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Hong Kong has never quite seemed able to match its trading, industrial and financial energy – that ability to reinvent and rebuild itself – in the way it addresses culture. Now, however, this little island with a population almost the size of London's (but poorly served by museums and theatres) has tried to address this absence with two ambitious arts schemes: the vast West Kowloon Cultural District and the radical adaptation of the colonial Central Police Station into an art gallery by Herzog & de Meuron, the Swiss architects of Tate Modern. Both of these controversial, expensive and difficult schemes have occupied the headlines and gossip columns.
Meanwhile another colonial-era building has been quietly adapted and transformed into an exquisite museum, the Hong Kong outpost of New York's Asia Society, founded in the 1950s by John D Rockefeller III. The new HK$400m (£32m) gallery, designed by New York architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, occupies a former British army munitions store in the green hills between the British consulate, swanky Pacific Place and the island's buzzing Wan Chai district. The distribution of the existing buildings across the site makes for a complex and delightful plan that takes the visitor from a newly built entry pavilion along a walkway to the solid, cool atmosphere of the stone-built galleries.
The first experience is of a crisp, clean modernity. A waterfall gushes against walls of velvety-dark Burmese stone, evoking the ethereal simplicity of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona pavilion. The lobby is dark and minimal (a bit too much like a designer hotel) and leads to a walkway that takes visitors to the gallery, its jagged path designed to avoid a couple of trees housing rare fruit bats. From here you get glimpses of the city's fast-changing skyline and the docks, all framed by forest. Another level of walkway above is sculpted from concrete into intriguing angles and retro shapes. If you look back from the walkway, you see a restaurant hanging beneath the lobby, currently being fitted out, and a large function room gives on to the surrounding landscape with walls of finely detailed glass. Suddenly the new building behind you looks like an avant garde Los Angeles hillside villa.
Finally you arrive at the main gallery, which is housed in a 19th-century explosives "laboratory", where the chemicals for munitions were mixed. The particular conditions for the manufacture of explosives turn out to be serendipitously coincident with those of showing art: thick walls that produce a constant, cool temperature and small, high windows designed not to let in direct sunlight. The mass of the structure creates a quiet, almost chapel-like space with an elegantly vaulted stone ceiling. It is a relief from the frenetic newness and glassiness of everything else in the city.
The opening exhibition, Transforming Minds: Buddhism in Art, brings together a few of the Rockefeller Collection's most seductive artefacts, delicately carved Buddhas from across Asia mixed up with contemporary interpretations. Among the best are Thai monk/artist Montien Boonma's "Lotus Sound", a curving wall of stacked terracotta bells, and Zhang Huan's strange and wonderful Buddha busts, built of the ashes of burnt incense sticks from temples, a material that he believes to be imbued with the sanctity of thousands of prayers. Michael Joo's application of a halo of surveillance cameras to the head of a third-century Gandharan Buddha creates an unsettling high-tech termination to the experience, a darkened room layered with flickering video screens and twinkling mirrors in which reflections and images of the serene Buddha's head mingle with the faces of visitors.
The architects have meticulously maintained contemporary details: rails used to trolley munitions have been restored and now act as a floor signage system to guide visitors around the site; chunky hinge pivots on the stone framed doors are still there, as are the old fire bells, the boundary markers inscribed with Royal Navy anchors, the narrow lighting of the corridors (so that naked flames could be transported without endangering the explosives) and the banyan trees with their sprawling roots. Another, newer munitions store houses a small cinema, while other, more conventionally colonial buildings (with restored verandahs and spinning ceiling fans) accommodate back offices and meeting rooms so that the complex has an almost campus-like feel.
This new cultural centre is carefully crafted, eschewing anything too showy. The tropical forest that surrounds the gallery makes it a moment of escape despite its central location. The expense (and it is expensive) has gone into making the eccentric ensemble of buildings (leased from the People's Liberation Army, which itself inherited them from the Royal Navy) into a real place rather than a superficial gesture. In a cultural landscape still devoid of real quality and depth, it is seductively lovely.
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Contrary to what you might have been led to believe by fanboys, the father of video gaming is not Shigeru Miyamoto, Will Wright, or even Nolan Bushnell. And it certainly isn't Bill Gates.
What you may not know is that the technology that enabled the creation of video games was patented by engineer Ralph Baer in 1968, four years before Pong was ever introduced to gamers worldwide. However, Baer had developed the concept much, much earlier.
Born in 1922, Baer grew up Jewish in Germany during a time when National Socialism was just starting to take hold. As tensions mounted, Baer was forced to leave public school and go to a Jewish school, and his family decided to relocate to the U.S. in August 1938, three months before the Holocaust began. After his family settled in New York, Baer worked in a factory and paid for correspondence courses to learn radio technology. In 1943, Baer was drafted by the U.S. Army and served as an interrogator in England, narrowly missing the battle at Normandy due to an illness that landed him in the hospital. When he returned home, he attended classes at the American Technical Institute of Television and received his degree in Television Engineering.
After landing a job at a New York TV manufacturing company, Loral, Baer's first project was to build a television from scratch. Over the course of tinkering with the various parts, he had an idea that would change the course of entertainment forever--he wanted to make an interactive game built into the TV. However, Loral didn't go for it, so Baer put his idea on the back burner for fifteen years.
In 1966, Baer had a flash of inspiration while waiting at a bus stop and wrote down his idea for his first prototype of his "game box"--a box that could be hooked up to a TV and use a local signal to play interactive games. Of course, in 1966, this involved moving a spot around a screen, but it worked. Baer took the product to the board of directors at his current place of employment, Sanders Electronics, and the response was enthusiastic. Sanders granted Baer $2,000 in seed money, and Baer was able to assemble a small staff to build the project. However, once it was finished, Baer found that it was going to be difficult to get someone to purchase the 'brown box' for distribution. In 1979, Magnavox finally agreed to license the technology that Baer developed released it as the Odyssey in 1971. As the world's first home video game console, the Odyssey came with 12 pre-installed games...for a whopping $100.
Unfortunately, the Odyssey's high price and Magnavox's unclear marketing vision for the machine translated into fairly poor sales. To show the console off to the public, Magnavox takes the Odyssey around the country to trade shows, where a man named Nolan Bushnell tries out the console for the first time. Bushnell stated that he wasn't very impressed by the games but was impressed by the technology, which he then used to create Pong with Allen Allencord without permission from Baer or Magnavox. However, the popularity of Pong helps boost sale of the Odyssey, and by the 1975, 350,000 units of the Odyssey are sold.
Though sales were picking up, Pong was far more popular and selling better, and someone at Magnavox suggested they take Atari to court. Rather than pay immense legal fees to lose a patent case, Atari settles with Magnavox and decides to take legal action against other video game companies as well. Though the money starts to roll in, and continues to do so through the early 80's, when Nintendo and Sega entered the market with their 8-bit home consoles, Magnavox found it hard to keep making money on its own in the game market with the Odyssey. After the Odyssey 2 failed to compete with the Atari 2600, Magnavox scrapped any further plans for home game consoles.
Ralph Baer also left Sanders and Magnavox and went on to create other such memorable gadgets as the Simon electronic memory game that became a cultural icon in the early 1980's. Baer is often brought up as an influential figure in the history of video games, but unfortunately it is often Nolan Bushnell that is incorrectly credited as "the father of video games." However, Baer delights in having been named 'Inventor of the Year' by the state of New York in 1979 and New Hampshire in 1980.


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Academics across America are rethinking the place of religion on college and university campuses, and religion has become a hot topic of conversation. Some conversations focus on religious literacy, while others contrast religion with spirituality; some understand religion in light of specific traditions or communities of faith, while others focus attention on concerns such as personal meaning and civic engagement. The American University in a Postsecular Age brings together these divergent conversations. Three of the fourteen essays in the volume are written by the editors, including an intro ... More
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This new recording of both of Brahms' Piano Concertos features two artists and one orchestra, all of whom are recognized around the world for their individual talents. Daniel Barenboim performs the solo piano part while Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in these live and thrilling recordings.\
Like all great Brahms interpreters, Barenboim gives the music space... [the Berlin Staatskapelle] produces a Brahms sound of rare depth and beauty under the direction of Barenboim's chosen collaborator Gustavo Dudamel. Some of the quiet playing has to be heard to be believed.
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[These accounts] capture on the wing a vibrant partnership between grand maestro at the piano and young lion on the podium... occasional moments of unexpected magic flair up, such as the vibrant exchange between piano and cellos in the second movement of [the Second Concerto], and I defy anyone to breathe during its slow movement in the minutes before the return of the cello solo (whose player, incidentally, deserves a credit, but doesn't get one).
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Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15- Performer: Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
- Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
- Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin
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- Running Time: 51 min. 9 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1854-1859
- Studio/Live: Live
Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
- Performer: Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
- Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
- Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/01/2014-09/03/2014)
- Running Time: 50 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1881
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Delegates from throughout the U.S. and Canada traveled to Louisville, Ky., last week to attend the American Angus Association's 127th Annual Convention of Delegates. Elected delegates met Monday, Nov. 15, to conduct Association business and to elect five directors to the Association Board of Directors. The meeting was held at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Super-Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show. In addition to electing five directors from the unprecedented slate of 10 board candidates, the delegates approved four amendments to the Association's bylaws, including: • An amendment to Article II, Section 2.5, that defines and distinguishes between the two types of life memberships now recognized by the Association: the previous life memberships issued prior to Oct. 1, 1980, and those life memberships issued after Jan. 1, 2010. • An amendment to Article III, Section 3.1, re-affirms that delegates will be selected to represent members at the Annual Meeting (Convention of Delegates) and that such delegates will be selected under the Bylaws by a representative of each active life or active regular member. • An amendment to Article III, Section 3.6 (a), re-affirms that each active life or active regular membership will have the right to nominate one delegate candidate. • An amendment to Article III, Section 3.6 (c), provides that only one representative of an active life or active regular membership will be eligible to serve as a delegate candidate. As a result, a single membership cannot have more than one delegate candidate. This amendment also describes the process by which an individual shall be selected as a delegate candidate in those situations in which two or more individuals associated with a single membership are nominated. It also describes how that one person will be selected if more than one person per membership is nominated to be a candidate delegate. "The amendment revisions were offered to the delegates in an effort to more clearly define the intent they were written in, to provide one membership with one vote, " Don Laughlin, Association director of member services, says. Visit www.angus.org for further coverage of Angus events in Louisville, including The Angus Report, board elections and show results. The American Angus Association is the nation's largest beef breed organization, serving nearly 30,000 members across the United States and Canada. It provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on the power of Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers. For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association's programs and services, visit www.angus.org.
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Kristin and Andrew Bond of Nicholas-ville, Ky. announce the birth of their son on Aug. 28, 2012 at 7:05 p.m. at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
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Fill Your Parking Lot With Cars, Not Pests Far before any chemical treatments are necessary, you can proactively prevent pests from filling your facilities by setting up external barriers. May 30, 2013 Patrick Copps No Comments While cluttered and unclean parking areas around your property can be a deterrent to tenants and customers, they can also encourage pests like rodents, flies and cockroaches.Read More Tweet
August 2010 Contractor Success First Impressions Are Long Lasting A clean, well-maintained parking lot projects an image of success and can be a source of pride for building owners and facility occupants. October 1, 2012 Rickey Hyatt No Comments Aside from the exterior of your building, the parking lot is one of the first things any visitor sees; it is also the one part of any facility that passersby see, remember and base their judgments on.Read More Tweet
August 2011 Maintenance Matters Don't Alienate Your Parking Lot Focusing on cleaning and maintenance tasks outside of your facility has its benefits. August 1, 2012 Aaron Baunee One Comment Some building owners and managers are cognizant of the initial impression the façade of their facility provides, but many fail to focus beyond cleaning windows and repairing bricks and mortar.Read More Tweet
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The rookie tight end says his plan Monday night is to simply showcase the skill set that landed him in Detroit in the first place, and there's no pressure in doing that.
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The Lions fully expect Ebron to "do what he does" vs. the New York Giants. What they expect is for him to provide a big-play threat from the tight end position and be a player who can create his own plays after the catch.
"I think he has grown within the system," head coach Jim Caldwell said of Ebron's development. "He is really diligent. He's one of those guys who has a lot of pride and really works at it.
"He does not like to make mistakes, does not take it lightly. He studies and he's gotten a real good grasp of the system at this point. Is he where he's going to be five games from now? No, but I think you'll continue to see him improve and I think he's ready for it as well."
Ebron's knowledge of Joe Lombardi's scheme has grown leaps and bounds from when he first got to Detroit. He says that's allowed him to just go out and play football.
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The family of the late James E. Burgess will hold their reunion at 1 p.m. July 18 at the Meadow View Community Center, Dry Ridge. Everyone should bring a covered dish.
Any new student (kindergarten – grade 12) planning to attend Grant County Schools during the 2010-2011 school year is encouraged to complete enrollment paperwork at the Grant County Schools Welcome Center. You must register by calling the center, at 859-428-5499, to schedule an appointment.
Taylor Allen Ray Godsey, of Crittenden, has been recognized by the United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence for his achievements in speech and drama and being on the honor roll at Grant County High School. Godsey was nominated for this honor by Ryan Ray, his teacher.
Godsey is a 2010 graduate of Grant County High School, where he served on the homecoming court, and will be attending Northern Kentucky in the fall. He is employed at Watson's Pools and Spa in Florence.
A federal FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant recently was awarded to Grant and Pendleton counties and the City of Williamstown that will provide weather radios for every household in the county.
Grant County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the local fire departments, will be responsible for distributing the radios to the public.
Residents can pick up their radios from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 17 and from noon to 5 p.m. July 18 at the following locations based on postal zip codes:
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Barry Clark, son of Dr. Steve and Dr. Mary Clark of Louisville, graduated with honors on May 16 from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He received a University Fellowship at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and will attend graduate school there in the field of robotics.
Clark is the grandson of Ethel Clemons of Dry Ridge and the late Tom Clemons and the nephew of Tom and Cheryl Clemons of Dry Ridge, Jeff and Katie Clemons of Williamstown and Tony and Teresa Howe of Crittenden.
Army National Guard Pvt. Brandy M. Mort has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, Mort studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
The Grant County Sheriff's Department arrested four people after busting a methamphetamine lab in Corinth.
The department received an anonymous tip July 6 about the possibility of a meth lab at 1970 Owenton Rd. in Corinth.
When two deputies went to investigate, they found several meth-making products, including aluminum foil with burnt residue, cans of starting fluid and fertilizer in the bedroom, Sheriff Chuck Dills said.
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The Grant County Job Search Group, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, will meet on the third Thursday of each month from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Grant County Extension Office at the Grant County Extension Office on Baton Rouge Road in Williamstown. The next meeting will be Aug. 19, and everyone is welcome to attend.
The purpose of the group is to provide support, networking opportunities and helpful advice for job seekers.
Not many years ago, Barry Colson was the one with a hammer in his hand, but today he watches, as a group of young strangers build a deck on the front of his home.
"I used to run heavy equipment and frame houses and build decks," Colson said. "I worked 60 hours a week."
Mildred Ferguson and her Maltese dog, Mitzi, have made it their mission to look in on the residents at Grant Manor Nursing Home.
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"Wisconsin will accept gay marriage sooner than you might think."
You know, the arguments against amending the constitution tapped into the idea that a constitution is a vessel for lofty values that we want to make permanent and invulnerable to transitory majorities. But that isn't the case if the constitution is easy to amend and entirely vulnerable to the will of any new majority. So some of the rhetoric that was deployed against the amendment is undermined by Milfred's point, but at least you don't have to feel so morose about the recent vote. It doesn't mean that much. But don't just cheer up. Milford wants to reinvigorate the amendment's opponents: Keep fighting. You can re-amend the constitution. It's a Wisconsin tradition.
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Couldn't the Constitution be amended to say that any and all previous amendments cannot be reversed by further amendments for a fixed period of time (e.g. 10 years)? It could be called the amendment with teeth amendment.
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- Internet Ronin said...
I believe that the number of times that the Wisconsin constitution has been amended is not that unusual. California's constitution has been amended more than 500 times by legislative referendum and about 50 times by voter initiative.
- Ann Althouse said...
Larry: The constitution could be amended to change the way it is amended.
Derve: Learn to read. - 11/19/06, 8:48 AM
- Tim said...
Direct democracy, as for allowing the constitution to be amended by referendum, is worth having to allow the electorate to enact changes elites or well-organized and entrenched special interests prevent. However, it does seem worth considering, given the need for constitutions to be anchored (what purpose does a constitution that changes as frequently as a flag blowing in the wind serve?), to require a super-majority. Two-thirds seems to be the general standard, but three-fifths might be sufficient.
- Internet Ronin said...
Referendums are placed on the ballot by legislatures, asking the people to approve or reject proposed changes.
Initiatives are placed on the ballot by petition. - 11/19/06, 8:55 AM
- Tim said...
"Derve: Learn to read."
We can amend constitutions, we can put a man on the moon, we can even extract a single cell from a blastocyst and replicate them; but some things are just not possible. - 11/19/06, 8:57 AM
- Derve said...
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- Tim said...
Well, if we're going to get technical about it, from Merriam-Webster Online:
Main Entry: ref·er·en·dum
Pronunciation: "re-f&-'ren-d&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ref·er·en·da /-d& /; or -dums
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of referendus, gerundive of referre to refer
1 a : the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative b : a vote on a measure so submitted
2 : a diplomatic agent's note asking for government instructions - 11/19/06, 9:05 AM
- Pogo said...
Any constitution so easily altered is an enemy of liberty. It serves merely as a blackboard, or the fashion page in the newspaper.
Why would gay marriage supporters take solace in a "right" that can be undone the next election cycle, by simply gaining half the voters plus one?
I'm with Tim; requiring a "super-majority" to amend state constitutions seems a bare minimum. - 11/19/06, 9:05 AM
- Internet Ronin said...
Sorry about that, Tim. It was just a thought. I've been jumped on elsewhere for using the wrong terminology. It really matters to some people.
- Derve said...
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- Internet Ronin said...
Pogo: Unlike the federal constitution, state constitutions are notorious for their excessive attention to details that don't stand the test of time, thus the repeated changes. My guess is that the vast majority of Wisconsin's changes are like other states: relatively insignificant "housekeeping" alterations and corrections, not major policy measures. (Just a thought to keep in mind - too bad the editorial writer didn't provide better background.)
- Internet Ronin said...
derve: Please look in the mirror.
Love that Republican fighting tactic of belitting your opponents though.
It seems to me that you've been doing quite a bit of that lately, and I'm on your side most of the time. Try leaving the vindictive personalization out of your comments - you might discover you are a far more effective advocate for a cause when you do. (Just a suggestion, of course. YMMV.) - 11/19/06, 9:19 AM
- Derve said...
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- Internet Ronin said...
Well, derve, you are certainly entitled to your incredibly unique interpretation of someone else's remarks. And your own personal interpretation of the poll results, for that matter.
Your allegations to the contrary, I've seen no pattern of abitrary deletion of opposing viewpoints. Many people around here regularly disagree with our hostess without being personally offensive and suffer no consequences. I definitely have on more than one occasion.
It seems to me that, if someone wants respect accorded to their viewpoint, derve, they have to accord at least minimal respect to others. Some people just don't get it and never will, I guess. But, enough of this undoubtedly fruitless discussion. Apologies to all for bringing it up. - 11/19/06, 9:58 AM
- Derve said...
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- Ann Althouse said...
The problem with Derve is that she posts way too much, is disrespectful, distorts what other people say, is completely nasty about it, and won't go away when I tell her to. She is Mary, who I put effort into trying to kick out before. Unlike our old troll Quxxo, she will not leave when asked, which is the ultimate affront a guest can make. She is plainly a troll, plus she is a former student of mine who for some stupid reason thinks it's acceptable to hang out, unwanted, on her former professor's blog. I'm going to delete a lot of her comments, not because she disagrees with me -- her theory -- but because of the reasons stated here. Get a clue, Mary. I am telling you to leave.
- Stephen said...
This is an issue I'm torn on how to proceed for pragmatic reasons (Virginia just passed an amendment as well). Ideally, I feel that these state amendments should never have existed, because state's constitutions should model themselves on the federal constitution, which would require more like a 2/3rds majority to pass an amendment. But I'd certainly hate for that change to go through, and then require a 2/3rds majority to reverse an anti-gay-marriage amendment that made it in with a less-than-2/3rds vote...
- The Drill SGT said...
Tim and Ronin said things about...
Referendums are placed on the ballot by legislatures, asking the people to approve or reject proposed changes.
Initiatives are placed on the ballot by petition.
Tim is right about the dictionary theory,
Ronin and I grew up with California civic lessons. California, like WI and several other western states have a progressive (old definition e.g. good government one, not the "social justice" one) tradition in their constitutions. I was struck by a number of things when I went just now to back Ronin up.
1. The table of contents:
ARTICLE X WATER ...... rest of it
WoW: California put its Bill of Rights first, then the referendum, initiative recall stuff next, then as an after thought defines what the state is, and the powers of those second tier folks like the Governor, judges and the legislature. shows you what the founders thought mattered. The People. That is the western progressive tradition which is not much different today than being called a Western Conservative BTW.
2. Initiative in section 2.8
(a) The initiative is the power of the electors to propose
statutes and amendments to the Constitution and to adopt or reject
(b) An initiative measure may be proposed by presenting to the
Secretary of State a petition that sets forth the text of the
proposed statute or amendment to the Constitution and is certified to
have been signed by electors equal in number to 5 percent in the
case of a statute, and 8 percent in the case of an amendment to the
Constitution, of the votes for all candidates for Governor at the
last gubernatorial election....
3. referendum in section 2.9
(a) The referendum is the power of the electors to approve
or reject statutes or parts of statutes except urgency statutes,
statutes calling elections, and statutes providing for tax levies or
appropriations for usual current expenses of the State.
(b) A referendum measure may be proposed by presenting to the
Secretary of State, within 90 days after the enactment date of the
statute, a petition certified to have been signed by electors equal
in number to 5 percent of the votes for all candidates for Governor
at the last gubernatorial election, asking that the statute or part
of it be submitted to the electors....
short summary.
Initiatives are created by the people, put on the ballot by petition and become law and a vote
Referendums are laws passed by the Legislative elites that some people want a chance to vote on, they petition for voter approval/rejection
Your mileage may vary in other states - 11/19/06, 11:00 AM
- Internet Ronin said...
Thanks, Drill Sgt! I definitely should have remembered that voting on prior legislative action was a "referendum" not an "initiative." As you say, mileage undoubtedly varies in other states ;-)
- Derve said...
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- Ed said...
Perhaps the States and the federal government ought to follow the first amendment and abide by the principle of separation of church and state, and get out of the marriage business altogether.
- Steve said...
It seems almost inevitable as young people replace old people in the electorate.
As 'young people replace old people' they themselves become old people. The current 'old people' were the baby boomer/flower children that were supposedly so open minded and free spirited. But as they grew older and had families they became more conservative social. There is no reason to think that the same thing will not happen with today's young people as they age. - 11/19/06, 1:16 PM
- Balfegor said...
As far as initiatives go, they may represent a Western progressive tradition of sorts. But it should also be noted that courts have, in many cases, severely constrained the scope of the people's initiative power, through things like the "single subject rule." It's been used recently, as I recall, to prevent the people from implementing laws against Kelo-type takings. Indeed, when you have lawyers at work, there's practically no initiative you can't argue contains multiple "subjects."
- JorgXMcKie said...
I used to have copies of all 50 state constitutions for a course I taught in State and Local Government. The variety is somewhere between interesting and wildly amazing.
Most of them are not that hard to amend, probably because, as mentioned above, they tend to be overly specific. As I remember, before the LA constitution was re-written some years ago it had been amended more than 700 times. The original document even stated the pay for legislators.
I believe that Massachusetts is still operating under its original constitution, which it had before it entered the Union.
At one time, Tennessee had the right to play bingo in its Bill of Rights.
Also, it in pretty routine for the State Bill of Rights to be first in the document and to be quite extensive. - 11/19/06, 1:42 PM
It seems our friend Ms. Derve has symptoms of the leftist disease- the 'right' to have what they want without the 'responsibility' to earn that right.
The Gay Marriage amendment has similar roots. Marriage is enshrined in law for several reasons, based only on my evaluation of social order.
First is to create a stable man/woman couple to create and nurture the next generation.
Second is to create a single entity for the amassing of assets for the procreation and rearing of the next generation.
Third is to keep heraldical lines clear- especially in the early small communities where genetically it paid to know who were brother and sister.
None of these conditions would apply to a same sex couple.
Certain conditions have been written into law to protect the rights of a married couple. All of these conditions (except the tax benefits offered by the IRS) can be replicated with a collection of legal documents. So why is the idea of same sex marriage so important?
I believe it is for public acceptance of the life style. It isn't so much for the 'right' to marry as it is for the 'requirement' that YOU accept how THEY are.
So why do I think it is so important that marriage be kept between a man and a woman (he asked and answered again in particularly Rumsfeldian way)? Because certain lines have certain hard positions and once a line is moved there are no hard points against moving it again.
This seems to be the case between the Conservative and Liberal in all controversial cases in this day and age; the Conservative is trying to hold the traditional line position and the Liberal is out to move the line for their advantage today & to Hell with the future.
If same sex can be approved for marriage why not a man and a dead deer? (Imagine turning THAT bill into your health insurer). Can we deny the right of marriage to those who love differently than we? We didn't to the same sexers; how can we to the interspecies crowd? We've moved the line once (and amended the constitution), why not twice, or even three times, if some guy one feels the need to marry another guy and his donkey.
If marriage to between a man and a woman carries the same weight as marriage between two women then we would have no right to deny marriage to any combination of two or three or a dozen.
See what I mean? Some folks become so wrapped up in their 'right' to something they forget about their 'responsibility' to society and the future, and become ready to throw away 10,000 years of success for a moments' failure. We got where we are by the current concept of marriage. I imagine that there may have been a society in the past that didn't honor that same concept of marriage.
I wonder what ever happened to them? - 11/19/06, 1:56 PM
- Palladian said...
"If same sex can be approved for marriage why not a man and a dead deer?"
ah, the lovely Santorum argument, that a relationship between two human beings is analogous to people marrying dead animals. - 11/19/06, 2:35 PM
- AJ Lynch said...
Re dead deer:
BTW, I applaud that guy's attorney for such a creative defense tactic. That was a lawyer at his best- a truly agile mind.
And correction Palladian, I don't think even Santorum imagined the dead part. - 11/19/06, 2:56 PM
- Internet Ronin said...
Maybe it is a generational thing, but most of the gay men and lesbians that I know really don't give a rat's a** about using the specific term "marriage" in legislation, would be quite happy with a "civil union" and let the pedants worry about the details of what it all really means. We've discussed this in person and via e-mail. Most of us agree that, in the long run, whatever the slip of paper calls it is irrelevant. The question for us (my admittedly small group of friends) then becomes, is the problem really over defining marriage as between a man and a woman or is it not according gay/lesbian couples any legal rights at all. While we tend to believe the former, we are not 100% positive. (Although the comments here on Althouse by people with various political beliefs give me some cause for optimism in that regard.)
- Internet Ronin said...
FWIW, whoever said the government should get out of the marriage business - that's what my own brother believes. Only one problem with that: it would require a massive overhaul of federal and state tax codes as well as social security, to name just two giant stumbling blocks.
- Seven Machos said...
The problem here is that it, from an on-the-ground political perspective, it will be more difficult to change the law now that it has been constitutionalized. A much better approach would have been to appeal to legislatures to make laws that mitigated some of the perceived unfairness facing gay couples. Slowly, over time, with enough small changes in law, gay marriage would be the functional, legal equivalent of straight marriage (as a gay marriage basically is now, as any two people living together in a long-term arrangement and having sex basically is now).
What the in-your-face strategy has done is to give political space to people who don't want any gay marriage (see this amendment). Now, it seems to me that is impossible to appeal to the legislature for small changes and measured, managed change.
It's disappointing. But it's what happens when you employ bad political strategy, and it's an abject lesson in why you should employ good political strategy. - 11/19/06, 9:15 PM
- Internet Ronin said...
But it's what happens when you employ bad political strategy
Yes. And no. I believe that the political strategy prior to the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision was to pursue civil unions on a state-by-state basis. Once the activist do-gooders in Massachusetts ruled the way they did, that changed. For the worse, I agree.
As you say, once something is enshrined in a state constitution, it is much harder to achieve change, as anything and everything requires a vote of the people. - 11/19/06, 9:53 PM
- Tim said...
"Tim is right about the dictionary theory, Ronin and I grew up with California civic lessons."
I too am more familiar with California civic lessons than I care to be; I sought a broader terminology that might apply to such practices in states not California.
Otherwise, we're cool. - 11/19/06, 11:23 PM
- sonicfrog said...
The solution, if you're hell bent on keeping this amendment from being repealed, is easy. Of coarse all you would have to do is amend the constitution to make it harder to amend the constitution:-)
- sonicfrog said...
redneck said:
If same sex can be approved for marriage why not a man and a dead deer? (Imagine turning THAT bill into your health insurer).
I'm sure insurers of every kind have seen much worse!!!
Remember, it wasn't paganism that destroyed the Roman Empire, it was Christianity. - 11/20/06, 2:42 AM
- Balfegor said...
Remember, it wasn't paganism that destroyed the Roman Empire, it was Christianity.
Well, or:
(1) Lead piping.
(2) Massive and uncontrolled immigration of a hostile and unassimilated ethnic minority. With weapons.
(3) Insufficient credit mechanisms to allow the imperial government to fund essential defense campaigns without impoverishing secure provinces.
(4) Sheer bad luck, losing the gigantic armada assembled for the reconquest of Carthage and the North African provinces to a freak storm.
(5) Introduction of a new, absolutist dynasty in Persia, enabling the Persians to divert larger armies agains the Roman Empire.
(6) The Chinese Empire defeats the Hsiung-Nu; they make their way West, become Huns, sack Rome.
(7) Widespread sexual immorality, moral relativism.
(8) German savages develop agriculture, metallurgy, want revenge.
(9) Romans too fat, lazy to fight for themselves, hire Germans to do it for them => oops.
(10) Honorius is a fool, jokes about it not mattering whether Rome loses a distant province or two; shortly thereafter, the Gallic provinces are lost, empire dissolves, Goths take over.
(11) Islam strikes at the heart of the Eastern provinces, rolls back the remnants of Justinian's reconquest of the Empire, steals Egypt.
(12) Italians betray Christendom, forge giant cannon for the Turks to break down the Land Walls of Constantinople; Fatih Mehmet enters the City in triumph.
(13) The Emperor dissolves the Empire, under the threat of the Antichrist Bonaparte.
(14) Terrorist assassinates Archduke; everyone dies.
Really, there's all kinds of reasons. Can't just stick with one. - 11/20/06, 8:51 AM
- Ed said...
Not that anyone is still reading this thread after the prolific pace Ann has kept up these last few days, but...
"government [getting] out of the marriage business ... would require a massive overhaul of federal and state tax codes as well as social security"
Good. The fair, equitable way to do this is to (1) eliminate the vast majority of taxes (in particular withholding); replace with a combination of sales taxes (a la fairtax.org) and/or lotteries (ie a tax on the mathematically-illiterate) (2) eliminate social security: allow people to receive their entire paychecks to invest as they wish.
I can already hear the chorus of "heartless!", but really it is the opposite (just look at what Milton Friedman (about 7 minutes in) had to say about social security).
In fact, I'd even go further and also eliminate Welfare under the principle of separation of church and state (with a nod to Davy Crockett). - 11/21/06, 1:09 AM


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Market's Bill of Health
The markets continue to march higher and remain resilient to any news out of Europe regarding Cyprus. That said, we are seeing a loss in momentum and weakening in breadth measures that suggest caution as we may be treated to the market's first real pullback for the year. Even then, the short to long-term outlook still remains in bullish territory and suggests any pullback should be mild in nature.
S&P 500 Trend Strength
* Note: Numbers reflect the percentage of members with rising moving averages, 200d MA is used for long term outlook, 50d MA is used for intermediate outlook, and 20d MA is used for short term outlook.
S&P 500 Member Trend Strength
Breaking out the 500 stocks within the S&P 500 into their respective sectors and viewing their long (200d SMA) and intermediate trends (50d SMA) shows the defensive sectors are surfacing as short-term leaders as they possess the strongest short-term breadth (% of members above their 20 day moving average).
The most important section of the table below is the 200d SMA column which sheds light on the market's long-term health. As seen in the far right columns, you have 88% of the S&P 500 members with rising 200d SMAs and 86.8% of its members above their 200d SMA. This means all ten sectors are in bullish territory. While defensive sectors like consumer staples and utilities have the strongest short-term breadth (% members > 20d SMA), the cyclical sectors like financials and industrials are still showing the strongest long-term breadth with 96% and 97% of their members possessing rising 200d SMA respectively.
Market Momentum
The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) technical indicator is used to gauge the S&P 500's momentum, on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis for short, intermediate, and long term trends. The daily momentum for the market continues to deteriorate as the percent of stocks within the S&P 500 with daily MACD BUY signals rests at 41% currently.
The intermediate momentum of the market remained steady at a strong 78% reading this week though it has declined from its peak in February. As seen in the chart below, it appears the weakening daily momentum is spilling over into the market's weekly momentum.
With the above in mind, there has been no dent in the markets longer-term outlook as there was slight improvement with the percent of S&P 500 members with monthly MACD BUY signals rising to 77%.
As seen in the lower table, the S&P 500 itself is currently on a Daily MACD SELL signal while its weekly and monthly signals remain in BUY positions.
Looking at daily to monthly MACD signals for sectors shows that the cyclical sectors are responsible for most of the S&P 500's loss in Daily momentum as the financial, industrial, and material sectors remain in the low 20% to 30% sell signal range. Although this type of activity is most commonly seen before a market pullback, its important to look at the monthly MACD signals to gain context on the longer market trend. For example, if we look at the cyclical sectors we notice they have the best long-term momentum with 91% of the financial sector having monthly MACD BUY signals and the industrials at 90%. This tends to suggest that if we do get a correction it should be primarily a pullback in a bullish trend rather than a significant top. For a significant top to occur we would like see the cyclical sectors showing the greatest erosion in monthly MACD BUY signals which is not occurring at this time.
52-Week Highs and Lows Data
Over the last 5 trading days we've seen nearly a fourth of the S&P 500 members hit 52-week highs which is a solid reading. However, three of the top four sectors leading the 52-week ranks are defensive sectors which isn't surprising given the loss in daily momentum by the cyclicals with fewer daily MACD BUY signals as highlighted above. The fact that the defensive sectors are leading the charge higher puts the market's advance to new highs on shaky ground.
Mulit-Indicator Summary
As seen in the multi-indicator chart below, we see negative divergences in the percent of members above the 20-day (red line) and 50-day (blue line) moving averages in the second panel, negative divergence in the percent of members with an RSI reading greater than 70 (third panel), and the percent of members with MACD lines above zero (fourth panel). This negative divergence setup is what we saw prior to the September-November correction in 2012.
The market continues to march higher in 2013 as the market's long-term breadth and momentum remain strong across nearly every sector. However, the weakening in the daily numbers for breadth and momentum, particularly in the cyclical sectors, suggests near-term caution as we may be in store for a pullback similar to September-November of 2012. Given the long-term trend of the market is firmly in bullish territory, any pullback is likely to be in the context of an on-going bull market.
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Your assistance in pointing out specific game plays is absolutely required.
You will need to watch the game dvds with your player with pencil and paper and
make time notations as to when the plays occur and a description of the play:
Soccer Dvd #1, at 12mins:03secs, receives and kicks ball and scores goal!
Football Dvd #3 at 36mins:18 secs, intercepts a pass, scores a touchdown!
Basketball DVD #5 at 8mins: 40 secs scores three point shot
Please watch the soccer highlights video on my home page.
You may also want to watch other highlight videos which can easily be found on:
. When you get to the youtube home page enter the following key words in the search box:
example: "soccer highlights for college recruitment" or similar wording
such as "soccer highlights for college coaches"
or whatever your players sport is:
example: "football highlights for college coaches"
The length of these highlight dvds on youtube vary greatly.
A 3-5 minute dvd should suffice to showcase your player's game playing skills. You may have it as long as you wish but I would highly recommend keeping it under 10 minutes maximum, UNLESS you are requested to provide a longer video or in some cases an entire game.
You will also need to provide me with ALL or as much of the following player personal information and player stats as is available:
Player's full name, age, height and weight
Player's playing position(s) and jersey number(s) for each game if it varies
Player's athletic awards or recognitions as an individual
Player's team's state rank, any awards or recognitions as a team
Name of players school, address, telephone and fax number
Name of player's Head Coach, address and telephone number
Name of player's Assistant Coach address and telephone number
Player's GPA (grade point average) and any scholastic achievements, awards or extra curricular activities as a student.
Names of any College Showcase tournaments played in.
Anything else of noteworthiness to a college coach
A personal video introduction by the player may be included at the start of the highlight dvd. There is an additional fee of 125.00 to videotape this introduction, which can be done either at a nearby field location in your area
or it may be done on location before or after a game which I have been hired to videotape.
Videotaping Tournaments (Multiple Games)
1st Game (prices as above)
Thereafter $125.00 per game
only if played on same or next day at same location
Expenses for my Overnight Hotel Stay for Tournaments are additional*
at standard accommodation rates.
(*unless I am already there videotaping my own son's team)
Other fees apply as stated above)
Individual Player Game Copy DVD's
DVD Game Copies 25.00 (includes 1st Class Postage)
US Priority Mail 5.00
Overnight (UPS - Fed-Ex) 18.00 to 25.00
Personalized DVD Labeling is included
Coach DVD Copy
The DVD label will contain the Coach's name, team name,
game date, game location and opposing team's name.
Individual Player Copy
The DVD label will contain the Players Name and Jersey Number, Team Name, game date and opposing team's name
Baseball & Football
Due to the
length of these particular sports averaging around 2-3 hours in playing length there is a flat rate fee of $250.00 per game.
All other additional fees (as outlined above) apply i.e. for overtime,
half time events, post hame award ceremonies etc...
Away Game (Long Distance) TRAVEL FEES
In addition to the game taping fee there is a flat fee of
$25.00 per hour traveling time.
Example: Your game is in Lancaster, PA. The distance from Middletown, NJ to Lancaster, PA is approximately 154 miles
(per Mapquest) or 3 hours driving one way. The travel fee for this would be:
$25.00 x 6 hours round trip = $150.00
for my traveling time, gas and tolls.
Overnight Stay - Overnight Accommodations, if required, for tournaments, are at the expense of the Client contracting my services.
If you have any questions, concerns or specific needs please contact me at 732-671-6591 or at
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A one-way system has been introduced in Galashiels to allow for a work on a new station as part of the Borders to Edinburgh railway.
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The 10 Most Tiresome Tabloid Stories
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Once in a blue moon, a shocking story -- be it legitimate news or sensationalized scandal -- captures the public's attention, then locks in like the Jaws of Life. Pretty soon, every publication and TV news program feels compelled to cover the tawdry saga, ad nauseam. If your media outlet of choice is suddenly spewing headlines about an insane poster boy, girl, or freaky couple whom you've never heard of before in your life, there's a good chance you've got a tiresome tabloid case on your hands. Long after these ten exhausting tales have run their course, the jokes -- and the infamy -- will live on.
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By Rajarshi Majumdar
Aug 27, 2014
Ab de Villiers and Faf du Plessis' respective tons help South Africa register a massive seven wicket win over Australia in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the Zimbabwe Triangular series 2014, at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. South Africa went off to flier with Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla took on the Australian pace attack. Unfortunately, they both got out to loose deliveries from Mitchell Starc and Imran Tahir respectively.
After this, it was Ab de Villiers and Faf du Plessis show all the way. The way they built the innings was commendable. At a stage they were lagging behind on the required run rate. Slowly they caught up with the required run rate as they started to score at a brisk pace. Both de Villiers and du Plessis lined themselves up for the batting powerplay which they took at the end of the 35th over. They had already crossed 250 run mark by then. After that, it was all easy for these two. Althought, du Plessis got out but JP Duminy finished it in style.
Austrlian fielding was all over the place throughout the second innings. They dropped Ab de Villiers twice while he was in the 80′s. George Bailey and Mitchell Johnson were the respective culprits. Things could have changed for them if they would hanged on to the catches but fortune favours the brave as it says. De Villiers went on to score an unbeaten 136 runs to guide his side to victory.
Earlier in the day, George Bailey smashed a quickfire 66 and Aaron Finch's ton helped Australia to reach a challenging target of 328 runs against South Africa in the 2nd One-Day International (ODI) of this triangular series at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. Phil hughes and Aaron Finch opened the batting for Australia. They were off to a brisk start and made the stage for the middle-order to come and capitalise. Finch and Hughes added 92 runs in tandem until Hughes got out to a loose ball from imran Tahir at the covers.
Bailey and Finch steadied the Australian innings and put them in a commanding position. They were 234 / 2 in the 40th over. In the meanwhile Finch reached his 4th ODI century in just 111 balls. Bailey too reached his half-century in no time.
Tahir was the pick of the bowler for South Africa as he picked up two wickets by just giving away 45 runs in his 10 overs. All the other bowlers went for a lot of runs. Even Steyn and Morkel could not make any sort of impact on the Australian batsmen.
Brief scores:
Austrlia 320 for 7 in 50 overs ( Aaron Finch 102, Phil Hughes 51, George Bailey 66; Morne Morkel 2 for 63, Ryan McLaren 2 for 64, Imran Tahir 2 for 45) lost to South Africa (Faf du Plessis 106, Ab de Villiers 136*; Mitchell Starc 2 for 62, Kane Richardson 1 for 68) by 7 wickets.
Man of the match: Ab de Villiers
(Rajarshi Majumdar is a reporter at CricketCountry. He played cricket for all age levels under the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for over 12 years. Apart from cricket he is an avid follower of football, supports Manchester United and a foodie at heart.)


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A Gen Y-er in Mumbai gets reluctantly drawn into a bureaucratic nightmare when an undocumented worker collapses in her apartment in Kamal K.M.'s socially engaged and thought-provoking "I.D."
A Gen Y-er in Mumbai gets reluctantly drawn into a bureaucratic nightmare when an undocumented worker collapses in her apartment in Kamal K.M.'s socially engaged and thought-provoking "I.D." Building to a quietly powerful climax, and grounded by a gutsy perf from model-turned-actress Geetanjali Thapa, the pic would be immeasurably improved if its early faux-horror elements were eliminated, though they're eventually replaced by a blunt neorealism that impressively utilizes the slums of northeastern Mumbai. A proud indie effort whose producers are looking for creative distribution options at home, fest play should continue to generate buzz.
Charu (Thapa) is a typical yuppie: Originally from Sikkim, she has a degree in economics, and has lined up a promising job interview. Having recently moved to a desirable building in a regentrifying neighborhood with a couple of friends, she's the only one home when a worker (Murari Kumar) comes to paint a wall before a big birthday bash that evening. For Charu, the guy's presence is a minor annoyance, and his obvious bottom-rung position on the social ladder makes him barely worth a glance. Then he collapses, and she doesn't know what to do. There's no reason why helmer K.M. shoots these opening scenes as if they're part of a horror pic, complete with tension-filled pauses, "meaningful" attention paid to ultimately irrelevant details, and even a smeared handprint that makes it look like the painter has devil's claws. Such stylings mislead auds without offering anything in return apart from misguided expectations; it's clear Charu is plunged into a nightmare, but there's nothing supernatural here. Unable to get an ambulance, Charu reluctantly accompanies the painter in a cab to a hospital, where she's forced to log herself in as the responsible party (and shell out nearly $400 in fees), even though she doesn't know the guy's name. When he subsequently dies, he's got no I.D., his cellphone is about to be disconnected, and there's no answer on the numbers last dialed. The contractor denies any liability, claiming the guy was hired through a subcontractor, and the police simply thank her and tell her to walk away. But Charu is determined to find out the man's identity. Armed with a photo she took of the dead man in the morgue, she goes to a place where itinerant laborers gather, and a few think they recognize the painter as someone from the slums of Rafiq Nagar. Bravely, some might say naively, Charu sets off, showing the phone image to residents young and old, male, female and transgender, hoping someone can tell her the painter's name. With the camera tracking Charu through a welter of destitute humanity as she anxiously tries to discover the dead man's identity, the pic delivers on its most potent aspect; most of these scenes were shot docu-style, as the people Charu speaks with weren't told it was a fiction film until after the camera stopped rolling. The ruse gives an immediacy to the search that K.M. couldn't have gotten had everything been set up beforehand, and emphasizes the very real nature of his theme. There's a terrific moment when Charu receives a call about her marketing experience as she's standing on an enormous trash heap, the sense of surreal disconnect not even dawning on her until after she hangs up the phone. Thapa, with very little acting experience, delivers a superb performance that captures the socially apathetic urban professional who believably awakens to her humanity, and heads far outside her comfort zone. Considering the fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants way she had to interact with slum locals, never knowing where she would wind up in each successive shot, Thapa's concentration and naturalness are remarkable, especially as the camera barely leaves her for a moment. So, too, Madhu Neelakandan's flexible handheld lensing is more at home in neorealist mode than in the earlier thriller-like sequences. Editing matches the fluid camerawork, and sets the pace, modulated by Thapa alternating between hope and disappointment.I.D.
A Collective Phase One production, in association with Jar Pictures. (International sales: Collective Phase One, Mumbai.) Produced by Resul Pookutty, Rajeev Ravi, Madhu Neelakandan, Sunil Babu, B. Ajith Kumar. Executive producers, Alan McAlex, Ajay G. Rai. Directed, written by Kamal K.M.; dialogue, Prateek Vats, Pankaj Purandare, Kamal K.M.
Camera (color), Madhu Neelakandan; editor, B. Ajith Kumar; music, John P. Varkey, Sunil Kumar; production designer, Sunil Babu; art director, Amit Tankaria; costume designer, Vaishnavi Reddy; sound, Vivek Sachidanand, Anish John; line producer, Tushar Radhakisan Tupe; casting, Mukesh Chabbra. Reviewed at Turin Film Festival (competing), Nov. 29, 2012. (Also in Busan Film Festival -- Asian Cinema; Abu Dhabi Film Festival -- New Horizons.) Running time: 84 MIN.
Geetanjali Thapa, Murari Kumar, Rukshana Tabassum, Shinjini Raval, Shashi Sharma, Bachan Pachera, Alok Chaturvedi, Divyendu Sharma, Vinay Sharma, Karma Takapa, Tushar Tupe, Archana Nandi, Pankaj Purandare, Harry Satnani, Dinkar Gavande, Preeti Sharma, Arun Sukumar, Ashish Verma, Gaurav Sharma, Pawan Singh, Kishor Mukhi, Vinod Hegde, Sashi Bhushan, Mehek Kiran Jadhav, Saharsh Kumar Shukla, Habib Azmi Shaikh.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains but were up for the fourth straight day on Friday on the Federal Reserve's aggressive new plan to stimulate the economy.
Apple Inc(AAPL.O) and Exxon Mobil XOM.N>, the two largest U.S. companies by market value, reached new highs, and the small-cap Russell 2000.RUT index hit a record peak.
Equities are in the midst of a run-up in which the S&P 500 has posted gains for four consecutive months, fueled by the actions of Europe's and the United States' central banks to keep interest rates low and stimulate their struggling economies.
The Fed's announcement Thursday that it would keep up its aggressive bond-buying until the labor market improved was unprecedented. It boosted the benchmark S&P 500 index to its highest close since December 2007.
"The Fed did something that is open-ended. It goes a long to help people feel a little bit more confident," said Warren West, principal at Greentree Brokerage Services.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 28.73 points, or 0.21 percent, at 13,568.59. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index.SPX was up 4.90 points, or 0.34 percent, at 1,464.89. The Nasdaq Composite Index.IXIC was up 29.71 points, or 0.94 percent, at 3,185.53.
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The target "implies a 10 percent price return, where most of the appreciation can be attributed to earnings growth of 7 percent next year," wrote Savita Subramanian, head of U.S. Equity and Quantitative Strategy.
The Fed move pushed the dollar.DXY down 0.5 percent against other major currencies, boosting some commodities. Miner Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc(FCX.N) rose 3.7 percent to $42.32 and aluminum company Alcoa Inc(AA.N) advanced 2.6 percent to $9.88. The PHLX Gold/Silver Index.XAU climbed 3.2 percent to its highest since early March.
Data on retail sales and industrial production pointed to modest economic growth in the third quarter. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's preliminary September consumer sentiment index rose to its highest level in four months as Americans were more upbeat about their economic and job prospects.
S&P Dow Jones Indices said UnitedHealth Group Inc(UNH.N) will replace Kraft Foods Inc(KFT.O) in the Dow Jones industrial average after the close of trading September 21. UnitedHealth shares rose 0.09 percent to $53.94 and Kraft slipped 0.5 percent to
Home Depot(HD.N), the world's largest home improvement chain, was up 2.3 percent to $59.67 after the company announced it will close all seven of its big box stores and cut 850 jobs in China.
Shares of Staples(SPLS.O) were up 3.3 percent to $12.35 after Fortune magazine reported that several private equity firms, including Bain Capital, are considering a buyout offer for the retailer.
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require 'rubygems' require 'mini_exiftool' photo = MiniExiftool.new 'photo.jpg' puts photo['DateTimeOriginal']
In the example above we use photo['DateTimeOriginal'] to get the value for the time the photo was taken. But tag names are not case sensitive and additional underlines are also irrelevant. So following expressions are equivalent:
photo['DateTimeOriginal'] photo['datetimeoriginal'] photo['date_time_original']
Using the []-method is the safest way to access to values of tags (e. g. Self-timer you can only access this way) but the smarter way is using dynamic method access. You can write:
or also
Following types of values are at the moment supported:
Be aware, if there is only one value in a tag which can hold multiple values the result is'nt an array! But you can get one with the to_a method:
# only _one_ keyword p1 = MiniExiftool.new 'p1.jpg' p1.keywords # => 'red' # _more than one_ keywords p3 = MiniExiftool.new 'p3.jpg' p3.keywords # => ['red', 'yellow', 'green'] # if we want to get an array in both cases and don't know # if there is one ore more values set let's take to_a p1.keywords.to_a # => ['red'] p3.keywords.to_a # => ['red', 'yellow', 'green']
The Exiftool command-line application has an option (-n) to get values as numbers if possible, in MiniExiftool you can do this with setting the :numerical option to true while generating a new instance with new or using the numerical=-method combining with calling reload.
Let's look at an example:
# standard: numerical is false photo = MiniExiftool.new 'photo.jpg' photo.exposure_time # => '1/60' (String) # now with numerical is true photo.numerical = true photo.reload photo.exposure_time # => 0.01666667 (Float)
This behaviour can be useful if you want to do calculations on the value, if you only want to show the value the standard behaviour is maybe better.
The Time class of Ruby cannot handle timestamps before 1st January 1970 on some platforms. If there are timestamps in files before this date it will result in an error. In this case we can set the option :timestamps to DateTime to use DateTime objects instead of Time objects.
There is another option :composite. If this is set to false the composite tags are not calculated by the exiftool command-line application (option -e).
For understanding reading access to meta data also have a look at the example file print_portraits.rb in the examples directory.
require 'rubygems' require 'mini_exiftool' photo = MiniExiftool.new 'photo.jpg' photo.comment = 'hello world' photo.save
If you have changed serval values and call the save-method either all changes will be written to the file or nothing. The return value of the save-method is true if all values are written to the file otherwise save returns false. In the last case you can use the errors-method which returns a hash of the tags which values couldn't be writed with an error message for each of them.
Have a look at the changed?-method for checking if the value of a specific tag is changed or a changing in general is done. In the same way the revert-method reverts the value of a specific tag or in general all changes.
You should also look at the rdoc information of MiniExiftool.
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