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You might have seen many musical performances before, but the video below features something unlike anything you might have experienced in your life. This was performed by the acclaimed Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi. He decided to make this amazing video in order to support the eight million people ...Read More »
WOW! This Ballet Girl With A Liquid-like Body Dances Like A Spider!
Milena Sidorova is a professional dancer and has won multiple awards for both dancing and choreography. She is best known for her "Spider Woman" dance, which you are about to see…Read More »
When This Sheltie Sees Herself On A Webcam Her Reaction Is HILARIOUS!
This Shetland Sheepdog looks at her human's webcam and sees herself, but she isn't quite sure what to think of it. She looks intently at the screen, and then turns quickly to look at her human. You can tell by the puzzled look on her face that she's a little ...Read More »
Superfit Man, 90, Does More Pull-Ups Than You Ever Will
Man, the senior citizens of the world are kicking our butts. Fresh off the 99-year-old woman who got arrested as part of her bucket list comes this impressive feat by a man who did two dozen pull-ups on his 90th birthday. While Millennials peck away on their brand new iPhones, ...Read More »
Mom Asked Her Dogs Who Made The Mess. The Dog's Answer Has The World Laughing!
It was a simple question. Someone (a dog) had made a mess in the house, and mom wanted to know who was responsible. Unfortunately, none of her dogs (Maggie, Cody, and Murphy) were willing to accept the blame or to turn in the guilty party. Well, at least that was ...Read More »
Man Startled When Gas Pump Dares Him To Do Karaoke, Then Bursts Into Hilarious Song
Back in the days when Jay Leno hosted the "Tonight Show," a recurring prank became a favorite of viewers across the country; it was called "Pumpcast News." During a "Pumpcast News" segment, actor Tim Stack would play a news anchor who would try to get unsuspecting customers at gas stations ...Read More »
14-Year-Old Brings Down The House With His Rendition Of 'Great Balls Of Fire'
When 14-year-old Tilman steps on the stage of Germany's "The Voice Kids" and sings "Great Balls of Fire" the judges and the crowd go wild! He did not hold back and the judges were so excited at his rendition of the iconic song. The crowd instantly feels the electric passion while ...Read More »
Mom Thinks She Hears Her Kids Eating Whipped Cream From A Can And Goes To Confront The Guilty Party.
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Stop buying tomatoes. Here's how to grow an endless supply of tomatoes right at home
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She's Trying To Take A Shower, But Then Their Siamese Cats Walk In And It's ALL Over… LOL!
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Men's Swimming Wins UOP Invitational
Oct. 18, 2008
Stockton, Calif. - The Stanford men's swim team put on a dominating performance at the Pacific Invitational on Saturday. The Cardinal won the meet with 1006.5 points to easily defeat second-place California who had 635 points.
The early season meet was the first chance to see the type of team Stanford has in 2008-09 and it looks like head coach, Skip Kenney has another team capable of a Pac-10 Championship and a high finish at the NCAA's.
Stanford was led by veterans Jason Dunford and Eugene Godsoe. Both had a pair of individual event wins as well as a hand in a relay victory.
Dunford opened the meet by swimming the fastest leg (19.69 seconds) of the victorious 200 yard free relay. Dunford teamed with Alex Coville (21.08), David Dunford (20.42), and Austin Staab (20.61) in the relay. He followed that up by winning the 100 free with a time of 42.27 seconds and the 100 fly with a time of 49.20 seconds.
Godsoe won individual events in the 100 back with at time of 49.18 seconds and the 200 back with a time of 1:50.84. He also swan the anchor leg (1:43.90) for the 800 yard free relay that finished first with a time of 6:52.10. Joining Godsoe on the relay were Andrew Trepp (1:44.08), David Mosko (1:42.80), and Phillip Morrison (1:41.32).
Mosko also claimed an individual event win in the 500 free. Mosko finished with a time of 4:34.96 as Stanford swept the top eight places in the event.
The other Stanford veteran with an event win was Nate Cass who took the 200 breast. Cass finished with a time of 2:05.14 to just out-touch teammate, Paul Kornfeld, the defending NCAA Champion in the event.
The final event winner for the Cardinal was freshman Bobby Bollier who won the 200 fly with a time of 1:50.03.
Stanford will next compete on Halloween Day, Friday Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. The Cardinal will welcome the University of Washington to the Avery Aquatic Center in Pac-10 dual meet action.
Men - Team Scores
Place School Points
1 Stanford University STAN-PC 1006.5
2 University of California, Berk UCB-PC 635
3 University of the Pacific UOP 486
4 California, University of, Dav UCD-CA 377.5
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Ghosted 1.1 just released by the Appdicted, LLC for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. By using this app you can add realistic looking of ghost images to any body image.The app offers over 50 spirit and ghost images along with the ability to change the transparency levels of the ghosts, enabling them to really blend into the photo. It also helps to create frightening pictures that can be used to prank your friends and family. This is an app review form Apple app store. Check out more detail bellow.
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Salt Lake City, Utah – Announcing Appdicted, LLC, the developer of Ghosted, has released something perfect for Halloween for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. A newly launched product, Ghosted gives people a way to add realistic looking ghost images to their photos. The app offers over 50 spirit and ghost images along with the ability to change the transparency levels of the ghosts. This enables them to blend seamlessly into the photo. Ghosted helps create frightening pictures that can be used to prank your friends and family.
Ghosted is a new product in the AppStore, offering pranksters a tool for adding ghostly images to any photo.
The application creates very realistic looking ghost photographs. Users can then post the prank photo to Facebook and Twitter or email them to friends and family. Each photo can have many scary ghost images added and users have the ability to change the transparency levels to make the ghost more believable. Just in time for the Halloween prankster to take a picture, quickly add a ghost in the image, and show their friends the spooky and eerily realistic discovery.
Features offered in this fun tool:
* HD iPhone 4.0 Retina Display
* Over 50 Different ghost images
* Adjust size, rotation and placement of the ghost
* Take a picture or load one from the album
* Transparency Settings
* Add multiple ghost images to one photo
* Share on Facebook, Twitter or email to a friend
* Save the photo to the photo album
Ghosted may be the perfect application to prank your friends this Halloween.
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* iPhone 3g, 3gs, 4 and iPod touch 3,4, iPad
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Congratulations on the new carbon wheel range! I can only imagine how much work must have gone in to produce those, and it looks like you've managed a solid product, so well done :)
Regarding lacing on rear wheels (45mm to be specific), see that you are using 2x lacing. I'm assuming this is a symmetric lacing pattern with 12 spokes on each side (on the normal wheel), and lower tension on the NDS.
Is it possible to get the 45mm carbon wheel with triplet lacing, so 8 spokes on the NDS and 16 on the DS?
I have been building my own wheels for a few years now, and much prefer this pattern over the standard symmetric options.
I see in another thread that you are also considering selling rims only, so that would be a possibility as well, but it would be nice to get the Flo hub too ;)


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What on Earth Hop
Welcome to my post for the What On Earth Giveaway Hop hosted by MamatheFox!
What is a giveaway hop? It's when a bunch of bogs each host a giveaway on their own site and then all link together so visitors can "hop" from one giveaway to the next. All the links to the participating blogs are at the bottom of this post. Be sure to visit each site to enter their giveaway. You may find some great new blogs to follow in the process!
In honor of celebrating our beautiful planet, the What On Earth blog hop organizer MamatheFox has put together an article titled Thinking Green, which features the differences between reusable and non reusable items. Graciously, a TON of green and eco-friendly companies sponsored a huge MamatheFox Earth Day Giveaway with $175 in prizes! Click here to enter to win the GRAND PRIZE VALUED AT $175
Now, on to my giveaway!
I am giving away a $10 Amazon gift card and a signed paperback copy of Thereafter (Afterlife #2) (in keeping with the eco-friendly theme of this hop, winner may opt to receive an (unsigned) e-book copy and a $10 Amazon gift card instead) (open to US residents only). Enter my Rafflecopter below and then be sure to check out all of the other participating blogs for other great giveaways. The "What on Earth" Giveaway Hope ends April 30th. I will select my giveaway winner on May 1st.
Thereafter Description:
Nothing in life is free. Turns out, nothing in the afterlife is, either.
When recently-deceased Irene Dunphy decided to "follow the light," she thought she'd end up in Heaven or Hell and her journey would be over.
Boy, was she wrong.
She soon finds that "the other side" isn't a final destination but a kind of purgatory where billions of spirits are stuck, with no way to move forward or back. Even worse, deranged phantoms known as "Hungry Ghosts" stalk the dead, intent on destroying them. The only way out is for Irene to forget her life on earth—including the boy who risked everything to help her cross over—which she's not about to do.
As Irene desperately searches for an alternative, help unexpectedly comes in the unlikeliest of forms: a twelfth-century Spanish knight and a nineteenth-century American cowboy. Even more surprising, one offers a chance for redemption; the other, love. Unfortunately, she won't be able to have either if she can't find a way to escape the hellish limbo where they're all trapped.
Thereafter is the second book in a multi-book series...
If you haven't read the first book, Hereafter, good news! The e-book version is free for Kindle Unlimited readers and only $0.99 on Amazon for non-KU members. So grab a copy today!
One winner will receive their choice of a signed paperback copy of Thereafter (Afterlife #2) and a $10 Amazon gift card OR an ebook copy of Thereafter (Afterlife #2) and a $10 Amazon gift card.
Open to U.S. entrants only.
Ends Apri 30, 2017. Winner will be drawn on May 1, 2017.
Winner will have 3 days to claim their prize, after which I will select a different winner.
Disclaimer: MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.
TERRI BRUCE writes science fiction and fantasy stories with a literary bent from New England where she lives with her husband and assorted cats. The first three books of her contemporary fantasy AFTERLIFE series are available in e-book, paperback, and audio book wherever books are sold.


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Michigan Football: Denard Robinson Passes the Torch to Devin GardnerNovember 17, 2012
Denard Robinson and Devin Gardner hooked up in the first game of Michigan's season for a 44-yard touchdown. Who knew that eight games later Gardner would take over for an injured Robinson at quarterback?
And, who could have even predicted back in September that touchdown pass-and-catch could be looked at as a symbol of Robinson passing the Michigan quarterback torch to Gardner?
Senior day is always a sad time. You see players play their final game in front of adoring fans that have come to know them in the past four or five years.
When these two players were recruited, Gardner and Robinson were looked at as dual-threat quarterbacks. Robinson was an athlete coming into Ann Arbor, while Gardner was the No. 1 quarterback in his 2010 class, according to Rivals.
However, Gardner, unlike Robinson, was positioned as a wide receiver before making the transition into Michigan's quarterback. And, unlike Robinson, Gardner had to wait three seasons before getting his first crack at being QB1 on the Wolverines depth chart.
Since taking over as the starting quarterback three weeks ago, Gardner has played phenomenally.
He's led three-straight Michigan victories, with the offense scoring in each game: 35, 38 and 42 points. He's thrown seven touchdown passes in those three games. And, he's seen his passing yards increase every week, from 234 in his first start against Minnesota to 286 in the following week against Northwestern and then this week against Iowa he threw for 314-yards.
On top of having huge passing days, Gardner has been able to keep up Michigan's dual-threat passing attack.
With Gardner at the helm, he's rushed for a score to go with his passing touchdowns in each game that he's started.
And, just like how his passing yards have increased each week, his rushing touchdowns have gone up from week-to-week from one in his first start, to two the following week and three in his latest start.
With Robinson still dealing with nerve damage in his right elbow, and with no timetable of the nerve being back to 100 percent, it looks as if Gardner will stay as Michigan's starter.
And even if Robinson does get his nerve back in his elbow before Ohio State or its Bowl Game, it doesn't look like Michigan would go back to its original starter.
Robinson was an electrifying player in his time at Michigan.
However, the future of Wolverines football is here-and-now with Gardner.
The season started with a touchdown pass from Robinson-to-Gardner. Maybe the season will conclude with Gardner throwing a score to Robinson to close what has been a wonderful collegiate career.


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Carpets & Rugs near Shepperton
|C M S Carpets & Beds - Carpet Shop in Woking
|(01483) 545100
|CMS Downs is a leading independent, family operated carpet and bed retailer dealing in both contract and residential environments. Set up in 1973 as CMS Carpets and Beds, we acquired Downs of Newbury in 1998 to form CMS Downs. There are currently three stores within the group in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. Close, long term, relationships with top manufacturers and wholesalers, associated with a large stockholding, enables CMS Downs to compete on pricing and delivery with the largest playerswww.cmsdowns.com
South East England › Surrey › Woking › GU21 6DY Poole Rd 6.13 miles
|Home & Garden › Carpets & Rugs
|01483 797 327
|CARPETMASTERS is a family owned business which was set up in 1985. We pride ourselves on delivering an expert, individual service at a price to meet any budget - 85% of our work results from recommendation from existing clients. We provide and install all flooring for both residential and commercial use. We'll visit you at home to allow you to view our array of samples in the rooms for which they are required. From our extensive experience we can provide advice on the right product for the use intended;carpetmasters.co.uk
South East England › Surrey › Woking › GU21 101 Hermitage Woods Crescent 6.13 miles
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|Stephen James Hunts - Carpet Fitting in High Wycombe
|01494 529489
|Stephen James Hunt Carpets was estabished in 1977 and is a local family business. Our servcie and success is based on hardwork, commitment and recommendations. Purchasing a carpet is a main outlay, whether you need an economical floor covering, a touch of luxury, or a really tough workhorse. Whatever you choose, make sure it performs its finest for you by having it suited by Stephen James Hunt Carpets. We're recommended by leading manufacturers as experts in the field.www.stephenhuntcarpets.co.uk
South East England › Buckinghamshire › High Wycombe › HP13 7QR 2 The Quadrangle 21.50 miles
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|PT Flooring - Carpet Shop in Crawley
|07887 855313
|The Mobile Carpet Shop comes to you, operating in and around the Gatwick area, Sussex/surrey including Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, Redhill, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and most surrounding areas. We currently have a huge range of carpets, vinyls and laminate samples which we can bring to you, allowing you to match colours with your own furnishings and decor and view in your own lighting conditions. This removes the need to spend valuable free time visiting crowded high streets and busy retail parks,www.themobilecarpetshop.co.uk
South East England › West Sussex › Crawley › RH11 8SF 1 Ennerdale Cl 22.21 miles
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|The Carpet And Flooring Shop - Carpet Installation in Reading
|0118 947 0333
|The Carpet and Flooring Shop in Reading, Berkshire provides all kinds of carpet, carpet tiles, vinyl, wood and laminate, Karndean and Amtico designer flooring, as well as all kinds of commercial flooring. We are committed in quality of service from free advice and estimating to installation and after care. We can visit your office or home day or evening and supply you with a free, no obligation estimate, as well as bringing a range of samples to choose from. We provide all major brands includingwww.thecarpetandflooringshop.co.uk
South East England › Berkshire › Reading › RG4 80 George Street 23.71 miles
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|Rainbow Carpets - Carpet Shop in Reading
|(0118) 958 5032
|Rainbow Carpets is a long founded business covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties. We specialise in carpets, vinyl, wood laminated flooring, rugs and carpet tiles as well as curtains and blinds for both commercial and residential clients. With over 44 years knowledge, we supply an expert, reliable and friendly service. Our prices are very competitive and we challenge you to ask us to quote, so you can see just how we compare.www.rainbowcarpets.co.uk
South East England › Berkshire › Reading › RG1 8AZ 140-142 Caversham Rd 23.71 miles
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|Ashby Carpets - Rug Supplier in Reading
|0118 935 1868
|We're a family business established in 1978, Whatever your requirement, be it for Carpet, Karndean, Vinyl, Wood or Laminate, you are assured of sound impartial advice from team who are dedicated to the best levels of retailing, our reputation has been forged on 1st class advice, exceptional service and value. We're flooring specialists our showroom showcases all kinds of flooring for both the residential and commercial markets. We currently have a large array of best quality Carpets & Flooring atwww.ashbycarpets.co.uk
South East England › Berkshire › Reading › RG6 13A The Parade, Silverdale Road 23.71 miles
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|Rose Carpets - Carpet Fitting in Reading
|0118 957 1752
|As an expert flooring and carpet fitting firm located in Reading, we currently have over twenty five years knowledge serving both our residential and contract clients. Our efficient and professional service means we currently have an gained a reputation within the area, which means clients keep coming back time after time. We can deliver and fit, or fit only any carpets, vinyls or laminates. We can supply you with impartial advice on the right kind of flooring for a particular room.www.rosecarpets.co.uk
South East England › Berkshire › Reading › RG1 2QX 96 Southampton Street 23.71 miles
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|Soft Flooring - Carpet Installation in Aylesbury
|Soft Flooring was set up in the year 2000 & my self having been in the flooring trade since the year 1990. We specialise in Carpets & Vinyl floor coverings providing a service to provide materials & installations. Working along side Interior designers & building constructors for many years & understanding a client's requirements & wish's with care to detail by Soft Flooring.www.soft-flooring.co.uk
South East England › Buckinghamshire › Aylesbury › HP20 1LU 43 Queen St 32.97 miles
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|Ideal Floors 4 U - Carpet Fitting in Aylesbury
|01296 489977
|I have had many years knowledge in the carpet trade beginning my career when I was twenty years old (1991) when I began as a warehouse man working for a huge carpet retailer. In the 10 years I was employed by them, I gradually worked my way up to shop director. I then decided I wanted to work for myself and opened a shop in High Wycombe called TK Carpets. Running that shop was when I 1st decided to see how to fit flooring as well as retail it. In 2007 I began working from home to keep overheads towww.idealfloors4u.co.uk
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Luis Laboy
, 20, of Bel Air Drive, was arrested on a warrant Friday, charging him with two counts of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of risk of injury to a minor. His brother, Jose, was charged with three counts of each charge.
The charges against the two men involve sexual intercourse with a minor under age 13.
The investigation that led to their arrests was a joint effort between the New Milford Police Department and the state Department of Children and Family Services.
Both men were arrested while in Litchfield Superior Court on charges stemming from an unrelated string of burglary, larceny and criminal mischief incidents.
The victims' ages and gender were not released by police.
Both men are being held on $100,000 bond until their next court date Friday.©


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Come see the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco's first exhibition of the spring, "Fresh Start," featuring artwork by local artists working in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography.
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Wishing you all the best of this wonderful season! Mele Kalikimaka, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! May peace and love prevail in the world.
God bless Brenda, I love your card and now have all my crafting gear here in NZ with me but have not had the time to unpack it...............really cannot wait to be able to make a card againReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you too, Brenda and this card is very sweet !ReplyDelete
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The Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University – the nation's oldest free public lecture series – has announced its fall 2014 lineup.
For complete details of events, including possible supplementary Flash Forums to be announced later, please see the Ford Hall Forum website.
The Revolution Will Be Online
6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2
African Meeting House, 46 Joy St., Boston
- Jay Smooth, blogger, The Ill Doctrine
- Spectra Asala, blogger, Queer Women of Color Media and Spectra Speaks
- Andrew Ti, blogger, Yo, Is This Racist?
- Callie Crossley, broadcast journalist and radio host of WGBH's Under the Radar with Callie Crossley
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, Ford Hall Forum convenes a panel of popular anti-racism bloggers to discuss how far we've come – or haven't – since 1964. They will discuss how racism is now fought through the world's electronic town hall, what racism and anti-racism look like from a millennial perspective, and how activists relate to those who came before them. This nuanced conversation will touch upon multiracial contexts, the value of intersectionality, the perils and perks of connecting via commenting, and more.
Presented in collaboration with the Museum of African American History, ArtWeek Boston and the Boston Literary Cultural District
Going to Pot
6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9
C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple St., Boston
- Eric Steenstra, executive director, Hemp Industries Association
- Michael Head, researcher, Beacon Hill Institute
- Cara Crabb-Burnham, MassNORML board president
Some see enormous environment and health potential for cannabis/hemp, as well as uses for food, fuel, and construction. Regulatory structures around the drug already are being instituted following Massachusetts' legalization of medical marijuana and decriminalization of possession of small marijuana amounts. Questions remain about who will monetarily benefit from legalized marijuana and who won't. Corporate, pharmaceutical, or political interests could profit. And cannabis tax policies, regulation of growers, and more must be addressed. The panel will discuss these questions and deliberate on how they impact whether or when marijuana might be fully legalized.
Place Your Bets
6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23,
Sargent Hall first-floor function room, Suffolk University, 120 Tremont St., Boston
- Scott Harshbarger, former Massachusetts attorney general
- Carlo DeMaria, mayor, city of Everett
- Wooten Johnson, campaign manager, Coalition to Protect Mass Jobs
- John Ribeiro, director, Repeal the Deal campaign
- Father Richard McGowan, research associate, Harvard Medical School
This public forum, to be held just before the Nov. 4 vote, likely will be the last chance for the leaders on each side of the casino debate to make their cases to – and take questions directly from – the people of Greater Boston. The Fiord Hall Forum present this opportunity for concerned residents to hear the principals and decide for themselves whether the licensing process is playing out as expected, with jobs to be available right on schedule, or whether the lawsuits and hints of organized crime and regulator bias in this process are harbingers of worse effects to come.
Presented in collaboration with the Suffolk University Alumni Association
Obsessive Political Correctness (O.P.C.)
7- 8:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 3
C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple St., Boston
- Eve Ensler, playwright, The Vagina Monologues and O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness)
- Joyce Kulhawik, president, The Boston Theater Critics Association & JoycesChoices.com
Eve Ensler's reputation as a 21st century leader in activism through art is legendary. Her play The Vagina Monologues continues to open countless eyes to the prevalence of violence against women and girls, while her "V-Day" philanthropic project has exploded into a marvel of fund-raising, education, and programming. While much of the public is not fully aware of her indefatigable fight for women's safety in various countries through V-Day, even fewer know of her work in Ciudad Juarez, Riyadh, and Bedford Hills. Boston's arts ambassador, Joyce Kulhawik, converses with Ensler on her latest production, O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness), and what drives her to make the world a better place through theater.
Free to Hate
6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6
C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple St., Boston
- Azhar Majeed, program director, FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education)
- Jeremy Waldron, author, The Harm in Hate Speech
- Jeff Jacoby, columnist, Boston Globe
The question of whether hate speech is protected by the First Amendment is not a new one but is rapidly demanding an answer in the age of vicious online commenting. Some believe that objectively defining hate speech is nigh on impossible and argue that the answer to its propagation is to not censor it but to further bolster the First Amendment. Others defend dignity and respect as basic human rights that can only be upheld by curbing hate speech. Join us to determine whether the United States should join its European counterparts in adopting laws that don't allow hate speech to be considered free speech.
Presented with the Suffolk University Forensics Team
The Birth of a Nation
6:30 – 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20
C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple St., Boston
- Dick Lehr, author of The Birth of a Nation
Journalist and author Dick Lehr has chronicled a little-known history surrounding The Birth of a Nation, D. W. Griffith's film that portrayed post-Civil-War-era freed slaves as disgusting and dangerous. In 1915, journalist agitator Monroe Trotter's and Griffith began an argument over this incendiary movie. What followed was a public confrontation that spiraled into protests about civil rights. Join us to hear the true story of race, war, activism and free speech that all began with a film.


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Without the advantage of having the "All-22" game film during the preseason, it's difficult to see what Michael Vick was seeing down the field last Saturday in Jacksonville, and whether or not receivers were open.
While that is certainly a major determining factor on how long a QB holds onto the ball, the bottom line is that Michael Vick held onto the ball for an eternity against the Jaguars. In fact, he held onto the ball longer in Jacksonville than he had in any game last season.
During one of Chip Kelly's first interviews after he was hired by the team, he was asked about quarterbacks holding onto the ball to long. Kelly's answer, via Tim McManus of Philly Mag:
"That depends on the system that you run. Some systems don't ask you to get the ball out quick. Do I think he can get the ball out quick? I think he's got an unbelievable release. It's up and out and it's quick," said Kelly. "I don't know what he was asked to do in the past but that's our job as coaches to put him in a situation where he can get the ball out quickly because we do have some playmakers on the offensive side of the ball who are going to flourish when we get the ball in their hands. That's on us as coaches — a lot of times that's not on the quarterbacks."
Earlier this offseason, I timed every dropback in 2012 from snap to release, snap to sack, or snap to scramble that reached the line of scrimmage. Vick avergaed 3.0 seconds per dropback. Here was the game-by-game breakdown:
Last Saturday in Jacksonville, Michael Vick held onto the ball an average of 3.66 seconds per dropback.
Kelly was asked about Vick holding onto the ball before practice this morning.
"There was just a couple, but I thought there was great coverage," said Kelly. "A couple of those were seven-man protections, so we didn't have everybody out there. There were 3-man routes and Jacksonville wasn't blitzing, but those guys were in great coverage. Part of being a great QB is making great decisions, so if people are covered I'd rather our quarterback hold onto the ball than release the ball."
19 of Vick's 30 dropbacks took at least 3 seconds before he either got the ball out, got sacked, or got to the line of scrimmage on a scramble. I highly doubt the Jaguars' coverage was that good.
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Supervision is a key part of any PhD program. Supervisors act as mentors, and in addition to help you understand the nature of the doctoral program, they introduce you to literature and contacts in the field of study, assist you in finding and applying for funding, and support you in presenting and publishing research results. Most of all, they provide feedback and opportunities for exploration and discussion of both substantive and professional aspects of your PhD experience.
As an incoming PhD student, you will be appointed a Supervisor who is familiar with your substantive area of research interest. This Supervisor will guide you through the beginning of your Program Plan stage and, if needed, assist you in identifying potential Advisory/Comprehensive Committee members.
Advisory/Comprehensive Committee
This Committee will approve your Program Plan and guide you through the Comprehensive Examination stage of the program by providing expertise, recommending consultations with other faculty members, and helping promoting the exchange of ideas.
The Advisory/Comprehensive Committee normally consists of three members: the Supervisor (a full-time FES faculty member) and two faculty members (usually from FES and one faculty member outside of FES (usually another professor at York or from another university, or, in special circumstances, someone from the wider community with clear relevance to your Program Plan who may or may not be an academic but is appointed/appointable to the Faculty of Graduate Studies).
You will identify the members of your Advisory/Comprehensive Committee as part of your Program Plan Stage (at the latest by the end of your term 2).
The Advisory/Comprehensive Committee's approval of your Program Plan marks your transition from the Program Plan Stage into the Comprehensive Examination Stage. The Committee then also oversees and evaluates your Comprehensive Examination process.
Supervisory/Dissertation Committee
After your Comprehensive Exams are passed, your next step is to write your Dissertation Proposal. Your Supervisor and Supervisory Committee will guide you through the creation of your Dissertation proposal, and provide advice and support as you complete your research and write your Dissertation. You will likely keep working with some of your Advisory/Comprehensive Committee members and/or invite others to join your Supervisory Committee.
The Supervisory Committee must consist of three members: the Supervisor (a full-time FES faculty member) and two Committee members, at least one of which must be from outside FES. All members of your Supervisory Committee must also be members of or need to be appointed to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Appointments are made by the FES Graduate Program Director.
You will officially identify and nominate your Supervisor and Supervisory Committee in your Dissertation Proposal. The Supervisor and Supervisory Committee nomination is submitted to OSAS for the FES Graduate Program Director's recommendation to FGS. Your Supervisory Committee should be in place by the end of term 5 (winter of year 2). This means you should be determining the composition of your Supervisory Committee while you are finishing your Comprehensive Examination stage.
Once your Supervisory Committee gives their approval of your Proposal, the Proposal, along with a dissertation research submission form (TD1), and relevant research ethics forms and documentation are submitted to OSAS for the FES Graduate Program Director's recommendation to FGSFGS approval of your Dissertation Proposal and Supervisory Committee marks your transition from the Comprehensive Examination stage to the Dissertation stage.
Annual Reports Committee
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What is wrongful death?
When an individual dies due to the negligence, malpractice, or inaction of another person, the family of the victim can file death lawsuit against the responsible party. It a legal term, it is a death that has been caused by the fault of another person. For example, deaths caused by drunk driving, a dangerous or defective product, the construction of an unsound structure or building, nursing home negligence, or failing to diagnose a fatal disease may be considered "wrongful deaths" under the law.
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Economic damages like, the financial support that has lost loved one would have contributed to the family during either the life expectancy that had the lost loved one had before [his/her] death or the life expectancy of the survivor(s), whichever is shorter.
Non-economic damages like, loss of love, companionship, assistance, care, loss of enjoyment of sexual relations and society moral support.
Losing a husband or a wife, or a mother or father, is difficult under any circumstances. But when the death is caused by the wrongful or negligent conduct of another, the emotional devastation can be particularly devastating.
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In most cases, only close family members can file a wrongful death lawsuit on the behalf of their loved one. But no matter what, it is always a good idea to speak with a wrongful death attorney to find out to find out who is eligible to file wrongful death lawsuits. Wrongful death claims involve all types of fatal accidents from simple car accidents to complicated medical malpractice or product liability cases. Persons, companies, and governmental agencies can be legally at fault for acting negligently (failing to act as a reasonable person would have acted) and for acting intentionally.
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To Canadian tenor hero Lance Ryan, Richard Wagner's 'Siegfried' is like an alter ego, which he can once again embody in a new staging of the 'Ring' at the Richard Wagner Festival.
DW: You're running a real Siegfried marathon this year - singing the part at various venues and in different productions. How do you keep them straight?
Lance Ryan: Yes, in this Wagner anniversary year, there are five different "Ring" productions. That's unique. I don't think there have ever been so many at once, and it's probably a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Each production, of course, has its own special characteristics. The role always the same, but as a singer, you always try to add a special touch to each staging.
Can you remember the first time you sang Siegfried? Or your first encounter with Wagner?
My first Wagner role was Siegmund, but I sang Siegfried shortly afterwards. And now, it's the eleventh time I'm singing Siegfried here in Bayreuth! But I always integrate new aspects into my interpretation of the figure.
That really must influence your life. Do you end up "becoming" the character at some point?
Yes. To viewers, Siegfried is Lance Ryan and Lance Ryan is Siegfried. I also associate certain moments of my life with certain productions. And just as I develop as a person, so too does "my" Siegfried develop. For me, it's quite clear that one identifies with the role - and experiences the ups and downs - in different productions.
With this being your eleventh time in Bayreuth, what's special to you about this place?
When I think of Bayreuth, I always have Richard Wagner's vision in mind: the art of the future. The people here are trying to turn these ideas into reality. Here you have a lot of time to think things over and completely focus on art. You think about what Richard Wagner actually wanted, what he wrote, what he meant to say and what does it mean to us today? The protagonists in Wagner's operas are so rich and so fundamental. They give you a lot to think about - for people individually and in society. I really appreciate that.
How do you see Siegfried?
I think that, although Siegfried is "a bad guy," one should also see his innocence. He doesn't know any better; he can't behave any other way. He has no roots: he doesn't know where he came from, doesn't know his mother or father. He's never known love, and doesn't know how to deal with Brünnhilde's love. He's just unaware, and unfair things have happened to him. That's why it's important to portray him as a human being. A human being, just like everyone else - and not as the most amazing hero in the world. As a person with flaws. And, I think that is what Wagner wanted to say: "We're all Siegfried."
Celebrities and Wagnerians make their way to Bayreuth for the opening of the Wagner Festival on July 25. The new "Ring" production by stage director Frank Castorf looks likely to generate controversy. (24.07.2013)
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Westport, Conn. (CBS CONNECTICUT) — Speaking with a "Daily Show" correspondent about President Barack Obama's plans to increase minimum wage, Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff ridiculed the idea, suggesting that the "mentally retarded" could work for $2 an hour, because "you're worth what you're worth."
Schiff is the founder and CEO of investment broker-dealer company, Euro Pacific Capital, as well as a radio show host, author and one-time Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut. Schiff made the comments on Tuesday to Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," in a piece riffing on the economic impact of raising the federal minimum wage.
"There's a law in economics — supply and demand — that you learn in Econ 101, and if you increase the price of something, you decrease the demand," Schiff told the "Daily Show's" Samantha Bee. "The higher you make the minimum wage, the more jobs are going to be destroyed.
Euro Pacific Capital is a Westport, Conn. based investment company that is registered by the SEC and has seven offices across the country.
From the company's website: "Based on the irresponsible policies of the Federal Reserve and the continued failure of the United States to put our fiscal house in order, we believe that the U.S. dollar is at risk of falling relative to currencies of more economically vibrant nations. Changes in currency valuation, often ignored by many investment consultants, could make significant impact on long term results."
Discussion of raising the minimum wage was sparked by Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, in which he said he will sign an executive order setting the minimum wage for workers covered by new federal contracts at $10.10 an hour, a significant jump from the current federal minimum of $7.25.
The president hopes his order will spur Congress to increase the minimum wage for all employees and he is currently on a four-stop tour around the country to reinforce many of his themes from the address, including his belief that raising minimum wage will have a positive economic impact on the country.
Schiff, however, ridiculed the plan, noting that the price of fast-food and other products would increase in response to a mandatory raise in minimum wage. He also cited that free-market policies are good for the poor, as opposed to socialist policies that create "scarcity" and "famine."
"The Daily Show's" satirical portrayal of the discussion drew laughs from the show's audience, especially Bee's jabs at Schiff's staunch conservative stance.
"I do like to taste the tears of poverty in my milkshakes," she deadpanned to Schiff.
But his comments at the end of the segment were met with boos from the show's audience.
"If we eliminate the minimum wage law, then individuals would be free to accept jobs at whatever pay they're able to get," said Schiff.
Bee then asked Schiff, "Paint me the picture of a person whose work would be worth $2 an hour?"
"You know somebody who might be? Maybe somebody who is, uh, what's the politically correct word? You know for, mentally retarded," said Schiff.
"I believe in the principles that the country was founded on, I'm not going to say 'we're all created equal,' you're worth what you're worth."
His father, Irwin Schiff, has been suggested by Forbes as "the grandfather of the contemporary tax protester movement," and is currently appealing his conviction and sentence of 151 months for conspiracy, aiding in the filing of false income tax returns and failing to pay income tax. Irwin Schiff has fought numerous legal battles against the U.S. income tax process, the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Reserve.


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Berkstresser fills in Leads Mizzou to 24-20 Win
Corbin Berkstresser filled in for ailing Mizzou quarterback James Franklin and led the Tigers to a 24-20 win on Saturday night in Columbia. It was Berkstresser's first collegiate start and it was a success. He complete 21 of 41 passes for 198 yards. Berkstresser also ran for the Tigers first touchdown of the game giving Mizzou a 10-0 lead.
Kendial Lawrence ran for two touchdowns as well. The Tigers held a 24-7 in the 4th quarter before Arizona State mounted a serious rally. The Sun Devils scored two 4th quarter touchdowns and reached the 3 yard line but missed on a 4th and goal pass attempt. Kenronte Walker's last minute interception sealed the win for the Tigers as Arizona State had marched to the Mizzou 20 yard line.
The win improves Missouri's record to 2-1. James Franklin did not play in the game due to a sore right shoulder.


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Department of Business and Information Technology news stories
- Timken gift to help make UA a center for cybersecurity education
- Ice carvers place second in overall points in national competition
- Feerasta delivers guest lecturers in China
- Cracking the code: Cybersecurity student rewrites and unlocks himself at UA
- Bachelor's in cybersecurity: A profession growing in size and importance
- Graduate Chefs Dinner to be held April 8
- Hospitality Management Program welcomes area high school students
- Culinary Artists Club's ice carving competition featured online
Golfers to drive scholarships for UA Hospitality Management students
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Golfers gather for shotgun start at last year's Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament, which supports scholarships for University of Akron hospitality management students.
The 12th annual Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament tees off Friday, May 8, at 10 a.m. at J.E. Good Park Golf Course, 530 Nome Ave., in Akron to raise funds for scholarships for University of Akron hospitality management students.
Presented by the Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau, the tournament supports students each semester with $500 Donald L. Patterson Hospitality Scholarships. Alumni Mary King, former National Collegiate Fruit and Vegetable Carving Champion, Yoo Kyung Kim of Walt Disney World, and Caleb Landis, former president of the UA Culinary Artists Club, are among previous scholarship recipients.
"The golf outing is attended by members of the community and owners/operators of hospitality-related businesses in Greater Akron, including members of the University community," says Dr. Jamal Feerasta, UA lead faculty member and professor of hospitality management.
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Betty A. Link, 81
Betty A. Link, 81, of Fort Recovery, died on Monday, June 16, 2014, at Elmwood Communities in New Bremen.
She was born on Nov. 21, 1932, in Darke County, to the late John and Erta (Keefauver) White.
On Feb. 7, 1959, she married Gustave Link in Greenville. He preceded her in death on May 9, 2013.
She is survived by two daughters, Robin Link of Coldwater and Marna (Jeff) Arling of Minster, a son, Scott (Lori) Link of Fort Recovery, a sister-in-law, Anne Link of Sidney, six grandchildren, Jacqueline, Jessica, Barbara, Gustave, Alicia and Genoa and a great-grandchild, Hannah.
She was preceded in death by three half-brothers and four half-sisters.
Betty graduated from Greenville High School in 1950. She was a member of the Altar Sodality of the Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Fort Recovery.
She enjoyed caring and spending time with her family. She also enjoyed her computer time.
A funeral mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Fort Recovery, the Rev. Paul Wohlwend officiating.
Burial will follow in St. Marys Cemetery in Fort Recovery.
Calling hours will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday at the Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home in Fort Recovery.
Contributions may be made to the Fort Recovery Community Foundation.
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Shortly after the release of his Worldwide accepted hit number "Koseremo" which topped the charts on radio stations and other media houses all across the country and beyond, Wolfpack Entertainment front man "IRICH" present a rich follow up titled "Ayaba" produced by prolific hit maker Puffy Tee.
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Just a note..
I'm away visiting my family and relatives overseas at the moment. So there won't be any much tweets and if I don't reply to your tweet, don't be heartbroken, I do read it... It's just that I can't reply via twitter. My current internet connection here only enables me to email and bbm (blackberry messenger).
I will be back in around a week time.
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- Tram said...
Awww you can't reply on Twitter? :(
Have a safe and wonderful trip!!
- September 30, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Fables in Fashion said...
Hi Cendana! Sad I didn't get a chance to meet you properly at ABBW, but really glad I now have the chance to follow and read your blog :) Look forward to you coming back so I can read future posts! :D
- September 30, 2011 at 4:27 PM
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Have a great time with your fam. <3
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have a great time with your family!! :)
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:D YAY for family time. Have a great weekend!
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Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC-2011-379-6: Final Comments
Dec 11, 2012
Mr. John Traversy
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N2
Friends welcomes the opportunity to file final comments on several subjects where new information was presented by the applicant during the reply phase on November 30, 2012: CBC Television - Balanced Schedule, Programs of National Interest, and Regional Production; CBC Radio 2 and Espace musique - Commercial Messages; and CBC Television - NHL Hockey.
CBC Television - Balanced Schedule
In revised Proposed Conditions of Licence (COL) filed and discussed on November 30, the applicant provides draft text for a so-called "high-level COL on balance" that would require the CBC to "have a balanced schedule incorporating a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains" and to "file a report to the Commission annually demonstrating that [this] requirement... has been satisfied."
Friends submits that this proposed COL is unenforceable and essentially meaningless, beyond promising to adhere to the requirements of Section 3 (1)(l) of the Broadcasting Act. Unless the COL defines "balance" in objective and quantifiable terms, there will be no means to determine whether or not the condition has been met. An annual report alone will not provide accountability.
While Friends has not been able to locate the full text of the Commission's own draft COL, the portions of it which were discussed during the hearing on November 30 (e.g. in paragraph 19728 of the transcript) appear to suffer from the same lack of specificity and enforceability, using only general terms such as "reasonably balanced", "diverse categories or genres of programming", "a part of them" and "reasonable quantity."
Section 9 of the Broadcasting Act fully empowers the Commission to establish conditions of licence consistent with the applicant's mandate under Section 3 of the Act - conditions which must, beyond recitation of the Act's broad intentions, create regulatory mechanisms designed to ensure that those conditions are fulfilled.
As Friends has argued in all its interventions, despite the desirability of optimal "regulatory flexibility", recent experience (as documented in our October 5 submission) demonstrates that Canadians cannot rely on the applicant to live up to its statutory responsibilities in the absence of unequivocal regulatory requirements. We therefore submit that this COL needs to define clearly the fundamental concept of a "balanced schedule". If necessary, the Commission should undertake further consultations with the Corporation to achieve quantifiable and measurable indicators.
CBC Television - Programs of National Interest (PNI)
Friends commends the applicant for improvements offered during the hearing to its PNI proposals in response to the Commission's urgings. In particular, we welcome the overall increase to nine hours weekly, and the increase to a minimum of two hours each of Documentary and Drama programming.
However, we are concerned to note that the English network did not see fit to follow the lead of the French network by expanding its definition of PNI to include performing arts programming from Categories 8 and 9. These program genres are absolutely essential to the national public broadcaster's overall offering, and are one of the most distinctive and valuable types of programming it can provide to the Canadian system as a whole - and this is true in either official language.
We attach no weight to the applicant's assertions about the unavailability or unpopularity of such programming. And we are confident that the many talented in-house and independent producers with skills and experience in this genre are more than capable of creating attractive shows of this type - as they have done in past decades, when given the opportunity.
Simply including Categories 8 and 9 within the modified definition of PNI is insufficient. The presence of such programming on the schedule can only be assured by a specific quantitative requirement set in the COL.
Friends therefore urges the Commission to consult with the applicant about the addition of a provision to the current proposed COL that "not less than one of the nine hours shall be taken from Categories 8 and 9".
CBC Television - Regional Production
Friends also commends the applicant for other improvements offered at the Commission's behest during the hearing to its overall commitments, including those related to Local Programming and Children's Programming.
However, we were extremely concerned that during questioning in the reply phase, the applicant once again declined to offer any commitments with regard to regional reflection and regional production for network broadcast, despite the strong representations made by Commissioners and many interveners regarding the central importance of regional production, both to the applicant's mandate under the Broadcasting Act and to its role as the national public broadcaster.
In this regard, we note in particular the assertion made on November 30 by Kirstine Stewart (in paragraph 19827 of the transcript) that regional production currently accounts for 68% of the overall CBC Television schedule.
Given this, Friends sees no reason why the applicant should not be prepared to accept a COL that "a weekly average of at least 40% of its network schedule shall consist of programming produced outside of Toronto". We encourage the Commission to consult with the Corporation about such a COL.
CBC Radio 2 - Commercial Messages
As this has been one of the major issues of the licence renewal process, it is not surprising that it was a principal topic on November 30. As you will recall, two issues dominated that discussion: (1) the accuracy of the applicant's revenue projections, and (2) various suggestions to limit the negative impact of commercialization, both on the CBC's services and audiences, and on private broadcasters. Friends wishes to comment briefly on both these matters, but then to refocus on what we consider to be the real issue.
First, with regard to revenue projections, the Corporation's consultant from Strategic Inc. attempted to discount three independent studies, commissioned by Friends and by the CAB, all of which demonstrated that CBC has significantly underestimated the revenue that would derive from introducing commercials. Nothing from the mouth of the Strategic Inc. consultant succeeded in undermining these three independent studies.
On the contrary, the methodological arguments employed by the consultant directly contradict evidence she has given to the Commission in previous proceedings. In addition, there are significant factual errors in the CBC forecast. Commission staff has the expertise to study all this evidence, in order to reach its own conclusions about which position is more credible. We urge Commissioners to request such detailed scrutiny.
Secondly, we turn to various proposals intended to mitigate the effect of the applicant's commercialization proposals, including a staged introduction of the maximum number of commercial minutes, various specifications with regard to distinctiveness of music format, and so forth. Friends respectfully suggests that all such attempts to allow the applicant to compete in the commercial radio arena while forcing it to keep one hand tied behind its back are doomed to be both ineffective and unenforceable.
We doubt that the Commission will have either the inclination or the resources to conduct the micromanagement of both the programming and business activities of the applicant that would be necessary to give teeth to such detailed provisions. Nor would this seem consistent with the approach of "regulatory flexibility" which both the applicant and the Commission have espoused throughout this proceeding.
It has already become abundantly clear, during the course of the hearing, that the apparent limitation of restricting the CBC to "national advertising" is really not much of a constraint at all, apart from eliminating strictly "local/local" retail buys, which are a diminishing and cost-ineffective segment of the overall radio advertising business.
Similarly, staging the introduction of the proposals over four years would simply have the effect of deferring somewhat the full impact of the change on private broadcasters.
With regard to the proposals concerning Canadian music, Category 3 music and emerging Canadian artists, while these may be desirable in and of themselves, Friends doubts they could ever guarantee the distinctiveness of Radio 2.
One need only look to recent experience to confirm this. Within the past few years, the applicant fundamentally and unilaterally altered the nature of its Radio 2 service, explicitly attempting to appeal to a larger and younger audience. What would prevent CBC from attempting to do so again, if and when its revenue projections might lag, or when it decides it can generate even more commercial income with a more popular and profitable format?
Whether the amount at stake is $20M or $30M per annum, or some other number, is ultimately not the key point. While it is certainly true that the applicant is suffering severe and deeply regrettable financial hardship, it still has an annual budget of approximately $1.8B, of which about $1.1B comes from the public purse. There is no reason why it should be permitted to plead poverty as the rationale for what is, at the end of the day, a conscious business decision to sacrifice one particular service unless it can be made to pay its own way.
The CBC's own research, conducted by Strategic Inc. and filed with the Commission during the present hearing at the Commission's request, confirms, on page 8, that "almost one out of two" regular CBC Radio 2 listeners "will tune much less if commercials are aired." Friends' research presented in its written intervention, its November 23 Undertaking and the overwhelming proportion of interventions by individual Canadians opposed to this proposal, all point to the same conclusion: Canadians do not want this to happen.
The real question is: should the applicant be allowed to commercialize its radio services, or not? For all the reasons discussed at length during the hearing, Friends strongly urges the Commission to answer that question with an unequivocal "no".
CBC Television - NHL Hockey
Finally, we wish to correct, for the record, one specific misstatement of fact made by the applicant during its final appearance before the Commission. In paragraph 19552 of the November 30 transcript, Kirstine Stewart is reported as saying: "Contrary to the assertions of the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, we do not broadcast 1,000 hours of sports programming in prime time."
As you may recall, what I stated in paragraph 10078 of the November 23 transcript was: "But if you take the eight months of the year - a typical year, not a year with a lockout - if you take the eight months of the year when 400 hours of programming, in prime time, are related to professional sports, 90-something percent of it hockey, it is 40 percent a sports channel. There are about 1,000 hours of prime time in eight months of the year."
Unfortunately, this error, or perhaps rather a cavalier treatment of intervenor comments, far from representing an isolated incident, has been typical of the applicant's disdainful attitude, during this proceeding, to facts it considers inconvenient, a tendency which drives many of the CBC's best friends to despair.
It is precisely this lack of transparency, responsiveness and accountability that has caused Friends and several other intervenors to call for a fundamental review of the applicant's governance structure. While we realize that such a review is beyond the Commission's purview - unless it were instructed by the government to undertake it - we urge that your licence renewal decision flag the importance and urgency of governance reform.
We also note that no information has emerged during this Consultation to refute the information Friends submitted in paragraphs 12-37 of our October 5 submission regarding CBC Television's hockey addiction, and its vulnerability to the loss of Hockey Night in Canada rights in 2014. We have drawn to your attention that CBC Television stands to lose one-half of its commercial revenue and approximately one-third of its annual audience, if it were to lose the rights to Hockey Night In Canada. This loss - and specifically the immense cost of 400 hours of replacement programming - would materially affect the applicant's capacity to discharge its mandate and the various commitments proposed in this licence renewal process, and impact all its licensed platforms.
That is why Friends urges the Commission to make the renewal of the English Television network licence contingent on the continued existence of an NHL rights agreement, and that, in the event such an agreement ceased to exist or changed substantially, the CBC be required to come back to your Commission on a timely basis to explain how it plans to modify its programming, in advance of so doing.
Otherwise, Canadians face the prospect at the next licence renewal hearing of a repeat performance of a refrain heard so frequently last month: "We had no choice; we wish we could do more or differently, but we had to act this way for financial reasons."
Friends thanks the Commission for the opportunity to participate in this important public process and we wish you success with your deliberations.
Yours sincerely,
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Related Documents:
May 28, 2013 — Blog Post: Comparison of CRTC decision to FRIENDS' key recommendations
A concordance of policy recommendations by FRIENDS to the CRTC on the commission's review of CBC's broadcast licences.
Nov 27, 2012 — Policy Brief: FCB Undertaking #1, November 23 re: Forecast of Potential CBC/SRC Radio Advertising Revenues
FRIENDS presents information on projected revenues should the CRTC approve the CBC's proposal to introduce commercials on Radio Two and Espace Musique.
Nov 27, 2012 — Policy Brief: FCB Undertaking #2, November 23 re: Application of the BBC Trust Model in Canada
FRIENDS presents information concerning the BBC Trust model and its potential to address accountability issues at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Nov 23, 2012 — Policy Brief: Presentation to the CRTC on the licence renewals for the CBC's French and English-language services
In a presentation to the CRTC, FRIENDS recommends that the broadcast regulator help CBC learn how to earn and deserve renewed public support – and then mobilize that support to advocate for resources to do its job.


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