be done to extend the range? Maybe some kind of directional antenna?
Edit: It's funny, but the solution was found in the comments to the blog post at the answer's link :) I re-evaluated the possibility of wiring the place, took out my foot-long drill bit, drilled two holes to the attic and one between floors, and now I'm happy with my 80-feet CAT6 ;)


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Were most of the initial founders of the North American colonies really dissident Christians fleeing religious persecution in Europe? I've heard it said a number of times, but I wondered if it is actually the case.
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Depends on the colony -
In contrast,
Generically, historians have posited there are two influences in American development - God and Mammon. God is a more northerly thing, and the explanation goes that is the reason the Northeast tends to be more "socialistic" or paternal in its governance. By contrast, the South was a more money-based thing, in which laisez-faire economics would be more valued - hence Texas' reputation as the reddest of the red states, and Massachusetts' as a blustery blue*.
Finally, the Spanish influence ostensibly mixed both Religion and Money - but in no event was it the persecuted fleeing Europe. Rather, it was the establishment church in much of the West and in Florida that at least came along for the ride.
A decent primer on this is "How the States Got Their Shapes," an amazing book and an okay TV Show
So, short answer - depends on where you're talking.
And now for the obligatory hand-grenade: (Meaning, I'm being a bit tounge-in-cheek here)
*Personally, I've always thought these colors were backwards, as I used to think of Massachusetts as a pinko-communist sort of place....
I don't think any serious, honest historian would deny that people seeking religious freedom were an important component of the early settlers. Whether they were "most" is probably unanswerable. I don't think anyone took a survey at the time asking, "Are you coming here for religious reasons?" so they could then carefully tabulate 52% yes, 48% no or whatever. Even if someone had, many settlers likely had multiple reasons.
For example, Christopher Columbus said he was going to America to bring the Gospel to the Indians, and also to find a better trade route to the Indies. He negotiated with the king for a percentage of any money made from trade routes he established, and he worked to bring missionaries. (I'm not saying that Columbus was a dissident, he's just a prominent example of someone with multiple motives.)
There's nothing odd about this. Suppose someone asked you why you took you present job. You likely have many reasons: salary, benefits, working conditions, interesting work, opportunities for advancement, convenient commute, etc etc.
Also, you specifically say "dissidents". Many early settlers were comitted Christians, but not particularly dissidents. Many settlers of South America in particular were committed Catholics, at a time when their government fully supported Catholicism.


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We own a landscape company and we wanted to use photos of landscape jobs we've installed and photos of gardens we have planted. Do we need permission to post these photos we've taken on our website?
In the United States, this falls into the gray area of "you might need a property release" (which, to my knowledge, has never been tested in court other than with buildings that are trademarked).
The best solution is to likely include a photo release as part of your standard contract; buyers likely won't even flinch and you'll be protected from a legal standpoint.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, consult one if you want advice that's more accurate than an internet message board.
It is not a question of rights, it is a question of common courtesy.
Put yourself in their shoes. Do you really want photos of your garden used in some company's publicity work? Perhaps you do or perhaps you don't mind but you would definitely expect them to ask first, as a matter of respect and courtesy.
Just to extend this answer somewhat. People in their private homes have strongly held ideas about privacy and we have to be careful to respect that. The concept is enshrined in the phrase "An Englishman's home is his castle". See also this reference.
William Pitt (in 1760) said "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it. The rain may enter. The storms may enter. But the king of England may not enter. All his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement."
In Germany: if you can't take the photo standing on public property (without aiding devices like ladders), then you would have to ask. See Panoramafreiheit (in english).
I'd say, yes, for the rest of the world too. Put your right to publish a photo of your work in the contract.


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The kind folks at Evolutus PR sent me a DVD copy of Earthlings to review. After watching it, I am not sure whether to throw up, cry, or a mixture of the two. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, and written and directed by Shaun Monson, this documentary packs a visual punch that is bound to impact anyone who sees it. Maybe I am just a major weenie (I've been told that a few times), but I actually had to watch the film over the span of a few days because I could only handle so much at one time. Most of the footage is undercover camera shots from slaughterhouses, factory farms, animals testing sites, puppy mills, circuses, and zoos. The film questions the assumption that humans are superior to animals, and compares our species-ism to the other "isms" that have blighted humankind's past: racism, sexism, etc. It then shows, in graphic detail, the gruesome results of our desire to make animals service our perceived needs (food, clothing, entertainment, and research).
And now for the film critic part: while the film has an incredible visual impact, I felt that it lacked a variety of voices that makes documentary film-making interesting. Shaun Monson's commentary is at times monotonous, and other times hyperbolic. No one was interviewed for the film, so Monson via Pheonix is the only voice we hear. I personally found it a bit tiring, even though I agree with what the movie is trying to say.
That being said, Earthlings makes a valuable contribution by exposing what goes on behind the purposefully closed doors of the animal-harvesting industry. It reinforced my commitment to veganism, and I can see why they call the film "the vegan maker."
For friends and family who read this blog and would like to see the film, drop me a line. I would be more than happy to lend it out.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Earthlings: A Movie Review
The kind folks at Evolutus PR sent me a DVD copy of Earthlings to review. After watching it, I am not sure whether to throw up, cry, or a mixture of the two. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, and written and directed by Shaun Monson, this documentary packs a visual punch that is bound to impact anyone who sees it. Maybe I am just a major weenie (I've been told that a few times), but I actually had to watch the film over the span of a few days because I could only handle so much at one time. Most of the footage is undercover camera shots from slaughterhouses, factory farms, animals testing sites, puppy mills, circuses, and zoos. The film questions the assumption that humans are superior to animals, and compares our species-ism to the other "isms" that have blighted humankind's past: racism, sexism, etc. It then shows, in graphic detail, the gruesome results of our desire to make animals service our perceived needs (food, clothing, entertainment, and research).
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- Bianca said...
Thanks for the review. This would be a good film for our Memphis animal rights group to watch together. I, too, have a hard time watching the slaughterhouse videos. Sometimes, though, I make myself watch them to remind me why I need to keep up with the vegan outreach.
- December 1, 2008 at 10:59 AM
- allularpunk said...
i want to see this movie pretty bad...but i'm afraid of watching it. just THINKING about it makes me almost cry. maybe it's best if i don't? but then i feel bad for NOT watching it, too. maybe i will someday if i'm having an especially emotionally numb day or something.
- December 1, 2008 at 10:59 AM
- Chaos Mom said...
oh God. there's no way i could watch that. i would be so traumatized. i have been told that i'm "turning a blind eye" because i won't read those sorts of articles, or watch those sorts of documentaries. i'm not. i really do care, but it is so disturbing i can't sleep for days after seeing them. it makes my heart sick. i can watch horror movies, and murder documentaries and forensic shows on tv without a problem. but the blatent disregard and cruelty humanity shows animals is just too much for me. you're braver than I.
- December 1, 2008 at 11:03 AM
- Brittney said...
Wow. Just the idea of watching the animal cruelty makes my stomach sick :( I agree that it is something that needs to have it's doors opened. Meat isn't grown on trees in nice little plastic packages!
- December 1, 2008 at 11:56 AM
- Lisa -- Cravin' Veggies said...
I am a bigger weinie. I tried watching this a few months ago on Google Video and just couldn't do it. Good for you for making it through the entire thing.
- December 1, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Lisa -- Cravin' Veggies said...
Sorry... meant to include this in my previous post:
- December 1, 2008 at 12:16 PM
- mado said...
I too could not watch this movie in one sitting - I cried for most of it and I've never seen the ending.
I understand that there is a need to show the cruelty that is inflicted on other species however I find that with Animal Rights groups and numerous documentaries constantly showing these images it seems that the most they are doing is assaulting vegans/vegetarians' minds and desensitizing the general populace.
- December 1, 2008 at 12:51 PM
- Mark said...
It's also available in a few places online (usually in segments)... I think the following is the full movie:
FYI, Mark
- December 1, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- Maida said...
I think I've seen parts of this film online. I say "parts" because I couldn't make it through the whole thing because it was so disturbing. It's sickening when you see with your own eyes exactly what humans do to animals. So sad.
Love your blog, by the way!
- December 1, 2008 at 2:01 PM
- Jamie said...
Thanks for your review! This film is the reason i decided to go veg over a year ago, and i haven't looked back!
- December 1, 2008 at 2:12 PM
- Barbara said...
That is the film that turned me from meat eating to not touching any of it one year and 2 months ago.. Its very powerful.
- December 1, 2008 at 2:52 PM
- oh, well, i mean--- said...
I can see how Phoenix's voice can be tiring, monotonous even. I think, though, in only featuring one narrator, especially one who's voice is so calm, the film aims for a stark contrast between the violence it shows, as well as a kind of hypnotic effect.
I do think he was kind of cheesy at 2 or 3 points, and that is my only small complaint for this amazing film. The film was shown at my university, and I attended-- and walked out a vegan. If the movie hadn't been playing on a screen in front of me, I can't imagine staying to watch the whole thing.
But I'm so glad I did. It really did change my life.
- December 1, 2008 at 3:11 PM
- Vegspinz said...
I've been a vegan for about 5 years now, and am afraid to watch that movie, because I don't want to see the graphic cruelty that I know exists (I'm a major weenie too). It didn't take much for me to get the concept of how cruelty = meat, but it didn't happen until I decided to seek the truth. I think a lot of people are so resistant to giving up meat because eating meat represents tradition and comfort for them. It's great to have more and more meatless recipes available to teach people that they don't have to give up tradition and comfort to be cruelty-free! Not to mention that it's so much better for your health and the environment!
- December 1, 2008 at 6:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm supposed to be vegan, since I have kidney disease. (According to my doctor, the simplest way to keep my ailing organs healthy is to avoid animal food -- too much protein and phosphorus.) I do eat dairy products, though, since my allergies collide with my vegetarianism.
I once belonged to an online veg*n community, and I learned a LOT from them. I drifted away after a while, though. I think it was the frequently extremist positions I met there which did the most to drive me away.
Yes, we do awful things to animals in the name of cheap food. We also do awful things to other people in the name of ideals, or cheap labour, or cheap resources. The problem will not be solved by forcing people to stop farming animals -- though some good can be done there, I'm sure. The problem will not be solved until all humans learn to work WITH their environment, not against it.
I doubt this will happen soon. It's against our very nature. We thrived because we fought nature and "dominated" it. The same drive is still there. It won't go away. The best we can do is redirect it, toward ecological harmony and acceptance of our (modest) place in things.
I'm not optimistic that this will happen. I hope enough people are that optimistic, and will keep fighting the important fights, the ones that will do the most to reduce environmental damage. Slaughterhouses are part of it, but the farms themselves are much bigger threats to the land around them. The intensive farming of animals is very hard on the ecosystem, but we'll get a much bigger, faster "win" for our Earth if we can get ourselves off of oil. All oil, not just foreign oil, or biodiesel, or any other form of long carbon chain going into a fire.
Sorry to use your wonderful blog for my rant. I just had to vent, and your review gave me an occasion to do so.
/may all beings thrive while they are blessed with life
- December 2, 2008 at 12:14 AM
- Amy said...
Thanks for posting about this movie, I don't think I could watch it, but it is good to know it is out there awakening people to the need for change.
- December 2, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- Chelsea said...
I started watching this, but turned it off when they compared the suffragette movement to Nazi Germany. Which is a shame because I'm sure the rest of the movie is great in an informative kind of way, but I couldn't get behind it, what with it saying women wanting equal rights is in the same boat as people wanting to "purify" the gene pool. Probably not the best way to get half the population to listen to you, let alone putting it in the first 10 minutes.
- December 2, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
A few answers to some of the blogs:
Vegan Dad: The choice to have no on screen interviews was intentional. In fact, I am using the same format with Unity, a new documentary and follow-up to Earthlings due out in 2009. Of course, any filmmaker can shoot interviews. It's a very common documentary device. You simply find people to reinforce your point of view, (and it also helps fill up screen-time). Yes, I wrote the narrative, but beyond that I wanted the footage to speak for itself. And nothing more ... no talking heads utilized in an effort to agree with me. Admittedly, Earthlings is infused with the filmmaker's point of view. It takes a stand, (hopefully the animal's). And the film does not offer opposing viewpoints to give it so-called "balance." As such, I've been accused of making a propaganda film. Joaquin's somber delivery was simply designed to guide the viewer through all these animal atrocities. It didn't feel right to have him embellish a certain line here and there in order to drive it home. No inflections of tone were required. To the viewer, Joaquin's narration and Moby's music are the calmest component in this otherwise horrific voyage. My sincere apologies to those of you who found it to be tiring or monotonous.
Mado: You use the words assaulting and desensitizing in regards to a non-fiction film. When distributors were viewing Earthlings at an industry screening, they asked me to re-edit quite a bit of it "so as to not upset viewers." They asked me to "cut around some of the more unpleasant aspects." 'How much truth should I cut out of this non-fiction film' was the thought that kept crossing my mind. Horror films are assaulting and desensitizing, and completely fictional. Writers actually sit around conjuring it up, and viewers flock to it in droves. But when it comes to hard-hitting non-fiction, what is it about humans that makes us not want to look at stuff? It's actually become PC to not be subjected to anything too upsetting. People have angrily emailed me for having exposed them to it -- as though the atrocities were my fault.
Chelsea: I am not comparing animals with women or slaves. The comparison is between the mentality of the taskmasters -- the Nazi apathy toward Jews, the slave owners' apathy toward slaves, the government's apathy toward suffragettes, etc. Therein lies the parallel. We see the same apathy in regards to how animals are treated now ... total disregard for their suffering, (simply put -- the suffering of another expression of life different than our own). Apathy, by definition, means you don't consider something to be of importance. Nazis killed because they viewed Jews as far beneath them on the evolutionary scale. Slaves were treated the same way, as were the brave women fighting for the right to vote. This is why the film opens with The Three Stages of Truth:
1. Ridicule
2. Violent Opposition
3. Acceptance.
I hope some of these comments help explain why the film was made the way it is.
Shaun Monson
Director - Earthlings
- December 2, 2008 at 11:54 PM
- Aja said...
I forced myself to watch this movie, and don't regret having done so. I became physically ill about an hour in, and can still see certain images in my mind. Anytime I see a fur coat I remember one particularly terrible scene in the movie.
If there is a possibility that you can sit through any of the film you should try. I watched it after only a few months of steady veganism, and now I intend to stay committed.
I don't remember the suffragette movement comments, but I think there's a lot of hyperbole used in defense of animals. We could go on about that for days. I wonder if anyone can recall the exact statement. I need to further question myself as to why I excused it from an AR video, but would've flipped if I heard that in another context. Thanks for pointing that out, Chelsea.
I don't think avoiding this movie is ignoring the the plight of animals. If you know its going to make you sick and far too disturbed then you should avoid it completely.
- December 3, 2008 at 3:25 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Man, how cool is it that the director of Earthlings left a comment on my blog? I love how close-knit the vegan community is.
Shaun, thanks for your insight. Obviously, a director has to make many choices when making a film, and it is interesting to understand yours. Despite my criticisms, I still think you have made a powerful film.
- December 3, 2008 at 8:53 AM
- Theresa said...
I have to respond to the comment left anonymously above. Anonymous stated that "I doubt this will happen soon. It's against our very nature. We thrived because we fought nature and 'dominated' it. The same drive is still there. It won't go away."
In my mind, it is thinking like this that runs the risk of maintaining a society that is racist, sexist, speciesist, imperislist and valorizes the desecration of the environment. It is not against my nature to be compassionate towards the world I live in and all the other animals, human and non-human, in it. I know many, many, many other people for whom dominating nature is not a 'natural,' 'innate' state of being human.
I'm not sure who you mean when you say "We thrived", but I assume you mean humans. And I have to say, I wouldn't call the state of being we are in right now 'thriving'. The giant hole in the ozone layer, the constant rise of heart disease and obeseity, increasing global poverty, the rapidly decreasing stores of natural resources, and a vast variety of other horrifying realities seem to indicate that we are crashing and burning. Fast.
Let's stop acquiescing to those who tell us it's unnatural to be compassionate.
- December 3, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- maybeso said...
My college Veg Club screened the movie, and I didn't even know what it was about. I had to leave after about 20 minutes because I couldn't stop crying, and it messed me up for days. That being said, I'm really oversensitive most of the time anyway.
Anyway, I love your blog! It's really helped me through that vegetarian to vegan transition. Great job!
- December 3, 2008 at 2:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yes, thanks to Shaun Monson for replying to Vegan Dad's critique of the film. I can use some of those comments as "talking points" to answer some peoples' objections to this documentary. Truth is sometimes hard. But denying ourselves access to the truth is usually not the best way to make decisions.
- December 3, 2008 at 3:12 PM
- Eve said...
I too found myself unable to sit through the whole film at once - it is extremely upsetting - as it should be. I hate to say, but I would be hesitant to show much of this film to anyone not already supportive of veganism and animal rights. As the director of the film commented, I would anticipate that the reaction would be one of anger at having to deal with viewing such graphic images. As I have more and more experiences talking with people about veganism, I am constantly shocked at the reactions - why is it that even a glimmer of the horrible truth moves a select few into action, but causes most others to shrink further into their bubble of ignorant bliss? What makes us different?
On that note - I have enjoyed reading your blog for some time now (and am finally coming out of the woodwork, so to speak!) - thank you for sharing your recipes and insight with all of us :)
- December 4, 2008 at 3:49 AM
- the animals wanna live. the trees wanna grow. said...
I finally watched Earthlings the other day. It has been on my list of documentaries to watch for months, but just knowing how painful it was going to be made me put it off. I guess Vegan Dad's post was a reminder to just do it, like ripping off a bandaid... only just WAY more painful. I cried pretty much non-stop. Not just tears welling up in my eyes, but outloud bawling. It was incredibly heartbreaking to see how low humanity can go. Some of these images will forever be in my mind. It was definitely a powerful film, and it was a reminder of why I am vegan, and that I need to do more for the animals. I am trying to encourage other people to see it because I honestly believe it is our duty to know what we are doing to our fellow creatures, and the kind of cruelty we are otherwise contributing to.
Thank you Shaun Monson for this film, and Vegan Dad for the reminder to watch it.
- December 5, 2008 at 4:27 AM
- Anna Down Under said...
I forced myself to watch the whole thing. I was already a vegan, but I didn't want to be someone who refused to see the truth. I cried, and I couldn't get some of the images out of my head for a long time. Still remember some vividly. But it definitely reinforced to me that I will never return to eating animal products, and I've never been someone who would wear fur either. I don't even want fake fur, fur. I think everyone should watch this movie -- though I know some of my non vegan friends would never. They don't want to change what they do, and they don't want to know. One actually said it's her right to remain ignorant of that so she can go on living her life as she chooses. I suppose that's true -- but I don't understand choosing ignorance. Thanks for the review, Vegan Dad.
- December 5, 2008 at 7:46 PM
- Mike said...
I purchased a bulk package of this film so that through my conversations and activism, I am prepared to give out a copy. It is a difficult movie to watch. I've watched it several times, because any time I give it to someone to watch, I offer to watch it with them. It requires a follow-up conversation for most people who have never considered veganism, because it's all so very mind-blowing. My recommendation is to not leave people hanging. One immediate conclusion people have been trained to draw is that factory farming is bad, but family farms are OK. Verse yourself with resources like Humane Myth and then make them a Vegan Dad meal once they regain their appetite!
It's a shame that some would paint a documentary like Earthlings as extreme, desensitizing, or even the wrong approach. What are extreme are the glaring inconsistencies in our behavior. Who is desensitized is the general public who has allowed themselves to become manipulated and disconnected such that they spend their money; oblivious to what behaviors they may be supporting. The wrong approach is to suggest that human nature cannot change, or that because there are other problems in the world, this one should not be a primary focus. Besides the fact that animal agri-business is one of the top factors in global warming, water waste, destruction of rain forest, global food shortage, and a laundry list of human diseases, it's also one of the easiest ones for you to participate in: stop eating meat. Then, if there are bigger issues to tackle, great! Go out and find some other cause to support. But to ignore this one in light of others is simply preposterous.
Anyhow, it's an incredibly important film and I highly recommend everyone see it.
On another note: thanks, Vegan Dad, for being such a culinary inspiration to me and all of my recent converts!
- December 10, 2008 at 10:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
thanks for the review. i became a vegetarian after watching earthlings about 2 and a half years ago, and still going strong.
found your blog via the vegancooking community on livejournal, and will be trying the veggie lunch meat soon.
thanks and take care.
- caroline
- January 1, 2009 at 8:35 PM
- crazyloo said...
Hi I just as of last week decided to give up my evil ways and become Vegan. I owe it to this documentary. After watching this movie I have gave it up--with no regrets. I cannot believe that I have been so blind. So far its been a week so I'm a newbie. However, I just wanted to give my salute to this movie and encourage everyone to watch it. Well especially meat eaters.It changed me-for the better. Thank you
- July 3, 2009 at 1:54 AM
- Evita said...
Hi Thanks for the review. I just watched this and wanted to see what other people were saying.
I did make myself sit through it for the review, but I was prepared. I have been vegan now for a year and vegetarian for 2 so to me this was in a way old news, and yet at the same time, one can never look past this as it continues to this day.
If you would like to check out my thoughts on the movie, you can find them here:
- August 26, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- Krista said...
I watched this movie about three years ago at a viewing they had at the college my husband attends. There were fliers up all over campus and I was curious to see what it was.
We walked out of that showing vegetarians. I've been 99.9% vegan for the last year, and my husband has recently become vegan. It was very hard to watch, but I grew up on a farm and butchered animals before so I was prepared for that. But the stark contrast as to how we treated our animals and how factory animals are treated gave us the courage to become vegetarian, and we've never looked back.
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April has been such an insane month, full of extreme ups and downs, highs and lows. Where do I begin? I lost my full-time job at Fraser the first week of April. This was a very unexpected blow and I was freaking out for the first few days after hearing the news. Luckily, by some strange twist of fate, another job landed in my lap – a job at a company where I have worked before as a temp. This was a huge relief despite it being temporary. I had been working so hard to pay off my debt and the ever-growing pile of medical bills. The new job actually paid more than Fraser even though it was only part-time. Relief! Happiness! Freak-out over (or so I thought). Long story short, the new temp job was going very well. I was happy to be working there and earning a bit more money while I looked and applied for other jobs that actually interested me. I was excited to find a job opening for a non-profit book publishing company called Milkweed Editions. However, hours spent perfecting my cover letter and resume became hours wasted. I applied and never heard a word from them – even when I sent a follow-up email. This was very disappointing. But, things were going well. I was still off prednisone (it's been seven months now, I think), I was starting to finally lose a bit of weight (thanks to patience and hard work), and the person I had started dating (I think we were dating?) was proving to be a fun and happy addition to my life.
Fast-forward a couple weeks. My health and RA is good, I've got a new job, I'm motivated to apply for interesting jobs that I really want, I'm looking forward to photographing my friend's wedding in North Carolina in May, and I'm seeing someone that I feel like I have a good connection with and really like a lot. LIFE IS GREAT! Until I get punched in the gut the last week of April.
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Your positive attitude through adversity is impressive. I look forward to some photos from N.C. Also, I am impressed with this blog… It helps outsiders understand the struggles of RA in a personal, resonating way. What you do here is important and a stellar contribution to society. I salute you.
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I've listed you as a "good read" on my blog. I aspire to be one teeny little iota as positive as you are, facing your RA. (It's still pretty fresh for me, but I'm working on it.) Love your photos and your narrative, very distinctive. Keep posting.


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I activated Ubuntu One with the intent to sync just a few specific files between my desktop and laptop. I use Thunderbird as my mail client on the desktop, but Evolution on the laptop (no particular reason for the difference.)
I started the process by connecting the desktop to Ubuntu One. Although I haven't specified any email syncing, the Thunderbird sidebar now displays folders, usually empty, with names like "Archive.sdb.U1Conflict" and "Sent.U1Conflict". This is before I have attempted to connect my laptop. Viewing the ~.thunderbird folder and its subfolders in Nautilus shows no indication of syncing, and the only items in the Dashboard lists are the files I have designated to be uploaded.
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