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DishDiva says: Welcome to MSN Live! This afternoon we are pleased to welcome Elijah Wood (Frodo) who stars in the new film "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
Elijah_Wood_Live says: Hello everyone around the world. There aren't many opportunities to say something like that!
DishDiva says: Elijah, this film has become such a phenomenon. When you first accepted this role did you have any idea it would become this worldwide hit?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I didn't. I think I assumed it would have a pretty wide apeal, but I didn't expect it to become as massive as it's become, I don't think any of us did. I think part of it came from immersing ourselves in the land of New Zealand, it took us all slightly by surprise. It is definitely gratifying.
farseanean in Onstage_1 asks: Hi. This is so great to get to talk to you. I'm a big fan for a long time. You must receive a lot of scripts for movies to consider. How do you choose which movie you want to do next? What kinds of movies/characters are you looking for in future roles?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: It's always difficult to choose scripts. I'm pretty picky and opinionated when it comes to movies because there is a lack of really good scripts that come along often. They only came along once in a while. For me, I just want to grow as an actor, just things that are different than I've done in the past. Maybe older, darker roles.
Star7707 in Onstage_1 asks: What was is like working with people like Sean and Orlando, especially Orlando? Was he really as crazy as he appeared to be in the extra footage? Was YM the first time you were on the cover of a magazine?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: (laughs!!) Orlando is crazy! He's probably one of the most impulsive/energetic person I now, he can't sit still for a finite period of time. He was constantly trying to talk us into buying bikes, go bungee jumping, (laughs). He is really funny, the ideas just kept flowing. He's always fun to be out with because you never know where you'll end up. It's like a spinning top, you pull the string and off he goes! (laughs)
Elijah_Wood_Live says: It wasn't the first cover, I can't remember my first cover, but that wasn't my first cover. Insidently I shared that cover with Orlando. They did two covers and Orlando did the other one.
Elanor-Marina in Onstage_1 asks: Are you Elijah Wood? The one and only?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I guess. I am me, and I don't know anyone else that is me, so I guess in that sense I'm the one and only, but not in any kind of egotistical way.
Melyndie in Onstage_1 asks: The Lord of the Rings story often contains a sense of hopelesness, especially for your character. Did filming the movies ever contain this feeling for you since you had to "get into" your character?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: No, it actually wasn't. Even though we were there for so long and involved with the characters, we were able to still turn it off at the end of the day. We could leave the set and focus on something else. Not only to leave our character, but leave work.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: We would go to work, go home, sleep a little, and dream about work, then wake up and go back to work, so it was important to be able to leave for a bit. I've always been able to leave my character, which is good because if Frodo stayed with me it could have been dark there.
DishDiva says: I heard the weather in New Zealand was a challenge.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: It was very cold.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: But it's part of the journey and I wouldn't have it any other way.
coldbloodkittie in Onstage_1 asks: hi Elijah I heard that YOu and the other nine members of the "fellowship" got tattoes of the elven nine where did you get yours?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I got mine on my hip. Lower hip.
AlmightyPlum in Onstage_1 asks: Most of us have heard that you loved to play loud music at the early hours of the morning... But I'm just wondering what type of music it is that you're into?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I love music and I'm incredibly passionate about it. It's difficult to answer because I love so much about music, it's so wide spread it's hard to answer. In terms to what I'm listening to now, Spoon, The Kinks, Roots, Coldplay, White Stripes, The Hives, Led Zeppelin, so it's all over the place. I'm kind of insane when it comes to music, a little obsessed.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I get to host about an hour of music videos tomorrow on MTV. I get to choose the videos, I'm very lucky.
DishDiva says: Do you know any of the videos that you will play?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: Yeah, I will be playing Smashing Pumpkins, "Only You" by Portoisehead, Queens of the Stone Age.
?agel in Onstage_1 asks: Who do you think would win in a fight, a Dark Orc or a Stick wielding goblin?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I'd say probably an Orc actually. Although goblins tend to be with bow and arrows, so maybe goblin.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: Goblins are a little bit more flexable.
DishDiva says: I hear you love films. Do you have any favorite movies?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I have LOTS of favorite movies. I don't have one favorite, "Delicatessan," "Harvey," "Night of the Hunter," "The Graduate."
wannabeMegWhite in Onstage_1 asks: What makes you feel self-confident when you're at a set, what makes you feel that you're doing the right thing?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I don't always feel confident. In the early days of filming you are getting your feet on the ground and trying out your character. I think in those early days it's good to have the confirmation from the director helps, and after that knowing you are doing what you want for you and for the director, the comfort level increases, and you can concentrate on the rest of the movie. Also getting to know everyone you are working with and developing a camaraderie, then I feel most comfortable on the set with them.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: We're all working for the same goal. I love that process.
CeleM in Onstage_1 asks: What kind of cultural differences are there between you and your British costars?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: That's a good question. The music, television, movies, those are all kinds of differences that they knew things I didn't know because I wasn't exposed to the same television or music. There were plenty of recommendations from the actors on the movie for music and movies. There's a massive pop culture in England, I was aware of it because I've spent time there, but I really integrated myself into that perspective when I got there. A beer and a pub become very important especially with friends.
SleeplessMarea in Onstage_1 asks: This is for my daughter: What is your favorite line from Fellowship? (We already know Billy's!)
Elijah_Wood_Live says: One of my favorite lines is when Galadriel says, "Even the smallest person can have an effect on the rest of the world." Which is what she says to Frodo when he's alone and feels the burdon of wearing the ring. You have within you the ability to have an effect on the world around you.
sgchik in Onstage_1 asks: You said you were into film editing, how about one day directing?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I would absolutely love to do that. I'm just scratching the surface of film editing. I feel so lucky to have been working as long as I have, it's like being in film school for 12 years. I love all the departments that pour out their heart to create a collective effort. To be part of "Lord of the Ring" and see the process, it's fascinating, I would love to be a part of the process from a different perspective.
UtilityPorpoise in Onstage_1 asks: I've heard there will be five months of reshoots or pick-ups next year for ROTK. What all will that entail?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: There will be pick ups next year. I don't know how long it will take or entail. I don't think they know yet, it will be determined the first few months of next year when they look at the rough edit of the film and what they think they can improve on what we've already done. They are talking about us returning in June, and we'll know then what we have to shoot. I'm looking forward to go back.
SwedishSuzy2 in Onstage_1 asks: We're all excited to meet you.Is there a person YOU would love to have a chat with?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: There are so many people I'd love to chat with. Tom York from Radiohead because I find him fascinating and incredibly talented. I always think of people in music because I gravitate to music and musical artists. Prince would be interesting, I'm rediculously curious what his perspective is. Also directors like Lars Von Trier, Spike Jonez, there's tons of people.
DishDiva says: Have you met Steven Spielberg?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: Yes, have you heard of his Shoah Foundation? He's got a foundation that educates people on the holocaust, there are about 80 survivors and what they experienced. I had the honor to do some narration and they did interviews with older people who were children at the time and their perspective.
IndieDontCare in Onstage_1 asks: I just got turned down for the part of Lady Macbeth in the school play. How do you you react if you dont get a part that you really wanted?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: First off, I'm really sorry you got turned down, that's aweful. I think if you're looking forward to a role and it doesn't work out, it can be disappointing at the moment but I think what's meant to be will be. I look back on movies I couldn't be a part of that I really wanted to do, it left me open to do something else that I really enjoyed doing. It can be disappointing, but there's always something else, hopefully.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: It can be. I don't know. I feel like if I'm not cast in something and they don't want me to be a part of it, then that's ok. They want someone else, and they'll do good. I wanted to be a part of "Rushmore" and I'm glad now that I wasn't in it because Jason was awesome.
Màrr¡_Xmৠin Onstage_1 asks: Hi Elijah, did you read "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy when you were younger? And if so, what were your emotions when you found out you had a role in the film?
DishDiva says: gigaladriel in MSN_AoVivo1 asks: Did you already know the J.R.R.TOLKIEN books before the invitation for the movie?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: Yes, I read "The Hobbit" but not "Lord of the Rings" until I got there. The excitement of getting the role was pure and I didn't need the emotional connection with the book to have the profound connection I had. I wanted to work with Peter Jackson, I also really wanted to play Frodo, and to go to New Zealand.
DishDiva says: RogerRoque in MSN_AoVivo1 asks: In which ways do you resemble Frodo?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: That's a difficult question, eqating qualities or yourself and character. I relate to him because he has a worldliness coming from stories from Bilbo. So I related to that being able to travel around and learn from people. Also what makes him a hobbit, love of food, land, and I apply that to my life as well.
DishDiva says: For all you girls out there. . .
Crazy_Sexy_Cool88 in Onstage_1 asks: We hear that you're a real romantic, what sort of thing do you do to make a girl feel loved?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: I don't know. I am a real romantic, not in the classical, or cliche like flowers all the time, but I think I'm romantic in the sense I believe in passion and the moment, and words that mean something in a special way. I guess I'm really tactile and I love the sense of touch from someone you care about. And expressing one's emotion in an honest way and that can be romantic. I think one of the most romantic things is waking up to someone in the morning, I find that beautiful.
Elijah_Wood_Live says: waking up next to someone in the morning.
DishDiva says: Wow. OK!
Mariand6 in Onstage_1 asks: what gift would you like to have?
Elijah_Wood_Live says: It's funny, this year has been difficult to think of one thing I want. I enjoy DVDs and books. This year I want a Palm Pilot, I'm a bit of a pack rat and lose things easily so to have something to organize my life would be beneficial. Or a new video camera, mines a bit out of date.
DishDiva says: Elijah, thank you for joining us tonight on MSN Live!
DishDiva says: From all of your fans from around the world best of luck with "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
Elijah_Wood_Live says: Good night, good morning, good afternoon, thank you so much for waiting so long to chat with me. It's been so much fun for me and brilliant and a nice respite from the normal junket questions. I appreciate your love and support.
DishDiva says: Thank you to Elijah Wood for joining us tonight on MSN Live!
DishDiva says: Thanks also to the many fans who joined us. For those of you who are joining us in the middle of the night, you can now go to sleep.
DishDiva says: That was fun! Never knew Elijah was so romantic, did you?
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Gerald Cumpston, 66 - January 28, 2009
Gerald A. Cumpston, 66, of Cozad, formerly of Gothenburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at the Cozad Community Hospital.
Services were held on Monday, Jan. 26, at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel of Cozad with the Revs. Irwin Edwards and David Bentley officiating. Burial took place at the Cozad Cemetery.
Cumpston was born on Feb. 17, 1942, at Gothenburg to Oscar and Tena (Duis) Cumpston. He graduated from Gothenburg High School.
On July 27, 1962, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lulu Fae Johnson, at Gothenburg where the couple lived until moving to Cozad in 1968.
He worked at Monroe Auto Equipment Company of Cozad for 37 years since graduating high school. He was employed as the quality manager for most of those years until his retirement in February of 1999.
Following retirement, Cumpston and his wife enjoyed traveling and spending time with their family, grandchildren and friends, according to family members.
Cumpston loved God and was a faithful servant, impacting many through his example of living for Christ, said family members. He showed his love for God by leading congregations in worship as he enjoyed gospel music. He also traveled to surrounding areas sharing concerts.
?He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene where he was active on the board for many years.
?Cumpston also enjoyed golfing, singing, playing the guitar and Nebraska football, according to family members.
?He was preceded in death by: his parents, Oscar and Tena; a brother, Roger.
Survivors include: his wife, Lu of Cozad; two sons—Ted (Heather) Cumpston of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Troy (Launa) Cumpston of Kearney; five grandchildren—Nikole and Marc of Highlands Ranch, and Trevor, Ben and Sarah of Kearney; a brother, Kenneth Cumpston of Gothenburg; two sisters—Audrey (Earl) Tabor of Farnam and Mary (David) McKim of Maxwell; sister-in-law, Janie Cumpston of Colorado Springs, CO; mother-in-law of the heart, Zeppelin Moore of North Platte; numerous other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established. Online condolences may be shared with the family at berrymanfuneralhome.com.
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Here I show a large, very heavy steel tube chair with a new leather upholstery from the Bauhaus period. The side rails are made of oak wood.
He can become a daybed repurpose.
A photo shows the mechanism, like a pair of scissors.
The seller said it was a Thonet. But there is no label.
Such a model, I've never seen before.


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UH Manoa students offered free bus rides to USC football game on ThursdayUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Director of Communications, Chancellor's Office
UH Mānoa students with validated UHM identification cards are eligible for admission to UH football and women's volleyball home games, subject to availability of seats. Free bus transportation is being offered to UHM students for this Thursday's 5 p.m. season-opener at Aloha Stadium against the University of Southern California Trojans.
A limited number of reserved seats at Aloha Stadium are available for UH Mānoa students at football games. For additional details on how to obtain these seats as well as admission to the general student section, visit: http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2010/12/7/GEN_1207100846.aspx/.
For the 5 p.m. USC game this Thursday, August 29, 2013, buses will depart from campus at 3:30 p.m. promptly from Dole Street in front of Frear Hall and Gateway House. All buses will return to campus 30 minutes after the conclusion of the game. Seat availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Important: A validated UHM identification card is required to board the bus from campus to Aloha Stadium, and from Aloha Stadium to campus.
Students may enter Aloha Stadium through Gates 1, 7 and 8.
Because this is a University-sponsored event, the Student Conduct Code is applicable to all bus riders. The bus company and its drivers reserve the right to refuse service. For information, visit http://studentaffairs.Mānoa.Hawaiʻi.edu/policies/conduct_code/.
Students: Come with your friends and cheer on our Warriors, but please do it safely. Visit http://www.ManoaAlcoholProject.org/ for tips on low-risk drinking.
For information on Aloha Stadium's Tailgate Policy, visit http://alohastadium.Hawaiʻi.gov/events/tailgate-information/.
Go, Warriors!


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The Daily Word 6.5.11: moon rocks; Slutwalks; ruin-porn; exploding Russian arms depot
Third day of unceasing explosions at a Russian arms depot.
Oft-quoted biblical passages that aren't biblical passages.
Being a prick is a non-stop global project for Donald Trump.
Stupid Sarah Palin stupidly defends her stupid telling of Paul Revere's ride.
Selling moon rocks at Denny's, "United States vs. One Moon Rock," and other amazing stories involving black-market moon rocks.
"It's easy to forget that change starts with anger, and that history has always been made by badasses." Slutwalks.
Yemen just fell out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Short article about why the Three Gorges Dam in China was built and how it has wreaked havoc in central China, where there is now a severe drought.
Ruin-Porn. With links to collections of all-Detroit ruin-porn.


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A little-known treasure lies nestled in a wood in Tallahassee. It's designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably one of the most famous architects who specialized in what's called organic architecture. The Spring House, owned by the Lewis family in Tallahassee, has seen better days. But new efforts are underway to restore the house and turn it into a place of learning and creativity.


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Basic Data Hiding
This is a basic data hiding tutorial. In this tutorial different ways that people try to hide data will be revealed. You will also learn the most effective ways of hiding data and how to recognize them. Some of the things discussed in this tutorial may seem like common sense but individuals have varying degrees of technical knowledge and may employ any of these techniques. The best bet is just to be armed with knowledge.
Why do people hide data?
People hide data for a few reasons. One reason for hiding data is to protect it from compromise or disclosure. If you have important business information, like a design for a new business system, that information should be protected from disclosure. Another reason people hide data is because they don't want anyone to see it except for them. An example of this would be someone hiding illegal, sexually explicit photographs on their computer. Yet another reason people hide data is for covert communication. Hiding data for covert communication can be very effective if someone is not expecting you to communicate in that way. Another reason someone may not want you to see data is because it contains a virus or Trojan. The better this type of malicious code can hide itself the less chances of it being detected.
One of the first ways of hiding information was around way before the days of computers. This is to make something mean something else, basically a covert code. This could be something like shifting every letter in the alphabet 3 characters to the right, or you could have an agreed upon code for example "Meet me at the bar at 10pm" may actually mean "Meet me by the river at 9pm." This is only semi-effective in the fact that the information is still left out for anyone to interpret and break.
Another way that people have found to hide data is to not have it on their computers at all. This would be some kind of offline or offsite storage. Hiding documents in your hotmail account would be one example of this. There are also other places people can hide data like file servers and yes even HP Printers. High-end HP printers have memory that can be exploited for data storage. Also if someone exploits someone else's computer they can hide their data on their machine. This technique has varying degrees of effectiveness, depending on the method used. If you are doing a forensic investigation on someone, with law enforcement, you should contact their ISP and web mail providers to gather more information. It is easy to tell someone's hotmail account name, not so easy to find out which machines they have exploited and stored data on. That is why someone doing an investigation has to be on the lookout for just about anything. Of course also along these lines is offline storage like CDs, backup tapes, floppy disks, zip disks, etc. These are easy to identify, but will probably be physically hidden.
An extremely basic way of hiding data on a system is just to change the name of the file. I know this might sound weak but just think about it. If you are searching through the contents of your system32 directory and you see nc.exe, and you didn't put Netcat on your computer, a red flag should definitely go up. Now if you are snooping around your system32 directory and you come along a file named msmsgdir.exe, you may not think much of it. This is an extremely basic way to hide data but with todays modern drives being many gigabytes in size it can actually aid in hiding data.
Another basic way of trying to hide information is to mark it hidden. This can be done in Windows by right-clicking on an item going to properties and selecting hidden. This can also be done at the command prompt by specifying the file with a +h using the attrib command like this:
attrib +h file.txt
For the Linux world from the command prompt you just append a . in front of the file or directory. Of course on both operating systems this can be changed easily by letting the operating system show hidden files. In windows this can be done by folder options and allowing to view hidden files In DOS do a dir /a and in Linux do an ls -a. This is another very minimally effective data hiding technique.
Changing the file extension of a file in a Windows environment will often cause the icon to change. The icon will change to whatever the default program associated for that file. The Windows operating system associates with file types based on extension only and not what the file actually is. This provides only very minimal protection also. I mean what would you think if you were looking through the files on a computer and you saw a file extension that was .jpg and the file size was 700mb? Some forensic programs, such as EnCase will look for these mismatched extensions and report them. This would be a red flag that someone is trying to hide data. A lot of people investigating computers use image viewers that will open many different file types. These programs will index files, and allow you to view all of one certain type of file. As you can see this is not an extremely effective way of hiding data.
One of the reasons you should never directly inspect a machine is because it may have been compromised and you will not see all of the data you are looking for. This can be done with a Root Kit. A Root Kit replaces certain files, most commonly on Unix based systems but there are some for NT, with its own version of the files. These files are transparent to the user. For example they can hide data by replacing the ls command and having it only show certain files. This can cover up the fact that the machine has been compromised. One way to protect against Root Kits is to employ a host-based intrusion detection system such as Tripwire. This will allow you to see if any of the system files have been modified.
Another way to hide data on an NTFS formatted drive is through the use of alternate data streams. Alternate Data streams allow you to attach the contents of other files, directories, and even executables to a file that is transparent to both the file manager in windows and also to DOS. No combination of the DIR command will show the attached data. When you attach data to a file, the file size will appear the same. One way to detect alternate data streams is through a third party application called "lads" available at www.heysoft.de. Using this program you will be able to view files and their attached data streams. To give an example we are going to create a directory called testing on the C: drive, make a file called test.txt and put some data into it.
c:\>md testing
c:\>cd testing
c:\testing>echo "this is my test" >test.txt
Now you have a file named test.txt with the text "this is my test" in the file. Now we are going to attach the contents of a directory to the file. I have a directory with just a few files in it called working. So now I am going to attach that directory to the data stream like this specifying the name as hidden:
c:\testing>dir c:\working > test.txt:hidden
You can also specify data in an unnamed stream like this
c:\testing>dir c:\working > :hidden
If you now do a dir on the testing directory you will see that the streams do not show. If you run lads.exe on the directory you will see the data streams.
Now if you want to view the contents of the stream you just made you can do this:
c:\testing>more <test.txt:hidden
You should now see the contents of the file. Executables and scripts can be hidden inside of these data streams also like this:
C:\testing>type C:\windows\system32\sol.exe > test.txt:card.exe
Then it can be called like this:
C:\testing>start test.txt:card.exe
I am not delving any deeper into this subject because this obviously can be used for unethical purposes. Just be educated that these streams exist, how to find them, and how they work.
Cryptography is an effective way to hide information. Encryption can be used for both "good" and "bad" purposes. Some encryption programs like BestCrypt from Jetico www.jetico.com and PGP Disk from PGP www.pgp.com allow you to make a section of the hard drive encrypted and all of the files that are saved there get encrypted. This encryption is then protected with a pass phrase. BestCrypt even allows you to create a hidden container inside of an encrypted drive, which is a nice feature if you are trying to hide information. Just be aware that the swap file contains the pass phrase that was used to access the encrypted drive. BestCrypt allows you to wipe the swap file, so it cannot be retrieved. Also individual files might be encrypted before they are emailed or transferred in some way. Usually Disk encryption is done symmetrically (shared key) and things like email are done asymmetrically (pubic key & private key). Native Windows EFS will be avoided by experienced individuals because of several reasons. One reason is because by default stand alone computers have the administrator of the account as the default recovery agent. This means if someone gains access to the Administrator account, if the person's key has not been exported or they are signed in as the Administrator, you have access to the encrypted areas. You might also want to look for a floppy disk that has the exported key on it too. EFS encryption is transparent to the user, so once you are signed in as the user all the information will appear unencrypted to the investigator. Some encryption algorithms are very weak and tools can be found on the Internet that will allow you to break them. An investigator will look for all types of encrypted information when investigating a system. Usually the encryption is broken from getting the password from somewhere else. Often people use the same password for multiple items. Getting a password from an easier source and then applying it to the encrypted data can be very effective.
Stegonagraphy is hiding things in plain sight. It comes from the Greek words for covered writing. Stegonagraphy uses a carrier file that is visible in plain sight to carry invisible, secret information. Stego utilities usually protect information by both hiding and encrypting the data that is contained in the files. S-Tools is a popular program for stegoing files. Stegonagraphy is a highly effective way to hide small amounts of information but is not practical for large amounts of information. It is hard to find suitable carrier files for larger amounts of data. Each carrier file will only allow you to hold a certain amount of information. It is also not easy to find out if a file has been stegoed or not. There are tools that will allow you to test for stegoed content, but some are only specific to a certain program that was used to make the content in the first place. One of the best ways to understand stegonagraphy is to download the tools and play with it. Create a few files with a program and understand how it works.
In conclusion it is important to know the different ways that data can be hidden. If you are investigating the possibility that a computer has been compromised or if you are at home investigation your own computer finding hidden data is a must. Finding stego and encryption programs on a computer you are investigating are a good sign that someone is trying to hide data. If someone says they are just using those for testing ask them if you can view some of the files they have used the utilities on.


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DOHA (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in clashes between Yemeni tribal gunmen and suspected al Qaeda fighters on Sunday in Marib province, east of the capital Sanaa, tribal sources said.
Al Qaeda guerrillas killed one tribesman, the sources in the province said, and a later clash between the two sides killed another two tribesmen and four militants.
"The al Qaeda members are the ones who started the attack," a tribesman told Reuters. There was no immediate word on what lay behind the flare-up.
The Yemeni-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) emerged as one of the network's most aggressive branches, and a direct threat to the United States, when it claimed responsibility for an attempt by a Nigerian man to down a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25, 2009, with a bomb concealed in his underwear.
Maintaining stability in impoverished Yemen is a priority for Washington and Gulf states because of its location next to major oil shipping routes and neighboring Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter.
A Yemeni official said the government had boosted security in the southern provinces where many of Yemen's oil and gas facilities are located after at least 31 soldiers and police were killed by suspected al Qaeda militants on Friday.
The official told Reuters that about 150 soldiers and private security men trained to fight armed insurgents had been sent to the provinces of Shabwa and Hadramawt.
The official said 15 al Qaeda fighters had been killed since Friday's attacks, but did not elaborate.
In Friday's raids, 21 soldiers were killed when two car bombs exploded at a military camp in al-Nashama, near the coast, Yemen's Supreme Military Council said, and 10 police were killed by gunmen in the inland town of Mayfaa.
(Reporting by Mohamed Ghobari; Writing by Amena Bakr; Editing by Kevin Liffey)


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Moffitt Cancer Center is expanding its multicultural outreach into Polk County to teach Hispanic women, Haitian women and others about lowering risks of breast cancer or catching it early.
ELOISE | Moffitt Cancer Center is expanding its multicultural outreach into Polk County to teach Hispanic women, Haitian women and others about lowering risks of breast cancer or catching it early.
A Yo Me Cuido session, which in English is "I Care For Myself," will be given in Spanish at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Eloise Resource Center, 710 Snively Ave., in Eloise.
Topics broached will include convincing Hispanic women to have clinical breast exams and mammograms, where to get care if they lack insurance and why they need those exams regularly. There will be a major focus on lowering individual risk through exercise and healthy diet.
Cancer now is the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the United States.
The American Cancer Society's 2012-2014 Cancer Facts and Figures for Hispanics/Latinos said that, nationwide, 29,935 died of some form of cancer in 2009, a number expected to reach 33,200 in 2012.
For white non-Hispanics, cancer runs second to heart disease as a killer.
Fear, embarrassment and other cultural taboos are among the difficulties encountered by Jeannette Palencia, senior community outreach worker for Moffitt Program for Outreach, Wellness, Education and Resources.
"Fear is the biggest," Palencia said. "?'What if they find something and I don't have insurance? Am I going to go home and die?' We're trying to break the death mentality."
She recalled a Hispanic woman, 48, who hadn't gone for a mammogram because she felt it was "shameful" and was embarrassed.
"We have seen that in other cultures as well," said Venessa Rivera-Colon, a health educator and Moffitt's M-POWER program manager for outreach.
Moffitt works with a variety of diverse and low-income communities. M-POWER includes screening, counseling and education services for women.
"We created it after seeing so many people coming through our offices waiting until the later stages (of disease) to come to us," Rivera-Colon said.
"We're trying to create a health revolution, that's how I see it, to get people moving, encouraged, informed."
Moffitt is collaborating with Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care in offering programs in Polk. Vivian Norrell, a registered nurse and clinical liaison at Cornerstone, will be the local contact for people seeking one of the programs.
Cornerstone will have copies in Spanish of Cinco Deseos (Five Wishes), an advanced-directive document, at the Oct. 17 event.
Norrell said she wants people to realize advanced directives are something they can do early.
"We have advanced directives to prevent families from getting into hard discussions when people get sick," she said.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Hispanic women, according to the American Cancer Society.
Within the Hispanic community, however, likelihood of breast cancer varies. The incidence rate is 50 percent lower in foreign-born women than in Hispanic women born in the U.S.
"We talk about how the woman needs to take care of herself," Palencia said. "We take care of everyone around us; our families, friends and neighbors; but we don't take care of ourselves."
Black women have less reported incidence of breast cancer than non-Hispanic white women, Rivera-Colon said, but they are dying more often.
With some, she said, lack of insurance, fears of institutional racism and lack of trust are stumbling blocks in getting appropriate cancer care.
Moffitt already had this program in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties. Grant money from the American Cancer Society and the Wal-Mart Foundation let it expand to Polk.
Moffitt refers women to local resources when possible or to its own programs for mammograms.
In Polk County, uninsured women ages 40 to 49 can get free or low-cost mammograms through the We Care Think Pink program, funded by a grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Household income can be up to 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines.
Patients need to have had a clinical breast cancer exam already and a doctor to whom the mammography results will be sent, said Eva Hawkins, program director.
The Think Pink mammogram is free with no co-pay for people whose income is up to 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines.
The co-pay is $15 for those between 200 percent and 250 percent of poverty level and $25 for those from 250 percent to 300 percent of poverty.
If potential cancer is detected, We Care attempts to find physicians and facilities willing to treat the cancer.
Some get helped locally. Others get referred to Moffitt.
The Polk County Health Department provides routine clinical breast examinations for women during their family planning annual physical, at entry into prenatal care and during the post-partum visits.
In the past, it took an active part in screening women ages 50 to 64 through the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
When its adult health program became less active, that service stopped being available, spokeswoman Pamela Crain said.
Palencia said women can be referred to Moffitt services in Hillsborough County if affordable local resources aren't available.
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Sam Bradford was running out of bounds when a shove sent him tumbling to the ground.
Reggie Wayne was wide open when he turned to catch a low throw and crumbled to the turf.
Two seemingly harmless plays turned out to be quite costly. Bradford and Wayne each tore an anterior cruciate ligament in their knees and will miss the rest of the season.
Bradford's injury is a devastating blow to the St. Louis Rams, who will turn to backup quarterback Kellen Clemens.
Wayne's injury seriously dampened the Indianapolis Colts' spirit after a big win over Peyton Manning.
"I have great respect for what he does on the field, but just as genuine concern for him as a person," Clemens said of Bradford, who was hurt when he was pushed by Carolina's Mike Mitchell late in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Panthers.
Bradford tore his left ACL, which coach Jeff Fisher said was already in a brace. The former No. 1 overall pick had 14 touchdown passes and just four interceptions in his fourth season.
Wayne tore his right ACL in the fourth quarter of a victory over Denver. The soon-to-be 35-year-old wide receiver had played in 189 consecutive games. Wayne led his team with 38 catches and 503 yards this season. In 13 seasons, all with the Colts, he has 1,006 receptions, 13,506 yards and 80 TD catches.
"Looking back at it again today, there was really no one within 30 yards of him," quarterback Andrew Luck said. "He probably would have scored if I actually give him a decent ball. I feel somewhat responsible for the whole thing. I think I feel sick to my stomach about it a little bit."
The Chicago Bears also suffered big losses Sunday. Quarterback Jay Cutler will miss at least the next four weeks after tearing a muscle in his groin during a 45-41 loss to Washington. Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs will be out for around six weeks after sustaining a small fracture in his left shoulder.
Veteran Josh McNown will replace Cutler. Pro Bowl cornerback Charles Tillman also left the game with a knee injury for the Bears.
In other injury news:
Houston Texans Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Cushing is out for the season with a left knee injury that will require surgery. Cushing, who tore his left ACL last season, was injured in the third quarter of a loss at Kansas City during a low block by running back Jamaal Charles.
The Green Bay Packers lost tight end Jermichael Finley to a significant neck injury in their win over the Browns. Finley needs more tests to determine the severity.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles sustained a concussion in a loss to Dallas. Meanwhile, Michael Vick is still recovering from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss the past 2½ games.
Washington Redskins strong safety Reed Doughty suffered a concussion when the Bears attempted an onside kick in the fourth quarter.
Atlanta Falcons running back Steven Jackson, who has missed the past four games with a hamstring injury, is expected to practice on Wednesday.
AP Sports Writers R.B. Fallstrom in St. Louis and Michael Marot in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
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By Cristina Quinn
BOSTON — Amy Fairchild is a musician who, in Sept. 2001, seemed in the brink of realizing her dream of having a professional life in music. After years of writing songs and getting her name out there, she was making an album with the right producer and talented musicians. On Sept. 11, she was getting on the subway to meet her producer when the world came to a standstill.
"Everything stopped. We questioned whether we should continue or start recording because it [recording] just seemed so frivolous," Amy said. "And then very quickly it actually became very clear that it was the most important thing I could do."
As a classically trained pianist, Amy grew up singing in chorus and performing in musical theatre. She dreamed of a professional career in music, and after teaching herself how to play guitar, she moved to New York with the dream of getting discovered.
Like so many Americans, Amy was traumatized by Sept. 11. But sometimes, the best way to cope with tragedy is to pick up where you left off. Amy was scheduled to start recording the following week — and she did. She recalls how recording the album in the wake of such great tragedy had a major impact in the studio.
"The whole Sept. 11 experience profoundly colored the whole process. It brought everything into perspective. Like just suddenly it felt like there was so much weight behind this, like, 'We gotta make this good,'" Amy said. "We all experienced that feeling that everything stopped. And I think that benefited us in that we were able to really live our experience of the record because it was just silent. Everything was just still. It felt like everybody was listening."
During this time Amy wrote a song called, "Tuesday." Amy described "Tuesday" as if it were a letter to a friend. It was recorded in a single take, while New York City and the rest of the country quietly grieved.
"It did feel like this had to matter. It was sort of like, well, it's just music — but it's not. It's very important — just continue bringing light and music to the world," Amy said.
Amy Fairchild's next gig is at The Turning Point in Pierpont, New York in November. Until then, she's in Waltham, Mass. — working in real estate but never far from the music.


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Over the last few years, Tom Cruise has managed to become one of Hollywood's safest bets. His resume is filled with relatively tame, inoffensive, and entertaining action and sci-fi films that give him the chance to stare down bad guys and remind everyone that his character is not a man to be underestimated. He leaves the morally ambiguous protagonists to other actors, and seems to prefer giving his considerable fanbase exactly what they expect from a movie with his name on it each and every time they buy a ticket. He is a brand – an unchanging commodity.
But every now and then a film like Jack Reacher comes along and screws up the good thing he had going.
It's worth noting early on that I've never read any of Lee Child's novels, which chronicle the adventures of former Military Investigator Jack Reacher, a drifter who travels around the country solving crimes and killing bad guys. Sadly, after seeing Jack Reacher, I'm not sure the books are moving to the top of my reading list any time soon.
Directed by The Usual Suspects writer Christopher McQuarrie, who previously worked Tom Cruise as a writer and producer in the Hitler-assassination film Valkyrie, Jack Reacher follows its tough-guy hero as he investigates the murder of several civilians by a military sniper. As one might expect, all is not as it initially seems, and both Jack and the sniper's lawyer, Helen (Rosamund Pike), find themselves caught up in a deadly scheme that somehow involves a former prisoner who chewed his own fingers off while incarcerated in Siberia.
And if that last bit feels like it came out of left field, you're not alone.
Here's the thing: I love action movies and I appreciate a good thriller. And hey, I'll even admit to enjoying the majority of Cruise's films, too. So I'm not sure what went wrong with Jack Reacher.
At times, Jack Reacher never seems quite certain of what sort of film it wants to be. What begins as a tense, suspense-driven film eventually veers off into adrenaline-fueled action movie once Jack's investigation gains momentum. Normally, this wouldn't be a bad thing, but somewhere along the line Jack Reacher turns into a full-blown farce that seems to be making fun of action and suspense movie tropes one minute, then shifts into something far more dark and earnest the next.
The on-screen version of Jack Reacher played by Cruise is like a witty, homeless Batman, able to solve any crime by virtue of superior deductive skills that keep him three steps ahead of everyone else. At the end of the day, however, he goes home to a seedy hotel to wash his thrift-store clothes in a bathroom sink. Capable of dispatching five men without breaking a sweat, his moral compass doesn't allow for any gray area between good guys and villains, even though he operates within that gray area most of the time himself. Furthermore, he always says the most clever thing possible at any given point, and his mere presence earns both the respect of every common man and the adoration of every woman. Basically, he is the coolest man in the world — and he solves mysteries, too.
Not being familiar with the character from the novels, I'm not sure whether this is an accurate portrayal of Jack Reacher, but it's clearly a character Cruise is comfortable with since it's not too far off from the roles he traditionally plays. In fact, that's probably why Cruise's take on Jack is actually one of the more positive elements of the film.
While the film is essentially a one-man show, it also features an impressive supporting cast that includes Richard Jenkins, Robert Duvall, and Werner Herzog. Jenkins gives an entirely acceptable, if not exactly memorable performance as the District Attorney prosecuting the suspected killer, but it's Duvall and Herzog's roles that inspire some of the film's truly head-scratching moments. Duvall plays the veteran owner of a gun club who decides – for some unexplained reason – to help Jack out when he needs a hand killing some of the bad guys' henchmen. His character's arc probably requires the biggest leap in logic of anyone in the film, as he goes from seemingly inconsequential contact in the investigation to friendly geriatric killing machine after Jack impresses him with his skill on the rifle range.
Meanwhile, Herzog plays the film's shadowy antagonist, "The Zec," and does little more than sneer and say mean things as the film's relatively ineffective and decidedly not scary villain. His role in the diabolical machinations unfolding around Jack's investigation is never quite clear, though we're led to believe he's some kind of shadowy criminal mastermind who dispatches anyone who sees his face. His only real contribution to the film is an early scene in which The Zec (which apparently means "The Prisoner") explains why his decision to chew off his own fingers while imprisoned in Siberia is a testament to his frightening willpower, but without any real character arc to speak of in the film, you're left wondering why everyone is so scared of this fingerless, one-eyed old man who hangs out in the corner.
The only other role with much of a presence in the film is played by Rosamund Pike, who plays the lawyer defending the suspected shooter and the daughter of Jenkins' character, the D.A. (which seems like a gross conflict of interest in any real-world legal system). Pike's role in the film never evolves beyond the traditional "attractive, strong-willed woman who will eventually be worn down by the hero's charm," and there's very little chemistry between Cruise and Pike's characters.
Still, that's not to say Jack Reacher is a total loss. The film does feature a few unique, entertaining fight sequences that indicate some time was spent on developing a style for Jack that combines traditional martial arts and a more brutal, up-close form of brawling that uses anything within reach to pummel your opponent – including at one point, another opponent. The film also contains a spectacular car chase that blends the visual elements of the sequence with some fantastic sound editing to make the entire theater roar along with the action. Without giving anything away, the success of the chase scene is that much more impressive (and frustrating) when you see the anti-climactic and – to be blunt – ridiculous way the scene is concluded.
Given so many options, it's hard to narrow down exactly what makes Jack Reacher such a mess of a film. It has all the makings of a mainstream box-office success, with a known commodity like Tom Cruise on every poster, a loyal fanbase for the source material, and competent, capable supporting cast. But fail it does, as it never seems quite sure of what it wants to be, or what sort of characters the cast should be playing. In the end, it's easy to believe that the only mystery Jack Reacher can't solve is the question of where his movie went so very, very wrong.
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With standout point guard Anthony Hickey serving an indefinite suspension, the LSU men's basketball team turned Tuesday night to the next man up.
The man for this night was junior Andre Stringer, who started 54 games as a freshman and sophomore — including 30 in 2010-11 as LSU's starting point guard — but had started none this year while serving as an often-used reserve shooting guard.
That changed when LSU faced Chattanooga at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center days after the school announced Hickey had been suspended for violating athletic department and university policies.
Stringer had 18 points, four assists and three steals as Hickey's primary replacement, leading unbeaten LSU to an 80-67 victory that ended the team's six-game homestand to start the Johnny Jones era before an announced crowd of 6,760.
Freshman Corban Collins, who also took his turn running the point, chipped in 11 points and three assists.
"I definitely felt like I had to take care of the offense, spread the ball around as much as possible," Stringer said. "It was a good opportunity for me to take control of the team."
LSU (6-0) received a similar performance Nov. 13 when Johnny O'Bryant was sidelined with a calf injury. Shavon Coleman, in his only start of the year, put up game highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead a rout of McNeese State.
O'Bryant, the Southeastern Conference's third-leading rebounder entering the night, continued his strong early season play Tuesday with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
It marked O'Bryant's third straight double-double, the first time in three years an LSU player has had three straight.
"What I like about this group is, these guys don't blink," Jones said. "It's not like they're looking over their shoulder wondering where someone is."
It started as a game of runs with LSU, ignited by a Stinger 3-pointer on the opening possession, jumping ahead 7-0, and Chattanooga (2-7) then scoring seven straight to make it a tie game. Both teams went on additional 7-0 runs later in the half.
After the Mocs used a 6-0 surge to take a 23-20 edge, LSU answered with an 11-0 charge that made it 31-23 with 6:26 to play in the first half.
Chattanooga started 5-of-7 from 3-point range, but missed its final six shots there in the first half. Meanwhile, Stringer put in eight of his 13 first-half points over the final 8:42 to help the Tigers get to intermission sporting a 42-30 cushion.
Collins drained a 3-pointer from the wing three seconds before the halftime buzzer.
Rediscovering its outside stroke, Chattanooga (which finished 9-of-24 from long range) got all the way back within 55-53 at the 11:28 mark of the second half when Z. Mason knocked down his third 3-pointer.
Mason finished with 17 points to lead the Mocs, followed by Ronrico White with 15. Redemptorist grad Gee McGhee had seven points in his homecoming. But just when it looked like the Mocs might make a game of it, Stringer and O'Bryant helped LSU again pull away.
O'Bryant led the inside game, towering above the Chattanooga defense for multiple dunks and finishing 7-of-14 from the field. Stringer kept the shots falling from the outside, going 7-of-14 from the field and 4-of-8 from 3-point range.
"They just played hard, and they kept going at us," O'Bryant said of Chattanooga. "We made a lot of mistakes, a lot of turnovers. We were missing easy shots. Like I said, they played hard. They kind of got us, but we just stayed focused and got the lead back up."
Then, in the end, the most fun began.
Erstwhile walk-on Andrew Del Piero, who made his second career start Tuesday, had the PMAC rocking when he converted an alley-oop dunk, a tip-in and blocked two shots in the space of two late second-half possessions. The blossoming senior center, two years removed from surrendering his spot in the LSU band to give basketball a try, had seven points, four rebounds and three blocks.
"I thought the big fella made a difference in the game," Chattanooga coach John Shulman said. "He's 7-3 and he changes shots out there. He's not an SEC athlete, but to be in the band two years ago and to be playing on this level is pretty good, to tell you the truth."
LSU takes its strongest start in four seasons on the road Friday when the Tigers face Boise State to open a three-game road swing.
"It's going to be very important that we stay focused this day or two we have before we go up there and compete like we always do," Stringer said. "Practice hard, hold each other accountable like we always do."


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The Battle with the Slum
> VIII. On Whom Shall we Shut the Door?
Jacob A. Riis
. The Battle with the Slum.
VIII. On Whom Shall we Shut the Door?
Jew and the Italian have filled the landscape so far, because, as a matter of fact, that is what they do. Yesterday it was the Irishman and the Bohemian. To-morrow it may be the Greek, who already undersells the Italian from his pushcart in the Fourth Ward, and the Syrian, who can give Greek, Italian, and Jew points at a trade. The rebellious Slovak holds his own corner in our industrial system, though never for long. He yearns ever for the mountain sides of his own Hungary. He remembers, where the Jew tries only to forget. From Dalmatia comes a new emigration, and there are signs that the whole Balkan peninsula has caught the fever and is waiting only for cheap transportation to be established on the Danube to the Black Sea, when there is no telling what will be heading our way. I sometimes wonder what thoughts come to the eagle that perches over the great stone gateway on Ellis Island, as he watches the procession that files through it into the United States day after day, and never ends. He looks out of his grave, unblinking eye at the motley crowd, but gives no sign. Does he ask: Where are the Pilgrim Fathers, the brave Huguenots, the patient Puritans, the sturdy priests, and the others that came for conscience sake to build upon this continent a home for freedom? And these, why do they come with their strange tonguesfor gold? True, eagle! but look to the roster of those who fought and died for the freedom those pioneers planted, who watered the tree with their life blood, and see how many you find inscribed there who came through that gate. Go to the public school and hear their children speak the tongue that is sweet to your ear; hear their young voices as they salute the flag that is
One Door that has been opened: St. Johns Park in Hudson Street.once a Graveyard.
We give our heads and our hearts to our country. One country, one language, one flag!
Fear not, eagle! While that gate is open let no one bar the one you guard. While the flag flies over the public school, keep it aloft over Ellis Island and have no misgivings. The school has the answer to your riddle.
About once a week I am asked: Would I shut out any, and whom and how and why? Sometimes, looking at it from the point of view of the tenement and the sweat shop,that is to say, the city,I think I would. And were that all, I certainly should. But then, there comes up the recollection of a picture of the city of Prague that hangs in a Bohemian friends parlor, here in New York. I stood looking at it one day, and noticed in the foreground cannon that pointed in over the city. I spoke of it, unthinking, and said to my host that they should be trained, if against an enemy, the other way. The mans eye flashed fire. Ha! he cried, here, yes! When I think of that, I do not want to shut the door.
Again, there occurs to me an experience the police had a few years ago in Mulberry Street. They were looking for a murderer, and came upon a nest of Italian thugs who lived by blackmailing their countrymen. They were curious about them, and sent their names to Naples with a request for information. There came back such a record as none of the detectives had ever seen or heard of before. All of them were notorious criminals, who had been charged with every conceivable crime, from burglary to kidnapping and maiming, and some not to be conceived of by the American mind. Five of them together had been sixty-three times in jail, and one no less than twenty-one times. Yet, though they were all under special surveillance, they had come here without let or hindrance within a year. When I recall that, I want to shut the door quick. I sent the exhibit to Washington at the time.
Dr. Jane Elizabeth Robbins, the Woman Doctor.
But then, again, when I think of Mrs. Michelangelo, in her poor mourning for one child run over and killed, wiping her tears away and going bravely to work to keep the home together for the other five until the oldest shall be old enough to take her fathers place; and when, as now, there strays into my hand the letter from my good friend, the woman doctor in the slum, in which she wrote, when her father lay dead: The little scamps of the street have been positively pathetic; they have made such shy, boyish attempts at friendliness; one little chap offered to let me hold his to while it was spinning, in token of affection,when I read that, I have not the heart to shut anybody out.
Except, of course, the unfit, the criminal, and the pauper, cast off by their own, and the man brought over here merely to put money into the pockets of the steamship agent, the padrone, and the mine owner. We have laws to bar these out. Suppose we begin by being honest with ourselves and the immigrant, and respecting our own laws. The door that is to be shut is over yonder, at the port where they take ship. There is where the scrutiny is to be made, to be effective. When the door has been shut and locked against the man who left his country for his countrys good, whether by its assistance or not, and when trafficking in the immigrant for private profit has been stopped, then, perhaps, we shall be better able to decide what degree of ignorance in him constitutes unfitness for citizenship and cause for shutting him out. Perchance then, also, we shall hear less of the cant about his being a peril to the republic. Doubtless ignorance is a peril, but the selfishness that trades upon ignorance is a much greater. He came to us without a country, ready to adopt such a standard of patriotism as he found, at its face value, and we gave him the rear tenement and slum politics. If he accepted the standard, whose fault was it? His being in such a hurry to vote that he could not wait till the law made him a citizen was no worse, to my mind, than the treachery of the upper class native, who refuses to go to the polls for fear he may rub up against him there. This last let us settle with first, and see what remains of our problem. We can approach it honestly, then, at all events.
I came into town on the Pennsylvania Railroad the other day just when the emigrant lighter had tied up at the wharf to discharge its west-bound cargo. For a full hour I stood watching the stream of them, thousands upon thousands, carrying knapsacks and trunks, odd in speech and ways, but all of them with hopeful faces set toward the great country where they were to win their own way. So they answered the query of the eagle at the island gate. Scarce an hour within the gate, they were no longer a problem. The country needs these men of strong arms and strong courage. It is in the city the shoe pinches. What can we do to relieve it?
Much could be done with effective inspection on the other side, to discourage the blind immigration that stops short in the citys slums. They come to better themselves, and it is largely a question of making it clear to them that they do not better themselves and make us to be worse off by staying there, whereas their going farther would benefit both. But I repeat that that lever must be applied over there, to move this load. Once they are here, we might have a land and labor bureau that would take in the whole country, and serve as a great directory and distributing agency, instead of leaving it to private initiative to take up the crowds,something much more comprehensive than anything now existing. There would still be a surplus; but at least it would be less by so many as we sent away. And in the nature of things the congestion would be lessened as more went out. Immigrants go where they have friends, and if those friends lived in Michigan we should not be troubled with them long in New York. If the immigration came all from one country, we should, because of that, have no problem at all, or not much of one at all events, except perhaps in the Jews, who have lived in Ghettos since time out of mind. The others would speedily be found making only a way station of New York. It is the constant kaleidoscopic change I spoke of that brings us hordes every few years who have to breaks entirely new ground. It seems to have been always so. Forty years after the settlement of Manhattan Island, says Theodore Roosevelt in his history of New York, eighteen different languages and dialects were spoken in its streets, though the future metropolis was then but a small village. No sooner, says he, has one set of varying elements been fused together, than another stream has been poured into the crucible. What was true of New York two hundred years ago is true to-day of the country of which it is the gateway.
In dealing with the surplus that remains, we shall have to rely first and foremost on the public school. Of that I shall speak hereafter. It can do more and better work than it is doing, for the old as for the young, when it becomes the real neighborhood centre, especially in the slums. The flag flies over it, that is one thing, and not such a little thing as some imagine. I think we are beginning to see it, with our Flag Day and our putting it out when we never thought of it five or six years ago. And by the way, when last I was in Denmark, my native land, I noticed they had a way of flying the flag on Sunday,whether in honor of the day, or because they loved it, or because they felt the need of flying it in the face of their big and greedy German neighbor, I shall not say. But it was all right. Why can we not do the same? It would not hurt the flag, and it would not hurt the day. They would both be better for itwe would all be. You cannot have too much of the flag in the right way, and there would be nothing wrong about that. Just go into one of the Childrens Aid Societys ragged schools, where the children are practically all from abroad, and see how they take to it. Watch an Italian parade, in which it is always borne side by side with the standard of United Italy, and if you had any doubts about what it stands for you will change your mind quickly. The sight of it is worth a whole course in the school, for education in citizenship.
One Way of bringing the Children into Camp: Basket-weaving in Vacation School.
And then it looks fine in the landscape always. It always makes me think there that I added to the red and white of my fathers flag only the blue of heaven, where wrongs are righted, and I feel better for it. Why should it not have the same effect on others? I know it has.
The school might be made the means, as the house to which all the life of the neighborhood turned, of enrolling the immigrants in the perilous years when they are not yet citizens. I know what they mean; I have gone through them, seen most of the mischief they hold for the unattached. That
the mischief, that they are unattached. A way must be found of claiming them, if they are not to be lost to the cause of good citizenship where they might so easily have been saved. I spoke of it in The Making of an American. They want to belong, they are waiting to be claimed by some one, and the some one that comes is Tammany with its slum politics. The mere enrolling of them, with leave to march behind a band of music, suffices with the young. They belong then. The old are used to enrolment. Where they came from they were enrolled in the church, in the army, by the official vaccinator, by the tax-collectoroh, yes, the tax-collectorand here, set all of a sudden adrift, it seems like a piece of home to have some one come along and claim them, write them down, and tell them that they are to do so and so. Childish, is it? Not at all. It is just human nature, the kind we are working with.
The mere fact that the schoolhouse is there, inviting them in, is something. When it comes to seek them out, to invite them to their own hall for discussion, for play, it will be a good deal, particularly if the women go along. And the enrolment of the schoolhouse could be counted as being for decency.
It makes all the difference what the start is like. Excellency, wrote an Italian to his consul in New York, I arrived from Italy last week. As soon as I landed a policeman clubbed me. I am going to write to Victor Emmanuel how things are done here. Viva 1 Italia! Abbasso 1 America! I should not be surprised to find that man plotting anarchy in Paterson as soon as he got his bearings, and neither need you be.
There is still another alternative to either keeping them out or keeping them in the city, namely, to ship them away after they have reached the slum and been stranded there, individually or in squads. The latter way was tried when the great Jewish immigration first poured in, in the early eighties. Five colonies of refugee Jews were started in southern New Jersey, but they failed. The soil was sandy and poor, and the work unfamiliar. Thrown upon his own resources, in a strange and unfriendly neighborhood, the man grew discouraged and gave up in despair. The colonies were in a state of collapse when the New York managers of the Baron de Hirsch Fund took them under the arms and gave them a start on a new plan. They themselves had located a partly industrial, partly farming, community in the neighborhood. They persuaded several large clothing contractors to move their plants out to the villages, where they would be assured of steady hands, with much less chance of disturbing strikes; while on the other hand their workers would have steadier work and could never starve in dull seasons, for they could work their farms and gardens. And, indeed, a perfect frenzy for spading and hoeing seized them when the crops appeared, with promise of unlimited potatoes for the digging of them. The experiment is still in progress. It is an experiment, because as yet the Hirsch Fund millions back the colonies up, and there is no passing of reasonable judgment upon them till they have stood alone awhile. To all appearances they are prospering, Woodbine, the Hirsch colony, especially so, with its agricultural school that has set out upon the mission of turning the Jew back to the soil from which he has been barred so long. Its pupils came out of the sweat shops and the tenement barracks of the Ghetto, and a likelier lot it would not be easy to find. One can but wish that the hopes of their friends may be realized in fullest measure. They have put their hands to a task that seems like turning back the finger of time, and snags of various kinds beset their way.
I remember the President of the Board coming into my office one day with despair written all over him: of a hundred families, carefully picked to go into the country where homes and work awaited them, when it came to the actual departure only seven wanted to go. It was the old story of objection to the society of the stump. The wanted the crowds, the bands, the kosher butcher shops, the fake auction stores, and the synagogues they were used to. They have learned a lesson from that in the Jersey colonies, and are building entertainment halls for the social life that is to keep them together. Only a year or so ago an attempt at home-building, much nearer New York, at New Orange, just over the hills in Jersey, came to an abrupt end. It left out the farming end, aiming merely at the removal of needle workers from the city with their factory. A building was put up for a large New York tailoring firm, and it moved over bodily with its menthat is, with such as were willing to go. Work was plentiful in the city, and they were not all ready to surrender the tenement for the sake of a home upon the land, though a very attractive little cottage awaited them on singularly easy terms. However that was almost got over when the firm suddenly threw up the contract. It proved to be costlier for them to manufacture away from the city, and they could not complete.
If there is yet an element of doubt about the Jew as a colonist, there is none about his ability to make ends meet as an individual farmer, given a fair chance. More than a thousand such are now scattered through the New England states and the dairy counties of New York. The Jewish Agricultural Aid Societies of New York and Chicago gave them their start, and report decided progress. The farmers are paying their debts and laying away money. As a dairy farmer or poultry raiser the Jew has more of an immediate commercial grip on the situation and works with more courage than if he has to wait for long, uncertain crops. In Sullivan and Ulster counties, New York, a hundred Jewish farmers keep summer boarders besides, and are on the highroad to success. Very recently the New York society has broken new paths upon an individual removal plan, started by the Bnai Brith in 1900. Agents are sent throughout the country to make arrangements with Jewish communities for the reception of workers from the Ghetto; and so successful have been these efforts that at this writing some five thousand have been moved singly and scattered over the country from the Atlantic to the Pacificthat is, in not yet three years since the beginning. They are carefully looked after, and the reports show that over eighty per cent of all do well in their new surroundings. This result has been wrought at a per capita expense of twelve dollars, not a very great sum for such a work.
In its bold outline the movement contemplates nothing less than the draining of the Ghetto by the indirect process of which I spoke. The importance of it, says the Removal Committee in its report for 1901, is found, not in the numbers removed, but in the inauguration of the movement, which should and must be greatly extended, and which is declared to be of far-reaching significance. The experience of past years has proven that almost every family removed becomes a centre around which immediately and with ever increasing force others congregate. The committee in charge of the Russian immigration in 1890, 1891, etc., has evidence that cities and towns, to which but a very small number of newly arrived immigrants were sent, have become the centres of large Russia-Jewish communities. No argument is needed to emphasize this statement.
It is pleasing to be told that the office of the Removal Committee has been besieged by eager applicants from the beginning. So light is breaking also in that dark corner.
There is enough of it everywhere, if one will only look away from the slum to those it holds fast. The people are all right, was the unvarying report of the early Tenement House Committees, if we only give them half a chance. When the country was in the throes of the silver campaign, the newspapers told the story of an old laborer who went to the sub-treasury and demanded to see the boss. He undid the strings of an old leathern purse with fumbling fingers, and counted out more than two hundred dollars in gold eagles, the hoard of a lifetime of toil and self-denial. They were for the government, he said. He had not the head to understand all the talk that was going on, but he gathered from what he heard that the government was in trouble, and that somehow it was about not having gold enough. So he had brought what he had. He owed it all to the country, and now that she needed it he had come to give it back.
The man was an Irishman. Very likely he was enrolled in Tammany and voted its ticket. I remember a tenement at the bottom of a back alley, over on the East Side, where I once went visiting with the pastor of a mission chapel. Up in the attic there was a family of father and daughter in two rooms that had been made out of one by dividing off the deep dormer window. It was midwinter, and they had no fire. He was a pedler, but the snow had stalled his push-cart, and robbed them of their only other source of income, a lodger who hired cot room in the attic for a few cents a night. The daughter was not able to work. But she said, cheerfully, that they were getting along. When it came out that she had not tasted solid food for many days, was starving in fact,indeed, she died within a year, of the slow starvation of the tenements that parades in the mortality returns under a variety of scientific names which all mean the same thing,she met her pastors gentle chiding with the excuse: Oh, your church has many that are poorer than I. I dont want to take your money.
These were Germans, ordinarily held to be close-fisted; but I found that in their dire distress they had taken in a poor old man who was past working, and kept him all winter, sharing with him what they had. He was none of theirs; they hardly even knew him, as it appeared. It was enough that he was poorer than they, and lonely and hungry and cold.
The Childrens Christmas Tree.
It was over here that the children of Mr. Elsings Sunday-school gave out of the depth of their poverty fifty-four dollars in pennies to be hung on the Christmas tree as their offering to the persecuted Armenians. One of their teachers told me of a Bohemian family that let the holiday dinner she brought them stand and wait, while they sent out to bid to the feast four little ragamuffins of the neighborhood who else would have gone hungry. And here it was in the hard winter when no one had work, that the nurse from the Henry Street settlement found her cobbler patient entertaining a lodger, with barely bread in the house for himself and his boy. He introduced the stranger with some embarrassment, and when they were alone, excused himself for doing it. The man was just from prisona man with a history.
But, said the nurse, doubtfully, is it a good thing for your boy to have that man in the house?
There was a passing glimpse of uneasiness in the cobblers glance, but it went as quickly as it had come. He laid his hand upon the nurses. This, he said, aint no winter to let a fellow from Sing Sing be on the street.
I might keep on, and fill many pages with instances of such kind, which simply go to prove that our poor human nature is at least as robust on Avenue A as up on Fifth Avenue, if it has half a chance, and often enough with no chance at all; and I might set over against it the product of sordid and mean environment which one has never far to seek. Good and evil go together in the tenements as in the fine houses, and the evil sticks out sometimes merely because it lies nearer the surface. The point is that the good does outweigh the bad, and that the virtues that turn the balance are after all those that make for manhood and good citizenship anywhere; while the faults are oftenest the accidents of ignorance and lack of training, which it is the business of society to correct. I recall my discouragement when I looked over the examination papers of a batch of candidates for police appointment,young men largely the product of our public schools in this city and elsewhere,and read in them that five of the original New England states were England, Ireland, Scotland, Belfast, and Cork; that the Fire Department ruled New York in the absence of the mayor,I have sometimes wished it did, and that he would stay away awhile, while they turned the hose on at the City Hall to make a clean job of i,and that Lincoln was murdered by Ballington Booth. But we shall agree, no doubt, that the indictment of those papers was not of the men who wrote them, but of the school that stuffed its pupils with useless trash, and did not teach them to think. Neither have I forgotten that it was one of these very men who, having failed and afterward got a job as a bridge policeman, on his first pay day went straight from his post, half frozen as he was, to the settlement worker who had befriended him and his sick father, and gave him five dollars for some one who was poorer than they. Poorer than they! What worker among the poor has not heard it? It is the charity of the tenement that covers a multitude of sins. There were thirteen in this policemans family, and his wages were the biggest item of income in the house.
Jealousy, envy, and meanness wear no fine clothes and masquerade under no smooth speeches in the slums. Often enough it is the very nakedness of the virtues that makes us stumble in our judgment. I have in mind the difficult case that confronted some philanthropic friends of mine in a rear tenement on Twelfth Street, in the person of an aged widow, quite seventy I should think, who worked uncomplainingly for a sweater all day and far into the night, pinching and saving and stinting herself, with black break and chickory coffee as her only fare, in order that she might carry her pitiful earnings to her big, lazy lout of a son in Brooklyn. He never worked. My friends difficulty was a very real one, for absolutely every attempt to relieve the widow was wrecked upon her mother heart. It all went over the river. Yet would you have had her different?
Sometimes it is only the unfamiliar setting that shocks. When an East Side midnight burglar, discovered and pursued, killed a tenant who blocked his way of escape, not long ago, his girl gave him up to the police. But it was not because he had taken human life. He was good to me, she explained to the captain whom she told where to find him, but since he robbed the church I had no use for him. He had stolen, it seems, the communion service in a Staten Island church. The thoughtless laughed. But in her ignorant way she was only trying to apply the ethical standards she knew. Our servant, pondering if the fortune she was told is real good at fifteen cents, when it should have cost her twenty-five by right, only she told the fortune-teller she had only fifteen, and lied in telling, is doing the same after her fashion. Stunted, bemuddled, as their standards were, I think I should prefer to take my chances with either rather than with the woman of wealth and luxury who gave a Christmas party to her lap-dog, as on the whole the sounder and by far the more hopeful.
All of which is merely saying that the country is all right, and the people are to be trusted with the old faith in spite of the slum. And it is true, if we remember to put it that way, in spite of the slum. There is nothing in the slum to warrant that faith save human nature as yet uncorrupted. How long it is to remain so is altogether a question of the sacrifices we are willing to make in our fight with the slum. As yet, we are told by the officials having to do with the enforcement of the health ordinances, which come closer to the life of the individual than any other kind, that the poor in the tenements are more amenable to the law than the better class. It is of the first importance, then, that we should have laws deserving of their respect, and that these laws should be enforced, lest they conclude that the whole thing is a sham. Respect for law is a very powerful bar against the slum. But what, for instance, must the poor Jew understand, who is permitted to buy a live hen at the market, but neither to kill nor keep it in his tenement, and who on his feast day finds a whole squad of policemen detailed to follow him around and see that he does not do any of the things with his fowl for which he must have bought it? Or the day laborer, who drinks his beer in a Raines law hotel, where brick sandwiches, consisting of two pieces of bread with a brick between, are set out on the counter, in derision of the state law which forbids the serving of drinks without meals?
The Stanton Street saloon keeper who did that was solemnly acquitted by a jury. Or the boy, who may buy fireworks on the Fourth of July, but not set them off? These are only ridiculous instances of an abuse that pervades our community life to an extent which constitutes one of its gravest perils. Insincerity of that kind is not lost on our fellow-citizen by adoption, who is only anxious to fall in with the ways of the country; and especially is it not lost on his boy.
We shall see how it affects him. He is the one for whom we are waging the battle with the slum. He is the to-morrow that sits to-day drinking in the lesson of the prosperity of the big boss who declared with pride upon the witness stand that he rules New York, that judges pay him tribute, and that only when
says so a thing goes; and that he is working for his own pocket all the time just the same as everybody else. He sees corporations pay blackmail and rob the people in return, quite according to the schedule of Hester Street. Only there it is the police who charge the pedler twenty cents, while here it is the politicians taking toll of the franchises, twenty per cent. Wall Street is not ordinarily reckoned in the slum, because of certain physical advantages; but, upon the evidence of the day, I think we shall have to conclude that the advantage ends there. The boy who is learning such lessons, how is it with him?
The president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children says that childrens crime is increasing, and he ought to know. The managers of the Childrens Aid Society, after nearly fifty years of wrestling with the slum for the boy, in which they have lately seemed to get the upper hand, said recently, that on the East Side children are growing up in certain districts entirely neglected, and that the number of such children increases beyond the power of philanthropic and religious bodies to cope properly with their needs. In the Tompkins Square Lodging House the evening classes were thinning out, and the keeper wailed, Those with whom we have dealt of late have not been inclined to accept this privilege; how to make night school attractive to shiftless, indifferent street boys is a difficult problem to solve.
Perhaps it was only that he had lost the key. Across the square, the Boys Club of St. Marks Place, that began with a handful, count seven thousand members to-day, and is building a house of its own. The school census man announces that no boy in that old stronghold of the bread or blood brigade need henceforth loiter in the street because of there not being room in the public school, and the brigade has disbanded for want of recruits. The factory is being more and more firmly shut against the boy, and the bars let down at the playground. From Tompkins Square, nevertheless, came Jacob Beresheim, whose story let me stop here to tell you.
Note 1.
The following is from the New York
of April 8, 1902: One of the strangest sandwich complications so far recorded occurred in a saloon in Columbia Street, Brooklyn, on Sunday. A boy rushed into the Amity Street police station at noon, declaring that two men in the saloon were killing each other. Two policemen ran to the place, and found the bartender and a customer pummelling each other on the floor. When the men had been separated the police learned that the trouble had arisen from the attempt of the customer to eat the sandwich which had been served with his drink. The barkeeper objected, and, finding remonstrance in vain, resorted to physical force to rescue the sandwich from the clutches of the hungry stranger. The police restored the sandwich to the bartender and made no arrests.
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UNL to sponsor beef conference in September
LINCOLN—Kenneth Eng wants to give something back to the industry in which he's spent his life.
To honor his late wife, Caroline, who died about three years ago, Eng has donated a total of around $2 million to three universities to fund research on how to increase cattle efficiency in times of stress.
Along with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Dr. Kenneth and Caroline Eng Foundation has granted money to Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University.
Eng spent most of his professional career in Texas, but is a Nebraska native, having been born in Boone County near Newman Grove.
On Sept. 12 and 13, UNL will host the first Cow-Calf Efficiency Symposium, which will present the findings of the research so far. The event will take place in the Johnny Carson Center.
Eng believes that semi-confinement systems can provide an answer to the problem of decreased feed due to drought. In semi-confinement systems, cattle are held in a dirt lot, with less space than a regular pasture. This reduces their energy output levels and allows them to be sustained on less feed.
"It's a good strategy if you are under drought stress," Eng said. "We've done so many things incorrectly; it's time to look at what might be good for the whole industry."
Today, only about 25 percent of available crop residue (such as corn stalks) are being used for cattle feed.
Larry Berger, the head of the animal science department at UNL, has worked with Eng for two years.
"He's very creative," Berger said. "He's one of the out-of-the box type thinkers who likes to explore new things."
UNL is currently working on a research trial in Mead and Scottsbluff. There is about a 15-20 inch difference in the amount of annual rainfall between the two regions, with Mead being wetter. The researchers will measure feed costs, animal performances and animal health and reproduction rates at each site.
"It provides an opportunity to help producers deal with the extended drought and this is new research that will give cattle producers in Nebraska alternatives to consider in feeding their cattle," Berger said.
Eng said that he is looking forward to the event. "I'm looking forward to some really good new data being presented," Eng said. "We hope to have a big crowd and I hope to see a lot of old friends."
Pre-registration is $100 and it costs $125 at the door.
Several hotels are within walking distance of the event. To register, go to http://go.unl.edu/cowcalfsymposium.
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The moment when Goto went back to the bench, while Mari was going away depressed...then he started typing on his phone again, but seemingly aware of how pointless it was, was strong. Not to mention Masayoshi realizing how powerless he was.
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wow. Just watched ep 18 and 19.
Space Final Flamenco was badass.
Laughed at the meta of 'the universe' saying that he can end his adventures here, and it be recorded as entertainment for all the alternate universes to watch, further going with the theme that all the super hero shows we watch are in fact real.
Poor Goto-san. T_T I like how the actions of the characters are used to portray the scene instead of having to use words for everything. Its rare that episode direction is able to pull it off.
The kid at the end, I was ready to finish off with realworld problems to the end, then that kid had to mess everything up. Here we go again...grr..
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I wouldn't have minded more slice of life, since one of my favorite moments in the whole series is us (along with Mayoshi and Mari) finding out about Goto's girlfriend. It's so sad and tragic, but also has no closure.
His mom seems really nice though ^_^
Plus this opens of the possibility of Goto being with someone else.
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that was really interesting. and I want to congragulate the person who realised the self texting thing. ever since I saw his post I thought the same thing. this episode was really good.
I hope they tell us what happened to Gotou's girlfriend. It happened when world was normal so it may be outside of Masayoshi effect. from what I've seen she may come back in a flashy way. at least I hope she is still alive.
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As a MasaxSumi shipper, I'm really hoping the ship happens, I've been rooting for them for awhile now, but was in doubt due to Mari. However, since Mari's eyes are set on Goto & Sumi still isn't interested in Konno, MasaxSumi ftw!!
An older post of mine concerning shipping: http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...11#post4999011
That was back when this show didn't really have any shipping going on, but now its starting to pick up & me likey.
Btw, just remembered an older post & had to mention something on it:
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It was nice, after the Tokusatsu action of the last few arc, to see Samurai Flamenco kinda return to its roots as a more character driven show. It's still a heck of a lot of fun though .
Well, we finally get the reveal regarding Goto's girlfriend, and it turns out a lot of peoples guesses were spot on. We even had Goto with the flowers from first opening, which was one of the major clues that led people to suspect something was off about her in the first place .
Still, seeing Goto like that was quite the sad sight. It's ironic that someone who seems far more in touch with reality than the Flamenco's could turn out to have his own, deeper, issues beneath the "mask." I genuinely hope the best for Goto, and that he can get his own happy ending by the end .
I was pretty surprised to see that Mari might just have some genuine feelings for Goto, regardless of whether he's in uniform or not, and I'm quite interested to see how this will develop. Poor Moe though .
I really have to wonder, though, about what happened to Goto's girlfriend. She just mysteriously disappeared, and way before Masayoshi's wish started altering reality. I could see a Jetman scenario happening, or something even weirder, though whatever happens, I hope the revelation doesn't shake Goto up too much .
It's nice to see the other Flamengers are doing well. I especially liked seeing Soichi become the Gavan Type G to Joji's Gavan, and Sakura dealing with her unrequited love .
While I was expecting some threat to pop up near the end to force Masayoshi to become Samurai Flamenco again, I wasn't expecting it to be the kid from episode one. Now everything's come full circle. I don't think Sawada is just another result of the "Universes Will" granting Masayoshi's wish, since they met before Masayoshi made it. I think he just idolizes Samurai Flamenco and took the wrong kind of lesson out of Masayoshi's speech. It'll be interesting to see how Masayoshi fares now that he's going up against a more realistic threat again, and I'm curious to see if he might just go back to his original, cheap, Samumenco suit to settle things.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Lakers lost another starter Wednesday for a long time.
Metta World Peace will be sidelined at least six weeks after he undergoes surgery Thursday to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, the team announced Wednesday.
World Peace will miss the final 11 games of the Lakers' regular season, which ends April 17.
The earliest he'll return would be for the Western Conference semifinals, which makes two large assumptions -- that the Lakers make the playoffs and somehow advance past the first round.
World Peace's absence certainly won't help the Lakers, who are already shaky defensively.
"It's tough to offset it, but everybody has to pick up the slack," Dwight Howard said. "That's all we can do."