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Option #3: Fox News is BOTH evil AND stupid. (Reminds me of a classic SNL skit from the 70s: "It's a floor wax AND a dessert topping!") Once again, it's a sad commentary on the state of contemporary journalism that a comedian is the one who both does the necessary research and expresses it in a compelling fashion. The allegedly "liberal media" -- a truly stupid idea -- is once again revealed as corporate capital's Pravda.
Option #4- Fox News may be intellectually lazy or perhaps they are actually brilliant.
ND, neither applies; Fox News corporately is interested in one thing only, ratings and making money for their investors. In this era of so call "reality" broadcasting or perhaps "bully broadcasting" it pays well. It generates lots of free PR which in turn increases viewership and further enhances the bottom line. It also likely does wonders for the bully media personality's own pocket book too.Any motives they have beyond that are purely secondary.
"Option #4- Fox News may be intellectually lazy or perhaps they are actually brilliant."Nancy --Fox is brilliant, all right. Did you ever watch Glenn Beck when he worked for the second level CNN channel? HE used to interview some rather interesting people sometimes. But he most definitely wasn't the wild man you see on Fox. He went to Fox and changed overnight into a super-manic nutter. What Beck is, is a fine actor. Either he wasn't the rational man we saw at CNN or he isn't the crazy we see at Fox. One way or the other, he has a lot of people fooled. And the powers=that-be at Fox obviously know a fine actor when they see one. I'll give them that. His change in persona was truly amazing,
Option #5 -- The Daily Show is truly brilliant. Tragedy is becoming farce. I wonder if there will be a blowback at some point against all the anti-mosque insanity?
Mr. Gibson, if I were a betting man I'd wager the blowback has already begun. Setting aside the international reactions, there are already signs that American Muslims are moving away from the Republican party---much as Latinos did after the failure of comprehensive immigration reform in 2007.
Us Canadians have to watch "The Daily Show on the comedy network. This segment is at http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/Displayblog.aspx?bpid=16d46416-8330-4ae0-... am going with evil.
Option 6 - ignorable.The Daily Show, otoh, is can't-miss watching.
Ann, to be clear, I was specifically talking about how the fact that Alwaleed was an owner of the Fox Network was exposed.
If Nancy thinks Fox is "perhaps actually brtiliant" she should say how, instead of a oblique coment about a netwrok passin gitself off "as "fair and balanced news."
Stephen Colbert has a terrifying update from Terror Bunker 5200:http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/351569/august-24-...
Thanks, Jim -another example of Fox as "perhaps actually brilliant."I'm flabergasted at how folks can let their prejuduces be stirred by the propaganda of some politicians!
Bob, it confirms their prejudices rather than challenges them to grow up.I wondered how long it would take for Ground Zero to become a punch line.
A footnote and an urge for a new thread:how much does money talk in promoting ideology.See Frank Rich in today's NYT week In Review on the Koch brothers and Tea Party crazies.Remember Swift b\Boatimg?How much does money talk even in hierachical circles?Would be a nice thread? .....


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Sometimes I get this reward, but I have no idea what it means.
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Sometimes I get this reward, but I have no idea what it means.
Hovering over the icon doesn't reveal a tool-tip.
That icon indicates ship or planet sensor range. It denotes how far away you can see enemy ships and colonies. The higher, the better. There is no downside to having larger sensor ranges (other than improvement maintenance costs).
Ships can get sensor package upgrades, which will allow them to see further, and make ideal upgrades for scout ships. These upgrades increase sensor range by:
Star Systems also have sensor upgrade packages, which the primary use of are for early detection and warning systems. The further away you can detect incoming enemy ships, the more time you have to move ships to defend the planet. These upgrades each provide 10% to sensor range:
Sophons also get a racial unique upgrade that provides +20% to sensor range: the Predictive Sensor Array.
Your heroes can also help increase the sensor range of planets with Abilities:
I couldn't find any data about star system's initial range, unfortunately. Each planet should have the same range, sans improvements/hero abilities, once they become full colonies. Note that planet influence increases with population; that's the colored circle around your planet; sensor range is the colorless circle around ships and planets.

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Unanswered: How to display panel on click event of menu?
I would like to know how to display certain panel on click event of menu? I have added menu items in viewport and listening for 'click' event of menu items in controller. Upto this point its working fine but when I use Ext.widget() method to get panel and call show() method of that panel, nothing is happening.
My code to handle menu item click event is as follows :
viewPortMenu_ClickHandler : function(menu, item, event, options) { var panelToShow = null; if (item.text == '4D view') { panelToShow = Ext.widget('employeeDistribution'); } if (panelToShow != null) { panelToShow.show(); } }
24 Apr 2012 1:33 AM #2
I found the answer. I just had to add the newly created panel inside viewport using add() method of viewport.


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Accusations of ethnic cleansing
As I said in a post yesterday on Cathy Kavenys thread about the meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Rev. Jeremiah Wright delivered a plenary address to the Society in which he referred to Israeli action in Gaza as ethnic cleansing. Today in the business meeting of the Society, Ron Green, a former president of both the Society of Christian Ethics and the Society of Jewish Ethics, read the following statement responding to that claim.There was no discussion of Greens response, which is too bad because his called for respectful and reasoned debate is exactly right. Here, then, is his statement.I stand before you as a member of the Society who is of Jewish background to report the distress and concern experienced by a number of Jewish members of the Society and the Society of Jewish Ethics following the use of the phrase "ethnic cleansing" by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his plenary address yesterday. Reverend Wright used this phrase to characterize the current incursion by Israel into Gaza.The formal United Nations definition of ethnic cleansing describes it as "rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove from a given area persons of another ethnicity or religion." There is widespread agreement that on a spectrum of practices ranging from forced emigration to genocide, the use of "ethnic cleansing" has become almost synonymous with genocide.There are sharp ethical disagreements about Israel's conduct in Gaza. These disagreements occur among Jewish members of our two societies. But there is a solid consensus among us, too, that it is misleading and morally offensive to characterize this conduct as ethnic cleansing, and to do so as a throwaway remark in a context that does not permit audience response. Such charged use of language might be appropriate in a political demonstration, but it has no place in the life of a scholarly society dedicated to respectful and reasoned debate.We ask that our expression of distress and concern be recorded in the minutes of this meeting, and that these minutes, with this expression, be brought to the attention of Reverend Wright.Thank you.Ronald M. Green"
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One must wonder whether Rev. Wright meat his statement literally. If he didn't, then what is the morality of rhetorical statements which exaggerate facts?
Ron Green offers, and Paul supports, a precise legal definition of "ethnic cleansing." This is casuistry, not prophecy. Jeremiah Wright is not engaged in the careful use of legal terms--he is, as he said before, not an ethicist--he is, in my view, a prophet.The language of the Holocaust is often used loosely--about abortion, for example. Some people have called abortion a type of genocide because it disproportionately effects black children.So what you have here, IMHO, is a textbook clash of the prophetic use of language (Wright) with the casuistical use (Green). That's why we need to reflect upon the ethical use of prophetic rhetoric. However, merely saying that it does not conform to the requirements of casuistical rehtoric isn't enough. l
Speaking of rhetorical language regarding the Israeli attacks in Gaza, our (Catholic) own Cardinal Renato Martino had this to say the other day: "Let's look at the conditions in Gaza: It's looking more and more like a big concentration camp." Ethnic cleansing indeed!
Cathy, I don't disagree with what you said, but then the question is how to respond to prophetic discourse. I don't think we can simply say that prophesy can't be held to the standards of precise legal definition. I probably would not have appealed to the UN definition of ethnic cleansing in responding to Wright, but I am sympathetic to Ron's appeal. Israel's actions strike me as grossly disproportionate but that does not make them a form of ethnic cleansing. If you think Wright is wrong, how do you respond to his prophetic claim?
Well, I think that's a problem--but I think the problem can only be addressed by getting the genre right first. There is a just use (so to speak) of prophetic rhetoric and an unjust use. I didn't see Wriight's use of prophetic language here all that different in tone from the language of some of our bishops when describing abortion. Analogizing abortion to slavery--to the holocaust? The question of how to respond to prophetic discourse that one believes is unjust in an effective manner is very difficult. Responding seriously, in a the language of practical reasoning form, is necessary at times--like Ron did. (I have tried to show that in fact, abortion is disanalogous to the Holocaust -in numerous respects). But that sort of response (in my case and in Ron's) will simply insure that the prophetic language isn't taken as the language of practical reason). That's a big step. But it doesn't get at the distinctively prophetic aspect of prophetic langague--the imagery, the poetry, the unceasing demands.Here the options, I think, rhetorically, are limited: You can ignore; you can counterprophecy, you can mock, or you can deem crazy. (Note that what Obama basically did in the election cyle is relegate to Wright to the status of an old, slightly out of touch uncle).
Where Green may be off base is that he relegates the horrible bombing, killing and mutilation of the Palestinians, to sharp disagreements. That is unacceptable. This is savagery. Is this the best we can do is state that reasonable persons can disagree? While the children die. While the analogy to the bishops is on target, it may be necessary to state that there is disagreement as to whether there is a zygote or not. Whereas the bodies of the Palestinians is not a matter of dispute. The leaders of Israel have become a huge problem for the world. They have gone from being the most victimized to causing the most victims. Somebody has to dramatize this. Reverend Wright may not have it right. But his ethics might be well above that of Ronald Green whose casuistry might be more of a disservice in this most pressing problem of our time.
Inviting someone whose rhetoric is typically prophetic to give the opnening address at a gathering of speciaiists in ethics whose perspective is largely academic might be taken as a provocation. I have grave reservations about the Israeli incursion into Gaza, but I dont think Wright's contribution to discourse on the subject is likely to be helpful.
There are many issues at play here. First, when a group invites someone like Rev. Wright who uses prophetic language in a provacative way (and I mean provactive in the sense of deliberately intending to provoke) we can reasonably assume that they do so in order to provoke a discussion.Secondly prophecy occurrs WITHIN one's own community. The OT prophets who railed against Israel were in fact Jews. They were part of that community. They were calling the community back to a different understanding of who the community was. Yet the prophet always remains part of the community and can only prophesize within the community. And the prophet is most almost always rejected by the community. This was of course the experience of Jesus in the highest degree. I recall seeing Rev. Wright's entire 'chickens coming home to roost sermon' after 9-11 and I thought he was bang on. I would not have retreated from that homily one, single bit. He was exactly, precisely prophetic and accurate. But prophetic rhetoric of the sort REv. Wright used is inappropriate in this context as he is not a member of the Jewish or Arabic or Muslim community.HOwever, a note about casuistical use of language. I don't agree that Green is even on solid ground in that area. For example:"The formal United Nations definition of ethnic cleansing describes it as rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove from a given area persons of another ethnicity or religion. That is exactly, precisely what occurred when Israel was created!!The West is saying, ya but lets let that one go and deal with the situation as it exists right now. If Green was being prophetic he might have said, yes this is wrong and we as a people should not be doing this. But that, is NOT, the right answer as far as the Jewish community is concerned. It might be (I say might because it would have to be discerned) the prophetic one, but it would not be popular.Methinks he was being a little bit Jesuitical (and I mean that now in the negative sense of the term) with his use of casuistry.
It seems clear here that Rev. Wright was invited as a "lightning rod" to provoke discussion.What's unclear is how to respond.If, in fact, his presentation was prophetic, I think the discussion should be not how to respond to him, but to us - for prophetic language seeks to ask us to reassess and to change for the better,In this world shot through with much hatred, violenc eand division, reflection of that type is indeed useful.
How would anyone on this post--prophetic or casuistic--describe the policy of Jewish settler's on the West Bank (or to be precise some of the Jewish settlers), who have taken Palestinian lands sometimes with and sometimes without the cooperation of the Israeli government and/or the IDF? Ethnic squeezing?
I thought Mr. Green's response was entirely appropriate.I think the way the issue has been framed in this thread puts us between the horns of a false dilemma, in which the truth claims of prophetic language are unchallengeable by reasoned discourse.In this case, to allow the claim of ethnic cleansing to stand unchallenged is to permit the debased and perverse use of language for one's own ends. Objecting to this is not some mere academic quibble.
The truth of prophetic language is, of course, discerned. Before going any further we should read and/or hear the Rev. Wright's address in its entirety."In this case, to allow the claim of ethnic cleansing to stand unchallenged is to permit the debased and perverse use of language for ones own ends."Speaking of ethnic cleansing in the context of casuistry is frought with difficulty since, as far as I know, it has a relatively recent history. I think that as a legal category, under interantional law, it only emerged as a result of the conflict in the Balakans. I don't know if there was an international court in which specific charges of ethnic cleansing were levelled, what the defence was and what the outcome was.Since the term "ethnic cleansing" is relatively new as a legal concept, and even then only under international law (which may or may not have jurisdiction over some countries such as the US) and even then hardly prosecuted, it is as much a political term as a legal one if not more political than legal.
it seems to me that "ethnic cleansing" is an unfortunate phrase, first and foremost because it is a metaphor, and metaphors are notoriously difficult to interpret with any degree pf confidense. Second, it also carries a heavy load of affective meaning, but In its case it means that the "cleansing" is not something positive (as most cleansing is thought to be) but, rather, its affetive content is something rrehensible. Unfortunately, it does not convey any precise degree pf reprehensibility (as does, for instamce, "first-degree murder"), which makes its affective content rather indeteonate. It's not a weasel word, but using it to describe a hellishly complex set of circumstances doesn't seem to advance us towards a solution..
That should have been "rather indeterminate".
Speaking of ethnic cleansing in the context of casuistry is frought with difficulty since, as far as I know, it has a relatively recent history. I'm not referring to legal niceties or casuistry at all but to the plain meaning of the term as it is apt to be understood be the average hearer. Rev. Wright is not a lawyer, nor is he known for being politic or mincing words. As I see it, therefore, it's legitimate of Mr. Green to interpret Rev. Wright's use of the term as he did and to take offense.In my opinion, the term was not used with regard to any carefully though out definition, legal or otherwise but with the intention of shutting down discourse and evoking a knee-jerk emotional response from the hearer. To me, the effect of such careless use is to drain utterances of meaning. As you say, the truth of prophetic speaking may be discerned, but if the prophet robs language of meaning in this way he also robs it of its power to express that truth.
Where Green may be off base is that he relegates the horrible bombing, killing and mutilation of the Palestinians, to sharp disagreements. That is unacceptable.As I read the remarks, he is not trying to whitewash the horror or the bloody consequences. He is claiming that opinion among Jews is divided as to whether or not these consequences, bloody and horrible as they are, are completely unjustified or the tragic and unavoidable results of what others see as a threat to Israel's existence.
I'd be very keen to get an answer to Peggy Steinfels' question: What term do we use? Over at my blog Pontifications I raised some stir by writing about Cardinal Martino's "concentration camp" remark and saying if he had to go for a WWII/Holocaust reference, the Warsaw Ghetto might be closer, but still not apt or useful. http://blog.beliefnet.com/pontifications/2009/01/gaza-stripconcentration... to a critic here too: http://blog.beliefnet.com/pontifications/2009/01/catholics-and-jews-and-... I cited Godwin's law, that the longer a discussion goes on, the more likely someone will invoke Nazi comparisons. Fascist is invoked in anlmost every conflict (peaceful or not), and along with Fundamentalist is the most misunderstood and misused epithet in circulation. Is there a corollary after Godwin's law has been affirmed? What language can we properly use in this case? Some have tried apartheid with the Israeli-Palestinian situation, of course backed by the notorious UN "Zionism=Racism" resolution. So what is the best term? Is there a neat historical parallel? Or must something be invented? God knows there was plenty of ethnic cleansing before the Balkans in the 1990s "invented" the phenomenon. I think the recourse to explosive language is natural with those who are most directly affected by the conflict, and it can be a bit rich for those of us at a safe distance to engage in deep linguistic analysis. Clearly there is a natural instinct on the part of those under fire to use Holocaust language against Israel, to shock and retaliate. Is prophetic language also the language of the oppressed, not just the angry?Check out this CNS story about a Pakistan diocese that blasted--with the approval of the bishop--the Israeli actions:http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0900101.htm
"The church strongly condemns the unjust and merciless attacks by the imperialist Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as Israel's increasingly cruel and tyrannical aggression on Palestine," Father Aftab James Paul said at a press conference Jan. 5. Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad and two other priests accompanied him as he read a statement, reported the Asian church news agency UCA News.Father Paul is director of Faisalabad Diocese's Commission for Interfaith Dialogue. It and the diocesan justice and peace commission organized the press conference in Faisalabad, 150 miles south of Islamabad."We appeal to the Organization of the Islamic Conference to raise its voice against the tyrannical and despotic forces. We pray that Allah helps the whole world establish peace and serenity," he added.Father Paul told reporters it is imperative that the United Nations and Islamic organizations play an effective role in countering U.S. and Israeli actions. The OIC, an association of 57 member nations, works to protect the interests of the Muslim world.The priest explained that bombings by American forces have claimed enough innocent lives in Afghanistan and Iraq to amount to open terrorism. "We strongly condemn the merciless attacks and growing ruthless aggression of American and NATO forces. We demand that America stop its interference in these areas," Father Paul read.He also denounced the situation in Gaza, where Israeli bombardment and ground attacks since Dec. 27 had killed hundreds of people. By Jan. 9, more than 760 people, at least half of them civilians, had died in the fighting."The blood of innocent people is being spilled for fun in Gaza," Father Paul said, adding that the assault comes on top of Israeli restrictions that have long victimized the Palestinian people.
Over the top? Maybe not from their point of view.
After Jeremiah Wright's performance at the National Press Club back in April of 2008 -- and possibly well before that -- he forfeited the right to use "prophetic rhetoric" and be taken seriously. People can be quite brilliant and make great contributions in one area and be irrational crackpots in another. Jeremiah Wright has done a lot of very fine things, but he has no standing, as far as I am concerned, on matters of national or international politics.Someone in the roundtable segment on one of the Sunday morning news shows yesterday pointed out that both Israel and Hamas rejected the UN's call for a cease-fire. You would expect a people being subjected to ethnic cleansing to want it to stop immediately. One wonders if the Pakistani Christians ever condemned the firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel, or suicide bombings in Israel. One wonders at a priest who says, "We pray that Allah helps the whole world establish peace and serenity."Having said that, to quote myself from Vox Nova, "Terrorism played an important role in the creation of Israel (the Irgun and the 'Stern Gang'), and several important Israeli leaders got their start as terrorists. I can remember watching films on network television of Israeli soldiers deliberately breaking the arms of Palestinian boys who they caught throwing rocks. And of course theres the blowing up of homes to punish entire families for the wrongdoing of one member. Its brutal and ugly, as is this current war." Anyone who supports either side without having grave reservations is out of touch with reality.
David Nickol: for the record shouldn't we note that it was Hamas that is said to have rejected the UN's cease fire resolution (and I believe it was Hamas-in-exile in Damascus); it was not the "people being subjected to..." namely Palestinians living in Gaza.There have been many expulsions of people from their lands, but not called ethnic cleansing. Seminoles were tossed out of Florida--was that our own Andrew Jackson? The Czechs expelled the Sudeten Germans after WWII for which they have since apologized. The British ethnically squeezed the Irish off productive land... Let's see? Where would this end?
"The truth of prophetic language is, of course, discerned. "Thank you, George D., in my opinion this is the heart of the matter.In the Old Testament, there were also false prophets. Prophetic discourse that doesn't ring true, rings hollow.Prophets are dangerous - that is inherent in prophecy. Prophecy is not meant to reinforce the status quo. Prophets seek to be agents of change. Often that is good. But therein lies the danger of false prophets - not all change is for the better. We must be willing to stand up and repudiate prophetic discourse that is not true. For that reason I commend Ronald Green. FWIW, I found his response to be effective. As a Jewish person, he could have responded with outrage, and everyone would have understood. Yet he chose a measured, reasoned tone, and it was the perfect antidote to Rev. Wright's overheated rhetoric.
I think the recourse to explosive language is natural with those who are most directly affected by the conflict, and it can be a bit rich for those of us at a safe distance to engage in deep linguistic analysis.The experienced reality is most likely far uglier and complicated than one imagines. My issue is not some aesthete's concern about linguistics but the fact that one becomes anesthetized to the knee-jerk sloganizing after a while then and desensitized to the whole bloody mess. Time after time, the usual suspects weigh in with the usual rhetoric and nothing changes.
David Nickol: for the record shouldnt we note that it was Hamas that is said to have rejected the UNs cease fire resolution (and I believe it was Hamas-in-exile in Damascus); it was not the people being subjected to namely Palestinians living in Gaza.Margaret,The Palestinians living in Gaza democratically elected Hamas to represent them. There was a ceasefire, which expired, and Hamas declined to renew it. I think the Israelis are responding not merely out of all proportion, but against their own best interests, so it is doubly appalling that so many people are being killed. But Hamas speaks for the people of Gaza, and if the Palestinians don't want Hamas representing them, they should vote them out.
Btw, given Hamas' well-known goal of eradicating Israel, it is ironic or worse that Wright accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing. Is Wright prophesying or collaborating in a war?
When did "prophet" become synonymous with "blow-hard wing-nut"? I had hoped that we had heard the last from "Rev" White. He seems to revel in the spotlight in a very unhealthy manner. I'm certain he has achieved some great advances for the African American community in Chicago, but his constant conspiracy theory/inflamatory statements are reducing to rubble any good he may have already achieved.And David, I think there is an old adage that applies to the Palestinians of Gaza: You made your bed, you lie in it. They elected Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist organization and, Hamas goes about provoking a half-dozing tiger and is surprised when the beast rears its head.But Hamas, whose "militants" wear civilian clothing and hid amongst a civilian population have nothing to loose (and the left is always ready to level charges of war crimes against Israel, but fail to raise the slightest voice against those war crimes). If they score military victories against Israel they are seen as the defenders of the people (at the expense of the moderate Fatah) and if they suffer terrible defeats, the growing discontent will fill their ranks with more suicide bomber/volunteers.I am no foreign policy expert, but I believe Israel is playing into their trap. The only response is a big carrot and a big stick. Heavy fighting mixed with vast humanitarian aid and an extension of liberties for those Palestinians not hell-bent on the destruction of Israel. But maybe the hatred is too entrenched after 60 years of broken promises, neglect and simmering anger.
FWIW a false prophet is not so much one who is incorrect but one who is an opportunist and uses people instead of challenging them. The true prophet does everything for those s/he works for and is all out for neighbor. As Jesus put it: "All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them....... The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
"FWIW a false prophet is not so much one who is incorrect but one who is an opportunist and uses people instead of challenging them."I don't disagree. Here is what I had in mind regarding false prophets: In the OT, the true prophets were those through him God spoke. In that sense, prophets were authentically revelatory - they revealed God's words and will for his people. False prophets claimed this charism, but their words were not God's authentic words.Today, when we refer to a person, or that person's words, as "prophetic", I believe we're using the term in a somewhat different or analogous sense. That is not to deny that God still calls people to proclaim the truth - perhaps, as was the case with some prophets in the OT, reluctantly, and detrimentally to their personal safety and well-being. Even if today's prophets don't add to revelation, they can still perform many of the salutary tasks of the OT prophets: decrying injustice, condemning the exploitative powerful, calling people to repentance and conversion, and reminding them of God's authentic revelation (Jesus, of course, being the captstone and essence of God's revelation). If we have something analogous to OT prophets today, then there is also an analogous need to discern between authentic and inauthentic prophecy.To be clear: I don't say that Rev. Wright is a false prophet. Yet if he is to wear the prophet's mantle, it is incumbent on him to use words that ring true.
Ringing true--depends upon with whom? What's the difference between Cardinal George analogizing the abortion situation to slavery and Jeremiah Wright's use of the term ethnic cleansing? I don't believe prophetic rhetoric is largely meant to persuade--for people not persuaded, it just highlights the significant disanalogies, in both cases. In most cases, it functions to shore up the will of those already convinced--and likely to be disheartened.http://ncrcafe.org/node/2328
David Nichols: As I recall who voted for Hamas is a bit more complicated than you suggest. I don't have time to recover the story, at the moment... But can we assume that in a democratic election not everyone voted, not even the majority, for Hamas, or for the winner. After all, Fatah still holds the presidency and still governs the West Bank. The net result of the election in their parliamentary system was that there was never a unitary government.This reminds me how I feel about the Bush Administration--I never voted for them, I never would, and I was right. As an American, I am responsible for what they have done in our name, but there is a part of me that thinks that responsibility is not 100 percent, and insofar as I have opposed their kettle of fish, I am a resister to their policies. Ergo: there are such Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. And I would guess that some great number of them would not have turned back a cease fire. Ditto a certain number of Israelis.
Some thoughts about Gaza/Israel --When the Israelis bomb schools where Hamas arms are cached, does the principle of proportionality apply? Is it morally defensible to kill those Gazan children while desttoying Gazan arrms? If not, what would be an alternative defense of the Israeli! childre threatened by those arms ?(I'm rdminded of an old saying: if men will fight, men will fight.)i have read that civilian casualties in WW I were about 7% of the total casualites, but now in the world's new sorts of war (incursions, ethnic cleansings, whatever -- we really do need some new terms!) the civilian casualties have reached 43%. (I tried to find a verification for those nnun but couldn't. ) The term "decimate" goes back to Roman times when extremely bad military losses were said to be a " decimation".How much progress have we made?
Oops--My point is that to "decimate" was to lose only one in ten Roman soldiers Now four times that many non-combatants are lost.
"Ringing truedepends upon with whom? Whats the difference between Cardinal George analogizing the abortion situation to slavery and Jeremiah Wrights use of the term ethnic cleansing? "Cathleen, Thank you for the link to the John Allen article, which I hadn't seen before.I don't see a lot of obvious parallels between the two. I'd note that, for purposes of this discussion, the former succeeds in providing moral clarity, whereas the the latter obfuscates.Ringing true to whom? There would be two levels of truth, right? - a statement may be true in itself (but who gets to decide?); and a statement may be accepted as true based on the listener's perceptions and experiences. Did that statement of Rev. Wright ring true to those who heard him speak?


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6 Insane Do It Yourself Projects That Put Yours to Shame
Are you proud of yourself because you figured out how to build a kick-ass dog house out of a refrigerator box? Do you high-five your friends every time you upgrade your computer without setting it on fire?
Then you might not want to read about the kind of do-it-yourself projects other people have going on. Your self-esteem might not be able to handle ...
#6. Spacecraft
Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh are two MIT students who decided they wanted to take a picture of the curvature of the Earth just for shits and giggles. They spent $148 on the project and got this photo for their efforts:
We, meanwhile, spent $148 on a used PSP.
So what does it take to pull off something like that? Well, besides having brains the size of Krang, they used a weather balloon, some helium, a Styrofoam cooler and duct tape. They put some break-and-shake hand warmers in the cooler to keep the cheap camera they used from freezing in the near-space altitude and stuck in a prepaid cellphone with GPS to track it.
The balloon being launched.
The balloon being de-launched.
It went 18 miles into the sky -- pretty short of the accepted edge of the atmosphere where space really begins (62 miles up), but still three times higher than an airliner. And we're totally prepared to call that thing they photographed up there "space." To give you an idea, when the balloon finally burst, the beer cooler took 40 minutes to hit the ground.
They specifically set out to keep the project as cheap as possible so they could crash and burn over and over again until they got it right (which they did on the first try). In case you want to follow on their brilliant coattails, you can find instructions for building your own balloon camera here.
And while that's awesome and all, you know what would be even better? If you could put a person up there. Which, by the way, is the goal of Kristian von Bengston and Peter Madsen of Copenhagen Suborbitals.
This is simultaneously the greatest and most terrible idea in the history of time.
The two men have been using donations to fund their project, which will make them the first non-government-funded group to send a human into space if they succeed. (If they fail, they'll retain their title of "two assholes with an orange tube.")
The cockpit is roughly as roomy and comfortable as a Pez dispenser, and there is no real navigation on board to speak of. The duo are hoping that once the craft's liquid oxygen fuel carries it up into space, their calculations and the "laws of aerodynamics" will safely guide its screaming cargo back to Earth for a water landing slowed by parachutes, just like the old Apollo missions, because nothing bad ever happened on those.
You know, sometimes it's easier to just shoot yourself in the head.
#5. Submarines
Tao Xiangli from China and Mikhail Puchkov from Russia both harnessed their ingenuity and undeniable supply of crazy to build fully functioning submersibles.
Oh yeah, that's up to OSHA specs.
Tao spent about $4,385 (roughly a full year of his wages) and two years of his life building a sub out of barrels. It can safely cruise to a depth of 32.5 feet and has a periscope, electric motors for its two propellers, diving tanks, a manometer (for gauging pressure), headlights and a video camera/monitor setup for seeing outside. Tao used the barrels because they were cheap and cobbled the rest together out of second hand parts, because when you're going to be in a windowless metal tube under tons of water, you'll settle for nothing but the best.
Then you have Puchkov, who desperately wanted to escape the stifling life of a factory worker in Soviet Russia, so he set about building his own submarine, though considering the bodies of water that surround Russia, one wonders where the hell he thought he was going to go in said submarine. His earliest attempts just sank in the freezing water, and one of the ones that did not sink got caught in a steel net and wound up earning Puchkov a two-day stay in a KGB interrogation cell as a suspected spy.
When he finally succeeded, he wound up with a fiberglass mini sub with a backup pedal system in case the electric motor failed. He can travel in it for about 100 miles a day, at a speed of 4 knots and a depth of 30 feet, which appears to be both the limit for DIY subs and about 30 feet deeper than we would ever like to go in a homemade underwater tomb.
Oh, and instead of using a periscope or a video camera to see, he just uses a head-shaped plastic dome, which just goes to show you that living in an oppressive communist regime can really bring out the creativity in people.
We're guessing someone had a lot of pet goldfish as a kid.
#4. Nuclear Reactors
We've shown you previously that with the right parts, you can supposedly build your own fusion reactor. Now, if you think that kind of thing is only easy to pull off on paper and that nobody could actually build a working device, think again. Two kids from Michigan actually did, although one was more successful than the other.
Guess which one?
The guy on the left, Thiago Olson, built a fusion reactor in his basement starting at age 15 and actually achieved a fusion reaction by age 17. He scoured for parts on eBay, read books on physics and posted questions on a fusion forum whenever he couldn't figure it out on his own, leading us to wonder just who the hell populates a message board with the secrets of nuclear science.
The other guy is David Hahn, who created a breeder nuclear reactor in his mother's shed as a 17-year-old Eagle Scout. Sadly, we can't show you a picture of it, since the EPA buried his shed and all of his experiments in a low-level radioactive waste site in Utah, presumably creating a team of superhuman mutants in the process.
Hahn never got enough nuclear material to reach critical mass and start a reaction, although he did succeed in irradiating his entire neighborhood. Other failures left him burned, turned his hair green and knocked him the hell out, but he continued on with the kind of pluck only cartoon coyotes possess.
This is bound to work eventually.
Although he was apparently a poor student (he had horrible scores in school and wrote the word "Caushon" on his work shed), he did manage to cobble together enough parts and nuclear material to build the base of his breeder reactor. In the end, Hahn was the subject of a book about how he nearly killed his neighborhood, which admittedly is pretty awesome until you compare him with the much more successful Olson, who managed to get a planet named after him.


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Atleti had their 16-game unbeaten run in Europe ended in Portugal and their coach was less than impressed with their performanceAtletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone was left disappointed with his team's showing in the Europa League claiming they lacked "stability" in their game.
Simeone's side had not been defeated in Europe in 16 games straight, however, they lost to Academica 2-0 on Thursday night bringing their impressive run of results to an end.
While evidently unhappy with his own team, the former Catania coach did reserve praise for the Portuguese outfit, who picked up their first victory in the Europa League this season.
"Academica played a very good game," he told a Press conference.
"They took advantage of the chances we gave them and they won fair and square.
"Unfortunately, we did not play the game we wanted to play. There was no stability in our game."
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Asian Shares Higher
Asian markets ended higher Thursday, with Hong Kong stocks gaining on the first trading day in the year of the snake, while central banks in South Korea and Japan kept their monetary policies unchanged.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up 0.9% at 23413.25, coming back online after three days of public holidays held to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Cnooc was in focus, with the offshore oil producer up by 1.9% after receiving approval in the U.S. for its $15.1 billion acquisition of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen.
Markets in mainland China and Taiwan remained closed for Chinese New Year public holidays.
The main events during the Asian session were announcements by central banks in South Korea and Japan, which both met expectations by leaving monetary policy unchanged.
The U.S. dollar was had moved little against the yen during Asian trading, at ¥93.44 late in the day. The greenback was slightly lower against South Korea's won though, at KRW1084.50, compared to KRW1,086.80 late Wednesday in Seoul.
There was no surprise in the Bank of Japan's decision, just one month after the central bank adopted a 2% inflation target. The major uncertainty regarding the central bank is who will take over after current governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who last week said he would step down in March.
In the short-term, the market was also anticipating the meeting of the Group of Twenty, to be held in Moscow over the weekend.
"It will be one of the most important (G-20 meetings) for quite some time in terms of markets," said Sean Callow, senior currency strategist at Westpac Institutional Bank in Sydney.
"The risk for currencies is whether there are strong comments from some of the many officials, with their different viewpoints, who will be surrounded by media in Moscow. So the potential for an impact to markets is not small," said Mr. Callow.
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.5% to 11307.28, partially recovering from Wednesday's 1.0% decline.
Asahi Group Holdings ASBRY 14.93 % rose 5.8% in Tokyo after the drinks company reported a record profit late Wednesday for the fiscal year 2012 through to December, and forecasted 15% growth in net profit for the current year. In addition, the company said that it would buy back up to 4.3% of its own shares.
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I only have Freeview television, so I don't get to see certain series which air on pay-to-view or subscriber channels until a lot later. By chance I stumbled upon an episode of Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Good grief. I don't think I shall ever be able to watch John Hannah in anything else without thinking of a certain bath scene. They must have paid him a lot. Lucy Lawless as Xena: Warrior Princess is but a distant memory. I am guessing the auditions for most of the male characters did not spend too long worrying about traditional acting characteristics.
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Community Performance Series Announces 2013-14 Season
The Community Performance Series has announced its upcoming season, featuring a Grammy-nominee, first-time award winners, and a variety of enchanting cultural programs for children and adults of any age. The 2013-14 CPS season will begin in October and will continue through May 2014.
CPS will open its Guest Artist Series with the rich sounds of the Jerusalem Quartet on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. Now celebrating their 20th season, the Jerusalem Quartet has emerged as one of the most talented, busiest, and in-demand string quartets of its generation. In 2003, the quartet was a recipient of the first Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and was also part of the first-ever BBC New Generation Artists from 1999 to 2001. This fall, the world-renowned quartet will bring works by Mozart, Shostakovich and Dvořák to life for Potsdam audiences.
Audiences of all ages and backgrounds can expect to be thoroughly energized by the Idan Raichel Project. Creator and leader Idan Raichel is known around the world for his ambitious cross-cultural collaborations, changing the face of Israeli popular music. Since the release of their first international album on Cumbancha in 2006, the members of the Idan Raichel Project have become global ambassadors, representing a hopeful world in which artistic collaboration breaks down barriers between people. Comprised of artists from several countries in the Middle East and Africa who sing in a variety of languages, the group's highly infectious sound and the artists' sheer joy drive audiences to their feet to dance. The highly anticipated live performance will take place in SUNY Potsdam's Maxcy Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 30.
Additional CPS Guest Artist Series events this season include the 14th Annual Ranlett Organ Recital featuring organist Nathan Laube on Oct. 20, as well as a concert featuring Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Gregory Potter on Jan. 23.
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet will perform on Feb. 23, and the traditional Irish band Danú is set to perform on St. Patrick's Day on March 17.
The popular CBC Radio program "The Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean" will travel to Potsdam to record a show on April 5, in a co-production with North Country Public Radio. The Pilobolus Dance Theatre will close the season on April 29.
In addition to its Guest Artist Series events, CPS's 2013-14 Meet the Arts Series will invite and encourage children of all ages to learn through the art of storytelling. The MTA season begins with the production of "Dream Carver" on Jan. 17 and 18 in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater. Based on the children's book by Diana Cohn, "Dream Carver" is a 45-minute bilingual musical puppet show that tells the story of Mateo, a boy growing up in Oaxaca, Mexico. Through the experiences of the story's hero, "Dream Carver" encourages young audiences to think creatively, try new things and follow their dreams.
Other MTA events include the Orchestra of Northern New York concert, "A Symphony of Dinosaurs," on March 7 in Hosmer Hall at noon, as well as the American Place Theatre production of "Black Boy" on May 9 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. in SUNY Potsdam's new Performing Arts Center.
Season packages and single tickets are now on sale and can be purchased through the CPS Box Office by calling (315) 267-2277, or visiting www.cpspotsdam.org. Tickets are also on sale at Northern Music & Video on Market Street in downtown Potsdam.
For more information on the 2013-14 Community Performance Series season and visiting artists, visit www.cpspotsdam.org, or check out the CPS Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cpspotsdam.
CPS is a college-community partnership presenting world-class performing artists and arts education opportunities in Northern New York. This rich mixture of programming links communities, classrooms and audiences of all ages and preserves access to the performing arts for future generations.
Here's a sneak peek at the season schedule and visiting artists in the 2013-14 CPS Season:
2013-14 CPS Guest Artist Series:
- Jerusalem Quartet, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall: Now celebrating its 20th season, the Jerusalem Quartet has emerged as one of the most talented, busiest and in-demand string quartets of its generation. Known for their rich sound, the quartet has gained worldwide acclaim.
- 14th Annual Ranlett Organ Recital featuring Nathan J. Laube, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. in Hosmer Hall: A star among young classical musicians, concert organist Nathan J. Laube has quickly earned a place among the organ world's elite performers. His creative programming of repertoire spanning five centuries, including his own virtuoso transcriptions of orchestral works, have earned high praise. In addition to his busy performance schedule, Laube is an assistant professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.
- The Idan Raichel Project on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Maxcy Hall: Idan Raichel began his musical journey by inviting collaborations from artists of different generations and multiple ethnicities, singing in languages as diverse as Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Amharic and Swahili. The Idan Raichel Project's blend of African, Latin American, Caribbean and Middle Eastern sounds, coupled with a spectacular live show, has enchanted global audiences.
- Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Hosmer Hall: Grammy-nominated jazz and soul singer Gregory Porter just released his latest album, "Liquid Spirit." He wields one of the most captivating baritone voices in music today, with enormous soul that conveys both the emotions and intellect of any given song without relying on vocal histrionics.
- Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in Hosmer Hall: The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet continues to astonish audiences with the group's range of expression, tonal spectrum and conceptual unity. The ensemble has virtually redefined the sound of the classic wind quintet, according to listeners and critics alike. Delicate phrasing, subtle articulation and a beautiful dynamic range combine to create what the Washington Post called "a concert not to be forgotten."
- Traditional Irish band Danú, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Hosmer Hall: Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles. For over a decade, these virtuosi players have performers around the globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums. Known for high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire, Danú takes its audiences on a musical journey to their native Ireland, offering a moving memorable concert experience.
- "The Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean," co-produced with North Country Public Radio, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Hosmer Hall: Stuart McLean is known as "Canada's favorite storyteller," and this past year has been a landmark year for the bestselling author. His hit radio show is now heard by 1.5 million people each week; it is broadcast on CBC Radio in Canada and on close to 100 public radio stations in the U.S., including NCPR. In 2012, "The Vinyl Café" was named the best audio podcast in Apple's "Best of the Year" awards.
- Pilobolus Dance Theatre, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater: Now in its 42nd year, Pilobolus Dance Theatre assembles groups of diverse artists to make inventive, athletic, witty, collaborative performance works on stage and screen, using the human body as a medium for expression. In keeping with the energy and spirit of its biological namesake—a phototropic fungus that thrives in farmyards—the company has continued to grow toward the light, expanding and refining its unique methods of collective creative production.
2013-14 CPS Meet the Arts Series:
- Swazzle, "Dream Carver" puppet show, Jan. 17 at 9 a.m. and noon, and Jan. 18 at 3 p.m., in Snell Theater: Based on the children's book of the same title by Diana Cohn, "Dream Carver" is a 45-minute bilingual musical puppet show which tells the story of Mateo, a boy growing up in Oaxaca, Mexico. Coming from a family of traditional woodcarvers, Mateo has aspirations to carve the colorful animals he sees in his imagination, but meets resistance from his father. Through the experiences of the story's hero, "Dream Carver" encourages young audiences to think creatively, try new things and follow their dreams. Recommended for Grades K-6.
- The Orchestra of Northern New York, "A Symphony of Dinosaurs," March 7 at noon, Hosmer Hall: "A Symphony of Dinosaurs" introduces young listeners to the story of dinosaurs, as well as the world of orchestral music. Featuring music from the hit movie "Jurassic Park" among other pieces, this program is ideal for young audiences and families with a thirst for adventure. Recommended for Grades K-6.
- Glenis Redmond Tributary Poetry Project, March 28 at 9 a.m. and noon, Snell Theater: A unique educational experience, the Tributary Poetry Project is a creative writing initiative which focuses on place-based and regionally-centered poetry, encouraging participants to reflect on the stories, facts and myths of their family and community. The intent of the project is to encourage participants to become their own celebrants of place, by creating poems that are then offered to the community as a gift. Glenis Redmond's residency will take students through the poetry writing process, as well as the performance of their original work. Recommended for Grades 4-8.
- American Place Theater's "Black Boy," May 9 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Performing Arts Center: This Literature to Life Award-winning play features 50 minutes of verbatim adaptation of the classic American autobiographical work, "Black Boy," which dramatizes Richard Wright's journey from childhood innocence to adulthood in the Jim Crow South. The performance focused on Wright's hunger for knowledge and his fight to claim his basic human rights in a racist society. Recommended for Grades 8-12.
For more information about the 2013-14 Community Performance Series season, visit www.cpspotsdam.org.
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of only three arts campuses in the entire SUNY system. SUNY Potsdam's arts curriculum offers the full palette: music, theatre, dance, fine arts and creative writing. No matter the discipline, people from all backgrounds can find their creative compass at Potsdam, with myriad arts immersion experiences available for both campus and community.


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July 18, 2013
Two dozen alumni of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts were among those named by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences July 18 when the organization announced nominations for the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards.
Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of primetime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from in any primetime period (6 p.m. - 2 a.m.) during the 2012 calendar year. The 65th Primetime Emmy® Awards will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on September 22 on CBS. Tisch alumni among the nominees include:
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Alec Baldwin '94 (BFA, Drama) as Jack Donaghy
Outstanding Variety Series
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Steve Bodow '95 (MPS, Kanbar, ITP)
Elliott Kalan '03 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios
Marika Sawyer '05 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
Political Animals • USA • Berlanti Productions and Laurence Mark Productions
Melissa Kellner Berman '97 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Larry Mark '73 (MA, Cinema Studies)
David Petrarca '83 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family • ABC • Picador Productions & Steve Levitan Productions
Paul Corrigan '94 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Brad Walsh '94 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Bill Wrubel '93 (MFA, Kanbar, DDW)
Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Vince Gilligan '89 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Thomas Schnauz '88 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • Say My Name • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Thomas Schnauz '88 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Enlightened • HBO • Ripcord Productions
Molly Shannon '87 (BFA, Drama) as Eileen Foliente
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Behind The Candelabra • HBO • Jerry Weintraub Productions
Richard LaGravenese '80 (BFA, Acting)
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Steve Bodow '95 (MPS, Kanbar, ITP)
Elliott Kalan '03 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios
Marika Sawyer '05 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
Burning Love • Yahoo.com • Red Hour and Abominable Pictures
Ken Marino '91 (BFA, Drama)
Jonathan Stern '89 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Childrens Hospital • Cartoon Network • Produced by Abominable Pictures, The Corddry Company and Warner Bros. Television Group's Studio 2.0
Jonathan Stern '89 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
David Wain '91 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Outstanding Reality Program
Shark Tank • ABC • Sony Pictures Television
Phil Gurin '83 (MFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special • Cartoon Network • A Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Production
Mehar Sethi '05 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Girls • HBO • Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Jennifer Euston, CSA '97 (BA, Cinema Studies)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series
Breaking Bad • Gliding Over All • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Michael Slovis '79 (Kanbar, Film)
Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • Myanmar • CNN • Zero Point Zero
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Todd Liebler '85 (BFA, Kanbar F&TV)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
Modern Family • Party Crasher • ABC • Picador Productions & Steve Levitan Productions
Ryan Case '01 (BFA, Kanbar F&TV)
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
66th Annual Tony Awards • Song Title: If I Had Time • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment
David Javerbaum '95 (MFA, MTW)
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11 May 2012 8:11 AM #1
Adding my own link within Animator
Hi.....I have an image within an animation which I want to put the following link in:
onMouseClick="shadowbox;height:300px;width:500px;controls=autoplay" href="video.html" title="Video Example">
So I go to ACTIONS / CUSTOM JAVASCRIPT.......and place the link in.........But I'm getting a javascript error.
Can anybody help me (I'm a bit of a noive with java script)
11 May 2012 4:15 PM #2
So sounds like what you entering is not valid JS. Would you mind explaining what you are trying to accomplish?
12 May 2012 12:05 AM #3
Adding my own link within Anumator
When viewing the animation in my browser, I want to click on the individual images and that should open up an external html page using Shadowbox. (http://www.shadowbox-js.com/ ) (opens the html page with a requried width and height).
Hope this explains what I need.
Thanks for your help.
14 May 2012 4:14 PM #4
Ok, so I would try something like this. Put the following (but put in a real URL for the shadowbox js library) in the Property Panel -> Project -> Head Html
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="shadowbox.css">
Shadowbox.open({ content: '
Welcome to my website!
', player: "html", title: "Welcome", height: 350, width: 350 });
15 May 2012 2:31 AM #5
Hi again.............yeah that is nearly working. The shadowbox opens up but my html page donesn't appear. Do you know why.........it's probably a simple soultion but I can't solve it
This is what I have on the link:
content: 'http://www.google.com',
player: "html",
title: "google",
height: 365,
width: 648,
autoplayMovies: true
Thank you for all of your help.
15 May 2012 9:43 AM #6
I don't know if you can open open html pages like that, you might have to use an iframe, like this.
Shadowbox.open({ content: '', player: "html", title: "Test", width: 400, height: 400 });
Shadowbox.open({ content: 'path/to/image.png', player: "img", title: "Test" });
16 May 2012 1:22 AM #7
16 May 2012 9:10 AM #8
Hmm, it works fine for me. Maybe you should try the shadowbox forums?
23 May 2012 2:42 AM #9
I finally got it working so thanks for the help!!!
Quick question for you. Is it possible when I click to open up the shadowbox iframe.......that it pauses the image animation in my browser...............and resumes playing when I close the iframe?
Thanks for you help
23 May 2012 7:58 AM #10
It should be possible, but don't think it will be easy at the moment. You'll have to add your own JS for that and for more info you could look into the animation-play-state css property.


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STEUBENVILLE - Kingsville gave Steubenville one too many opportunities and Post 33 finally walked through the door.
Alex Young laced a single to score Bryan Pierro in the bottom of the 12th inning Tuesday at Vaccaro Field for a 6-5 victory over Kingsville in the Region 7 American Legion Baseball Tournament.
Steubenville will take on Wayne County, the top seed, at 5 p.m. today at Vaccaro Field.
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HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND — Steubenville's Alex Young, middle, gets congratulations from teammates after knocking in the game-winning run with a 12th-inning single for a 6-5 victory over Kingsville Tuesday at Vaccaro Field.
-- Mike Mathison
"We had our chances early, but didn't take advantage of them," said Post 33 coach Donnie Young. "They are a scrappy team over there. They didn't make many mistakes and came up with a couple big hits late.
"That is a very good baseball team we just beat."
Pierro started the 12th with a single. He moved to third on an error after a John Linn base knock. That brought Young to the dish.
After scoring three times in the seventh for a 5-0 cushion, Post 33 had chances to win in the bottom of the ninth and 10th innings.
"We just didn't do enough to get it done in nine," said Young.
Jimmy Panella started for Steubenville and was replaced by Chris Murphy after 7 innings. Panella exited after back-to-back seeing-eye singles, but Murphy closed the door.
Murphy exited the bump after giving up a triple to Lou Wisnyai in the top of the 10th inning.
Young came to the hill and stranded two in the 10th and two in the 12th.
In a tournament where pitching is a commodity, Post 33 used a bit too much of it in Game 1.
"Absolutely," said Young. "But, we have plenty of arms. We'll come back tomorrow and get after it again.
"It was a great team effort. A lot of guys got involved and that's what we have to do all week."
Post 743 loaded the bases in the top of the ninth. Jeff Imbrogno ripped a two-out double that scored Victor Tuttle and Andrew Graeb, but Dylan Morici was gunned down at the plate on a relay from Pierro to Young to catcher Kai McClurg.
Colabella finished with three singles and two RBIs. Young totaled three doubles, a single and a pair of RBIs. Pierro had two singles and a double and John Linn a double and single.
Post 33 scored one in the third and fifth innings when Colabella knocked in Young. It scored three in the seventh when Steve Mihalyo walked, McClurg was hit by a pitch, Linn doubled to score Mihalyo, Young doubles to score McClurg and Colabella singled to play Young.
Steubenville 6, Kingsville 5
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Steubenville 000 101 300 001 - 6 13 1
KINGSVILLE: Zappitelli (1K, 0BB), Wawrowski (LP, 6, 3K, 1BB) and Imbrogno; Graeb 2S; Johnson S; Wisnyai 2S, T, D; McLaughlin S; Morici S; Imbrogno D; Tuttle S.
STEUBENVILLE: Panella (5K, 3BB), Murphy (7, 0K, 2BB), Young (WP, 10, 4K, 2BB) and McClurg; Pierro D, 2S; Linn D, S; Young 3D, S, 2RBI; Colabella 3S, 2RBI; Corsi S; Mihalyo S.


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We have a part-time nanny 3 days a week and we generally pay her cash for those 12 days a month. Our family is going on vacation for 2 weeks where her services won't be necessary and we're wondering if we're still expected to pay her for those 2 weeks?
We are away quite a lot, but pay our nanny when we are away anyhow. She is dependent on this income and doing otherwise would feel weird. Since we are away way more that the 4 weeks of vacation there are per year here, we sometimes make deals with her to stay an hour longer the week after and things like that.
It depends:
I know of some people who pay their nannies 1/2 wage during vacations and others who bring their nannies with them on vacations. I also know of people getting full pay during vacations but this is usually for full-time work.
In the end, you have to go with what you feel is right. You need to depend on your nanny and maintain a good relationship. Chances are that they are worth every penny and more.
I recommend scrimping somewhere else and talking it over with them.
I would have thought that it would be a very good thing to continue paying, as in managing your relationship with her. Personally, if she were a very good nanny, I would pay for the time, and let her know you are doing it for her good services. In the end, it will not amount to a great deal of money and I am sure the benefits in your relationship would be worth it.
I don't think it's black and white as this person is responsible for looking after your loved ones and that relationship has to be a good one.
However, in the strict defintion of part time laws in this country, if you do nto have a contract of employment with thsi person, you have no obligations to pay her. However, as I said, just remember what she's employed to do.
Since the question mentions paying cash, to me it sounds like under the table work (i.e. not paying taxes, and disregarding other rules). If that is the case then I would say that you make your own rules. Did your original agreement say anything about vacation pay? If not, then none is included.
So I don't see why you should pay for services that are not performed, unless it's purely to keep good relations with the nanny, or because there is a legal work agreement that demands it.


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• Nice and the French Riviera -- The French Riviera, which extends from St. Tropez to the Italian border, boasts palm trees, elegant casinos, sand and small stone beaches, charming harbors and fresh seafood.
• Versailles -- Located just outside of Paris, Versailles is best known for the palace of the same name, once home to the French court. Today, you can tour the Hall of Mirrors and Marie Antoinette's bedroom as well as stroll through the manicured gardens.
• Tours -- Located along the Loire River, Tours is the center of France's Chateaux district. More than a dozen grand palaces and historic country mansions dot the landscape.
• Normandy -- This province, located on the English Channel, is best known for the beaches that were the launching site of the Allied invasion during World War II. Memorials to the men who died there can be found along the seaside. However, there is more to see in Normandy. The area is known for its apple cider, quaint villages and Gothic cathedrals. This is also the home of Monet's home at Giverny and the medieval tapestry at Bayeux.
• Grenoble and the French Alps -- Many also travel to France for the skiing. The more than two dozen French ski resorts in the Alps and surrounding mountains include Chamonix, Courcheval, Megeve and Val d'Isere.French is the official language of France. Although English and many other European languages are often spoken and/or understood, you shouldn't assume everyone you meet speaks your language. Learning at least a few words of French before you travel can go a long way towards making a good first impression with the French men and women you meet.
The official currency in France is the euro.
When calling France from outside of the country, dial 011, then 33, then the city code followed by the local number.


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[update] I've accepted an answer, as lc deserves the bounty due to the well thought-out answer, but sadly, I believe we're stuck with our original worst case scenario: CAPTCHA everyone on purchase attempts of the crap. Short explanation: caching / web farms make it impossible for us to actually track hits, and any workaround (sending a non-cached web-beacon, writing to a unified table, etc.) slows the site down worse than the bots would. There is likely some pricey bit of hardware from Cisco or the like that can help at a high level, but it's hard to justify the cost if CAPTCHAing everyone is an alternative. I'll attempt to do a more full explanation in here later, as well as cleaning this up for future searchers (though others are welcome to try, as it's community wiki).
I've added bounty to this question and attempted to explain why the current answers don't fit our needs. First, though, thanks to all of you who have thought about this, it's amazing to have this collective intelligence to help work through seemingly impossible problems.
I'll be a little more clear than I was before: This is about the bag o' crap sales on woot.com. I'm the president of Woot Workshop, the subsidiary of Woot that does the design, writes the product descriptions, podcasts, blog posts, and moderates the forums. I work in the css/html world and am only barely familiar with the rest of the developer world. I work closely with the developers and have talked through all of the answers here (and many other ideas we've had).
Usability of the site is a massive part of my job, and making the site exciting and fun is most of the rest of it. That's where the three goals below derive. CAPTCHA harms usability, and bots steal the fun and excitement out of our crap sales.
To set up the scenario a little more, bots are slamming our front page tens of times a second screenscraping (and/or scanning our rss) for the Random Crap sale. The moment they see that, it triggers a second stage of the program that logs in, clicks I want One, fills out the form, and buys the crap.
In current (2/6/2009) order of votes:
lc: On stackoverflow and other sites that use this method, they're almost always dealing with authenticated (logged in) users, because the task being attempted requires that.
On Woot, anonymous (non-logged) users can view our home page. In other words, the slamming bots can be non-authenticated (and essentially non-trackable except by IP address). So we're back to scanning for IPs, which a) is fairly useless in this age of cloud networking and spambot zombies and b) catches too many innocents given the number of businesses that come from one IP address (not to mention the issues with non-static IP ISPs and potential performance hits to trying to track this).
Oh, and having people call us would be the worst possible scenario. Can we have them call you?
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(CNN) - Sen. John McCain, who has led the effort to discredit Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday he was willing to listen to Rice's testimony if she's nominated to become the next secretary of state.
McCain has criticized Rice for her statements immediately following the September attacks at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which Rice initially described as stemming from protests against an anti-Islam video. Later her remarks came under scrutiny as further information suggested the attack was a premeditated assault.
McCain, R-Arizona, has fronted the criticism of Rice, along with Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. They, along with many other Republicans, have said they would block Rice's nomination if President Barack Obama chooses her to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Elevating Rice to a cabinet position within the administration would require a Senate confirmation.
On Sunday, McCain was asked on Fox News if there was anything Rice could do to change his resolve to block her potential nomination.
"Sure," McCain said. "I'd give everyone the benefit of explaining their position and the actions that they took. I'd be glad to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with her."
On Wednesday, Rice explained she was relying "solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community" when she made her initial remarks on the attack in Benghazi.
"I made clear that the information was preliminary," Rice told reporters outside the United Nations. Obama has also defended Rice and criticized McCain's attacks in a news conference two weeks ago, calling Republican criticism of Rice "outrageous."
Graham, appearing on ABC on Sunday, said he didn't believe Rice was using the best intelligence possible when she made her initial appearances, and that her explanation of the attack had political motives.
"I don't believe the video is the reason for this. I don't believe it was ever the reason for this. That was a political story, not an intel story, and we're going to hold people accountable for a major national security breakdown three weeks before the election. That is our job," Graham said.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent who caucuses with Democrats in the Senate, said he would also require further explanation from Rice before voting to confirm her as secretary of state.
"I don't feel that I know exactly what she was told before she went on TV that Sunday morning," Lieberman said on CNN's "State of the Union." "And I think we ought to find out before we decide on whether she's a good or bad public servant."
Last week, a spokesman for the director of national intelligence said the unclassified talking points that Rice used in her initial appearances following the Benghazi attack had been altered by the intelligence community before they were distributed to government officials.
Rep. Peter King - chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and another Republican who has sharply criticized Rice - said the U.N. ambassador should have gathered her own research before appearing on Sunday morning shows to discuss the Benghazi attack.
"If she is sent out to speak to the American people on what happened in Benghazi, she is obligated to do more than look at three sentences, or five sentences, of unclassified talking points. That was basically a cover story," King said on NBC. He said Rice had "failed in her responsibility" to provide the public with an accurate assessment of the consulate assault, which left four Americans dead, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
"She had access to all of the sensitive top secret classified information. And she knew that the story she was giving out was not entirely true," King said.
McCain said Sunday the chronicle of the talking points from the intelligence community was "assuming the proportions of any other major scandal in this town."
"There are many layers to the onion, there's all kinds of questions that have been raised," McCain said.
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To the editor:
The fall of Gen. David Petraeus from grace should wrench our collective hearts into national mourning. Instead, the usual news media, with the professional analyzing dissectors, will blow it up into the newest prevailing controversy by feeding us daily, salacious tidbits until another media storm trumps it.
What is there about us that loves to see the high and mighty fall from grace? We are like a school of famished piranhas swirling around each other, waiting to devour the next morsel of fresh kill.
Petraeus obviously was a man of character, integrity, ambition, intelligence and work-a-holism. He spent a considerable amount of time with his biographer who, in 10 seconds on television with her beauty, intelligence and self-possessed ambition I sensed, given the right circumstances, could give the pope a run for his moral money.
King David, the greatest general of all time because God loved him exceedingly, committed a far greater act of betrayal with Bathsheba. He essentially had her husband murdered so he could have her - that's how enamored he was with her, simply by watching her bathe in the garden. God did not condemn David, although he punished him by taking their first born.
Most of us are blessed with more than we really need, and are graced with enough to do to keep us busy indefinitely. We are exceedingly loved by our creator.. Yet, instead of being satisfied with the lot in life God has blessed us with, we turn our jealous, envious hearts to those we deem to be more fortunate. And when they fall in a very public way, we react with judgment and condemnation as if we are so much better and immune to such defects.
Petraeus betrayed, first and foremost, himself, like many sports and political figures in this age. But, unlike most, he did not try to lie and cover it up. He had the decency to come clean and take responsibility. That is the foundation of integrity.
We should mourn such falls from grace because we are in desperate need of leaders, those who inspire us with their outstanding character and integrity. And when one of the few public authentics falls, our faith fades and our collective hope diminishes in the overall goodness and decency of the human spirit.
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The D&D 4th edition term 'milestone' isn't defined in the online D&D compendium, except that you gain an action point when it happens. When does a milestone occur? Has the definition changed since the game's initial release in 2008?
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A milestone occurs after every two encounters (although the count is reset by taking an extended rest). Characters receive an action point and any other rewards the GM wishes to offer.
I don't have a DDI subscription, but this can be found on page 22 of the Essentials Rules Compendium and page 259 of the Player's Handbook.
I don't remember it ever being defined differently.


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A word pertaining to how amazing shag carpets are, or how great anything relating to the seventies is
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Awesome, Cool, Wicked
That is blog is Shagtastic
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That blog is extremely shagtastic
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A line of custom made-to-order area rugs from Unique Carpets Ltd.
They're shag rugs so they're shagtastic. Get it?
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Posted 17 August 2004 - 09:32 PM
Tobi Tobias recently celebrated her first anniversary of her ArtsJournal blog Seeing Things She writes nearly weekly (and there's a "coming soon" line where she posts when she expects to write again, and the subject.
San Francisco dance critic and writer Rachel Howard just started a blog. In addition to reviews, she raises issues in dance that deserve an airing. Updated frequently.
Bruce Sansom has a blog over on ballet.co. He kept a record of his company's summer tour -- it's stopped now, or at least resting, but well worth a read.
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I imagine that my bookmark file is just as jampacked as yours!
"... so if you're impatient for new material, your best choice is to bookmark sites."
Posted 17 June 2005 - 01:33 PM
A few dance blogs:
Alexandra Tomalonis - http://ballet.blogs.com/blog/
Rachel Howard - http://www.rachelhoward.com
Tobi Tobias - http://www.artsjournal.com/tobias/
Brendan McCarthy - http://dancerdance.blogspot.com/
Yours truly - http://www.leighwitchel.com/blog - warning - I use mine almost like a column to write on several subjects that interests me so mine tends to be eclectic.
There are more, please feel free to add to this list.
To keep up with blogs (and cut down on reading time, because you need to check them less frequently) I use a blogreader. I like http://www.bloglines.com a lot - it's free and there's no advertising either.
Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:10 PM
An interesting glimpse backstage.
Posted 05 July 2005 - 12:59 PM
New blog - Kristin Sloan, dancer with NYCB, is doing a photo blog
An interesting glimpse backstage.
It's very interesting -- she's got a very matter-of-fact tone in her comments.
On the corps headwear for Brahms-Schoenberg.
" These things are pretty heavy, but its the long ribbons in the back that jerk your head back when your partner grabs you that are the REAL hazard."
One question -- is she taking her blog photos with that camera phone?!
Posted 19 February 2010 - 06:16 AM
Good dance blogs:
Catherine L Tully writes at www.4dancers.org
David Hunter writes on ballet for men at www.balletformen.com
And I write one myself, at http://tightsandtiaras.blogspot.com
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You can get there through Rebecca's blog Tendus Under a Palm Tree
or go directly to Tights and Tiaras
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By Parsons Motorsports PR
Granger, IA—August 30, 2011—Kraig Kinser will never forget his visit to Cottage Grove Speedway in 2004. Not only was it his first trip to the high-banked ¼-mile bullring, but more importantly he picked up his first career World of Outlaws A-Feature win that night.
The third generation driver will have a chance to compete at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore. on Labor Day this year, following a pair of events at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. this weekend. The trio of races in the Pacific Northwest kicks off for Kinser and the Casey's General Store team at Skagit on Friday, Sept. 2 and continues on Saturday, Sept. 3 with another full racing program, with the event at Cottage Grove on tap for Monday, Sept. 5, as the 2011 Gold Rush Tour kicks off.
Kinser debuted at Skagit Speedway in 2008, finishing in the eighth position. He came home a career-best fourth in the opener in 2009 at the high-banked three-tenths-mile and followed that up with a seventh-place run in the finale that same year. Kinser finished eighth in the finale at Skagit Speedway last season after a 13th-place performance in the opener. He has four career Top-10 finishes at the track in six starts.
The native of Bloomington, Indiana made his first career start at Cottage Grove Speedway on Aug. 31, 2004, picking up his first series win in that event over his father Steve. Kraig has made five career starts at the ¼-mile bullring picking up two Top-10 finishes along the way. He was third fastest in time trials last season at Cottage Grove Speedway, finishing fourth in the third heat race to earn a spot in the dash. After lining up fifth in the main event, he finished 11th in the 40-lapper.
Kinser enters the trio of races over the Labor Day weekend, 10th in the World of Outlaws championship standings with 15 Top-10 finishes as he continues his first season driving for the Parsons Motorsports team.
Kraig on Skagit Speedway:
"Heading to Skagit is one of the most scenic areas that we travel to all year. The Pacific Northwest is such a nice place and it's always relaxing to have a few days up in that area to kind of unwind before getting to the track and back at it. I ran pretty good there last year and that's another of those places where things happen in a hurry, so you have to always be on your toes and be ready."
Kraig on Cottage Grove Speedway:
"It's always great to go to Cottage Grove. I'll never forget getting my first World of Outlaws win. Racing for the win with my dad in that one was pretty special. I've always seemed to have had pretty good luck there and a pretty good set up and that track suits my driving style. We've been working on a few things the last few weeks and have learned a bunch of stuff that should continue to help us here down the stretch."
Kraig Kinser By the Numbers: Skagit Speedway & Cottage Grove Speedway:
0.25- Miles around Cottage Grove Speedway
0.30- Miles around Skagit Speedway
1- Night of racing this season for the World of Outlaws in the state of Oregon
2- Top-10 finishes at Cottage Grove
4- Career Top-10 finishes at Skagit
5- Career starts with the World of Outlaws at Cottage Grove Speedway
6- Career feature event starts at Skagit Speedway
9.3- Average finish in six career feature starts at Skagit
9.8- Average finish in five career World of Outlaws starts at Cottage Grove Speedway
9.991- Track record at Cottage Grove Speedway
10.872- Track record at Skagit Speedway
30- Laps scheduled in the opener at Skagit Speedway
40- Laps of feature racing competition scheduled in the finale at Skagit & at Cottage Grove Speedway
90.081- Track record in miles per hour at Cottage Grove Speedway
99.338- Track record in miles per hour at Skagit Speedway
377- Miles from Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. to Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.
717- Miles from Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where the World of Outlaws competed on Aug. 26-27 to Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash.
2004- Year of first career World of Outlaws A-Feature win, which came at Cottage Grove Speedway
5528- Points earned through Aug. 27
Keep up with all the action: Follow Kraig Kinser on Twitter at http://twitter.com/kraigkinser6 and receive live updates from the track each and every race night.
Tune in: Listen live to each and every World of Outlaws event on DIRTVision.com with "The Voice of the Outlaws" Johnny Gibson on the call. Visit www.DIRTVision.com for live audio of each and every World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event.
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Lead Poisoning and Prevention
Gadget Guide
Don't use cardboard or plastic CO detectors that indicate the presence of high CO levels by changing color. They aren't very reliable, and they don't emit a sound to alert you.
Get the Lead Out
You may not think there's much you can do to protect your child from pollution in soil, air, and water, but in the case of one childhood nemesis—lead poisoning—you can do quite a lot.
Although lead is found in soil, water, and air, the main culprit is lead-based paint. Small children, who put everything in their mouths, ingest it through paint flakes or dust that accumulates wherever paint is disturbed, such as near window frames and doors.
Gadget Guide
You can buy do-it-yourself lead testing kits, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission says laboratory testing is considered more reliable. Costs range from $20 to $50 for lab testing.
Children with lead poisoning may have no symptoms, or their symptoms may mimic other illnesses such as the flu. But the effects can be devastating:
- Mental retardation or learning disabilities
- Shorter attention span or hyperactivity
- Growth problems
- Anemia or kidney problems
Although some parents think it's a problem only in dilapidated housing, lead-based paint can be found in the majority of homes built before 1978. Homes undergoing renovation may have extremely high levels because of all the paint dust that's generated.
Safety Savvy
State and local health departments and housing authorities can direct you to testing labs and contractors who can remove lead-based paint safely. If you are hiring a contractor, ask about his qualifications, experience with lead-based paint removal, and his plans to follow the guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Also, be sure to check his references.
Testing Your Child
Although routine screening for elevated lead levels is not necessary for all children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends it for kids at risk. This includes children who live or visit often in a house or child-care facility built before 1950, or if the home was built before 1978 and has been renovated recently. Also test your child if a sibling or playmate has high levels because chances are they've been exposed to the same source.
Testing Your Home
If your home was built before 1978, it's wise to have it tested for lead-based paint if you are planning to renovate or if the paint is deteriorating. Remedies include covering lead paints with sealants or hiring a professional abatement company to remove it. Don't attempt removal yourself. Some states only allow certified professionals to remove lead-based paint.
In the meantime, wipe sills, frames, and doorways regularly with a wet cloth to remove lead dust and flakes. Mop the floors frequently, too. Wipe children's hands and faces before meals (a good idea under all circumstances!) and wash their pacifiers and toys often.
Other sources of lead paint:
- Tap water from pipes lined or soldered with lead
- Vinyl mini-blinds made outside the United States before July 1996
- Antique furniture and old painted toys
- Food stored in certain pottery dishes, especially those made in countries without lead regulations
- Hobby materials such as stained glass, fishing weights, and buckshot
More on: Childhood Safety
Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Child Safety © 2000 by Miriam Bacher Settle, Ph.D., and Susan Crites Price. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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