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2012 Bolder Boulder Recap
Each Memorial Day since 1979 has welcomed to Newton Running's hometown the Bolder Boulder 10K. This past Monday was no exception with more than 50,000 people lining up to run 6.2 miles through the streets of Boulder, finishing at CU Boulder's Folsom Field.
Among those running the race this year were Newton Running VP and CFO Anne Klein and Rich Miyamoto. Also joining them were Newton Running Lab rockstar athlete Steve Johnson, Ironman expo madman Scott Burrow and founder of Team Winter, Winter Vinecki. After breaking the tape in first place in the Citizen's Race last year, Team Alchemy's Jeremy Freed was racing in the men's professional field.
As in races before, a friendly wager was made between Newton marketing coordinator and Team Alchemy member Kara Henry and CFO Rich. Kara didn't learn from Rich's prior sandbagging and bet-winning ways and put her money on Rich not being able to run a sub-10 minute per mile pace for the race. Rich wound up blowing away expectations with a blazing 9:30 pace while being supported by Anne. Finding herself on the losing end of this bet Kara is now required to wear a customized shirt for a week culminating with some of her (in)famous karaoke stylings. Pictures and laughs to come.
Team Alchemy's Jeremy Freed, running for Team Colorado in a deep men's professional field, finished in 16th place with a time of 31:32. The Newton Running Lab's Steve took the win in his age group with a blazing 33:57 (5:27/mile) and Scott, while filming a lot of the race (video coming soon), pulled off an awesome 44:53. Founder of Team Winter, Winter Vinecki, went out and crushed the race in a time of 46:15; taking fourth in her division.
With a huge crowd in town for the race, the weather here in Boulder was absolutely perfect for the expo in the days leading up to the race that took over the Pearl Street mall. The whole Newton crew pitched in between chatting with the friendly faces at our booth on the mall and being hands on in the Newton Running Lab. Here's to a great race and many more to come!


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TORONTO -The city unit of the Salvation Army has had one of its busiest months in its history in November, according to unit officials.
The unit received some help from the Toronto Chamber of Commerce and the community after Light-Up Night Nov. 20 raised more than $1,800 for the unit's home heating assistance program. The money is being used wisely to help pay utility bills for some clients, said Doris Starr, co-director and treasurer, and Anna Lea Wirth, co-director and volunteer coordinator.
"We've (so far) helped 26 families in November," said Wirth, adding it's been one of the unit's busiest months ever. "Mostly, it's been (assistance) with utility bills. We did buy a used refrigerator for a client. We've (spent more in November) than we're budgeted for. Our (annual) budget is usually around $22,000."
"Our budget is usually $1,800 per month," said Starr. "We've already spent $2,600 (for client needs) in November."
The need seems to be increasing, according to both unit officers, and "We helped more people last year than the year before," said Wirth. "If November is any indication, this could be our busiest year. The people who come in are so grateful for the help."
"Usually the fall months are the hardest," added Starr. "In December there's more help available for people (through various agencies), so we don't get hit as hard."
The unit office, in the Riverview United Methodist Church, 105 N. River Ave., is open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Starr and Wirth said those desiring assistance should come prepared with identification, proof of income, and a current utility bill showing residence and amount owed.
"There also is a small amount of paperwork to do, but we don't require an arm and a leg or a pint of blood," said Starr. "We aren't government-funded or government-controlled. The (Salvation Army) does have guidelines we have to follow. We are a Christian-based organization."
Both officers said the unit keeps its overhead as low as possible. Riverview Church donates the office space, while the unit uses volunteers for client assistance as well as bell ringers during kettle drive season, which currently is running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at both Toronto Kwik King locations and Riesbeck's grocery store, said Starr.
"(Funds raised through the kettle drive) are a very large part of our annual budget," she said, adding city residents Ed Stacey and Carl Oprisch currently are assisting Don Redmond, kettle drive coordinator. "(Bell ringers) are all strictly volunteers. (Redmond) does a good job of organizing the kettle drive."
"We couldn't work without the volunteers," said Wirth. "They are very conscientious, reliable, trustworthy, and they are much appreciated."
Both said they also appreciated the community's support during Light-Up Night as well as the Toronto Community Thanksgiving service, organized by the Toronto Ministerial Association and held Nov. 18 at the Toronto First Presbyterian Church. Funds raised through the event were split between the Toronto Salvation Army and the His Hands Extended Toronto food pantry, said Wirth. Both also said local churches were very generous in assisting the agency. But the community's support has always been overwhelming.
"The people of Toronto always come through for us so we can help their neighbors," said Starr.
To reach the Toronto Unit of the Salvation Army, call (740) 537-4737.

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Brockton police are investigating if a death on Copeland Street today is the result of an overdose, said Mayor Bill Carpenter Wednesday.
Two women were found dead of suspected drug overdoses in Brockton over the weekend.
A 48-year-old woman was found dead at 7:50 p.m. on Friday said police. On Saturday, in another instance, a 27-year-old woman was discovered dead in a Brockton apartment.
Brockton police said officers also responded to three reported overdoses where the victims survived over the weekend.
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It's a busy day at the Museum, and a knot of visitors is in animated conversation with their gallery guide. They are part of the Museum's Art Signs program, featuring 30-minute gallery talks presented by deaf gallery guides in American Sign Language (ASL). ASL interpreters voice information and observations allowing hearing and deaf audiences to discover art together under the leadership of a deaf guide.
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I've always heard that you should wait for water to boil before adding pasta/perogies/vegetables/etc. What is the reason for this? Is it because it reaches boiling point faster? If so, why?
The primary reason is for accuracy and reliability in cooking times. Boiling water is guaranteed (not accounting for altitude) to be at 212 F (100 C). With a set temperature you can then say things like "boil X for 9 minutes" with a very high measure of confidence.
You certainly can cook things in the water as you go, but it's going to be a lot more hit-and-miss. Pasta, for example, will begin to cook before it reaches the boiling point. You would need to measure the temperature, and check the pasta regularly to determine when it was done. You can't give someone an accurate cooking time with this method either. The time it takes for water to boil will vary greatly with stove heat output, pot size & shape, and the amount of water.
When you boil something, you want to efficiently dump heat into it to cook it. If you toss your dumplings or whatever into not yet boiling water, it's the same as just soaking it in cool water before you cook it. You can imagine pre-soaking your dumplings/pierogies would just turn the dough into nasty mush. It's the same thing with tossing them into water that isn't yet hot enough to cook them. Also, once your food is in the water, it's soaking up some of the heat, which means the water will take longer to boil. With nothing in the water, the water gets 100% of the heat from the stove, so it will boil more quickly than if you have the mass of the food floating in it. Consequently, dumping food in "30 seconds before it was going to boil" can actually result in it soaking in sub-boiling water for a lot longer than 30 seconds.
Since water doesn't get any hotter the longer you boil it, you should usually wait for it to boil, but there is usually no benefit to waiting any longer than that. Once it hits the boiling point, the heat is used for the phase change into gas. (The actual boiling) rather than increasing the temperature past the boiling point.
It all depends on what you are cooking: for example if you are making white stock you can (and probably should) start with cold water which you bring to a quick rolling boil and then reduce to a bare simmer for a long time. If you are making soup and you just need to cook the chicken breast to add to the soup, then start with boiling water. If you are cooking legumes, then again start with cold water. For blanching vegetables, cooking rice, or pasta you should always start with boiling water to avoid the problems mentioned earlier but also avoid overcooking (vegetables) or making mushy dishes (pasta, rice). There is no way to achieve the "al dente" feeling of pasta if you start with cold water. For that matter, you also never add cold water say to rice pilaf once it starts cooking. Assume you made a mistake and need to add some water to the pot, it must be boiling hot..
Certainly one reason is the accuracy/reliability, after all physical laws guarantee that water boiling point is around 100 C, with small adjustment for pressure/altitude, salt contents and so on.
Then, another reason is that cooking at different temperatures changes dramatically the end result. As personal anecdotal evidence, cooking pasta at lower temperatures make it feel a lot more gelatinous and "spongy", i.e. horrible.
Think also of the different result you get with boiled meat when you put it in cold water or in boiling water.
Lets do an energy balance of the system:
HeatIn/second = HeatStoredInFoodOrWater/second + HeatLostToSurroundings/second
As you can see, every second that the food is not in the pot, heat is being wasted.
The sooner the food goes in, the sooner it will be done.
I'm certain that it makes a difference cooking pasta. I've tried both ways many times and notice putting them in cold water first makes them soft on the outside and hard inside. Boiling water seems to make it cook more evenly, especially for thicker pasta
When you boil things IN the water AS IT BOILS it is usually VERY easy to determine when it is done as it tends to reach the peak of perfection as soon as the water comes to a full boil. This has been especially true for me when cooking Pastas. Simply add the items you wish to boil to the water before heating, wait for it to come to a complete boil, and then test your pasta in your favorite way! Try it, I bet it works for you!
You might as well put the pasta in from cold because you will achieve an overall shorter waiting time. If you wait for water to boil, then you will inevitably be waiting for longer to cook your food.
I've sat with a stop watch and timed two pots of pasta, one from cold and the other from boiling. Sure, boiling water cooks food faster but waiting for water to boil takes a while and you might as well be burning the candle at both ends by throwing the pasta in first (even cold water softens pasta eventually). You can save yourself around 10 to 15 mins.
The only reason cooking instructions state "from boiling" is for an accurate constant that can be replicated.


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The struts/pistons are no longer strong enough to hold the boot (trunk for americans) open. I went to buy one from the shop only to find the price was for an idividual unit. Is there ever a case where only one would need to be replaced? - how can I test which one needs replacing if this is the case?
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Sure: rust will kill anything but it does tend to start at a point of entry and spread. It could kill one strut before it dissolves the rest of the car. Likewise, a side or corner impact could bend a single strut.
Realistically, if you have a car of some years, I'd assume that they're both gone rather than trying to puzzle out how to squeeze a few more years / months out of one old one.
In terms of testing, you can pretty easily slap together a test rig with scrap lumber.
If you purchase a replacement strut and repeat the process, I think you'll find that you really want two news rather than one new, one oldish.
It has been my experience that the gas struts are similar to headlights. Occasionally one will fail early, but most of the time the second unit fails shortly after the first. If only one side is replaced it will take the load of the weaker side. This causes it to wear prematurely as it is carrying more than half the load. Also remember that any extra weight on the trunk/boot such as snow, bicycle rack or aftermarket spoiler will increase wear and shorten the cylinders life.


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17 Jun 2008 12:56 AM #11
Great plugin
Hi Noah,
Thanks for the great work on this...
I'm having a problem with the 'checked' dataIndex. What's happening is that all checks are being rendered backwards so to get it working right I would have to pass in 'checked':'false' for checked and 'checked':'true' for unchecked. Maybe it's late and I'm not reading it right but I've defined the SM just like in your usage guideline, and added a few listener functions to handle select/deselect AJAX requests. I wasn't sure what you meant by "Just add the selectionModel to your reader..." but I'm using the SM in the column model and selection model param for the datagrid. I also notice that when paging through the datagrid, for a split second, all checkboxes get checked and unchecked. Other than that everything works fine. I'll look into this more tomorrow and step it through Firebug. Thanks!
17 Jun 2008 6:43 AM #12
Hrm, interesting. Here's how I have it set up:
// Create the data store var myDataStore = new Ext.data.JsonStore({ url: '/repository/libs/php/grid-data.php', root: 'data', totalProperty: 'totalCount', id: 'id', fields: [ {name: 'checked', type: 'bool'} ] }); // Define the selection model (checkbox) var sm = new Ext.grid.SmartCheckboxSelectionModel({ dataIndex:'checked' }); var cm = new Ext.grid.ColumnModel([ sm ]); var grid = new Ext.grid.GridPanel({ cm: cm, sm: sm, ds: myDataStore, width: 100, height: 100 }); // Code to render your grid ... // Trigger the data store load myDataStore.load({params:.........});
PHP Code:
{"totalCount":2,"data":[{"checked":"false", "id":"1"}, {"checked":"true", "id":"2"}]}
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17 Jun 2008 8:29 PM #13
Thanks, that example is helpful. It was my lazy definition of fields: ['checked', 'field1', 'field2',...etc] instead of specifying fields: [{name: 'checked', type: 'bool'},... that caused the problem.
20 Jun 2008 6:20 AM #14
Hello! I put 'header:false" to not show the check in header, when the store loaded the data, the load event has an error and could not select the lines in the grid.
Then I fixed your code, is just only one more IF.
On the initEvents
if (this.grid.store){ this.grid.store.on('load', function(p){ var t = Ext.get('x-grid3-hd-checker'); if(t != null){ if(t.dom.className == 'x-grid3-hd-checker' && Ext.state.Manager.loaded){ var hd = Ext.fly(t.dom.parentNode); var isChecked = hd.hasClass('x-grid3-hd-checker-on'); if(isChecked){ hd.addClass('x-grid3-hd-checker-on'); this.selectAll(); this.selectAllChecked(true); } } } //... code
23 Jun 2008 10:26 AM #15
Updated to v1.4:
- new config options, "email" and "excel"
email: Setting email to true or false in the selection model constructor changes the default behavior of the checkboxes. If set to true, clicking a checkbox will NOT change the row selection, it will ONLY check or uncheck the checkbox itself. This mimics the way various "email clients" behave, like Yahoo! or Gmail! Having email set to true allows you to apply different actions on your grid rows based on whether they are checked OR selected. If set to false, clicking a checkbox will also select the row and vice-versa. This setting defaults to false.
excel: Setting excel to true or false changes the way row selection works. If excel is set to true, clicking on a row will deselect all other rows, except for the row you just clicked. If set to false, all previous row selections will remain selected as you click around (just as if you were holding down CTRL and clicking a new row). This setting defaults to false.
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24 Jun 2008 4:58 AM #16
I'm using the SmartCheckboxSelectionModel in a grid which is hidden by default. It's located in a tab with lazy loading.
I use loadData for loading the store, and checkboxes are checked correctly, but the rows with checked checkboxes are not selected. When clicking on the raw that was checked (but not selected) it gets checked, and the checkbox remains checked. Next clicks check/uncheck the checkbox and select/deselect the row.
I'd like to have not only checkboxes checked, but rows selected on load.
It seems that 'load' event listener does this, but it is not being invoked at all when using loadData (or supplying 'data' config option in store config).
24 Jun 2008 5:33 AM #17
My problem is solved now.
If you use inline data for your store (i.e. 'data' config parameter) the selectionmodel won't be attached to 'load' event listeners yet. Thus, no rows will be actually selected.
The solution is like
mygrid.on('render', function () { this.getStore().loadData(mydata) })
24 Jun 2008 7:16 AM #18
Score! Glad you figured it outNoah
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24 Jun 2008 8:32 AM #19
is there a way to have email set to true and when check box is checked the row gets selected.
I need to only be able to check the check box, but the row gets selected when the check box is selected.
and if clicked anywhere on the row nothing happens
24 Jun 2008 8:46 AM #20
Sure, you'd just have to add a new config option... then do an if/else statement in the store.load function.
var sm = new Ext.grid.SmartCheckboxSelectionModel({ dataIndex:'checked', email:true, mthor:true });
if((dataIndexValue == true || isSelected) && !Ext.state.Manager.loaded){ // This code will only run the first time a grid is loaded // Make sure that any "checked" rows are also selected if(!this.email || this.mthor){ this.grid.getSelectionModel().selectRow(i, true); } }
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The company's head of refinery operations, Tony Fountain, made the comments to reporters. He said Reliance's chairman has a target of doubling revenue for the company, with downstream a significant part.
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5 Ridiculous Things You Probably Believe About Islam
#2. Western Cultures Are Far More Humane Than the Bloodthirsty Muslims
Even before the whole terrorism thing, Islam had a reputation in the West for violence. Part of it has to do with how abruptly Islam was all up in everyone's face. For instance, while Hinduism took about 1,000 years to spread through India, and Christianity took about 400 years to go from persecuted cult to the state religion of the Roman Empire, Islam went from one guy's epiphany to the dominant political and religious force in the Middle East and North Africa in about 100 years.
So a lot of people have reached the conclusion that the religion spread like holy wildfire for one reason: the sword. The next logical leap from this viewpoint is that as a people, Muslims must be violent and barbaric conquerors. Even before 9/11, you saw this portrayal in popular culture all the time:
But actually...
Muhammad laid out some pretty progressive rules of warfare, and medieval Muslims out-niced the Christians in battle by a landslide. Especially since Muhammad personally issued "a distinct code of conduct among Islamic warriors" that included:
- No killing of women, children or innocents -- these might include hermits, monks or other religious leaders who were deemed noncombatants;
- No wanton killing of livestock or other animals;
- No burning or destruction of trees and orchards; and
- No destruction of wells.
And no kicking with cleats on, Jeremy.
In short, Muhammad wanted his armies to fight like freaking hippies. During the fucking Dark Ages. And they did.
But the biggest territorial gains were made after Muhammad's death, right? Maybe that was when Islam earned its bloodthirsty reputation? Not exactly. His successor codified the existing rules and made them the standard for his army. Which probably explains why the Muslim army conquering Europe "exhibited a degree of toleration which puts many Christian nations to shame," in the words of one expert.
Plus, they built all sorts of nifty buildings.
So while Christian crusaders were beheading enemies and tossing their heads like oversized hacky sacks, their Muslim counterparts had a whole honor code that led them to feed the armies of their defeated enemies.
#1. Islam Is Stuck in the Dark Ages
There are really three big negative stereotypes about Islam -- that it hates women, that it's violent and that it hates any kind of scientific progress. We've covered the first two already, but how can you argue against the third? Their governments are based on ancient religious texts! And what diseases has Iran cured?
You guys could at least take out herpes or something.
But actually...
In the same way that not all Christians are Young Earth Creationists, plenty of modern Muslims see room for interpretation in the Quran. In fact, 45 percent of American Muslims in one poll said they see evolution as "the best explanation for the origin of human life on Earth," which isn't so shabby, considering only 24 percent of evangelical Christians believed the same. The percentage of Muslims embracing the scientific explanation for the origin of life was about the same as Americans as a whole (48 percent).
If they only knew how to communicate their views like we do ...
And historically, they have a hell of a track record. Science and math as we know it wouldn't even exist without Islam. The Islamic Golden Age caused a revolution in virtually every field of human thought, during which they fucking invented algebra -- and advanced everything from geography and exploration to the arts, architecture, philosophy, urban development, medicine and health.
The Muslims actually came pretty damn close to sharing all this brilliance with the truly ass-backward kingdoms of Christian Europe, since the Islamic caliphates blanketed every country they conquered with schools, libraries, public works and the most comprehensive system of social welfare on the planet. In fact, the case has been made that if the caliphates succeeded in conquering all of Europe an Italian Renaissance would have been unnecessary.
It would have saved us all a lot of dong-staring, too.
So, there's that.
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The Otoe County Visitors Committee agreed Wednesday to contribute $400 to help promote the Patriots' Day Run in Syracuse.
The third annual run, which includes 10K and 5K routes, is scheduled Sept. 14. The 10K starts at the VFW home at Fifth and Plum at 8 a.m. The 5K starts at 8:15 a.m.
Tim Christians of the Mid-County VFW Post 5547 said the race is growing in scope.
He said there were up to 70 participants last year and as many as 125 are expected this year.
He said a discount is being offered for large groups. Last year, the largest group was the eight-members of the U.S. Army unit based in Lincoln.
A virtual race bag is also being planned, so participants can find sponsors, coupons and offers.
A spaghetti feed is planned Friday before the race, to encourage overnight stays in the county.
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EU Faces Tests on Foreign Policy
In many respects, 2012 was a wait-and-see year for foreign policy in Brussels.
The U.S. election put trans-Atlantic ties on hold and meant other initiatives, like a fresh push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, were unlikely to emerge. Europe waited for Iran to decide whether to engage in nuclear talks and awaited a new generation of Chinese leaders. Russian ties barely budged as Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin.
In Cairo, Tunis and Tripoli, the European Union was more in evidence. Aid and trade were used as incentives in an effort to prod post-Arab Spring regimes toward democracy. But diplomatic engagement remained mainly reactive as policy makers watched a patchwork of new, Islamist-led governments emerge.
The new year promises to be more exacting: Brussels faces decisions that are unlikely to brook delay. Here are five of the biggest:
Efforts to restart EU-led talks between Tehran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany—known as the P5+1—dragged on through 2012. The P5+1 are expected to reformulate their proposal to get Tehran to scale back uranium enrichment, but top EU officials say they are determined to keep the bulk of sanctions, at least initially, to maintain leverage on Iran. While some form of direct Iran-U.S. talks will surely make or break the nuclear negotiations, Brussels will face questions on how to keep the P5+1 united and when to decide the process has failed if Iran doesn't engage. If there was time for patience in 2012, that is less likely to be true in 2013.
With sanctions policy now close to its limits and the opposition coalition recognized, the EU must decide whether to modify the arms embargo to provide more direct assistance to Syria's opposition. France and the U.K. are pushing for that and EU leaders agreed in December to consider "all options" for doing so when the sanctions regime expires March 1. Others, including Germany and Sweden, have serious doubts. Questions about some form of no-fly zone or humanitarian-aid corridor persist.
The biggest challenge, said Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund, will be designing a regional "containment strategy" if Syria remains a hub for violence and instability for years to come. "That's a very different challenge than facilitating regime change," he said.
The EU finally agreed the blueprint for an army training mission for Mali in December and Brussels hopes to have its 200-strong force in place by midyear. The aim is to turn Mali's ramshackle military into a force that can work with West African troops to fight Islamist militants that control Mali's north.
Yet multiple concerns persist. The launch of a political process that could see Mali returned to civilian rule has made little progress. There are worries about the expertise of the West African troops and fears that a retrained Mali military could exact revenge on the country's ethnic-Touareg rebels in the north while dodging the tougher task of battling al Qaeda linked Islamist forces. With top EU officials warning the chaos in the region poses a direct terrorist threat to Europe, pressure may grow on the EU to step up intervention there.
Israel and Islamists
Ties between Israel and Brussels soured again in late 2012 as the EU said it was "dismayed" by plans to expand Israeli settlements and Israel bristled at the lack of EU opposition to the Palestinians' bid to upgrade their status at the U.N. There are growing calls from within the EU for some kind of consequence to follow Israel's settlement plans.
The EU is also considering an expanded Gaza role. The first hint of a debate emerged in recent weeks on whether the EU should re-examine its no-contact approach to Hamas, classified as a terrorist group. With Israel seemingly resigned to Hamas rule in Gaza, some officials say Brussels should open a channel to the group.
In contrast, Europe could return to an older debate over whether to cut ties with the political wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah. The U.K. and the Netherlands last fall called for relations to be cut over Hezbollah's terrorist activities and ties to the Assad regime.
This is part of a broader debate over how "how Europe deals collectively with Islamist movements," Mr. Lesser said.
Egypt remains the other key test for this debate. In 2012, Brussels stuck its neck out to offer help to Mohammed Morsi, who led the Muslim Brotherhood to victory in June's elections. The EU offered a $5 billion aid and investment package in November, but Mr. Morsi's move to concentrate powers in the executive and force through a speedy referendum on a new constitution has rattled confidence.
Engagement remains the policy, but if Mr. Morsi were to reverse his pledge to surrender powers once a new parliament is elected, it would be a bitter blow for EU policy and ties would likely be reassessed.
2012 was a wipeout for EU-Ukraine ties, with some EU leaders boycotting Ukraine-based games during Europe's soccer championship amid charges that President Viktor Yanukovych's government was deploying "selective justice" against political opponents. With former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko still jailed, the EU nonetheless said in December it hopes to enact a frozen political and trade accord by November if Ukraine advances overhauls. A summit is due to take place in February.
Some senior Brussels officials said they believe Ukraine's leadership doesn't deserve closer ties. Others say Ukraine is strategically crucial and want to avoid pushing Kiev toward Russia and the Moscow-dominated Eurasian Union customs bloc.
One other relationship is hardly a problem but still critical. President Barack Obama's re-election in November means EU-U.S. ties will be more about continuity than change. U.S. pressure for Europe to pull its weight on defense will continue, but EU diplomats hope a possible EU-U.S. trade deal could remind Washington that, even as it turns its attention to Asia, it shouldn't forget vital economic and diplomatic links with Europe.
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Central soccer to hold meeting
STEUBENVILLE - The Steubenville Catholic Central girls soccer program will hold an informational meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the high school cafeteria for all players who may be eligible to play soccer in the fall.
It is also open to parents.
For information, contact Dave LaRue at firstname.lastname@example.com
Empire Pony seeking players
EMPIRE - Interested 13-14 year-olds who are interested in playing in the Empire Poly League are to contact Mort Piatt at (740) 317-0899.
Tri-State Softball sets registration
WINTERSVILLE - Registration for the Tri-State Girls Softball League will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and March 15 and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and March 16 at the Wintersville Elementary School cafeteria.
The cost is $50 for the first child and $45 for the second child.
All new players are asked to bring their birth certificate.
The league will include play in three divisions: Ages 5-7, ages 8-12 and ages 13-18.
For information, contact Dave Webb at (740) 264-5659 or Kurt Virtue at (740) 317-5659.
Local soccer referees sought
STEUBENVILLE - The Mahoning Valley Soccer Officials Association will host certification clinics for those interested in being licensed youth soccer referees.
A clinic for new referees will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. The cost is $100.
A re-certification clinic for existing Grade 8 or 9 referees will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on March 23. The cost is $50.
Both clinics will be held at Eastern Gateway Community College, Room 2500, and require the completion of an online training portion prior to attending the clinic. Details can be found at www.ohnrefs.org.
Successful completion of the clinic and online training will earn applicants a 2013 United States Soccer Federation Grade 8 license, making them eligible to officiate recreational and travel soccer games, including those for the Jefferson Kiwanis Youth Soccer Club, at a rate of $10-$40 per game.
For registration details, visit www.ohnrefs.org or call the JKYSC referee coordinator at (740) 424-6010.
Steak Fry to be held
EAST SPRINGFIELD - The Edison Athletic Boosters will sponsor their Annual Steak Fry and Auction on Saturday at the Countryside. Dinner is served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The silent auction will take place throughout the evening and live auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets or to make an auction item donation, contact JoAnn Stagani at (740) 765-4313 ext 101 or Cheryl Woodward at (740) 282-2578.
Seacats to hold event
STRATTON - The Stratton Seacats swim team will hold its annual Swim-a-Thon Mini Relay for Life from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 10 at the Stratton Indoor Pool.
The Seacats are challenging all local teams and the public to come and participate to recognize the sport of swimming, bring awareness for the cause and raise money. All proceeds from this event will benefit the American Cancer Society.
For information, contact Jennifer Sperry at (740) 317-9837 or visit Stratton Seacats Swim Team on Facebook.
Big Red boosters to meet
STEUBENVILLE - The Big Red Boosters Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the high school conference room. Memberships are available.
Barons lose lacrosse home opener
STEUBENVILLE - The Franciscan University of Steubenville men's lacrosse program dropped a home opener, 16-10, Saturday to Wilmington College.
The men started off strong with a three-goal streak in the first five minutes of the game and a 5-4 lead by the end of the first quarter. Their lead increased 6-4 two minutes into the second quarter, but then Wilmington went on a run, tying it up and eventually going into the half ahead of the Barons 8-6.
"They were a very evenly matched team," head coach Pete Rosaschi said about Wilmington, who is also a first-year program, adding that he was pleased to see his team improve from their last game. "We looked much better and played really well. We just have to work on some fundamentals."
The Barons were led by midfielder Sebastian Olsen who had a team-high four goals, midfielder Sean Wayne and his two goals and 11 ground balls, Ryan Zibkowski and his two goals and goalie Evan Malchano's 12 saves.
"The skills and the teamwork will come with time," Rosaschi said. "They never quit, and they have a lot of heart, which is the most important thing."
The Barons host Thiel College at 1 p.m. Saturday.


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I have a requirement to translate a sentence to Farsi. It's a game that says:
Go premium to receive some more options...
I don't know what is the exact meaning of premium. Any details about the grammar and meaning would be appreciated.
I have a requirement to translate a sentence to Farsi. It's a game that says:
I don't know what is the exact meaning of premium. Any details about the grammar and meaning would be appreciated.
To augment Barrie's answer about the game, I'd say that a premium version of the game has, to use a cliché, all the bells and whistles than the stripped-down basic version. I don't play games, but my son does. Premium versions seem to come with more weapons, more options for each character and for each player, and other benefits that cost money. Premium (or paid) versions of antivirus and antimalware software provide realtime protection and automatic updates, but the basic free versions don't always provide that. A first-class airplane seat is a premium seat because it has more space, better food, better drinks, and better service than an economy class airplane seat. A premium version of an automobile has a bigger and better air-conditioner, leather upholstery instead of plastic or cloth or naugahyde (artificial leather), electric controls for the side-view mirrors, an electric radio antenna, maybe, a USB connector in the glove compartment for your MP3 player, a roof rack for your luggage and dog, a fancier radio & CD player, a built-in GPS, a camera for taking videos of your trip (maybe in front of the rear-view mirror), a little radar device in the front as well as the back of the car to let you know when you're too close to objects, maybe a couple of cameras to show you whats behind your rear wheels and your front wheels, etc.
As an adjective, premium describes something of superior quality, so Go premium is probably an invitation to buy a better version of the game.


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In October 2011, the 20th Anniversary edition of Vampire: The Masquerade was released to the general public. Although the majority of the work is derived from the game's second edition (1992) and its revised edition (1998), a number of alterations were made in the name of clarity and game balance. What were these changes, and where can they be found in the text?
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I think I can say the major change is the undoing of the metaplot. In V20, Assamites are still cursed, Ravnos are alive and Gangrel dwell in the Camarilla. One of the design objective was to recover the original vampire flavour. It's unclear to me why some other revised changed hasn't been undone, as the Tremere antitribu extermination or the Ahrimanes disappearance.
Apart from that, many mechanics has been changed. I must say that these changes has been openly consulted to the community. Achilli or someone posts for instance a clan description, or a discipline and anyone could contribute with his feedback. Developers still kept the control, but I can say they do listen and include to people's opinion.
Many disciplines has been revised, at least Potence and Celerity. Dodge disappears. Languages are not learnt with Linguistics. Some Dark Ages mechanics are introduces, such as pooled backgrounds or Path of Enlightenment bearings.
I was disappointed that some parts of the book are not changed. Storytelling chapter is pretty much the same, which isn't bad per se, but the Path of Enlightments are the same, except the new Bearing mechanic, which was very disappointing to me as I find the revised edition paths very bad designed.
I have not studied V20 enough to know all the changes, but I expect those examples gives you an idea. As I said, I think the most important is the undoing of the metaplot and the aim to recover the original V:tM feeling, which I feel it hasn't been completely successful.
There isn't a complete list of changes I can find, but the development process is pretty well documented on the development blog, albeit in bits and pieces, and according to this review, the changes are minor at best.


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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection: 4 Film Favorites (Widescreen): Movies for $10
After wading in a puddle of radioactive waste, these radical reptiles are transformed into New York City's greatest crime-fighting quartet. The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection" includes "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time", and "TMNT". "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie" is the live-action, feature film adaptation of the cult comic book and the popular animated television show
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I'll upvote but I feel like the title 4 film favorites was made up by someone who didn't watch TMNT 3
I found a 3 pack of the first 3 movies on bluray at my local walmart for 15 if anyone is looking for that.
Guessing theres no online link for 3 blurays since i cant find it online. If there is one please post
@ericy321: I looked online after I found it in store and didn't see anything. At my Walmart there was a cardboard stand in the isle in front of the electronics section with maybe 4 or 5 different 3 packs. I don't recall the others at the moment.


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- Cold is cold.
- Hot is hot.
- Wet is only wet, but it both slows you down and in time will hurt, even kill you.
- Green hurts, red hurts, black hurts even blue hurts, but only if laid at your feet by a player or npc.
- Ice will slow or stop you, unless it's natural, in which case you can move as fast and recklessly as usual.
The only exception to this rule I can think of is during the mid summer festival, in Slave Pens… Then and only then ice is slippery.
RNG is a necessary, if unwanted evil and I agree, but I would love a bit of randomly predictable environmental effects… like...
Hot is Hot!
When you are in hot zones, well it's hot, so hot that you will take some damage if you are there for longer than 1/2 hour.
Not much, just a few hp here and there, think of it as anti-health per 5 seconds.
Of course if you wear heat inducing items… like metal, you will take more damage. Only wearing breathable cloth, guess you aren't quite as hot.
Drinking will reset the effect. 30 seconds every 30 minutes to avoid the heat stroke.
Cold is Cold!
Same, same but opposite. It's cold, you take damage. If you are wearing flimsy cloth panties your important bits are more at risk of frostbite, whereas the well covered plate wearers (except plate bikini wearers of course) have more protection.
Throw down that camp fire and warm yourself off to recover and reset the timer.
But wait, there's more!
Fire Mage in Hell!
You don't want to meet a Fire Mage (or user) in a hot climate… Standing in Lava AND my Flamestrike…. Owww Owww Owww
He's a little Igloo short and stout
Ohhh Frost Mage in the Snow? How big will a Frost Nova be when everything is already subzero? How long will the Iceblock last with no sun to melt it?
Would you like some Ice knives with that?
How does a Gnome or Dwarf force his way through those snow drifts. Elves I imagine gently run on top. Taurens just force their way through… Maybe the Dwarves tunnel and the Gnomes use Fitzwadget's miraculous Snow drift to snow path machine.
Without them, well movement would be a different business. Elven priest already reached the enemy, but the Dwarven Tank is trying to whirlwind his way out of Ironforge?
Or what about charging down the hill towards the Horde in Alterac Valley, only to find yourself sliding on past them.
Knock back? Try slideback!
Not all negative
I don't know why I can't just help the developers come up with nasty ways of torturing us… But if I must.
How about a positive health per 5 when in a nice forest glade?
Ohh well… Bring on the environmental damage.
Gnomer and Out!
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Hurt Locker [Blu-ray] for $7.88
When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.
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Good Flick
Great movie
Entertaining movie but widely panned by military professionals for many glaring technical and procedural inaccuracies. After reading the details of the many terrible mistakes made (yet won an Oscar for Best Picture?) I cannot re-watch the movie, which is the whole point of owning a copy of the movie.
There's a great sequel to this film titled The Squirt Locker. Except in that film, they try to make things explode instead.
this movie was horrible and way over hyped and not deserve 1 award!
No I did not say because I dont like war or american soldiers for which I am in favor of.
the reason why I think the movie sucks is because the writing was horrible oh the lack of character development oh yeah their was none!
the smoke grenade at the beginning why did he do that at all during the rest of the movie?
the scene when they go chase the bombers in the night and they all separate which I think portrays soldiers as being stupid. their is a reason why they protocols, procedures and train constantly so you dont make dumb decisions like they did in that scene. The excuse jeremy renner character says "they are laughing at us now", how does he know why couldnt the bombers be saying well this worked that didnt lets try this next time.
just to list a few things I found wrong with the movie.
@jussairish: I agree with you for the most part of the movie being entertaining. I am not a soldier but I could not get past mistakes made in the movie.
good deal and tempting but not sure if I want to give money to "Voltage Pictures, the studio behind 2009's The Hurt Locker, is suing almost 25,000 BitTorrent users who allegedly illegally downloaded the flick. "
Oscar for Best Picture?
Over Avatar?
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Speed (Pitch) and Tempo are two different things. If you are looking for simple pitch change, then the apps that TheLQ mentioned would suffice.
However, if you are looking to timestretch the music, that is change it's tempo without affecting its pitch, then you need something more elaborate.
Ableton Live 8 is my weapon of choice here, but most of the DAWs will do timestretch. You can also get standalone timestretch apps, and there are also VST and AU filters that will do the same. It's a fairly extensive list, just Google "audio timestretch" for some leads.
You can use different media players like Windows Media Player, Media Player HomeCinema, or VLC that have speed controls.


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The Clean Slate Diaries
The Clean Slate Diaries was created to honor and recognize the path survivors of Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence have walked. Currently, there are no races taking place in support of survivor recovery or color-coded products sold to recognize the intense courage and fierce determination required to overcome the trauma that remains from these crimes.
Clean Slate Founder and Executive Producer, Renee DeVesty, knew that finding your voice was an essential first step in the healing process. A survivor of Rape and Domestic Violence, she decided to choreograph an evening of Art, Music, Dance and Spoken Word Stories that would inspire and empower survivors to break through the darkness of guilt and shame and allow their light to shine – their voice to be heard – using Art as a form of expression.
Produced by survivors, for survivors and held annually during April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Syracuse, New York, 2013 will bring together five area colleges and universities to raise awareness of the high incidence of sexaul assault and intimate partner violence among the college demographic, along with award-winning musicians, artists and dancers.
This event is a reminder that despite anything that has happened, a new beginning is always available to us – an opportunity to wipe away the stain and begin again.


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Before downvote, please this is not a duplicate I read the related questions and couldn't solve my problem.
I bought a new laptop that originally had Win8 installed, I formatted it, installed Windows 7 and then went to install Ubuntu.
That didn't work because no Ubuntu version whatsoever (10.04, 11.04 or 12.04) were able to even detect partitions on my harddisk.
So I decided to go the other way, install Ubuntu then try installing Windows and fix grup after it gets broken due to Installing Windows.
Using GParted, I created an NTFS partition and then rebooted and tried installing Windows 7. That failed, the error message was speaking about GPT table.
I am trying to just understand what's going on here, why am I unable to do what I was perfectly doing on my old machine(please in enough detail; let me know if I need to provide more information)? and how can I fix this?
I am trying to avoid using Wubi so if there's any other way, I'd take it.
Currently running on Ubuntu if I need to use some tool to extract more information about my HDD
Thanks, fabricator4.
I indeed used gparted to delete my partioning table and MSDOS table worked just fine(my HDD's size is 500 GBs only).
I did consider installing 12.04, the thing works just fine on live CD and when I ran the installer it recognized Windows partitions and all; I made a partition for it and installed.
Once I reboot and choose at the GRUB screen Ubuntu, the screen goes off(totally off), then on again and kinda blinking; I hear the welcome music of Ubuntu but I cannot see anything, except a very very thin line at the top of my screen where I can see the mouse.
It's weird, it did work on Live CD just fine, why is it crashing when It's installed? could be a graphics card problem? is there a way to fix such a thing?
P.S While the system is booting, I do not see the Ubuntu mark and the dots going to indicate it's loading, I have a blinking screen instead.


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Q: Our elementary school just changed the recess policy. Our fifth and sixth graders only get recess two times a week for a half hour. My husband and I feel that our son needs recess every day and not just two times a week. We have found that he has excess energy when he gets home and constantly complains about not having recess. If it happens to be raining on the scheduled recess day, the children forgo recess. How do you feel about this and how much time do you feel is necessary for recess and what time of the day?
A: Solid research has shown that children need breaks to enhance their learning. After children have let off steam during recess, they fidget less in the classroom and are better able to concentrate on their schoolwork. Plus, they have also had the opportunity to enhance their social skills through interacting with peers. In addition, children need some time for unstructured free play in their very structured lives.
Many schools, like your child's school, have reduced recess time or eliminated recess entirely -- a trend that has accelerated in recent years. The three major reasons why recess is disappearing are: a fear of lawsuits from playground injuries, a shortage of qualified playground supervisors, and a desire to spend more time on academics due to the pressure to improve academic performance. In addition, schools are being asked to add fine arts programs and programs to combat social problems which also compete with time that could be used for recess. Some educators think the answer to the time dilemma is simply to make the school day longer.
Actually, the best program for children in grades one through six is to have a quality daily physical education program plus recess. Physical education classes have the advantage of contributing to the fitness level of children. And if children do not have physical education every day, then having recess becomes even more important as it may be their only opportunity for physical activity during the school day.
Recess at most elementary schools lasts for about 15 minutes and may be held once or twice a day depending on ages of the children. As little as 10 minutes of recess filled with moderate to vigorous activity can be beneficial to children.
Frequently, recess is combined with lunch. In general, research shows that children perform better if recess is scheduled before lunch. If it is immediately after lunch, they tend to race through their meal to get to recess.
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I just wanted to know if anyone has any luck using the Canon 5D Mark 2 and the 16-35 ultra wide lens with the NN4.
I've done the grid test and thought I got it down. However, for some odd reason, I get still get very minor parallax which is visible when testing in tight spaces.
Not a big issue since it can be corrected with editing software but it is making me wonder if there is such thing as 100% free parralax error. I want things to be perfect.
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I accidentally got lube on my rear brake (v-brake) and my stopping power seems diminished. What is the best way to get it off the brake pads and the rims?
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Clean them. I'd avoid using any sort of solvent, as it would be bad for the pads and might simply make things worse.
First undo the noodle so you can access the face of the pads, then wipe pads and rims thoroughly. Scrub pads and rims with a dab of detergent on a rag, then hose down to remove the detergent. Reattach noodle. (I always forget that part.)
The brakes will likely still be a bit "slippery", but riding with the brakes partially engaged for a minute or two should bring things back to normal.
Loosen the V-brakes, so you can access the pads (you can even remove them and clean each individually).
Then apply degreaser to them (there are many types, I end up by using a citrus-type or in some more radical cases even use petroleum on the rim, but make sure you clean it with a rug afterwards!).
NOTE: using a solvent or petroleum can damage some parts of your bike, so make sure you test it first and definitely don't use it on rubber!
Do the same to the rim.
Clean it very well with a rug and check if there is any trace of grease, if it has, try to degrease it further.
When everything is ok, just reassemble the brakes and test it, if you did everything correctly then it should work ok!
You should take the opportunity to give your wheels and brake pads a good clean. A bucket of hot water with half a tablet of clothes washing powder and whatever brush you can find will do the job nicely. Wash off with more water and the accumulated dirt on your rims plus the lube will be gone.
My recommendation is to use a rag and de-greaser like Simple Green. Apply the solution to your rag, wet pads let the liquid do its thing and wipe clean/dry. If that does not work, repeat. If after doing that twice you are not getting the appropriate braking power, I would gently sand the face of the brake pad with a fine grit sandpaper.
V-brake pads are rubber. Degreaser can (but not always does) damage rubber. use isopropyl alcohol. It will remove the grease without damaging the rubber pads. It may take multiple applications. Clean the rims with it as well.
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Repeat as required. If more is required, sand the face of the brake pad with a fine grit sandpaper.
Reattach noodle. (Everybody always forgets that part.)
Hope that helps.
I'd use Simple Green or a similar mild degreaser followed by denatured alcohol to eliminate any residue. Make sure and thoroughly rinse Simple Green off your rims and pads using water, it makes the brakes grabby, loud, and yet ineffective if you leave it on.
You could also lightly sand the brake pads to get rid of the contamination.


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In a computer graphing library, a rectangular region of the Cartesian plane may be defined by {x, y, w, h} (where w,h are width and height). Intersection (lets say '^') is defined as the overlapping region of two rectangles (and also is a rectangle). Union of r1 and r2 could be defined as the smallest (ie smallest w, smallest h) rectangle 'u' such that u ^ r1 = r1 and u ^ r2 = r2
My question(s):
- does negative w, h make 'sense',
- if so , what sense does it make? ie, and in particular, should the result of intersection of non-overlapping rectangles be a rectangle with negative width and/or height?
can this be used to build a Group over the set of rectangles with the operation of union and/or intersection?
what is the 'area' of a rectangle with width < 0 and height < 0. I would like it to be negative, but typically it is width x height, thus positive.
Sorry if this sounds more computerish than mathish, but I was once a math major, and non of the other computerish people I might ask know anything about group theory...
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I want to decide if rectangles with negative dimensions makes much sense. I could leave this up to the users of the rectangles, but it is up to me to define what an operation like intersection does.
'neg' rectangles could just mean that the x,y is at the opposite corner than expected. ie they could be 'facing' the wrong way, and by moving x,y to the opposite corner, w,h can be made positive, and the rectangles are 'normalized'.
But when I consider intersection, imagine 2 rectangles moving along the plane, at first intersecting, but moving such that they overlap less and less - they eventually get to the point where they only touch at the corners - and the intersection is then a rectangle with w = h = 0.
Now, If we continue to move the rectangles further apart, you could either say that the result of intersection is still an empty rectangle, or I think it might make more sense to say the result is a 'negative' rectangle (and w,h depicts how far away they are from overlapping).
Given this concept, can it be somehow continued/followed/expanded in a logical/consistent way, and if so, what do we end up with?
Mathematically it would nice if it was a group, and if making it a group required a few other common operations (like union maybe) to be defined in a certain consistent way, I would like to explore that.
I just don't have any colleges nearby that think mathematically...


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The theme will be "For I Know Well the Plan I Have in Mind for You."
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the event set to begin at 7 p.m.
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Gianna Jessen will be the featured speaker.
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Movies of Moral Import?
Today I distribute the first exam of the semester to my Fundamental Moral Theology students. A few years ago, I started using films for this exam: part of the task is to identify (clearly!) a moral question within the film. The moral question doesn't have to be an earth-shattering dilemma or a painful quandary, (though "Sophie's Choice" is on the list.) I've learned to avoid movies that present themselves as loaded with moral questions: after reading stacks of essays on "Batman. The Dark Knight," I took it off the list. So, I'm looking for recommendations. What are some movies that have sparked good conversation for you, caused you to re-think the morality of a situation, or just presented an interesting ethical issue? The moral question can be central to the film (as in "Dirty Pretty Things,") or it can be incidental to the larger plot.These films need not be classic or particularly high-brow. In fact, I like it if they're popular films (I added "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Friday Night Lights" this year, and last year's new addition was "True Grit.") Documentaries tend to be less appropriate for my purposes. Part of the aim of the exam is to encourage my students to begin to look at everything with the eyes of a moralist.Your ideas will shape my NetFlix queue...
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Lisa Fullam is professor of moral theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. She is the author of The Virtue of Humility: A Thomistic Apologetic (Edwin Mellen Press).
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The Hunger Games?
I always liked the movie Go for this reason - lives intertwined with lots of choices at every turn. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139239/
When I taught high school, I sometimes used Groundhog Day (a kind of karma/samsara adaptation about despair, self-scrutiny, self-mastery, etc.) and The Truman Show (which works well with Descartes' meditations & Plato's allegory of the cave), and foreshadowed reality TV, having one's whole life online, and other 21st c. moral quandaries.
Lisa, Don't forget to remind your students that the primary purpose ot a movie, as for art in general, is to give pleasure. Otherwise too many of them will want to be bishops.
Lisa, The Battle of Algiers seems relevant to what is happening in our world today and is rich in moral quandaries. You might also consider The Organizer (about the beginnings of the labor movement in Italy), which Marcello Mastroianni said was his favorite role. Wish I could think of something a bit less somber. Maybe later.
Carol Reed's Odd Man Out. Better than The Third Man. All sorts of moral dilemmas.
The Social NetworkThe IncrediblesBad Teacher
To Kill a MockingbirdLord JimApocalpyse NowThe Missionanything written by Bertolt BrechtTender MerciesA Civil ActionRaggedy ManMissingLawless
Breaker MorantA Few Good MenRemember the Titans
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A Simple Plan. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn81aL59BjgFrom Ebert's review:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19981211/REVIE..."You work for the American Dream--you don't steal it." So says a Minnesota family man early in "A Simple Plan," but he is only repeating an untested theory. Confronted with the actual presence of $4 million in cash, he finds his values bending, and eventually he's trapped in a horror story of greed, guilt and murder. . . . "A Simple Plan" is one of the year's best films for a lot of reasons, including its ability to involve the audience almost breathlessly in a story of mounting tragedy. Like the reprehensible "Very Bad Things," it is about friends stumbling into crime and then stumbling into bigger crimes in an attempt to conceal their guilt. One difference between the two films is that "A Simple Plan" faces its moral implications, instead of mocking them. We are not allowed to stand outside the story and feel superior to it; we are drawn along, step by step, as the characters make compromises that lead to unimaginable consequences.The performances can be described only as flawless: I could not see a single error of tone or feeling. Paxton, Thornton, Fonda and Briscoe don't reach, don't strain and don't signal. They simply embody their characters, in performances based on a clear emotional logic that carries us along from the beginning to the end. Like Richard Brooks' "In Cold Blood" (1968), this is a film about ordinary people capable of monstrous deeds.
Hello Lisa (and All),These are well worn suggestions, but they are entertaining and relevant films: Elia Kazan's "On the Waterfront", Fred Zinnemann's "A Man for All Seasons" and Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors". A very senior colleague of has the students in one of her advanced moral philosophy courses view "Crimes and Misdemeanors". I suspect that "A Man for All Seasons" is about as near an approximation as a film made for US audiences ever will be to the story of Antigone, and the core of the story is historically accurate. (While in retrospect Thomas More is far better remembered than Bishop Fisher, I've wondered if in the end Fisher was the more attractive and interesting character of the two, but I don't think anyone has made a film based on Fisher's story.)As a side note (and I'm admitting here I have lost the issue!), the most interesting real historical moral quandary I've learned about in years is the story I read not long ago in Commonweal of the Catholic woman in Nazi occupied Europe who agreed to a proposal made by a Nazi officer to have an affair with him in exchange for his leaving a certain group of Jews in peace (rather than arresting them). I can't recall the specifics such as the names because I lost the issue in one of my many recent moves, and I would love to present it to my ethics students. What I'd really love is to view a film version of this story, if one exists or is ever made.
Tango Bar!http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096221/A discussion of the Catholic Church's role in Argentina's Dirty War will be vaulable to Fundamental Moral Theology students.(And they'll learn a little Argentine history and a lot about the tango.)
A couple of suggestions: Swing Kids( About loyalty to friends, peer pressure etc) Dead Poets Society, Silkwood, Flawless - The issue of prejudice and, again, friend loyalty. V for Vendetta if you want to go into politics.
Also, if you want to look at morality in professional sport Eight Men Out
What about "Doubt"? "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"? "Million Dollar Baby"? both of the latter films challenged my views on euthanasia.
It's a TV series, but I found Battlestar Galactica full of moral ambiguity/complexity
Lisa,INSOMNIA might be helpful. Al Pacino as detective Will Dormer can't sleep, which condition thwarts his search for justice/ wreaks ruin on his moral outlook. The Alaskan sunlight plays a role in the narrative, giving film a degree of symbolism. Dormer can't escape the light, especially when his investigation becomes a mix of moral subterfuge and lying. He seeks out darkness so he can rest his conscience as well as his body. Redemption or relief comes only when he can admit his failing and face his inner demons. Film explores going beyond the law, evading it, ignoring it. In focusing on Dormer's moral situation, the narrative hones in on the importance of not lying. Dormer says at one point: "You don't get to pick when you tell the truth." Truth and deception are human "sides" with which people align themselves. There is no simple lie. By the end of the film, honesty is enlarged, as it were, both in the viewer and in Dormer. His anger, opinions, and feelings can't be dishonest. To someone like Dormer, while there is life there is hope, redemption. Anyway, check it out.
JunoI'll second Breaker Morant and recommend another excellent Australian movie: Rabbit-Proof Fence.
Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097123/I also used to use Glory and Schindlers List with my history classes, and occasionally The Mission.
An interesting topic that is hard to resist.Hotel RwandaSchindler's ListAmazing GraceChariots of FireDead Man WalkingSophie's ChoiceQuiz ShowAnd westerns often portray moral issues ambiguously:UnforgivenThe Ox-Bow IncidentHigh Noon3:10 to YumaTime to beg off and watch some of the suggested films I haven't seen. ;)
Hello William (and All),Thank you, how could I have forgotten "The OxBow Incident and"Chariots of Fire"?Now that we are all a bit more warmed up. . . I'll suggest "The Nun's Story" (again directed by Fred Zinnemann) and the 1939 "The Four Feathers" (directed by Zoltan Korda. I think none of the other filmed versions of this story would be relevant for Lisa's purposes.) Both films are unusual in being both sweeping epic dramas and fascinating character studies."The Nun's Story" is likely to resonate with Roman Catholic viewers for obvious reasons. The film has a simply brilliant cast, it's beautifully filmed and even more beautifully acted, and the characters must make several important and interesting choices. I suspect that in our time the film may be viewed as more controversial than it was in the 1950s because it paints the life in convents and the treatment of nuns in the 1930s and 1940s in such an unflattering light by today's standards. I've viewed the Korda "Four Feathers" many times to study the film. In my opinion this filmed version is the only version that portrays the main character's choice to leave the army as an interesting moral decision, and his choice is explained with considerable subtlety.
I will second Rabbit Proof Fence, which has one of the most thrilling conclusions and is also based on a true story, and add The Informer.
The Dinner Game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Dner_de_Cons_(film)Would I lie to you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vrit_si_je_mens_!Kirikou and the Sorceress http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/23/kirikou_and_the_sorceress_2003_rev...
Adam's ApplesHeavenly Creatures (with the added benefit of Peter Jackson's fantasy...)
Here are some that made me think ...All the President's Men Black Hawk DownBlade Runner The Dead ZoneExtreme Measures Gattaca Heat HidalgoThe InsiderInsomnia The Island The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc The New World The Next Three DaysNotoriousOpen Range The Seige
My suggestions:The Official Story with Norma Aleandro (about the dirty war in Argentina)Eugene and DominickThe Killing FieldsThe Deer HunterSophie Scholl, the Final DaysThree and OutThe Shop on Main StreetAu Revoir, Les EnfantsEuropa, Europa
MatewanSaving Private RyanOf Gods and Men
Sorry, my 91 year old mother suggests "Counterfeit Traitor" with William Holden and Lilli Palmer - very good picture (she says) about what is right and what is wrong.
The Runaway JuryMissisippi BurningA Time to KillPresumed Innocentand two terrific films about the role/integrity of a priestSleepersTrue Confessions
Sophie Scholl: The Final DaysA Man for All SeasonsBecketBeyond the Gates a/k/a Shooting DogsBilly BuddCount of Monte CristoConspiracy (about the Wannsee conference)Death and the MaidenEast of EdenFat Man and Little BoyJudgment at NuremburgRopeThe Hiding PlaceThe Ninth DayThe Scarlet and the BlackOf Gods and MenPaths of GloryOthello (1995) - Iago being perhaps the greatest villain everRichard III - unless the crookback is a greater villainHigh Noonof course, the entire morality play that is The Godfather I and Part II (and to a lesser extent III), chronicling the good son Michael's descent into evil, the moral turning point, the point of no return when, after Vito is shot, he says to him, "I'm with you now." Almost any Western or Film Noir
I have shown "Twelve Angry Men" to high school students studying Sociology. I bet I have seen the movie a dozen times myself and each time I pick up a new insight.And, of course, I don't think that there is another movie with so many fine actors.
Thought of a few more :)Agora, about Hypatia and Cyril of AlexandriaEnemy at the Gates, about the battle for Stalingrad The Conspirator, about the only woman (a Catholic) in the group that plotted to kill LincolnOceans, a really amazing movie about the state of the world's oceans and the creatures that live in it
The Dark Knight is unbeatable for this topic but...Extreme Measures: Trolley problemMillion Dollar Baby: EuthanasiaDead Man Walking: Capital PunishmentA Time to Kill: Revenge, mercyHunger Games: Collective punishment, capital punishment, self-defense, trolley problem, suicide
I second the motion for Of God and Men, The Mission, and Schindler's List. I would also suggestLimitless -- what would you do with almost unlimited mental powers??
Thanks for Patrick McG for noting "Au Revoir, Les Enfants," a very powerful film, also based on real events.And can't forget the 2006 winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Fim, "The Lives of Others" and its brilliant performance by the late Ulrich Muhe. It also has one of the most satisfying endings I've ever seen in a film.
Clockers (issues in addition to the obvious -- i.e.. violence, poverty, crime, drugs --- include loyalty, family, "mentors" good and bad, our responsibility -- or not -- for choices others make due to our influence)Godfather Parts 1 and 2 (part 2 can even stand alone, imho, in its portrayal of Michael's moral decline)JunoThe VerdictMatewan (labor strife)And I heartily second some titles already mentioned: A Few Good Men, Crimes and Misdemeanors
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonWall Street
I like many on this list. Doubt, Insomnia and A Simple Plan are all good.I would add The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVWA2ZlRn9c&feature=related
The Grapes of Wrath
Changing Lanes with Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson
Films on love in action: Spitfire Grill and Babette's Feast. Thanks above for reminding me of the wonderful Tender Mercies.
The Butterfly Effect (Director's Cut).Would you give up your life in the womb if you knew you would only bring misery to those you would have loved? Would it be the sin of despair, or would you be laying down your life for your friends?
Jean deFloretteManon of the SpringRabbit Proof FenceBabette's Feast
So many good suggestions. I'd second The Lives Of Others and suggest The Bridge on the River Kwai
Million Dollar Baby with Clint Eastwood!
Wow! This is great! Thanks, everybody! Looks like lots of excellent movie-nights in my future...
Good Night, and Good Luck.The Lives of Others.Ratatouille.The Painted Veil.Gran Torino.DoubtOf Gods and Men.
The "little" Japanese movie Shall We Dance? About a bored, married company man who falls in love with a beautiful ballroom dancing teacher. (I think it's mainly about men's longing for transcendent beauty and the trouble this can lead to in ordinary lives, though the "moral" of the story is a bit different.)
Try "Whale Rider" for the dilemma involved in following a call that one's society refuses to recognize. Besides, it's an awesome film and visually beautiful.